Everyone else met outside as they spent another day out on sea while being on the ship of course, and of course, Manaphy was happy and playing with some Lapras.
"That sure looks like fun." Melody smiled.
"It sure does," Emi agreed as they watched. "Oh, Manaphy... So happy."
"You don't think Manaphy will get lost?" May frowned.
"Don't you worry, May." Lizabeth soothed.
"Yeah, Manaphy will be just fine." Estelle assured.
"Aw, come on; you worry too much," Max said to his sister. "Children need freedom to grow, or else, you know..."
"Oh, who asked you, Max?" May sighed as the others laughed.
"You're being such a mom, May." Vincent smiled.
"Thanks, Vincent." May smiled bashfully.
They all smiled as they looked down while Manaphy played in the water with the Lapras that passed by the ship. Teddy was happy that Manaphy was having lots of fun.
Later on, it began to storm, and everyone rushed inside. Brock was helping Meredith cook them up some food.
"Lovely weather, huh?" Mismagius smirked to the others.
"In what way?" Akito asked.
"Ah, come along, rainy days can be fun too." Mismagius replied.
"Kind of boring..." Melody said to the Pokemon.
"Totally." The Fudo siblings nodded in agreement.
"Ah, you guys are bummers." Mismagius pouted.
"Mm..." Felicity smiled. "Something smells good..."
Everyone else turned around as Brock cooked with Meredith and Lizabeth watched them.
"Mm." Akito smiled.
"Salads..." Estelle commented. "Well, salads are good and good for you."
"That they are." Emi agreed as she felt like that was true.
Once the food was all ready, they sat down to eat.
"Wow, you brought the Laputa book?" Estelle asked her twin brother.
"Uh-huh, and it's very interesting." Akito smiled.
"What is... Laputa...?" Felicity asked her cousins.
"It's a floating castle in the sky." Akito told her.
"A castle in the sky?" Felicity asked.
"If we have an adventure with it, don't be surprised..." Akito smirked. "Our parents have had their own adventures, and look at us now."
"So true..." Felicity chuckled sheepishly.
"I hope we get to eat soon." Vincent said.
Soon, lunch was all ready and they all ate their food after they had another day of fun while traveling on the sea.
"This is how I imagine what my dad's life was like before he met my mom..." Melody smiled. "Traveling out on the ocean... Seeing the sea creatures from up above..."
"I think you might be right about that." Akito said.
"I just hope there won't be any dangerous storms." Melody said.
"Let's sure hope not..." Emi nodded as she took another bite.
"Yeah, because that's the last thing we need." Estelle said.
After they ate their food, it was night time again and Manaphy sat on a rock while singing as they cruised through the ocean again.
"I have to wonder if the Titanic was like this before sinking..." Felicity said to herself.
Estelle found Manaphy's singing wonderful.
"You hear that? It's Manaphy singing." Max said to the others.
"Yeah..." Brock smiled.
"Such beauty..." Estelle smiled back.
"Sure is." Emi smiled back.
May soon came out from below the ship and she stopped once she saw Manaphy singing to the other Water Pokemon while under the sea. "Prince of the Sea..." she then said with a small smile to herself.
Manaphy continued to sing to the other Water Pokémon. Melody and Lizabeth soon came out to join May.
"Isn't Manaphy amazing?" Lizabeth smiled before taking off her bracelet. "Here, May; I want you to have this."
"Is that one of those bracelets that the People of Water had?" Melody asked.
"Yes, I'd like for May to wear it." Lizabeth smiled and nodded.
"Thank you, Lizabeth." May smiled back as she accepted the bracelet.
Melody was happy for May.
The next day then came as they seemed to stop the ship for a little while and they were near an island.
"This island seems nice." Melody smiled.
"I wonder if it's like Treasure Island." Akito smirked.
"Oh, Akito." Vincent chuckled to his younger brother.
Manaphy even had fun as he splashed around the water.
"Manaphy can have fun anywhere." Estelle smiled.
"Come on, Manaphy, it's time to eat." Ash told the Pokemon.
Manaphy soon hopped on board before looking around for May.
"I guess Manaphy's looking for May." Max guessed.
"She should be around." Teddy said.
Manaphy pouted and looked lonely.
"I think Manaphy wants some playmates." Mismagius suggested to the other Pokemon.
"So, then let's play with." The Ralts twins smiled.
Ash smiled to the Pokemon and he soon brought out all of his Pokemon to play along with Manaphy. Manaphy beamed and then went to play with the fellow Pokemon as he was distracted about May not being around. The other Pokemon were happy to play with him. Donphan soon rode Manaphy off of his trunk and Manaphy went flying in the air before landing on Swellow to go even higher into the sky.
"We thank you for flying Air Pokemon for all your air travel needs." Mismagius smiled to Manaphy as she joined them up in the air.
The Ralts twins soon added themselves with Psychic. This seemed to be fun for all of the Pokemon while their trainers watched them from the ship. May was even happy to see Manaphy playing with the other Pokemon. Emi looked over to May and smiled to her as she happily watched the Pokemon. May was about to tie her bandana back on her head. Suddenly, a gust of wind blew and May's bandanna flew right out of her hands.
A shark-like Pokemon swam through the water and May's bandanna got caught in its fin as it swam on its own. Manaphy saw what happened to May's bandanna, and decided to go after it.
"You look so different without your bandanna." Akito said to May.
"I bet you do too..." May said to him.
Akito looked at her, then took off his bandanna, showing an awkward haircut.
"Wah!" May yelped.
"Dad tried to cut my hair once..." Akito said. "It didn't work out."
"I can tell." May said.
Akito then tied his bandanna back on over his head. Manaphy seemed to be gone for a while as everyone waited for him to come back with May's bandanna.
"I wonder where Manaphy went?" Emi said.
"Sure has been gone a while, huh?" Akito replied as he sat on the edge.
"Maybe a shark ate him?" Vincent smiled nervously.
"Vincent!" Estelle scolded.
"What?" Vincent asked.
Everyone soon moved below the ship to take a look to find Manaphy almost like they were in a submarine.
"It's because of the way I treated Manaphy." May sounded like she was going to cry.
"That's not true; you can't blame yourself." Lizabeth frowned.
"That's right." Estelle nodded.
Everyone stared out the windows as they drifted along deep under the sea. It was mostly dark, but every once in a while, underwater Pokemon appeared through the lights.
"Manaphy, where are you?" May frowned. "It's me, I'm right here. Please be okay!"
Estelle could understand how May felt as she raised Teddy from an egg herself.
"Hey, guys!" Pikachu spoke up.
Everyone then looked to him and looked out the window as Pikachu found something. Manaphy was soon shown as he came towards the submarine with May's bandanna.
"Ohh, that's why Manaphy was gone for so long." Akito smiled.
"Happy! Happy!" Manaphy squeaked as he held out May's bandanna.
"But Manaphy, that's what you were looking for?" May asked.
"Happy, Love you!" Manaphy smiled.
"Aw!" Emi smiled.
"And that's what happened, Manaphy was just looking for May's bandanna." Lizabeth informed on a communicator.
'Now that's some great news,' Ship told his granddaughter. 'Of course you will all be back for supper.'
'In that case, you could use a little help.' Meredith teased her father-in-law.
"Yeah, she would be happy to help." Melody added.
"Don't worry," Lizabeth smiled to her family. "Brock and I will cook some food as soon as we get back."
There was then a crash which shook all of them suddenly.
"What's going on?!" Felicity panicked.
'Lizabeth? Lizabeth! What's wrong?' Ship's voice asked.
"I think we're caught in a rip tide!" Lizabeth told him.
"This is going to be a wild ride!" Akito called out.
"I've lost control!" Lizabeth panicked.
The submarine shook and the lights faded in and out as they continued to travel, but it was quite literally a bumpy ride. As for Akito, this was kind of fun. Manaphy soon came after them, but they didn't know it yet.
"Manaphy!" May gasped once she saw the Pokemon.
"Could this get any worse?!" Felicity yelped.
"We should go that way." May suggested.
"What?!" Felicity shrieked.
"Lizabeth." Ash told the driver.
"I'm on it!" Lizabeth nodded as she went to turn that way.
"Why are we going that way?!" Felicity yelped.
"Because that's where Manaphy is going." May told her.
"Oh, okay." Felicity said.
Manaphy took the lead while holding onto May's bandanna.
Soon, the path seemed to become smooth.
"We're out of the current." Brock said in relief.
"Thank goodness." Emi sighed.
"It's thanks to Manaphy." Melody smiled to the others.
"Mama! Mama!" Manaphy beamed from outside.
"That was so much fun!" Akito cheered.
"Oh, Akito, you little daredevil." Vincent shook his head at his brother.
"Let's do it again!" Akito laughed.
"Let's not and say we did." Vincent groaned.
"Spoilsport." Akito pouted as they continued to follow Manaphy.
Unknown to them, they were being followed. Suddenly, a bright beam overcast the submarine as they traveled through the water to get to the Sea Temple. The submarine seemed to vanish out of sight like in a magic show. This surprised the ones on the ship.
Ash opened up the hatch and took a look outside with Pikachu, looking amazed at what he had found. Everyone else soon came out and looked awed themselves once they saw what Ash and Pikachu saw.
"We're actually inside the temple." Estelle smiled.
"It's amazing!" Emi gasped in shock and amazement.
"It really is..." Melody agreed as she looked all around with them.
"How is this possible?" Akito asked.
"Wait... Where's Manaphy?" May frowned in worry. "Manaphy? Manaphy!"
"He has to be around here." Emi said.
As if on cue, Manaphy soon squeaked and leaped right out of the water and did a twirl before landing in May's arms.
"Manaphy!" May beamed.
"Happy! Happy!" Manaphy smiled as he gave May her bandanna back.
"Aw!" Estelle smiled back.
"Love you too!" May beamed as she hugged the Pokemon.
Everyone awed at the sight and Lizabeth even wiped away joyful tears. May hugged Manaphy tightly, but soon began to cry.
Emi frowned as she didn't know why May was crying. "May, are you okay?" she then asked.
"I'm just so happy." May said as she soon smiled.
Emi had a feeling it was something more, and where her vision power helped her find out from May's memory.
"Huh? What's happening?" Emi asked herself before looking around. "Oh, a vision." She soon saw that the location was back in the ship.
Of course, May and Manaphy were bonding, like a mother with her young child, a lot like when Estelle first had Teddy when he was a newly hatched Teddiursa. Emi couldn't tell how this vision was telling her of why May was sad, but it would soon show her soon. May hugged Manaphy, but it would be very depressing soon, especially after the girl was told she would have to let him go when the time was right, and she didn't want him to go. After letting Manaphy go to play outside, May went downstairs.
Emi felt really emotional for both May and Manaphy. She soon heard Jack's voice downstairs. "Huh? What's Jack up to?" She wondered as she took a look around for the Pokemon Ranger. She soon saw he was talking with Ash. "I'm even more curious." Emi said.
Jack seemed to share some stories and secrets with Ash as they talked. Emi soon cleared out her right ear so she could hear.
Jack seemed to be talking about how he became a Pokemon Ranger and even thought maybe Ash could become one someday, but he was also asking Ash to find a way to ask May to let Manaphy go.
"Ash... You didn't go agree with him, did you...?" Emi frowned, even though her brother wouldn't hear her since this was just a vision, but she felt so bad for May and Manaphy, but luckily for her, her brother didn't.
Emi soon breathed in relief, though she still felt sad.
Ash simply frowned to Jack as even he felt sad for May and Manaphy. "I just want to know, why would I do that?" The young Pokemon Trainer then asked Jack.
"It's the way that it has to be with Manaphy as The Prince of the Sea." Jack reminded.
May frowned as she remembered that, and with how close they were, it might become hard for Manaphy to leave her. Emi wiped her eyes, though she tried not to cry, but it was just too heartbreaking to think about.
"And I want you to please not mention this to Emi with her as The Pokemon Princess; she'll want Manaphy to be happy which might be a bit challenging with how close May and Manaphy have been." Jack said.
"I hate to keep stuff from my sister..." Ash frowned.
"Please keep this from her; if she finds out, she'll try to keep them together so then Manaphy will be happy." Jack said.
"Okay, Jack, I won't tell Emi, I promise." Ash told the Pokemon Ranger.
"Thank you." Jack smiled out of relief.
Emi frowned, but understood why her brother kept this from her.
Ash bowed his head as he looked guilty about what he had promised. "Emi, I'm very sorry, I would never do anything to hurt you, but please understand..." he whispered to himself.
"I understand, Ash." Emi told her brother even if he wouldn't be able to hear her, and where now she understood why May was crying more than usual.
Her vision power soon stopped there.
Emi blinked rapidly and rubbed her eyes.
"Did you have a vision?" Akito asked Emi.
"Yeah, and I know why May was crying." Emi replied.
"I'm sorry..." Akito frowned.
"It's okay, but it is going to be hard on May letting go of Manaphy." Emi frowned back.
"I know..." Akito frowned back with a sigh. "Estelle gets the same way sometimes, especially when it's a baby animal."
