>>28602194After a gym battle that was easy because of both the type advantage, and Erika taking it easy on a beginning trainer, Matt and Apollo decided to celebrate their first badge with a pull on a game corner slot machine.
Miraculously, the stars aligned and they hit the jackpot!
Predictably, the Rockets weren't too thrilled, and offloaded off the smallest runt of a Dratini they had when Matt went up to cash in his coins.
Hermes wasn't very trusting at first due to his early days under Team Rockets "care". But one benefit of a Pokemon Adventure is a surplus of time. Figuring that sticking around Celedon and remaining in the Rocket's business would be pushing their luck to the breaking point, Matt and his burgeoning team high-tailed it west towards Cycling Road.
