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Route 201
Kendall, Clint, and Lucas continued to walk down Route 201 when a Chikorita ran out towards Lucas. A girl with waist-length brown hair ran out after it and scopped it up.
"Leaf," she said, "I told you to wait."
"Alessandra," Lucas said, "I told you to wait at the lab."
Alessandra turned to Lucas and frowned. "Please call me Alex," she said. She then turned to Kendall and Clint and smiled. "I'm Alex. And this is my Chikorita, Leaf." Leaf waved her leaf in response.
"I'm Kendall. I'm a Trainer and a coordinator," Kendall replied. She elbowed Clint in the ribcage when he didn't introduce himself.
"Ow!" he complained. "I'm Clint," he said, fearing that Kendall would elbow him again if he didn't reply.
"OK, I hope to you guys later on in my journey!" Alex and Leaf jogged away, leaving the others to go to Sandgem.
Sandgem Town Prof. Rowan's Lab
Lucas lead Kendall and Clint into the lab and up to the prof., who was giving a Chimchar to a Trainer. The Trainer hugged the Pokemon and walked away, with Kendall and Clint staring after her.
"I brought them, Prof.," Lucas said. The prof. simply nodded and studied the pair. What he saw was a girl with auburn hair dressed in a light blue coat over what looked like a light blue skirt, red socks, a red scarf, and light blue shoes, who stood with a blonde boy who was dressed in a burgundy and white shirt, burgundy shoes, and brown jeans.
"You two," the prof. said, snapping them to attention "You truly love Pokemon, yes?"
"Yes," Kendall squeaked. Clint glanced at her and replied with the same answer.
"I will ask you again. You two, you truly love Pokemon, yes?" the prof. repeated. Kendall opened her mouth to reply, but Clint spoke before her.
"What? You can ask a hundred times, and the answer won't change! We both love Pokemon!" Clint turned to Kendall. "Right?"
Kendall nodded and waited for the prof.'s reaction. He simply turned away from the two and said, "I need time to think."
Lucas turned to Kendall and Clint. "Why don't you two go to the Pokemon Center?" he suggested. The pair nodded and walked away. "What are you thinking?" Lucas asked the prof.
"I'm thinking about whether or not to give those two these Pokemon," the prof. relpied honestly.
"What?" Lucas was shocked. "Prof, you can't be serious! The Pokemon are hard enough to find! And we aren't getting more until next week! You have two more Trainers coming in, and they might need these Pokemon!"
"That's true, Lucas," Rowan agreed. "But look me in the eye and tell me you feel like these Pokemon don't like those two."
Lucas looked the prof. in the eye, opened his mouth, and sighed. "I can't," he said.
"Exactly," Rowan said. "If two Trainers come in here and take Piplup and Chimchar away, who's to say that the Pokemon will like them? We already know that they like Kendall and Clint, so why take chances and risk making two very rare Pokemon unhappy?"
Lucas nodded. "Should I go tell them, then?" he asked.
Rowan shook his head. "No," he answered. "I have a feeling they'll come back. You can tell them then."
Pokemon Center
Kendall and Clint walked into the orange-roofed Pokemon Center and walked up to Nurse Joy. "Hello," she said. "Full recovery?" The Trainers nodded and handed her their Pokemon. They took them back after they were healed and sat down to eat.
"Do you think he'll let us keep them?" Kendall wondered,a concerned expression on her face. "I really like that Chimchar."
"Maybe," Clint said, doubtfully. He looked at Kendall's upset face and tried to comfort her, saying, "I'm sure he will, though. A blind man could see the connection we have with those two."
Kendall looked puzzled. "Blind men can't see," she stated.
"That's the point," Clint replied, winking.
Rowan's Lab
Kendall and Clint walked nervously up to Rowan, who's back was turned to them. When they got to him, Kendall said, "Um, sir?"
Rowan turned and studied them. "I have something for you," he said, turnung back to the table. When he turned back around, he held two Poke Balls. "It is obvious that Piplup and Chimchar like the two of you, and it is also obvious that the two of you like them. Therefore, I would like to give them to you."
Kendall and Clint looked shocked. "We can't take them," Kendall said.
"Of course you can. These two are not going to like anyone more than they like you two," Rowan argued. "Please accept them." Kendall took Chimchar's Poke Ball gratefully and her expression changed from grateful to confused when she saw that Clint was not taking Chimchar's.
"Clint," she said, "why aren't you taking Piplup?"
"There are other Trainers who would love a Piplup. I don't need one," Clint said.
"Clint," Kendall said, "Piplup likes you. Please take him."
Clint looked at Kendall and thought. "Fine," he sighed. "I'll take him with me."
"Yay!" Kendall exclaimed. She thanked the prof. and then, pulling Clint along with her, headed out to Jubilife City.
