We soon make it out of the Woods.
{Alex} 'I'm ready for that badge!'
Natalie chuckles.
{Natalie} 'Are you ready Brady?'
"I don't know.."
{Alex} 'The gym here is rock type.'
{Natalie} 'You nervous?'
I nod. "I have Elekid, Taillow, and Torchic..and all three of them are weak to rock types.."
{Alex} 'True..'
I'd get an idea. "You two go on without me, I have to do something quick."
They'd both be confused.
I walk back into the Woods, with an open area.
I grab a couple pieces of wood, I kneel down, and hold the wood by the shorter ends.
"Elekid, I need you to slice these with your hand."
Elekid hops off my shoulder, and nods. It lunges forward and hits the wood with its hand. The wood wouldn't even have a crack.
"Again, use Brick Break!"
Elekid obeys, hitting the wood. Only a slight crack appears on the wood.
"Again!"
Elekid does it again, which wouldn't do anything once again.
"Alright, we got work to do.."
After a while of working on Elekid's Brick Break attack, we stop once a couple boards had been sliced in half, almost perfectly.
"Nice job, Elekid! Now, let's work with the rest of them." I send out Taillow and Torchic.
We continue training, extra hard.
"Taillow, use Wing Attack on Torchic! Torchic, use Ember before Taillow gets close!"
They obey, delivering the attacks.
"Taillow, use Quick Attack and move right in through that Ember attack!"
Taillow uses its Quick Attack, moving directly into the Ember and hits Torchic. Torchic gets knocked backwards.
I smirk. "It's time.."
I return Taillow and Torchic to their pokeball. I head to Rustboro City's Pokemon center as it gets dark outside. Alex and Natalie spot me coming into the Pokemon center and walk over.
{Natalie} 'You do what you needed to?'
I nod. "We're ready now."
{Alex} 'Good, didn't want to leave you behind..' He takes out his Stone Badge, showing it.
"Nice, sorry I wasn't there to watch."
{Alex} 'Hey, you weren't ready for the gym battle yet. That's perfectly fine, plus you're ready now like you said, right?'
I nod. "Yes."
{Alex} 'Then, there's nothing to worry about. It's time for your match now.'
I nod. "It's getting dark right now, and my pokémon are tired. They should be ready tomorrow."
They both nod.
{Alex} 'Good idea.'
{Natalie} 'I'll be cheering you on, Brady.'
{Alex} 'We both will be.' He smiles.
I smile, back. "Thank you."
I go up to Nurse Joy, setting Torchic's and Taillow's pokeball on the tray, and Elekid hops off next to the tray.
We all go get some food and then go to sleep after.