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Revenge: A Hero's Motivation

Chapter 7: Crazy, Stupid, Pokemon

[Celadon City]

"Can trainer White come to the outpatient return room?" The Pokèmon Nurse spoke over the intercom.

White and Carr stood up from the booths they had been sitting at. "Is that a good sign? Is this bad?" Carr asked White. Carr had never lived anywhere outside of his farm, and never been to a Pokèmon center in his life. White on the other hand grew up in Saffron City as a kid. He knew how a lot of this worked.

"Yeah that means everything went well, and Combee is ready to go."

Carr chuckled. "Combee. What a weird name. I still can't believe there's a bug type Pokèmon in Kanto that I've never seen before.

"I think it's cool! Don't judge, I don't see you catching Pokèmon!"

"That's because I've got my eye out for a nice steel type."

"Yeah, good luck finding more of them anytime soon."

The two walked past the halls of training rooms, and into the main lobby, also known as the "outpatient return room".

White walked up and scanned his trainer card to prove that he owned the Pokèmon. Then grabbed the ball from the Nurse. "Luckily, he wasn't too beat up at all. And he behaved very nicely, you have a very well behaved Pokèmon here."

"Thank you ma'am!" White said as he put the Pokeball back onto his belt.

"I've never seen one of those before. Combee is it? According to our records that guy is native to Sinnoh, is that where you found him?" She asked, making casual conversation.

"No actually, I found him on route seven. I guess they're migrating!"

"Route seven. You don't say. Well, you two stay safe, I hope you keep taking such good care of your Pokèmon."

The nurse walked away.

White and Carr headed for the large sliding glass doors to take them out into the city.

"So what exactly is the plan? We know one guy is here somewhere. So what, we knock on ever door looking for him?"

White smiled. "That's not a terrible plan. It could work."

"White I refuse to barge into people's houses!"

"We won't go into homes, we'll just visit every building we can here and try to find him."

The doors slid open and they were hit with the busy sounds of city life.

The place was huge. Bigger than any city either of them had ever been to, even Saffron! Directly in front of them was a long open walkway with a beautiful Victreebel stone fountain. The buildings past that were smaller houses of some sort. Next to the large row of houses was a two story building with flashing lights all around it and a purple roof. The neon sign hanging next to it read "Celadon Game Corner!" in purple letters. There was a row of larger houses and buildings to the other side of the game corner, and tons more past it.

As White and Carr started following the paved road, they could see the buildings that ran parallel to the Pokèmon center. There was a long row of very tall buildings. The stone sign in front of them read "Celadon Condominiums". Past those houses was the tallest building either of them had ever set eyes on. It must have been 50 feet. It was some kind of department store, but how many things even existed to be sold in such a huge place? Then at the very south end of the city was a large greenhouse. It was covered inside and out with plants and statues of grass type Pokèmon, as well as trainers battling. White recognized it as the cities gym. All around them were people walking. Everyone was so busy, it was crazy. People all seemed to have somewhere to be at right now, and so they were all in a rush. White had to try to not get walked into.

Carr lifted up the map of the city he found in the Pokèmon center. "Okay…we'll we have a few options. But I think we should figure out where we're going to sleep tonight first."

"What's with you and foresight? Always so wise." White joked.

"Well I am a year older than you. You'll be at me levels of smarticles one day."

"HA! I sure hope so!"

"Okay looks like we have two options. We can stay in the Condominiums, or at the hotel."

"Wait aren't Condominiums really expensive? Do we have that kind of money?" White asked.

"Well, it's the closest, so let's find out."

In just a few minutes they had made it to the buildings main entrance. There was one man standing at the counter. He had a small cute brown Pokèmon by his feet.

"Look, that's an Eevee!" Carr whispered. "Those things can evolve into like, every different type of Pokèmon."

"Yeah buddy, I took that class too."

The man walked away, his Eevee following right beside him, and the two walked up to the counter.

The man wore a brown suit and a blue stripped tie. He seemed extremely rich. He looked the two boys up and down with a look of disgust. "You boys can't be running around here without an adult."

"Actually sir, we were wishing to rent a room. What's the going rate?" Carr asked.

He laughed a little. "You want a room here? In this building? Sure kids, but I don't think you can afford it."

"Name your price."

"I'll let you stay in a one-bedroom room, one night, for 400."

"Well…Thank you for that, sir." He turned around to walk away, and White followed him. After a few steps they both started laughing. "Yeah I don't think such a crappy place could afford us." White joked.

They walked back outside.

"So, what was the other place you mentioned?"

"It was!..." He opened the map again. "The Celadon hotel. And it's that direction." He pointed off past a few buildings.

"Well okay, let's check it out."

The two boys walked out of the hotel main lobby.

"I'm keeping the keys! I'm older and more mature." Carr joked.

"Oh yeah whatever. I'm just glad we had enough pokè."

"But only for three nights. So we spend three days here looking for our guy, then we have to go."

They had decided to check out the Gym first. Both to look for their mysterious man, and to watch a fight or two. As they walked up, they were both amazed by the beauty of the plant life around the building. It was just beautiful. There was even a bush cut to resemble a Vileplume. This was the most impressive, and the only, greenhouse either of them had ever been to.

As they walked inside they were greeted by a woman "Hello boys! Welcome to the Celadon City Pokèmon Gym, led by Erika, the Nature-Loving Princess!"

"Princess? In Kanto?"

The woman laughed "It's just a title. She's not actually royalty. So how can I help you?"

"I just had a few question-" White started to say.

"I want to battle Erika!" Carr interrupted.

"Oh? A challenger?" The woman said with a smile. "Well I can gladly set you up with a challenging battle, but I'm afraid Erika is away on business."

"Away on business? Isn't this gym her business?"

"Well yes." She chuckled. "But Erika is a very busy woman. She had other matters to attend to."

"Well, who can I battle then? I want to be a gym leader one day." He asked her

"Oh that's sweet. Here let me write your name down, I'll get you a match."

"My name's Carr."

"Alright. Kar? How many Pokèmon will you be using?"

"Umm…I guess two."

"Okay good. Let's see. Can you be back here in about three hours?"

"Yes I can!"

"Splendid child. You have a match with Lass Lisa at 6 o'clock. And you said you had a few questions for me?" She looked at White.

"Oh, yes. I'm looking for two men; I believe they live in this city."

"Two men? I may know them, what are their names?"

"Names? Well I don't know. One of them is very old, and walks with a cane. The other is a young bald man. Maybe mid-twenties."

She was quiet for a moment. "And…that's all you have to go off of? I'm sorry I can't help you. But I recommend the Department store. There are tons of people in there all day and night."

She had a point. There were tons of men in this city, description wasn't enough to go off of. He would just have to find them somewhere. Whichever one was here.

"Thank you. We'll be going now." They both walked out.

"I have a battle set up!" Carr exclaimed with a jump.

"Yeah Carr. That's so *sweet*!"

"Oh shut up. She didn't mean it like that. I'm gonna be a gym leader just you see!"

"Yeah whatever. Let's go to that store."

They walked in and immediately saw too much to understand what was going on. The first floor was covered in people, small shops, and stores ducked into the walls. There were food stores too, scattered around the place, and a small merry-go-round where kids could ride fake Pokèmon. There was an escalator going to the next floor, and the whole place was lit by a humongous chandelier in the middle, along with large lamps and lights that seemed to be built into the ceiling somehow.

"Where do we go first?" Carr asked.

"Let's go to every store! Why not shop a bit while we're here?"

The very first place they went was a toy store. It sold action figures and small statues of Pokèmon, and well known trainers. There were board games and plushies all over the place. Along with candy and toy pokèballs.

They went to a few more stores on the first floor, but didn't find anything they wanted to buy, or the men they were looking for.

As the got to the second floor, White commented "It looks like this one sells more useful stuff for trainers."

Everyone on this floor seemed to be more experienced and well-traveled. There suddenly weren't any kids and parents running around. "We might actually find some useful stuff here."

Carr ran up to the first kiosk he saw, they were selling "Assorted Hats for Outdoor Battles"

As White caught up to him, Carr was putting on a ski helmet that didn't fit him at all "Well? How do I look?"

White laughed. "I think your head has the proportions of a Styrofoam peanut!"

Carr struggled to take the helmet off "Oh shut up!"

"Hey let's check this one out!"

They walked into the first store. "Held Items", the sign read.

There were tons of things all over the shelves for them to look at. One wall was covered in small, square, different colored plates. Another shelf had every color of gem, ranging from carbon black to watermelon pink. They were all so beautifully cut. White held a blue one up. "Doesn't this remind you of my stone?" Carr looked at it.

"Yeah, it shines just the same way. Do you think this one is an evolutionary stone too?"

"I don't know."

A clerk walked up to them "That's very precious, but it's not for evolution. That's a held item that strengthens water type moves for a short while."

White put it back down. "That's so cool. How much is it?"

"Each of these gems is 100p."

"Dang. That's expensive though."

The man laughed. "Yes, those are some of our more expensive held items. Maybe I can find something in your price range? Tell you what, do you boys battle often?"

"I have a battle at the Celadon Gym in a few hours!" Carr said proudly.

"Well that answers that. Looks do deceive I suppose. Here take a look at this shelf."

He directed them to the other side of the store.

"Now these items effect Pokèmon stats. Take this for instance." He held up a purple stone. "This raises the defense of your Pokèmon in battle, but only works on Pokèmon that aren't fully evolved, and because of that we call it Evolite."

Carr held the lump in his hand. "That's really cool. How many of these could I give my Pokèmon?"

"Come on, didn't you pay attention in class?" White asked. "You know your Pokèmon can only hold one item at a time."

"That's exactly right boy. Only one."

White was starting to get fed up with being called boy. No one treated him like a man. But at least he was right.

There were a few other items too. Carr commented on that. "What are all of these?"

"Well most of these can only be used by specific Pokèmon. What Pokèmon do you all have?"

"I have a Mankey, Psyduck, and Combee, and he has a Magnemite and a Butterfree."

"Oh, well those are good Pokèmon, but I'm afraid none of these items here will assist you in battle"

"Do you have anything else?" Carr asked. As he looked around, something caught his eye. It looked like a metal sheath. "Hey, what's that?"

"Ahh that. Well that could be useful for your Magnemite. This is called a Metal Coat."

White let the man drown out as he looked around for the men he was after. They were trainers weren't they? It was likely to catch them up here somewhere.

"Hey Carr I'm gonna go look around." White offhandedly mentioned as he walked away, Carr hardly noticed.

White stepped out into the lobby and looked for which store to visit next. One seemed to only sell clothing, and battle gear. That wasn't interesting. Although one suit was quite hilarious, it was suspended in the air with a mannequin inside it as if they were flying. The arms were connected to the torso like they were a pair of blue stripped wings, with black arms, and a silly looking helmet too.

Another store looked like it sold berries and food for Pokèmon. That could prove useful, he wasn't expecting to be feeding three Pokèmon when he traveled, and Mankey eats a ton as it is. It wouldn't hurt to spend a little money on them, right?

Much later, White came walking out of another store, his bag still seeming much heavier, and saw Carr frantically looking for something.

"Hey Carr!" He yelled from across the plaza.

His friend turned and saw him. "There you are! Dude we gotta go, or I'm gonna be late for my battle!"

White turned and looked at the large clock that was in on the wall. It was 5:54. The fight was scheduled to start in 6 minutes.