CHAPTER 6: New gym and new trails
Giovanni and Miyamoto had finally reached Vermillion City. "So who's the gym leader here?" asked Giovanni. "I don't know his name but I do know everybody calls him the Video game master" said Miyamoto. "His specialty is electric type pokemon, and I've never really seen him so I don't know if he's cute or not". "You guys want to see the gym leader?" said a voice behind them, they looked back and saw a 17 year old guy with blondish brown hair. "My name is Brennan" he said "I'm the gym leader's assistant I'd be happy to take you to him".
Brennan led the two into the Vermillion City gym. "So where is he?" asked Miyamoto looking around. "He's probably playing video games, we must not disturb the video game master or else we shall be cursed" said Brennan calmly. "Cursed!" said Giovanni "How so?" "You shall never be able to beat another video game again" said the assistant "It's the worst fate anybody can ever have".
Right at that moment Mario bros. music chimed around the gym. "He's here!" announced Brennan. "Man I bet he's gonna be a real hottie!" said Miyamoto excited. Just then a 17- year old chubby boy walked in with a red shirt and light blue jeans. "Ick, he's not cute at all" said Miyamoto disgusted. "I don't need your insults"! yelled the chubby gym leader. "Who are you?" asked Giovanni. "Iam Eric the video game master!" he said. "Then why are you a gym leader?" asked Giovanni. "I never did want to become a gym leader, I never did like Pokemon, my dad made me the gymleader after he retired" said Eric. "Now let's get this battle over with"! "This will be a one on one pokemon battle, let the battle begin!" announced Brennan. "I choose Electabuzz!" said Eric throwing a pokeball. A yellow pokemon with big arms appeared. "I choose Nidorina!" said Giovanni sending out the stolen pokemon. "Use Horn attack!" commanded Giovanni. Nidorina charged at the electric pokemon and stabbed it with her horn. Electabuzz roared out in pain. "Electabuzz use thunder punch!" ordered the video game master. Electabuzz charged at Nidorina and punched her with bolts of electricity. "Rina!" cried the poison pokemon. "Don't show any mercy use poison sting!" demanded Giovanni. Nidorina carefully got up and charged at Electabuzz and delivered the poison sting. Electabuzz was now poisoned it fell to the ground fainted. "I don't get why was it so easy" asked Giovanni confused. "I get it he plays video games so much so he must not train his pokemon often" whispered Miyamoto. Eric returned Electabuzz and walked towards Giovanni. "Ok you win, here's your Thunder badge, now leave I must get back to my video games" said Eric. Giovanni put the Thunder badge in the badge pocket in his backpack.
That night the twosome was on the road not really sure how to get to the next gym. The next gym was in Saffron. "Where are you going" echoed a voice through the dark woods. Giovanni and Miyamoto gasped with fear. "We're going…to…Sa…Sa…Saffron" stuttered Giovanni in fear.
A dark figure with a black cloak on jumped from the trees and landed in front of them. "You'll have to battle me first" said the mysterious figure. They couldn't see the dark person's face because the hood was too low to see. "Battle you…hehe…it'll be my pleasure" said Giovanni. "I choose you Meowth"! he said sending out the cat-like pokemon. "Go Umbreon!" said the dark figure sending out a dark-type pokemon. "Meowth Fury Swipes"! commanded Giovanni. Meowth leaped at Umbreon about to use the attack when Umbreon evaded it. "Umbreon tackle it"! commanded the dark figure. Umbreon tackled the Meowth and knocked the wind out of it. It went flying and hit a tree and fainted. "Meowth return!" said Giovanni returning the pokemon. "Who is this person! said Miyamoto with fear.