Time for the next chapter! Sorry it's a little late. I've been busy with other things and didn't have much time to write it out. It's shorter than the previous two, but not too short. R&R.
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon or its characters (but I wish I did).
Chapter 9-The Path to Mt. MoonMay and Drew awoke early the next day, ate a hurried breakfast, and started packing up right away. May folded freshly washed laundry and Drew gathered all of their bathroom items. After triple checking every inch of the room, May and Drew carried their bags out of the room and headed towards the front desk. Drew held May's bags for her while she went up to Nurse Joy's desk.
"Hi Nurse Joy! I need me and Drew's Pokemon back and I'm returning the room key," May explained brightly, a big smile on her face.
"Here you go," Nurse Joy said, handing May the tray of Poke balls. "And thanks for the key. Hope you enjoyed your stay!"
"We did!" May replied enthusiastically. "Thank you. Have a nice day!"
"You too!" Nurse Joy said brightly.
May walked over and she and Drew equipped their Poke balls back on their belts. May grabbed her bags and she and Drew exited the Poke Center. The sky was light, but the sun wasn't really up yet. There were hardly any clouds and there was a cool breeze blowing.
"Good traveling conditions," Drew pointed out.
"It's gonna be a beautiful day," May said happily.
"Why are you so chipper?" Drew asked.
"I'm not chipper," May said defensively "I'm just happy. What's wrong with being happy?"
"Nothing!" Drew replied hastily. "Come on, let's go see Brock."
They headed towards the gym, this time without the map. They knew how to get there now. Even though it was early, there were still people up and about. When they arrived at the gym, some of Brock's younger siblings were lounging around outside and inside. May and Drew placed their bags down inside and started looking for Brock. May found him in the kitchen.
"You guys leaving?" Brock asked, stirring something in a large tin pot.
"Yeah. We figured an early start would be best," May said. "Sorry we couldn't totally catch up."
"It's ok. We'll meet again soon enough," Brock said. "Stay safe and have a great trip." He hugged May, then turned to Drew. "Take care of her."
"Will do," Drew replied, shaking Brock's hand.
"Take this," Brock said, thrusting a package in his hand.
"What is it?" Drew asked curiously.
"A map of Mt. Moon, showing the quickest way in and out," Brock explained. "My father wrote it three years ago."
"Thanks," Drew said.
"Stay safe," Brock said. "And good luck on your journey."
"Good luck to you on making this entire city stone," Drew said. "Bye."
"Bye," Brock said.
May and Drew grabbed their bags, said goodbye to Brock's siblings, and headed towards the exit. Drew was using the map to find their way out of the city form the gym. May put the package in her pocket and hummed to herself while they walked. The sun was finally starting to rise by the time they had gotten out of the city. May could tell that it was going to be a beautiful day, just as she thought.
They walked in silence for three hours, enjoying the quiet and peaceful scenery. A small flock of Pidgey flew past them and they saw a cluster of Spearow sleeping under a tree. But they didn't see any Pokemon they might want. May was on the hunt for a Jigglypuff and Drew was searching for a Nidoran. He didn't care which gender, so long as he had one. Of course, he wanted a male Nidoran, since it would evolve into a very powerful Pokemon, but he wouldn't mind a female.
They stopped for lunch about half a mile away from Mt. Moon. They were watching other people passing and battling, but tried to eat quickly. They were hoping for an early arrival into Cerulean City. May was just finishing her last sandwich when she spotted a Jigglypuff floating past the trees in front of them. She hopped up and her hand flew to her belt.
"It's gonna be mine," May said happily. "Go, Skitty!" The ball popped open and Skitty appeared. "Use Doubleslap on that Jigglypuff!"
Skitty dashed towards the Jigglypuff, jumped up, and repeatedly hit it with its tail. Jigglypuff floated down. It turned to Skitty and used Pound.
"Use Assist!" May exclaimed.
Skitty used Assist, which caused it to perform Fire Spin, Blaziken's attack. The flames circled around Jigglypuff and attacked vigorously. Jigglypuff swayed slightly.
"Go Poke ball!" May shouted. She tossed the ball at Jigglypuff and a red light pulled it inside. "Come on," she muttered, watching the ball shake violently. It finally stopped and the red light on the ball went out. "Yes!" she shouted. "I caught it!"
"Nice," Drew said. "Jigglypuff is fairly cute, but it's more of a contest Pokemon than a battling one."
"Oh Drew, I believe that all Pokemon can be both battlers and contesters," May said.
"Well of course that's true," Drew admitted. "But some are just better for contests than others. Jigglypuff is cute, which works for appeals. But it has a weak defense, which will hurt you in battling."
"That's what training is for," May said dismissively.
Drew sighed and shook his head. She never wanted to listen. He knew exactly what he was talking about, so why wouldn't she listen? But he decided to let it go. They continued on towards Mt. Moon, walking a little quicker than before. The battle lost them a few minutes. They were very quiet now, but nothing else was, because lots of people were in the area battling. Someone ran up to them.
"The name's Mike. Let's battle," the kid that ran up to them said, pointing at Drew.
"I don't think so," Drew replied, flicking his hair.
"Why not? Too scared?" Mike asked, sneering at Drew. "Fine. You battle me," he said turning to May.
"No," Drew said, stepping in front of May. "I'll battle instead."
"Protecting her? How sweet," Mike said sarcastically. "But that works."
"What are the terms?" Drew asked.
"One on one battle, no time limit. Field is only the surrounding trees. Go any further and I automatically win," Mike replied shortly. "You go first."
"Ok. Go, Flygon!" Drew exclaimed.
"Flygon?" Mike repeated, slightly dazed. He shook his head. "Go, Vaporeon!"
"Vaporeon, eh? Not too difficult. Flygon, use Sandstorm!" Drew said.
"Vaporeon, use Aurora Beam!" Mike yelled.
Flygon started a large sand tornado. Vaporeon shot out a rainbow beam from its mouth. The sand tornado hit Vaporeon as the beam traveled through it. But Flygon had flown up high enough to avoid the attack. Mike growled.
"I didn't say flying was part of the field," Mike said angrily.
"But Flygon flies," Drew said. "As in naturally. I can't just ask it not to."
"New rule," Mike said loudly, cutting across Drew. "No flying higher than you are tall."
"What? That's ridiculous!" Drew exclaimed.
"Then I win," Mike replied annoyingly.
"Fine. I'll play your way," Drew muttered. "But you'll regret it. Flygon, fly lower and use Dragonbreath!"
"Bubblebeam, Vaporeon!" Mike yelled.
"Dodge it!" Drew exclaimed.
Flygon avoided the stream of bubbles issuing from Vaporeon's mouth, then sent a powerful blast of white fire at Vaporeon. It hit and Vaporeon was sent flying. Flygon swooped back over to Drew while waiting to see if Vaporeon would get up. It didn't.
"Looks like I won," Drew said, flicking his hair. He called back Flygon and turned to May. "Come on, let's go."
"Ok," May said. They turned to go.
"You cheated!" Mike screamed after them. "I win because your Pokemon could fly! Come back you cheater!"
"What a sore loser," May said. "You did well, considering those ridiculous rules."
"Thanks. And that guy is just an immature, childish pain in the ass," Drew said. "I shouldn't have even bothered with him."
"You did it for me, and that really means something," May replied. "It was sweet."
They continued on towards Mt. Moon. By now, the sun was high in the sky, and it was getting hot. May was sweating slightly under her bandana and Drew had to take off his jacket. Mt. Moon seemed so far away. Less than an hour later, however, they arrived at the base of Mt. Moon.
"We're here," May said, staring up at it. "Let's go…oh look! A Nidoran!"
"Where?" Drew asked, swiveling his head around.
"There," May said, pointing to a spot behind Drew.
When Drew turned, he spotted a male Nidoran sitting at the base of a small boulder. It seemed to be relaxing in the sun. a smile formed on Drew's face. He reached for a Poke ball on his belt.
"A new addition to my team," Drew said. "Go, Roselia!" Roselia popped out and Nidoran got up. "Use Petal Dance!"
A shower of petals circled around and attacked Nidoran. Nidoran got up and ran towards Roselia. It used its hind legs to kick Roselia twice.
"Double Kick, eh? That's not gonna hurt Roselia," Drew said to himself. "Solarbeam!"
Roselia charged up energy in its roses and shot a beam at Nidoran. It hit, but Nidoran got back up. It ran up and tackled Roselia, but Roselia wasn't fazed. It hopped right back up and prepared to launch another attack on command.
"Roselia, use Magical Leaf!" Drew exclaimed.
A cluster of green leaves shot out towards Nidoran, who tried to dodge, but failed. Nidoran was knocked back into the boulder it was resting under earlier. Drew pulled out an empty Poke ball and tossed it at Nidoran. The ball opened and Nidoran disappeared into the red light. May and Drew watched as the ball shook, waiting for the red light to go out. When it finally did, Drew high-fived May, called back Roselia, and placed Nidoran on his belt.
"Congratulations," May said, kissing him on the cheek.
"Thanks," Drew said. "Ok, now let's go find the entrance." May pulled out the map that Brock gave them and handed it to Drew. "Ok, this says that the best entrance to the shortcut is around the big cluster of boulders. We might have to climb for a while. You alright with that?"
"Yeah," May replied. "It's no big deal."
"Alright, let's go," Drew said.
He tucked the map away and they headed for the large boulders a little to the east of the main entrance. They slowly started making their way over the boulders. May was having trouble getting up and Drew was having trouble getting down. Drew scraped his knee when he was sliding down a boulder, but he kept on anyway. He caught May when she tripped and fell off a boulder, but he was knocked down. Luckily for him, his backpack kept him from hitting his back. May felt bad, but he said he was fine.
"Drew, are you sure you're alright?" May asked anxiously. "You hurt your knee and your back is probably a little sore. Maybe you should just take a rest."
"I'm fine," Drew replied shortly. "We need to continue."
May sighed, but decided to say anything else. If she did, they would fight, and she didn't like fighting with him. So they continued climbing boulders, May keeping a close eye on Drew. She was afraid he would hurt himself again. They had been climbing for an hour before May spoke again.
"So where is the entrance?" May asked.
"It should be just ahead," Drew answered, checking the map. "If we just climb down the next set we should be there."
"Drew…I know you said you're not hurt, but could you please let me fix you up when we stop tonight?" May asked. "I would like to be sure you're ok."
"Alright," Drew said. "If that's what makes you happy." He sighed. "So, do you know when you'll wanna stop to eat?"
"Whenever you're ready. I'm not very hungry at the moment," May replied. She sighed and adjusted her bags. "We definitely should've brought less stuff with us. All this weight is slowing us down."
"I know, but it's all stuff that we need," Drew pointed out. "Eventually we'll get used to our loads and they'll be easier to carry."
"Yeah well until that happens I have a feeling we'll be exhausted from carrying this mess," May said. "But we should keep on."
"Yeah. I'm gonna be ill if we get there a little later than I thought," Drew replied.
They headed towards the boulders Drew mentioned. They dropped their bags safely down before slowly climbing down the boulders. May got to the bottom first. She dusted her clothes off and helped Drew down. They walked over to their bags, picked them up, and turned to the entrance.
"Ok, I can't guarantee light the entire time we're in there," Drew said. "But Absol knows Flash, so maybe that'll help."
"It definitely should," May agreed. "Ok, let's go in."
"Hopefully it won't be long before we come out," Drew said.
They adjusted their bags and walked through the entrance into Mt. Moon.
End Chapter 9Review please! The next chapter is still in the works but it should be done some time this week. Hopefully you liked this one. I'm sure it was dull but whatever. Also, the trainer Mike was inspired by this kid that acted similarly when he was playing a fighting game with a friend of mine. Hope you liked it! Don't forget to review! Chapter 10 coming soon!
