Oreburgh City

Near Oreburgh City

One day before the Gym battle.

Night time.

Sky released his Darkrai.

" You are free. Here take this bag. It has enough food for a year along with other supplies. You don't want to be with me and I do not want to have you with my Pokemon."

"I am not like my Captain. I can't keep a person like me with me as I know myself better than others. Goodbye."

Sky said to the Darkrai while crushing his pokeball.

"You are finally free now."

He went to the Oreburgh City. His Riolu was in her pokeball. He always put her there when he wanted to be alone.

The next day.

Oreburgh City

Oreburgh City is a location in the Sinnoh region which is known as the "City of Energy". Buildings here include Pokémon Center, Poké Mart, the Gym Leader, Roark, Oreburgh Mining Museum, and Oreburgh Mine. To the north is Route 207, but is inaccessible without a Bicycle. To the west is Oreburgh Gate. Oreburgh Mine is at the south. Oreburgh City is west of Jubilife City.

Sky went to the Pokemon center to heal his Riolu. He has used potions to heal the injuries that she got while trying to protect him and while she was training but he wasn't an expert in this field, he wouldn't know if she has an hidden injury to her. That's why he went to the Pokemon center.

'I ain't the Gloomy forest, I don't even know about animals physique much less a Pokemon. Let the professionals do their work.'

'but shouldn't the Gloomy forest be here instead of me. Well, then it would not be a punishment for him. Knowing that guys temper, he would have wiped out the humans of this world till now.'

"Hey old man, can you tell me about Gym leader Roark. I am a Gym trainer and my first Gym is Oreburgh City."

Sky asked the old man who was reading his newspaper in the Pokemon center.

"Oh, you are an foreigner. Well, Roark is a young man with red hair, who wears glasses. He wears a mining outfit, consisted of gray short-sleeved jacket and baggy pants with yellow/black outlines, which are tucked into his boots. The boots has red soles underneath them. He has a black tank underneath. Roark also wears white gloves with yellow outlines, and is usually seen with a red mining helmet."

"Roark is a fair and reasonable trainer, with equal love and respect for all Pokémon. He has a father-son rivalry with his father, Byron of which he's determined to surpass him. However, with his inexperience, this feud still remains today."

"That should be all. No, I nearly forgot, he uses Rock type Pokemons and he is really strong."

The old man enthusiastically told Sky about Roark.

"You are quite knowledge, Old Sir. How do you know that I am an foreigner?"

"Most of the natives start their Pokemon journey at 15 years of age in Sinnoh. You don't look like a 15 year old to me. Secondly the way you talk, no one talks like that in Sinnoh"

"The way you talk is like you look at the person on the same level as you, like you are friendly with them, only the Alolans do so. You must be an Alolan then."

"But I am bright, see my face, it's white."

"Kid Alola also has many people who are like that. This was due to the migration of researchers form all the regions to Alola. It's common."

"Well, thank you Old man. My Pokemon has been healed, I need to go. Bye."

Sky went to pick up Riolu's Pokeball. He thanked nurse Joy and went to the nearby park.

'That old man give me so much information without giving me any information. Are all the old man so smart this days or is it naivety? Whatever"

He was a little befuddled by the information of the old man. He just decided to book an appointment with Roark today.

' Let's think of everything else after defeating him. He should be easy to deal with all the training that Riolu had done in the past few days.'

Hr went to register his challenge.

Like always, he was mining in the Oreburgh mines. Ian, the refree and also the person who registered him, will inform him of the match time after Roark comes.

He sat on the park bench and let Riolu relax. Often times, a relaxed mind is far better than a trained body.

He was thinking of Darkrai. He was not regretting the fact that he released it. He was also not regretting the fact that he gave that much Pokemon food to it. The food was specially made for Darkrai so having it with him would not benefit him anymore.

He was thinking of what had happened to Darkrai for it to have that look in his eyes.

Sky doesn't like to do what he does not want to. Just like that, he also doesn't have the habit of forcing someone to do what they don't like. Just for his acquaintance and friends. This never applied to his enemies and it will not change.

'But really, to think that all of us have become like that, life sure is weird. What's my punishment then? Whatever. I am talking like that rational one, looks like watching Barbie's movies does make people softer in heart.'

"Yo buddy, how are you. I am fine by the way. Want to eat Apples. I still don't get why you like them. Tangerines are better than that. You know, Tangerines, just pressing on soft surface ans squishing it. It is heavenly. The juice that comes out is sweet and mellow. It is a little thick at times but smooth. The light that reflects from the juice and the rich pulpy taste, how can you not light it."

Sky talked to his Riolu. She was looking at him as if the Tangerines he was talking was something else. She may be wrong but she felt like it.

She instinctively knew that this beast was talking about something else but she can't figure out what. So she answered in her own way.

"Rio rio Riolu rio lu"

"Hmm, uhmm. So that's what it is. You like Tangerines more but is unable to peel it with your hands or paws. Here let me peel them for you."

Sky replied while smiling.

At that time, Riolu thought,

'I am about to beat this beach up'

She said that she like Apples more than those Tangerines. When did she say that she likes Tangerines? When? Huh, want to belittle my paws? Let me show you.

She took the Tangerines from the bag and peeled it to show him. She even peeled it perfectly. She peeled two more to show her dominance.

"Thank you for peeling my Tangerines. I was too lazy for it. Here have two more Apples."

'Kids are so easy to trick.'

Riolu took the two Apples with an expression of disbelief written on her face. She was dumbfounded. She ate the two Apples in her dumbfoundedness without realising it. The Apples didn't taste sweet anymore.

She was fooled by this guy.

She was FOOLED by this guy!

SHE WAS FOOLED BY THIS GUY!!!

Unforgivable! That was unforgivable. She will never forgive him for this.

Tut tut tut.

"Hello, Oh my turn came. I will be there in a few minutes."

Sky answered the call from Ian. He picked his Riolu on one hand and his bag on the other hand. He ran towards the Oreburgh Gym.

This was his first Gym battle and he didn't want it waste any time for it.