Oooh, I have positive reports from the last chapter! But now, to say a few things:
tea: Dark types are weak to Dragon-type attacks. It's one of the only two kinds of attacks they're weak against. Just to tell you. I'm very glad you're following this story.
TheWyldeWestWynd: I'll take a chance on my life, right now, I'm trying to give him a balanced team. It's not working very well, you see. He already has three Pokemon weak to Electricity.
Panze AKA GoldYoshi/ Missingno: Yeah, I already had a comment about that attack thing. I was too lazy to change it winces. I know Absol is from Hoenn, yes, but I didn't say it wasn't. It's not supposed to be around the region Kelvin is in, that's all. I didn't say it was in Johto or Kanto.
MagiMagikarp!
Chapter ElevenHaste, to say, wasn't fast enough to get them to the next town before nightfall. Ravi seemed rather cheerful about this, and set up camp, gladly exclaiming that his "foresite" had been correct.
And indeed it was, in the fact that they wouldn't get there this day. Therefore, the two had bought some provisions. This included a bag of marshmallows to eat for dinner, as neither of them could cook. There were also some cold sandwiches, and numerous water bottles.
Kelvin took a bite out of his squished sandwich, wishing that he hadn't stuck it at the bottom of his meager pack. Ravi took pity on him, and gave him another one. Sharla was eating a fish that Aria had caught, but that Kari had spotted in the fast-running river they camped close to. The Absol seemed a little more relaxed in the forest, though it was not her natural habitat.
Kari was doing swimming exercises, i.e. swimming against the current. Dustin was positioned a few meters downstream, should Kari loose the battle against the river. Arielle was hovering nervously, taking bites out of the berries they'd found.
Squirt and Gengar were in a tree, for some reason, while Ravi's Growlithe lay at his trainer's site, contentedly eating fish and berries. Ravi had not taken out his Magikarp, though he expressed wishes for the fish to evolve into the mighty Gyarados, and his Magnemite was levitating above his head, emitting sparks. The Weepinbell was by the stream, taking in water, and also making sure that Kari wouldn't be swept away by the treacherous current.
They had a fire going, lit by Ravi's Growlithe. The moon had begun to show itself, a tiny sliver in the sky, but it didn't illuminate much. Kelvin shivered, and tucked into his sleeping bag, finishing off his sandwich. He had a bad feeling about this.
Sharla seemed spooked now. She constantly moved her head, and quickly finished her fish.
"What's wrong?" Ravi asked, his voice very low.
"I don't know," whispered Kelvin, "but something's out there."
Dustin snatched Kari out of the water, and the Pokemon gathered together, obviously sensing the danger. Sharla had settled into a crouching position this time, her fur standing on an end. Kelvin wasn't sure what the danger might be, and Ravi sure didn't seem very confident now either.
And then everything was fine.
Kelvin blinked. Was it just him, or had he thought there was something dangerous out there? Ravi looked confused too, as did most of the Pokemon.
Sharla, however, bounded straight up into the tree, snarling angrily. Kelvin found out why later when Squirt dropped out of the tree, and Ravi's mischievous Gengar drifted down, avoiding Sharla's teeth.
"Squirt!" Ravi scolded. "You should know better than that! And you too Gengar, don't scare us like that!"
Gengar gave a laugh, one that was cut short as Sharla charged again. Squirt looked sad. "Squirtle Squirt!"
"Just don't do it again," Ravi told his Squirtle, then looked at Gengar, who was getting chased by more than Sharla now.
"I see why your Kadabra didn't like Gengar," Kelvin commented, rather dryly.
"Well, yeah. I see too." Ravi looked quite furious with the Ghost Pokemon. "Gengar, if you're going to behave like that, I'll keep you in your Pokeball."
The Gengar didn't seem to be threatened at all; rather, the Ghost leered at Ravi. Ravi chucked Gengar's Pokeball at it, sucking it into the device.
Sharla gingerly stepped back to Kelvin's side. Ravi, noticing this, commented that Sharla seemed to trust Kelvin a lot.
"Yeah," mumbled Kelvin. "I think she likes me now."
"Well, that's a good thing, isn't it?" Ravi moved into his sleeping bag. "I wonder if we should be on the lookout for other danger, though."
"If there's other danger, the Pokemon will sense it," Kelvin replied, settling down in his own sleeping bag. "I suppose Sharla will have a fit and wake us up." The Absol growled at this statement; obviously she understood what had been said.
"What about Kari?" Ravi queried, as Dustin settled the Magikarp next to Kelvin.
"Magi Magi." Kari seemed rather sleepy. Kelvin smiled, and recalled the Magikarp to his Pokeball. He also recalled Arielle, who looked tired as well. Ravi's Magnemite had fallen asleep next to Ravi, snuggled in the side of the sleeping bag, while the Weepinbell and the Growlithe settled close to the fire.
Aria was dozing, but it was obvious that she and Dustin were on alert. Feeling much more comfortable with his Pokemon about, Kelvin quickly fell asleep.
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Kelvin woke to the sound of birds cawing. Aria was looking irritably at the nearest tree, in which a fat Pidgey resided, cawing hoarsely. Ravi was rubbing his eyes, and so was Squirt. Kelvin marveled how they were both doing the same thing at the same time. They even stopped at the same time, and then blinked twice simultaneously.
Well, Ravi and Squirt had been together for a long time.
Dustin was alert, and so was Sharla. Kelvin sat up, ridding himself of the sleeping bag, and rolling it up messily before stashing it into its bag. The tiny Magnemite was hovering in the air, its single eye blinking sleepily. Ravi's Growlithe was nudging his trainer.
"I don't think we got enough sleep..." groaned Ravi. "Oh, Squirt, next time don't let Gengar do that."
"Squirtle..." The turtle Pokemon looked crestfallen. Kelvin suppressed a laugh. It was obvious that Ravi wasn't seriously reprimanding his Squirtle, though the turtle Pokemon did not seem to realize this. Mischievous, but naïve.
They had marshmallows for breakfast, squished ones (Growlithe had rolled on them during the night), and then they packed up. Ravi did seem quite reluctant to get going, but Kelvin, who was rather interested in seeing a breeding farm, set a rather fast pace. Ravi reluctantly kept up, so they wouldn't get hopelessly lost.
Aria was flying above the two. She hadn't wished to stay in her Ultra Ball, and Kelvin knew why; it was a great day for flying. The sun was up, but slightly obscured by clouds so it was not too bright, and the winds were not too strong.
Ravi seemed rather confident that they would reach his home today; he was trying to lag, but Kelvin didn't notice his attempts. Ravi kept running his hand through his auburn hair. Kelvin didn't really notice that either.
They stopped once for a lunch break, and finished off the sandwiches and marshmallows. Ravi looked glum about that as well. Evidently it meant they weren't spending any more time on the road.
Eventually, they came upon a rise, and looked down upon the huge breeding farm, with Pokemon in every corner. Kelvin gasped, and didn't hear Ravi's groan as the door opened, and a large woman rushed out, hitching up her skirts so she wouldn't trip. This must be Ravi's mother.
"Raaaaaaaaaaaaaaviiiiiiiiiiii!" she squealed, reaching them, and grabbing Ravi into a bear hug. Kelvin could hear Ravi's muffled protests as she kissed his face and all over. He could also see Ravi's ears reddening.
The door opened again, and a not-so-large woman, came out. She looked exasperated when she saw the mom and her son, and came up to greet Kelvin.
"Hello. You must be Kelvin," she said. "I'm Melissa."
"Hi." Kelvin didn't know what else to say.
Ravi had finally broken free of his mother's embrace, and was trying to wipe his face without her seeing. "I hope you'll have a fun time here," Ravi muttered, and Kelvin barely caught the rest of the sentence, "because I won't."
It was starting to become a bit obvious why Ravi hadn't wanted to come.
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DarkFlameWarrior: Ah, short chapter, sorry. I've been playing MapleStory of late, and it's not exactly that great, you know, but it's okay. I promise I'll get a better chapter up soon, though school's starting, and that might be a little hard...
