Pokemon Quest Installment 9 is out.

As you can see, that did not end with an exclamation point. This is because *I fucked something up.* For those of you that have been wondering why Zane traveled all the way to Lanette's house for a starter and didn't have her delivered, there is a reason. I mixed up Fallabor and Lavaridge town on the map. D:

Don't worry, I won't rage quit the story. But now, I think that Zane and Katarina are going to have a journey climbing Mount Chimney and going down the other side to get to Fallabor.

OR...

We could redesign the Hoenn Map? No, what am I thinking. They'll just have to climb Mt. Chimney. A bunch. So here's the story.


Katarina walked up to the western edges of Lavaridge town with Zane behind her. She looked up at Mount Chimney, the massive mountain separating her from a starter. This was the most direct way, and she hated detours. Never mind that it was considered unscalable. She wanted a Treecko soon, so she would get one soon.

Zane usually walked all the way around the mountain to reach Fallabor Town, creeping along the edges of tall grass the first time to avoid being attacked. The second time, he just ran. The wild Pokemon saw the desperation in his eyes and they let him pass. He couldn't try to climb Mt. Chimney with an injured Pokemon in his arms.

"Are you sure we can do this, Kat?" Zane asked his companion. "People say it's unscalable. And Sol still doesn't feel confident walking."

"Then keep her in the Pokeball!" Kat groaned in exasperation. "She doesn't HAVE to walk with you."

"But she doesn't like it!" Zane cried.

"Well that's too bad, because we're climbing it."

Zane grunted and began to grasp the nooks and crannies in the cliff face. He pulled himself up along the vertical slope and grabbed for another handhold. He just hoped he wouldn't encounter any wild Pokemon like this.

"Gon!" A shrill cry rang through the air, making Zane look over to his left. A blue head with savage eyes was glaring at him from a cave.

"Mother of Arceus!" Zane shouted. "Really?"

"What?" Katarina called up to him. "What is it?"

"It's a Bagon!" He called down. "I think I'm gonna try to catch it! I think Sol could use the experience for battle."

Zane climbed along the edge of the cliff. He hugged it closely, knowing a fall from here would mean for sure a broken ankle or worse. As he neared the cave, he realized he would have to make sure that each step he took was sure, precise, and stable.

Finally Zane reached the cave. He climbed over the edge of the entrance and saw a pair of Bagon glaring at him. Apparently, the two were mates, so he would have to catch both, or leave them be. Zane had found the Male glaring at him.

"Gon!" The Male Bagon cried as he rocketed his head towards Zane.

"Shit!" Zane shouted, throwing a Pokéball at him. Bagon was absorbed into it, and the Pokéball returned to Zane's hand. He threw it back toward the other Bagon.

"Bagon!" A deeper voice roared as the Bagon broke out. There was another Bagon somewhere in the cave. At its call, the others ran back, deeper into the cave.

Katarina climbed over the edge of the cave, calling for Zane to help her up.

Zane grabbed her hand and dragged her to her feet, and told her about the pair of Bagon. He proceeded to go on about the deeper voiced Bagon and how he assumed that there was another Bagon somewhere in the caves. Katarina looked frightened.

"Zane, it's dark and creepy in here, and there are probably tons of Zubat in here!" She pleaded with him. "Lets just go. Please?"

"I'll hold your hand," he replied, laughing. "But I'm NOT giving up a chance to get a Bagon. Salamence are really strong!"

"Okay..." She groaned. "But I think you will have to hold my hand... I'm scared."

"Nothing's gonna happen, Kat," Zane chuckled. "I promise." He punched her on the arm gently, teasing her, and walked into the cave with Katarina at his side.


And there's installment 9! I hope you liked it, this is by far the most thought and work I've put into a chapter yet! Installment 10 is gonna be a real treat, so I hope that you really like it! I've decided I like Amber as Torchic's name, so next chapter she will be named Amber.

Thank you so much for reading this, guys. It means a ton, and I love the interaction this story brings with you guys. Keep up the good work!

-Count Blaziken III