Dragon Lair

Marlon grabbed Clair’s hand and hoisted himself to his feet. “Yeah, I’m fine. Just gotta get used to the ice is all.”

He smiled sheepishly at Clair. “Say, would you mind holdin’ my hand ‘til I get the hang of this? I don’t mind fallin’ but it’d prob’ly go faster if I learned by example, right?”

"O-of course. Just don't take me down with you." Clair just smiled and looked away.

Slowly she began to skate. Not was as fast as she was before. Making sure that he was getting the jist of it. "Just glide over the ice. Nice and slow."

Ice Capades

He probably didn’t have any winter clothes seeing as he lives in a resort town. She had to hide a laugh as he put on her jacket. It was just a bit to tight on him. To compose herself she nodded her head.

"Yes, once you get the hang of the basics it’s easy. Just go slow and steady."

"Alright, I got this," Marlon said, nodding to himself. "Slow and steady. It sounds like a piece o’ cake!"

He trudged over to the entrance of the rink and stepped onto the ice, his legs wobbling slightly on the blades.

"Man, this won’t be so hard," Marlon said. "Just gotta stay balanced, right? Just like surfin’."

Then his leg slipped out from under him and Marlon fell on his ass.

Surfing on ice. It was something like that. She was lost in thought when she heard a loud thud and saw Marlon on the ice. It was hard to fight but she laughed a bit and skating over to him.

"Are you hurt? Nothing bruised?"

She reached out her hand to help him up.

Ice Capades

Hearing the familiar voice she turned around and noticed Marlon. Clearly he wasn’t dressed for this at all. If he had never been ice skating before this should prove to be rather interesting.

"No problem. Ice skating is better with another person. Uh here take my jacket. I have a lighter one underneath. You will need it."

Marlon took the jacket, offering Clair a grateful smile. “Gee, thanks!” He pulled it on very carefully, mindful of the fact that the jacket would likely be small on him and easily torn if he wasn’t gentle.

He rocked back on his skates as he glanced out at the rink. “So, uh, how does this work? Do we just, like, go out there?”

He probably didn't have any winter clothes seeing as he lives in a resort town. She had to hide a laugh as he put on her jacket. It was just a bit to tight on him. To compose herself she nodded her head.

"Yes, once you get the hang of the basics it's easy. Just go slow and steady."

Ice Capades

Clair was rather surprised that Green had opened the gym for Christmas festivities. Though ice skating was what drew her to Kanto. Clair loved to ice skate in the mountains when the lakes froze over.

Tying up her skates she walked over to the ice and began to slowly skate around. While sliding across the ice she wondered where Marlon was. Hopefully he didn’t get lost.

Marlon was already wearing his skates as he tripped and hopped his way over to where Clair was waiting for him. He didn’t have a coat or any appropriate protective gear, but Marlon didn’t seem to notice he might be lacking a few necessities.

"Yo! Clair! Man, thanks for invitin’ me! I’ve never been ice skatin’ before!" Marlon shivered and rubbed his arms. "Boy, is it cold in here or what?"

Hearing the familiar voice she turned around and noticed Marlon. Clearly he wasn't dressed for this at all. If he had never been ice skating before this should prove to be rather interesting.

"No problem. Ice skating is better with another person. Uh here take my jacket. I have a lighter one underneath. You will need it."

Ice Capades

Clair was rather surprised that Green had opened the gym for Christmas festivities. Though ice skating was what drew her to Kanto. Clair loved to ice skate in the mountains when the lakes froze over.

Tying up her skates she walked over to the ice and began to slowly skate around. While sliding across the ice she wondered where Marlon was. Hopefully he didn't get lost.

"Even though I have lived in the mountains all my life the first snowfall is always a pain. Not to mention getting used to the cold. Thank Ho-oh Dragons give off immense heat.":

"He looks like a giant bean bag chair. Anyway, how about we fly there now. No harm in exploring Sinnoh until Morty is done with his setting up."

"Cool! Sounds like a lotta fun! Let’s get goin’!"

"Come Dragonite."

Releasing her Dragon she hopped on it's back and extended her hand out to Marlon.

"Hang on tight. This ride might be a bit bumpy."

Dragonite would eat Jellicent for Breakfast.

"I don’t see why not, This is a haunted house and he is part Ghost type. Though he isn’t very scary looking."

“The fate of the ships and crew that wander into Jellicent’s habitat: all sunken, all lost, all vanished. It don’t matter that he don’t look scary. He’s plenty scary without fangs ‘n claws.”

"He looks like a giant bean bag chair. Anyway, how about we fly there now. No harm in exploring Sinnoh until Morty is done with his setting up."

"Marlon, are you coming with me or not."

"Yep! Just so long as Jellicent’s invited too!"

Dragonite would eat Jellicent for Breakfast.

"I don't see why not, This is a haunted house and he is part Ghost type. Though he isn't very scary looking."

"Yeah, well, Jellicent is part Ghost and Ghosts don’t get tired."

"Water/Ghost vs a Dragon/Flying in a traveling contest would be rather one sided. Dragonite is faster then a Jellicent."

"Only…Jellicent is part Ghost and Ghosts defy the laws of physics."

"Marlon, are you coming with me or not."

"Dragonite is classified as a pseudo-legendary. He is also Dragon/Flying."

"Yeah, well, Jellicent is part Ghost and Ghosts don’t get tired."

"Water/Ghost vs a Dragon/Flying in a traveling contest would be rather one sided. Dragonite is faster then a Jellicent."

"I am pretty positive that your Pokemon would tire out before you reach Sinnoh. I plan on going as well. We can both ride on Dragonite."

"Wait, my Water-type Pokemon would get tired, but your Dragon-type isn’t gonna get tired?"

"Dragonite is classified as a pseudo-legendary. He is also Dragon/Flying."

"I really don’t think it is fancier because of the name. Are you planning on going to Sinnoh to check it out?"

"Heck yeah!"

"I wonder if I can swim to Sinnoh and save a little money. Hey, Clair, do you know if it’s possible to swim to Sinnoh?"

"I am pretty positive that your Pokemon would tire out before you reach Sinnoh. I plan on going as well. We can both ride on Dragonite."

"Seems like Morty is going to be running a haunted house. This shall be rather interesting."

"Not just a haunted house, sis! A haunted chateau. You can tell that’s fancier than a house ‘cause it’s French!”

"I really don't think it is fancier because of the name. Are you planning on going to Sinnoh to check it out?"

"Seems like Morty is going to be running a haunted house. This shall be rather interesting."

Up in the clouds

It was one of those days. Clair had not have any challenges in a while so she decided to take a day for herself. Seeing as she hadn’t visited with a some of her fellow gym leaders she had invited two of them over. Thankfully she had cleaned up the day before.

Since the weather was rather nice she decided to set up outside her house near a lake. The lake was always had a such a calming effect. Now it was time to just wait for her guests to arrive. They both should be arriving shortly. Clair decided to wait for them by curling up next to her Dragonite.

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Unexpected of a man like Morty, he always made sure that he was on time to events with friends. With Gengar floating along side him he approached Clair out by the lake, his usual wide smile spread across his face.

"Claire… Nice to see you. You haven’t been waiting too long, have you?" A rhetorical question. He was well aware of his timeliness.

At that moment, the clear, still surface of the lake was broken by Marlon, who had chosen that moment to poke his head out of the water.

"Yo!" Marlon yelled as he paddled towards shore. "Wassup, my brother and sister? Man, is it a beautiful day for swimmin’ or what?"

Smiling, he stepped out of the water and shook his head to dry it off. “Hey,” he said once he got a good look at Claire and Morty, “you guys aint wearin’ swimsuits! Were you gonna swim in your clothes or somethin’?”