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Will's POV
The first thing I heard when I woke up was suppressed giggled outside my door, followed by shushing and flurried footsteps. I yawned, stretching, before opening my door. "I swear, if you set up another prank for me I'm gonna-woah!" I yelled at the end, as I stepped outside my room and got yanked up to the ceiling! Almost immediately, I heard laughter from everyone else as I felt someone yank my belt with my Pokéballs off my back. "Really, guys? You could at least give me my Pokéballs!" I protested, glaring at Blue and Sinon. "But that would take away all the fun!" Simon giggled. "Tell you what. If you can guess how we did it, we'll cut you down." Blue offered. I looked up, noticing the net I was in was clearly a web, before I felt something crawling on my back. I picked it up, before jumping (or trying to) with surprise. "Spin!" The little Spinarak greeted me.
"You used Jake's Spinarak that he caught for the Pokédex?" I asked. They both nodded. "There's no rule against having more than six Pokémon as long as you only have six in your party!" Sinon giggled. "Spinarak, Bug bite!" Jake called. Spinarak immediately opened up its pincers on my hand, before scuttling up to the top of its web and cutting it down. I landed with a thump on the floor, groaning. "Could you have at least dropped me gently?" I groaned, as the others laughed. "Here's your Pokémon back!" Blue tossed me my belt, and I put it on, rubbing my back, which I landed on. I watched curiously as Spinarak crawled into Jake's backpack.
"So how does the Safari work, exactly?" Kirito asked as we exited the hotel. "Well, it's kind of a unique system. The more badges you collect, the more areas you can explore, and the more of an area you can explore. However, unlike other systems like the Pokémon league or professor's laboratories, there's only one Safari that can be accessed by every port. And each zone is designed for a certain type, and gives you certain Pokémon that can only be found there, or are very rare. Like for example how the Pokémon tournaments are now just monetary rewards because each Pokémon possible has been given out. You could find those same rare Pokémon in the safari zones. If you were to beat Sabrina, for example, you might be able to find a Ralts easily in the psychic zone. But each zone only gives out a max of five Pokémon species, and their level is equal to the player's." Asuna explained.
"Cool! So what are some ultra rare Pokémon?" Sky asked excitedly. "Well, there's a very big list, but a few are the dratini line, ditto, the cleffa line, starter Pokémon, which are still rare even in safaris instead of ultra rare, the nido evolution line, Tyrogue and its line, etcetera." Leafa offered. "Anyone actually want any of those?" Jake asked. Most of us shook our heads. "And something you should know: All regional gym badges do determine what Pokémon you will find." Jake offered, placing Spinarak's ball back in his bag.
"What is that bag, anyway? How can you actually enter it?" Gold asked. "It's not a bag. It just looks like one." Jake started. "What?" I asked, confused. "You really thought a bag could cost almost all of what we earned minus when we got to Vermillion?" Jake started in disbelief. "It's a zip portal. Essentially, it has its own menu that allows you to summon items from a large house or guild base you can purchase, and it allows you to go to the berry fields on your land or whatever you need, but you have to actually find it in order to explore it and such. Sort of like a bonus mini-quest. And each item is stored or made somewhere different. Like how we have a forge, a spell library, an enchanting room, berry fields, an expanding storage unit, a Pokémon nursery and training field, an eighteen-type expanse for our Pokémon when we're not using them, and a garage. But it also does function as a bag as well." He explained. "Wow. That must have been a lot of code." Red commented. Jake nodded, smiling.
As we approached the docks, we all stopped before getting on. "And we're sure we're doing this?" Red asked. We all nodded. Kirito stepped up in front of us, prompting a menu to pop up. Would you like to board the S.S. Anne to go on the Pokémon safari? Yes|No It read. Kirito clicked yes. How many are boarding? The message changed. Kirito typed in 23, and the message switched again. Please press here to pay 23,000 Poké. Kirito pressed it, as we all passed through. When we got to the S.S. Anne, the Captain was waiting at the gangplank. "Welcome aboard the S.S. Anne! I'm Captain Milo. Don't worry, I maxed out all of my seafaring skills in previous games. Even Water magic in Alfheim online!" He laughed. "Nice to meet you!" Silica greeted him. "How many people are coming on board?" Green asked. "Generally around 100, but the boat can hold 250 max. Counting the staff members, we can probably hold 150 customers." The captain said thoughtfully.
"That's a lot of people. How long do you dock for?" Lisbeth asked. "Oh, we don't dock for longer than thirty minutes! The trip to the safari is an hour, so we go back and forth and dock constantly. That way my crew can catch a break between, but no one gets left behind for long periods of time. Of course, my crew and I aren't constantly here. We shift every day for a seven-captain roster." The captain explained. "Smart system." Asuna commented. "Indeed! We came up with it ourselves." The captain laughed again. Suddenly, a bell tolled. "And that's our cue to get on! Come up, and I'll tell you exactly what you can do on our boat." He told us. We boarded it, and almost immediately I saw people relaxing all around the boat, clearly enjoying themselves. "Our facilities include a grand pool, non chlorinated so Pokémon can enjoy it too, a Pokémon duel zone, a game room, a dining hall, and of course everyone does have a quarters of their own, though people rarely use them." He told us. We all nodded as he went up to the control room, before going down to the pool.
"Wow! Look at all the Pokémon!" Yellow exclaimed excitedly. She was right. The pool was massive, and had Pokémon like Blastoise, Swampert, and even Gyarados! I smiled, changing into my swimsuit with the others, and throwing out Dragonair, who still hadn't evolved (possibly by choice) and Swampert. Jake threw out his new Tentacruel, much to the surprise and fear of other pool goers, Asuna threw out her Empoleon, and Kirito threw out his freshly caught Sharpedo, as well as his Stoutland that he finally took out of the PC to level up. Silica surprised us by throwing out her Eevee, which immediately yipped and jumped in the water happily, while Lizbeth threw out her Floatzel. Finally, Leafa threw out her Tympole and Vaporeon, Sinon threw out her Blastoise, and Sky brought out Meganium.
As we hung out in our own little area of the pool, we were all laughing and playing with each other. Kirito and Red were racing with Poliwrath and Gyarados, and Blue and Sinon were comparing and beautifying their Blastoises. Ruby was trying to get Jake to enter Atmo, who was flying around in his rainy form with Fofo, in Pokémon contests, while Asuna and Empoleon were playing with Meganium and Sky in the shallow end since Meganium couldn't swim well. Sinon's Gengar pushed Gold off of Lisbeth's floatzel every time he tried getting back on while Lizbeth was laughing in a float of her own, while Leafa was taking turns diving with Green, Crystal, Yellow, Omastar, Quagsire, Golduck, Vaporeon, and Tympole.
Silica, Sapphire, Platinum, and Diamond were relaxing, with Silica holding Eevee, Sapphire was swimming next to Relicanth, and Diamond and Lickitung were next to Platinum and Empoleon. Black and White were making out in their own area that everyone else avoided, and Emerald and Pearl were splashing Silver and his Feraligatr, and laughing whenever trainer or Pokémon snapped at them. I, meanwhile, was floating on Dragonair while Swampert was swimming lazily around us.
"Hey, Jason! You want to have a water battle?" I called. Ruby immediately shrieked, as Jake paddled over to me, smiling in relief. "Thank you." He told me. The others all stopped what they were doing to watch. We hit the duel icons for each other, as Asuna decided to referee for us. "As Jake only has one water Pokémon, Will will be limited to one water Pokémon as well." She declared. I nodded for Swampert to come forward, causing Jake to smirk. "Going for the type advantage?" He remarked as I hopped on Swampert. I just smiled, before Asuna called, "Battle Start!"
"Bulldoze!" I immediately exclaimed. Swampert roared, before paddling extraordinarily quickly at Tentacruel, before slamming into an invisible barrier in front of it! Jason just smirked at me, as Tentacruel brought down its protect. "Mud bomb in both hands! Rapid fire!" I called. Swampert nodded, before materializing large orbs of mud in both hands, lobbing them as fast as he could make them, but Jake just smiled again. Just as the first orb was about to hit, a shimmering appeared on Tentacruel's scales. Suddenly, instead of sticking and damaging Tentacruel, the orbs bounced off and fell back on Swampert and I! The others all started screaming or groaning as mud got everywhere in the pool, before Gengar teleported it away. "I taught him that!" Red cheered, as the others just laughed at me, as I was now covered in mud.
"Now, Tentacruel! Poison Jab followed by Wring Out!" Jake called, smiling. Tentacruel darted forward with impossible speed, smacking Swampert repeatedly with glowing purple tentacles, before hoisting us out of the water and crushing Swampert beneath me! When he finally let go, Swampert was poisoned and weak, as Jake smiled. "End it with Ice Beam!" He called. Tentacruel opened its beak, and, with a keening cry, shot a bright blue blast that Froze Swampert and I! Ice encased my body, stopping at my head so I could talk. Swampert got a frozen icon on his health bar, and I had an immobilization and low temperature warning on mine. Jake giggled as the Duel was declared over. Tentacruel screeched in triumph, before Jake patted one of his orbs in approval.
"I finally figured out your strategy! Defend, and then strike fast and keep your opponent off balance!" Red exclaimed, smiling. "Wrong. I don't have a strategy! I change it according to the battle!" Jake explained, laughing and rubbing the back of his head. We all stared at him, jaws dropped, as Kirito and Asuna sweatdropped. "Why is that not surprising " Kirito asked, chuckling. "Could you at least unfreeze us?" I asked, my jaw chattering. "Oh! I totally forgot, sorry!" Jake responded. "Halri tespa spati kondo vea!" He chanted. As he finished, a fireball formed, before slamming into me and Swampert. The ice covering us sizzled, before melting away completely. I sighed in relief, as Swampert grunted in satisfaction.
I pulled out a Full Restore from my bag on the side of the pool, before spraying Swampert with it. "There you go, Swampert. Rest up, okay?" I told him. He smiled at me. Suddenly, a bell rung. "Attention, passengers. The S.S. Anne will be docking in ten minutes. Please be prepared to exit and enjoy your stay on Safari Island." A woman announced. "Guess that means we should change!" Asuna offered. We nodded, getting out of the pool and changing into regular clothes, as the entire island was a Safe Zone. We also recalled our Pokémon, minus Red's pikachu who sat on his shoulder, and the girls' Eevees, which they held, and Star, Jake's Starly that was perched on his shoulder. And finally, when the ship was docked, we got off of the boat.
Jake's POV
Red immediately rushed to the closest tree, hugging it tightly. "Oh, land. Finally!" He cried out happily. "I was so worried something was going to happen again." He sighed happily. I just giggled, as Pikachu was clearly quite pissed at having had to hold on for dear life as Red ran. "Careful, Red, or Pikachu might shock you again!" Blue sing-songed. Red just smiled. "Pikachu would never shock me! We're buddies." He replied. Pikachu smirked, before sending electricity racing through Red as he yelled out in pain. We all laughed as he collapsed, before I walked over to him. "Need some help?" I offered, holding out a hand. He smiled, grabbing it as I hoisted him up. "Okay. So now that that fiasco is settled, where do we go?" Will asked. "Probably to the entrance hall?" Leafa replied, raising an eyebrow as she pointed to the building about 100 yards away.
Will chuckled, embarrassed. "Yeah… probably should have thought that one through." He commented. "Ya think, smart guy?" Lizbeth asked, smiling. Will immediately froze up, before opening his mouth. I ran over, however, and placed a hand on his shoulder. He turned to face me, with a haunted look on his face. "Will, I know. I know. But it's over. He's dead. He can't hurt us anymore." I told him. He nodded shakily, as Lizbeth just stared, very confused. I'll explain later. I mouthed to her.
When we entered the building, the first thing I noticed was-"Woah! Look at that wall!" Gold exclaimed, pointing towards the back-most wall. We all stared, murmuring to each other about how cool it was. The back wall was covered in blown up Gym badges from across the regions. On part of each badge was, among other things, a signature from its gym leader, and the environment the badge created. And below the badges were gates where a man was waiting. One I recognized quite well.
"Mr. Yano!" I called, running over to him. He turned towards me, and when he saw me, he smiled. "Little Grey! Or should I call you 'Jake'?" He asked me, laughing. "Jake works in here. What are you doing here?" I asked. He smiled. "Well what do you think? You know I always play the games I make!" He chuckled. "But why are you here, at the safari?" I asked. He smiled. "Well, it is my safari! I'm staying here! I'm the… what's that guy?" He explained. "The Manager?" I replied, smiling. He laughed. "Oh, that's it! I always forget his name!" He exclaimed. "Jake, you know this guy?" Red asked.
"Mr. Yano was one of the creators of this game with me! He created everything on the safari and gyms. Don't let his gray hair and wrinkles trick you, though. At sixty-seven, he's one of the toughest players I know!" I introduced him to Red and the others. "And you must be Red. You know, I've been involved with Pokémon since it first started all those years ago, but I never imagined that one day I'd see my characters practically leap off the page and into real life!" He told Red, smiling. "You helped create Pokémon? Wow!" Sky squealed. "And who are you, you little cutie?" Mr. Yano asked, picking her up and twirling her around. "I'm Sky, and I'm thirteen. I'm a huge fan of your work, and started traveling with these guys when I saw Kirito and Asuna were with them!" She explained. Mr. Yano turned to the Black Swordsman.
"Now you, I definitely remember. We met a couple years ago at a seminar, do you recall?" He asked. "Actually, yeah. It's great to see you again." Kirito laughed. "Has your work with robotics improved?" Mr. Yano asked. "Definitely." Kirito replied. Mr Yano laughed, patting his back. "Good boy! Someday you're going to change the world with your work, I know it." He told Kirito, who smiled. Mr. Yano smiled sneakily at us, beckoning us closer. "You know, normally we charge a fee of 500 Poké per person in order to maintain the upkeep of this place, but for you guys, I'm gonna get you a discount. 100 per person sound good?" He asked, chuckling. We nodded. "Thank you, Mr. Yano!" I thanked him. "No problem at all!" He laughed, ushering us in.
He walked over to a computer console, placing his hand on it. Almost immediately a screen popped up for him. "Wow! Is that a Game Master console?" Kirito asked. Mr Yano turned towards us, shushing us very quickly. "Can't have people knowing, can we?" He asked. "But does it give you full Admin access?" Asuna asked. "Unfortunately not. Only Satoshi has full access. I just have access to the Safari." He explained. "That sucks." Gold commented. "Yes, but what can you do?" Mr. Yano sighed. Suddenly, my bag rustled. "Looks like you've got a little friend!" Mr. Yano chuckled. My Spinarak popped out. "Spin!" It said.
"Oh! Mr. Yano, this is Spinner, my Spinarak. She's so cute, don't you think?" I explained. "She most definitely is." He agreed, scratching her chin. Suddenly, the door in front of us opened up! "Oh! That's your cue to enter! As you walk in each area, the gates will scan your badge case. That will determine what parts of areas you can explore." He explained, before ushering us out.
When we walked out, the first thing I noticed was that we were in an open field. "What's this?" Leafa asked. Around us were 18 gates with various type symbols above them, along with the one we just entered from. "Okay. So we have the Boulder, Thunder, and Cascade badges. That means we can access the Rock, Water, and Electric areas. Which one do we go to first?" Asuna asked. "I'd like to check out the electric zone." I offered. "I'll go with!" Red cheerily agreed. "Personally, I want to explore the water zone." Sky said. "And I want to go into rock." Kirito said. "Then we should split up." Will decided. We all nodded, and went in our three groups to each zone. Red, Will, Lizbeth, Leafa, Black, White, and Yellow and I all entered the electric zone, which was a massive power plant.
"Anyone see any Pokémon?" I asked. However, when I turned around, only Red was next to me, as we were holding hands when we walked in. "Where'd they all go?" I asked. "Dunno. But the door's still here, so it can't be that bad. Red commented. I smiled at him. "Then let's go find some Pokémon." I told him. We started walking up and down the various catwalks, until suddenly Red crashed into nothing! A sign popped up in front of him as he peeled himself off of the invisible barrier. Not enough badges. Area restricted. It read. Red and I just started laughing, before we heard an electric buzz behind us. We immediately turned around, and saw an Elekid playing on a beam. "Aww. It's so cute!" I squealed. "Do you want it?" Red asked, nodding his head to Pikachu, who jumped off of his shoulder. "Can you do it without hurting him?" I asked. He smiled, as Pika scampered up to the beam.
"Pi! Chu chu pika!" Pikachu told Elekid, pointing his tail at me. "Kid?" Elekid asked. "Pikachu!" Pikachu replied. The Elekid stared at me for a few seconds, before hopping down to us. It walked up to me with its usual frown, before smiling and raising its hand "Kid! Elekid!" He said, smiling. I picked him up, giggling. "I'm gonna name you Volt." I decided. Elekid replied, "Ki-kid!" And seemed happy with the name.
Red smiled at me as Elekid hit the button on one of my pokéballs, getting taken inside. I immediately opened it once more, and he immediately latched around my neck. However, as I hugged Red for getting Volt for me, Pika started growling on his shoulder. We turned, only to see a group of Magnemite behind us. "Uhh." Red said very eloquently. "Magnemite! MIITE!" They chorused, before levitating towards us.
"RUUUUUNN!" I screamed. I held onto Elekid tightly as I ran towards the door as fast as I could, Red right on my heels with Pika in his arms. As we were running, however, the Magnemites used Reflect over the door! Red and I both slid to a stop in front of it, turning to face the horde of Magnemite. I threw out Blaze, who roared loudly as he got out. "Overheat!" I yelled. Blaze nodded, producing an ultra hot flame on his tail, causing the Magnemites to one by one faint. Finally, there was only one left. I threw a Pokéball at it, and we waited as it shook around on the floor. Finally it clicked, and we sighed in relief, as it meant the Reflect went away, and I had a new Pokémon! Blaze snorted, smirking at Elekid. "Ki! Ele-le!" Elekid told him, holding out his hand.
Blaze took it, only for Elekid to shock him powerfully, as Red and I laughed. When Blaze finally stopped twitching, Elekid was laughing, and Blaze glared at him, but was clearly trying to keep himself from smiling too. "Good job, Blaze. Come on back, Volt." I called, opening their Pokéballs. They both returned, as Red and I stepped out of the Electric Zone to meet the others.
When we got back into the open field, most of the others were already there. "What's got you all hot and sweaty? Have a little too much fun in there?" Gold joked. If I hadn't already been red from heat, I would have blushed the color of a tomato. Red, meanwhile, was stuttering while seemingly trying to come up with a comeback. "We were cornered by Magnemite and I had to use Overheat." I explained. Gold just raised an eyebrow, as the others giggled. "So what new Pokémon did you guys get?" I asked.
"Kirito got me a Rhydon!" Asuna offered, before pulling out her own Pokéball. "And I got a Horsea." She offered. "I got a Feebas!" Sky squealed happily. And Asuna got me a Froakie!" Will commented, holding up the Bubble Frog Pokémon, who was presently sleeping. "Aw. He's so cute!" Silica commented. "What about you guys?" I asked those who were in the Electric zone. Will smiled. "I also caught a Tynamo!" He told us. "A flaaffy." Lisbeth offered. "And I got a Heliolisk!" Leafa cheered. "Cool!" I told them. I took out Magnemite and Volt. "This Magnemite is the only troublemaker who I caught. And the cutie hanging from my neck is Volt!" I explained. "An Elekid!" Crystal exclaimed. "Ohhh, I totally want one now!" Blue squealed, picking up Volt. "Maybe you can get Green to get you one." I chuckled. He immediately hit me, but didn't turn down the idea, I noticed.
As we exited, I noticed it was getting dark. "Anyone know the time?" I asked. Silence. I looked around, wondering what happened to everyone, before I realized that all I could see was black! I opens my mouth to scream, but no sound came out! As I stared into a void of endless black, I couldn't help but wonder, Is this what death feels like?
But then, everything came back to me all at once! I found myself on the ground next to the others, and on top of Red, splayed out as if I had fallen. I looked around, confused, as I realized everyone's Avatars had suddenly gone out. Their eyes were just black voids. "They're glitching!" I realized, as I sent out their Pokémon in case anyone else had come to early. This must be because I'm closer to the hospital than most people. I realized. This had happened last time too. Even poor Mr. Yano was collapsed on the floor, his Pokéball belt in his limp hand.
"Okay, guys. I know the ship's coming in a few minutes. Can you help me drag everyone to the docks?" I asked, hoisting up Red and Sky onto my shoulders, as they were closest to me. It slowed down my speed considerably, but my maxed out strength skill allowed me to carry them with relative ease. I placed Sky gently on Terra, before I climbed onto Drieger, my Hydreigon, who took off towards the docks. I looked back, and smiled as I saw that. Blaze had taken Gallant, Lux, and Volt on him, as Terra carried the smallest Pokémon such as the Eevees. The others all got their trainers on their backs, and took off as well, headed for the docks. Suddenly, I felt Red snap awake! He jerked, yelling out, as I tried to keep holding onto him! "Red! Stop squirming or I'm gonna-" I started, before Red fell!
"Drop you. Crap. RED!" I screamed, jumping down after him. I saw Dreiger fly down towards us, but he wasn't going to make it in time. However, a gray blur next to me did. Star! "Star, fly away! You can't help us!" I yelled, as she grabbed her talons onto my arm, flapping her little wings with all her might. "No! Star, go!" I yelled to her, before she started glowing. "Star?" I asked softly, before the light blinded me for a few seconds! Star's talons grew in size, as did her entire body, as she evolved into a Staravia! Our descent slowed tremendously, but we were still too close to the ground, with no Pokémon nearby to catch us! Star started glowing again, as I gasped softly. "A double evolution." Red whispered from below me. She grew even bigger, and developed a plume on the back of her head, as her now powerful wings flapped and picked us up. "Star! You're a Staraptor!" I cheered. She screeched in agreement, as she brought me back to Hydreigon. "Great job, Star! Thank you!" I told her, hugging her.
"Yeah. I would have been a goner without you. Who knew you had it in you?" Red chuckled. "Staraptor! Torap!" She replied. "I think she's saying she did." I giggled. "Were we just taken to a hospital?" Red asked from her talons, now fully occupied on him, since I was on Dreiger. "I think so. I can't think of any other explanation." I offered, as they placed us on the S.S. Anne.
When the others finally woke up, I decided to lie down on Terra, against his tree. "You look like you've had quite the day!" Captain Milo laughed. "You have no idea." Sinon agreed. I sighed tiredly as he walked off. "I think that tomorrow, we should get some sightseeing done instead of all of this terror and fighting. good?" I asked. "Definitely." Lizbeth muttered from her Floatzel. "We could go to the Celadon City Mall!" Blue offered. "Shopping and you? That sounds like a bad idea." Green spoke up. "Did Green just… make a joke?" Gold asked in shock. "Wow. We really are tired." Red cracked, as we all burst out laughing.
When we finally got back to the hotel, Spinner crawled out of my backpack once more. "Hey, girl! I totally forgot you were in there!" I exclaimed. "Spin!" She replied. I chuckled, taking out a Pomeg berry for her to eat. "You're tired too, huh? What did you do all day?" I asked her, smiling. After I said that, she scurried into my backpack, before coming out backwards, dragging something covered in silk. When she finally had pulled it out all the way, I took the item from her and unwrapped it. "Where'd you find this?" I giggled, looking at the Pokémon Contest flyer. "Spin! Spin Spinarak Ka-ra!" She told me. I laughed. "I wish I could understand what you're saying." I told her. She didn't respond, however. She had disappeared in my bag, most likely traveling back to her habitat at home. I smiled tiredly, going into my room and changing into my pajamas.
When I had finally done everything I needed to, I opened Volt's Pokéball. "I guess you're my only little guy in my party now, huh?" I chuckled. "Elekid!" He agreed, as we got under the covers. I smiled at him, burrowed under the covers like a little kid, as I finally went to sleep.
Hey guys! What did you think of today's chapter? Please review about anything you like, dislike, or even if you just want to say something completely irrelevant! However, I will be having two votes for what the group does next. The first one is whether or not they split up.
And the second vote is for what they do next. Do they: 1) Go to Celadon Mall for some shopping/chaos? 2) Go do a Pokémon Contest a few chapters early? 3) Go find their Guild house and decide they're gonna become some better version of the Aether Foundation?
Also, finally, if anyone can successfully guess the move Jake used that I didn't name in his battle with Will, I will give you a surprise prize that may or may not majorly influence the story!
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