A/N: Another chapter? Could it be? Yes indeed! The RAWR managed to write another chapter of The Race to Save the Region before she leaves for her Christmas in Chicago...which she's sure isn't going to end well, but that's beside the point. Anyway, your reviews made me rather squeal-y and excited, so I started the next chapter ASAP.

Thanks to the awesometastic GothMaureen for being the sounding board I bounce all my ideas for this fic off of, and my thanks to all the lovely creators of my cast.

Heroes of Unova Book One

The Race to Save the Region

Chapter Nine

The Trek to Nacrene City!

WELLSPRING CAVE

Slowly, the harsh light began to fade away, and Vikkiy uncovered her eyes, blinking slowly. The manmade lights were gone, leaving the cave much darker. A whimper rose in her throat, and she felt her knees buckle.

"Tynamo, Flash," Felix's familiar accent came out of the darkness, and, to the left lit up the electric fish, leading Felix and Lucas to the main part of the cave.

"Hey," Kyo greeted, looking at Vikkiy who'd turned a shade paler.

"What the hell was that?" Lucas wanted to know. "I mean, it was all BAM! A huge flash of light! And then Team Triad was just-gone!"

"Flash, Charge Beam, Zap Cannon, and Flash Cannon combo," Landon said as he and Mikaela joined them. "We were close enough to hear Triad members ordering their Pokemon to use those moves. Don't know how they managed to vanish, though."

"Dirty, stinky, rotton tricks!" Cinnamon cursed as she climbed up from the bottom level.

"They used teleport," Lolita said wearily.

"Cowards," The scarlet haired female snapped.

"We get so close," Vikkiy huffed. "And then they just-disappear!"

"No sense worrying about it now," Mikaela said. "I'm sure we'll run into them again."

ROUTE 3

"I'm bored."

"Not again," Felix groaned, nearly facepalming. "Seriously, mate, how the hell can you be BORED?"

"We've been doing nothing but walking and enjoying the scenary for the last hour and a half!" The brunette female nearly whined, shifting her egg in her arms.

"She's right," Landon spoke up. "I could go for some entertainment."

"We never trained at the lodge..." Cinnamon said, a glint in her eyes.

"Training battle!" Mikaela grinned, and the eight teens began dashing towards the nearest meadow.

ROUTE 3

"This will be a single battle between Vikkiy and Felix! Each trainer may only use one Pokemon! The first Pokemon to knock out the other wins the battle! Trainers...you may begin!" Lolita called, throwing down her hand before stepping back.

"Lesse go Adam!" Vikkiy called, tossing the red-and-white capsule into the air. The brunette's Snivy appeared, striking a regal pose.

"Come on out Tynamo!" Felix said, releasing his little fish. "Spark!"

"C'mon, Adam, you can dodge that!" Vikkiy ordered. "Leech Seed!"

The snake sped across the makeshift battlefield, expertly dodging the tiny electric shock his opponant had fired off. Adam opened his mouth and shot out a seed which attached itself to the fish's tail.

"Woot! Nicely done!" Vikkiy cried.

"Forgot about that annoyin' ass speed. Let's even the playing field. Thunder Wave!"

"Amo!" The fish cried, shooting out an electric charge. At such close range, the Snivy was unable to dodge. Adam cried out as paralysis set in, reducing the snake's speed dramatically with a chance of the grass type being unable to move.

"Adam!" Vikkiy cried out worriedly. "Are you okay?"

"Sni! Sni-vee!" The small snake cried, and began to glow white.

"Is Adam-evolving?" Mikaela asked from the sidelines, a hand over her mouth.

"I think he is," Kyo said, watching intently.

Indeed, as soon as the light died down, Adam was slightly taller, his tail sticking straight up instead of curling around his feet, his eyes redder then before.

"Ser! Servine!" He exclaimed proudly, twisting his head as he turned to glare at the floating fish.

"Like an evolved form scares us," Felix snorted. "Tynamo, Charge Beam!"

"Ty...namo!" The electric type said, collecting electric energy in his mouth before firing it. Adam barely managed to dodge, leaves swirling around his body before shooting to wrap around the fish.

"That was Leaf Tornado," Cinnamon said. "Looks like Adam learned it when he evolved up."

"Alright, then," Vikkiy smiled. "Another Leaf Tornado!"

The Servine complied, moving in at a slower pace then normal, but still quickly. The leaves whirled around his body, flinging at his opponant.

"Tynamo, Spark!" Felix commanded as his Pokemon was bombarded by leaves.

"Amo!" The fish replied, glowing as electricity surronded him, moving forward to charge Adam.

"Tackle!" Vikkiy ordered, playing with her hair nervously as the two Pokemon moved in and collided-

"Ohhhhh is that a Servine! How cool!"

ROUTE 3

Vikkiy nearly fell over as she turned to look at the newcomer. The Pokemon, both startled by the new voice, had rammed together on accident, effectively knocking each other out.

The newcomer was 6'7, towering above all of them. He had layered dark brown hair, and his clear-ish gray eyes were hidden by his black glasses. He wore a gray hoodie and black jeans, Converse on his feet. A backpack was thrown over his shoulders, and a camera was in his hands.

"Sorry," He said sheepishly, looking at the knocked out Pokemon. "It's just that you don't see the Snivy family very often, and I wanted a picture...I didn't mean to ruin your battle."

"It's fine," Vikkiy said as she caught the Revive crystal Lolita had tossed at her. "I reckon that last collision would've decided it," She continued as she crushed the medicine over Adam, slowly waking up the Servine. "Anyway, I'm Vikkiy Black."

"Tobias McCallan," He said, shifting his camera to his left hand so he could shake her hand. "People call me Toby."

"My opponant is Felix Gale, that brunette back there is Mikaela Cody, the guy with the black hair is Kyo Averis, the white-haired guy is Landon Noire, the female with scarlet hair is Cinnamon Rays, the female next to her is Lolita Brown, and the blue-haired guy over there playing video games and not paying attention is Lucas Taylor."

"You're all traveling together?" Toby asked.

"Well, yeah, I guess," The brunette chuckled as her friends (minus Lucas, still oblivious to everything but his handheld gaming system) walked up. "It kind of just-happened. Everyone, this is Toby McCallan."

"You destroyed a perfectly good training match," Cinnamon said seriously, eyes narrowed.

"Lighten up," Landon said, mentally rolling his eyes.

"I will not! You guys haven't had a proper chance to train since-"

"Anyway," Vikkiy cut in loudly, glaring at them. "Kyo, Felix, Mikaela, Oblivious Video Game Addict and I are taking the 8-badge run. The rest are just along for the ride."

"Me too," Toby said as he held up his camera. Vikkiy nodded, handing her egg over to Kyo and scooping up Adam in her arms for a picture.

Click! "Thanks," Toby grinned. "Hey...would it be possible to get a battle with one of you?"

"Of course!" Mikaela grinned. "I'll take you on!"

A/N: This is so random...but I want the company that makes PillowPets to make Pokemon PillowPets. So then I could be on an airplane and just pull out a Dragonite PillowPet and be all, "Ya, Imma nerd. So?" And then take a nap on my 'badass' nerd pillow. ...Ugh. I'm such a little kid on the inside. Sigh.

A-hem. ANYWAY.

I wrote a good portion of this chapter sitting in my kitchen, eating gluten-free brownies, drinking milk, and listening to Christmas music. Because apparently that's what it took to actually buckle down and just write. I. FAIL.

Before I forget-Tobias McCallan belongs to Kurayami Angel!

So, I did my research, and apparently Tynamo can't actually learn ThunderShock, which is what I've been using up til now instead of Spark. Well, screw that. Felix's Tynamo is a special case. Nya~!

Thanks for all the awesometastic reviews you guys! Thanks to UmbraFox, Thunder of Life, WritingMage008, GothMaureen, Kurayami Angel, AshKetchumDarkSide, KingOfStories01, lightwolfheart, No Account Yet (omg, can I call you NAY? Because those are your initials?), and Mikaela the Cat! You all rock!

While I'm away I'm either going to write a really lengthy chapter or two medium length chapters. I haven't decided yet...

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~iamRAWRkaythanks