"Go!" Cress starts the match. I send out Aron. Cilan sends out his Lillipup. "Aron, use Iron Defense!" I command. He shines. "Lillipup, start with tackle!" Cilan says, and Lillipup approaches fast. "Dodge!" I yell, and Aron rolls to the side. Lillipup crashes into the wall. Without being commanded, Aron attacks. One of his stubby legs hardens and becomes metal. It slices at Lillipup. "Cool, Metal Claw!" I say, happy about his new move. We dodge each other's attack for a great while, until we both use tackle. They both bonk heads and knock each other out.
I send out my Pidove. "Bruuuu!" he says. Cilan sends out his Pansage. "Pan, Pan!" We start. "Use Vine Whip!" Cilan commands. Pidove flies up to dodge the attack. "Wing Attack!" I say, and Pidove slashes at Pansage with his wing. Pansage seems very tired now. "Hang in there! Use Lick!" Cilan tells him. Pansage jumps up and licks Pidove. No! It's paralyzed. It's shaking on the ground with electricity coursing through his body. "Take advantage! Use tackle!" Cilan is getting quite excited now. Pansage charges at Pidove. "Wing attack!" I say, and Pidove manages to swing his wing just in time. A dust cloud forms. After it blows away, Pidove isn't moving. Well he's paralyzed, not much to do about that. Pansage has fainted. I won!
"Good job!" Cilan congratulates me. He hands me the badge. "You're good. Come back some time, ok?" Cress says. I say I will. I then turn my attention to the other match. I turned just in time, and I see the winning hit. Marill barely wins. Chili gives him the badge. We walk out of the room, happily. Some people beg us for battles, but I just say we're busy. We leave the town an move on to the next city. We have to camp again. We set up a small campfire from sticks and twigs. Steve brought along a few matches. We light it and sing for a bit. Then we fall asleep.
The next morning, I wake up and see Steve training his Marill. He's attacking a tree. I pack up my sleeping bag and shove it in my backpack. We walk on the road, arriving at 8:45. We have just arrived at Accumula Town. "What should we do today?" Steve asks me. "I think we should split up for a few hours, and then continue on," I answer his question. He seems to agree. I say to meet there at noon, and we both separate temporarily. I decide to visit one of the shops. They have souvenirs, Pokemon supplies, and books. I buy a few educational books and a refrigerator magnet for my mom. I still have an hour an a half, so I decide to visit the museum.
The museum is a cool display. They have Pokemon fossils. Ancient artfiacts. I'm about to walk out when I hear, "Hey you!" I turn around to the voice. It's the lady at the counter. "Want a free pokemon?" she asks. "Sure?" I say. She hands me a pokeball. "Take good care of it," she says to me. 1 hour. I guess I'll visit the gym and challenge Lenora, the gym leader. I walk into the gym. I walk through the large corridor until I reach the end of the building. Lenora is sitting in her leather recliner, reading the newspaper.