EP021: Acquiring an Anchor
BY SSJ04 Mewtwo
Beta/Assistant: Eclispe2025
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Ok, another episode I couldn't directly effect so I'm writing more events that are happening in the background of what did happen in the episode. Thanks go to BAMBINOrodriguez for the Pokémon suggestion. The Bianca issue will be discussed at the endnote. Enjoy.
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"Well, what do we have here," Cilan remarked. "Looks like a new Poke-Mart has opened up."
"You know what this means," Dawn grinned at May.
"Yep," May said.
"Shopping!" the two said in unison and took off towards the store.
"Well, we'll just be out here. You guys have fun," Anabel and Angie said to Dawn and May.
"You two are such tom boys," Iris said and Emolga pounced and Iris ran for the store.
'Better make sure they don't spend too much,' Ash thought as he and Cilan headed in the same direction.
"Ok Ana, level with me...what are you hiding?"
Anabel sighed, "You could tell?"
"You are the Alpha sister in our little group...you've been distracted here recently so spill it."
"May and Dawn aren't the only ones that have another boy after them," Anabel began.
"What? Who?"
"A guy named N Harmonia."
"N...Harmonia?" Angie asked and started giggling. Anabel grinned and then the two girls started laughing out right.
"Seriously though...why are you worried?"
"I was the first that Ash got with. We have spent the most time together out of all four of us. I don't know how protective he is of me...I don't want them to fight over me."
"Anabel, you are hiding this from him. If you don't tell him and he finds out from this N guy, it might damage your relationship with Ash and this whole aura sister pact we're in the middle of."
Anabel closed her eyes. She knew Angie was right. She was the 'Alpha' sister and she was hiding some potentially damaging information if she didn't tell Ash.
"Ok, I'll tell him the next time we're alone," Anabel said and Angie smiled at her.
The two continued to walk along the side of the stream they had been walking along. Then, a sound attracted their attention.
"What was...?" Angie asked.
"Look," Anabel pointed skywards and Angie looked up to see two flying type Pokémon fighting.
"What are they?"
"If I'm right, those are Braviary."
"Wow, they are certainly going at it," Angie observed.
Two Braviary were locked in aerial combat.
"Why are they fighting?" Angie asked.
"They..." Anabel began and closed her eyes to focus. "They are fighting over this hunting area."
"They must get their food here," Angie said. Then, to the two girls' horror, one of the Braviary crashed to the ground while the other flew around in a circle victoriously.
"C'mon!" Angie shouted and ran at full tilt towards the down bird Pokémon. Anabel ran right after her, hoping the other Braviary didn't decide to attack them.
"Easy there, you're hurt," Angie said.
"Careful, you don't have a pair of bird Pokémon handler gloves," Anabel warned.
"I need to help him though," Angie said.
"I'll watch over him, you go and get the gloves and come back," Anabel said.
"You sure?"
"Yeah, I can handle a Braviary with..." Anabel said and let her Darmanitan out. The Braviary that had been waiting for the humans to leave the one it had beaten decided it didn't want to attack something like Darmanitan.
Plus, Darmanitan glared up and blasted a jet of flame, warning off the bird Pokémon.
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"Think we got enough?" Dawn questioned.
"Hmmmm..." May thought.
"Hey!"
The two girls turned to see...
"Angie?" Dawn asked.
"You two shopaholics seen the bird handler gloves? We've got a hurt Braviary that I'm going to help out," Angie quickly answered.
"C'mon," May said and the girls took off for the gloves.
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Anabel watched the circling Braviary as Darmanitan waited on the bird to come within its range of its Flame Thrower.
"We're back!" Angie shouted.
"Good, May, Dawn...I might need a little help here," Anabel said and Blaziken and Mamoswine came out.
"Easy now, you'll be ok," Angie soothed as she started examining the Pokémon. "You've certainly been in a lot of fights."
The Braviary cried in pain and Angie sighed.
"Ok, you're just weak," Angie said and started fixing a concoction that was especially suited for bird Pokémon.
"Iris isn't the only one that can help a sick Pokémon," Angie said to her self. The bird pecked her hand away, but the thick gloves protected them from the bird's attack.
"You certainly are a strong one," Angie complimented. "I promise this will make you feel better."
The bird Pokémon relaxed and Angie fed it the medicine.
"Look out!" Anabel shouted.
"Blitzle! Protect us from that other Braviary!" Angie shouted and the electrical type shocked the bird Pokémon. The Braviary took off, not wanting to risk another attack.
"Return," the three girls said and their three Pokémon were returned.
"You stay right there, Blitzle," Angie said and Blitzle stood there, not happy that it had to stay out.
"There, now all you need to do is have a nice sleep," Angie said and the Braviary closed his eyes and fell asleep.
"Is it going to be ok?" Dawn asked.
"Yeah, and it's a 'he'. Apparently Braviary are all male," Angie said.
"That's right," Cilan said as he, Ash, and Iris came over.
"Wow, what a Pokémon," Ash said.
"Yeah, and once he wakes up, he'll be as good as new," Angie reported with a smile.
"Ummmm, Ash... can we talk...alone?" Anabel asked and Ash, not catching on to Anabel's nervousness, agreed. May and Dawn looked at Angie who gave them a look that said that she'd tell them later.
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"I didn't want to tell you this, but because of what has been happening here recently I feel like I need to tell you...May and Dawn aren't the only ones that have another suitor after them."
"What?" Ash asked with an arched eyebrow
Anabel sighed and told Ash of her meeting with the mysterious N. Ash sighed and pulled her against him. Anabel sighed contently. N might be an empath, but her heart belonged to Ash.
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"See, good as new," Angie said as Braviary got back up to his feet. The bird Pokémon stared at the green hair trainer.
'Don't back down...don't let him think you are weak or afraid,' Angie encouraged herself. Then, the bird Pokémon spread its wings.
"I think he wants you to catch him," Anabel said.
"Ok, Pokéball, go," Angie said and the Pokéball captured the bird Pokémon. "Alright!"
"Well now, now all four of them have six Pokémon. Iris, if you want in with them you'll have to capture more Pokémon," Cilan teased.
"Ooohhhh shut up," Iris growled and Cilan chuckled. This journey was having a quite interesting flavor.
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