Chi was over joyous when the kids came in on Monday. He even went as far as to prepare them a snack to enjoy while he was talking, which was a treat indeed. "Okay! So I left Pewter in search of Cerulean when we left off, right?" The kids nodded happily, "Okay!"

So on my journey, my Pikachu and I made way to the foot of the legendary Mount Moon... You know, supposedly, the Lunatone that can be spotted south of here are told to of come from Mount Moon. Well, inside, there were lights everywhere, but not daylight lights that excavators use, of the aftershock of a flash attack, but normal lightbulbs. This was obviously having a detrimental effect to the Pokemon, excepting a Sandshrew that seemed to have trained hard to resist these effects. Pikachu turned his nose up at him at first, but after a bit of negotiating, he translated for me. "What has happened here?" Pikachu gave me answers in a game of charades. "So, a group calling themselves 'Team Rocket' has started excavations here?" This was replied with a nodd. "Then let's take care of them."
When we reached the main chamber, a man dressed in black was commanding a Zubat and an Ekans through some digging work. I yelled at him, "Hey! Poliwhirl licker!"
"Yes?" He replied.
"What's with the lights? Didn't you ever take ecology in thief school?"
"What?! You dare degrade me to the status of 'thief?' As a Lutenant of Team Rocket, I shall fight, and defeat, you to make up for that mark!" The Pokemon were diverted from their work and brought into a position suitable for battle.
"So, a two on two? It's unconventional, but I'll try it. Sandshrew, could you work with Pikachu for a bit?" Pikachu, not to be upstaged by a ground type, went into battle as well. "Okay, think guys. We should come up with some trick." Sandshrew dug a hole as Pikachu readied his surf attack. When Sandshrew was out of range, Pikachu let go as the flood was piped under the two and spouted the two opponents until they hit the ceiling. "I believe I win this round..."
"You have not seen the last of me! I shall be back Pikachu Trainer!" He withdrew his Pokemon and ran.
All the while, I was shocked. This was because one, Pikachu worked with a ground type, and two, he actually seemed to smile. I thus turned to Sandshrew. "Would you be willing to join us in our travels?" This was answered with a nodd from Sandshrew and approval by Pikachu. :But you know what? Pikachu and Sandshrew just will not work. We need better names... I know! Pikachu, you shall now be known as Thor, after the god of thunder. Sandshrew, you shall be known by the name of the warrior god, Odin. With our strength, we should be unstoppable." The mice gave evil smiles as we walked out of the cave to a sign reading 'Cerulean City, 1km.' We were almost there...

"And I'll tell you about my third gym and the best 500 P I ever spent tomorrow. I'll see you then." As the kids left again, Petra pounced.
"Proof that you can change your nature and overcome your prejudices if you only try..." Petra laughed at this.
Taki made some melodrama as he laid his hands upon Petra's, "Well, we could also stand to break a few barriers..."
"No." Petra ducked away as Taki took a tumble into the river. "And here I thought I was the one who learned from Brock..."