Bridging The Gap; The Final Records In Unova: An Autobiography

The Head Honchkrow

"We can leave this city through this exit and we'll be on the right path to Interough City," I pointed out on my Town Map that I had spread out on the table at the diner June, Courtney, and I had stopped by to grab some food.

Courtney, sitting next to me, stabbed at the last square piece of blueberry waffle on her plate with her fork and shoved it into her mouth.

June's plate of French toast was now empty, and she was silently sipping from a cup of tea, her eyes on my map as she sat across from me.

My plate of pancakes was nearly cleared, and I grabbed my cup of coffee and took a long sip from it. It was getting cold, and I wanted to get the last remaining bit of warmth left in the drink. "It could be a little while of walking, though. Less than a week, if we move at a quick enough pace."

"Isn't there a train we could take there?" Courtney suggested.

"I'm not taking any train," June said quickly, anger in her voice as she glared at Courtney.

"What's wrong with the train? We'd get there sooooo much quicker. Are you serious right now?"

"Let's just walk," I said. "We might run into some Pokemon on the way that we would have missed otherwise. That's what being a Pokemon Trainer is all about, after all, right? Traveling, seeing the world, meeting Pokemon and Trainers. Besides, who knows how screwy the subway is after that attack in Nimbasa City earlier this year. The lines could be all screwed up and it could get confusing. Let's just stick to traveling by foot."

"That's so stupid." Courtney rolled her eyes. "Whatever. I'm clearly outnumbered here."

I nodded, satisfied that June and I didn't have to explain the truth about why we weren't interested in traveling by train, and I started to fold up the Town Map.

"Wait, can I see that for a second?" Courtney reached out and flattened her hand down on the Town Map. She slid it closer to her and stared at it, running her finger along a route.

I continued eating from my plate, clearing it shortly, and I downed the last of my coffee. I was full and feeling good this afternoon. At least, my stomach was. My head was an entirely different story as I worried about what would become of Ghyst Town.

Spector was sure that everything would be alright for him and Cory, but I certainly wasn't convinced. He may have believed that Team Solace made the Litwick get out of hand, but the Litwick had been attacking before Team Solace got there, too.

I felt uneasy and feared the worst when leaving Ghyst Town, but what could I do?

Spector and Cory wanted to remain there.

Looking at the Town Map and determining where the three of us would be going next while eating a nice lunch helped a lot in clearing my mind of my stress. "So, you guys ready?" I smiled at the girls.

June sipped from her nearly empty cup of tea and set it down on the table with a smile. "Yeah."

"You know, we're not that far from Opelucid City," Courtney noted, and she looked up at me. "You wanted to go there, didn't you? For your eighth Badge?"

I nodded. "Yeah. I was trying to skip Ghyst Town and go to Opelucid, but I have my eighth Badge, now."

"Well, how about you go for nine? And I could go for my eleventh!"

"Eleventh?" I stared at her in confusion. "Wouldn't that be your ninth or something?"

"No." Courtney's eyes widened and she shook her head. "I have ten from Ghyst Town's Gym, and if we go to Opelucid, I can go for my eleventh!"