Aqua: Hi Everybody!

Meadow: We hope you enjoy this chapter! It also reveals the name of the region we are living in, even though it's a pretty sucky name.

Waterfall and Booster: WE'RE IN THIS CHAPTER!

Solar: But not me!

Aqua: Quit your whining.

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon, duh.

Water and Lightning

Chapter 9

After a whole lot of packing, shopping and stuff, we finally finished and gathered at the base at…Sundown.

"Alright everybody, have you finished packing?" Gem asked. We all nodded.

"Everything, I even covered TMs!" Bolt said happily.

"Are you sure you want to bring TMs?" I asked.

He looked at me annoyed. "This is the tenth time you asked me that. Yes, I do want to bring TMs, and nothing you say will ever change that!"

"I'm sure Meadow just wants to make sure you are certain." Flame said.

"This is the tenth time!"

"Anyway," Ray said, interrupting. "I'm pretty sure we all packed what we wanted. Now Gem, please start the meeting."

Gem nodded. "Of course." She laid down the map of this region, Spirit region. It's not very big so every city and town is noted on the map. She gestured to Explorer Island, a small island to the east of the main island, Paradise Island. "We are in Star Village." She gestured to a small star mark on the map. "And we have to get to Southern Waterfalls. Which is pretty far South in Paradise."

"Gem, I know we have to get there quickly, but how?" Soar asked. "I mean, I can fly but the rest of us…"

"Don't worry. Dusk, care to explain?"

"No problem." Dusk spoke. "Gem knew we had to get there quickly so she asked a couple of Lapras' that usually came to the Beach of Explore Island to migrate. Luckily, it is migrating season of Lapras. We each ride on a Lapras but since that there is only seven of them and eight of us, two will have to share…"

"Oh!" Bolt perked up. "Meadow and I could."

"Sure about that? Meadow?" Dusk looked at me.

I shrugged. "Why not?"

"Okay, then."

"Now continuing," Gem said. "The Lapras' will have to bring us to Eastern Caves. We will rest up there briefly and start our trip Southwest. We will stop at a couple of towns for rest but please try to rest quickly so we can get to Southern Waterfalls as soon as possible. But doing so, it'll take maybe three or four days."

"WHAT?" Bolt yelled. "THAT'S TOO LONG! I DOUBT WE'LL EVEN MAKE IT!"

"Bolt," Gem spoke calmly. "Don't worry. The murders probably will take a while getting there. Because I have a lot of friends over the region, our trip is a lot easier than it should be. So calm down."

"Oh." Bolt calmed down and sighed in relief.

"As expected Gem, always thinking of everything, that's our leader." Jewel Praised.

"Well," Gem smiled secretly at Dusk. "I had a lot of help from someone."


We made it down to the beach and entered a cove that was hidden by all the plants and trees. Seven Lapras were waiting there. But there was an unusual Lapras.

Instead of the usual blue and cream color, it was purple, shining purple and light pink. Its shell was a little bigger than the others and shinier. She spotted us and waved over. We walked over to her.

"Howdy' Gem, Dusk, Team! How're ya 'll doing?" A Lapras asked in a Southern accent.

"Just fine Ice. How are you doing?"

"Just fine."

"Hey," Bolt noticed. "You're from the North right? Then why do you have a Southern accent?"

"Oh, not many people notice it. But yeah," Ice smiled. "I was born in South and moved to the North. Mighty fine place I say. I also like the way Southern Pokémon speak. I guess that's why I couldn't get rid of it even after I moved to the North. "

"Oh." Bolt nodded.

"So anyway, I heard from Gem here that you two are also from the South."

"We are. Just no accent." I told Ice.

"Aww. I was hopin for someone else that had an accent like me."

"Really? Why don't I try?" Bolt suggested. He then stood on two legs and mimicked a cowboy. "Howdy' Partner!"

I laughed so did the team and Ice. "Well, I don't know about cowboys and all but I sure know you can fake the accent pretty good Partner." Ice winked.

"Anyway, Ice." Dusk spoke. "Can we get going? We're prepared."

"Course ya'll can! Just let me get my partners…" Ice turned and saw that everyone was wandering around the cove. "Hey ya'll! Get back here! We're goin to have to go to Eastern Caves for our pals here!"

Little by little, all the Lapras' came back. We each got on one and Bolt and I got on Ice. Ice winked at us and said,

"Get ready you two. Hang on tight, cause the waves here are quite bumpy and not as smooth as it will be later." We nodded.

Ice faced the others. "Ya'll ready!" She shouted.

A chorus' of "Yeah' and 'Yes!' rang out. Ice smiled.

"Alright ya'll let's get this show on the road!" And we departed. I looked back at Explorer Island one more time with Bolt as it faded into tiny spots in the sunset.

There was a silence as we stared at the sunset. Then Ice spoke up,

"How come you two are so quiet back there? Every single Pokémon I've carried always started talking so fast I didn't even understand what language they were talking in."

I sighed. "Just… Knowing your home will be destroyed if we don't make it in time; it's kind of hard to start talking so bright and cheerfully."

"What?" Bolt asked, confused. "Gem said that we will-"

"I know Bolt." I sighed. "But what if we don't make it? What if we got caught up and our roles get reversed between the murderers and us, huh? What if someone…Dies… Like on May…21st…" I looked down.

There was a long silence. I looked up slightly to see Bolt but his eyes were shadowed. He then roughly bumped me on the shoulders.

"Who…Who ARE you?" His voice trembled. "The Meadow I know…Wouldn't say things like that. The Meadow I know would believe there was a chance of saving our home. The Meadow I know… WOULD NEVER BELIEVE THAT SOMEONE WILL BE LOST LIKE LAST TIME!"

His eyes showed disappointment but fear, anger and sadness too. I just stared at him, trying to process everything. There was another silence till Ice spoke up.

"Umm… Pardon me but what happened to you two on May 21st?" She asked. "I mean, if you want to talk about it." She added quickly. "I don't want to make you two feel bad."

"On May 21st," We started. "Is when we both learned what it feels like to lose some Pokémon who's precious to you."

Flashback

"Come on Blazer! Stop being a slowpoke!" Bolt teased.

"I'm not! It's just you who's too hyped up on electricity to go slower!" A male Eevee yelled.

"Am not!"

"Am too!"

"Am not!"

"Am too!"

"AM NOT!"

"AM TOO!"

"SHUT YOUR MOUTH, BOTH OF YOU!" A female Eevee screamed.

"Nea, calm down." Another female Eevee said.

"Yeah sis. Don't want you blowing your top off." A male Eevee said.

"Sorry Neo." Nea sighed as her twin brother calmed her down.

"Really Nea? Again?" A male Eevee asked. Nea rolled her eyes.

"Ah whatever Frost."

"Well, that was eventful." A female Eevee giggled. I rolled my eyes.

"It's just Bolt and Blazer Vapor."

"I know…"

"Stop drooling at Blazer."

"Am not."

"Am too."

"Am not."

"Am too."

"AM NO- You know what, just forget it. Denying will make you more persistent Meadow."

"That's what I'm talking about." I grinned.

"Oh, Vapor's drooling at Blazer again?" Nea asked.

"Mhm." I nodded.

"Hey!"

"So are you drooling at Bolt?"

"…Nea…"

"Um…" She gulped and ran with me high on her trail. "GET BACK HERE!"

Flashback End

"So you were best friends with other five Eevee pals named, Blazer, Nea, Neo, Frost and Vapor?" Ice asked. We nodded.

"Yup."

"So, since I'm tired," Bolt yawned. "Can we continue what happened on May 21st next time?"

"Sure. Anyway, I'm not in a rush."

"Gotcha. Now, good Zzz…"

Ice and I sweatdroped. He was asleep already. He was snoring peacefully. I stared before Ice grinned.

"So… A crush on our little Bolt huh?"

"ICE!" I growled.

He laughed. "No worries girl. A secret's a secret." She winked. "How come you've never showed anything then hm?"

I sighed, giving up. "Because he's too darn dense to figure out. Even in the flashback, did you see how he reacted? Nothing at all."

"I understand ya."

And we talked the whole night with Bolt snoring away. But I can't help but think of what he meant when he said that this wasn't me.


"So this is goodbye huh?" Ice said.

We finally reached Eastern Caves at Dawn when we traveled in the night. All of us were at the shore, saying goodbye to Ice.

"Well, sorry we couldn't finish our story." Bolt said.

"Naww, its fine. After all we might meet again someday and you can finish it then." Ice told him.

Gem stepped up and bowed. "Thank you very much my Lapras friends. We will remember the huge favor you did for us."

The others smiled and replied, "No problem." "It was fun!" and other replies.

Then as the Lapras' set off, Ice turned back and winked.

"See ya'll again someday partners!"

"See ya Ice!" We all called.

Then we watched till they disappeared from sight. Gem turned to us.

"Now let's get a move on."

We started to go into the forest behind the shore. The forest was dark and gloomy. Many tall trees leaned over us, seeming to whisper as we walked through. An eerie wind blew past, making the trees sway ominously. Bolt gulped.

"This is creepy you guys…"

"Don't worry Bolt." Flame said. "It's just the way this place goes. The name…Uh, Ray, what was the name of this place again?"

"Ominous Forest." He replied.

"… You know that doesn't make me feel any better." Bolt shivered. I stared at the trees. Even though I like nature places, this place was just too creepy for my tastes. Then I saw a flash of red and blue. I jumped back startled.

"What was that?"

"What's wrong Meadow?" Dusk asked.

"I saw something red and blue flash by..." Then it came again. "There it is again!"

"Huh? What? Where?" Bolt looked around and tripped on a tree root. "Woah!" He stumbled around and fell into a bush.

"Bolt, you okay?" I asked, making my way over to him. But he wasn't moving at all. "Bolt?" I poked him. Then there was a shock wave over his body and he screamed.

"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!"

But there was another voice too.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!"

He jumped out quickly and sped behind me. Then another figure popped out. He had reddish-orange fur with a yellow huge bushy tail, fluffy collar and a tuft of fur on his head. He was a Flareon. Bolt and the Flareon stared at each other before screaming again. But there was a flash of blue and it hit the Flareon on the head.

"Ow! Sis that hurt!" He whined.

"That was for almost blowing my eardrums off!" A familiar voice yelled. There was another Pokémon in the bushes. Out came out a figure that was light blue with a white ruff around her neck behind her head. Her ears were cream colored made out of webbing, a blue fin on her head and blue ridges that ran down the length of her spine and on to her tail-fin, she was a Vaporeon. She then noticed us.

We just stared at each other until something in my head clicked. Familiar voices…Siblings…

Then we all gasped.

"Waterfall?"

"Meadow?"

"Booster?"

"Bolt?"

Aqua: I told you Waterfall and Booster would be here in this chapter! The next chapter you will see more of Waterfall and Booster's Personality. Sadly, nothing about Meadow's and Bolt's past yet though. Anyway Please…

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