Lt Surge

"It certainly was a handful. Was it from your father?" Nurse Joy said as she handed over two Pokeballs to Folker.

"Yeah, Mom left it behind as an egg before she left and now, it just hatched" said as he accepted his Pokeball and put them in his pocket.

"You might want to head to a Fighting Dojo for its training. The nearest one is from Saffron City. Just head north and follow the road. After you get to Saffron City, just ask for directions to the Gym. Right next to it is the Dojo" Nurse Joy said in suggestion.

"I see. Thanks Nurse Joy" Folker said as he bid his farewell to Nurse Joy.

"Thank you for coming. Please come back anytime" Nurse Joy said with a smile.

Folker then walked out of the Center and headed south of the city.

...

As Folker walked through the city, he saw many people walking with their Pokemon. Many of them are water types, followed by ground and rock types. As the port city of Kanto Region, many trainers from other regions can be seen here

Vermilion City is home to its Gym leader, Lt Surge, an electric type Gym Leader. He once served as a soldier of an army and fought in a war, during which he got himself injured and saved by an electric Pokemon. Since then, he used electric type Pokemon and became a Gym Leader of Vermilion City.

At this time, sounds of electricity, followed by screeching metal and cries of Pokemon filled the Gym arena. An adult man with spiked blonde hair and light skin, wearing a military jacket as well as black boots, stood on the left corner of the arena as he looked at the battle.

On the other side of the corner is a young man with light skin, wearing a blue cap, white shirt and blue shorts.

"Raichu, use Shockwave!" Lt. Surge said calmly.

A figure of a bipedal, rodent-like Pokémon can be seen. It is covered in dark orange fur with a white belly. Its bifurcated ears are brown on the outside, yellow on the insides, and end in a distinctive curl. There is a circular yellow marking on each cheek where its electric sacs are, and it has a triangular, dark brown nose. Its arms and feet have patches of brown fur at the end, and the soles of its long feet are tan with a circular orange pad in the center.

On its back are two horizontal brown stripes. Its long, thin tail has a lightning bolt-shaped end. This lightning bolt is chipped on females. It exudes a weak electrical charge from all its body.

Raichu!

Suddenly, it let out a cry as sparks of electricity appeared on its body. A jolt of electricity shot from its body, headed towards the opposing figure.

Its opponent is a small, quadrupedal rodent Pokémon. It has purple fur with a cream-colored face, paws, and underbelly. It has narrow eyes containing white sclera and pupil with red irises, rounded ears with cream-colored insides, and a single whisker on each cheek. Its long tail is tightly curled at the end. Its most notable feature is its large teeth. Like most rodents, its teeth grow continuously throughout its life and must be worn down by gnawing.

Ratata!

Ratata let out a cry as a jolt of electricity landed on its body. Sparks spread through its body as it was flashily electrocuted with Raichu's powerful shockwave and fell down with its eyes spiraling. It fainted!

"Challenging me without evolving your Pokemon? You still have a hundred years left before you can beat me, boy" Lt Surge arrogantly said after its opponent's Pokemon fainted.

The poor boy grit his teeth as it recalled its Ratata. He turned around and walked away in defeat.

A young man with medium and wavy hair appeared not long after the poor boy left. Lt. Surge noticed the young man's arrival and loudly said "Another challenger?" as he smiled, not afraid of another challenger.

"Well, about that... I'm not here for a Gym challenge..." Folker said with a smile while scratching his head.

Lt Surge frowned and looked closely at Folker's figure. His eyes suddenly lit up and smiled as he said "Oooooh baby, what brings you here?"

"I'm not a baby! I'm not here to challenge you but I can give you a fight if you want" Folker said as he grit his teeth.

"Calm down baby, no matter how I look at you, you're still wet behind the ears to me" Lt Surge said with a teasing tone, clearly making fun of Folker.

"Alright, that's it! I'm challenging you to a Pokemon Battle! Give me 15,000 Pokedollars. If I lose, then I'm still a baby" Folker gritted his teeth as he said that.

Lt Surge laughed loudly as he patted Folker's head and said "Alright, alright. I'm just kidding. Don't take it seriously, young man"

"So, aren't you going to answer my question now?" Lt Surge said.

"Well... Can you lend me some money? I'm just a poor boy with no way to earn money. You're the only one I can turn to since you're friends with my Dad. What say you? You're not gonna turn me down, would you?" Folker shamelessly said as he scratched his head.

"..."

Lt Surge looked at Folker, who suddenly called himself a poor boy after retorting when he called him a baby. He recalled that his father suddenly disappeared around a year ago. His mother must have left to look for him in Sinnoh.

Just when he was about to take pity on the young man, he saw that smug face of his and inwardly thought 'What a shameless kid'

Then a certain figure, resembling the Folker, flashed in his mind. 'Well, with a Dad like that, what can I expect?' Lt Surge thought inwardly and sighed.

"No way. Battle me first then I'll decide later. If you lose badly, then you can forget about the money and go hungry like you usually do as you said" Lt Surge said as he folded his arms.

"Hey, don't be stingy. What can I do? I'm just a poor boy" Folker shamelessly said. He was just about to add 'old man' but he recalled that he's here shamelessly asking the man to lend him money.

Sigh.