Joey and June are still making their way to Violet City so Joey can take on the gym. They stopped in their tracks when they heard someone talking.

"Great job Bulbasaur, I can't wait to eat these apples."

"I wonder who that is?" June queried.

"Hopefully a Pokemon Trainer." Joey pulled out a pokeball eager to battle.

"Hey, maybe we can ask for directions." June said.

"What do you mean? We're not lost."

"That's what you thought. But I know better."

Joey fell down in shock. "Great."

"Hi."

Joey sat back up to see a figure who seemed a bit taller than him. His hair went down to right above his eyebrows and on top it stood up every which way. He wore a brown fleece and a white undershirt. He also wore blue jeans with white sneakers. Next to his leg was a Bulbasaur with its head tilted to the side, confuse as to what was going on. "Bulba?"

"Hi." Joey replied.

There was an awkward silence between the three. This was broken when June crept up next to the kid. "Hi, I'm June." This startled him and he fell backwards. "What's your name?"

He looked back and forth between Joey and June. He finally spoke. "Uh, Eddie. And this is my partner Bulbasaur." He gestured towards his Bulbasaur.

"Hi Eddie, you wouldn't happen to have directions to Violet City would you?" June was playing the damsel in distress part, trying to convince him to give them directions.

Eddie didn't seem to notice that. He stood back up and replied with a question. "Are you guys Pokemon trainers?"

This caused Joey to stand up too. "You bet! That's why we're going to Violet City, to challenge the Gym Leader!"

Eddie smiled. "Tell you what. If you beat me in a battle I'll give you directions to Violet City."

"Deal!"

June sighed. "We're never going to make it to Violet City."

"You ready?" Eddie asked.

"I'm always ready for a battle." Joey shouted back.

"How about a one on one?"

"Sounds good to me."

"Alright." Eddie looked down to Bulbasaur. "Let's go Bulbasaur."

Bulbasaur ran onto the makeshift battlefield and cried.

Joey pulled out his Pokedex and scanned Bulbasaur. "Bulbasaur, the Seed Pokemon. Dual Grass and Poison types. For some time after its birth, it grows by gaining nourishment from the seed on its back."

Joey put away his Pokedex and pulled out a Pokeball. "I know just who to use. Come on out, Cyndaquil. You start Eddie."

"Alright Bulbasaur use Vine Whip." Eddie ordered.

"Cyndaquil, Smokescreen."

Bulbasaur sent its vines towards Cyndaquil, but before it could reach him Cyndaquil blew a cloud of smoke from his mouth.

"Bulbasaur, non-stop Razor Leaf and get every part of the cloud." Bulbasaur did as ordered and sent a barrage of razor sharp leaves at the smoke cloud.

The leaves were clearing out the smoke and Joey was running out of ideas before Cyndaquil took the attack dead on. "Cyndaquil, jump." Cyndaquil jumped above the cloud. "Now, Ember." While he was still suspended in the air, Cyndaquil spewed powerful embers towards Bulbasaur.

"Bulbasaur, take the heat!" Bulbasaur withstood the flames but looked badly damaged. "Now before it lands wrap Cyndaquil with Vine Whip." Bulbasaur used its vines to trap Cyndaquil in the air. "Now charge up a Solar Beam and send him into the sky!" Bulbasaur started charging energy through the sun.

"Cyndaquil, no!" Joey had no idea what to do, this was only his second battle. He had little to no experience. And now he was about to lose again.

"Fire now!" Eddie ordered. Bulbasaur sent a beam straight for Cyndaquil. When it hit Cyndaquil was sent flying upward, squealing.

This snapped Joey back into his senses. "Cyndaquil! If you can still fight use Headbutt while you're coming down!" Hopefully he could hear Joey.

Cyndaquil had now reached its point of descent. Still beaten and battered, Cyndaquil obeyed orders and positioned himself headfirst straight for Bulbasaur. June watched the scene play out. This can't end well. She thought to herself.

"Great job Cyndaquil!" Joey cheered as he watched his partner descend at a high speed towards his opponent.

When Cyndaquil landed he created a huge cloud of dust. "Who won?" June coughed.

"I can't tell." Eddie replied.

While the scene was unfolding Joey was sweating and had his fists clenched. "Come on, come on." He muttered under his breath.

The cloud of dust had completely dispersed and Cyndaquil was standing weakly while Bulbasaur was flat on his stomach, knocked out.

"Bulbasaur!" Eddie ran over to it.

Cyndaquil then fell over. "Cyndaquil!" Joey ran over to his partner. "Can you take us to the nearest Pokemon Center?" He asked Eddie.

"Yeah, follow me." He picked up Bulbasaur, stood up and started running west.

Joey got up and followed. "Let's go, June!"

"You two forgot your bags!" she sighed, picked up their bags and began making her way in the direction the boys ran.

"Nurse Joy! We need your help." Eddie yelled as he came in the doorway. Joey followed close behind.

"What happened?" She asked as she took the two Pokemon and their Pokeballs.

"An intense battle." Joey answered.

June ran through the doorway and knocked both Eddie and Joey over. "You two forgot your bags." She gasped for breath and dropped the bags on their backs. They both cringed as the bags made impact.

The group was relaxing by the Trainer's Lounge in the Pokemon Center. They were watching an Indigo League battle between a Trainer with a Charizard and another trainer with an Electabuzz.

"So Eddie what are you doing on your journey?" Joey asked.

"What?" He replied.

"What are you on your journey for? I'm on my journey to become a Pokemon Master."

"I'm on my journey to figure out what I want to do in my life." June chimed in.

"Oh, well I didn't feel like I was strong enough to take on the Gym Challenge yet so my brother suggested I travel for a year and train."

"Well why don't you travel with us?"

"What? No, I'd probably just slow you guys down."

"No you won't, besides we could help each other out. And trust me it feels a lot better traveling with someone than traveling alone. So what do you say?"

Eddie thought about it for a minute. He smiled. "Okay, where are we going next?"

"We're staying in Violet City still I get my first gym badge." Joey stood up and raised his fist.

"Um, excuse me, are you two Joey and Eddie?" Nurse Joy interrupted Joey's speech.

"Yes?" They both asked in unison.

"Both of your Pokemon will be fine, they just need their rest."

"Thank you." We both replied.

"And did I hear you were planning on challenging the local gym?" She asked.

"Yes!" Joey answered excitedly.

"Well I'm sorry but that will have to wait. The gym leader is out of town."

Joey put his head down. "Great. Now what am I supposed to do while I'm waiting?"

"Hey, you can train with me." Eddie said.

"Or we could go site-seeing." June added.

"Yeah, I guess you guys are right. But for now 'm gonna wait til Cyndaquil is ready." Joey said.

Joey, June, and Eddie then spent the rest of the day at the Trainer's Lounge, watching Pokemon battles, contests, and Pokemon news and socialized with other trainers until it got late.

Sorry still haven't gotten to the gym yet. I wanted Joey to train more and I found a why to add an OC in the next chapter. So Joey will challenge Falkner soon and now he has a new traveling partner, Eddie.

Sorry this took so long to update and this chapter isn't even as long as the chapters have been getting. But midterms for my school are coming up so I can't update as much as I was able to before until they're over.

I'm out bitchez.