Chapter 40: Mess of the Safari Zone
Ash and his family as well as Alice are heading to the Sailport Town, then they see that there is a Safari Zone, Gina says, "Didn't Rodney say that he is going to the Safari Zone?"
"Yeah." Ash says. "Let's go check it out."
But as they go there, they see that a lot of people are running out of it in terror. Rodney is also there as he notices Ash and his friends, "You made it, guys."
"Rodney, what's going on?" Ash asks.
"That was the Safari Zone, we can find Pokemon that we can't find anywhere else, but the problem is that the Yayak are going on a rampage." Rodney says.
"Yayak? Why?" Red asks.
"I don't know." Rodney says. "It is a terrible mess..."
Ash decides to go into the Safari Zone, at first the staff doesn't want to let them, but with Red and Delia's permission, they manage to go inside.
Ash and Alice gasp as they see the sight, a couple of Yayak are running around wild and they have been breaking trees and ponds. "Wow, it is a mess...does anyone manage to capture them?"
The staff says, "No, they refuse to be captured, but we don't know why...And as they see the trainers, they immediately attack."
Ash says, "I see. Can you give me those Safari Balls?"
The staff nods as he gives them the 30 Yayak. Ash yells, "Hey, Yayak!"
As one Yayak hears Ash's voice, he widens his eyes and he turns to the other Yayak! It's Ash!"
"No way!" "Seriously?" Just then, all the Yayak who are going on a rampage start to charge towards Ash, and Ash gulps as all the Yayak are rushing towards them.
"Ash!" Alice says. "Watch out!" Rodney yells.
Ash just uses the sword and it forms a barrier, then Ash is being surrounded by the Yayak, one of them starts to nuzzle him, and then the others follow suit. "Stop it, I know you miss me, but please stop..."
Alice, Rodney, and the staff just look at Ash with their jaws open wide. "What just happened?" Alice asks.
"He calms all 30 Yayak down?" Rodney asks. "How did he do that?"
Gina says, "Well, the Yayak was his Pokemon that gets reincarnated."
"Wait, you mean...all 30 of them?" Alice asks. "Are you serious?"
"Well, they were once Tauros and they liked to show affection by stomping Ash after all." Delia sighs.
"Tauros...I heard that they run in herds in the wild. The herd member with the longest, thickest, and most scarred horns is said to be the leader." Rodney says. "But to think that Ash has a herd of 30...wow..."
After Ash calms them down, he asks the staff, "They are calm down, is it possible to let me take care of all 30 of them?"
The staff is already in a state of shock, he says, "Um...sure..."
Ash then captures all 30 of them with the Safari Balls, and then he teleports all of them to the Sevestar Island.
"Ash, why the hell would you capture 30 Tauros back then?" Alice asks as she hugs him tight with tears in her eyes. "I thought that I would lose you..."
"Don't worry. You won't. As for the reason, let's say back in the Kanto Region, I want to capture different Pokemon in the Safari Zone, but whenever I throw, the Tauros will run past, and then it gets sucked inside."
Rodney says, "That is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard of."
Red asks, "So how many Pokemon that are revived isn't in your team yet?"
Ash thinks and says, "There is Snorlax, Bayleef, Quilava, Noctowl, Donphan, Glalie, Pignite, Leavanny, Krookodile, and Hawlucha. So that makes 10 left."
Alice says, "You're going to find them pretty soon."
"I know." Ash says. "And I can't wait to meet them again."
After the mess is cleared, people are going into the Safari Zone again, and Ash asks, "Rodney, what about you?"
"Don't worry, I already have a new partner, right now I am going to Rassic City. I've heard that you can get a rare Pokemon if you beat a famous Pokemon Trainer there..."
"Let me guess, Lizzy?" Ash asks.
"You know her?" Rodney asks.
"Apparently she is Rick's sister." Alice says, and Rodney groans after hearing his name. "I just hope she isn't like Rick."
"I hope so." Rodney says as they bid farewell.
Now that the mess is cleared, Ash and Alice purchase 30 Safari Balls and then they go inside to capture some Pokemon.
"So what should we find?" Alice asks as they look around.
"Well, I want to find more new Pokemon." Ash says. Then they see a lion smashing rocks with the move Diamond Claw, Ash, and Alice hide at the side and watch.
"That is a Leonite." Alice says.
"Maybe it can be my first Pokemon to capture." He tosses the Safari Ball, as the Pokemon gets sucked inside, but not long after, it breaks free, and then it turns around.
"Oops, it misses." Ash says.
Leonite then uses the claw to break the hidden spot they are in, then Alice says, "Ash, what should we do?"
Ash just gets close to the lion Pokemon, not afraid of what it will do. He says, "Do you want to join us, I really like the way you use the Diamond Claw."
"And who are you to ask me to join your team?" Leonite asks.
"Then let me introduce myself. I am Ash Ketchum." Ash says. Leonite stops his stare and he bows at him, "I have heard of you. You are the Prince of the Sevestar. It is an honor to meet you."
Ash nods as he asks if he can capture, then the Leonite agrees, but he promises to have a battle with one of his Pokemon after getting out of the Safari Zone.
Leonite: The Adamantine Pokemon. Rock Type. Leonite are kings of the Safari Zone, lying atop rock outcroppings across the sanctuary. Their manes and claws are as hard as diamonds, enough to slice through rocks.
Then the two of them go to the lake, as they see some birds dancing. "Wow, that Flapinko is beautiful."
"Yeah, but which one should I choose?" Ash asks, but then as the birds start to fly away, Ash quickly tosses three Safari Balls, two of the balls miss the Pokemon, but one of them hits the flying Flapinko and it is also a successful capture.
Flapinko: The Glamor Pokemon: Normal and Flying Type. Flapinko are glamorous Pokémon who like to show off and put on an act whenever the opportunity arises. Their pink feathers are often used on performers' outfits.
"So those were the materials of the Performer's outfits...that is good to know." Ash says as he picks the feather on the ground.
"You're right." Alice says as they continue to walk in the Safari Zone. Just then, Alice pales at the sight in front of them and says, "Ash, mud incoming!"
But Ash is too late as the mud goes on his body. "Yuck...I need to take a bath now...Who did it?"
Then they see some rolling elephants rushing by. But then one of them stops as he says, "Dad?"
"Dad?" Alice asks. "He called you Dad?"
Ash says, "Donphan, right?" Then the elephant hugs him as Ash is now inside the mud. "I can't believe I found you as well."
"I remember...Donphan attack by rolling their bodies into a circle and charging their enemies." Alice says as she looks at Ash, who is covered in mud. "Ash, now you are a mess..."
"Sorry." Ash says. "Alice, this was my Donphan, I raised it from an egg back in Johto."
"Really, you found another one of your missing Pokemon." Alice says with a smile.
Then Ash uses the Safari Ball to capture the elephant Pokemon, who is willing to go in.
Rollie: The Elephant Pokemon: Ground Type. Rollie love to roll around in the mud and throw mud balls at unsuspecting Pokémon passing by. Their trunks allow them to spray out water like a hose.
After sending Rollie back out, it sprays on Ash's back with water and the mud goes off from Ash's back.
"I guess you are clean again." Alice says. "That's great since I really can't stand you being this muddy.
"But I feel so cold after that water..." Ash says while shivering. Just then, a Giraffe like Pokemon comes and decides to give him some heat. Ash asks, "Why did you help me?"
"You saved the Safari Zone from those crazy Yayak." The Girafire says. "And I can show you my thanks by doing so."
Ash then captures the Pokemon as it wants to join the team.
Girafire: The Giraffe Pokemon: Fire Type. Girafire's long neck allows it to reach the leaves of tall trees in the sanctuary. The healthier the Pokémon is, the more fierce its mane burns.
"Thanks a lot." Ash says as he recalls the Pokemon after the clothes are dry. Then they see some Pokemon running by. "Those are Zebrite."
"Zebrite, huh?" Ash says as they go chase the Pokemon. But Zebrite is quite fast, after it stops, Ash and Alice are panting. Zebrite then lays down as Ash asks, "Are you giving us a ride?"
The Pokemon nods as both people get on the Zebra Pokemon. Then it runs very fast as they go to the pond. They see some hippos are taking a bath. Ash throws the ball, but it goes into the mouth of the hippo Pokemon.
"It ate it?" Alice gasps. But then the Pokemon turns into red light as it goes into the Safari Ball, signaling its capture.
Hippond: The Hippo Pokemon:Water and Ground Type. Hippond wrestle with each other in mud pools, their color providing a natural camouflage from larger predators that hunt them.
Just then, they hear a sound as Zebrite looks a little scared. As they look closely, they see a Cheetah Pokemon appears in front of them.
"What the..." Ash says as the Pokemon licks its mouth as it signals that it is hungry. Zebrite is in fear as Ash knows that he needs help.
"Don't worry." Ash says as he takes out the Pokeball. "But the rules are that we can't use our Pokemon..." Alice warns.
"Our Pokemon, not Pokemon from this Safari. Leonite." Ash sends out the Pokemon and then Cheetric is surprised to see that it protect the Zebrite.
"You have to get past me if you want to eat him." Leonite threatens. Cheetric says, "Alright, I am sorry, but I am hungry."
Ash says, "I have some bait, eat them." Ash then takes out some food and the Cheetric eats happily. After that, both Cheetric and Zebrite also join Ash's Team.
Zebrite: The Herd Pokemon: Psychic Type. Known for their keen psychic senses, Zebrite telepathically communicate with other members of their herd to work as a single entity.
Cheetric: The Cheetah Pokemon: Electric and Dark Type. Cheetric are one of the fastest Pokémon in the world. They have been recorded to break the sonic barrier when pursuiting their prey.
"And that was our last ball." Ash says. "We should go back to the entrance."
Alice nods as they go to the entrance. Then the staff helps them put all 7 Pokemon into the normal Pokeballs and then they go find Delia and the others.
This is a Safari Zone Chapter, I hope you like it. And Ash also gets all 30 Tauros back, very funny, huh? And now Ash only has 9 more Pokemon that he needs to find.
New Pokemon: Yayak x30 (Tauros), Leonite, Flapinko, Rollie (Donphan), Girafire, Hippond, Zebrite, Cheetric
