Johnny woke up feeling…well, he didn't know. It wasn't bad, but it didn't scream good…he wasn't gonna worry about it. He got ready for the day, and as he walked out of the house, he noticed a moving van at one of the houses. He had seen the 'For Sale' sign go down, but that had been a while ago…he shrugged and walked to the house, knocking on the door. It opened, revealing a muscular man with glasses and a beard. "Oh, hello."

Johnny smiled. "Hello, sir. I'm one of your neighbors-" he pointed at his house, "-and I wanted to welcome you to Lavaridge."

He smiled. "Well, that's nice. We just moved here from Castelia City."

"We?"

"Oh, myself, and my wife and son." He called into the house, "Dear? Come here, please."

A woman came to the door and said, "Yes, honey?"

The man gestured at Johnny. "Neighbor here to welcome us." He blinked and looked at Johnny. "I'm sorry, I didn't catch your name."

"Oh, Johnny. Johnny Grisim." He stuck out his hand, and the man shook it.

"Bert Oris, and this is my wife, Judy. Our son, Zane, is upstairs, if you wanna meet him."

Johnny nodded. "Sure. May I come in, then?"

Bert nodded, and Johnny walked in, looking around the box-filled house. He looked at the stairs and walked up, looking around the hallway. He heard movement behind one of the doors, and he knocked. "Zane?"

"Yeah."

"I'm Johnny Grisim, one of your neighbors. Can I come in?"

"Oh, yeah! Sure, come on in."

Johnny opened the door, and his breath was taken away by the sight of quite possibly the most beautiful man Johnny had ever seen. He would go gay for this man (and for those in the audience hoping for such, nope. Johnny is completely straight). Black hair flowing down to his shoulders, warm brown eyes, slightly taller than Johnny, more muscular, and he filled out into his jeans and black muscle shirt. "Whoa."

Zane blinked. "Problem?"

Johnny shook his head. "I'm straight, but I think you're the most beautiful man I've ever seen."

Zane chuckled. "I flattered, and I'm straight, too. Don't worry about it."

Johnny stood for a minute more, then noticed Zane's balls (Poke Balls. Get your mind out of the gutter). "You a Trainer?"

Zane nodded. "Yeah, got a decent team. Wanna battle?"

Johnny grinned. "You know it!"

The two of them settled outside, and Zane pulled out a Ball. "Six-on-six?"

Johnny nodded, and Zane asked, "Do we need a ref?"

"Nah. We should be okay."

Zane nodded and threw his ball. "Go, Carracosta!"

A bipedal dark-blue turtle appeared. It had a shell on its back and stomach that looked like rocks, and its arms looked like blades, but Johnny doubted their cutting ability. "Whoa, never seen that."

Zane chuckled. "Unova Pokémon are definitely interesting."

Johnny took in the shell. "Defense, eh? Well, a defense is only as good as the offence! Go, Makit!" He threw a Ball, revealing the Hariyama.

Zane gave him a look. "Makit?"

"Trade."

Zane nodded in understanding. "Bummer. Carracosta, use Aqua Jet!"

Carracosta encased itself in water, then charged at Makit, who chuckled and held out its hand. Zane smirked and called out, "Change to Crunch!"

The water dispersed, and Carracosta latched onto Makit's hand, and Johnny called out, "Makit, use Force Palm!"

His other hand glowed, and Carracosta surrounded itself in a green aura as it was hit and continued to hold onto Makit's hand. Johnny looked at Zane, who said, "Protect."

Johnny nodded. "Pain sometimes…Force Palm again!"

The hand glowed again, and Carracosta couldn't protect itself this time as Makit sent it flying. It hit the ground and got up shakily. "Carracosta, use Hydro Pump!"

Carracosta blasted water from its mouth at Makit, and Makit dodged, charging at Carracosta and unleashing another Force Palm, which KO'd it.

Zane recalled it, and Johnny said, "Nice moveset. But your next Pokémon better be more impressive, otherwise I'm gonna wipe the floor with you."

Zane looked at him. "Don't count me out yet. Go, Vanilluxe!"

A white Pokémon appeared, and instantly Johnny was hungry, simply because it looked like ice cream. Both its heads looked like scoops resting on a cone. "Wow…seriously?"

Zane frowned. "Hey, just because it looks delicious doesn't mean you can count it out easily! Vanilluxe, use Sheer Cold!"

Vanilluxe grinned and fired a white beam at Makit, who couldn't dodge in time. The temperature dropped instantly, and Makit fainted. Johnny blinked and returned his Pokémon. "Whoa…"

Zane smirked. "Yeah, Sheer Cold's a One Hit KO move. Works well when it hits."

Johnny gulped and threw a Ball. "Go, Qemors!"

Johnny's Manectric appeared, and he instantly called out, "Sunny Day!"

Qemors glowed and sent a heat wave straight up, and the sunlight became more harsh. Zane chuckled and said, "Sheer Cold."

Qemors dodged the beam and managed to get right in Vanilluxe's face, spewing a Flamethrower and KOing it instantly. Zane called it back and called out, "Go, Heatmor!"

An anteater with red and yellow stripes appeared, and Johnny gulped. "Fire?"

"Uh-huh. Time to turn this around!"