"Seaside Galaxy"
By narutofreak14
Disclaimer: Although I own Pokémon Pearl for my Nintendo DS, I do not own any of the Pokémon characters, games, names, or any of the other cool stuff. They all belong to Nintendo and Game Freak. Also, this fanfiction was made for fun and not for cash (unfortunately).
0o0o0o0o LAST TIME o0o0o0o0
After falling off the boat, a pack of Floatzel pulled Paul to the shores of a Sunmoon Island. For awhile, he thought that the island was deserted. But soon, he met another person on the island, a berry farmer named Robb. He welcomes his hospitality, but…there's just something about Robb that makes Paul worried.
Meanwhile, Dawn, Regina, and Reggie continued their search for Paul throughout Canalave City. Paul decided to write back to his mother, telling him his situation. Regina wanted to go to the island and bring her son back badly, but Dawn convinced her to wait until tomorrow.
But then, Dawn wakes up early in the morning and boards the next boat to the Sunmoon Islands.
PAUL GETS BANNED AGAIN IN: 6 DAYS, 1 HOUR, and 25 MINUTES…
0o0o0 Part 3 0o0o0
The sun was beginning to rise over Canalave City. Regina and Reggie were awake and they got ready to go to Sunmoon Island. Reggie picked up a few brochures from the front desk last night. "Hey mom, did you know that Sunmoon Island is home to the elemental stones of the Legendary Trio?" Reggie asked.
"Reggie, we're not there to do sight-seeing," scolded Regina. "We're going to find my little Paul and bring him back home!"
"Mom, Paul's been by himself before. You shouldn't worry about him."
"But did you forget that Paul has one week to get back to the gym before he gets banned again?" Regina asked, angrily.
"Oh yeah…I guess I forgot about that," said Reggie. Regina continued packing. She was determined to bring her son back to the gym.
After preparation, they went down to Dawn's room to wake her up. Regina knocked on the door several times. "Dawn, wake up!" she shouted, in a demanding voice. "It's morning! Time to get up!" Regina didn't get a reply. "Oh for god sake, please tell me she's as lazy as Paul," Regina mumbled to herself. She knocked again. "Dawn, get up!" she shouted.
"Are you looking for a girl with blue hair?" asked the nearby maid. "Cause she just left earlier in the morning."
"What?!?" Regina and Reggie asked, simultaneously.
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The S.S. Qaugsire continued treading the waves as it made its way to the Sunmoon Islands. The boat was packed with tourists and Pokémon Trainers and Coordinators alike. There were many parties being thrown onboard.
Dawn, however, could care less about the festivities. Instead, she was worried about Paul. "Why would Paul leave his Pokémon with me? And why me? Does really think I can do a better job than he can?" She then took out the box containing Paul's Pokémon. "Oh yeah, I haven't let them out to exercise or eat, or anything!" She then took out her Pokémon. "Alright guys, come on out!"
She threw them up into the air. In mid-air, the Poké Balls opened up and the Pokémon came out. After letting them out, Dawn was amazed at how much bigger Paul's Pokémon was to hers. All of Paul's Pokémon (except for Luxray) turned to Dawn's Pokémon glared at Dawn's. Prinplup, Buneary, Pachirisu, and Ambipom backed away in fear. Mamoswine and Prinplup, who were the only ones who had a chance against standing up to Paul's team, got up and readied themselves for an attack. Mamoswine swung its tusks at them and Prinplup leaned towards the enemies, trying to intimidate them.
"Um…guys, let's not try to get into a huge fight now," Dawn said, trying to prevent a fight from happening. But it was too late. Mamoswine launched an Ice Shard at Ursaring and Prinplup shot an Ice Beam at Gliscor. Soon enough, a fight broke out (A/N: well, it was more of an assault. Dawn's Pokémon were overpowered). "Hey, cut it out!" Dawn shouted. She leaned back when a Hyper Beam flew by her.
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Paul was outside of the house he was staying at. He was helping Robb pick some berries. He saw a boat in the distance, heading towards the main island of the Sunmoon Islands. He noticed a Hyper Beam flying into the sky. "That must be some Pokémon," Robb muttered.
"Yeah. I had an Ursaring with that kind of power," Paul said.
"Really? Well, what happened?"
"I…I have to give it up."
"Why?"
"It wasn't powerful enough."
"Oh, well I don't think it should matter whether a Pokémon is strong or not."
"You're not the only one who keeps telling me that. My mom…my older brother…the gym leaders…"
"Maybe you should listen to him."
"Maybe they should mind their own business," Paul said, rather angrily. Robb was taken back by it, but he shrugged it off.
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Back on the ship, many of the ship crewmembers were able to calm the two Pokémon groups down. Dawn had returned Paul's Pokémon to their Poké Balls to prevent further conflicts. "Oh man, what has Paul been teaching you guys?" she asked herself. She then turned to Mamoswine and Prinplup. "You two, you both know better than to start fights with other Pokémon!" she scolded. "We were very close to being thrown off the ship!"
Prinplup was sorry for what she has done. Mamoswine, however, turned away, acting snobbish. "Mamoswine, don't give me that!" she scolded.
"I think those Pokémon deserve it," Mamoswine muttered, snobbishly. "You saw the way they looked at us." Mamoswine turned around and noticed that Dawn was giving her a mean glare. "I'm giving you a look Mamoswine," she said, sternly. "Are you going to attack me?"
"Maybe," replied Mamoswine. Dawn said nothing more. Fighting with Mamoswine would be hopeless.
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Back at Canalave City, Regina and Reggie were furiously stomping over to the harbor, following Dawn to the Sunmoon Islands. Regina was angrier than ever before. "How dare that Dawn goes off by herself to find Paul. Yesterday, she said Paul should solve his problems by himself. Now she's gone!" she shouted, furiously.
"Why she would do such a thing after chewing you out?" Reggie asked.
"I don't know, but clearly, she thinks she can do a better job of taking care of Paul then I can! And now thanks to her, we're going to lose even more time!"
"Don't worry mom, I'm sure we'll make it back in time."
"Um…mom…I don't think…"
"Well, I'm going to follow her to the Sunmoon Islands. Hurry up and let's go!"
Reggie continuously tried to explain to Regina that what she was thinking was not accurate, but she refused to listen.
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"Attention passengers, we are now arriving at the Sunmoon Islands. Please gather your belongings and prepare for departure."
After four hours of voyaging on water, the ship was sailing into the harbor of the first Sunmoon Island, the Resort Island. It was the main island in that it was the largest island out of the eight islands. The island was home to the Sunmoon Island Resort and Spa, a sprawling five-star hotel resort with rooms and bungalows that always have a view of the ocean. It was a great spot for tourists and thrill seekers.
The resort also offered ferries to the other islands, where many excursions took place such as zip-lining, boating, skiing, and many others.
Of course, Dawn wasn't here for fun. She was on a mission. The ship dropped anchor in the ocean nearby the harbor. The harbor wasn't big enough for the ship, so they had to use 'tenders' (nautical term for 'boats that carry you to the beach') to ferry everybody to the docks.
After the short ferry ride, Dawn walked onto the dock and then began walking alongside the beach. "Okay, these are the Sunmoon Islands. Paul is hiding on one of these islands," she muttered to herself. She was about to take off, but her stomach began growling. "Oh right," she moaned. "I didn't have breakfast this morning. I'm starving. I have to get something to eat. Okay…lunch first and then look for Paul."
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"Dad's going to get a better job. Taking care of you is a big burden on my part," the dad confessed.
"Stop that! Don't say such things!" Regina cried. Paul really did feel hurt by that comment.
"Well, I tell it like it is," said the dad. "This family is holding me back on bigger things in life."
"Just get out!" Regina shouted.
The dad took another glance at Paul. "I know you as a failing trainer and a failing son!" Paul's dad said, rather harshly.
"GET OUT!" Regina shouted. She then threw a flower vase at Paul's dad's head, making him run out the door. Paul felt like he was stabbed in the heart. He felt like crying.
Regina slammed the door shut. She got down on her knees. She did her best to suppress her tears, but it was no good. "Why? Where did I go wrong?" Regina asked, crying.
"I'm…I'm a bad…son?" Paul asked himself. Regina got up and gave her son a big hug. "Don't listen to him. He's an idiot. He's just some total stranger now!" she continued sobbing.
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"Yo!" shouted a voice.
Paul shook his head and came back down to Earth. "What? Did you say something?" he asked.
"Man, you have been looking out into space all day. What's with you?" Robb asked.
"I…I was just thinking about the time my dad left us," Paul said.
"Oh…you never mentioned your dad."
"That's because no one in my family likes him."
"What did he do?"
"I already said too much."
"You know you can tell me."
"Sorry, but I don't like going back on it."
Robb, realizing that Paul would refuse to tell him, decided to drop it. He wanted to move onto another subject. "So anyway…got a girlfriend?" asked Robb, suddenly.
"Of course not," Paul replied. "Why would I?"
"Well…why not? You're 15, right? You should be bagging some honeys by now."
Paul said nothing, but he turned his face away. "Look at me, Paul!" smiled Robb. Paul continued to look away. "Awwww…you do have a girlfriend…" Robb sang.
"I don't have a girlfriend!" denied Paul. "But…she is…kind of…a girl that…I occasionally hang out with."
"So…you like her?"
"She's somebody I hang out with!"
"Does she like you back?"
"I doubt that. She thinks I'm some heartless jerk."
"Why does she think that? What have you ever done to her?"
"I don't know. Or…maybe there was that one time when I yelled at her for almost killing me when she was trying to teach me how to swim."
"You don't know how to swim?"
"I do know. Actually, she's done a lot for me. She cheered me on in my first battle against Fantina, she taught me how to swim again, and she got me another rematch against Fantina…"
"Wow…maybe she loves you."
"No, it's just how she is. She's just a nice person."
Paul then got up from his seat and began packing his stuff. "Where are you doing?" Robb asked.
"Hey…what kind of Pokémon lives here?" Paul asked. "Ah, never mind. I'll find out on my own."
"What are you doing?" Robb asked again.
Paul then headed towards the front door. "Thanks for your hospitality," he said. "I think I should get going now." Paul then walked out of the door and into the forest. Robb was a bit surprised by this. However, he then had an evil smirk on his face. Robb looked out the window, watching Paul head towards the ocean.
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Dawn was still on the Resort part of the Sunmoon Islands. She was walking around, asking the tourists if they have seen 'a purple-headed boy with a scowl on his face'. Sadly, nobody had seen him. Dawn was losing patience and confidence by the minute. Prinplup was walking beside her, helping to pass out fliers. On the flier, Dawn drew a picture of Paul to help (though, she drew it very poorly).
She sat down on a nearby bench underneath the shade of a huge palm tree. She had been searching for nearly four hours now. "Ooohhh, this is hard work," she groaned.
"Prinplup," Prinplup moaned as it rubbed its feet.
"There are eight islands here! We'll never cover it all in time." Dawn lowered her head in disappointment. But then…she had an idea. "Wait a minute!" she exclaimed. "I can just use my Pokémon and Paul's Pokémon to cover the islands! Why didn't I think of that before?" Dawn asked herself.
She got up and pulled out all of the Poké Balls she was carrying. She was about to throw them up when she remembered the incident on the ship. "Um…maybe Paul's Pokémon should stay out of the search," she muttered to herself. She put back Paul's Poké Balls and threw hers in the air. "Alright guys, you got to help me out!" she said. Buneary, Pachirisu, Mamoswine, and Ambipom appeared in front of her. They looked around and saw that they were on a tropical beach. They were immediately excited. "Okay guys, now listen up…"
She was interrupted when her Pokémon began running out towards the beach. "Wait! Where are you going?!?" asked Dawn. "This isn't a vacation! I have a job for you guys!" It was no use. The Pokémon began playing in the sand and the water. "Oh great…" Dawn moaned sadly. "We are not going to get back in time."
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Paul was at the place he first arrived at the Berry Island. He wanted to journey to the main islands. Unfortunately, getting across the water without being killed by the Sharpedo was a big problem. Paul sat down on the beach and began thinking up of a plan. "Let's see…how am I going to cross this water?" asked Paul. He looked around for anything that he could use for a raft or a boat or something!
He looked up and saw the main islands again. They weren't far apart from each other, but again…the Sharpedo. Paul continued to look out at the water. Then, he looked into his pocket and found a Poké Ball.
"Hey!" shouted a voice. Paul looked over and saw Robb pushing a wooden row boat in the water. "You know, those Sharpedo will kill you in an instant."
"I know that!" replied Paul.
"Hop in and I'll give you a lift to the island."
"Well…I guess since I don't have a choice."
Paul helped Robb push the boat into the ocean. The two hoped inside. Robb began rowing towards the island. "So Paul, what are you going to do now?" Robb asked.
"I guess I can start heading back towards Hearthome City for my gym battle," Paul responded.
"You're going to get your Pokémon back?" asked Robb.
"No. I'll find some new ones and train them to my expectations. Maybe I work on some new training methods that I was thinking about using."
Suddenly, something hit the end of the boat and spun it around and around. "Whoa!" shouted Robb. "What was that?" The two frantically looked around and saw a blue fin arise on the surface of the water before heading back in. "Oh great, it's a Sharpedo…" Paul shouted, angrily.
Sharpedo swam to the surface and bared its sharp fangs at the two boaters. "Watch out! He's going to attack again!" Robb shouted. Sharpedo lowered its head and charged fiercely at the two. It used Skull Bash against the boat, nearly sending the two overboard. "Wow, that Sharpedo sure is persistent," Robb mentioned.
As Sharpedo was going for another attack, Paul suddenly remembered something. It was back at the Grand Lake Resort, when Dawn was teaching him how to swim.
FLASHBACK
"Now, it's time for your first lesson."
"And that is...what?" Paul asked.
"Well…let's see…" Dawn was beginning to hesitate. "Um…how long you can hold your breath?" she asked. "I want you to take a deep breath and see how long you can hold it for."
"Do I have to put my head underwater?" Paul asked.
"Yes," Dawn said. "Don't worry. I won't do anything to you."
"Well…okay then," Paul said. He took a deep breath and then he placed his head underwater. Dawn began counting off the seconds. A few seconds later…Paul suddenly came up. "That wasn't even five seconds!" Dawn said.
"I got nervous, alright!" Paul shouted.
"Paul, nothing is going to happen if you just calm down," Dawn said.
"It's just that every time I try placing my head underwater, I think of when I was a kid," Paul said.
"Well just…" Dawn began. She stopped when she saw Prinplup on the shore. "Hey, I know how to make you get over your fear," she said.
"Huh?"
"The reason you don't want to be underwater is because you're afraid a Pokémon might try and sweep you away, like that Floatzel in your memory."
"Okay…I guess," Paul said.
"So I have an idea that will help you get over it and to show you that swimming can be fun," Dawn said. She got out of the water, walked up to Prinplup, and began whispering something to her. Paul was confused. "What is she doing?" Paul asked himself.
Prinplup looked at Paul. She looked confused but she agreed…to whatever Dawn was talking about. She then jumped into the water and she briskly swam towards Paul. "Whatever you do, just hold on tight!" Dawn shouted.
"What?" Paul asked. He was caught off-guard when Prinplup appeared and started carrying Paul on his back. Prinplup began swimming swiftly with Paul, who was surprised and scared at the same time. "What are you doing?!" he shouted.
"Just hang on tight!" Dawn shouted.
Prinplup then began going into the main lake, jumping up and down, in and out of the water with Paul on her back. "Knock it off!" Paul shouted to Prinplup. Prinplup just ignored him and continued along its high-speed path. "Please stop," Paul said. He felt his grip loosening up. "Oh no," he said. Then suddenly, his hands slipped and he fell into the water. Prinplup stopped and looked behind her to see Paul drowning. "Oh no," Dawn said.
FLASHBACK ENDS
"I think I got an idea," Paul said. Paul jumped onto the edge of the boat and waited for Sharpedo to come back. "What are you doing?!? You're going to fall!"
"I know. I'm hoping for that!"
Sharpedo quickly turned around and charged straight for the boat. "See ya, Robb!" Paul shouted. The Sharpedo hit the boat, sending Paul flying into the air. Paul saw the Sharpedo and grabbed its fin. He held on tight. But once his hands grabbed his fin, Paul felt a sharp pain in his palm. It felt like something cut into his palms. "Oh crap, I forgot! Sharpedo has Rough Skin!" he thought.
Despite the horrible abrasions, Paul held on tight as he rode on the back of Sharpedo. Sharpedo continuously jumped in and out of the water. It was trying to shake Paul off.
"Get off my back!" Sharpedo shouted, angrily.
"You're not losing me that easily!" he said.
"Oh…yeah! Watch me!"
Sharpedo then went faster and faster while jumping in and out of the water. Paul wouldn't let go. Robb watched one as Paul was struggling to hang on. "Paul crazy to do something like this," he remarked. "Who was dumb enough to teach him that?"
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After several hours of running around, Dawn was finally able to grab all of her Pokémon. She was exhausted. "Whoa…man you guys wore me out," Dawn panted, heavily. She looked up and saw the sun setting. "Oh man, we burned away another day!" she groaned.
"Yes, thanks to you!" shouted a voice.
"Huh?" Dawn asked.
Dawn turned around and saw Reggie and a very angry Regina looking at her. "Oh…hi Regina…" squeaked Dawn.
"So, you thought you could just find Paul all on your own?" Regina asked, angrily. "How dare you run off on us?!? Do you have any idea how much time we wasted trying to find you when we should be looking for my little boy?"
"Well…I…I really want to find Paul before he gets banned again. And…I figured it would be faster if…"
"If what? Do you think I'm some ball-n-chain?" Regina asked.
"Well…you did freak out a lot when we were looking for him back in Hearthome City," Dawn said.
"I was just worried about my son!" protested Regina.
"I'm worried about Paul too!"
"Really? Then tell me…have you made any progress on finding him?"
"Oh…umm…well…"
"I thought so," Regina said.
"Hey, I bet you didn't make any more success than I did!" Dawn shouted.
"That's because I was looking for you!"
"Okay, both of you! Shut up!" Reggie shouted, angrily.
Dawn and Regina looked at him. He never got angry before. "Alright look! I get it! You both want to help Paul return to the gym before he loses! But will arguing really make things go quicker?!? Who knows where Paul is? But you two need to stop fighting and work together! I'm sure we'll find Paul faster that way!"
The two looked at each other. "Well…I do care about Paul," Regina said.
"I really want him to win," Dawn said.
"Look, maybe we overreacted a little bit."
"We?!? You were the one who went cra…"
"Ah-hum!" coughed Reggie.
"You know what…maybe I shouldn't have taken off without you guys," Dawn said.
"I'm sorry Dawn," said Regina.
"I'm sorry too," Dawn said.
"Good, now unfortunately we lost a day, but that's okay," Reggie said. "We're going to work hard tomorrow. We're going to get Paul back to the gym before time runs out!"
"Yeah!" Regina and Reggie shouted.
Little did they know, somebody was watching the. She sat on the balcony of her room, using special goggles that allowed her to zoom into Dawn. "Oh great…it's her again…" she muttered to herself. "What is she doing here? She'll get in the way of me making some money, not that Team Galactic isn't already." She continued looking around Dawn, Regina, and Reggie. "Fortunately, I don't see the other two brats. Maybe she won't be much of a problem after all."
She then noticed the Mamoswine sleeping on the sandy shore. "Wow…that's a big behemoth," she continued muttering. She zoomed in and her glasses gave her the specifics on Mamoswine. "Hmmm…impressive. My client was looking for a Mamoswine. Maybe this will satisfy the client's demand." She put her goggles away and looked on as Dawn was trying her best to round her Pokémon up.
TO BE CONTINUED…
A/N: I just love using cliffhangers! It keeps everybody on their seats, anxiously waiting for the next chapter!
So it seems that Dawn and Regina have made up…for now. Will the two be able to find Paul in time to get him back in time for his gym battle? And will Paul be able to tame Sharpedo? Who was the woman watching Dawn, Regina, and Reggie? And what secret does Robb carry with him?