Some people write that Green gets a lot if challengers and loses a bit, but that means that quite a few people must be elite four level or better to beat him, which also means the current elite four should be made up of random peops (which it isnt)

So to me he's nigh on invincible

Except when it comes to Red hehe

651. zephyr: a gentle, soft breeze

Latias spent most of the following days sleeping, the stone in her arms. Green had moved the sofas around to make more space so that she didn't have to waste energy transforming into her human form. The whole living room had transformed into a kind of nest, and every couple hours Green would plop a dish of food near her, and it'd disappear by the next time he'd walk around.

Green had originally planned on having Latias transport them to Hoenn by Latias-rocket, but she was so quiet and immobile he decided against it. He booked two tickets with a cargo ship to Hoenn (he was trying to save up a little). The ship was planned to depart from Vermilion in around two weeks, so until then, he'd just have to sit around and fill out application papers. After the previous hectic days, the days now dragged on slowly, quietly, and sleepily. All day, when Green kept his bedroom door open, the zephyr blowing in the broken kitchen window would carry sounds of Latias snoozing and breathing deeply.

652. conflagration: large, disastrous fire

A couple curious neighbors came to check on him, explaining that they had heard the smashing glass and had assumed some conflagration of sorts was going on. He ended up having to apologize to the landlady, who scolded him briefly before handing him a basket of grapes and leaving. Apparently, they had some festivals for fruit picking coming up in the next couple months, and it was supposed to be a bribe for him to come.

653. retort: to reply, especially in a quick or witty matter

He hung up a towel to cover the window per the landlady's instructions, and proceeded to spend the days writing up essays.

Several days passed in relative monotony, and when Saturday rolled around, Green mused about going up the mountain. He'd promised to come up once every two weeks (to give Red space), but his conscience retorted that Red could go ahead and stand Green for another day.

654. rebuff: to refuse someone; to reject an offer

In the afternoon, while he looked over the newspaper over a late lunch, the battle page was covered with Gold. The little idiot had been so impatient as to ditch his job at the ranch and take the train to Johto to challenge Janine. She'd rebuffed him, but he'd been so persistent that she ended up accepting the challenge. So now, he was the only trainer with 7 Kanto badges, making headlines and now traveling to Viridian.

655. ludicrous: ridiculous or exaggerated as to cause or deserve laughter; absurd

Green prayed that Arceus would call for something ludicrous like train construction. He needed at least enough time so he could postpone a battle with Gold to after he got back from Hoenn. He hadn't had time to train or work with his pokemon in an actual battle in a long time - challengers, heck, even the other gym leaders weren't really a tough match up.

Of course, something as opportune as that would never happen - he checked the Magnet Train departure times, and everything was functioning properly. Which meant Gold could be in Viridian the next day, or even that night. And if Green was lucky, Gold would wait for Monday. After all the luck with Mewtwo and Latias and Brock, it had to run out then...

656. voluminous: having great size or fullness

Green heated up some pastries for Latias and tiptoed through the voluminous blankets scattered on the carpet to place the plate on the coffee table which had now been shifted to the corner of the room. She sleepily opened an eye and hummed and fell back asleep.

Green stepped outside into hot afternoon sunlight, and he grimaced as the hot rays of light hit his uncovered arms. He held up an arm to shield his eyes from the light, and walked to the gym.

657. orthography: proper spelling

Even though it had only been a few days, it seemed so long ago that he had last walked the road to the gym. Everything was the same - everything, from the couples eating outside to the variations of orthography and trying-too-hard old shops with new signs reading, "Rockin' Ramen," "Pho-ntastic," and "Chow-it-Mein" among other cringe-worthy nameplates. Although Green had been running with Umbreon in the evenings, he'd been off exploring the still unfamiliar suburbs and had avoided the main streets, so it really was the first time he'd seen the gym in quite a while.

658. facetious: playfully humorous

He unlocked the doors, and was a little disappointed to find everything still in the exact same condition he'd left the gym. Well, it wasn't bad, but there was some subconscious longing for trouble and excitement. Green let out his team, and told them all to get ready for mock-battles. Gyarados wasn't too excited (well, all Gyarados could function and live on land but moving was a pain in the... gills... Even snow was better for movement), but the rest of the team eagerly began blasting off moves and warming up.

Green watched for a couple minutes, before unlocking his office door to retrieve some earmuffs (Tyranitar and Machamp were going all out in a hopefully friendly yelling match; pent up needs to roar and destroy something?). His phone buzzed in his pocket.

"'sup Green! It's Gold!"

"Hey."

"So I beat Janine! I'm in Viridian right now, can I sleep over? The Pokecenter's rooms are all full."

Green face palmed. Hard. It was more like a self-slap. Gold was already here. And being an idiot. "Uhm. Are you being a facetious little ass or are you seriously asking me if you can sleep with me?"

659. mordant: bitingly sarcastic

"Duuuuude! That makes it sound totally wrong! Ok, we're both gay, but heck no I'm more like only after Silver. I'm like, not homosexual, but more like Silver-sexual; like Sil-sexual, ya know? ...Ok, yeah, I need a place to stay for the weekend."

Green resisted the urge to make a mordant comment - Gold was a creeper, but a smart creeper, and would probably know how to hit him where it hurt. "Uh, I currently have a friend staying in the living room but if you're ok with the couch, I guess go ahead? People kind of just drop in my place whenever they feel like it anyway..."

660. permeate: to spread or flow throughout

"Cool! I though I'd have to go to Pallet and sneak in the lab - you know, your grandpa kicked me out after he caught me trying to teach the chatots how babies are made. My grandparents are breeders, right? Haha, well, I did make it a little bit too intense..."

Green pinched the bridge of his nose. "...Ok then. When are you coming over?"

"Now?"

"...No."

"Uh... after dinner, so like, eight? Unless you can cook. Can you cook?"

"...Yes? Kind of?"

"Dude, Silver is like, the bomb at cooking! I challenged, well, seduced him into a thing for Valentine's Day, and he made the best chocolate cake ever!"

Gold's soppy romanticism was a little... overwhelming. Green could sense the lovey-dovey hearts Gold probably would be spewing out of his eyeballs, and almost see them permeating through the phone. He was glad that he'd disabled video calls for all people except for Red. Gold's intensity was kind of intense. It was a little weird too - him and Silver, of all people? Silver'd probably whack Gold into next year for confessing his love and advertising their relationship.