Advanced Generation: Max's Adventure!
Chapter 10: Mossdeep to Izabe; Izabe to Sootopolis
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Grace was ready for her contest. She got dressed and was out the door very soon. Max, Tracey, and Juniper all went with her, while Oak was too busy looking over the data. They made it to the Contest Hall and Grace registered. Around two hours later, the contest began! Grace was eventually up for the appeals.
"The curtain's up, Dustox!" Grace yelled.
Dustox used a combo of silver wind and poisonpowder to wow the judges. The judges were Mr. Contesta, Mr. Sukizo, the Mossdeep City Nurse Joy, and the guest judge was Marina, a top coordinator from Johto. They gave Grace a close-to-perfect score. Grace flew through the next rounds and finally was in the finals against a boy named Leo.
"Scizor, take the stage!" Leo yelled.
"Meganium, the curtain's up!" Grace said. She pulled out her Pokédex to see about Scizor.
"Scizor, the Pincer Pokémon, and the evolved form of Scyther. Scizor has a body with the hardness of steel. Ordinary sorts of attacks do not easily phase it. This Pokémon flaps its wings to regulate its body temperature."
"Scizor, use quick attack!"
"Meganium, use reflect!"
Scizor hit Meganium's reflect and took recoil. Meganium used dragon tail. Scizor flew across the field, but was able to knock Meganium out with a flash cannon. Grace returned Meganium and fell to her knees. Juniper, Tracey, and Max took her out of the Contest Hall.
"I was on a winning streak! I had four ribbons before most people had one or two. Now I'm just a loser again!" Grace cried.
"You can't always win." Juniper said.
Max decided to go to the Mossdeep Gym, and Grace, Tracey, and Juniper decided to come along. Max challenged Tate and Liza.
"Okay, Lunatone, go!" Liza yelled.
"Solrock, I choose you!" Tate said.
Max pulled out his Pokédex.
"Lunatone, the Meteorite Pokémon. Its health ebbs and flows with the lunar cycle. It brims with power when exposed to the light of the full moon.
"Solrock, the Meteorite Pokémon. Sunlight is the source of Solrock's power. It is said to possess the ability to read the emotions of others. This Pokémon gives off intense heat while rotating its body."
"I suspected you would choose those two. I choose Tentacruel and Grovyle!" Max said.
Solrock and Lunatone both used tackle, and Tentacruel hit Solrock with hydro pump. Grovyle hit Lunatone with leaf blade. Lunatone used ice beam on Grovyle and Solrock used solar beam on Tentacruel. The two were badly hurt by the attacks. Grovyle used giga impact on Lunatone and Tentacruel used skull bash on Solrock. Finally, the two finished off the Psychic-types with a combo of bubblebeam and bullet seed. Max was awarded the Mind Badge!
"That was easy!" Max laughed as he left with his friends. Grace broke down in tears.
"That was so easy for you and you have only been doing this for a few months! I have been in contests for over a year and half and I still can't win!" Grace screamed. Max grabbed Grace's bag and pulled out her ribbon case.
"You have won four times. The Mauville Ribbon: your first win. You were relatively new to Hoenn but you were able to pull through and win it. The Johto-Hoenn Interregional Ribbon: one of the biggest contests of the year. You were able to beat all of those coordinators; many of them were extremely experienced! The Ever Grande Ribbon: this was a huge contest. You even won a rare Pokéball after beating Cierra in it! This was a huge win. The North Petalburg Ribbon: I wasn't even there to cheer you on and you still won! You are telling me that these straight wins were failures, just because of two little losses? That is untrue." Max preached. Grace smiled.
"You're right! The next contest I compete in, I'm gonna win!" Grace yelled.
When they got back to the hotel, Grace started reading through the upcoming contests. She decided that the Sootopolis City Contest would be a good one, as Max's next gym badge is there. Max and Grace had a small practice battle between Slugma and Volbeat. Slugma evolved into Magcargo after the battle. Grace pulled out her Pokédex.
"Magcargo, the Lava Pokémon. Its brittle shell occasionally spouts intense flames that circulate throughout its body."
"Okay, so to get to Sootopolis, you will need to go through Izabe Island." Tracey pointed out on a map.
They spent another two days in the triple-deluxe suite. Oak bought them ferry tickets from Mossdeep to Izabe's main port, Purika City, and even took the trouble of pre-planning their entire trip through Izabe. Oak handed Grace her itinerary.
"Okay, Grace, you and Max will take the ferry to Purika. You guys need to get through Izabe within a week. I have reserved rooms at a couple of Pokémon Centers, and their addresses are on the itinerary. Your ferry tickets to Sootopolis are for next week, so you have to be there at exactly this time..." Oak said while pointing at the times on the paper. Grace put her copy into her backpack. Max did the same with his copy. Max pulled out Forretress's Pokéball.
"Prof. Oak, I want you to take my Forretress. There is a Pokémon on Izabe I promised to catch." Max said, handing him Forretress's ball.
"Okay! I'm sure Forretress will be thrilled to see Skiploom, Totodile, and Stantler again!" Oak said.
Juniper, Oak, Tracey, Max, and Grace all walked to Mossdeep's south port. Max and Grace went onto the ferry and waved goodbye.
The ferry arrived late that night and Grace and Max went to the rooms at the Pokémon Center that Oak reserved. Max was excited to catch the Pokémon he was thinking about for years. Over the next few days of walking, Grace looked at her itinerary and saw that Oak got them a room at a beach resort for almost two days.
"Oak got us a day at the Izabe beach resort for two nights! Afterwards, the resort's shuttle can take us straight to Cerosi Town, and then we will still have a day to enjoy ourselves there!" Grace said happily.
They arrived at the beautiful resort and checked into their room. After staying over the night, they decided to spend the entire day at the beach. They went down to the beach and Max ran towards the water. They let out Goldeen and Tentacruel. Gulpin and Pikachu played in the shallows. Suddenly, a Corsola, a Staryu, and a Horsea popped up from the water. Grace pulled out her Pokédex.
"Corsola, the Coral Pokémon. Clusters of Corsola congregate in warm seas where they serve as ideal hiding places for smaller Pokémon. When the water temperature falls, this Pokémon migrates to the southern seas."
"Staryu, the Star Shape Pokémon. Staryu's center section has an organ called the core that shines bright red. If you go to a beach toward the end of summer, the glowing cores of these Pokémon look like the stars in the sky.
"Horsea, the Dragon Pokémon. If attacked by a larger enemy, it quickly swims to safety by adeptly controlling its dorsal fin."
"I'm sorry if my Pokémon are bothering you!" a familiar voice rang. Max turned around.
"Misty? Wow! What are you doing here?" Max said.
"Wow! Max! You've gotten so big! I didn't expect to see anybody here that I knew," Misty said with a smile, "I am here because I'm on my way to Sootopolis to see Wallace. We are discussing the possibility of holding the next Wallace Cup in Cerulean!"
"Oh my goodness! You are Misty!" Grace said, "You are like the coolest person ever! I went to see one of your water ballets a few years ago! You are so awesome! I should have known Max knew you. I saw a picture of you and May together."
Max introduced Misty to Grace. Max explained that they were en route to Sootopolis, too, so they all decided to travel together.
"Hey, Misty, do you think that we could have a battle?" Grace asked.
"Of course, Grace! There is actually a water battlefield by the pools!" Misty said. Grace was so happy. They started their battle.
"Goldeen, take the stage!" Grace said.
"In that case, I choose Goldeen, too!" Misty yelled. The two Goldeen looked ready to battle.
"Use skull bash!" Grace said.
"Dodge and use water gun!" Misty said. Her Goldeen dodged with ease and hit Grace's with a hard blow to the face.
"Tackle!" Grace said.
Misty's Goldeen easily dodged the attack and used fury attack, sending Grace's onto the small area of land in the center of the battlefield. Just as Max was going to call the first round to Misty, Grace's Goldeen started to evolve. Grace started to jump up and down.
"My very own Seaking! I have wanted this for so long!" Grace yelled, "Seaking, in the water and use horn drill on Goldeen!"
"Goldeen, use agility to dodge and then horn attack!" Misty commanded. Goldeen did as told and threw Seaking to the bottom of the pool. Seaking tried to land a megahorn on Goldeen, but Goldeen finished it with horn drill.
"Okay, then I choose Pikachu!" Grace yelled.
"What a pretty Pikachu! I knew somebody with a Pikachu!" Misty said, blushing. She and Max looked at each other and nodded. Grace figured it was some type of inside joke.
"Pikachu, shock the water with electric terrain!" Grace yelled. Goldeen was hurt badly by the attack.
"Goldeen, push Pikachu into the water!" Misty yelled, desperate.
Goldeen jumped out of the water and sent Pikachu flying into it. Luckily, Pikachu used surf before going under and slid across the top. Pikachu used draining kiss on Goldeen and knocked it out. Misty sent out Staryu, who landed on the small area of land in the battlefield. Staryu immediately used double-edge and sent Pikachu into the water. Pikachu jumped out and used flying press, but Staryu's harden minimized damage and made Pikachu recoil and faint.
"Final Pokémon! Go, Meganium!" Grace yelled.
Meganium easily overcame Staryu after several razor leaf attacks. Misty smiled after returning her fainted Pokémon.
"Go, Psyduck, I choose you!" Misty yelled.
Psyduck landed right in front of Meganium. It looked up at the larger Pokémon, confused as to where it was. Grace pulled out her Pokédex.
"Psyduck, the Duck Pokémon. Psyduck uses a mysterious power. When it does so, this Pokémon generates brain waves that are supposedly only seen in sleepers. This discovery spurred controversy among scholars."
"Meganium, use your strongest vine whip!" she yelled.
Meganium repeatedly whipped Psyduck on its head. Grace was wondering why Misty wasn't commanding another move. Meganium started wrapping its vines around Psyduck's head. Psyduck started letting out a low moan and it closed its eyes.
"Psyduck, use psybeam!" Misty said.
Psyduck swiftly opened its eyes, which were glowing hot pink. It opened its mouth and let out a powerful pink beam of energy, immediately knocking out Meganium. Misty returned Psyduck. Grace didn't even care that she lost: she battled one of her idols and got her dream Seaking.
"Thank you for that battle, Misty!" Grace said.
"You're welcome! I know you didn't win, and this isn't an official battle, but I want you to have this as a gift!" Misty said, handing Grace a Cascade Badge. Grace thanked Misty and pinned it onto her shirt. It matched her skirt perfectly!
The next day, the group took the shuttle all the way to Cerosi Town. Misty suggested another beach day, but Max insisted they go to the woods just outside the town. There was something he had to do.
They entered the forest and soon stumbled upon a Pokémon Center. Max looked around, and Grace screamed.
"That Kirlia must be the cutest thing I have ever seen! I'm gonna catch it! Volbeat help me out!" Grace said. Max gasped in horror.
Volbeat used ice punch, but Kirlia used safeguard. Max got really angry.
"No you don't Grace! Grovyle, come on out and use bullet seed!" he yelled.
The bullet seed attack hit Grace and Volbeat.
"What was that for? Jealous that I'm going to catch Kirlia?" Grace asked. Max became infuriated. Misty didn't know how to react to Max's behavior.
"Grovyle, get Grace with a dragon claw!" Max yelled.
Grovyle hesitated but ran after Grace anyway. Grace screamed as she ran away. Grovyle eventually cornered Grace against a tree. Max ordered Grovyle to keep Grace there. He turned to Kirlia, smiling. He knew she was the same one.
"I can't believe you evolved!" Max yelled. Kirlia jumped into his arms and they hugged. "Do you still want to travel with me? I kept my promise, didn't I?"
Kirlia started nodding fast. Misty and Grace were both extremely confused. Max pulled out an empty Pokéball, tapped it against Kirlia's forehead, and captured her. Max hugged the Pokéball tightly. Soon, he returned Grovyle and explained to Misty and Grace the importance of the capture.
"When I was travelling with my sister, we found this Kirlia as a Ralts. Long story short, I promised her that I would be back to capture her after I became a trainer. That is why I got so upset when you tried to capture her. Sorry!" Max explained.
The next day, Max, Grace, and Misty got on the ferry. Max could hardly wait to get his eighth badge!