Zack: [looks ahead] all right looks like theres a city up there!! [walks towards city]

Voice: hey you are you a pokemon trainer?

Zack: [turns around] huh? [looks at kid slightly younger then him?

Kid: well are you?

Zack: you see the pokeballs dont you?

Kid: [scowls] i guess you are then

Zack: woah!! smart guy [continues walking]

Kid: [runs to catch up with him] you know im a trainer too

Zack: [not intrested] really

Kid: yeah i have 3 pokemon how many do you have?

Zack: 23

Kid: [frowns] you know you could be honest with me

Zack: i know i could but its far more fun to lie

Kid: the names Ryan

Zack: thats just great

Ryan: so you going to face brock?

Zack: yeah...

Ryan: can i come with you?

Zack: no...

Ryan: why not?

Zack: i perfer to be on my own

Ryan: ok so i will give you one of my pokemon if you let me come

Zack: [stops walking] really what pokemon is it?

Ryan: [opens pokeball] [fire lizard appears]

Zack: [eyes open wide] thats a charmander!!

ryan [proudly] yup and it can be yours

Zack: why dont you want it?

Ryan: [opens 2nd pokeball] [bigger fire lizard appears]

Zack: a charmeleon!! way cool!!

Ryan: so we got a deal?

Zack: you bet

Ryan: [hands over pokeball] look after him ok?

Zack: [delighted] sure thing!!

Ryan: [looks to side of road] woah!!!

Zack: huh? its just a stall selling umm.. [looks closer] rocks...

Ryan: [points to sign] it says they have fire stones!!! [runs to stall]

Man: hello there!!

Ryan: one fire stone please

Man: that will be 500g

Ryan: 500g!!! [thats all the money i got but... having that stone would be useful] ok here you go [hands over money]

Man: [delighted] ok heres your stone

Ryan: [inspects stone] this is just a regular rock

Man: tough cheese kid you were swindled get over it!! [who needs team rocket when i have my money making scheme here!!]

Zack: [runs over to stall] hey you give him back his money

Man: if you knew who i was you wouldnt threaten me!!

Zack: who are you?

Man: the name is butch!! former member of the infamous team rocket!!

Ryan: team rocket?

Zack: [shrugs] all right lets settle this with our pokemon!! [takes out pokeball]

Butch: you dont even know who team rocket are and yet you would be so stupid as to challenge a member?

Ryan: dont you mean former member [smirks]

Butch: [angry] all right thats it!!! [throws two pokeballs] go raticate and houndour!! [giant rat and fire hound appear]

Zack: the rules state that only one pokemon may be used at a time!!

Butch: team rocket dont play by the rules!

Ryan: too bad your not in team rocket!!

Butch: you'll regret those words!!

Zack: go RATTATA!! [tiny rat appears] attack raticate with tackle

Rattata: [runs feebly at raticate]

Butch: [starts laughing] RATICATE HYPER FANG

[raticate lays a crunching bite on rattata]

[rattata falls lifeless on the ground]

Zack: .... return rattata

Ryan: lets go CHARMELEON

[fire lizard appears]

Butch: houndour bite attack!!

Ryan: counter with slash!!

[charmeleon sends houndour flying]

[raticate knocks charmelon into stall]

Ryan: my charmelon!!

Butch: my goods!!!

Ryan: listen zack take care of that rat will ya?

Zack: [nods] go charmander!!

[small fire lizard appears]

Ryan: charmeleon use seismic toss on houndour!!!

[charmelon grabs houndour and smacks him to the ground]

Butch: [growls] get up you mangy mutt!!!

Zack: use ember on raticate!!

[charmander dances around spreading flames onto raticate]

[raticate slams into charmander knocking him into a tree]

Butch: all right!!

Ryan: fire spin charmeleon!!

[circle of fire engulfs raticate]

Ryan: return charmeleon [nods to zack]

Zack: return charmander

Butch: what are you doing the match isnt over yet!!

Ryan: oh it is

[flames dissapear revealing knocked out raticate]

Butch: no...

Ryan: pokeball go!! [throws pokeball at injured houndour]

Butch: [shocked] what are you doing!!

Ryan: team rocket arent the only ones who dont play by the rules

[pokeball containing houndour stops moving]

Ryan: [sniggers] NO GET OUT OF HERE

Butch: [returns raticate] you wont get away with this you know [walks away defeated]

Zack: [impressed] woah!! awesome battling

Ryan: [laughs] yeah well come on lets head to viridian its just up ahead!!