Further up along the road, Gary Oak stood drenched by the poring rain as he kicked the front tire of his red convertible. This was the third time that week it had broken down, now he was stuck out far away from any town, to make it worse it was poring and his cheerleaders were all complaining about their hair and outfits as they huddled under a lone tree.
Misty shielded her face as a black limo zoomed by spraying water all over them, "Yuck! You know it wouldn't of hurt him to offer us a lift!" she huffed, shaking the excess water off her arms.
"Yeh, he's lucky he doesn't have to walk all the way in the rain," Ash said, his spirits clearly dampened by the weather.
"Cheer up Ash, at least it's not to hot," Misty added, trying to sound cheerful when really she would of given anything to have a cup of hot cocoa and a warm bed.
"You know Ash, Misty's right," Brock said, "and I think we're nearly at those trees you saw earlier," he added.
"Alright!" Misty and Krystal said in unison.
Gary huffed leaning against his car, rain dripping down his face. He was just thinking that his day couldn't get any worse when black limo skidded to a halt along side the tree spraying mud and water all over him.
"Hey watch it!" Gary called out.
"Hey chicks, need a ride?" they guy sitting in the back of the limo called out to the group of cheerleaders huddled under the tree he had spotted prior. The cheerleaders squealed happily running quickly out into the rain and through the limo door the guy had opened for them.
"Alright!" Gary called out thinking he was finally getting out of the rain but the limo door slammed shut.
"Sorry dude! Chicks only!" the guy called out as the limo sped off spraying Gary once more with mud from the road. Gary just watched on in shock as the limo vanished in the rain before sitting down on the ground leaning against his car; today wasn't his day.
Ash, Misty, Brock and Krystal had been standing a few metres back as the limo sped away down the road.
"I wonder what he was doing stopping out here?" Misty asked Ash and the others.
"Oh, just great," Ash said dully.
"What is it Ash?" Misty asked looking over at Ash and then to the red convertible.
"I think Gary's here, that's what," he said not sounding to pleased.
"You know Ash he could have gone in the limo," Brock suggested.
"I think Brock could be right, after all it would explain why it was stopped in the middle of know where, but who is Gary anyway?" Krystal asked

"Here we go," Misty muttered under her breath.
"You don't want to know him, his just some arrogant jerk who thinks he's better than everyone," Ash said, ignoring Misty's comment.
"Gary and Ash are rivals, so if you do get to meet him you can draw your own conclusions but I think you'll agree," Brock added as they walked towards the car.

Gary snapped his head up having heard Ash bad mouthing him to someone, getting up off the ground he walked out onto the road.
"Oh look what we have here...the loser, Ashy boy," he called out over the rain.
"Oh great," Ash mumbled, looking up at Gary, "Ah, why are you covered in mud?" he asked.
"Yes, and where have those beautiful cheerleaders gotten to?" Brock asked, looking from Gary to the car.
"See what I mean," Misty whispered to Krystal.
"Cheerleaders?" Krystal asked confused.

"I got rid of them, they were cramping my style," Gary told Ash only just then noticing Krystal, the new addition to Ash's group, however before he could say anything...
"Actually Gary, I think they left you," Brock said, "and I think the left you for the guy in the limo, after all that would explain why we saw it pull away from here a moment ago," he added.
"Ah, never mind," Gary said clearly not in a good mood, especially now since Brock showed him up,
"Ash I challenge you to a pokemon battle, right here and right now!" Gary called out over a loud clash of thunder.
"Alright, your on! Go Pikachu!" Ash yelled out as Gary drew a pokeball.
"Go Umbreon," he commanded.