Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon! All Pokémon names and places belong to the creators of Pokémon (Game Freak, Nintendo, Creatures, etc.) This story is solely for entertainment purposes from a Pokémon fan. I'm only writing because I am a huge fan Pokémon since I was young.


Meanwhile, Annie and Cirie were setting up camp and waiting for Dillon to return. Fennekin, Makit, and Plusle were helping. Cirie was setting up her camping stove and was beginning to cook dinner.

"Wow Cirie, you have a lot of cooking supplies," said Annie.

Cirie said, "Yeah, I like to cook for myself on my 's an important skill in life. Do you like to cook Annie?"

"I do, especially baking macaroons Fennekin here loves to eat Spelon berry macaroons."

Annie takes out her macaroon box. There were Spelon berry macaroons she made in the Slateport City Pokémon Center.

"Here you Fennekin," said Annie. "Plusle and Makit, here's one for you too."

Plusle tried one and didn't really like the taste. Makit was fine with it.

"Plusle, I promise to find your favorite berry and make macaroons especially for you," said Annie.

Plusle cheered up.

"Hey, Annie, can you help me dice the veggies?" asked Cirie. "I think I'm going to make some stew for us tonight. I think the boys will be hungry for sure when they return."

"I know, right," said Annie.

"Fennekin, can you use a small ember for the stove, please?" asked Cirie.

Fennekin used a small ember attack to light up the stove. The two girls began cooking. Their Pokémon relaxed and played with each other nearby.

It was almost dark.

Cirie said, "Alright, the stew is almost finished."

Annie, Fennekin, Plusle, and Makit were drooling and hovering near the pot smelling the tasty aroma of the stew. Cirie nervously laughed.

"Ok, ok calm down now," said Cirie. "Let's set up a campfire and set up the dishes. Annie, can you and Makit collect some branches and rocks from nearby?"

"Ok," said Annie. "Let's go Makit!"

Cirie turned towards Fennekin and Plusle, "And can you two help me dig a fire pit?"

Fennekin, Plusle, and Cirie dug a fire pit. After Annie and Makit came back, Cirie started a campfire.

"I hope Dillon comes back soon," said Cirie.

The girls and their Pokémon sat around the fire, ate the stew, and drank tea Cirie made.

"Annie, I know Fennekin is pretty rare in the Hoenn Region. Where are you from?" asked Cirie.

Annie answered, "I'm from the Kalos Region."

"Wow, how is Kalos?" asked Cirie. "I never been there before."

Annie answered, "It's a really nice place. We have the Prism Tower in Lumiose City and Lumiose City itself has a lot of sights to see. There are many shops and restaurants. My mom always take me there where I was very young."

Annie started to cry.

"What's wrong?" questioned Cirie.

"Sorry," said Annie. "I started to think about my mother in Kalos."

Cirie puts down her plate and walked over to Annie. She gave her a hug.

"Don't worry," said Cirie. "Annie, I have a question. Why did you leave home and come all the way to the Hoenn Region in the first place?"

"To find my father," said Annie. Annie began to grow more emotional and began to breathe hard as well. Cirie pats her back to comfort her.

"Cirie, n-now, tha-that we ar-re traa-velling together, I'll te-tell you this," said Annie in an emotional state. "m-m-my fa-father le-left home eleven y-years ag-go and n-never returned."

Annie continue to sob harder and was having difficulty pronouncing the words.

"So-sorry, I...," said Annie.

"No that's ok," said Cirie. Cirie hugged Annie like a little sister. "If it is too difficult, then it's ok. I'm sorry to hear that and I'll promise to help you reunite with your father."

Cirie comforts Annie come more.

"If you need to cry it out to feel better, then do it," said Cirie.

Fennekin got onto Annie's lap and Plusle hugged her leg for support. After a while, Dillon returned. Annie and Cirie were finishing their meals.

"Hey everyone," said Dillon.

"Dillon, you're finally back," asked Annie.

Cirie added, "What took you so long?"

"I was just doing some training with my Tyrogue and Minun," said Dillon. "I smell something good."

"Why yes," said Cirie. "but it's not for your."

Dillon frowned a little.

"Just kidding," teased Cirie. "We saved some for the three of you."

"We actually saved a lot," added Annie. "You guys look like you eat a lot."

"Thanks guys," said Dillon.

The boys joined and chowed down on the stew.

After Dillon finished, Cirie dowsed out the fire. The crew pitched up their tents and rolled out their sleeping bags.

"Wow Annie," said Cirie. "You brought a tent on your journey. Can I share with you? I usually just lay out my sleeping bag."

Annie said excitedly, "Of course!"

Dillon sarcastically added, "Well I guess there's no room for me. I will sleep outside."

"We didn't ask you," said Cirie.

The two girls laughed.

"Very funny," said Dillon.

Before the girls slept, Cirie told Annie, "Annie, Thank you for telling me your story. I'm sure it took a some bravery to reveal that. But don't worry, we will help you find your father."

"Thank you, Cirie," said Annie, feeling a sisterly bond with her.

In the following morning, Cirie woke up early to cook to cook pancakes on her camping stove. Soon after, everyone else woke up and ate breakfast. Tyrogue was a fast eater compared to his trainer, who did not finish his breakfast as quickly. After he finished, Tyrogue finished and was eager to start training. Dillon took Tyrogue to do some one on one training. Annie and Cirie stayed behind at camp.

"See ya guys," said Dillon.

The girls waved goodbye and started to clean up the campsite. Annie washed the dishes while Cirie was packing up her stove

Cirie asked, "Annie, let's start washing the dishes. Can you and Makit go and find some water?"

Annie said, "Ok."

Cirie explained, "Well, I do know during Contests, coordinators start off their appeals with their Pokémon performing an act. What kind of act do have with Fennekin or Plusle?"

Meanwhile, Dillon and Tyrogue stumbled upon a small waterfall in the middle of the woods.

"Tyrogue, let's do some training under the waterfall," said Dillon. "Let's sit on that rock under the falls."

Dillon removed his shirt and sat under the falls with Tyrogue to do some meditation. Tyrogue could not sit still for long.

"Have patience bud," said Dillon. "Just free your thoughts and listen to your surrounding."

After training under the falls, Dillon had Tyrogue practice his arm moves again.

"Tyrogue, I see there are plenty of rocks nearby. Let's use them as our targets," said Dillon.

Tyrogue crossed his arms and launched at nearby rocks. His arms became stronger with each and every single hit.

Dillon also told Tyrogue to climb to the top of the falls and jump down head first at the rocks.

"Now I want you to climb to the top of the falls and leap down to the rock. I also want you to put your energy toward your forearms when you dive down," said Dillon. "Focus on your target and smash into it with your arms."

Tyrogue climbed up to the top of the waterfall and jumped down head first repeatedly. At first, he was able to create a small dent on the rock. After multiple trials, his arms shined and created a large dent on the rock. Dillon and Tyrogue were perplexed on what just happened. Dillon pulled out his Pokédex and saw that Tyrogue learned a new move.

"Tyrogue, that was a Brick Break attack," said Dillon happily.

Tyrogue saw a large smile across his trainer's face and was happy he was able to please his trainer.

"See, look what some simple training can do," said a cheerful Dillon. "Now let's see that Brick Break attack one more time."

Tyrogue's right arm shined and he smashed his hand on a large rock nearby breaking it in half.

Meanwhile back at camp, it was around noon. Annie and Cirie were just chilling around. Annie was asking Cirie about her travels.

Cirie said, "I didn't really heed to Nurse Joy's warning on Dark Cave and didn't bring a flashlight. It was pitched dark inside. Suddenly, I heard a sound that echoed through the walls of the cave. All of sudden, I started running. Oh, I also wet my pants. It was so embarrassing, but at least it was dark. I kept running and running not knowing what to expect. Expect the unexpected. Then..."

"Then?" said an interested and spooked Annie.

"... I stepped on something rugged. I didn't know what it was until a Graveler popped up in front of my face. I screamed for my life and ran in the opposite direction. I can hear it chasing me from behind. It was a good thing I had good endurance. I kept running until I couldn't hear any footsteps behind me anymore."

"How did you get out?" asked Annie.

Cirie explained, "Well, after that incident. I just kept walking and suddenly from under my feet, a Dugtrio popped out and carried me for some distance. When it stopped carrying me, I fell. All a sudden, I looked up and saw a small light source in the distance so I ran towards it. The light source was getting brighter and brighter and I soon knew that was an exit. So, that was my adventure in the Dark Cave."

"You had some scary adventures," said Annie.

"Yeah, but they were exhilarating and fun now I'm looking back," said Cirie. "Oh, let me tell you about the time DJ Mary interviewed me. It was so hilarious."

Meanwhile, Tyrogue was still training his newly learned Brick Break attack. Dillon also was training Minun on his speed and use his moves as a way to defend against opponents.

"Tyrogue, use Brick Break at Minun," said Dillon.

Tyrogue launched a Brick Break attack at his training partner.

Dillon commanded, "Minun, use Swift attack!"

Minun launched multiple stars at Tyrogue preventing Tyrogue from hitting.

"You guys are doing a good job attacking and dodging the other's moves," said Dillon. "Now I want you to practice dodging and also be agile enough to attack. Minun use Swift Attack while Tyrogue comes in with a Brick Break. Then, Tyrogue, you dodge Minun's attack and the leap behind and attack."

Minun and Tyrogue played out Dillon's training scenario. Tyrogue wasn't fast enough to dodge for the first few times, but continued to practice. After Tyrogue got it down, Dillon swapped their roles.

"Now I want Tyrogue to launch forward with a brick break," said Dillon. "Minun, you dodge it and use a spark attack."

After a few more practicing, Dillon told his Pokémon to go head on towards each other.

"Tyrogue, I want you to use Brick Break and Minun, I want you to intercept with Thunder Punch," said Dillon.

Both Pokémon intercepted their attacks and tried to push the other down. The three of them continued to practice throughout the day.

After a long day of training, it was getting dark. The crew decided to set up camp again and ate hot dogs for dinner. The scent of the hot dogs wafted throughout the grass and attracted an unwanted customer. All of a sudden, there was a hissing sound.

"What was that?" said a spooked Annie.

Dillon replied, "I bet you that's the Seviper. It's still around watching us. Tyrogue, ready to confront our foe?"

Tyrogue got up from his plate and was ready. Tyrogue heard another hiss coming from his right and glanced in that direction.

"You think it's there," said Dillon.

Tyrogue nodded and waited. Suddenly, Seviper launched out of the bushes appearing ready for battle.

"It's that Seviper from before," shrieked Annie

"Tyrogue, we'll show that Seviper what we learned," said Dillon.

This time, Seviper launched the first attack. Seviper lunged toward Tyrogue showing its fangs attempting to use a Bite attack.

"Dodge it," said Dillon.

Tyrogue was able to avoid the bite attack by jumping into the air.

"Now, use Brick Break," said Dillon.

Tyrogue jumped down head first with his hands in front. His right arm shined brightly and exuded concentrated energy. He smashed onto Seviper's head causing damage.

"Wow, that Brick Break was sure powerful," said Cirie.

But Seviper was not down yet. Its tail shined purple and swung towards Tyrogue preparing to launch a Poison Tail attack.

"Dodge," commanded Dillon.

"Wow, Tyrogue is more agile now," said Cirie.

Tyrogue was able to dodge the attack, and Seviper became frustrated.

"Now leap into the air and use a Low Kick," said Dillon.

Tyrogue leaped into the air and dove foot first at Seviper. Tyrogue landed the attack on his head again causing him to fall to the ground.

"Now, finish with a Tackle," said Dillon eagerly.

Tyrogue slammed into Seviper, causing it to slump over in pain. Dillon threw out a Pokéball at Seviper, and it went inside. The Pokéball flashed red and moved around a bit. After a while, the red light disappeared.

"Yes, I caught a Seviper!" said Dillon.

Annie said, "Congratulations Dillon!"

"Thanks Annie," said Dillon happilly.

"Looks like you have a strong additional team member," said Cirie.

Dillon let out Seviper.

"Seviper, from now on you will be part of our team," said Dillon.

When Seviper saw Tyrogue, he snarled at him. Tyrogue didn't back down and the two stared at each other like they are preparing to battle. Dillon stepped in between them to stop the fight.

Dillon said, "Look we are now a team and we must learn to work together."

Tyrogue and Seviper turned their heads the other way at the same time.

"Looks like there's some sort of rivalry between the two," said Annie.

Cirie added, "You sure got a handful on your plate now."

"Yeah, what am I going to do with you two. You two just need to learn how to get along," said Dillon.

After Dillon caught Seviper, the trio decided to call it night and prepare to sleep. Meanwhile, in a field far away, Randy was sitting by the fire and pondered.

"How could I have lost to him? I came back to the Hoenn Region hoping that I have made some progress, but it seems like there is always someone a step forward. But just you wait, I will show my true potential. He hasn't seen my true team yet. It was just a test that day. I will not lose to that kid again."


That's the end of Chapter 5, folks. What did you think of Dillon's new catch? and how will the rivalry between Randy and Dillon play out?

Thank you so much for reading my stories if you finished up to this point! :D I really appreciate it!

Dillon's Team:

Tyrogue: Lonely Nature; Ability-Guts; Moves: Tackle, Brick Break, Low Kick, and Low Sweep.

Minun: Bold Nature; Ability-Minus; Moves: Spark, Helping Hand, Quick Attack, Thunder Punch, and Swift

Seviper: Hasty Nature; Ability-Shed Skin; Moves: Poison Tail, Bite, and Wrap

Annie's Team:

Fennekin: Ability-Blaze; Moves: Ember

Plusle: Jolly Nature; Ability-Plus; Moves: Will be revealed due time

Cirie's Team:

Makit/Makuhita: Brave Nature; Ability-Thick Fat; Moves: Seismic Toss, Arm Thrust, and Bulk Up.