by Frosterfree
Our story continues as Ri and Billy wake up the next
morning in the pokécenter. Billy’s Nidoran and Aqua were still
sleeping back to back on the floor. All of the sudden, Nidoran made a
slight movement causing Aqua to slip down and hit the floor. She woke
up, startled that her pillow had appeared to have crept away.
“Hehehe. Silly Aqua, here…” Ri
knelt down and picked up her annoyed Horsea. “Hey Billy, wake
Nidoran so we can go get breakfast together.”
“Ok.” Billy went over to Nidoran who was
now lying alone on the floor. “Hey, Nidoran, time to get up. Let’s
get some breakfast. C’mon.” Billy picked up Nidoran
who was still sleeping and left the room with Ri.
“Huh, aren’t you gonna wake him?”
“Pokémon must get hungry too. He’ll wake
up.”
“Ok.” They both entered the Brock’s
Diner attached to the pokécenter. On the TV, an announcer was the
current standings in the Pokémon League.
“Well, all the trainers have been giving impressive
battles. Meeko has won her first-round battle against Trucks, Lynne
has bested A.J., and Dernam defeated Amber. We are definitely in for
a great second round…” They showed some highlights from the
matches.
“Wow! Those pokémon are really strong!”
“Oh, the league games. I heard trainers
from around the world come to compete in that to determine who’s the greatest
of all. You know Billy, if you get the hang of training, you could be
on TV.”
“Really?”
“Yeah. Hey, you know that buy I need to see
today, Brock, he’s a pokémon trainer too. Maybe he’ll give you
some training tips too.” Billy nodded and watched the current
battle in progress.
"Gyarados, slam it with Dragon Rage before it gets
a chance," ordered Lance. Gyarados dove into the water and began
to swim faster and faster around in a small circle, forming a watery cyclone
"Urgh... auugh..." whimpered Jennifer. "Vileplume...
try to run away or hide
behind something!" Vileplume rolled its eyes and began to charge
a Solarbeam.
A Chansey came up to Ri and Billy’s table. It
handed them both a menu and went back to the kitchen.
“Hmm, this looks good.” Billy looked at
where Ri was pointing to and agreed. “Yep, pancakes and toast
sounds good to me.” The Chansey returned, took their order, and was
off again.
“Wow. I could never do that good…,”
Billy said watching the current match.
“You never know. Even the best trainers had
to start somewhere.” The Chansey returned once again with their
food and they ate. After they were finished breakfast, they thanked
Nurse Joy for the accommodations and went outside to see the rest of the city.
“Wow, and I though our island was big.” Some
other trainers ran by chatting about the league games. “Man,
everyone is talking about the Pokémon League.”
“Yeah, I remember the first time I went to the
games,” a tall man behind them said.
“Huh, who are you?” Billy turned to see a
tall man wearing an orange and green vest.
“I wasn’t in them, but I help coach a kid who later
become a champ.”
“Are you Brock?”
“Yes, yes I am miss.” A little
angel-Brock appeared on his shoulder.
“She’s a cute one isn’t she.”
An evil devil-Brock appeared on the opposite shoulder. “Oh
yeah. Just look at…”
“Family show…”
“Huh? Who are you talking to?”
“Huh, no one! I..I..I mean, what’s you
name little girl?” Brock worded in a lovesick manner.
“Uhhh, Ri…”
“Ri, that’s such a pretty name.” *SMACK!*
“Ok Brock, that’s enough. You can’t
torment every girl you find.” It was Misty of Cerulean City. Luckily
she was just on her way to Pallet to see Prof. Oak about something when she
found them.
“You’re no fun.”
“Humph. Oh hello there. My
name’s Misty, what’s yours?”
“I’m Ri and this is Billy.”
“Oh… she already has a boyfriend…,” Brock said
to himself.
“So, what are you two doing in Pewter?”
“We came here to talk with Brock about pokémon
breeding.”
“Oh, hey, I’d like to hear Brock teach a lesson,
let’s go.” Misty nudged Brock as his eyes were started to wander
again.
“Ok ok, I’m coming.”
Back at the gym, Brock started showing Ri some different
breeding techniques and overall care for pokémon. She learned how to
mix the proper foods for different types and how best to take care of them when
they were sick. Misty didn’t really want to hear Brock teach so she
sat down with Billy.
“That’s a cute Nidoran you got there.”
“Thank you.” Billy gave Nidoran an
enormous hug. “I love my Nidoran, it’s the coolest pokémon in
the world.”
“Are you going to be a pokémon trainer?”
“Umm, I never thought about it. My parents
never let me have pokémon until Ri gave me Nidoran. Then we both ran
away, well, I ran away, her mommy was all ok with it.”
“That’s terrible. Well, maybe I can teach
you how to battle with Nidoran.”
“Ok. Ri says if I learn how, I might be
able to be in the Pokémon League some day!”
“Cool! I remember being at the pokémon
league. It’s hard work, but lots of fun.”
The two gym leaders taught the two young students for a
few more hours before it started getting late. “We should probably
go and find an inn.”
“There’s a place right down the room. They
don’t charge for pokémon trainers, or breeders. You should stay
there. I hear the food’s almost as good as mine!”
“Thanks Brock, and Misty! Hope to see ya
again!” Ri and Billy left the gym and headed for the inn Brock told
them about to stay the night. They had learned a lot today, and
tomorrow, they would continue their adventures.
To Be Continued…