บท 4: Chapter 3

I walk up to the the train and look back. Behind me is Aunt Kelly waving goodbye with a simile directed to me. This is the start of a journey. My journey to gain all eight badges and travel every region to do the same. I smile and wave back and get on the train. When I sit down I get a call. Checking my new phone I see it's a call from my parents. I answer the phone. I see it's my mom calling.

"Honey Ketchum! Why did you not call me before you left young lady!" Delia Ketchum screams from thd other side of the phone.

"Oh uh mom I was just about to call you. I just got on the train." I nervously avert my eyes from the phone.

"Do not give me excuses Honey. I know you because I raised you and you know you would have not called me until after the opening League ceremony!" Delia has her hand on her forehead.

"I'm sorry mom you know I forget sometimes that I need to calm you." Michio grabs me and gestures to our seats.

"Mom I have to go okay. I love you."

"Young lady I am not done talking-" I end the call before she could finish talking.

Sighing I follow Michio to our seats. It should take an hour to get to Motostoke station. I settle down and fall asleep.

Michio shakes me awake. Startled I whacked him in the face. He stumbles back,"What the heck was that for."

"I'm so sorry Michio you just startled me," I make sure he is alright.

He pushes me away,"Hurry up we need to get to the stadium for the ceremony."

I run after him. Together we walked to the stadium. I see several buildings on our way. There are few people walking around with their pokemon talking about the gym challenge this year. How the chairman's fifteen year old daughter will be joining and that there is someone sponsored by the chairman. A woman holding a white egg with blue and red triangles runs up to me.

"Please you have to help me. Someone is trying to take this pokemon egg," The woman looks behind her panicked she shoves thd egg in my hands,"Please do not let this egg get into the wrong hands. I will try my best to distract them before they arrive."

Before I could ask her what she meant by someone else trying to take the egg she ran away. A man walks out of the crowd. He is wearing a motorcycle outfit. Bumping into me I see the glare off his helmet. Ours eyes met and I felt dread when our eyes locked. Thankfully he walks away following where that woman went.

I look at the egg. I wonder what pokemon will hatch from this. I put it with its incubator in the book bag. At least it fits in there.

Looking up I notice Michio left me to go into the stadium. Great he left me again guess I better hurry up. Wait a minute the ceremony should be starting in a few minutes. Oh no I'll be late if I don't hurry. Running into the stadium I see the ace trainer handing out uniforms. I run over to him.

"League sponsorship first please." I hand it over and he looks at it and approves of it.

"Okay what number do you want for your uniform."

I answer," I want number twenty four please."

"Here you go kid. You better hurry up the ceremony is about to start." I grab my uniform and go to the bathroom to change. After putting on my uniform I run onto the field. I see Leon, Henry, Michio and Clover standing with the other gym challengers. I walk over to stand next to Leon.

The chairman walks out into the field," Hello people of Galar! This year is a brand new year for the gym challenge. Now give a big warm welcome to this year's gym leaders!"

The crowd cheers loudly up in the stadium seating.

The Chairman continues," This year our first gym leader is Peony the steel type specialist" A man that looks like the chair man walks out onto the field waving.

"Our second gym leader is the ever magnificent water specialist Magi!" A man wearing a magikarp beany, white sunglasses, blue swim trunks, blue sandles with a toothpick in his mouth waves boldly to the crowd.

"Our third gym leader is ever fiery Kabu the fire type specialist!" An older man wearing the fire type gym outfit comes out and glances at Michio.

"Our fourth gym leader is the past champion fighting type specialist Mustard!" An older man comes out with his hands behind his back.

"Our fifth gym leader is ever elegant Opal the fairy type specialist!" A woman who looked older than Mustard walks onto the field with her cane.

"Our sixth gym leader is the ice type specialist Melony!" A woman decked out in heavy fur walks onto the field waving to the crowd.

"Our seventh gym leader is Adrian the psychic type specialist!" A young man wearing the psychic gym outfit with sunglasses walks onto the field ignoring the crowd.

"Our eight and final gym leader is Ryuusuke the dragon type specialist." An older man wearing the dragon gym uniform runs onto the field waving to the crowd.

"Now everyone I know you will be excited for this. Our champion of two years Bisck the bug and electric specialist is here!" The crowd cheers louder when a man wearing a combination of the electric and bug uniform walks onto the field.

"Now for the gym challengers to join us for the farewell!" I ran onto the field along with all the other challengers. I felt a sense of wanting to win this but looking over at Leon I know I could never be the champion.