Chapter 8, a mostly Pokémon based story… this is the part where all of the Pokémon are introduced in one chapter! Well, enjoy! And also the continuation to chapter 7's cliffhanger!
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Chapter 8 - Spending Time Together

We left our three trainers, since Brendan was still in Dewford, near a cave, almost being attacked by something. The sun has already set down, it was already dark. But there was still light, because they're standing where there was a light post on top of them, which was built there for a purpose. May and Avegaille send out their started Pokémon while Phil's Terk stood in front of the bushes. The three trainers were a bit nervous of the thing or Pokémon that is shaded in the darkness.

"Terra, use-" May started but...

"Hey, is that Brendan?" Avegaille asked, looking at the direction where Dewford is.

From a distance, they can see Brendan running up to them, very happy and almost out of breath. He finally reached the three trainers and then he showed to them the badge that he just earned a few minutes ago.

"Humph, I thought it takes hours before you can actually earn your badge," May remarked. She chuckled and almost forgot about the thing that they were so worked up.

"Why are all of your starter Pokémon out here, anyway?" Brendan asked all of them. He looked at the Pokémon out in the field, staring at one direction. He was also surprised that they have evolved. "They look like they're about to defend you all from something."

Just then, this thing, who turned out to be a Pokémon came out of the darkness. Somehow, Avegaille was getting more nervous because of the way it looked.

"Aaaaaah!" May screamed and went behind Avegaille.

"W-what i-is t-that?" Avegaille asked, pointing on the Pokémon and getting even more nervous than before.

"Cool!" Brendan exclaimed, very happy and excited, as if he wanted to catch the Pokémon. "It's a Sableye!"

"You mean the Ghost and Dark type Pokémon?" Phil asked. He shrugged as Terk came near him. "Well, isn't that a surprise?"

"Well, yeah, and I want it!" Brendan exclaimed as he took out a Pokéball that had Kipp in it.

Kipp came out of the ball as the wild Sableye went closer, also wanting to battle. Well, Kipp has also evolved into a Marshtomp.

"Kipp, use Water Gun!" Brendan called to his Pokémon.

" Eeew, what is that? " Kipp asked, very disgusted and scared at the same time.

"What did he said?" Brendan asked Avegaille and May.

"Oh, he's asking what that Pokémon is, and he thinks it's looks disgusting," Avegaille replied, without her nervousness mood.

"Kipp, this isn't funny!" Brendan scolded him. "Now, use Water Gun!"

" Fine, I'll attack, " Kipp said as he started squirting water on the wild Sableye.

The wild Sableye didn't seem to be attacking at all. Brendan felt that the wild Pokémon wants to be caught. He tossed his Pokéball as the wild Pokémon shrunk in the red light and entered the ball. Brendan waited until the middle part of the Pokéball turned red, as it did.

"Hmm, it's seems odd, but I'm not that excited when Brendan caught that Pokémon," Avegaille said to herself as Charlie went near her.

" Maybe because the Pokémon itself wanted to be caught in the first place, " Charlie said to Avegaille. He looked at his trainer, who seem to be thinking of something else. " Anyway, I'm hungry! "

"Huh? Oh, wait, let me find a place where you can buy food in Dewford," Avegaille said to Charlie as she patted him on the head and walked off back to Dewford.

"Don't worry, I'll watch your Charmeleon," Phil called out.

" Just make sure nothing happens to me or to Avegaille or you'll be sorry, " Charlie warned Phil, giving his usually bad mood. Then, his mood changed again. " Anyway, are you getting used to Pokémon talk? "

"Yeah, I quite understood every word you just said earlier," Phil replied, with a bit of nervousness.

" Hey, can't we just get along? " Terk asked Charlie. He went near the lizard Pokémon. " My trainer doesn't want to hurt you or Avegaille. "

Just from beside Phil, Terk and Charlie, Brendan is starting to brag again to May about how he defeated the Gym leader easily. May, was giving out a yawn, getting bored from whatever Brendan was talking about. Terra was sleeping on her leg from all of the boredom.

"Brendan, I think you should stop that," Phil said to Brendan as he went near him. He pointed out to Brendan why stop all the bragging.

"WHAT!" Brendan shouted, waking up May and Terra, who were asleep from all of Brendan's bragging. "Hey, wake up you, Snorlaxes!"

"Huh?" May stood up straight as her Terra stood up from the ground. "You wanted something?"

"Well, no, but-"

Even before Brendan could start answering May's question, she was back asleep again, this time, on the ground, with her head resting on Terra's middle part.

"I don't think she wants to find out your reason," Phil whispered to Brendan.

Then, Avegaille came back, carrying her backpack in her arms filled with lots of snacks to munch on. She had a lot of money, from all of the nuggets that Ziggy has been picking up, so she decided to spend some of it with snacks. She had a great discount at the Pokémon Mart.

"How much did you spend to buy all of that?" Brendan asked, very surprised and also starting to drool.

"Hey, no drooling, there's enough for everybody, including our Pokémon," Avegaille warned him as she took out a blanket and set on the ground. Then, she poured down all the packets of snacks on the blanket.

While the other three trainers send out their other Pokémon, Charlie was trying to wake up May and Terra.

" Wake up sleepyhead! " Charlie said to May as he tried to tap her, but she was still asleep.

" It's no use, she's just too bored and too tired, " Terk said as he moved in closer.

"Huh?" May lifted her head and saw two Pokémon staring at her. She was very startled and moved back, but still sitting on the ground.

" Hey, May, what's wrong? " Terra asked as she stood up, noticing her startled trainer and saw Charlie and Terk staring at her. " What do you guys want now? "

"Avegaille is treating us snacks, you want some?" Charlie asked.

"Really? Cool!" Terra exclaimed as she quickly ran near Avegaille.
While Terra went to Avegaille to get some snacks, Charlie and Terk were starting to wonder why May is suddenly all that tried and sleepy.

"Oh, man, I'm so tired," May said to herself as she covered her mouth and yawned.

" You should at least eat something, " Terra said as she came back, carrying lots of packets of snacks in her claws.

"Gee, thanks," May said sleepily as she took one packet and opened it.

" Did you scattered Sleep Powder on her or something? " Charlie asked Terk.

" Hey, I may be a Grass Type, but I haven't learned any of those moves yet, " Terk protested.

"Please, guys, don't fight, I'm just sleepy and that's it," May interrupted the two arguing Pokémon. "I get easily sleepy in this bright moonlight." She stared at the full moon and was starting to get sleepy again.

"Why don't you send out the rest of your Pokémon for a while before you sleep?" Terra suggested to May, whose eyes were starting to close.

"Good ideas," May said sleepily as she took out the rest of the Pokéballs in her belt and send out her other Pokémon for the night.

She sent out Bell, Sean and Kathy, her Skitty that she caught while she was in Route 116.

" Meow, I'm hungry, " Kathy complained. She started to whine like a cat.

" Hey, cut it out! " Terra exclaimed as she opened a packet and gave it to Kathy. " Here, maybe you'll love this one. "

" Our trainer seems to be a little tired, " Sean said to Bell. He knew that Bell just evolved into a Silcoon, so he had to tell Bell whatever is going on around until she evolves into a Beautifly.

" Hey, I have eyes, you know! " Bell exclaimed. " But maybe, I can be a pillow for May. "

"No, not a good idea," May said to Bell as she turned around in a sleepy manner. "You'll just get crushed."

"Oh, maybe you're right," Bell said, looking at her trainer, but still motionless. "But I can't wait to be evolved into a Beautifly."

"Don't worry, just a few more training and you'll be a Beautifly soon," May said, still in a sleepy manner. She sat down on the ground as Sean carried Bell with her wings to get near to May. She was still holding the snack packet as she poured out a handful and gave it to Sean, since Bell can't eat anything except the nutrients in the soil. She saw how Kathy and Terra are getting along, as Terra shows Kathy the ropes.
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On the few distances, Phil was setting up everything, including the campfire while Brendan tried to set up mats for them to sleep on, since there wasn't any room left in the Pokémon Center for the night. Avegaille, and the rest of the Pokémon, including Brendan and Phil's, were having quite a fun conversation. Avegaille was sitting on the mat she just set up earlier, since all of the snacks were eaten by the trainers and the Pokémon. Somehow, Avegaille is wondering why is there a lamp post on top of them.

" Maybe it's used as a guide to the cave every night, " Ziggy explained as he stared at the lamp post.

" Hmm, perhaps your theory is right, " Gil agreed. He looked at what Ziggy is holding. " Is that an Ultra Ball? "

" Yeah, isn't it cool? " Ziggy asked in excitement.

" Well, in all of my life, I have never seen such things, " Paul, Phil's Poochyena, declared. He saw Avegaille took the Ultra Ball from Ziggy.

" Tell me when you're all are done, " Lenard, Phil's Slakoth said sleepily with his body lying on the ground.

" I wish me and the others had a conversation with our trainer, " Ron, Brendan's Shroomish, said and sighed.

" Yeah, when will he start to understand what we're talking about? " Sid, Brendan's Seedot, asked.

" Uh, I'm getting what you guys are trying to pointing out, " Kipp interrupted. " But patience is required to get closer to our trainer. "

"Brendan is just not getting into the flow, I guess," Avegaille said to them. "But don't worry, I think he'll start to understand you."

"Hey, Avegaille, time for a little rest," Brendan said as he approached her.

Avegaille stood up as she took her blanket on the floor. Then, all of Brendan's Pokémon started to look at Brendan in a weird way.

"Why are they looking at me like that?" Brendan asked Avegaille in a paranoid way.

"Just talk to them, you'll start to understand them by then," Avegaille said as she and her Pokémon walked off to go near the campfire.

"Huh?" Brendan looked at Avegaille who just walked off, and then to his Pokémon. "I know, I haven't talked much to you guys lately, but I..."

" Don't worry, we get what you're trying to say, " Kipp interrupted.

"Hey, I can finally understand you," Brendan said, very shocked but happy.

" Anyway, where's your newly captured Pokémon? " Ron asked.

"He doesn't like to go into the light, so he wanted to stay inside his Pokéball," Brendan replied.

" Well, when ready to go out, we want to talk to him, " Sid told his trainer.

"Sure, don't worry, I'll train him to get used to the light," Brendan said as he sat down with them. "We should do more conversations like this more often."
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While Brendan was spending time with his Pokémon, May and her Pokémon went also near the campfire to get warmed up. Phil wanted to know what May's life was like before she got here to Hoenn. The three trainers were sitting around the campfire, on the mats that Brendan set out earlier.

"Do you really want to know?" May asked Phil.

"Well, yes, and after that, it's Avegaille's turn to tell her story," Phil replied.

Then, he saw Brendan and his Pokémon joining in. "Hey, come on, we can all hear May's story together."

"Okay, well, my family and I are always moving around the Johto region. I've met so many famous trainers while I was traveling with my parents," May started.

"Really? Who?" Avegaille asked.

"Well, there's this kid, I think his name is Ash Ketchum, and the other one is Gary Oak, we met them while we were at Kanto. Then, there's Yoishi and Marina at Johto, before we went to Kanto that is, but there are so many others, those four mentioned above are the only ones I could remember," May replied. She saw how shocked Brendan is when he heard all of those
trainers' names.

"I can't believe you actually met and talked to those four all region known trainers!" Brendan exclaimed.

"I think Ash is the most famous of all of them," Avegaille remarked.

"Anyway, Avegaille, it's your turn," Phil said as he looked at Avegaille.

" Come on, kid, tell them how it is, " Charlie whispered to Avegaille. " I'm surely it's not that bad. "

"Okay," Avegaille said and sighed. "Well, my parents and me used to live in Cinnabar Island, that's in Kanto, somehow there's that old abandoned mansion besides the gym that my mother won't let me explore. But then, my dad bought a house here in Hoenn, since the island is getting a bit crowded, so we moved in here. And, then, my dad's uncle calls him and wants him to go back in Kanto."

"What happened before he went back to Kanto?" May asked.

"Well, before he left, he gave me a Pokémon, which is Charlie right here," Avegaille explained. "When he got to Cinnabar, he called us telling that he's the new gym leader there, since his uncle is doing research work with his friend again."

"Hmm, interesting...." Brendan said to himself. He looked at Phil. "All right, it's your turn. What region did you come from and what's your story?"

"Actually, I came from Lilycove City," Phil replied. "My parents thought it would be best if we moved in Littleroot, since the Pokémon Research Lab is there, which Prof. Birch and my dad are great friends."

"Yeah, I already knew about my dad and yours being friends," Brendan said.
Since the four trainers have been telling stories, they didn't notice that the time has passed and it was almost ten in the evening. The trainers' Pokémon were already sleeping together, as Avegaille saw how cute it was, except that her Charlie is still awake.

" Aren't you tired yet? " Charlie asked Avegaille concernedly.

"Well, yeah, I am, but I'm kind of scared to sleep out here, even if I'm already sleeping with my friends here," Avegaille replied.

" Don't worry, I'll be here to protect you with whatever comes here that can scare you! " Charlie declared. He stood up in the front of Avegaille.
All the other three trainers were very surprised to see Charlie's loyalty over Avegaille.

"Isn't that a bit touching?" Brendan asked everyone in a sarcastic manner.

"Don't make Charlie angry, you don't know what he's like when he's angry," Avegaille warned Brendan as she looked at him.

"Well, how about you, do you know how your Pokémon acts when they're angry?" Brendan asked Avegaille, staring at her.

" Ooh, I had enough of you! " Charlie said furiously to Brendan.

"No, Charlie, no using of Flamethrower!" Avegaille stopped him as she went in front of him.

"What? Now he knows Flamethrower!" Brendan exclaimed, very surprised. "What's next, Blast Burn?"

"Hmm, that's a good idea, but I don't think so," Avegaille said to herself as she tried to calm Charlie down. "Besides, I think my dad will just send me a TM move when Charlie or my other Pokémon needs to know it."

"Well, time to get some sleep," Phil said as he lied down on his mat and began snoring.

"Well, I hope Charlie doesn't burn you up, Bread Head, and turn you into a toast!" May remarked as she went near Avegaille.

"Ha, ha, very funny," Brendan said sarcastically as he went closer to Phil and slept with him.

"Well, hope you get some rest," May said to Avegaille as she lied down on the mat and slept on it. She started to snore.

Then, Avegaille saw Terra waking up and coming near to May to sleep besides her.

" Sshh, be quiet, " Terra whispered to Avegaille. " I want to make sure that May isn't lonely. "

Avegaille nodded as her Charlie also went near her. His flaming tail always kept Avegaille warm when ever she is sleeping with him. Avegaille looked around as she saw the other three trainers sleeping deeply with their Pokémon.

" Come on, time to sleep, " Charlie said to Avegaille.

"Okay..." Avegaille yawned and lied down on her mat.

Charlie noticed the blanket covering Avegaille's backpack. He took it and set it on top of his trainer, who was starting to shiver. Then, he went besides her and lied down to sleep.
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The next day, which this time, the noises of the Wingulls woke up the people of Dewford, also woke up the trainers camping out of Dewford. Avegaille woke up, finding out that she was the only one sleeping. The boys went inside the cave to train and catch Pokémon while May was besides her, waiting for her to wake up. Their Pokémon were playing along the sandy beach.

"Hey, sleepyhead," May said cheerfully. She watched Avegaille stood up. "It's another day, isn't it? I think it's your turn to challenge the gym."

"Me?" Avegaille asked, making her fully awake. "But, but...."

"No 'buts'," May interrupted. She looked at Avegaille's Pokémon who were playing with her Pokémon. "I think they're ready anyway..."

"Yeah, I suppose so," Avegaille said to May as she went near her Pokémon.

" Hey, what's up with you? " Charlie asked Avegaille. He gave Avegaille a skeptical look.

"Huh? Oh, nothing, it's just that, I think it's our turn to challenge Brawley," Avegaille replied.

"Hey! Wait, you know Dewford's Gym Leader?" May asked, looking at Avegaille.

"Yeah, I just found out about him last night, while I was buying snacks at the Pokémart," Avegaille replied. "He uses Fighting types, so I guess Gil will do the job here."

" All right! " Gil exclaimed, flying around his trainer happily.

" Well, good luck, and by the way, don't send me out when Gil faints, because I'll just faint the same, " Ziggy said to Avegaille. " And my Surf is not going to be super effective against fighting types. "

"Don't worry, I won't," Avegaille said to Ziggy.

" Well, you can always count on me whatever happens, right? " Charlie asked Avegaille.

"Of course I can," Avegaille replied. She looked at Charlie as she knelt down to hug him.

" Aww, that so sweet, " Gil remarked. He started to make sweet innocent faces.

" Oh, come on, don't be that...oh, what was the word I'm looking for? " Ziggy asked. He paced around the ground.

" You mean, insultive? " Gil suggested.

" Yeah, that... " Ziggy replied, blushing along the way.

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End of Chapter 8
Uh, no cliffhanger here this time… ever heard of the word imminent? I think it appeared in one of my friend's Sapphire game.