Brendan and May finally made it to Dewford Town. It was a rather small island complete with a few houses, a dock, a Gym and a Pokémon Center. It was around mid-afternoon.

"Here ya are you two. Dewford Town! If ye be lookin' for a good place to surf, this be the place," Mr. Briney laughed.

"We will certainly keep that in mind," Brendan replied, heading towards the Pokémon Center so he could fix up his team and possibly change.

"I'll be resting in the boat if ya need me," Mr. Briney called out.

"Okay, thank you Mr. Briney!" May called back, briskly moving to catch up to Brendan.

The duo entered the Pokémon Center and glanced around. Several trainers were gathered around. A few were in swimwear like Brendan and May, and others were in normal clothes. One of them seemed to recognize Brendan.

"Brendan?" A tall, black haired boy said as he saw Brendan and May walk through the door.

"Tim? Dude! What's up!?" Brendan exclaimed.

"Wasn't expecting to see you out here man. Lucia said she saw you the other day. That's cool," Tim grinned.

"Yeah, we talked. She mentioned you...among other things too," Brendan stated, scratching the back of his head.

"Ah, you heard about that huh?" Tim sounded proud and embarrassed.

"Oh! By the way, this is my friend, May Maple. May, meet Tim, another friend of mine."

"Wait. Maple? As in Norman Maple? I had no clue he had a daughter. Then again, all I ever saw was Norman in Petalburg when I moved there," Tim said with a slight laugh.

"Yeah, my mom and I just moved back so we could be closer to dad. Now mom can actually spend some time with him," May muttered.

"Cool, cool. So Brendan, Lucia tells me you're taking the League Challenge. Right on! Me too. Already got myself three badges. Gotta warn you though, Wattson is rough. I had a hard time with that fight," Tim laughed.

"If you already beat Wattson, what the hell are you doing out here?" Brendan asked curiously.

"Brendan, you know as well as I do that this is the best spot to catch waves. No worries though, I plan on heading out tomorrow. Gotta train hard if I plan to win my next badge," Tim grinned.

"I here ya. May and I just got our first. I need to patch up my team before I challenge the gym," Brendan said with a confident look.

"Hey, maybe we can go down and I can cheer you guys on?" Tim suggested.

"That sounds wonderful. I would appreciate it very much Tim," May said with a smile.

"Not a problem! Just let me know when you're heading over," said Tim.

Professor Birch was sitting at the table with his wife drinking a cup of coffee, when the video phone rang. He stood up and pressed the button on the monitor against the wall and the screen opened.

"Hey dad," Brendan said with a wave.

"Brendan my boy! Where are you?" He asked.

"I'm in Dewford. May is here too, and guess who we ran into," Brendan chuckled.

"Who?" Mr. Birch wondered.

"Tim! He's out here right now taking a break. He's gonna come watch my gym battle," Brendan replied with a chuckle.

"Tim?" Came the voice of Mrs. Birch as she heard her son's voice.

"Hi mom!" Brendan waved.

"Hey sweetie! I heard you're in Dewford Town. Gonna take the gym challenge there?" She queried.

"Yep! May and I beat Roxanne and have a Stone Badge now. We're aiming for the Knuckle Badge next. In a while we are gonna head over there," Brendan informed his parents.

"Sounds like you two are having fun. Tell Tim I said hello and to behave himself. Lucia is a good woman so he'd better not mess up," she said sweetly, though Brendan could hear the iron in her voice.

"Don't worry about that mom. He's not like that. Besides, Lucia keeps him in line," Brendan snickered.

"You mean like I do with your father?" She teased, causing Mr. Birch to sweat-drop.

"Yeah, something like that," Brendan laughed. "Oh! I caught two new Pokémon so far!"

"Oooo! Do tell son," his mom exclaimed excitedly.

"Okay, first, Dad, remember that Poochyena I was talking about that Treecko and I battled a few times?" Brendan asked.

"You caught it!?" The Professor blurted out.

"Yep! He helped me in my gym match. He's awesome. Oh and he also helped me catch my latest Pokémon. Brace yourselves because this was mind blowing," Brendan began.

"We're listening," his parents replied.

Brendan proceeded to tell them the story of how he caught Skarmory while on his way to Dewford. By the end of it, his parents were filled with pride for their son.

"That's amazing! Skarmory are so rare to see. Well done son!" Mr. Birch commended.

"Thanks dad!" Brendan replied.

"I'm so proud of you honey! Keep it up. I know you'll do your best," Mrs. Birch excitedly expressed.

"Thanks mom. I'll do my best to keep making you and dad proud."

"We know you will son," Mr. Birch replied with a grin.

"Well, it was nice talking to you son, but I need to fix supper. It takes hours for the roast to cook just right and I don't want it to burn. I love you Brendan. Please be careful, you mean the world to me and your father, okay?" She beamed.

"I'll be fine mom. I'll call you guys tomorrow okay?" Brendan responded cheerfully.

"And we will be waiting for it," his mother stated.

"Goodbye son!" His parents said in unison.

"Bye!" Brendan replied as he ended the call.

As he did, the nurse paged him. "Brendan? Your Pokémon are ready," she gave him a winning smile.

"Awesome, thanks!" Brendan responded, taking back his team.

He turned and made his way back to his friends who were waiting for him.

"So where'd you go?" May asked, wondering what happened.

"Just went to call my family. They say hi, by the way," Brendan informed.

"Sweet, tell them I say hello too, when you get the chance," Tim replied.

Brendan nodded. "So, I guess we should get down to the gym huh? Unless...May? Should we go look for Steven? He's bound to be around here right?"

"Hmmm...that is a matter of importance. We can always do the gym tomorrow," May suggested.

"You're right. Why don't we go look for Steven and give him the letter," Brendan agreed.

"Steven Stone? I know where he went. I saw him about an hour before you got here. He and Brawly were talking and then Steven went into the cave back there. Why don't we all go? After that we can check into our rooms," Tim added.

"Sounds like a solid plan to me," Brendan replied in agreement.

With that, May and Brendan found a place to change and headed out.

Granite Cave was rather cool inside due to the moisture. It was a place for Pokémon that preferred that particular environment. Within its chambers deep, stood a tall man with light, steel blue, well kept hair. He wore a clean looking suit with a red tie. He stood before several different markings on the walls. The wall carvings portrayed a massive and powerful, creature of the deep. Storms raged around it and chaos seemed to be everywhere.

In the same image, a fierce beast of the land was depicted. The suns rays seemed to engulf everything and land and sea clashed. It was a terrifying sight.

"So...this was their power in their Primal state. What a horrific scene. Such chaos..." The man said as he observed it more.

As he analyzed the scene, he heard footsteps echoing down the path. Voices could be heard as well.

"I think we're getting close. There's another room up here. Maybe he's in there!" May said quietly.

"Probably. At least I hope so. It's vetting pretty late and there's not much light in here as is," Brendan said as he continued walking towards the entrance of the next room.

The trio entered a surprisingly well lit room and found the man standing there.

"Ah! There you are Steven," Brendan said, making his way to Steven and pulling out the letter.

"Oh, Brendan. Good to see you again. It's been a while," Steven disclosed.

"No kidding. Your father wanted me to give you this. It's a letter from him," Brendan uttered.

Steven took the letter and smiled, placing it in his jacket pocket. "Thanks, that was thoughtful of him. I will read it later when I have the chance."

"My Arceus, I didn't think I'd be meeting with the Champion this soon," May declared.

"Me either," Tim echoed.

Steven raised a brow at Brendan. "Oh! This is Norman's daughter; May. And this is my other friend; Tim."

"Pleasure to meet you both," Steven said with a smile. "So, why don't you three take a look at something while you are here?"

Steven gestured to the picture on the wall. Brendan and his friends glanced up in awe of the carvings.

"What on earth are they?" Tim asked aloud.

"Those are the Primal forms of Kyogre and Groudon. They used to have those forms thousands of years ago, but they have been dormant as of late. What you see here is a terrifying scene. The power these Pokémon possess is destructive and chaotic. However, not all Pokémon are this way. I am certain that you three know this already," said the Champion as he looked between the three.

"Indeed we do," Brendan replied confidently.

"Good to know that concept isn't lost on any of you. Now, what do you say we get out of here. I'm sure you are exhausted by now," Steven suggested.

"I agree. It was a long trip over," May concurred.

The four of them turned away from the carving and proceeded to exit the cave. After making it out, Steven and the group would part ways. Steven flying off on his own Skarmory.

There it is! The last chapter for today! I hope you all are enjoying it so far. Please let me know in the comments! Don't forget to vote as well!