Trewillz

Hi guys, I just completed the tasks of snitching on Jackson and observing his mom's confrontation of him. After this i ventured up into the cave and found the pokemon and new move. I love the game thus far but i don't have any sense on where to go next. I wish there was quest sytem that let me know what task needed to be completed. I asked in the help chat and i think a guy named Pixius (?) said i needed to travel west of the pokemon school to the city below lake of rage. I tried that and i made it to the area directly west of Viridian City, but there are two guards blocking the door way to the next area. They say I need a badge. The gym leader in Viridian is no where to be found, can someone help me out?