Day 30

Warm and humid

Current mood: content

Current location: Just outside Sora Town

Dear Diary:

I'm sitting here in the tent reading some of Ash's comic books...he must like collecting them, because he has what seems like hundreds of bags chock full of them strewen all over the place! I asked if I could read some of them, and he said okay--provided I don't mess them up. Some of them are humorous and don't have much of a plot, but I'm just now getting into all the superhero comics--"Pokeguardians" (about a group of kids that use the power of Pokemon to turn into superheroes), "The Superhero Six" (about a group of six heroes that live in space), and my new favorite: "The Adventures of Gligar Man". I'm currently reading issue 59, which is part three of "Gligar Man and the Secret of the Icy Stone"...and it's getting exciting!

Even more amazing, I learned that Gligar Man is real! I know, because he helped us save the city of Sora Town from Team Rocket, with some help from his sidekick and daughter, Gligirl! (gee, now I'm starting to sound like a commercial!)

It all started while we were walking through Sora Forest this morning...Ash saw something that looked like a Zubat flying through the trees, but Brock corrected him, saying that the Pokemon was not a Zubat, but a Gligar. Piqued by this, Ash tried to say hello to the Gligar, but sent us all tumbling into a Team Rocket pit trap instead!

Misty noticed that Team Rocket was pumping water into the pit, and Togepi was crying for help! It seemed like a matter of minutes before we would all drown!

Suddenly, I saw a strange figure perched in a tree, and who should appear but Gligar Man! I cheered my hardest as one by one, Gligar Man brought down Team Rocket and freed us from the pit! (and Misty was so relieved to have Togepi back)

Ash was shocked to see one of his favorite superheroes in person, so he promptly asked for an autograph (which is tucked away in a drawer right now). Before speeding off atop the Glibike (Gligar Man's vehicle of choice, for the uninformed), Gligar Man told us that if we needed him, just whistle! (and Brock still has the whistle to prove it!)

While we were all recovering, we met a young girl named Latoya, who lived in Sora Town. Brock immediately grabbed his guitar and started to play the Gligar Man theme song, only to be dragged away by Misty after several renditions of the song...honestly, I didn't know he even knew the Gligar Man song!

Latoya seemed flattered about Brock's song...so she invited us to Sora Town, where he got to reprise his performance as part of a promotion touting some new Gligar Man action figures. Ash was practically in heaven with all the toys!

Before long, Latoya's dad, the creator of Gligar Man, came down to meet us...Ash was amazed that the very person that was Gligar Man's alter ego was real...Mr. Parker, as he was affectionately called, began drawing the Gligar Man comics just as a hobby--but the comics proved to be so popular, a whole wave of merchandise and a TV series came with it...before long, he had actually BECOME Gligar Man by dressing up in costume and rescuing people.

Ash showed Mr. Parker an old drawing of Gligar Man he had done when he was younger...and Mr parker was so impressed he offered Ash a chance to take over drawing the comics, voicing Gligar Man in the TV show, and dressing up like him--but Ash politely declined, saying he had his dream of Pokemon Master to worry about. Brock jumped at the opportunity, but got a resounding no from Misty.

Just then, I heard the security alarm go off--Team Rocket was raiding the store and stealing all the toys! We tried to stop them, but they managed to tie me, Ash, and Gligar Man in a cocoon--and then I saw a smaller figure appear: Gligirl, a.k.a. Latoya!

Gligirl cut us loose, buying me time to zap Team Rocket to who-knows-where...Gligar Man was so grateful for our help, he decided not to retire, but work together with Gligirl...and as a reward, he drew our entire adventure into comic form--I can't wait to get that issue in the mail!

Ash is telling me to put the comics away, so I'll wrap this up for now.

Until tomorrow,

Pikachu