He reached the room he had booked, let everyone out, and enjoyed a hearty meal with them.
It was already getting late, so Yong decided to rest up for the night and continue toward Meteor Falls tomorrow.
Early the next morning, Yong was woken from his dreams by a commotion, with "Bang! Bang! Bang!" still ringing in his ears.
He opened his eyes groggily and saw that Marshtomp and the others were all awake, gathered beside his bed and pointing at the door. Only then did he realize someone was knocking.
He quickly pulled on his clothes and hurried to open the door. A closer look revealed the Pokémon Center's nurse, Chansey!
"Chan~~"
"What is it, Chansey? Is something wrong?"
Yong looked at Chansey in confusion and asked.
"Chansey~!"
Chansey answered while pointing toward the stairs with a stubby little hand.
"Hmm... you want me to come downstairs with you?"
"Chan~~!"
Seeing that Yong had understood, Chansey nodded happily.
"All right! Wait a moment. I'll grab my things and come down!"
Returning to his room, Yong hurried through washing up, recalled everyone into their Pokémon Balls, and slung on his backpack before following Chansey to the lobby.
As soon as he entered, he saw Nurse Joy standing beside the Video Phone Booth. She greeted him with a smile and said,
"Mr. Yong, there's a call for you!"
"Oh! All right. Sorry for the trouble, Nurse Joy!"
Scratching his head sheepishly, Yong hurried over and took the phone. Nurse Joy said nothing more and left with a smile.
"Hello! Who's calling?"
"Is this Mr. Yong? This is the Devon Corporation!"
Devon Corporation? Could it be...
"Hello! What can I do for you?"
With a guess already forming in his mind, Yong asked expectantly.
"Mr. Steven would like to invite you to