Stalker

It was afternoon by the time Scarlet and Alex had reached Cerulean City and Scarlet had got her Pokemons checked at Pokemon centre, so now, Alex and her were just relaxing in the city garden and watching the sunset.

"Mm.." Scarlet giggled softly as she leaned on Alex's side and hugged him by resting her head on him, "Lexy, you're so warm."

"I am a Fire-Type Pokemon." Alex responded by giving her speechless look.

Scarlet pouted, "Geez, you're no fun at all." she still kept hugging him as it was very comfortable, "Tomorrow we can challenge the Cerulean City Gym, but I don't want to."

"Yeah, we'll lose if we challenge them unprepared." Alex agreed with her, "Let's take a few days to train and see if we can get a Electric Type Pokemon to make this easier."

"Hm. I also want to know Onix's skill set, so let's train tomorrow in the forest hills behind." Scarlet suggested happily.

"No." Alex shook his head, making her pout again immediately, "We'll be training on the route to Vermillion City, going backwards isn't my thing."

"Damn you, Prideful Lexy!" Scarlet complained and hugged him tightly, "Ah.. You're so warm and comforting.. Become my body pillow, Lexy."

"Shut it." Alex grumbled with a annoyed look, "I am hungry, let's go back to the Pokemon centre."

"Wait a moment, this feels nice." Scarlet responded in a low voice as she closed her eyes in a relaxing manner.

Alex sighed and decided to just watch the sunset for the meantime.

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Next day, Scarlet and Alex went to the forest ahead of the Cerulean City and began their training with Alex going incharge of thier workouts.

Scarlet knew that he was better than her in knowing what her Pokemons needed the most, so she left him to do his own thing. She would just watch them from a distance and learn what her Pokemons are good at, and which moves they're training. Time to time, she would also give them Energy Potions to increase their efficiency in training.

Alex 'Observed' all the three and got thier Status. Surprisingly, Onix was only a wimp by his personality, otherwise he might even Rival Primeape in terms of Stats and would've even defeated him, if not for the Type-Advantage Primeape had.

[Name: Oddish

Type: Grass/Poison

Ability: Chlorophyll

Hidden Ability: Effect Spore

Gender: Female

Level: 17

HP: 55

Attack: 60

Defense: 65

Sp. Atk: 80

Sp. Def: 70

Speed: 45

Total: 375

Moves: Absorb→Mega Drain, Growth, Sweet Scent, Acid, Venoshock, *Sleep Powder.]

"Oddish, start releasing Sleeping powder in the opposite direction from here." Alex commanded, since practicing "Sweet Scent" was no longer a priority now, "We'll later work on your Mega Drain."

"Yes, Boss!" Oddish replied and started releasing a wave of Sleeping powder in the air, but in the opposite direction from where they were training so to not affect them by mistake.

[Name: Primeape

Type: Fighting

Ability: Vital Spirit

Hidden Ability: Defiant

Gender: Male

Level: 52

HP: 75

Attack: 105

Defense: 70

Sp. Atk: 70

Sp. Def: 70

Speed: 100

Total: 490

Moves: Rage, Final Gambit, Scratch, Low Kick, Focus Energy, Fury Swipes, Karate Chop, Cross Chop, Thrash, Close Combat, Stomping Tantrum.]

Alex noticed a important move lacking in the Skill set of Primeape, "Primeape, continue your physical training for now. I want to teach you a new Move once I am done!"

"New Attack!" Primeape yelled loudly and increased his pace in doing pushups.

Alex sighed at his antics and went on to the next, who was currently doing aim practice by using "Rock Throw" on the sidelines trees.

[Name: Onix

Type: Rock/Ground

Ability: Sturdy

Hidden Ability: Huge Power

Gender: Male

Level: 35

HP: 70

Attack: 80

Defense: 160

Sp. Atk: 40

Sp. Def: 50

Speed: 80

Total: 460

Moves: Tackle, Harden, Bind, Rock Throw, Rock Tomb, Rage, Rock Polish, Smack Down, Slam, Rock Slide.]

"Onix, how are you doing?" Alex went behind Onix and surprised him by patting his back.

"L-Lord Alex." Onix turned at him with a nervous look, "I am doing as you said."

"But you don't understand why you're doing this, am I right?" Alex questioned with a raised eyebrow, which had made Onix a bit sheepish, "You'll understand in future. For now, I want you to start using Rock Tomb on the boulders you see around and try to destroying them in a single attack."

"I can try." The Onix assured and went to a nearby boulder to start practicing his next move.

After that, Alex went to Primeape to teach him "Seismic Toss", where he also told Oddish to start practicing "Mega Drain" on him at the same time. Again, Oddish was worried for harming her boss, but a single look from Alex was enough to encourage her.

In this time, Alex also noticed that Scarlet had approached Onix and was talking something with him. Probably, she was making him comfortable in the team, because his arrival was not under the best circumstances.

By the evening time, Alex had decided to stop everyone's training, including his own.

"Boss is a slave driver.." Primeape called out before he fainted in exhaustion.

Where else, Oddish was too full of energy after spamming so much "Mega Drain" on him. Her body was actually shining as if she was under a bright sunlight. Even so, she was mentally exhausted and tired.

"So many rocks.." Onix tiredly looked around with his dim eyes. He couldn't believe that he was the one responsible for this, that, he had trained so much in a single day than he had ever trained in his life before.

'No wonder Mother was so scared of him.' Onix thought as he fearfully gulped while looking at Alex. Then, he also slouched down on the ground in exhaustion.

"Good work, you all!" Scarlet cheered by standing in the middle of her exhausted Pokemons, "Now, rest for a while and I'll feed you some delicious food when we reach the Pokemon centre."

"Food!"

"I want Citrus Berries..."

'That crunchy thing she fed me earlier was good..'

As the three of them thought expectantly of their dinner tonight, Scarlet called them back in their Pokeballs and looked at Alex, "What are you upto now, Lexy?" She asked when she saw him looking around in the bushes.

"No, I felt like someone was watching me." He answered with a scowl as he kept searching around, 'Was it team Rocket? No, they won't come after me so soon. Then who was it?'

"Found you!" Alex glared at the little stalker and madly dashed after it, since it had started running away after getting found.

"Alex!" Scarlet started chasing after him as well after gathering her things in her bag, "Wait for me! Where are you going?"

"You peeper, I found you!" Alex roared as he picked up the little Pokemon in his hand and brought it to his face level.

"P-Please, spare me.." The little Pokemon pleaded for her life.

"Why were you watching us?" Alex questioned with his gaze going intense, "A Spy?" He also wasn't able to recognize this little Pokemon, which was very astounding to him.

"N-No!" She vigorously shook her head, "You guys were so cool.. Especially you! You were teaching them how to grow strong..." She lowered her head in embarrassment.

"You want to get strong?" Alex questioned and also used 'Observe' on her at the same time.

"Alex, what are you doing to that adorable thing!" Scarlet complained angrily and snatched the cute little thing from her monster, "See, how much you've scared her!"

[Name: Ralts

Type: Psychic/Fairy

Ability: Cursed Body

Hidden Ability: Precognition

Gender: Female

Level: 12

HP: 28

Attack: 35

Defense: 25

Sp. Atk: 45

Sp. Def: 35

Speed: 40

Total: 208

Moves: Growl, Confusion, Double Team, Teleport.]

'She's a Ralts.' Alex was surprised by this detail that he got through his Observe, 'No wonder I was not able to recognize her. She's a Hoenn region Pokemon, but what is she doing here?'

Alex looked at Ralts who was lovingly getting cuddled by Scarlet, "Where is your Trainer?"

Ralts immediately got alert at the question and sadly lowered her face, "My Trainer abandoned me.. He said I am weak and am cursed."

'Well, you do have Cursed Body as your ability.' Alex could've said, but decided against seeing that she was sad.

"I live in this little forest ever since my trainer abandoned me." The Ralts continued explaining further, "And today, I found you guys and got excited by seeing you all training. Especially.." She was fearful of looking at Alex, but was still awed by him, "Y-You.. You're so awesome."

"That, I am." Alex pridefully puffed his chest and stood tall with a cheeky grin. He grabbed the Ralts from Scarlet and dropped her on his shoulder, "From now on, you're coming with us. I have caught you now."

"I've been caught!" The Ralts giggled mischievously.

"My Ralts!" Scarlet pouted with teary eyes.

"I found her first." Alex argued back with a challenging look, "Any complaints?"

"Lexy, you meanie!" Scarlet irritatedly stomped her foot, "Even then, I'll have to get her in my Pokeball!"

"You will really take Ralts with you?" Ralts looked at the Trainer by titling her head, "Ralts is cursed. I forget the Moves for a while after using them once."

"Oh, I have the perfect solution for that." Alex suggested as he grinned deviously, "So that's why-" He looked back at the Ralts with a normal grin, "-I want you to come with us! We'll also beat the crap out of that foolish trainer who abandoned you!"

"Really?" Ralts cheered up and hugged his neck, "Then Ralts is happy to come with you!" Scarlet saw this opportunity with a devious grin of her own and took out a Pokeball, "Now, come to me, Ralts." She extended her both hands to Ralts with a bright smile.

'This Girl..' Alex's grin twitched as he knew perfectly what must be going on in Scarlet's mind. She was a dangerous Trainer in this aspect, because she was very ambitious and greedy compared to others out there. Though, not in a bad way at least.

Ralts leaped down on the ground and was caught in the Pokeball without any resistance. She had made up her mind to join them in their journey.

Alex then pressed the button on the Pokeball and called her back. He picked up the little Ralts and placed her back on his shoulder, all the while giving Scarlet a look that screamed, "Mine."

"Fine." Scarlet conceded with a pout, "Let's go to the Pokemon Centre now."

"Hm." Alex nodded in agreement and they started making their way to the Pokemon centre from the forest.

In this time, Alex and Scarlet talked a lot with Ralts and came to know many things about her and the 'Cursed' condition she was talking about. Though, from the way she was speaking, Alex figured out that Ralts didn't seem aware of her Hidden ability "Precognition" yet.

With the ability to predict moves by seeing in future can be very helpful for Ralts in Battle. If possible, she might also be able to predict many other things as well. But that was for a later time, right now, Alex just wanted to train the team for their upcoming Battles.

Though, the problem was still there, they didn't have a Electric-Type Pokemon to go against the Cerulean Gym.

"I think we should Challenge the Gym tomorrow." Alex said all of a sudden, surprising Scarlet a lot.

"Weren't you against challenging them without making sure of our victory?" Scarlet questioned doubtfully with a raised eyebrow, "We also don't have any plans on how to beat them."

"I'll be the one entering this Battle." Alex replied.

"Excuse me, brain there?" Scarlet mocked with a irritated look, "You're a Fire-Type Pokemon, you know that right?"

Alex annoyingly glared at Scarlet, which seemed to have successfully made her shut up.

"Don't come crying to me when you drown if there's a water terrain." Scarlet mumbled dejectedly, since Alex wasn't listening to her.

Little did she know, Alex knew how to swim.