Swanna Song, Sung Throughout Sinnoh

Gary V Gary: Science Vs Gods

"I've got two Desert Eagles, one chambered in .44 Magnum, the other chambered in .50 A an' E," a man in sunglasses said from Gary's phone on VU-Tube. The guy stood outside where a forest sat in the background, his separate area covered in gravel and targets in front of a big wall. A wooden table in front of him held two guns and an accompanying part for them. "We're gonna do a little bit of a... a visual comparison of the two cartridges, a two hundred and thirty grain in the .44 and a three hundred in the..." He looked down, thinking, and took a breath. "In the .50 A an' E and we're gonna see how much recoil splits the difference between two pistols of, very similar characteristics."

Gary looked around the Pokemon Center lobby swiftly, keeping his head down.

There were people walking throughout, but no one seemed to be paying him any attention as he struggled to hear the guy on the phone. Struggling to hear because he put the volume so low because he didn't own any headphones.

"I will say however that the... .44 does have Magnum Researches new, muzzle brake compensator, uh at the end of the barrel. Uh, I do not recommend trying this at home! We have special permission here from the Range Master, to fire one shot, from, both pistols, simultaneously, just for the visual comparison and your enjoyment."

Gary watched as the man loaded up the guns and eventually fired them. He lowered his head even more and his eyes looked around the room after the loud noise.

Now, a couple of people had turned to him, but not for long, returning to their business.

I think I get the gist of it, Gary told himself as he turned off the phone and slipped it into his pocket. But when do I get the privacy to practice? I don't even know how many bullets are in it. I won't get to practice if there's only one bullet. If there's only two, I'll only get one chance to practice. And I can't buy more. Even if I did have the money. He stared at his bag, knowing the weapon was inside. But assuming it hasn't been used since, it probably has plenty of bullets.

From the door of the hovering helicopter, Isaac reached into his pants, right at his belt, and pulled out the big, golden gun! He pointed it at the Dragonite that carried Prof. Oak on its back and the shot was tremendous!

Gary jumped despite being so far away on the ground. He hated the loud, sudden poppings of things like guns, and balloons.

Another shot fired!

Gary jumped as if a gun had actually been shot and blinked back to reality, having trouble breathing. At least two bullets... Gary remembered from the Indigo League. And these things carry sixteen I think the video said? And it works just like the TV shows say. It's almost too easy. Which makes this so dangerous. And scary. Gary's heart gave a painful jump at a sudden BANG!

No.

Gary saw that a young boy had hung up the phone and left the booth. He got up and stretched his back. Hoisting his bag on his shoulders, he moved to the phone booth and quickly made his call.

"I'm sorry, this line is currently busy. Please hold or try again later," a mechanical female voice instructed.

The screen then went black and the image of a Wobbuffet appeared and repeated in an annoying voice, "Wooobb... Wooobb... Wooobb... Wooobb..."

"If Kiwi can't even pick up, they must be really busy," Gary considered, and then hung up. He left the booth and stopped in the middle of the building. I guess it's time, he told himself, and he pulled out his Pokedex and went to the map. "Northwest of Oreburgh City. Right. But that's... further along... Soooo... We have to get to Jubilife City after all, and we'll just head north to Route 204, where the Ravaged Path is, and not far from that, Alamos Town is where Prof. Oak's notes lead. But that Gym Byron told me about is also cutting into my journey. But it can just wait. I'll get there, but first, I need to get to those mountains. I'll face his son on my way back to Canalave City. Yes." He smiled, putting away the Pokedex, and then frowned. "Now to handle business, because I'm not going after any Badge until I sort this out."