Gray silently crouched, gazing into the eyes of his Gible and Nidorino. The Gym Battle was surprisingly easy, but the boy knew that it would only get harder as time went on. In his left hand, he held the Rock badge, and in his right, the TM for Thunderbolt. The boy pressed the TM onto Nidorino's horn - the Pokemon had a decent special attack from what he could read on his Pokedex. He pinned the badge on the inside of his left glove.

[i]"Good job, friends..."[/i] 

For once, one could see the hint of a smile tilting at his lips. His Pokemon smiled as well, and Gray stood, returning the two and hooking their Poke-Balls onto his belt.

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Gray exited the Gym, his gray eyes turning towards Route 3, and therefore, Mount Moon...his next destination.