Well, sorry. I've been really busy and sick… Stupid flu. First it's H1N1, now it's Influenza A, now there's something new in China! So, let's begin.
"You can't be serious! There are gyms and stuff out here?" Ash asked incredulously.
"Of course," The boy said, looking at Ash like he was a moron.
"And contests?" May said.
"Yeah, ask for Melanie. I'd give you a pass, but you frickin' caught the core of this planet. I have to get all the Pokémon off-planet before the atmosphere floats away!"
"Yeah, so sorry, now I have to go and catch some other stuff so ta!" Kei ran into the spacecraft and flew off.
"Wait. What about us?" Brock called.
"I suppose I have to bring you," The boy muttered.
They got onto the massive ark shaped spacecraft that all the Pokémon were rushing to.
"What's your name?" Drew asked.
"Noah. Why?"
"Lol! Noah's ark!" Dawn laughed.
After several hours, they touched down on another planet. This one was completely covered in seawater, which Ash tried to drink.
"Pbbbbth!" Ash spat out the water.
"We live on artificial islands here," Noah said.
"Cool," Brock replied.
"Can I go to a gym?" Ash asked.
"No!"
"Why not?"
"'Cause I said so!"
"Gimme!"
"Fine… If you beat me!"
"Let's go!"
BATTLE START!
"Go Pikachu!"
"Go Deoxys!"
"Deoxys? How?" Ash stared at the familiar shape-shifting DNA Pokémon.
"It did come from space,"
"You met 0012 and 0013?" Noah asked in surprise, "They got lost a couple years back,"
"Long story, let's go!"
Waves of lightning spun through the air. Deoxys, now in Speed Forme, nimble dodged each one.
"Psycho Boost!"
Deoxys glowed with light, and then charged toward Pikachu faster than the speed of sound. A deafening boom threw up waves. Pikachu barely dodged, but the immense energy struck Pikachu.
"Ha!" Noah called.
"Not quite!" Ash cried.
Deoxys was unable to move. Pikachu had Static, and the contact was enough to paralyze Speed Forme Deoxys' fragile body.
"Finish this! Volt Tackle Iron Tail!"
Pikachu did a volt tackle, while at the last moment shifting its tail into Iron. The electricity poured into the gem on Deoxys' heart. It fainted.
"Well then, you knew about Deoxys. But you foreigners will never defeat a native on his own turf with his own Pokémon," Noah lifted a small pokeball. "Go! Divlien!" (By the way, that's pronounced DIVE- LEE- EN)
An odd, humanoid figure that looked like a Gallade wearing blue armor emerged. Its mask was made of black, opaque glass. It was completely obscured, except for its legs which were squid tentacles.
"I am the guardian of this planet of sea, just as my sisters Gardevoir guard a distant planet. Face me for power youngling, for I serve lord Noah!"
"It's probably a water type Ash!" Brock called.
The Divlien launched a massive wave of water at Pikachu. However, the water was glowing with color. As it struck, Pikachu's eyes grew unfocused.
"It's a psychic type too!" Brock continued.
"Thunder!" What to do? Ash thought. I got it! "On the ocean! Water conducts electricity!"
The plan worked like a charm. The Divlien was burnt, and defeated. Ash had won.
"Nice," Noah said appreciatively.
"Now where's the gym leader?" Ash asked.
Noah went up to Ash and handed him a small blue pearl. "We don't have badges here. We have pearls. Congrats for defeating the Hydria Planet Gym Leader, Noah,"
"Yeah!"
"Good. Now here are the Zyr Region Rules. There are 14 planets, and eight gyms. You've beaten one, so there are seven left. You may only use one Pokémon from a foreign planet, the rest must be caught here. When you have defeated all the gyms, you may go to the Dark Hole at the center, and combat the Universial, our little name for champion. Okay?"
"Got it. I'm keeping Pikachu. What happens to my other Pokémon?"
"They get broiled over a slow fire, and fed to you for good luck,"
Ash recoiled in horror, and Noah laughed. "Just kidding, they get transferred to a planet of your choice," He paused, "Now get going! Oh, and how about you give that pearl a nice whack?"
Ash looked nonplussed. Dawn sighed, and took the pearl, and threw it on the ground. It glowed, and then shifted into a small Pokémon. The first of eight, it was…
"Hydri? Hy-hy! Hydria!" The tiny blue Pokémon said.
Okay, now I probably won't update until Winter Break starts (December 13). By the way, each planet is named after the Pokémon Ash will get out of its pearl. Guess what, the eight planets are going to be eight elements. Fire, Water, Earth, Air, Lightning, Ice, Darkness and Light. Names anyone? I'm thinking Nocturne for Darkness, after SMT Nocturne, which I haven't played, but I've played SMT Imagine.