23 slap* You are crazy (2/2)

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Rocky was sitting on his chair as he stared at Saad who was sitting opposite to him with his head lowered. Rocky stared daggers at him making him more and more uncomfortable.

”Here...Your coal badge.”, Rocky said after a short while as he threw a badge towards Saad who caught it absentmindedly.

Saad stared at his first Pokemon badge but didn't feel any joy. After staring at the badge he quickly put the badge away.

Rocky stared at the Saad and said after a sigh as he ruffled his hair.

”Now don't go weeping the whole day.”

Saad who was sitting there with his head down, raised his eyes as he stared at Rocky who continued,

”You made a mistake and you can't undo it. Now, all you can do is put it under the rock and start looking forward”

Rocky stared at Saad who was now sitting straight and smiled,

”You alone would not have made the mistake anyway. Your Pokemon, he knew the consequences but still did it anyway. He believed in you and that alone shows how good of a trainer you are..”

Saad's eyes widened as he stared at Rocky who continued,

”So, don't go and start wailing in front of your Pokemon for your mistake. It will not make them feel any better on the contrary they might start feeling distrust towards you….Take responsibility for your actions and make sure you don't make a similar mistake again. In a Pokemon battle, you either win or lose, there is not much to it. If you lose a battle, you can just win it again after getting stronger. ”

Rocky stared at Saad who was listening to him attentively and smiled,

”Pokemon are not tools and I bet you know that. Keep in mind their pain too and move forward alongside them. This battle was your win but was also your loss. Believe it or not, I gave you an open hand in this battle because this was your first Gym Battle but as you collect more badge the battles will continue getting tougher and tougher…..so don't tell me you will go and do the suicide attacks whenever you are about to lose??”

Saad stared at Rocky as his mind began to get clearer and clearer. He listened to the last words of his and shook his head heavily.

Rocky smiled and said,

”Good! So, continue getting stronger and stronger. And remember that knowing when to retreat is a part of battle too.”

Rocky continued lecturing Saad who was slowly coming to his senses. He gave him pieces of advice and tips for Pokemon battles making him slowly and slowly feel a little better. He joked around from times to times making the silent Saad laugh who slowly began to talk more and more.

...…..

Saad who was was walking towards Pokemon Center with Rocky asked,

”Can you tell me how to make Pokemon learn the moves of other Types?”

Rocky who was walking beside him heard his question and smiled,

”You want to make your Luxio learn Iron Tail?”

”Hm...I noticed If Luxio could use Iron Tail, the battle could have been easier...”, Saad replied.

”Hm, You are right….well, it is not like I didn't expect you to ask me that”, Rocky smiled as he took out a small USB from his pocket and handed it to Saad.

”Here, Take this…..., it contains some tips and training routine for various Pokemon.”

Saad took the USB from his hand and looked at it silently after thanking Rocky who just smiled at him. He put the USB in his pocket as they both continued moving towards Pokemon Center.