A/N: This is just the lazy author here.....Please.....excuse my laziness or blame the writer's block I had. Just couldn't come up with anything but now I have some inspiration...I realized the mistake I had made in the last chapter. Sorry if some of you got confused. This is kind of like a second part to the last chapter so here it is. Try not to use too many harsh words in your review if you do review.........Thank you!

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"Thanks for helping me....." May said and looked away, trying not to make eye contact.

Ash rubbed the back of his head and grinned. "Anytime....."

Then, he noticed a loud rustling noise coming from the bushes a couple of feet behind him. He touched May's shoulder and whispered, "I think we're being watched. Let's take a closer look at the bushes." May, a bit frightened, followed him and grabbed a nearby stick, just in case someone or something would try to hurt them.

The boy reached out to brush the branches of leaves aside and............ "Aaahh!" In front of him were no one else but two of his many good friends, Brock and Max. They waved at the two confused preteens and put unusually wide smiles on.

Ash sweat dropped, "What are you guys doing here? Didn't you two say you were gonna hunt for Cheri Berries?" he asked looking at their hands.

"No....." Max started slowly. "We decided to look for, uh, a, um......" He nudged Brock in the ribs and looked at him desperately.

"We were out looking for a Marshstomp!" Brock covered up. "And ate all the berries." Max immediately shot him a look that said "We are definitely gonna have a talk about that, later!"

May stepped in and questioned her little brother, "Max? Why on Earth would you want to look for a Marshstomp?" He hesitated. Not wanting to answer since he never really even came up with that excuse.

The oldest boy of the group quickly got the answer to the question and lamely replied, "He really wanted one so I thought I would be some help. So.......that's all..."

Max's older sibling chirped up again and this time she reminded them to all get moving. "We should go now. I think we'll reach Pallet Town in no time, if we move fast." They agreed and picked up their bags and headed toward the North. "Oh and one more thing Max," she said and paused for a while, "I think you would have had a much better chance of capturing a Marshstomp in another area like a valley near a creek or something, instead of a forest.......They don't live in woody places, remember?" and added in a soft voice, "Mr. Know-It-All........"

"Hey! Don't you think that I didn't hear that! I am not a-know-it-all!!!!!! Just someone smarter than you!!!"

May began chasing him around and then let her brother do the same to her.

"Oh boy...." Ash sighed and covered his eyes as the two siblings began to throw rocks at each other.

Another odd day has passed but when will they reach Pallet Town? Find out in the next chapter.....Or not.

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A/N: I'll try to update more often and take fewer sabbaticals......next time. If you have any private comments or just want to e-mail me for fun. Please e-mail me at or mysticalblack . DO NOT SEND ME ANY VIRUSES OR JUNK, PLEASE. Thank you and have a nice day...... Oh, after the words "enchanted", "white", "mystical", and "black" in the e-mail addresses, you have to add this mark "". Ja!