Vixey - Brina Palencia that played the English voiced Holo in 'Spice and Wolf'
Chrono - Crispin Freeman who voiced Kyon in 'The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'
Kaze - Hugo Weaving who voiced Noctis in 'Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'hoole'
Sora - Ali Hillis who voices Lightning in 'Final Fantasy XIII/-2'
Shiva - Willa Holland who voiced Aqua in 'Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep'
Hikari - Hayden Panettiere
Baihu - Paul Mercierwho voiced Bear from '.hack/SIGN'
Fenrir - Steven Blum who voiced Vincent Valentine from 'Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus'
Bahamut - Jamie Foxx
Ifrit - Christopher R Sabat who played characters like Piccolo from 'DragonBall Z', Kuromaru from 'Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles', and Roronoa Zoro from 'One Piece'
Eywa - Tricia Helfer who voices EDI in 'Mass Effect 3'
(AN: Voices are subject to change to a more suiting voice if I come across one. So keep an eye out for changes which will be posted here in the future.)
Chapter 12: Sea Rumble
[Cue song Sunbreeze Shuffle by Naoshi Mizuta from Final Fantasy XI Original Soundtrack Premium Box (Disc 6 ~ Final Fantasy XI Unreleased Tracks)]
Ash was still grinning and looking at his newest badge as we neared the Vermilion City port. Misty, Brock and I were walking by him. Even Misty was smiling at Ash's victory. Vixey was also smiling but Chrono felt that the novelty had worn off so he was back to his usual self. Pikachu was hanging onto the back of Ash's head, peeking over his cap to see the badge he helped his trainer and friend gain.
"Whoa!" Ash suddenly exclaimed out of the blue. We looked to see what had caught his attention and saw a large cruise ship docked at the end of the pier we were currently on. The ship was something alright. Sort of ship you would expect rich people to use for a casual holiday.
Ash Misty and Brock made several appreciative comments before I realised something.
"Huh," I said, directing their attention to me. "It's the St. Anne. Very nice on the inside. It's well known to sail the world, stopping annually at Vermilion. I've been on this ship several times."
"You have?" asked Misty.
"Yeah, but it wears on you as the passengers consist of mostly rich, snobby people. Gets annoying sometimes so I mostly stay inside my room for the entire trip," I explained.
"But you're rich?" asked Ash.
"Oh yeah! I'm loaded. But doing things like travelling by foot, sleeping under the stars. It keeps things in perspective."
"Oh man!" moaned Ash as he looked again at the ship. "I'd love to cross the sea on a ship like this!"
"Yeah, just think of all the Pokémon we'd be able to see along the way," said Brock.
"Do you mean Pokémon? Or sunbathing beauties on the deck?" asked Chrono slyly.
"Well- I'd-uh... umm..." mumbled Brock with a massive blush.
"Ahh!" exclaimed Misty at the sound of 'sunbathing'. "To sunbath on the ship. Just one long relaxing cruise!"
"We could never afford a trip like that," muttered Brock, crashing Misty's daydream and leaving her looking depressed.
Ash sighed. "Reality can really bum you out..." he said.
"Well you three might not be able to get a ride... but I can," I said, only to have all four faces, Pikachu's included, press against my own all with the puppy eyes expression. "Please?" they all said.
I sweatdropped before grinning. "Sure. If the ship's first stop after here is at Porta Vista. Might've changed though," I said before several party poppers exploded around us with streamers flying over our heads. We all jumped at the suddenness of it all before looking at who just surprised us.
(Cue song Your Friendly Neighborhood Gullwings by Noriko Matsueda & Takahito Eguchi from Final Fantasy X-2 OST - Disc 2)
"You guys are way lucky!" yelled two apparent school girls. One had blue eyes and had orange hair curled over in a large single curl, exactly like Jessie's from Team Rocket. The second had green eyes and her blonde hair was styled in the same way as James's hair.
"You can go on the super deluxe sea cruise!" the two finished up.
"A sea cruise?" we all recited.
"Well it's like, you know, we have these incredible super cool tickets for you!" said the orange haired one said with her friend saying "Coool!" "Cool huh?!" finished the first girl. She then flashed the tickets to us and I saw that the tickets were legit and for the St. Anne. "These tickets are for the biggest party ever on board the St. Anne cruise liner!"
"The famous St. Anne?" asked Ash as he glanced at the ship we were looking at a few moments ago.
"Coool!" said the second one again before the first one spoke. "The coolest ship on the sea! Everyone is going to be there and have, like, the coolest time ever-" "Coool!" "And the party is for Pokémon trainers only!" "Coool!" "Step this way! It'll be a radical party! All of the most radical Pokémon trainers will be there!"
"Do you know anyone who says 'radical' anymore?" Ash muttered to Misty and I.
"Someone who hasn't evolved since the late 80's perhaps," Chrono sniggered softly, causing the rest of us to smile.
"Ok, you dudes! There are your tickets!" continued the first girl.
"We'd love to get on the ship with the Pokémon trainer cruise, but we really don't have the money to pay for it," said Brock.
"Speak for yourself," I muttered.
"Oh! Woaw! Like, you don't understand me!" "Coool!" "They're totally free!"
"What?" I asked, suddenly suspicious. "What's the catch?" I asked.
"Well we have to go out with our boyfriends so we wanted to give our tickets to some cool looking Pokémon fans," "Coool!" "We saw you and thought you looked really cool so just take these and have a really cool time!" she then pressed the tickets into my hands.
"Uhh… thanks," I replied.
"No sweat!"
"Coool!"
"Have a nice day! For sure!"
At that point they bolted. And at that precise moment I just figured out who they were and broke down on the ground, laughing hard.
"What's wrong?" asked Ash.
"Ha ha ha ha ha! They were- ha ha ha ha, Jessie and- BWA HA HA HA HA HA HA!" was all I could say, kicking and thumping the ground with my hands and feet.
"Jessie and... James?" asked Misty.
"BWA HA HA HA HA! Oh god James! I never thought you would crossdress! HA HA HA HA HA HA!" Vixey and Chrono were now laughing just as hard as me.
"But that means that these tickets are a trap!" replied Brock.
"True..." I said getting back up, red in the face from laughing so hard. "But I think it's safe to say that we're not the only trainers those two have snagged. Other trainers could be in trouble. We know about this plan now so we could go onboard and keep an eye out for the attack. Then we bust them out of the ship."
"That's a good plan!" agreed Ash with Misty and Brock nodding.
"I just hope that this ship is going to Porta Vista."
(Cue song HOT STUFF by Norihito Sumitomo from Gran Turismo 5 Original Game Soundtrack)
It turned out that the ship was in fact heading for Porta Vista. We straight away agreed that we wouldn't let the impending attack by Team Rocket stop us from having a good time. So as we walked up the boarding steps we began to talk as if we knew nothing of Giovanni's plans.
"This is an awesome ship!" exclaimed Ash.
"I'd like to travel around the whole world in this!" added Misty in the same tone.
At the top of the stairs there was a ticket checker guy. Ash flashed the tickets to the man and he bowed towards us. "Welcome aboard the St. Anne! This way," he said, outstretching his hand toward the entrance.
"Thanks very much!" I replied as we all stepped inside. The entrance room was very large and was almost packed with trainers of all ages. There were several tables groaning with many different kinds of food. And there was talking everywhere! As we walked across the floor we saw several trainers showing off their Pokémon. In one corner there were several stalls with people shouting out their wares to gullible customers. Some of the shops were selling Pokémon souvenirs like necklaces, rings, pictures, shirts and even Pokémon.
"It's like a giant Pokémon convention!" said Ash who was eagerly looking around at all the things to see.
"Yep. There are trainers and enthusiasts alike on this tub," I replied. We stopped to see two trainers compare their Charmanders. A third butted in showing off his Squirtle.
"Trainers can't help but show off their Pokémon to other trainers when in a place like this," Vixey muttered softly, but audible to Ash, Brock, Misty, Pikachu, myself and Chrono.
"Well my Squirtle and my Charmander are much better than theirs are," grinned Ash before I whacked him softly on the head. "A little modesty never hurt a Pokémon trainer either," I said before sighing. "But you are 10 years old so I guess it can't be helped. Besides, I like to brag myself," I added with a big grin. Vixey rolled her eyes at this but had a smile on her face.
I looked around again and spotted two people that caught my eye. A woman and an older man. The man was going nuts at a poker table. Texas Hold'em it looked to be. The man had very short platinum blond hair, moustache and goatee. Blue eyes, four helix piercings in the form of two hoops on each ear. Despite the fact that he was gambling like there was no tomorrow, he carried himself with sophistication and, but the sound of his voice, had a rich British accent. I reached out with my Aura and felt that he was totally engrossed in his gambling.
The younger woman was very beautiful; her bright, blond hair was slicked back and about jaw-length, with two long strands styled into distinctive antenna-like strands that curved up and over the top of her head. She had green eyes and was quite slim with an hourglass figure. But for all this beauty, her face was the perfect description of being pissed. That and the feeling of her Aura was quite unpleasant. Cold, ruthless and uncaring was what I sensed from her.
A sudden shout drew my attention away from the two and so we pushed through the crowd to see that a battle was about to start. Of course in a place like this a Pokémon battle was inevitable. On one side there was an older man in a black tuxedo, red bow, top hat and blue pants. He wielded a cane and wore large round glasses. In front of him was a Raticate. On the other side was a brown haired kid of about 11. He wore a green shirt and jeans and commanded a Starmie.
"Raticate! High Jump Kick!" ordered the top hat man. The rat Pokémon complied and jumped up high.
"Alright Starmie! Spinning Tackle!" called out the kid. The two Pokémon met in mid air and sprang apart, still strong.
"Raticate! Use Super Fang attack!" said the Top Hat. The Pokémon struck and bit down on the jewel area of Starmie, which cracked under the pressure. Starmie jumped back but quickly sunk to the floor, out of action. A large sign flashed 'WIN' above the Top Hat's head.
"Are you ok? Starmie?" asked the Starmie's trainer, worried.
"Oh don't feel too badly young man, it was only a practice match anyhow and I just happened to be lucky," said Top Hat.
"Luck had nothing to do with that. He knows what he's doing, plus his Raticate is strong and well trained. I don't think any of the average trainer on this ship could win," I whispered to Ash as an extremely beautiful woman in a silky magenta evening dress walked over to Top Hat. "Oh my! How gracious!" she said in that airhead like tone.
"Not at all miss," replied Top Hat. He then turned back to the trainer. "You just keep building up on Starmis's strength now." He then looked around for a new challenge. "Well now is there anyone brave enough to challenge my Raticate?"
(Cue song Passion by Yuki Oike from Gran Turismo 5 Original Game Soundtrack)
"Well I guess it's time for me to show off a bit," I said softly with a grin before stepping forward. I heard several oohs and ahhs from the crowd around us, as well as a soft, sulky "I was going to challenge him!" from Ash. I paid them no mind, keeping my eyes on Top Hat in front of me. I selected one Pokeball from my belt and began to spin it on the tip of my finger. I smiled as I turned to face him and bowed my head to him. "I'll be your next challenger," I announced.
"As you wish," he replied.
I grinned before throwing the ball high into the air and releasing the Pokémon inside. "Come on out Ifrit!" Said Pokémon materialised in front of me and stood ready for battle.
"Ho! I've never seen one of those before," said Top Hat as he eyed the Pokémon in front of him.
"He's a Blaziken from Hoenn," I announced. "You ready?"
Top Hat simply nodded.
"Very well," I said as the electronic countdown blared the start of the battle. I did my start of battle pose and said, "It's Time To Dual!"
"Raticate! High Jump Kick!" called Top Hat. The Pokémon jumped up high once again.
"Ifrit! Duck underneath and Fire Punch at 1/7 power!" I ordered. Ifrit did just that, ducking underneath Raticate fluidly and propelling his fist wreathed in flame at the Pokémon. The blow connected and sent the rat Pokémon flying back to his trainer. The Pokémon impacted the floor. It stood up, smoking slightly, but was close to fainting.
"Stand down Ifrit!" Ifrit relaxed his muscles and stood at ease. "Well mister. I think I've won this little practice match. I suggest you get your Raticate healed up." Top Hat simply nodded and withdrew from the battle area.
(Cue song City Circuit by Daisuke Kawai from Gran Turismo 5 Original Game Soundtrack)
After half an hour the ship was well on its way to Porta Vista. And currently we were stuffing our faces with food. Ifrit was still out and was happily chomping down on a chicken drumstick when Top Hat and his accompanying woman arrived at the table we were currently at.
"Are you havin' yourself a good time?" asked Top Hat.
"That we are, sir," I replied respectfully.
"You know that Blaziken of yours is quite strong," stated Top Hat.
"It's incredible," added the woman. This had an instant effect on Brock, whose face lit up like a stop light."She's beautiful!" he murmured, totally smitten. Misty tried to snap him out of it but all she got was "Beautiful."
"I raised him to be an excellent fighter and a gentleman. Ifrit's one of a kind," I explained, already having an idea on where this conversation was going.
"What did you think of my Raticate?" asked Top Hat.
"Well raised. Dependable," I said before sighing. "Why don't you cut to the chase and tell me what you want."
"In that case I'll be direct. Why don't we trade?" asked Top Hat.
"No," I said instantly. "My team is like my family and I'm not trading Ifrit to someone I just met."
Top Hat blinked as if he didn't expect that answer. "But my Raticate is really strong! And tough!"
"I have no doubt that against trainers like what you were dealing with before me, that Raticate was a strong Pokémon. But Ifrit here only used 1/7 of his power in the Fire Punch. If I was to trade with you, I would be ripped off." Here I clapped my hand on Ifrit's shoulder. "I consider Ifrit my brother and I know he feels the same. I'm sorry but my decision stands."
Top Hat sighed. "Very well. I see the connection between you two. I do not wish to break that bond." He then bowed to me before walking off.
Ifrit turned to me and smiled. "Cheers Josh," he said before launching into another piece of chicken.
"No problems mate. You know I feel like this for everyone in my team," I replied.
"What's trade?" asked Ash.
"Trading Pokémon is a strange business. If two people have the Pokémon they each want more than they want their own, they'll trade each other. For example, say I wanted Pikachu more than Ifrit and you wanted Ifrit here more than Pikachu. Or if you had a spare Pokémon that I wanted and vice versa. We would then use a trade machine to switch our Pokémon. The process works by removing the unique energy signature that connects the Pokémon to their Pokeballs and then stamps the Pokémon with the energy signature of your own Pokeball. And that's all there is to it. But traded Pokémon will sometimes not listen to their new trainers unless you do something to gain their trust and respect. However on the plus side newly traded Pokémon will level up much quicker. In respect your Charmander will follow these rules as he's classified as a fresh trade. Though I'm not sure on how Damion's Pokeball energy signature was overwritten by yours," I wondered the last part more to myself.
"I see," replied Ash.
"Brock! Pull yourself together man! You're drooling!" I shouted at Brock. This seemed to wake him up. "What? What?" he said while looking around. "Where is she?"
"She's gone you dope," said Misty.
-] With the two people at the Poker table [-
"Hoo yeah! Lady Luck is on my side tonight!" grinned the man as he waited for the cards to be dealt once again. He was just about to start when a hand clasped around his wrist and sharp nails dug in.
"Luxord," the woman said in a deceptively sweet voice. "What do you think you are doing? That's my money you're gambling with."
"Please, Larxene, you'll get your money back. Once I clean this place out," Luxord replied with a slightly pained expression.
"Do you remember what happened last time? And the time before that you little cocksucker?" Larxene continued in the same tone, all the while increasing her grip on his wrist.
"Oww. Give me some credit Larxene. I've been doing this longer than you have. I've counted 30 Team Rocket grunts. Plus there's an interesting person I've been keeping my eye on." Larxene raised one thin eyebrow.
"Yeah, the white haired kid with the two Ninetails beside him. There's something about him," Luxord nodded at the direction of the person he was talking about. Larxene turned to look at him before turning back to her partner.
"You seem pretty intrigued by this kid Luxord," Larxene said.
"Well, we'll see. In the meantime, deal me!"
-] Back with Josh and the gang [-
"Have you noticed anyone suspicious yet?" Brock asked. I nodded. "Most of the waiters look slightly dodgy. Most likely Team Rocket grunts in disguise. They'll be moving soon."
(Cue song Dark Clouds by Takanashi Yasuharu from NARUTO Shippuuden Original Soundtrack)
Right at that point all the doors out of the place slammed shut and the waiters ripped off their clothes to show the black and red grunt uniform of Team Rocket. Then the whole room went dark before a light turned on highlighting two people standing on a table. It was Jessie and James. Jessie looked pumped and rearing to go but James seemed bummed out about something.
*Cue Team Rocket Theme with a depressed James*
"Team Rocket will now take possession of your Pokémon!" called Jessie which began to cause some unrest amongst the trainers. The grunts then spread out and began to threaten people to give over their Pokeballs. When two came our way I grinned.
(Cue song Crushing by Yasuharu Takanashi from NARUTO Shippuuden Original Soundtrack II)
"Here we go!" I yelled before releasing Kaze and Baihu. "Let's kick them off the boat!"
The next several minutes were hectic. There were bursts of fire, gusts of wind, jets of water, bolts of electricity and cries of orders bouncing all around the room. It wasn't long before other trainers got a handle on what was going on and began to release their own Pokémon and fight back. Ash himself rallied a few other trainers and began to team tag the enemies. Each combined force attack blew the grunts throw windows into the sea. It wasn't long before every single Team Rocket member was blown off the boat, with Ash and Pikachu performing the cou de gra and blasting Jessie, James and Meowth away.
"Nice job everyone!" I yelled as I recalled Ifrit, Kaze and Aslan. I was met with cheers and happy laughing from everyone around me.
"I think we should all be proud of our Pokémon, and we taught Team Rocket a lesson they won't forget in a hurry," called Ash.
Then, all of a sudden, the ship tilted sideways dangerously and making it seesaw. It seemed there was a raging storm outside.
"Oh no! It's a big storm!" cried out Misty as she and Brock looked through one of the portals.
"It'll be tough to get to Porta Vista with waves like this!" replied Brock.
"Don't worry. I can take care of our little storm problem," I assured before pulling out Bahamut's Pokeball and releasing him. I jumped onto his back. "Take me outside to the top deck!" I ordered. Bahamut nodded and flew out of one of the holes a previous attack had caused. The Pokémon flew up and deposited me on the deck. I looked around me and nodded. It truly was a great storm. The ship would not survive for much longer.
"Ok Bahamut! Break up this storm!"
"You got it!" replied Bahamut before he began to glow with golden light. The red orbs at his neck and tail began to shine with power. Soon the waves on the sea grew smaller and smaller. The wind died down and finally the clouds began to disperse and evaporate. A large downpour was created as all the water in the clouds condensed and collected when the clouds began to disappear, however the rain cleared up moments later to reveal a clear starry night sky.
"Thanks Bahamut," I thanked as I jumped back onto his back and he flew down back through the hole and landed in front of Vixey, Chrono, Ash, Brock and Misty. I recalled Bahamut and grinned before sneezing.
(Cue music silence)
"Oh great. I clear up a storm and my reward is a cold," I muttered before sneezing again.
"Well that was interesting," Luxord murmured. "Kid goes out on a Dragonair and moments later the storm disappears. I think our Overlord will be interested in meeting this one. Could make a good candidate. What do you think Larxene?" Luxord turned to his partner to see her steaming with rage.
"Uhh, Larxene?"
"You think you can get out of this shit you've landed in? Huh?! That was my money you lost!" Larxene then retrieved four knives from her sleeve and grinned sadistically. "I know one way you can make it up to me."
(Cue song Kamiya Dojo -A Theme of Kenshin's Family- by Noriyuki Asakura from Rurouni Kenshin OST I)
"Ahchoo!" I sneezed again as I looked at my tablet computer. Eywa was sitting behind me, pushing healing psychic energy into me through my back. And I was studying Pikachu's Shield Overdrive, the Hiraishin. My Omnicamera was streaming the footage wirelessly to the tablet.
"Huh. I see now," I mumbled to myself as I watched the frame-by-frame footage of what happened. "It looks like Pikachu's body is covered with electricity. But how does that make him move at the speed of light? Is it somehow connected to Electromagnetic Levitation? That would explain the speed. But there are too many unexplained factors for that explanation. Plus physics isn't my forte. I'm getting a headache just thinking about it."
"Then don't think about it Josh," Eywa lightly chastised.
"What I want to know is if it really is Electromagnetic Levitation, then what is being used on the other end. Are the minerals in the ground being magnetized temporally or is the Earth's surface magnetic field being used?" I sighed. "It is a puzzler."
The rest of the voyage was uneventful. I even quickly got over my cold thanks to Eywa feeding me healing psychic energy into my body. It wasn't long before I was up and walking around the ship. I received several thanks for breaking up the storm and more than several recognised me and requested autographs from me, Vixey and Chrono.
At one point we were all relaxing out next to the pool on the top deck. I had all my Pokémon partners released to stretch themselves out and relax. Kaze, Shiva and Sora were currently flying around the ship, with many people taking heaps of photos of the two legendaries.
Ifrit was in the pool with Eywa sitting on the edge. She had removed her dress and now wore an azure two piece bikini swimsuit. I remember I was so surprised to learn that it wasn't permanently attached to her the first time she changed into a dress. Her mature form filled out the swimsuit very well. I was having a hard time keeping my eyes off her body. Apparently this was true for most of the other patrons as they used the pool. Some of the braver ones tried to chat her up despite the fact that she was most definitely a Pokémon. But then again, many people who owned a female Gardevoir were in a relationship with them so I didn't blame them. And her figure was very eye-catching to the males and even to one or two females. I shook my head before looking around some more.
Bahamut was also swimming around in the pool, giving rides to some of the younger kids. Baihu was sitting in the shade, observing everyone else. He did that often. Fenrir and Chrono were snoozing on floating platforms in the pool and Vixey was watching her friends flying in the sky. Hikari was nowhere to be seen but I knew she could take care of herself. Ash was having fun in the pool also, Misty was sunbathing in a red bikini and Brock was unsuccessfully trying to chat up every single beautiful sunbathing girl on the deck. It was quite a sad but entertaining thing to watch.
I was currently tapping away at my tablet, writing a new set of lyrics that had recently popped into my head. I was so completely focused on finishing up before they left my head that I didn't notice someone approach me.
(Cue song Suiri by Taniuchi Hideki from DEATH NOTE Original Soundtrack II)
"Hello there," said a voice and I looked up to see the gambler that I saw from before. He was wearing a pair of light blue shorts and an open white shirt. I caught the sight of bandages and Band-Aids covering his chest.
"Can I help you?" I asked as I jotted the last word into my tablet.
"No, but maybe I can help you," he replied as he sat on a deck chair next to me.
"Pardon?"
"I noticed that you're a fairly strong trainer the other day and I was wondering if you were curious about perhaps working for my organization," he asked.
"Organization?" I questioned.
"Yes. We dabble in several industries but we're always on the lookout for promising trainers such as yourself. Working for us would give you a stable income source, allow you to travel the world and if you were successful enough, lead your own team on some of the jobs we do," he explained.
"Such as?" I asked.
"Courier work, requitement. Like I said, we get jobs in a variety of different occupations," he replied, but I could tell he was treading lightly around the question. "So what do you say?"
I was silent, pretending to think it over before I shook my head. "Sorry, but I'm not interested."
He looked a little surprised. "This isn't an offer I make every day, you know."
"I understand… but I'm happy with my life as it is right now," I replied, getting an off feeling about him.
He nodded. "Very well. But take my card, in case you ever change your mind," he said as he held out a card. I hesitated but then I took the card. He then smiled. "I hope to see you again," he said before he walked off.
I watched him walk off and around a corner before I looked at the card. It was an indigo colour with a silver C in the centre and a ring surrounding the letter. "C… what could that mean?" I muttered to myself as I pulled out my wallet and tucked it inside.
(Cue song Ayame to Suzume -A Theme of The Kenshin's Family- by Noriyuki Asakura from Rurouni Kenshin OST I)
A sharp cry of surprise before a large splash caught my attention and I looked up to see Hikari at the edge of the pool laughing her head off while Chrono tried desperately to keep his head above the water while cursing loudly. I then gathered that Hikari must've surprised the Ninetails Pokémon enough to capsize into the pool. He got to the edge and pulled himself out with some effort and I started to giggle madly as I saw how odd he looked with all his fur and hair matted down and waterlogged. Especially his tails. They now looked thin and rat like.
"I'm so gonna kick your ass Hikari!" he roared, pissed as hell.
"You're gonna have to catch me first!" the female Absol teased.
"Have you forgotten that I'm the fastest on the team?" he replied with an evil gleam in his eyes.
"And have you forgotten that it won't work with you so loaded down with water?" she countered in a sing song voice.
"I'll still get you!" he replied before he began to run at Hikari, who quickly dashed away, laughing. "Get your bony ass back here!" Chrono yelled as he took off after her and looking extremely odd in doing so.
At this point I was rolling around the floor in laughter. In fact, all my friends who were at the scene were doing the same. As well as some of the other patrons.
Three days of calm sailing after that scene the ship ported at our destination. That day we, along with Ash, Misty and Brock, walked out onto the deck and soaked up the sunshine while gazing at the glimmering city bathing in the light.
"Guys?" I said for Ash's, Misty's and Brock's benefit, and gestured to the city. "Welcome to Porta Vista!"