Born to Be a Champion: Pikachu's Johto Diaries Chapter 8: Born to Be a Champion: Pikachu's Johto Diaries, Day 22, a pokémon fanfic

Day 22

Mild and sunny

Current mood: calm

Current location: En route to Azalea Town, on the shores of Lake Crystal

Dear Diary:

Tonight we're camped by the shore of beautiful Lake Crystal (it's quite appropriately named when you consider how clear and blue the water is). There's a lakefront town and some farms nearby, but I prefer the view out here more than anything else.

Today's adventure involved a pretty lady named Wilhemina and her Marill--and from the sounds of Brock singing outside, he apparently likes her. (I wonder just how many songs he's written for pretty girls...)

You see, when we arrived at the lake this afternoon, we first started by looking at some of the lakefront houses...but Brock was more interested in finding a pretty lady to cuddle with. To quote him, "Where there's pretty scenery, there's gotta be pretty girls!" Fortunately for him, he found a lady relaxing on the shore...but before he could approach her and talk to her, I saw a Marill climb out of a nearby bush. I informed Ash, who promptly grabbed his Pokedex, which said this:

"Marill, the aqua mouse Pokemon. Her oil-filled tail acts much like a life preserver. If you see just her tail bobbing on the water's surface, it's a sure indication that she is diving beneath the water to feed on aquatic plants."

This practically enthralled Misty, so she grabbed a Poke Ball and tried to catch the Marill--but Brock pointed out a small purple bow on the Marill's tail, signifying that it had an owner. Poor Misty...she was grumbling about how bad she wanted a Marill the whole time we were having lunch. The whole experience of capture must've been scary for the Marill too...it started crying! Try as we might with jokes (my idea), funny faces (Ash's idea), and songs (Brock's idea), it just kept bawling at full volume! Misty apologized, but even that wasn't enough to calm the poor Marill! If only Ash hadn't said that Misty scared it, he wouldn't have a great big hand marking on his cheek right now.

Apparently the commotion could be heard all the way into town--allowing Team Rocket to capitalize on a double heist by dressing up as farmers and offering to take us into town. I soon learned that something was up when I felt the cold steel of robot arms around me! That caused the Marill to cry again, distracting Meowth and sending us crashing into a fence! Ash went tumbling into a tree; but Misty saved us both from crashing into rocks...at least before we were all swept away into the river that joins with Lake Crystal...the last thing I remember seeing was Wilhemina demanding where her Marill was, and Brock apologizing.

We came to rest a little further downstream, nearby a forest. Misty tried again to console the little Marill, but again, her efforts were in vain. I on the other hand, was worried about Ash--did he know I was okay? Was he looking for me? But those questions were pushed out of my thoughts when I heard the tell-tale low buzz of a swarm of Beedrills--and they were not to happy about being disturbed!

About then, Ash, Brock and Wilhemina found us in the forest, so they rushed in to rescue Misty...but she wound up cornered on a cliff's edge; and the Beedrills were gaining fast! I stepped before her and shocked the whole swarm, driving them off.

It started to rain not long after that, so Misty, the Marill, and I took shelter in a hollow tree. The poor Marill was afraid of all the thunder, so it ran away, forcing us to brave the storm chasing after it! To make matters worse, a thunderbolt struck another tree, and nearly squished the Marill, had Misty not made a diving leap to catch it! We then returned to the tree and waited out the storm for the next hour.

We would've made it to Lake Crystal earlier had Team Rocket not tried to shake the bridge--they got me, but Misty grabbed on when they tried to catch Marill, forcing Meowth to drop them all! Thankfully, Chikorita threw out a Vine Whip for them to grab, giving them a safe landing.

Team Rocket was not about to let me go without a fight, so they summoned Arbok and Weezing. Poliwag took care of Weezing, but Arbok brought the little guy down! That's when the Marill stepped in and soaked Arbok, buying me time to get loose and give Team Rocket their just desserts.

Wihemina was so happy to be reunited with her Marill, she offered to let us stay with her for the night--Ash politely declined, but promised we'd come to visit again sometime. I hope that sometime is soon...the view here is nice, and the lake looks so pretty. Brock must've written a song for Wilhemina while we were gone--I can hear him singing it all the way in this tent, so I'll close by writing down the words to it as he sings....

Fare thee well, love,

Far away, you must go.

Take your heart, love,

Will we never meet, again no more?

Far across, love,

O'er the mountains, and country wide.

Take my heart, love,

No one knows the tears I've cried

So I'll sing today, love,

I'll sing to you, love,

In all its glory, my time I'll bide.

No home or ties, love, a restless rover,

If I can't have you by my side.

Oh come back, love,

The sun and moon refuse to shine.

Since you've gone, love, gone away, love,

This lonely boy has had no peace of mind.