Pokémon Champion Journey Ch8: Ruins of Alph

Nick walked towards the lunch room of the Pokémon center. He was almost near the entrance when he noticed a man wearing safari clothes walk right into a wall trying to polish his glasses. "Hey mister, are you alright?" Nick asked helping the man up. "Yes, thank you young man." The man said getting back up. "Who are you?" Nick asked "My name is Spencer Goodman, I work at the Ruins just outside of the city" he said dusting himself off. "No way, my friend Sam wanted to visit them before we left. Can you please let us in?" Nick asked excitedly "I don't see why not? You did help me after all, so it's a deal." Spencer said as he began to leave "meet me there when you finish eating." He said before he left the Pokémon center.

Nick walked into the cafeteria to find Sam and Caitlin sitting down eating omelets with toast. "Hey Nick you want an omelet?" Sam asked holding up his plate. "Ugh no thanks. I don't really like eggs." Nick said as he sat down to read the menu. "I'll be back" he said as he went to get something to eat.

"Sam?" Caitlin said

"Yeah" Sam replied

"I think we should talk about Nick's nightmare." She said in a worried tone

"Yeah, he nearly scared me to death." Sam said. When he woke up Nick was screaming in his sleep and he feel out of the top bunk. The impact woke up Caitlin, but Nick was still squirming in his bed and was sweating a lot. It was already early morning when they woke up so they decided to get breakfast.

"I should probably get an insurance plan if this keeps up." Sam said

"Sam! This is serious!"

"I know! I think a killed a brain cell in that fall."

Nick came back to the table with a plate of pancakes and bacon and began to eat. When everyone finished Nick began to tell them about how he met Spencer and how he would let them tour the ruins.

"Nick that's awesome! When can we go?" Sam asked excitedly. "He said that we could go after Breakfast." Nick said as he got up. When Sam heard this he left the cafeteria and ran straight for the ruins.

"Does he know where he's going?" Caitlin asked

"I have no idea" Nick said as he and Caitlin ran after their eager friend

Meanwhile at the Ruins of Alph

Sam arrived at the ruins first and was forced to wait outside of the ruins for his friends because he didn't know who to talk to get in. Nick and Caitlin both walked up to the ruins a few minutes later and Nick was holding something in his hand.

"I believe this is yours." Nick said handing Sam a Pokéball…Pichu's Pokéball

"Oh crap." Sam said "I hope she doesn't find out."

"She does." Caitlin said as Pichu came out of her ball and shocked Sam

"Okay, I get it. Don't leave you at the Pokémon center." Sam said as he fell over

5 minutes later

"okay I'm good." Sam said as he got up

"Alright lets go." Nick said as he and his friends went into the ruins

When they went in Nick talked to Spencer and he opened up a part of the ruins for the trio to explore. Sam went around and started taking notes and taking pictures.

"Hey Spencer what are these symbols?" Nick asked

"Those are the unknown we currently don't know what they stand for though."

"They kind of look like letters" Caitlin said

"What the-" Spencer stammered

"And when you look at it, they look like they are shaped after the English alphabet" Nick said

"But that-"

"You know when you think about it this place is called the ruins of Alph" Caitlin said

"We spent thousands of dollars on research just to uncover the Pokémon" Spencer said

"Yet two kids found out in one day for absolutely nothing" Nick said

"LEAVE!" Spencer yelled

"What" Sam said a little disappointed

"LEAVE AND NEVER COME BACK" Spencer said as he chased Nick, Sam, and Caitlin out of the ruins.

"Well that was a bust" Sam said "why did you guys have to go and get us kicked out?"

"Sorry buddy, but that place was a rip off" Nick said walking down the road to the Pokémon center.

"Anyways we have to get ready for tomorrow guys, aren't we going to Azalea Town next?" Caitlin asked

"Yeah and if I can remember we have to go through a cave." Nick said as Caitlin froze up

"Caitlin what's wrong?" Sam asked stopping to check on her

"I'm afraid of caves." She said shivering

"Why?" Nick asked

"Zubats." She said as she began to shake violently "I remember so many Zubats!" Caitlin yelled out suddenly then she passed out.

"Well it looks like she remembered something" Sam said

"Yeah, a fear of caves." Nick said as he and Sam dragged Caitlin back to the Pokémon center

4 hours later

"FINALLY WE MADE IT!" Sam said as he fell to the ground

"She's so small, why did it take so long to move her 20 yards" Nick said

Caitlin woke up a few minutes later and the three of them went to the cafeteria to eat again.

"So guys what did you guys think of the ruins?" Sam asked

"Boring"

"It was dull"

"With a capital 'D'"

"Never recommend something like that again or I'll kill you"

"Whoa Caitlin what the heck?"

"Sorry I'm still irritated about the fact that that guy literally kicked me out"

"What?" both Nick and Sam said in unison

"Yeah he kicked me out, literally."

"Well I still say it was fun" Sam said in denial

"Dude they spent millions of dollars to uncover that ancient Pokémon shaped like letters and didn't know what they were for or how to read the words on the cave wall without a machine that cost tax payer money. Heck I found out the so called 'secret' to the unknown in about 2 minutes and they have been searching for years. YEARS! I don't think that you missed much or could have had fun there." Nick said as he got up and went back to their room.

Sam and Caitlin looked at him in shock at let what Nick said register with them. Archeology was a bunch of BS.