Hey guys, my first fic was a fail, so here is a different one. Inspired by the One-shot Romantic Advice by FanfictionFan360 comes this fanfic.

Disclaimer: No, I don't own Pokemon.

Paul's POV

Of course, I had to get stuck here. Traveling with people. I can't believe Ash and Dawn found out where I was and what I was doing. No, let me rephrase that. I can't believe my brother is

a sellout! I told him, "Don't tell anyone what I'm doing, where I'm going or whatever!" All he did was nod it off. Of course he would tell Ash. (A/N: spoiler alert! Look past this part, for it

happens in the anime, unless you already know or want to know.) Ever since I lost to him in the Sinnoh League, I never wanted to see him again. But I think I wanted to see Dawn

more. She is so pretty in that dress and... WAIT! I AM NOT THINKING THIS! Anyway, he brought friends along. His loud-

mouthed girlfriend, a green-headed guy, who I think could be my new ally, and that guy's girlfriend. Funny thing: whenever I tell them they're a couple, they always deny it. BOTH pairs.

Then the green guy, Drew I think, says me and Dawn are a couple. I just look away. I like that guy's style. But if I hang around with him, it means if have to get to like Ash. This is going to

be a long journey. So we walk from Johto into Orre. Funny thing about that too, we don't have a map and all we see is desert. After an hour, Ash starts to complain. "I'm hungry. It's too

hot. Are we there yet?" "Shut up Ash," scolds Misty, while hitting him on the head with a mallet. 5 hours later, we still haven't found civilization. "You know what would help?" I said to the

group. "HAVING A MAP!" Everyone stared at Ash. But looked far into the distance behind them. "Look! A train!" he shouted like a madman. Why would a train be out in the dessert? "C'mon

Ash, why would there be a train in the dessert?" May asked. Drew had an idea. "I think the heat got to him. Ash pointed and said, "look!" Everyone looked in the direction he was pointing

to actually see a train. "What the hell?" I said. We needed to get away from the heat, so we trudged over.

Normal POV

The bartender turned to the door at the sound of panting. He was surprised to see 6 teenagers, about 16, ready to faint or collapse. "You kids alright?" he asked. "Yeah," breathed Misty,

"could...you... just... get... 6... waters?" She asked in between pants. "Comin' right up." Expertly filling 6 glasses of water as quickly as possible, the tired teens sat at the counter. "What

happened to you guys?" worried the bartender. Had someone robbed them of Pokemon like 5 years ago? After finishing of his water, Ash said, "Well, we sorta went into the dessert from

Johto without a map. It's been at least 5 and a half hours of wandering. Do you know where the nearest city is? And can we have a map?" At the last two questions, Ash grinned

sheepishly. "Sure thing, Phenic City is closest. It's about two hours away." The kids groaned. The bartender opened a map up. Laying it in front of them, he explained the distance

between each city was far. "It's a two hour ride. On foot, maybe 6 hours? You better stock up before you head out. Also, some people use Pokemon to help get across to cities. You should

try that." The teens fell anime style of the seats. Getting up, Dawn said, "we should've thought of that."

After filling up on food, they headed out again. This time, Ash and Misty rode Staraptor, Drew and May on Flygon, Dawn on Togekiss and Paul on Honchcrow. They were able to make it to

Phenic City before nightfall. "How about we sleep outside tonight?" suggested Misty. There wasn't much of a choice. Before they could set up, Paul saw something approaching them fast.

"We've got company." The teens prepared for a fight as...

Cliffhanger ending to this chapter. Well, my question for you is who/what do you think is coming at the group. It shouldn't be hard. Well, see you round!