Cerulean City

You pack up your camp the next morning. You pass through the rest of Mt. Moon as easily as the day before. It looked like a large digging operation had taken place in several places. You wonder what they were digging for. You see light pouring into the cave from the exit. The light blinds you before your eyes adjust. You can see Cerulean City down below.

You enter the city, watching as people pass by on the busy streets. You catch the whiff of pool chlorine on several people. It’s a swimmer’s city after all. You pass by a couple pools, and other buildings that boast about their indoor pools. You can’t help but stare at the shirtless men and bikini clad women, they seem to be everywhere you look. You pull up the map on your phone and get directions to the Cerulean City Gym.

The building itself is a work of art. The angles and curves of the facade bounce light along the street. The cool blue aura it gives off, makes the street look like it’s underwater. You go through the front doors to the lobby of the gym. There are people at the counter, probably reserving their own challenges. You find an open receptionist. “Welcome to Cerulean City Gym, how may I help you?” the cute blonde receptionist asks.

“I’d like to make a reservation for a challenge with the Gym Leader,” you place your phone on the counter showing your trainer information to the lady behind the desk.

“Let’s see the best we can do is Tuesday,” the blonde says before looking up from her computer.

“Tomorrow? I’d have to wait a whole day? I was really hoping to get in later today,” you complain.

“Oh no, I’m sorry. I figured you knew about the waiting list. That would be Tuesday next week,” she corrects you. Great! A day’s wait was bad enough but a whole week?

“Yea, I’ll take it,” you tell her, your spirits crushed at the news of your wait. You put your reservation into your phone’s calendar before making your way back outside. Well, you’ve got plenty of time to train. But first things first, you should reserve a room at one of the pokecenters. You consider the pokecenter close to the gym, but figure that the center closer to route 24 would be best suited for training during the week.

You blush as you see the nurse behind the desk, you can’t help but think about route 3’s nurse sitting on your face. You heal up your team from any damage they might’ve taken while beating up on Geodude and Zubat in Mt. Moon. Then you go to your room and fall into bed. The soft pillows feel great after sleeping in the cave last night.

You feel tempted to take a nap. But it would probably be better to start training rather than sitting around all week waiting for your Gym Challenge.