Pokemon Heroes: Sinnoh Saga [Book 1]

Chapter 7

"Just as I said before, not all Pokémon are either good or bad. It is the same with Trainers.

Not all Trainers care for their Pokémon as they are supposed to, and some will even abandon their Pokémon if they feel that their Pokémon is not performing up to their impossible standards.

This is the reason I opened up a new, smaller ranch near the Resort Area; so that all Pokémon who had been abandoned by Trainers could be taken care of and cared for properly, and hopefully—one day—be given to a brand-new Trainer who will love and care for them..."

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"Good morning," Alyssandra said. She shifted into the booth beside Sam for breakfast.

"Morning, Lyss," Sam and Jeremy replied in unison.

"Has Nurse Joy finished with our Pokémon?" asked Alyssandra. She reached over and helped herself to some of the toast and eggs.

Sam nodded. "Almost. She's just feeding them and giving them a final examination. They'll be ready by the time we check out today."

Alyssandra's response was halted why the wave of gossip coming from the table next to theirs. The entire group remained quiet as they listened in on the loud trainers.

"Did you hear about that Trainer who battled a wild Ursaring?" asked one of the two boys in the conversation.

The other boy, who had sandy coloured hair, shook his head. "Nuh-uh, what happened?"

The first boy, with black hair, explained further. "It was late last night. This Trainer was coming to the Pokémon Centre, when he walked into an angry Ursaring. It attacked, but he managed to beat it—scared it away with his Chimchar."

"Wow!" exclaimed the other boy. "That Chimchar must be pretty powerful!"

The dark-haired boy nodded. "Yeah, and I hear the Chimchar is still here."

"What about the trainer, Is he staying here?"

The other boy shook his head. "Nope," he said. "He just left the Chimchar passed out in the lobby and walked out."

The group tuned out for the remainder of the conversation. They had heard enough.

"That's despicable," said Alyssandra biting back anger. "To put a new Pokémon like that up against an Ursaring.

"Not to mention this guy just left his Pokémon here," added Sam. "We don't even know if he's coming back."

"Horrible, just horrible," said Jeremy. He shook his head.

Suddenly, a boy with blonde hair burst into the dining hall in frenzy. "Hey guys! It's that trainer who beat off the Ursaring! He's here!"

Sam looked at the others, and they all came to a silent unanimous decision.

All of them got up and joined the other trainers in the entrance hall. The three scanned the crowd, looking for any sign of the fabled trainer that was supposed to be arriving.

Then they saw him, standing in the middle of the Pokémon Centre, with a smug look on his face. His hair was silver, medium length and groomed back neatly. He wore white jeans, and a grey t-shirt beneath his thick grey sweater. He was having a heated discussion with Nurse Joy—who seemed quite flustered—and as far as the group could tell, he wasn't affected by any of it.

"So, where's my Chimchar?" he asked. "Is the thing still passed out?"

"That Chimchar is very hurt from you making it battle that Ursaring!" scolded Nurse Joy. "It's still recovering. What were you thinking putting it up against a high-level Pokémon like that? It could have ended up a lot worse!"