Wander was in the museum before his trainer had paid the fee. The curator didn't seem very pleased with her.
"I'm so sorry, sir, he's just excited," explained Green to the displeased man, placing a bunch of bills on the counter.
"Not to destroy something, or your Pikachu replace it. . ." the man warned sternly.
Green gave a salute of understanding as her Pokemon dragged her away to the first exhibit. There was a long, wyvern-like skeletal structure about two meters long. Next to it on the same display was a creature's fossil that was half the size, but appeared to be just as dangerous, with scythes for hands and claws that rivaled the wyvern-creature's fangs.
"I wanna fly like that monster probably did!" Wander declared to his teammates. He pointed at the winged Pokemon's fossil.
Hater scoffed, "It must have been a pretty bad flyer if it ended up as a skeleton."
Pearl jabbed him in the stomach with her tail to shut him up, "I'm sure Wander will fly even better than the Aerodactyl flew in it's time. It was actually a formidable opponent back then, and if it were on this team, you'd be dino-feed."
Hater huffed again, but said nothing else.
Wander had already gone to every exhibit in the room, fascinated by the bones and fossils all around him. He was up the stairs faster than one could say, "SLOW DOWN, YOU."
On the second floor, there was more of an outer space theme. A model space shuttle greeted them, and to the right was a meteorite. Several panels explaining the solar system were on the walls. The "PET" were interested in the panel explaining possible alien life and alternate universes, including mention of a world without Pokemon ("That would be scary!" Wander had said.). Green simply read the plaque in front of the model.
"スペースシャトルコロンビアたちは月の石の展示の近くにその運命の日ダウンしたしているかもしれないものを説明するプラークを持って2003年のミッションの最後に爆発した。コロンビアについて読むために時間がかかるしてください。"
"Supēsushatorukoronbia-tachi wa tsuki no ishi no tenji no chikaku ni sono unmei no hi daun shita shite iru kamo shirenai mono o setsumei suru purāku o motte 2003-nen no misshon no saigo ni bakuhatsu shita. Koronbia ni tsuite yomu tame ni jikan ga kakaru shite kudasai," Pearl translated. "If you want the English version: A space shuttle exploded about a decade ago. This is a model of it, and a plaque over there has the information about the shuttle."
Hater scoffed as if he knew that, but his eyes told another story. Wander looked at Pearl, who kept explaining the shuttle's story to him as if it were a story.
The group looked about a while before leaving, and Wander was pulling at Hater's arm like a child again.
He chattered, "Hater, can we pleeeaaase go to the Pokemon Gym? Pleeeaaase? Because if we go there, I think we'll see sooo many things! Like a sparkling Zubat!"
"Sparkling Pokemon exist only in fairy tales, you brat. And you stay here. You should be battling Rattata in the grass like a child,"Hater hissed.
Wander looked like he was on the verge of tears, but Pearl comforted him, "He just doesn't believe you. Shiny Pokemon, I'm sure they exist."
"I saw one with my own two eyes! It was a dark purple Charizard! He looked big and tough, but really all the guy wanted to do was make his own garden!"the Charmander told his friend, and told multiple more stories about Pokemon he said he met.
Green led the trio into the Pokemon Gym. It was a rather wide building, and several rocks decorated the outside. Who knew something as plain as a stone could look even remotely beautiful?
"These rocks are so amazing! This one looks like a Geodude!"Wander gestured to several rocks, two cut into the shape of a Geodude and placed at the front of the building like guards. "Where's the gym leader? I wanna see him!"
"There,"Pearl replied, pointing to a gateway comprised of stones. Then she pointed to a young trainer nearby, staring at Green and the gang. "We just have to get past him."