Hopping onto the white sands he looked around "Now wheres that gym?" he asked himself heading torwards the city, he'd be bound to find SOME one there, right? Heading into town soaked almost completly Blaze made his way to a resturant deciding he'd eat before he found the next gym. Dragging his feet a bit he walked in the restuerant and sat down at a table and waiting.

And waited. Dang this place was slow! It was about that moment a waitress with long green hair which was tied up walked over to him trying to balance a few menues "I'm so sorry for the wait sir." she said setting one down in front of him

Fighting the urge to say "Should be." Blaze nodded. "Its alright." The girl shifted the menus and tried to keep a hold of them "Can I get you anything to drink while you wait sir?" she asked still attemptiing not to drop the menues

Blaze took them from her and set them down. "Just coffee to start, please, and you might to want to straight those out." she smiled a bit and nodded then went off to serve others.

"She was pretty cute." he thought to himself, watching the waitress. She returned a while later, the menus distrubted throughout the resturant with a pot of coffee and a mug, she set the mug down and poured some coffee in. "Thanks." Blaze said, trying to start conversation beyond that but couldnt. "Your welcome sir." she said then went off before he could say anything else.

He took a sip of his coffee leaning back in his seat. She returned a while later. "Sorry for keeping you waiting again." she said, seeming very out of it. "Have you decided on what you would like?"

Blaze nodded "Yeah, the club sandwich combo please."

She nodded. "As soon as I can."

"Oh, and, miss?" she froze in midretreat.

"Yes?" she turned around to face him.

He blushed a bit. "Whats your name?"

A small smile spread to her face "Emma." she extended her hand.

"Blaze." he took it.

He hesitated again."If you're on your break soon, would you like to join me for lunch?"

Her smile widened "Alright, my break is in about ten minutes, see you then."she headed behind two doors.

Grinning broadly to him self seeing he had just gotten a pretty girl to agree to have lunch with him, Blaze leaned back and glanced at his watch.Twelve 'o clock. In the ten promised minutes Emma returned with his food in hand and set it down on the small table. "So, what are you doing in town, I've never seen you around before." she said, pushing a loose strand of green hair out of her face.

"Oh, came to challenge the gym leader." he said, cutting his sandwich in half and offering her half of it. Emma smiled and took the half and took a bite. "To challenge the gym leader, eh? I heard that something invisible was blocking the path." she said after swallowing her bite. "Something invisible, eh? Probably a Kecleon." Blaze said after taking a sip of his coffee.

"A Kecleon? Odd, never heard of one of those." Emma said, lowering her sandwich slightly. "Its a lizard-like pokemon, and its also a psychic." Blaze said, pulling his Pokedex out of his pocket and opening it, placing it on the table and spinning it around after punching something in then sliding it over to her.

A picture of Kecleon was on the LCD screen and it listed some of its attacks. "Thats a Kecleon." he said, smiling a bit then taking the Pokedex and turning it off, closing it then sliding it back into his pocket. "Oh! Thats a Kecleon? I've seen a boy with gray hair battling one of those." Emma said, Blaze dropping his sandwich onto his plate. "Steven's here?!" he said, raising his voice slightly.

"If the boy you call Steven has gray hair, wears a red sweatshirt...." Emma said, obviously surprised. "I've got to talk to him!" he said and quickly finishing his coffee and pulled some money out of his pocket and placing it on the table. "Keep whatever change there may be in there as a tip." he said then got up and ran out the door.

Emma blinked a couple of times then added up the money, taking out what he owed for the meal then gasping at the change. "Thirty dollars? He must not have been thinking right...." she said then gathered up the food and put it into a little styrafoam box and went back through the double doors, placing the box in her cubby behind her coat.

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Blaze was breathing heavily as he ran to the outskirts of town, glancing around as he watched for Steven. Steven had been a person he had delivered a letter to back in the Dewford Caves. He hadnt seen him since then. "If he's here, he may have something that could help me...."

He gasped as he saw Steven on a bridge and quickly ran for the bridge, only to get stopped by a TV interviewer and a cameraman. "Hey! I remember you! Your on the boy we battled before! Lets see how much more your pokemon have grown!" the interviewer said as she and the cameraman both threw a pokeball forward, a Loudred popping out of the interviewer's pokeball, a Magneton popping out of the cameraman's.

Blaze let out a low growl then unclipped two pokeballs from his belt and threw them out, his Blaziken popping out of the first and his newly evolved Linoone popping out of the other. Both of his pokemon growled, reconsing the other two pokemon instantly. Blaziken jumped into the air, bringing his leg around as it caught on fire. The leg connected with the Loudred's head in a Blaze Kick manuver, instantly K.O.-ing the Loudred. Linoone let out a growl as a few rocks raised around him then flew at Magneton, hitting the electric pokemon in a rock smash manuver. The Magneton was instantly K.O.-ed like its partner.

Blaze returned his pokemon then ran torwards the bridge, heading right torwards Steven was on about midway on the bridge. As soon as he reached Steven he tapped the other boy's shoulder, kind of out of breath. Steven turned around then let out a small smile. "Blaze, nice to see you. Are your pokemon ready for battle?" Blaze quickly pulled his Blaziken's pokeball off his belt, thinking that Steven was challenging him to a battle.

Steven noded and pulled a small device out of his pocket and pointed it at the area beside him and a Keckleon came into view. "Lets see how well your skills have improved." the boy said as the Kecleon charged towards Blaze, who quickly sent out Blaziken.

Blaziken growled, obviously not liking having to battle again but quickly brought a foot up, connecting it with the Keckleon's face. The fire warrior brought his foot around again, connecting it with the lizard's stomach area in a Double Kick manuver. The Kecleon flew off the bridge and landed in the water, not coming back up.

Steven raised and lowered his eyebrows in a surprised notion then turned to Blaze. "You have progressed very well." he said to Blaze then pulled a pokeball off his belt and opening it, a bird quickly flying out and flying under Steven, carrying him away, the small device falling into Blaze's hands, revealing it to be a Devon Scope. He quickly put the scope into his bag then ran off the bridge and headed torwards the gym.

He reached the path to the gym and was surprised to see Emma standing there. "Emma! What are you doing here?" he said, running up to her and pulling the Devon Scope out of his bag and spinning it around in his hand. "I came to give you back some of the money you said I could keep as a tip, and your lunch since you ran out so fast." she said, pulling out the little styrofoam container and handing it to him.

"Thanks, but keep the money." Blaze said, taking the container and sticking it into a pocket of his bag. Emma shook her head and pulled out a twenty. "I'm not a greedy waitress like most are." she said and forced the twenty into his backpack. "Now keep it!" she said, her tone saying no arguement.

Blaze sighed and closed his backpack. "Fine, you win." he said and pointed at the Devon Scope at the small trail that led up to the gym. Another Kecleon phased into view but quickly ran into the trees. "Odd, usually they attack...." Blaze murmured then shrugged, putting away the Devon Scope. Emma blinked then looked over at Blaze.

He shrugged and headed down the path, unclipping his Blaziken's pokeball from his belt as he opened the door to the gym. Emma quickly followed him, kind of curious as to what he was going to do.

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Craig:MWHAHAHAHAH! EVIL CLIFFY!

DT:*sweatdrops*if it wasnt for me, you wouldnt even have this chapter done today!*wacks him upside the head with a huge metal bowl*

Craig:*blinks, obviously not feeling it*Anyway, remember, 4 reviews for this chapter if you want chapter 4!

Blaze: And please review if you dont want to feel his wraith! Especially MP, Becca, Shane, etc

PS:Newly Renovated! Just like chapter 2!