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I forgot to mention this in the last few chapters: READ THE ONES BEFORE THIS OR YOU WON'T GET WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. OK, just to fill you in with a sentence: Ash and co. are going to the S.S Anne. And who is in the gang? Well, you'd better read the first few chapters or you won't get what I'm talking about. Please email me at articuno001@pokefan.com and please visit our site. We have positions available there right now. Please register your free email at Pokemonmaniacs.i-p.com!!! I just realized I have been overusing the farting element in the last chapter. And Team Rocket never appeared in it. Oh well. Is this too much crap? Have I told you enough stupid things? Ok, I know no-one's reading this anymore, so on with the story!!!
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"All aboard!" The person called. The author carried her bags up the gangplank and onto Titanic, ahem, S.S. Anne.
"This is doom..." she muttered.
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Chapter Four: S.S Anne: The Unsinkable Ship-Part 1
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Misty, Ash, Alex, Lana, Ian, Tom and Angela sat in the waiting room of Port 7.
"I hope the S.S. Anne won't sink like the last time it did when James' Magikarp evolved!" said Misty, reading the brochure. It said
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***The S.S. Anne***
New and Improved! All fixtures made. Now sorted with classes! First, Second, and Economic! All classes include meals and unlimited toilet paper!
Also guaranteed it won't sink!
WELCOME ABOARD THE GRANDEST SHIP OF THIS TIME:
~~~The S.S. Anne~~~
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"Hmm...so they're sorting it into classes?" said Lana, leaning over and reading the brochure. "What class are we in?"
"Let's see..." Angela inspected her tickets. "Economic..."
Before Misty had the chance to say she wanted first class, the intercom voice stated, "S.S. Anne is now boarding at Port 7. Repeat..."
"Ok! Let's go!" Angela led her group over to the counter and handed the tickets to the man behind the counter.
"Thank you, ma'am. This way, please!" the man guided them through an indoor gangplank, with pictures on the walls and pot plants.
"Hmm...maybe third class won't be that bad..." said Misty.
They were then guided down a long corridor and finally stopped at a door.
"Here is your room, Room C134. Here is the key. Enjoy your stay aboard the S.S. Anne. We look foward to helping you." The man then left and headed upstairs again.
"Angela? Are you staying in our room?" said Ash.
"No...I've got my own room." Angela headed off to her room next door.
"Ok...I've got the key..." said Ash. "Should we go in?"
"What a stupid question. Should we go in?? Of course!" smirked Alex.
Ash opened the door. He flicked on the lights.
"I know this is third class...but I didn't think it would be _this_ small..." Ash ducked into a room the size of a fridge box with the room being made of tissue.
"Ash, this is the room for our luggage." Ian pointed at the sign: 'Room C134 Luggage Compartment.'
"This is _our_ room." said Lana, pointing to the room next to it.
Ash opened the door. And behold, it was the room. There were exactly seven beds for them, with a play-pen in the corner, which said, 'Pokemon Play-pen.'
"Wow! And I though this was bad...Third Class is already big! I wonder what first class would be like." said Misty.
"Look! A Pokemon Play-pen!" said Lana, pointing to it. It was huge, taking up quite an amount of space.
"Let's let our Pokemon out." said Tom. Soon the Pokemon were happily playing around in it.
"Hmm...Can we do some exploring work?" asked Ian. "To get used to the ship of course."
"Ok!" said Ash. "Let's go to the main deck!"
"By the way, I thought Angela said we're meant to catch Pokemon here..." said Misty.
"Who cares?" said Alex. "Let's get pampered!"
When the door closed behind them and got locked, Brock was still shouting, "Let me out of the pen!!! I said I wasn't a Pokemon!!"
-=* * *=-
Ash, Tom and Ian looked around. It was huge. There were a whole line of shops and a swimming pool. But then Ash noticed a sign.
"Hey, look!!!" called Ash. Tom and Ian came over. "'Catch all the water Pokemon you want with our Deep Sea Submerger! You get 30 Pokeballs and unlimited time! Remember your swimmers! Meet us at the bottom deck!'"
"Water Pokemon?" Ian said in disgust. "But my fire Pokemon..."
"C'mon!!! Mine are psychic. Who cares?" Tom grabbed Ian's hand and they all rushed to their rooms for their swimmers.
-=* * *=-
Misty sat down in the waiting room of the PokeSaloon. "Next, please!" said the beautician. Misty placed down her magazine and walked towards the lady on the manicure table.
"Hello, sweetheart!" gushed the woman, who had green hair and HUGE green eyes. "Welcome to the PokeSaloon! Now, what colour would you like?"
"Um...this one." Misty pointed to the colour.
"Well, dear, shall we begin?" asked the woman.
"Yes!" Misty was excited; it was her first manicure...
-=* * *=-
Ash, Ian and Tom went through the door. "Ash!!!" called Brock, from inside the pen. "Get me outta here!!!"
"But the ship said no Pokemon are allowed to be running around freely without owner supervision," said Ash. "Unless you want to go to the Pokemon Daycare Centre at the main deck..."
"Just get me out!" screamed Brock.
"Bye, Brock!" Ash, Ian and Tom had got their swimmers and locked the door.
"Not again..." sighed Brock.
-=* * *=-
The nails had finally dried. Misty stared at them in awe...they weren't the ones her sisters usually did for her, they were much more professional.
"Here, sweetie, here's the price. Please pay for it at the counter," said the woman.
Misty looked at the amount her manicure costed. Ouch, thought Misty.
"Hey! Look over there!" said Misty, pointing to a spot behind the woman.
"What?" the woman turned around and looked. "Yes, I know that the captain is sunbathing..."
When the woman turned back around, Misty was gone. "Why, that little brat just ripped me off!"
-=* * *=-
Ash, Ian and Tom arrived at the bottom deck. They saw someone familiar.
"Hey, Alex! Hey, Lana!" called Tom. "What are you doing here?"
"To catch Pokemon!" said Lana. "You'd better pay for your Pokeballs at the counter."
"By the way, where's Misty?" asked Ash, after they had paid.
"She said she had to do something and that she'll be right back...Oh, here she comes!"
Misty came up to them puffing and panting. She paid for her ticket and rushed straight up to the boat.
"What's the rush, Misty?" asked Lana, concerned.
"I...got...my...manicure for free...I kinda...stole it..." she gasped for air.
They waitied for a little while before they finally boarded onto the Deep Sea Submerger.
-=* * *=-
Brock sat down next to Ash's Pikachu and sighed. Pikachu didn't seem to mind being trapped in such a pen. It was then Brock realized something:
He was tall enough to escape. He got up and walked over the pen easily. He took his Pokemon and left. Brock recalled something about a Deep Sea Submerger. He just got there in time.
-=* * *=-
Alex looked out of the window into the deep blue sea. A school of Magikarps (!) swam by. A Gyarados glanced into their mirror and glared, then took off. The sea is just so dull, thought Alex.
"Here is the PokeCola," said Tom, handing her a can.
"Thanks..." Alex took it gratefully and glugged it down.
"Hey look!" said Ash. "The green light's on! We can go now!"
Ash, Misty, Lana, Ian, Alex and Tom went through a short tunnel and went through a suction thingie. Then the emerged into the sea with their tanks of oxygen, which they got when they paid for their tickets.
"This is fun!" Ash said through the 'Underwater Talking System.'
"Look! A Goldeen!" said Misty through the UTS.
"It's mine!" said Ash.
"No, it's MINE!" said Alex.
"Mine!" screamed Ash.
"No, I said mine!" screamed Alex.
"It's mine." Ian simply took in the Pokeball that had captured the Goldeen when Ash and Alex were in the middle of strangling each other. Ash and Alex stared in horror as _THEIR_ Goldeen was taken by Ian.
"Hey!!!" Ash and Alex lunged towards Ian.
-=* * *=-
Damnit! thought Brock. Forgot my wetsuit! But while I'm here anyway, I should try to get myself out of the PeopleBall.
He looked out the window and saw Ash and Alex in a whirlpool, often extending their arms to hit the other's face. He sighed. They're having fun and I'm not.
A man cloaked with a black cape, with only his mouth visible, sat down next to Brock. "Hello, young fellow." he said in a low voice.
"Hi...Um...you're a sorcerer, right? Can you help me get rid of the curse of the PeopleBall?" said Brock.
"Simple. I can always do that." said the man in black. "Here is the procedure to regain your freedom from outside the PeopleBall. First of all, take off your clothes, except for your underwear."
"WHAT?!?! RIGHT HERE?!?!" screamed Brock.
"Yes. You must be in front of a big crowd." Brock looked around. An old man was asleep, and a lady was behind the counter, cleaning it up.
"Um...alright..." Brock took his clothes off, except for his undies, which had Officer Jenny imprints all over them.
"Now, spin around three times singing 'Mary had a little lamb.'" instructed the cloaked man.
Brock spun around while singing 'Mary had a little lamb.' By now, most of the people remaining on the ship were gathered around Brock, staring at his madness. Most of the people outside had their faces flattened against the portholes, all trying to gain the best views of Brock in his undies.
"What do I do now???" Brock said, his face slowly turning into a tomato.
"Now, do a dance. Any dance, just a dance." said the man.
Brock slapped his forehead. He then did the macarena, with the people singing the song.
"Now proclaim this to the whole room: "I'm the king of the world!" (from Titanic) -"
"That's easy," said Brock.
"-But only in the Pikachu language." he finished.
"THIS IS ABSURD! I'M STAYING IN THE PEOPLEBALL!" shouted Brock.
"Don't worry. This is the last step. This is how you say it, in Pikachuish: Pika Pika Pi Pikachu!"
"Pika Pika Pi Pikachu..." muttered Brock.
A beam of light shone on Brock and then he had a halo around him. Then the light vanished, with the people blinking in awe. The man was gone.
-=* * *=-
Ash and Alex stopped tearing each other and Ian apart, and stared through a porthole to see a beam of light shine on Brock. And Brock was Ash's...ESCAPEE POKEMON!!!!
Ash ran, er, swam back to the entrance, through the suction, and went to where everyone was crowded. He looked at Brock straight in the eye.
"Brock! How did you escape from the pen? Now I've got to put you back into the Pokeball, you naughty thing! You could've stayed in the pen!" said Ash.
"Ha! Try to catch me!" Brock stuck his tounge out at Ash. Ash fumed, took out the Pokeball with the pink hearts on it, and threw it at Brock.
"POKEBALL, GO!!!!!" yelled Ash.
The Pokeball hit Brock on the head. "Ow!" yelped Brock, as a lump swelled up on his forehead.
"Ha! I said you can't get me!!" said Brock.
"Brock! You're human again!!!" Lana said, who had gone after Ash when he disappeared through the Suction.
"Yeah!" said Brock happily.
-=* * *=-
The remainder of their time on the ship was spent swimming underwater with Brock inside cheering for them, in a cheerleader's uniform, complete with pom-poms and everything.
Ash caught another Magikarp, in which he already caught a whole school of (see Chapter 1). And another, and another, and another.
Lana had caught a variety of Pokemon, including a Goldeen, a Seaking, but a Gyarados she found had escaped..
Misty thought it was boring, having caught already nearly all the water Pokemon. But then she found a Tentacruel. She was overjoyed. Then she tried to catch it. It failed. She became underjoyed.
Tom and Ian had failed to catch anything more. And Alex, well, she nearly drowned, and the lifeguards had to rescue her. She's in the first aid room counting sheep, actually, Tauroses.
The day ended well, and now here comes the _TIME_ of the day...DINNERTIME!
-=* * *=-
The children went back to their room. They showered and changed into more their usual clothes for dinner.
When they were dressed, Angela came into their room. She was in a ball gown, with gloves and a necklace.
Suddenly, a piercing nose filled the air. Angela's whistle.
"Alright, kids! Get into two lines. The rest of the tour group is outside!" she shouted.
Soon the children paired up. Ash with Brock, Tom with Ian, and Alex with Lana. Misty was the nigel. Angela blew her whistle again, which made her lose her elegance once more.
"No homosexuality please!! Pair up into male and female pairs!!!" she yelled.
Finally, it was decided. Misty and Ash, Lana with Brock, Alex with Ian and Tom decided not to pair up with any girls.
"Good." Angela blew her whistle again. "Into 2 lines! Ready, march!"
-=* * *=-
Two straight lines of Pokemon Trainers walked into the brightly lit dining hall.
"Wow...it really is big!" said Alex.
"Yeah..." said Ash.
A waiter came up to them. "May I please have your attention! We'd like all the trainers to hand in their Pokemon to be looked after at the Pokemon Daycare Centre. They will be fed and supervised! Please hand in all Pokemon as we do not want them to destroy our dining hall."
The children and Angela handed in their Pokemon to the waiter. He walked off and into a room connected to the dining hall.
Another waiter seated them. "Wow!!!" said Lana. "I didn't know it was a buffet!"
"Yum! So many types of food!!!" said Tom, rubbing his hands.
"There is Cinnabar Fries." said Ian.
"Yes!!" Ash jumped out of his seat. He grabbed his plate and ran to the buffet table, followed by all the other children.
"Children these days..." muttered Angela, as the sudden rush of air died down.
-=* * *=-
Jesse and James crossed their legs and sat down, surrounded by millions of Pokemon. Jesse sighed.
"Why did you ever have to enrol a job as to be pokesitters?!? This is making me lose my dignity!!!" said Jesse.
"Calm down! The boss will give us a pay rise! Look at all the Pokemon we can get from the people who are dining!" said James.
"Oh look! There's the twerp's Pikachu!!!" said Jesse, pointing to a Pikachu playing with a Squirtle and a Bulbasaur.
"And look! Ash's Charizard!" James pointed to a Charizard snoozing in the corner.
"Food's ready!" the cook said, opening the door with a whole pot of unknown substance.
"Thank you!" Jesse took the pot and the cook left.
"Alright, Pokemon! Time for your Pokechow!" said James, ringing a bell that materialized out of thin air.
The Pokemon lined up to be fed.
-=* * *=-
Ash and the group sat down and chomped down their plate of food. Angela just stared at them in awe as some of the children (I won't mention who...) nearly ate their plates.
"Mmm...This is FANTASTIC!" said Alex with her mouth stuffed with chicken.
Tom sat down with a cup of 'Cream of Krabby' soup. He sat down and drank it. "I never knew that Krabby can be so yummy. I thought Pokemon were only for catching." he said with a mouth stuffed with soup.
"Oh! You know how they said that our Pokemon are going to be fed, right? What are they gonna feed them?" said Ash, eating another plate of Cinnabar Fries.
-=* * *=-
Jesse was really, really angry. She decided to do this one more time, before she had to use her mighty force.
"The plane goes into the hanger!" Jesse held the spoon up to Pikachu's mouth, while faking her patience.
"Pika!" Pikachu crossed his arms and turned his back to Jesse.
"Why you little [censored]!!! You'll be so sorry!! JAMES!!!!" screamed Jesse.
"Yes, Jesse?" James came up with his baby-sitting uniform covered with the unknown substance that they had been feeding the Pokemon.
"Hold him down!!!" said Jesse. James held Pikachu down as Jesse continued shoving down pieces of unknown substance.
-=* * *=-
"We now have a guest speaker today to talk to us about Pokemon!" said the emcee on the stage. Everyone turned to him. "He is the one and only..."
All eyes turned to the stage. "Professor Oak!!!"
Professor Oak came onto the stage surrounded by Officer Jennies in evening wear. Two of the identical ladies had their arms around his.
"Good evening, ladies and gents. I'm Professor Oak speaking." said Professor Oak. The Officer Jennies simply surround him. "I'd like to start this evening by saying what wonderful food they have here..."
"Professor Oak!" said Ash, standing up.
"Ash! What brings you here?" said Oak, forgeting his speech.
"I'm on a Pokemon tour..." said Ash.
"Where's your Pikachu?" said Oak.
"Um..." said Ash.
-=* * *=-
Finally all the Pokemon had been fed. Jesse and James plopped down and sighed.
"Now let's gather them in a bag..." sighed Jesse. She went over to the Pokemon, who had gathered in circle, whispering about something.
"Pokemon! There is alot of yummy food in here!" said Jesse, opening the bag.
"Yeah! Lots of the yummy food you ate in there!" added James, not at all helpfully.
"No way! That food was so gross!" sneered Pikachu.
Jesse stared at Pikachu. "Since when did you start talking?"
"None of your biz!" said Squirtle, who was right behind Pikachu.
"Everyone! Evacuate!!! These are Pokenappers from Team Rocket!" ordered Pikachu, as all the other Pokemon ran out. Team Rocket ran after Pikachu outside.
-=* * *=-
Professor Oak was talking to Ash about the latest Pokemon he recieved from Gary when a stampede of Pokemon rushed out, followed by Team Rocket.
"Ash!!!" Pikachu leapt onto Ash.
"Pikachu!!!" Ash said, hugging Pikachu. Something odd tugged inside. "How come you can talk?""
"Too much MSG in the genetically modified food." said Pikachu quickly.
"Can the other Pokemon talk?" asked Ash.
"Yeah." said Pikachu.
"AAAARRGGGHHHH!!!! Stop talking and let us do our motto!!" screamed Jesse. "Prepare for trouble!!!"
"And make that double!" said James, who was right behind Jesse.
"To protect the world from devestation!"
"To unite all peoples within our nation!"
"To denounce the evils of truth and love!"
"To extend our reach to the stars above!"
"Jesse!!!"
"James!!!"
"Team Rocket blast of at the speed of light!"
"Surrender now, or prepare to fight!"
"Meowth! That's right!!"
"Damnit! Not Team Rocket again!" Ash slapped his forehead.
"Right! Hand over your talking Pikachu!" said James.
"No way!" said Ash.
"Everyone! Give me your Pokemon or you die!" screamed Jesse, holding a butter knife.
"Yeah!!!" said James, holding a water gun.
Everyone shrieked, then ducked down. The only people standing were Ash and Team Rocket.
"Go, Arbok!" screamed Jesse.
"Go Weezing!!!" screamed James.
"Wait!!! I'll do this!" Ian stood up. He looked at his Arcanine, who was growling Tean Rocket, and yelled, "Arcanine, use your Fire Blast!!!"
"Yes sir!" Arcanine ran over to Arbok.
"I'll do this too!" Alex looked at her Pidgeotto. "Pidgeotto! Go attack Weezing!!!"
"Right!!!" Pidgeotto and Arcanine stood facing Arbok and Weezing.
"Pidgeotto! Use your quick attack!!!" said Alex.
"I'm ready!!!" Pidgeotto flew up and head-bombed straight towards Weezing.
"Arbok! Use your wrap attack!!" said Jesse, seizing the oppurtunity.
"Let's see how you can _squeeze_ out of this!" said Arbok heading towards Arcanine. Jesse stared. So even her Arbok can talk.
"Not a chance! Arcanine, use your fire blast!!!" said Ian.
"Take this!" said Arcanine. He sent a blast of fire, which shot straight towards Arbok. It sent Arbok away.
"Weezing!!! Smog!!!" said James. A heavy smog filled the air. The people ducked down and cough.
"Pidgeotto! Gust it away!!" Pidgeotto flapped her wings and the smog was gone.
Arbok finally got hold of Arcanine, and was squeezing it. "Help...me... somebody!!!" choked Arcanine desperately.
"Iron Maiden! Go help Arcanine!" Lana instructed.
"Outta my sight!" Geodude knocked Arbok away from Arcanine.
"Pikachu, go!" said Ash. Arcanine, Geodude and Pidgeotto made way for Pikachu.
"Let me end it...PIIIIKKKKAAA-CCCCHHHHHHHHHHHUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!" screamed Pikachu, as Team Rocket blasted off.
"Looks like Team Rocket's blasting off again!!"
-=* * *=-
Ash petted Pikachu. They were sitting on his bed in Room C134. It had been a long day. They planned to relax a bit more tommorow.
"Team Rocket always blasts!" said Pikachu.
"I know." said Ash, smiling.
Misty came up to them with a talking Psyduck. "What? What?" Psyduck was saying.
"You stupid duck. You'll never get anything, will you?" said Misty.
Everyone finished brushing their teeth. Ash then switched the lights of and went to sleep.
-=* * *=-
Meanwhile, in the Pokemon Play-Pen. Most of the Pokemon had escaped from their Pokeballs. Bulbasaur stared out of port-hole. (Excuse me, they are a bit underwater, and this is third class. They have no windows here at the bottom, but instead, port-holes.) He sighed. "What a peaceful sea."
"Yeah...I would like to go swim there, but..." said Squirtle.
"This totally sucks." said Vulpix. "I hate getting my beautiful fur wet."
"What? What?" said Psyduck.
"Let's play hide and seek!" suggested Pikachu. "I mean, are we going to be staying here talking about the sea?"
Suddenly, they saw a Gyarados open his jaws through the port-hole, revealing a huge, black hole. The Pokemon screamed. Togepi stayed there and giggled.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" the Pokemon jumped into the beds with the trainers. Togepi stood there looking at Gyarados.
"Hello, Uncle-Big-Mouth. How do you do?" said Togepi.
-=* * *=-
Ash woke up with Pikachu on his head, Squirtle under his armpit and Bulbasaur under the other one. Ash yawned, and stretched his arms, which woke Squirtle and Bulbasaur up too.
"What the-" said Squirtle.
"How come you're all on my bed?" said Ash.
"A-a-a G-gyarados t-tried to EAT us!!!!!!!!" stammered Bulbasuar.
"Gimme a break."
The other Pokemon trainers woke up to, with some finding their Pokemon asleep on their beds.
Ash smiled happily. "Does anyone want a game of Hide and Seek underwater?"
"No..." said Alex, considering her bad experiences.
"No...I mean the pool." said Ash.
"I'm in." said Misty.
Finally, after deciding that they couldn't bear to be called *chicken*, they all agreed to go.
"Ok...at the pools at 3 pm." said Ash.
Everyone synchronized their watches and took off to breakfast.
-=* * *=-
Misty sighed wistfully. Ahh...she thought. This is the life I never got back at the Cerulean Gym...
"How do you feel, miss?" the lady was giving Misty a deep tissue massage.
"Fine...thank you..." said Misty happily.
Misty closed her eyes, and visions of Ash came up. She opened her eyes. No... this can't be...she thought. She closed her eyes again. Visions of Psyduck. "AHHHHHHH!!!" she screamed.
"Did it hurt you, miss?" asked the lady, concerned.
"Err...no..." Misty closed her eyes again. A vision of her not paying for her manicure. Damnit, she thought.
"Well...Miss? You passed out slightly. Your massage session has ended. Please go and pay by the counter." said the lady.
Misty got up and looked at her wallet. A few coins were in there. Uh oh...she looked at the lady in the counter. It was the lady that did her manicure.
For a moment, the two stared at each other. "THEIF!! COME BACK!!" yelled the woman.
"Ahh!" Misty ran off. When dreams come true...she thought darkly to herself.
-=* * *=-
Ash, Brock, Tom and Ian were at the door of the arcades.
"Hey look!'Win free Pokemon!'" said Brock, pointing. Ash ran inside, followed by Tom and Ian. Brock was left standing as the cloud of dusk sank.
"Ah...well...maybe I should go in too." Brock headed in calmly.
-=* * *=-
Lana sighed in pleasure. She turned over onto her stomach. She took another sip of her glass of juice as she caught up on her tan.
"Ahh..." she mumbled. "This is life...Waiter! Another glass of orange juice here!"
The waiter handed her an orange juice.
"Well...I've got until 3 o'clock..." she sighed with pleasure.
She looked at the deep blue sea where the sun made sparkles over it. The waves rippled over gently. Some birds were flying.
"Hehe...this life never existed back on Cinnabar Island..." she said to her empty glass.
-=* * *=-
Alex licked at her cookies and cream flavoured ice cream. I never expected that a ship like this could house the best ice cream in the world.
Nurse Joy of the S.S. Anne (why would the S.S. Anne have one?) sat next to Alex on the booth. She ordered strawberry ice-cream, like the colour of her hair (personally, I hate strawberry.)
"Hello..." said Nurse Joy. "I'm Nurse Joy of the S.S Anne, cousin to the Nurse Joy of Vermillion City and sister to the Nurse Joy of Saffron City."
"Um..." began Alex. "I'm Alex Poke-Verm of my hometown, cousin to my cousin and sister to no-one."
"What's your favourite ice cream flavour?" asked the nosy Nurse Joy.
"Uh...chocolate?" It sounded more like a question than an answer.
"Mine is strawberry!"
Why would I want to know what ice cream flavour you like? thought Alex. This Nurse Joy is a total wierdo.
"Uh...I gotta go. Nice to meet ya. BYYYYEEEE!!!!" Alex flew out of the ice cream parlour.
"Childen these days..." sighed Nurse Joy, who continued stirring her strawberry ice cream until it turned into liquid. Then she drank it down.
-=* * *=-
The door of the arcades opened. Out limped a badly bruised Tom, and a bandaged up Ash. Tom was leaning against Ian, who was helping him walk to out, and Brock was guiding Ash out.
"Those guys took the Venonat I wanted!!!" yelled Ash, swinging a bandaged fist into the air, knocking down those who were nearby.
"But you didn't have to fight over it!" said Brock, getting up from the floor. "Goodness, Ash, for someone who wants to be a Pokemon Master, you sometimes really are so stubborn."
"Maybe I shouldn't have used Alakazam." muttered Tom, wiping a drop of blood from his nose.
"It is now 3:00." reported Ian. They suddenly remembered that they were to meet at the pool. And now that they were late, they ran. More or less, Ian and Brock ran, but Ash and Tom limped.
They made it to the pool at 3:01. Alex and Misty stood there with their hands on their hips. Lana sat there waiting for them. "What took you so long?" demanded Misty, whose arms were crossed.
"What happened to you...and Ash, why is 'Fire Extinguisher' stamped on your forehead?" said Lana, getting up.
Brock saw Lana and dropped Ash. "Damnit, Brock!" Ash rubbed onto his bandaged arm.
"Hey, Lana, been catching up onto your tan?" said Brock, going into his I-saw-a-pretty-girl-and-she's-mine mode.
"Uh...yeah..." said Lana.
"Did you go into a fight?" said Alex, her hands on her hips.
"Don't ask." Tom winced, having to move his bruised mouth.
"Should we start the game?" said Misty.
"I'm out." chorused Tom and Ash.
"Let's just have our Pokemon do underwater battles." said Misty, knowing that she has the highest chance of winning.
"Then Lana, me and Ian are out." said Brock. "Our Pokemon can't stand water."
"Ok." said Misty. "One Pokemon each."
Finally it was decided. Ash will use his Squirtle, Misty will use her Staryu, Alex will use her Farfetch'd and Tom will use his Abra.
Brock, Lana and Ian sat stodd beside the pool. Lana was the judge. She looked at the Pokemon and their owners. She read out the rules.
"Rule One: Owner must be in the water with the Pokemon. Rule Two: Only one Pokemon allowed. And um...that's all!" she said.
"This is how the battle will go: Ash vs. Tom and Alex vs. Misty. The winners will verse each other. And may the best man...er, trainer, win!" said Brock.
"Round One, Ash vs. Tom, FIGHT!" said Ian.
Ash slid into the pool while Squirtle bombed in happily. The water was cold, despite the sun. "EEK!" Ash jumped straight out. He shivered slightly.
"C'mon, Ash!" said Squirtle, tugging onto Ash's leg. "It's not _THAT_ cold." Squirtle finally managed to pull Ash fully in. Ash shivered a bit and managed to get used to the coolness of the water.
"Ash! We'll now complete the battle...in the water!" said Tom, and he noddded to his Alakazam.
Alakazam said to Tom, "So you want me to battle a little squirt called Squirtle?"
Ash leaned over to Squirtle, and whispered, "That Alakazam there is underestimating you. Show him your power!"
"Hehe...never underestimate the power of SQUIRTLE!" Squirtle swung a fist into the air, knocking Ash on one of his bandaged parts.
"Careful, Squirtle..." winced Ash, holding his bandaged male bit.
Most of the people had made their way out of the pool in order to watch the battle. They stood at the edges of the pool, trying to get the best views.
Squirtle stood facing Alakazam. "Little Squirtle...I'd hate to tell you this, but you will lose." said Alakazam, as he disappeared.
"Haha! You just don't know about me, the king of the sea!" Squirtle dove underwater.
Alakazam soon reappeared above Squirtle, floating a bit in the air. Suddenly, Squirtle jumped out from the water, catching Alakazam off guard. He knocked Alakazam up into the sky.
Alakazam flew up, then dropped back down. *SPLASH!*
"Haha! Told you! I AM TRULY THE KING OF THE SEA!" Squirtle proclaimed, every few seconds banging his fist onto his chest. Squirtle then resubmerged and and disappeared underwater.
"Alakazam! Are you ok?" said Tom, as Alakazam appeared in front of him.
"Yeah...I'm alright..." Alakazam said faintly as the stars continued to orbit around his head. Squirtle, having taken the 'King of the Sea' title from Lapras, water-guned Alakazam in the face. Water spurted from Squirtle's mouth and went straight at Alakazam.
"ARGGHHH!!!" Alakazam yelped as cool, rushing water sprayed against his face.
"HAHA!!! TAKE THAT!" said Squirtle.
"Noooo!!! Stop it! ARGHH!" yelped Alakazam, desperately trying to use his spoons to block the rushing water. He managed to use Psywave and divert the water's course.
"AHHHHH!!!!" The water suddenly did a backflip and turned back towards Squirtle. The water continued to chase Squirtle until he dove underwater.
"Not only am I the King of the Garbage Dump, but also King of the Sea!" laughed Alakazam triumphantly. "Now Squirtle, the Squirt, has fainted, no-one will be worthy to take over my reign!"
"You did it, Alakazam!" said Tom, paddling up to Alakazam, who was sitting cross-legged in a meditation-like way on top of the water.
Squirtle reappeared and sent the biggest blast of water (in the history of Squirtles) at Alakazam and Tom, which sent them flying back to the other end of the pool. "Take this, Garbage Dump King!" said Squirtle.
Alakazam hit his head on a wall and fainted. Tom gained another bruise on top of his already bruised body.
"Ash and Sqirtle wins!" said Brock, putting up a hand like a professional referee. Lana placed Ash's picture to the top of the tree graph. She took Tom's one off. Ian had rescued Alakazam and Tom out of the water.
"The next battle...Misty vs. Alex." said Ian.
Misty and Alex stood facing each other, glaring. Both of them being stubborn, (since when did we figure that out?) and both not wanting to lose to the other. Like those old western cowboy films.
Misty took her cue. "STARYU, I CHOOSE YOU!!!" She held out a Pokeball. But, always at the best parts, disaster strikes. Like always, Psyduck chose that moment to come out of the Pokeball.
"DAMNIT! PSYDUCK, GET BACK INTO YOUR POKEBALL!!!!" Misty held her head in fustration.
"What? What did you say?" said Psyduck, holding his head like he always does.
"HAHA! Easy victory! Go, Farfetch'd!" said Alex, smirking triumphantly. "And remember, you can only choose one! And it's Psyduck! So don't CHEAT!!!"
Misty was totally annoyed.
We are now in the middle of the Pokemon battle...what whould happen? Who will win? Find out in chapter five of the Pokemon Adventurer's Tour...S.S Anne: The Unsinkable Ship- Part 2!
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The author was currently playing Pocket Monsters 2. In other words, Pokemon Gold. She finally got her Houou, and finally defeated the Elite 5 (well, there are 5 of them...) She sighed. Now she couldn't get out of Cerulean City.
She banged her head onto table. She sighed. Her eyes had little red lines running all over them. She hadn't had any sleep for a long, long time...
She suddenly wished she was a Snorlax.
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Well...this is the long awaited Chapter 4! (Well...not too long.) And yes, I do have Pokemon Gold. Does anyone need help? Or can anyone help me? Well, I can help up to when you beat the Elite Four, er, Five and I can tell you where to go. And to the people who can help me: I can't get the radio upgrade thing and I can't get Snorlax out of my way!!! HELP!!! This is an EMERGENCY! Remember to read the next chapter...S.S.Anne: The Unsinkable Ship-Part 2!!!
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