Chapter 5 - Yum…blueberries…onward to blueberry town!

Ashley woke to find that it was only 7:00. She recalled the still sleeping mew and shook Gemma. After 15 minuets they were off on their way… they neared the end of the forest and started to see the tops of house roofs. Ashley ran to the top of the hill in front of them with Gemma not to far behind…

"Wow…"Was the only word to describe the sight of such a small, peaceful but still beautiful town.

"You said it" Gemma was soon stood next to her. Ashley suddenly looked left and right… "What's wrong?"

"I heard a faint cry…there it is again…"

"I don't hear anything…" Ashley moved slowly to her left and something came into view. Ashley gasped and ran. It was a badly injured pideotto. It looked up. It was only small so Ashley picked it up just as Gemma came next to her.

"Come on" and Ashley ran down the hill. Gemma stared after her.

"Do I ever catch a break?" Gemma asked herself. She then ran off after Ashley. Ashley had just gone into the pokémon center when Gemma reached the bottom of the hill. Gemma sped in and stood next to Ashley gasping for air. Ashley had handed the pideotto to the nurse joy. Ashley and Gemma sat down. Gemma sighed and hung her head and Ashley fidgeted with her hair. Half an hour later pideotto landed on Ashley's knee

"He is just fine…nothing to worry about…"The nurse joy had walked up to them beaming

"That's great!" Ashley put her hand on the little bird's head. Ashley pulled out her pokedex and pressed the translation button. "Do you want to come with us?"

"Yes."

"Ok, go poké ball" and by the time Gemma looked up, Ashley had a ball in her hand.

"Well. If you didn't notice we're in blueberry town…"

"I didn't. I like blueberries…"

"That was so a random comment"-_-;; Ashley looked up from the ball

"Huh?"

"Never mind…lets get some sleep…it's late…"

"Gemma, who's the gym leader here?"

"His name is Bengie, people around here and the other gym leaders call him Buggy Benny. He had bug types…flying is your best bet…" Gemma yawned

"Hay, guess what?"

"What?"

"My pideotto is going to be called flute" There was no reply. Ashley looked at Gemma who had just fallen asleep. Ashley shrugged and went to sleep herself

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"Come on Gemma…" Ashley called to her from the gym entrance

"Ok, OK!" Gemma sighed and ran up next to Ashley. Ashley thought that there was something not quite right with Gemma… They walked in together

"Ok! I'm here to challenge the gym leader here!"

"I guess no-one's home" Gemma pulled on Ashley's arm until a voice froze her.

"I accept your challenge…" A boy a bit older than Ashley appeared from the darkness at the back off the gym. He had short blonde flyaway hair and dark green eyes. He wore a plain white t-shirt and green shorts with a belt. This belt held his poke balls. "Two on two"

"Lets get this battle started!"

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"Go Ledyba!"

"Go get'em flute, Use your gust attack!" The little pideotto made a bid gust which the Ledyba couldn't move out of the way from.

"Ledyba, supersonic now!"

"Use whirlwind to aim it back!"

"NO!!!" And the supersonic hit the Ledyba causing it to hit the wall

"Finish it with a Quick attack!" The Ledyba fell to the floor with a thud

"Return, you did well" Bengie looked really mad. Well, two could play at that game.

"Great job flute…you deserve a nice long rest"

"GO BUTTERFREE!"

"Come on out!" and out popped mew. The two pokémon glared at each other, narrowing their eyes.

"A mew" Bengie looked stunned "how'd you…?"

"Battle now, talk later…Mew go! Pound!" The butterfree, if it had moved a little faster, it would have missed but it hit dead on.

"Nice try kiddo." Ashley glared and growled at him. I get enough stick from my brother… "CONFUSION!"

"Mew! Dodge and use mega punch!" the butterfree was hit dead on again and knocked right into Bengie. "Sorry…"-_-;

"Never mind. Return butterfree…" Ashley picked up mew and hugged her

"YOU ROCK MEW!" She shouted swinging mew around with mew giggling.

"Nice one Ashley, you to mew." Said Gemma walking over to them and Ashley recalled mew into it's ball

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Bengie walked up to them, which made Gemma glare, he gave her a glare right back. Ashley looked at them both and then it dawned on her them had history together.

"Here you go" he handed her a badge; it was round with a leaf and red berry on. He gave Gemma sort of smile in a nice way which made Gemma face relax, but with a confused look appearing a couple of seconds later an then he walked away. Best if I don't ask and the two walked out.

"6 more badges to go!" Ashley happily shouted as they walked towards the pokémon center with Gemma laughing at her.

Ashley go mew and flute checked out and then went to explore the little town with all its people and pokémon. They were sat on a bench talking when out of the corner of her eye, Ashley thought she saw Suicune.

"Gem wait here" Ashley said getting up and running in the direction she'd seen Suicune go

"ASHLEY! Since when has my name been gem?" Gemma called into the slowly darkening air.

A/N: Sorry it's late, I know, I know! I've got lots of schoolwork so I don't know when chapter 6 will be put up. {Ashley: no fair!} Now what… {I want to know if I find Suicune again!} Give me a break… {Rad: Are you nuts?} Yep…guess I am…