Episode 66:
Kelly’s Dream

Kelly woke up the next morning to find her two Eevees still cuddled up next to each other. “Aww, you two are so cute.”

Mars woke with a start. “Huh. Agh!!! Um, er, ah, cya!” Mars ran into the next room to hide for a while.

“Oooook. I’m just gonna pretend that didn’t happen. Venus, wake up. It’s morning. Let’s go get breakfast.”

“Wait for me! I want food too!” Mars flew from his hiding spot at the sound of food. Kelly giggled as she left her room for the food area of the pokécenter.

“I’d like some pancakes and eggs, and my Eevees will take some of Brock’ s special brand Eevee-Chow.” The Chansey waiter nodded and hurried back with the food she had ordered. “Wow, that was fast.” Kelly looked around. There was nobody in sight. “Hey, where is everybody?” Mars alerted Kelly to the time. “Aghh!!! It’s still only 5am!”

“Yeah, but I was hungry anyway so I didn’t bother telling you the little details.”

“Ohhh.” Kelly sighed.

“Cheer up, at least we don’t have to worry about any mean trainers picking fights with you.”

“But I’m going to have to stand up to them someday.”

“Be happy that day isn’t yet here. Remember, you aren’t technically a pokémon trainer. You have to be 10 before you can be that. But we will still fight for you,” Venus said to Kelly.

“Yeah, we won’t let those bullies boss you around.” Mars and Venus could be a tough team when they joined together.

“Thanks guys. I can always count on you. Well, since we’re up, let’s pack. I wanna meet this gym leader Brock in Pewter City. He’s a pokémon breeder and I think that might be what I want to become. Maybe he can help me figure it out.”

“A breeder. But I thought you were going to see the world and collect different pokémon. That’s the job of a pokémon trainer, not a breeder.”

“I know, but raising pokémon is fun. Capturing them isn’t so nice when you think about it. Pokémon should be free, like you two.”

“Well, I suppose we are kinda free, but we still like to travel with you.”

“Good. So it’s settled. We head for Pewter City?”

“Ok. But, Pewter is almost a week’s walk from here.”

“Great! We’ll meet so many different pokémon along the way.”

“Hmm, and trainers.”

“That’s ok.”

“You are headed for Pewter City?” Nurse Joy came around from behind the counter. She had been listening to Kelly’s half of the conversation.

“Uh, yes m’am, why?”

“Well, you know, you can always fly Pidgeot Express to Pewter.”

“But I want to see more pokémon.”

“I think it’s safer you didn't go adventuring just yet. Tell ya what I’ll do. I can get you tickets for you and your Eevees on the next flight out for free.”

“Well.”

“Please, I don’t want to see those bullies picking on you. They hide, waiting to stop any passing traveler.”

“Ok, ok, I’ll take to Pidgeot. Uh, where is it?”

“Oh, silly me, they take off from here too. Just wait in the lobby. Have you ever seen a Pidgeot before?”

“Umm, in picture books. It’s like a giant bird right?”

“Yes.”

“Cool!”

After waiting a few minutes from the Pidgeot to arrive, Kelly, Mars, and Venus all board the Pidgeot from Pewter City Pidgeyport. “Safe journey!”

“Bye, and thank you!” As they take off, Kelly can only hope the pokémon gym leader Brock can help her in reaching her goals of being a pokémon breeder.