Chapter 8: Ash's Situation
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"I know, I know... I just found that Viridian City is much bigger than Pallet Town, and I was so fascinated that I got lost..." Hearing Gary's words, Mia suddenly felt like a newbie. Her face turned red with embarrassment. "Forget it, let's go to the Pokémon Center to rest first and call Professor Oak. I guess Grandpa is waiting for our call by now." Looking at Mia, Gary waved his hand and said.
"Okay." Hearing what Gary said, Mia nodded. In this way, the two walked towards the Pokémon Center in Viridian City. After walking for a while, they arrived at the Pokémon Center. At this time, there were not many people in the Pokémon Center, only Nurse Joy was sitting at the counter.
"You go call the professor first. I'll go get the qualification to participate in the Kanto League, and I'll come to you later." He motioned Mia to make the call first, and then he walked towards the counter.
"Okay, then hurry up, the phone is expensive." Hearing Gary's words, Mia nodded, but before going to make the call, she reminded Gary to hurry up, as the phone call was expensive. But Gary had already walked towards the counter and didn't hear what Mia said at all.
"Trainer, is there anything I can help you with?" Seeing Gary coming to the counter, Nurse Joy smiled slightly.
"Ms. Joy, please help me get the qualification to participate in the Kanto League," Gary said.
"Okay, please fill in your information first, and after filling it out, come to pick up the badge case tomorrow morning." Placing a form in front of Gary, Nurse Joy asked him to fill out the form and come to pick up the badge case the next morning.
Filling in the information was very quick. In a few minutes, Gary had completed the form and handed it to Nurse Joy.
"Is there anything else you need?" Nurse Joy took the filled-out form and smiled.
"Well... please take care of my three Pokémon for me." After thinking for a while, Gary handed the three Poké Balls to Nurse Joy. Watching Nurse Joy put the three Poké Balls away, Gary thanked her and then walked towards the phone area.
At this time, Mia was chatting with Professor Oak about Pokémon. Gary didn't want to disturb them, so he stood aside and waited for them to finish talking.
"Why did you come here just now? It's expensive to make a phone call at the Pokémon Center. Come quickly." Turning her head inadvertently, Mia saw Gary standing by the side, pulled him over, and looked at him with a resentful look.
"Grandpa." After being pulled over by Mia, Gary saw Professor Oak and greeted him.
"You kid, you are still so reserved. I won't eat you. Come on, tell me, what do you think after this period of journey?" Professor Oak smiled slightly at Gary.
"Grandpa, I am just a new trainer who has just started. What can I think? If I have to say, it is that I have gone through a few battles and gained some combat experience." When asked by his grandfather, Gary smiled helplessly. Professor Oak had high hopes for his grandson. After all, he was likely to inherit his honor in the future, including his father's affairs. Only when he became stronger could he get involved.
"Grandpa, we finally have a phone call, don't preach. But Ash, has he set off? What initial Pokémon did he choose?" Listening to his grandfather start preaching again, Gary shook his head helplessly and then he asked about Ash's situation. After all, Ash was his recognized rival, and he was the protagonist of this magical world. It was necessary to grasp his situation in real time.
"Speaking of which, you two are really alike. He was originally going to choose Squirtle, but you also know that Squirtle should have been yours, so he asked why you didn't choose Squirtle. I told him about Deino. When he heard it, he was unwilling to choose Squirtle. I really had no choice, so I gave him Pikachu. If he was not delayed on the way, he should be almost in Viridian City now. Maybe you can still meet him." Hearing Gary asking about Ash's situation, Professor Oak smiled and briefly explained Ash's situation.
"Gary, are you done? It's getting late. We're going to Viridian Forest tomorrow morning. It's very dangerous there. You must get a good rest." Seeing that Gary hadn't finished the call, Mia urged him.
"Grandpa, let's leave it at that for today. We'll be going to Viridian Forest tomorrow." Gary understood Mia's worries, and then he looked at Professor Oak and prepared to hang up the phone.
"Viridian Forest? If you don't get enough rest, it's easy to get into trouble. There are still many fierce wild Pokémon. But aren't you going to wait for Ash? He should be in Viridian City soon." Hearing Gary's words, Professor Oak nodded, but he didn't expect that Gary was not going to wait for Ash.
"We are competing. Wouldn't it be a waste of precious time to wait for him? I won't do that. Grandpa, that's it for now. I'm hanging up." Gary smiled slightly when he heard Professor Oak ask him why he didn't wait for Ash.
"Okay, you should rest early." Hearing Gary say this, Professor Oak nodded and hung up the phone.
"What did you talk to the professor about? It took so long?" Seeing Gary coming over, Mia asked.
"Nothing. I just asked about Ash's situation, and then I heard Grandpa say some great truths. Let's rest quickly." Hearing Mia ask what he said on the phone and why it took so long, Gary replied.
"Is it true that you asked about Ash's situation? You two are really rivals. You have been fighting each other since childhood, and now you are even more competitive." Mia, as a rookie trainer in Pallet Town, naturally knew about the rivalry between Ash and Gary.
Afterwards, the two didn't say anything and went back to the lounge of the Pokémon Center to rest.
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''The next morning.''
"Sure enough, it is more comfortable to sleep in a bed." Gary sat up from the bed and stretched.
"Gary, are you up? It's time for us to leave." Just then, there was a knock on the door and Mia's voice came from outside.
"You are up, go to the restaurant of the Pokémon Center to eat something first, I will be there soon." Hearing Mia's voice, Gary responded, then picked up his backpack and walked out the door.