The Sea Prince and the Fire Child (Pokemon Style) Chapter 6: Tentacruel Attack

The next morning, in the sea, Squirtle was fast asleep in his anemone home, until he was woken up when Greninja began shaking it.

"Come on, wake up, Squirtle! Up and at'em," shouted the Sea Prince, still happy about his experience with Delphox last night.

"Where have you been?" The sleepy Squirtle asked. Greninja took no notice to his friend's drowsiness for he was too excited from thinking about Delphox. He began swimming around happily, looping around the tall coral and dashing through the seaweed.

Squirtle, shocked, asked, "Greninja, what's gotten into you?"

Greninja still wasn't paying attention to his friend, and he didn't pay attention when Feraligatr appeared and tried to grab him. Fortunately for the Prince, his slippery skin easily made him difficult for Feraligatr to grab, even with the bully's big muscles.

Meanwhile, in the Fire Kingdom, Delphox giggled as her Floette servants sprinkled magic powder on her. When her servants were finished, Delphox skipped merily through the halls and onto Charizard who once again flew her to Ho-Oh's throne room.

"There you are, Delphox," said the Fire Queen. "You look particularly lovely tonight, my child."

"Thank you, Mother," said Delphox. "I feel lovely tonight. I'm as light as air! I sometimes feel I can almost walk on water!"

Of course, Delphox's comment made Ho-Oh a little concerned.

"Be careful with what you, Delphox," she said. "You know I worry about you guarding the Flame all alone every night. Now, why don't you stay here tonight?"

"Stay here?" Asked Delphox. "What do you mean?"

"Let me send someone else to guard the flame instead," Ho-Oh Answered.

"No you can't," begged Delphox. "I must go, Mother! It's my duty!"

"Delphox, after all, you will soon become queen," Ho-Oh explained. "And then you need never to carry the burden of guarding the Holy Flame again."

Delphox continued begging. "No, Mother! I insist that I go."

Ho-Oh, being caring for her daughter, finally agreed to let Delphox guard the Holy Flame one more time. Delphox hopped on Charizard and rode to the Holy Flame. However, Victini decided to tag along.

"Delphox," Victini called out. "I'll come with you."

"Victini," Delphox scolded. "Go back!"

"No!" Victini shouted back.

"I said go back," Delphox snapped. "You think I can't take care of myself?!" And with that, she and Charizard continued toward the Holy Flame.

"Hmph," sulked Victini. "See if I care!"

Meanwhile, back in the ocean, Greninja was swimming towards the Sea entrance to the Holy Flame site, with Squirtle tagging along.

"Hey, Greninja, wait up! Where are you going?" Squirtle asked.

"Where I'm going you can't come," answered Greninja. "This is something I have to do alone."

"What do you mean I can't go with you?" Asked Squirtle. "I'm your best friend!"

"I'm not gonna tell you again!" Snapped Greninja. "Go on! I have to do this alone!"

"Well, go ahead!" Shouted Squirtle as he sulked. "I hope he gets swallowed by a Huntail!"

Where the Holy Flame was, Delphox waited for Greninja to return like he promised. She was beginning to fall asleep, but then a splash woke her up and she was delighted to look down and see Greninja once more.

"Greninja," Delphox called out as she skipped towards him. "Over here. I have something to show you."

Greninja swam up to the shore and followed Delphox through a cave and into a beautiful grotto. In it, bright, beautiful, pink flowers bloomed, and a sliver of moonlight shone from a crack in the roof of the cave. Greninja was wondering where Delphox was hiding until he heard an unfamiliar growl. He was frightened when he saw two giant Arcanine staring back at him; he grabbed his water katana and was preparing to fight the huge beasts until he heard the laughter of Delphox.

"Don't worry about the Arcanine, Greninja," said Delphox. "They're absolutely harmless."

"What is this place?" Asked Greninja, putting his katana away.

"Welcome to the Garden of Enon," said Delphox. "This is a secret garden that I found, and these Arcanine are the protectors."

Before Greninja, he was having fun with Delphox; playing tag, frolicking in the flowers, until Greninja threw a bunch of blossoms at Delphox, knocking her off her feet.

Greninja didn't mean to hurt Delphox. He was just trying to have fun.

"Are you alright?" He asked.

"Stop," shouted Delphox. "You play too rough!"

"Delphox, I'm sorry," said Greninja. "I didn't mean you any harm."

Delphox answered by shoving a bundle of flowers into Greninja's face.

"Gotcha!" Said Delphox. And with that, the two lovers continued playing happily together.

Meanwhile, Squirtle, wondering why Greninja has been acting strange to him, swam through the ocean, sneaking past the Tentacruel, and ending up back at the entrance to the Forbidden Zone.

"Greninja wouldn't have gone back the Forbidden Zone, would he?" He said to himself. "Well, only one way to find out."

Squirtle swam through the gloomy Forbidden Zone until he saw a bright light. He swam towards the light and found himself at the surface of the water near the Holy Flame. He looked and suddenly saw Greninja and Delphox dancing happily together. Now, Squirtle knew why Greninja didn't want him to follow. He stared with shock as the two kissed, and then swam back dejected

Unfortunately, when night fell, three giant Tentacruel managed to make it the sea. Light glowed eerily from their tentacles, waking up every Water Pokemon around. They looked at where the source of the light, and they were terrified.

"Tentacruel attack!" They all shouted as the swam as fast as they could to find shelter.

Squirtle, woken up from the commotion, was shocked to see the giant tentacled monsters attacking.

Without Greninja to defeat them and keep them at bay, the Tentacruel began destroying many Pokemon's homes and grabbing anything that moved, giving them an electric shock.

"Geronimo!" Squirtle shouted as he charged towards the monsters with his bolas. Unfortunately, the bolas felt no more than a tickle to the Tentacruel. One of them grabbed Squirtle and gave him a powerful shock and then threw him onto a rock. Squirtle was down, but he was not; he stood and charged towards the beasts again.

"We can't just sit here," one of the Horsea said to each other. "We've got to do something."

"What should we do?" Asked another.

"Help him, I guess," answered a third. "Let's go!"

With that, the Horsea and a few other Water Pokemon came to help Squirtle fight the Tentacruel.

Meanwhile, in the garden of Eon, Greninja and Delphox were resting by the flowers, enjoying each others company.

Suddenly, a rumbling can be heard, and the water began to look rough.

Greninja and Delphox look down into the water.

"Something's wrong," said Greninja. "I have to go back."

"Don't go," begged Delphox.

"I have to," said Greninja. "But don't worry, I'll be back."

Greninja dived back into the water. When he got back to the sea, he couldn't believe his eyes. The ocean paradise he knew was destroyed; coral was smashed, seaweed was stripped, and many Water Pokemon were hurt.

"Prince Greninja," said the Horsea, who unfortunately were beaten up by the attack.

"What happened?" Asked Greninja.

"Tentacruel attacked," the Horsea answered. "We couldn't stop them."

Greninja turned around and saw his best friend Squirtle lying injured on a rock.

"Squirtle, are you hurt?" Asked the Prince.

"Why don't you go back to the Forbidden Zone?!" Squirtle snapped, remembering what he saw when he followed Greninja. "And that pretty Fire Pokemon, too?!"

"What's that?!" Shouted the Horsea in shock. "A Fire Pokemon?!"

"What are you saying?" Asked Greninja.

"I saw everything!" Shouted Squirtle. "You were playing with and kissing a Fire Pokemon! After all this time, I thought we were friends! Go away, you traitor!" With that, he swam away.

"Greninja, is this true?" Asked the Horsea. "You went to the Forbidden Zone? You met a Fire Pokemon?! That's impossible! It's... It's... Forbidden!"

Greninja, not wanting to admit that he broke the ancient laws, swam away until Lapras noticed him.

"Greninja," said the wise Pokemon. "Where have you been when the Tentacruel attacked? Where are you off to? Come here!"

"Tell me, Lapras," said Greninja. "What is so evil about the Fire Pokemon?"

"The Fire Pokemon?!" Asked Lapras in shock. Greninja only nodded his head.

"I know one of them who's very kind," said Greninja. "And very pretty."

"You met a Fire Pokemon?" Asked Lapras. "Oh, my Prince, this is terrible. It must never happen again! Do you here me?!

"Why is it so terrible?!" Shouted Greninja. "What's wrong with the Fire Pokemon?! What's wrong with my loving Delphox?!

"My Prince," explained Lapras. "There happens to be a law in the Kingdom of the Sea, which states that none of us can ever come in contact with a Pokemon of Fire."

"Who decided on such a law?!" Demanded Greninja. "I don't care! I don't care! I love Delphox!"

At last, Lapras snapped. "Be a man! You're now the King of the Water Pokemon! It's time you realized that and started behaving like a king!"

Discouraged, Greninja said. "Maybe you're right. But I love Delphox. Can love be wrong? Do I have to choose between loving someone and being king?"

"Well, Greninja," said Lapras in a softer voice. "Now you know that being king isn't all a bowl of caviar. It comes with responsibilities."

"What'll I do?" Asked Greninja. And he swam away.

"Take care, Greninja," said Lapras. When Greninja disappeared, Lapras began to worry about the Prince and what he said to her.

Meanwhile, back at the Holy Flame site, Delphox waited and waited for Greninja to come back, but he never returned. Then, she remembered about what her mother Ho-Oh has always taught her, and she was wondering to herself if it was true. Was the water really the enemy of the flame?