Pokémon Red (Book 2)

Bellsprout Showdown

Red's POV

It has been two days since I've been training. Training with Eevee mostly, who still have not accepted me as a trainer, but I know something will happen that'll make Eevee love me.

Like Jolteon does now. No one knows how I'm going to do the Time Travel thingy, but I think it'll be for a reason.

I remembered how Eevee became Jolteon. Eevee was running around in the Celadon Departmental Store when he walked between the legs of a salesman, shifting evolution stones. One of the stone hit Eevee and he evolved.

I also remembered that Mom had to pay a lot for the rest of the stones that broke into pieces.

'I guarantee that you'll win if just for once, you go and pray in the Sprout Tower'. Bugsy threw a Pokemon Stadium magazine back to the rack.

'Was that a Pokemon Stadium magazine ? I think I saw one of those months ago'.

'Don't change the topic'. Bugsy stuttered.

'What ?'. I said in disregard.

'You have to go to the Sprout Tower', now'. Bugsy stood up and pulled my arm.

'Dude, you can't pull me off of this couch, I'm one of the lazy peeps, remember ?'.

'I can't ?'. Asked Bugsy, he suddenly pulled me off and pushed me towards the door in a matter of seconds.

'Come on, Eevee. He wouldn't stop unless I go to the Tower'. Eevee stopped chewing the carpet and came running straight into my arms.

'But before'. I stopped. 'I will call my mom, she would be worried sick'.

'Ah, mom. Wish mine was alive'.

'Oh, I'm so sorry', I said. 'And your dad ?'.

'Nope', he said.

'You live alone ?', I asked.

'Nah, I have a cousin, can call him that. But he lives in Kanto', said Bugsy. 'What about your dad ? You don't talk much about him do you ?'.

'He...died. Uh, three years back', I said. 'Bus accident'.

'Bus accident ?'. Bugsy looked serious. 'What was his name ?'.

'Benjamin'.

'Did people call him Ben ?', asked Bugsy.

'Yes, why ?'.

'Uh...my dad's name was Ben too'. Bugsy looked like he just made up this dad think right now.

'Are you telling the truth ?'. I was suspicious and curious to know what was going inside his head. But part of me didn't really want to know.

Bugsy's eyes widened. 'Well, yeah, I mean, why would I lie to you ?'. Bugsy stuttered.

I figured there was more to the Gym Leader. He was pretending, for sure. And I was determined to know what he hid in himself.

He gazed at me while I walked out of the PokeCentre followed by Eevee who hopped in glee.

'Do you believe in God ?'. I looked at Eevee for an answer.

Eevee's POV

Red asked me a complicated question. I wasn't sure what he meant by believe.

But I knew what God meant, the creator, the one who truly listens to us.

Red seemed to be a nice trainer, but also a bit over protective towards me.