Chương 34: (XXXIV) Corrections
A knock came on his door and soon it opened as The Dragon Tamer Clan's Elder entered and noticed he was awake.
"Ah! Child, about time you decided to rejoin us! It's been nearly a full day! The sun is about to rise!" He said and waved his arm repeatedly, "Come, come! You must be hungry!"
Atlas chirped happily as Isaac got out of bed and followed The Elder. He quickly scarfed down three plates and fed his team, introducing them to the new member of their growing family.
"Lance wanted to tell you he was sorry he couldn't stay the last two days. He was called back by the Pokémon Association early. Everyone is curious as to what happened yesterday." The Elder explained as he led Isaac out of the Dragon Holy Lands and through the Dragon's Den back to Blackthorn City.
Isaac explained what he experienced yesterday, the sensations, what had happened with his vision, and how he can't see the flames anymore. The Elder remained quiet not interrupting or asking him to repeat himself and immersed himself, hanging on his every word.
"Who are your parents, child? Given your possession of the medallion and receiving a most unusual gift from The Mother's Egg, the heads of the clan are curious, myself included." He asked standing outside the entrance to the Dragon's Den.
"I'm sorry I didn't grow up with my grandparents in my life. My mother's maiden name is Davis, but my father's last name is Firenze." Isaac said shaking his head.
"Shrouded in a veil of mystery you are..." The Elder said absentmindedly stroking his beard. He reached into his pockets and pulled out a slip of paper, "We will be here if you are ever in need... You are more than welcome to remain here for the remaining two days, train, practice, or just relax and return as scheduled or we can have you back in Viridian City in a few hours. It is up to you, simply let Tatsuya know. You can find him in the Gym."
Isaac took the piece of paper and bowed to The Elder, "Thank you for everything! I will never forget all of your kindness!"
"Nonsense, child! Forget about all that! Never forget what you experienced and learned here! If anything is further gained from your gift, I strongly urge you to reach out and tell me what happened." The Elder said sternly as he stared deeply into Isaac's eyes.
"Yes, of course, Elder!" Isaac said and bowed once more as the elderly bald man turned and disappeared into the Dragon's Den. Isaac turned around and stared across the small lake that was formed by the massive waterfall to the Gym.
'I could stay here and continue practicing but what's the point..?' Isaac thought to himself, 'I grew intensely fast due to the system but my team did as well thanks to Lance's insane boot camp. I should probably return to Viridian and see if I can't start this gym challenge...'
Isaac continued his thought process as he crossed the bridge over the lake.
"Isaac! Isaac!" Clair came running from around the Gym as she ran straight toward him.
"Good morning, Clair! What has you all excitedly running around?" Isaac said as he bent down and patted her on the head with a smile.
"Everyone is getting ready for the Annual Johto Little Cup! It's going to be in Olivine City this year so everyone is getting ready to leave! I can't wait to watch them fly off!" She proclaimed with a big smile.
"Little Cup eh..?" Isaac said to himself as he patted her on the head once more, "Thanks, Clair! Is your dad in the gym? I need to speak with him."
"Un!" She said smiling and nodding her head before she ran off into the Dragon's Den with her arms held out wide.
"She'll be alright in there right...?" Isaac said to himself as he scratched his chin, "Yeah... She's okay..!" He said, nodding as he turned around and entered the gym.
He turned and looked around as Tatsuya, Lance's uncle and Clair's father, stood in front of a dozen of the gym's trainers giving a speech. Isaac leaned against the wall and waited until he was done with the inspirational message and walked up to him.
"Isaac! Glad to see you're up and doing well! Clair was worried about you!" Tatsuya said and patted him on the shoulder, "What can I do for ya?"
"Thank you! I actually just ran into Clair as she ran into the Dragon's Den and she mentioned something about a tournament, can you tell me more?" Isaac said as he crossed his arms across his chest and shifted the weight from one leg to the other.
"Oh yes! The Annual Johto Little Cup! It's a tournament for Rookie Trainers. It's not as flashy as the Rookie Tournament in Kanto, but it is a completely different tournament!" The Gym Leader explained as he approached the front desk of the gym and grabbed one of the fliers, handing it to Isaac.
"You interested in participating?" Tatsuya asked and Isaac nodded.
"If I am able to, I will!" Isaac said as he read over the flier.
"It is open to every Region, lots of trainers come from all over to participate in this 3-on-3 tournament. The only catch is, you can only use first-stage Pokémon and they be no higher than mid-copper in power." He explained further and patted him on the back, "So, you going to come along with us?"
"You would take me along?" Isaac asked with a half smile.
"Well if you wanted to attempt it by foot you would have had to leave two weeks ago to make it to Olivine on time! Of course, you'll ride with us!" Tatsuya smacked his back fiercely and smiled wide, "It's settled then!"
Isaac was led outside as dozens of Dragon-type Pokémon were being saddled and prepped for riders. Tatsuya yelled for another one as he was led to a green Dragonite that used to be partners with Lance's father.
"You can ride him. He's an experienced flier. He hasn't been able to spread his wings and travel a good distance in a while so he'll definitely be happy." Tatsuya patted the Dragonite's belly and rubbed the bottom of his jaw before walking away.
Isaac reached his hand up as Dragonite sniffed his palm and pressed his snout into it as the young man smiled and reached up rubbing his big cheeks.
Dragonite had knelt as Isaac hopped onto the saddle and strapped himself in, "I don't know why there's a seatbelt, but let's not ask questions!" He muttered to himself and held onto the reigns as Dragonite stood up.
Isaac pressed his body against the saddle, hugging Dragonite's back. Tatsuya, riding on the back of a Flygon launched into the air as his core disciples followed after him and the rest followed after the group of core disciples.
Dragonite launched himself into the air and quickly overtook most of the fliers and took position close to Flygon and Tatsuya. After leveling his position, Isaac sat up and immediately appreciated the straps keeping him connected to the saddle as he experienced flying for the second time.
The rush and exhilaration exceeded his first trip as he grew more daring and looked around the skies more. The trip took longer than to Viridian and Isaac took this time to overlook his team for the Little Cup.
'I have run into a rather serious problem...' Isaac thought to himself as he looked at his entire team. He looked over to Tatsuya and pulled on the reigns as Dragonite flew closer to Flygon and he shouted at the top of his lungs.
"I NEED TO MAKE A STOP IN GOLDENROD AND ECRUTEAK!"
"WHAT FOR???" Tatsuya yelled back.
"I NEED TO MAKE CORRECTIONS TO MY TEAM!!"
"OKAY! YOU NEED TO BE IN OLIVINE NO LATER THAN NOON!" Tatsuya shouted as he turned around on Flygon's back and nodded as Isaac broke off and began descending to Ecruteak City as two of the Inner Circle Disciples followed him.
Dragonite expertly dived as he flew faster toward the ground. The two disciples turned and looked at each other before pulling up on their mounts and descending carefully to the ground.
Dragonite quickly dropped his legs and spread his wings feet from the ground as he stopped and landed on the ground. Isaac removed his harness keeping him attached to the saddle as he fell off kissing the ground to be safe on it.
Moments later, the two disciples landed carefully and laughed at each other as Dragonite joined in, making fun of Isaac's expense, one of them nodded his head as he asked loudly, "So, what are we doing in this Ghost Town anyways..?"
"My team needs diversity!" Isaac proclaimed confidently!
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