Forever friends, path to becoming a Pokemon Master

by Skye410

There is an old prophecy that has been foretold, and Skye keeps trying to believe it isnt her. She starts her Pokemon journey and it becomes more trouble than she ever thought. What will happen when she really is the one that has to save the world?

6. Skye's Mysterious Prophecy

"Hey, Sara, what's that you're holding?"

Sara looked up. "What? Oh, this," she looked back to her necklace. "My mother gave it to me before I left Sinnoh. I've worn it ever since."

"What is it?" I asked, peering over Paul's shoulder to look at it.

"It's a crystal from Snow Point City from the Sinnoh Region," Sara replied. "It is used to make Eevee evolve into Glaceon."

"Glaceon?" I echoed.

"In Sinnoh, there is two more evolved forms of Eevee," Paul explained. "Glaceon, the Ice Type, and Leafeon, the Grass Type."

"Oh....." I murmured. "Cool."

"Are you thinking of evolving your Eevee, Sara?" Brock asked.

Sara nodded. "I was thinking that if I evolved Eevee into Glaceon, not only would it sparkle more in the Contests, but it would be stronger and have more beautiful attacks."

"Well, it's entirely up to you," Ash smiled.

Sara nodded. "I know," she pulled out Eevee's Pokeball. "So that's what I'm going to do." The Pokeball opened and Eevee appeared.

"Eevee!" it smiled.

"Eevee," Sara looked at it. "How would you like to evolve into a Glaceon?"

"Eevee!" Eevee nodded with a huge smile.

"Okay," Sara took her necklace off.

"Wow, I've never seen a Pokemon evolve before," I murmured.

"Well, you'll see one now," Paul replied, his voice just as quiet.

I finally stood beside Paul and watched as Sara crouched down in front of Eevee and held out the clue crystal. Eevee put its paw on it and Eevee suddenly turned white.

My eyes shone as Eevee began changing shape and I was a little frightened, I moved a little closer to Paul for some strange reason, he didn't seem to mind.

Eevee grew a little bit, and the white light died away. But Eevee was no more, now it was a blue Pokemon with a darker blue diamond on its back and at the end of its tail. Its head was darker blue, its ears were a light blue like the rest of its fur but there was two strands, one on each side, hanging down like a second pair of ears, they were darker blue with the diamonds at the bottom. It looked amazing.

"Wow......." I mumbled. "Eevee looks so different now."

"It's not Eevee anymore," Ash said, but he visibly tensed up when he saw me right next to Paul.

"That's right," Brock smiled. "Its new name is Glaceon."

Sara was smiling as much as Glaceon. "One problem," she sighed.

Glaceon tilted its head to one side. "Glace?"

"We have to train right now so I know all your new attacks for tomorrow's Contest."

"I guess you should have evolved it earlier," Paul pointed out.

Sara glared at him and looked how close he was to me. "Keep your opinions to yourself."

"It's only the truth," Paul murmured. "Any smart person would have evolved their Pokemon earlier on, not the night before a Contest."

"Are you saying I'm not smart!?" Sara growled.

"That's exactly what I'm saying," Paul walked out to the balcony.

I sighed. Why couldn't they just get along?

"Well, Glaceon and I are going to go train out in the forest," Sara said.

"In the dark?" Brock sounded unsure. "There are a lot of Pokemon out at night."

"We'll be fine," Sara smiled. "Come on, Glaceon."

They both ran off out of the room.

Brock sighed. "I'd better make sure she doesn't get into any kind of trouble." He ran after Sara and Glaceon.

I looked at Ash, but he had already looked away from me. "I'm going for a walk," Ash mumbled and walked towards the door.

"Are you mad at me for something?" I asked and he stopped.

There was a moment of silence. "No," he replied and walked out, Pikachu ran after him.

"Pika!" Pikachu said to Sparky before they were gone.

I was by myself in the room, except for Sparky, who was falling asleep on my bed. I decided to go out onto the balcony with Paul.

I sat down beside him. "Paul, can I ask you a question?"

"Sure. Go ahead."

"Why are you rude to some people?" I was nervous that he would end up growling at me.

"No reason," he replied simply. "Just that some people are idiots."

"So, you don't think I'm an idiot?"

"No."

"You did when I first ran into you," I pointed out.

"Yeah, I know. But then I got to know you. You're not an idiot."

"Cool!"

"Ash seems upset by something," Paul changed the subject.

I sighed. "I don't know why, but I think it has something to do with me."

Paul laughed. "It's because you're around me."

"What do you mean?" I was confused.

"Try thinking a little bit for yourself," Paul murmured and didn't say anything else.

I thought for a few moments before standing up. "I'm going to go find him. See ya!"

I ran back into the room and out of it, leaving Sparky to sleep. I left the Pokemon Center and ran around Rustboro City, looking for Ash. I ran all around, but I wasn't able to find him.

Maybe be went and joined Sara and Brock with Glaceon's training, I thought as I walked down an alley. But he did seem a little upset. He can't think I like Paul, can he?

I looked up and saw someone leaning against the wall. "Hello, young miss," it was a guy. "Are you lost?"

I shook my head and backed away. "No."

"Then why are you out here so late?" he left the wall and started walking towards me.

"Stay away from me!" I growled and reached for one of my Pokeballs, but realized that I had put both Poochyena's Pokeball and Buizel's Pokeball in my backpack, and that wasn't with me!

Damn! I thought with a growl. This was a mistake!

I backed towards the city streets again and when I was out, I turned and ran off.

"Hey, come back here!" the guy called and ran after me.

I don't think so, pal! I thought and tried to remember my way back to the Pokemon Center, but the bad thing was, I was so busy trying to find Ash that I didn't realize where I was going, and it was too dark to see properly.

I ran through the streets, thinking that if I ran for long enough, the guy would get tired and stop chasing me.

I had to stop to catch my breath, so I ran down another alley, hiding behind a dumpster and sitting down, holding my stomach and trying to keep my breathing quiet.

"Oh girly," I heard a mocking laugh. "We know you're in here. You can't hide from us."

I suddenly recognized the voice, it was Nick, from Team Aqua!

"Yeah, you won't get away from us," it was the first guy, but the footsteps told me there was a few more than two people.

I stood up and peered over the dumpster, the guy that chased me was dressed in black, but the other four, not including Nick, was dressed in the Team Aqua uniform.

"You might as well come out from behind the dumpster," another voice laughed. "Or we'll have to come get you."

"Too bad, you don't have your Pokemon on you to defend yourself," Nick said and the footsteps got closer and closer.

In a flash, the six Team Aqua guys blocked me in the corner. "You're coming with us," one guy said.

"Back off!" I growled, trying not to let my voice shake, I was just a little bit scared.

"Poor, Skye," Nick smiled. "You don't have your Pokemon, or your friends to help you out for this one. But I'm afraid that you have to come with us. Archie wants to speak to you."

"Who the heck is that loser?" I asked with a growl.

One Team Aqua guy punched me in the face. "Don't you dare say that about Archie, kid!"

"I'll say what I want," I spat on the ground, but it was all an act, I think. "Whoever this Archie person is, I'm not talking to him. Now back off losers!"

They were all getting frustrated and Nick grabbed me, pulling me towards him. "Come on, you're coming with us whether you like it or not."

"NO!" I yelled. "LET! ME! GO!"

"Shut up!" the non-uniformed guy hit me over the head. "Archie wants to know where those documents are, you know, the ones you took from Nick and Shaun?"

"Yeah I know," I growled, trying to pull free of Nick's grip on my right arm. "But I'm not telling you where they are!"

The guy punched me in the face again. "It's obvious she won't tell us anything. Why not just beat her to a pulp?"

"We could," Nick was tempted. "But then Archie said-"

"Archie said bring her back in one piece," one of them smirked. "Doesn't mean we can't throw her around a little."

"Alright," Nick smiled and threw me back against the wall. He cracked his knuckles. "Let's do this."

I was scared, I admit, I was terrified! "Leave me the heck alone!" my voice shook.

"Aw, the poor kid is scared," the non-uniformed guy smirked. "Good!"

The guys took a step towards me and my heart was racing.

"Pikachu, Thunderbolt!"

I screamed as lightning electrocuted the guys in front of me and I crouched down, putting my hands over my ears and my knees were against my chest, I tried to hide my face in my knees. My body was shaking and the guys ran off.

I stayed there, scared, shaking, terrified.

Someone crouched down beside me and put a hand on my shoulder. "Skye?"

I yelped and cringed away.

"Skye, it's okay. Those Team Aqua guys are gone." I knew that voice.

I lifted my head and took my hands away from my ears, Ash was crouched beside me, Pikachu watching to see if the Team Aqua guys would return.

I jumped to my feet and Ash stood up. "Are you okay?" he asked.

Tears ran down my face and I leaned against him, my hands up on his chest and my face buried in his jacket. I just started crying and he wrapped his arms around me without another word. "Skye...."

"I'm so glad you're here," I whispered. "I'm sorry, Ash. I'm sorry!"

"Sorry for what?" Ash asked.

"You're mad at me because you think I like Paul!" I couldn't stop my tears from falling, so I gave up trying. "But I don't! I'm sorry!"

"Skye, it's okay," Ash murmured soothingly. "I'm the one who should be sorry. I shouldn't have gotten mad."

I was right, he was mad because I had been with Paul.

"What are you even doing out here?" Ash asked. "Why didn't you take your Pokemon with you?"

"I was in a rush and I forgot them," I mumbled through his jacket.

"But why did you come out here at this time of night?"

"I had to find you, to apologize. But then I got lost..."

Ash sighed. "Well it's okay now. Come on, we'd better go back."

I didn't want him to let me go, but he did and I stepped away from him. He looked at my face, wet with so many tears. A new one was beginning to fall and he put his right hand on my right cheek, brushing the tear away with his thumb. "It's okay now."

"I know," he took his hand back and I wiped away all the other tears with my hands.

Ash turned to leave the alley and I walked beside him. Pikachu jumped up on Ash's shoulder.

We slowly made our way back to the Pokemon Center, I was glad Ash knew which way to go. I looked up at the stars as we walked and I smiled. I was happy that Ash was with me, I was so scared in that alley, I thought I was finished.

Ash looked at me and took his hat off. I looked back at him and he put his hat on my head, the brim facing forward. My hair was pushed down from the hat and I smiled a little more.

Ash smiled back and put his left arm over my shoulders, pulling me closer to him. I happily walked beside him, Pikachu had a smile on its face.

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"Hello and good morning ladies and gentlemen! I am your host today and welcome to the Rustboro City Contest!"

Everybody cheered and I looked out at the stage from my seat in between Ash and Paul, Sparky was on my shoulder, Poochyena was on my lap and Buizel stood up in front of me. We were in the front row, so Buizel looked over the border wall.

"Today we have our three special judges!" the host smiled, she had golden curly hair. "First up we have Mr. Contesta!"

"I am looking forward to a great performance," he smiled, sitting at a table with three microphones.

"Our next judge is Mr. Remenessa," the host smiled.

"Today's outcome is truly remarkable," he said.

"Thirdly, we have Nurse Joy!"

"It will be interesting to see the performance of the trainers and their Pokemon," Nurse Joy said.

"Each contestant will be aiming to get the Rustboro City Contest Ribbon!" she held out a red ribbon with gold at the top. "Now that we're ready," the host announced. "Here is our first contestant! Sara from Twinleaf Town!"

"WOO! GO SARA!" I called as Sara ran onto the stage with a huge smile. She was wearing a black dress with added sleeves with a bit of white at the end. The dress went down to mid-thigh and had a white stripe at the bottom. Around her waist was a ribbon and a large bow at the back, the ribbon hung down to her ankles. She had light black stockings that ended just below the end of the dress. She also had black boots that went half way up her lower leg and laces that were tied up well, with bows at the top. Her black and blue hair was still let down like she always had it, but with tiny pigtails at the sides and blue ribbons at the base of the pigtails. She looked amazingly beautiful.

"Wow," Ash muttered. "Never seen her wear something like that before."

"................. I thought she was a tomboy........" I was really stunned. "I didn't know she wore dresses....."

"Buneary! Center stage!" Sara smiled and threw Buneary's Pokeball in the air. It had a purple case around it with a heart sticker at the front. The Pokeball opened and there were hearts all around Buneary with a flash of white.

"Buneary!" it smiled and landed gracefully on the ground, doing a little spin and a bow.

"Alright, Buneary!" Sara smiled and pointed to the sky. "Use Ice Beam!"

Buneary fired an ice beam into the sky, it split into three different beams and they spun around each other.

"Now, Bounce and use Dizzy Punch!" Sara commanded.

Buneary jumped high into the sky, doing a few beautiful twirls. Its ears shone white and it smashed the ice that finally took form. The ice turned into many different shards, tiny and sparkling. It showed on the giant screen above the stage for the people in the back rows to see it properly.

The shards fell to the ground and fell onto the people in the first few rows like snow.

"Just watch that sparkle!" the host smiled. "That was amazing!"

Buneary landed on the ground gracefully and both Buneary and Sara did a spin and a bow before standing up straight.

"Let's hear what our judges have to say about that amazing performance," the host turned to the judges and I really wanted to hear what they would say.

Mr. Contesta was first. "That was an amazing display of moves. A wonderful start to a Contest."

Next up was Mr. Remenessa. "That was truly, remarkable!"

The cameras turned to Nurse Joy. "That was beautiful!" she smiled. "Sara and her Buneary are truly a wonderful team."

The whole place was filled with cheering and clapping, everyone loved it!

"Well there you have it, ladies and gentlemen," the host said. "Now, let's move on to the second contestant! Jessebella!"

Sara and Buneary left the stage and a new person ran on. She had an orange dress with white pants underneath. She had long red hair in two large pigtails and large orange glasses. "Dustox, I choose you!"

A purple Pokemon with yellow eyes and antennas with large green wings appeared.

"Now, Dustox, use Whirlwind!" Jessebella ordered.

The Dustox flew higher into the air and faced its trainer. It started flapping its wings very fast and the sudden wind picked Jessebella off the ground and into the air. She laughed. "Hi everyone! See? No wings!"

Dustox stopped flapping and Jessebella landed on her feet, Dustox landed on her shoulder. Jessebella was smiling widely. "You like me! You really like me!" she laughed.

"Doesn't she realize that she's supposed to show off her Pokemon and not herself?" Brock muttered to Ash.

"Yeah, she's a weird one," Ash replied. "That wasn't the best performance I've ever seen."

"Let's hear what our judges have to say," the host was less enthusiastic, even the crowd didn't make a sound.

"That wasn't the best that we've seen in a long time," Mr. Contesta mumbled.

"Not a very remarkable performance," Mr. Remenessa sighed.

Nurse Joy took a deep breath. "Lifting her up in the air like that puts a strain on the Pokemon using the move. That was very risky for Dustox."

"Alright, let's see who's next!" the host smiled.

I watched as contestant after contestant called on their Pokemon to perform a move, everything was awe inspiring. There was a lot of Pokemon that I had never seen before.

"Now we can move onto the second rounds," the host was enthusiastic. "Let's see who made it."

Everyone looked up at the large screen, I was hoping Sara would make it.

The faces of a lot of contestants showed up on the screen, one of them including Sara. But not Jessebella, I wasn't surprised.

"Awesome! Sara's going to the next round!" Ash smiled.

"So, what happens now?" I asked Ash.

"Sara has to battle against another contestant, whilst showing off her Pokemon's moves," Ash replied. "You'll see and understand it better."

I nodded and turned my attention back to the stage.

"First up, we have Sara against Kyle!"

It was only then that I noticed the white lines on the stage that showed the signs of a battlefield.

Sara came out and stood on one side of the battlefield, a guy stood on the other side, looking confident.

"Alright, Houndour, let's go!" Kyle threw a Pokeball and a black dog-looking Pokemon appeared, it had silver around its feet and two silver stripes on its back. It had a red muzzle and a red stomach, and silver armor on its head. Its short tail wagged with determination.

I looked at Sara, she had a confident smile. "Glaceon, center stage!" she threw a Pokeball and her beautiful Glaceon appeared.

"Wow, it's a Glaceon!" the host smiled. "A Fire Type against an Ice Type. This will be an interesting battle. Okay, five minutes on the clock."

I looked up at the screen, on one side it had Sara's face with a circle at the bottom that was yellow, it was the same for Kyle on the other side with his face. In the middle was a digital clock with five minutes showing.

"It's about to start," Brock smiled.

"She'll do great," Paul muttered to himself.

"Start!" the host yelled and the five minutes started.

"Alright, Glaceon!" Sara called. "Use Blizzard!"

Glaceon opened its mouth and a cold wind was everywhere, even snow. It blew towards Houndour and surrounded it.

"And that beautiful display of Blizzard knocks points off Kyle's score," the host announced and I watched some of the yellow disappear on the circle below Kyle's face on the screen.

"Houndour, use Flamethrower!" Kyle called and a huge flame flew from Houndour's mouth.

"And Kyle's Houndour lets loose a beautiful flamethrower!" the host called and a tiny bit of yellow disappeared on Sara's side.

"Glaceon, Ice Beam!" Sara ordered.

Glaceon shot out a huge Ice Beam and it froze the flamethrower, even though it was already starting to melt.

"Now, use Iron Tail, Glaceon!" Sara commanded.

Glaceon jumped into the air and its tail glowed white. It spun a few times and its tail slammed down on the frozen fire. It shattered and ice shards flew everywhere, not to mention bits of flame separated and flew out like the shards.

"An amazing display from Glaceon using Iron Tail to smash the frozen Flamethrower!" the host was excited and more points were deducted from Kyle's score.

"Wow.." I murmured. "That's amazing!"

"Houndour! Use Headbutt!" Kyle yelled.

"Glaceon, you use Tackle!" Sara yelled.

Both Pokemon ran at each other, Houndour lowered its head but Glaceon ran normally.

"Alright, Glaceon!" Sara smiled. "Let's do it! Use Ice Beam!"

Kyle as shocked as Glaceon opened its mouth and an Ice Beam shot out at Houndour.

Houndour was hit and frozen solid, becoming a block of ice.

"That was truly amazing!" the host called. "Using Tackle to also use Ice Beam!"

More points were taken from Kyle's score, but Houndour couldn't do anything.

There was thirty more seconds on the clock, Sara was determined to make the most out of it.

"Houndour!" Kyle called.

"Glaceon!" Sara yelled. "Use Iron Tail!"

Glaceon jumped into the air and its tail shone white.

Twenty more seconds.

Its tail slammed down on the block of ice that Houndour was trapped in and it shattered, making Houndour fall back.

Ten more seconds.

"Now use Blizzard!" Sara commanded.

A cold breeze and snow came back from Glaceon's mouth and wrapped around Houndour, picking it up into the air and dropping it. More points were taken from Kyle's score and he was out of points.

"Stop the clock!" the host said and it stopped at one second left. "What an amazing performance! The winner is, Sara from Twinleaf Town!"

Sara and Glaceon had huge smiles.

"Let's hear what our judges have to say about this," the host said.

Mr. Contesta cleared his throat. "That was beautiful work from Sara and Glaceon. Never before has a contestant lost so little points and managed to defeat the other contestant!"

"That was truly remarkable!" Mr. Remenessa smiled.

"Wonderful!" Nurse Joy smiled. "Sara and Glaceon have a beautiful display of teamwork!"

"There you have it, ladies and gentlemen" the host smiled. "Sara will be moving onto the next round, and we'll see who will be joining her."

The whole crowd cheered loudly, me, Ash, Brock, Pikachu, Sparky, Poochyena and Buizel were the loudest.

"WAY TO GO, SARA!" Brock called.

"YEAH!" Ash smiled. "THAT WAS AMAZING!"

Sara and Glaceon took a bow and went back to wait for her next turn.

Heaps of battles went by and my eyes were sparkling, learning all about this new type of battling. Sara moved up to the semi-finals, and finally, the finals came.

"Here are our final contestants!" the host smiled. "Sara from Twinleaf Town, and Sophia from Celadon City!"

"Glaceon! Center stage!" Sara called and threw the Pokeball up, it was in the purple case with an ice shard sticker at the front. It opened up and there was a small breeze with snow flying around Glaceon as it appeared on the battlefield.

"Starmie, let's go!" Sophia called and a purple star-looking Pokemon appeared, it had a red jewel in the center with yellow around it.

"Wow, that's a Starmie?" I pulled out my Pokedex.

"Starmie," it said in its female, monotone voice. "The Mysterious Pokemon. Starmie combines Water attacks with Psychic attacks to pack a powerful punch. The core at the center of Starmie's body glows in seven different colors. Scientists wonder if they use those seven colors to talk to other Starmie or if it is sending messages to outer space."

"That Starmie looks powerful," Ash mumbled. "Sara might have a real challenge here."

"But she's sure to win," I looked at Ash. She's made it this far!"

"Yeah, but so has the other girl," Paul pointed out. "And they both made it to the finals because they're the best contestants here today."

"This could be tricky," Brock sighed.

On the screen, there was the two competitors faces, a yellow circle under each one. In the center was the clock.

"Can we have five minutes on the clock?" the host called and five minutes appeared. "GO!"

"Alright Glaceon!" Sara called. "Use Blizzard!"

"Rapid Spin, Starmie!" Sophia commanded her Pokemon.

The snow-filled, cold air blew towards Starmie but it jumped into it, turning to its side and spinning rapidly, going with the wind.

"What a brilliant way to use Blizzard to its advantage!" the host smiled and points came off Sara's score.

"Starmie, use Swift!"

Starmie stopped spinning and faced Glaceon. It spun upside down and back up and like that again about five times, and golden stars flew out of the red core in the center of it.

Sara smiled. "Glaceon, use Iron Tail!"

Glaceon jumped up and the golden stars surrounded it. Its tail shone white and it spun, hitting the stars with its tail and making them turn into tiny little stars.

Glaceon landed gracefully on the ground and the stars fell down around it, making Glaceon sparkle.

"Wow!" the host was excited. "That was amazing!" Points came off Sophia's score and Sara was in the lead.

"Use Water Gun, Starmie!" Sophia yelled.

"Ice Beam!" Sara called.

Glaceon opened its mouth and a blue beam shot out. It reached the water gun and split into three beams, twirling around the water gun and missing it completely. It hit Starmie and it froze.

The Water Gun was still coming at Glaceon.

"Into it!" Sara commanded.

Glaceon jumped into it and it splashed up everywhere, the droplets sparkling as they fell to the floor.

Glaceon shook the water off of it and stood tall.

"That was wonderful!" the host called. "But that's not good for Sophia and Starmie. I'm not sure Starmie will be able to go on!" More points were taken from Sophia's score.

"Come on, Starmie!" Sophia called. "Get out of that ice!"

After a bit of waiting, the ice finally broke and the shards sparkled as they hit the floor.

"Wow! That's a great way to break free of an Ice Beam!" the host was extremely excited. Points were taken from Sara's score.

"Starmie! Use Confuse Ray!"

"Oh no," Ash growled. "If that hits Glaceon and it confuses it, Glaceon will make a fool of itself and Starmie will win!"

I was nervous, wondering how this would turn out.

"Pika, Pi!" Sparky murmured.

"Bui!" Buizel was tense, Poochyena was just sitting on my lap, happy to watch everything that was going on around it.

A black and purple beam shot out of the top spike of Starmie, shooting straight out at Glaceon.

"Ice Beam!" Sara called. "And make it hit!"

Glaceon let out an Ice Beam and it hit Starmie's attack, making it freeze up.

"Now use Iron Tail!" Sara commanded.

Glaceon ran over to the frozen attack with a glowing tail. It spun and hit it, making it shatter and the shards flew at Starmie.

The shards hit and there was a massive explosion, making Starmie get thrown back.

"Now, use Blizzard!" Sara ordered.

I looked up at the screen, there was only fifteen seconds left.

Glaceon let out a gust of wind with snow and it hit Starmie before it could get up, making it freeze.

"That display was absolutely beautiful!" the host smiled. "And with 7 seconds on the clock, this is pretty much over." Points were taken from Sophia's score.

"Starmie!" Sophia called, but there was a loud horn and the battle was over.

"It's all over, ladies and gentlemen," the host announced. "And the winner is..."

I looked up on the screen and it showed up with Sara's face with her Glaceon. "Sara from Twinleaf Town!" the host called. "Sara is the winner of this year's Rustboro City Contest!"

Starmie broke free of the ice and Sophia returned it, leaving the stage.

The host walked over to Sara. "Here is the Rustboro City ribbon. You've earned it." Sara took the ribbon and looked at it with a smile. "What do our judges have to say about Sara's big win?"

Mr. Contesta smiled. "That was a beautiful display of moves. It was wonderful to see such strength and beauty!"

"That was truly remarkable!" Mr. Remenessa said.

"It's amazing to see how well the Trainer and the Pokemon know each other. It was a great battle to watch, how Glaceon knew exactly what Sara wanted it to do."

"And there you have it," the host said. "Give it up for Sara!"

The whole crowd cheered and stood up, Poochyena jumped down with Buizel. I stood up and clapped. "GO, SARA!" I called.

"Bui! Bui!" Buizel smiled.

"Poochyena!" Poochyena howled loudly.

"Pikachu!" Sparky called.

"Way to go, Sara!" Ash stood up beside me.

Sara looked around at the crowd with a huge smile and Glaceon stood beside her, sitting down, looking around.

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"That was amazing!" I smiled as we were walking back to the Pokemon Center. "I really learned a lot from all that."

"Thanks," Sara smiled back. "It was so much fun."

I stopped when I realized that Paul had also stopped. I turned to face him and the others stopped as well. "Paul? What's the matter?"

"I'm gonna take off," Paul replied. "It's not like I was gonna travel around the whole region with you guys."

I was a little disappointed, but I understood. "Okay. But we'll see you again, right?"

"Yeah, sure," Paul nodded. "See ya."

"Bye," Brock said.

"Yeah, later!" Ash smiled and waved as Paul began walking off.

Sara rolled her eyes. "I hope we never see him again!"

"Well, we'll be leaving for Dewford Town tomorrow morning," Ash said.

"Too bad I won't be coming with you," Brock murmured.

"Oh yeah..." I mumbled. "I forgot."

"Pika, Pi....." Sparky's head dropped.

"Wait a second......." Ash suddenly thought of something. "If Brock isn't going to be with us......"- he looked at Sara -"who's gonna stop you from going hyper?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!"

Sara smirked. "You'll just have to put up with me!" she said in a cheeky voice and poked her tongue out. "Too bad for you."

"This is just great!" Ash rolled his eyes. "Me and Skye are stuck with a hyperactive child that only Brock knows how to calm down!"

"..........What did you just say!?!?!?!"

Ash turned around and looked at Sara, suddenly jumping in the air with fright, hiding behind me.

"Did you just call me a CHILD!?!?!?!" Sara snarled.

"Um... no?"

"Good!" Sara smiled happily. "Now, let's get back to the Pokemon Center, I'm tired." Sara started skipping in the direction of the Pokemon Center.

Ash took a deep breath and sighed with relief. "That, was close."

"And you put me in the middle of it!" I growled.

"Sorry," Ash smiled guiltily.

I sighed. "Come on. Let's go."

We slowly followed Sara, Brock was shaking his head with disbelief.

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"Good bye, guys."

"Bye, Brock," Sara sighed. "We'll miss you."

"I'll miss you guys too," Brock smiled. "But I have an opportunity here to become a great Pokemon Breeder."

"And one day, you'll be known all around the world," Ash said. "Bye, pal."

"Pika-chu!" Pikachu agreed.

"Yeah, it was great traveling with you," I smiled. "Good bye, and good luck."

"Pi, Pikachu!" Sparky said and we all turned around, walking away from Rustboro City, leaving Brock behind.

"Bye!" Brock called and waved.

We waved back and we went back through Petalburg Forest. I looked at all the Pokemon in the forest, up in the trees, down on the ground, I was amazed.

"So what's in Dewford Town?" Sara asked. "I know there's a Gym, but is there anything else?"

"Well, we have to find a guy called Steven, and give him a letter," Ash replied. "He should be somewhere in the Granite Cave searching for rare stones or something like that. That's what the president said anyway."

"Fair enough," Sara sighed. "I heard that the Gym Leader's name is Brawly and he specializes in Fighting Type Pokemon."

"Well then it looks like Ash and I have a big challenge ahead of us," I smiled. "But it'll be fun."

"Brawly is really tough, so I've heard," Sara warned. "You'll have a rough time in the gym."

I shrugged.

"Pika, Pi! Pika-chu!" Sparky looked unafraid.

"That's right," I smiled and Sparky rubbed its cheek against mine.

"What did Sparky say?" Ash asked.

"Sparky said that we can do it if we really try," I replied.

"That's amazing how you can already understand your Pokemon," Sara murmured. "It took me months and months just to become a decent trainer."

"But you're a really good trainer now," Ash smiled.

Sara smiled her thanks.

"How are we getting to Dewford Town?" I suddenly asked. "We don't have a boat."

"We have that sorted," Sara said. "There's a dock just at the end of Petalburg Woods, there's an old sailor that lives in a house beside it and I'm sure he'd be able to take us there, and then to Slateport City."

"Well that makes sense," I looked at Ash and smiled.

"Maybe Paul got the same idea," Ash thought.

"Nah, his Ursaring knows how to swim. He can just swim there," Sara muttered. "Who cares about him anyway?"

We traveled for a few hours and finally reached the end of Petalburg Woods. We walked a bit longer and we found the dock, and the house.

"I wonder if he's even home," I murmured as we came to the front door and I knocked.

"Come on in," there was a reply from inside and I opened the door.

We walked in and saw an elderly man sitting on a cushion at a table with a cup in front of him, a Wingull beside him.

"It's you!" I exclaimed.

"Oh, hello you two. It's good to see you again," the man smiled. "I didn't have a chance to introduce myself last time. My name is Mr. Briney, and I am an old, retired sailor."

"My name is Ash Ketchum," Ash said. "I'm training to be the greatest Pokemon Master."

"My name is Skye Cassidy, and I'm pretty much the same. This here is Sara Raven."

"You know him?" Sara asked.

Ash nodded. "We saved his Wingull."

"Peeko is in your debt," Mr. Briney said, but looked at me. "You said your name was Skye?"

"Yes, sir, that's right," I was confused. "Is that a problem?"

"No, not at all!" Mr. Briney stood up and walked to his desk, opening a folder. "Come here, the three of you."

"Pika?" Sparky was curious and we walked over to the desk where Mr. Briney was.

"Have you seen this?" Mr. Briney asked, turning to a page where there was a picture of a large rock that looked like a page, it had writing on it.

"What does it say?" Sara asked.

I looked at it. "I think I've seen stuff like this before. My mother showed it to me as a child."

"Well? What does it say!?" Sara asked again. "Read it!"

I sighed. "Alright, alright."

Mr. Briney stepped back and I stepped closer to it, looking down at the writing.

"Evil-Doers will awaken the two Legendary Pokemon, the one from the land, and the one from the sea. Kyogre and Groudon will come in conflict, and the fighting will last eternally. The world will suffer the chaos, and everything will die. But there is only one hope, and so the world must turn to Skye. The Chosen One alone will not be enough to quell the fighting, meaning the help of the Legendary Flying Pokemon must be obtained, to restore peace and rescue the world from its demise," I murmured in a clear, but quiet voice.

"What does it mean?" Sara asked.

"It's a prophecy," Mr. Briney said. "You've never heard of it?"

"No," Ash replied. "What's it about?"

"It's about the two Legendary Pokemon, Kyogre and Groudon," Mr. Briney answered.

"Then why does it have Skye's name in it?" Sara asked.

I shrugged. "Maybe there's some other person named Skye."

Mr. Briney didn't answer.

I looked at Sparky. "Pika," Sparky shrugged.

"But what's the whole thing about?" Sara asked another question. "What exactly is supposed to happen?"

"People will awaken Kyogre and Groudon, and they will forever fight, and then the Chosen One is supposed to arise and summon the other Legendary to stop it," Mr. Briney replied.

"And, what about the part where the world is supposed to suffer?" Ash asked.

"The two Legendaries are massive creatures that were put into deep slumbers in chambers, never to be awoken again. Kyogre and Groudon are natural enemies and because their powers are so strong, the world will be effected."

I was totally confused, not sure if it actually meant anything.

"But, maybe it's you, Skye," Mr. Briney smiled.

"Or maybe not," I looked back at him, I didn't want any part in no prophecy. I just wanted to be a Pokemon Trainer, not have to save the world. If this 'chaos' really did start up, someone else could take care of it, someone else by the name of Skye. The real Chosen One. "Anyway, we didn't come here to share prophecies and old fairytales. We need you to take us to Dewford Town, and then to Slateport City. If that isn't a problem for you."

"Why, of course not," Mr. Briney said. "I can take you as soon as you want."

"Now would be a preference."

Ash and Sara looked at me with shock.

"Of course," Mr. Briney smiled. "You youngsters wait outside while I gather up some things for the trip."

I turned and walked outside as soon as he finished talking, my two friends followed me.

"Skye? What was that all about?" Ash asked. "That was a bit rude."

"I just don't want him to start thinking I have to save the world because I'm the so-called 'Chosen One'. I'm not and that's it," I replied simply.

Sara and Ash exchanged a glance. "It might not even happen," Sara tried to smile. "So don't even worry about it, okay?"

"Yeah, sure," I smiled back. My smile was more convincing.

Mr. Briney came out of the house with a few bags. "Are we all set?"

"Geez," Sara looked at the bags. "We only need one small bag for a whole journey, and you need a few bags for a little trip?"

"One can never be over prepared," Mr. Briney smiled and his Peeko came out of the house. "Let's get going."

We followed him over to his boat and we all got in. Mr. Briney went up onto the higher level where he would be able to steer the big boat. My friends and I sat down at the sides, putting our bags down under the seats.

"Pika-chu!" Pikachu smiled, looking down at the water.

Mr. Briney started the boat and it didn't go very fast, but it was good enough for us. It was a really nice day.

"We should let our Pokemon out," Sara smiled. "It's a really big boat and its a nice day."

"Yeah, why not?" Ash smiled as well. "Come on out," he held out two Pokeballs and his Totodile and Phanpy appeared.

Sara got out four Pokeballs. "Let's go, guys!" All her Pokemon came out.

"Skitty!" Skitty smiled and walked over to Pachirisu, then they started playing. Glaceon and Buneary lied down and relaxed.

I sighed and smiled, taking out two Pokeballs. "Poochyena, Buizel, come on out."

My Poochyena and Buizel came out of their Pokeballs and stretched. Poochyena looked over the edge at the water, watching all the Goldeen, Seaking, Staryu and Magikarp swimming around the boat. Buizel jumped into the water and swam beside the boat, happy to have a swim.

Sparky and Pikachu ran over to Poochyena and they started playing, tumbling around on the boat.

Totodile jumped into the water as well, swimming alongside Buizel and they jumped out, diving back in and having lots of fun.

Sara smiled. "This is cool."

Ash looked at me, I was looking out at the sparkling water with a smile on my face. "Amazing, isn't it?"

I turned and looked at him, nodding. "It's beautiful."

"What are you going to do after you're finished in Hoenn?" Ash asked.

"I was thinking of going to Kanto, then Johto, and maybe Sinnoh, to compete in those Pokemon Leagues as well," I replied.

"Well, after Hoenn, I'm going to Sinnoh. You can come if you'd like."

"Yeah, that would be cool," I smiled, so did he.

"And after Hoenn, I'm going to Kanto!" Sara smiled, popping up. "Anyway, I'm going to go play with Buneary." And she was gone again.

"Then I guess I'll be traveling by myself through Kanto and Johto," I murmured.

Ash shrugged. "I'd go with you if you wanted me to. I'd be happy to go back."

"Really!?" I had a smile on my face and he nodded. "Cool!" I hugged him, taking him, and me, by surprise.

I quickly let him go and looked down at the ground. "Sorry...." I could feel my face going red. I didn't see why, considering I cried on him two nights ago.

"That's alright," Ash replied. "Don't worry about it."

I nodded and we both sat down, looking out at Buizel and Totodile swimming together and having fun.

It was a long few hours before we arrived in Dewford Town, and it was getting dark. I had fallen asleep on Ash's shoulder because I was so tired.

"Skye?" Ash tried to wake me up, but I wouldn't. Sara walked over and looked at me.

"She asleep?" Sara asked and Ash nodded. Sara smirked. "Looks like you're carrying her to the Pokemon Center."

Ash sighed. "Thanks for the offered help."

"You're welcome!" Sara took my Pokeballs and returned Poochyena and Buizel before returning her own Pokemon.

"The trip wasn't that long," Mr. Briney said. "How could she be asleep?"

Ash shrugged, returning his Pokemon and picked me up, putting me on his back. Sara grabbed all of our backpacks and Pikachu and Sparky walked with them to the Pokemon Center, Mr. Briney came with us after securing the boat.

Mr. Briney got a different room and settled down for the night. Ash put me down on a bed, I was still asleep.

Sparky curled up beside my head and fell asleep, Pikachu jumped up on Ash's bed and also fell asleep.

"Ash," Sara murmured and he looked at her. "Outside for a second."

Ash followed Sara out onto the balcony. "So, what's wrong?"

"Nothing's wrong with me," Sara murmured and looked through the glass door at me sleeping. "But it's this prophecy thing. What if it is Skye? She's pretty much declared she wants no part in it. If it is her, what if she refuses to help save the world?"

Ash was silent for a little while, thinking carefully. He sighed. "It's not her. I don't think so anyway. So let's just drop it and not bring it up again."

Sara watched as Ash walked back inside. She growled in frustration. She was the only one considering the possibilities. Ash might have been, but he didn't want to bring it up.

She sighed and went back inside, going to bed.

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"I say we should check out the Gym first!"

"And I say we should go find Steven first!"

"Gym!"

"Steven!"

"Gym!"

"Steven-"

"SHUT... UP!"

Ash and Sara turned to look at me, I had a hand on my head.

"You guys are total headaches when you want to be," I sighed and went out onto the balcony.

Sara glared at Ash. "GYM!"

"STEVEN!" Ash growled back.

I growled inwardly and came back in. "Sparky, use Thunderbolt!"

Sparky sighed and stood in between the two arguing friends. "Pika-CHUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!" It shocked the both of them, making them fall backwards.

Sara shook herself and jumped back up. "SKYE!? WHAT WAS THAT FOR!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!"

"Try being quiet for once," I muttered.

"Oh..." Sara looked at the ground in thought. She looked down at Ash. "Gym," she whispered.

"That's better," I sighed.

Ash rolled his eyes. "We need to go find Steven before he decides to leave Dewford Town."

"But, we should go see the Gym," Sara complained, still whispering.

I took a deep breath, walking back out to the balcony, letting them sort it out.

Sara took it as an opportunity to raise her voice. "GYM!"

Ash stood up. "For crying out loud, Sara! It would be better to go find Steven and then go check out the Gym!"

"NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Sara whined. "I wanna see the GYM!"

"But we need to give Steven this damn letter!" Ash growled, holding up the letter to show Sara.

I walked back in and grabbed my bag, putting it over my shoulders. My two friends watched me as I walked over to them and took the letter out of Ash's hands and headed for the door. "You two fight it out. I'm going to find Steven. Come on, Sparky."

Sparky ran after me and I was gone, leaving Ash and Sara in the room with Pikachu.

Sara growled. "Skye, wait up!" she ran after me and Ash followed. Pikachu tried to keep up.

I smirked inwardly as my friends caught up. "Finished fighting?" I asked.

"I wanna go see the Gym!" Sara whined like a little kid.

"Then go see the Gym," I replied. "I'm not stopping you. But Steven needs this letter, whatever it is."

Sara shook her head. "I'm going with you."

Ash looked at Sara, but she refused to explain her reluctance to leave me by myself. Ash obviously knew, I didn't.

We came to the Granite Cave and there was a guy with lots of hiking gear. "You three. Are you going into the Granite Cave?" he asked.

We nodded.

"You don't want to!" the guy warned. "It's dangerous in there! There are many wild Pokemon that attack you when it gets pitch black! Do not go in there!"

Sara and Ash were freaked out. "I don't want to turn into Pokemon food!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Sara yelped.

"Me neither!" Ash was tensed up. "Okay, I'm with Sara's idea. I say we go to the Gym."

"See, I told you we should have gone to the Gym!" Sara said. "Skye? Can we go to the Gym now?"

"You can," I muttered. "I'll meet up with you later." I took a step towards the mouth of the cave.

"Are you crazy!?!?!?!" the guy growled. "You want to get yourself killed!?"

"I won't," I answered simply in a voice that made me sound bored. "I have to find someone, and I know he's in this cave. And so I'm going to look for him."

"Skye, that's a bad idea!" Sara whined. "Maybe we should wait for Steven to come back out of the cave and then give him the letter!"

"Steven!?" the guy almost laughed. "You won't find him! He went into that cave two weeks ago and he's never come out. Everybody says he became Pokemon food. Others say he's trapped in there with no way out, or the Pokemon won't let him leave!"

"What about his Pokemon?" Ash asked. "Surely they could fight them off."

"He only took his Milotic with him," the guy said. "And strong or not, there's too many Pokemon in there to fight off. You're better off leaving him and returning the letter to whoever gave it to you."

"Yeah, that's a better idea," Sara said. "Come on, Skye."

"No," I replied. "We were told to give this letter to him. And that's what we're going to do. You can stay here if you're scared, I'm still going in to find him."

"Skye, no don't!" Ash growled. "You're being stupid! You may think you're a good trainer now, but not even a really good trainer wouldn't be able to. The President said that Steven had beaten the Pokemon League, but he hasn't come out. Don't take foolish risks- Skye!"

I continued walking into the cave, Sparky followed me.

"Pika-chu!" Pikachu called.

Sparky turned around with a growl. "Pi, Pikachu! Pika, Pi!"

"Skye!" Sara called, but Sparky and I disappeared into the cave.