Hidden Machines

Author's Note: When I wrote Lessons in Flight, I originally planned just that one HM. But now that I've thought about it, I decided to make a series consisting of a story of each HM in the Sinnoh Region! Yay, fun, right?

Disclaimer: I don't own Pokémon.

Surf on the Shore

Lucas blinked blankly at the cause of the immediate evacuation of Sandgem Town. As the ocean waters sloshed sloppily over the sandy beach south of Sandgem, a Pokémon and its Trainer looked slightly embarrassed as they floated in the depths of the ocean.

"Really?" asked Lucas. "Really?"

"Like I was supposed to know that just because a Palkia appeared in the ocean the entire town would evacuate," retorted Dawn from her vantage point on her Palkia.

"Could you not have used a normal Pokémon to learn Surf?"

"Hey, are you saying that Palkia isn't normal?"

"Well, yeah, it's a Legendary Pokémon."

"That may be, but that doesn't mean that it's not normal! It's just – normal… sort of… not really."

Lucas sighed.

"Could you call back your Palkia now?"

The huge Legendary Pokémon roared and beached on the sandy shore of Sandgem. It gently lowered Dawn, who was sitting on its left shoulder, down to the beach. She thanked it and called it back into an Ultra Ball.

"There, happy now?" Dawn asked, sarcasm lacing the words. "Palkia has been returned to its Ultra Ball. The people of Sandgem can return now that there isn't a nonexistent chance of Palkia destroying the place."

"If there isn't a nonexistent chance, is there a chance? Hmm, so my theory of Pokémon being capable of using moves in their Poké Balls was correct…"

"Oh, shut up!"

"Sure," said Lucas, rolling his eyes. "Whatever you say. Just – next time, use a smaller Pokémon, alright? Like, Lumineon, or Gastrodon, or Floatzel. Okay?"

"Fine," said Dawn, sticking her tongue out at Lucas.


Extra:

"Palkia, use Spacial Rend!" Dawn said ominously, thrusting out a hand towards the pitiful houses.

A scream erupted over Sandgem as the command echoed ominously throughout the town. The citizens all clutched their families as the dreaded Palkia once again surfed to the beach with its Trainer. With their inevitable doom clearly approaching, everyone quickly shut their eyes.

"Hah, just kidding!" laughed Dawn.

"DAWN!" roared Lucas.