A New Life Through The Eyes Of Kanto: An Autobiography

Round Three: Baking The Camel's Back

June smiled hopefully at me.

I stared back at June solemnly.

"We're okay, right?" she asked, looking kindly, deeply, hopefully into my eyes.

I nodded. "Everything's cool, June. Really. I've told you this all morning. Now get out of here and let me get to my next battle."

June smiled even brighter and pulled me into a hug, and I sighed loudly, grudgingly hugging her back. "Thanks, Gary. Are you feeling okay?"

"I'm feeling fine," I replied impatiently.

"And now entering is the Red Trainer, Carter Moy, from Mahogany Town in the Johto region!" I heard the announcer's voice through the speakers, the crowd applauding heartily.

"June, I've gotta go! You're gonna make me miss my match!" I ran away from her, past a lady in a booth who was motioning for me to run down a dark corridor.

"Good luck, Garyyy!" June called after me.

I tore down the hallway, a door at the far end wide open, revealing light from the outside sun.

It was time for my battle on the Rock Field!

June had been begging for my forgiveness ever since we woke up this morning.

I had accepted her apology a thousand times before breakfast, and two thousand times more afterwards, but she felt even more terrible about last night, today, and continued to apologize and ask if we were still friends. It had been literally almost five hours of June pleading with me and explaining herself, and telling me that she'd leave if I hated her and couldn't bring myself to forgive her. She was totally ignoring everything I was saying as I tried to calm her down and let her know it was alright now, about to make me late for my battle.

"We are currently waiting on the Green Trainer from Pallet Town, Gary!" the announcer called.

I'm coming right now! I yelled in my head, bursting onto the field seconds later.

"Wait a second, I think this is him! Yes!! Gary has arrived!"

The crowd cheered excitedly.

The Rock Field was a field covered in, of course, rocks. It was hard, jagged, and littered with enormous boulders.

The sun beamed strongly overhead, the air holding a calm temperature, cool enough that I even had my jacket on.

I ran onto the metal platform and it ascended into the air, gates rising around me to keep me inside. This should be interesting, I thought as I took in the field. Getting around the rocks should be a bit of a challenge. I'm sure we can win this, though. We'll make it all the way through.

The Trainer I was to battle smiled at me and nodded from his risen platform, holding a Poke Ball in his hand. He wore black shorts, black sneakers with black socks, and a black button up shirt. His blonde hair reached down to his shoulders, looking slightly ruffled.

I nodded back at him, smiling.

"Trainers, begin the battle!" The referee raised his red flag to Carter, the green flag towards me.

"Camerupt, it's time to start this battle off right!" Carter tossed his Poke Ball to the field.

It popped as it sent out what was inside.

"Camerupt!" the large Pokemon yelled out at me, stomping on the ground.

"What is that?" I asked quietly, pulling out my Pokedex.

Camerupt. The Eruption Pokemon and Numel's evolved form. Normally a very calm, peaceful Pokemon, they are known to get angered under certain circumstances, making them one to be encountered with caution.