Silver's Status
Badges:1
Pokemon:4 (Cyndaquil, Butterfree, Bellsprout, Egg)

Chapter 14: Secret of the Swarming Fish

Silver was excited as he traveled down Route 32. He had won a badge and was given a very special
Pokemon egg. Silver thought about what Pokemon could be inside as he traveled. He soon came to
a stream.

"This looks like a nice place to relax", Silver said to himself. He set down his egg and knapsack, and then
he sat down, kicked back, and started to relax. All of a sudden, something behind him made a loud noise.
Silver got startled and fell into the stream. when he looked up, he saw Crystal, giggling.

"That's not funny!", he yelled, "You scared me!".

"Chill", said Crystal, "I was just kidding". She then noticed the egg.

"Is this your's?", she asked.

"Yes it is", Silver said. He climbed out of the stream and wrung out his hat.

"I think it may be a Pokemon egg", he said, "Prof. Elm wants me to have it!"

"Well, that was nice of him!", Crystal exclaimed. Silver admitted that it was. He then sat down on the lush,
green grass and Crystal sat down next to him. They soon saw a fisherman running toward the stream at
full speed. SIlver looked up and saw him.

"WATCH OUT!", SIlver yelled. But it was too late. The fisherman tripped over Silver, and in the process
knocked him into the stream and the fisherman fell in as well. Crystal broke out into laughter.

"That is not funny!", said the fisherman as he stepped out of the stream. Silver put on an angry face as he
stepped out of the stream as well.

"Sorry", said the fisherman, to Silver.

"It's ok, but why were you running here sir?", Silver asked.

"I have come to capture a Qwilfish, the Pokemon I have been after for 10 months, but has always gotten
away from me"!, the fisherman said. Silver checked his Pokedex and saw that Qwilfish was a blowfish
that knew poison type attacks.

"No wonder why you want it so badly", said Silver, "Well, I'll help you capture one".

"And me too", said Crystal.

"Really"?!, the fisherman cried with tears in his eyes, "You are the best!". So the fisherman explained that
the Qwilfish normally traveled in swarms and he would have to wait for that to happen. So Silver, Crystal,
and the fisherman waited by the stream with rods in their hands, which were cast out into the water. Minutes
passed, then hours. Silver and Crystal got bored.

"Where are all the Qwilfish?", Silver asked.

"They are not swarming yet", the fisherman said, "just a little more time."

"We've been here forever!", cried Crystal. Suddenly a there was a tug on her rod.

"I think I got something!", she yelled, "help me pull it out!". Silver and the fisherman pulled on Crystal until
the rod came out of the water with a Magikarp attatched to it. Crystal screamed and startled Silver again,
but this time Silver kicked the egg into the stream and it floated away rapidly.

"MY EGG!!!!!!", Silver screamed. He jumped into the stream and started to swim.

"Be careful!', the fisherman yelled, "If there is a Qwilfish swarm, they could poison you!", but Silver didn't
listen. All that mattered to him now was getting the egg back safely. Suddenly, there was a dark shadow
in the lake back where Crystal and the fisherman stood.

"What's going on?", she asked.

"It is a Qwilfish storm, we must warn your friend!", the fisherman said. They ran down the bank to try and
catch up to Silver. Silver was further down stream, and gaining on his egg.

"I've almost got you!", he cried, "hang on!". Silver clung on to his egg, but then he saw the dark shadow
approaching. Soon, numerous Qwilfish started to leap in and out of the stream. Silver knew what he had to
do, and that was get out of the stream. But instead, instinct made him throw a Pokeball. It hit one of the
weaker looking Qwilfish, and in a moment it was captured and the ball retreated back to Silver's hand.

"I did it!", he yelled, "I caught a Qwilfish!". Soon Crystal and the fisherman caught up to Silver.

"Silver, you need to get out of there!", Crystal yelled out. Silver wasted no time in jumping from the stream
as the Qwilfish passed by.The fisherman sent out a Pokemon to battle the Qwilfish, but it turned out that
he only had Magikarp, so it only was able to splash around in the water. The fisherman watched as the
Qwilfish swarm got away. Soon, the stream was all clear of Qwilfish. In the meantime, Silver dried off, but
was then hugged by Crystal.

"Oh Silver, I'm so glad you are safe!", she told him.

"It's ok", he said. He then looked at the fisherman who's eyes were filled with tears.

"The swarm is gone", he cried out, "I didn't get my Qwilfish". Then suddenly, Silver remembered that he had
captured a Qwilfish while he was swimming in the stream. He pulled out it's pokeball.

"Here", said Silver holding it out, "I caught this Qwilfish while in the stream, I was wondering if you would like it".
The fisherman's face brightened.

"You... you really mean it?", asked the fisherman, "really?".

"Sure", said Silver.

"Oh thank you soooooo much!", the fisherman said, taking the Pokeball.

"I'll take very good care of it", he said. The fisherman soon ran off with glee.

"That was a very nice thing that you did", said Crystal.

"Anything to help out a friend", Silver said, "Now I must be on my way to Azalea Town". So Silver left Crystal behind,
with his egg held tightly in his arms, for he would make sure that he never dropped it again.

"I hope that a lot of great, new adventures lie ahead", Silver said to himself as he proceeded to Azalea Town.