This city is huge, Rex thought, How does anyone find their way? I can't even find the center.

Rex had been wandering Cerulean city for hours looking for the center so he could have a place to stay the night and so his Pokémon could be checked out. No one had seemed willing to help either. Every time he had approached someone for directions they just ignored him and kept walking leaving him just as lost as before. This kept up for almost two hours until Rex spotted an Officer.

He approached the blue haired woman and asked as politely as he could, "Excuse me, Officer, Could you please tell me how to reach the Pokémon Center? I've been walking for days and my Pokémon are weak and tired."

The woman was much kinder than the rest of the denizens of Cerulean and with a smile replied, "Why of course. And please call me Jenny. The Center is just four blocks to the north of here and one street to the left, young man."

"Thank you Officer, I mean Jenny," Rex thanked her and was on his way to the Pokémon Center.

As Rex arrived at the center he released Eevee from its ball, "There you go ,V, stretch your legs a bit." Eevee very excitedly ran about his legs for a moment then leapt into his arms. She looked up at him and mewed the last half of its name before jumping to his shoulder, slipping into the hood of his jacket and (as far as he could tell) falling asleep. "Or not."

Rex walked into the Pokémon Center and headed to the counter where the nurse was waiting. She asked, "Hello there. May I help you, young man?"

Rex, pleased to hear a friendly voice, responded, "Yes please," he reached for his belt grabbing five of his pokéballs—Eevee was still sleeping in his hood and he felt she didn't need any kind of medical attention, "Can you have a look at my Pokémon? We have been on the road for days and most of them are pretty tired."

Joy smiled, "Of course,"

"And could you tell me where to find the bunks? I'm pretty wiped myself," Rex added.

"Just on the right down the hall," The nurse directed, "we'll have your Pokémon ready in the morning, and if you need anything just call."

Rex thanked her and headed to the bunk rooms with Eevee. He found a room that was empty and tossed his bag onto one of the top bunks. Coaxing Eevee out of his hood he took off his jacket and shoes and fell into the bunk under his things. With Eevee curled up on his chest, it only took him a few minutes to drift off.

EEEEEEP! EEEEEEP! EEEEEEP! EEEEEEP!

THUD. "Owww," Rex fell out of the bunk and moaned, "What the? What time is it anyway?" He looked at his wrist where his X-transceiver was. It read 3:47. He moaned again.

Eevee lifted its head to look at its trainer and yawned, "Vee?"

Rex, with Eevee on his head, stumbled into the Center's lobby. He went to the counter where Nurse Joy was yelling over the sirens with another woman, the Officer Jenny Rex met in the street earlier. Rex, shouting himself, asked, "What's going on?!" as the sirens abruptly stopped.

Jenny quickly told him, "There was an explosion in the middle of town. I was checking to see if the Pokémon were in danger, but it seems they're safe so I'm headed to investigate the explosion."

"I'll come too," Rex then looked to Joy, "Are my Pokémon ready yet?" She shook her head no. "Well I've still got Eevee."

Jenny looked like she was reluctant to let a rookie trainer with just an Eevee accompany her but Rex just stared determinately at her, "ok fine but don't do anything reckless," She conceded.

"Alright. Let's go." Rex and Eevee began to run out the door with Jenny when two dark figures with red R's on their chests came in through the doors.

"Not so fast," one of the men said coolly. "You are gonna stay right here and be good little prisoners." He released a Nidorina, "Isn't that right Nidorina?"

"Not gonna happen," Rex shouted, "Eevee, Take Down!" Eevee visibly changed from its cute normal self into the fighter it can be and smashed its body into the Nidorina sending it through the Center's front glass doors. The two men and Rex followed the two Pokémon into the moonlight.

Both Pokémon were in a heap badly hurt by the glass from the door. Rex rushed to Eevee, "Are you alright?"

The man in black shouted, "Get up you useless beast!" The Nidorina struggled to its feet. "Get the little furrball! Poison Jab!" The Nidorina charged Eevee and smacked it across the little courtyard with a glowing purple paw.

Rex screamed, "Eevee!" He turned to the man, "What's wrong with you?" Eevee then began to glow. Rex looked in awe that changed into confident realization. Eevee's glowing form began to shift and grow.

Officer Jenny all the while watching this rookie and a small normal type hold their own against what she knows to be operatives of a criminal organization.

The glowing form dimmed to a black blacker than night and eight yellow circles. "That's an Umbreon," Joy was standing in the broken doorway of the Center, "Congratulations."

"Well that's great but its still really beat up," Rex said still worried.

The newly evolved Umbreon got to its feet, "Breon!" Its yellow rings began to glow.

Joy chimed in again, "That's Moonlight it heals the user and works especially well under the moon."

"Okay then," Rex said, "Let's do this. Umbreon, Quick Attack then Take Down just before you hit."

"Umbreon." The moonlight Pokémon dashed at the Nidorina and slammed into it with twice the speed of the last time and knocked it out.

Officer Jenny finally overcoming her shock released her Growlithe. Without their Pokémon to assist them the two criminals were easily arrested by Jenny.

After the criminals were carted off Nurse Joy and Officer Jenny thanked Rex profusely and insisted that he take no responsibility for the broken door. Jenny told them that the criminals had set off the explosion to create a diversion so the police would leave the center unattended. The real target was a new healing machine the Center had just got in. He humbly accepted their thanks and insisted that it was just the right thing to do.

The morning after the incident Rex asked the Joy for directions to the Gym. That is after she thanked him again for the night before. She eventually showed him where to go and he thanked her.

He headed off for the Cerulean Gym following Joy's directions. When he got to the end of her instructions he thought he had taken a wrong turn somewhere. There was a large crowd around the building watching three very attractive women on a platform of sorts. He ignored them and pushed his way through the crowd. He finally got in the front door and was in a crowded lobby like room. He pushed his way to a reception counter and tried to get the woman's attention but she brushed him off. He eventually got annoyed enough by this he yelled, "Hey! Is this the Gym? Where's the Gym Leader?"

The woman looked up with surprise, "Oh I'm so very sorry. You must be a Trainer. I'm sorry but the pool is being prepared for a show. Don't worry though challengers are very important to the leader. We have reserved front row seats just for such a predicament. Your battle will be immediately after the Sensational Sisters show. Let me show you to your seat the show will start soon." She finished all of this in a manner that was pleasant and polite but seemed as if it was a bit rehearsed. He was also a little overwhelmed and had no time to disagree.

The woman brought him into a large and very crowded stadium like room with a raised pool in the center of all the seats. She led him to the very front row in the center of one side of the pool with a great view and sat him next to a girl who was the only other person in the row.

He sat there still a little dumbfounded without a word until the girl spoke, "Hi there."

He turned to her seeing her for the first time. She had short red hair in a short ponytail on the left side of her head and wore a yellow tank top and denim shorts which looked odd cause she seemed about 25.

"Um, hello. Anybody home?"

"Sorry," He stumbled over the first few words, "Yeah hi. I'm was just a little overwhelmed. The receptionist kinda just dragged me in here. So are you a trainer too.?"

"Yeah of a sort. I'm Misty."

"I'm Rex. I came here for a Gym battle but instead of a Gym Leader I got a front row seat."

"Oh you're here to battle the Gym Leader?"

"Yeah. Do you know where I can find him?"

"You're looking at her." Rex's jaw dropped.

He stammered, "You're the… so uh…" then the lights dimmed

She smiled and said, "Shh the show's starting," and leaned back I her seat.

So that was a bit long I guess but it works for me.

Thanks for reading I really appreciate it. Please continue to read and review,

Rex says hi from his little space in my brain.

It's a little weird Misty still dresses like a punker at 22 huh?

This geek is out

Seeya