Free's Pokémon

Chikorita - Ab: Overgrow - Moves: Razor Leaf, Synthesis, Vine Whip, Body Slam and Solarbeam (Only on occasion) - Level 38

Wooper - Ab: Water Absorb - Moves: Water Gun, Mud-Slap, Yawn, and Iron Tail - Level 29

Quilava - Ab: Blaze - Moves: Flame Wheel, Rollout, Flamethrower, and Smokescreen - Level 32

Umbreon - Ab: Synchonize - Moves: Dark Pulse, Quick Attack, Bite, and Shadow Ball - Level 28

Heracross - Ab: Moxie - Moves: Horn Attack, Aerial Ace, Brick Break, and Endure - Level 30

Teddiursa - Ab: Guts - Moves: Fury Swipes, Protect, Brick Break, and Slash - Level 29

*With Elm*

Poliwhirl - Ab: Damp - Moves: Dynamicpunch, Water Gun, Bubblebeam, and Hypnosis – Level 33

Chapter 53 – Story Time with Friends


"This is great, guys!" Trina exclaimed as Kageon and Free threw more wood onto the bonfire the seven trainers had built on Olivine's beach. Heather, Trina, and Clover were all sitting on a large, curved piece of driftwood. Deka sat on a rock next to Clover.

Free dusted some dirt off his hands from picking up the fire wood and took a seat next to Heather, gazing into the blazing fire. Kageon sat next to him. Raver lay on his side on the opposing side of the fire.

All of the trainers' Pokémon ran happily around the beach, playing with one another except Totodile and Free's Chikorita, who were cuddled up near the fire, Bagon and Quilava who lounged about the fire away from the trainers and each other, Swablu who was nesting sleepily on top of Clover's head, and Umbreon, Espeon, Torchic and Shuckle slept happily by their trainers' feet.

The water Pokémon, Vaporeon, Kingdra, Octillery, Lapras, Squirtle, Shellder, Poliwag, and especially Wooper, splashed happily in the ocean with Trina's other Pokémon, Psyduck. Muk tried to join them, but instead got sprayed with water until the stench was bearable. Heracross, Beedrill, Scyther, and Noctowl flitted happily through the trees searching for food. Teddiursa, Girafarig, and Misdreavus were plotting pranks and drawing in the sand. Ivysaur and Kageon's Chikorita seemed to be having a sword fight with their vines while Flaaffy and Jolteon were playing an electric spark tag.

"So how did you catch your Bagon, Clover? I heard they're really, really rare—even in Hoenn!" Kageon exclaimed.

"It's really not that exciting of a story," Clover tilted her head. "See, I started my journey early by traveling with my older cousin, Ryoku. He gets lonely when he's alone, so my dad arranged for me to keep him company! He always did like me better than Deka." Deka spat into the sand. "Anyways, we were traveling the land and eventually we came to this big cave called Meteor Falls. He said there were lots of mysterious Pokémon there he wanted to learn about. So, he took me in it! There was this really pretty waterfall there. It was enormous! He took me to a wall that almost had stairs made out of rocks and he had me climb it with him. Eventually we got to top and the waterfall was being fed by a river that came from another waterfall coming from even higher up!"

"What does any of this have to do with Bagon?" Kageon said. Clover shushed him.

"Well you see, up by this river was Bagon. I noticed him first. He was hurt really bad. His arm was broken. Ryoku noticed a cliff nearby and assumed he must have fallen off of it. So, I carried him to the Pokémon Center and Nurse Joy fixed him all up! After that, Bagon wanted to come with me," Clover smiled at Bagon, who grinned a little back at her from across the fire.

"Aw, that's so nice!" Trina sighed. "That a great thing you did, Clover."

"It's not like I could have just left him there…" Clover replied. Bagon came over and sat by her feet. "I did the same for little Swablu too!"

"That's kind of how we met Mareep," Heather said. She told the story about how they had found Mareep injured and explained how it had been done by the trainer named Spade and told Trina and Raver to look out for him.

"He even stole a Chimchar from Professor Elm!" Free shouted angrily. "That poor Pokémon…"

"There are bad trainers in this world," Deka agreed sadly.

"But maybe that Chimchar is doing fine…" Raver added quietly.

"How about you, Kageon?" Clover asked. "You've only revealed Chikorita to us. Do you have any other Pokémon? And how did you get Chikorita?"

Kageon nodded. "You see, I'm a little bit behind on capturing Pokémon. I usually only carry Chikorita with me. All of my other Pokémon stay with Professor Elm. I call upon them when needed. It's an odd method, I know."

"How about Chikorita? You said that he knows Free's Chikorita," Trina pursued.

"Well, before I turned ten, I saw Free and his Chikorita playing with each other a lot. They were constantly training in their front yard, and I wanted that same bond with my Pokémon when I got one. The day that I was able to receive my first Pokémon, I chose Chikorita. I finally introduced myself to Free, and our Pokémon hit it off pretty well. Because Free was waiting for Heather to turn ten, I got a head start on my journey. I've been taking it easy though!" Kageon laughed.

Deka yawned. "Wasn't as exciting as I was hoping… You all want to hear about how I got Scyther?"

The trainers shook their heads and laughed. Deka huffed and folded his arms.

"I remember you telling me that Shellder was your first Pokémon, Raver. Is there some exciting story about how you got him?" Free asked.

Raver frowned. His eyes looked saddened for a moment. "I received Shellder from my older brother years ago… There is nothing too special about it…"

The group remained silent. There was something off about Raver that none of them could pinpoint.

"I have a story!" Trina exclaimed, raising one hand and breaking the silence.

"Go for it," Deka murmured. He was very tired, but wanted to stay up for everyone, especially Trina.

"When I started my journey, I couldn't get to Professor Oak's house to get a Pokémon because I lived in Cerulean City. One day, I was out walking up the bridge that leads out to the north of Cerulean and I saw this guy playing with a bunch of Eevee. They were so cute, and so I watched them. After awhile he noticed me and invited me over. He asked me if I had any Pokémon and I said no. Then, he asked if I liked his Eevee. I nodded my head as one of them came up and rubbed her head on my leg. It was the cutest thing ever! The guy introduced himself as Bill, a Pokémon Researcher, and said he would give me and Eevee so I could help him research. I agreed because the Eevee was so cute and I couldn't get a Pokémon any other way. So, that is how I met my Eevee! Who I later evolved into Vaporeon after Bill gave me a water stone when saw me playing with Horsea, who is now Kingdra!"

"I love water-Pokémon too," Raver smiled at Trina shyly. She smiled at him. Deka looked between them, pouting.

"Hey Free, you started your journey a couple of months after you turned ten, right? Why is that?" Raver asked, trying to avoid Trina's gaze.

"Heather is my best friend! I couldn't leave without her," Free crossed his arms. Heather smiled. "We like to eat French toast together!"

"I love French toast!" Everyone shouted. Then, they all laughed.


A/N Just a relaxing chapter. It is nice to take a break from their hectic journey. You also get to see more of the other trainers! I kind of have felt that Deka and Clover haven't got a lot of show in this story. Deka's is kind of on purpose. (He's kind of depressed. It's a long way away, but he'll get to shine. Check my page for hints!)

Q1) Who, out of the new characters introduced (Raver, Trina, and Kageon), would you like to see face off against Free or Heather?

Q2) What has been your favorite moment in this story thus far?