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"thinking"

On with the story

A day later, the ferry had arrived at Chocovine town's port where there would be a Pokemon Contest held the next 2 days.

"This place is packed!" said Shirina as she sees many people gathering around in the shopping booths to buy some products from each shop.

"this many people are going for the Pokemon Contest?" said Osamu, thinking that some of the people gathered in the town were Pokemon Coordinators.

"not quite, Osamu" said Ken to his son before he showed everyone a flyer that had a Phione picture on it. "they're all here for the annual Phione encounter"

"Phione?" said the kids before Shirina took out her Pokedex and checks the Pokemon.

Phione, the Sea Drifter Pokémon. Phione lives in warm oceans. It inflates the flotation sac on its head, allowing it to float on the waves and look for food.

"Chocovine Town is one of the few places in Sinnoh where one can meet Phione which are rare pokemon!" explained Shirona as Shirina and the others were amazed hearing it.

"Really? They're really that rare?!" asked Shirina with sparkling eyes as Ken nodded to confirm it.

"Yeah. Phione is known to be one of the rare Pokémon of the Sinnoh region." explained Ken as everyone turns towards a big screen that showed the Phione trio dancing together underwater.

"my mother said that in Chocovine town there is a legend about the Phione" said Miyuki while holding Ralts in her arms.

"a legend?" said Osamu as Miyuki nodded

"my mother said that in Chocovine Town that if one sees and meets a Phione, you will be blessed with good luck!" explained Miyuki as Shirina and the others were amazed.

"your mother knows that legend very well, Miyuki" said Ken with a smile.

"yes" replied Miyuki with a nod. "my father and mother once told me that before they got married, they met a Phione in Chocovine town and they were blessed with good luck as well as having me"

"your parents had the same idea as we did" said Shirona with a smile.

"eh? Mama and Papa went here before?" said Osamu as Ken nodded.

"you could say that on our honeymoon, we meet them in Chocovine years ago" said Ken as he patted his kids' head. "and meeting the Phione blessed us with both of you."

Shirina and Osamu smiles as Ken hugs them once before Shirona did so as well.

"alright then," said Ken as he clapped his hands once "this is the only time of year when it's possible to spot a Phione, everyone here is trying their best to catch a glimpse of just one of them. So how about we all go for the Phione watching?"

"Phione watching?" said Shirina and the others.

"at the last several years in Chocovine town' Pokemon Contest, all the winners were Coordinators who had spotted the Phione before their competition" Shirona added in with a smile as this got Osamu, Miyuki, Akira, and Minny psyched to hear such a rumor for Coordinators.

"and the same could be said to Trainers who became great challengers at the League too" added Ken as this got Shirina, and Kirika psyched up too, even Akira.

"Let's go Phione watching!" said Shirina and the others, wanting to spot the Phione and get the great good luck.

"there's still time before the scheduled Phione watching," said Ken as he looks at his watch and sees that it is 10:21. "we have about an hour before it starts. So why don't you kids go and have some fun before it?"

"okay!" said Shirina and the others before they bolted off to the town's festival

"they really want to meet Phione, don't they?" said Ken while scratching his cheeks with a smile before chuckling a bit and then looks at Shirona "the Luck for Coordinators are one thing but for the Trainer, their luck kinda ran out when they challenged against you with Oba and the others"

"maybe" said Shirona with a smile before she holds Ken's arms and the two went into the festival.


an hour later.

Shirina and the others were walking alongside the beach of Chocovine town while following Ken and Shirona, after an hour of going around the festival' stores. Both Shirina and Kirika stuff themselves with the many snacks that they can get from the food stalls, which resulted in the two having stomach aches.

"ugh…I am never going to eat that much candy again" said Shirina while holding her stomach, her face pale and greenish.

"me…ugh…too" said Kirika, in the same state as her best friend.

"that's why we told you not to eat too much," said Osamu with a sweatdrop as he and the others told the two not to eat much in the first place.

The two girls groaned in pain as they just continued walking while following Ken and Shirona.

"um…where are we going?" asked Miyuki while having Ralts sleeping in her backpack.

"this isn't the direction of the submarine port where the Phione watching is" added Minny.

"it's not, but.." said Ken as he lead them all to a cave that is camouflaged with grass and leaves. "it's something even better."

Going into the cave, Ken led everyone to a secret tunnel passage that had sea water connected to it.

"this must go below the town itself, huh?" said Akira looking around the tunnel and then to the seawater that is flowing right beside their path.

They all soon arrived at a big cave opening where there is a pool of seawater that is just glowing white as if there were diamonds within and just sparkle with the light.

"so beautiful" said Miyuki amazed as to see such a scene.

"the water is glowing" said Kirika as she checked the water and sees that it is glowing for some reason.

"luminescent Algae" said Akira who went down on one knee and rubs his hand on the rocks near the water as he holds it up and there were white glowing algae on his palm. "this place must be filled with them."

"the place is nice and all, but we won't get to see the Phione here, Ken-san" Minny told Ken who chuckled before pointing at the pool where a few splashes were seen.

"what's that?" said Shirina leaning close to the pool of water, only to see a Phione coming out and fired a Water Gun at her face. "waaah!"

To Shirina and the others' surprise, three Phione appeared out of the water, all having happy smiles.

"It's the Phione!" said Miyuki with pure surprise plastered on her face.

"Wow..." Osamu said in awe as he with everyone else were all amazed to see the rare Pokémons. The Phione cried out before they dived down the water and swam around.

"looks like they're all healthy and happy as always" said Ken with a smile as he and Shirona went near the pool and looks at the swimming Phione.

"Papa, did you know that the Phione would come here?" asked Shirina while her face is a bit wet

"yeah" replied Ken before one of the Phione jumps out of the water and landed in his arms, making the man chuckle "you could say that before I became the Unova Champion Master, I met them who gave me the luck to challenge the Sinnoh League, Oba, and the others, Shirona, everything. They helped me become who I am now."

The other two Phione jumped out of the water as Ken caught them all in his arms.

"alright, alright, I'll play like I promised last year" said Ken with a chuckle as the three Phione cried out happily before they jumped back into the water, making a big splash.

Now, everyone played with the Phione who were like three energetic kids.

"come back here!" said Shirina and Kirika as everyone wore swimsuits while chasing after the Phione in the pool of water. Everyone's Pokemon were out as they played along with the Phione as well.

The Phione swam around as they circle around Ken and Shirona before they swim away as they got chased by Shirina and Kirika.

"they're like Shirina when she was still 6," said Shirona as Ken chuckled remembering how his daughter was a very energetic girl in the past.

"only difference is that they're more behaved than her" replied Ken as Shirina laughs a bit.

The group played with the Phione for hours as the three Water Pokemon loved to have fun together.


"see ya!" said Shirina and the others as they were waving goodbyes to the three Phione who were waving back before they dive down under the pool and just disappear.

"that's cool on how they can just disappear like that" said Kenji, amazed that the Phione were now gone in the water.

"the luminescent Algae here serves as their food and their way of hiding from danger" said Ken as he dries off his hair with a towel before shaking it. "this is the best place for them just to have fun all they want."

The group soon leaves the cave as they head back to the town to stay at an inn for the day. Day turned to night as the sun sank and the moon rises to the night sky that is filled with stars.

"what a day~!" said Shirina as she sat down on her bed while sharing a room with Shirina, Miyuki, and Minny. The room being made for four people to stay in. "going to a festival filled with snacks and fun, then meeting the Phione while playing with them. This is the best day ever~!"

"you can say that again, Shiri" said Kirika while wearing a bathrobe, seeming to have gotten out of the bathroom, clean and warm. "this is one day that I'll remember for the rest of my life."

"meeting the Phione is like a dream come true for us" said Minny while remembering the fun time that they had with the Phione. "I can't believe that Ken-san knew the secret place."

"yeah" replied Miyuki while having Ralts on her lap, the little Pokemon sleeping after having so much fun with the Phione.

Meanwhile at another room that is for three people. Osamu, Kenji, and Akira were inside the room, having a game of chess. Osamu is against Akira as he checks for any possible strategy to take out his king.

He thinks for a good minute before he smiles and chose to move his king forward. Kenji smirks while Akira keen his eyes.

"his king is wide open, Aniki! Take it out!" Kenji told his big brother who shushes him.

"he did that on purpose," said Akira who moved his queen back before Osamu pushed his knight to the side.

Akira squinted his eyes as he looks at all his pieces before he decided to move his pawn forward, only for it to be taken out by Osamu's rook and his king got checkmate in three directions.

"no way!" said Kenji seeing that his brother lost a game of chess against Osamu.

"you're getting way too good, Osamu" said Akira while scratching his forehead a few times. "I introduced you to this game 4 years back and you became even better than I am."

"lots of practice with my Mama, Akira-san" said Osamu with a grin as he is a boy who progresses a lot with practice.

While the three were playing the game, we turn our attention to the beach where Ken and Shirona were having a night walk together.

"if we have another child, and if it's a boy…." Said Ken as he pauses while scratching his chin before looking at Shirona "let's name him Fuji"

"after Fuji-san, right?" said Shirona as Ken nodded which made her smile "that would be a great name for our future boy"

"and if we get a girl…" said Ken as he started thinking of a good girl name.

"how about Yuki?" said Shirona as Ken looks at her with a raised eyebrow "I always wanted another daughter named Yuki"

"ok then" said Ken with a smile as he pecks Shirona's forehead and chuckles a bit "Yuki it is."

The two walk around the sandy beach as they just stroll around the peaceful night together, that is until they find glowing footprints.

"what the?" said Ken as he and Shirona checked the glowing footprints as they were glowing because of luminescent algae.

"Ken, you don't think" said Shirona as Ken followed where the footprints were going as they are all leading in the direction of where the secret cave to meet the Phione were.

"go and get Officer Jenny, I'll go and check it" said Ken as Shirona nodded before the two went on their ways.


Ken runs into the secret tunnel cave as he arrived back at the pool where he and the others had played with the Phione. He went to the pool and two of the three Phione popped out of the water, both started crying out to Ken.

"where is your other friend?" said Ken before one of the Phione leans its head antenna up and leans it to Ken's forehead.

Ken soon sees a vision of three people throwing a net into the pool and they pulled out one of the Phione before they run off with it.

"ok, I got it" said Ken as he had a serious face on. "you two stay out of sight, alright?"

The two Phione nodded with a single cry before Ken went off to find the ones who had captured one of three Phione.


"this way, officer Jenny" said Shirona as she had gone to the Pokemon security office to get Officer Jenny and returned to the beach where she showed her the glowing footprints.

"by my estimation, there might be three of them" said officer Jenny as she checks the glowing footprints before taking out her radio. "to all personnel, we have a code 221; a group of people has caught a Phione, possible Pokemon Poachers, I want all personnel to seal off the waters! I don't want anyone out to the sea!"

"Mama!" Shirina's shouting voice is heard as Shirona and Officer Jenny turns and sees Shirina with the others coming into view, all wearing their nightclothes. "what's going on? You and Papa haven't come back to the inn at all."

"trouble came" said Shirona before showing them the glowing footprints "we think that there are Pokemon Poachers in the town, and they caught one of the Phione with them."

"what?!" said Shirina and Kirika in surprise

"what's that?" said Officer Jenny as she is talking to her radio. "one boat is offshore? As in right now?!"

"there!" said Kenji as he pointed to the sea where there is a speed boat just zooming through the water.

"I want all personnel after it!" shouted Officer Jenny to the radio before looking at Shirona. "I have to go, please let us handle this!"

Officer Jenny soon ran off, presumably to go after the runaway speed boat.

"Mama, let's go and help too!" said Shirina as she takes out a Pokeball, Osamu and Akira doing the same.

Shirona nodded before she takes out a Pokeball and called out her Garchomp.


On the runaway speedboat, the captured Phione is in a fishing net, crying while trying to get out.

"we got ourselves a big catch, this one!" said a man as it is the same three Pokemon Poachers who had been encountered by Shirina and Osamu more than once.

"hahahaha! Once we got our money, it's off to vacation land!" said another one of the poachers.

"hey, guys" said another poacher who is looking behind the speed boat as Shirona and the others were chasing after them on their Pokemons. "we got company."


"it's too fast!" said Osamu while riding on his Garchomp.

"not if Golurk's Shadow Ball slows them down first!" said Shirina as she is riding on her Golurk while Kirika is riding on her Metang, seeming that she doesn't have any Pokemon that can fly yet.

"no, Shirina!" Akira told Shirina while riding on his Tropius. "if Golurk fires a Shadow Ball, not only will you hit the boat but the Phione too!"

"then what do we do?!" said Minny while flying in the air with Miyuki as they had the help of her Gardevoir.

"they're going to get away fast!" said Kenji while riding on Osamu's Metang.

"aim for the water in front of them!" said Shirona as her Garchomp growls before firing its Dragon Pulse that exploded in front of the speed boat, causing a big splash of water to fly all over it. "we should be able to slow them down by making them go off course!"

"alright!" said Shirina and the others.

"Garchomp, Dragon Pulse!" "Golurk, Shadow Ball!" "Tropius, Energy Ball!" "Metang, Signal Beam!" "Gardevoir, use Moonblast!"

All five Pokemon charged their attacks before firing them at the seawater in front of the seaboat that causes multiple water explosions everywhere.

"damnit!" the poacher holding the steering wheels of the boat exclaimed as he tried steering the speed boat through the water explosions. "get them off our tails!"

"roger that!" said the other two poachers who threw out several Pokeballs and called out three Machamps with 8 Electrodes.

Shirona and the others keep on firing their attacks to slow down the speed boat, only for them to see flying Electrodes coming at them.

"Electrodes?!" said Shirona in surprise before the Electrodes flashes and they all exploded.

"look out!" exclaimed Kenji as the Electrodes had used Self-Destruct attack that made smoke come out everywhere.

The Machamps continued throwing the Electrodes to the air as the Electrodes had been commanded to use Self-destruct when they got close to Shirona and the others.

"keep em busy!" said one of the poachers before calling out more Electrodes from Pokeballs he took out from a sack that is just filled with them.

"-cough- -cough- damnit! These guys are just -cough- -cough- using the Electrodes as bombs to get us off!" said Kirika with an annoyed face.

"they're the worst!" said Shirina before coughing from the smoke as Golurk and the others continued to chase after the Pokemon Poachers while trying their best to dodge the Self-destructing Electrodes.

One Electrode flew in the air and went falling towards Osamu and his Garchomp.

"Osamu! Look out!" exclaimed Shirona as the Electrode flashes before it exploded right in front of the two.

"aagghh!" Osamu screamed out as the smoke exploded everywhere before he and Garchomp fall to the ocean.

"Osamu!" screamed Shirina as Osamu and Garchomp just falls towards the ocean.

Osamu scream before two black blurs came flying in and caught them. the young boy opens his eyes as he finds himself riding Ken's Garchomp that had come and saved him.

"Garchomp?" said Osamu as Ken's Garchomp growls and nodded before Ken's Hydreigon floats up while carrying Osamu's knocked out Garchomp.

Three more blurs came flying pass them as it is Ken riding on his Golurk, followed by Darkrai and his Staravia.

"Darkrai, Ice beam! Staravia, Gust!" said Ken as Darkrai charges energy into a blue energy sphere before firing its Ice beam straight at the speed boat and Staravia flaps its wings rapidly, blowing out heavy wind everywhere.

The two combined attack hits the water of the speedboat and froze it to the point that it spreads all over the surrounding water and the speedboat itself.

"what the heck?!" one of the poachers exclaimed, seeing the frozen seawater that causes their boat to get stuck.

"it's him again!" the other poacher exclaimed seeing Ken and Golurk flying in.

"don't just stand there, you dumb heads! Keep on getting them off our tails while I try to get us out of here!" the poacher boss said while calling out a Magmortar that spewed out its Flamethrower straight at the ice, slowly melting it.

"throw em!" the two poachers exclaimed as the Machamps continued throwing the Electrodes into the air.

"Darkrai!" said Ken as Darkrai holds a black energy sphere that rapidly fires at the flying Electrodes that causes them all to fall asleep before falling into the ocean. "we get them later, but right now Phione."

Golurk rockets down as he went straight for the speedboat.

"throw them faster!" said the boss poacher, his Magmortar spewing out its Flamethrower everywhere at the ice.

"we're trying!" said his lackeys who joined in on throwing the Electrodes with the Machamps.

"Dynamic Punch!" said Ken as Golurk pulls back its right fist before punching it straight at the water, erupting a large water wave.

"aaaaggghh!" the poachers screamed like little girls as the wave instantly swallowed them and their speedboat whole in a big splash.

When the wave subsided, the poachers were off their speedboat that is still stuck on the ice.

"damnit! That champion!" said the boss poacher before Officer Jenny and the police came on their speedboats and surrounds them.

"surrender! Don't make any move!" exclaimed Professor Jenny on a speaker. "all of you are under arrest!"

"not again~!" said the three as they were going to jail again.

Golurk hovers near the boat as Ken got off and went to the captured Phione before he takes off the fishing net and carried the water pokemon in his arms.

Phione cried out to Ken with a happy smile which he returned with his own.

"you're welcome" said Ken with a chuckle

An hour later, everyone went back to Chocovine town while Officer Jenny takes away the three pokemon poachers to jail.

The captured Phione returns to its friends in the secret cave as they had happy smiles together for being reunited.

"all's well and end's well" said Shirina with a smile as the three Phione swims around each other in a circle before they dive down the water and disappeared again.

"Phione is back home with his friends and we got those poachers back into jail" added Osamu with a smile as well.

"how did those poachers even find this cave?" said Akira as the cave is secretly well camouflaged.

"they must've been tracking the place" said Kirika, thinking of the only answer of how the poachers found the secret cave.

"all that matters is that Phione back with his friends, safe and sound" said Ken before he yawns. "I don't know about you guys, I'm going to hit the hay for the night till tomorrow"

"you said it" said Minny as they spent a total of 2 hours till midnight.

The group went out as they left the secret cave, heading back to the inn for a good night sleep.


That's a wrap!

Bye bye