With a new gym badge, the capture of a new Pokémon, and two newly evolved Pokémon, Spade is elated with his experiences in Mahogany. The trio is now on their way back to Ecruteak, where Spade will once again face Morty.
"I've gotta say, we've only been together for about a week now, but I see a lot of improvement between the two of you," Verde complimented. "You both just need to keep it up."
Abby nodded. "You can really see improvement in Spade, not only in battling skills, but in his attitude too!"
"What do you mean by that?" Spade snapped.
Abby and Verde laughed. Spade couldn't tell what it was, but he actually enjoyed traveling around with the two of them.
The three continued and almost didn't say a word. Whenever the three came to a small river, it was decided that they'd take a break to eat. Verde set up for a picnic while Abby brushed her Pokémon and Spade gave his Pokémon a pep talk.
"So, as you can see, Machoke and Haunter have evolved," Spade announced to his Pokémon.
All of the Pokémon cheered. Elekid was the only one that didn't seem to happy with the announcement.
"Bee!" It cried out angrily at Machamp.
"What is it, Elekid?" Spade asked.
"It wants to be stronger. It told Machamp that whenever it is stronger, it'll take Machamp on and win," Verde explained.
This guy is amazing. Can he actually tell what Pokémon are saying? Or is it something more? Spade thought.
Spade knelt down and held out his fist towards Elekid. Elekid punched his fist against Spade's.
"You'll get stronger. I'll make sure of that. In my next battle, you're my first pick," Spade told his Pokémon.
A sudden blast of wind blew over a few of the Pokémon and trainers.
"What was that?" Spade screamed.
"Look!" Abby cried out while pointing up the small mountain.
The trainers and Pokémon looked up into the air. On top of a small rock was a Pokémon. It had white fur and a dark blue face. It stood on all four legs and a blade seemed to be coming out of its head.
"What is that?" Spade asked. He pulled out his Pokédex and scanned it.
"Absol, the Disaster Pokémon. It has the ability to foretell natural disasters. Its life span is over a hundred years," the Pokédex read aloud.
"Natural disasters?" Verde mumbled.
He looked behind Abby and noticed that a tree was beginning to crack. The river had eroded over it for awhile not, and it seemed that the tree's time was up. It began to fall. Verde ran and grabbed ahold of Abby. He threw her out of the way and stood in falling distance of the tree. A sudden popping noise sounded and the tree was destroyed. Whenever Spade looked around, he noticed that Verde's Charizard, Charger, had destroyed the tree completely.
"Verde, thank you," Abby groaned. She was out of breath because she had thought her time was up.
Verde dusted off his jacket. "You don't thank me. You should thank Absol." He pointed up at the Pokémon. Absol stared down at them with cold eyes. It began to turn away from them.
"Absol!" Abby cried. "Thank you!"
Absol jumped into the air and disappeared on the other side of the small mountain. Abby gave chase. She grabbed all of her Poké Balls and took off after the Pokémon.
"Abby!" Spade yelled.
Verde followed her and Spade was left alone with his Pokémon and the picnic. No one bothered to help him clean it up.
Absol ran into a wide and open field. The wind blew a slight breeze that caused the grass to flow. Absol stopped and locked eyes with Abby.
"Absol, thank you," Abby repeated.
Absol nodded.
"Are you alright?" Verde asked. He was out of breath.
Abby pulled out a Poké Ball. She threw it into the air and Sam popped out.
"Bulbasaur against Absol? Are you planning on capturing Absol?" Verde asked.
Abby didn't answer. She had a wicked smile on her face like she has been waiting for this moment for a long time.
"Sam, Vine Whip!" Abby called out. She had determined eyes.
Sam let loose two vines from the sides of his bulb. The vines raced for Absol who prepared himself for damage. It jumped into the air and let loose a fierce gust of wind from the blade was connected to his head. The wind slammed into the vines and forced them back. Sam flew into the air a bit.
"With an attack like Razor Wind, Sam could be at a disadvantage," Verde noted. "You have to think strategy here!"
"Sam, use Tackle!" Abby ordered.
Sam darted for Absol. It jumped into the air to slam its body into Absol's, but Absol suddenly multiplied. The multiple Absol surrounded Sam. Sam looked around confused. Absol suddenly lunged from the circle and bit onto one of Sam's hind legs.
"Petal Dance!" Abby screamed out of desperation.
Bulbasaur began to spin around with pink leaves following his movements. The leaves smacked into Absol and caused it to retreat slightly. Sam and Absol locked eyes.
"Use your Solarbeam!" Abby called.
Sam shifted back and began to absorb sunlight into the tip of his bulb. Absol noticed this and charged up an attack at the tip of his blade. Both Pokémon let their attacks release, and they collided. It caused a small explosion of dust into the air. Whenever the dust cleared, Sam lay on the ground.
"Sam, no!" Abby screeched. She ran out into the field and grabbed ahold of her Pokémon. Absol looked at her and began to run away again.
"Looks like Absol is pretty strong," Verde commented.
"Finally!" Spade screamed while he ran up into the field. "I finally caught up to you. He dropped the picnic objects on the ground and glared at Verde. "You made it! You carry it!"
Abby took off once more. She refused to let Absol out of her sight.
Verde smiled at Spade and ran after Abby. Spade stomped his feet to the ground, and grabbed the picnic bag. The two trainers chased after Abby.
Abby and Absol were almost out of sight, but Abby never let Absol leave her eyesight. They reached a small cavern with a bunch of rocks and stones around. Absol finally stopped and turned to try to battle again.
"You ready for this?" Abby asked. Absol nodded, and Abby threw another Poké Ball into the air.
The small yellow fox Pokémon with six tails appeared. "Vul!" It cried out.
"Shin, use your Flamethrower!" Abby ordered.
The shiny Vulpix opened his mouth and let loose smooth flames. The flames soared towards Absol.
Absol jumped over the flames and darted quickly for Shin. It crashed into Shin and sent him skidding across the gravel.
"Get up, and try your own Quick Attack!" Abby called out.
Shin stood up quickly and shot from his position. He collided with Absol and caused Absol to shift back slightly. Without much hesitation, Absol sliced its knife towards Shin.
"Close-ranged Ember!" Abby desperately called out.
Shin released dozens of small scattered flames out of his mouth. The flames hit Absol's blade but didn't do much. Absol's blade connected with Shin and sent him into the air. Absol jumped into the air, its blade glowing.
Verde and Spade finally made it to the battle. They prepared to watch its final moments.
"Fight back with Iron Tail!" Abby screamed.
Shin flipped his body, his tails glowing white, and smacked Absol square in the face. Absol shot down to the ground and smashed into a small boulder. The battle was over.
Abby reached for a Poké Ball and threw it at the grounded Absol. The ball connected and its red light absorbed the Pokémon. The ball shook for a few moments before letting out a soft ding. Abby had caught herself an Absol.
"Yyyesss!" Abby called out happily. "I did it! I caught an Absol!"
"Well wouldn't you look at that?" Verde said with a smile on his face.
Spade clapped enthusiastically. "I could've caught Absol and made it a great fighter…"
"I did it! I did it!" Abby chanted.
Spade suddenly felt something cold on the back of his neck. He turned to find the Misdreavus that had been following them, looking deep into his eyes. He stopped for a moment before it screamed loudly. He tumbled and fell down the cliff slowly, covering his arm to make sure no more damage was done.
Abby stopped chanting and frowned at Spade. "What's wrong?"
"That thing!" Spade growled, pointing at Misdreavus.
"Misdreavus!" It called while dancing. It disappeared and all was quiet.
Abby suddenly started up again. "I caught a Pokémon! I caught a Pokémon!"
"Geez… This is going to be a loooong trip," Verde muttered.
A/N A chapter focusing on Abby?! She needed this chapter to bring in her newest Pokemon. What do you think of Abby's new Absol? Do you think that he could do well in contests? I'll remind you that some guest appearances will happen soon! Who do you think they'll be?
A/N 2 I plan to update the stories at different times during the weak. You should expect two updates per weak from two different stories. Don't know how it's going to happen though! I just suffered a minor concussion, and I can't write too much because of it. Makes my head hurt!
Something about love and how mine is directed towards you, JohtoBlue