Author's Note: Hiya, I'm totally obsessed with Tales of Legendia now. Right now, I'm on chapter I believe 4 right before you defeat Stingle. Geez, he's hard. I think I have to use Moses's Savage Strike, Norma's Revive, Jay's Dagger, and Will's Lightning (cause I don't have Thunder Blade...) to even stand a chance. Or I can use Jay's Fallen Idol with the plus Fire Down so I can use Fire Wall/Ball to do damage... Or-

Maddie: I'm sorry to interrupt, but even though your rant on battle stategies is very... interesting, some of us want to get this story over with.

Neko: Here's chapter 45!

Me: Oh and FYI, Patrick is still here in CA for some reason...

Disclaimer: I do not own any Pokemon characters, places and/or plot lines. Fun Fact Number Eighty-One people: SugarRyu has difficulty NOT saying -insert cuss word here- in every sentence, especially when she is playing video games. (YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW I PLAY. I play crudely.)

The Shiny Magnet

Chapter 45

Passing Through the Yellow Brick Road

"And we're walking, walking, walking…" I said in a bored tone as Abby, Kawi, and I walked towards our next stop, Mauville City. Things started to calm down after the events from yesterday, thank goodness for that!

"Absol sol absol sol ab ab. " Abby stated as I sweatdropped. That translated to "Yes, thank you for stating the obvious Captain Obvious." I believe…

"Please, leave your comments until the end!" I countered in a semi dramatic tone.

"Pichu chu chu pi pi!" Kawi commented. Abby looked at her in confusion.

"Absol?" she asked the younger pokemon jumped from her usual spot on my head to her back. Kawi then started in great, must I say, GREAT detail on her comment as I sweatdropped. 'I kinda feel bad for Abby for some reason…' I thought, as we walked further to Mauville City on Route 110. I looked over to the side to see a river, slightly familiar mind you! Then suddenly, it hit me. 'That's right!' I said to myself as Kawi's voice drowned out of my ears from a net of thought. 'This is where I first met Regret!' I nodded to myself, a small smile plastered on my face as I recalled the "important" events from that memory.

'Lets see… there was the snotty attitude, check… there whole "Abby ran away" misadventure, check… the battle between Mightyena and Barley, check… and the "I'll be back!" line via Regret…' I summed up as I looked to the sky. 'Regret is slightly different from before now… Must be the losses against me I guess. I wonder if she'll put my words to heart… the ones I used in that little talk with her on that Wynaut infested island… Not like there's anything wrong with Wynaut!'

"Pichu?" I heard Kawi ask as I snapped out of my thoughts. I turned my head to see her perched on Abby's back, a look of concern plastered on her face. Abby just looked at me curiously, as if she was guessing at what I was thinking.

"Pichu?" Kawi asked again, concern dripping from her chin as I smiled.

"I'm ok. Just remembering old times." I answered as Kawi tilted her head to the side.

"Chu pi pichu chu chu chu?" Kawi asked Abby. Abby looked at her with a mixture of pure astonishment, annoyance, and bafflement.

"Absol ab ab ABSOL sol…" Abby answered as I twitched my eye. That translated to "I don't think Meena is THAT old." I believe.

"It depends. What's your definition of old?" I asked as Kawi sweatdropped.

"Pichu pi pi pi…" Kawi muttered, jumping back onto my head. That translated to "You people are hard to understand…".

"Chu pi pichu pichu pi!" Kawi finished. Translation: "But that's why I like mommy and big sissy!".

"Aw, I love you too Kawi!" I said.

Later…

"Pichu chu…" Kawi mumbled as my stomach started to growl.

"I'm hungry too… Let's find a place to eat…" I sighed as Abby nodded. It has been a few hours out in the field; I believe we're halfway through the route. We looked for a clear area to set up lunch, no luck so far.

"Now… where is the perfect spot…?" I asked myself as I walked through a few bushes to a clear area. There, a familiar tree was standing right next to a running river. 'Hmm, that tree looks familiar for some reason…' I thought, putting a finger to my chin. 'Let's see… Oh, I know! It was the tree Abby came to when she ran away!' I nodded in satisfaction as Abby came trudging in with Kawi on her back.

'Hmm, my whole party had to search for her and we even skipped lunch…! Oh, and the Barley crashing into Sukob, who crashed into Sheena, who crashed into Trey, who almost crashed into Chrnos but he stepped out of the way and instead crashed into me and got on top of the dog pile just for keeps misadventure thing. It still gives me nightmares on the total weight put on me…' I thought smiling.

"Absol sol ab ab…" Abby said in a semi mocking singsong voice as Kawi jumped back to my head.

"Why don't we eat here?" I asked Kawi and Abby as Abby shrugged. Kawi cheered happily, as I took my four other pokemon's pokeballs from my belt.

"Ok everyone; get some fresh air before lunch!" I cried, calling out all my pokemon. Tynave jumped into the river immediately, with Koyuki sitting on the riverbank as Shugo and Mizu immediately started playing a game of tag with Kawi. Abby and I walked to the tree, Abby instantly napping the shade as I took off my knapsack.

"Hmm, I wonder when we get to Mauville City…" I said to myself, pulling out three bowls, a sack of pokemon food, and a few bags of various berries.

"Sno?" I heard Koyuki ask from her spot on the riverbank as she and Tynave came closer to the shade of the tree.

"Oh, in Mauville we have a few friends so I can't wait to see them." I answered as Tynave eyed me suspiciously.

"Gorebyss byss byss…" she accused as I pulled out a half loaf of white bread and a package of lunchmeat.

"I do not have a boyfriend there!" I answered. "Or a boyfriend in general!"

"Gore…" Tynave said with a bored expression as Koyuki tilted her head to the side.

"Runt snorunt runt sno?" she asked as I took four slices of bread from the half loaf and opened the package of lunchmeat.

"Well, there's this pokemon named Sukob, a Shedinja and he used to be my pokemon. At Mauville, we met a boy and his grandfather who used to be Sukob's family but were separated by Team Magma. So, being the person I am, I let Sukob stay with his family instead of traveling with me." I briefly explained as I put together two sandwiches and cut them diagonally.

"Snorunt…" Koyuki gasped in amazement. "Sno sno sno…"

"Yeah, we've been through a lot, but we're going to go through a lot more either way." I said, opening the sack of pokemon food and pouring it into the three bowls. "The Grand Festival is coming up and we're bound for trouble at the Pokemon League!"

"Gore!" Tynave said as I put a few berries on each of the pokemon food bowls.

"Now…" I trailed off, setting a bowl in front of Koyuki and Tynave and another near Abby. "COME AND GET IT!" I set the last bowl on the ground as Shugo, Mizu, and Kawi came rushing in. Abby groggily woke up as Mizu started to eat out of the bowl she was going to share with Abby. Koyuki carried the bowl I set near her nearer to Tynave as they both ate out of the same bowl. Shugo immediately started devouring the food in his food bowl as Kawi climbed onto my lap.

"Chu?" she asked cutely as I pulled out a bottle of milk from my knapsack.

"Here you go!" I answered, handing her the milk as she started to drain the bottle of its contents.

A while later…

"Where's the city? We've been walking for hours now… We should at least see the city lights…" I complained, as I looked the sky. It was a slight purple with orange clouds darting left to right. I would at least expect the outskirts of the city to come into sight.

"Pichu!" Kawi cried out, pointing to something in the distance as I squinted to see what she was so excited about. There, without a doubt, was a mural of lights emerging from the growth of trees as I jumped for joy.

"Ugh, finally! We can go and see Ricky, Sukob, Ninjask, and Jonas!" I cheered, making a beeline for the city with Abby at my heels. Before long, we stepped into the busy city as night fell.

"Now let's see… where was their house again?" I asked as Abby sweatdropped. She sighed then making a beeline of her own in some random direction as I shrugged.

"Follow the Abby!" I cried, trailing after the already gone Abby. Before you could say Absol five times, we came into view of a familiar home on the west wing of the city.

"Abby, you're a genius!" I praised as Kawi started cheering. Abby shrugged a ghost of a triumphed smile on her face as I ran to the door of the house.

"Knock, knock!" I said, making my own sound effects. After a few moments, the door swung open as a familiar boy and floating bug appeared in the doorway.

"Hiya!" I greeted as the boy gaped at me.

"Meena? What are you doing here at this hour?" the boy asked as I shrugged.

"Oh you know, walking, getting mauled, walking, starving half to death, walking. The whole trainer buzz, you know what I mean?" I said as an elderly man appeared behind the boy and the bug.

"Oh Meena, what a pleasant surprise!" the man cried. "Excuse Ricky, he's just having one of those days…" 'One of those days, huh?' I said in my thoughts as we entered the house. 'First time I met him, it seemed like he loathed me. Now, it still seems like it, just not as extreme.'

"So, how have you guys been? Sukob, Ninjask, Jonas?" I asked as the said black bug zipped into the room.

"Shed!" "Nin!" Sukob and Ninjask chimed in as Jonas chuckled.

"We're all fine. What about you my dear?" Jonas asked as I scratched the back of my head.

"Pretty good." I said as Kawi tilted her head to the side in confusion.

"Pi?" she asked.

"Oh yeah, you, Koyuki, and Tynave never met these people, right?" I said as Kawi nodded. I took Koyuki and Tynave's pokeballs from my belt and called them out.

"Sno?" Koyuki asked as she stood next to Tynave.

"Ok," I said, setting Kawi next to Koyuki. "Kawi, Koyuki, and Tynave, meet Ricky, Sukob, Ninjask, and Jonas. Ricky, Sukob, Ninjask, and Jonas, meet Kawi, Koyuki, and Tynave."

"Shed shed…" Sukob greeted with Ninjask close behind.

"My, what cute little lasses they are." Jonas commented. "Now, why don't I get you guys something to eat?"

"Sounds awesome!" I cried as Ricky and I ran into the kitchen.

The reason for the title, in the movie that scared me with flying monkeys and midgets also known as the Wizard of Oz, the four main characters would walk on the Yellow Brick Road. And when I mean walked, I MEAN WALKED. It seemed like until the end when they stopped walking, and that's when they find out the wizard isn't really a wizard thing, I think. I don't know... I haven't watched it because it scared me the flying monkeys and midgets...

Antwon: You know what I call this chapter?

Nick 2.0: What?

Antwon: Filler!

Me: At least there's some key events! Gosh, it's not like Bleach or Naruto!

Maddie: True that!

Nick: Look forward to our next friendly neighborhood chapter!

Me: Hehe -snatches script from Nick- I got that from Spiderman... I'm going to play Tales of Legendia now...