"Oh and before you go.." Bill stopped us before going on the ship and handed me the cascade badge..
"Why?" I asked him, looking at the badge in my hand. I didn't do anything to deserve this…
"You're more than earned this with everything that just happened."
He also gave one to Chloe.
"And for you too."
"Thanks alot!" She was overjoyed this was her first ever badge and I can tell why she's happy she deserved it for fighting off misty but…..me having one.. Doesn't sit right with me..
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We've been in the middle of the ocean for a day now trying to get back…
Leaving the Granite island I knew two things..
One I need to get stronger if I'm ever to defeat team Paradox..
And two..
"I didn't catch a single pokemon…" I sulked on the ride back.
Chloe gave me a pat on the back to make me feel better but it wasn't working.
"It's ok Ayuna, you'll get one when we return."
"I was really looking forward to catching a Froakie or a Woobat or maybe even an Axew!" I continued to complain but this time Chloe gave me this weird look. "What pokemon are those?"
"Pokemon on the island." I showed her each one on the pokedex.
"I have been using this a lot recently."
"I can tell…" Chloe looked through all the incomplete pokemon data I had.
"We're here!" we heard the captain say from the docks.
Everyone else on the ship started to gather by the exit to leave..then finally-
"We're back Vermillion city!!" I shouted at the top of my lungs, it was great to be back in Kanto after all this time.
"Quiet down idiot!" I was hit from behind by Chloe.
"What was that for??"
"You're too loud-" Chloe told me and i guess i was i don't know i was too excited.
"Sorry-"
Chloe sighed heavily..
"What am i to do with you- ..Anyway let's go to the pokemon centre im tired." Now that she mentioned it i wasn't feeling too energetic myself but that's to be expected when i almost died multiple times.
We went to the pokemon centre and the place was more crowded than usual. The place is packed with trainers.. That lieutenant surge guy must be tough.
"Ok next!" Nurse Joy called up the next trainer.
It took a while for nurse Joy to get to us but when she did she was very nice even though she looked over worked.
We got our pokemon back in tip top shape and the first thing i wanted to do was you guessed it!
"Let's battle the electric gym!" I said excited after seeing the amount of trainers at the pokemon centre i was excited to try my luck at it.
"Have you no regards for your pokemon??" Chloe looked at me with a completely shocked face and I looked back completely clueless to what she meant.
"It's gonna be fine me and Zorua got this!" I turn to my left "Right Zorua?"
Zorua seemed happy and agreed with me on my earlier statement.
"You two are something else ..you know that?" Chloe rolled her eyes and started to walk ahead.
"W-wait where are you going??" I called after her as she walked away.
"Well? You're gonna fight Surge right? You're gonna have to train a bit." she gave me a smile while holding her toxel's pokeball in hand.
"Ok let's do this!" i smiled back