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Greetings! I have decided to return to this story and see it through! I hope you enjoy! Please review and tell me what you think! Thanks for reading!

The crowd at the Indigo Plateau roared as Ash, along with Pikachu, held up the Championship trophy after defeating Lance and his Charizard. "No, stop! I'm not great, you're all great for believing in me!" Ash humbly shouted back to the crowd.

"Uhhh.. Ash? Ash!?" a voice responded.

Ash shook as he came back to his senses, "Oh.. I guess that was just a dream," he sighed. Brock and Leaf did not appear entertained by the young trainer's comedic awakening. "Wait, we're... We're still on the SS Anne?!" he asked as he noticed his surroundings.

"PIKA?"

Brock nodded with a cold expression, "Ash, the ship is underwater. We're the only 4 who didn't make it out..." he asserted.

Ash looked around the long hallway of the sunken SS Anne and noticed Brock, Leaf, and the girl from earlier. "Hey, it's you! Do you remember me?" Ash asked the girl as he pointed to himself with a gullible expression.

Serena shook her head with a slight blush, Wow he's gorgeous. What is he talking about, though? I think I would remember a cute guy like him? she thought to herself with a perplexed look.

"Yeah, we don't have time for a reunion. It turns out people die if they stay underwater for too long," Leaf said to Ash in a condescending tone.

"I know that!" Ash spat as he confronted his rival with a clinched fist.

"PIKA CHUU!" Pikachu mirrored his trainer's anger.

"Guys, enough!" Brock pleaded as he broke up the confrontation.

"Yeah, maybe we should find a way out of here instead of fighting," Serena sheepishly asserted.

Ash and Leaf glared at each other before giving up on the conflict for now. The gang of four walked down the halls of the SS Anne, desperately attempting to find a way out, but it was hopeless. Water filled up the staircase, making it impossible for them to escape the ship.

"It's no good." Leaf hopelessly asserted.

"Wait, I've got it!" Serena said, surprising the group. We're at the lower level of the ship, but we're standing on the ceiling! Which means the ship is upside down! So we're actually towards the very top! If we can somehow make a hole, it shouldn't be hard to get out if we tie ourselves to water pokemon!" the trainer exclaimed.

"Ya know, that just might actually work." Brock added. He immediately removed his backpack, looking for rope.

"I don't have any water types on me.." Leaf said nervously.

"I have Frogadier.." Ash added as he summoned his water type.

"I have Magicarp and Squirtle! Serena said as she released both pokemon."

"I don't have any..." Brock said.

Ash approached Serena, "Frogadier can take both of us!"

Serena slightly blushed as she agreed to let Brock have Squirtle and Leaf have Magicarp. The group tied themselves together to the pokemon; with Ash, Serena and Pikachu tied to Frogadier, Leaf tied to Magicarp, and Brock tied to Squirtle. Ash's Charmander used flamethrower to cut a hole in the ship before quickly being recalled by Ash so the flooding water didn't get it. Serena wrapped her arms around Ash from behind him as the trainers all were led into the ocean depths by the pokemon.

Hours later, the four trainers were all sprawled out on a large empty piece of cargo. Magicarp splashed around with a blank expression as the trainers awoke. "Wh.. Where are we?" Serena asked as she rubbed her eyes.

"We must've all passed out due to the ocean pressure." Brock replied.

Ash yawned and stretched his arms out, Pikachu did the same. The trainer from Pallet also sent his mom a text message, ensuring her that he was alright.

"We're still in the middle of the ocean." Leaf said. "Hmm... That's true. There's no telling how far we are from land." Brock added.

Ash recalled his Frogadier and Serena recalled her Squirtle. "Well, what should we do?" Serena asked with a worried expression. Everyone silently pondered over the situation. "Hmm. Nothing but water in every direction with no land in sight..." Ash thought aloud.

"I remember the story of Noah. When he had to find dry land, he sent a bird find it and the bird brought back a branch." Brock said, recalling the a biblical story that could hopefully be applicable to the situation.

"Good. Then we'll be like Noah," Ash grinned as he clicked a pokeball and sent out his Pidgeotto to find land. "We're counting on you, Pidgeotto.." Ash said with determination as he watched his trusty flying-type fly away.

About thirty-minutes went by with no sight of Pidgeotto. "I'm so hungry..." Ash proclaimed with desperation. "There's no telling how long it's been since we've last eaten.." Brock added.

"That Magicarp sure looks good." Leaf said as she longingly looked at Serena's Magicarp. "We can't eat my pokemon!" Serena shot back. "Who said anything about we?" Leaf responded snidely.

"Why are you being mean to her? Why don't we eat your stupid Dragonair instead?!" Ash boldly asked. "No one asked you, Mr. hero!" Leaf replied straight to Ash's face. "Guys, guys! We can't afford to fight like this right now!" Brock asserted as he broke up the two.

A few minutes later, Pidgeotto finally flew back to the group, although it returned empty-handed. "So, you didn't see anything?" Ash asked. Pidgeotto shook its head as Ash reluctantly recalled it. "Thanks anyway!" he said kindly to his flying-type, despite being concerned.

Serena tilted her head back and wiped sweat from her forehead. "This is crazy," she sighed. "Uhh... I think your Magicarp is evolving..." Leaf uttered. Everyone quickly turned their attention to Magicarp who slowly grew into its majestic evolution: Gyarados.

"Wow! Gyarados!" Serena exclaimed with happiness. However, Gyarados did not appear to return Serena's enthusiasm in the slightest. The large water-type roared viciously at the group.

"Wh.. Why is Gyarados so angry?" Serena sheepishly asked.

"It looks like it understood what Leaf was saying about eating us! It must've forced itself to evolve as a defense mechanism of survival!" Brock answered with fear.

"Uh-oh.." Ash said as Gyarados raged on.

"This isn't good at all." Brcok said as dark clouds began to loom overhead, almost as if they had appeared from nowhere. "If this is what I think it is, then Gyarados must be calling on its friends for a collective dragon rage attack!"

"DRAGON RAGE?" the group shouted in unison.

As predicted by Brock, first two, then four Gyarados arose from the water and began swimming around in a circle. Within seconds, they formed a fierce water spout that threatened to blow the group away in seconds.

"This is it! Hold on everyone!" Brock shouted as the group helplessly embraced each other.

Meanwhile, on the island Lillie and Hau found themselves on after their plane crash, they both stared at a large pokemon on the ground that turned out to be a mechanical fake.

"Well, at least they aren't real. I mean, we stood no chance against a pokemon this large!" Hau exclaimed with a hint of gratitude.

Lillie stepped away and looked off into the vast ocean. "Hau, I know where we are." she said, not moving from her spot on the beach facing the ocean.

"Like, I don't even think my gramps could take on a pokemon that size, ya know!?" Hau continued, too distracted to hear what Lillie said.

"Hau, I'm serious. It all makes sense. This is a tourist attraction my mother helped a man named Giovanni create. I think their funneling the money they make here into wormhole research. I need to confront Giovanni to be sure; there are several things I need to connect when we make it to Kanto. I don't even know much about Giovanni or why he would help my mom out." she went on.

"Wait a minute, so this is just like a theme park or something?" Hau asked.

Lillie nodded, "I think I know where we can call for some transportation. I vaguely remember reading about the design of this place. We're only a couple miles off the coast of the Kanto region," she said.

Hau locked his arms behind his head and stood by Lillie, "Wow. So we're really, really far from home, eh?" he uttered as the two stared at the sea.

Preview of what's to come:

Chapter 11: Tentacool and Tentacruel!

Chapter 12: Ghost of Maiden's Peak!

Chapter 13: President Lusamine vs Trip & Neesha!

Chapter 14: Abra and the Psychic Showdown!