After confronting a new friend Richie and Sapphire continued their journey to Mr. Pokemons house, but their first drop off contains one unexpected surprise.
"I'm boiling" complained Sapphire, wiping sweat off his forehead. It was a very sunny day, not a cloud in the sky. "Totodile squirt me will you?" Totodile squirted Water at Sapphire that got him drenched, once again.
"Sapphire, if you can't survive this heat you won't be able to make it to Hoenn there's a volcano there." Richie explained, with Sparky trodiging along beside him. "You've done 1 and a half battle so far, one from Luke and one from Bleach"
"I won against Luke!" Sapphire told Richie. Richie shook his head.
"Sparky shot a thunderbolt in the middle of the battle, you'll be in jail if it wasn't for me." Richie argued. Sapphire gave up, it was True, Richie had saved him in his battle against Luke. "Then again you used a good strategy against Spinarak."
"Well I want to challenge Luke to a re-match, no one should steal Pokemon!" Sapphire told Richie.
"Maybe. But he's got an advantage. Grass types are strong against Water. You should get more Pokemon" Richie explained. "Oh yeah, here a present your first Pokeball, you can buy some more in Cherrygrove" Richie handed Sapphire a pokeball.
"Thanks. Where's Cherrygrove?" Sapphire asked.
"There, in front of you" relpied Richie. Sapphire had been so eager to be Luke in his next match he didn't even look where he was going.
They both enterd the crowded city of Cherrygrove.
"It's packed!" excalimed Sapphire.
"I know, here some kid traded my caterpie for a charmander." explained Richie. "It's Charmeleon now"
"Richie, do you think there's someone I could battle here I really need to train hard" asked Sapphire, still thinking about his tie with Luke.
"Sapphire, it was a tie you'll meet him again and when you do you'll win" explained Richie.
They both explored the city and Richie explained what all the building were. They then exited from the Pokemon center when they suddenly saw Luke.
"Hey, You!" yelled Sapphire, wanting a re-match. "I want a re-match!"
"Hmph." mumbled Luke."It's Sapphire the snitch, if it's a re-match you want it's a re-math you'll get! Go Chickorita!" Sapphire sent out Totodile.
"I'll begain Chickorita tackle!" ordered Luke. Chickorita charged at Totodile and pushed him into the nearby river.
"Totodile can't swim in that the currnets too strong he's going to go offcourse!" shouted Richie. As soon as Sapphire hear Richie say that he dived into the river and swam himself to save Totodile. "He's crazy" muttered Richie. Sapphire swam and held Totodile then threw him on land. Before he started to sink he managed to yell.
"Totodile water gun!" Sapphire then started to drown. Sapphire kept pulling himself up for air but he couldn't. It was hard for a human to swim in the current. Sapphire finally managed to swim up for air. Sapphire, with all his might, he kept swimming towards the land, to find Totodile cheering and Luke with Chickorita in his hands.
"Return Chickorita" Luke said. Chickorita was sent back in the pokeball. "You were lucky but we'll meet again!" Luke then ran off with Chickorita to the pokemon center.
They both went into the Pokemon center to heal Totodile and have a drink of lemonade.
"So Sapphire, you won your battle against Luke, but remember there are still many stronger trainers than you, one of them me." explained Richie.
"Sapphire, I know, but I am goiing to be a Pokemon master!" said.
They then both started heading toward Mr. Pokemon's house that was up ahead but before they could continue Sapphire had stopped to do Something.
"Cool! a ladybird!" excalimed Sapphire.
"Sapphire, it's a ledyba they're quite rare around theese parts though. They're normally on island 2 or 5." Richie commented.
"Go! Pokeball!" yelled Sapphire. Sapphire sent out the emprty pokeball Richie had gave him earlier and threwn it at the Ledyba.
"You're suppose to weaken it first!" explained Richie, annoyed. The Ledyba was forced into the Pokeball. Would it work? Coul Sapphire catch his second Pokemon? What would happen if it didn't work? Did it belong to someone already?
To be continued...