Carter was dozing, only half-listening to Rosina. After running around with Teddiursa, he was tired. He slumped over on her slightly, and snored quietly. While he was snoozing, Terry had apparently joined them.

He dreamed about going to face Brock, and being totally confident in his skills, until Brock's Pokemon beat Teddiursa mercilessly, attacking over and over until Teddiursa couldn't take it, and hisPokemon, his [i]friend[/i] lay there with tears in it's eyes, looking to Carter for help that the boy was unable to give.

He woke with a start, tears in his eyes. He wiped them away before anyone could see. "I'm going to bed..." He said, not making eye contact with anyone. He didn't want them to see his tears, and he hurried away.

The next morning, Carter could barely eat. He told anyone who asked the same thing. "I don't wanna talk about it."

Finally, it was time to face Brock. He went to the gym, hands shaking. He was so unsure of himself. What was he even doing here!? Everyone else had won so far. He couldn't even catch another Pokemon...he pushed the thoughts from his mind and entered the gym.

It was still early, and Brock's gym trainers hadn't shown up yet. Brock sat in a chair, drinking coffee. Carter approached, and the older trainer smiled. "Wait, don't tell me, a battle, right?"

Carter nodded and pulled Teddiursa's Pokeball from his belt.

"Well, it's kind of early, but lately I've been getting quite a few young challengers, so I suppose we can make an exception." He smiled and led Carter to the arena, taking his place at the far end. "Okay, show me what you've got, kid!"

Carter took a deep breath and called out Teddiursa. The small brown bear jumped with excitement, clearly not sharing it's trainer's doubts. Brock sent out Geodude. No surprise there. "Geodude! Use tackle!" The Rock-type launched itself at Teddiursa. "Geo!!"

Carter frowned. "Teddiursa, use Faint Attack!" Teddiursa disappeared, the Geodude passing right through where he had been a moment before. The Rock-type put on the brakes, and Teddiursa appeared behind it, slamming into it. "Now use Fury Swipes!" Carter shouted, not sure if Teddiursa's attack had done anything.

Teddiursa slashed at the Geodude multiple times. Brock shouted. "Harden!" And the Geodude protected itself. "Teddiursa! Lick!" Carter commanded.

Teddiursa attacked the Geodude with it's tongue, a Ghost-type move. It went back into a Fury Swipes then. Brock commanded Geodude to Harden each time. It was no use. Teddiursa's attacks weren't doing any damage. Carter clenched his teeth. "Come on, Teddiursa! We trained for this! Scratch!"

"Geodude! Tackle attack, now!" Brock commanded as Teddiursa ran towards it's opponent. Geodude slammed into Teddiursa, knocking it down. "Another tackle!" The Geodude attacked again and again, Teddiursa was barely able to stand. Finally, Carter had had enough. "Stop! I forfeit!" He shouted, running to Teddiursa laying on the gym floor. He picked his friend up and carried him outside, not saying another word. Tears streamed down his face and fell on Teddiursa's fur. "...Tedd...di-urs..." Teddiursa said, and Carter brought him back to the Pokemon Center. His expression could tell everyone the outcome of the battle as Nurse Joy took Teddiursa to be healed.

Carter took Teddiursa, now healthy, back to his room and they sat on his bed.