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Finally they had made it. Ned wasn't sure what was worse, walking for three days and having
to sleep outside, or dealing with his partner. Kelly was irritable after having spent so much
time with only one other person to talk to. She seemed to thrive on crowds, Ned wondered why
that was. After all, she didn't seem to have many friends, but she hated being alone. They
had left Saffron City two days ago and had now reached Cerulean. Ned was at the local pokemon
gym, swimming in the pool. Kelly, who had turned her nose up at the thought of getting wet, had
opted to stay in their hotel room. Ned finished swimming and returned to the hotel, expecting
Kelly to be out socialising, he was surprised to see her sitting on her bed, brushing her
Jolteon's fur. She didn't look up when he came in. Ned stood there for a while before
speaking.
"I always thought that Jolteons had spikes."
"They do," Kelly replied, "But only when they are agitated and get aggressive. Sparky knows
I'm his friend, so there's no need to get all spikey." She finished brushing her pokemon, then
put it on the floor. Sparky instantly jumped back onto the bed and sat on her pillow. Kelly
sighed.
"How was your swim?" she asked him.
Ned nodded,
"Fine." Why is she being so nice? He wondered.
"I see you didn't drown, too bad, now I have to put up with your snoring." She continued.
Ned sighed. So much for nice, but it seemed like she was trying.
"I received a message while you were out."
Ned looked up, maybe that was why she was acting so strange. He waited for her to continue.
"When we get to Mt Moon, we are to assist in stealing the moonstone."
"I thought we were doing mecha repairs?"
"So did I, baka. We're not supposed to be stealing stuff. We're from the tech department!"
Kelly looked angry. Wow, thought Ned, was this a conscience he was seeing?
"I hate field work, its for losers, I'm too talented to be stealing."
So that was it, she still resented being dropped from the tech department. Here he had thought
she was being nice, then remorseful. Ned really needed to get more sleep; he just wasn't with
it these days. Ned wasn't too happy when they were assigned to fieldwork either, but Kelly had
taken it personally.
"Its just cause I'm a girl! They think they don't need me!" Kelly said, getting angrier by the
minute. What am I then? Thought Ned, but didn't bother to mention that he was a boy and they
were treated exactly the same.
"I'd like to see them run that department without me!" Kelly continued, punching her pillow to
prove her point, startling her Jolteon. Sparky, obviously scared let off an electric charge,
shocking her. That shut her up, thought Ned, smiling to himself. Kelly sat still, looking at
the wall. Ned didn't know what to say.
"We'd better go to sleep, we have to travel again tomorrow." He said.
Kelly sighed and nodded, glad to have a proper bed for the night. Soon, they would be at Mt Moon.
Finally they had made it. Ned wasn't sure what was worse, walking for three days and having
to sleep outside, or dealing with his partner. Kelly was irritable after having spent so much
time with only one other person to talk to. She seemed to thrive on crowds, Ned wondered why
that was. After all, she didn't seem to have many friends, but she hated being alone. They
had left Saffron City two days ago and had now reached Cerulean. Ned was at the local pokemon
gym, swimming in the pool. Kelly, who had turned her nose up at the thought of getting wet, had
opted to stay in their hotel room. Ned finished swimming and returned to the hotel, expecting
Kelly to be out socialising, he was surprised to see her sitting on her bed, brushing her
Jolteon's fur. She didn't look up when he came in. Ned stood there for a while before
speaking.
"I always thought that Jolteons had spikes."
"They do," Kelly replied, "But only when they are agitated and get aggressive. Sparky knows
I'm his friend, so there's no need to get all spikey." She finished brushing her pokemon, then
put it on the floor. Sparky instantly jumped back onto the bed and sat on her pillow. Kelly
sighed.
"How was your swim?" she asked him.
Ned nodded,
"Fine." Why is she being so nice? He wondered.
"I see you didn't drown, too bad, now I have to put up with your snoring." She continued.
Ned sighed. So much for nice, but it seemed like she was trying.
"I received a message while you were out."
Ned looked up, maybe that was why she was acting so strange. He waited for her to continue.
"When we get to Mt Moon, we are to assist in stealing the moonstone."
"I thought we were doing mecha repairs?"
"So did I, baka. We're not supposed to be stealing stuff. We're from the tech department!"
Kelly looked angry. Wow, thought Ned, was this a conscience he was seeing?
"I hate field work, its for losers, I'm too talented to be stealing."
So that was it, she still resented being dropped from the tech department. Here he had thought
she was being nice, then remorseful. Ned really needed to get more sleep; he just wasn't with
it these days. Ned wasn't too happy when they were assigned to fieldwork either, but Kelly had
taken it personally.
"Its just cause I'm a girl! They think they don't need me!" Kelly said, getting angrier by the
minute. What am I then? Thought Ned, but didn't bother to mention that he was a boy and they
were treated exactly the same.
"I'd like to see them run that department without me!" Kelly continued, punching her pillow to
prove her point, startling her Jolteon. Sparky, obviously scared let off an electric charge,
shocking her. That shut her up, thought Ned, smiling to himself. Kelly sat still, looking at
the wall. Ned didn't know what to say.
"We'd better go to sleep, we have to travel again tomorrow." He said.
Kelly sighed and nodded, glad to have a proper bed for the night. Soon, they would be at Mt Moon.