Chapter Five: Meeting Maxwell

Nari and Jukla were out looking for wild Pokemon, not to catch, but to gain experience for their Pokemon, which they could get even if they lost the match. Jukla's PokeDex gave the Pokemon levels, and after hours of gaining experience and then checking their levels, they realized that, the more experienced they gained, the more levels they would gain. By now, Highzard was at lv 9 with Razor Leaf and Vine Whip (as well as the attacks it already had), Warburn was at lv 9 with Ember and Tackle (as well as the attacks it already had), Nosepass was at lv 16 with Block (as well as the attacks it already had), and Squirtle was at lv 16.

Now they would have just kept on battling all day, had not Maxwell Birch happened by.

"Eh, kid," Maxwell said to Nari. "You the one from Professor Maple's lab?"

"Why, yes. I'm Nari Tussle, and this is Jukla – uh –"

"Havensby. Jukla Havensby."

"Look, I don't care who you are, or any of that kind of stuff. I became a Pokemon trainer so I could compete in the Yellow League, and in order to do that professionally, I need a serious opponent. Like gym leaders are. And if you're not going to be like that, then, well, I don't want to battle you."

"Well, fine, then. I love being serious about things. But what I don't love is rudeness, and I don't appreciate how you are acting towards me."

"Me? Well, there's nothing wrong with me. But you, Nari Tussle, there's something seriously wrong with you. That's why it so unfortunate that you're also being in the Yellow League means that I'll have to see you so often. Well, never mind that. I've collected eight Pokemon already. And you 've collected-" He looked at Warburn and Squirtle. "-two."

And with that, Maxwell Birch ran off. You can now see that Maxwell Birch is not the same happy-go-lucky eight-year-old he was in the anime.

There was a long silence. Jukla was the first one to speak.

"Man, that kid is rude."

"Tell me about it."

"But maybe he's right. Maybe we should focus more on catching Pokemon. Highzard and Nosepass, return!"

"Yeah. Catching Pokemon. Good idea. Let's do some more searching and less training. Return, Warburn and Squirtle!"

And with that, they started looking around.