Chapter 21: Eighth Badge
Ash had returned to Viridian City.
The City of Evergreen.
The last time the raven-haired boy was here, he had trained tirelessly for days.
All to face his would-be first Gym Leader.
Only to find that Viridian City's Gym was not even open.
Ash groaned at his previous mistake.
The boy had changed since he last stepped foot in Viridian City.
He was taller now.
His body a bit leaner from training alongside his Pokémon.
His raven black hair had grown slightly longer and spikier.
The lightning bolts and his cheeks grew slightly smaller as he had aged.
His face sharper but still child-like.
But his eyes changed the most.
The crimson red eyes that once belonged to a rookie Trainer…
Now belonged to a seasoned battler.
Ash grinned to himself.
Pikachu, who was on his shoulder, mimicked his Trainer.
They were now in front of Viridian City's Gym.
For their eighth Badge.
And with a determined smile, he entered.
The Gym's interior was bland to say the least.
But was to be expected since the building was abandoned for so long.
Ash then made his way to the battlefield.
He then saw 4 figures chatting with each other before turning his way.
"Huh?"
Ash blurted out, astonished at who he saw:
A more than happy Blue waved at him vigorously.
Professor Oak surprised to see his pseudo-grandson.
Those two he knew.
He then observed the other two:
A beautiful light-blue haired teenager wearing a black sleeveless dress.
An elderly woman with a cane wearing a purple dress with sleeves, a green woollen cloth draped on her shoulders.
The boy could only stare with a dumb look.
'Huh? What? Am I at the right place?' he thought, mind blank.
He spun to see the label of the battlefield's entrance.
Viridian Gym.
'Nah, I'm definitely at the right place…'
Professor Oak let out a hearty laugh.
"You're at the right place, my boy," he called out.
The elderly man beckoned him to join them.
And the boy complied.
The 5 were now sitting in the Gym's waiting room.
"Professor, who are these people?" he asked bluntly.
The researcher looked towards the two women.
"Well?" he gestured towards the older woman.
"Hello, child. My name is Agatha, an old friend of this fossil," she introduced, pointing to Oak.
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