Chapter 10 Night Time Captures
While waiting for the Heights Camp to be constructed, Ash decides to fill out the Pokedex while Serena goes back to Galaxy Hall to do some requests. Serena is now looking at the board as Serena says, "It seems several people have spotted a Drifloon playing with one of the village children. Miki from the Security Corps can tell us more. So I have to find this Miki person."
She walks towards the gate and finds Miki there, she says, "So, you've accepted my request to look into that Drifloon? I can't tell you what a big help that is!"
"So what is the deal?" Serena asks.
"Let me fill you in. We'd heard reports that a Drifloon was playing with one of the village children over on Prelude Beach in the evenings. This seemed like odd behavior for a Pokemon, so all of us in the Security Corps worried its true intentions were to harm the child in some way. Thankfully all the village children were safe and accounted for when we went to check on them, but there was one curious thing...None of them seemed to know anything about a Drifloon! But, well, so many people from the village have reported seeing the Pokemon - we can't simply pretend there isn't an issue here. Since this calls for some investigation, I thought the Survey Corps would be our best bet!"
"Okay, so we need to find out the truth behind the Drifloon and the child it's been playing with." Serena says. "But Drifloon is a Ghost-type Pokemon, right? I heard that it is one of the Ghost-type Pokemon that appears in the daytime. And according to the Arc Phone, they are at the beach."
As she rushes towards the beach, they find the boy and the Drifloon. The boy yells, "Survey Corps' guy! Over here!"
The Drifloon is tangling the boy's arm, and he yells, "Hey, um, I wanna go home now..but Drifloon won't let me go! Can you help me? Please?"
Serena nods as he has Shinx uses Thunder Shock to causes Drifloon to let go of the boy's hand, and then it flies away. "Yaaay! Now I can finally go home!"
"So did he hurt you?" Serena asks.
"No, Drifloon didn't mean to be bad." The boy says. "It always played together with me - it's really friendly! So...I kept it a secret from everyone."
"Okay, um...What's your name?" Serena asks.
"Oh! My name's Taki. See you around, Survey Corps girl!" Then the boy runs off, much to their confusion.
As she walks back to Miki, she says, "I see you've been looking into that worrisome Drifloon for us. What have you found out?"
"We find that a boy named Taki is playing with the Drifloon, he doesn't want it to get into trouble, that's why he keeps it a secret." Serena says.
"All the same, he was in considerable danger! Without your help, goodness knows where Drifloon would have taken him by now...I'd be remiss if I didn't follow up on this troubling incident. I'll urge Captain Zisu to post extra Security Corps guards out on Prelude Beach at once! For now, I'm thankful that the situation was resolved without any harm. Thank you, truly, for helping us keep everyone."
Then she receives some Stardusts as thanks, and then she goes back to do another mission.
As for Ash, he is still in Obsidian Fieldlands as he is training Wurmple, after evolving one to Silcoon and into Beautifly, they find that it is getting dark.
"For some reason, the daytime and nighttime come so fast...I mean, it is now nighttime already." Ash looks into the sky and then he evolves his other Wurmple into a Cascoon, and then Dustox.
Ash sighs, "Now we have four more entries completed."
Silcoon's Research Tasks: Number caught:1,2,4,10,15 Number caught during daylight hours:1,2,5,10,20 Number defeated:1,3,6,12,25 Number of you've defeated with Flying-type moves:1,2,4,6,10 Times you have seen it use Poison Sting:1,3,6,12,25 Number you've evolved:1,2,3
Beautifly's Research Tasks: Number caught:1,2,4,10,15 Number caught during daylight hours:1,2,5,10,20 Number defeated:1,3,6,12,25 Number of you've defeated with Rock-type moves:1,2,4,6,10 Times you have seen it use Stun Spore:1,3,6,12,25 Times you've seen it use an agile style move:1,3,6,12,25 Number of different forms you've obtained:2
Cascoon's Research Tasks: Number caught:1,2,4,10,15 Number caught at night:1,2,5,10,20 Number defeated:1,3,6,12,25 Number of you've defeated with Fire-type moves:1,2,4,6,10 Times you have seen it use Poison Sting:1,3,6,12,25 Number you've evolved:1,2,3, Investigated how Silcoon and Cascoon differ:1
Dustox's Research Tasks: Number caught:1,2,4,10,15 Number caught at night:1,2,5,10,20 Number defeated:1,3,6,12,25 Number of you've defeated with Psychic-type moves:1,2,4,6,10 Times you have seen it use Poison Powder:1,3,6,12,25 Times you've seen it use a strong style move:1,3,6,12,25 Number of different forms you've obtained:2
Hisui Dex Entry No.19 Silcoon: The Cocoon Pokémon: Bug-type. Evolve from Wurmple at LV:7. Wraps itself in thin strings of silk while it stores energy for evolution. It can't extend its limbs and its movement is slow, but its eyes keep a sharp lookout—Silcoon is always on guard.
Hisui Dex Entry No.20 Beautifly: The Butterfly Pokémon: Bug- and Flying-type. Evolve from Silcoon at LV:10. A colorful and incredibly beautiful but also greedy Pokémon. In an effort to keep its favorite food all to itself, it will chase away Combee as they try to gather nectar.
Hisui Dex Entry No.21 Cascoon: The Cocoon Pokemon: Bug-type. Evolve from Wurmple at LV:7. The silk coating its body is thin but sufficiently strong. Cascoon's silk has a luster and texture superior to that of Silcoon's, and clothes made using Cascoon silk are regarded as top-notch.
Hisui Dex Entry No.22 Dustox: The Poison Moth Pokemon: Bug- and Poison-type. Evolve from Cascoon at LV:10. Tends to be drawn to bonfires on dark nights. Difficult to chase away from settlements because of the way it scatters highly toxic scales.
"I guess it is very late at night, but maybe there are some nighttime Pokemon I can capture." Ash says, "Maybe I will have to stay up all night for now."
Serena is continuing with the quest even though it is nighttime, and she looks into the board for the 8th quest.
"It seems a band of bothersome Bidoof keeps sneaking into the village and causing trouble. Talk to Tsumugi from the Security Corps and see if you can help set things in order." Serena sighs. "Well, that's interesting. It is a good thing I have a Bidoof with me."
As she finds Tsumugi, who is standing at the gate as well, she says, "I hear you caught several different species of Pokemon. That's no mean feat! I have a job that's perfect for a high achiever like you. See, I need help researching-"
Just then, they hear the sound as Tsumugi yells, "Arrgh! It's those pesky Bidoof again!"
The three Bidoof just run into the village from the door, and she groans, "I look away for ONE second, and the little scoundrels waltz right into the village! Ohh, this is awful...I'm a complete failure as a member of the Security Corps...How can I face Captain Zisu like this? No, get ahold of yourself, Tsumugi! Just catch the Bidoof, and everything will be fine. But still...three Bidoof is a lot. Two more than I think I could handle on my own, in fact..."
Serena is confused at the woman's self-talking, and the woman just looks at Serena. "Oh! I have an idea. I've heard that these particular pests get easily distracted if other Bidoof are nearby and end up letting their guard down around humans! So if you bring a Bidoof to draw their attention, I can seize that chance to catch the little troublemakers! Voila, the perfect plan! If we combine forces, we'll get all three caught in no time at all!"
"Okay..." Serena sighs as she starts to search around for the Bidoof, and luckily, one of them is beside their own staying place. By using Serena's Bidoof, Tsumugi catches the first one. "Caught it! Great going, team!"
Then they find the second one looking at the pastures, using the same trick, Tsumugi catches it. And the final one is at one of the village's houses close to the gate to Prelude Beach, and Tsumugi catches it.
"Nice work! That puts all the little troublemakers safely in our custody. Now to give'em the old heave-ho!" Tsumugi says.
"Hold on!" They hear a voice, and they turn around to face another woman, who looks really like Karen from the Johto Elite Four. Her name is Sanqua, the head of the Construction Corps. "It'd be a shame to just send those Bidoof back into the wild, no? My Construction Corps could find a use for 'em."
"What? You want to take these? But these naughty nibblers have caused so much trouble for the Construction Corps!" Tsumugi says.
"They're just Pokemon being Pokemon. How're they supposed to know our village is a strict no-chewing zone? Shows good taste on their part to come all the way here to gnaw on our woodwork, too. But if they're gonna stay here, they'll have to help with our work!" Sanqua says. "They've got the guts to keep trying to get into the village, plus the teeth to gnash through trees and rocks - just what our corps needs! How about it, little ones? Meals taste better after a day's work, y'know!"
The three Bidoof nod in agreement, and Sanqua smiles, "Just what I wanted to hear!"
Tsumugi sighs, "I'm not convinced this lot to have it in them to do an honest day's work...but if Sanqua's watching over them, I'm sure it'll work out all right. So I guess that's that settled! Thanks again for your help."
She gets a Rare Candy as thanks, and she knows that it makes Pokemon stronger. "Looks like we're done here, I guess I should take some rest and wait for Ash..."
Then Serena walks to the Obsidian Fieldlands camp to wait for Ash to sleep.
And during nighttime, Ash is also capturing a Drifloon in the Obsidian Fieldlands.
Drifloon's Research Tasks: Number caught:1,3,6,12,25 Number caught at night:1,2,5,10,20 Number defeated:1,3,8,20,40 Number of you've defeated with Ghost-type moves:1,2,4,6,10 Times you have seen it use Confusion:1,3,6,12,25 Times you have seen it use Hypnosis:1,3,8,20,40 Number you've evolved:1 Investigated whether Drifloon truly does play with kids:1
Hisui Dex Entry No.37 Drifloon: The Balloon Pokémon. Ghost- and Flying-type. Said to lure away young children and carry them off to the afterlife. Some whisper that Drifloon are formed of reincarnated human souls, but these rumors are as yet unconfirmed.
"By dodging those Drifloon...it is now changing to daytime...but I still need to find a Zubat before they all go back into caves or other places to sleep." Ash sighs.
He finds some Zubats who are rushing back to the caves, Ash manages to have Bidoof use Rollout to defeat one and then capture two with different genders in the end.
Zubat's Research Tasks: Number caught:1,3,6,12,25 Number caught during daylight hours:1,2,5,10,20 Number defeated:1,3,6,12,25 Number of you've defeated with Rock-type moves:1,2,4,6,10 Times you have seen it use Gust:1,3,6,12,25 Number of different forms you've obtained:2 Number you've evolved:1 Investigated Zubat's knack for navigating in the dark:1
Hisui Dex Entry No.34 Zubat: The Bat Pokemon: Poison- and Flying-type. Makes its home in gloomy caves. Atrophied eyes have left this Pokémon blind, so it scans its surroundings via sound waves that it emits from its mouth as it flies.
"I hope Serena did get more rest than I do...I mean, maybe I should sleep for a while as well." Ash says as he goes into his own tent in the field lands camp and takes a rest, only to see that Serena is already there sleeping as she is tired of waiting for him. He sighs and he cuddles Serena when they are going to sleep.
I'll end this chapter here, and this wraps up the Pokemon that can be captured during the night, and also some evolutions. The next chapter will be more requests and Pokemon capturing before we get into the main story again. Since the Construction needs some time in real life, after all.