A Fresh Start

The Hurry To Hulbury - 5

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I ran after Bolt, though when I reached him, I saw a doctor along with two Team Yell grunts. "Oi! Just hand over that bike already! We need it to cross this long bridge!" One of them yelled. "We're gonna use that bike to chase around Gym Challengers! It'll be a scream!" The other one shouted. "How barbaric! It wouldn't work anyway. You don't even have a Rotom with you!" The doctor said.

Bolt suddenly barked, probably trying to get the doctor's attention. It worked and the doctor turned around, seeing me in the process. "Hey, young Gym Challenger! They're trying to steal my bike! Please, if you could give them a good thrashing, I would be in your debt!" He said, his voice having a pleading undertone. He then walked to the side. I walked in front of Bolt, placing my hands on my hips. "Oi, we're not tryin' to steal the bike! Only borrow it!" One of the grunts defended...or tried to.

"We're gonna use it to chase after Gym Challengers and make 'em all tired!" He continued, "But I'm thinkin' you deserve a special shout-out. I'm gonna crush you in battle!" He then sent out a Zigzagoon, to which I sent out Tidal. "Use Lick!" "Water Pulse!" Lick didn't do much, though it left a paralysis. Water Pulse thankfully knocked out the Zigzagoon. The grunt then sent out a Thievul. I was about to have Tidal use Water Pulse again, but the Thievul used Beat Up.

It did a bit of damage, but not too much to the point I should be worried just yet. I commanded the Water type starter to use Water Pulse and it took a little under half of it's health. I then remembered that Rockstar knew Pin Missile. I switched out Tidal for Rockstar. "Quick Attack!" The quick attack hit, but didn't do much. "Rockstar, Pin Missile!" One hit. Two hits. Three hits! Pin Missile hit three times and took out the Team Yell grunt's Thievul. "Great job Rockstar!" I praised.

"We're Team Yell! We get up in the faces of Trainers!" The grunt said. "Gah...You crushed my attempt to crush you." He mumbled. "Why you...I want that bike! Don't get in my way!" The other grunt shouted before sending out a Sableye. "A Sableye? It looks so cute yet creepy..." I thought, remembering that I saw it in some of the books I've read. I was about to send out Nightingale, when suddenly, Bolt jumped in front of me.

"Bolt? You...wanna battle?" I asked him. He barked before focusing on the battle once more. "Alright then...Bolt, use Spark!" I commanded after checking his moveset with the Pokedex. "Astonish!" Before Bolt could attack, the Sableye attacked the Puppy Pokemon, also making him flinch. "Spark!" "Scratch!" Scratch did a decent amount, but the Spark did a decent amount too. "Scratch, again!" "Bite!" Scratch brought Bolt's health down into the red, but the Bite finished off the Sableye.

"Great job Bolt!" I praised the Puppy Pokemon as I sprayed a potion on him. "I was too distracted by that bike...Otherwise, there's no way I'd lose to a yell-ow belly like you!" The grunt said. "You're too strong! If you stay in the Gym Challenge, you're gonna cause problems for our lady!" He then said. "Does he mean Marnie?" I thought, remembering how the raven haired girl said that Team Yell was pretty much her fan group.

"You 'aven't seen the last of us! We're gonna make sure you stay out of our lady's way!" The grunt continued. The two then ran off, causing me to let out a sigh I didn't know I was holding in. "My word, you're quite the Trainer!" The doctor said which caused me to turn towards him. "And I see you have a Pokedex, too! That means you have a Rotom with you!" He continued, "Fantastic! I think I'll give this bike to you, then. Better you have it than Team Yell. Now, you know that Rotom love motors very, very much, right?"

I nodded my head. "Enough to jump right into machines that have motors! So, that got me thinking...If I attached a motor to a bicycle, then maybe I could get a Rotom to pop into that as well!" The doctor finished. "I see." I said, understanding where he waa coming from. "Come now-give it a shot! Enjoy cycling together with Rotom to the fullest. Chop, chop, come on now! You and Rotom ride that bicycle together!" The man then proceeded to hand me a reddish-orange bike that would fold back up into a little box...somehow.