It had been a furious sprint from the wooded trail into Viridian City. She had chased all the way here, following the path the strange boy had taken after riding off on her bike with a wounded Pokémon in his arms.

Her breath was still sharp in her chest when she pushed through the Pokémon Center doors. There he was, the thief sitting in the lobby, his clothes torn and face scratched, watching the emergency room doors where the Chansey had taken his pokémon.

"You!" she snapped, jabbing a finger at him. "Do you have any idea what you did to my bike?"