Sorry I haven't updated in the last month. Killer ear infection. First the left ear as infected and now the right. Which sucks.
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Chapter 6
I blinked opened my eyes and they widened. Lucario, Pikachu and Piplup were staring down at me with concerned eyes.
"Lucario?" Lucario asked. I smiled up at them. Pikachu cocked his head.
"I'm fine" I assured them. They moved away as I sat up. I looked around and instantly figured out that I was in my own bed in my own cabin by the lake. The injured Pokemon on the other side of the cabin were either staring at me or sleeping. Something was cooking on the stove top and the door was opened letting the sun light in.
"Wheres Ash, Brock and Dawn?" I asked the Pokemon. Pikachu jumped off the bed and bolted for the door and pointed outside.
"Pika" he answered. Piplup tired to follow but as he was trying to hop down, he got tangled in the bed sheets and fell flat on his face.
"Pip" he grumbled under the blankets. Lucario cocked his eyebrow and leaned down to help the water Pokemon up. When Piplup righted himself, he ran for the door and was outside, Pikachu followed. They came back a minute later with their trainers and Brock.
"Oh Emily!" Dawn squeaked and ran at me "Your up!" she sat on my bed and looked me over "And your all healed!" I smiled and nodded. Ash sat beside her with Pikachu on his lap and Brock grabbed a chair.
"And so are you" I said and leaned over to look at her ankle. It looked just fine. No burning and even the skin was it's normal pale tone.
"I'm healed because of you" she answered "You saved the lake and the Pokemon. You saved Suicune!" I sat up straighter.
"What happened to Suicune?" I asked them. It was Ash who answered me.
"After he healed the Pokemon with his rain. He disappeared back into the woods. But not before touching you with his nose" I frowned. Why would Suicune thank me? I should be the one thanking him.
"You've been a sleep for over three days" Brock mentioned. I looked over at him. Three days? It only felt like a few hours. I was still so tired "Lucario hasn't left your side since you fell asleep at the lake" I looked up at Lucario. He turned away from my eyes with a blush on his cheeks. He crossed his arms. I chuckled. Ash looked at the blue furred Pokemon with respect in his eyes.
"We tried to get him to rest in his pokeball but he would come out every time. He stood beside your bed every hour and only left to go to the restroom" Lucario glared at the black haired human before walking over to his pokeball that was on the table and tapping it. He disappeared with a flash of red. I chuckled before frowning.
"Has team Revenge shown itself again?" I asked them. They shook their head.
"No" Brock answered "After Suicune and Flygon did their job. The Pokemon and us haven't heard or seen anything out of the normal" I thought back to the lake.
"What about the lake? Is the hole that Revenge made still draining the water?" I asked. Ash nodded.
"Sorry Emily. We didn't know what to do" Ash sighed "We didn't want to cause you more work" that made my decision. I threw my covers off and swung my legs out and onto the floor. Dawn started to protest but I whistled sharply. Minutes later, Luxray came trotting in from outside. He purred when he got close to me and licked my cheek. I patted his forehead and scratched his neck.
"Good boy" I murmured and stood. I used him to lean against and panted for breath.
"Emily! Your to tired to move" Brock said as he neared us. I tapped Luxray's shoulder and he growled at the approaching male. Brock stopped.
"I won't have to do much. I just need to be there to direct my Pokemon" I breathed "Flygon will fly me there and my Pokemon will do the rest" Luxray helped me across the room to slip on my boats and my coat. I grabbed my pokeballs and backpack and walked outside. Ash, Brock and Dawn and their Pokemon followed me. I whistled again, six times in a row. All of my Pokemon quickly assembled around me. Rhydon rumbled out from the forest, Leafeon ran beside him. Wartortle appeared from the lake and Flygon landed beside me. He leaned over and licked my cheek. I patted his neck.
"I'm fine everyone" I panted "Just tired but we need to fix the lake. The Pokemon come first" Leafeon walked up to me and sat down. She shook her head.
"Leafeon" she protested. I knelled, my hand still on Luxray's side, and patted her head.
"I'm sorry girl but I need to get this done" I insisted "The water Pokemon need the lake" Leafeon sighed and nodded. I smiled and rubbed her ear. I recalled them all except Flygon. He knelled down lower then usual as I climbed onto his back. Lucario's pokeball shook and he appeared behind me and wrapped his arms around my waist. I sighed with a smile on my face.
"Thanks Lucario" I murmured. Ash walked up and laid a hand on Flygon's neck.
"At least let me come" Ash said firmly. I sighed and nodded. Ash jumped up behind Lucario with Pikachu on his shoulder. Flygon spread his wings and went into the air. He flew over the cabin and flew above the waving Dawn and and frowning Brock. It took a good hour before we neared the lake. Flygon circled the lake and landed on the shore. He lowered his body and Lucario jumped off and helped me down. Ash and Pikachu followed. I walked over to the lake and swept my eyes over it. The lake was getting smaller with each hour.
"Damn it" I growled "It's getting dangerously low" I grabbed my pokeball and released Wartortle. He flashed out and saluted me.
"Were going swimming" I announced. Wartortle nodded and ran into the water. I walked into the woods and opened my backpack, finding my swimming suit inside. It was simple once piece bathing suit, it was all black except for a line of pokeballs that went around the waist. I walked back out and saw that Ash was only wearing black boxers, his Buizel beside him. I tossed Ash, Pikachu and Lucario breathing devices, I called them 'Gill' and put one in my own mouth. I ducked under and swam towards Wartortle. Lucario swam up beside me and guided me to Wartortle. I grabbed Wartortle's back and swam towards the cave. I looked back and saw Ash following me with Buizel. We passed many Pokemon, Magikarp, Buizels and it's evolve form, Floatzel. A school of Poliwag and Poliwhirl swam near us but a firm command from Wartortle, sent them away. We found the cave and swam through the tunnel. We surfaced on the other side. I took the Gill from my mouth and walked up the stairs. Ash surfaced behind me and followed.
"What now?" Ash asked. We looked over the cave and realized that it was cleared. No signs of Team Revenge. Proof from our battle before was still etched into the walls.
"First we need to go around and look for Pokemon or people" I said and released my Pokemon "Then we destroy it" the Pokemon nodded and split up "Meet back here in an hour" Lucario going with me and Pikachu with Ash. We checked every room, not even a piece of paper was present. After the hour, we met back at the entrance. Ash's and my Pokemon shook their heads.
"We only found a couple of chairs" Ash said as he walked over to us. I sighed in relief. Thank god for that, I was to tired to deal with any Revenge rookies today.
"Okay next, we destroy the base" I said loudly "Ash, you, Pikachu and Buizel go into the water, I'll be right behind you" they nodded. They walked into the water and floated their. I returned all of my Pokemon except for Wartortle and Rhydon. Lucario went in without complaint. I walked into the water and laid my hand on Wartortle's back.
"Okay Rhydon. Earthquake!" I shouted. Rhydon roared and raised his foot. He stomped it down. Nothing happened for several seconds but then the ground started to shake. The water around us made waves dangerously high, knocking us around. I held onto Wartortle as Rhydon stomped down again. The earth shook fiercer. The ceiling and walls started to collapse around us. I fumbled for Rhydon's pokeball and recalled him. We ducked under the water and Wartortle and Buizel swam us through the tunnel as quick as they could. We reached the end, luckily for us, no water Pokemon were in the tunnel. Wartortle turned. I let him go and patted his back. Buizel turned around and Ash watched us. Wartortle swam quickly at the top of the tunnel, his tail like a boat propeller. He lowered his head and closed his eyes. He smashed against the rock and swam back to me. We watched as the tunnel shook and trembled. Large rocks were dislocated from the ceiling and fell. Wartortle swam me back a yard with Buizel following. We watched as the tunnel collapsed under Wartortle's Skull Bash and Rhydon's Earthquake.
'Job well done' I thought. The cave in would block any more water from escaping from the lake and eventually the rain water will fill the lake back up. I flashed a thumbs up at Ash and pointed to the surface. We kicked up and our Pokemon brought us to the surface. I took the Gill from my mouth and breathed in deeply. I swam to the shore and walked up onto the dirt. I heard Ash splashing up behind me. I turned and looked over the lake. Everything looked fine. No black liquid or disturbance. A Goldeen jumped out of the water and flopped back in.
"If that was the only hole in the lake. It should get back to normal in a couple of months" I said. Pikachu hopped down off of Ash's shoulder and shook himself dry. He straightened and flicked his ears. Wartortle stayed in the water and swam in easy circles, Buizel followed his example, enjoying the water.
"Is that all we need to do?" Ash asked as he trudged up beside me. I grabbed my backpack and walked into the woods, drying off and putting on my usual clothing. I walked back out and stopped beside the clothed Ash.
"Ready?" I asked him. He nodded. I let out Flygon and we climbed onto his back. Flygon lowered his head and Pikachu climbed on top of it.
"Fly?" Flygon asked the mouse Pokemon. Pikachu grabbed onto Flygon's antenna.
"Pika!" Pikachu answered. Flygon lifted his head and flapped his wings. He rose into the air and soared across the lake. I grabbed onto his neck as my arms threatened to give. I jerked as I felt Ash touch my side.
"Emily? Are you alright?" he asked me. I looked back and smiled. His eyes were full of concern, something I have never seen in a human, only in Pokemon.
"No problem" I answered over the wind. It looked like Ash believed me. My Pokemon would be able to figure out what I just said was a lie but Ash wasn't a Pokemon. The ride back home was a tiring one but fulfilling. Suicune did his job in cleaning the lake, I just had to finished his task by restoring it. We reached home in under an hour, Flygon circled the cabin before landing before the cabin. The door was yanked opened and Brock and Dawn appeared.
"Your just in time for dinner" Dawn smiled happily. Flygon let us down before I released all of my Pokemon. They bid me goodnight, knowing I would be a sleep in minutes before walking off into the woods or lake. I walked passed Brock and Dawn, to tired to say hello. Lucario kept pace behind me. I walked over to my bed and collapsed on top of the cover. I sighed at the softness of the comforters and closed my eyes. I was sleep within minutes.