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So I didn’t train much at all today. My phone woke me up. It was the President of The Pokémon Fan Club saying that there had been a mistake in the drawing last night. Apparently there were multiple tickets with the winner’s name so there was a redrawing and my name came up. “You can come to the club anytime to pick up the voucher.”
“Thank you, I’ll be over this morning.” I hung up, grabbed my clothes and hurried to the restroom to change. When I came back, Jon and Max were awake.
“So what’s first for today?”
“We’ve got something to pick up at The Pokémon Fan Club then we’ll head back to Cerulean.”
“But we beat the gym and all the trainers over there.”
“Yes but I didn’t buy a bike.”
Jon snorted. “That’s because those bikes are crazy expensive.”
“Unless you just won a voucher for one.” The way Jon and Max were looking at me, I was probably grinning like an idiot.
“I thought you said someone else won.”
“They did, but apparently they had multiple tickets too. I just need to run over to the club and pick up the voucher.”
“I’ll come with you.” Jon said.
“Alright. Max, do you mind sitting here in case anyone else wakes up?”
“Sure, but hurry.”
“We will.” So Jon and I headed off to The Pokémon Fan Club together. I’d told him and Max about it last night when I got back. They’d apparently been worried about how long I’d been away. They also had to stop Wayne from showing off and going out to find me, which hadn’t been easy.
It wasn’t a long walk but it was fun to watch Jon swimming in the surf. When we got there the President was waiting. “So this is your wartortle?”
“Yes sir. My father gave him to me for my third birthday.”
“He’s certainly a tough looking opponent. Well here’s your voucher, and I apologize for calling so early.”
I thanked him and Jon and I hurried back to the Center. When we walked in we saw that everyone was up and ready to go. “So we’re headed back to Cerulean?”
“Yeah. I know we should train, but-“
“Let’s go get your fancy bike.” Jane interrupted. “Then you might be able to keep up with some of us.”
So we hurried back to Cerulean. It was lunch when we got there so after I redeemed the voucher for a jewel blue bike with a rack over the back wheel to hold my bag, we stopped at a fast food restaurant. There was a play area there, and Mel, Wayne, Isabelle and Jane really wanted to go play. “Alright, but be careful.” They cheered and ran off. “And don’t break anything!” I shouted after them.
“Want me to go watch them?” Jon asked.
“No, they’ll be fine. Though I may ask you two to go check on them if we hear any crashes.”
We finished our meal and I decided to give the others ten more minutes of play. While we were there, I saw Bill come in. He spotted me and seemed surprised. I waved at him and he came over. “Lisa, I didn’t expect to see you back here.”
“I had too. I won a Cerulean City bike voucher from The Pokémon Fan Club the other night.”
“He’s always giving those away. It’s normal to see a new bike being ridden by some trainer once a month at least. Rumor’s that The President owns stock in the company. But I have something for you too.”
“What?”
“I didn’t properly thank you for helping me back at my cabin.” As he talked, his hand was rummaging in his pocket.
“Really you don’t need to.”
“I insist. Here.” He handed me a ticket for the S. S. Anne maiden voyage party. “I won’t be able to make the party, but I would like someone to be able to use the ticket. There should be a lot of trainers there too.”
“Maybe the professor scored Kaz a ticket.” Jon suggested.
“He probably did.”
“Then let’s meet up with him. I want to show Mark how strong I’ve gotten.”
“Alright.” Bill smiled as I pocketed the ticket. “Thank you.”
“It’s my way of thanking you.”
“Come on, let’s get the others and head back to Vermillion. We may still be able to get some training in today.” I felt bad about telling the others it was time to leave. They’d all been playing with the kids in there, but they understood why.
I biked back to Vermillion, which made the trip a lot faster, Jane and Mel flying next to me. We got back late afternoon and battled a couple trainers on Route 11, plus some wild Pokémon. Then we headed back to the Pokémon Center. I ended up spending most of the evening talking to a Fisherman. He said his training days were pretty much over and he was looking to sell his Old Rod. He was asking 100 Poké dollars for it so I bought it. I figure I should be able to catch a couple Pokémon with it.
So I guess today was just a day of gifts. Tomorrow is the S. S. Anne party so I’m sure we’ll make up for all the lost training time.
