Day 46

Sunny
Current mood: happy
Current location: Kosui Lake, en route to Goldenrod City

Dear Diary:

We're resting by Kosui Lake this evening...Totodile wore Ash out by running around and dancing for the resident Pokemon...it took Ash a good two hours to shepherd him back to camp--that's when the resident Pokemon decided to come to him and watch. So he's here in camp, reprising his dancing show while Brock plays guitar for him. And to think that all this was caused by an Azumarill...

See, when we arrived at the lake this afternoon, Misty decided to let her team out for a swim. However, Psyduck couldn't remember how to swim, so I had to carry him back to shore. Totodile, meanwhile, was spraying passing Magikarps like targets, and obviously enjoying himself.

But then, Totodile heard singing while we were having lunch:

Hear the sounds of the sea, and the colors will change
Look on to the blue sky, reflect and muse on, yourself,
Memories will waken, and live once again!

Across the seven seas, I feel deep in my heart,
A sinking feeling, that someone's out there, she softly cries,
Her heart is in so much pain, that it's crying, too...

"Why don't you save me from my tears?"
"Why can't I rise and accept my true destiny?"
Follow your star, little one, it will guide you on into the light!

Totodile was enamored by the song, and hurried off to go see who-or what-was singing. After a few minutes, he found that the singer was a very beautiful Azumarill. He was about to dance for her, but Azumarill simply gave him a warning spritz to shoo him off. She then walked off to another place on the shore, where she resumed her song:

And it is ever blue, the rolling sea, the water shining brightly with the sun!
The future, I will guard, with all my power, honor, ability!
For all the people that I know and love, and all the places that I want to see!
Glittering, these feelings, they will lead me onto the path...and I follow just the way I am!

Unbeknownst to her, Totodile was right by her, listening for another opportunity to dance.

Back in the camp, our lunch was interrupted by a Golduck searching for something in the bushes. Misty wanted to catch it, but we soon discovered that it had an owner, a girl named Trixie. As if on cue, Brock grabbed his guitar and started singing "Rolling Stone" for her, but Misty quickly dragged him off before he could do the yodeling part.

Ash, meanwhile; asked Trixie how he could help. Trixie explained that she was looking for her singing Azumarill. No sooner had she said that, did Azumarill appear in the camp, with Totodile in close pursuit. Trixie continued by saying that her Azumarill had not been able to sing since the Golduck had joined her act.

Misty was interested in Trixie's show, so she led us to the Kosui Theater, where she treated us to a complimentary show. My favorite part was Trixie's magic act and Azumarill's juggling bit...but when it was time for Azumarill to sing, she just wouldn't sing! Totodile decided to help (or rather, annoy) Azumarill by dancing for her. In an attempt to get Totodile offstage, Ash wound up singing what Azumarill was originally supposed to sing:

Close your eyes tonight and wish upon a shooting star!
See it fly into a million points of light!
Every promise, hope and prayer becomes a jeweled star!
And I believe deep inside my heart that fate, will lead us on...

But before Ash could continue, Azumarill had rejected Totodile's offer of food, and had gotten captured by Team Rocket! Totodile hurried after the net as fast as he could, but Team Rocket began reeling it up to their balloon before he could grab it! I tried to attack, but I was captured too!

We were taken to Team Rocket's lakeside cabin, where they left us to rest before going to see the boss in the morning--or so they thought. It was near dark, when I heard Azumarill singing the blues--so I accompanied her on my harmonica to comfort her. We had barely begun our song when Totodile and the others arrived to rescue us! Golduck kept Team Rocket busy while Bulbasaur bailed us out, then I gave Team Rocket a zapping as payback for capturing us!

It turned out that Azumarill had be in love with Golduck all along, not Totodile. Totodile was a little crushed at first, but Brock comforted him by saying that the perfect lady would come one day...that inspired Totodile to try to impress the other Pokemon at the lake. I wonder how long it will be before he realizes that Ash has called him back to camp three times already?

Until tomorrow,
Pikachu