Lee nodded; Viridian City was just ahead and Sparks was quite weak and shaken from the battle. "Ok, Sparks, time to rest, return." The red light that shot out of the Pokeball engulfed sparks and sucked him into it. Placing the ball carefully next to the one containing his Ralts, he caught up to Melissa and they both entered Viridian City.
[Lee Wilters] Melissa immediately began walking toward the Pokemon School. "I'm going to make my rounds," she quietly explained. "You can come with me, or you can just hang around. I have money to pay for a couple of rooms in the Pokemon Center, so you can go ahead and book them if you're over there.
Outside a house nearby the PokeMart was a guitarist and his two Pokemon. He looked tired.