Hello everyone. Now that I'm officially back from my break (from writing) I am back in action! I'm still working on the Hoenn chapters, and it's actually really hard to write. So my goal is to get that up by chapter 30 of this story. And when the egg hatches, the Pokemon will be level 15 or 20 because it'll be hard for it to catch up with the others. There's not much else to say, so on to the listings. Also, thanks to Monfernofreak, RedKetchum46, JohtoBlue, and captaincold for reviewing!

JohtoBlue: Electabuzz will play a much larger rule within the next chapter or two. I just needed to have some of the others gain some levels first.

Owen's team

Monferno, (m), level 24, Flame Wheel, Mach Punch, Ember, Fury Swipes

Floatzel, (m), level 26, Aqua Jet, Razor Wind, Swift, Water Gun

Gallade, (m), level 30, Psycho Cut, Brick Break, Poison Jab, Detect

Grotle, (f), level 24, Tackle, Bite, Razor Leaf, Absorb

Staravia, (f), level 22, Tackle, Facade, Quick Attack, Wing Attack

Buneary, (f) level 24, Pound, Endure, Ice Beam, Rage

Unkown egg: The egg could hatch at any time

With Professor. Oak

Gible, (m), level 24, Dragon Rage, Sand Tomb, Tackle, Take Down

Electabuzz, (m), level 42, Thunderbolt, Thunder Punch, Brick Break, Protect

"This city smells terrible!" Owen yelled as he tucked his nose underneath his red hoodie. Penny and Talon covered their noses too and they quickly ran into the Pokemon center. Monferno jumped off of Owen's shoulder and he ran around the lobby of the Pokemon center.

"Well it does have a swamp close by. And there's a marsh in the northern area of the city," Talon explained. Owen's face scrunched up in disgust as he thought of living in the putrid smelling city. "The marsh actually has a safari zone game. Maybe we should check that out, considering you just battled Maylene a few days ago."

"Yeah! Maybe I could catch a new Pokemon!" Owen cheered excitedly. "By the way. Do you know what type of gym I'm going up against?" Talon shrugged and began to box with Monferno.

"Water. Maybe Grotle could get back into gym battles," Penny suggested as Talon held his eye in pain after receiving a Mach Punch from Monferno. Owen nodded and looked over at Monferno, feeling bad that the fire type would likely miss a second gym battle.

"OK. Let's go to that safari zone thing!" The group quickly made their way to the entrance to the Great Marsh, and they were met by an old man standing behind a counter with a small door that led to the marsh.

"Hi. We're here for a Great Marsh capturing session," Owen told the grimy old man. He frowned and glared at the three children before smacking his hand down on the counter and reaching into a compartment at the counter.

"You'll be given 30 Safariballs. You are allowed to have your Pokemon on hand because some kid in Kanto almost got killed by a herd of Tauros," the man explained as Owen rubbed his neck sheepishly, remembering that he was the one that was almost killed by the Tauros. "Good luck to you all." He then gave the kids large belts full of Safariballs. Talon quickly ran into the Great Marsh and he sprinted into the trees, disappearing from sight instantly.

"I'll see you later, Penny. I'm going to go get myself a rare Pokemon!" Owen cried as he too sprinted out of sight. Penny sighed and began walking towards the thick mud where she hoped to meet a new Pokemon for her team.

"Maybe a Skorupi. Or a Carnavine. Either one could fit in with my team," she thought out loud while walking into the steep brown mud. Suddenly, a large frog walked over towards her, and its fist was glowing purple. "Wow! A Toxicorak? Those are rare." Before Penny could ramble on, the poison and fighting type struck the girl in the neck, and she was knocked out instantly.

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"Go, Safariball!" Talon cried. The ball moved back and forth three times before making a ringing noise and releasing sparkles into the air. Talon quickly picked up the Safariball and he admired his catch. "I'll definitely use you in another tournament."

"Pion!" Talon stared as a large purple scorpion crept towards him. He stared at the poison and dark type and he began to jump with joy.

"A Drapion! Owen and Penny will be so jealous! Go, Safariball!" Talon shouted. He hurled the white and green Pokeball at the large Pokemon, but Drapion cracked the Safariball in half with the swing of its tail. Talon's eyes widened and he began to run away from the large Pokemon before being snatched up by the wild Drapion.

"Dra-pion!" Drapion fired a large pink 'X' at Talon, and the boy was knocked out by the powerful poison type attack. The wild Drapion then roared into the air and quickly scampered away into the trees while its tail clamped onto Talon.

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Owen quickly ran around the muddy area in the middle of the grassy section of the Great Marsh and chased after a wild Wooper. The small blue Pokemon quickly turned, and Owen fell over while trying to keep up with the water and ground type, which caused him to lose sight of the wild Pokemon.

"Damn. Staravia, can you find any other Pokemon?" Owen questioned. The flying type responded by chirping happily and flying above the trees while searching for any Pokemon that her trainer could catch.

"Star!" Staravia chirped as she flew towards a different area of the Great Marsh. Owen quickly followed the flying type and he entered a new area that had a pond in the middle of it. The young boy walked over to the body of water and he peered into the clear blue pond. Just as he was about to look away, Owen was hit by a jet stream of water and he was knocked onto his back. A blue penguin hopped out from the pond and it looked at him angrily.

"Prinplup, the Penguin Pokemon. Prinplup love to battle in water, where they have a superior advantage on their foes." Owen looked up at the water type starter and he grabbed a Safariball from his Pokebelt.

"You're mine! Go, Safariball!" Owen hurled a Safariball at the water type, but it was deflected by Prinplup's wing. Owen seemed impressed by the strength of the Pokemon, and he took out another Safariball.

"Croak!" Owen turned and quickly jumped out of the way when he saw a Toxicorak swing a purple fist at him. Owen began to backpedal, but he was stopped by a large figure. He looked up and saw a massive Drapion towering over him, causing Owen to grab his Pokebelt.

"Let's go, Gallade and Monferno!" Owen shouted. The two fighting types appeared and looked around at their opponents while Staravia flew overhead. The three Pokemon looked at one another and they lunged towards Owen's Pokemon. "Monferno, use Ember and spin like a top! Gallade, jump and use Psycho Cut on the ground! Staravia, use Wing Attack on Toxicroak!"

As Gallade jumped, Monferno fired a ring of Ember at all of his opponents. Toxicroak, Drapion, and Prinplup were thrown back by the fire type attack, and they angrily charged towards Monferno. Gallade then fired blue lines of energy at the three Pokemon, and they were all hurled backwards by the powerful psychic attack. Staravia then rammed into Toxicroak and knocked the poison and fighting type down. "Drapion!"

"Prin. Plup-Prinplup," Prinplup told Drapion. The centipede Pokemon nodded and disappeared. Prinplup and Toxicroak both waited, and Drapion reappeared. This time, Drapion held both Penny and Talon in the air.

"What are you doing?" Owen interrogated. Prinplup pointed at Owen's Pokedex and Owen quickly turned on the translator.

"Where did you hide the bomb? We saw one of your people running with it." Owen shook his head in disbelief as he tried grasping the thought of being accused of having a bomb.

"We just came here to catch Pokemon!" Owen answered loudly. The wild Prinplup and Toxicroak looked at one another before staring back at Owen. "What did the person look like?"

"They had white clothes… pale skin… and weird blue hair," Toxicroak answered. Owen frantically jumped into the air and he began to scream. Prinplup took the Pokedex and held it close to his face while he listened to Owen communicate with him.

"That's team Galactic! They're evil and they want to take over the world!" Owen yelled desperately as he stared Prinplup down. "Please! You have to trust me!" Owen pleaded.

"Sorry, but we're not letting you go anywhere!" Owen stared at the two figures, and out walked Dave and Kate. The three wild Pokemon turned and saw that what Owen had said was true. The two strange looking people held a large bomb in their hands, and they eyed the bomb with terror.

"No way! Staravia, use Quick Attack!" Owen commanded. Staravia swooped down towards Dave and Kate, but she froze up instantly as the two Galactic members guarded themselves with the bomb.

"Nice try kid, but this is our time to win," Dave spat. Owen growled lowly and he withdrew Gallade and Staravia. The two Galactic members stared at Owen, Monferno, and the three wild Pokemon before they placed the bomb on the ground.

"Monferno, use Flame Wheel!" Owen commanded. The fire monkey quickly turned into a wheel of fire and he sped towards the two grunts. Dave and Kate both smirked and they moved towards the bomb, but Monferno hopped over the explosive device and he burnt the two villains to a crisp.

"Damnit that hurt!" Kate shrieked as she stared at Monferno and Owen. "It's time for you to die. Finish him Jorgan!" A man with an eye patch appeared from behind Kate and Dave and he grinned devilishly. He wore a black trench coat, a black shirt, black pants, and black boots. He had tan skin, black hair, and a black beard.

"Kill him, Golbat!" Jorgan screamed with a heavy Russian accent. Owen watched as Dave and Kate picked up the bomb and walked away while laughing maniacally. However, Owen was too preoccupied with Jorgan and his Golbat to go after the Galactic members.

"Monferno, use Mach Punch!" Owen shouted. Monferno sprung into the air and swung his fist towards Golbat's face. The poison and flying type managed to dodge the attack, and Monferno was hit into the ground by a powerful Wing Attack.

"Now use Air Cutter!" Jorgan ordered through his thick accent. Golbat screeched and then fired a series of air blades that crashed into Monferno and sent him rolling through the grass. Owen looked over towards the three wild Pokemon, but they were gone. Penny and Talon were laying on the ground, still unconscious and Owen was alone.

"Monferno, use Flame Wheel!" Owen commanded. Monferno turned into a wheel of fire and tried smacking into Golbat, but he barely missed Golbat.

"Now finish this with Gust!" Monferno was quickly hurled into Owen and the two were knocked on the ground. Before Owen could call out another Pokemon, Golbat flew over him and prepared its final attack. "Use Aerial Ace!" Owen shut his eyes as the bat flew towards him at a blinding speed, but he heard someone order a command.

"Use Body Slam and then cover him!" Owen opened his eyes and was met by a purple blob that he immediately recognized. Xavier stepped out from the trees and stood in front of Owen with his Swallot.

"Two kills in one day? That makes Jorgan happy," Jorgan announced as he spoke in third person. "Aerial Ace!" The foe Golbat flew into Xavier's Swallot, but it was sucked into Swallot's blob of a body. The poison type collapsed on top of the bat Pokemon, and Xavier waited before telling his Pokemon to get off of the foe Golbat. When Swallot got up, Golbat had swirls for eyes and Jorgan quickly withdrew the annoying Pokemon.

"Owen, let's go. We've got to get out before this place blows up!" Owen slowly nodded and withdrew Monferno back to his Pokeball. He then helped Penny and Talon up and he also picked up his Pokedex that was on the ground. Owen and Xavier sprinted out of the Great Marsh and they watched from the outside, hoping that the bomb wouldn't go off. While they waited, Owen looked at his Pokedex and saw that there was a recording on it, most likely from Prinplup.

"If you got this message, we made it out and escorted all of the Pokemon we could. Hopefully this bomb thing passes over. If it does, then-" the recording stopped and Owen stared at the Pokedex as if it were playing a sick joke on him. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM! Owen watched as a large cloud of smoke shot up and there was a violent shaking in the ground for a few seconds.

"I hope everyone is OK," Xavier whispered. Owen looked at his rival and was completely thrown off by his change. The normally bitter boy had just saved him and was worrying about any other people or Pokemon that were still in the remains of the Great Marsh.

"Get back here you villans!" Owen and Xavier whipped their heads up to see a man chasing after a group of team Galactic grunts. He quickly gave up his pursuit and he hunched over and began panting quickly. "Are you two alright?"

"We're fine," Xavier answered. The man walked over to the two and he inspected them closely.

"Are either of you competing in the Sinnoh league?" the man questioned. Both Owen and Xavier nodded in response before the man inspected them again. "Well I'm Crasher Wake. I'm the leader of the Pastoria city gym."

Owen stared at the man in disbelief. He wore a wrestling mask over his face, he was topless, and he wore tight blue pants with orange boots. "You're the gym leader?" Owen asked. The man nodded and folded his arms over his chest.

"You seem like an interesting matchup. Both of you come to my gym tomorrow, and be ready for the smack down of your life!" With that, Crasher Wake walked away and left Owen and Xavier with Penny and Talon, who were both unconscious.

"I'll see you later! I'm going to go training!" Xavier yelled as he began running towards the beach where Owen had battled Jet. Left in shock, Owen stood in the middle of the swampy city and he looked at the Pokeballs on his Pokebelt.

"We'll show him what a real smack down is!"

So Owen didn't catch anything in the Great Marsh, but at least Xavier's changed. I didn't really know how to write is chapter, so I just threw this together last night and a few minutes ago, so yeah. The egg will also be hatching next chapter and Owen will be taking on Crasher Wake! Till next time, peace out.

Next chapter: Rolling in the Deep

1) Do you see what I did with the title? ;)

2) Are you excited for the egg to hatch?

3) If Owen gets another Pokemon, who/what should it be?