What's going on everyone? The battle with Flannery will take place next chapter, but Owen will finally catch his water type in this one! Who will the Pokemon be? Let's find out! P.S: Spelling mistakes will be made because I'm on my phone still (no Internet)

Owen's team

Sceptile, level 39, Pound, Leaf Blade, Solarbeam, Quick Attack

Dratini, level 22, Extremespeed, Leer, Twister

Manectric, level 30, Spark, Quick Attack, Thunder Wave, Thunderbolt

Swellow, level 27, Peck, Growl, Wing Attack, Quick Attack

Torkoal, level 27, Ember, Fire Spin, Body Slam, Protect

Loudred, level 23, Pound, Uproar, Astonish, Supersonic

With Professor. Oak

Skarmory level 28, Steel Wing, Spikes, Toxic, Aerial Ace

Lairon, level 32, Iron Tail, Take Down, Metal Claw, Iron Defense

Zangoose, level 38, Crush Claw, Quick Attack, Thunderbolt, Hyper Beam

"Wow, Alice I can't believe you lost to Quinn!" Andy exclaimed as the group of four headed to the Pokemon center early in the morning. Sceptile, Dratini, and Amelia all walked behind the four trainers and were having their own conversation.

"Yeah really. You were supposed to events my loss, not get swept by Quinn," Owen joked as the 14 year old girls began to steam with anger. "Anyways, what are we doing today?" Owen asked. Everyone shrugged and they say down in the middle of the mess hall.

"I know that there are hot springs in Lavaridge," Andy announced. "I used to go there whenever I visited Lavaridhe as a little kid." Sceptile shook his head violently at the statement. "What's up with him?" Andy asked with a mouth full of food.

"Sceptile wants to train all the time now. I haven't slept in the past two days," Owen groaned as his head hit the table from exhaustion. Sceptile picked his trainer's head up and smacked him across the face. Owen turned around and yelled at Sceptile, "Would you stop that!" Everyone laughed and Owen's head smacked the table again.

"You look like crap," Lillian started. Owen looked up at the 13 year old and shot her a dirty look.

"Thanks," he grumbled.

"Let's go to the Hot Springs later," Lillian dictated as Alice and Andy went back to eating. Sceptile kept shaking his head in disapproval, not wanting to take an off day on their journey.

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"$& #" Owen cursed as he stepped into the boiling hot water. Sceptile and Dratini laughed as their trainer's skin turned cherry red. All of the people in surrounding hot springs looked over and shot daggers at the boy and his friends.

"I told you it would be hot," Alice stated matter of factly. Owen brushed off the response and continued to complain about the heat.

"CANNON BALL!" Andy screamed as he jumped into the pool. The boiling hot water splashed everywhere, including Owen's face. The 11 year old began flailing his arms around like a lunatic.

"MY EYES! THEY BURN!" He screamed as he sunk to the bottom of the hot springs.

"For as smart of a trainer he is, that kid is an idiot," Alice announced. The others nodded in agreement. Owen shot up from underwater and began breathing heavily. They sat in silence for a while, with the occasional sound of Sceptile, Dratini, or Amelia practicing their attacks on each other.

"Lillian, why do you keep kicking me?" Owen asked. The girl gave him a look of confusion.

"I'm not," she answered. Owen nodded and began to slink back underwater until he realized that Alice and Andy couldn't be kicking him because they were off in their own area of the hot spring.

"If you're not kicking me, then that means..." Owen's voice trailed off as he tried thinking of a conclusion. "That means-"

"Tomp!" A Marshtomp hopped out of the water and hit Owen with a Water Gun. The young boy was startled and swam to the other side of the water.

"Save me!" he screamed as he his behind Lillian. The girl sweat dropped and threw Owen out of the pool. Owen looked at her as if she was crazy, and she looked right back at him.

"Dratini, Sceptile come here!" Owen yelled to his Pokemon. They both made their way to Owen and looked at him curiously. "Dratini, use Extremespeed on Marshtomp!" Dratini started slithering over to Marshtomp, and then she disappeared. The Marshtomp looked around furiously as it tried spotting where the dragon type had gone. Dratini reappeared and slammed into the water and ground type Pokemon.

A crowd began to form around the two Pokemon and there were bets going on about who would win.

"Fifty bucks says Owen loses," Andy proposed to Lillian. The younger girl looked at him with a stern look, and the lazy teenager turned to Alice. "You in?"

"Sure, why not?" Owen rolled his eyes as the two older kids of the group disappointed him with their antics yet again. After that, Owen focused back on the battle, and witnessed the Marshtomp beating up Dratini.

"Dratini, wrap your tail around it and use Twister!" Owen yelled above the crowd. Dratini snatched Marshtomp's arm and then created a Twister that engulfed the native Hoenn Pokemon. Marshtomp dropped to the ground, but the battle wasn't close to being over.

Marshtomp hit Dratini with a menacing Hydro Pump and then hit her with an Ice Punch! Dratini fell to the ground in pain and looked up at Owen for help.

"Dratini, come back. Go Loudred! Use Uproar!" Loudred hopped out of his Pokeball and shrieked at the top of his lungs. The Marshtomp was hit by the powerful attack and was thrown into the hot spring that Owen and the others were just in. The Pokemon didn't come up from the water and the crowd went away.

"CANNON BALL!" Andy yelled as he jumped into the hot spring. Just before he landed, the water turned to ice and he landed flat on his ass, much to the amusement of the others. The laughter faded as the wild Marshtomp destroyed the ice and started walking towards Owen. Sceptile readied himself for battle along with Loudred, but the foe simply stuck its hand out to Owen.

"I think it wants a hand shake," Alice analyzed. Owen reluctantly shook the Pokemon's hand, but the Marshtomp just kept standing there.

"Loudred, return." As Owen withdrew Loudred, the for Marshtomp pointed at the Pokeball, and then itself. "You want to join me?" Owen asked dumbly. Marshtomp nodded and Owen threw a Pokeball at it.

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Ping!

Owen looked over at Sceptile and the tall Pokemon simply nodded his approval.

I know that some of you didn't want to see Owen get another starter, but I did. Don't worry, he won't be getting Torchic/Combusken/Blaziken it's only Sceptile and Marshtomp.

1) Do you like the addition of Marshtomp

2) Should they have remakes of Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald?

3) Should the 8th gym leader be Wallace or Juan?