Dear Journal,

I woke up with the determination to go and meet this Bill fellow. I stopped by the PokeMart on the way out of town and stocked up on some Pokeballs, Potions, and a few other things. I knew there would likely be trainers on the way to Bill’s, and maybe even some tall grass for a Pokemon encounter or two. On my way out of town, I noticed a Police figure standing near a house. Apparently, the house had been broken into by Team Rocket! I must remain vigil in these times. I headed toward the bridge when I noticed Steele strolling right towards me! It looks like it was time for another rival battle, so I grabbed my Pokeball with Dacuda and prepared it. Sure enough, as soon as he got close he started bragging about how he had just went and saw Bill and how his Pokemon had grown stronger since last time.

He whipped out a Pokeball, sending out a Pidgeotto and, despite the type disadvantage, I had Dacuda Mega Punch it out cold. The rest of the battle went just as quick, even though he had indeed gotten stronger, he was still no match for the bond between my team and I. His last Pokemon was an Abra, and I asked him where he got it. He told me that just beyond the bridge was a patch of grass where some of them slept, but they would teleport away quickly so you had to get lucky. As he started to pass me by, he handed me a FameChecker and continued on, grumbling about losing to me again.

I started up the bridge and was stopped by a trainer. They informed me that this was ‘Nugget Bridge’ and if I could beat their gauntlet of trainers, I would win a prize. I gladly accepted and began to pummel through the trainers, leaving each one to care for their knocked out Pokemon. After finishing the bridge, the last guy seemed kinda shady. He started talking to me and handed me a Nugget as my prize, while talking me up as a good trainer. While it felt good to get the praise, he wound up steering the conversation to try and get me to join Team Rocket! I immediately threw down Zippo and showed this grunt my opinion of their syndicate.

After that was done, I headed toward the patch of grass Steele pointed out. I crept slowly inward looking for Abra, having Cella at the ready since she could put them to sleep and prevent them from teleporting. 'Lo and behold, I managed to find one against the rock face of the hillside. I had Cella float over it and use Sleep Powder as I snuck up and threw a Pokeball at the gentle looking creature. A few shakes later and Abra was mine - I decided to name him Abe and swapped him and Cella, having Cella sent to my PC. I began to train him on the trainers on the way to Bill’s house, and by the time we were there he managed to evolve into a Kadabra already!

Bill’s house seemed eerily quiet as I entered the place. Inside was a computer, papers scattered around randomly, two giant tubes, some servers, and a small bed. Looks like he wasn’t home, though there was a cute little Clefairy in the middle of the room. I figured I’d just wait for him here, after all, the door had been unlocked. I walked up to the Clefairy to give it a pet when it turned around and spoke to me! Apparently, Bill had been working on some work of the PC system and accidentally stayed in a transfer tube, merging his consciousness with that of the Clefairy. He hopped in the tube and asked me to active the program on the computer, to which I obliged. This guy was weird, that was for sure. After splitting back to regular Bill, he proceeded to thank me by handing me a ticket to the S.S. Anne! What a surprise! He then took me over to his computer and showed me how the PC transfer system worked, along with showing me his favorite Pokemon, Eevee and it’s evolutions. I thanked him for the experience and the ticket, and decided it was time to head back. After everything that went on, I felt like it was time to win another badge!

By the time I got back to town, it was late evening, and the sun was beginning to set. I knew they wouldn’t accept trainers much longer, so I scurried into the Gym before it closed for the night. This gym was set up to look like a giant swimming pool, so I guessed (correctly as I found out) that they used water type Pokemon. Zippo wouldn’t get any fights here, I didn’t want to risk his tail flame going out. Instead I lead with Abe, Dacuda, and Joey. As I walked by the pillar, I noticed the same trainer list on the plaque as before. Blue, Red, and Steele. I figured he had come here, probably right after I beat him. That told me this Gym would be a breeze. The first two trainers went by really quickly, and then I was standing before Misty. She wore a swimsuit and started out the match with Staryu. I had Abe use confusion and it was down in one hit. Her next Pokemon threw me for a spin though. Starmie came out and began to tear through my team. I kept switching out, fearing for their safety as Misty was being a bit ruthless in her tactics. Finally, Joey managed to critical hit with Hyper Fang and her Starmie went down. She congratulated me and gave me a TM with Water Pulse, along with the Cascade badge. I stuck it in my badge case and headed back toward the PokeCenter. Healing up my team, I settled down for the night once again.

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