Welcome back fellas! I hope you're ready to read this chapter because we're getting close to when Ash and Serena becomes a couple! Remember, it's the Pledging Tree chapter that will happen sometime. Just be patient until then. For now, let's get on with this chapter! Last time, Both Ash and Serena ask Grace for her blessing that is, in Ash's case, to date Serena for when they become a couple and for Serena, that she wanted to follow her dreams. This time, the group heads on their way towards to Coumarine City where Ash achieves his fourth gym badge and for Serena to enter her first showcase. But on the way, Ash finds a new Pokemon. What kind of Pokemon is it? Read and find out! Enjoy! This is based on the 55th and 56th episode of the XY series, "A Slippery Encounter" and "One for the Goomy!"
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon or its characters!
Chapter 14: How to catch a Dragon Type
February 7, 2014 - Mountain (2:00 PM)
The group are still heading their way towards Coumarine City for Ash's fourth gym badge and Serena's first showcase. Ash is feeling a bit anxious each time the group gets closer to the city knowing that it's about a week until it's Valentine's day and that's the time that Grace has told him to ask out Serena. He's been having a crush on her for a few months and he's feeling more nervous than his gym battle at Coumarine City despite he knows that Serena has a crush on him and he never had a girlfriend before. Serena, on the other hand, is feeling almost the same as Ash. She's been having a crush on him longer than Ash and she feels a bit anxious that one day, he'll ask her to be her boyfriend. Other than that, she feels pretty excited about the showcase. But then, she and the group grows very tired from walking up the mountain.
"My feet hurts. We've been walking all day heading to the city and now we're up in this mountain." Clemont groaned. "Yeah, I just feel like i want to sleep. Maybe we can set up a tent here?" Serena yawned. "Guys, look! There's no need! The city's up head!" Bonnie said. The group cheered except for Ash in which he has a thought in his mind once he saw the city. "Wow. We're getting close. And once we're in the city for Valentine's Day, that's the cue to when I'll ask out Serena and she'll be my girlfriend...hopefully. I wonder what kind of present I should give her?" Ash thought. The group also sees a Swanna flying through the skies as it's holding something...wait! It's a Pokemon! The next few seconds, the Swanna drops the Pokemon and it's aiming for Ash!
"Wait, what is that?" Clemont asked. "It's a Pokemon...and it's landing on Ash! Ash, look out!" Serena yelled. Ash is still thinking of what he should give to Serena until the Pokemon lands on his head. "Augh! What is that?! Get this off my head!" Ash exclaimed. Ash then a moment later was able to take the Pokemon off his head. "Ugh! What is this thing?" Ash said disturbed.
"It's a Pokemon. But what is it?" Clemont asked. Ash then takes out his Pokedex and scans the Pokemon. "Goomy, The Soft Tissue Pokemon. The weakest Dragon-type Pokemon, it lives in damp, shady places, so its body doesn't dry out." The Pokedex said. "Dragon-type? But it doesn't look like a dragon type to me. But it looks very tired." Ash said. "Wait, I think it's because Goomy's body is supposed to be made up of water." Clemont said. "I have a bottle of water in my bag!" Serena said. She then pours the water onto Goomy. Goomy starts to wake up very weakly. "Guys, what should we do?" Clemont asked. "How about a river? That'll help." Ash said as he points to the river downhill from the mountain. "I'll go there." Ash said. "Ash, be careful!" Clemont warned. Ash walks down but the slope downhill is going so rough where Ash is going very quickly. There were many obstacles in his way, but a rock made him trip over having to let go of Goomy but is able to grab it once he hits the river. Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie runs over to him for his safety. "Ash, are you okay?" Serena asked. "This is just like when Bianca pushed me into any sort of water back in Unova." Ash said a bit down.
5 minutes later...
Goomy is now being bathed in the river and is now feeling more healthy thanks to the group. "Yay, Goomy is feeling better!" Bonnie said. However, Dedenne pops out of her bag and Goomy starts acting scared. It then runs behind Ash. "Huh, why is Goomy scared?" Ash asked. "I think it's because that Goomy is a Dragon type and Dedenne is a Fairy type in which Dragon types are weak against Fairy types so that's why it's scared of Dedenne.
"Goomy's weird. Why would it be scared of a cute, little Dedenne?" Bonnie asked. Goomy was then offended from Bonnie's question causing Goomy to use its horns to hit Bonnie's legs. "Hah, hah, hah! This tickles!" Bonnie said laughing. "So I'm guessing that insult causes it to hit back?" Serena questioned. Goomy then jumps up to Serena's ear and starts chewing it. "Ow...Yeah, I'm right...Ow!" Serena said. "It feels so gross and slimy! Ewww!" Serena said disgusted. Goomy jumps down to the river and starts doing Rain Dance on Serena causing a rain cloud to appear above her. "Okay, okay, okay! I'm sorry! Please put this cloud off of me. I'm gonna get a cold." Serena apologized. Goomy then dissipates the rain cloud. But then Goomy feels upset again.
"Hey, what's wrong?" Ash asked. "It looks like to when you're hungry, Ash." Bonnie said. "Well, I do get a hunger for different foods sometimes like that. Well, Do you want something to eat?" Ash said. Goomy then nods. "Okay, I'm off to get food. Be right back!" Ash said. "Be careful, Ash." Clemont said. "I will." Ash said.
As Ash walks off, he's being spied off from Team Rocket. "So that little twerp is helping that Pokemon? You think we should capture it?" Jessie asked. "I don't think so. It's a weak Pokemon so it's pretty much useless." Meowth said. "Let's just stick to capturing Pikachu right now." James said.
Ash comes back to the group with some leaves he found in different bushes. "Bon Appetit, Goomy!" Ash said. Chespin then comes out of its Pokeball and wants to help out by dropping some apples from the tree. But instead, an angry Ariados shows up and starts attacking Chespin. Goomy then runs scared behind Pikachu. "Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!" Ash commanded. Pikachu then attacks using Thunderbolt on the Ariados. "We're very sorry! We didn't mean to cause any trouble!" Clemont apologized. Ariados then flees. "Goomy, it's okay. It's gone." Ash said. Goomy still feels scared but it's something else. "I don't know what's wrong with Goomy." Ash said. "Never fear! I have an invention in mind! Clemontic Gear on! I thought we would encounter a situation like this one. Introducing the 'Pokemon Translator Mark 2'. A device that can scan different images inside of a Pokemon's brain and use visual aid on them." Clemont explained. "Those names are quite catchy, brother." Bonnie said sarcastically. "Wow! Science is so amazing!" Ash said amazed.
Clemont boots up the machine and it scans Goomy's brain visualizing a land that's filled with different Pokemon such as Gulpin and Wooper but then turns over to a bunch of Yanmega, Ariados, and Pinsir attacking Goomy's home. Soon and unsurprisingly enough, the machine starts busting itself in which Clemont then hits the machine thrice causing the machine to blow up. Bonnie then sighs before saying "I'm not surprised. We all knew this would happen."
10 minutes later...
"So judging from the video, Goomy was in some big Pokemon fight and it ran away." Clemont said. Goomy then goes up to Clemont's ear and starts chewing it. "It's chewing my ear so I'm right!" Clemont said. "So that's the main reason why it would be afraid of Ariados." Serena said. Goomy then goes back to chewing Serena's ear. "Ugh. Great. I'm going to get to used to being bitten by a Pokemon." Serena said.
"Goomy...Goomy..." (Help me..I'm scared...) Goomy said. "Pika Pika!" (Don't worry! We're all here for you!) Pikachu said.
Next thing that happens above the heroes' heads, is a device capturing Ash, Serena, Clemont and Bonnie onto a electric rope. "Ow! What is this?! Who's doing this?" Ash asked.
"Prepare for trouble!"
"And make it double!"
"To protect the world from devastation!"
"To unite all people within our nation!"
"To denounce the evils of truth and love!"
"To extend our reach to the stars above!"
"It's Jessie!"
"And James!"
"Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light!"
"Surrender now, or prepare to fight!"
"Meowth! That's right!"
"Team Rocket! Not you guys again! You're not capturing my Pikachu this time! Pikachu, Thunderbolt!" Ash commanded Pikachu did the Thunderbolt at their machine but it instead absorbs turning it into a cage having to capture both Pikachu and Goomy. Team Rocket then escapes. "Pikachu!" Ash called out. He then throws out his Pokeballs sending out both Frogadier and Fletchinder. "Frogadier, cut this rope so that we can get out!" Ash commanded. Frogadier cuts the rope freeing Ash and friends. "Ah! Fletchinder, find Team Rocket!" Ash said. Fletchinder flies up to find the villainous trio.
Team Rocket are hopped up in excitement that they now caught Pikachu. "We got Pikachu, We got Pikachu!" The trio said as they dance. They then notice they also catch Goomy as well when they didn't planned to. "Hey, I thought we weren't supposed to catch that Pokemon." James said. "I guess we can have it. There's no harm if we steal another one." Meowth said. They land somewhere in the forest having a picnic to celebrate their new steals.
Out of their sight, Pikachu keeps using his Thunderbolt to try to break it but he couldn't escape. He then tries to break the cage using his head. The cage starts benting a bit. "Pika Pika." (Can you get out of there?) Pikachu asked Goomy. "Goomy Goomy..." (Let me try...) Goomy said. Goomy then is able to slid out of the cage. "Goomy Goomy!" (I'm able to escape! Can you?) Goomy asked. Pikachu tries to escape out of the cage but he wasn't able to fit. "Goomy Goomy." (Here, let me help you.) Goomy said. Goomy goes back inside and slides all over Pikachu making Pikachu more shinier so that he can be able to escape. "Pika Pika." (Okay, let's get out of here.) Pikachu said.
As they were about to escape, they see Team Rocket so they then stay back in the cage to make sure to think they're still trapped. "What's all the ruckus? Are you two trying to escape?" Jessie said. Both Pikachu and Goomy are blocking the hole to make sure that Team Rocket doesn't see it. "Pika Pika..." (No...We're still trapped inside by y'all...) Pikachu said. "Hmmm...I wonder...Has Pikachu always look that shiny?" Meowth questioned. Pikachu and Goomy are starting to perspire a bit. "I'm sure it's just nothing. Let's get back to our picnic." James said. Team Rocket goes back to their picnic allowing for both Pikachu and Goomy to escape and sneak off quietly so that the trio won't hear.
"Pikachu just looks very shiny. I just wonder how it would work that way if I'm seeing it right." Meowth said. "Well, it's probably sweat and pretty much, we would think that maybe the way it works for one thing is escaping through cage bars." James said. "Wait! You don't think-?" Jessie said realizing. The trio runs back to the cage and sees that it's empty and damaged. They see them running away while Pikachu is holding Goomy on its back. "After them!" James said. Jessie and Meowth get on their balloon to follow Pikachu and Goomy. Fletchinder sees James going after both Pokemon and has Ash going after them.
"There they are! Let's go!" Ash said. James is starting to catch up to both Pikachu and Goomy but to slow him down, Goomy uses Rain Dance on James so that he would trip and fall. "James, get on!" Jessie said. She then sends out Pumpkaboo. "Pumpkaboo, use Shadow Ball!" Jessie commanded. "Not on my watch!" Ash said as he blocks the attack using his body. Ash takes the hit and is damaged a bit. "Ash!" Serena yelled. "Are you okay?" Clemont asked. "Yeah, I'll be. That hurts..." Ash said. Team Rocket uses that same rope from before but instead misses Ash. "Ha! Missed me!" Ash teased. The trio then also uses the same absorbing electricity machine from before but this time Ash uses a different move. "Now Pikachu, use Iron Tail!" Ash commanded. Pikachu does the attack and it actually damaged and destroyed the machine!
James takes out Inkay to attack. "Inkay, use Tackle!" James commanded. "Pumpkaboo, use Shadow Ball!" Jessie commanded. "Fletchinder, counter back with Peck! And Pikachu, counter back with Electro Ball!" Ash commanded. It hits the two Pokemon but Inkay starts to strike back. "Inkay, use Psybeam!" James commanded. Inkay does the attack on both Pikachu and Fletchinder which then confuses the two Pokemon. "Ah! Pikachu, Fletchinder!" Ash exclaimed. Goomy then jumps into the fight protecting the Pokemon and Ash. "Goomy?" Ash questioned. "Pumpkaboo, use Dark Pulse!" Jessie commanded. "Inaky, use Psybeam!" The attacks were about to hit Ash but not before that Goomy jumps in and takes the attack.
"Goomy!" Ash said. Jessie and James does the same attacks again having Goomy to take full hit on both attacks again. Goomy starts attacking back with Bide from the attacks that Team Rocket did. A moment later during this, Pikachu and Fletchinder have snapped off their confusion. "Pumpkaboo, use Shadow Ball!" Jessie commanded. But Ash counters back once more to finish the fight off. "Pikachu, end it with Thunderbolt!" Ash commanded. Pikachu does the Thunderbolt on the trio and they are defeated flying off again. "We're blasting off again!" The trio says as they fly off again.
(6:00 PM)
"Thanks, Goomy. You really saved us out there. You're actually strong though with the way you did the Bide attack." Ash said. "Goomy! Goomy!" (You're welcome Ash!) Goomy said. "Dedenne Dedenne!" (Yay! We beat them again!) Dedenne cheered. Goomy is still being scared of Dedenne having to run behind Pikachu. "You know, there might be a reason that Goomy is feeling scared still." Clemont asked.
"Pika Pika!" (Nothing to be afraid of! We're in this together!) Pikachu said. "Goomy Goomy!" (I'm Okay. I feel comfort around you.) Goomy said. Pikachu then goes to Ash and tells him something. "Pika Pika! Pika?" (Hey Ash! Do you think Goomy can be friends with us?) Pikachu asked. "Hmmm...Goomy? Do you want to be strong Pokemon of mine like Pikachu?" Ash asked. "Goomy! Goomy! Goomy!" (Yes! Please! Catch me so I can be a part of your team!) Goomy said in excitement as he jumps on Ash's shoulder in happiness. "Okay then, here we go!" Ash said as he throws a Pokeball at Goomy. A moment passes, and Goomy is now officially a part of Ash's team. "Yeah! I just caught a Goomy!" Ash cheered. "Congrats Ash!" Clemont said. "Yes!" Ash said. He then throws out his Pokeball to see his new Goomy. "Welcome to the team, Goomy. I hope we can become great partners." Ash said.
Ash and friends continue their trek to Coumarine City with their new friend. They all went to sleep getting closer to Coumarine City.
February 9, 2014 (11:00 AM)
Ash and friends are still heading their way to Coumarine City. They are getting really close meaning Ash's anxiety is growing more larger. He's trying to hide it from others as best as he can so that they don't know he's acting strange. They've decided to stop at a nearby lake. Ash thinks that it will be perfect for his anxiety to lower down.
"Okay, Goomy! Let's meet your new friends!" Ash said as he throws out the Pokeball. "Goomy Goomy!" (Nice to meet y'all!) Goomy greeted. Dedenne wants to greet back at Goomy, but Goomy then runs behind Pikachu again still having its fear.
"Does anybody still remember that Goomy's afraid of electric types?" Clemont asked. "Brother, I'm sure that they'll be friends sometime soon." Bonnie said.
As some minutes passes by with everyone relaxing alongside with Ash playing on his 3DS, things take a different turn. Team Rocket once again starts invading Ash and friends and throws out a net. "AH!" Everyone screamed as they get trapped. Everyone is caught except for Pikachu, Chespin, and Pancham. "Alright, what's happening here?" Ash asked.
"Prepare for trouble!"
"And make it double!"
"To protect the world from devastation!"
"To unite all people within our nation!"
"To denounce the evils of truth and love!"
"To extend our reach to the stars above!"
"It's Jessie!"
"And James!"
"Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light!"
"Surrender now, or prepare to fight!"
"Meowth! That's right!"
"Ugh! Team Rocket! I'm already getting very tired of you interrupting us!" Ash said. "Thank you. We'll be taking our leave now." Jessie said. "No! Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!" Ash commanded. "Not this time, boy! Inkay, out and use Psybeam!" James said. Inkay is sent out and did Psybeam at Ash's Pikachu. "Chespin, use Pin Missile!" Clemont commanded. "Wobbuffet, block it with Mirror Coat!" Jessie commanded. Wobbuffet reflected the pins landing them in the river. "Inkay, use Psybeam!" James said. The river thanks to the Psybeam erupts in waves having both Lotad and Lombre to appear.
The Pokemon are very interrupted by Team Rocket's attacks so they started attacking to them causing them to be defeat again. "We're blasting off again!" The trio said. "Ah! Run away!" Ash screamed. The Lotad and Lombre are still attacking in which the entire group flies off in different ways. Serena, Bonnie, Dedenne, Goomy, and Pancham are now separated from Ash, Fennekin, Pikachu, and Clemont. Team Rocket also gone in separate ways. Meowth is now apart from Jessie and James, now landing nearby Serena and Bonnie.
"Ugh...That really hurts. Where are we? Serena? Goomy?" Ash called out. "Bonnie?" Clemont called out. Ash throws out his Pokemon sending out Fletchinder. "Fletchinder, find Serena, Bonnie, and Goomy!" Ash commanded.
Meanwhile, Serena and Bonnie are starting to look for Ash and the rest of the group. "Ash?" Serena called out. "Big brother?" Bonnie said. Then they see something. "Wait, hold on. Is that Meowth?" Serena asked. "Hey, what are you doing here?" Meowth said. "We're trying to find Ash and the rest. Get lost, you." Serena said. "No no, wait! I'm not going to be evil here. Let me find your friends." Meowth said. "Hmmm...I'm not believing you...I'm not sure if we want any help at the moment." Bonnie said. Dedenne is now feeling some sparks having to connect with Pikachu's sparks from their cheeks in order to find each other.
"What's this thing doing?" Meowth said about Dedenne. He then touches its cheeks and then he gets electrocuted. Serena and Bonnie laughed so much from this seeing Meowth getting electrocuted. "Okay, that was comedy gold!" Bonnie said. "I'll say." Serena agreed.
Gommy goes over to Pancham and starts biting its ear and also its sunglasses. "Pancham! Pancham!" (Hey! Stop! Don't mess with my ear and sunglasses!) Pancham said. "I wonder what they are saying." Serena said curious. Meowth translates what Pancham said and tells it to them. (I already have Pokemon translations for this story so there's no need for what Meowth would say the translation to.)
A few minutes later, Inkay shows up meaning Team Rocket's close. "You two! You're back!" Meowth said with happiness. "You little scamp. Where the heck have you been?" Jessie said. "Woah, woah, take it easy! I thought you be happy to see me." Meowth said. "Well, at least you're here." James said. "Pancham, use Dark Pulse!" Serena commanded. Dedenne starts attacking too at Jessie's Pumpkaboo. "Pumpkaboo, use Shadow Ball!" Jessie commanded. While all of the battling is going on, Goomy is starting to have flashbacks from the pastime of his homeland being destroyed. It then runs away from the chaos. Dedenne finds Goomy missing and starts searching for it. It finds a hole which to think it leads to Goomy but is instead a Team Rocket trap. "Ugh. I can't take care of the slimy one!" Jessie said.
In the skies, Fletchinder finds Team Rocket alongside Serena and Bonnie. "Serena, Pikachu!" Ash called out. "Bonnie, Chespin!" Clemont called out. "Ash! Fennekin!" Serena called out. Everyone is reunited, ready to battle Team Rocket.
"You. I've got you now!" Jessie said approaching Goomy. "I'm looking up at Goomy. It says that Goomy's final evolution is a Pokemon called Goodra." James said. "At some point the twerp's Pokemon might evolve and we have to catch it ourselves!" Jessie said. Goomy starts running away from Jessie, but instead she's allowing any running. "You're not going anywhere! Pumpkaboo, Shadow Ball!" Jessie commanded. "Dedenne denne!" (No! I won't let you!) Dedenne said as it protects Goomy having to take the hit.
"Woah, Dedenne's shielding!" Ash said. Goomy's feeling amazed that Dedenne protected him from the attack. It's starting to become more friendlier to Dedenne. "Goomy, use Rain Dance!" Ash commanded. The rain cloud appears above Jessie. "Now, Bunnelby, use Mud Shot!" Clemont commanded. Bunnelby uses the Mud Shot having Pumpkaboo to be defeated. Ash finishes the battle once again doing the finishing move. "Pikachu, Thunderbolt!" Ash commanded.
And Team Rocket is now flying off again in defeat per usual. "We're blasting off again!" The trio said fading away.
The heroes celebrate again having to see the trio defeated again. "Hey, it looks like Goomy's not afraid anymore." Ash said. "Yay! They're friends now!" Bonnie said. "I knew it would take some time." Clemont said. "Well, off to Coumarine City for all of us." Serena said.
And so, the heroes are walking the rest of the path down to Coumarine City. Ash needs to have some luck along the path as he's also trying to control his anxiety soon. What might happen in Coumarine City as their journey continues!
That's it for this new chapter! I hope you enjoyed it! Next few chapters take place in Coumarine City and they are important. Their time as a couple are going to happen soon. So what do you think? What about Ash's new catch? What will happen in Coumarine City? Find out in the next chapter! Peace! Don't forget to follow or favorite and even review!