"Fury Swipes!" Carter said, and Teddiursa launched itself at the enemy Metapod. It hardened, lessening the damage, but Teddiursa didn't let up, repeatedly hitting the Bug-type. It finally fainted, and Teddiursa walked back to Carter. Teddiursa was tired, Carter could tell. They had been training for two hours straight, no breaks.

"Okay, why don't we sit down and have some water?" He asked, sitting on a mossy rock. He unclipped his egg container and set it down, then pulled a couple bottles out of his backpack. "Here ya go." Carter said, unscrewing the lid for his Pokemon. They sat there for a couple minutes, and Carter wondered if they would ever beat Brock. His gym trainers were somewhat powerful, but Brock...he was on a whole different level. Not just strength, either. Brock was a skilled battler.

After a few minutes resting at the rock, Carter stood up. "Okay, Teddiursa. Are you ready?" He asked looking down. Teddiursa was fast asleep, sucking on it's paw. Carter smiled and picked up Teddiursa. "Aww. Guess I've been training you kinda tough today, huh?" He pulled out his Pokeball and returned him, clipping the ball back to his belt. He gathered his bag and egg incubator, and turned towards Pewter.

A few minutes later, Carter in the Pewter City Pokemon Center, a sleeping and fully healed Teddiursa in his ball on his belt. He had just gotten a room in the Center, and decided to see if he could find the others. That is, if they hadn't already left town. He went outside and sat in front of the Center.