A few weeks after the Hoenn Pokemon League

"Now exiting, flight 284 from Mauville City, please follow the walkway to go through customs." A voice said over the intercoms.

"Six hours! Why is it a six hour flight to get here!" Wally exclaimed, stretching.

"Hey, at least the guy sitting next to you didn't fall asleep." Brendan complained. "My shoulder is still feeling weird.

"Man, I would have killed for the guy next to me to fall asleep." Wally commented.

"Okay, cool off Romeo." Brendan joked. "We still have a bit of journeying to go, I want to surprise Ash and Flannery when we arrive in Pallet Town."

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN I CAN'T TAKE MY POKEMON INTO KANTO!" An all to familiar voice shouted.

"It can't be." Wally commented, peering over the crowd to see a guy in a green trench coat.

"Sir, please calm down. You are allowed to take your Pokemon, we just need a valid I.D." A flight attendant said.

"AND I GAVE YOU ONE!" Mikey shouted.

"Sir, this is half a coupon for Gulpin Pizza, taped to half a 5000 note." The flight attendant said.

"EXACTLY! THAT SHOULD BE MORE THAN ENOUGH!" Mikey proclaimed.

"Sir, I'm going to have to ask you to step out of line." The flight attendant said.

"YOU'LL NEVER TAKE ME ALIVE!" Mikey shouted, swiping his Pokeballs, and heading for the large glass window. "TO THE SKYS!" Mikey exclaimed, jumping at the window, only knocking himself unconscious upon impact.

"Should we be worried?" Wally asked.

"No, I'm pretty sure he'll be fine." Brendan commented, walking up to the station. "Four Pokeballs for Brendan Birch." Brendan said, pulling out his trainer I.D.

"Just one moment." The flight attendant said.

Brendan looked around for a moment, before pulling out a seed from his pocket.

'Flores in Vita'. Brendan whispered, as a flower bloomed from the lone seed.

"Here you are." The flight attendant said, handing over a tray.

"And for you." Brendan said, placing the flower in her hair.

"NEXT!" A voice shouted, as Wally went up.

"Yeah, hi, umm three Pokeballs for Walter West." Wally said, scrambling for his trainer I.D.

"Wally, around your neck!" Brendan called out.

"Right, right." Wally said, gripping the lanyard and pulling out his I.D.

After a few checks Wally was let through, and the duo were on their way.

"Okay rule one as always, go to the Pokemon Center." Brendan said. "Nurse Joy should be able to give us directions."

"I still want to know why our Pokenavs don't get service here." Wally commented.

"I think it has something to do with Silph Co. and Devon Corp." Brendan admitted. "Hopefully Pallet Town isn't too far from here."

At the Pokemon Center

"So if you're looking to get to Pallet Town, there's really only two ways to easily get there. The first is through the abandoned mine known as Diglett's Tunnel. Once you're out, head south through Viridian Forest, keep going through Viridian City, and about a day from there you should reach Pallet Town." Nurse Joy said.

"And the other?" Brendan asked.

"Head north to Saffron, then go west to Celadon, take the cycling road to Fuschia, then take the canal through Seafoam Islands, and keep going until you reach Cinnabar Village, from there take the northern canal to reach Pallet." The Nurse Joy said with a smile.

"So Diglett's tunnel?" Wally said optimistically.

"Yeah, without Ash and Milotic we can't make the other path." Brendan admitted. "How do we get to Diglett's Tunnel?"

"South East of the city, can't miss it." Nurse Joy said.

Back in the city

"So what can you tell me about Diglett?" Wally asked.

"I'm looking, there's like nearly 400 Pokemon in the Pokedex." Brendan said. "And my dad sent me an update from Sinnoh, and there's a lot of Pokemon from there too."

"Can't you just look under the letter D or something?" Wally asked.

"If I knew how to do that, I would be." Brendan barked. "Sorry, sorry. It's been a long day, and we're just tired. Maybe we should rest here for the night and get going in the morning."

"No, no, we have so much time before it gets dark, we can at least make it through the tunnel." Wally said. "Then we can rest for the night."

Deeper in the cave

"See, easy peasy." Wally gloated. "We make it through, and then we're like 90 percent of the way there."

"Yeah, I guess you're right." Brendan said, only to feel something stopping his movement. "Hey Wally, I think we might have a problem."

"Let me guess, you can't move either." Wally said.

"Lucky guess." Brendan said.

"Diglett Dig! Diglett Dig!"

"Trio Trio Trio!"

The cavern began rumbling as the repeating sounds grew closer.

"I don't think it's just Diglett in here." Wally said.

"Wait! I finally have it Diglett!" Brendan said. "It says they are pure ground types and the fully evolved form of Dugtrio."

"Dugtrio, the same Pokemon that was used by that Katie girl in the Hoenn League?" Wally asked.

"That'd be the one." Brendan said. "Looks like they have an ability to keep their prey from fleeing."

"Then lets stop being the prey." Wally said. "Cacturne come on out!"

"Marshtomp, Shiftry, I choose you!"

The three Pokemon came out of their Pokeballs, seeing the hordes of ground types rushing towards them.

"Marshtomp keep the larger groups away with Muddy Water and Ice Beam! Shiftry use Bullet Seed to get the stragglers!" Brendan called out.

"Cacturne use Needle Arm on the Dugtrio, they shouldn't be able to take to many of your attacks!" Wally commanded.

Several hours later

"Next time, when I say we stop for the night, let's stop for the night." Brendan groaned, as they pulled themselves out of the cave.

"So are we going to head into town?" Wally asked.

"Nope, too tired. Setting up my cot here, and getting some rest." Brendan said. "See you in the morning."

"It's good to be journeying again." Wally said, looking up at the Kanto night sky

Brendan's Current Team and their moves

Marshtomp: Ice Beam - Rollout - Muddy Water - Mud Shot

Shiftry: Razor Wind - Faint Attack - Bullet Seed - Extrasensory

Lairon: Headbutt - Iron Defense - Rock Tomb - Metal Claw

Rhydon: Mega Horn - Crush Claw - Flamethrower - Rock Blast

Wally's Current Team and their moves

Kirlia: Teleport - Confusion - Double Team - Psychic

Vibrava: Sand Tomb - Bite - Dragon Breath

Cacturne: Pin Missile - Needle Arm - Sandstorm