Steven looks at the boy, astounded.

"Gramps!" he says indignantly, his voice rising in volume. "GRAMPS! Listen here, boy, when I was a kid there was such a thing as respecting your elders. Now you brought along a fairly good team that could complement my own. Now unless you want to lose, we'll need a plan, alright?" he says, pulling out a notebook.

"Now, if you're ready to shut up and listen, here's what we'll do," he says, pulling out his pen and labeling battlies, drawing diagrams.

"Now, if you lead with your Arcanine, I could send out......" he goes one, going over various strategem for the two of them for as long as Blue permits.