Battle for the Mineral Badge!

I walk to the Olivine Gym and enter. I've been here so often that I know the place by heart. I navigate the pathway, heading at the raised platform. When I reach there, I point at Jasmine, who looks at me, vaugely remembering me from the stands.

"I challenge you to a Pokemon battle!"

Jasmine looked on to the young boy somewhat baffled about how he just walked right in and challenged her. Did he even have 3 pokemon at the least? A badge? She began to open her mouth to speak, but nothing came out. She just nodded and decided that if he had walked in, he must know what he was doing. She slowly unfastened a pokeball from her belt and tossed it out with no hesitation.



"O-ok then." She replied to the young man. She looked on, anxious to see what pokemon he had accumulated over his journey. Although, he seemed somewhat familiar.

"Go!" I yell, as I send out the pokeball.

"So, my move, right?" I say, reviewing what I've seen from previous fights.

"Machop, use Theif!"


"Yes," I think. "He listened!"

"Return, Machop!" I say, holding out it's pokeball. A red flash, and it is gone. I look at my other pokemon, and I ask it "Do you want to fight?"

Spinny, my Spinda, nods.

"Even if you get defeated in one hit?"

Spinny stops nodding.


"Thank you for that match, Jasmine." I say, smiling bitterly. "I now know how strong I must become. I knew I had no chance to begin with. When we fight again," I hold out a hand, to shake. "You can be sure I will be more fun."  

After we shake, I leave 1,500  in her hand, as I leave to catch my boat.
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