The next morning I woke up, not too surprised to find Cael wasn't in the
room. But his bags were still there, so it was too much to hope that he'd
left permanently. I went into the centre, ready to pick up my pokémon - the
pokéballs were all engraved, and they looked nice, at least I didn't have
boring old pokéballs anymore! Cael was eating breakfast at the only free
table - the pokémon centre was having a lecture soon, which I couldn't
afford, so it was natural for it to be full. I grabbed some cereal, and sat
across from Cael, in the only vacant seat. He, being Mr Friendly, struck up
a conversation instantly.
"Hello again!"
"Hi," I said, grumpy, mostly due to my lack of breakfast "So, you're challenging Lt. Surge?"
"Err. Yesh" I replied, through a mouthful of cereal "Me too. I just got here yesterday, so I haven't had a chance to try against him yet"
"Me either,"
"Why don't we go together? I find gyms scary,"
"Okay" I said, not really caring either way.
So it was decided, and after breakfast we both entered the dimly lit gym. This one was. empty. Very empty.
"Eh. Excuse me? Lt. Surge? Could we challenge you?" I said, hesitantly. Suddenly, the entire gym lit up, revealing a very old looking man.
"Ah, two trainers. I will take you at the same time, like I took the two fighters from the enemy in the Great War!" He began rambling on about a battle long past - I must say I tuned out, and only started paying attention again when Cael nudged me
"I said, lassie, which type will you use?" Surge asked me "Err," I thought of my pokémon again: Faith, Charity, Humility, and Eevee. I knew that Surge trained lightning types, so Charity would be no good. Humility would be my best bet. "I'll use a psychic type!"
"And you, youngster?" He said, addressing Cael
"I'll use a normal type, sir" "You're a coward! Have you a lightning type?"
"Err. Yes sir"
"Use that then, m'boy! Go! Raichu!" He said, sending out his Raichu. It looked easily good enough to take down Humility - and maybe Cael's electric type, too "Humility! Go!" I released Humility, who looked nervous until Cael silently released his lightning type - a Voltorb. I knew those were tough. Very tough. "Humility! Psychic!"
"Kienyi! Sonic boom!"
"Raichu! Thunder!"
The thunder hit Humility and Kienyi, the Voltorb. Luckily, they managed to send their attacks off onto Raichu as well. The result - three very tired pokémon after just one attack "Humility! Psychic again!"
"Kienyi! Rollout!"
"Raichu! Mega Kick!!"
This time, it was over quickly - the Voltorb rolled straight OVER the Raichu, flattening it, and the Psychic finished it off. Lt Surge spoke
"Ah, yes, like the time Johnny and myself took down the anti-aircraft gun in." He continued talking until he realised we still needed badges. He threw two of them to us, and we went out almost immediately after returning our pokémon - there was no way I wanted to hear another long talk about the war!
"Good battle" Cael said to me when we were outside the gym.
"You too! Easiest badge I ever won!" I said, grinning.
"Heh, yeah. So, where you off to next?"
"Celadon City. I want a Rainbowbadge."
"Oh yeah, how're you going to get there? I'm taking the underground path"
"Err, well, I'm teleporting,"
"Teleporting? You get more experience with your pokémon if you walk!"
"But it takes longer!"
"Why not come with me to Celadon? That way you can judge, and I'll share my food with you"
"Okay!" I said, not wanting to turn down free food. "How long will it take?"
"On foot? A week,"
"A WEEK?"
"Well. yes. unless you have pokémon we could ride?"
"Uh. I don't"
"Neither do I. My Voltorb, my Persian and my Slowpoke are all I've got"
"Darn."
"Well, let's hurry. The sooner we leave the sooner we can get there!"
"Shouldn't we heal our pokémon first? Can't we leave tomorrow?"
Cael seemed to hesitate for a moment. "Tomorrow, yes, that's a good idea."
So it was decided. We gave our pokéballs to the nurse - Mum's cousin - and walked into our room. The day had left me so tired I climbed straight into bed without bothering to get changed first.
"Hello again!"
"Hi," I said, grumpy, mostly due to my lack of breakfast "So, you're challenging Lt. Surge?"
"Err. Yesh" I replied, through a mouthful of cereal "Me too. I just got here yesterday, so I haven't had a chance to try against him yet"
"Me either,"
"Why don't we go together? I find gyms scary,"
"Okay" I said, not really caring either way.
So it was decided, and after breakfast we both entered the dimly lit gym. This one was. empty. Very empty.
"Eh. Excuse me? Lt. Surge? Could we challenge you?" I said, hesitantly. Suddenly, the entire gym lit up, revealing a very old looking man.
"Ah, two trainers. I will take you at the same time, like I took the two fighters from the enemy in the Great War!" He began rambling on about a battle long past - I must say I tuned out, and only started paying attention again when Cael nudged me
"I said, lassie, which type will you use?" Surge asked me "Err," I thought of my pokémon again: Faith, Charity, Humility, and Eevee. I knew that Surge trained lightning types, so Charity would be no good. Humility would be my best bet. "I'll use a psychic type!"
"And you, youngster?" He said, addressing Cael
"I'll use a normal type, sir" "You're a coward! Have you a lightning type?"
"Err. Yes sir"
"Use that then, m'boy! Go! Raichu!" He said, sending out his Raichu. It looked easily good enough to take down Humility - and maybe Cael's electric type, too "Humility! Go!" I released Humility, who looked nervous until Cael silently released his lightning type - a Voltorb. I knew those were tough. Very tough. "Humility! Psychic!"
"Kienyi! Sonic boom!"
"Raichu! Thunder!"
The thunder hit Humility and Kienyi, the Voltorb. Luckily, they managed to send their attacks off onto Raichu as well. The result - three very tired pokémon after just one attack "Humility! Psychic again!"
"Kienyi! Rollout!"
"Raichu! Mega Kick!!"
This time, it was over quickly - the Voltorb rolled straight OVER the Raichu, flattening it, and the Psychic finished it off. Lt Surge spoke
"Ah, yes, like the time Johnny and myself took down the anti-aircraft gun in." He continued talking until he realised we still needed badges. He threw two of them to us, and we went out almost immediately after returning our pokémon - there was no way I wanted to hear another long talk about the war!
"Good battle" Cael said to me when we were outside the gym.
"You too! Easiest badge I ever won!" I said, grinning.
"Heh, yeah. So, where you off to next?"
"Celadon City. I want a Rainbowbadge."
"Oh yeah, how're you going to get there? I'm taking the underground path"
"Err, well, I'm teleporting,"
"Teleporting? You get more experience with your pokémon if you walk!"
"But it takes longer!"
"Why not come with me to Celadon? That way you can judge, and I'll share my food with you"
"Okay!" I said, not wanting to turn down free food. "How long will it take?"
"On foot? A week,"
"A WEEK?"
"Well. yes. unless you have pokémon we could ride?"
"Uh. I don't"
"Neither do I. My Voltorb, my Persian and my Slowpoke are all I've got"
"Darn."
"Well, let's hurry. The sooner we leave the sooner we can get there!"
"Shouldn't we heal our pokémon first? Can't we leave tomorrow?"
Cael seemed to hesitate for a moment. "Tomorrow, yes, that's a good idea."
So it was decided. We gave our pokéballs to the nurse - Mum's cousin - and walked into our room. The day had left me so tired I climbed straight into bed without bothering to get changed first.