Today we find our heroes having finally made it to Nimbasa City, or rather tonight its already dark out! Lucky for them, the Pokemon Center had some open rooms for our weary travelers.

"Finally feels good to be back in a city, with air conditioning, and hot showers, and not in that trash heap." Rosa said, having emerged from taking a shower, brushing her hair to get it back under control.

"Bwarp!" Lillipup yarped in agreement with her trainer.

"I know, you didn't like it either, but in some ways it's funny to think that we never would have done anything like this if we'd never…" Rosa trailed off. "Either way it doesn't matter, that's behind us and we're with friends on a journey, and they like us for us, not because they have to."

"Bwarp Bwarp." Lillipup barked in response.

In the boys room

"Hey Ash, I was curious about something." Elliot admitted, walking into their shared room.

"Sure whats on your mind?" Ash asked, setting the egg on a pillow.

"Well you said that all I had to do was say I was interested in something and we could go and visit there, is that still true?" Elliot asked.

"Of course it is, what were you thinking about?" Ash asked.

"Well I know you have your movie to do, and I won't stop that, or the tournament, or your gym battle, but Nimbasa is also home to two battle experts that run a huge underground battling facility." Elliot admitted.

"Underground like illegal?" Ash asked.

"No, literally underground, it's called the Battle Subway and it spans across most of Unova." Elliot answered.

"A battle facility that big? Sounds like fun, I mean I don't think we can explore all of it, but yeah we can definitely go there and spend time on it, especially if you're interested in it." Ash replied.

"Actually, I'm really interested in the trains more than anything." Elliot admitted. "There are actually 10 different types of cars that they use and you can take a trip to the train yard in Anville Town."

"You're a weird kid, you know that Elliot." Ash said with a chuckle.

"I, yeah no, I get it, no time." Elliot said.

"I didn't say no, if you're into trains, you're into trains, and we'll go see them and take a trip to Anville Town." Ash said with a smirk. "Though I have a secret for Rosa, and don't tell her about it."

"What is it?" Elliot asked.

"Have you ever heard of the girl group called The Lillipups?" Ash asked.

"Pop idol group, I've heard of them, but it's not really my style." Elliot admitted.

"Well they have a concert here in two weeks, and one of them is Rosa's big sister." Ash said. "So I got us tickets, front row so she can see them."

"Don't you still owe Rosa a LOT of money?" Elliot asked.

"I used my winnings from my gym battles against Burgh and Roxie." Ash admitted. "And you know, maybe with this surprise she'll let up on that debt a bit."

"Do you really think she will?" Elliot asked.

"No, but it's nice to hope that." Ash said with a chuckle. "Just don't tell her about it, I want it to be a surprise."

"Yeah, no problem, I can get why this would be a big surprise, but don't you think she'll notice that they're in town too?" Elliot asked. "I mean especially since her sister is in the group."

"Maybe, but I still got the tickets so we can go, it'll be fun I'm sure of it." Ash said with a smirk. "And if not, well then lesson learned."

"So whats on the schedule for tomorrow?" Elliot asked.

"To the theme park, Riolu and I have a movie to film." Ash said. "And if it ends at a good time, I know we're filming near the gym."

"So big plans for tomorrow then." Elliot remarked. "I suppose we should both get some sleep then."

"Sounds like a good plan." Ash said, flopping down on one of the beds. "Night Elliot."

"Night Ash." Elliot responded, turning off the light.

Back in Rosa's room

"Night Lillipup." Rosa said.

"Bwarp!" Lillipup barked before findings a spot at the foot of Rosa's bed.

Author's Note

Very short chapter, but a good introduction to some of the plans for our group here in Nimbasa