What in the world? Where am I? Oh, yes, chapter five… Nicole likes to talk in third person as much as she can… No Pokémon could ever deny the way she talks to the readers! Uh, that's a joke, as you can see… I've talked mostly in first person as much as I can, but the third person thing is just a formality. So, here's chapter 5, I think…
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Chapter 5 - Sinister Gangs On The Loose

After fully healing their Pokémon and stocking up on items at Petalburg City, May, Brendan, Avegaille and Phil are finally going to the Petalburg Woods again to get to Rustboro City.

All of them were walking in the woods, when May had this weird feeling inside her.

"I'm getting a bad feeling about this...." May started as she stopped walking.

"What? You're scared of a little dark woods?" Brendan teased. He also stopped walking and started snickering.

"May's right, something is not right here," Avegaille said nervously and went behind May.

Just a few distances, they saw a guy looking for a Pokémon. They knew what it was when they heard him call for its name. It was a Shroomish. So, the four trainers decided to go near him.

"Um, hi, we were wondering, why do you look for Pokémon that way?" May asked innocently.

"Yeah, what she said," Brendan added.

"Oh, I just love Shroomish and I don't think there are any left in here," the man replied. But before he could say another word, four grunts, two of them dressed in blue and the other dressed in red approached him.

"Hey, you Devon Researcher, hand me those papers!" one of the grunts in blue demanded.

"Oh, come on, you have to do better than that!" one of the grunts in red remarked.

"What makes you think you can do better?" the other grunt in blue asked.

"Oh, yeah, we'll show you, by trying to get the research papers first!" the other grunt in red exclaimed.

Then, all of the grunts send out their Pokémon.

"Um, this is getting pretty weird," Phil said to himself. "What are we suppose to do?"

"Okay, a 2-on-2 battle is fine, but a 4-on-4 battle, now that's too much!" May remarked. "What's next? A 6-on-6 battle?"

"Please, you've got to help me!" the researcher begged as he kneeled down.

"Don't do that, it's kind of unnatural," Avegaille said to the researcher.

"No, I think it's cool seeing guys beg for their lives," May said and started laughing.

"Well, aren't we going to beat these...." Brendan looked at the four
grunts. "What groups do you come from, anyway?"

"You're a naïve kid to ask such questions," one of the grunts in red remarked. "We're from Team Magma and the other team you can see here is Team Aqua!"

"And we're going to get those papers first before they do!" the other grunt from Team Magma added.

"Oh, yeah, not if we get them first!" one of the grunts of Team Aqua protested.

"Let's get this over with!" Brendan exclaimed as he send out Kipp.

"Go, Terra!" May called as she send out Terra.

"Go for it, Charlie!" Avegaille ordered as she send out Charlie.

"Get them Terk!" Phil said as he sent out Terk.
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Well, now isn't this a pretty sight, a 4-on-4 battle, where four trainers battle other four trainers at the same time. Anyway, the girls decided to take on the Magmas while the boys take on the Aquas so that they wouldn't get confused. It seems that the grunts have only one type of Pokémon, which is a Poochyena. So, the trainers didn't thought it would be hard beating them.

"Kipp, Mud Shot attack!" Brendan commanded.

"Terk, Absorb attack!" Phil commanded.

"Terra, use Ember!" May told her Pokémon.

"Charlie, use Flame Wheel!" Avegaille commanded.

All four Pokémon followed their trainers as the grunts tried to find a way to counteract the attacks. But they were a bit late and all of their Pokémon have fainted.

"You haven't seen the last of us, you little brats!" both teams exclaimed as they ran off.

May looked at Avegaille, who just used a move that wasn't for Charlie's level. Although it is the same type as the Pokémon, it still wasn't for its level.

"How did your Charlie learned Flame Wheel?" May asked.

"Oh, that, while I was looking on my bag, I found this TM move called Flame Wheel," Avegaille replied. "It's very old and I didn't want it to go to waste, so I taught it to Charlie."

"Thank you so much," the researcher said to them. "As a token of my thanks, here are Great Balls for each of you." He handed them out each one Great Ball. "I still have one left, enough to catch a Shroomish."

"Oh, hey, look over there, there's one now," Phil exclaimed and pointed at the edge of the forest.

"Thanks again," the researcher said as he walked off to capture the Shroomish.

After the researchers left, Avegaille looked at Brendan and May, who were both starting off another new argument.

"May, once we get to Rustboro, I'll beat you so bad in our 2-on-2 battle that you'll never show off your face in front of me again!" Brendan started.

"You know, we shouldn't involve Avegaille or Phil into this, since we're the one's fighting and not them," May interrupted Brendan's ranting.

"Fine, then, we'll have a battle, just the two of us!" Brendan finally said.

Then, he walked off.

"What is up with him?" May asked herself loudly.

"I think we should get out of here too, you know," Avegaille said to May.

"Yeah, a good idea," Phil agreed.

And with that, the three of them tried to find Brendan as they got out of the woods.
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Finally, after getting out of the woods, they still have to walk a little more before getting to Rustboro. Apparently, May has been using her running shoes to get there faster.

"Beat me if you can, Slowpoke!" May called out to Brendan as she continued running.

"Oh yeah!" Brendan exclaimed and pressed the button on his running shoes.

Then, he started to chase May until they got to Rustboro.

While the two of them were running to Rustboro, Avegaille and Phil decided to visit the Flower Shop that they saw when they got of the woods.
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Inside the shop, Avegaille looked at all the flowers as Phil got a few answers from asking questions to the owner. While Phil was talking to the owner of the shop, one of the people working there went near Avegaille.

"Do you like to plant things?" she asked.

"Yeah," Avegaille replied. "I saw a patch of berries outside your shop."

"Good, then, you'll love this," the manager said to her She gave to her a Wailmer Pail. "You can use that to water berries as you plant them. Berries will grow faster that way."

"I wish May was also here," Avegaille said to herself and sighed. She placed the Wailmer Pail in her bag.

"Do you have other friends traveling with you?" the manager asked.

"Well, yes, but both of them quickly headed off to Rustboro," Avegaille replied.

"Hey, Avegaille, guess what?" Phil asked, interrupting Avegaille's conversation with the manager. "This shop sells flowers that can be used for
decorations in a Secret Base."

"Really, but do you know what a Secret Base is?" Avegaille asked Phil.

"Well, no, but maybe May knows once we find her," Phil replied.

"Oh, by the way, here are some berries for the two of you," the owner said as she went near them. She handed each to them two berries.

"My sisters are really dedicated to their jobs," the last person working the shop said to Avegaille and Phil. "Wouldn't you agree?"

Avegaille and Phil nodded to the young boy. Then, the manager wanted to ask Avegaille a favor.

"Well, if your friend May isn't doing anything, would you let her come here?" the manger asked.

"Okay," Avegaille replied.

"I think we took much of your time," the owner said to them. "Come visit us again."

"Sure thing, bye," Phil said as he and Avegaille went out of the shop.
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While Phil and Avegaille were walking to get to Rustboro, Brendan and May had already started their battle. Unfortunately, May had defeated Brendan's other two Pokémon because of their grass-types. Finally, it's up to Kipp to at least win the battle.

"Kipp, Mud Shot!" Brendan commanded.

"Humph! Let's see, I think Sean would do the job here!" May remarked. "Okay, Terra, that's enough, come back!"

"What?" Brendan was very shocked as he saw May withdrew her Pokémon from the battle and send out another one.

"Go! Sean!" May called out.

"Why did you withdraw your Pokémon?" Brendan asked, getting furious.

"What? You don't like it?" May asked and gave out a grin. "Sean, Quick Attack now!"

"Oh, yeah, Kipp, dodge it with Water Gun!" Brendan commanded.

Both Pokémon attacks just damaged each other. Kipp was getting a little weaker and so is Sean.

Just as May was about to give out the finishing touches, Avegaille and Phil arrived just in time to watch the concluding battle.

"Sean, Quick Attack again!" May commanded.

"Use Water Gun Kipp!" Brendan commanded.

Sean's Quick attack made Kipp faint before he could even spray out water. Both trainers put back their Pokémon in their balls.

"Well, looks like I win again," May said to Brendan as she walked off.

"You come back here!" Brendan called out but it was too late. May was too far for him to be heard.

"Where is she going?" Phil asked Avegaille.

"I don't know," Avegaille replied and shrugged. "But where ever she's going, I'll bet she's going to do some more training."

"Well, I think I've done too much training," Phil said to Avegaille. "I think I should challenge the gym leader first."

"Well, good luck," Avegaille said and smiled as she saw Phil walking to Rustboro's Gym.

Then, Brendan looked at Avegaille, who also is thinking of something again.

"Why don't you try visiting the Pokémon Trainer School here while I go to the Pokémon Center," Brendan suggested.

"Okay." Avegaille walked to the school that was just a few distance.

"Oh, I don't know why, but I think all this arguments with May mean something else," Brendan thought to himself as he went inside the Pokémon Center.
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A few minutes later...

Phil was very happy when he got out of the gym as May just got back from Route 116. Avegaille also finished touring the school and Brendan just finished going to the Pokémon center. Both of them all met at the middle of the city.

"So, where have you been?" Brendan asked May.

"It's none of your business, B Boy!" May exclaimed. Then, she turned to Avegaille. "So, what have you been doing lately?"

"Oh, I just visited the Flower Shop before I got to Rustboro with Phil, then, I toured the trainer school here," Avegaille started. She looked at Phil. "So, how did your battle with Roxanne go?"

"How did you know that the gym leader of this city is Roxanne?" Phil asked Avegaille curiously.

"Oh, I have been talking to a lot of people lately," Avegaille replied. "I guess it is fun to talk with other people. I'm feeling a bit confident now."

"So, you're going to battle the gym leader next?" May asked Avegaille.

"You want to watch me battle?" Avegaille asked.

"Sure, I'd love to," May replied excitedly. "Come on then."

Both girl trainers walked off to the gym, leaving only the guys.

"Do you mind if you could help me train?" Brendan asked.

"Sure, I don't mind," Phil replied happily.

"You just got your first badge, didn't you?" Brendan asked Phil.

"Yeah, and now I can't wait for you guys to also get yours," Phil said to him. "Come on, we better start that training."

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End of Chapter 5
Fun? Where's the fun? Just kidding… anyway, end of chapter 5… I'll go on continue edit everything from the beginning… I'm currently working on a sequel for this fan fic! Ha! I won't be posting it here until further notice!