*facepalm* This chapter was horrible.. I revised it, but before I did it made me look like an idiot. Flying to another city just to sail to the city I was just at... Jeez.
It had been nearly two years since I left for my journey to beat the Champion of Hoenn. I haven't been able to train my Pokémon very effectively for a while, so I sat in the Pokémon Center and waited for my PokeNav to alert me that someone wants to have a rematch with me.
I had been in Lilycove City for a while now. I had done everything; beat all the Gyms, my father, the Elite Four, and even the Champion. The only thing I couldn't do was train. I needed to challenge the Battle Tower, of course, but it was hard to train when my team was so much above wild pokemon found mostly anywhere.
Then, as I looked at the map on the PokeNav, I remembered Mr. Briney. He had been pretty nice for the while I talked with him. He could be at his cottage.. Wait, no, he was made the captain of the S.S. Tidal, right?
So that's what I decided to do: Go train on the S.S. Tidal and talk with Mr. Briney. There wasn't much to do nowadays, being where I was right now and all.
I decided to go to the Lilycove Harbour to board the ship, and soon I was in front of the Slateport Harbor. I entered, and the fare lady let me into the ship. I decided to take a cruise to Lilycove City.
When I boarded, I saw Peeko and Mr. Briney right away. "Hi, Mr. Briney!" I shouted happily at him.
"Oh, Ashley! It's you. And I told you before, you can call me Captain Briney."
"Eh, I'm used to calling you Mr."
"Oh. Well then. Happy to talk to you! I'll be heading for the deck."
"See ya."
I entered one of the ship's cabins and battled someone named Joey.
He sent out a Whishcash, and I sent out Guardian, my Gardevoir.
"Guardian, use Shock Wave!" I had forgotten that Whishcash was a water-ground type.
She did as told, but it did nothing to the foe. Argh... Stupid memory...
Joey yelled, "Whishcash, use Mud Shot!"
The Whishcash used the move he was told to use, and Guardian went backwards a little, but stepped back up to fight.
"Use Phycic!" I commanded.
Guardian used Phycic, leaving the Wishcash barely getting up for more.
Joey patted his Pokemon's head. "Use Water Pulse," he said.
The foe did as told, and the ring of water hit Guardian, who began to look dazed.
Confused.. just great.
"Guardian, switch out! Go, Toadie!"
I threw a pokeball, out of which came a Breloom.
"Toadie, use Sky Uppercut!" I loved to watch Breloom use that move.
He ran over to the Whishcash, uppercutting his chin and flipping him onto his back."Whiii..." the Whishcash called, obviously knocked out.
He grabbed a pokeball from his belt. "Whishcash, return! Go, Machoke!"
"Choke! Ma!" it cried as it was sent out.
I decided to use my semi-strategy.
"Breloom! Use Leech Seed!" I cried.
He shot some large seeds at the Machoke, which instantly attached to it and grew on it, making it look like a walking shrub.
"Machoke! Use- " Joey shouted, but was interrupted by a large booming sound, almost like a bomb.
An alarm sounded, and a voice that sounded like Mr. Briney announced, "...We have appear to have a problem on the de-"
I heard a shriek of panic and another booming noise. Holy heck, what's going on?
"Please exit immedia-"
The booming noise again. I exited the cabin, and the whole wall in front of me was blown to pieces.
I threw a pokeball in the water. "Go, Riddle! Use Surf!"
Riddle appeared in the water, swimming, and I hopped on.
Joey, behind me, sent out his Whishcash again. He had probably used a Revive on it.
Joey told Whishcash to do the same, and he raced off ahead.
Riddle swam a ways away, somewhat left, and I looked at the wreckage. The grand ship was sinking, with no doubt.
Then a large figure moved around the corner of the ship. It appeared to be a large Pokémon. Riddle surfed closer, but we still couldn't get a good view of the figure.
Suddenly, another appeared. It began heading towards Me and Riddle. I tossed Muddy's pokeball into the water, too, because he knew Dive.
Muddy's pokeball sank in the water, and eventually Muddy emerged from it. He gave the pokeball in his mouth to me, along with Riddle's.
It approached closer, and seemed to be approaching, and something lowered from it.
I covered my ears. There was going to be pain, at the very least.
A closed my eyes, but I heard a distant boom.
I opened my eyes, and I observed that it had shot at the ship.
The ship was nothing but smoke and wreckage. Almost at once, the two figures, and a few more, apparently, zoomed off and out of sight. I saw Trainers fleeing with their pokemon, and I decided to help someone who was unfortunate enough not to have a pokemon that could swim.
I signaled Riddle to surfed there and Muddy followed us. We arrived at the ship, which was mostly sunken.
Only a few sharp edges were still above water, and there were just a few people left flailing. "You two need help?" I offered.
"Y-Yes please..." one said.
"Hop on my Swampert. He can swim the way back to Lilycove... Slateport is too far to swim to, y'know?"
"Yes... Th-Thank you."
"Think nothing of it." Muddy lowered his back into the water, and the two people climbed onto his back.
I looked forward and concentrated on the open sea and looking for the first sight of Slateport City.
There was an uncomfortable silence for a while, then I decided to speak to the two people.
"So... Uh... Do you two know each other?"
When there was no reply, I looked behind me. The first thing I saw was a robotic arm. It startled me so much I fell forwards into the water. The arm grabbed me, and Riddle was pushed up against me.
We were lifted into the air, and I looked up.
The figure was getting closer, or rather me and Riddle were being lifted towards it.
I looked down and saw the couple of people being grabbed by another arm of the same figure, or so I hoped it was the same one so I could be near Muddy.
Looks like there's no escape now...