Chapter 51: A Yanma To Fetch!
It was the afternoon as the four trainers were walking along the route, heading for Pastoria City for Ash and Hikaru's fourth Gym battle and for their next Gym Badge.
Dawn, on the other hand was watching her new Aqua Ribbon with happiness. "It really isn't a dream... My second Ribbon!" Dawn called out happily. "Of course! That achievement was from your skills, Dawn." Hikaru reminded.
He gave a warm pat on her back, much to her startle as she looked at her boyfriend happily. "Thanks, Hikaru. Your words of encouragement really helped me in that Wallace Cup challenge!" Dawn giggled.
She held onto his arm, much to Hikaru's embarrassment, seeing both Ash and Brock smirking at them. Ash, meanwhile, was more interested for his next Gym battle.
"Yeah! Now, it's Hikaru's and my turn! It won't be long until it's badge number four!" Ash exclaimed. "Pika!" Pikachu agreed. The Twinleaf boy chuckled nervously at that.
"Seriously? We're not even close, and you're already excited?" Hikaru asked, sweat dropping. "Hey, even if we're far from Pastoria City, I can get really excited, when it comes to Gym battles!" Ash reminded.
Both Twinleaf trainers sighed at the Kanto trainer, who blinked in surprise at them. Just then, they stopped at a fork in the road, as a Bug Type suddenly landed on Dawn's head!
"It's a Yanma!" Brock pointed out, witnessing the Bug Type. The Yanma then landed on Ash's head as the female Coordinator took out her Pokédex.
"Yanma, the Clear Wing Pokémon. Its eyes can see a full 360 degrees around without moving its head." Dawn's Pokédex buzzed. "Wow..." Dawn replied, amazed by the information.
Just then, the Yanma landed on Brock's head, much to his surprise and confusion. "Does it like to settle there much often?" Hikaru asked. "Ferno?" Monferno asked, cocking his head.
"Guess Yanma likes to land on people's heads!" Ash guessed. Dawn blinked as she cocked her head as well. "I think you're right..." Dawn agreed, letting go of her boyfriend's arm.
With nowhere new to land on, Yanma flew ahead, passing a lake. As it left, a boy ran by, who panted, as he asked the group. "Excuse me!" The boy called. "Yes?" Hikaru asked, blinking.
"I... was wondering... You haven't seen a Yanma, have you?" The boy asked. "As a matter of fact, we did!" Dawn answered. The Kanto trainer pointed towards the lake where Yanma flew past.
"It just took off, over the lake!" Ash explained. "Thanks!" The boy thanked as he kept running. That left the four trainers curious as Hikaru made a suggestion. "Why don't we see what's up?" Hikaru asked.
"Sure!" The others agreed. Monferno, Pikachu, and Piplup agreed as well. With that, they all ran after the boy who was chasing after the Yanma, hoping to see of what was going on.
[Opening]: (Pokémon DP: Together Opening (English Subbed)
(Ash and Pikachu are watching the sunrise, seeing a new dawn appearing)
With your Last Resort, a Steadfast heart
Let's go cross the tall Mt. Coronet
(Japanese opening title appears)
Who will we get? Where will we meet them?
(Ash, Hikaru, Dawn, Brock, Pikachu, and Monferno watch the bird Pokémon fly as they watch from a tall tree)
I'm excited, as if it's a Secret Base
(A group of Cherrims, a Budew, Pachirisu, Burmy, and a Kricketot dance with happy faces)
A new town
(A Glameow leaps in the alley as the group sees the Glameow)
We'll proceed there
(Ash, Hikaru, Dawn, Brock, Pikachu, and Monferno all cross the Bidoof's dam)
During shining times
(The group walks in a cave, meeting a Drapion in front of them!)
(Ash's Pokémon; Pikachu, Buizel, Chimchar, Staravia, Turtwig, and Gligar appears with their trainer)
(Hikaru's Pokémon; Monferno, Luxio, Leafeon, Dragonair, Buizel, and Kirlia appears with their trainer)
(Dawn's Pokémon; Piplup, Buneary, Pachirisu, and Ambipom appears with their trainer)
(Brock's Pokémon; Croagunk, Happiny, and Sudowoodo appears with their trainer)
Yay yay yay yeah!
(The Contest staff, Nurse Joy, Officer Jenny, Hinata, Johanna, Prof. Rowan, Delia, Tracey, Prof. Oak, and Mr. Mime following each other image at a time)
Battles are never Sweet
(Paul and Lucas appears in the background)
Spicy? Bitter? Dry? Sour, right?
(Ash and Hikaru order their Pokémon to attack)
(Ash's Staravia uses Aerial Ace, Turtwig uses Razor Leaf, Pikachu uses Volt Tackle, Buizel uses Aqua Jet)
(Hikaru's Luxio uses Shock Wave, Dragonair uses Dragon Tail, Buizel uses Ice Beam, Monferno uses Flame Wheel)
(Paul and Lucas face Ash and Hikaru with all of their Pokémon)
We are alive, so feel
(Dawn calls out Piplup and Buneary like in a Contest performance)
Together
(Zoey, Dawn, and Minako appears together)
Yay yay yay yeah!
(Team Rocket smiles as Seviper, Mime Jr., and Carnivine appears along)
Blast away with Aqua Jet
(The group were riding on speedboats as a Buizel, Manaphy, and Mantyke appears)
And Defog away our clouded spirits
(Palkia roars as Lucario turn behind him)
Rock Climb- look, if we can climb over
(Dialga roars along with the blizzard hitting him)
Good good smile!
(The group sits on or leans their back on a giant Pokéball)
(Brock and Dawn smiles at the viewers)
Everyone good good smile!
(Ash, Pikachu, Hikaru, and Monferno smiles at the viewers)
[Opening ends]
Ash, Hikaru, Dawn, and Brock ran after the boy, only to find him facing the same wild Yanma from before! "I finally found you, Yanma! Okay, Pippy! Let's go!" The boy shouted out.
The Sinnoh Water Type starter appeared, dancing around as its starting pose for battle. "Okay, Pippy! Use Peck!" The boy called. The female Water Type shot forward with Peck, only for Yanma to dodge!
The boy gasped in surprise as the group watched the battle. "Whoa! I think he's trying to catch that Yanma!" Ash exclaimed. "And he's got a Piplup named Pippy, too!" Dawn giggled at the name.
Her Piplup cheered for the female Penguin Pokémon. As the battle went on, Yanma shot a Sonicboom, which made a direct hit on Pippy! Pippy yelled in pain as she fell to the ground.
"Oh man!" The boy yelped. "You have to tell her to dodge more quickly! Otherwise, you'll be in a disadvantage!" Hikaru called. "Monferno!" Monferno screeched with advice as well.
The boy blinked in surprise as he looked back. "Hey, Pippy! Are you okay?" The boy asked. Pippy nodded as she slowly got up. "Okay then! Let's use Pound!" The boy called out.
The female Water Type aimed a Pound at the Bug Type, only for Yanma to dodge and slam the Water Type to the ground with a Sonicboom! Pippy screamed in pain as she landed on the rock.
"Huh!?... N-No way!" The boy gasped. He fell to the ground as the Bug Type flew away. The boy slumped as he gave a deep sigh for the defeat. "Another try, and another miss!" The boy groaned.
Pippy walked up to her trainer with a sad expression, feeling disappointed and sad for her failure. "Pip Piplup..." Pippy sighed. "It's okay... It wasn't your fault, Pippy." The boy assured.
After that loss, the four trainers talked with the boy as they all took a break. "Cool! So, you chose Piplup as your first Pokémon?" Ash asked. The boy nodded with a smile.
"I decided that I was gonna start out on my journey with a Water Type!" The boy explained. "I chose Piplup as my starter, too! Pippy..." Dawn called. The female Water Type turned to Dawn.
She was having a conversation with Dawn's Piplup as she turned to listen to the female Coordinator. "Nice to meet you!" Dawn giggled. Pippy giggled, waving her tail, also happily greeting Dawn.
"My name is Dawn!" "And my name is Ash!" Dawn and Ash said, introducing themselves. "My name's Tyler!" Tyler explained. "Great to meet you, Tyler. I'm Hikaru." Hikaru chuckled.
"A pleasure, Tyler! My name's Brock!" Brock chuckled. The rookie trainer nodded as the Twinleaf boy noticed a tiara on Pippy's head. "Wow. I gotta admit, that tiara makes you look like a princess!" Hikaru chuckled.
Piplup exclaimed his words as well, complimenting the tiara. "Well, it's a gift... from my mother for our journey." Tyler explained. "How long have you been on your journey anyway?" Ash asked.
"Uh... It's been about a week!" Tyler explained. "Sounds to me that your journey have just begun!" Brock chuckled. Tyler nodded and explained the reason for catching the Yanma he had lost.
"See, right upfront, I decided I was gonna catch the very first Pokémon I managed to touch! And that was that Yanma you saw!" Tyler explained. He sighed, remembering the attempts he tried to capture the Bug Type.
"I've been chasing that Yanma for three whole days now! And it always seems to get away from me..." Tyler sighed. The Kanto trainer blinked his eyes at that. "Three days?" Ash repeated.
"Wow! Your first catch! I remember how long it took me to catch Buneary!" Dawn giggled, remembering the times that Buneary got away from her until she had finally caught her.
"That was my Caterpie! Back in Viridian Forest!" Ash recalled, remembering his released Butterfree. "I sure was happy! Right, Pikachu?" Ash asked. "Pika Pika!" Pikachu replied with a nod.
Hikaru looked up at the sky, smiling of his first capture. "My Luxio was my first catch as well, when it was just a cute Shinx." Hikaru chuckled. "Ferno..." Monferno smirked with a grin.
Everyone then got up as the Kanto trainer looked at the rookie trainer. "Tyler! How about we help you catch your first Pokémon?" Ash asked. Tyler widened his eyes in amazement.
"Wow! Thank you!" Tyler thanked. So, with that agreed, everyone began to look for the Yanma that Tyler was searching for. Ash had sent out his Staravia to search for Yanma.
As they were looking around, the evolved Flying Type landed on a branch, giving Ash the location of where the Bug Type is! "Staravia's spotted Yanma!" Ash called out. With the call, everyone ran to where the Yanma was.
Tyler sent out Pippy again to battle the Yanma, being prepared. "Alright... Pippy! Bubble, go!" Tyler called. The female Penguin Pokémon shot the Water Type attack, which Yanma dodged.
The rookie trainer wasn't going to give in as he called out the next attack. "Now! Use Peck!" Tyler shouted. Peck made a direct hit as it slammed Yanma into the air! "Yes!" Tyler exclaimed.
"Keep it going, Tyler! One hit won't make a difference! You have to hit it several more times!" Hikaru called. The rookie trainer nodded as he kept on going. "Okay! Pippy, use Pound!" Tyler called.
Pippy slammed his wing at Yanma, who yelled in pain. The others watched as the female Coordinator grew amazed. "Looks like Tyler is getting the hang of it!" Dawn giggled. "It sure does!" Ash agreed.
Just then, the wild Yanma flew in the air, preparing to strike with the quick move! "That's Yanma's Quick Attack!" Brock called out. "You have to evade it, quick! Otherwise, another failure will come!" Hikaru warned.
"Right! Use Peck one more time!" Tyler shouted. Pippy collided into the speedy Bug Type with Peck, making another direct hit! "Now, Tyler! The Pokéball!" Ash called.
"And make it a good throw!" Brock called. Tyler nodded and took out an empty Pokéball. "Alright... Go... Huh?" Tyler started, but stopped. Suddenly, a Magikarp tank appeared out of the lake!
Everyone gasped in surprise as the hatch opened. It was Team Rocket! They were making some new plots again! "Oh no!" Ash yelled in surprise. The evil trio appeared, making their motto.
"Is that the sound of negativity I hear?"
"Bummer badgering is what I hear!"
"On the wind!"
"Past the stars!"
"In your ear!"
"Bringing chaos at a breakneck pace!"
"Dashing all hopes, putting fear in its place!"
"A rose by any other name is just as sweet!"
"When everything's worse, our work is complete!"
"It's Jessie!"
"And it's James!"
"Meowth, now that's a name!"
"Putting the do gooders in their place!"
"Team Rocket..."
"We're in your face!"
The four trainers glared at the evil trio. "Not you morons again! Haven't you had enough with your failures in the past!?" Hikaru snapped angrily. Jessie only sneered, taking out a Pokéball.
"Time to throw the hand! Under hand!" Jessie sneered as she threw the empty Pokéball at the Yanma. The ball sucked in the Bug Type inside. "WHAT!?" Tyler gasped in shock.
Ash, Hikaru, Brock, and Dawn all widened their eyes in shock, seeing that the evil trio had taken the captured Yanma from Tyler, causing him to lose his chance to catch it again!
Meowth took the Pokéball, as the evil trio sneered with triumph. "Love when twerps do all the work!" Jessie laughed. "And we get the play!" James and Meowth said together in triumph.
They hid back in their sub, and began to make their escape. "I don't think so! Monferno! Flamethrower, quick!" Hikaru shouted. Monferno leapt, shooting a Flamethrower before it was gone.
The Magikarp sub exploded as the evil trio screamed as they were sent flying! "WE'RE BLASTING OFF AGAIN!" Team Rocket screamed as they disappeared into the sky, and out of sight.
As for Tyler, he was speechless. He had lost the Yanma again... but this time, to some petty crooks. He slumped down sadly, sighing. "And just as I was about to make my first catch..." Tyler groaned.
"Tyler!" Ash called. Everyone and Pippy ran to the saddened boy, who gave a deep sigh. So, everyone began to make a search for the blasted evil trio, since they couldn't have been blasted far.
Ash's Staravia, Hikaru's Luxio, and Dawn's Piplup had no luck finding Team Rocket. "No luck, huh?" Dawn asked. "Team Rocket's gotta be around here somewhere!" Ash assured.
Hikaru shook his head, stepping up. "Even if we do find those jerks, it's no use. We all saw them catching that Yanma with their Pokéball. If we try to take it back, then we're the ones who become thieves!" Hikaru reminded.
"Argh! I can't believe of what Team Rocket did! Stealing someone's first caught Pokémon!" Ash snapped angrily, gritting his teeth. They all looked at the saddened Tyler, who slumped down.
"And after chasing that Yanma for the past three days..." Tyler sniffed, sounding like he was going to cry. "Hey! Don't do that!" Ash scolded. The rookie trainer looked up at the Kanto trainer in confusion.
"You can't quit after one defeat! Your journey has just started! Believe me, you're going to have to face a lot harder stuff than this!" Ash assured. Hikaru stepped up, agreeing with a smile.
"Right. What Ash said, if you stick with it, then I assure you that you and Pippy are going to be just fine!" Hikaru assured. "Yeah! This is, of course, no time for you to give up." Brock agreed.
"Well, it's true that once a Pokémon's captured, that's that. So, now's the time for you to set your sights on a new Pokémon!" Brock reminded. That got the rookie trainer back standing up with a smile.
"Yeah!" Tyler agreed. Suddenly, the Kanto trainer gasped, spotting another Yanma. "Look! Another Yanma!" Ash called out. Everyone turned in surprise, seeing the Bug Type pass through.
"Hey! Why not go and try catch that one?" Dawn suggested. Tyler nodded with a smile and nodded to that. He got his bag ready and ran to catch the next Yanma. "Tyler! Wait up!" Dawn called.
The four trainers ran after the rookie trainer, wanting to help him catch his second Pokémon. With the things that Tyler learned and improved, will this prove to be less harder?
That evening...
The group searched for the Yanma, with Ash's Staravia helping out with the chase. "You lost track of Yanma, didn't you? It is getting dark..." Ash replied, looking around.
"Maybe we should just call it day for now. Don't you think?" Dawn asked. Tyler didn't want to give up, but agreed. And so, everyone got ready for the end of the day.
Brock was cooking up the evening meal as the rookie trainer grew all excited. "This is the first time I've ever camped out!" Tyler admitted. "Then, wait until you try some of Brock's cooked meal then." Hikaru suggested.
"Right! There's nothing better traveling with a good friend who's also a great chef!" Dawn agreed with a sweet smile. "Pika Pika!" "Ferno!" Both Pikachu and Monferno replied in their agreement.
"I see... Oh!" Tyler replied as Brock placed a mug down in front of him on the table. He sipped on the food, before smiling with interest. "Told you!" Dawn giggled.
For the Pokémon, Hikaru also sent out Luxio to enjoy the meal with Pikachu, Pippy, Monferno, and Piplup, much to her happiness. The five enjoyed the food that Brock had given them.
Once the meal was finished, the three young trainers showed Tyler of their achievements. "These are the Gym Badges I've gotten in the Sinnoh region so far!" Ash explained, showing his three badges.
The Twinleaf boy showed his badges as well, as the rookie trainer grew amazed with this. "These are great! Ash! Hikaru! Good for the both of you!" Tyler exclaimed with a smile.
Dawn took out her Ribbon Case, showing her two ribbons. Hikaru also took out his as well. "And these are the Pokémon Contests Ribbons I've won, along with Hikaru!" Dawn explained.
Tyler grinned, seeing the three ribbons of Hikaru, and the two ribbons from Dawn. "Oh, wow!" Tyler exclaimed. "You see, Contest Battles also have their unique styles and they're fun, too!" Dawn explained.
"Sounds cool! I was gonna compete on Gym battles, but Pokémon Contests sound great, too!" Tyler exclaimed. Ash then got up, making a new suggestion. "Hey, Tyler! How'd you like to meet my other Pokémon now?" Ash asked.
"Do you want to see ours, too?" Hikaru asked, also standing up. "Me, too!" "Me three!" Dawn and Brock called out with their agreement. The rookie trainer's eyes gleamed in excitement as he nodded happily. "Would I!?" Tyler exclaimed.
And so, the group met up with a young trainer named Tyler, who is a beginner trainer, wanting to catch the Yanma he was chasing after. But, after Team Rocket stole the first Yanma, the group is after another!
How will the results end in the next day? Stay tuned for some more!
To be continued...
Hikaru's Team:
Monferno: (M): (Flamethrower, Mach Punch, Fury Swipes, Flame Wheel)
Luxio: (F): (Thunder Fang, Shock Wave, Iron Tail, Hidden Power)
Leafeon: (F): (Magical Leaf, Shadow Ball, Synthesis, Iron Tail)
Buizel: (M): (Ice Beam, Aqua Jet, Swift, Water Gun)
Dragonair: (M): (Dragon Tail, Dragon Rage, Twister, Thunder Wave)
Kirlia: (F): (Psychic, Magical Leaf, Shock Wave, Teleport)
Next chapters:
Chapter 52: The Yanmega Power Blast!
Chapter 53: Rival to Boast and Insult!
Chapter 54: The Scorching Blaze!
Chapter 55: The Kidnapped Riolu! Pt. 1
Chapter 56: The Kidnapped Riolu! Pt. 2
Next chapter preview:
Tyler: Okay... This is my chance! I'm going to catch that Yanma for sure this time!
Jessie: Hold it right there! We successed before, and we're going to success again by stealing your chance!
James: We'll use our methods to take that Yanma, getting it for our boss!
Ash: You're not stopping Tyler again, Team Rocket!
Hikaru: Will you morons just get out of the way! You're starting to become a pain!
Jessie: I'll show you who's a pain right here with Yanmega right now!
