"Don't be impulsive, young man! I'm not a bad guy!"
A middle - aged man wearing a hat and a pair of sunglasses stood behind Xiaoyan.
"Uncle, don't scare me..." Seeing that it was just an ordinary uncle, Xiaoyan heaved a sigh of relief.
"Actually, I'm a merchant selling rare stones. Wanna take a look?" The uncle showed a pile of stones in front of Xiaoyan, making his eyes light up.
"Uncle, I'd like to buy two Thunder Stones, one Water Stone, one Fire Stone, one Moon Stone, and the green - glowing stone under your butt."
"Thank you. It's 45,000 yuan in total. I'll give you the stone under my butt for free (it's just an ordinary stone I picked up in the toilet anyway)."
"Thanks. (Ordinary stone? Hehe, it's a Leaf Stone. I'm making a profit.)" After paying, Xiaoyan took the Evolution Stones and rushed straight to the Pokémon Center.
There were a large number of people waiting for their Pokémon to be treated at the Pokémon Center. Xiaoyan had no choice but to get a number plate and wait patiently in the hall for his number to be called. While waiting, Xiaoyan witnessed an astonishing scene. Many Pokémon were covered in wounds. Some had broken bones, and some even had chunks of flesh bitten off during battles. The scene was quite bloody. Xiaoyan's Pokémon had just over - fought and needed to recover their energy. During this time, he lowered his head and pondered: What is a battle? What are Pokémon?
As time passed by, it was finally Xiaoyan's turn. A Jigglypuff came out and took the Pokémon that Xiaoyan needed to be treated into the medical room. Xiaoyan followed. In the medical room, there was a mature female doctor and a Jigglypuff.
The female doctor had fair skin, shiny pink curly hair, a tall and curvy figure. Even the large doctor's uniform couldn't hide her outstanding figure.
"Miss Joy, please treat my Pokémon."
The Jigglypuff placed three Pokémon balls on a sophisticated device beside. A few seconds later, it took them off.
The female doctor took the Pokémon balls from the Jigglypuff and handed them to Xiaoyan with a smile.
"Don't worry. Your Pokémon are just over - fatigued. They've been recovered through the device."
After thanking Miss Joy and the Jigglypuff, Xiaoyan walked out of the medical room reassuringly.
"Xiaozhi, it took your dad four days to reach Pewter City back then." Not far away, a somewhat familiar boy was talking to someone on a high - tech Pokémon screen phone.
"Isn't that Xiaozhi and his mom?" Xiaoyan recognized the woman on the screen as Xiaozhi's mom from his memories of another world. And of course, he couldn't fail to recognize the famous Xiaozhi.
"Professor, and I just saw someone capture the Pokémon on this mural." Xiaozhi pointed at the mural of Ho - Oh and the three legendary beasts hanging on the wall. Hearing this, Xiaoyan broke out in a cold sweat.
"This is Ho - Oh! A legendary Pokémon. No one has ever seen it up till now. How could you, a silly boy, have seen it? Forget it. My instant noodles are about to burn. Gotta hang up." Professor Oak hung up the phone.
"Why doesn't anyone believe me?" Xiaozhi left the phone dejectedly, just meeting Xiaoyan's eyes who was standing there watching.
"Um... you can't see me..."
"Aren't you the one who captured Ho - Oh?" Xiaozhi shouted, which made everyone present turn their gazes towards Xiaoyan.
"You must be mistaken. I didn't capture the Pokémon you're talking about!"
"Okay. I was wrong. My name is Xiaozhi. My dream is to become a Pokémon Master."
"My name is Xiaoyan." After the misunderstanding was cleared up, the two began to introduce themselves briefly.
"Hey! You trainer with a Pikachu on your shoulder. You broke my bicycle. Hurry up and compensate me." A girl with an orange ponytail on her head walked over angrily, carrying a black object that she claimed was a bicycle on her back.
"That's a bicycle? It looks more like charcoal." Xiaoyan blurted out his thoughts. Then the girl gave him a disdainful look, and Xiaoyan could only smile awkwardly.
(That must be Xiaoxia.) Xiaoyan remembered that she was the female lead in the first season of Pokémon. Her dream was to become a Water - type Pokémon Master.
"Sorry. I don't have any money. I can't compensate you for a bicycle." Facing such a domineering person, Xiaozhi was a bit at a loss and apologized.
"I don't care. From now on, I'll follow you until you compensate me for my bicycle." Xiaoxia declared to Xiaozhi domineeringly.
At this moment, Xiaoyan seemed to see a +1 for Xiaozhi's harem on his head. Xiaoyan couldn't help but feel a bit envious.
"However, thinking about it, we're doing fine on our own. Come on, Charmeleon! We have to hurry up and challenge the Pewter City Gym to get the first badge." After saying that, Xiaoyan recalled Charmeleon and rushed towards the Pewter City Gym.
"Finally here!" The Pewter City Gym in front of him was more imposing than in the animation.
"Are you the challenger? Come in quickly. I won't refuse anyone's battle request." Xiaogang (the Gym Leader of Pewter City) walked out and led Xiaoyan in.
"This duel is for the Pewter City Gym badge. The battle mode is 2V2. The Gym Leader can't replace Pokémon during the battle, while only the challenger can. Let the battle begin!" The referee waved the flag, signaling the start of the battle.
"Come out, Geodude!" Xiaogang summoned Geodude.
"Let's start with Charmeleon." Charmeleon jumped onto the field eagerly.
"Charmeleon, use Dragon Rage." As usual, the Gym Leader let the challenger make the first move. Dragon Rage immediately hit Geodude, reducing its HP to almost nothing. After all, the Pewter City Gym was the first one for new trainers in the Kanto region to challenge. Naturally, the Pokémon used by the Gym Leader wouldn't be of a very high level.
"Geodude, use Tackle." Charmeleon nimbly dodged the rock's attack.
"Charmeleon, use Ember. Press on the attack!" Charmeleon spat out a ball of fire from its mouth and hit the opponent. Geodude fainted on the ground with stars in its eyes.
The Gym Leader recalled the incapacitated Geodude and sent out the next Pokémon.
"You're quite good. But I won't let you get the badge easily. Go, Onix!" A 9 - meter - tall Onix appeared on the field. After seeing such a huge Onix, Charmeleon took a few steps back fearfully.
"This Onix was my birthday gift when I was a kid. I've raised it since then. Its strength needs no proof." Xiaogang said proudly while looking at his Pokémon.
"Onix, use Rock Tomb." Xiaogang immediately made Onix take the initiative.
After hearing the trainer's order, Onix kept wriggling its body and gradually approached Charmeleon. Due to Onix's huge size, the ground shook constantly when it moved, making it hard for Charmeleon to even stand steadily, let alone dodge this lightning - fast attack. At this moment, Onix's eyes glowed with an earthy color. In an instant, large and small rocks rained down on Charmeleon from all directions.
"Charmeleon!!!" After seeing the real - life Rock Tomb, Xiaoyan's face turned pale. He panicked and rushed towards Charmeleon. At this time, Charmeleon was already lying on the ground, seriously injured and motionless.
"Sorry... Charmeleon. Have a good rest." Xiaoyan recalled the incapacitated Charmeleon and picked up the last Pokémon ball.
"I'm counting on you." Xiaoyan summoned the first Pokémon he had ever met and the first legendary Pokémon he had captured, Arceus.
"This is... the mythical Pokémon from the Sinnoh region, Arceus!!!" Xiaogang stared at Arceus that descended from the sky on the field with a glowing effect in disbelief.
"Spacial Rend." Before anyone could react, Onix fell to the ground.
(So powerful!)
"Onix has lost its fighting ability. The winner is Xiaoyan from Pallet Town." The referee announced the result of the match.
"You're really amazing. The last one was Arceus, right? I thought you were just a newbie. Here's the Boulder Badge. It can reduce the damage from Rock - type moves by 5%." Xiaoyan took the Boulder Badge from Xiaogang. But he didn't feel any joy from this victory.
"Thank you..." Xiaoyan bid farewell to Xiaogang and quickly rushed to the Pokémon Center in Pewter City.
At this time, there weren't as many people waiting at the Pokémon Center as in the morning, so it was soon Xiaoyan's turn.
"Miss Joy, please check my Charmeleon..." Xiaoyan stretched out his slightly trembling hand and handed the Pokémon ball in his hand to Miss Joy. After receiving the ball, Miss Joy immediately released the Pokémon inside. A seriously injured Charmeleon fell onto the treatment table. There were several obvious broken bones on this Charmeleon. It must have gone through a fierce battle. Seeing this, Miss Joy's face became quite solemn. With years of medical experience, she could tell that the broken bones were near important organs, and the flame on its tail, which symbolized life and vitality, was extremely weak, as if it was about to go out at any moment. After seeing Charmeleon's injury, Xiaoyan felt extremely self - reproachful.
"This needs to be treated immediately. You go out and wait first." Hearing Miss Joy's words, Xiaoyan had no choice but to wait outside the medical room.
While waiting, Xiaoyan's heart was pounding. He was very afraid that something would happen to Charmeleon. He had underestimated this battle, thinking that with his strength, he could easily win any battle. But this time, he found that he was wrong. Xiaoyan felt ashamed of his mistake.
(After three years, I thought we had become very strong. But in the end, it's still the same. I've let my important companion get hurt again...)
About two hours later, Miss Joy and the Jigglypuff came out of the medical room with Charmeleon. At this time, Charmeleon jumped lively to Xiaoyan's side. Seeing this, Xiaoyan heaved a sigh of relief. The burden in his heart seemed to have been lifted.
"Your Charmeleon is okay now. Please don't fight so recklessly in the future." Miss Joy said.
"Yes!" Xiaoyan learned this lesson, took Charmeleon out of the Pokémon Center, and headed for the next destination.
To be continued...