Drake's Pokemon On Team:

1. Quilava (m) lv. 23 Abi: Blaze- Flame Wheel, Quick Attack, Smokescreen, Ember

2. Totodile (m) lv. 22 Abi: Torrent- Bite, Rage, Ice Fang, Water Gun

3. Phanphy (m) lv. 22 Abi: Sand Veil: Rollout, Take Down, Defense Curl, Flail

4. Golbat (f) lv. 24 Abi: Inner Focus- Heat Wave, Confuse Ray, Bite, Wing Attack


Chapter 28

The group was sitting at a table, waiting for Drake to start their meal. They all had to learn what he would order because of his constant lateness. "Where is he?" Tony whined as he grabbed his stomach.

"I heard him moving this morning as I came down today," Soleil answered. Squirtle was sitting in his chair and smiled when she looked at her.

"I guess I'll go wake his butt up," Montana grunted as she began to walk towards the stairs. Drake turned the corner and walked to her with a big cheesy grin on his face.

"Thought I was late huh?" He smirked. Montana punched him in the shoulder before walking back to her seat. Squirtle squirmed out of the seat as Drake got closer.

"Thank goodness," Tony sighed, digging into his food. Soleil giggled and she followed him.

"Why can't you ever wake up on time?" Montana asked Drake.

"I did actually. I just took a long shower," Drake chuckled. Montana rolled her eyes and focused on eating. Drake could tell she was mad. "Why does it matter? Ilex is at least a week's travel without any issues that may come up, and with us, an issue will come up." Montana completely ignored the comment and finished her plate.

The group finished eating, and began to pack up. The boys left to their room and the girls left to their room. "Drake makes me so frustrated," Montana grumbled to Soleil. She was folding her spare clothes and putting in toiletries.

"He is the way he is," Soleil said, "you just have to deal with it."

"I know," Montana grunted.

"If you don't like it, I'm sure you could take care of yourself," Soleil laughed, not being serious.

"I actually have already done that," Montana confessed. "Back in Kanto, I met this boy in Vermillion that took my heart away and appealed to by senses. He ended up being a coward."

"And it made you see Drake for how he is," Soleil smiled.

"I guess," Montana sighed. She finished packing and went to brush her hair. Soleil smiled, knowing she made Montana think twice about her recent thoughts.

"Did you really wake up in enough time to get down their on time?" Tony questioned as he stuff his clothes in his bag. His Togetic helped him.

"I really did," Drake laughed. "I just took a long shower." Tony laughed as well and the two boys readied themselves for the long trek ahead of them.


"Here we go," Drake breathed deeply as the walked past the sign that said 'Ilex Entrance. Beware of numerous Bug types, Flying types, Grass types, and some Water types.' They walked onto the path, hoping not to stray off course.

"We could use our aerial Pokemon to watch out for obstacles," Drake thought aloud.

"It wouldn't hurt," Montana replied. Drake and Tony released their Togetic and Golbat into the air.

"Go scout ahead and make sure there is nothing in the way and watch for danger," Drake ordered. Togetic and Golbat looked at each other. Golbat stuck out her tongue and hissed. Togetic edged away slowly, but Golbat took off without him. Togetic rolled his eyes and chased her.

"I can see they don't like each other," Tony blurted. Drake nodded in agreement. Squirtle laughed as she switched shoulders. Soleil smiled at her. Azurill suddenly popped out of her ball and appeared in Montana's arms.

"Rill!" The happy Pokemon cried. Her tail accidently smacked Tana across the face as she turned to face the woods. Drake busted out laughing, nearly crying.

"Tic!" Something cried. The trainers rushed forward to find Togetic wrapped up by a long snake like Pokemon with long sharp red fangs and a sharp blade as a tail.

"Sev-Vipe!" The Pokemon hissed as its head neared Togetic with its fangs and jaw opened wide.

"Golbat, use Wing Attack!" Drake ordered. The Golbat was hanging from a tree, sleeping like a baby.

"Squirtle, use Water Pulse!" Squirtle formed a blue ball of energy that she threw across her body. The blue sphere morphed into raging water and crashed into the Seviper. The Poison type uncoiled and began to rush Squirtle and the trainers.

"Rapid Spin!" Soleil ordered.

"Golbat, please!" Drake ordered. Togetic was now flying back to the trainers. Squirtle withdrew into her shell and spun quickly at the attacking Seviper whose fangs were glowing purple. Squirtle slammed into Seviper and threw her back.

Golbat peaked through her wings and laughed cynically. She loved watching them struggle. Drake looked her straight into the eyes. He began to walk towards her.

"Squirtle, finish it!" Squirtle began to spin harder, but the Seviper was smart and swatted her away with its powerful tail. The Seviper barreled underground and disappeared forever. Togetic tackled Tony and hugged him tightly. Squirtle joined Soleil once again, and Montana stood in the back. Her Azurill freaked out upon seeing the Seviper, so she had to stay back to protect her Pokemon.

"Golbat, I know you had something to do with that!" Drake yelled. The Golbat flew off the tree branch and flew over him. "I thought you were getting better, but then you did something like this!" Golbat stopped circling him and looked him in the eyes.

"Gol!" The Pokemon mocked. Drake huffed loudly.

"Fine then," Drake sighed. He enlarged her Pokeball.

"If you don't want to listen, I will release you!" He yelled he was an inch away from pressing the button when she swooped down and stole the Pokeball.

"Give that back!" Drake scolded. He jumped his highest, but his Pokemon laughed at him. He turned towards his friends and winked, coming up with an idea. "Okay, whatever. Keep it. I am leaving you here." He began to walk away and the group followed him. Golbat looked happy, but once Drake's head was turned her expression saddened. She flew into the forest, hoping to find a place to think. The Pokeball was still in her mouth.

"Drake, you can't do that," Montana argued.

"I'm not going to leave her," Drake explained. "I'm hoping she learns a lesson. And by this, I can tell if she really wants to be with me or not."

"If who wants to be with you?" An annoying voice piped in. Drake rolled his eyes and turned around. Deena Elm, the daughter of Professor Elm, stood behind them. She had Tony's friend and rival, Sarah Florence, beside her.

"Are y'all traveling partners?" Tony asked. Sarah smiled and nodded.

"Yeah, she told me you were in Azalea, but I decided to catch up with you here," Deena explained. "I want a battle." Drake nodded.

"I have three Pokemon," Drake said.

"Fine, three on three," Deena ordered. She pulled out a Pokeball and release a small blue Pokemon with two yellow overhanging lights that came from its head.

"Chin!" The Pokemon cried.

"A Chinchou?" Drake quizzed. Deena smiled and nodded.

"Fine, go Phanphy!" Drake's Phanphy tooted his trunk as he appeared.

"Chinchou, Water Gun then," Deena smirked.

"Wait, I thought it was Electric," Drake said as Chinchou blasted a stream of water at Phanphy, smashing him into the grass.

"Rollout against it!" Phanphy quickly spun, blocking the Water Gun. He collided with Chinchou and knocked her back. "Yeah!"

"Take Down!" Chinchou regained her composure and jumped at Phanphy, preparing to hit him with her full body.

"Phanphy, Defense Curl!" Drake shouted. Phanphy rolled up tightly, and Chinchou bounced off him. "Rollout!" Phanphy rolled right into the attack and smashed into the dual Water Electric type. Chinchou skidded across the ground from the hit. She was down and out.

"Nice move," Deena grunted. "Defense Curl makes Rollout stronger." Drake smiled and winked at Phanphy.

"Return," Drake ordered. His Phanphy glowed red and was sucked into the ball.

"Slugma!" Deena yelled. A red magma based Pokemon came out and blankly stared at Drake.

"Totodile, come out!" Totodile danced as he flashed onto the forest grass. "Start first with Water Gun!" Totodile unleashed a blast of water that Slugma was forced to dodge. Slugma used her instincts to avoid the water by sinking down and reforming her body away from the attack.

"Good, now use Flame Burst," Deena ordered. Slugma's body was engulfed by flames as she leapt into the air. The flames erupted off her liquid body and smashed into Totodile.

"Try a Flail!" Totodile charged Slugma, but the Pokemon used the same maneuver and dodged. "No way!"

"Rock Throw!" Slugma's eyes glowed as three rocks formed from tiny spheres of energy. They smashed into Totodile, throwing him into the grass.

"To!" The Water Pokemon grunted, breathing heavily.

"Slugma, finish with Flame Burst and Rock Throw!" Slugma jumped into the air, forming the three rocks once again. This time she blasted the flames on the boulders, and sent them crashing over Totodile.

"Dile!" Totodile glowed white as the rocks soared at him. He grew and became more muscular. His jaw became bigger and he had three clusters of red spikes down his back. His colors stayed the same mostly, but his stomach was cream and spotted with his natural blue color.

"Croc!" He jumped and twisted in the air, his tail swinging powerfully. The tail was as hard as iron and it batted the fiery Rock Throw back at Slugma. A huge explosion overtook the scene with Croconaw landing in the middle of it.

The smoke cleared and it revealed Slugma on the ground with Croconaw standing over her. "Naw!" The Pokemon roared. He flexed his arms and showed his powerful fangs.

"Wow!" Tony awed.

"Awesome!" Montana cheered.

"Incredible!" Soleil shouted. Croconaw ran to Drake and hugged him.

"Well, I'm glad your personality didn't change," Drake chuckled.

"We still have one more Pokemon, Drake," Deena snarled angrily. She couldn't believe another evolution brought her down.

"Bay!" Deena's Bayleef chanted it popped out of her ball. Croconaw growled, but Drake put a hand on his shoulder.

"I think Quilava has earned some battle time," Drake said, smiling. "Go!" Quilava erupted from his Pokeball, flames already burning. The two Pokemon glared at each other.

"No way you're beating this one," Deena smirked. "Bayleef, use Poison Powder!" Bayleef swished her leaf around, basically throwing the spores at Quilava.

"Burn through them!" Drake warned. Quilava unleashed a small stream of flames and burnt the spores into tiny crisps that fell to the ground. Quilava kept the Ember going and hit Bayleef in the chest. The powerful Grass type quickly shook it off.

"Razor Leaf!" Bayleef flung dozens of spinning leaves at Quilava.

"Quick Attack through them," Drake ordered. Quilava zoomed through the leaves, smashing into Bayleef. The Bayleef skidded across the grass. She grunted at Quilava.

"Wow, he has become a lot stronger," Deena thought to herself.

"Flame Wheel!" Quilava did not let up, and spun as he engulfed himself in flame. Bayleef tried to fight against the Fire type, but the flames were too strong. Quilava threw Bayleef at Deena's feet.

"Crap," the Professor's daughter grunted. She recalled Bayleef. "Good battle, Drake!" She quickly disappeared back into the forest.

"Well," Drake said, interrupted by a shaking underneath his feet. The Seviper from earlier erupted from underneath Drake and threw him down. Three more did the same to his friends. They were all in the middle of circling Seviper.

"They will strike if we try to retaliate," Soleil warned, catching Drake's hand reaching for a Pokeball. Drake grunted and looked around. They had no chance. Four hungry Seviper would stop at nothing to get their dinner.

"Bat!" Golbat screeched as she appeared out of the forest. She unleashed a powerful Heat Wave that scattered the Seviper. The trainers took the time to strike back. Tony released his Magmar that glared at the Seviper that was nearest to him. Magmar's fist glowed as he punched the Seviper in the face.

"Go, Oddish!" Montana's Grass type popped out and immediately released a Stun Spore over their Seviper. Oddish then tackled the Seviper back into the forest.

Soleil called out her Torkoal who made easy work of their Seviper. Torkoal used a simple Overheat that knocked out the Poison type. Soleil cheered and hugged her Pokemon. Squirtle smiled and looked over at Drake.

Golbat released her Pokeball over Drake and he caught it. Drake smiled, but Golbat just stared at him. "Use Heat Wave again!" Golbat listened, blasting the Seviper back into the forest.

"Yeah!" He cheered.

"They know not to mess with us now!" Tony added. The trainers decided to take a short break and sat down to rest. Golbat let Drake recall her back into the ball.

"I'm so glad she came back."


A/N- I've had this chapter partially written all week, but I couldn't find time to do it. School is back, so my life is over haha:) Hope you liked the chapter and Croconaw's evolution.

Remember to go check out my new story, Twins of the West Star. JohtoBlue and I are working hard to write it well.

Q1: Was Croconaw's evolution good?

Q2: Do you think Golbat had anything to do with the Seviper incident?

Q3: Did you think Golbat and Seviper would split ways?