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During the battle, Kjolmar and Neo focused on dealing damage rather than avoiding it. Because of this, Neo took a few hits but luckily they weren't fatal. Kjolmar was glad that the Galarian version of Ponyta did not seem to be the fire type, that would have made the battle a lot harder for his steel type.

Not having the fire weakness covered made him think. Perhaps it wasn't the best idea to only bring Neo to Galar. He quickly took his rotomphone to send a text. "Could you send over one of my water types from previous regions in about half an hour?" After sending it, he focused on the battle again. Neo was definitely a hard hitter and it almost felt cruel to bash that unicorn-looking creature.

What the group didn't know was that they were being watched by someone in a Team Rocket outfit. The person took out a rotomphone of his own and informed someone about the battle in front of him. "I am pretty sure, miss Sierra. It's him. This is going to take more just a grunt like myself, I think this situation requires all three of you." After briefing to this Sierra person, the Rocket grunt disappeared.

Meanwhile the battle was coming to an end. "Flash cannon!" Kjolmar shouted to Neo in the hope to finish it.

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Outside, Kjolmar removed his jacket in order to fully embrace the battle ahead.

"Let's show our opponent what steel types are made of. Neo, I choose you!"

Neo seemed to be well rested and its gears were grinding faster as usual, indicating that it was in for a fierce battle. Its calm behavior earlier seemed long gone when it came to a battle and despite having little empathy for human beings, it never wanted to let Kjolmar down.

"Alright, show us what you got."

Meanwhile Tweener had ran off to play some tricks in the city, not fully aware that Kjolmar and Neo were having a battle. It ran into a group of children and pulled some pranks.

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That Bede person sure had some misplaced confidence when he talked big, Kjolmar knew there weren't many trainers out there who would brag to Aro and not be completely crushed in shame. Kjolmar grinned at Aro before commenting out loud: "If someone is so desperate to be humiliated, who are we to take away that desire? I reckon we have some time before we have to move on with our journey."

When Bede stormed outside, Kjolmar looked at both Aro and Lark. "Right, how do we want to do this exactly? Since honor is on the table, I am not risking anything by choosing anyone else than my trusty Neo. Will you guys go for Luna and Shutter or did you have other plans?" Kjolmar realized he had no idea what kind of Pokemon Bede would use.

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While Luna followed Shade around, Neo was eager to follow Luna in turn. It grinned its gear fast while looking at Kjolmar. "Sure, go ahead." he replied as if he perfectly understood what Neo was trying to ask. Neo closed in on Luna as they both followed Shade.

Suprisingly, Tweener stayed close to Kjolmar this time. Kjolmar wondered if Lark would keep Flash in its PokeBall or if it would be allowed to run around. In either case, Kjolmar planned to keep a close eye on Tweener.

The Poke Center was their first destination upon entering the town. Kjolmar spotted some people not for from it who were buying and selling some stuff, almost like poachers. He decided he would go check it out after their visit at the Poke Center. Inside the center he searched for some comfortable seats and sat down to read up on some information about the town. "Let's see, there is the mural and there are the bargain shops. And the two gyms of course, one ghost type and one fighting type. Hmm, not sure yet which one I would pick if I win our battle. I think the most challenging battle for my team would be the fighting type gym, as Neo has a weakness to those and Tweener has little battle experience." He then looked at Aro and Lark. "What about you guys?"

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Kjolmar agreed to both Aro's and Lark's ideas. He noticed how Tweener often tried to convince Shade into playing pranks on Flash the most, which seemed to trigger Flash' temper. "Tweener, stop that. You're not only getting yourself in trouble but you're bringing Shade down with you." Kjolmar said as if he was a parent talking to a child. Tweener then sort of giggled but obeyed the command and left Flash alone.

"I am sorry about that." Kjolmar then said to Lark. "Tweener is still new to the team, he has a lot to learn. As you can tell, Neo is far more disciplined."

As they exited Hammerlocke, they overheard some people talking about the city's own power plant. Kjolmar decided to ignore it by now, his mind was set on Stow-On-Side now. On the road, he walked in between Neo and Luna and made conversation with them. "Are you guys hyped for your battle?" Neo grinned his gears a little faster in excitement. Kjolmar peered at Lark before looking back at Neo and Luna. "I am a little intrigued by Shutter. I never owned a Venomoth, you know how I feel about bug Pokemon in general, but this one has an interesting aura I have to admit."

Kjolmar raised his voice a little so Lark could hear their topic. "I think a triple battle with Shutter could be fun. While Neo deals with poison and fairy enemies and Luna dominates dark types, Shutter can easily take care of the fighting and grass types."

Kjolmar didn't know much about Lark and Shutter yet and wasn't too sure about their experience compared to what he knew about Aro's path and his own. Being Aro's travel partner in the past made their connection firm and gave them a head start compared to anyone new joining the team but despite that, Kjolmar was open to the idea.

When they almost arrived at Stow-On-Side, Kjolmar had the feeling they were being followed. From the corner of his eye, he noticed a Pokemon watching him closely. When he turned to face it, the Pokemon quickly hid. He shrugged it off for now and the group entered the city.

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Afer stopping Tweener from playing pranks on the people of Hammerlocke, the group explored the city. After visiting the vaults, the café and the battle area, they found out that the local gym leader was not present at the time. "Is there any other place we can go to get our fourth badge?" Kjolmar asked himself out loud. His Rotomphone buzzed and popped up: "Ballonlea in the northwest from here is a viable option for your next destination. Travel via Stow-On-Side and through Glimwood Tangle to reach it."

"Right, thank you Rotomphone. But let's take a rest first, that café had some nice sweets and I believe the owner wanted to have a fun battle with us using his Alcremie." Neo didn't seem very interested. It could have something to do with Alcremie being a fairy type, which are an easy win for steel types like Neo. "Don't worry buddy, we will find you a challenging opponent soon, you won't get rusty."

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As the group made their way through the first three gym battles, they grew to know each other better. Kjolmar became less suspicious of Lark while improving his bond with Aro even further. Neo only seemed to show interest in Luna for now and pretty much ignored everyone else. Tweener proved himself to be rather naughty and loved playing tricks on others, in particular on Shade, Shutter and Flash.

Upon arrival at the city of Hammerlocke, the group overhears that the trainer Bede is collecting wishing stars for Chairman Rose in order to save Galar. As they learned earlier, the wishing stars are the energy source for the Dynamax bands. "According to this article written bij Professor Magnolia, the wishing stars are pieces of the legendary Pokemon Eternatus." Kjolmar shared with the group. He look at some information about the city and noticed it had an underground power plant. "If they store the energy somewhere, it just has to be there."

As Kjolmar scrolls through the city's information, he suddenly raised an eyebrow. "Oh, this city has some vaults with important information about Galar. We should check it out." Kjolmar looked around him as if he was looking for something. "Wait, where did Tweener go?" Not far from them there was a scream. "Nevermind, I think I found him."