[hider=The Trainer (Age is 11)][img=http://th02.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2010/249/1/7/pokemon_trainer_grey_by_blackheartk-d2y4khn.jpg][/hider]
Gray frowned, leaning against the large, sturdy base of an oak tree, watching the opposite Bug Trainer with sharp grey eyes. Similarly, Gible stood in the grassy clearing, bent over and scowling at the form of a...Metapod. "Dragon Rage." He called out calmly, and Gible roared, sending out the blue and golden beam of power. It slammed into the Metapod, crushing it through multiple trees before it finally skidded to a stop. This was the fifth Bug Trainer he had beaten since entering the forest, and that was only five minutes ago.

"W-w-wha-" Bug Trainer Joey began stuttering, a few bills clutched in his hands. Gray merely recalled Gible, tilting his hat and grabbing the money out of the boy's hand as he walked deeper into the forest. "Name's Gray..." He murmured as he disappeared into the shadows. Pewter City was nearby...but there was something he wanted to attempt to catch, first. A Nidoran. They were useful allies, and he needed another partner on his team. To train with Gible, if anything. Catching a flash of purple in the corner of his eyes, Gray half smirked...