Chapter 11 – Rocky Road

Hello people, animals, goldfish, whatever you are! I'm here to do my duty and supply you guys with another entertaining chapter of EDventures in Kalos. I should address a few things and answer some Reviews before we get under way.

RavenousEds: Ed did seem like the main character last chapter, I admit. It was only because that one chapter centered around him and his new Inkay, don't leave the other two out. Thanks for praising my grammar. I'll be sure to take a look at your stories.

WishStarAllie: I really do have to thank you for saying this is the best Ed, Edd n Eddy/Pokémon Fanfic. I will have some pokémon crush on other Pokémon, though they will be from other kids.

Alpha Dragonis: Oh right, I forgot. I'll keep that in mind when Inkay makes future appearances in battles. I forgot to check that Ability when I was writing the previous chapter.

Stormrider019: Thanks for liking the chapter! A few people did think I was gonna add some space pokémon, but I know Ed, Edd n Eddy all too well, and Ed's mind is crazy enough to believe Inkay is a space squid.

PROJECTXD: Sarah has two pokémon at this point, yes. So does Kevin. More will be added to their teams, I assure you within two to four chapter's time.

I will address this as thoroughly as I can. I am going by the actual video game in X & Y. All pokemon will be in route with the game itself, meaning no other Pokémon will be in this Fanfic other than those in the routes. I will make every one catch pokémon that can be somewhat related to them. But if you've played the actual game itself, then you know the levels and Pokémon in the routes, and that's how it will be. This was all just to clarify.

Also, the Eds and everyone else will indeed catch more than six Pokémon, no doubt.

I'm only gonna say this once: STOP WITH THE GUEST REVIEWS! I REALLY APPRECIATE THEM, BUT TOO MUCH IS TOO MUCH, AND THIS IS WAAAAYYYY TOO MUCH GUEST REVIEWING! ENOUGH! PLEASE!

Finally, on with the show.

To Recap:

The Eds made their way towards a rainy Route 8, where Dexio and Sina upgrade their Pokedexs. It was very soon that Ed catches an Inkay and teaches it Return. Meanwhile, Jimmy catches a Flabebe and Budew and he and Sarah both venture about in Lumiose City. Rolf encounters a Skiddo and it happily goes along with Rolf, wanting to help him in any way possible.


Chapter 11 – Rocky Road

Sarah and Jimmy had both just arrived in Camphrier Town, with their feet sore from the continuous walking they've endured. The two were side by side, with Sarah being rather grumpy as always.

She was personally getting frustrated because she only had two pokémon, while Jimmy had just caught a Furfrou along the way in the route. If nothing new comes up soon, she'll be stuck with her newly evolved Frogadier and Litleo for awhile. She was also a tad frustrated because they were walking forever.

It was now nighttime, and the skies were seen with stars in every direction. Jimmy looked up and saw the stars as they were heading down South towards the Pokémon Center.

"Oh look Sarah!" Jimmy squealed, pointing upwards. "I think that's a constellation!"

But Sarah was too tired to care. Unlike Jimmy, Sarah wasn't all that perky to certain situations, though it also depended on her mood as well. And with her tired, she wasn't gonna let some silly constellation get between her and a good night's rest.

"Yeah yeah." Sarah waved back, not caring much. "Just get moving." Jimmy then hurried along as they went south, avoiding the site up North.

Jimmy and Sarah both ventured into the Pokémon Center and confronted the Nurse Joy that was there. After their pokémon were healed, they asked for a room to sleep in.

The Nurse gladly checked them in since Trainers were allowed to stay for free. The two signed their names in a brown book and they were given keys.

"Your room will be the second one to the right, behind this counter." The Nurse politely stated. "Enjoy your stay."

Jimmy and Sarah then gathered their supplies and they went around the counter and on towards the hallway behind the place. Compared to the hallway and number of rooms back in Santalune City, Camphrier had an extra two rooms on each side.

The two ventured down the lighted hallway and they both entered the second room. The structure was still the same just like back in Santalune City, with bathrooms and closets and beds all in the same place.

Jimmy let out a yawn. "Sarah, I think we need to sleep." Jimmy said, turning towards Sarah. Sarah yawned and walked towards one of the available bunk beds.

"I'm tired." Sarah said, though it was obvious.

Jimmy then got out his poke balls, mystifying Sarah. "What are you doing now?"

Jimmy then called out all of his pokémon. His Braixen, his Pikachu, his Flabebe, Budew, and Furfrou all appeared out of their poke balls. And stretched their legs and muscles.

"(Oh geez. I didn't even know I had these things anymore.)" Pikachu groaned, stretching her arms out.

"(…uh…I-I don't know what those are.)" Budew stuttered, feeling shy with everyone around.

"(Those are arms Budew.)" Braixen said. "(They can be helpful for eating, and holding, and a lot of other stuff.)" Braixen almost was a bit like Jimmy there for a mere moment, giggling afterwards.

"(Can we sleep please?)" Flabebe asked softly and politely.

Jimmy was petting his Furfrou's head, as he loved to pet his knew dog. Jimmy giggled and then hopped into bed.

Furfrou just blinked and sulked. "(I am not a petting zoo kid.)" Furfrou muttered, though he had to admit that his head being pet by Jimmy did feel nice. It was time that they all slept. With nothing else to say nor do, Jimmy and Sarah both readied themselves for bed and were asleep the second they jumped onto their own junks.


The next morning, with the Eds…

The Eds all opened the door and they ventured out of the place. Eddy was groaning as he was still showing circles under his eyes, evidence of sleep deprivation.

"This stinks." Eddy groaned. Ed was still half asleep and he was munching on a pillow like it was some overstuffed marshmallow or something.

"Ed, that isn't edible." Double D told, making Ed open his eyes and blink at the drool he was leaving on the pillow he was nibbling on. He took his mouth off of the pillow and looked at it. He shrugged his shoulders and he opened his mouth wide and then Double D exclaimed his name, making him freeze just before taking a bite. "Edward! Drop the pillow mister!" Double D said.

"Yes mommy." Ed said, and then he instantly dropped it and continued to walk. He failed to see that he stepped on the pillow and slipped, face planting onto the floor.

"Ed, when are you gonna learn that a pillow isn't a breakfast burrito?" Eddy said, looking back at Ed. He turned again with an unemotional gaze.

"Eddy, I do believe your idea of early to bed early to rise isn't all that healthy when we have to get up at six in the morning after walking continuously." Double D explained, telling Eddy that they needed more sleep to recover. Ed got up and continued like nothing happened, though his stomach had other plans in mind.

Ed's stomach rumbled about, making a scary noise that made him jump. "AH!" Ed shouted. He then ran towards Eddy and clenched onto him.

"Gah! Ed, get off!" Eddy said, saying Ed was too heavy.

"But Eddy, the belly of Hades will swallow us!" Ed shouted.

"That's your belly, idiot." Eddy added some emphasis on 'your'. Ed plopped off a much lighter Eddy and pulled up his stripped shirt, revealing his grumbling and wavy stomach.

"Hehe. I'm hungry." Ed said.

"Gentlemen, I do believe that some nourishment before departure should be our upmost priority." Double D had said, pacing a few steps forwards. "After some time, we shall use the energy and make our way towards the next town."

Double D pulled out his Town Map and opened it. The Town Map zoomed in towards Ambrette Town, where they were located at the time. They all pinpointed that Cyllage City was up ahead, just another nine or so miles north along the beach.

"If we do proceed now, we shall be there by supper." Double D said, turning to both Ed and Eddy.

Eddy was getting a little caught up in his fantasy of beating Kevin. Getting another badge from another city will prove just how much better Eddy is.

"Breakfast! Then gym battle, here we come!" Eddy shouted, almost dashing about towards the lounge.

"Wait for us Eddy!" Double D shouted.


Camphrier Town – Jimmy and Sarah

The two had just left their room, where Jimmy quietly closed the door from behind. Sarah turned to Jimmy, rather annoyed already.

"Seriously Jimmy, for now on, we sleep in separate rooms." Sarah said. Jimmy let forth a pouty face and looked rather unamused.

"Nut Sarah, I thought you loved the smell of my perfumes?" Jimmy asked.

Sarah then turned towards Jimmy. "Get real! Even your Budew started tearing up!"

Just then, two doors opened up. One was on both sides of the halls. The door on the right opened, revealing Nazz and her pokémon. The door on the left showed Rolf and the rest of his Pokémon and Wilfred, all popping their heads around the corner.

"(Hey, can you keep it down?!)" Burmy shouted. "(I need my beauty sleep!)"

"(Who is the one who Frogadier finds unamusing at this hour?!)" Rolf's Frogadier shouted.

"Who dares disrupts Rolf's morning turnip soak?!" Rolf shouted. He stopped and looked dumbfounded at the two before him, as was Nazz. "Boy Jimmy? Dodo Ed-boy's sister?"

"Rolf?" Sarah exclaimed. Sarah and Jimmy both approach a few paces and stopped.

"Gee willikers Sarah, it is Rolf and Nazz." Jimmy said, happy to see them. Nazz came out of her room and she smiled and clasped her hands together.

"It's so good to see you two!" Nazz cheerfully said.

"Boy, didn't expect to see you around here." Sarah admitted.

"That is a misunderstanding loudmouth Sarah-girl." Rolf said, still his head peeking out, giving a little room for his Pokémon to peek out as well. "As me and gogo Nazz-girl have been keeping our tracks steady and have been training our monsters to do battle."

Jimmy giggled. "Excuse me Rolf, but don't forget we too have been training." He proudly stated.

Rolf raised a brow. "Is that so, he who has fluff for a top boy Jimmy?" Rolf said. Rolf then turned his head towards Nazz and Nazz looked over at Rolf's now serious facial expression.

"Rolf?" Nazz asked, wondering what Rolf was thinking. After a few seconds, Nazz was beginning to picture what Rolf's expression meant.

He wanted to test them.

Rolf then turned his head towards the two. "Boy Jimmy, loudmouth Sarah, get yourselves food. Meet us outside in one hour." Rolf said. "We shall see who will train who." He then turned towards Nazz. "Gogo Nazz-girl, be preparing for battle. Nourish you and your young warriors, for a great battle shall be upon us!"

Rolf then shut the door, resuming his bath and Nazz closed the door with her pokémon following behind her.

Jimmy turned towards Sarah, very unsure of all of this. Sure, he was decent in battling, but against two of his friends might be a problem. "Sarah, you think we can win?" Jimmy asked her. "Rolf and Nazz were ahead of us, can we beat them in a battle."

"Don't worry Jimmy." Sarah said. "Look, just have your team backup mine, that way, you don't have to watch them get hit with attacks. Good?"

Jimmy nodded his head with a grin.

"Good." Sarah said. She then grabbed his hand and they began running. "Come on! Let's go eat!"


Ambrette Town – The Eds

The Eds exited the Pokémon Center and they had full stomachs and ready to tackle the day. And no, not the actual move Tackle.

Eddy yawned again and pressed on with walking. "Haven't slept like that in ages." He admitted.

"Yes. I too felt refreshed after that stay in the room. Our individual rooms were rather more suitable to our advantages." Double D said, explaining that each one of them had traits that would annoy the other, though Ed might not mind.

For instance, Ed's smell. And they took into account Double D's label maker. Eddy himself always likes to have a lot of space to himself, and three guys sharing one room cramped his style.

"Whatever sockhead." Eddy said. "Last one to Cyllage is a-!" He stopped and they all heard of some commotion from their right. The three trainers both turned and saw some people in lab coats that were looking as though they had lost something and were seeking help.

"What do we do?" "Is there anything we can do to find him?" "Glittering Cave is a long ways. Who knows how far deep he is." "He's been in there for two days for crying out loud!"

The Eds all heard them making some sort of commotion that must have been related to some person they knew.

Double D turned towards Eddy. "Oh dear." Double D said. "Eddy, I do believe that someone might be missing."

Eddy looked a little disinterested. "And your point?" Double D's response was him running up in a hurry towards the lab coat individuals that resembled assistance of sorts. "Hey, sockhead, where ya going?!" Eddy and Ed then raced towards their worried pal.

Double D then stopped in front of the individuals. They all turned when they saw him and showed worried expressions.

"Pardon my intrusion, but it seems that you are all perturbed by some event. May we be of any help?" Double D asked. The few or so assistants all turned towards each other and gave the other an enthralling look, amazed that someone was willing to help their cause.

"What is it with ya Double D?" Eddy scolded. "I told you, we haven't got time to mess around!"

"We helicopter or blimp!" Ed shouted, unknowingly trying to say sink or swim, but went in the wrong direction.

One of the assistance stepped towards the three. She looked as though she and the others were very desperate, whatever it was. "Are you all Pokémon Trainers? If you are, we beg you. We need your help." She pleaded.

Another assistant pointed east towards a gate. "Our professor had explained to us that he went towards Glittering Cave to excavate and find fossils; however, he hasn't returned yet."

"He explained he would be back by yesterday at dusk, but no luck up to this point." Another assistant pointed out. "We fear something may have happened to him. We are not capable of crossing over towards Route 9 and through Glittering Cave. We sincerely beg you. Please help find the professor."

This was a very precarious situation. If the Eds chose to help, they would most likely be a day behind schedule, and the odds of Kevin and the others catching up will increase. But if they don't choose to help, they'll still be on schedule, but the outcome of the professor might not be well.

Ed turned towards the other two. "This union may be rotten, but I would still eat it!" Though the two saw the expression on his face. It was a bit different. Rather than his goofy self, they only saw a frowning Ed. "I will eat it all day if that is what must be done to save the lab man!" He proclaimed to the sky above.

"Ed." Eddy said. "What are you-?!" He watched Ed step forward, trudging a few paces and stopped in front of the lab assistance. "I shall accept oh novices of the lost lab man!" He bowed, as though he was talking to some Japanese monsters from his comics.

The lab assistance were thrill that Ed stepped up. It wasn't long before Double D himself mustered up the courage and wits to take the challenge. "Very well then. Ed shall not do this alone. I shall accompany my friend and we shall trek through Route 9 and up to Glittering Cave."

Now the two looked at Eddy. Eddy wasn't sure what to do. Even he was stunned. His pals stepped up, and where does that leave him? Who knows? Maybe if he did help, some good will come out of this other than saving some guy in sunglasses.

Though highly reluctant, and with everyone looking at him, Eddy gave in. He face palmed himself. 'Can't believe I'm doing this.' He thought. He let out some air and looked up at the lab assistance. "Fine, we'll go."

They all clapped for their heroism. They all smiled and kept clapping, making Ed wave at them.

"Thank you!" Ed shouted. "Please tape your waitresses!"

"Er-hem." Double D said. "Um, Ed? First of all, this wasn't a performance. Second, it's 'tip' your waitress." Double D corrected.

"Let's just get him and go!" Eddy impatiently shouted. He grabbed his two pals and he dragged them along with him down east towards the gates. "Let's just hope this Route 9 or something Cave won't slow us down." He grumbled relentlessly.


Camphrier Town – Nazz, Rolf, Jimmy, and Sarah

Jimmy and Sarah both were waiting outside the Pokémon Center for Nazz and Rolf. They forgot how long they were waiting, but it was sure taking quite a while now.

Jimmy turned towards Sarah. "Jeepers Sarah, hope they didn't forget."

"They better not, or I'll remind them the hard way." Sarah said with crossed arms. After some three minutes or so, Nazz and Rolf both emerged from the building with their supplies.

"Ah, greeting Boy Jimmy and Loudmouth Sarah-girl." Rolf announced. "We shall commence our battle as of now." He then turned towards Nazz. "Gogo Nazz-girl, shall we do what is called, this 'Double Battle', yes?"

Nazz kept a perky smile. "Sure Rolf, it'll be fun!"

Jimmy and Sarah were confused. "What the heck are you blubbering about?" Sarah shouted.

Nazz got out a Trainer's Manual and scrolled towards a page. "Well guys, a Double Battle is when either two trainers team up with one pokémon each, or one trainer using two pokémon." Nazz said. "It looks like me and Rolf against you two, sound cool dudes?"

Jimmy nodded in understanding, and Sarah uncrossed her arms.

"Let's just battle already!" Sarah shouted.

"Very well." Rold said. "The four of us shall utilize one monster each, and if you two defeat both of ours, you two shall achieve victory; however, if Rolf and Nazz'z monsters beat the two of yours, we shall achieve on top." Rolf explained.

"Here we go dudes!" Nazz shouted. All four then got out one poke ball each.

"Rolf and Gogo Nazz-girl shall claim victory young ones." Rolf said. He then threw his poke ball. "I call upon you, Skiddo!"

"Okay, Burmy, let's have some fun!" Nazz shouted.

"Let's go, Pikachu!' Jimmy shouted.

"Litleo, win this!" Sarah shouted.

All four Pokémon had appeared in front and were ready for battle.

Litleo had an excited glare on his face. "(Oh yeah, I'm gonna burn you in a flash!)"

"(Care to try? Doubt you can touch us.)" Burmy said in a sassy manner.

"(I'll fight in the honor of Rolf and his comrade Victor!)" Skiddo proclaimed.

"(Let's do this Litleo.)" Pikachu said.

"We'll strike first!" Sarah shouted. "Litleo, finish with Ember!"

Litleo had spread out her paws. "(Time to end this.)" She said. She then brought her mouth forward and unleashed a blanket of orange sparks at Burmy.

Burmy was disinterested, but still paid attention.

"Burmy, use Protect!" Nazz shouted. Burmy then made a translucent turquoise shield appear in front of herself and the Ember attack completely failed to hit as Protect shielded Burmy.

Litleo grunted, but still insisted on attacking. Sarah had commanded her to use Tackle. Litleo charged at Burmy again with her full body.

"Rolf shall not stand for the young leafed worm to get hit!" Rolf announced. "Skiddo! Intercept the fiery feline with your Tackle of pain!" Rolf had commanded. Litleo then charged head on from the side and rammed at Litleo, who didn't see Skiddo charging at him. Litleo flew towards her left and tumbled about.

"(Gah!)" Litleo gasped. "(What ramming speed.)" Litleo got up and then turned towards Skiddo. "You're next!)"

"Pikachu, help Litleo with Tail Whip!" Jimmy demanded. Pikachu then turned around and then she wagged her tail. As she did, Skiddo's body was surrounded in a blue aura, lowering his Defense stat.

"I'll win this!" Sarah shouted. "Use Headbutt!"

"(Heads up!)" Litleo shouted as she lunged at Skiddo with her head forward.

"Burmy!" Nazz shouted. "Protect!" With no delay, Burmy sprung forward and she was in front of Litleo at the last second, pulling up her turquoise shield and defending Skiddo and herself. Litleo reeled back and grunted.

"(Nice job Burmy.)" Skiddo said, still having his focus on Litleo.

Burmy had her gaze shifted towards Litleo and she had a confident grin. "(No probs.)"

"(I'll take Pikachu, can you hold off Litleo until then?)" Skiddo turned and asked. Burmy herself was beginning to have a sense of doubt. There was no question that Litleo could fry her, but add the fact that she used Protect twice and now she has to stall Litleo until Skiddo takes down Pikachu.

"(..make it fast.)" Burmy hesitantly stated. With Skiddo nodding, he turned his attention towards Pikachu.

"(I shall take you on.)" Skiddo said.

Rolf and Nazz both saw what was happening. They saw their pokémon conversing and they came to agreements. They saw Skiddo turning towards Pikachu.

Rolf looked on with a thinking look. "Gogo Nazz-girl, it would seem that our young warriors have each came to terms, yes?" He said, turning towards her.

"Yeah dude, seems that Skiddo is gonna take on Pikachu." Nazz said.

The two had no disagreements; in fact, this was looking like teamwork to them. This was exactly how a Double Battle should be played out, with both participants making strategies and agreements, and Nazz and Rolf were doing just that.

"Gogo Nazz-girl, leave the yellow mouse to me." Rolf said. "You worry about that feline."

"No sweat." Nazz said. The two then turned towards their targets.

Rolf pointed towards Jimmy. "Boy Jimmy, Rolf shall be your adversary! Skiddo use Razor Leaf!"

Skiddo then fired multiple green-glowing leaves at his opponent, of whom was Pikachu. Pikachu was caught off by the sudden change in dynamics and was bombarded with an onslaught of Razor Leaf. There was a rather large dust cloud that obscured Jimmy's view from his Pikachu.

"Pikachu!" Jimmy shouted. Pikachu was found to be okay when the dust cleared, but she was on a knee, showing that she had taken a huge hit.

"(Man, that packs a punch.)" Pikachu admitted. She winced as Skiddo approached. "(This guy's Attack power is high. If I had Play Nice, I could probably lower it.)" Pikachu muttered. "(…but…)" She then just remembered that she had recently learned a new move that should turn the tide.

"Pikachu, use Thunder Wave!" Jimmy shouted.

"(Bingo.)" Pikachu grinned. Pikachu then jumped into the air and unleashed rings of yellow down on Skiddo. As the rings made contact, Skiddo was surrounded in a field of ripples electric rings that had Skiddo paralyzed.

Skiddo stood there with himself being still as the paralysis was kicking in and the yellow sparks enveloped his body. Skiddo grunted as he felt his nerves tense up. He was hardly able to move thanks to Thunder Wave.

"(Ga-ah! O-okay, t-this is n-not good!)" Skiddo muttered under his paralysis.

Jimmy was sure that the tide has turned in their favor now that Skiddo's Speed dropped way down. Now all that had to be done was take it out.

"Pikachu, attack it with Thunder Shock!" Jimmy demanded. Pikachu jumped into the air again and let loose a beam of yellow electricity at Skiddo. Skiddo was hit with the attack head on and was engulfed in electricity, wincing upon impact. When the Thunder Shock had come to an end, Skiddo remained steady, and he shook it off.

"(Oops.)" Pikachu said. "(I forgot Electric-Type moves aren't that effective.)" Pikachu readied herself for Skiddo's next and quite possibly unpredictable attack.

Rolf crossed his arms. "Ho Ho, forgot your brains in the covers Boy Jimmy?" Rolf raised a brow upon uttering his sentence. "As your attacks may not have much pain delivered, my Skiddo can and will unleash even more fury." He then pointed at Pikachu. "We shall use Tail Whip!"

Skiddo slowly turned around due to his paralysis and he wagged his leafy tail end. Pikachu was enveloped in a blue aura and her Defense had weakened.

As for Nazz, she was doing her absolute best to evade Litleo's continuous Tackle and Headbutt attacks. Though Burmy did have quite a Defense, it wouldn't hold up too well from a Headbutt. Even a single Ember could fry her.

Burmy was letting out some breath after dodging another Tackle. "(She's…she has stamina all right.)" Burmy huffed as Litleo turned around and noticed how Burmy was looking rather drained, even though it didn't lose an HP.

Litleo grinned. "(What's the matter, can't keep this up? Because I can do this all day.)" Litleo sounded as though she was mocking her, but she wasn't really doing that. She was just seeing if she could have Burmy dish out more than just plain old dodging. Burmy had no choice but to fight back. If she can't dodge, she'll at least intercept with everything she has.

"Your worm is toast! Litleo, use Tackle!" Sarah shouted. Litleo now charged once again at Burmy, and wasn't going to let her dodge this one.

"Burmy, intercept with Tackle!" Nazz commanded. Burmy grunted, knowing full well that her Attack was lower than Litleo's but will have to take a chance. Burmy proceeded forward and lunged at Litleo when it came within range.

Both pokémon came into contact, with Litleo easily pushing back the interception. Burmy had a good two seconds, but she took the most damage and flung and spiraled throughout the air.

"Burmy!" Nazz shouted, putting a hand over her mouth. Burmy did manage to straighten out, but winced at the little damage she had taken.

"Burn it with Ember!" Sarah had commanded. Litleo then opened her mouth and fired a blanket of orange sparks at a descending Burmy. Nazz had to act fast, very fast. If not, then Burmy will be defeated. This next move had to count.

She took in whatever she could, knowledge wise. She must utilize whatever she had to avoid Ember. She could use Protect again, but that would still leave her open for when she falls to the ground. Dodging it in midair isn't a liable option either, considering Burmy's body wasn't built to do such a thing. She needed to do something and fast, because this long shot is…

'Wait!' Nazz thought. 'Long shot…Burmy's head…' She then realized Burmy did have that huge coiled up antennae on her head. This was her chance. "Burmy, extend you antennae and reach for Skiddo's horns!" Nazz shouted out of the blue.

Rolf turned to her, blinking upon hearing that Nazz needed to use Skiddo for support. Even Skiddo was rather perplexed that he heard himself mentioned.

Burmy had no time to ponder on what Nazz wanted. This was now or never. Burmy bend her body and she quickly uncoiled her antennae and lashed it down at Skiddo's horns. Skiddo didn't move as the antennae successfully wrapped around his horns.

Skiddo blinked as the antennae had touched the horns on his head. For some odd reason, he heard a voice.

'(Skiddo, help me take her down. Please.)' He heard Burmy's voice echo about through his head. He had heard it perfectly and clearly. It was natural instinct and ability that Skiddo can hear and feel the thoughts and feelings of others through their horns, and it had just realized that. Skiddo shifted his gaze and saw Litleo smirking as the Ember was coming in.

"(Oh no you don't.)" Skiddo muttered quietly. With one harsh yank from his horns, he reeled Burmy down towards him and had successfully, not to mention barely, helped Burmy avoid a burning fate. Litleo gaped as she never saw this fate coming.

"(What?!)" Litleo shouted in shock.

Sarah was just as shocked at the display. "Hey!" Sarah shouted. "It can't do that!"

"Oh contraire, young and purblind one." Rolf said. "This is allowed as Skiddo is applying teamwork. And now we shall postponed our duel with the yellow mouse until the bigger threat is dealt with!" Rolf then made his arm go in a circular motion. "Whip the Burmy around like an untendered squid, and throw it at the feline of the flames of wrath!"

Skiddo then brought his head around and dragged Burmy through the air, getting some momentum behind the almighty swing. She clung on until Skiddo had done a whole loop around; after which, he lashed his head about and Burmy was launched off of his horns. Burmy was now sailing at high speed and rapidly going at Litleo.

"Awesome dude!" Nazz shouted. "Now use Tackle!" With the momentum behind her at maximum capacity, Burmy flew into Litleo and had rammed her entire body, causing a powerful critical hit. They all even saw a very, barely noticeable shockwave ripple upon impact.

Litleo hollered in pain as the critical Tackle had landed a clean hit. Litleo flew back several feet and tumbled again as she was left in a cloud of dust.

"Litleo!" Sarah shouted in worries. Sarah gritted her teeth and clenched her teeth as she saw her Litleo slowly got back up. She turned towards Jimmy. "Don't just stand there! Have Pikachu attack!"

Jimmy turned a bit here and there, not knowing what to do. "Oh…eh-eh." He was in a little panic because the pressure was on again. "P-Pikachu, Quick Attack!" Jimmy had commanded.

Pikachu hesitated at first because of the lack of direction that Jimmy had given her. "(Wait…which one? Oh well.)" Pikachu just chose her own target, of whom was Skiddo. She was outlined in blue and dashed at high speed into him. Skiddo didn't even have time nor realized Pikachu was coming at him. He was hit from the side and he toppled over. Pikachu bounced off of him and landed a few feet away from Skiddo. Skiddo then got a hoof under him before the paralysis made him immobile for that time period.

"(Drats.)" Skiddo muttered. Pikachu then leaped into the air as Jimmy had commanded a Thunder Shock. Though it wouldn't defeat Skiddo, it would still dwindle his HP down.

Pikachu was about to unleash a midair assault, but was stopped in place as a long antennae had swiftly coiled around her own waist. Pikachu stopped her attack and gaped at the sudden situation she was placed in.

"(W-What?!)" Pikachu shouted. Jimmy and Sarah both looked and noticed that Burmy was using her antennae just as before, only to trap Pikachu and keep her in the air.

"Oh no!" Jimmy shouted.

"Don't worry Jimmy." Sarah said. "I'll get her down." She turned towards Litleo. "Hey, you little lion, get Pikachu down now!" She commanded in a rude tone.

Litleo was back on her two feet and raised a brow at Sarah's harsh tone. "(Take it easy lady, I was gonna do that anyway.)" Litleo muttered. She then began to charge ahead, not knowing as to what she had to do exactly, but she had to do something like a Tackle or a Headbutt or something.

Rolf had anticipated such a thing. "Skiddo." Rolf had said. "Utilize your Vibe Whip and cease the advance of Litleo!" He had commanded.

Skiddo was getting over his shock and he looked to see Litleo charging for them. He aimed carefully and shot a Vine Whip that was coming from the side. Litleo blinked and turned her head to find that the vine was swinging horizontally at her and she was imposed damage on her left side. Skiddo added a bonus by having the vine slip downwards upon impact and skid right below her feet, causing Litleo to trip.

Sarah gasped and Jimmy squealed. "This looks bad Sarah!"

"Sorry dudes, but we have to end things here!" Nazz proclaimed with a grin, actually enjoying the battle for a bit. She moved her arm in an arc as she commanded Burmy for the next attack. "Go Burmy, use Bug Bite!"

Burmy then reeled Pikachu in at a fast pace and she lunged forward. Her beak then glowed white and extended a little. Burmy loosened her grip and allowed Pikachu to fall towards her and Burmy herself landed a clean hit right in the middle of Pikachu's head. Pikachu yelled as she was then repeatedly bitten in a span of three seconds. With one final bite, Burmy pushed Pikachu from the air and she landed on the ground in dust, as to where Burmy landed safely.

"Pikachu!" Jimmy shouted, extending his arm and having tears fall as his Pikachu was repeatedly attacked.

The dust cleared out moments later to find Pikachu lying on her back and fainted.

Jimmy ran over quickly and got to his knees and picked up his defeated Pikachu. He had big watery eyes and his lower lip was quivering. He looked down sadly and closed his eyes. "I'm so sorry Pikachu." He whispered. He got out Pikachu's poke ball and returned her.

Sarah looked back in anger as her partner was defeated. "You two are gonna pay!" Sarah roared. "Litleo, get up this instant!" Litleo was getting back to her feet and saw that Skiddo and Burmy were up and glaring at her.

Determined to win this, Litleo clenched her paws into the ground. She had several bruises from the multiple hits that she had accumulated, but she was still standing. "(You two are going to regret ever messing with me. Taking down my teammate was the biggest mistake you two have ever made!)" Litleo shouted, giving off a fierce look.

"Litleo, Ember!" Sarah had shouted. Litleo had then launched her Ember attack and was using every bit of strength to take them out with this one hit.

Unfortunately for her, the odds weren't in her favor anymore.

"Burmy, Protect!" Nazz had shouted. Burmy had gotten in front and brought up a turquoise shield that had successfully intercepted and nullified the Ember.

Litleo grunted as her assault was futile.

"Now, grab Litleo and throw her!" Nazz had commanded. Burmy had uncoiled her antennae again and she stretched it out and wrapped it around Litleo's waist. With a turn, Burmy lashed her antennae at an upward angle, releasing her grip and watching Litleo get thrown and spin in the air.

"No!" Sarah had roared with fists in the air.

Nazz turned to Rolf. "The floor's all yours dude!" Nazz smiled with determination.

Rolf nodded and then looked back at his Skiddo. "We shall uphold this victory with the power of our Razor Leaf!" Rolf had proclaimed.

Skiddo felt the sparks around him, and he was still moving rather slow, but he wasn't paralyzed at this point. '(Better make it fast!)' He thought. He then fired multiple green-glowing leaves from his mane. He shot them as fast and as accurate as he possibly could. The glowing leaves shot like rockets and Litleo looked down with wide eyes as the Razor Leaf was coming at her faster than she could track. She was blasted and hit repeatedly with the Razor Leaf, her limbs repeatedly bombarded and she yelped as she fell into the ground.

"Litleo! Don't lose!" Sarah shouted. But it was too late as Litleo slammed into the ground and was in a dust cloud. The dust cleared fairly quick as it was then revealed that Litleo had fainted.

The battle was over. Nazz and Rolf were the winners.

"Yeah dude, we did it!" Nazz cheered. Rolf smiled and agreed.

"Yes, Rolf does feel satisfied with this triumph over fire." Rolf said. He then turned towards Nazz. "Let us, how you say, high five?"

"Yeah!" Nazz and Rolf then both extended their hands and did a high five.

Skiddo and Burmy both turned towards the other with satisfaction. Their battle actually went fairly well. A Grass-Type and a Bug-Type managed to take down a part Fire-Type.

Skiddo smiled down at Burmy. "(I think I made Victor happy.)" He said.

Burmy rolled her eyes, but she did feel more connected towards Skiddo after that battle. Burmy was sassy, granted, but she had to know when to respect her peers.

"(Yeah, I guess.)" Burmy looked away with a happy grin. Burmy turned towards Nazz and jumped into her arms. Burmy was praised by Nazz for her hard work and was returned.

Rolf walked up towards Skiddo. "Rolf is satisfied with your valor, oh green one that resembles Victor." Rolf said with a smile.

"(All for this Victor fellow.)" Skiddo said with joy. He was then returned into his poke ball.

Sarah gritted her teeth and returned her defeated Litleo. She put the poke ball away and stomped on the ground. "RAH!" Sarah shouted. "This is stupid!" Sarah was throwing a major fit.

Jimmy approached her with caution. "Easy Sarah, please." Jimmy insisted. "We can win next time." Unlike Sarah, Jimmy was taking this quite well. His Pikachu's loss was sad, but Sarah's attitude was appalling, especially since they're in public. Jimmy then ran over towards the winners and deliver them the prize money, and then ran back towards her.

Rolf and Nazz both walked over towards them, but did maintain a fair distance so Sarah doesn't exert her wrath. "Young pouty one, why is it that you are throwing a fit?" Rolf asked.

Sarah turned and shot glares. "We should've won! I had the Fire-Type!" Sarah shouted.

Nazz put up her hands to object her discontent. "Chill out Sarah." Nazz said with a frown. "Just because you had a Litleo, doesn't mean that you would win."

"Shut it blondie!" Sarah scolded, wanting to thrash her. "I should've won!"

Rolf pointed an accusing finger in front of Sarah's face. "Young Sarah! Do not let your false hopes consume your mind!" Rolf sounded very angry, making Sarah stop. "You need to have a relaxation before returning to your travels."

Rolf turned away. "Come, let us all venture off back into the building that shall restore our needs. Gogo Nazz-girl, we shall leave this village upon our warrior's healing process." Rolf said.

Jimmy looked at Sarah. "Sarah, maybe we should take a break-."

"NO!" Sarah shouted. "This battle was stupid to begin with. So what if they got teamwork. I'll just catch more pokémon. Come on Jimmy!" Sarah grabbed Jimmy's hand and they ran into the Pokémon Center, just after Nazz and Rolf.


Route 9 – The Eds

The Eds had absolutely no idea what they were getting themselves into. The Eds had expected Route 9 to be a little more…smooth.

Eddy, Ed, and Double D were allowed to ride on the backs of professionally trained Rhyhorn to make it across the extremely rocky terrain.

Rhyhorn is a rhinoceros-like creature with a body covered in gray, rocky plates. Its underside and rear were smooth, and it had four short legs with two claws on each foot. It had a triangular head with narrow, red eyes, two fangs protruding from its upper jaw, and small, triangular openings on the upper sides. A spiked ridge ran along the back, and it had a single short horn on the tip of the snout.

They were well a mile into the route, and saying their butts hurt would be an understatement.

Eddy groaned and leaned forward as the Rhyhorn he rode on progressed. "Grr. This thing's killing me." Eddy complained. "For crying out loud, doesn't this thing come with saddles or something?"

"I quite agree with you Eddy." Double D said, rubbing his backside from the pain of riding on his rental Rhyhorn. "This structure is rather uncomfortable to sit on. Ed, how are you holding up?"

Ed was just having a swell time. He didn't feel anything, oddly enough. "I'm a cowboy! YODALAYHEHOO!" Ed shouted, trying to be a cowboy.

"This ain't no rodeo hotshot." Eddy berated. "Come on, can't this thing go faster?" He then tried to kick the Rhyhorn's side, but it didn't pick up the pace all that well.

"Well Eddy, Rhyhorn is part Rock-Type." Double D informed. "And Rock-Types do lack Speed." They all then saw that two massive boulders blocked their way. The boulders were really large, and there was no way around.

"What?!" Eddy shouted. "How the heck are we suppose to get to Glittering Cave, if there's-?!" Just then, all three Rhyhorn stopped in place. The Eds didn't order them to, they did that on their own instinct. Eddy looked down at his Rhyhorn, of which was concentrated on the boulders. "Hey, did I tell you you could stop?!" Eddy shouted.

All three Rhyhorn then began to graze the rough ground with their feet, signifying they were preparing to charge.

Double D gulped. "Oh dear."

"BONZAI!" Ed roared, and then the Rhyhorn all got up on their hind legs and roared up to the sky. They all then stomped back down onto the rocky ground and charged head on at full speed at the boulders.

"WAH!" Eddy shouted.

"STOP!" Double D screamed.

"CHEESEBURGERS!" Ed shouted. They all then screamed one last time before the Rhyhorn all bashed head on into the two large rocks. Their horns and heads completely smashed into the two boulders, almost shattering upon impact. Rock completely flew everywhere and the Eds covered up. They all then opened their eyes, with the next thing they were seeing was rock and dust pretty much everywhere.

The dust was clearing out, revealing Double D coughing and Eddy doing the same.

"Geez, a little warning next time!" Eddy berated. The Rhyhorn all just kept pressing on as though nothing had happened to begin with. Eddy raised a brow at how these guys were able to tolerate such a hit.

"My, it would appear that these Rhyhorn have very powerful bones. They must be very powerful to shatter even stone." Double D said.

"That's an extra three sets of lumpy!" Eddy joked and laughed out loud.

"Oh Oh! Does my set come with batteries?" Ed asked. Both Eddy and Double then turned with raised brows at him.

They all then felt the Rhyhorn slow to a complete stop, making them turn back up front. They looked ahead a couple of feet to find what could be causing them to stop in their tracks. They all then saw some new pokémon crawl out from under the rock that was close to the Rhyhorn's feet. It moved about as though it was worried.

It was a small, lizard-like Pokémon. It had a tapering tail, short legs, and small feet with three pointed toes on each foot. Its body was pale yellow, while its feet and the tip of its tail were black. The top of its head was black as well with a small triangular yellow patch between the eyes. It had two long, black pointed frills with yellow tips hanging from the sides of its head, which can stiffen and unfold. It had large eyes with blue irises and white pupils.

"My, this is quite a development." Double D had said, rubbing his chin.

"What are you talking about sockhead?" Eddy complained.

Double D then got out his Pokedex to check out the creature.

"Helioptile, the Generator Pokémon. The frills on either side of its head have cells that generate electricity when exposed to sunlight."

"My, it is peculiar. You'd never expect to find a part Electric-Type around these parts. I for one, didn't see this-." Double D was cut off.

"Hey, are you gonna catch that thing or make it go somewhere else?" Eddy impatiently said.

Double D sighed. "I suppose." He then got out a poke ball. He then threw it and his Venipede popped out. Venipede looked around to see how rough the terrain was, with slanted rock and soiled ground.

She hissed at the discomfort this terrain had. "(Okay, just what is this?)" Venipede complained.

Helioptile turned and blinked to find that Venipede was right in front of her and was her opponent. "(Gah! Where'd you come from?!)" She squealed.

Venipede blinked, thinking how scared this one was. "(Look, just fight me already!)" Venipede said, wanting to be out of this terrain. Double D had just commanded Venipede to use Screech. Venipede did as told with not much hesitance and her antennae on her head started to wave repeatedly, it shrieked loudly and emanated red shockwaves at Helioptile. Helioptile was hit and the frills unfolded in shock. She then folded them and covered them and yelped.

"(Gah!)" Helioptile shouted. She panicked on the spot, with the Screech still going on. "(Stop!)" Helioptile shouted, and then her frills unfolded and she screamed as she used Thunder Shock straight through the Screech and shocking Venipede. Venipede yelped in shock, literally, and the Screech stopped.

Double D was fairly surprised that Helioptile did such a thing. "Oh dear, this creature is strong. I'll have to catch it." He said. "Venipede, Poison Tail."

Venipede's tail then glowed purple and she sprung and dived down, tail first onto Helioptile, but Helioptile let out a gasp and evaded in the blink of an eye, resulting in Venipede crashing into the rough terrain.

Venipede shrugged off some dirt it got from crashing from the miss and then everyone there was wide eyed when they all saw the one Helioptile dashing throughout the terrain far faster than Ed's Fletchinder after a single Agility. This thing was dashing like there was no tomorrow all around. This guy was fast!

"HOLY COW!" Eddy shouted. "Just look at how fast that thing is going!"

"Yeah!" Ed shouted. "It's like the reptilian turbo charger from Space Combatant IV!"

Venipede shifted her head, left and right and all directions, and Helioptile was still speeding away. The next thing she saw was a blue outline of her. It was gone and off from the left to the right in half a second. Her Quick Attack then scored a hit onto the defenseless Venipede and she winced at the fast attack.

"Venipede!" Double D shouted. Just then, Helioptile had momentarily came to a halt on her left. Venipede and everyone there saw that Helioptile was giving off poison bubbles and groaned. She had just been poisoned.

"How'd it do that? You didn't even hit it with Poison Tail Double D!" Eddy shouted.

"That's because Venipede's Ability is Poison Point Eddy." Double D informed calmly. "If the opponent makes direct contact, there's a thirty percent chance that the enemy can and will get poisoned."

Helioptile groaned and she turned to look at a hissing Venipede. Venipede turned towards her, obviously not all too happy. "(Now, care to explain as to why you hit me with a Quick Attack?)" Venipede asked rather unamused.

Helioptile could've sworn she almost passed out from the scary vibe Venipede was giving off. Venipede was kind of scary because of her aggressive nature, but that was nothing compared to Ed's Charmeleon.

Helioptile then started running about again and dashed insanely in all directions. Venipede was surprised the first time, but now she had expected this. "(Please.)" Venipede was still and had her antennae pick up on the surroundings. Venipede sensed the vibrations going about. The sound, the air, and then picked up on Helioptile's footprint sounds. "(Bingo.)"

"Now use Poison Tail!" Double shouted, moving his arm in an arc. Venipede's tail had a purple glow and then she swung towards her left as Helioptile passed by. Helioptile screamed as she was hit and smashed into some rock nearby. Some rock flew about and she was found groaning with the poison taking affect. If it were measured, maybe she was down to one HP.

"Now!" Double D shouted, and then threw his poke ball. Helioptile was hit in the head and she went inside. The ball plopped to the ground and then rattled. After some struggling and rattling, the ball went 'Ding!'. Venipede rolled her eyes and managed to get the poke ball onto her head. She then crawled through the terrain and up towards Double D's side, allowing him to have the poke ball. "Thank you Venipede." Double D smiled, petting his Venipede. Venipede smiled, if possible, and she was returned.

"Well done sockhead." Eddy admitted. "Now that we got our little generator thing, can we go now?" He said impatiently.

Double D sighed. "Very well Eddy." He then pulled out his Town Map and focused the point on Route 9. "It says that there's a break spot up ahead, just before entering Glittering Cave."

"Perfect! Second badge, here we come!" Eddy shouted as the Rhyhorn proceeded ahead towards Glittering Cave.


Party Data

Eddy

-Frogadier (Male)

Lv: 22

Ability: Torrent

Moves: Pound, Water Pulse, Bubble, Smokescreen

-Dunsparce (Male)

Lv: 20

Ability: Serene Grace

Moves: Ancient Power, Defense Curl, Rollout, Screech

-Ivysaur (Male)

Lv: 20

Ability: Overgrow

Moves: Take Down, Poison Powder, Razor Leaf, Vine Whip

-Scraggy (Male)

Lv: 20

Ability: Moxie

Moves: Leer, Brick Break, Headbutt, Feint Attack

Double D

-Braixen (Male)

Lv: 21

Ability: Blaze

Moves: Flame Charge, Psybeam, Ember, Howl

-Vivillon (Male)

Lv: 20

Ability: Shield Dust

Moves: Psybeam, Struggle Bug, Stun Spore, Protect

-Wartortle (Male)

Lv: 20

Ability: Torrent

Moves: Rapid Spin, Bite, Bubble, Withdraw

-Kadabra (Male)

Lv: 20

Ability: Inner Focus

Moves: Teleport, Confusion, Disable

-Venipede (Female)

Lv: 19

Ability: Poison Point

Moves: Rollout, Poison Tail, Screech, Protect

-Helioptile (Female)

Lv: 17

Ability: Sand Veil

Moves: Thunder Shock, Charge, Mud-Slap, Quick Attack

Ed

-Quilladin (Male)

Lv: 21

Ability: Overgrow

Moves: Bite, Leech Seed, Vine Whip, Pin Missile

-Fletchinder (Male)

Lv: 20

Ability: Big Pecks

Moves: Tackle, Agility, Ember, Peck

-Charmeleon (Male)

Lv: 20

Ability: Blaze

Moves: Scratch, Dragon Rage, Ember, Smokescreen

-Snorlax (Male)

Lv: 20

Ability: Immunity

Moves: Tackle, Chip Away, Amnesia, Yawn

-Inkay (Male)

Lv: 19

Ability: Contrary

Moves: Return, Swagger, Foul Play, Hypnosis

Kevin

-Quilladin (Male)

Lv: 19

Ability: Overgrow

Moves: Tackle, Growl, Vine Whip, Rollout

-Pancham (Male)

Lv: 16

Ability: Mold Breaker

Moves: Comet Punch, Karate Chop, Arm Thrust, Work Up

Nazz

-Braixen (Female)

Lv: 18

Ability: Blaze

Moves: Scratch, Tail Whip, Psybeam, Flame Charge

-Burmy (Female)

Lv: 17

Ability: Shed Skin

Moves: Protect, Tackle, Bug Bite

-Ralts (Female)

Lv: 15

Ability: Trace

Moves: Growl, Confusion, Double Team, Teleport

Rolf

-Frogadier (Male)

Lv: 18

Ability: Torrent

Moves: Pound, Lick, Bubble, Water Pulse

-Bunnelby (Male)

Lv: 16

Ability: Cheek Pouch

Moves: Tackle, Agility, Doubleslap, Mud-Slap

-Skiddo (Male)

Lv: 16

Ability: Sap Sipper

Moves: Tackle, Vine Whip, Tail Whip, Razor Leaf

Jonny

-Quilladin (Male)

Lv: 20

Ability: Overgrow

Moves: Leech Seed, Pin Missile, Vine Whip, Bite

-Zigzagoon (Male)

Lv: 18

Ability: Pickup

Moves: Tackle, Growl, Tail Whip, Headbutt

-Panpour (Female)

Lv: 18

Ability: Gluttony

Moves: Fury Swipes, Water Gun, Leer, Lick

-Ledyba (Female)

Lv: 16

Ability: Swarm

Moves: Tackle, Supersonic, Reflect, Comet Punch

Jimmy

-Braixen (Male)

Lv: 16

Ability: Blaze

Moves: Scratch, Tail Whip, Ember, Flame Charge

-Pikachu (Female)

Lv: 14

Ability: Static

Moves: Thundershock, Tail Whip, Quick Attack, Thunder Wave

-Budew (Male)

Lv: 13

Ability: Natural Cure

Moves: Mega Drain, Growth, Water Sport, Stun Spore

-Flabebe (Yellow Flower)

Lv: 13

Ability: Flower Veil

Moves: Tackle, Vine Whip, Fairy Wind, Lucky Chant

Sarah

-Frogadier (Female)

Lv: 16

Ability: Torrent

Moves: Pound, Lick, Water Pulse, Quick Attack

-Litleo (Female)

Lv: 16

Ability: Rivalry

Moves: Tackle, Headbutt, Ember, Noble Roar


Finally, Chapter 11 is finished. So sorry it took so long guys. I was taking a small break from FanFiction and didn't start writing this until Friday rolled by. At any rate, at least it's done.

Hope you people enjoyed the Double Battle I had in store. All hail Burmy!

shadowmwape: No, I do not intend for the Eds to have love interests of any sorts. I would prefer to have the pokémon to have love interests rather than the Eds.

Let me say this again, the Eds and everyone else will get more than six Pokémon, and I am going by Route, so enough with the suggestions. I appreciate them, but at this point, they are making me mad, very mad. Thank you.

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