Beyond the Adventure - A Pokémon Story

Chapter 15: Reach Up to the Universe pt3

                I awake to a loud knock on the door.  I rub my eyes, climb out of bed, and trod to the door.  As I open the bedroom door, Darius comes barreling down the hall.  “I got it!” he yells cheerfully.  I leap back into my room to avoid being slammed into.  Darius throws the door open and finds a bellhop with a wheeled cart full of food.

                “Breakfast is served, sir,” the bellhop says.

                Darius salivates as he hands the guy a tip.  The bellhop takes it graciously, gives a little bow, and walks off.  Darius pulls the cart inside and pushes it to the common room.  He moves the trays of food to the table.  I head into the common room, a sleepy Jaws trudging behind me.  I quickly check my Pokégear.  It reads “7:11am” and suddenly, I am surprised.

                “Darius, being a morning person?” I ask.

                Darius grins at me.  “I found out this town has a gym,” he says.  “I’m going to challenge it!”  Suddenly, his cheery nature makes sense.

                Jess comes out of her room in a big fluffy robe.  She sees the spread on the table and her eyes light up.  She sits down and starts digging in.  Jaws and I sit as well and start picking things we want.  Darius looks at Jess and grins.  “Eat up!” he says.

                As we eat, Darius’ cheerful demeanor spreads.  We all talk happily with each other, talking about the Space Center, the Mossdeep Gym, and the Hoenn region.  The food is amazing, except this weird bowl of rubbery noodle-like things.  Jess describes them as peanut butter fried Tentacruel tentacles.  Darius tries one and gags.  I try one and while the flavor is decent, the slimy texture is too weird for my tastes.  Jaws refuses to try any, which surprises me; if Jaws does not want to eat something, it probably is not edible.  Jess shrugs.  “More for me, then!” she says as she reaches across the table for the bowl.

                Once we have had our fill, I offer to clean off the table, but Darius shakes his head.  “The maids will do that,” he says.  “This is the penthouse, after all.”

                I shrug and nod.  I head to my room and get dressed, brush my teeth, and organize my stuff for the day.  Jaws jumps on the bed while I organize my stuff and I just laugh at his childish antics.  Once I finish, I decide to join him and we jump on the bed together.  I laugh and Jaws grins and together, we have a grand childish time.  Jaws does a spin, accidentally swinging his large jaw into my legs, causing me to fall.  I hit the bed, landing on my back, and I bounce around.  I grab Jaws and pull him down with me.  His eyes go wide with surprise and he crashes into my chest.  I laugh and he laughs silently, my special mute pal, my buddy, my friend.

                Darius opens the door and peeks his head in.  “You ready to go?” he asks.

                I set Jaws onto the floor and sit up.  “Yeah, we’re ready.”

                Darius furrows his brow, eyeing our very messy bed.  “Were you guys jumping on the bed?” he asks.  I just shrug and grin.

                I slip my shoes on and the four of us head out.  We follow Darius, who seems to know the way to the gym.  Once we arrive, Darius grins, his fists on his hips.  “I wonder what kind of gym this one is?” he asks.  “I am prepared for anything!”

                Jess walks over and reads the sign.  After reading it, he looks back at Darius.  “’Tate and Liza’?  This gym has two leaders?” she asks, scratching her head.  “Is that legal?”

                Darius frowns.  “Double battles were very popular in Kalos, and Unova started doing triple battles,” he explains.  “I don’t see any reason for there to not be a gym that specializes in doubles.”