Hello, peoples!! This is my Pokemon story I mentioned in my South Park, Sailor Moon crossover fic. If you want to know what it's about, either read chapter 7 of Saviors of the Universe, or continuing reading into the second chapter. Thank you, whitemokona234.

I don't own any of Pokemon, but I do own the OC that's in this chapter. Please don't sue me, I'm only 14 years old…

Love Along The Seas

Ash walked along the Pokemon field in Professor Oak's backyard with Gary, his childhood crush. Over the years, the two rivals managed to put their differences aside and be friends. This was their favorite pass time. Taking care of the Pokemon and talking.

All of a sudden, someone came running up to them, a canister of some sort in his hands. Ash saw him first and saw he was running toward him. When the boy got close enough, he eyed him in a suspicious way.

"Are… are you Ash Ketchum?" he panted out, still holding the canister carefully.

Gary glared at him slightly and stepped in front of him. "Yeah, he's Ash. Who wants to know?" he said.

"Well… I'm Cody… Cody Walker… You knew my brother, Jack Walker…" he panted again. Gary scoffed inwardly, but Ash's eyes widened.

"Jack Walker? You mean Jackie?" he said.

"Yeah, that's my brother…" he said, regaining his breath. "He's told me a lot about you, Ash. He says you and your friends helped him return the Manaphy egg a few years ago."

"Yeah…"

"Well, if you don't mind, I'll need to you to help again."

"What do you mean?"

"I'll tell you. But can we go inside? I've been outside for a couple of months trying to find you and I'm tired." Cody said.

Ash looked to Gary for an answer. Although he was reluctant, Gary nodded his head to let Cody in his house. Cody sighed thankfully and followed Ash into Gary's house, Gary tailing behind.

Once inside and drinking a glass of water, Cody started explaining. "I'm a Pokemon ranger, just like Jackie. He was just a Pokemon ranger longer than me. About a year after Jackie put Phantom in jail, he broke out and went after the Manaphy egg again. We managed to find it before him this time, but he keeps chasing us to get it.

"This is where you come in. Since Jackie is so sure that you have improved your already amazing Pokemon talents, he wants you to return the baby Manaphy to the sea temple, Samiya. He trusts you the most. I must say, I'm very jealous of you Ash." Cody said. He took a sip of water.

"Wait… where is Jackie? Why couldn't he bring it to me?" Ash asked.

Cody cringed slightly, then sipped more water. He smiled sadly and said, "He couldn't have even if he wanted to… Jackie passed away protecting the Manaphy egg a couple of months ago…"

Ash gasped, covering his mouth. Gary's eyes widened. "I'm… I'm sorry… I didn't know…" Ash said.

"It's okay. He died doing what he loved, so it's okay." he said, sipping the water again. He looked up at him and smiled. "So… will you do it?" he asked.

Ash looked skeptical at first. He turned to Gary, as if searching for an answer. Gary didn't know what to say. He didn't really know this guy. But everything he said sounded true and very important. He nodded.

Ash smiled and said, "Sure, I'll help you." Cody brightened and threw his free hand in the air.

"Alright!" he exclaimed. "So, do you remember what happened the last time you returned Manaphy?"

"Yeah, I do."

"Well, you just do the same thing this time. We'll provide you with a boat and a lunar calendar if you don't have one. The sea temple can only be seen on the new moon." Cody said, reminding him in case he had forgotten.

Ash nodded. "Thank you, Cody. I'll make sure to do my best." Gary looked away momentarily.

"Okay." Cody stood up. "Well, I should be leaving now. I'll call for someone to pick me up."

"Wait… why didn't you get someone to drive you here?" Gary asked.

"That's because no one knew where you were. And we don't want a bad atmosphere from just driving around for hours and hours. This was more environment friendly." Cody said.

"Oh… okay, I guess?" Ash said. Cody got up and handed the canister over to Ash. Ash pushed the green button on the side of it, and the canister's inside covering opened, revealing the Manaphy egg. He marveled at how pretty it looked. "I'll make sure to take great care of it." he said.

"Thanks Ash. This really means a lot to me and Jackie." Cody said, shaking Ash's hand. He went outside, Ash and Gary tailing right behind him. Soon after, a black car pulled up and stopped in front of the house. "Wow… that was fast…" Ash said.

"That's just how we work, Ash." Cody said, opening the car door on the passenger side. "I'll see ya' later, Ash! You and your friend take good care of that Manaphy egg!" Cody yelled out the window as his driver drove off. Ash smiled and waved goodbye, cradling the canister in his other hand.

Gary took this time to study the egg. It really was beautiful. It's light blue color with red and yellow mixed in carefully. It was like a work of art in water. "So, Ash… You've actually seen this thing before?" he asked.

"Yeah… it was 4 years ago, when I was still traveling with May, Max, and Brock." Ash said, looking at the egg with loving eyes. "May mothered the egg because… well, Manaphy didn't want anyone else."

"And who is this 'Phantom' person Cody was talking about?"

"Phantom was after Manaphy to get the Sea Crown. It's a crown that's made up of beautiful blue jewels inside Samiya, the Sea Temple. Which can only be found by Manaphy itself."

"Why is that?"

"The Sea Temple blends in with the water. Manaphy is believed to be born with some kind of homing signal that lets it know where the Sea Temple is at all times."

"…wow…" Gary said, at a loss for any other words.

"I know." Ash said. "May… she got so attached to Manaphy…" Ash said, concern dripping from his voice. "Gary…"

"Yeah?"

"After this egg hatches… if I happen to have to be thought of as it's mother, will you promise to make sure I don't get too attached to it?" Gary was about to ask why, but then Ash added something he thought he couldn't hear. "If I get too attached… bad things will happen… and it'll be my fault…"

Gary sighed, but he nodded his head. "Fine… I'll do it…" And they went back inside.

END

This is the first chapter. I'm hoping to make a second one soon. If anyone reads this first one that is. If they don't, I'm deleting it all together. I'll give this story 2 weeks at the least. The most is a month. After that, it's gone. So please, review. I don't care if it's a flame or a comment, just please, write something.

Next Chapter Preview: Ash and Gary have a big day ahead of them. Especially when this day involves a baby Pokemon. And just where is our favorite little yellow rodent electric Pokemon, Pikachu? Find out in the next chapter of Love Along the Seas!