It is quite a lot of filler but it is setting up for the next chapter where there will be more than one surprise. Any reviews are supported.
Stlix waited in Vermillion for the next two weeks, training with his whole team by using one of the various training facilities throughout the city. Gyarados learned to control more of his strength with Buddy who was a similar shape and far stronger than the other Pokémon. Graveler and Floaty also worked together to help the Rock Pokémon train, their similar shapes and ways to take hits.
Charmander was technically one of Stlix's Pokémon but as he was undergoing treatment on Stlix's part of the estate he couldn't meet the rest of the team. Merry was constantly working on her healing abilities as both Corsola and Tyrunt had battles with another couple of Pokémon.
Tyrunt was constantly strengthening her jaw muscles as she grew larger, Joseph said that she was nearing her evolution to Tyrantrum when he had his Pokémon checked at Devon Corp. Doctor Rasen was still taken with Gyarados as his typing was completely unknown in the world, the Charmander line being loved by Dragon specialists because of their close relations to Dragon types and their ability to fight against Ice types.
Corsola had grown larger, the bond between them having grown stronger and her power increased. She was now twice the size of the commonly seen, wild Corsola but not comparable to the rare trained Corsola that tended to reach the size of a small shed.
Beda hadn't changed much, still a Pupitar and unable to battle much Stlix had to have constant checks for her, so she was on track for evolution. Stlix had an idea that his energy was probably affecting her in some way, despite it not being noticeable yet.
As the St Anne pulled into the docks Stlix was amazed at the sheer size of the ship, it was close to a small city in size and was said to have even a Pokémon centre on board. Silph had been close to getting the League to placing a special Gym on board until several Champions had opposed the idea.
It was a spectacular feat of engineering and because it had been targeted by criminal organisations before a large amount of Silph security force stayed upon the ship. On this trip, there would be two of the Elite Four because of how many trainers wished to compete in the tournament that was taking place.
It would be docked at Vermillion for a week although anyone boarding had to be upon the ship two days before it set off. And in the days building up to it Stlix saw as the trainer presence in the city reached a record-breaking level, the police were struggling because fights were breaking out everywhere and causing damage to the surroundings when there wasn't a Psychic Pokémon able to handle the fallout of a battle.
On the day when he walked up to it, Stlix had one again six Pokémon on his belt, his family had implored him to keep Floaty and Buddy with him in case something happened. With those two he had Graveler, Gyarados, Tyrunt, and Corsola. He had sent Beda along with Merry to his estate, the battles would likely be far more intense, and Beda had to stay healthy for her evolution and Merry was not focused upon battle.
Walking along the platform connecting the ship and the docks he was struck again by the enormity of the ship, there was thirty floors above him and well over forty below him. It was the largest ship ever built and required several years to construct.
When he handed his ticket to the Deckhand the person's eyes widened and they hurriedly called another person to escort him to his room. He clearly wasn't going to the usual trainer room and within a minute another crew member arrived dressed in a butler suit and treated Stlix very respectfully.
He was led up several floors until he was close to the top and his room was massive, taking up several rooms the contained a bedroom, bathroom, dining room and living area, there was a larger room for any small to medium-sized Pokémon to be released.
Pokémon of Buddy's and Gyarados's size were only able to be released in special areas specifically for those Pokémon to eat in or upon the battlefield in the tournament. Walking into the room he let out Floaty, Graveler, Tyrunt, and Corsola, who had to go in the small, provided aquarium.
He sat with the companionable atmosphere his teammates created, he ate a small snack before he got changed into more comfortable clothes and went to travel around the ship. Corsola wanted to stay in the aquarium and Graveler wanted to stay comfortable on the small bean bag he had taken over.
Tyrunt walked alongside him and Floaty wished to accompany him in his pokeball, the Metagross had taken very well to the extremely comfortable Heavy ball. The pokeballs gave a sense of peace and comfort to the Pokémon inside and it was very rare that any Pokémon disliked staying in one once they had been captured.
Going along the decks he walked of to find a food court around the ship, part of the way Silph earned their money was through the sheer number of different delicacies, for humans and Pokémon, that they offered. On the ship, they did do smaller meals of cheap ingredients to offer to trainers for almost no cost.
Stlix got a lot of looks as he walked around, the small dinosaur Pokémon at his side attracting a lot of attention. Tyrunts were famously rare and dangerous Pokémon, for a Tyrunt to walk happily by someone's side it spoke volumes about the relationship between Trainer and Pokémon.
Stlix wandered the ship for several hours before he bought a meal for all of his Pokémon, he would take Graveler's and Corsola's back to the room and he went to a larger room for him to release Gyarados to eat, Buddy had eaten a large meal of several Tauros and a tonne of assorted metal three days before at the Devon Corp branch.
Two days later the ship left the docks with a great crowd of Vermillion citizens at the docks ready to watch the massive ship leave. It was a very smooth departure for a ship of that size and Stlix couldn't wait until several more days to pass so that the tournament could begin.
Team:
On hand:
Steelix (Buddy)
Tyrunt
Gyarados
Corsola
Metagross (Floaty)
Graveler
Away:
Charmander (Treatment)
Chansey (Merry)
Pupitar (Beda)
