EPISODE 3 – TEAM EXO ENTERS!
INTRO: Our protagonists have visited the Pokémon Professor in order to obtain their very first Pokémon companion as they wish to enter the new Pokémon Team League of Fhranisa. They also got their required PokeDEX and a case of pokeballs to start up their journey. Unfortunately, Pr. Pine couldn't sign up Francis and his team for the League due to broken equipment. The professor suggested getting lunch together, get the back-up equipment to continue her research at Rio Lake, and perhaps help Francis and co. get ready for their journey of their lives. What exciting adventures await Francis and friends today?
[Rio Town/Pokémon Labs & Ranch/Sunday 3:30pm]
"3:30! OMG! We have to get going!" Francis anxiously and dramatically got up, cleaned his dish, and grabbed his things and his new Pokémon partner, Markitty.
Everyone was perplexed about Francis' doings. "Francis, wait…we're still eating…" -Chewing-
"Thank you for the great meal, Professor!" Francis said while overthinking his next steps.
"You're welcome Francis…" Pr. Pine was about done eating.
"Yeah! Thank you, Professor!" Everyone agreed.
"You are all welcomed!" Pr. Pine smiled.
"We need to get to Powderstone Town before dark! The nearest Pokémon Center is there so I might also be able to find Marcus and show him MY Pokémon! YEAH, THAT's the PLAN!" Francis thought aloud and seemed determined. Then, He approached the doors, waved goodbye, and bolted out of the labs towards Route 1. "COMMON GUYS! COMMON MARKITTY! LET'S GO‼"
"MAR! MAR! MARKITTY!" Markitty was done eating; then, it rubbed against the Professor's legs once last time and lastly followed Francis.
"Bye Francis! Bye Markitty! SEE YOU SOON‼" The Professor yelled.
"EH?! FRANCIS, WAIT!" Everyone else rushed and finished their meals; then, they got up and began preparing. "Professor! What should we do next?" Belen asked while grabbing her things and her Pokémon.
"Yeah, cuz our team captain just left us behind…AGAIN!" Johnny was a bit annoyed by Francis' antics; he picked up Rodemart, his new Pokémon partner.
"Francis being Francis! What else is new?!" Josh, with his arms crossed, ranted. "I apologize for my brother, Professor…"
"UH? It's all good, guys! Being the Pokémon Professor, I have met a lot of very interesting trainers and let me tell you, Francis is no different! Well, HE IS different as he is unique and special, just like each one of you. I just hope that he can get his head together if he plans to make it to the championships…" The Professor shared and seemed concerned.
"Yeah, let's hope so…" Everyone nodded.
"Anyways, you should all go to the Pokémon Center located at Powderstone Town and enroll for the exciting Pokémon Team League!"
"YEAH! WILL DO!"
"I would have done for you here, but Francis already left and I actually have to go back to Rio Lake before sunset to set up again and continue my research!" The Professor explained.
"Oh yeah, that's right…" Everyone remembered.
"NOW! Don't be nervous! You will make it to the championships! I'm 100% sure!" Pr. Pine voiced her beliefs sincerely.
"YEAH?"
"I know you are new at participating in a Pokémon League and must be pretty nervous to explore new frontiers, but YOU ARE READY! Your parents, which I know personally, have done a great job mentoring you guys for this moment. You have the PokeDEX, your Pokémon partners, and each other…" Pr. Pine heartfully expressed in order to encourage the group to fulfill their dreams.
"You are right, Professor! WE CAN DO THIS‼" Everyone was pumped, Pokémon included.
"So off you go! Take care of each other, take care of your Pokémon partners, and always be there for each other! Despite Francis' personality, I know for sure he is there for you guys and will be there for anyone in need!"
"TRUE!"
"Lastly, you can also count on ME to help you guys out whenever! All you have to do is call me or send me an email; I will try my best to answer your calls or reply your emails. THAT'S ALL!" Pr. Pine concluded her farewell.
"You're the best Professor! THANK YOU SO MUCH‼" Everyone was happy.
"We better catch up to my brother before he starts looking for us! You know how he gets if we hold him back from his plans!" Josh explained and grabbed his things.
"You're right! He's probably wondering around and hoping we show up sooner rather than later!" Belen confirmed, "Thank you again for everything, Professor!" she approached the front door.
"It has been an honor, Professor! I will take care of everyone and Rodemart! I promise!" Johnny declared. The Mezza siblings and Josh exited the labs.
Pr. Pine, with a big smile on her face and standing at the front doors, waved goodbye to the group and their Pokémon. "BYE EVERYONE! See you soon‼"
"BYE PROFESSOR!"
[Route 1/Sunday 4:00 pm]
Francis, wondering and daydreaming, was strolling around Route 1. He was determined to make it to Powderstone Town today and he was imagining his encounter with Marcus at last. He was thinking about showing off his Markitty to Marcus and battle him to defeat. "YEAH! I told you I was better than YOU, Marcus‼" -Loud Chuckle- "Yeah! You will see…you will see…UH?" Francis stopped in the middle of the road. He then looked up frustrated. "Why am I like this?! Why do I always rush into things? WHERE IS MY TEAM?!" There was silence for a moment. No one was around, not even Pokémon. Francis was a bit worried, but he was more focused on finding his team in order to travel together as it should be. Francis and Markitty turned around and proceeded back to Rio Town.
"GUYS! GUYS! WHERE ARE YOU?"
…
"JOSH! JOHNNY! BELEN! WHERE ARE YOU?"
…
Francis kept calling out and searching for his team around Route 1 while returning to Rio Town, when suddenly…
"BEBE! BEBE! WHERE ARE YOU? ‼"
"HUH?!" Francis stopped. He looked everywhere to see who else was around looking for something or someone.
"BEBE! PLEASE ANSWER ME!" A girl was yelling. She spotted Francis & Markitty and then approached them urgently. "HELLO!"
Francis was taken by surprise but he was very curious about her trouble, "HELLO?!"
"HI! My name is Bee…" She paused, looked down, and waited.
"Hello, Bee! My name is Francis and this is Markitty, my Pokémon partner."
"MAR! MEOW! MARKITTY‼"
"Hello Francis and Markitty!" Bee responded half smiling, but short after she got worried and sad.
"Bee, I heard you yelling just now, what's the matter? Are you looking for someone or something too?" Francis asked.
Bee, almost sobbing and holding her tears back, said "I AM…yes…I AM looking for my Pokémon! It has been missing since this morning…"
"WHAT? Your Pokémon? What happened?" Francis was feeling her sadness while being sensitive.
"Well, my family owns a Bakery & Café…" Bee was explaining but Francis interrupted.
"Bakery & Café? Are you talking about the one in Rio Town?"
"YES! That's the one!"
"OH! It makes sense! IT IS called Bee's Bakery & Café, right? Just like you?"
"Yeah! You're right!"
"WOW! We go there like every Monday and buy your delicious fresh bread for the whole week! Your bread loaves are really tasty! Man, I'm kinda hungry now…"
"THANKS! I appreciate your business…" Bee tried smiling and was happy to hear a customer's feedback, but then got preoccupied again.
"Oh! I AM SO SORRY! Here I am babbling and telling you my stuff. Anyways, what happened?"
"Yes, my family and I run the Bakery & Café along with our Pokémon. We received a bread order from Powderstone High School, since they use our bread for their school lunches, and my Pokémon, Bebe, went out to deliver it this morning…" Bee was explaining, "Since my mom and I were busy baking a wedding cake needed for tonight, I sent Bebe with the bread order to Powderstone Town around 9 AM…"
"9 AM?"
"YES! It has been more than 6 hours since I sent Bebe!" Bee got depressed.
"Have you heard anything from anyone?" Francis, thinking about how to help, questioned.
"We called the high school to ask if Bebe had delivered the order and she did around 10 AM. They told me they saw Bebe leave school and that was IT! They don't know anything else!"
Francis, all heartbroken, said "Oh-no…that's not good…"
Bee began sobbing, "I would have searched around for Bebe earlier, but we were so busy and time just flew by that I didn't realize Bebe had not returned home" Bee started crying, "Where's Bebe?!"
"Please Bee, don't cry! Stay calm, please…" Francis said dedicatedly while thinking for solutions.
…
"FRANCIS! BIG BRO!" Josh shouted, "There you are!"
"FRANCIS! HEY BUDDY!" Johnny and Belen yelled while waving their hands.
"UH? Who's that with my big bro?" Josh noticed and asked the Mezza.
"Don't know! Never seen her!" Johnny responded.
"I think I know her from somewhere…but, WHAT is she doing with Francis?!" Belen thought while studying the situation from afar. Then they all ran towards Francis and company.
"GUYS‼" Francis got happy, "I AM SO GLAD TO SEE YOU ALL‼"
"WE ARE TOO‼" Everyone agreed, "But…WAIT FOR US NEXT TIME!" they scolded Francis.
Bee got all timid and embarrassed as she was crying beforehand and she was not in a social mood too.
"FRANCIS! Why are you making this girl cry?! Always breaking hearts‼" Josh was looking and studying the girl stranger.
"WHAT? I DID NOT MAKE HER CRY JOSHUA‼"
"HELLO! My name is Belen and this is my brother, Johnny. Are you alright?" Belen broke the ice while asking Bee her troubles.
"HI! My name…my name is Bee…nice to meet you all…" Bee was wiping the tears off her face and trying her best to remain calm and focused.
"Why are you crying, Bee? Did Francis actually hurt you or anything?" Johnny assumed.
"WHAT? I DID NOT HURT HER EITHER‼"
"The thing is…my Pokémon had been missing since this morning!"
"Your Pokémon is missing?!" Everyone was shocked.
"YEAH! THAT'S WHAT'S UP‼" Francis, annoyed by everyone's assumptions, yelled very loudly.
Everyone was like, "…"
"WELL, you guys wouldn't stop blaming ME‼" Francis spoke defensively.
"OK…sure…"
"Anyways, what happened, Bee?" Belen asked Bee, all worried herself now. Bee explained the whole situation to the team. Everyone was confused and sad.
"So, you already called the school and they told you they have not seen Bebe ever since it delivered the bread…RIGHT?" Josh asserted while analyzing for clues.
"YES, that's right..." Bee answered.
"THAT's not cool…" Josh concluded.
"Did you look around the high school? Or around Powderstone Town?" Johnny questioned while brainstorming for causes.
"I was on my way there when I came across Francis and Markitty. I did look around Rio Town and parts of this Route but had no luck. Bebe is not around here unfortunately…."
"Yeah, that's true. I have been around this route for a while and have not seen a Pokémon or anyone, besides Bee, for that matter!" Francis thought and shared. He began wondering the reason behind such event.
"Now that you mentioned it, we haven't seen a Pokémon around these areas either!" Belen was distressed for Bee and worried about the whole thing.
"Is that strange?" Francis asked everyone "Maybe the Pokémon are about to go to sleep?"
"Sleep? Around 4:30 PM? Don't think so…" Josh reasoned after looking at his AirWatch.
"You know guys, it is strange not seeing any Pokémon around these areas now that I have time to think about it…" Bee affirmed.
"What do you mean, Bee?" Francis and team asked.
"Well, Bebe and I do deliveries to Powderstone Town at least twice a week. We would bike thru here with the orders and see Pokémon around…kinda lively, except for today for some reason…"
"Mmm…interesting…"
Bebe began to feel nostalgic, "After doing our job, we would go to the park next to the high school and play around until my mother calls us to help her back at the Bakery…" Bee started to sob again, "And now Bebe has disappeared and I don't know what to do…"
"Bee, please calm down…we will help you look for Bebe!" Francis declared and he was willing to do everything to help Bee, a trainer in need. "RIGHT? WE WILL HELP?"
"OF COURSE!" The team confirmed.
"You guys are awesome! Thank you so much for volunteering and helping me look for Bebe!"
"You're welcome!"
"I tried to get help but no one was around, except for Francis & Markitty…"
"It's cool, Bee! We can see how much this hurts you and if we are able to help, then so be it!" Francis, smiling and confident, comforted Bee. "OKAY TEAM! What's the plan?!" Francis gathered everyone and began brainstorming for solutions.
"For starters, Bee, what kind of Pokémon is Bebe exactly?" Josh asked.
"Great question, Josh!"
"It's an Abee!"
"ABEE?"
"Your Pokémon is a Abee! A wonderful and cute Pokémon!" Belen commented excitedly.
"Thanks! Bebe is cute and wonderful indeed…"
"What does an Abee looks like again?" Francis asked himself, but then got his PokeDEX app to help him out. "Let's see…Data on Abee, PokeDEX!"
[POKEDEX:
051) Abee – The Honey Bee Pokémon [BUG – FLYING]
"Abee are hardworking, loyal, and team players for their respective Hives, King and Queen, or their trainers. Abee wonders around nature, especially after morning dew, and extract the freshest and purest nectar or pollen from flowers which is then turned into honey. They usually lug a little pouch made out of a bush leaf on their tiny hands which is used to carry the honey back to their Hives. A Hive is usually led by a Queen Abeequeen and a King Waspeking together."
POSSIBLE ATTACKS: Struggle Bug/Gust/Sweet Scent/Tackle]
"…so that's what Abee looks like. Alright! What's next?" Francis asked while thinking where could an Abee wonder to or get lost at.
"You said that you already looked around Rio Town and the Bakery, right Bee?" Johnny examined.
"That's correct…" Bee was a bit hopeless.
"You also searched the areas behind and around US already?!" Belen was intrigued.
"For the most part, I did…"
"We should look around here once more!" Francis thought, "Now that you have all of us to help out, we can cover more ground and explore places much better!"
"Great idea, bud!" Johnny agreed.
"Let's get our Pokémon to help too!" Belen looked at Johnny.
"That's groovy, sis! Rodemart, help us find Abee!" Johnny threw his pokeball up and Rodemart came out.
"RODE! RODEMART! RODE!" Rodemart was ready to help.
"Chickleaf, we need your help too!" Belen released Chickleaf.
"CHICK! CHICK! CHICKLEAF!" Chickleaf began floating around and surveying the area.
"RIGHT! Now, let's split into three groups and look around! Let's also meet here in half an hour and see if any of us have news, okay?" Francis delegated.
"OKAY!" Everyone complied.
"Josh, Markitty, and I will look around that area over there…" Francis pointed out the area at the left of them, "while Belen, Chickleaf, and Bee can cover that area on our far right…"
"Wonderful! We got this!" Belen answered for all of them.
"Johnny and Rodemart should look around the area behind us going back to Rio Town. SUPER?"
"Awesome! Rodemart and I will try our best! I can also use my binoculars to expand my perimeter and check the whole area!" Johnny got enthusiastic, trying to cheer Bee up.
"DOPE! Let's GO!"
…
-30 Minutes Later…
"Any luck, guys?" Francis asked everyone, "We didn't find Bebe or any Pokémon for that matter!"
"We were also unlucky…we looked everywhere!" Johnny shared in disappointment, "How about you, sis? Bee?"
Bee looked down to the ground; she was holding her sadness back. Belen was also a bit heartbroken not being able to find someone's precious Pokémon partner as she thought.
"What's going on today?" Josh asked himself and wondered, "WHERE ARE THE POKEMON?"
"Who knows BUT we have to keep looking. Let's walk towards Powderstone Town and look around the areas we pass by. I hope we find some kind of clue or sign!" Francis directed the group.
Everyone began strolling towards Powderstone Town, which is about a 45-minute walk or 3 miles from Rio Town. Just a mile from Powderstone Town, Francis and company noticed something strange, like a weird energy and a weird ringing in their ears.
"WHAT'S THAT?" Francis exclaimed while holding his aching head and covering his ears.
"POKE! POKE! POKEMON‼" Francis and team's Pokémon began hearing the silent ringing, which was making them go wacky and aggressive.
"UH? What's happening to them?!" Josh was taken by surprised; he was afraid.
"CHICK! CHICK! CHICKLEAF‼" Chickleaf was angrily pecking Belen's toes.
"Chickleaf! What's the matter?! STOP!" Belen begged Chickleaf to control itself.
"Rodemart! Stop! Lil guy, what's the matter?!" Jonny was trying to avoid Rodemart's Ember.
"MAR! MARKITTY! MEOW‼" Markitty was trying to bite Francis.
"MARKITTY! What's wrong, pal? Why are you acting like this?!" Francis was avoiding Markitty's bite.
"What's happening to the Pokémon?! And what's that noise?!" Bee was preoccupied and scared.
The ringing stopped, but the eerie energy was still lingering in the air. Markitty, Chickleaf, and Rodemart stopped attacking their own trainers, but were standing still in a trance for a moment; then they started to dash away after being enchanted by the weird and mysterious ringing sound.
"UH? MARKITTY!"
"CHICKLEAF!"
"RODEMART! Where are you going?!" Johnny yelled while chasing his Pokémon partner. Everyone followed the Pokémon. The Pokémon ran towards a little cave found deep in the woods surrounding Route 1. The Pokémon went in the cave.
"Look guys! There's a cave over there!" Josh said while pointing out the location.
"Wait a second…" Belen spoke.
"Isn't that our secret base, guys?" Johnny asked the group, specifically Francis and Belen.
"THAT IS OUR SECRET BASE‼"
"What? Really? A SECRET BASE!" Josh was appalled.
"Your secret base? I didn't look around this area and I certainly did not know there was a little cave over here!" Bee was surprised and puzzled.
"RIGHT! That's our secret base! DOPE!" Francis was excited to cherish a memory.
"It's been a while that I kind of forgot about it, guys!" Johnny admitted.
"Well, the last time we were here was when we went to explore the Joya Grotto and found some interesting treasures and brought it here…" Belen remembered and shared with everyone.
"Treasures? What treasures?" Josh was curious. Bee was too.
"Geez, that was like Fall last year!" Francis recalled.
"Indeed!" Johnny and Belen agreed.
"We used to meet here and play a lot of times; there, we would organize expeditions and adventures for the weekends…"
"Good times…good times..." Johnny was melancholic.
"That sounds fantastic…" Bee got interested and had always wanted to have a secret base of her own; she was calmed and determined to find her partner.
"About these treasures, what are they?" Josh was super intrigued and a bit mad.
"During our expeditions, if we ever came across like something weird, unique, shiny, or just plain dope, we would bring it here and make it ours; part of our collections. We each have a collection of junk, if you want to call it that instead, in the secret base if I recall!" Francis was emotional and proud.
"Why do you think our Pokémon went in there for?" Belen was wondering and she was anxious too.
"Now, how come I have never been in there?!" Josh, upset and feeling left out, complained.
"You were always at the gym with our parents! And when I asked you a couple of times if you were up for an expedition, you would always tell me you have homework and research to do so I didn't bother anymore."
Johnny interrupted, "GUYS! FOCUS!"
"Yoshi, you are part of the team now. You are welcome to come here and play with us!" Belen expressed with a smile.
"Guys! There's some kind of lights coming out of the cave! LOOK!" Bee pointed out.
"What's that?! What's happening in there?!" Everyone was confused and afraid. They waited.
?: "I would have never imagined coming across such place! Just look at all this junk! Who keeps stuff like this around? Eww!"
?: "The real question is: What else can we find here that is useful to US? We already found this neat special device…" -Evil Chuckle- "I couldn't believe my eyes at first but this is GOOD…"
?: -Sniffing- "Indeed. We were lucky to have found the Team's lost special device among this crap!"
?: "Our Sergeant said that this thing got lost during the war, right guys? Other very useful gadgets the scientists created long time ago were damaged and lost unfortunately as well…"
?: "Correct! Whoever found our stuff and kept it here: Thanks?" -Chuckle- "Anyways you two! We need to continue with the assignment and get these precious Pokémon to the boss!"
?/?: "YES, SIR!"
?: "I can't believe you fixed it and made it work! Just look at how many Pokémon had come here to be caught without US moving too many fingers!" -Giggle-
?: "There must be like 20 wild Pokémon here! Sorry, not sorry, pals!" -Laughing-
Pokémon: -Crying for help from their cages- "POKE! POKE! POKEMON‼"
?: "It's time to get us some more! Let's prime this gadget and get it to work!"
?: "YES, SIR!"
?: "WAIT! Who are those three Pokémon?"
?/?: "HUH?"
Markitty, Chickleaf, and Rodemart entered the cave under hypnosis. They approached these malicious individuals and stood there in a trance waiting for orders.
?: "That's interesting! I haven't primed the machine yet to be fully functional but it seems its effects linger longer than I thought, very good…"
?: "Peachy! This assignment is a piece of cake!" -Excited-
?: "Those three will make a great addition to the bundle of Pokémon we have captured. Our boss will surely give US promotions after all this! YEAH!"
?: "Hold on a second…aren't these three Pokémon the starters of the region?!"
?/?: -Analyzing- "Well look at that! YOU ARE RIGHT! AMAZING‼"
?: "You three are Markitty, Chickleaf, and Rodemart! JACKPOT‼" -Evil Chuckle-
"MAR! MAR! MARKITTY!" Markitty spoke robotically.
"CHICK! CHICK! CHICKLEAF!" Chickleaf followed suit.
"RODE! RODE! RODEMART!" Rodemart spoke softly.
?: "I have a great idea instead! Why don't we catch these Pokémon for ourselves?!"
?/?: "WHAT?"
"Just think! Our boss will get all these Pokémon we already got plus the ones we'll catch tonight. It wouldn't hurt him not having these three Pokémon since he already will get many. These three will make our team invisible and we will surely become the boss' assistants! It's GENIUS!"
?/?: "YOU ARE A GENIUS!"
?: "So, LET'S!" -Evil Chuckle-
…
"Guys! I'm super worried! Our Pokémon went in there but haven't come out yet!" Francis was panicking a little while analyzing the outer area of the cave and any other suspicious activity coming from within.
"Something seems off and it doesn't feel right…" Belen assumed; she was concerned.
"Why aren't we going in, again?" Josh was stunned.
"We have to make sure no wild Pokémon are occupying the cave, which appears not to be any; we also have to make sure no creep has invaded the cave and made it its home…remember the weird lights coming out of the cave just a moment ago?" Johnny tried to explain.
"Johnny is right! But it looks like nothing out of the extraordinary has happened. Shall we?" Francis was resolved.
"I hope Bebe is there and is alright! I hope your Pokémon are also ok…" Bee commented.
"Thanks Bee! We will find all of our Pokémon for sure!" Francis said and approached the entrance of the secret base. Everyone followed.
"MAR! MAR! MARKITTY‼" Markitty meowed.
"CHICK! CHICK! CHICKLEAF‼" Chickleaf peeped.
"RODE! RODE! RODEMART‼" Rodemart yelped.
"MARKITTY! WHAT'S WRONG?!" Francis shouted while making an entrance all agitated.
"CHICKLEAF!"
"RODEMART!"
"BEBE! WHERE ARE YOU?"
"UH? Who are they?!" Josh yelled all surprised and afraid.
?/?/?: "WHAT?!" -Shocked-
POKEMON: "POKE?!"
FRANCIS: "WHO ARE YOU, PEOPLE?!"
-Team EXO's Motto Soundtrack Plays:
?: "Prepare to be surprised!"
?: "Our prowess is high!"
?: "To discover all treasures in Pokémon history!"
?: "To fight enemies until they're lost in memory!"
?: "To control the nations with power and cleverness!"
?: "To shape the world with our style and madness!"
?: "I'm Eirene!"
?: "It's Apollo!"
?: "And Moonlix's my name!"
?: "We are Team EXO! Taking control of your lives!" -Makes an X with arms-
?: "Give up the fight now or lose your minds!" -Makes an O with his left hand-
?: "We are mighty! That's RIGHT!" -Does a thumbs-up-
Everyone was speechless and confused. Team EXO? They thought and thought and never heard of such team. They were thinking maybe they were a team participating in the Team League, BUT were teams supposed to wear such attires? Uniforms? Masks? Also, what's up with that motto? Who are these people and why are they hiding their identities? But then they noticed Pokémon in cages, all sad, stressed, abused, and scared. These people were up to not good. Francis looked at his friends. What now?
"HEY! What are you little tots doing here?" Apollo asked furiously.
"Don't tell me you're these little cuties' trainers?" Eirene was all casual and petting Markitty.
"I knew they were too good to be true! These savages don't inhabit these areas!" Moonlix complained.
"WHOA! WHAT?!" Francis and friends were shocked. "THAT POKEMON TALKED‼"
"THAT IS SO COOL!" Josh was very fascinated yet keeping his distance.
"YES! I CAN TALK! Big Deal, kiddo!" Moonlix complained.
"That Pokémon CAN talk, you guys! Is that normal?!" Francis was puzzled more than ever.
"Of course not, big bro! That's why is extremely terrific and rare‼" Josh was studying Moonlix.
"I've never seen anything like it!" Johnny said while surveying the area.
Belen was confused too yet alerted. Then she thought, "Let's check it out real quick!" She took her phone out and got the PokeDEX App on.
[POKEDEX:
019) Moonlix – The Lunar Feline Pokémon [DARK – PSYCHIC]
"Moonlix has the ability to see in the dark, even the darkest places of them all. Some myth says they are the messengers from the Underworld where they are able to communicate with the dead and bring messages to their families in the present times. They understand ghosts, spirits, and human souls. Their favorite hobby is to moon bathe; they gained all their energy back from the moon."
POSSIBLE ATTACKS: Psychic/Shadow Ball/Crunch/Night Daze]
"It doesn't say that they can speak human, did it?" Belen said and thought.
"IT DOESN'T MATTER! You bunch need to get out of here‼" Apollo threatened.
"WHAT? We won't leave without OUR POKEMON!" Francis yelled courageously and thinking about how to help the other Pokémon because these individuals, known as Team EXO now, are up to evil and the Pokémon were sad and hurt. He thought and looked around and thought some more; he concluded the old radio they found washing up Rio Lake was not really a radio. The gadget Team EXO was using to hypnotized the Pokémon was a soundwaves transmitter as he finally figured out. Then he got Johnny and Belen's attention and nodded his head towards the radio. Johnny and Belen understood; they knew where everything mostly was and remembered there are two fire extinguishers: one behind the old bookcase and one underneath the sink. They proceeded to get them slowly while the intruders were talking to them. Francis inferred and kept Team EXO talking. Josh and Bee stayed behind with Francis. "SO this is why there were no Pokémon in the area! You are evil! What are you planning to do to them?!"
"OMG‼ OMG‼ THERE SHE IS‼" Bee noticed Bebe, her Abee, in one of the cages. She was excited, relieved, sobbing, and so overwhelmed that she approached the cage and tried to open it.
"LITTLE GIRL! What do you think you are you doing?!" Eirene yelled and grabbed Bee's arm.
"AHH‼" Bee screamed.
"HEY-HEY-HEY! Don't hurt my friend!" Francis rushed towards Eirene to push her out of the way, when suddenly…
"POKEBALL, GO!" Apollo yelled. A Pokémon appeared.
Francis stopped and began to back down slowly towards Josh, who was close to the cave's entrance.
"ROP! CHIROP! ROP! CHIROP!" The Pokémon was flying.
"That's a Chirop, big bro! Be careful!" Josh was worried.
Francis spotted his favorite baseball bat and grabbed it swiftly. Johnny had made it to bookcase and Belen was in front of the sink, close to the small kitchenette they put out together.
"You better get out of our way if you don't want to get hurt, kid! Why don't you BEAT IT, before you and your friends get hurt, EH?!" Apollo threatened Francis.
Johnny and Belen pulled the pin and aimed the fire extinguishers' nuzzles at Apollo and Eirene's faces. They started to grumble in agony and tried to grab Johnny and Belen. Moonlix was distracted by the mayhem that hadn't noticed Francis made it to the transmitter. Francis smashed the device into pieces with his baseball and Markitty and the other Pokémon snapped out of their trance. Moonlix was disturbed and also nervous.
"MARKITTY! Are you alright, pal?" Francis met with Markitty and hugged it.
"MARKITTY! MAR! MEOW! MEOW‼" Markitty snapped out of his trance. Rodemart and Chickleaf followed suit.
"YOU DIMWIT! YOU BROKE OUR GADGET!" Apollo was very mad and irritated.
Eirene got together with Apollo, Chirop, and Moonlix; all of them joined forces. "Pokeball, GO‼" Eirene threw a pokeball in the air. A Pokémon appeared.
"NIA! NIA! NIA!" A Pokémon spoke and began crawling around Eirene's feet.
"CHIROP! Use Wing Attack, disperse this bothersome foam, and clear our way!" Apollo commanded. Chirop used Winged Attack.
Francis & Markitty approached Bee and told her to back up while Johnny and Belen kept Team EXO distracted. "Markitty, use your best Tackle and open this cage! Let's get Bebe and the rest of the Pokémon out of there!"
"MAR! MARKITTY‼" Markitty used Tackle. It broke the cage. Bebe was released among the other wild Pokémon.
"OH, BEBE‼" Bee hugged Abee and started to sob in happiness. Abee did too.
"Look you two! That brat just set free some of our Pokémon!" Moonlix pointed out all bitterly.
"ARGH‼ Chirop, use Supersonic!"
"ROP! ROP! CHI! CHI!" Chirop used Supersonic. Francis and team's Pokémon began to be confused. Markitty was dazed and began to stumble around.
"Chickleaf, sweetie, pull yourself together!"
"Rodemart! Stay focus! Let's stop these punks and help the other Pokémon!"
Bee, trying to help too, directed Bebe to counter measure Supersonic with Sweet Scent. Abee used Sweet Scent and it covered the whole cave in a soothing, fresh, and floral fragrance. It worked and Chickleaf fixated itself and signaled Belen it was okay to battle.
"Chickleaf, use Vine Whip!"
"ARANIA, use Poison Sting!" Eirene commanded her Pokémon to counterattack Belen's.
"CHICKLEAF, watch out!"
"ABEE! Use gust to deflect Poison Sting from hurting Chickleaf!" Bee ordered Bebe. Abee used Gust. It blocked Poison Sting.
"What are you doing?! Get them! GET THEM!" Eirene whined and demanded her Arania to keep up.
"Rodemart, use Ember!"
"Markitty, use Water Gun!"
Rodemart and Markitty both attacked Chirop. Chirop got hit twice.
"CHI! CHIROP! ROP‼" Chirop cried.
"This is not working! TEAM, time to pull plan B! NOW‼" Apollo instructed its team and they all got together in a circle; Moonlix pulled out a controller and pressed a button. An aircraft appeared outside the cave; it was a Team EXO's blimp. Apollo activated a mini-bomb and opened up another access to the cave. Apollo and Eirene snatched the last two cages full of Pokémon that Francis and friends hadn't broken and made their getaway.
"WHAT?! Where are you going?!" Francis shouted while trying to catch up to them. Everyone came out of the cave and followed Francis and Team EXO; "HEY! Release those Pokémon!" Francis demanded.
"We need to help them, guys!" Belen and Bee called out.
"LET FREE OF THOSE FOREST POKEMON YOU PUNKS!" Johnny was yelling imperiously.
"Markitty, use Water Gun!"
"Chickleaf, use Vine Whip!"
"Rodemart, use Ember!"
Markitty, Chickleaf, and Rodemart were unable to reach the blimp that was slowly getting away.
"YOU CAN'T STOP US! JUST GET OUT OF OUR WAY!" Apollo demanded to the group.
"MIND YOUR BUSINESS, BRATS!" Eirene blurted out.
"Let's speed up! We cannot let these kids ruin our plan! C'MON!" Moonlix increased the speed of their blimp. "NICE, let's keep it up!"
"THEY'RE GETTING AWAY!" Francis and friends shouted. "We cannot allow them to do this! This is Pokémon cruelty!" Francis exclaimed upset.
"What should we do, Francis?" Belen and Johnny were irritated too but looking to stop them.
"LOOK GUYS!" Josh pointed out to a couple of Pokémon coming out of the forest.
The Pokémon that were freed by Francis a moment ago came back to assist him and his friends. They were mad at Team EXO for treating them so badly and for trying to hurt other Pokémon.
"I think they want to help, guys!" Bee asserted.
"DOPE!" Francis got ecstatic and ready.
"Let's stop that blimp altogether, you guys!" Belen and Johnny directed. The Forest Pokémon understood and began to gather their energy; they were ready and aiming at Team EXO's blimp.
"What are they all doing?" Eirene got worried.
"It doesn't look good! CAN WE GO ANY FASTER, MOONLIX? ‼" Apollo began to freak out and so did Moonlix and Eirene.
"Markitty! Everyone! Let's stop that blimp, but don't hurt the Pokémon!" Francis delegated.
"RIGHT!" Everyone agreed.
"Use your best Water Gun, Markitty!"
"Chickleaf, use Vine Whip!"
"Rodemart, use Ember!"
"Abee, use Fury Cutter!"
"EVERYONE ATTACK NOW‼" Francis told his friends and his Pokémon friends. Francis, friends, and the wild Pokémon blasted Team EXO's blimp and it started to catch on fire.
"DAMN IT! OUR AIRCRAFT‼" Apollo shouted in misery.
"WE'RE ON FIRE‼" Moonlix and the rest complained and began to run around in flames.
"MOONLIX! DO SOMETHING!" Eirene screamed while trying to put out the fire on her hair.
Moonlix was so desperate that it just pressed a bunch of buttons around the blimp trying to solved their crisis; it accidentally opened the blimp's cargo doors. The cages with Pokémon in them began falling.
"THE POKEMON!" Everyone yelled.
"OOPS! I MESSED UP!" Moonlix was frustrated.
"MOONLIX‼" Apollo & Eirene were upset.
"POKE! POKE‼" The Pokémon falling cried.
"Markitty! Tackle that cage and free the Pokémon before they crash on the ground! HURRY!"
"Chickleaf! Use Vine Whip and help those Pokémon!"
"Rodemart! Use Tackle too and release the Pokémon, please lil guy!"
"Abee! Help out too!"
Francis and friends' Pokémon rescued the wild Pokémon from Team EXO's evil claws. They were relieved and happy, but then they got mad at Team EXO and finished them off by attacking altogether with the rest of them.
"WHAT ARE THEY DOING?!" Team EXO screamed desperately.
Francis and his friends stopped and watched all the wild Pokémon give Team EXO a final blow. Team EXO's blimp exploded.
"NO‼ IT CAN'T BE‼" Team EXO screeched.
- BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
"TEAM EXO WILL GET EVEN‼ WE WILL‼" Team EXO disappeared in the sky. -Blink-
"YEY! YEY! WE DID IT GUYS‼" Francis was jumping in excitement. Everyone joined. The wild Pokémon returned to nature and thanked Francis and his friends for saving them. They all returned to the wilderness.
"BE FREE! And I'm sorry about those bullies!" Josh exclaimed while waving the Pokémon goodbye.
"MARKITTY!" Francis petted Markitty and was glad that it was alright after all.
"I'm glad you didn't get hurt, Chickleaf! Thanks for helping!" Belen said to Chickleaf.
"I am also glad you are not hurt, are you, Bebe?" Bee was caring for Abee. Abee was pleased.
"Thanks, lil guy! You are strong!" Johnny complimented Rodemart. Rodemart began jumping in excitement. "RODE! RODE! RODEMART!"
"Who were those guys and why were they trying to capture and steal Pokémon?" Josh was wondering. He was glad everyone was alright and the Bee found her Pokémon.
[Route 1/Secret Base/Sunday Night]
"BEE! BEBE‼"
"UH?!" Everyone heard someone calling Bee and her Pokémon. It was a middle-age beautiful woman accompanied by her Pokémon, Abeequeen.
"DAMN! WHAT A WOMAN!" Johnny was mesmerized by the woman's beauty. He was gawking all enamored.
"MOM! MEI!"
"MOM?!" Francis and friends were amazed.
"Excuse me, miss..." Johnny interrupted.
"Umm?" The woman was startled.
"My name is Johnny Mezza! I'm at your service!" Johnny bowed down, then he grabbed the woman's hand and kissed it, "I would do anything you ask, just call my name and I SHALL BE THERE!"
"WHAT?!" Everyone was shocked and very confused. The woman was a bit terrified. But then...
-Elbow to the face- "BROTHER! We don't want the lady to be all creeped out! We also don't want her to press charges or anything like that, right, bro? RIGHT?" Belen asked gently, generously, and exigently.
"Err...r...r...rrr...yes...sowwy...mmaamm'mm..." Johnny was woozy and grunting in agony yet all in love.
"BEE! BEBE! I was so worried about you two!" Bee's mom said while hugging her daughter and Abee. "Just look at the time! Where were you two, for goodness sake?!"
"Well, mom…I…" Bee looked down.
"What's the time, anyways?" Francis asked himself.
"It looks like the sun is about to set, big bro!" Josh pointed at the sun.
"OMG! It's almost 6:30 PM‼" Francis, agonizing and frustrated, yelled. "Why is so LATE?!"
"Mom! Remember Bebe hadn't come home after the morning delivery so I went to look for it?!"
"Yeah, but that was like 4 hours ago honey! After finishing up at the Bakery & Café, we came out to look for both of you as soon as possible! We almost went to the FPD to report you both missing…I was really worried…we were worried…" Bee's mother opened up while nurturing Bee and Abee.
"It's ok mom, listen, a group of Pokémon thieves had captured Bebe and other wild Pokémon and had locked them in cages to be then transported and given to their evil boss! Can you believe it?!"
"WHAT? Is that true, honey?"
"QUEEN? ABEE? BEE?" Abeequeen asked too in disbelief.
"IT'S TRUE!" Everyone answered and agreed.
"UH? Who are these kids, Bee?"
"OH! SORRY! I got all caught up in the moment! Mom, this is Francis and his friends. They're the ones who helped me find Bebe and helped me rescued it! They're AWESOME!" Bee explained.
"HELLO and THANKS! My name is Love Beatles! Nice to meet you all!"
"HELLO, Mrs. Beatles!"
"THANK YOU SO MUCH for helping my little angel and her Pokémon! Also, called me Love!" Love said very gratefully.
"YOU'RE WELCOME, Mrs. Love!"
"I WILL CALL YOU LOVE, LOVE!" Johnny sighed all enamored.
"SHUT UP, JOHNNY!" Belen ordered.
"I'm sorry but it's about to get dark and we need to go back home! Thank you all for being kind with my daughter and Bebe!"
"My mom is right you guys, but…" Bee said and then approached Francis "Francis, you are my hero!" Bee hugged Francis.
"UH?!" Everyone was confused and paying attention. Belen was petrified in disbelief.
"Thanks for defending me early from that crazy girl and thanks for rescuing Bebe with me…" Bebe then looked at everyone, "I mean, thank you ALL for helping us out! You guys are sweet and noble!" Bee smiled and Abee was joyful. "I hope to meet again!"
"YOU'RE WELCOME!"
Francis was all paralyzed from the hug and he was also all blushing like a fool. "Bye Bee! Bye Bebe!"
"Thank you all! OH! Stop by the shop sometime and we'll treat you all to a nice breakfast and a pastry! Would you, please?" Love said smiling and waving goodbye. Abeequeen followed.
"WE WILL!" Francis and his team were thrilled.
"Bye guys! We'll see you around!" Bee & Abee said goodbye and left with Love towards Rio Town. Francis and friends and their Pokémon waved goodbye to Love, Bee, their Pokémon, and the wild Pokémon. The sun had set and it was getting dark. Everyone decided that the best option was to rest at the secret base and leave to Powderstone Town first thing tomorrow morning. They all cleaned up the secret base after Team EXO's mess and set up their sleeping bags around. They were tired and all worn out, mostly their Pokémon partners and Francis, the overthinker.
"WHY?! Why couldn't we catch up to Marcus...why…" Francis whined himself to sleep.
TO BE CONTINUED…
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