Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon
This chapter has been rewritten.
They left the gym only to see Paul outside. "I see you have gotten the gym badge here as well" said Paul
"But there is something I have to tell you" he said
"What" asked Lucas?
But before Paul could answer Wake came out yelling "What is going on out here"
"Master" said Paul
"Look kid I'm not making you my apprentice even thou I know your father" said Wake
"Because you don't need to" he added
"But I already picked you" sighed Paul
"What did you want to tell me" asked Lucas trying to get the conversation back on track
"Oh yeah, I saw a Team Galactic grunt run into the Great Marsh holding something while laughing" said Paul
"Nobody is going to mess with the Great Marsh while I'm around" yelled Wake running off
"Wait for me master" shouted out Paul running after him
"He doesn't listen very well does he" asked Cheryl
"Nope" said Lucas
"Let's head to the Pokémon center then go after them" he said running off to the Pokémon center
After they left the Pokémon center they ran up to the observation building and saw Wake outside of it. "So you have come as well" said Wake
"Of course" said Lucas
"Hey I'm here too" shouted Paul jumping out from behind a Croagunk sign
But before anyone could say anything else a large explosion rang out in the Great Marsh. A Team Galactic grunt came running out yelling "That was awesome" and ran to the gate
"You go after him while I check out the Great Marsh" shouted Wake as he ran inside the observation building
"Right" said Lucas as he and Cheryl ran after the grunt
"What about me" yelled Paul?
"I guess I will stand guard then" he said to no one
Lucas and Cheryl ran up to the grunt who was saying "That experimental bomb was a complete success. I must report this back to the lake"
"A bomb" yelled out Cheryl
The grunt turned around and saw them and yelled out "You didn't hear anything" before running though the gate
They ran though the gatehouse and on the other side where they saw the grunt talking to himself again. "Amazing that such power came from wind made energy" said the grunt
"So that's why you went after Valley Windworks" said Lucas
"Stop spying on me" shouted the grunt as he ran off
Lucas took out their bike and said "Hop on we'll catch him faster this way"
"Right" said Cheryl getting on behind him putting her arms around his waist
They took off and soon caught up to him. They saw him resting on the beach saying "I think I lost them. Now I just have to report my findings to Lake Valor"
"Think again" said Lucas who was behind the grunt on the bike with Cheryl
"I really need to stop talking to myself out loud" said the grunt running off
But before they could go after them Looker came up to them saying "You are chasing after him as well"
"We were" Lucas growled
"I can't believe that device was a bomb and I let them use it" said Looker
"That has to be my biggest mistake ever" he said
"Back to the hunt" he yelled running in the opposite direction the grunt was going
Lucas and Cheryl starting chasing after the grunt again as Cheryl asked "Are we sure he's a cop"
"I'm starting to doubt it as well" said Lucas
They gave him chase and caught up to him again near the entrance to the lake with him panting "I…think…I…lost…them…this…time"
"No you didn't" said Lucas
"Guess I have to beat you down to escape" said the grunt
After defeating his weak Pokémon he said "Too tired from running to fight properly but I still have enough energy to deliver the information" running away
"He escaped to the lake" yelled Lucas
"And we can't follow after him" sighed Cheryl
After that Cynthia came up to them and asked "Are you here to study the folklore of the lake as well"
"No, we were chasing a Team Galactic grunt but he escaped into the lake" said Lucas
But before Cynthia could say anything Paul ran up yelling "Did you catch him"
"No he got away to the lake" said Lucas
"Damn it" said Paul
"Wake told me to tell you that there was no damage to the Great Marsh" he said
"That's good" said Lucas
"Got to run" said Paul running off
"Was he a friend of yours" asked Cynthia
"Unfortunately" said Lucas
"He seemed more impatient then energetic" said Cynthia
"That's him alright" said Lucas
"Back to what I was going to say" said Cynthia
"Do you know about those Psyduck blocking Route 210" asked Cynthia
"You mean those sick Psyduck near the café" asked Cheryl
"Yes those" said Cynthia
"We have seen them and wish there was a way we could help" said Cheryl
"Take this then" said Cynthia handing the Secret Potion to Cheryl
"That is a Secret Potion only found in Hoenn. It will cure any Pokémon of any ailment" said Cynthia
"Thank you" said Cheryl
"I will be seeing you later" said Cynthia walking away
"Now we can heal those sick Psyduck" said Cheryl happily
"I told you we would find a way to help them. Let's head to Solaceon town so we can use it" said Lucas throwing out Staraptor's pokeball
Staraptor came out of his pokeball and Lucas asked "Can you take us to Solaceon town"
Staraptor nodded his head and they hopped on and flew to Solaceon town. They landed some time later and they got off with Lucas saying "Good job Staraptor, return"
They headed into the Pokémon center to rest up for tomorrow.
Next morning
They left the Pokémon center and made their way towards the café on Route 210 where the Psyduck were. About midday they reach the spot where the Psyduck were and Cheryl took the Secret Potion out and gave it to the four Psyduck who instantly got better and walked off. "Well I'm glad they are feeling better" said Cheryl
"It seems I trusted the right people for the job" said Cynthia walking up to them
"Are you like following us or something" asked Lucas
"Well I just wanted to see if you would actually deliver the potion that's all" said Cynthia
"Of course we would, what else would we do with it" shouted Cheryl
"Well I just wanted to be sure" said Cynthia
"Alright" said Cheryl calming down
"I do have a favor to ask of you" said Cynthia
"What now" asked Lucas?
"Could you deliver this charm to my grandma in Celestic town for me" asked Cynthia
"Sure" said Lucas
"Thanks" said Cynthia handing Lucas the Old Charm
"No problem" said Lucas taking the charm
"Why can't you do it" asked Cheryl
"Got to go, see you later" said Cynthia walking away ignoring Cheryl's question
"She ignored me" shouted Cheryl
"Why do people keep doing that" she yelled in her mind
"Let's just forget about it and go to Celestic town then" said Lucas
"Fine" Cheryl huffed
But when they started walking down Route 210 it started to get real foggy. "Wow it got real foggy all of a sudden" said Lucas
"Go Staraptor" he said throwing a pokeball
Staraptor came out of his pokeball and Lucas asked "Can you blow this fog away"
Staraptor nodded his head and started flapping his wings really hard blowing all of the fog away. "Thanks Staraptor, return" said Lucas
"I guess we can continue on our way now" said Lucas
So they walked though tall grass, into a canyon, and over bridges until they reached Celestic town when night fell. "Let's head to the Pokémon center and explore the town tomorrow" said Lucas
"Sounds good" said Cheryl yawning
They headed into the Pokémon center for the night.
Next morning
They left the Pokémon center and went to the ruins in the center of the town where they saw an old lady saying "There is this odd spaceman saying there is nothing here and he wants to blow the place up"
"If only I was younger I would show him the error of his ways" she grumbled
"Don't worry we will take care of him" said Lucas
They approached the Team Galactic grunt who was complaining about there being nothing useful here and how he should just blow it up. "We are not going to let you do that" said Lucas coming up to the grunt
"Like you can stop me, I will blow this place up after I beat you" said the grunt
"I don't think so" said Lucas
After soundly beating his Pokémon the grunt fled and the elder came up and said "Thank you for saving our town and the ruins"
"No problem" said Lucas
Then the elder noticed the Old Charm and asked "Is that an Old Charm"
"Yes, a lady named Cynthia asked us to bring this to her grandma" said Lucas
"That would be me" said the elder
"Well then, here you go" said Lucas handing her the Old Charm
"Thank you, would you like a tour of the ruins" asked the elder
"We would love to" said Cheryl
She led them though the ruins telling about the history of Sinnoh. At the back of ruins there was a painting of three Pokémon in triangle formation. "It is said that these three Pokémon keep our world in balance" said the elder
"So that is why the world cannot change" they heard someone say
They turned around and saw the blue haired guy again. "You again" said Lucas
"Ahh yes, you are that trainer from Mt. Coronet" said the blue haired guy
"My name is Cyrus and I would like to know more about that painting" said Cyrus
"Why is that" asked the elder
"Because I want to create a new world free of strife and violence" said Cyrus
"The world is fine the way it is. It is in balance" said the elder
"No it isn't. It is incomplete" said Cyrus
"And I will complete it" he proclaimed
"And the first step is to destroy this painting and replace it with a new one of my new world" he said
"I won't let you" said Lucas
"Are you challenging me boy" asked Cyrus
"Yes" said Lucas
"Very well then, as the boss of Team Galactic I will crush you" said Cyrus
"Go Sneasel" he yelled throwing out a pokeball
"Go Infernape" yelled Lucas throwing out a pokeball
"Infernape, Flame Wheel" he commanded
Infernape covered himself in flames and ran at Sneasel and knocked it out. "Return Sneasel" said Cyrus
"Go Golbat" he yelled throwing out a pokeball
"Return Infernape" said Lucas
"Go Luxray" he yelled throwing out a pokeball
"Luxray, Spark" he commanded
Luxray charged up electricity in his body and ran at Golbat and jumped and hit it knocking it out. "Return Golbat" said Cyrus
"You have forced my hand boy" he snarled
"Go Murkrow" he yelled throwing out a pokeball
"Luxray, Spark" commanded Lucas
Luxray charged up electricity again and ran and jumped at Murkrow and knocked it out. "Return Murkrow" said Cyrus
"Return Luxray" said Lucas
"You are much stronger than I thought boy, but I already have what I need" said Cyrus
"If those three can only control one of them then if I bring them both together, I will be unstoppable" he laughed as he disappeared by releasing a flash of light. "What an odd and crazy man" said the elder
"So that was their boss" said Cheryl
"That would explain why they were at some of those places" said Lucas
"So do you think they created those bombs as a scare tactic" asked Cheryl
"No, there has to be more to it than that" said Lucas
"Thank you for protecting the ruins again" said the elder
"No problem" said Lucas
"Please accept this as a token of my thanks" said the elder handing Lucas a HM
"What does it do" asked Lucas taking the HM
"That is HM 03 Surf. It used to belong to my granddaughter but she doesn't need it anymore" said the elder
"Wow, thank you very much" exclaimed Lucas
"You're welcome" said the elder smiling
They left the ruins and saw Cynthia standing outside. "Her again" thought Cheryl
"Thank you for delivering the Old Charm to my grandmother" said Cynthia
"If she's here why couldn't she deliver it" yelled Cheryl in her mind
"No problem" said Lucas
"Did you enjoy the ruins" asked Cynthia
"Yes until we were interrupted by Team Galactic's boss" said Lucas
"Team Galactic is much more dangerous that I thought" said Cynthia
"You just figured that out now" asked Cheryl sarcastically
Cynthia directed a small glare at Cheryl before her face went back to normal and refocused on Lucas. "I got her" cheered Cheryl in her mind
"If you are interested in learning more about the ancient Pokémon myths you should check out the library in Canalave City" said Cynthia
"I will" said Lucas
"Bye" said Cynthia walking away
"I really don't like her" said Cheryl as they were walking back to the Pokémon center
"Yes she does show up at the strangest times" said Lucas
"So are we really going to Canalave City" asked Cheryl
"Let's check the map to see where the next gym is first" said Lucas
Later on in their room at the Pokémon center they looked at the map and saw the next gym was in Canalave City. "It looks like we are really going there" said Lucas
"So we are going to Jubilife tomorrow" asked Cheryl
"Yes" said Lucas
"And get the new Poketch app before leave too" he added
"It's done already" asked Cheryl
"Well he did say after I had five gym badges" said Lucas
"Alright then, good night" said Cheryl getting into bed
"Good night" said Lucas doing the same