An Explorer (old)

Battle at the tree!

it's finally the time! it is daylight, we just got out of the hotel. only Lucario and Alex are out now, the rest is in their pokeballs and were going to battle the next gym leader! it will be the gym leader

Ramos

the gardener... huh, i know this guy will be tough, but he is very old. but hey! he is the gym leader!

so, when we're near the gym leader, it was a Tree! it was huge too! it is almost as tall as the tower! this thing must have lived for thousands of years! i wonder what type of tree is this... 

"it's so big!" Lucario said to us
"This tree must be very old" Alex added

"yeah... hey, let's get in!" then we went up the stairs around the tree. it is a long walk, a bunch of flying pokemon can be seen, and plants that seem to be taken care of... 

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as we walk at the path from the tree, i can feel that we're getting closer.

then the path stopped... 

there is a bunch of vines hanging by a tree. there is another platform by the other si-

do we have to swing with the vine to proceed! 

is this even safe! 

"Why did they built it like this?" Alex said concern
"well... it seems fun!" Lucario added,

then i sighed and walk backward

"what are you doi-"

i quickly cut off Alex by running then jump off the edge of the platform!

"Justin!" Alex screamed at me while I'm in the air, 

i quickly grabbed one of the dangling vines and swing forward!

i feel my weight on my hands as i swing with the vine, the momentum is powerful too!

i let go of the vine that i grabbed, and with momentum, i grabbed the other vine!

i could feel that i just lost some speed!

luckily, i was near the platform!

i let go of the other vine and landed on the platform perfectly!

i turned to see Alex sighed in relief as i was at the platform,

"they must have wanted us to do that!" i yelled at my friends at the distant
"uh... how do we get there?" Alex added
"Like this!" Lucario yelled, then he leaped off the edge of the platform and landed beside me instantly!

"what the-" i blurted
"it's that easy!" Lucario cheered

Alex looks around and looks at a vine, then he walk backward as well, then he jumped off as well, he grabbed a vine in mid-air and swings it. then he lets go as he had enough momentum and landed at the platform were on as well, he only needed one!

"wow! that's nice!" i then applause at both of them
"thanks!" Lucario thanked

"we should move on" Alex added, then i stopped my clapping and went up the stairs again with the rest following me

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after a walk and more stunts at the tree, we have finally reached the end of the stairs. i walked up and walk on even ground again, and i see an Arena... at a tree?! there are leaves covering the outside, wall and roofs are fully natural! it is quite chilly tho...

"Ho! So yeh've made it clear up here! I'm the Gym Leader. Ramos's the name. So what'd yeh think, whippersnapper? Did yeh enjoy the garden playground I made with all these sturdy plants o' mine?" the old man named Ramos says to us, he is at the arena!