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The next morning.
Me and Pikachu woke up quite tired, probably because of the sweltering day we all had yesterday, after all none of us were used to living this kind of adventures in a single day.
"I'm sleepy, Ash, five more minutes" – Celeste said.
Although Ash didn't know it before, he now knows that Celeste is a girl who has a hard time waking up a lot in the mornings, in fact, her grandmother was the only one who was able to make her get up instantly, but now that she's no longer with her...
"Haa... Pikachu and I are also tired, but we can't stay in bed all day, besides, today is my gym battle against Brock, don't you want to see it?" – I asked.
Apparently Celeste was one of those people who had oversleep in the mornings and I was having a hard time getting her up.
"True... but I'm so tired that my eyelids are heavy..." – Celeste said.
Hmm, how do you wake someone up like that?
"It's understandable, but do you really think it's okay to stay in bed so late? Celeste, this world is amazing, who knows what kind of adventures await us outside the Pokémon Center, do you really want to miss them?" – I said.
I have no idea how to get her up, so I just told it my motivation, in fact, I still don't think I'm in this wonderful world, I wonder what kind of adventures await me, what kind of Pokémon I'll catch and how many girls I'll get in my harem.
"You're right, adventures await us, let's go!" – Celeste said.
The word "adventures" motivated her, it was true, this world was full of surprises and she didn't want to miss them just because of her laziness.
"So, let's go, today we have a lot of things to do" – I nodded.
Then we took a shower in the bathroom, got dressed and went to breakfast, that's right, the Pokémon Center also had a restaurant where Pokémon trainers could enjoy completely free meals for themselves and their Pokémon.
By the way, anyone could also enter, but if that person was not a trainer or a Nurse Joy, they had to pay or at least that is what Nurse Joy explained to me when she saw us.
However, after eating a delicious breakfast with our Pokémon, we decided to go to our next goal, the Pokémon Gym in Pewter City, so we went to say goodbye to Nurse Joy for her kindness and left to the Pokémon Center.
"Should I have told them that Brock is not in the gym? Oh, it doesn't matter, they'll find out when they get there" – smiled Nurse Joy.
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At the Pokémon gym.
The Gym itself was almost the same as the anime, only with a slight difference...
"What do you mean Brock is not here?" – I asked surprised.
We were currently speaking with the receptionist at the gym, who told us that Brock was not currently at the gym.
"I'm sorry, but he's not really here" - said the receptionist.
"Okay, we'll wait for him here, how long will it take him to come back?" – I asked.
"This... he's not really going to come back for a long time" - said the receptionist.
"What do you mean by that?" – I asked raising my eyebrow.
How can it be that the gym leader is not doing his job?
"Ehem, let's say he went on a trip with her friend to... expand his horizons" – said the receptionist.
What, is this serious? Did Brock go on a trip with another trainer? How is it possible that this has happened?
[Maybe it's because you decided not to follow the same path as the original Ash, host, although it's a guess]
Yes, maybe that's it, although I don't care anyway, I didn't intend to travel with him anyway.
"What do you mean that he has left to expand his horizons? He's supposed to be a gym leader and he should be in the gym to battle with the Pokémon Trainers who want to won his badge!" – Celeste exclaimed.
She got angry again.
If there's one thing I've discovered about Celeste in this time, it's that she's quite temperamental.
"M-Miss, calm down, It's not my fault" – said the receptionist nervous when he saw Celeste angry.
"Hmph! I demand that someone battle Ash now or I'll complain to the Pokémon League about this" – Celeste said.
The receptionist was nervous because he didn't know what to do, Brock left without telling him, he only called him on the phone the day after he left, besides, there was no one who could take his place right now and Brock's father would not arrive until 3 days later.
*Note: Yes, Brock's father has not abandoned his family in this fic.
"This... I..." – the receptionist tried to say.
What should I answer this girl? The truth is that she was right, Brock should be in the gym for a few hours a day to receive the challengers, so if this girl complained to the Pokémon League... Brock would likely be severely sanctioned and kicked out as a gym leader - thought the recepcionist.
"Celeste, calm down, you're giving the poor man a hard time" – I said trying to calm Celeste.
Celeste wanted to reply, but when Ash took her hand, all her anger disappeared and she nodded as if she were a sweet little lamb.
The receptionist sighed when he saw the girl calm down and was sincerely thanking that girl's boyfriend for calming her down.
"If you say it, I'll calm down" – Celeste said blushing.
"Thank you, besides, I am sure that this sir has a solution for this situation" – I said.
The poor receptionist trembled again, why did these challengers have to arrive today? Couldn't they have waited a few days to arrive? Why was he having such bad luck today?
"I..." – the receptionist tried to say.
"Let them enter" – a voice suddenly said.
When we turned, we saw how a peculiar-looking girl entered the gym, it was Roxanne, the gym leader of Rustboro City in Hoenn.
"Miss Roxanne, thank to Arceus that you arrived!" – said the receptionist cheerfully.
"Excuse me, but you are..." – Celeste said.
"Oh, my name is Roxanne and I'm the gym leader of Rustboro City in the Hoenn region" - Roxanne said.
"From the Hoenn region? What is a Hoenn gym leader doing in Kanto?" - asked Celeste confused.
"Hmm, my gym is simply closed for renovations and won't open until next year, so I wanted to take the opportunity to go on holidays... or so I wanted, but they suddenly called me to replace Brock for at least one day..." – Roxanne said.
It seems that she didn't like Brock very much, because she looked angry when she said his name, poor Brock, I hope he never meets Roxanne.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Roxanne" – I said with a smile.
When Roxanne looked at Ash's face, her heart skipped a beat, that guy in front of her was so handsome that he looked unreal and she like it handsome guys, unfortunately until now, Roxanne hadn't had a single boyfriend, mostly due to her obligations as a gym leader, but now that she was on holidays... should she pursue love?
"Arceus, thank you for putting this handsome boy in front of me!" – Roxanne exclaimed in her mind.
Since she hadn't been able to date guys until now... Now that her gym was under renovation, it was time to do it and this guy was just her type!
"Who knows, she may even be my first and only boyfriend, he's so handsome..." – Roxanne thought.
For her, a girl who loved handsome boys, Ash was like a blessing from heaven, a gift from Arceus himself, in fact, it was very possible that Roxanne did not have to look for more boys, Ash was literally her ideal man!
"It's nice to meet you" – Roxanne said somewhat calmer.
She was a little nervous, after all, it's not every day you can find a guy as handsome as Ash, maybe she even have to thank Brock for leaving.