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Ages: Lilly- 15

It was late in the day when Lilly finally arrived at Viridian City. Seeing as she would need to stop and stay in the town tonight, Lilly climbed off of her bike and began walking towards the Pokémon center. Placing her bike in a nearby bike rack, Lilly walked inside. The inside of the Pokémon center had a warm, homey feeling to it so all trainers would feel welcomed. Speaking of trainers, the center seemed almost deserted since most new trainers wouldn't begin their journey for another few days. Looking around the center once more, Lilly spied Nurse Joy sitting behind the counter, reading a Poké-fashion magazine. Walking up to the desk, Lilly coughed slightly.

Nurse Joy looked up surprised, "Oh, I'm sorry; I didn't see you come in. Can I help you with something?"

Lilly nodded, "Yes, I'd like to reserve a room for tonight."

Nurse Joy nodded, "Of course. Here you are."

Nurse Joy handed a small red key card to Lilly, "Your room is number 3A. There is a training field out back if you would like to use it as well as a small pond for the enjoyment of water types."

Lilly smiled at Nurse Joy, "Thanks a lot, Nurse Joy."

"It's of no problem!"

"Ryuu, Charmander! C'mon out!"

Two flashes of red light flew out of the Pokéballs and headed towards the water fountain.

Charmander stretched his limbs as he sat on the edge of the fountain, careful of his fire-tipped tail. Ryuu looked around for a moment before his eyes landed on Charmander. Charmander, after his partial stretching, finally noticed the other Pokémon and began staring it down.

"Now, now you two, no glaring. Ryuu, this is Charmander, the Professor gave him to me before we left as my official 'starter'. And Charmander, this is Ryuu; he was my first Pokémon and my partner for over nine years. I want you two to try and get along, 'cause you guys are the first of my Pokémon team."

Both Pokémon seemed to look each other over once more before nodding slightly in the other's direction before turning back to Lilly. Mentally, Lilly wiped her forehead clear of sweat. She had heard that many polar opposite Pokémon seemed to hate each other with a passion and was glad she had such accepting Pokémon on her team.

"Now then," started Lilly, clapping her hands together, "Let's get to training!"

First, she turned to Ryuu, "Ryuu, the first gym that we battle will by the Rock type gym in Pewter city, so you will be my main choice. I want you to practice your water type moves. Keep practicing them in succession of each other then switch up the order of them."

At Ryuu's nod, she turned to Charmander, "Alright, since this is your first time training, I want to see what moves you have first."

Lilly pulled out her Pokédex and aimed it towards Charmander.

"Charmander; Male; Lvl 5; Moves Known: Scratch, Growl, and Smokescreen"

Lilly slowly nodded her head, trying to think of a good training routine to use. Finally, she clicked her tongue to against the roof of her mouth.

"Alright then. Charmander, we are going to work on your Scratch attack some and then, if we have time, we will move on to your Smokescreen."

Suddenly, Lilly moved away from Charmander and stood across from him in the middle of the mock-battle field.

"Come at me with a Scratch attack, Charmander."

Charmander gave Lilly an incredulous look on his face.

"Or is someone too scared to try? Oh boo who. I'm Charmander, and I'm too scared to do as my trainer says. You know what; I don't even think you could hit me if you tried!"

In the background, Ryuu snickered. Lilly had done this to him when he was younger. She had realized that any Pokémon could get the experience of a battle without having to face a real Pokémon by just having a mock-battle with their trainer. Of course, he thought, the only way for the Pokémon to truly accept the idea of battling its trainer was to get it mad enough to attack on its own.

And, oh boy, was Charmander just that. Hearing his own trainer mock him and doubt him….in his face no less! Extending his silvery, white claws, he rushed at his trainer, fury burning in his eyes like no other.

Seeing Charmander rush at her, Lilly smirked and dodged at the last second, sending Charmander crashing to the ground, only to jump right back up and launch another attack at her. In her head, Lilly grinned wildly. Waiting for him to approach her again, she grabbed his arm and swung him to her right and away from her, making him skid backwards on the ground.

"Again!" Lilly shouted.

Startled, Charmander looked back up at Lilly and noticed the proud look in her eyes. She wasn't mad at him, he thought.

Grinning slightly, Charmander rushed back at Lilly, both sets of claws fully extended in front of him. Lilly launched herself over Charmander before falling into a set of cartwheels, forcing more room between her and her fiery sparring partner.

Suddenly, Lilly relaxed her stance and looked over Charmander's panting form, "You did very well, Charmander. Those words I spoke were all lies, they were merely a way to get you riled up to fight against me."

Taking Ryuu's Pokéball off of my belt, I enlarged it and pointed it back at Charmander, "Good job today, bud. Get a nice long rest."

The red beam engulfed Charmander before withdrawing him back into his capsule. Walking over to the fountain, she sat on the edge of it and began stroking Ryuu's scales. The sun was now setting, leaving trails of crimson, gold, and violets in its wake while various types of bird Pokémon fluttered away to their homes before the sun fully set.

"You've done well today too, Ryuu. We will leave for Pewter in the morning, so for now, take a nice, long rest."

With that, she tapped Ryuu on the head with his Pokéball before placing it back on her belt. Taking a glance around the clearing, she was happy to notice that it was relatively still the way they had found it, only slightly damper with a few scuff marks.

Nodding, she turned herself towards the Pokémon center. First, she would have her Pokémon rested and then would she, herself, get some rest. Tomorrow they head off towards Pewter and she wanted to be ready when the time came.

It was around 9:54am when Lilly and her team finally left the Pokémon center in Viridian City. After eating at a small, local family restaurant, Lilly strapped her bag across her back and mounted her bike, before pedaling off towards Pewter city. Route 2 was, if she remembered correctly, about double the length of Route 1, so it would be nightfall by the time she reached Pewter.

'A day's worth of traveling will be good for my body,' thought Lilly as she scanned her surroundings, 'Speaking of good for the body, I need to find a shop that sells ankle and wrist weights. I can't have my Pokémon getting stronger while I get left behind.'

Feeling the wind pick up some, Lilly pulled off to the side of the path and stopped before reaching into her pack for a hair tie. While putting her hair up into a high ponytail, she glanced down at Charmander's Pokéball. After she finished with her hair, she reached down towards her waist and plucked Charmander's Pokéball from where it was attached and enlarged it before summoning the fiery lizard out. Once he was out of his Pokéball, he checked his surroundings before looking up at Lilly with a puzzled expression.

"I thought you might want out of your ball for some fresh air. That and I wanted to have some company while riding."

Charmander nodded his head in understanding before holding his arms up towards her. Lilly chuckled at her lazy Charmander before picking him up and placing him in the unoccupied pouch on the bike's handlebars.

"If you keep acting this lazy, someone is bound to think you're a Snorlax dressed up as a Charmander."

Charmander huffed in fake hurt before letting out an excited 'Charr' when Lilly began down the road again, wind rushing past the two of them.

"We will be reaching Pewter city around sunset," said Lilly as she watched Charmander turn his head over his shoulder to look at her, "We will call the Professor when we arrive at the Pokémon center to tell him where we are and then tomorrow, we will battle the Gym."

Charmander smiled in excitement and let out a growl that, if he was human, would have sounded like, 'Forward march!'

Lilly watched as Charmander began scanning the trees for any wild Pokémon, 'You're a good Pokémon, Charmander, and I'm glad Professor Oak trusts me with taking care of you.'

Soon enough, Lilly began to cruise down a gentle hill, watching as Charmander spread his arms and allowed the wind to rush past him. Lilly glanced up at the sky, thanking Arceus that he blessed her with such noble and trusting Pokémon.