The Very Best

by God of Sun

What if Ash never overslept? With his brand new Pokémon partner, Squirtle, he is going to go on a journey to become the next Champion of the Kanto Region! However, his journey is not going to be even remotely easy. Ash will have to deal with powerful enemies, new friendships, and to learn how to become someone that is worthy of being called a Pokémon Master!

17. A Girl Named Green, And A Green Boy

So... It's been a while.

I know it was wrong that I was gone for a year from this story and not even remotely active on my profile. It's not that I didn't want to write this story, as I am the kind of person that must finish something that they start, but the lack of motivation got to me, along with the fact that my writing wasn't excellent.

Then, after a long time, I had an epiphany.

I saw the anime trailer showing that the journey of Ash Ketchum was going to end. I always had a feeling that this day would sadly come; I merely wished that we had more time to be together. That ten-year-old has been here since the start, and after rewatching Journeys along with Diamond and Pearl, I can now come out of my hole.

I will write this story to completion, no matter how many months or years it may take! I am a 15-year-old with nothing but my silly little laptop, and that is all I need!

LET'S SEE THIS TO THE END!

The Very Best:

Chapter 17:

A Girl named Green, And A Green Boy

Opening (If you want to): Fly High! (From Haikyu!, performed by BURNOUT SYNDROMES)

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"Charmeleon!"

"No. We already went that five days ago." Green told her Pokémon, her little cinnamon roll, as they attempted to find Vermillion City.

The fire type just groaned as she attempted to help out the person she called Trainer, who would have probably thought that up meant north if she wasn't told otherwise. Pyra wished she could say this wasn't a daily thing, but that would be an awful lie. It was more like an hourly thing. Green had determination and survival skills, but her directional talent was below zero. The ten-year-old once thought that the rising sun was accidentally north and caused them to go in the wrong direction for Viridian City.

It was a miracle that Green knew what directions were.

Pyra followed her Trainer into some of the bigger trees as they were so far off the path. Nothing on the map that Green had since Pallet Town gave them any significant landmarks that they could go off of, although Green couldn't tell as her Pyra was always on map duty. The Pokémon often wondered if she was the one training the other in this relationship. But despite everything, Pyra would follow this girl to the bottom of the ocean if she had to.

Pyra made her way through the trees to see that Green was getting excited over a semi-large rock that was there. "Look! Look! We found a rock and a new landmark!"

Pyra responded with a grumble and a facepalm hard enough to leave a mark. "Char..."

"Don't be like that. This one is different from the last two rocks and Graveler that we encountered!" She told her Fire-type with a sunny smile. Pyra can only play along since it is near impossible to snap Green out of something she is focused on. The girl had spent two days tracking down a Shellder that was surprisingly hard to track down, and she knew that it just had to be part of her team. That Water-type made a fine addition to her team.

"Notice how this one doesn't just have one indent, but two?"

Green was at least correct on that part, but Pyra still had doubts since going off rocks last time made them go around in a deformed square shape. Pyra didn't pay attention as Green was praising the rock near them as she noticed a clear trail that was a little bit away from the stone on the left. It was behind a fallen tree and some shrubbery; however, it was still there.

"Char." The Pokémon pointed the way with a look that screamed tired. Green looked over and, after a few seconds, saw the trail just within reach.

"Good eye, Pyra." Green went over to pick up her Pokémon until she was under her armpit and held her close to her side. The Pokémon was used to this and just shot some fire from her nose in a somewhat content way. "Vermillion City, here we come!" She yelled as she ran for the trail.

The two happily ran down the path as they were surprisingly close to Vermillion, only a simple ten-minute run. Green marveled at the seaside city, Pyra also enjoying the view as well as she stood next to her best friend. The two saw the same Machop that Ash had encountered and saw that construction was already in the works. She giggled at seeing everything here.

"Isn't this great?" She asked excitingly. She picked up Pyra again with no issue and began to run straight ahead. "Let's run around! We can find the gym later."

As she said this, Pyra saw the gym only a simple walk away from them. "Meleon!" Her yell at this was met with no response from Green, making the Fire-type facepalm again. She knew not to waste energy getting mad as they went to the docks. Pyra guessed she could get a nice view of the ocean before dragging Green by the ear once again.

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A ship was just stationed as people started to leave. This specific ship was the S.S. Anne, a colossal titan of engineering and metal, making the buildings look like mere things that it would crush on. It has completed its trip from Hoenn to Kanto as there were no significant complications for the people exiting the ship. Tourists, Trainers, reporters, and such were leaving the boat they all had been stuck on for days, getting sent off by the crewmates there.

"Enjoy Kanto!"

"Hope you enjoyed your time here!"

"Good luck with whatever!" These are just some things they would tell the people as they left, although not many responded to this fond farewell. A twelve-year-old boy was going through the line as he tried his best not to push people by accident. He came to the ramp down as that worker waved him goodbye.

"Enjoy your stay!"

The boy kindly smiled back. "I promise I will." He told him as he made his way down. He stepped away from the boat and sat on a bench not too far away, not occupied by anyone. He sat down and reached into his brown messenger bag and took a small notebook and pen out.

"June 28th. Arrived in the Kanto Region after a few days. It's not the Kalos or Unova that I hoped for, but I will try my best to work with this and blend in!" He wrote down with great handwriting as he looked around him, noticing how his clothes weren't like everyone's here. He jotted down again. "Note to self, find a way to blend in after completing the gym."

He placed his stuff away as he stood up, taking a good breath as he smelled the salty air. His appearance was rather odd by Kanto standards. He was slightly short for his age, on the skinnier side, with messy green hair that stood up. His wardrobe was a white shirt with an oversized collar under a pastel blue jacket with large buttons. Gray slim-fit trousers that had turn-ups on the ankles and slip-on shoes that were white with pastel blue soles. Bluish gray eyes complimented his nice pale skin.

The most striking thing was his oddly shaped pendant, a rainbow-colored stone resting inside it. He grabbed the necklace as he walked passionately, trying to be less shy and not to draw immediate attention. "This is it," He mentally told himself as he walked across the concrete. "Your chance at getting into the Kanto League is about to sta-"

Suddenly, Green ran right past the boy and scared the daylight out of him. The poor boy fell to the ground and landed on his rear. Green realized what she had done as she and Pyra approached the green-haired boy. "Oh. My bad."

"Don't worry. I should've been paying attention much better." He responded. The boy took the hand offered, surprised at how strong the girl was when he was helped up. The two got a good look at each other as Green was curious about him.

"You don't look like you're from Kanto." She remarked with brutal honesty. "I do like your green hair, though, and your necklace thingy."

"Cha." Pyra nodded, mainly with the first part.

He looked at himself as he quickly dusted off his nice jacket. "My apologies. I just arrived here from Hoenn, and I still need-"

"You came here from Hoenn?" Green interrupted him again as she became thrilled. Her happy giggle made the boy sweat drop. "How's it like there? Where did you live? Is the volcano cool? What kind of Pokémon live there? What's with the necklace? Is that a thing you guys have? Is the water water over there?"

"Um... I..."

"Char." Pyra saw just how nervous the boy was getting at the overwhelming questions. Green looked down at her Fire-type as she made a good point. "Meleon. Char charme. Charmeleon."

Green slammed her fist on her hand. "You're right." She faced the boy again. "I should've asked for your name first. My name is Green, and this is my amazing partner, Pyra." Pyra moved her head slightly as a greeting. "So, what's your name?"

The boy understood what she asked for as he straightened himself out, offering a small smile to the pair. "It's Wally." He said respectfully. "I'm a Pokémon Trainer that came here for the league."

"Wally?" Green thought, nodding her head. "I like that name. I was going to going to give you a nickname from an anime I watch, but I like your name already. He has green hair as well."

"Um. Thank you?" Wally wasn't sure what to make of Green. He knew not to judge quickly, but he would struggle if everyone in Kanto acted like this. "If I remember correctly, there should be a gym here. Could you point it to me?"

"I don't know where the gym is," Green admitted as Wally saw that this girl wouldn't be able to help with that. "We just got here, and we wanted to see how big the boats were."

"I see. Well, I need to be off." Wally said with kindness. Even though he was done with this, Green wasn't.

Green thought before shaking her head. "No." She told him with an excited smile. "I want us to be friends, which means we must be stuck together until you accept me! Let's walk around!"

"Huh? What ar- AHHH!"

Wally couldn't react as Green grabbed his arm and began to drag him away from the docks. His thin legs quickly moved to prevent the boy from falling again as he tried to keep up with Green, who was very strong for the somewhat shaky boy. He tried his best to be confident as he went for the kind refusal first, but something stopped him.

"Char. Char." Wally heard Pyra explain to him casually. The female Pokémon was trying to save the boy's strength for when he needed it.

Wally stunned look made Green offer a carefree smile. "Come on! I know that you'll have fun!"

Wally was indeed at a loss for words. "I guess I'm starting Kanto off like this." He thought.

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The rather bizarre pair, with Pyra close behind, made their way across Vermillion. They saw the incredible sights and buildings that rested on the city by the shore, seeing how the sun reflected off of everything there. There were towns like this in Hoenn, but all this was new for the boy/ He took in the air, smelling how it was far cleaner than in Hoenn. He hoped that his condition wouldn't occur, at least until he spent more time here.

"Isn't this fun?" Green asked him with a big smile. Wally gave a nod as they kept moving. Barley avoiding oncoming cars and dancing across the rather bust streets was not something he would've done, but enjoyed the thrill it gave him. That is when they stopped at a building.

Both saw the Pokémon Fan Club in front of them, the same one that Ash and his group went to when they were here. They saw the sign that showed that people like them were welcomed in, and Green had a great idea come to mind. Pyra saw the smile growing on Green's face as she knew what was to come.

"Why don't we go inside?"

Wally was surprised. He was a bit unsure but figured it wouldn't hurt. "Sure,"

He was interrupted again as Green happily ran in, dragging the boy. "Meleon," Pyra called out to them, running after the two with her red legs.

They entered and saw all kinds of Pokémon from various regions there. Wally looked around with a wide smile as he tried to recall what each of them were by heart, Green being just as happy at how diverse they all were. Pyra scoffed at seeing how some were getting so pampered, even though she practically melted when Green gently cuddled her.

"Are you two new here?" An older voice asked them. The three turned to see that Sukizo was there, well-dressed as before as he gave a small smile.

Green took Sukizo's hand and happily shook it, making the man chuckle. "We're just checking out what you have here. You look good."

"Thank you. I get that quite a lot." Wally trying his best to maintain good posture as seeing the important man. "Do you have somewhere to go after this? You look like Trainers."

"We are. Or, at least I am." Wally spoke up for them as Sukizo nodded.

If neither of you have anything to do now, why don't we chat?" Sukizo suggested. "I would love to know more about you."

"Are you sure? We don't want to bother you."

Sukizo shook his head. "Nonsense. I had a group of Trainers come by not too long ago, and they were a fun bunch. I want to see what you might bring to the table." The man explained as Wally looked at him, seeing no ulterior motives in his eyes or face. "We can talk over treats."

This made Green and Pyra quickly shift sides. "Oh, yeah!"

"Char!" The two said at once as Sukizo chuckled at seeing that. Wally was tempted by this and decided to join in.

"I'm not good at telling stories, but I have a few to offer." He said with a smile as Sukizo led them through the crowd. They ended up going to the same room that Ash's group went to when they came. Pyra quickly saw the bed as she felt relieved at the softness.

Wally gave a relaxing sigh as he sat back in one of the seats, feeling very comfortable. "Who would like to start us off." He asked when every sat down.

Green waved eagerly. "I'm Green! That's Pyra, my Pokémon!" She pointed to her Fire-type, who was already trying to fall asleep in the bed.

"My name is Wally. I came from Hoenn." Wally explained as he went next, Sukizo giving a light gasp.

"Really?" The man looked at Wally with a smile. "I'm from Hoenn too. This place is where I like to go during the summer." Wally found it interesting as he heard this. "What kind of Pokémon do you two have?"

"I'll go first!" Green quickly suggested as she took out her three Pokemon."Come on out, everyone!"

Green threw out all the Pokémon she had collected after all this time, having two new additions to her team. Viney had evolved into Wepinbell. He was now a pitcher plant Pokémon with a yellow, bell-shaped body. Above his circular eyes were three small green spots and a small, brown hook-shaped stem. He had a wide, gaping mouth with pink lips. On each side of the body was a large, green leaf.

The second was the Shellder that Green had taken so log trying to catch. Shellder was a bivalve mollusk Pokémon encased in a spiky, blue-violet bivalve shell. She had two round white eyes with tiny black pupils. Her red tongue was enormous. "Shell." She passionately said as she was brought out.

In the line were Pyra, Luna, Viney, and Aurora, who was Shellder, all lined up for Sukizo to examine. The experienced man looked at them with a calculative and exceptionally perceptive gaze. "How nice," He said after a moment. "All of these Pokémon have been raised with care. I can tell that they seem to appreciate you as their Trainer."

"Thanks'." Green accepted as she petted Luna and Pyra, lightly tapping on Aurora's shell. "You girls and guy always do great." She encouraged. "Can't keep you out, though."

They nodded as they accepted going into the Poke Ball, though Aurora tried to struggle out of it. Pyra was now allowed to go back to the bed as she gave everyone a tired wave. "Your team is quite well-rounded for only three months, though a full team would be helpful." Sukizo told the girl, seeing what Pokémon this girl had with her.

"I thought your team was pretty good, Green." Wally complimented kindly as Green sat back down, the girl sharing a smile with the older boy. Sukizo looked at Wally.

"What about you, sir? Do you have a team to show the ladies and me?" Sukizo's question made Wally the center of attention, making him freeze up a bit.

He looked at the ground as his hand rested on his bag. "I do have a team, but it might be more than you would expect." He explained. "I don't want to upstage Green."

"Don't worry," Green spoke up and encouraged him. "Do it for your Pokémon!"

"Charmeleon!" Pyra said as well with droopy eyes.

"A Pokémon team shouldn't be anything to be embarrassed or disappointed about," Sukizo told him as he pointed a finger into the air. "You're the one who personally made the team, raised them, and allowed them to work together. Besides, not all teams can be created equally."

Wally heard as he decided to comply. "Alright. I'll show you one of my Pokémon, the one I've had since the beginning of my journey." Everyone listened as Wally took out a Poke Ball, giving a soft smile as he threw up in the air. "Come out, Gallade!" A Pokémon came out as it quickly landed on the ground, looking up with a serious look.

At a staggering six feet was Wally's ace Pokémon, Gallade. Gallade was a white, Bishōnen-like Pokémon. His lower body had rounded hips with solid legs. He had a thin green torso with sharp, red horns sticking out of the chest and back. His arms resembled tonfas with extendable, blade-like elbows. The head resembled a gladiator's helmet with a white face, red eyes, and a teal head crest. Spikes were on each side of his face. Gallade looked around with his incredible height as his presence was so calming, yet so powerful at the same time.

The tall Pokémon gave a respectable bow with his left hand at seeing the new people. "Gallade."

"Oh my," Sukizo thought Wally was merely exaggerating when he didn't want to upstage Green. Pyra and Green had their jaws on the floor as the Fire-type could just sense how outclassed she was. Green was practically jumping in excitement as the Pokémon saw who it was.

"SO COOL!" Green's enormous smile showed all her teeth as Gallade looked at her, a calming gaze going through her. "I KNEW WALLY'S TEAM WOULD BE AMAZING!" Wally just gave a small laugh.

"She hasn't even seen my full team." He thought to himself, getting the feeling that his Delcatty would like this girl's energy.

Sukizo was closely examining Gallade and saw just how well-trained he was. Gallade was respectful to the man as Sukizo also gained a big smile. "I'm impressed. Hard work and compassion are on clear display with this Gallade."

"Thank you." Wally happily reached his arm out to Gallade, the Fighting-type taking the boy's hand with his own. "We went through a lot together. He always had my back, and I'm glad he is my Pokémon." Gallade simply nodded after hearing that.

Sukizo smiled at the sweet moment as Green suddenly came over. ""You're awesome!" Green told Wally as the two looked at her. "You should join my group!" She said as if it was the best idea ever. Wally wasn't expecting that kind of request.

"Um, probably not." Wally tried to be kind to the girl. He'd rather take his own path after all this was over.

"Hmm." Green shook her head. "No. I'm refusing your refusal!"

"What? But I didn't say no, just probably not." Wally explained as Green realized her mistake, laughing it off as she heard that.

"Well, I still want you to be part of my group! I'm not taking no for an answer!" Gallade looked at the girl and saw real determination in the girl's eyes. He had to respect the look in her eyes as he was quickly placed in the Poke Ball, giving a respectful bow as he went inside. Green looked at Sukizo as she smiled at him. "You said you had a Rapidash! Can we know about it?" Sukizo smiled as he finally got a turn.

"Hmm. Where should I start?" He snapped his fingers as he figured it out. "Well, I've had Rapidash for quite a few years now. She is a very kind and understanding Fire-type, although she can be quite rowdy when a hot sun is out. I've had her for about a decade now, and we've basically become inseparable. She is generally okay with all Pokémon types, but she doesn't really like Rock-types. She doesn't hate them, but she'd rather keep her distance from them. The fire she has is so warm as blah blah blah blah blah."

They unfortunately got stuck in the same trap as Ash's group did.

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Sukizo got lost as he talked about his beloved Rapidash. Pyra was lucky to sleep before the story started, and Green fell asleep after only five minutes. Wally was awake as hearing to hear each detail of this one Pokémon could be considered advance torture. The boy didn't want to be rude to the person that complimented his team, but this was absolutely ridiculous.

After a half an hour of this, Wally couldn't hold it in anymore. "Each piece of hair must be brushed at least once a day. You woul-"

Wally looked at his nonexistent watch and pretended to look surprised. "Oh no!" He yelled with fake shock as he quickly stood. "I'm sorry, Mr. Sukizo, but I realized how late it was." He went to Green and Pyra and quickly shook them awake.

Green and Pyra woke up from their nice nap. Now, the Fire-type was ready for the Gym Leader. "Char." She said positively.

Sukizo sighed as his story was cut off. "Well, I suppose that's to be expected. Are you interested in badges?"

"Yup," The two nodded, Wally finding it nice how Green also wanted to collect badges.

"What a nice goal." Sukizo remarked as he suddenly dug into his pocket. "For your troubles, and journey ahead, I wish to present to give you omething."

"A gift?" This made Green fully awake as she came right to him. "What gift is it, oh fine-looking man?"

Sukizo smiled as he presented the girl with a slip of paper. All three saw this was a free voucher for a bike in Vermillion City's store. It said this was a one-time use and that all bikes under seven hundred thousand Poké Dollars wee viable for purchase. "Use this wisely, and thank you for listening to my story."

"Me?" Green tilted her head. " I fell-"

"In love with how you described your story!" Wally quickly finished, as he didn't want to reveal that he was the only one awake. He smiled at Sukizo as he gently began to push Green away. He breathed a sigh of relief as it was all over.

Sukizo smiled and waved goodbye. "I bid a fine, but not too great, farewell from my heart."

"Thank you, sir," Wally responded as he looked back at Sukizo.

"Bye, Mr. Sukizo!" Green happily waved back as they escaped the room they had been stuck in. Pyra did the same as her Trainer.

"Charmeleon!" Sukizo smiled as he was alone in the room, seeing that this story was one of the shorter ones. At least it wasn't as bad as with Ash and company. They all left as they were now allowed to finally face Surge. Although, they had no idea where to look.

"How about I lead?" Green harmlessly suggested.

Wally had no issue. "Sure. You probably have more experience with this place than me." Charmeleon looked in horror, as the boy just made a terrible decision.

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"Come on; we'll get there soon!" Green thought hopefully as they walked around the place.

"That's what you said the past... two hours ago." Wally responded as he tried not to get annoyed, but it seemed impossible.

The boy couldn't believe that this simple task of finding one building was taking this long. Instead of simply going from point one to point two, they were to numbers that even they didn't know about. In this simple travel they went through the same bridge multiple times, made a wonky shape around a park, and even going through a forest outside the city. Green's sense of direction was starting with Wally's.

"Char." Wally was grateful that Pyra was there to comfort him during this. Though the boy wondered how Green managed to stay positive despite all of this, never once losing hope or trying to ask for help.

Something got the boy's eye as he looked ahead and saw that the gym was merely a straight line away. "W-Wait! I see the gym!" He said in pure excitement. Pyra saw this as well as her patience paid off.

"Oh. Cool!" Green remarked as she stepped ahead. "Let's race there!" Wally nodded as the two dashed across the road as Wally made it to the gym first, though Green was not that far behind. "Dang it! So close!"

Wally smiled. "I'm a bit older. What can I say?" He faced the massive doors as he looked at Green. "Do you want to go to first?"

"Nah. You beat me, so you should go first." She smiled at him as Wally opened the door for them, Pyra only now catching up to them. Green and Wally walked in as the place was rather dark. Pyra's tail illuminated the area by a little as the same man and woman that Ash and co encountered made themselves known. "Look at these two," The man told the girl.

"This isn't a place for kids." She warned them with a sleazy smile. "I would be going if I were you."

"We are here to get the badge." Wally calmly responded, not intimidated by the group. The two were impressed by how unfazed all three actually were.

"We aren't leaving until we get that badge!" Green spoke with serious intent. "Show me that war guy, and I'll show you a winning battle!"

The two smirked at seeing these two, liking the girl and her big mouth. "Lt. Surge! We got two more!" She called.

The massive man stepped out from the shadows; he grinned at the two, his dog tag hanging from his neck. "Aww. You're cute!" Wally was caught a bit off guard by the sheer size, but he quickly snapped out of it.

"Hey, big man!" Green called out to Surge with a fist bump ready. The veteran smiled as he gave one. "I'll fight you, one on one!"

"Oh. A strong girl, I see." He remarked as he looked at the three. "Alright, I can give you a nice whop-"

The man was surprised as he looked at Wally. At first, he didn't seem like anything worth paying attention to. The boy wasn't physically intimidating in the slightest, and he overall seemed rather timid, at least to him. But when he saw what was around the boy's neck, a smile broke out across, for he knew exactly what Wally could do.

"Hey, dwarf." Wally was surprised and a bit annoyed as Surge called him. "Are you also here for my badge?"

Wally corrected himself as his face became calmer. "Yes, sir. I came here from Hoenn, and I wish to challenge the Kanto League."

Surge waited a few seconds before giving a response. "Would you like to battle me first?" The man and woman were surprised. Usually, Trainers asked Surge for the battle, not the other way around.

Green pouted as she heard this. "Aww. I wanted to be first."

Wally nodded. "Yes, sir." He had a confident look on his usually soft face. "I accept the challenge." Surge smirked as he looked at Green.

"Sorry about that, girly, but I want to fight this kid first." Surge apologized with an exaggerated shrug as he looked down at Wally. "I'm going to be using a special something in this battle. Mind if you do the same, baby?" He lightly tapped his dog tag a few times, Wally nodding as he knew what Surge wanted. "Mind telling what it is?"

"It's my-"

Surge suddenly laughed as Wally was cut off. "Never mind. I'd rather it be a surprise!"

---

The battlefield was set as Surge stood tall and pround. Green and Pyra were sitting in the stands as they were excited about what Wally would bring to this battle. Wally came forth and cemented his place on the other side of the battlefield. Wally heard Green's cheering as he smiled, glad to have encouragement for his first battle.

"I have high hopes for you, baby." Surge told Wally honestly. "Give me a battle more interesting than my last one."

Wally gave a small smirk. "I planned on doing that from the start." He said with no hesitation.

Surge smirked, taking out a Great Ball. Instead of his precious Raichu, he felt this kid deseved something else. "Shock them away, Manectric!"

He revealed an Electric-type from Wally's home region. Manectric was a canine, quadrupedal Pokémon. His body was mainly blue with a spiky, yellow mane on his head and yellow tufts of fur on the haunches and around the front feet. His hair had stuck straight up and had three points. His upper jaw was jagged, and red eyes pierced through Wally, and holes on either side of his head that functioned as ears. Each of his paws had three claws. His blue, spike-like tail was bent at a sharp angle.

"Ectric!" He growled in anger, looking at his opponent. Green's heart melted as she the less the friendly looking Pokémon.

"Aww. Doggy!" Manectric's serious nature didn't deter her as she brought Dexis out.

This is what Dexis said. "Manectric, the discharge Pokémon. Dex number: 333. National Region: Hoenn. Evolved from Electrike. Pokémon typing: Electric. Manectric discharges strong electricity from its mane. The mane is used for collecting electricity in the atmosphere. This Pokémon creates thunderclouds above its head. This specific Manectric is a male and at level 53. This Pokémon has the following moves: Snarl, Ice Fang, Discharge, Double Team."

"You got this, Wally!" Green cheered for him despite hearing how dangerous this Manectric was.

Wally smiled as he looked down at his Poke Ball. Wally knew what Surge wanted from him and brought out his main Pokémon to activate the ability. "Go on, Gallade!"

Gallade came out with his grand height and got into a fighting stance, bringing his powerful elbows for battle. "Gallade, huh?" Surge remarked as he liked this kid's choice of Pokémon.

"Charmeleon!" Pyra showed support as Gallade looked to the side, giving a bow to show that he would not lose.

Surge showed his dog tag as he smirked. "Let's agree. We'll Mega Evolve on the first turn, okay?"

"Let's," Wally nodded as he showed off his necklace, the two activating their Key Stone. The two Pokémon's held items began to react suddenly. Manectric's Manectite and Gallade's Galladite began to glow as the two Pokémon calmly closed their eyes. A purple bubble surrounded them, hiding them from everyone's view.

"Char?" Pyra watched as the bubbles glowed brightly on the inside; something was happening within them. Surge's laughter made the Fire-type look at him.

"Just watch, girlies. This is about to get good." Surge told the pair as the bubbles grew extremely bright, beginning to crack and split apart. The purple bubbles became more cracked, then finally shattered. What stood now were the same Pokémon, but with a form that surpassed most.

Manectric was much bigger compared to before. The center spike on his head had shifted and now formed an enormous, tilted growth that extended over his snout. The remaining two head spikes were thinner, longer, and had small, pointed bulbs in place of the earholes. The mane now stretched down the length of the Manectric body, forming four additional spikes. One of the spikes reached past the Pokémon's chest and had points on both ends. The tufts of fur on his haunches were now blue and formed more numerous, thinner points. While he still had the yellow tufts around his front feet, they now have two short spikes extending backward. His no longer sharply angled, his claws becoming a red color.

Gallade briefly hid behind his cape, revealing his new form in an imposing way. His entire body became white, save for his head. Red plates were now part of his arms, his blue head crest grew slightly longer, and the spikes on the head were elongated. The two cape-like protrusions from his back gave him a knightly appearance. Gallade was still the same height as he looked calmly at Manectric, his blades sharpened into terrifying weapons.

"Gallade." He spoke in a regal and brave tone.

"MAANNNNEEE!" Manectric growled out loud to the calm warrior. A rainbow symbol was briefly above them, only to quickly disappear.

Green had literal stars in her eyes as she saw the Mega Evolved Pokémon, Pyra being the same way. "SO AWESOME!" She yelled with the biggest smile imaginable. Pyra smiled as big as her Trainer. The Fire-type knew what Mega Evolve was but seeing it in true action was something to behold. She could feel the power from these two, wanting to feel what it was herself.

"CHARMELEON!" Thank goodness she had two mega forms to choose from when she evolved.

Gallade and Manectric glared at one another as there was only pure silence between the powerful fighters. Surge smirked as he decided to make the first move. "Charge at the enemy!"

"ECTRIC!" Manectric used his unbelievable speed to charge at Gallade with pure electricity following him, actually leaving a small crater in the ground from the place he started. Manectric was swift with his moments as he bounced from place to place, leaving after images in his place using Double Team. He went for the attack as Gallade used his psychic powers to see which was the real one. The mighty Ice Fang that Manectric had was met with Gallade's elbow blade, the two looking at each other before jumping away from the other.

Psychic energy and electricity clashed as the two used their fantastic speed to bounce across the battlefield constantly. The movement was almost impossible for an eye to truly make out as they attempted to use every opportunity they had to attack. Gallade would bend and move unnaturally to catch Manectric off-guard, while the Electric-type would act like he was using his teeth, only to try and surprise Gallade with a food attack or his entire body. Neither of them could get any hit off on the other.

Wally was focused on the battle as he tried to give any command he could. "Use X-Scissor!"

"Ade." Gallade covered his blade in dark green energy as his calm expression met Manectric's massive, almost cartoony smile that showed his sharp teeth. Gallade continued defending as Manectric was being careful with the exposed attack. Manectric had to utilize rapid but weak hits to try and break through the Fighting-type's concentration. Gallade could respond to every impact with not only his heightened senses but also using his psychic energy to move the hit to the side briefly.

Eventually, there was an opening as Manectric tried to go for an Ice Fang, his teeth covered in near impenetrable ice, but he accidentally missed. Gallade used this to try and go for X-Scissor, his Sharpness ability nullifying the Intimidate that Manectric had gotten from the start. Manectric was quick to react as he could nearly dodge the whole attack, only being slashed slightly by one of the blades.

"ECTRIC!" Manectric finally revealed his Snarl attack, releasing a mighty shout that came as a dark ring. Gallade underestimated the distance of how far this attack would go, getting hit in the process of dodging. Wally knew that Gallade could take a few hits as this was not only his strongest Pokémon but that he had fully EV trained the Psychic-type in his health stat. Six HP Ups helped out with this.

Manectric saw his chance as he went for the surprise with Double Team. Gallade took damage, but his guard did not falter as he was able to successfully block this as his arms glowed an orange color after being hit with the Dark-type move, becoming even more prominent. Justified worked as his attack was back to normal, which would be scary for most opponents. Manectric's laughed as Gallade's cape fluttered with the wind.

Surge began to laugh as well. "I got to hand it to you, kid." He told Wally with genuine respect. "This Gallade is not going down, something I guess he got from you."

"Thank you." Wally took the compliment with a small smile. "If my Pokémon are doing the best for me, then it wouldn't be fair if I didn't do the best for them." The pleasant moment quickly ended as this battle just kept going on.

Mega Manectric was truly testing Gallade's patience. The powerful Fighting-type was trying to get close for a Close Combat or Air Slash if he was too far, but the Electric-type would not stop attacking him when he got a chance. Manectric knew that Gallade couldn't dodge or block forever, but he knew that always going on the offense plan would reveal its cracks eventually.

He just had to take out Gallade before that could happen.

Manectric was constantly jumping and sapping away the electricity from the lights around to get even faster. The two had left multiple craters and marks on the earth, as neither would take a loss. Manectric dodged getting hit by the blade as Gallade avoided his sharp spikes as the Electric-type, unfortunately, lost his footing.

Gallade didn't hesitate as he readied to use Close Combat with this weakness. Gallade suddenly sensed that Manectric wanted this and stopped himself just in time. Manectirc dispersed a powerful Discharge that covered half of the battlefield. The wind was blown all over the place as the decisive move quickly got weaker as it spread through, just dissipating altogether.

"Char!" Pyra had never been this interested in a fight, except when Green fought. Seeing these two mighty Pokémon battle was incredible.

"GO, WALLY! GOOOOO!"

Wally heard Green cheer as he tried to be logical with this fight. He saw that Manectric was relying far too heavily on pure strength, and he didn't seem to have anything else to him. If Gallade could physically overpower him, then the result of the battle would mostly be set. "Gallade," The Psychic-turned his eye as Manectirc was only now getting up from his failed Discharge. "Use Swords Dance. I think I figured out how to win this."

Gallade nodded as he activated the move. Multiple blue swords suddenly appeared as they clashed synchronously, eventually landing in one spot directly above Gallade's head. Gallade's arms glowed again as his attack grew stronger, going by two whole stages instead of one. Manectric tried to intercept after he saw what the Psychic-type was doing, but Gallade had finished the move before he could reach there.

Manectric had to jump back as he saw the very powerful Gallade as the Pokémon seemed to shine in the dying lights above. "Manectirc," Surge called out to his Pokémon. "Get close to Gallade, and bring out a Discharge." Manectric nodded.

Manectric was another blur as Gallade calmly assessed the situation as he could. Wally did the same as he used the past behavior to call where Manectric would most likely be coming from. "Use Air Slash at that exact spot!"

Gallade sensed that Manectric would be in that exact spot and made haste. He quickly summoned multiple shurikens of condensed air and launched at the precise place. Manectric came in front with little time to react. He panicked and pulled out Discharge to stop the move from hitting him.

This caused an explosion that blew air everywhere. Wally and Pyra were pushed back a bit as Surge was unfazed by this. Green just laughed out loud as she saw this awesome attack happen. Manectric and Gallade came out of the explosion with decent damage on either side. Manectric used his massive hair as a sort of shield while Gallade raised his cape to lessen the overall impact of the hit. This left a gigantic crater as Gallade tried to get himself back up.

Manectric didn't stop as he went for the off-guard Gallade. He covered his teeth in ice and chewed hard on Gallade's leg. "Lade!" Gallade scowled at what he foolishly let happen. Gallade got his revenge by having enough intelligence to land an X-scissor at the pre-occupied Electric-type. Manectric was bushed back at the powerful attack.

"Are you alright?" Gallade stood back up with a wounded leg as he managed to nod to Wally, the boy nodding back as he saw Gallade view Manectric as a good opponent.

"Come on, poochy!" Surge encouraged his Pokémon like he was a soldier. "I've seen plants with sturdier bodies than yours!" This tough motivation got Manectric bumped up, growling as electricity coursed through his body.

"Manectric can't take another hit after all the attack boosts that Gallade has gotten. The Electric-type knows he has to play smart, but I've seen how he'll always go for a free opportunity." Wally thought as he knew not to let overconfidence get the better of him now. The possibility of losing was still there. "Gallade," He spoke. "Go for Close Combat."

Gallade nodded as he readied his fists for the move. Gallade moved quickly through the field as Manectric smirked with his big teeth. "MANECTRIC!" The Electric-type went for a physical attack as well as he thought that he could dodge and get a free attack in. With that, winning would become pretty easy with how little health Gallade would have at that point.

However, this is precisely what Wally wanted.

As Manectric was mere feet away, Wally activated the trap. "Jump over!" Gallade acted like he was falling face down, only to use one of his hands to make his entire body go up into the air. Manectric missed his Ice Fang and could not react in time to what was to come. Time seemed to slow down as Gallade was coming down from above, reading one of his mighty fists.

Green and Pyra were starstruck at what Galade managed to pull off. Pyra bit into the sandwich she somehow had and chewed as Gallade made contact with his opponent.

Gallade hitting Manectric from the top left a four-foot crater as the Electric-type was pushed hard into the ground. Gallade took this and began Close Combat. The hits were swift, powerful and left no chance for Manectric to react appropriately. Manectric was left very weak with a few bruises as Gallade used an attack that sealed the fate of this confrontation. He used his elbow blade to slash across the Electric-types chest, pushing him back and making him roll away.

If the Close Combat didn't make Manectric faint, then that final move was the one to do it.

Gallade relaxed as he saw his fainted opponent. "Gal. Lade ga de de gal." He told the defeated enemy as he walked away, his cape flipping around as he turned away.

Gallade came to his Trainer as his form slowly returned to his regular body, becoming what a Gallade usually looked like. "That was a great fight!" Wally told his Pokémon as the two great partners hugged.

"AHHHHHH!" Green and Pyra threw themselves at the two. "That was awesome! Your stone thingy is so cool!" She cheered for him as Wally was a bit weirded out, but gently patted Green on the back.

"Yeah. Thank you for calling my Key Stone 'cool.'" He knew Mega Evolution was something worth getting excited over, but it wasn't exactly something that was found just yesterday. He guessed that Green had never seen it in action before.

"Char! Meleon char Charmeleon? Mel?" Pyra congratulated the two as she asked how Gallade managed to Mega Evolve, wondering if they had a Charizardite to spare. Gallade said they didn't have one, but also reminded her that she wasn't even Charizard. Gallade gently comforted the now sad Fire-type.

The sound of boots came as Wally stood up to see the massive man coming to him. Surge looked serious as he looked down at the boy. "Kid. That fight..." He paused as Wally kept a steady face. Surge suddenly broke into a big smile. "Was the most fun I've had in months!"

Wally could only gasp as he was crushed in Surge's massive arms. The poor boy was smothered so much that you could hear his back pop, making Gallade cringe as he contemplated stepping in. Wally was let go as he got his footing, clearing his throat a bit. " Thank you, sir. It's an honor hearing that from a Gym Leader."

Surge smiled at the boy's manners as he took a badge from his pocket. "All yours!" He flicked it through the air as Wally grabbed it with two hands, feeling a sense of joy and honor when he saw the Thunder Badge. He had gotten his first badge.

Wally looked up at Surge. "Do you think I can go for the other badges?"

"You kidding? With your skill, I can see you reaching the Elite Four!" Wally was unsure how to react to Surge saying that to him, but the adult placed a big hand on his shoulder. "You have great potential. But you probably know that, baby."

Wally nodded as he gripped the Thunder Badge in his hand. "I will go for the other seven badges and make it to the Pokémon League!" He assured himself and everyone there. Gallade looked on as he believed it was merely yesterday when Wally was a nervous that struggled to catch him as a Ralts.

"Yay!" Green cheered for Wally as the boy looked at her, liking how positive this girl always seemed to be. "Can I fight now, sir? Me and Pyra will easily show you!"

"Ohh..." Surge looked around and saw what kind of destruction they made with their big battle. Giant craters, shattered glass from above, and even a big dent in the wall. Surge sighed. "This will take more than a few minutes to fix up, girly."

Green gave a slight frown at hearing that. That is when she saw Wally tap her shoulder. "If you want, I can stay for your match." He offered, his response coming in the form of a massive hug.

---

"You ready, baby?" Surge called out to Green and Pyra. The battlefield had been cleaned up and fixed in a short amount of time as Wally stayed with them, keeping his promise. Gallade was also out as he sat by Wally, wanting to see what Pyra was capable of and cheer them on.

"Just a sec." Green was doing something to Pyra, and everyone was curious about what Green was plotting. Surge's Raichu was out as the Electric-type was getting rather impatient with the lack of a challenger. Green smiled as she finished her work on Pyra. "It's done!"

"Rai?" Everyone looked as Green held Pyra out in her arms, and they couldn't believe what they saw. Not because it was threatening or scary but because of how ridiculous it looked.

Pyra had on a belt thing around her chest that had two very fake paper wings attached to either side. The wings looked exactly like the ones that Charizard had, but these weren't real or imposing. Pyra used her two arms to manually flap the wings as she tried to look as threatening as possible. "Char!" She said with a loud growl.

"Quiver and fear at the ultimate Fire-type: Charmeleizard!" Green proudly displayed.

Raichu laughed as he fell to the ground and began to roll around, Surge laughing loudly as well. Gallade barely managed to stiffen a giggle from his mouth. Wally couldn't help but chuckle as he saw this. "It looks like a new Pokémon has been discovered." Wally jokingly said. Pyra didn't care as she still tried to look intimidating, flapping her fake wings.

Raichu quickly calmed down as Surge wiped away a tear, looking at the pair. "I'll say this. You probably won't be my strongest opponent, but at least you made me laugh."

"Watch as we do both!" Green proudly declared as she placed Pyra on the ground.

"Charmeleon!" One of Pyra's wings accidentally went down as the girl gasped, quickly trying to fix it. Green was there to help her out.

Surge chuckled again as he whispered to Raichu. "Careful, Rai. We might have to try on this one." he joked with his Pokémon.

Green made her place as Pyra stood with her, taking her wings off as Green held them. "Lade." Gallade encouraged as he crossed his arms. Wally sat there as he tried to mimic the energy that Green gave him.

"I believe in you, Green!"

"Thanks', but I already knew that!" Green tuned to the two and give a childish smile, pure joy and happiness in her face. "Give me your best shot! Raichu is going to be blown away by my best!"

Surge gave smirked. "It will take more than Charmeleizard to defeat me, baby!" He warned the girl as he made the first move. "Raichu, go for Thunderbolt!"

"CHHUUUU!" Raichu launched a mighty blast of electricity at his foe. Pyra successfully dodged as the Fire-type dodged all the electricity Raichu was carelessly throwing out. Pyra jumped as she was able to approach, avoiding the last attack the Raichu tried to go for with his tail as she jumped up high.

"Char!" Pyra's Mega Punch failed to connect as Raichu dodged. The Electric-type saw the massive dent Pyra made, the female Pokémon looking up with vitality.

"Go for Dragon Breath!" Green told her Pokémon. Pyra released some dangerous blue fire from her mouth to Raichu. The Electric-type smirked as he summoned a pink dome of light that stretched about two feet in every direction around him. The Dragon Breath went through the dome as its size was cut in half. Raichu took minor damage from the move.

Surge laughed as he saw this. "You better hope that your other moves aren't special attacks." He warned as Wally was writing down Pyra's moves so far. Green was using her smart side briefly to see what to do.

"Go for Fire Punch!" She knew it could be risky but that the stab move should mitigate the potential danger. Pyra's arms were coated in fire as she charged for Raichu.

"Meleon!" Pyra was swift with her punches, as Raichu had to try when it came to dodging. Raichu could feel how strong the punches she was throwing out were, and he planned to play the waiting game. Pyra's quick punches were losing all their strength as Raichu finally allowed Pyra to hit him. The punch was not enough to cause severe damage as Raichu grabbed Pyra's leg with his long tail.

Pyra's balance was knocked out as she fell on her back. "Quick! Use Iron Tail!" Pyra could barely roll out of the way from the tail of metal, which would've caused significant damage.

"Rai! Rai! Chu rai raich!" Raichu mocked Pyra for hitting like a girl as the Fire-type tried not to let her anger control her. Letting emotions be in charge would most likely cost them the fight.

Pyra ran around the field at great speed. Though it was not like Raichu's, the decent speed EVs she had gotten were starting to show off their work. "Do it, Pyra!" Wally cheered for the girl as Delcatty was lying down and watching the fight closely. Gallade had his arms crossed as he observed.

Raichu kept using his Iron Tail as a medium-range attack to try to catch Pyra off guard, the dome slowly starting to lose its color. "Dodge!" Green called for the third time as Raichu was getting annoyed, not having the same idea as Pyra with emotions. Pyra got close as the timing was nice to her that day. Raichu's Light Screen entirely went away.

"Char!" Pyra got up close and launched a Dragon Breath right on the Electric-type's face. Raichu was blown back, and he got a good landing. Surge saw this and appreciated Green's gambit on the Light Screen disappearing. Pyra didn't stop there as she went for Mega Punch.

"Stop her with Thunder Bolt!"

"Rai!" Raichu launched a powerful blast of electricity out of his cheeks as Pyra was hit by it. To their surprise, Pyra powered through the strong Electric-type move like she was a Ground-type. Raichu was hit squarely in the jaw as Pyra's arm muscles relaxed after landing the move. Pyra breathed heavily as the attack still hurt her, but she could push through it.

"Yeah! We're going to win!" Green cheered as Raichu had taken a lot of damage. If Pyra continued to be smart, it should only take two more hits to bring down the Electric-type.

"I'm a proud man, but I'll admit that your spitfire has some guts," Surge told the girl as he got a smirk. "We aren't going down without one last attack. Raichu, go all out for this one!"

"Rai!" Raichu nodded as he seemed excited about whatever this was. Gallade could sense something powerful coming, and Wally and Delcatty worried about what Pyra was being put up against. Pyra didn't even attempt to back down now. As for Green...

"You better go all out!" Green encouraged this potentially game-ending decision. "Pyra deserves better than your overgrown rat!"

This only fueled the inferno. "Take your stance, Rai!" Surge commanded as a person in the military would, Raichu going on all fours with deep breaths. "Faster than Rapidash, Stronger than Tauros, make your lightning shock them dry!" Surge took a simple breath, opening his eyes with such power. "Volt Tackle!"

"VOLT TACKLE?!" Wally said in surprise. He never would've guessed such an early Gym Leader to have this kind of move. Gallade watched as he looked with slight fear for Pyra, worried for the Fire-type.

Raichu poured all of his energy as blinding electricity covered his entire body, creating an armor that would be considered idiotic to try and breakthrough. Delcatty covered her eyes as Wally did the same. Raichu looked up as he was shaking by how much power he had poured into this. "RAAAIII!"

Despite this apparent show of overwhelming power, Pyra didn't think to back down. "Alright, Pyra. Let's show off our fourth move!" Green sounded cheerful as ever despite the circumstances. Pyra nodded as she was about to activate the last move she had with her.

"Oh no, you don't!" Surge said with a cocky tone as he pointed at Pyra. "NOW!"

The only one that could he perceive Raichu was Gallade. The Electric-type moved with speed that even surpassed lightning itself. Gallade only saw an orange blur pass through as the attack connected with something. Electricity was launched everywhere, though Raichu did not target it at anyone. The attack was active for two whole seconds as Raichu bounced away.

Raichu saw the smoke his most potent attack left behind, cringing at the amount of recoil damage this did to him. This move should've been enough to remove any that wasn't a Ground-type. Surge dusted off his jacket as he spoke up. "Hate to do it, baby. Victory isn't always kind-"

"CHAR!" Pyra jumped out of the smoke as she readied her strong fist covered in fire. Raichu could only widen his eyes as the Fire Punch completely knocked him out. Everyone was shocked at this revelation since the move seemed to have hit Pyra. Surge had his jaw open as he watched his own Pokémon land near his boot, swirls in his eyes.

"Del?" The three watching couldn't believe this, especially Wally. Gallade sensed something in the smoke and felt a presence identical to Pyra's. He realized what had happened.

Surge watched closely as the smoke went away. This revealed not only Green but also an exact copy of Pyra, which was as still as a statue. The doppelganger turned to dust after all its HP had been used up. Surge smacked his hand against his hair.

"That Charmeleon had Substitute!?" Surge was impressed. He never thought that this girl would have the foresight to have this kind of move on the Fire-type. The tall man suddenly had a proud smile. Even though he would never say it, this kind of thing isn't something he would've done.

Pyra sighed as she saw Raichu gently picked up by Surge, feeling slightly drained after making that Substitute. "I knew you could do it!" Green suddenly picking her up made the Fire-type smile, the two sharing a good embrace. "That's my girl!"

"Char!" Pyra became extremely happy when she her fake wings, putting them back on the truly complete herself. Wally had written down the last move that Pyra as he andGallade came to congratulate the two.

"Dragon Breath, Substitute, Fire Punch, and Mega Punch." Wally mentally listed in his head. "Not a bad move set. Substitute and Fire Punch could stay, but Mega Punch and Dragon Breath are replaceable. I think I have the TM for Flamethrower." Wally thought as he came to the two that won. Green happily greeted them as she hugged Wally.

"I DID IT! I DID IT!" Wally gave a small smile as he decided to return the hug. Green's grip was strong, but was very caring as she hugged the person she considered a friend.

Gallade looked at Pyra as he placed a gentle hand on Pyra, who felt true honor at being touched by the powerful Pokémon. "Gal llade ade lad gall." Pyra looked up in wonder at hearing that.

Wally broke the hug as he looked at Pyra. "Electric-types can wish they could shine as bright as you." Wally complimented as he gently petted Pyra's head. "Nice work out there, girls."

"Yeah! We're all awesome! Me, you, and our Pokémon!" She said happily. Wally gently smiled at hearing the positivity from the young girl.

"Baby!" Surge came to the two as he had a little something in his hand, Raichu safely back in his Great Ball. "I honestly want to be mad about that ending, but I just can't help but laugh at it when I think about it."

"Yeah! My Pokémon punching people is pretty funny!" Green said in an upbeat way, causing Surge to laugh at how abrupt it was. Wally and Gallade gave a soft chuckle at the response. Surge offered something to Green.

"Take it. The badge is your's-"

"Thanks!" Green went to grab it quickly, not interested in hearing what he had to say. Surge reacted quickly as lifted the badge above his head.

"-All you have to do is just grab it!" Surge decided to play with his food one last time. Green tried to jump up and grab it, suffering from her short status compared to the behemoth that was Surge.

Green pouted as a bright idea came to her. "Pyra, I need you!"

Green picked up Pyra as she threw her at Surge's shoulder, something that Wally wasn't expecting. Pyra landed on Surge's shoulder as she focused on getting the badge they earned, Surge giving a thunderous, passionate laugh as he tried to get Pyra off him. Gallade and Wally looked at each other as the simply smiled, deciding to enjoy this scene that Green had made.

---

The two left the gym as they decided to use that free voucher Sukizo gave them at the very start of the day. Wally was in charge of this travel, now only taking ten minutes to reach their destination. It was initially supposed to be eight minutes, but that is still an improvement. Wally decided to stick with the girl for the rest of the day. She was fun to be around, and Green wasn't willing to go until Wally joined her.

"What may I interest you in?" A middle-aged man told them from behind the counter. Various posters were on the walls, and bikes hung on multiple hooks and holders. Green happily showed off her pass.

"What can we get with this?"

The man looked at the paper and stood up. "There's a decent amount you can get, but you can forget about going over budget." He warned them as he led them to the area. "Want one seat or two for you to be together properly?"

"Just one, sir," Wally told them as they saw the various bikes they could pick. All were in multiple sizes and colors; some had light, some had sturdier tires, and even one had a cup holder. "Any recommendations?"

"I'm the kind of guy that likes to go for mountain bikes. There are probably the sturdiest in our collection and will last you a few years. If you hate your life that much, there is always the BMX." The man showed Wally the extremely poor-quality bike, and Wally shook his head. at the awful looking bike. "Good choice,"

The two were left to pick what they wanted. They needed something that would last them a while but something convenient enough for them. Pyra helped in this search by seeing the price tag for one of them, her eyes bulged as she saw the unbearable price tag of one million Poké Dollars. The Fire-type quickly walked away from that nonsense.

"Wally, what do you think of this one?" Green asked Wally as the two looked.

Wally saw a good bike that was sadly overbudget. "Let's keep looking," He searched in a different set and stopped as his eyes landed upon one.

It was a mountain bike with blue, yellow, and silver colors working off each other to give a visually appealing-looking vehicle. Simple but very sturdy, black tires complimented the simple design of the bikes. Everything was well lubricated as it had a flashlight attached and strong breaks. Wally ripped it off the rack and placed it on the ground.

He had to adjust the seat before he could properly sit on the bike, grabbing the handles as he felt that this was one. "Are you kids done yet?"

Wally slowly nodded as he turned the front wheel. "I think we are." Wally presented the bike in front of everyone.

"Oh! It's shiny!" Green and Pyra thought the same as the older man slowly nodded.

"Solid choice. Is this the one you'll be taking?"

Wally felt confident as he nodded. "I think so," He handed the voucher over as the man nodded. He went away as Green and Pyra were able to admire the bike that they had picked out. Pyra felt the durable metal against her hand.

"Can I use the bike first? Please?" Green was making that face when she asked Wally for this. Unfortunately, the boy had no such resistance against something like that.

He saw no reason not to. "Sure. Since I picked the bike, you should try it first." The man came and removed all the tags and such off the bike. This purchase also came with a bike lock that he handed to Wally.

"Don't treat this bike too harshly. I feel like this one had a lot of potential to it."

"Thank you, old man!" Green said as she waved them goodbye.

"Char!" Pyra followed.

"Thank you for the lock," Wally said as the three walked out of the building with their new bike.

The man waved them goodbye as he sighed. "I wish I had friends." He sadly spoke as he returned to his nothing counter, in his nothing job that paid for his nothing house, where he spends his nothing life.

Green clapped as Wally tried to get the bike ready for the girl. Pyra was excited as she could probably use the down tube to hold on. It wasn't too low to the ground, and she had a firm enough grip. "You can have the bike, Green." Wally stepped away to let Green on it. "I hope this bike turns out well for you."

"I know it will!" Green happily smiled as she sat on the seat. "Alright, let's try it."

"Char."

Green kicked off the black stick on the wheel that kept the thing from falling over, a smile on her face that showed her open mouth. Wally predicted that this girl would take off and show off her skills. However, Green slowly began to lead to the side as she, and the bike, fell over and hit the grass. Wally looked down as the girl didn't move.

Despite being on the ground, her expression didn't change at all. "What am I supposed to do with this?" She asked innocently.

Wally sagged his shoulder after hearing that. "You don't know how to ride a bike?"

"Yup." She happily admitted as she placed the bike back in the upright position. "I can always just learn how to ride one!"

Wally wanted to slap himself in the face after hearing that wishful thinking; this girl genuinely thought that riding a bike would just come to her the moment she got it. "Char." Pyra got Wally's attention, wanting the boy to know that she was just trying to be positive. "Charmeleon Char mel eon eon."

Wally looked at how Green was struggling to even keep it standing. "Do you want me to teach you how to ride a bike?"

"Perfect! You are going to be my teacher!" Green left no other answer as she looked ahead with the bike being supported by her feet. "Show me what to do!"

Wally obliged as he decided to at least help her with this. He wanted to leave her when this was all done, but he could at least teach this. "Well, you need a good sense of balance. A flat surface isn't the best way to learn that; we need something slightly slanted."

They began to think about what they could use for this, Pyra seeing a not-too-steep ramp that could work for this. "Char!"

"Alright, let's go!"

Green was about to use the bike she didn't know how to ride to get there, but she couldn't keep her balance, and she was about to fall to the ground again. Wally reacted in time to go and save her. Wally helped her up as he looked at Green. "Are you alright?"

"I'm always good!" Was her positive response, taking herself off the seat and guiding the bike with her hands. "And with you being here, I'm even better!"

Wally was a bit surprised at hearing that. The boy was convinced that Green can only see the positives, something that Wally wish he had. He wasn't sure how to take such a sentence. "Um, Thanks. You too." Green and Pyra just laughed as all three went to the ramp to work with.

They put themselves at the top as Wally said to take it slow. "I can guide you down the slant and show you-"

"Watch me become a pro at this!" She exclaimed as she suddenly went down, her first try going as well as anyone would expect. Green couldn't keep herself balanced and almost rammed into the concrete wall. The girl managed to ram into some thick shrubbery as an annoyed Wally came to her.

"Are you alright?" He asked in slight concern. Instead of crying, anger, or anything negative coming from the girl, Green just gave off a loud laugh.

"Again!" Wally had to step out of the way Green was already going for the second try.

"Please, try to listen to me this time." Wally asked the girl as Green happily nodded. The boy didn't want the girl to be harmed in any serious way. A few hours went by as Green kept trying.

Wally was still trying to use facts and guidance to help her, but Green wanted to learn this through trial and error. It was hard for the boy to get through to her, but the progress Green made was impressive. The girl had no fear as she kept ramming into this challenge with a smile, always met with the wrong result. The bike itself was threatened to be bent or broken multiple times. The amount of tries she went through is way beyond what a normal persn would do for a single day.

Wally couldn't help but be impressed.

The boy saw her improve in such short time. No matter how many times she failed, she always got back up with a smile and a positive attitude. Wally watched as Green slowly kept her balance, and on her way to riding the bike on her own. Wally saw how she wasn't going to give up, so he wouldn't give up on her until she finally learned to ride a bike.

Looks like Green's stubbornness was already rubbing off of him.

Green had spent many hours trying to at least ride in a straight line on some grass. The girl was able to keep her balance as she stopped, smiling at Wally. "I think I got it this time!"

"Good job, Green!" He cheered for her, Pyra doing the same. Pyra yawned as the sun was less than an hour from going away. "Do you want to call it a day?"

Green suddenly sagged as she gave an exhausted sigh. "Man, I'm tired. Let's go to bed." She guided the bike as Wally slightly chuckled.

"You only got tired when I menitoned it?"

"Yup!" Green responded as Pyra was riding her back, something they always enjoyed doing. "Could you find us a good hotel for us."

Wally looked at Green with a raised eyebrow. "Us? I can find somewhere that can give us each a unique room, but I'd rather not sleep in the same place."

"That works!" Green answered happily as Wally was glad she accepted it. "I can't wait for us to start traveling the Kanto Region together tomorrow!"

"You still want to do that?"

"Yeah!" Green gave him a big grin. "I always like to travel with friends!" Wally was a bit stunned after hearing Green consider him a friend. He thought the girl was fun to be around, even if it was usually crazy, but friends was a generous term. Wally looked at the girl and saw just how happy she was, seemingly in her own world as she bounced Pyra up and down on her back. It was a sweet sight.

"Green," Wally called out as he had to know something. "How are you always so positive? Did you learn it from your parents?"

"I got it from my mom." She answered as she thought back to her mother. "She always told me to look on the bright side, and to make a bright side if I can't find one. Thinking negative will make you negative." Wally smiled at hearing that, even if the logic seemed a bit childish. "I really should call her."

"That's sounds like a great idea." Wally responded, thinking he tried to give Green's way of thinking a try. He breathed a very deep breath of air in as he felt how clean the air. The air in Kanto seemed far more unspoiled and smelled a lot nicer.

"Why do you keep doing that?"

Wally turned to the side to face her. "Do what?"

"You keep smelling the air, but you really take it in." Green told him as an idea came to her. "Is it a Hoenn thing?"

Wally laughed at hearing that question. "No. I've just noticed how clean your air is compared to back home. Although, I'm probably being weird when I do take it in."

Green smiled as she gripped his hand, Wally looking down. "I don't think your weird." She told him. "And if you are, then I'm glad your weird."

"Char," Pyra said in full agreement.

Wally gave a soft smile at hearing that, his grip tightening as the held each other's hand. "Thank you. You may be weird, but you're my kind of weird." He honestly told the girl as Green took that as a full compliment. They broke apart as Wally suddenly took something out of his bag. He opened his trusty book and began to write in it.

"After a few hours of patience, Green has completed her task of riding a bike. She can still be a bit sloppy, but she has good control over it. She is certainly unique person, as I doubt you could find someone like her nearby. She still wants to have me with her journey, and I've given the idea actual consideration. I'm not quit-"

"What are you writing?" Green's sudden question made Wally horribly gasp, accidentally messing up the 't' he was writing down. He quickly pulled himself together as Pyra laughed at how he flinched.

"Just a notebook I like to use whenever the day ends." He replied as he quickly closed it. "If I can't remember something on a particular day, I have this book to help me."

Green heard this, finding it fascinating. "Can I write something down on it?"

"Huh?" Wally looked at the book, then at Green. "Why do you want to?"

"Beacuse you do it. Since you're awesome, maybe me writing in that book will make me even more awesome." She suggested as Wally heard the unqiue logic.

Wally looked at his precious book as he shurgged. "You know what, why not?" He decided as he opened it back up. "Please write down on this page." He pointed out as he gave the book and pen to Green.

The girl wasted no time in writing down what she wanted. Wally looked intriguingly at what Green was jotting down, not being allowed to see due to how Green would always move the book out of the way. Green finally stopped as she handed the book over. "Here," Wally made sure that Pyra could see as they saw some bad calligraphy.

"Today, I met a really kind boy named Wally! He is cool, smart, and has weird stone powers that Pyra wants to have. He also helped me ride a bike today, and he didn't want to leave me like a lost child! Wally is very good in my book; he even let me write on his! I'm glad to travel Kanto with someone like him. :)"

Wally struggled to read it all through the awful handwriting, but he felt himself stopping as he looked through it all. He felt every word that Green wrote down, a soft smile coming across as he saw all this. A soft feeling came from his chest as Green was blissfully unaware of what Wally truly felt. "Hmm? Should I have put more detail?"

"No," Wally shook his head and softly smiled at Green. "I like it just the way it is..." Green smiled back as Pyra ruffled her Trainers head, heaving her heart strings pulled at reading that.

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Morning came, and that meant that Wally's journey was ready to start.

After a loud breakfast, mainly from the two girls, they went to the Pokémon Center. Nurse Joy there was still listening to her loud music as she still kindly took their Pokémon, the two giving their thanks. Green wanted Wally to join her in the call because she wanted her mom to see Wally. The boy complied, but was nervous of making a good first impression.

Wally was quickly adjusting his collar, making sure no hair got in his face. "Do I look good enough?"

"Don't you look the same as yesterday?"

"...You're not wrong." He had to admit, now wanting to make an extra good first impression. Even if the mother was just like her daughter, he still had to present his best self. "Do you look a lot like her?"

"Hmm? Kind of. I know I got her hair, eyes, nose, ears, body..." She thought for a moment before laughing. "I think I got her everything!"

"That's nice to know." Wally said after knowing what to expect. Green had put in the final number as Wally saw how the phone began to ring, holding the receiver with two fingers close to her ear.

BEEP

BEE-

"Hmm? You called?" A distinctively older, feminine voice asked the other side. Wally noted how tired she sounded, wondering if she had just woken up.

"Hey, momster!" Green happily answered as she heard her voice. "How are you?"

"...Who is this?" The voice sounded confused.

"It's Green! A girl named after a color and who lives in Pallet Town." She happily answered with closed eyes. "I know you live in Pallet Town too!"

"H-How do you know my location?!" The voice gave genuine fear as Wally widened his eyes, realizing they accidentally got the wrong number. He turned to the girl as he tried to make her stop.

"Green. I think we may have gotten the wrong per-"

"I live in your house!" Green answered in an unfazed manner. "By the way, did you ever find that missing bed sheet?"

Instead of being met with another question, Wally was shocked to hear laughter from the other side. "Dang it! Why can't my game ever work on you?" The voice playfully said as Wally realized all those emotions was just an act. The boy was fully convinced they got the wrong person.

The screen shifted to show a girl exactly like Green, just with more age to her. She had a plain black dress that didn't even reach her knees and white gloves that were practically glued to her hand based on how much she wore them. Her attire was simple, with hair that looked like a whole hour was put into it. She crossed her legs in a very relaxed way. Her face released a sly smile as she looked at her daughter, Green giving her a beaming smile instead. Leaf saw the boy as she decided to ask about it later.

"Hi!" Green happily greeted. "I'm your daughter!"

"Really? I guess us looking the same gave it away." Leaf playfully replied, her crafty smile still active. "I notice the lack of Pyra. Did you lose her again?"

"I just gave her to Nurse Joy." Leaf nodded after hearing that, seeing that Green was being honest. She would know when her daughter was lying, sinceLeaf always knew what a good lie was. "Is the house still standing?"

"Sadly, no. The old one burned down, and I had to get another house that looked exactly like the one we had previously." Leaf pointed to a dent in the wall. "It even has that." Green laughed as she heard her mother's sense of humor, but Wally didn't realize it was a joke until laughter came by. The way Leaf said it made it seem like it was true.

"I made a new friend, one that's my age! Can I show you him, please?" Green made that face, but Leaf was utterly immune to it.

"Alright," This was Wally's cue to step in as he sat down. Leaf saw the older boy as he straightened himself out.

"Um, hi, Green's mom." He politely greeted her and tried not to speak in a low tone. "It's nice to meet you."

Leaf said nothing for a few seconds as she looked at the boy from up and down, making the same face her daughter made when she examined Wally. "You forgot to button the fifth one on your jacket."

"What?" Wally quickly checked, realizing nothing was wrong with his jacket. He heard Leaf laugh from the other side after he looked her.

"Sorry, I just like to do that to everyone I meet." She told him as Wally didn't expect how laid-back Leaf was. "Anyway, name's Leaf. You look like a Beni, but that's probably not your name. Out with it, kid."

"Oh. My name is Wally, and I come from the Hoenn Region." He quickly introduced. "You look very beautiful today."

"Thanks', but you don't have to complimented me like that." Leaf told him as she decided to ask her daughter something. "Have you already collected the Thunder Badge, the yellow one?"

"Yup!" Green happily showed off the new badge that she had gotten. "Wally got one too!" Wally also showed off his Thunder Badge as Leaf nodded, feeling proud for the two.

"That's my girl!" Leaf cheered for her daughter. "Remember to always stick to your own pace, okay? Life is a bumpy road, not a race."

"I got it!" Green began to clench her stomach as it made weird noises, groaning a bit after hearing it. "Wally, mind taking over?" She asked as she quickly stood up. "I need a bathroom!"

Green quickly ran away due to their weird breakfast. Wally was left alone as he decided to take over the call, putting the receiver on his ear. "So, I guess I will be talking to you."

"What an honor, am I right?" Wally didn't respond to her remakred, making Leaf sigh at how the boy was. "So, are you friends with my girl?"

"Um. Friend's is a powerful word, Ms. Leaf." Wally responded truthfully. "I-"

"You don't have to call me 'Ms.,' alright?" Leaf interrupted with a small smile at how the boy was trying to be respectful. "I'm not one to care about that. Just call me Leaf."

"Uhm? Alright, Leaf." He said again with less certainty. "As I was trying to say, me and Green met only yesterday. We spent most of the day together, and we had a good time togehter. She wants me to be part of her journey."

"You going to join her?" Leaf questioned. "If not, she'll follow you. I can tell Green wants to stick by you."

"Well, I do want to stay with her." Wally said honestly as he did start seeing Green as a friend. "I'll be honest; Green doesn't seem easy to work with. Even though she doesn't know when to stop, there's just something in me that wants to see her succeed." Wally tried to find the right thing to say. "She's unique, I will say.

Leaf looked off into the distance as she reminisced. "Green was never an average girl. She always kept moving, had this wild imagination, seemed to know a lot without studying, and would choose her heart over her head. The doctors always told me that there was some behavior problem that she could never really grow out of..."

Wally heard this as he could relate to the girl. "I always found it hard to talk to people, and I didn't have a confidence back then. But now, I'm far better than my past self."

"I'm happy for you." Leaf said honestly as she gave a small smile to the boy. "I do hope you like being in Kanto. Please take care of Green, alright?"

Wally actually nodded. "Of course, Leaf. I promise to keep your daughter safe" Leaf gave a kind look at hearing that, but it was suddenly replaced with an icy look that shocked Wally. Wally felt a shiver run down his back as he saw how grim her face appeared.

"You better. If you dare hurt her or do anything to make her uncomfortable, or upset, and I know about. You will wish that you never came here." Leaf told Wally in a threating way as Wally nodded, understanding fully. Leaf suddenly laughed. "But then again, you don't seem like that kind of person. You're pretty decent."

Wally gulped a bit as he heard that compliment. "Um... thank you." he said after a moment.

Leaf simply laughed. "Gave you a scare, huh? Just had to make sure you were serious about it." Wally nodded as he understood why Leaf would be like that.

Green came back with a smile as she saw her mother on the screen, taking the receiver from Wally. "Hi! Did I miss anything?"

"Oh, nothing in particular" Leaf told her daughter with a smile. "Sadly, we have to end the call."

"Aww. Do we have to?"

"Oh, Green... of course we do," Leaf told them with her crafty smile. "I would say good luck, but I know that you don't need it."

"Thanks, mom. I promise to call you back and always bring a smile to everyone!" The two used their unique fist bump on the air, as they always did whenever the call ended. "Bye, mom!" Green quickly ran off to get her and Wally's Pokémon.

"Bye, honey!" Leaf called out, even though the girl couldn't hear her anymore. As Wally was about to say goodbye, Leaf quickly stopped. "Wait! Before that, let me give you some advice."

Wally was pleasantly surprised that he would be getting some help on this. "I'm listening,"

Leaf nodded. "If she ever starts becoming too rowdy, let her have some water. It always calms her down for me." She instructed as Wally listened in. "Write that down if you ever forget."

Wally quickly wrote the advice word for word in his notebook, looking at her with a grateful look. "Thank you for this. It was nice to meet you, Leaf."

"Don't worry; I get that a lot. Be careful out there, alright?" Wally nodded, Green ending the call positively as he leaned back in the chair. He looked at Green as he decided to ask her something. "You still want to join me?"

"Yeah!" Green quickly answered as she looked at him. "Wasn't that the plan from the start?"

"...It is now!" Wally finally agreed as he decided to allow Green to come with him. He knew that it would be crazy and that she might not help as much, but he was willing to face all of that. Green squealed happily as she hugged Wally, the boy smiling as he felt no regret for this choice.

The two got their Pokémon back from Nurse Joy, who waved them goodbye as she still listened to her music. Wally was smart enough to purchase a general map of the region, as he wanted to be in charge of directions. Wally looked on ahead at the path as Pyra and Green stood by him. He looked on the path as he felt slightly nervous. He wasn't scared at all, but this was still a region he didn't fully know.

"Are you ready?" Green asked as Wally focused on what was ahead, giving a big smile.

"Not sure, but we can't until we give it a try." He said in an optimistic way as Green fully agreed with the sentiment. Looks like Green was really starting to rub off on him.

END OF CHAPTER 17

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Man... it feels good to be back! It feels strange making a new chapter after fixing up all the previous mistakes that I made before, but now I feel energized. Sorry that the chapter so many people were expecting didn't have anything to do with Ash or the leading group, but that should be fixed with the next chapter. We're going to be doing a two-parter for Rock Tunnel, as a lot of stuff is going to go down in those chapters. I brought Wally into the story as he is still missing from the anime. I felt like Green and Wally would be an interesting dynamic that could be funny. Let me know what you think of Wally in this and Green as a character.

Leaf, Green's mom, is the same character from the original Pokémon manga. I know her name was different in that version, but I never realized it until I read the manga and checked the wiki. So basically, Leaf is the Green that you know from the Adventures manga. If you think that might be a bit hard to remember, feel free to tell me right now. I do regret making that character without adequate knowledge at the time, but I feel like I've already made it too far into the story to switch Green and Leaf's name at this point. What do you think?

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Green's Team: Pyra (Charmeleon, F), Viney (Weepinbell, M), Luna (Clefable, F), Aurora (Shellder, F)

Wally's Team: Gallade (M), Delcatty (F), Magnezone (N/G), Azumaril (M), Altaria (M), Roserade (F)