Chapter 37: A Golden Magikarp Legend!
"We'll be able to see it from the top of the hill!" Serena chimed in happily. "Alright!" "Pika Pika!" Ash and Pikachu cried out happily. The four trainers and Bonnie were continuing their way to Cyllage City for Ash and Yuki's Gym battle against Grant, who's known to be the Rock Type Gym Leader for the Cyllage Gym.
On their way however, Serena was for some reason excited to see the town before Cyllage City, which was Ambrette Town. Because of that, she ran ahead of the group, forcing them to catch up until they were excited ro see the new town as well. As a minute passed, the whole group was watching the city from the hills.
Yuki stretched his arms up high in the air, while taking a deep breath with a new scent coming from the ocean ahead. "You can smell the ocean from here..." Yuki sighed. "Hawlucha Haw..." Hawlucha agreed as he copied his human friend's movements while sniffing the ocean air as well. "It feels so nice!" Bonnie pointed out happily.
"It's always great to get to the shore!" Clemont stated with agreement. As he said that, Serena took out her Town Map device, explaining about Ambrette Town and the oceans. "This says how beautiful Ambrette Town is!" Serena stated as she checked for more information in her device. As for Bonnie, she felt excited as she looked down at Dedenne.
"That's the ocean, Dedenne!" Bonnie explained. "Dedenne!" Dedenme cried out happily, happy to see something new for the first time. Later, with a bit of walking, the group arrived at the shore, where Ash took Froakie out for some training and relaxation. "Froakie, I choose you! Check out the ocean!" Ash called.
The Bubble Frog Pokémon came out of the Pokéball, immediately excited to see the ocean in front of him. He and Pikachu took the first dive into the waters, playing happily together. Soon, Bonnie laughed, joining in the fun, along with Dedenne. Hawlucha joined in as well, since it had been a while since he last had a swim in the ocean.
The four Pokémon all splashed water together, while relaxing in the cool water as well. Yuki chuckled at the sight of his Fighting Type friend and mentor having fun in the water. "Froakie is a Water Type! No wonder it's so happy!" Clemont points out, noticing how content Froakie looked right now. "Yeah! This would be a great spot to train!" Ash agreed.
"Right. We really need to focus on our battle with Grant." Yuki agreed. "NOT! There's still somewhere I want to go!" Serena complained, causing the Hawlucha Boy to sweat drop. "This is the second time she objects or stops our training... I don't think I can take this anymore..." Yuki thought grimly.
"Where's that, Serena?" Clemont asked, which the Vaniville girl smiled at. "Ta-da! The Ambrette Aquarium!" Serena explained. At the mention of an aquarium, the little sister started to get really excited at that. "An aquarium!?" Bonnie squeals in delight. "That's great! It's got lots of Water Type Pokémon from all the different regions!" Clemont explained.
"That's it! I've wanted to go since forever!" Serena explained, causing the Kanto trainer to smile. "Sounds like fun! I'd like to go, too!" Ash explained. "Pika Pika!" "Froak!" Pikachu and Froakie agreed together. "I wanna go! I wanna go! I wanna go!" Bonnie demanded cheerfully, excited to see new Pokémon.
"What do you say, Hawlucha?" Yuki asked, unsure about the idea. "Haw cha cha!" Hawlucha replied with a smirk and a nod, leaving Yuki with a surprised look on his face. "You too?... I'm outnumbered in this situation, am I?" Yuki sighed. The others laughed at Yuki's embarrassment, along with Pikachu, Dedenne, Froakie, and Hawlucha.
So for now, their destination was the Ambrette Aquarium, where most Water Type Pokémon resides!
[Pokémon: XY Volt Opening (English Subbed)]
(Pikachu was shown kissing the screen until he ran with Ash, Yuki, and Hawlucha)
Dragon, Ghost, Ground, Flying,
(A scene showed a route crossroad, with Meowstic and a group of Swirlix floating by)
Poison, Bug, Water, Electric, Rock, Grass, Dark,
(A grassfield where Vivillon, and Swanna groups are flying at a nearby town)
(Underwater where Water Type were swimming underwater)
(Ash, Yuki, Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie were seeing a town from a bridge view)
Ice, Normal, Fighting, Fire,
(A flower field shows; a group of macarons show; a rainy night shows)
Steel, Psychic, Fairy,
(The group runs along the route in the city)
Come on, from here on out it's an adventure and there's only light ahead
(Ash's blue background show him and Pikachu sharing sandwiches together)
The sky overflows with a rain of tears but we push through
(Serena's pink background show her picking a hat, while Fennekin happily runs around her)
Come on, use your courage to be better than you were yesterday
(Clemont's blue and yellow background show him inventing a machine before it explodes, while Bonnie runs with Dedenne and Chespin)
Treasure any encounter
Heart's pounding, Challenger!
(Yuki's green background shows him and Hawlucha sparring with each other, while Litleo, Heracross, and Bulbasaur cheers)
Someday, my dream will be fulfilled
(Ash, Yuki, Hawlucha, and Pikachu were running only to be blocked by a huge cliff)
(Silhouettes of Kalos Gym Leaders shine in front of the two)
That's what you have taught me, and that's why I travel
(Serena place a hand on Ash's left shoulder, Clemont places a hand on Yuki's right shoulder, Bonnie grabs the two's hands together)
(The group runs to the field on their journey)
As the red ring of bonds spreads far and wide
I'll definitely reach out to everyone with this energy I suddenly feel
(Ash and Yuki make attack calls; Pikachu and Hawlucha fights and defeat the trainers' Honedge and Pangoro)
This blue planet of ours is shining with hope
(Clemont calls for attacks; Chespin uses Pin Missile, and Bunnelby uses Dig)
(Bonnie cheers, as Dedenne uses Thundershock)
(Serena calls for an attack; Fennekin uses Ember)
(Yuki calls for attacks; Bulbasaur uses Razor Leaf, Litleo uses Ember, Heracross uses Megahorn, and Hawlucha uses Karate Chop)
The yellow flowers bloom
(Ash calls for attacks: Froakie uses Water Pulse, Fletchling uses Steel Wing, as Pikachu uses Electro Ball)
(A Mega Evolution sign appears; Mega Lucario roars, sending huge power)
Dragon, Ghost, Ground, Flying
Poison, Bug, Water, Electric, Rock, Grass, Dark
Ice, Normal, Fire, Fighting
Steel, Psychic, Fairy
(Xerneas and Yvetal appears; The Japanese opening title appears)
(Ash, Yuki, Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie smile at the viewers with their Pokémon)
(Title opening ends)
Sooner or later, the four trainers and Bonnie had arrived at the Ambrette Aquarium. A woman receptionist greeted them for their entry at the aquarium. "Welcome to the Ambrette Aquarium! I'm sure you'll enjoy all our aquatic displays!" The woman receptionist greeted, as Serena agreed happily with a nod.
"Can't wait to see them!" Serena agreed. "Our aquarium is the perfect place to see many different Water Type Pokémon!" The woman receptionist explained. But for Bonnie, instead of being excited for the displays, the little girl was more excited about the woman caring for Clemont. "Oh... Wow! You're a keeper! Hey!" Bonnie cried happily.
She made an offering pose to the woman, making her same embarrassing request once again. "I need you to take care of my brother, please!" Bonnie declared. At that, the woman sweat dropped, while the Lumiose Gym Leader turned red in annoyance and embarrassment. "Bonnie! I told you to stop this a million times!" Clemont snapped.
He activated the Aipom Arm to drag his little sister away from the woman as he stomped away, annoyed of what just happened. "I hope you'll think about it please!" Bonnie called out loud as she was dragged away from her brother. Ash, Yuki, and Serena could only follow as the receptionist laughed nervously at the strange offer.
"Ah ha... Have a nice day!" The woman called as the group headed inside. Soon, the four trainers and Bonnie were inside one section of the aquarium as they were all in awe to see many Water Type Pokémon. "Wow... So many!" Ash pointed out in amazement. "Yeah..." Yuki agreed.
"Pikachu!" "Lucha..." The two partners agreed in amazment. They walked around, getting close to see the Water Types and some other Pokémon in the aquarium. "They're beautiful!" Serena commented happily, noticing the Alomomola and the Huntail. Just then, a Gorebyss swam by, happily waving to Ash and Serena with her tail.
"Gorebyss, wow!" Ash said in awe. "It's a pink Pokémon, and it's totally cute! Incredible!" Serena commented happily, amazed to see the pink Water Type Pokémon. Yuki walked around with Hawlucha, noticing some Buizel and Floatzels swimming around underwater together. "Buizel and Floatzel! Cool!" Yuki commented.
"Hawlucha..." Hawlucha agreed, seeing how the Sea Weasel Pokémon and their evolved form swam happily together. Two of the Buizels waved happily to the Fighting duo, causing the Hawlucha Boy to smile and wave back. "Hey there!" Yuki called. As he waved, the two young ones swam around together before they left Yuki's eyes.
For Bonnie, she pressed her face onto the glass, hoping to see the Water Types up close. But suddenly, a dark Pokémon approached the glass, right in front of her face! "Eek!" Bonnie squealed as she fell back. The dark Pokémon remained staring at her as the little girl pouted at the sudden fright.
"That scared me!" Bonnie complained as her older brother laughed. "Ah ha ha! That's a Relicanth!" Clemont pointed out with a smile, knowing what it was. The little sister sighed as she looked down at her stiff Electric Type Pokémon. "Did that scare you too, Dedenne?" Bonnie asked. "Dedenne..." Dedenne responded with a nod.
Back to Ash, Yuki joined him and Serena as the Kanto trainer noticed a pair of eyes from the sand. The figure revealed itself, leaving Ash amazed at the sudden appearance. "Cool! Stunfisk!" "Pika Pika!" Ash and Pikachu agreed together. Just then, a couple of sea horse looking Pokémon swam by, which Yuki noticed.
"Horsea and Seadra, whoa!" Yuki pointed out. "Haw cha..." Hawlucha replied in surprise. For Bonnie, she made a face that looked exactly like a Wooper, imitating them. "Woo-hoo!" Bonnie cried out, excited. "You mean Wooper." Clemont corrected. Another section showed some Clamperls, much to Serena's amazement.
"Clamperl!" Serena breathed out happily. "Too cute!" Bonnie added. Later, they witnessed some Lanturns showing their lights to them, as the Kanto trainer was amazed at the Water-Electric Types. "Lanturn!" Ash pointed out. "Pika!" "Hawlucha!" Pikachu and Hawlucha cried together. "They're beautiful!" Serena commented happily.
As time passed, Ash, Yuki, Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie were enjoying their time in the aquarium. There was even an underwater tunnel so that they could see Pokémon while even in underwater! "It's like we're all in underwater!" Ash pointed out in amazement. Clemont agreed with the amazed part as he looked around.
"You never get to see Water Type Pokémon from this angle! What a treat!" Clemont stated. "A treat, huh... I guess we can say that." Yuki chuckled as he touched the glass, witnessing some Goldeen and Qwilfish swimming by. "Haw..." Hawlucha breathed out in amazement. "Yeah! Right?" Serena agreed happily.
Just then, a large shadow swam above the group, surprising the Vaniville girl. "Huh? Hey, what's that?" Serena asked, as she noticed the Pokémon. "It's a Mantine!" Ash answered in amazement. "It's gigantic!" Bonnie commented happily. Yuki just gave a smile as the large Water-Flying Type swam by above the group.
"Whoever designed this aquarium sure knows a lot about Water Type Pokémon!" Clemont stated. "For sure!" Ash agreed. "Pikachu!" Pikachu agreed along. They walked off, heading for the next part of the aquarium. What they didn't know was that a boy and a girl was right behind them, except that they didn't notice the group as well.
"Ryuto... Look at all these Water Pokémon! Aren't they amazing!?" The girl asked excitedly. The boy, Ryuto, smiled. His face looked a lot like the Hawlucha Boy's, but there were some parts of his face that made him look a bit different than Yuki. "Yeah... They sure are, Haruna." Ryuto agreed, witnessing the Mantine swimming above them.
The girl, Haruna, also had a face just like Yuki, but more in a feminine way. The girl just then noticed Yuki's back as the Hawlucha Boy left with his four friends with his Fighting-Flying Type. That made the girl widen her eyes in shock as Ryuto turned to his little sister in confusion. "Haruna? Is something wrong?" Ryuto asked.
"I thought... I thought I just saw... our brother... Our oldest brother..." Haruna stammered with small tears forming in her eyes. That made Ryuto widen his eyes. "Wait, big bro Yuki!? Are you sure!? But... We were told that by Mom and Dad that... he's dead." Ryuto asked in confusion, causing Haruna to run where Yuki walked off to.
"H-Hey, Haruna!" Ryuto called. The sister didn't listen and looked around, seeing that the Hawlucha Boy was nowhere to be seen, as her older brother caught up to her. "Where is he? I just saw him walking throu here..." Haruna asked sadly, before her older brother frowned at this. "I don't seem him here..." Ryuto stated.
Haruna sniffled before she walked back, with Ryuto walking with her. "Haruna... I'm sorry..." Ryuto apologized, hugging his younger sister. Haruna kept crying, seeing that she missed her chance to be reunite with her long lost oldest brother. The two walked out of the aquarium, hoping to forget about their 'dead' brother.
Back to Yuki, he stopped for a moment, before looking back. "...?" Yuki frowned, looking around to see if someone was behind him. "Yuki? Is something wrong?" Clemont asked. "No, nothing... I just I heard someone crying, though..." Yuki answered darkly, not knowing who it could be. "Someone crying? I didn't hear anyone..." Serena answered.
"Me, too!" "Dedenne!" Bonnie and Dedenne agreed. "Maybe it was just your imagination?" Ash suggested. The Hawlucha Boy smiled sadly at that, before agreeing so. "Yeah... That must be it..." Yuki agreed. "Haw..." Hawkucha replied with folded arms and a frown, believing that he heard someone crying as well. After a while, the Wrestling Pokémon shook his head with a sigh.
Later...
"And now, here is a group of Piplup out for a little stroll!" A female aquarium worker announced, as one other worker walked out with several Penguin Pokémon behind her. The four trainers and Bonnie were witnessing a Piplup stroll, as they were all amazed to see the Sinnoh Water Type starter right in front of their eyes.
One, however, ran over to where the group was! "Wow! Such cutie!" Bonnie squealed happily. The Vaniville girl then pointed to where the Water Type was supposed to be. "Oops! Wrong way!" Serena reminded. That got the Piplup going as it ran to join the others into the pool. "Piplup are really friendly, aren't they?" Serena asked.
"They sure are..." Yuki admitted with a smile. "Pikachu and I know a Piplup who's really something else!" Ash added. "Pikachu!" The Electric Type agreed. The four trainers and Bonnie all watched as all the Penguin Pokémon jumped into the pool. "They do look like they're having fun in there..." Yuki sighed with a smile. "Lucha..." Hawlucha agreed.
Later...
At another part of the aquarium, the group were looking around, all noticing a very familiar fish Pokémon. "Hey, it's a Magikarp!" Ash pointed out as he scanned them with his Pokédex.
"Magikarp, the Fish Pokémon. Because all Magikarp seem to do is splash around, some consider then weak, but they're actually a hardy Pokémon that can survive in water no matter how dirty it is." Ash's Pokédex buzzed. Bonnie was in awe to see the Water Types as the Kanto trainer let out a small chuckle.
"They do splash around a lot..." Ash pointed out. "Pika..." Pikachu agreed. Just then, a man approached the group, getting their attention with his explanation. "You know, many Magikarp live in the bay here!" A man explained. He looked like a businessman with a Chatot on his right shoulder. "Uh... Who are you?" Clemont asked.
"Ha ha... Just a friendly observer! Of course, there are many different types of Pokémon in the world. But, Water Type Pokémon are surprisingly the second most common type!" The man explained. That got everyone in awe as Serena smiled at the fact. "Oh wow... I never knew that!" The Vaniville girl admitted.
"Lucha..." "Pika Pika..." Even Hawlucha and Pikachu seemed amazed to hear the fact as the man smiled. "See, there are so many different types of Water Type Pokémon because they have adapted to the many different environments that are found in the ocean!" The man with the Chatot explained with a chuckle.
"Man... That's cool stuff!" Ash exclaimed. For the Hawlucha Boy, he only gave a blink, before making a disinteresting face. He had heard this before, from when he was young of course, while still living in Aquacorde Town. "Did you see outside?" The man asked, causing the group to make questioning looks. "Uh... See what?" Ash asked.
"Pika?" Pikachu asked along. With that question, the man led the four trainers and Bonnie outside of the aquarium, where they all had their eyes on a certain statue. "I meant this!" The man explained. The group took a good look at it, before Ash made a statement of the statue. "It's a Magikarp statue!" Ash stated.
"And it's gold color!" Clemont added. "It's so big...!" Bonnie breathed out. "This is what a Magikarp looks like in a different color, right?" Yuki asked as the man nodded in agreement. "You are correct, my boy! This however, is a statue of a giant golden Magikarp!" The man explained, before the Kanto trainer had a question.
"So, why did they make a statue of it?" Ash asked, confused. With that question, the man closed his eyes, making the explanation. "This Magikarp represents a dream for a lot of people. If you'd like to learn more, I'd suggest you speak to that gentleman over there!" The man explained, before gesturing to someone ahead.
As the group looked close, there was a fisherman fishing on the shore with a certain type of crab looking Pokémon if his. "You see, he is this aquarium's curator!" The man explained, seeing the fisherman. "The museum's curator? So, I'm assuming he's the one that caught all those Water Type Pokémon?" Yuki inquired.
"Heh heh... You can say that! I must be going now, however. He has great stories to tell!" The man explained. With that said, the man and his Chatot took their leave, with Ash saying his thanks. "Thanks very much!" Ash thanked as the man left. "Well then? Let's go!" Serena called, running ahead. "Hey! Serena!" Yuki yelped.
He ran after the laughing Vaniville girl with Bonnie, Ash, and Clemont running behind. "Wait up!" "Slow down, you two!" Bonnie and Clemont complained together. As they were running, the fisherman was waiting for something to bite his rode, only for him to feel something pulling his rod. "Hm? Yes! A bite!... Urgh..." The curator grunted.
He tugged on his fishing rod, reeling it in to fish the object or a Pokémon out. "It's a big one, that's for sure!" The curator grunted. Just as the four trainers and Bonnie ran over to see the man, what came out was only seaweed, which was slapped onto the curator's face, much to his disappointment and embarrassment.
The group sweat dropped at that, as the Kanto trainer called to the curator. "Excuse me... Do you run the aquarium?" Ash asked. Getting his attention, the curator smiled, turning to the kids. "Why yes, I do! My name is Rodman! Nice to meet you!" The curator, known as Rodman answered with a chuckle.
He turned to his Water Type, introducing his Pokémon to the group. "I'd also like you to meet my partner, Clauncher!" Rodman explained. The blue crab Pokémon, known as Clauncher only glanced at the group with a disinteresting look and only said its name. "Clauncher Clauncher..." The Water Type muttered with a grumble.
Clemont and Ash both grew fascinated to see the Water Type while the Hawlucha Boy took out his Pokédex. "It's a Clauncher!" Clemont exclaimed. "Clauncher, the Water Gun Pokémon. Clauncher fires compressed water from the arm gun on its right claw and damages foes with the impact from the water." Yuki's Pokédex buzzed.
"Whoa..." "Pikachu..." Ash and Pikachu said in awe, as they listened to the Pokédex. As they looked back, the Clauncher gave a huff before jumping off the rock to be left alone and away from the others. "We were curious about that giant golden Magikarp statue..." Serena explained as Rodman smiled, remembering about the Magikarp statue.
"Oh! That statue is amazing, isn't it? As a matter of fact, I'm trying to catch the real golden Magikarp right now!" Rodman chuckled. That explanation left the group shocked as Yuki asked the question. "You mean to say there's a real golden Magikarp right here, near the shore!?" Yuki asked in surprise. "Haw!?" Hawlucha asked along.
"Hmm... According to local legend, yes!" Rodman answered. "So, that explains why that amazing statue is on display!" Clemont stated, as Rodman threw his lure into the ocean. As he waited, he explained about the legend about the shiny Water Type. "The legend has been around here for years!" Rodman started.
"Long ago, people have spent lots of times free diving here! One day, a free diver was shocked by a Starmie, while underwater, and came very close to drowning! Suddenly, a mysterious, giant golden Magikarp appeared out of nowhere! And it carried the free diver to shore, saving his life!" Rodman explained. The story seemed to made Ash in awe as he grinned.
"Wow..." Ash breathed out in amazement. "That's one story..." Yuki added. "Pika..." "Hawlucha..." Pikachu and Hawlucha agreed. "Yes... And apparently, the giant golden Magikarp has been spotted in this same area several other times!" Rodman added. "Fascinating..." Clemont breathed out, sounding amazed as well.
"You see, the mayor is a very friendly man! So, when I told him about the legend, he installed that golden Magikarp statue for the aquarium! My dream is to catch it for the aquarium, and the children will have the opportunity to see it up close! That way, everyone will enjoy the aquarium even more!" Rodman explained, reminding the group about the statue.
"Affer all... The purpose of the aquarium is to educate and entertain, don't you think?" Rodman explained. "Entertain and educate? I guess I can get that..." Yuki chuckled. "Hawlucha..." Hawlucha agreed with folded arms. They both remembered the time when Hawlucha had taught Yuki about the forest Pokémon and the reason to protect it in the first place.
"That reminds me of the time when I was taught on a reason why I needed to protect the Aquacorde Forest in the first place..." Yuki sighed, putting his hands on the back of his head. "Lucha Lucha..." Hawlucha smirked, remembering the past as well. For the Kanto trainer, he seemed interested with the fishing activity.
"Sounds awesome to me!" Ash stated. Just then, Pikachu blinked, before he jumped off of Ash to greet Clauncher. "Pika Pika! Pika Pika?" Pikachu greeted happily. But to his surprise, the Water Gun Pokémon just turned away, snorting. "Huh... Well that one is pretty unfriendly..." Yuki grumbled, as Hawlucha just gave a shrug.
"Hawlu lucha..." Hawlucha replied, not fazed by the unfriendly behavior. Suddenly, something was pulling on Rodman's fishing rod as the curator felt it. "Huh?... Urgh! I got a bite!" Rodman grunted. He began to reel in in as the group grew excited to see the rare Magikarp! "Wow! This could be it!" Ash pointed out with a grin.
"The golden Magikarp..." Serena breathed out. But while the four were excited, Yuki didn't seem to feel the same way. "Come on... There's no way a rare Pokémon like that could come out like that, right?" Yuki asked, looking at his Fighting Type, who nodded with folded arms. "Hawlucha Haw..." Hawlucha agreed with a disappointed sigh.
The Hawlucha Boy was proven right when a Pokémon jumped out of the water! What Rodman reeled in was, a regular Magikarp! Ash, Clemont, Serena, and Bonnie all groaned in disappointment as Rodman gave a small chuckle, but felt disappointed at the same time as well. "I thought so..." "Cha..." Yuki and Hawlucha sighed together.
As the Magikarp surfaced out of the water, the curator smiled, making his sigh. "Ah... It's just a regular Magikarp. Whenever I catch a regular Magikarp, I alwyas release it back to the ocean..." Rodman explained. "Oh..." "Pika..." Everyone and Pikachu replied in understanding. They all watched as the Fish Pokémon swam off and out of sight.
That was when the Kanto trainer had an idea. "I know! I'll help you catch it!" Ash offered. With that offer, the others began to join in with the offer as well. "Me, too!" "I'd like to help, too!" Serena and Clemont offered along. "I'd like to help as well, if that's okay." Yuki requested. At the four offers, Rodman smiled, agreeing to allow the four young ones to help.
"Well! Looks like I got myself a fishing team!" Rodman chuckled. With that said, he gave the four trainers their fishing rods to use to catch Water Type Pokémon. "Here!" Rodman called, handing Ash the blue and orange rod, while Yuki the silver one. Once they were all given their fishing rods, everyone was ready to fish as the Kanto trainer grew determined.
"No doubt that I'm going to be the one to catch that golden Magikarp!" Ash assured with a grin. "We'll see about that! It will be me!" Clemont declared. The Hawlucha let out a scoff, before making a challenge to the two. "You two talk big, but can you back it up? Hawlucha and I will be the one to catch that rare Pokémon!" Yuki declared.
"Hawlucha Haw!" Hawlucha cheered on with a grin. "No way! You can do it, big brother!" "Pika Pi!" Bonnie and Pikachu cheered, as they cheered for both Clemont and Ash. Just then, the Hawlucha Boy noticed the Vaniville girl fidgeting over her fishing rod. "Is something wrong, Serena?" Yuki asked. Serena blinked, before making her answer.
Ash, Clemont, and Bonnie all turned their attention to the girl as well. "Uh... You see... I've never fished before..." Serena explained nervously. "Oh yeah? No prob! I'll teach you!" Ash offered. "Oh! Would you please?" Serena asked. With that said, the Kanto trainer brought his lure back, so that he could teach the Vaniville girl.
"First, bring your rod all the way back... like this!" Ash called. He held his rod up high, preparing to send his lure back into the ocean. "Then, fling it as far as you can!" Ash added. "Throw your lure, he means." Yuki added along. With the explanation, the Vaniville girl held her fishing rod back, high into the air. "Like this?" Serena asked.
"Farther!" Ash called. "How is this...!?" Serena grunted as her rod was higher and further back. "That's good! Now you cast your line towards the ocean!" Yuki advised. "Hawlucha Haw!" Hawlucha replied along. With the instruction said, the Vaniville girl threw her lure into the ocean very far, much to the others' amazement.
"Nice one!" Ash complimented. "You definitely do have the potential!" Clemont added. "Wow! You think so?" Serena asked, feeling hopeful. "We all think so, Serena..." Yuki grunted as he waited for a Pokémon. "Hawlucha..." Hawlucha sighed, already impatient and bored, causing him to kick some sand into the water.
Meanwhile, for Bonnie, she happily went over to the Water Gun Pokémon, greeting him in her most cheerful way. "Hello there! It's really nice to meet you!" Bonnie greeted. But right after she greeted Clauncher, the Water Gun Pokémon just scoffed and scuttled away from Bonnie, much to her disappointment. "Huh? Oh..." Bonnie groaned.
Dedenne appeared out of her small bag, confused to the unfriendly Pokémon's behavior. "Dedenne?" The Electric-Fairy Type asked.
To be continued...
Yuki's Team:
Hawlucha: (M): (Flying Press, Aerial Ace, Karate Chop, Focus Blast)
Heracross: (M): (Swords Dance, Protect, Brick Break, Megahorn)
Litleo: (F): (Ember, Headbutt, Take Down, Tackle)
Bulbasaur: (F): (Vine Whip, Razor Leaf, Tackle, Leech Seed)
Next chapters:
Chapter 38: New Task! Catch Golden Magikarp!
Chapter 39: Come Play With Us, Amaura!
Chapter 40: The Rescue! Amaura in Danger!
Chapter 41: Find the Cussler! Buizel and Skrelp!
Chapter 42: Save the Cussler! VS Team Rocket!
Next chapter preview:
Bonnie: Hi there, Clauncher! Wanna play?... Dedenne and I really want to be your friend!
Rodman: That Clauncher didn't really like to be looked at much, and I can say it's quite timid as well.
Yuki: What the-!? What is this!? This one is really heavy right here! Did we catch it? The golden Magikarp?
Jessie: Will you twerps stay out of our way!? We're the ones that's going to catch the golden Magikarp!
Ash: No way! Not a chance, Team Rocket! You're not going to stop us when we do it first!
Clemont: Look at that! It's a Magikarp, but... The color... It's golden... Ah!