A/N: Hello to all, I am back with the next installment of my story. I don't plan on Ethan getting a new Pokemon so his current team (Bayleaf, Weepinbell, Ampharos, Quagsire and Sudowoodo) will be his team until the end. Also, while Ethan will catch the Legendary beasts and the Tower Duo they will not be added to his team because I don't believe in using legendary Pokemon. This will carry over into future stories in this series. Speaking of, I've planned out some of the future fanfics. In this chapter, Ethan continues on his journey.

Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon

Ethan celebrated his victory over Jasmine and departed the Olivine City. He went to the Pokemon Center to heal his team then left Olivine. He decided to began his trek through Route 42 to headed to Mahogany Town.

"Mt. Mortar is like a maze inside." said a guard.

Ethan crossed into found an Ultra Ball by the West Gate. She then surfed across a body of water and was on Route 42. Suddenly, he saw something out of the corner of his eye.

"It can't be." said Ethan.

Ethan sent out Weepinbell and had it cut down a tree. Once it did, Ethan saw a marvelous site before him.

"Suicune." said Ethan in awe.

Ethan reached to grab a Pokeball but, Suicune quickly turned and took off. Ethan closed his eyes and sighed.

"I will catch you." vowed Ethan.

Ethan recalled Weepinbell and continued onward. He found several trees with berries and he picked them. He continued and found a super potion. He then sailed across water and was met by a trainer.

"Let me show you the power of the Pokemon I've caught." bragged the trainer.

Fisherman Tully wants to battle!

"Go Qwilfish!" cried Tully, releasing his only Pokemon.

"Go Weepinbell!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.

"Use Surf!" ordered Tully.

"Use Sleep Powder!" ordered Ethan.

Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Qwilfish used Surf but, it was not very effective against Weepinbell. Weepinbell used Sleep Powder and made Qwilfish sleepy.

"Use Tackle!" ordered Tully.

"Use Cut!" ordered Ethan.

Qwilfish tried to obey but, was instead fell asleep. Weepinbell used Cut and damaged Qwilfish.

"Use Cut again!" ordered Ethan.

Weepinbell obeyed and used Cut damaging Qwilfish.

"Use Cut again!" ordered Ethan.

Weepinbell obeyed yet again and used Cut damaging Qwilfish.

"Use Cut again!" ordered Ethan.

Weepinbell again and once more damaged Qwilfish.

"Use Cut again!" ordered Ethan.

Weepinbell attacked but, Qwilfish woke up.

"Dodge quickly!" ordered Tully.

Qwilfish obeyed and managed to dodge.

"Use Poison Sting!" ordered Tully.

"Use Acid!" ordered Ethan.

Both of the Pokemon again obeyed. Qwilfish hit with Poison Sting and damaged Weepinbell. Weepinbell connected with Acid and again damaged Qwilfish.

"Finish it off with Acid!" ordered Ethan.

Weepinbell obeyed and attacked. The Acid hit and caused Qwilfish to faint.

"What? That's not right." said Tully.

Ethan recalled Weepinbell and registered Tully's number. He continued but, it was not that long he found another trainer.

"Hey! This is my secret place! Get lost, you outside!" declared the trainer.

Pokemaniac Shane wants to battle!

"Go Nidorina!" cried Shane, releasing his first Pokemon.

"Go Quagsire!" cried Ethan, releasing his first Pokemon.

"Use Scratch!" ordered Shane.

"Use Slam!" ordered Ethan.

Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Nidorina used Scratch and did a little damage to Quagsire. Quagsire used Slam and did damage to Nidorina.

"Use Scratch again!" ordered Shane.

"Use Slam again!" ordered Ethan.

Both of the Pokemon obeyed and repeated what had just occurred.

"Use Tackle!" ordered Shane.

"Dodge and use Surf!" ordered Ethan.

Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Nidorina used Tackle but, Quagsire managed to dodge the attack. Quagsire then used Surf and did damage to Nidorina.

"Finish it with Slam!" ordered Ethan.

Quagsire obeyed and attacked. The attack hit and caused Nidorina to faint. Quagsire reached Level 25.

"Go Nidorino!" cried Shane, releasing his last Pokemon.

"I'm sticking with Nidorino." stated Ethan.

"Use Horn Attack!" ordered Shane.

"Use Surf!" ordered Ethan.

Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Nidorino connected with Horn Attack and damage. Quagsire then connected with Surf and also did damage.

"Use Horn Attack again!" ordered Shane.

"Dodge and use Surf!" ordered Ethan.

Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Quagsire avoided the attack and used Surf which did damage to Nidorino.

"Use Horn Attack!" ordered Shane.

"Use Slam!" ordered Ethan.

Both of the Pokemon again obeyed. Nidorino connected with Horn Attack and did damage to Quagsire. Quagsire then connected with Slam and damaged Nidorino.

"Finish it with another Slam!" ordered Ethan.

Quagsire obeyed and used Slam. The attack connected and caused Nidorino to faint.

"I should have used my Mega Stone." said Shane in defeat.

Following his victory, Ethan recalled his Pokemon and continued. However, he only walked a few feet before being cut off by yet another trainer.

"It fees so good to be outside! I feel so free!" declared the trainer.

Hiker Benjamin want to battle!

"Go Diglett!" cried Benjamin, releasing his first Pokemon.

"Go Quagsire!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.

"Use Magnitude!" ordered Benjamin.

"Use Surf!" ordered Ethan.

Both of the Pokemon obeyed and attacked. Diglett used Magnitude and got a Magnitude 3 which did damage. Quagsire used Surf and knocked out Diglett.

"Go Dugtrio!" cried Benjamin, second Pokemon.

"I'm sticking with Quagsire." said Ethan.

"Use Magnitude!" ordered Benjamin.

"Use Surf!" ordered Ethan.

Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Dugtrio used Magnitude and got a Magnitude 7 which damaged Quagsire. Quagsire used Surf and caused Dugtrio to faint.

"Go Geodude!" cried Benjamin, releasing his last Pokemon.

"This is it." noted Ethan.

"Use Rock Throw!" ordered Benjamin.

"Use Water Gun!" ordered Ethan.

Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Geodude used Rock Throw but, it did not do much. Quagsire then hit with Water Gun and caused Geodude to faint. Quagsire reached Level 26.

"Gahahaha!" cried out Benjamin.

Ethan recalled his Pokemon and kept going. He soon reached Mahogany Town and headed to the gym. However, a man blocked the entrance to the gym and suggested Ethan explore the town and specifically the Lake of Rage. Ethan had no choice but to leave and explore Mahogany Town. He found a small shop and sold some of his less than usefully items for money to buy more helpful items. Ethan healed his Pokemon at the Pokemon Center.

"Excuse me, do you know why the gym is blocked off?" asked Ethan.

"No but, I've had other people ask me." answered the nurse.

"Okay." replied Ethan.

"Come to think of it, there has been an influx of shady looking people in town." noted the nurse.

"Do you know why they're here?" asked Ethan.

"No but, there seem interested in the Rage of Lake." answered the nurse.

"Thanks." said Ethan.

Ethan pondered what this could mean as his Pokemon continued to heal. Once his Pokemon healed, he was given them back and left the Pokemon Center. Ethan walked through Mahogany Town and headed north to the Lake of Rage. He entered Route 43 and headed to the Lake of Rage. However, he was cut off by a trainer.

"I can do so much with my Pokemon. It's super fun." said the trainer.

Camper Spencer wants to battle!

"Go Sandshrew!" cried Spencer, releasing his first Pokemon.

"Go Quagsire!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.

"Use Scratch!" ordered Spencer.

"Use Water Gun!" ordered Ethan.

Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Sandshrew hit with Scratch and did some damage. Quagsire hit with Water Gun and caused Sandshrew to faint.

"Go Sandslash!" cried Spencer, releasing his second Pokemon.

"I'm sticking with Quagsire." said Ethan.

"Fine by me." replied Spencer.

"Use Water Gun!" ordered Ethan.

"Dodge and use Sand Attack!" ordered Spencer.

Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Quagsire used Water Gun but, Sandslash managed to dodge. Sandslash hit with Sand Attack which blinded Quagsire.

"Use Scratch!" ordered Spencer.

Sandslash obeyed and attacked. It connected and did damage to Quagsire.

"Use Surf!" ordered Ethan.

Quagsire obeyed and attacked. It used Surf and knocked out Sandslash.

"Go Zubat!" cried Spencer, releasing his last Pokemon.

"This is it." stated Ethan.

"Use Supersonic!" ordered Spencer.

"Dodge and use Water Gun!" ordered Ethan.

"Dodge!" exclaimed Spencer.

The Pokemon obeyed. Zubat attacked but, its move missed. Quagsire obeyed and attackd but, again it missed.

"Use Confuse Ray!" ordered Spencer.

Zubat obeyed and attacked. The Confuse Ray hit and Quagsire became confused.

"Use Surf!" ordered Ethan.

"Use Leech Life!" ordered Spencer.

Quagsire attempted to obey but, was unable to and hurt himself in confusion. Zubat then used Leech Life and drained energy from Qaugsire.

"Use Bite!" ordered Spencer.

Quagsire again hurt its self in confusion. Zubat then used Bite and damaged Quagsire.

"This isn't good." thought Ethan.

"Use Leech Life again!" ordered Spencer.

Zubat obeyed and drained energy from Quagsire.

"Quagsire return." said Ethan.

Ethan recalled his Pokemon and sent out another.

"Go Sudowoodo!" cried Ethan.

As Sudowoodo emerged, Spencer visible gulped.

"Use Supersonic!" ordered Spencer.

"Use Rock Throw!" ordered Ethan.

Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Zubat hit with Supersonic but, Sudowoodo didn't become confused. Sudowoodo used Rock Throw which was super effective and caused Zubat to faint. Quagsire reached Level 27 and Sudowoodo reached Level 29.

"Losing isn't fun at all." said Spencer.

Ethan recalled his Sudowoodo and continued onward. He wandered through tall grass when he came across a girl.

"Are you going to the Lake of Rage?" asked the girl.

"Yes." answered Ethan.

"Let's play for a little while." said the girl.

Picnicker Tiffany wants to battle!

"Go Clefairy!" cried Tiffany, releasing her own Pokemon.

"Go Bayleef!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.

"Use Double Slap!" ordered Tiffany.

"Use Rock Smash!" ordered Ethan.

Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Clefairy connected twice with Double Slap and did damage to Bayleef. Bayleef then connected with Rock Smash and did damage to Clefairy.

"Use Encore!" ordered Tiffany.

"Use Rock Smash!" ordered Ethan.

Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Clefairy used Encore successfully. Bayleef used Rock Smash and Clefairy fainted.

"I played too much!" declared Tiffany.

Ethan recalled his Pokemon and continued onward. He passed through tall grass and found another trainer.

"Hey. Do you have any rare Pokemon?" asked the man.

"No." answered Ethan.

Pokemaniac Brent wants to battle!

"Go Lickitung!" cried Brent, releasing his only Pokemon.

"Go Bayleef!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.

"Use Stomp!" ordered Brent.

"Use Strength!" ordered Bayleef.

Lickitung obeyed and attacked. The Stomp connected and did damage to Bayleef. The Stomp also caused Bayleef to flinch.

"Use Stomp again!" ordered Brent.

"Use Strength!" ordered Ethan.

Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Lickitung used Stomp and did damage to Bayleef. Bayleef used Strength and did damage.

"Use Lick!" ordered Brent.

"Use Razor Leaf!" ordered Ethan.

Both of the Pokemon again obeyed again. Lickitung hit with Lick and did damage. Bayleef connected with Razor Leaf and did damage to Lickitung.

"Finish it with another Razor Leaf!" ordered Ethan.

Lickitung obeyed and attacked. The Razor Leaf hit and caused Lickitung to faint. Bayleef reached Level 29.

"Oh, my poor Pokemon darling!" cried out Brent.

Ethan recalled his Pokemon then registered Brent's number. After that, he continued onward with his journey. He found more tall grass and wandered through it. He soon found another trainer.

"My Pokemon are great." said the trainer.

Pokemaniac Ron wants to battle!

"Go Nidoking!" cried Ron, releasing his only Pokemon.

"Go Bayleef!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.

"Use Horn Attack!" ordered Ron.

"Use Rock Smash!" ordered Ethan.

Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Bayleef used Rock Smash but, it wasn't very effective. Nidoking then hit with Horn Attack.

"Use Double Kick!" ordered Ron.

"Use Strength!" ordered Ethan.

Both of the Pokemon attacked. Nidoking hit with Double Kick hitting twice and damaging Bayleef both times. Bayleef then hit with Strength and damaged Nidoking.

"Use Poison Sting!" ordered Ron.

"Use Poison Powder!" ordered Ethan.

Both of the Pokemon again obeyed. Nidoking used Poison Sting and did damage to Bayleef. Bayleef used Posion Powder but, it didn't do anything.

"Poison type is immune to poisoning." noted Ron.

"Darn!" cried Ethan, face palming.

"Use Tackle!" ordered Ron.

"Dodge and use Strength!" ordered Ethan.

Nidoking obeyed and attacked but, Bayleef managed to avoid it. Bayleef then hit with Strength and did damage.

"Finish it with Razor Leaf!" ordered Ethan.

Bayleef obeyed and attacked. The Razor Leaf connected and was a critical hit causing Nidoking to faint.

"My Nidoking did pretty right on!" declared Ron.

Ethan recalled his Pokemon and turned but, as soon as he did another trainer walked right up to Ethan.

"I love Pokemon. That's why I started and why I'll keep on collecting Pokemon." said the trainer.

Pokemaniac Ben wants to battle!

"Go Slowbro!" cried Ben, releasing his only Pokemon.

"Go Bayleef!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.

"Use Confusion!" ordered Ben.

"Use Razor Leaf!" ordered Ethan.

Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Bayleef hit with Razor Leaf and was super effective. Slowbro then used Confusion and Bayleef became confused.

"I'm so sick of confusion." groaned Ethan.

"Use Water Gun!" ordered Ben.

"Use Razor Leaf!" ordered Ethan.

Bayleef attempted to obey but, hit its self in confusion. Slowbro then hit with Water Gun.

"Use Water Gun!" ordered Ben.

Bayleef again hurt its self in confusion. Slowbro then used Water Gun and hurt Bayleef.

"Use Water Gun!" ordered Ben.

Bayleef again its self in confusion. Slowbro then used water Gun and hurt Bayleef.

"Come on Bayleef." said Ethan

Bayleef shook its head and snapped out of its confusion.

"Use Razor Leaf!" ordered Ethan.

Bayleef obeyed and used Razor Leaf. The attack hit and caused Slowbro to faint.

"How could you do this to me?" asked Ben.

"Sorry but, that's what happens in a battle." answered Ethan.

Ethan recalled Bayleef and continued. He moved down and came across two small ponds with a trainer in between them. As soon as the trainer saw Ethan, he confronted our hero.

"I'm in a slump. Maybe it's the Pokemon I'm using. Let's battle for a change of pace.

Fisherman Marvin wants to battle!

"Go Magikarp!" cried Marvin, releasing his first Pokemon.

"Go Bayleef!" cried Ethan, releasing his Pokemon.

"Use Splash!" ordered Marvin.

Magikarp obeyed and began to splash. Ethan and Bayleef only watched the act feeling embarrassed for Marvin and his Pokemon.

"I think I know why you're struggling." thought Ethan.

Ethan sighed and decided to end this quickly.

"Use Razor Leaf!" ordered Ethan.

Bayleef obeyed and attacked. The Razor Leaf hit and caused Magikarp to faint.

"Go Gyrados!" cried Marvin, releasing his second Pokemon.

"Now that's more like it." said Ethan.

"Use Thrash!" ordered Marvin.

"Dodge and use Razor Leaf!" ordered Ethan.

Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Gyrados used Thrash but, Bayleef managed to dodge. Bayleef used Razor Leaf and damaged Gyrados.

"Use Razor Leaf again!" ordered Ethan.

Bayleef obeyed and attacked. It got a critical hit and caused Gyrados to faint.

"Go Magikarp!" cried Marvin sending out his last Pokemon.

"Not again." sighed Ethan.

"Use Tackle!" ordered Marvin.

Magikarp obeyed surprising both Ethan and Bayleef. The attack hit and did some damage to Bayleef.

"Use Razor Leaf!" ordered Ethan.

Bayleef obeyed and attacked. The Razor Leaf hit and caused Magikarp to faint.

"Go Gyrados!" cried Marvin, releasing his last Pokemon.

"This is it." said Ethan.

"Use Thrash!" ordered Marvin.

"Use Razor Leaf!" ordered Ethan.

Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Gyrados used Thrash and did damage. Bayleef used Razor Leaf and did damage.

"Use Thrash again!" ordered Marvin.

"Dodge and use Razor Leaf again!" ordered Ethan.

Both of the Pokemon again obeyed. Gyrados attacked but, Bayleef managed to dodge. Bayleef used Razor Leaf and connected.'

"Finish it with another Razor Leaf!" ordered Ethan.

Bayleef obeyed and move hit and caused Gyrados to faint.

"I lost, but I feel better." said Marvin.

A/N: There is chapter chapter thirteen finished. You might have noticed I have added chapter titles because I felt like I should. Also, I am letting you voice your opinion on whether Bayleef should keep Poison Powder or learn Body Slam when it reaches Level 31. Ayway, next time is the Lake of Rage. Please review.