Chapter 7: Centron City

Mike and Carson defeated the trainers 1 by 1 with Sandra tugging behind them. They eventually made it to Centron City. Centron City is known for having a lot of mechanical and technical stuff. They decided that they would heal up at the Pokemon Center there. They saw another Nurse Joy, but they were confused because there was an identical one back in Gaston Town, she said that one is her younger sister. They headed to the gym, but it was locked. There was a sign that said "Gym Leader Out, Be Right Back" They waited 3 hours, but the gym leader still wasn't there. They went to the Centron Police and saw CCTV Footage of the gym leader entering the basement of the city. When they found the door to the basement of the city, it was locked. Mike decided to use Rowlet's newly learned Cut to cut the lock and entered the basement.

The basement was dark and full of neon lights. In there, they saw a man sleeping in a chair filled with security cameras. They woke the man up and he said that he was the gym leader. The gym leader's name is Simon and he has been the leader for 44 years in Centron City. He said he isn't used to all the new electronics. He said that he went down here to fix a wiring problem in his gym but became tired and fell asleep. Simon was also down in the basement for his daily routine of pumping the diesel fuel into the generator which powers all of Centron City's electricity.

Simon said he was thinking of taking a break from the gym and retiring, but Mike and Carson wanted to battle the original gym leader of Centron City before retirement. Simon agreed to do two last gym battles before his retirement. They have booked their appointment for the next day at 11:30 AM for Mike and 12:15 PM for Carson. Mike, Carson, and Sandra went to their hotel to get some rest for their big day tomorrow.