We were at the Pewter City pok‚mon center with Mike.  That's the name of the trainer we fought in the 
forest.  JJ was much better, as were the rest of hs pok‚mon.  He seemed to have forgotten why we were in 
the pok‚mon center.  I mean, the reason other than getting everyone healed.  I tugged on his pant leg to 
remind him.  "Charmander char char," (Remember why we're here,) I told him.
"Right!  I almost forgot why we wanted to get here in such a hurry!" JJ exclaimed.
"Why did you want to get here in such a hurry?" asked Mike curiously.
"We wanted to find out what was happening to Charmander," JJ explained.
Mike looked me up and down.  "Other than being quite strong, I don't see anything unusual about this 
Charmander," he said.
"There's more to Charmander than meets the eye," JJ said proudly, like that would explain anything to 
Mike.
Mike looked kind of confused.
JJ pulled a bottle of water out of his backpack and poured some into a cup.  "Watch very closely," he said.  
He then proceeded to walk over to me and dump it on my tail flame.  Naturally, I jumped when he did 
this, but I calmed down as the cup finished emptying itself.
As JJ was demonstrating the way that my flame refused to go out, Mike's eyes got wider and wider.  
"Wow," he said at last.  "That's amazing.  How did you do that?  Was it some kind of trick?"
"What did he do?" inquired Nurse Joy, who hadn't seen JJ's demonstration.  Mike answered for JJ.  "He 
dumped a cup of water on Charmander's tail," he blurted.
"You should be ashamed!  How dare you try to kill an innocent Charmander like that!  You're as bad as 
that Damien boy we had here before!  He left his charmander out on a rock in the rain to die!"  Nurse Joy 
exploded.  JJ's face whitened as he pictured the scene.  "But, I wasn't trying to kill Charmander!  I was 
showing Mike how special Charmander is!"
"By throwing water on its tail?" Nurse Joy asked skeptically.
"No, look!"  JJ poured another cup of water, then dumped it on my tail again.  I was prepared this time, 
but it still made me jump a bit.
"Um... that's quite a talent," Nurse Joy said in shock.  "I'm sorry I yelled at you," she said, embarrassed.
"That's okay, it was understandable," JJ forgave her.  "Do you know why this happens?"
"Sorry, I don't.  Maybe my cousin in Cerulean will be able to tell you!"
"We should set out for Cerulean right away then!"  JJ was eager to go.
"Char char?" (Don't you want to beat Brock?) I asked.
"Right!  Let's go!"  JJ marched out the door.  Nurse Joy handed me his pok‚balls, which he had forgotten, 
and I slowly walked after him.  "Char!" (JJ!)
"Sorry Charmander, I almost forgot to bring my pok‚mon!"  JJ picked the pok‚balls from my arms.
"Char," (You did forget to bring them,) I pointed out.
"Well anyway, let's go!"
We went to the Gym and looked around.  "I want a pok‚mon battle with Brock!"
A deep voice answered JJ from atop a boulder.  "Brock left a few weeks ago.  My name is Flint.  I'm the 
one you want to challenge."
"Fine then, I just want a Boulderbadge!"  JJ put on a false air of bravery, but I could hear the slight tremor 
in his voice.
Flint jumped down from the boulder and the arena lit up.  He said, "Two pok‚mon each, no time limit."
"OK, Bulbasaur, GO!" "Bulba!  Saur!" (Who's the loser gonne be this time?)
"I choose Geodude." "Geo.  Dude." (I don't like you already.)
"Bulbasaur, Razor Leaf!"  "Saur!" (You got it!)  Sharp leaves filled the air.
"Geodude, evade the attack and use Rock Throw."  Geodude was too slow, and got hit by about half the 
leaves, weakening him visibly.  He threw some rocks weakly, but Bulbasaur easily moved out of the way.
"Bulbasaur, Vine Whip!" "Bulbasaur!"  (Lights out, Rock-boy!)  Bulbasaur's vines whipped Geodude 
repeatedly, and Geodude fainted.
"Argh, Geodude, Return!  Onix, GO!"  "GROOOOAR!"  (Whoever faces me will be beaten into a pulp!)
I saw Bulbasaur wince at the thought of being squished by the huge rock snake, but he quickly regained 
his air of confidence.  "Saur!"  (In your dreams!)
"Bulbasaur, Leech seed!"  "Bulba!" (Here goes!)  The leech seed hit Onix, but it didn't hurt him much.
"Onix, Tackle!"  "GROOOAR!" (Don't I ever say anything else?)  Onix tackled Bulbasaur, who sat there 
looking dazed.
JJ looked worried.  "Bulbasaur, return!"  Bulbasaur was sucked back inside his pok‚ball just as Onix 
prepared to tackle him again.  "Squirtle, I choose you!"  "Squirtle squirt!" (You're no match for me, you 
big snake!)
"Squirtle, Bubblebeam now!"  "Squirtle!" (Take that!)  Onix was pelted with bubbles, weakening by the 
second.
"Onix, Bind the Squirtle!"  "GROOO!" (I'm gonna pop you like a watermelon!)  Onix quickly slid himself 
around Squirtle.
"Squirtle, get loose and give him a Water Gun!"  "Squirt squirt!" (I'll do my best!)  Squirtle slipped loose 
just as Onix was tightening his coils and Squirtle Water Gunned him in the face.
"Grooo.."  Onix fainted.
"Squirtle!" (Ha ha!  I won!)
"YES!  Way to go Squirtle!"  JJ hugged Squirtle.
Flint called Onix back and placed his pok‚balls in a small machine at the back of the gym.
"What's that?"
"It's a portable healing device.  It's very useful."
"I'll bet.  Can I have my badge now?"
Flint tossed JJ the badge.  He missed, but I caught it and handed it to him.
"Thanks."
As JJ turned to leave, Mike walked in the door.  "I demand a battle for a Boulderbadge!"
"All right, two pok‚mon each.  No time limit.  I choose Geodude."  "Geo.  Dude?" (Who do I get to beat 
this time?)
"I choose, Poliwag!"  "Poli!" (I can beat you without using my hands!)
I laughed because Poliwag doesn't have any hands.
"Geodude, Rock Throw now!"  "Geo." (OK.)
"Quick, Poliwag, Hypnosis!"  "Wag." (Got it.)  Poliwag's spiral starting rotating soothingly... I tore my 
eyes away from it.  I wasn't supposed to be asleep.  Besides, I wanted to see the rest of the match!
Geodude wasn't so lucky.  He fell asleep with a rock lifted above his head.  It fell on him and he woke up.
"Come on, Geodude, Tackle it!"  "Dude!" (I'm not falling asleep again!)  Geodude moved towards 
Poliwag.
"Poliwag, Water Gun!"  "Poli!" (Nighty-night!)  Poliwag hit Geodude squarely with the Water Gun, and 
Geodude fainted.
"Geodude, return!  Onix, GO!"  "GROOOOAR!" (Ha ha, you're puny!)
"Poliwag, Water Gun now!"  "Poli!" (You may be big, but I've got the advantage!)  Poliwag hit Onix 
pretty hard, but Onix still had about half of his health.
"Onix, use your Bide attack!"  "GROOO!" (One Bide, coming right up!)
Poliwas Water Gunned him again. but with less force.  Onix released his energy and hit Poliwag.  
"Wag..." (Ow...)  Poliwag was down for the count.
"Poliwag, return!  Snorlax, I choose you!"  "Snorlax!" (I just woke up, so whoever I'm fighting is in for a 
surprise!)
"Onix, Tackle the Snorlax!"
"Snorlax, dodge and use Hyper Beam!"
JJ looked at Mike in awe.  "Your Snorlax has Hyper Beam?  Wow, why didn't you use him in our battle?"
"Because the others needed some experience," replied Mike.
Meanwhile, Snorlax had sent Flint's Onix to K.O. land, and was sleeping again.
"Snorlax, return!"
Flint was shocked.  He handed Mike the Boulderbadge.
"Thank you for visiting this badge dispenser, over 900 served."
JJ turned and walked out the door with Mike following.  "Are you gonna come with us?"
"Nope, I'm gonna stay here with the museum.  I never knew that history was so cool!"
"I hope to see you again!" yelled JJ as we walked slowly towards Mount Moon.