[center][h3][color=darkkhaki][i][b]Blake Winterhawk[/b][/i][/color][/h3][/center]
[color=darkkhaki][b]-"HOW MANY TIMES MUST I TELL YOU DAD, THE BEAUTY OF ICE TYPE POKEMON ISN'T SOMETHING A DRAGON TAMER WOULD BE ABLE TO COMPREHEND!!!!!"[/b][/color]
[color=khaki][i]-"NO! HOW CAN YOU FIND THOSE WALKING BLOCKS OF ICE BEAUTIFULL??? WHAT ABOUT DRAGONAIR? HUH? WHAT ABOUT THE HORSEA? HUUUH? AND FOR THE LOVE OF ARCEUS, DON'T TELL ME DRATINI ISN'T CU-"[/i][/color] *clack*

Blake closed his PokeGear in frustration and continued walking hurriedly towards the entrance to New Bark Town. Ah, New Bark Town, a town of beginnings. Blake wondered how many teenagers must have had walked the same path before him in order to obtain their first pokemon, jumped off the same ledges and walked through the same tall grass? [i]Countless[/i] was his guess.

It had been a long and rough journey to get to New Bark Town, especially when he had to traverse the Dark Cave in order to get to Cherrygrove City. Luckily, some local hikers that were planning to travel through the cave had offered him a spot in their party and he as the opportuninst he is, didn't waste his chance. He didn't have a pokemon then that could protect himself from other wild pokemon but was planning on changing that today.

Blake carefully jumped down the last of the ledges and walked towards the signpost in front of him. If the map that was installed into his PokeGear was correct, all he had to do was to keep walking forward and he would eventually reach New Bark Town. And indeed, there it was, written in big, bold letters; [b]New Bark Town[/b], with a big black arrow below the letters pointing straight in front of him. [color=darkkhaki][b]"Im finally here!"[/b][/color] he exclaimed and marched onwards.
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New Bark Town in itself wasn't much more than just your average town but Blake figured why a pokemon professor like Professor Elm would make his base here. Quiet and remote, its probably the best place for a scientist like him to conduct his research. [color=darkkhaki][i]"Now, which of these houses might be the lab?..."[/i][/color] Blake wondered as he walked through the town. He stopped when he spotted a group of people, seemingly waiting in front of one of the houses, [color=darkkhaki][b]"Would that be it?"[/b][/color] he once again asked himself. 

But didn't wait for it to answer the question, [color=darkkhaki][b]"Hey you people there! Would that be Professor Elms' Lab?"[/b][/color] he shouted, waving at them to get their attention. He started running towards the house, passing two girls that were chatting. Unfortunatelly for him, the people at the door didn't seem to have heard him. The door opened and a little boy let two people in before closing it, trapping the foot of a boy who had too, like Blake, just made it to the the Lab.

He arrived and stopped, taking a moment to catch his breath. [color=darkkhaki][b]"Phew...Ahem"[/b][/color] he cleared his throat while shooting a glance at the shortie in front of him. His face became serious for a moment, taking a second to register him before it turned to normal again, a big smile now forming on his lips. [color=darkkhaki][b]"Hah, very nice to meet you!"[/b][/color] he said loudly and shook his hands, [color=darkkhaki][b]"I'm Blake and it seems we will be partners! Thanks for having me!"[/b][/color] he added. [color=darkkhaki][b]"Well, what are we waiting for out here? Let's go inside!"[/b][/color] He told him and opened the door once again, gently pushing him inside, not waiting for the him to return his greeting.