Rosie's Pokemon Adventures: Autumn's Surprises

Written By: Sapphire Mists

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Hello fellow fanfiction readers! Sapphire Mists is here and is ready to entertain you with my writing. But first, I want to make a few things clear.

1). I do not own pokemon. However, I do own Rosie and other characters who don't normally appear in the original storyline. I also own her pokemon names and personalities.

2). If you would like to use the characters and/or their pokemon, you must have my permission.

3). If you haven't read the other parts to this wonderful storyline, please do so!

4). As always, REVIEW THE FANFICS! PLEASE!

Here are a few things that you should also know.

Italics: Someone's thoughts

Bold: The other pokemon's thoughts

...: Translated pokemon speech

*!*: A battle sequence, if there are more than one, more battles are taking place

***: A break in the page

:...:: Inside the Crystal Ball

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Prologue

Hello! It's nice to see you all again! I hope that you've been doing all right because I sure am!

Previously, as in the last chapter, we were on Passion Fruit Island.

Passion Fruit turned out to be a beautiful island with pleasant experiences.

Well, when we first arrived, I received an invitation to attend my Aunt Peony's wedding. It was a wonderful affair and I got to be a bridesmaid. I saw my family for the first time in months! I loved every minute of it!

We let the pokemon take a vacation at the Pokemon Resort. I don't know exactly what happened there but the pokemon seemed to like it a lot. Maybe they met their future mates or something…I'm not sure.

CJ filled me in on all that we did while we were on the island. I wish that I could've remembered it!

First of all, he said that we tore the streets up and went to a dance club. He said that we danced for hours without having a single drink. Then we spent about fifteen minutes kissing each other. Oh, my heart craved for that event once I heard of it!

Secondly, we snuck out of the wedding chapel to make out once more. Why can't I remember these things? Why? Why hast thou bestowed this punishment upon me? Just kidding, but why can't I remember the things that I have yearned for so long. Maybe I'll never know!

After that night I picked up the pokemon from the resort and we challenged the Passion Fruit Island Gym Leader. It was a tough battle!

Lizzie, my Nidoqueen, was put to sleep after delivering a powerful mega punch on a cute little Wigglytuff. It was so fast but after all, it was our first battle together. We just need some training.

Artemis, however, fought excellently. She stunned the strong Wigglytuff with one of her graceful shafts that never seem to miss. But actually they do, well sometimes. Anyways, she fought a tough Clefable that polished her off in the beginning. But she finished her off with something I like to call the Dark bombs, also know as the faint attack.

I won the beautiful Passion Fruit Badge. After that, it seemed as if a mist was lifted from my eyes. I no longer felt that bold, as in bold enough to grab CJ by the collar and say "come on stud, let's paint the town red." Where did I come up with that? I'm not even that sure!

I think what made us so passionate was the passion fruits themselves. We did eat a lot of them and I only felt that way after we ate some of them.

That night we revealed to each other how we truly felt. I'm so glad that that's off my chest! We ended that night kissing under the moonlight that dappled the waves with a soft glow. It reminds me of that song called "Under the Milky Twilight" by Sixpence None the Richer. The best thing about it is that I actually lived it.

Well, now that I've filled you in…let's get on with the story!

The Actual Chapter

"I don't want to leave Rosie! I'm going to miss you guys!" Chase sobs. He wipes his eyes with the sleeve of his gray shirt.

"It's okay Chase, we'll see you in a few weeks!" I try to reassure him. But tears even started to well up in my eyes. I had really grown attached to the little boy!

It was the beginning of autumn and school was starting the day after tomorrow. Since Chase isn't old enough to be a pokemon trainer, he has to attend school back on Banana Island.

"Come on Chase, it's not the end of the world!" CJ says with a smile.

We were at the airport of the beautiful Autumn Island.

Chase wipes his eyes one last time.

I'm going to miss you Chase! Ellie says.

Wah! Dew bawls and lets out an ear-shattering cry.

Chase grabs Dew and hugs him really close.

"I'll miss you too...be good!" Chase says and hands Dew back to me.

"Now boarding the flight to Banana Island!" The pilot says.

Chase looks at the corridor and then back to us.

Instantly we all go into a group hug.

"Bye you guys!" He says with a wave and then he begins to walk to the corridor leading into the large jet.

Bye! Joey and Bobby exclaim and catch up with their master.

Suddenly I break down in tears.

All that we've done through together, now he's leaving. I remember when I first met him when Josh was mugging him. The time when I caught Bobby for him. Oh....

I dive into CJ's open arms and sob.

"I didn't want him to leave!" I say.

Ellie pats me on the back.

CJ just hugs me even closer.

"It's going to be all right; we'll see him at the Championships. There's no doubt about it!" He says.

I pull away and look him in the eyes.

"You're right! He's not gone forever!" I exclaim.

He wipes me tears with his slightly rough hands.

"I told you so!" He says with a giggle.

"Sometimes I just get so emotional!" I say and we walk out of the airport.

We had just arrived on Autumn Island a few hours ago. We had been at the airport the entire time, waiting for the plane to arrive.

From what I've heard, Autumn Island is the island that is in constant fall. It never changes seasons and the leaves stay piebald all the time. That makes this island the prettiest one of all! I also heard that the grass pokemon are just excellent here!

The crisp air engulfs us as soon as we step out the large airport. A powerful gust whips my hair around my face but I brush it away very quickly.

"So what do you want to do?" I ask CJ. It was his turn to decide what we do today.

"Let's go mountain climbing!" He says.

My smile quickly fades away.

"Mountain climbing." I say and stare at the ground.

***

"I can't!" I say halfway up the jagged edge of the mountain climbing side of Mount Leaf. Tears were falling to the ground.

You can do it! Ellie says and pats me on the back.

"Please get me down!" I scream.

CJ climbs back down to climb up with me.

"Rosie, stop crying. You can do it!" He says with a stern sincerity. I look into his eyes and all my fears vanish.

Rosie! Get a grip of yourself! You been such a baby today, be a woman! Be calm! You can do this!

I nod my head in agreement with myself. I'm right, I can do this!

With that jolt of confidence I grab a rock and lift myself up. I do this with such speed that Ellie and CJ have to climb twice as fast to keep up with me. I finally make my way up to the top and I look down at the base of the mountain. Big mistake!

I freeze in terror.

CJ and Ellie climb over the ledge and dust themselves off.

CJ reaches down and grabs my hand. And he lifts me up from the mountain with such ease that I'm astounded by his act. That was awesome! He must be able to bench press more than I must weigh!

You did it Rosie! Ellie says and hugs me.

Good job Mommy! Dew says.

"Thank you!" I say.

CJ saunters up to me and whispers in my ear.

"I knew you could do it!"

"It was you who helped the most. Without you, I don't think that I could have done it." I say and hug him.

We go in for the kiss but a girl with pretty brown skin, short purple hair, and hazel eyes quickly interrupts us. She's wearing dark blue jeans with a white spaghetti stringed tank top with a white blouse pulled over it.

"Sorry for interrupting you two but I'm Rika and I wanted to know if any of you were Rosie Fierra!" She says.

I pull away from CJ and walk up to face this beautiful girl. She's my height and has intelligent eyes that seem to focus on everything.

"I'm her." I say.

"Well, I've heard a lot about you and I wanted to know if I could travel with you and your boyfriend over there." She says.

"Why?" I ask. This is kind of strange. What did she hear about us? Why does she want to travel with us?

"Well, I heard that you are a pokemon trainer that hasn't lost a gym battle yet. I think that's kind of cool." She says and stares at the ground.

She's hiding something, I can tell!

"That's not all! Why else?" I ask and point an accusing finger at her.

Damn, she's good.

"Okay...you're good!" She says with a smile.

Well, she seems cool.

"The truth is that I need a free ride to get to the Flower League Championships. I feel kind of lonely out here taking pictures all alone..." She says with an honest truth in her voice.

I can understand that. Being alone can be fun but being alone is one of my biggest fears. If I were isolated from everyone that I love, I don't know what I'd do.

I look over at CJ and Ellie. They shrug their shoulders.

"The more the merrier, I guess..." CJ says with a smile.

I agree with CJ! Ellie says and jumps on my shoulder. Ellie extends her tail and Rika shakes it happily.

"This is Ellie, Ellie this is Rika! CJ this is Rika." I say and CJ steps up to her and shakes her hand.

"He's a cutie." She whispers into my ear.

I just giggle and blush.

An inconspicuous rumble of an azalea bush attracts CJ's inquisitive eyes. He turns to look at the pokemon that walks out the bush.

A cute little Gloom with white circles on it's head. It had a lazy smile on it's face with a little bit of sweet nectar oozing out the corner.

CJ gently creeps up to the Gloom.

Back off! Gloom says, and looks as if that horrible stench is about to be released.

"Hey Gloom, I'm harmless!" CJ says and holds up his hands.

Rika and I stand off to the side.

Gloom eases up and let's CJ left her off her tiny little feet.

"See that's not so bad!" He says and tickles her tummy. She giggles and releases a sweet smell just like Vanilla's. We all go into a relaxed mode and listen to nature.

I can hear the slight rumble of the pink tinted leaves from the slight breeze. A single leaf flutters to the ground.

I exhale deeply and then snap out of the trance. When I look at CJ he's looking at a Crystal Ball that he bought on the ferry.

"You caught her? Without a battle?" I ask him.

"Yeah!" He says and slips it into his pocket.

"But how?" Rika asks.

"Well, a pokemon breeder doesn't have to battle a pokemon to capture one. The pokemon can tell you if it likes you and wants to be with you, as did my Gloom, Fragrant did." He says with stars in his eyes.

I'm impressed! He makes an excellent pokemon breeder!

"You should write a book about that CJ." Rika says with a serious look on her face.

"Maybe in a few years." CJ says and scratches his head.

"So what's fun to do around here?" I ask her.

Rika thinks about it for awhile in then her face lights up.

"We can go on the Pokemon Safari!" She exclaims.

***

"Welcome to the Pokemon Safari Park! Admission costs five dollars each." A cheerful woman with a safari outfit on says.

I pull out the dollars with a blue pokeball on it that equals five dollars. So does my friends, and we hand it over.

"No pokemon capturing or feeding the pokemon!" She says and guides us to a safari jeep with zebra stripes on it. CJ helps Rika and I onto the platform and we find three seats in the back.

"Hello, I'm Howard and I'm the instructor of this adventure. I'll be answering questions so be free to raise your hands. This will last about forty-five minutes so enjoy the ride!" The man with a thick moustache and slicked back black hair with an outdoor vest says.

A few more people climb onto the jeep and with a gentle grumble, the engine starts and we roll along a dirt path.

A pokemon with a huge red head and a purple body is snoozing up against a tree with green and orange leaves.

"To our left we see a sleeping Vileplume. During the day, Vileplume are usually sleeping as they sunbathe to get extra energy. At night, however, they spray their pollen to re-establish their territory. The larger the head the older the Vileplume!" Howard says.

"That's interesting!" Rika says and pulls out a tripod and a titanium-finished camera. She snaps a few pictures and sits back down.

"Do you submit these to magazines?" I ask her.

"Actually, I do." She says with a smile.

"That's cool, which magazine?" I ask her.

"I send them to Pokemon Trainer Magazine, for every picture I send they send me a check." She says.

Wow, at least she's getting paid to do what she wants.

"I usually get about a hundred dollars every time I send some in." She says.

"Do you have your own apartment?" CJ asks.

"Yeah, I do. You can stay there if you want, at least while we're here. I'll stop renting it when we leave Autumn Island." She tells us.

"It must b great living on your own!" I say.

Rika is so mature! She's like eighteen and she already has her own apartment! How cool is that?

"It is. I like the privacy. I originally used to stay on Kumquat Island. It's near Petunia Island." She tells us.

I'm hungry Mommy! Dew says wags his tail.

"Okay." I say and search through my back where I kept his bottles. I take out a strawberry banana formula milkshake and shake it up for him. I cradle him in my arms and hold the bottle while he drinks.

A bright flash startles me and I look at Rika, who had just taken a picture of us.

"Gotcha!" She says with a self-satisfied grin.

Wow, I'm going to be in a magazine!

I pat Dew's back and he burps.

Ah! I'm sleepy! He says and snuggles into his pouch.

"He's so cute! How do you know what he says?" Rika asks.

"Well", I say with a smile, "I have received a gift from my Espeon, Sunrise, to be able to understand pokemon speech."

"That's great!"

"Over here to the left is one of the rare Bayleef of the Flower Archipelago!" Howard says as everyone looks at the galloping Bayleef.

"I have one of them!" I say.

But Rika is bust taking pictures of it. That Bayleef looks so happy out there running through the field of posies.

A young man with curly brown hair walks up to Rika. She looks at him and turns back to take some more pictures.

The boy chuckles and decides to flirt with her.

"What's a pretty girl like you doing on this Jeep?" He asks.

"Exactly what you see that I'm doing." She says in an impatient voice.

"Ooh, that had to hurt." CJ whispers.

"My name is Paul and I was wondering if..." He begins.

"Look, I'm not interested okay I'm busy!" Rika says.

I decide to barge in, "but I would like a one-pokemon battle, are you up to it?"

Paul backs away from Rika and saunters up to me. What the...?

"Well would you like to go on a date with me?" He says.

"She's taken." CJ says and stands up.

Paul holds up his hands in defeat.

"Okay, okay! Sure I'll battle you! Go Sunkern!" He says and a small pokemon with gold and brown stripes materializes in front of us.

"Go Lizzie!" I say and send out my Nidoqueen.

*!*

"I know this is our second battle but I'm sure w can win!" Rosie says.

"Sunkern, use your vine whip attack!" Paul says.

The green vines extend out of it's head and wraps around my arms. She lifts me into the air and slams me to the ground.

"Lizzie! Use fury swipes!" She says.

Okay! I say and scratch the vines away. Then I slash at the Sunkern that jumps out the way, avoiding each blow.

Man! It's too fast!

"Mega drain!" Paul demands.

Sunkern leaps back and forms a translucent, green ball that seems to suck away my energy and add on to hers. I waver and fall to the ground from the sudden loss of energy but I get right back up.

"Grass pokemon are weak against poison attacks! Use poison sting attack!" Rosie says.

I open my mouth and a ball of white energy forms. Then sharp, tiny needles containing a tiny bit of poison shoot forward out of my mouth and prick the small grass pokemon.

"Tackle attack!"

Sunkern leaps into the air in an attempt to knock me down.

"Tail whip!"

I snap my powerful tail and send the small pokemon flying onto the air. It lands with a loud them a trembles minutely.

"Darn, return!" Paul says and sits down on a bench next to a portly woman with her hair done up in a bun.

"Great job Lizzie! We won our first pokemon battle!" Rosie says and gives me a hug. I hug her back with a smile.

I feel so proud of myself! Self-esteem is a big part of pokemon training!

***

"That was great Rosie!" CJ and Rika say while we're sitting down on Rika's purple balloon couch. I always wanted one of those!

Rika's apartment is located next to the beach to the eastern part of Autumn Island in a high rise that looks out at the azure sea.

In the living room there are more balloon furniture peaces with pictures of family and friends tacked up on the wall in frames shaped like green lily pads. There is also small TV on a television stand.

In the kitchen there is a white stove and wooden cupboards. There is also a table with three chair pulled up to it. Lacy curtains covered the windows and there was a blown up picture of Rika, an Arcanine, and a Teddiursa.

The bedroom was just fabulous! There is a full sized bed with a yellow and pink flowered comforter covering pink and yellow flat sheets. There's an oak nightstand with a transparent lamp upon it. Then there is a desk with neatly stacked papers piled upon it.

The bathroom and darkroom were off of the bedroom. In the bathroom there is a marble basin shaped like a seashell and a bathtub. On the floor is a lime green and lilac carpet and toilet covering.

He apartment isn't too shabby! I love it!

"Dinner's ready!" She calls and we walk into her kitchen and sit down in front of a plate with a medium sized hamburger on it. The plate itself had brown and green maple leaves on them.

The hamburger looked delicious! There's crisp, green, lettuce on top and ripe, juicy tomato slices. Condiments included crunchy coins of pickles and yellow Dijon mustard.

The pokemon had some pokemon chow and fresh water. They steadily ate their food and seemed to enjoy it. I could tell because of the bright smiles on their faces.

"I choose you Lassie and Devon!" She says.

A huge female Arcanine with blazing red fur with black stripes and a blonde mane and tail comes out of a Crystal Ball and nuzzles Rika.

Then a cute Teddiursa with creamy fur and a pretty crescent moon on it's head jumps onto her lap.

"Hey everyone! It's time for some grub." She says and hands them some pokemon chow. They dig in.

I take a bite of my juicy hamburger and immediately fall in love with it. It's so delectable! I could eat these all day! But I contain myself and eat just one hamburger and gulp down some fresh orange juice.

CJ and Rika however, ate two of the hamburgers and washed it down with two glasses of apple juice. Man! Rika eats like a guy, how does she keep that trim figure of hers?

"That was great!" I say and stretch my arms. Ellie does the same. We we're becoming so attached lately that we even have the same habits. It's really bizarre!

The sun just started to dip below the horizon. It was already like nine o' clock in the evening.

After we washed the dishes in the kitchen we walk into the living room and turn on the TV. Rika flicks to the Pokemon News Channel so we can see what's going on.

"The Flower League Championship Preparations are already being made! This year's theme is Flower Power and there is going to be a ton of flower balloons and such. It's going to be truly wonderful! So trainers, get those last badges!" The anchorman exclaims.

"Cool…" I say.

"The fee of joining this wonderful event is one hundred dollars! Parents and friends come for fifty dollars and coaches come free. This is a drastic change from last year's expensive pokemon fees! Profits were up near one million dollars!" He continues.

Rosie! This sounds really fun! I can't wait to battle in there! Ellie says with her fists clenched.

"I can't either!" I say and strike the same pose.

But then a weird feeling goes through my body; it's the feeling of sleepiness. I yawn and so does Ellie.

"Can I go to bed now?" I ask them.

"Sure, I'll be there in a little while." Rika says and then turn back to the screen.

I walk into the bathroom and take out some toiletries and my pajamas so that I can take a bath.

The bath is so relaxing! I used some lavender bubble bath that calmed my tense muscles after that long mountain climb. I soaked there for like fifteen minutes and then I washed my hair and scrubbed my body.

I drained the water and dried off before I put on my moon pajamas and slippers. Then I pull the covers and climb inside the comfortable bed. Ellie jumps in and snuggles up next to me. I put Dew in my arms and falls asleep within five minutes.

***

Come on, its morning! Time for the Autumn Island Gym! Ellie cheers as she gently slaps my face.

I wake up with a groan and she flips off the bed and lands on her hands. Then she walks on her hands to the bathroom. She does it so naturally now!

I look to my right and see Rika filling out a yellow form. She swivels around in her desk chair to look at me.

"Good morning!" She says and turns back to her work.

"Hey." I say and get out of the bed. I quickly make it up and then I go into the bathroom to do the necessities and pick up Dew. I snap his pouch around my waist and tug at my baby blue t-shirt.

Then I separate my hair with a comb from my backpack and braid it into two long braids that almost reached my shoulder. Then I add on my seashell necklace and walk out the room.

CJ is there observing Lassie and Devon. He checks their fur and eyes to see if it's healthy and such.

I help myself to a bowl of cereal and feed the pokemon their breakfast.

"Hey Rosie, what's up?" CJ says as he hugs me around the waist. This extra attention from a guy is all that I want. I love every bit of it!

"Nothing too much, I plan on challenging the gym leader of this island." I tell him.

"What time are you leaving?" He asks.

"Now is good. I'm eager." I say and pull on my pack.

Rika walks in wearing some khaki pants and a white t-shirt with a shooting star appliquéd onto it. Her blue violet hair sparkled in it's curls.

"I heard that this gym leader is tough." She informs us.

"I'm pretty sure we can handle it!" I say and look at Ellie and Dew with a smile.

"If you say so…" Rika says as her eyes wander around the room.

***

"This is it, huh?" I ask as I look at the area.

The gym is on top of a mountain with many streams and rives that flow down various cascades. There is a lush green, mauve, and orange valley and a huge lake in the middle. If I cover my eyes can see a battleground with green grass on top of it.

We walk down the mountain until we see a large sign that says start painted in red.

Start what? I'm confused.

Ellie looks around. Then she tenses up and calls, "someone's here!"

I whip around to see a tall female with long brown hair and gray eyes. She's wearing an aerobic outfit with a thick white stripe going down the sides.

"Are you the gym leader?" I ask her.

Ellie latches onto my leg for security, I guess she was getting weird vibes from this woman.

"Yes, I'm Raina. The gym leader of Autumn Island. If you're looking for a match, get into an exercise outfit." She says and directs me into a changing room, leaving my boyfriend and Rika back at the starting point.

I change into a pair of waterproof blue leggings and a white tank top that I found for sale at a thrift store back on Passion Fruit. I walk back to my friends and the leader.

I hand Dew over to Rika.

"The first round is an obstacle course for you and your pokemon. You will be bound to your pokemon by the arm and you must cross the finish line together. One pokemon will be used, any questions?" Raina asks.

I shake my head and we walk to the start line.

"For this test I'm going to use Machop!" Raina says and a buff Machop with some red swimming trunks come out of the Crystal Ball.

I look at Ellie and nod.

A short boy with green walks to the start line and to my friends. They have to get on a helicopter and fly to the finish line so that they can watch the test on a screen.

"When we see the helicopter do a spin that's when we're going to start!" Raina says.

"You hear that Ellie?" I ask.

Uh huh! Ellie says and puts on a determined face.

The helicopter does a quick spin and we're off running. I keep Ellie's pace because she's a lot shorter than I am but I don't want to drag her. Raina and Machop take the lead.

Darn.

We reach a mess of long vines. We leap onto one and swing over to the next side.

I see a tall wall with four ropes. Raina and Machop start to climb up one, it was obvious that they've done this many times.

Ellie and I leap onto the brown rope and pull ourselves up. It was quite easy; it reminds me of the rope that I used to climb in gym class back on Sandy Island.

We jog until we see a point where the land ceases to exist. It was a huge cliff! Raina and Machop jump off of it and plunge into the water.

Fear surges through my veins. I stop and look at the pair swimming to the finishing line.

Come on! Ellie says and jumps into my arms.

I bite my lip.

I nod and we leap off of the cliff and make a monstrous splash that sends the water to shoot into the air. Water envelops us for a brief second and we float to the top. Ellie jumps onto my back and I start paddling for the both of us. Two minutes later we're at the finish line and Raina is drying off.

"That was great!" CJ and Rika say.

"You lost!" Raina says in a condescending tone.

It's all right Rosie! We can win the next round! Ellie says.

A newfound sense of pride washes over my body.

"You're right Ellie; we just can't give up!" I say and clench my fists together. Then I towel myself off and put on my Old Navy flip-flops.

"Now we battle!" Raina says confidently.

***

The battle area is like I said an arena with green grass atop it. Like that Astroturf stuff that I hear about. But I've never really seen it before.

"First of all, this is a two-pokemon battle. If one pokemon is defeated both of the trainers must switch pokemon! Choose wisely." Raina says.

I look at Ellie and she nods her head. This means that if I have to, I should pick her in the end.

"I choose you Vileplume!" Raina says and tosses one of the many plant pokemon that must be in her repertoire.

"For Vileplume, I'm going to use Lizzie!" I say and through out my pokemon. Hopefully we can win this battle too; I have faith in my Nidoqueen!

*!*

"This is our third battle and I'm sure that you can win! But don't take this Vileplume lightly, it looks powerful!" Rosie tells me.

I nod in approval and get into a fighting stance. I wonder if this is going to be a tough battle, hopefully!

I like to fight, especially with my brother. I usually win, even though he is a Nidoking and they are usually stronger than we females are. But I obviously am more powerful than he is. Anyways, let's get back to the fight.

"Use a tackle attack Lizzie!" Rosie says.

I charge at the plant pokemon with the huge head. I ram into her shoulder first and it sends her skidding across the floor.

"Get up and use razor leaf attack!" Raina says.

Vileplume jumps to her feet and sends a gaggle of sharp leaves at me. I cover my face in a x-like block but some manage to cut my body. I stagger from the pain.

"Lizzie use a double kick!" Rosie says.

I start off at a run and jump into the air kicking my feet twice but they miss the mark and Vileplume clocks me on the side of my head and I fall to the ground clutching my head.

I react quickly and sweep her off her feet with my massive tail.

"Great idea Lizzie, show them your body slam!" Rosie says, now sure that we're going to win this part of the match.

I jump into the air and with my whole body, land directly on the Vileplume. Vileplume writhes in pain but I stay on her, using all of my weight; which must be at least one hundred and fifty pounds.

With an exhausted squeak, Vileplume passes out and then, only then do I get up.

"That's a great Nidoqueen you have there! Return Vileplume!" Raina says and sucks the fainted grass pokemon back into its own little world.

"My friend Lizzie is a great pokemon! Aren't ya Lizzie?" Rosie says with a sweet smile.

I am great! I say with a giggle.

"Return Lizzie!" Rosie says.

*!*

"For my next pokemon, I'm going to use you, Ivysaur!" Raina says and sends out a tough looking Ivysaur with a beautiful pink flower on it's back.

"Come on out Blade!" Rosie says.

I come out my Crystal Ball, ready to fight.

Rosie is smart in picking me against this pokemon. I have like two advantages over him. The first one is that I'm a bug type pokemon and a flying type, as you might know grass pokemon are weak against those types. Being a steel type makes it even better.

The only way that Ivysaur can beat me is if it is a tough fighter. Which is probably what it is since Raina is using it as her last pokemon. Rosie taught me a few karate moves while we were on the ferry.

"Ivysaur use tackle attack!" Raina directs her pokemon.

Ivysaur scratches the ground charges at me at full speed. I block my torso area. I can anticipate his every move and if the defendant can do that then the attacker is in serious trouble.

The Ivysaur hits my arms as I had expected that he would.

"Good! You're doing what I taught you! Use your fury attack!" Rosie says.

I use my gossamer wings to propel me forward so that I'll have enough power to knock it down. Not for good, of course. That would take the fun away from battling.

I punch at the Ivysaur who is struggling at trying to dodge my endless assault.

"Use the leech seed attack!" Raina calls.

Ivysaur leaps back and shoots out a large yellow seed that traps me into a vine cage, sucking my energy away. I fall to the ground.

There has to be a way! I know!

I stretch out my wings and break free from the seed's grasp. This overwhelms the Ivysaur and it backs away.

"Great job! Use your swift attack!" Rosie says.

I shoot put the pointy little stars at the pokemon. The stars send Ivysaur flying into the air.

"Use vine whip!" Raina says.

Ivysaur pants from the fatigue that it gained during the fight. The vines wrap around my claws and slam me to the ground.

"Use your slam attack!" Rosie says.

I hover into the air and clasp my claws around the vines. Then with an arc that I make with my arms I slam the Ivysaur to the ground. It jumps bacon it's feet and stares at me.

I stare back with my intense golden eyes.

With a slight smile Ivysaur says "you've defeated me." Then he falls to the ground.

'Return Ivysaur!" Raina says with a smile.

"Awesome job Blade! Return!" Rosie says.

*!*

"Congratulations, you beat me in round two. Because of that, we're going to do a one-pokemon battle. I choose you Gloom!" Raina says.

"Ellie, it's up to you!" Rosie says as she pats me on the head.

I won't let you down! I say and trot onto the battleground.

"Gloom let's finish this off quickly, solar beam now!" Raina says.

"Karate attacks!" Rosie says.

I leap into the air do lightning kicks on Gloom. I was kicking so fast that my feet were a blur.

I then leaped back when it looked as if Gloom was ready to attack.

"Go!" Raina says.

"Stomp it!" Rosie says at the exact same time.

Gloom lets out a battle cry and shoots out a massive beam of solar energy at me. I leap into the air, missing the beam by an inch, and stomp Gloom's massive head.

Swirls appear in it's eyes and it falls to the ground in defeat.

"Uh! I can't believe I could be so foolish! Return Gloom!" Raina says.

I run to Rosie and dive into her open arms. She hugs me tightly and I return it with an even tighter hug.

Raina walks up to us.

"That was a great battle Rosie, one of the toughest battles I've had yet. You deserve the Autumn Badge." She says and hands Rosie a badge with mauve, orange, and green leaves on it. There is golden glitter applied onto it that makes it shine brightly.

"Thanks Raina!" Rosie says as she stares at the badge.

***

"Well, I ended my lease and put my stuff into storage." Rika says with a satisfied smile as we sail away from the island.

"That's great!" I say.

"I'm going to miss that apartment," she says, 'but now you guys are going to be my family, right?"

"Right!" We agree and punch fists. I guess that's our new motto.

Hooray! New friends! Dew cries.

Looky! He says and shoots a gallon of pressurized water at CJ's face.

CJ falls to the ground from the intensity and laughs to himself.

"I guess Dew just learned his water gun attack!" He says.