Again, it comes to this. Sitting on this bench, looking over at the Galactic HQ building, and furrowing my brow as I write.

I was planning to go into the forest to get to that chateau, but I thought "Hey, there's a bike shop here! I earned a lot of money whipping the pants off of Gardenia's pupils, so I should have enough to buy one and make my trip back into the forest that much easier!"

But lo', fate thought that wasn't exciting enough. I go into the shop, ask to buy a bike, and am told that they can't do any business until their owner returns. "Where is the owner," I asked, my eyes full of mystery and my heart yearning to feel the wind against my beret.

"Oh, he's at the Galactic Headquarters."

What sweet madness this is. They said he's been gone for some time now, I think more than a few days, so chances are he's being held there for some odd reason. With my trio-

Oh right... Serena. Though I don't want to use her in battle, I can't ignore how powerful she is. She proved herself during the badge battle, and I had two gleaming medals on the side of my hat show for it. She's... ah... not exactly thrilled with me, but she's quiet and calm about it. I also saw a stubborn side of her when she refused to be put back into her ball like the others. That's cool, it makes it easier to train her!

Besides... I'm thinking about teaching her Grass Knot. It's a bit odd, but I think it would help her if she fought against a large Pokemon or a rock type that could withstand even her impressive Pounding.

But anyway, I got off track. Bike manager stuck in Galactic HQ, vines in front of HQ, Royal knows how to cut vines.

Go! Go! Go!