The Road to our Destiny

Chapter 54

Timothy, Electchu, Coovers, and Looker spent the night at the nearest Pokemon Center after Timothy agreed to have a battle with Brandon. Looker gave Coovers a harsh ridiculing over how he failed to be to keep the mission a secret and had a Team Rocket group follow him virtually the entire time. Coovers struggled to keep a straight face the entire time before Looker nonchalantly admits that he was otherwise successful. Timothy, on the other hand, spent most of the night training with his Pokemon until they were all worn out and so gave them to Nurse Joy so they will be in perfect health in the morning.

The next day, Timothy picked up his Pokemon from Nurse Joy, and together, he, Electchu, Looker, and Coovers walk back to the Battle Pyramid. Along the way, they passed by the ruins where they see Mewtwo cloaked inside, and they give the Pokemon a brief nod. The genetic Pokemon nods back before the four of them walk to the entrance, where Scott is waiting for them.

"Timothy, Coovers, good to see you," Scott greets with a smile. "And who might you be, sir?"

"The name's Looker," Looker says. "I'm Coovers' boss, and I happened to be passing by."

"Oh, I see," Scott says. "In any case, I'm glad to see all of you. I've been looking forward to seeing you and Brandon finally battle, Timothy."

Timothy gives Scott a small smile and nod, hiding his real reason for the battle.

"I must say, though, I'm surprised that Brandon wants to battle you with no substitutions from either side," Scott continues. "Guess he wants to make things more interesting because you are a powerful trainer who has won against a regional champion."

"That's what we got out of him when we met him yesterday," Coovers lies.

"Is that so? Well, I guess when you have two powerful trainers like Brandon and Timothy about to face each other, you have to think of something to keep things exciting," Scott says.

"Maybe so," Looker says, trying to hide his impatience. "But let's stop talking about it and get to battling. I think we've delayed it long enough."

"Looker's right," Timothy says. "I'm ready to take on Brandon right now."

Scott smirks and says, "That's what I like to hear, Timothy. Come, let us go inside. Brandon is waiting for you."

Scott turns around and opens the doors before everyone goes in. As they walk down the hall, Electchu grows uneasy and turns to its partner.

"Rai, Rai, Rai, Raichu, Rai, Rai, Raichu," it says.

"Oh come on, pal," Timothy says, giving his Raichu an optimistic grin. "Let me hear some happy 'Rai' and 'Raichu's. How can Brandon beat us with the Pokemon he has right now?"

Coovers frowns and says, "I don't know what Electchu said, but I'm probably on his side."

"Thank you as always for your support, Coovers," Timothy says half sarcastically. "You really are a supportive friend."

"Just don't hold anything back, Mr. Durbin," Looker says seriously, making sure Scott doesn't hear them. "Team Rocket may be out of commission, but I still think our facility is the best bet in keeping the Gieldanstone safe."

"Believe me, sir, I plan to win the stone for all of our sakes," Timothy says without looking at Looker.

Looker nods, satisfied with the response. The four adults and Electchu make it to a large battlefield where Brandon is standing on the other side with his arms crossed. Scott, Brandon, and Coovers head to the stands on the side of the field while Timothy and Electchu walk to the challenger side of the field.

"Timothy, I hope you are well-rested," Brandon says bluntly while still giving the man in the "H.A.K." shirt a serious look. "Are you ready to battle?"