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After spending a few hours in the forest, the return to the buzzing metropolis of Castelia City was a jar to the system. Everything seemed louder and brighter than it had before, people talked vibrant red insults at each other as they charged down the streets on their trivial personal missions, Pidove's tweeted yellow pleasantries to their friends, wild Purrloins purred deep purple musings as they scrounged in the bins for food.

Luka went into the Pokémon Centre to heal up his Pokémon. In seven years, this was the first time he had needed to do so and he felt a sort of shame that kids seven years his junior probably came and did this frequently.

The nurse of the establishment ((Are they still Nurse Joy or do they have other names too?)) took the balls that contained Kai, Squirt and Tayla and placed them on a trolley which was quickly taken into the back by a bounding Audino.

His parents had travelled to many different regions on their journeys, but his father had started in Kanto and his mother in Hoenn. They met in a tournament in Johto and decided to travel together to Sinnoh and Unova. By the time they reached Unova they decided to settle down together in the modern region. There was a liveliness about the region that they loved, something that was missing from the quiet and far more rural and antiquated regions of home. The one thing that shocked both of them about Unova was the Pokémon Centres. In every other region it was a Chansey or a Blissey that dealt with the healing of Pokémon alongside the nurses, here in Unova, they exclusively used Audinos since Chanseys had never populated the region.

Either way, Luka eventually received his Pokémon back and then headed off to the Castelia Gym. He just hoped Burgh was in. He strolled through the hustle and bustle to eventually reach a magnificent green veined building that looked irridecent under the sparkling sun. He opened the door and was immediately greeted by the waft of warm tingly honey. The stench was simultaneously pleasant and repulsive but it caused Tayla to leap out of her Pokéball and charge towards the nearest wall to eat the honey.

Luka frowned, "Tayla, this is no time for eating. We need to find Burgh." He walked up to the Sewaddle and pried her away from the sticky honey. He held her firmly in his arms and walked through the gym shouting, "Hello? I'm here to see Burgh. Is he here?"

No one replied and the feeling of overpowering honey was starting to get too much for Luka. The brown ooze of the yellow honey filled the air with a moist sensation and he finally decided that enough was enough and headed for the door. If only Burgh had been around, that would perhaps have made the sensation more bearable as Luka would have been able to have a clear focus in mind.

((*wink wink* *nudge nudge* Trop. wink ))

((Evening, I think. Maybe about 4pm-5pm.))

BLOOP! Out came the man of wonder! It was probably(actually, it was exactly that) that our young gym abandoner would have to jump back to avoid the man covered in honey.

And dressed like a clown.

A smile across his face overlapped by the one painted on. The Harlequin said, as he began to juggle, "Heeeey boy! If you want to get through you'll have to face meeeeeeeeeeee~"

**

For the most part, Takamaru was ignored. Other than, you know, the part where he fled the seen of a crime. Either way, they had more important things to take care of, let the police deal with criminals.

One EMT approached David and company, asking them medically relevant questions and informing them that, if they wished to be taken to a hospital, that ambulances from Nacrene were on their way.

Anyone who attempted to pursue the course of helping out would be led away, as they were in the way, to be asked about what had happened by a man clad in fire fighting gear.

((Nope, Luka.))

Luka randomly, or so it came off, passed out and landed on the ground. As any person would do, the Clown immediately jumped to the boys side and slapped his face with his hand(which honked each time). "Wake up, kid, hey!" he said and then he shook the boy.

And then he recalled that he had no medical expertise, so he continued to shake the boy. "Shouldn't have left my phone in the locker, hey, kid, wake up!"

Poor clown, beaten for being a good Samaritan.

As he realized that the boy was up and the assault was over, he slowly climbed up to his feet. He looked Luka over as the boy requested to see the gym leader and he said, in a pained voice, "y-you gotta get passed me first, kid.."

"Of course, this is what Burgh wants and," he shuddered, "heaven forbid we deny that. But hey, kid, sorry, college grad, Burgh is busy with his art. He always sets it down for a battle, though, so if you go there now it won't mean a thing, you'll have to win here for him to show some interest."

"Standard rule, no items. This will be one on one!" Jack the harlequin grinned and revealed that one of his juggling balls was actually a pokeball, he did this by tossing it up to reveal Venipede.

"Let's go!"