Just a quick update, I might be late with tomorrow's chapter because I'm going out for my first day of volunteer work. I'm volunteering at a horse rescue farm, it's really exciting! So, if I don't have a new chapter up when I usually do don't worry, I just might not be home yet. I assume this will be the case for every Thursday, though nothing is certain about if Alicia and I are to go in every week or not.

Disclaimer: Pokémon, along with any people, places or things from it are not mine, nor do I claim it to be. The only thing I do own is myself and the dream this all started from.

My friends and I exchanged goodbyes. Paula and Samantha were going to stay and watch Dana's battle with Brock, while I had decided to leave to hopefully catch up with Ashley and Alicia to drag them back here so they could actually pass through the city fairly.

I walked around the spiral, this time clockwise and towards Route 3.

"Did you check out the Museum?"

I jumped and turned toward the voice, "Erm, no," I responded, "And I don't really want to. I need to catch up with my friends..."

"But you absolutely have to go!" the man, who was the one who had asked me the question exclaimed.

"I don't think you understood me," I told him, "I need to hurry..."

"Come on!" he enthused, dragging me by my wrist in the opposite direction than I wanted to be travelling.

The man stopped outside of a large, white building, "This is it, the Museum."

"I may be able to do something about this," I said, "I'm sure people would believe this was a kidnap, since it sort of is."

"You have to pay to get in, but it's worth it. See you around!" the man continued, unfazed by my remark.

"See you too, you creep," I called after him, "What's with the deaf guys in this world? First the old man and the Pokémon catching, now this guy, what's next?"

I shrugged my shoulders, still staring at the Museum; there wasn't any reason to not go in. I didn't need to catch up to Ashley and Alicia, since I knew they couldn't get too far before someone managed to lug them back to Pewter to get their badge.

I entered the building and walked up to the ticket counter. The man behind the counter looked at me, "Yes, yes," he said, "It's 50 dollars for a child's ticket. Would you like to come in?"

"Er, how young do you have to be to qualify as a child," I asked, "I'm fifteen."

"You're right at the top age to qualify," the man told me cheerfully.

"Oh, alright then," I said, "I may as well."

The man handed me a ticket and I walked in, arrows on the wall pointed me to the left. In the room that was off to the left there were two glass cases. I wandered over to the one closest to me and read the sign, "Aerodactyl Fossil, a primitive and rare Pokémon."

I made my way over to the second case, "Kabutops Fossil, a primitive and rare Pokémon," the sign told me.

"Creative," I remarked sarcastically.

"Hello there, young-un'" said an old man looking at the Aerodactyl statue, "Do you know much about legendary Pokémon?"

Finally I had found someone who would talk about something interesting, "A bit," I said, unsure about how much of my knowledge of the games would actually be true in this world, "I know they're Pokémon of legend."

"Yes!" the man said, "Mythical Pokémon talked about in legends. And I've seen one!"

I chuckled, "Really?" I believed this man, but I wonder if anyone else would. He seemed a little 'out there'.

"Yes, the legendary Pokémon, mew!" he replied energetically.

"Wow!" I exclaimed, "Did you try to catch it?"

"I threw a Pokéball," he said, "But after the first I knew trying any more would be useless."

"Why's that?" I asked, "You could have weakened it that would have helped."

"No," he replied, "Legendary Pokémon can only be captured by those who they wish to be captured by. If you throw a Pokéball and the legendary Pokémon breaks free then you have no hope of catching it."

This startled me, 'Does this mean I won't be catching any legendary Pokémon?' I wondered, 'Red is technically the protagonist of this world, so it would only make sense if he was the one to catch all of them.'

"Thanks for the information," I said before heading to the second floor of the Museum.

Up on the top level of the Museum there was an assortment of different people, from a little pink haired girl who wanted a Pikachu, her father, a scientist talking about a space exhibit, a guy who didn't know much about Moon Stones, and a man who bought a colour television to watch the moon landing, who I thought must have been very disappointed. There was only one real exhibit on this floor, "A meteorite that fell on Mt. Moon. It is thought to be a Moon Stone. There was one other thing, a spaceship that looked only a bit taller than I was.

On my way out of the Museum I noticed another door on the other side of the counter, "Excuse me Sir?" I asked the man at the desk, "Is there a way to get through the door over there?" I pointed to the door.

"Yes," he said, "But a tree has grown blocking the path. We're stuck in here and no one can get in."

I shook my head, and then exited. Upon further inspection outside I found one of the little trees I could easily snap in half myself blocking the way, "Are you kidding me?" I sighed, I needed to get used to how messed up this world was.

Before I left town I remembered I should stock up on supplies. I had only one Potion left in my bag and I needed to find a tent somewhere, in case Mt. Moon would take multiple days to get through, which I assumed was the case. I figured I could get at least one of the two things on my imaginary shopping list at the Mart, so it was a good place to start.

I greeted the shop keeper and bought four Potions, one of each of the status curing items, with the exception of an Antidote, which I already had. I also bought five Repels, the man at the counter telling me they should last me through all of Mt. Moon. Also, just in case I bought an Escape Rope.

"Would you happen to carry tents, air mattresses, air mattress pumps, flashlights, and sleeping bags?" I asked the shop keeper after paying for everything I needed.

"Yes, of course!" he said, pulling the things I had asked for out from the counter of supplies, "That'll cost you 1000 Poké dollars."

I paid for the supplies, and then walked out of the Mart, ready to tackle Mt. Moon.