The battle ended with Adam's victory.
Adam recalled A back into his pokeball when he saw it was about to faint.
Flint got off the stage and approached Adam.
" Congratulations young man that was a splendid victory"
He hander over the boulder badge to Adam and took out a disk-like object.
"This is the technical machine
Rock tomb it's mandatory for a gym leader to gift it to the winner"
Adam recieved the TM and thanked Flint before walking off the stage.
'I need to work on my social skills' He thought with a wry smile.
As he reached the door Flint suddenly spoke"if you meet a spiky haired kid named brock on the way remind him to write letters back to his family" To which Adam nodded in agreement.
He left the gym and rushed to the Pokemon center.
He healed A and checked his and B's moveset in the Pokemon center.
Pokemon: Nidorino
Gender:male
Ability:poison point
Moves:double kick, toxic, horn attack, quick attack, metal claw, dig, mach punch, poison jab, double team.
'poison needle evolved into toxic?' Adam was a bit suprised.
Pokemon: magikarp
Gender:male
Ability: rattled
Moves:splash, tackle.
'well what can you expect from a magikarp' Adam mocked inwardly.
He patted B's pokeball and whispered with a faint smile" You're going to be the strongest gyarados and we will solo legendaries"
He returned to his inn and packed up his belongings and he went to buy some necessities from the pokemart.
'I hope I can find a moonstone in mt.moon on the way to cerulean city'
He rechecked everything and set out for the gate connected to route 3.
As he set out the sun was high up in the sky with it's harsh rays of sunlight.
They have been walking for half an hour and Adam was soaked with sweat while A was brimming with energy.
'I am tired I should take a rest' He thought as he sat under a tree.
'I think this is a perfect spot'
He released B into the bucket of water he had prepared.
B was a bit confused as he looked at his trainer he had a bad feeling.
Adam took a deep breath and prepared himself.
" B you are pathetic"
B's eyes widened when he heard that.
"You are a magikarp every single one of them are pathetic they are only good for food"
"Even a bidoof could one shot you"
"If you stay this weak how are you supposed to fight legendaries"
"Do you think you can keep being a dead weight in my team?"
Adam drained the bucket and tossed B into the ground.
" I am gonna make you stronger just think of this as training"
B's vision was going dark as it flapped around the ground.
He was running out of air he knew he was gonna die.
He stopped struggling and accepted his death.
But he thought in his mind
was he gonna die in such a pathetic way?
Was he gonna be the most pathetic Pokemon in existence?
Is he gonna accept the fact that there are other beings that can end his life with a single thought?
No.
He had pride.
The pride of a dragon.
His body shined with a bright colour as his body started to grow.
He roared as his body became serpentine.
He had intense rage and pride.
He also had gratitude.
Grateful because this human helped him become something other than a pathetic magikarp.
As his evolution finished the gyarados looked at it's trainer standing far away with a determined gaze.
'Did I really Gaslight a Pokemon into evolving?'
Adam held back his laughter as he looked back at B.
' they won't stand a chance'
He thought as an image of a blonde woman and a boy with a Pikachu appeared in his mind.