"Outta the way! Coming through, so sorry!"
Marley had barely skirted around the couple without disaster. Her scooter- Milo, she called it- kicked up dirt in their wake, much to the annoyance of the strangers.
"Be careful kid!"
"Yea, you're going to hurt someone!"
'Somone's already hurt!' She thought nervously, glancing back at Boo to make sure he was still stirring. The Phantump was snuggled in her backpack, eyes closed and breathing heavily.
"Almost there Boobear, don't you worry!" Tops of houses were already beginning to take individual shapes, a good sign they were in Cerulean city. Keeping a secure hold on her hat, Marley took a sharp turn around a picketed fence.
"Anyone know where the pokemon center is?" She'd traveled through Cerulean once before, but she hadn't taken the time to get the layout. Mt. Moon had been awaiting her exploration a few days before, and now it was costing her precious time. Before she could stop to ask a local, Marley happened upon a group of pokemon and people milling about right outside a familiar looking red roof.
"Thank Arceus! 'Bout time our luck turned around." With a relieved sigh Marley raced towards the entrance, waving her hand to get the group's attention.
"'Scuse me! Sorry, don't wanna run you over!" Skillfully sliding between them, she placed Milo haphazardly on the ground before zipping into the pokemon center. The interior was identical to the one they had in her grandparent's hometown, as well as the one in Saffron City, so it was a natural process for her. Marley walked up to the desk, giving the nurse a nervous smile.
"Hello! Can I please check in Boo? He's been hurt..." Sliding the backpack off of her shoulders, she carefully cradled Boo in her arms and set him on the counter.
"Of course you can sweetheart, that's what we're here for! One moment while we take him back, please have a seat in the waiting room."