Chapter 8: Titan's Cove
After losing at the first round of a tournament, Cam had made up his mind. He would move east, to Storm's Peak, and capture an Electric type. But first, he needed to get his parents to agree.
His father was all for it. He wanted Cam to catch an Electric type. Besides, it could help with the electricity, so the bill would not be as big.
His mother was half-and-half. She liked the idea of saving electricity, but it would mean another mouth to feed. Feathi and Flarkit didn't eat much, but Caisei consumed a lot.
But after hours of debating about Lizai, Electrikes, and other such Pokemon, he was allowed to catch one electric type, and two other Pokemon. It was a fair deal.
The next day, Cam and his father left Pearl once more, and went to Titan's Cove, which was on the way to Storm's Peak.
Titan's Cove was eastwards away from Pearl, but was popular for moderate-leveled trainers. It was also the perfect place to challenge the waves.
The first thing Cam found was a Horsea. The small Pokemon was easy to defeat. But Cam needed something stronger.
He found a Tridel. The small, Sea Snake Pokemon swam across. He was about to battle it to catch it when another trainer stepped in, and captured it himself.
"Oi! Didn't you see me here first?"
"No. I have no need to see inferior trainers like you."
"Then I'll battle you! The winner gets to keep the Tridel!"
"Like I'd lose to a weakling like you."
"Let's go, Caisei!"
"Charmeleon, let's go."
Caisei tried to dodge Charmeleon's fire attacks, but a Fire Blast hit it head on.
"Weak… Charmeleon, return."
"Fine then… Caisei, you did okay."
But there was a hint of disappointment in his voice. He walked away, upset.
Cam's father, who had been watching the battle, walked up to the strong trainer.
"I'm annoyed with you. He saw it first, and you barged in."
The trainer did not flinch at all.
"Who do you think you are, Dennis?"
…
Cam trudged off. In the distance, he could hear murmurs.
"Is it safe here?"
"Trust me. The Sapphire Egg is good as safe. Safe as a house."
"You mean safe as houses."
"Ah, who cares? Let's just go and leave it here."
Cam could hear footsteps. He hid behind a large rock, and watched two men walk out of a cave. One of the men sent out a Lapras, and the two men left. As soon as they had gone, Cam stepped inside.
…
"Ahh, Mike. You knew it was me, didn't you?"
Cam's father, Mike, nodded. "I knew it was you from the start."
"But you didn't stop me?"
"Why should I?"
"Because I captured a rare Pokemon that could have been your son's?"
Mike nodded again. "Point taken."
…
Cam looked around. In a corner of the cave, a sapphire stone lay. He picked it up, not knowing what it was.
…
"So I just give Cam the Tridel?"
"Yes."
"Fine. I will. I already have a Kingdra, anyway."
"Thanks Dennis!"
"No problem. Now, where IS that boy?"
…
Cam started to run. Those two men had looked like thugs, and the purple 'M' on their shirts didn't look nice, especially in the way that it replaced a pupil of a beady eye on their clothing. Cam had heard his share of rumors about the elusive 'Team Mind", but up till now, they were nothing more than urban legend.
With the Sapphire Egg put in his backpack, he ran until he bumped into his father, Mike, and Dennis.
…
"Hi, kid." Said Dennis.
"Cam, this is my brother, Dennis. Dennis, Cam. Cam, you will be pleased to hear, that Dennis is letting you keep Tridel."
"Wow, thanks!"
"You deserve it."
"Dennis will also be traveling with us for a while, before he has to go back to Jade Town."
"Okay!"
So the three people left Titan's Cove, and continued on with their journey, to Storm's Peak.
TO BE CONTINUED…
New Pokemon: Tridel
Type: Water
Resembles: A small sea snake
Coloring: Dark Blue on the head and most of the body. Light Blue everywhere else.
Ability: Shed Skin
Attacks: Bite, Tackle, Bubble, Leer
Evolution: Tripent at level 30
Pokedex: Tridel is mild and quiet. The most unusual thing about Tridel, is that it can change it's blood temperature by will, making it astounding just because of that.
