Time passes and Joe is seen with an undershirt that has turned red running into a pokemon center. A nurse, that was too scared to leave, was the only one left in the center. Joe walked up to the nurse and asked: "How many potions can I buy with this?" Joe had a huge bag of money on him. He got it after he defeated a Purrloin that was stealing from a house. In fact, Joe noticed that the main goal of the Purrloin seems to be stealing items and bringing it into Route 2. Joe couldn't care less about that fact right now since he was lucky enough to get a break from fighting. The nurse immediately ran into the back of the center while Joe laid down. "Alright. Let's check how bad it is up there." Joe said. He looks up and doesn't like what he sees up there. Joe continues "Yeah no. I hope Washie and Hershey are doing alright out there. I just had to get some form of help." The nurse comes back with a 100 potions. Joe gave all the money he got to the nurse and went to the door. Joe stood at the door for some time, really not wanting to go back out to the war field. However, Joe manned up and walked outside. Washie and Hershey were still fighting, but they were pretty badly damaged. Joe rushed over to Washie first and used a potion on him. Washie didn't want to use the potion, but he swallowed his pride because he probably would have died if he didn't heal up. "I'm sorry I took so long," Joe said "How are you doing, buddy? Good, I hope. Well, I need you to help me reach Hershey over there. Help me break through with water gun!" Washie unleashed a water gun into a line of Purrloin. This gave Joe the perfect opportunity to run to Hershey. Hershey was having a very hard time fighting off the Purrloin since they ferociously attacked Hershey and Hershey didn't really fight before. Hershey was still in the middle of a fight with a couple of Purrloin. "Get away from her!" Joe yelled as he rapidly threw four Pokeballs at the group of Purrloin. The Purrloin who were hit by the balls managed to escape the ball easily, except for a Purrloin who got caught. The Purrloin started attacking Joe, enraged that they got interrupted. Joseph was about to be defeated by the Purrloins until a white four-legged Pokemon appeared. It had a black face, a pointy black tail, and a black scythe-like shape on the side of its head. It knocked away the Purrloin attacking Joe and Hershey and helped Joe back up. Joe was confused by the sudden appearance of a new Pokemon, but he didn't care since it was helping out. Joe rushed over to Hershey and healed Hershey up while Hershey licked Joe's face. "There you go, Hershey. I'm sorry I took so long. Thank you, uh... white Pokemon. You certainly did save me there. The Pokemon blanky stared at Joe. Washie was still fighting off a couple of Purrloin when one of the hit Washie's shell. Washie wasn't hurt and suddenly thought of an idea. Washie took off its shell and started hitting the Purrloins with it, protecting himself and knocking out Purrloins in the process. Washie was impressed by how well he was doing by trying out his idea. Washie then noticed Joe with Hershey and the new Pokemon. He ran over to Joe and showed off his new move. "That's great Washie," Joe says "We have an even better chance now. We have Hershey tackling and biting the Purrloins, you with your shell attack that's like a razor... Razor Shell! Perfect! Man am I smart. Also we this new Pokemon that's looking up. I wonder what it's looking at." Joe, Hershey, and Washie turn around and see a big Purrloin, except it wasn't a Purrloin. Joe checked his Pokedex and saw it was called Liepard and it seemed to be the shiny variation of it. Before anyone could say a word, the Purrloin pounced down at Joe. However, the new Pokemon blocked the attack with a night slash, giving Joe enough time to get back up and prepare for the upcoming battle. "It sure stinks like a Garbodor here with no one helping me out, but it's fine. I think you guys are just what I need. The clashing Pokemon are knocked away from each other, and a group of Purrloins surrounds it. Joe takes a deep breath and orders his Pokemon to attack. "Washie! Razor Shell! Hershey! Use Leer to help Washie out and Tackle! Don't use Bite because it's not very effective. New Pokemon! Do your thing." The two opposing groups rush towards each other to begin battling again after a tiny moment of peace.