Lyra's POV

I was having flashbacks of my first gym battle. I was happy that I won on my first try. But not so happy for Red.

Go Chikorita - I shouted, throwing the Pokeball.

Pidgey, your cue - said Falkner.

Chikorita, Razor Leaf - I said, Chikorita rotated her head and gave a jerk to her neck, which made the leaves on her head shoot towards the Pidgey.

Pidgey, use Gust.

Chikorita, tackle.

Pidgey fainted.

Come back Pidgey - said Falkner, he kept the ball aside and gently picked up another Pokeball. He rubbed the Pokeball with love - your turn bud.

Go Pidgeotto. He sent a bigger form of Pidgey, thrice the size.

Chikorita, use Razor Leaf.

Pidgeotto, Steel Wing.

Chikorita was pushed to the wall and was smashed inside. Chikorita fainted.

Come back, Chikorita. Go Sentret.

Pidgeotto, use Sand Attack.

Sentret, use Rollout.

Pidgeotto, use Gust.

Sentret fainted. I was perspiring, I knew I'd lose. I had a feeling to quit Pokemon Training.

You can't Lyra - said a voice in my head. You didn't even want to become a trainer in the first place.

I looked at my shoulder, Marill was still sleeping quietly, unnoticed.

Red, can I use Eevee ? - I asked, because it was the only option. The last Pokemon I had, belonged to Red, or it will be, or it was, ugh, Time Travel.

Go on - Red replied.

Go Eevee. I pointed the Pokedex towards Eevee to see what attacks he knew.

Eevee, use Dig. Eevee dug a hole and went inside in a matter of a jiffy.

Pidgeotto flew up high to avoid the attack. There was an unexpected silence.

Suddenly, Eevee got out of the hole and jumped, Eevee was now too high and matched Pidgeotto's height.

Use Bite. Eevee used Bite and Pidgeotto fell down, fainted.

I opened my eyes, trying to focus on today, I couldn't express my happiness of winning such a match. Still a part of me wanted to quit.

Suddenly, Marill woke up and slid off of my shoulder.

Eevee appeared out of nowhere and saved Marill from falling by diving beneath her and giving her a soft plane of landing.

Eevee's POV

Marill was sitting on top of me. The idea was to save Marill, and not to squeeze myself under Marill's.....I shouldn't complete the statement.

It was annoying that Marill was still sitting on my face, without realizing that I wasn't a cushion. Sometimes, people think I am cushion when they touch me. So, it's not their problem.

Red picked up Marill and I finally had some air to breathe.

'Thanks, ahem, Red'. I coughed.

'Sorry, I thought you were a cushion', said Marill. 'Are you okay ?'.

'Oh, you're a girl. I was going to say something bad, thanks for letting me hear you voice', I told her.

'Don't be rude', said Marill.

'I wasn't being rude', I said. Marill looked at me worried. Her face clearly said that she wanted to apologise a hundred times more.

'I'm so...'. Marill was interrupted.

'It's okay, I said it's okay'.

'Hmm'.

Marill hopped back to Lyra's shoulder and showed me two fingers. I wondered what that meant.

'So you're saying that Bugsy isn't Bugsy ?', Lyra freaked out.

'Yeah, big time', I shouted.

'Yes Eevee, you need to win the Gym Battle, but we have something urgent here', said Lyra.

'Hey, I didn't say that', I said. I jumped here and there trying to get some attention.

I knew there was something wrong with the boy with the bug catching net. He could understand what I said, not completely, but some things.

Red's POV

I said. 'We need to confront Bugsy, the fake Bugsy, the imposter, whoever he is'.

'Absolutely'. Both Lyra and Monk readied themselves to go to down.

'What's the hurry ?', asked an Elder Monk.

'Elder Li', said the Monk, bending to his knees to give respect.

'Take this, it will help you with dark areas, your Pokemon will light the way for you', said Elder Li, handing a TM.

'What is it ?', asked Lyra.

'Flash, HM05', I said.

'HM ? This is TM70', said Elder Li. 'Are you from Kanto ?'.

'Yes, I am', I said.

'Ah, the outdated region, I see', said Elder Li. 'It's okay, here Flash is a TM'.

I wanted to kick the guy as soon as he said - outdated region. But he was a Monk, so I stick to my limits.

'Now take it, kid', said Elder Li.

'Never refuse Li', said the Monk.

'But I already have Flash as an HM, so I have unlimited uses'. I grabbed out the HM and showed the disc to the monks.

'Hmm, okay. But the girl can accept it', said Elder Li. 'Now, take it'.

Elder Li handed Lyra TM70 - Flash.

'Thank you Elder Li', said Lyra.

Eevee's POV

This new old bald man looked funny. Red and Lyra and the other bald man called him Elder Li.

And trust me, Elder Li was...elderly. That guy looked like he reached the maximum age limit a person can.

I was in a rush, wanted to battle someone, but first, the red roofed building was the way to go. I liked the lady who looked like Barbie, she helped us reach a healthy state.

'Red, come on, gotta go', I shouted. 'I wanna piss, urgent'.

'Dude, calm down !'. Marill advanced and shut my mouth. 'You don't shout, using that language'.

'Really ? In which language should I speak then ? Pikapi, Pikachu ?', I said.

'Aargghh, you'll drive me crazy', said Marill.

'Hey, I drive every girl crazy', I said. 'Okay, talking can be done after I lower my body weight. I've been controlling my garbage for a while now. And it started when you sat on me'.

'Oh, I'm sorry. But you don't have to be rude all the time', said Marill.

'Okay, come on everyone. We need to go to the PokeCentre', said Red.

'Ah, yes. The Poke...something, the red roofed building', I said.

'Wow, you sound like an amateur', said Marill.

'Please, don't even let me started, you're the one sleeping all the time. I helped Lyra win her first Gym Battle', I said. 'So, you're an amateur'.

Bugsy's POV

I was still waiting, waiting for Red and Lyra to come back so we could go to the Gym again. Red was really determined to win Gym Battles like he was in Kanto.

In Kanto, I barely knew him. He barely talked to me. On the other hand, Leaf was a nice person, she cared a lot, about everyone.

And here I was, again, with Red, who know was the Kanto Champion. But my main motive was something else - Team Rocket.

Red's POV

We got to the PokeCentre in no time, I could clearly see Bugsy through the window, sitting on a couch, pretending to read the magazine.

The magazine was once again held upside down.

'There', said Lyra, pointing at Bugsy.

The Elder and the Monk were both surprised. I smirked at their blank faces.

'So, either this one is the real Bugsy or the one you met', I said.

'That one is the real Bugsy, for sure', said the Monk.

'How are you so sure ?', I asked.

There was silence for a few seconds. I wasn't sure what the Monks were thinking.

'Because...there is no one over there', said Elder Li.

'Wait, what ? Can't you see him, on the couch, reading the magazine', I said.

'No, there is no one on the couch', said the Monk. 'No one over there'.

'So who is that ?', asked Lyra. 'That is Bugsy'.

'That is a mirage, that's not real', said the Monk. 'There maybe a spell casted on you two, or some other kind of magic, I don't know'.

I looked at Eevee, standing beside me. I picked him up, so he could clearly see Bugsy.

Eevee's POV

I was again in Red's hands and he did the that thing again, raising me up like a Lion Cub. Oh, that rhymed.

'Eevee, can you see Bugsy ?', asked Red.

What a pathetic question, yes, I could see Bugsy reading a book, while sitting on a couch.

'Yes, I can'. I said anyways. I didn't know why the bald men couldn't see him.

Maybe the bald men were blind men too. Okay, no jokes on physical challenges, but isn't that obvious ?

Red put me down and the force gave me a lot of pressure form inside, I was afraid I would p*ss outside the red building.

I looked at Marill and our eyes met. I made a cute face that said - Please.

Marill quickly hopped off of Lyra's shoulder to Red's shoulder and kicked down my Pokeball.

I quickly touched the Pokeball and went inside. Inside was a nice place I called home. I walked a little further from my mud-rolling spot toward the bushes and minded my own business.

Finally, I could feel the lightness of my body.

Inside was a small window through which I could see what was happening outside, so, no need to go outside now.

I layed down, looking at the fake sky, which was as real as the real one.

Then, I turned my neck to the window, watching what was happening.

Red's POV

I had no idea why the Monks couldn't see Bugsy. It was odd. Maybe because of refraction, or there eyes were weak.

Or they were completely blind.

It didn't matter why they couldn't see Bugsy. I slammed the door opened without breaking the glass and stood in front of Bugsy.

'I need some answers', I said.

'What answers ?', asked Bugsy.

'Who are you ? Those monks outside can't see you, one of them met Bugsy in Azalea Town, who are you ?'.

'You know who I am, Red', said Bugsy. 'You figured out I wasn't Bugsy, and that's true. But I can't reveal my secret not yet. This is about Team Rocket and I will figure out what they are up to. Get help, from everyone you know, capable of defeating them. Hasta la vista'.

Bugsy or whoever he was, walked away without another word. I couldn't stop him.

Lyra looked at him in confusion and then at me. I knew she wanted more information as much as I did.

We looked outside, the Monks were gone too. I wondered if the Monks were also fake, like Bugsy was.

But there was something about Bugsy that was familiar, I couldn't figure out what.

'Red, forget it. You have a Gym Battle today', said Lyra.

'I can't give up like this, Lyra. I need to know, we need to know', I said.

'And you can't give up on your training, your training is important right now. Team Rocket has always been your headache, don't let it get into you'.

'Hm, let's beat Falkner', I said.

'Great, let's do it'.

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