Chase was going insane. He couldn't find Sierra, and she wasn't answering her Xtransceiver. "Where is she?" he thought 'I can't leave without her and the first gym is still a ways to go-Whoa!" Chase was about to run into an old man coming out of the Pokemon Center! "Watch out!" Chase shouted.

With astonishing speed, the man moved out of Chase's way. Chase was amazed that anyone could move that fast. "Hey Mister, how'd you do that?" His amazement turned to astonishment when he realized the man was blind! "How? Huh? What?" Chase stuttered.

"Are you inferring I shouldn't be able to move fast?" the man asked.

"No sir, I just-"

"You have insulted me! I challenge you to a Pokemon battle!"

"Oh boy!" Chase thought. "My first Pokemon battl-"

"Well? Will you defend your honor or walk away like a wuss?"

"I accept. Go Oshawott!"

Oshawott appeared out of it's pokeball in a flash of red light, staring grumpily at Chase. Only then did he remember his situation with his Pokemon.

"Go Blitzle!" The blind man's Pokemon appeared in front of his master.

"Crud," Chase thought to himself. "An electric type is my first opponent? How unlucky could you get?"

"Oshawott, use tackle!" Oshawott just sat there.

"Ha! Your Pokemon doesn't listen to you! Blitzle, use rear kick."

Blitzle charged towards Oshawott, spun around, and kicked him in the back of the head. Oshawott turned around, face red with anger. "Oshawott use tack-" Chase's not-so-obedient Pokemon blasted Blitzle in the face with water gun.

"Ha! Blitzle, finish this with Shock Wave!"

Electricity shot out from around Blitzle, and Oshawott couldn't dodge. The electricity hit him hard, blasting him back to his trainer's feet. "Oshawott, no!" Chase knelt down. "You can do this! Get back up and show Blitzle what you're made of!" Oshawott gave Chase the same look he gave him at the lab. Chase then knew he had earned his Pokemon's respect. Oshawott slowly got back to his feet. "Now, use tackle!" This time, the Pokemon listened to his trainer. He ran toward the Blitzle quickly, much faster then a normal tackle. The Oshawott hit Blitzle with Quick Attack, knocking the Blitzle back.

"Now, blind it with water gun!"

Oshawott sprayed water into his opponent's eyes, blinding him. "Now, Quick Attack!" Oshawott charged his opponent again, only for the Blitzle to dodge just as quickly as the old man had dodged Chase. "Rear kick!" Blitzle kicked Oshawott away.

"Now, Shock Wave again!"

"Oshawott, jump up!" Chase knew that Shock Wave only launched horizontally. He also knew that this battle was far from over.