”You mean I have to wait?” Jenna mumbled with a look of disbelief on her face. With a sigh that sounded more like a groan, she leaned on the counter for support and stared blankly into space for a few moments. After a while, she found herself growing bored and impatient. Though only five minutes (if even) had passed, the morph felt ready to get a move on. She wanted her pokemon back quickly so she could get to bed and head off to route two.

”I suppose I’ll go buy those eggs while I wait…” she decided at last, standing up straight. One look at the stairs that lead to the mart made her clench her teeth. Those looked painful and tiring! Reluctantly, she plodded toward the steps and forced herself up them. Resisting the urge to collapse at the top, the morph made her way to the clerk’s desk. She couldn’t see the eggs anywhere, but then again, her vision was probably failing from lack of sleep. After a couple of seconds, though, she did spot a sign with all of the prices listed on it. Each egg would cost three hundred KP… Not bad.

”Could I get two pokemon eggs?” Jenna asked the clerk, setting the money down on the counter.

Jenna has only nodded absently when the nurse told her about having to replace Squirt’s shell, not really paying attention. Now, as she thanked the clerk and carefully lifted the two eggs into her cushiony shoulder bag, the words replayed in her head. Something clicked. The morph’s eyes widened and she suddenly felt wide awake. Oh, no! How could her Squirtle have gotten so hurt one day into their journey? Concerned, she ran down the steps and nearly tripped. In fact, she stumbled as she jumped the last step, landing awkwardly on her bad leg. She fell face first to the ground, but quickly pulled herself up again and hurried to the desk.

”Wait a second, you have to replace his entire shell?!” cried Jenna, slamming her hands on the counter. It took her a second to realize that the nurse had already disappeared into the back room. ”It wasn’t that bad of a crack! … Was it?”

Great, now I feel like a bad trainer, she thought with a groan, resting her chin on the countertop. Not even twenty-four hours of being with Squirt and I’ve already got him beat up so much that they have to replace his shell! At this rate, we’ll all be dead before we reach the first gym…

Denkou heard footsteps come near him, but he didn't bother to lift his head. Ah, it was probably just the clerk letting him know that his Pokemon were healed. However, the person sat beside him, giving a bit of distance. When Kyandesu spoke, Denkou's head shot up, and he glanced over at the teen girl, blinking the sleep out of his eyes. Oh good, she hadn't run off! While Denkou's eyes were opened, he decided to visually check if his Pokemon were healed. Nope, they were still sitting in the place he had first found them in. He sighed, then looked back over at Kyandesu.

So, she got rooms for them, eh? That was a releif! He had forgotten to ask if he could get a room, so he glad that Kyandesu took care of that. Really, the thought of him sleeping on a cold ground made him shudder. He'd probably have to do that someday though.

She had also mentioned eggs, and Denkou shot out of his chair. They were upstairs? Sheesh, he had to hurry! What if they were all gone? He would've gotten all excited for nothing! He ignored the fact that Kyandesu reminded him of the Pokemon Eggs as if he was a little kid and rushed upstairs.

Once he was at the top of the stairs, Denkou could see this was the store portion of the building. Several different items were on display, most likely for sale. Denkou saw another girl - a strangely familar one - at the counter, purchasing two eggs. Well, he had come to the right place! But, what if their were no eggs left? He wouldn't be too pleased with that.

" Neh, uhm... Excuse me, are there any Pokemon Eggs left? "

Denkou questioned as he approached the counter. He didn't want to get in the girl's way, but he really wanted an egg! His eyes scanned around for any eggs on display, but he couldn't find any...

Jenna accepted her pokeballs, breathing a sigh of relief. The nurse’s speech had confused her, but she did hear one thing right- her pokemon were okay. She really hadn’t thought that a few cracks would be so severe that Squirt’s shell would have to be replaced! Couldn’t the fractures be filled in with cement or something? Well, at least that was over. Clipping her pokeballs to her belt, she turned and walked away from the counter.

Now, where was she supposed to sleep? The morph had never noticed any rooms in a pokemon centre other than the main room, the mart and the back room. After a moment, she discovered a long hallway with promising doors lined along it. She figured that she could just take an empty room for the night, and tried the first door. Locked. The next door was also locked. Growing weary, she decided to try the last door; surely it would be open, if everybody tried the first doors first?

Fortunately, this one was open. Jenna found herself in a small room with a bed, nightstand and chair. Well, for one night, this would do. Collapsing onto the bed, she was out in an instant.

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Early the next morning, Jenna was ready to go. Energized, she quietly exited her room and hurried toward the pokemon centre’s exit. Through the glass doors she could tell that it was still dark outside. Excellent! She would be able to get to the next town by night time, she figured. Grinning, she left the centre and continued on to route two.