Okay another chapter up :D
Two things everyone both new and already following this story should know:
First, I've decided that I'm going to separate this story into different books, so once the Kanto Arc is done you will have to follow and find (unless I can provide a link at the end of the Kanto Arc) the next book and then the next, etc.
The more you know... XD
Second, I need everyone to vote on the poll I've set up on my profile.
I was just wandering how many people care about the Second group's story.
I might just make another shorter book with their story in it. Their chapters and such would be shorter and would most likely not be separated into books. There are some ships that are going to occur in the other group so that's mostly the reason I'm wondering if people wanted to hear their tale; I don't wanna just kinda be like, "Oh by the way these people ended up together," without you guys getting a chance to see how.
I think you guys get what I'm saying.
Anyways sorry to keep you, do please enjoy the chapter :)
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Ages:
Ash: 18
Misty: 18
Brock: 23
Gary: 18
May: 18
Max: 13
Drew: 17
Dawn: 18
Paul: 19
Cilan: 22
Cress: 22
Chili: 22
Iris: 20
Ritchie: 18
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Clemont: 18
Serena: 18
Harley: 24
Solidad: 24
Zoey: 19
Barry: 19
Kenny: 18
Nando: 25
Stephan: 19
Bianca: 20
Cameron: 18
Trip: 18
Georgia: 19
Burgundy: 19
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Various others:
Delia: 37 (based off her age of the novelization according to bulbapedia [29] + 8 years from the start of Ash's journey.
Giovanni: (Unknown) but in this story: 58
Prof. Oak: 64
Redrick(Red Ketchum): 38
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Normal Talk
Thoughts
Lucario talking unless stated otherwise
Zorua talking unless states otherwise
Let the journey continue...
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They ate breakfast and Ash grumbled at everyone, especially Misty for getting him to eat the donuts. Eventually Ash forgave them. They said goodbye to Prof. Oak, Tracey, and Mrs. Ketchum saying they'd be back tonight. Finally they packed up and set out towards Mt. Hideaway. They reached the foot of the mountain and began to climb.
"So... now that we are here, do we look for a person that will give us a token?" Chili asked as they ascended the mountain's trail.
"That's pretty much the plan," Drew replied.
"I guess they'd be at the top, huh?" Ash asked.
"Sounds logical," Cilan added.
After a while, they reached halfway up the mountain and decided to stop for an early lunch and break from climbing. As they were eating, they suddenly heard rumbling
"What's that?" Max asked looking around.
"This isn't a volcano, right?" Ritchie asked.
"No no! This is just a rock formation. That rumbling is either a stamped of pokemon or..." Gary said but didn't get to finish.
"Oh crud," Ash said and before anyone could ask what was wrong, they all fell into a massive pitfall trap.
Prepare for Trouble!
and Make it Double!
To protect the world from devastation!
To unite all peoples within our nation!
To denounce the evils of truth and love!
To extend our reach to the stars above!
Jessie!
James!
Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light!
Surrender now or prepare to fight!
Meowth! That's Right!
"You seriously have got to be kidding me," Paul muttered. Everyone was moaning a bit since even though the pitfall trap was large, it still couldn't properly hold everyone without them being somewhat squashed together.
"Quiet! Purple-haired twerp!" Jessie yelled.
"Congratulations Paul, you've been initiated into the twerp club," Ash muttered.
"Ha! You can say that again!" James smiled.
"And now, for Pikachu!" Meowth said before launching a claw at Pikachu.
"I don't think so," Ash said as the claw came close. He put his arm out in front of Pikachu, where the claw was headed, and let it clamp on to his own arm. The device was made to automatically pull in after launching so the claw started to retract. Ash pushed off the ground and let it carry him up towards the Rockets.
"Hey twerp this ain't a kiddy ride! This is a pokemon stealing device!" Meowth growled as Ash landed in front of him.
"Irontail the claw and Thunderbolt them away!" Ash yelled. Pikachu jumped up and used Irontail on the part that connected the claw to the rest of the machine. Then it leapt up and shocked Team Rocket.
"Looks like Team Rocket's blasting off again!" The three said, before disappearing.
"Okay. Ivysaur, Meganium, Serperior, go!" The three pokemon came out and went over to the hole to start lifting people out with vines. Once everyone got out, they came over to Ash to see how they could unclamp the claw still attached to his arm.
"Heh heh. I guess I didn't think this through as much as I thought," Ash said, rubbing the back of his head with his un-clawed arm.
"Gotta say it was awesome though," Max replied.
"Yeah like a superhero or something with a utility belt!" Chili exclaimed causing Cress to roll his eyes and Cilan to sigh and smile.
"Maybe we could use fire?" Dawn asked innocently.
"Yeah, let's roast his arm," Drew said and rolled his eyes.
"Oh right..." Dawn replied.
"Hmmm. Oh I know!" Gary said suddenly. He pulled out a pokeball and released a pokemon.
"Rooooootom!" The pokemon chirped.
"Hey is that the Rotom we helped the Professor catch?" Iris asked.
"You bet! I was hoping you guys wouldn't mind if we stopped by Sayda Island after we tried here to find a token. I needed to drop this guy off with some of the scientists. It shouldn't be too far out of the way, but for now, Rotom get in there and possess that claw and get it off Ash," Gary said. The pokemon obeyed and finally Ash was freed.
"Awesome," Ash said rubbing his arm.
"Well now we have a problem," Paul stated
"What's that?" May asked as everyone turned to see what Paul was referring to.
"The pathway is all wacky from Team Rocket's pitfall. It could be unstable," Brock observed.
"We'll just have to be real careful," Ash said. He recalled Meganium and Serperior and then made his way over to the edge.
"Ash. Are you trying to get yourself killed?" Misty hissed.
"Of course not. I've got this," Ash said. He then balanced on the thin walkway and made his way over surprising most with his balancing ability, "There no problem. Hey Ivysaur, come on and jump across!" Ivysaur took a running leap and used it's Vine whip to make it over and stand next to Ash's side, "Okay make the walkway a tiny bit wider with some Vinewhips, Ivysaur."
"Saur!" The pokemon responded and made the walkway wider, eventually everyone made their way across except Dawn and Paul.
"I can't... It's too high up," Dawn said.
"You can do it Dawn!" May called.
"It's not as bad as it looks," Max smiled over.
Dawn shook her head then suddenly,
"EEk!"
Paul grabbed her and swept her up bridal style,
"Look at me and don't look down, got it?" Paul said quickly and gruffly.
"Oh... Okay." Dawn said as a blush crept on her face. Paul balanced across holding Dawn, then set her down once they were both over.
"Thanks Paul," Dawn said.
"Whatever, let's get moving. I don't want to have to cross that at night," Paul said. Everyone nodded and then moved onwards. Ash let Ivysaur walk with them, just incase he was needed again. As they were walking, Ash, Paul, and Drew were closest to the edge when suddenly,
Crack! Crumble!
"Shit!" was all Paul could yell out as the ground gave way under him.
"Paul!" Everyone yelled.
"Oh no you don't!" Ash said and dove for his hand. Ash grabbed Paul's hand as he dangled over the side, Drew and Gary moved in to help grab Paul's other hand. Before they could do much else, the ground gave way again. All four started to fall,
"Ivysaur!" Ash yelled as he felt his stomach start to rise in him.
"Saur!" The pokemon shot out it's Vinewhips and grabbed all four boys.
"Boys! Are you okay?" May asked.
"Yeah! We're good," Ash yelled up after checking the other three hanging with him, "Hey Ivysaur! Lower us down, there's a ledge below! I don't want you to strain with all four of us!"
They were placed on the ground and then Drew jogged around the edge,
"Hey! There's another pathway!"
"Saur!" Ivysaur then let down a couple Vinewhips and pressed against the ground and lowered itself to the ledge the boys were on.
"Okay! Ivysaur, you want to stay with us, Pikachu you stay with the rest of the group, okay?" Ash called out.
"Saur!"
"Pika!"
"We'll find our way up and meet you guys at the top, okay?" Gary called up.
"Alright! You guys be careful!" Brock called and waved, then started to lead the rest up the path.
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"Thanks by the way. For helping me," Paul said suddenly as they walked along.
"Hey no sweat! You were gonna fall. I wasn't gonna not do anything," Ash looked over and smiled.
"Yeah. If I let one of my teammates die, I wouldn't be a very good team member, now would I?" Drew said and smirked.
"Yeah. I mean finding another teammate would be rough," Gary said with a sly smile.
"Lovely, That makes me feel so loved," Paul snorted.
They all then laughed some, even Paul seemed to think it was funny. Eventually They started to ascend more sharply and then had to sidle along the path. Ivysaur had barely enough room to walk. They then seemed to have reached the top of Mt. Hideaway
"Well it seems we've made it before the rest of the group," Gary spoke up once they entered a clearing.
"Yes it does seem that way," Paul added.
Ash spoke afterwards, "I guess we just wait here for them then, they can't be too far behind."
"Yeah," Drew replied.
"Saur," Ivysaur rested up next to Ash's leg and Ash reached down to pet him, "Thanks Ivysaur for all your help today! You've really pulled us out of trouble a few times!" Ash praised his friend, He then turned towards the woods, "That's weird."
"What?" Gary asked.
"I sense something in the bushes over there," Ash said as he walked closer to the edge of the small woods. Then they all heard a ferocious growl...
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"You think the boys are okay?" Dawn asked
Brock replied, "Yeah they're fine."
"I'm sure they're doing okay. They are probably already up top, waiting for us," Cilan added trying to help make Dawn not worry.
"Yeah! No need to worry, right?" Iris responded.
Max shifted nervously, "But what if they get eaten by some giant pokemon!?"
"MAX!" May yelled at her brother.
"They're fine, they have their pokemon and we have ours," Cress said trying to calm some of the group down.
"They will be fine. I'm sure of it," Misty said finally.
Ritchie spoke up soon after, "Yeah."
They continued up until they reached a plateau. They heard a shout and looked up...
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A Nidoking burst out of the forest charging at Ash and the boys,
"Ah!" Ash yelped as he tried to turn around, only to fall backwards.
"Ash!" Gary yelled starting to pull out a pokeball, Paul and Drew joining him. They knew though that they wouldn't be quick enough... The Nidoking was practically on him.
"Ash!" "PikaPi!" Misty and Pikachu screamed out, the others looking on in worry, thinking they were about to possibly watch their friend die.
"Saur!" Ivysaur hollered in rage as it jumped over Ash and landed in front of him, glowing bright white before landing.
The Nidoking collided with a very strong and angry, Venusaur.
"Saur!" Venusaur growled angrily. It whipped out it's vines and grabbed the Nidoking lifting it and tossing it like a toy, towards the mountainside behind Ash and the group.
"Ivysaur, you evolved to save me!" Ash spoke looking into the eyes of one of his first pokemon, "Thank you."
"Saur!" It replied, before lumbering over in front of the group to watch the Nidoking that was now standing up and glaring at the group and Venusaur. Suddenly they heard a cry,
"Nido nido rino!" A Nidorino called from a perch above the Nidoking. It leapt down and it's tough blue skin caught the attention of the group.
"Whoa! Why is that Nidorino that color?" Ritchie asked.
"Isn't that normal?" Chili replied
"No, generally Nidoran females and their evolutionary tree up to Nidoqueen are of blue coloration. Nidoran males and their evolutionary tree up to Nidoking are supposed to be purple," Gary answered.
"He must be like my Noctowl and Rapidash. He must be a shiny pokemon," Ash stated. Then their attention was brought back to the two poison types as they suddenly collided.
The Nidorino used a powerful Take down, then followed up with a Earthpower.
"King!" The Nidoking groaned and landed on one knee. Meanwhile a bunch of Nidorina and Nidoran, male and female, appeared to be watching from afar.
The shiny Nidorino turned to look at his friends and started to walk back to them, then
"Graah!" Nidoking roared slamming a white glowing horn into Nidorino. It cried out in shock and pain and fell on the ground defeated
"What attack was that!? Nidorino's down for the count!" Iris exclaimed.
Paul answered her, "No doubt, That was the one-hit KO move, Horn drill."
"Oh no! Look!" May said making everyone look back at the battle. Nidoking was standing over Nidorino with a powerful Hammer arm ready to strike
"But Nidorino is already down!" Max said.
"I think that's not enough for Nidoking," Brock said solemnly.
Ash spoke up suddenly, "Well I can't watch that happen! Pokeball, go!"
The pokeball dinged immediately when it struck Nidorino, causing Nidoking to get confused when his target disappeared,
"Venusaur! Chase it away with your new Frenzy Plant attack!" Ash commanded.
"Saur!" Venusaur responded swiftly driving the poison and ground type over towards a pathway down the other side of the mountain. The large root-like vines blocked him from returning, and so it growled and lumbered away.
A Nidorina ran towards Ash as he went to pick up his new pokemon,
"Nid nido rina!" It growled at him until it locked eyes with Ash,
"He's your friend, isn't he?" Ash asked her.
"Rina..." It replied still staring at him.
"I'll go help him heal... Then I'll help bring him back to the base of the mountain so he can come back to you, okay?" Ash asked, Pikachu jumped up on Ash's shoulder and nodded,
"Pika pika chu."
Nidorina stared at Ash for a long time, before nodding and turning back towards its group. Eventually they disappeared.
"So when we leave we're going to heal Nidorino and then release him?" Max asked walking up to Ash with the rest of the group,
"That's right Max," Ash said with a smile.
"Why? That Nidorino could be another powerhouse for your team, trust me I have a Nidoking," Paul asked.
"I don't add pokemon to my team if they really don't want to be with me. I want them to want to battle for me if they're going to battle," Ash answered, leaving Paul without an answer, suddenly they heard a voice,
"Hello! Who goes there?"
"Hello?" May asked.
A man suddenly jumped down from the rocky ledge landing in front of them, he looked familiar to three people in the group,
"Bruno!" Ash, Misty, and Brock said at the same time.
"Ah. It's Ash and friends. Good to see you all again after such a long time, and good to meet some new faces," Bruno replied.
They all began talking and explaining who they were and why they were up here.
"Well I'm sorry to tell you, but there is no token up here. Nice attempt though and good work getting up here," Bruno praised.
"Well it was a good try anyway," Max said.
Everyone nodded. Suddenly Bruno punched the place were Ash's face used to be, before he moved suddenly to avoid the hit,
"Hey! What was that for, Bruno!?" Misty yelled.
"Hmmmm. I see so you are indeed a user of aura," Bruno replied, getting shocked looks from everyone.
"How... How did you know?" Ash stammered.
"Well, for starters you dodged my attack without me telling you I was going to attack. Secondly us fighters know when we are in the presence of another fighter like ourselves. Aura is an ancient art of fighting and I study all types of fighting I can, whether I can ever perform them or not," Bruno answered, "I can see that you have been training yourself, which is good. One day perhaps you will be able to even defeat me in combat."
"Ra... Really?" Ash questioned, looking up and down the much larger man in front of him. Sure Ash had grown since their first meeting but the man still was much buffer and still quiet a bit taller.
"Size and strength aren't impervious to failure. You must know this is true from pokemon battles... It is the same with human fighting as well. My strength is worthless if I cannot hit my target," Bruno smiled.
"Yeah... Well I don't want to really learn how to fight. I've mostly just been working on concentration and perception," Ash said rubbing the back of his head.
"You might not have a choice," Bruno said simply.
"What do you mean?" Brock asked.
"I mean... Your friend has a gift that allows him a connection to pokemon and people that comes naturally to him instead of taught over time. People could want a power like that, evil people. They would want to figure out how to use your power to their own advantage and they will do whatever under-handed thing it takes to achieve that goal. You, your family, and your friends, could very well be in danger, and I know... You want to protect them, right Ash?" Bruno asked turning to Ash.
"...Of course... But I..." Ash began staring at the ground.
"I realize you aren't a violent young man and don't really wish to hurt anyone, even your greatest enemy... I don't wish to upset you with this, but I feel the need to explain this to you... You understand?" Bruno spoke.
"Yes sir, I do," Ash said looking up at Bruno.
"I'm sure everything will work out and you'll find your way of dealing with these things, and..." Bruno turned to face the rest of the group, "You have your friends' love and support to push you along when you need it."
"Right, Thanks Bruno, I'll think about what you said," Ash said smiling.
"Hmmm. It seems you need to be returning down the mountain if you don't want to spend the night here," Bruno told the group. They nodded and said goodbye before walking down the mountain. They got home when night fell and made sure Nidorino was healed. They told Prof. Oak, Tracey, and Ash's mom that they would be heading for Sayda Island tomorrow to drop off the Rotom Gary had. Ash practiced some aura with Pikachu, Lucario, and Zorua. After a while, everyone got ready for bed and separated into their rooms. Ash, Brock, Drew, and Paul were in the same room and they began having a conversation since all... or well most of the people in the room couldn't sleep.
"I still can't believe your Ivysaur evolved like that, Ash," Drew spoke staring at the ceiling.
"Huh? What do you mean?" Ash asked, rolling over in his bed to look at Drew.
"I mean... It evolved to save you, right? I don't know, I suppose I've never seen a pokemon evolve outside of a battle before," Drew replied.
"Oh... Well... I can understand that. Venusaur is awesome though, he really saved me there," Ash explained.
"Your... All your pokemon really care about you don't they?" Drew asked.
"Pikachu!" Pikachu cried immediately.
"Yeah, no doubt. I care just as much about them too," Ash replied stroking Pikachu.
"Yeah. Venusaur was one of Ash's first pokemon, Its no wonder why he evolved to save Ash," Brock entered the conversation.
"He was?" Drew asked.
"Yep. He was the fourth pokemon I ever got," Ash replied.
"I see. That's cool," Drew responded, "Does... does... it really work to bond with your pokemon that way? Do they really try harder then? Does it feel... different?"
"Chaaaa! Pika chu pi pika chu Pi pika PikaPi!" Pikachu responded immediately and Drew stared at it, shocked.
"Ha ha! It seems Pikachu agrees with your idea and I do too," Ash responded.
"Yeah, definitely," Brock added.
"Well... I think you coddle your pokemon too much," Paul said gruffly from the other side of the room. He was facing away. They all thought he had fallen asleep.
"No way! Just because I care about them and like to do other things with them instead of just battle and train, doesn't mean I coddle them," Ash replied sharply.
"Hmph. I may have had to agree to your example at the Lilly of the Valley conference when you demonstrated that you need to at least respect pokemon more and commend them for battling... but I still think you treat them like babies," Paul answered, still facing away.
Have you ever asked your pokemon or any pokemon of their opinion?
Paul rolled over to face the others at the sound of a new voice. Ash was holding a pokeball and Lucario was standing next to his bed, the other two trainers watching.
"No I'm sure they would've refused to obey me if they were unhappy," Paul answered.
Do you have any idea if your pokemon had ever met a human before? Has had a trainer? They may have no concept of the fact that trainers train in different ways.
An example being My Master's comrade, Charizard, deemed weak by one trainer, then developed into a quiet frighteningly powerful foe by another.
"It doesn't matter then, they are strong from my work on training them. What you don't know can't hurt you," Paul said with a snort.
But it does... You have an idea of things you find good, things that are pleasurable to you, correct?
"Of course," Paul answered hesitantly.
Do you know what being a part of a team is like?
Paul said with a scowl, "Where is this going?"
Patience... If you worked for a team, sports or otherwise, and you tried your hardest to do good but weren't appreciated, you would be sad right? Most likely not wanting to try to push yourself any harder.
"Yes," Paul nodded, still reserved.
What if you were supported and cared for? Would you enjoy and work harder to do the things that were required of you daily? For the sake of someone else rather than yourself?
"..." Paul stared at Lucario for a long time.
"Look Paul, I'm not trying to change you, or force you into doing anything... I'm just trying to say you should try caring even more for your pokemon..." Ash said.
Paul sighed, "Fine. I'll think about it. Happy?"
Ash nodded and returned Lucario after thanking him and then Brock spoke,
"Okay guys. I think we need to go to bed. Lots of traveling tomorrow."
"Right, Night guys," Ash said before he rolled over with Pikachu curling near his chest. Everyone rolled over to go to sleep.
"Night."
"Night."
"..."
"I wonder if my pokemon would save me?" Drew asked no one in particular.
"I'm sure they would, Drew," Ash said with friendliness.
Finally they all fell asleep, except Paul. He laid awake for a moment thinking about the previous conversation, the last thought he had before he fell asleep was, I'm sure my pokemon would protect me like that... Right?
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"Alright. Nidorino's all healed up and you all are ready to hit the road once more! Greatest luck to you on your journey!" Prof Oak said to the group as he handed Ash the pokeball with Nidorino in it.
"Thank you Professor!" Ash said, while being copied by everyone in the group.
"Thanks Gramps for letting us stay here. I'll drop off Rotom as soon as we get to Sayda Island. I'll give you a call then," Gary said
"Thanks my boy and You're welcome., Prof. Oak said.
"Thanks Mrs. Ketchum for buying all the food!" May said smiling, again everyone else followed suit.
"Yeah thanks, mom!" Ash said after hugging her tightly.
They all began to walk down the hill from the lab,
"Bye! Good luck guys!" Tracey called out with Prof. Oak copying him.
"Be careful all of you! And Ash don't forget to change your..." Delilah began.
"I know, mom! I get it!" Ash cried out quickly blushing furiously from a few snickers in the group.
Eventually they made it to their first stop at the base of Mt. Hideaway, to release Nidorino.
"Alright, I release you, Nidorino!" Ash said as he tossed the pokeball.
The pokemon came out and looked around. It growled at Ash when he bent down,
"Hey you're free to go now. I'm sorry I had to catch you like that, I just didn't want to see you get pounded into the ground. Your friend Nidorina is waiting for you, go on," Ash said with a smile and stood up.
Nidorino stared at Ash for a long moment then, "Nido. nido rino. rino nido rino."
"Ummm. Pikachu?" Ash asked looking at his friend on his shoulder.
"Chu," Pikachu said happily before walking over to the Nidorino. They talked for a moment, then Pikachu turned around,
"Pika! pika chu! chu chu! pika pi Pika chu!" Pikachu explained.
"Well? What'd Pikachu say, Ash?" Max asked,
"Well, I think Nidorino is a little upset. It was dishonorable, he said, to be saved from death. That it's like he's been disgraced. He doesn't want to return, but he would like us to send a message to Nidorina." Ash said, frowning after he was done
"Awww. Nidorino... You don't need to feel that way. You should go back," Dawn said.
"I don't think that will help, Dawn. Nidoking are known for their pride, and Nidorino's has been damaged," Gary added.
"Oh! Maybe he'd be willing to come back once he got stronger and was able to defeat Nidoking," Cilan said suddenly.
"Wow! That's a great idea, Cilan!" Iris said, a small blush flashed across Cilan's face.
"Oh... it... it was nothing, Iris," Cilan said rubbing his head.
"Is that what you want, Nidorino? To come back stronger?" Ash leaned down.
"Nido," It nodded and then put a claw on Ash's knee, "Nido. nido rino ni nido rino."
"Pikachu! PikaPi!" Pikachu turned to Ash.
"He... He wants to come with me? Is that what you want, Nidorino?" Ash asked.
"Nido. Nido rino rino ni."
"Pika chu chu pika chu pi."
"So you thought Venusaur looked real strong, huh? And you wanna become that strong?" Ash smiled.
"Nido," the pokemon nodded.
"Alright then, pokeball, go!" Ash said using the pokeball again. Nidorino was captured and then Ash turned to the group, "I'm going to ride Rapidash up the mountain real quick so Nidorino can tell Nidorina he's going away for a while."
"Why?" Ritchie asked.
"Because Nidorina might not believe that I kept my word if I send another pokemon instead," Ash replied.
"We don't have time for this Ash, we have to get on the road, we're trying to qualify for a tournament remember?" Paul replied.
"Don't worry, Rapidash is really fast!" Ash said before releasing Rapidash from its ball, "Let's go boy!"
"Neigh!"
"Ash!" Misty yelled.
"Don't worry!" Ash hollered as he disappeared, everyone watching the horse pokemon gallop rapidly up the mountainside with Ash on it's back.
About an hour later, Ash was back and eating with the group who had decided to eat something while they waited.
"Wow! Your Rapidash really is fast, Ash," May said as she sat down with the others.
"Yep. I helped him to work on his speed," Ash nodded.
"I must concede. You came back faster than I thought you would, Ash," Drew spoke up.
They continued to eat. Pikachu, Dawn's Piplup, that she had let out, Rapidash, and Nidorino all ate together. Ash had let Nidorino out so he could get used to everyone and the pokemon in the group. They then picked up. Ash returned Rapidash and they started traveling to the Old Shore Wharf to get on a boat for Sayda Island.
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The water was clear and the ride was smooth. Everyone was relaxing on the small vessel and talking. It would be a few hours before they reached the island. Everyone was excited because they had decided to have a beach day once they got to Sayda Island since they planned to stay the night.
"The water is so beautiful!" Misty said happily looking out over the water as they moved along.
"Yeah! I can't wait for our beach day!" May smiled happily.
"Definitely!" Ash grinned. He had returned Nidorino since they were now over water. Everyone then started talking again when Max spoke,
"Hey! What's that over there? A storm?" Everyone turned their attention towards the horizon and saw an ominous storm cloud. Then the captain's assistant came up to them,
"I'm afraid so. We're not sure were it came from. We aren't exactly prepared to deal with a storm of that size... I just came to tell all of you to hold on tight... This is going to get bumpy," He nodded and then went back into the captain's cabin.
"Do you... do you think we're going to be okay?" May asked, breaking the silence.
"Sure... I know we will," Ash said with determination and everyone fell silent as they looked out over the ocean and felt a cold wind blow.
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The water was fierce and it hit them quicker than they had thought. Everyone was holding onto each other in small groups. They laid low trying to hold on to the boat as it was tossed.
"I'm... I'm scared, May!" Max called out through the loud winds.
"It's okay, Max. It's going to be okay!" May replied.
Cilan and his brothers were holding onto each other and Cilan was holding Iris's shoulders.
"Oh no..." Gary said suddenly and everyone looked up to see a terrifying sight of monstrous wave approaching.
"No way! Not like this!" Ash said wrenching from Pikachu and Misty's grasp. He climbed up on the boat's edge and balanced, then released two pokemon, "Lapras! Floatzel! Icebeam, Iceaquajet! Now!" Lightning flashed around them.
The pokemon emerged and went into action immediately. Lapras cried out and struck the wave with the beam, causing the wave to turn into a large block of ice. Floatzel then used Aquajet and pushed itself into the beam, Lapras was still using. He then collided with the large ice wave, shattering it. Ash returned his pokemon a jumped back down into his spot,
"Look out!" He yelled as the boat was pelted with chucks of ice.
This continued for a while with Gary using Blastiose, Drew using Masquerain, Paul using Gastrodon, and Misty using Politeod, along side Ash's Lapras and Floatzel. However a final, giant wave bore down upon them after they had returned their tired pokemon. There was nothing they could do. Some took last glances at each other. Silent messages passed between them, some understood and some not, as the wave crashed down on them.
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Ash's eyes opened slowly as he started to feel the sand underneath him. The first thing he saw was Misty's face next to his. He looked and saw she was breathing. He shook her as Pikachu came to next to him.
"Misty... Misty!" Ash spoke as she awoke.
"Ash?" Misty asked groggily.
Ash nodded his head before he took a look around. He counted and saw all of his friends were on the beach,
"Go Lucario!" Ash called.
Yes, Master.
"Use Heal pulse on everyone, starting with Misty and ending with me after Pikachu," Ash commanded.
Soon everyone was up, if only barely. Ash returned Lucario and Pikachu jumped up on his shoulder. Everyone ached and felt drenched.
"Well, Now I know what a sock in the washing machine feels like," Gary commented unceremoniously.
"Well at least we all made it," Drew replied.
"No kidding, I thought that was it," Ritchie added.
"We need to find out if the boat or the crew washed up here too," Brock informed everyone. Then they all heard a familiar voice,
"You guys are here too?"
Everyone turned and saw Barry jogging up to them, which was an odd sight since he often was always running.
"Barry!?" Dawn exclaimed.
"How'd you guys get here?" Iris asked.
"We got caught up in the same storm I suppose; we were heading back from the Sevii Islands. The others are on the other side of the island; your boat and the crew is there too. They're talking with our boat guys to see how we can get help here," Barry answered. They all traveled together over to join up with the others.
"My poor Cacturne outfit is ruined!" Harley screeched as they approached.
"Oh stop being a baby, Harley. At least we're all alive," Solidad groaned.
"No way! You guys too!?" Bianca yelled, addressing the approaching group.
The rest of the second group turned to see what she was talking about. Both groups meshed and started telling their stories of how they ended up on the island.
"That's so weird. Our stories are almost exactly the same," Zoey finally said after everyone was done talking. One of the crew walked up to the two groups and started to address them,
"Well... we can't get our radio to start working and the boats are far too damaged to be operational. We will have to start looking for food and fresh water... We might be here a while."
"Do you know our location? Like if we could get a message out would you be able to tell someone where we are?" Ash spoke suddenly.
"Well... Yes we know our current co-ordinates," the crew member answered.
"Then we've got a way out of this. We can use one of our pokemon to fly a message," Ash replied
"Yeah! perfect!" Cameron smiled.
"Come on out Pigeot!" Ash exclaimed, "Pigeot's used to flying long distances for me to deliver other messages, she'll be great for this."
"If we write a note though, it could get damaged on the way there," Serena cut in.
"Man, you're right... If only I still had my backpack," Ash sighed.
One of the two captains cut in, "Oh! All of your belongings are still safe in the boat."
"Awesome!" Chili exclaimed.
Eventually Ash got a small bottle out of his backpack that he said he had been using to send mail to Lady Ilene since Cameron castle doesn't really use much technology. He told Pigeot where to go and placed the bottle on a chain around her neck. Afterwards the groups decided to explore the island since they would most likely be spending the night there, before help would arrive. They finally found a way up on top of the plateau.
"This place is quite useless," Paul commented looking around and seeing that the island was barren.
"Alas... It appears as though we will be going to bed without food tonight," Nando commented.
"Aww! No way!" Georgia cried out and Burgundy groaned.
"Well... We still have most of our food, right Brock?" Ash turned to face everyone.
"Yeah. I imagine we'll actually be fine for a couple days even with the large group we have," Brock answered.
Everyone nodded in thanks and understanding.
"Hey, what's that?" Stephan asked pointing at a blue object in the center of the plateau.
"Hey, Ash isn't that a time flower?" Brock asked.
"Yeah! That's what it looks like! Let's go check it out," Ash replied. They all made it over to the object and found it was indeed a time flower.
"Huh? I wonder why there's one all the way out here?" May asked.
Kenny commented, "Yeah? Has someone been here before?"
"It seems as though that would have to logically be the case since these objects capture past events of living things, right?" Cilan responded.
"Crazy and beyond fascinating. How something not forged of machinery could accomplish such a thing..." Clemont said.
"Quite strange indeed," Cress agreed.
"Hmmm... from what Riley told me. Time flowers form only when very important, even pivotal moments in time occur. Strong emotion is tied to them," Ash replied.
"I wonder what event it captured?" Misty wondered.
"Only one way to find out," Trip replied.
Ash nodded, then he touched the flower and it began to glow...
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Ta da! Cliff-hanger!
I hope you enjoyed the chapter! :D