Chapter 3, um, uh, what was it again? Oh, yes, reading on… Since I don't have anything to say, you might as well read on! So, go ahead then, I'm not stopping you!


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Chapter 3 - Any Problems?

The foursome trainers arrived in Oldale Town, again, stocking on items at the Pokémart and healing their Pokémon while battling in the wild. Before they headed out of Oldale, Brendan remembered something about the two girl trainers. Both the girl trainers were talking about something.

"So anyway, Avegaille, I think we should try-" May started to Avegaille but then...

"So, May, I've heard that your father is the gym leader of Petalburg City," Brendan popped in, interrupting their conversation.

"Yeah, so what's it to you, Bread Head?" May asked sarcastically.

"And Avegaille's father, I think his uncle somehow passed the title to him as Cinnabar Island Gym Leader, seeing that they both like fire types," Brendan added.

"So that explains why your father gave you a Charmander as a starter," Phil remarked.

"Anyway, like I was saying, I don't think May here is as good as her father," Brendan started.

"Oh, yeah, well, I'll show you who's better," May shouted furiously.

"Humph, I'll see that the day you beat your own father," Brendan said, folding his arms across his chest.

"Oh, no, here we go again..." Avegaille moaned as she slaps her head and shook her head slowly.

"I don't know why you two fight like you've known each other for years," Phil remarked.

"Maybe it's a sign," Avegaille said after she put her hand down.

"Well, anyway, moving on," Brendan said to them as he walked off.

"Hey, you're still not the boss of us!" May called out. She knew that Brendan couldn't hear her, so she just sighed. She looked at Avegaille and Phil, in which both trainers were looking at her in a funny way.

"Did you notice that Brendan and May are only insulting each other and not us?" Phil asked Avegaille.

"Huh? No, not really, but I don't know why he knows so much about me," Avegaille replied.

"Hey, are you two coming or not?" May asked them.

"Okay, we're coming," Phil and Avegaille said in unison.

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The three trainers walked out of Oldale Town as the tried to make it to their next destination, which is Petalburg City. While on the road, Avegaille decided to catch a Zigzagoon, after Phil taught her how to catch a Pokémon.

"Charmander, scratch attack!" Avegaille commanded.
Charmander scratched the wild Zigzagoon, but making sure it doesn't faint. It was very weak when Avegaille tossed a Pokéball to capture it. The middle part of the Pokéball turned red, which means that Avegaille caught it.

"Hey, way to go!" Phil exclaimed happily.

After that, they continued to walk, making their way to Petalburg City.

"You know, I think it's best for our Pokémon to have nicknames," Avegaille suggested to all of them. "So that they'll feel like our friends."

"Okay," May agreed. "I'm going to call my Torchic, Terra, because it's starts with a 'T'."

"I'll call my Treecko, Terk, because I just removed and rearranged some of the letters," Phil said to them. "It's a cool name, don't you think?"

"Well, I have been thinking of calling my Mudkip, Kipp," Brendan said to them. "I don't know why, but at least it's better than Muddy, I suppose."

"My Charmander will be Charlie, since it's evolutions all start with 'Char-'," Avegaille said. "And my Zigzagoon will be Ziggy."

"Why did you choose a Zigzagoon anyway?" Brendan asked, doubting.

"Hey, don't you underestimate any kind of Pokémon," May interrupted. "I'm surely Avegaille has a reason."

"I like his Pickup Ability," Avegaille replied, hugging Zigzagoon's Pokéball.

"Well, all this talking sure made us arrive at Petalburg City quickly," Phil said to all of them.
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All of them stopped walking as they saw Petalburg City. They decided to go to the Pokémon Center to heal their Pokémon and to book in rooms for the night. While it was still early, they decided to check out the gym.
The four trainers entered the gym as they saw a man, standing on the middle, waiting for something or someone.

"Um, hi Dad!" May exclaimed as she went near her father.

"May, hasn't it been a while," Mr. Maple said. "So, you've finished moving?"

"Yeah, it's was kind of boring, but we're done," May replied.

"And you've made three friends already, that's wonderful," Mr. Maple continued. He turned to the other three trainers. "If you haven't known me yet, I'm Norman Maple, leader of this gym here. But this isn't the first gym though."

"Nice to meet you then," Phil said as he shook Norman's hand. Then, he looks at Norman, very confused. "But if this isn't the first gym, where is it then?"

"Oh, yes, that, you have to pass through Route 104, go inside and then out of Petalburg Woods, walk a few more miles and you can get to Rustboro City," Norman replied. "That's where the first gym is."

"I'll remember that," Avegaille said to herself.

"So, dad, have you been getting into a lot of matches lately?" May asked.

"Yes, in fact-"

Before Norman could continue, a boy with green hair, who wears a white shirt with long sleeves and blue pants, entered the gym. He is the same age as the four trainers, which is twelve, but he's very frail.

"Um, hi, Mr. Maple, you told me that you were going to help me catch a Pokémon today," the boy said as he went near Norman.

"Oh, yes, Wally, I almost forgot," Norman said. He took out a Pokéball with a Zigzagoon and another Pokéball, this time it was empty. Then, he gave these to Wally. "Use the empty Pokéball to catch your very own Pokémon."

"Okay," Wally said as he held the two Pokéballs in his hand.

"May, would you like to help Wally catch his first Pokémon?" Norman asked.

"Fine by me," May said and just shrugged as she and Wally went out of the gym.

"That girl needs to adjust her attitude," Brendan murmured. He decided to follow May, just in case. He went out of the gym, leaving only Avegaille and Phil with Norman.

"By the way, I've never gotten your names," Norman started.

"I'm Philip Beryl and this is Avegaille Amethyst," Phil replied. "And the boy that left the gym, I think he's Brendan Birch."

Then, Norman turns to Avegaille, who was thinking of something again.

"Avegaille?" Norman looked at Avegaille, trying to get her attention. He snapped his fingers, just like what May would do if Avegaille is spacing out.

"Huh?" Avegaille shook her head and looked at Norman. "You wanted to ask me something?"

"As a matter of fact, I do," Norman replied. "Your father, he's the gym leader somewhere in Kanto, right?"

"Yeah," Avegaille replied, sighing and thinking of something else again.

Phil noticed how Avegaille acted whenever her father is mention. She looked so bothered, as if something is trying to pressure her.

But before Phil could ask Avegaille a question, May, Brendan and Wally came back, somehow arguing and have this excitement.

"Oh, come on B Boy, I think you're just jealous," May retorted.

"No, I'm not!" Brendan denied. "Why does everyone keep saying that?"

"You're only jealous because Wally caught a Ralts, which is pretty rare here, by the way," May started.

"Oh, here's your Pokémon back," Wally said to Norman as he handed back the Zigzagoon to him. "We're leaving soon, so I want to say good-bye and thanks for helping me out."

After that, Wally went out of the gym.

"So, did the four of you already gotten rooms at the Pokémon Center?" Norman asked everyone.

Everyone nodded. Then, May thought it would be nice to get to know more about Avegaille.

"All right then, I'll be seeing you all some time," Norman said to them. "Now, run along now, you've got a lot of things to do."

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All of the four trainers went out of the gym as Brendan tried to make more insults to May.

"May, haven't you noticed about....uh, well..." Brendan tried to think up of a good insult.

"Ha, nice try Bread Head, but you're not as good as making insults as I am," May retorted.

"What's up with you guys and making insults?" Avegaille asked.

"I don't know, I think it's fun," May replied. "Seeing Brendan here as a jerk and arrogant person."

"Oh, yeah, well, you're not as good as yourself," Brendan protested.

"Well, I think we should rest for the night, it's getting dark," Phil suggested.

"Good idea, at least a way to get away from Bread Head here!" May said sarcastically as she walked off going to the Pokémon Center.

"Um, yeah, I have to go too," Avegaille said to them as she followed May.

After the girls left, Brendan decided to have a guy talk with Phil. He always wondered why Avegaille and May weren't insulting him or anything.

"Hey, can I ask you something?" Brendan asked.

"Sure, fire away," Phil replied.

"Well, the girls doesn't seem to hate you much, unlike me," Brendan started. "Why is that?"

"You have to be nice to them if you want their attention, but too much niceness can annoy them too," Phil explained. "And I think it's best too not to, well, get too romantic on them, until they have known you better."

"I'll remember that," Brendan said to him. "It's just May. I can't stand her! Avegaille's fine, she doesn't react to anything I say about her, but May, she's getting into my nerves."

"Speaking of Avegaille, I was getting a bit worried about her," Phil started again.

"And why is that?" Brendan asked.

"I don't know, I just don't know..." Phil replied slowly.

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End of chapter 3
Even if this was re-edited… I still can't put in much description, that's how it goes anyway… so, that's the end of chapter 3!