A/N: Hello everyone, I am back with chapter six of this story. Here, Branden meets Steven Stone and heads to Slateport.
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon
Brendan healed at the Pokemon Center. He then headed up north to find Steven Stone. He headed up to Hoenn Route 106, but was quickly stopped by a Fisherman.
"What do people do if they need to go to the washroom? What if my rod hooks a big one while I'm in the washroom?" asked the Fisherman uncomfortable.
"I don't know." shrugged Brendan.
"I just can't go." sighed the Fisherman.
Fisherman Ned would like to battle!
"Go Tentacool!" cried Ned, releasing his only Pokemon.
"Go Treecko!" cried Brendan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Supersonic!" ordered Ned.
"Use Bullet Seed!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Tentacool used Supersonic, but it missed. Treecko hit three times with Bullet Seed.
"Use Poison Sting!" ordered Ned.
"Use Bullet Seed!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Treecko hit four times with Bullet Seed. Tentacool hit with the super effective Poison Sting, but didn't get the poison.
"Use Constrict!" ordered Ned.
"Use Absorb!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Treecko used Absorb and got a critical hit causing Tentacool to faint.
"I lost because I'm trying not to use the washroom." said Ned, holding his leg.
Brendan recalled Treecko and quickly left hoping to get away from Ned. He kept going and found another Fisherman.
"Which do you prefer, fishing in the river or in a stream?" asked the Fisherman.
"Doesn't matter to me." answered Brendan.
Fisherman Elliot would like to battle!
"Go Magikarp!" cried Elliot, releasing his first Pokemon.
"Go Treecko!" cried Brendan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Splash!" ordered Elliot.
"Use Bullet Seed!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Magikarp used Splash, but nothing happened. Treecko then hit with Bullet Seed three times.
"Use Splash!" ordered Brendan.
"Use Bullet Seed!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Treecko hit three times with Bullet Seed and Magikarp fainted. Elliot recalled his Pokemon.
"Go Tentacool!" cried Elliot, releasing his next Pokemon.
"I'll stick with Treecko." said Branden.
"Use Poison Sting!" ordered Elliot.
"Use Leer!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Tentacool hit with the super effective Poison Sting, but didn't get the poison. Treecko then used Leer.
"Use Poison Sting!" ordered Elliot.
"Use Absorb!" ordered Branden.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Tentacool again hit with the super effective Poison Sting, but again didn't get the poison. Treecko then used Absorb.
"Use Constrict!" ordered Elliot.
"Use Absorb!" ordered Branden.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Tentacool used Constrict. Treecko then used Absorb again.
"Use Poison Sting!" ordered Elliot.
"Use Quick Attack!" ordered Branden.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Treecko used Quick Attack and Tentacool fainted. As a result, Treecko grew to Level 15.
"Go Magikarp!" cried Elliot, releasing his first Pokemon.
"Go Treecko!" cried Brendan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Splash!" ordered Elliot.
"Use Bullet Seed!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Magikarp used Splash, but nothing happened. Treecko then hit with Bullet Seed five times.
"Use Splash!" ordered Brendan.
"Use Bullet Seed!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Treecko hit twice with Bullet Seed and Magikarp fainted.
"Like in deep sea fishing, I lost spectacularly!" cried Elliot.
Brendan recalled his Pokemon and reached the entry to Granite Cave. he went in and began looking for Steven Stone. Brendan wandered around and didn't see the blob until he bumped into it.
"What the..." began Brendan.
Suddenly, an angry Makuhita jumped out.
"That was the Pokemon that Brawly had." realized Brendan.
Brendan sent out Zigzagoon.
"Use Cut!" ordered Brendan.
Zigzagoon used Cut and Makuhita used Tackle.
"Use Cut again!" ordered Brendan.
Zigzagoon used Cut. Makuhita hit twice with the super effective Arm Thrust.
"Now!" cried Brendan.
Brendan threw the Premier Ball he received in Rustboro and captured Makuhita.
"We did it!" cried Brendan joyously.
Brendan recalled Zigzagoon and checked his new Pokemon.
"It's Male. Level 10. It's Ability is Thick Fat. It's Nature is Jolly." read Brendan.
Brendan continued traveling and even found an Escape Rope. Finally, he found a man in a lone trainer.
"Hello." said Brendan.
The man turned around.
"My name is Brendan." said Brendan.
"My name is Steven." replied Steven
Brendan was sidetracked by Steven's work.
"What are you doing?" asked Brendan curious.
Brendan walked over to get a closer look at the stones Steven was researching.
"I'm interested in rare stones, so I travel here and there." said Steven.
Brendan shook his head.
"I have a letter for you!" declared Brendan.
"Oh? A Letter for me?" asked Steven surprised.
"It's from your father." answered Brendan.
Brendan handed Steven the letter.
"Okay. Thank you." replied Steven.
Steven read the letter. Brendan didn't want to ask what is said for fear of being rude.
"You with through all that trouble deliver that. I need to thank you." said Steven.
Steven thought for a moment then pulled a TM from his pocket.
"I'll give you this TM. It contains my favorite move, Steel Wing." said Steven.
"Thanks!" exclaimed Brendan.
Brendan accepted the gift.
"Your Pokemon appear quite capable. If you keep training, you you could even become Champion of the Pokemon League. That's what I think." said Steven.
"Oh really. I mean...I hope so." said Brendan, blushing.
"I know, since we've gotten to know each other, let's register each other in our PokeNavs." suggested Steven.
"Sure!" declared Brendan.
The two registered each other.
"Now, I've got to hurry along." noted Steven.
Steven grabbed his belongings and left. Brendan decided he had to battle Steven someday. Brendan used the Escape Rope to leave Granite Cave and returned to Dewford Town. There, he asked Mr. Briney to bring him to Slateport City which the Mr. Briney was happy to do. Brendan began walking up the beach and got Soft Sand from a little girl. Brendan walked over and bumped into a Sailor.
"I've laid anchor around the world, but Slateport's the best!" declared the Sailor.
Sailor Huey would like to battle!
"Go Wingull!" cried Huey, releasing his Pokemon.
"Go Zigzagoon!" cried Brendan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Growl!" ordered Huey.
"Use Tail Whip!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Wingull used Growl and Zigzagoon used Tail Whip.
"Use Supersonic!" ordered Huey.
"Use Headbutt!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Wingull used Supersonic, but it missed. Zigzagoon then hit with Headbutt.
"Use Water Gun!" ordered Huey.
"Use Cut!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Wingull hit with Water Gun. Zigzagoon used Cut and Wingull fainted. Huey recalled his Pokemon.
"Go Machop!" cried Brendan, releasing his other Pokemon.
Brendan recalled Zigzagoon knowing the type disadvantage.
"Go Taillow!" cried Brendan, releasing his next Pokemon.
"Use Low Kick!" ordered Huey.
"Use Wing Attack!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Taillow hit with Wing Attack and Machop fainted.
"You're the best!" declared Huey impressed.
Brendan thanked Huey and continued. He bumped into another Sailor.
"Wanna battle?" asked Brendan.
"Battle? With me?" asked the Sailor.
Sailor Edmond would like to battle!
"Use Growl!" ordered Edmond.
"Use Tail Whip!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Wingull used Growl and Zigzagoon used Tail Whip."Use Wing Attack!" ordered Edmond.
"Use Headbutt!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Wingull hit with Wing Attack then Zigzagoon hit with Headbutt.
"Use Water Gun!" ordered Edmond.
"Use Cut!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Wingull hit with Water Gun. Zigzagoon used Cut and Wingull fainted.
"Urp...Ooooooohhhhhh..Urrrrrppppp." said Edmond.Brendan recalled his Pokemon and continued, but didn't see the kids until they stopped him.
"I can't swim, so I'm pretending to swim." said the girl Tuber.
"I'm thirsty, I could go for a Soda Pop at the Seashore House." said the boy Tuber.
Tuber Hailey and Tuber Ricky would like to battle!
"Go Marill!" cried Hailey, releasing her only Pokemon.
"Go Zigzagoon!" cried Ricky, releasing his only Pokemon.
"Go Treecko and Makuhita!" cried Brendan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Tail Whip!" ordered Hailey.
"Use Tail Whip!" ordered Ricky.
"Use Bullet Seed on Marill and Arm Thrust on Zigzagoon!" ordered Brendan.
All of the Pokemon obeyed. Treecko hit Marill four times with Bullet Seed, Zigzagoon used Tail Whip, Marill used Tail Whip and Makuhita hit Zigzagoon three times with Arm Thrust. Treecko grew to Level 15.
"Use Water Gun on Makuhita!" ordered Hailey.
"Use Headbutt on Treecko!" ordered Ricky.
"Use Bullet Seed on Marill and Arm Thrust on Makuhita!" ordered Brendan.
All of the Pokemon obeyed. Treecko hit Marill three times and Marill fainted. Zigzagoon then hit Treecko with Headbutt. Makuhita hit Zigzagoon three times with Arm Thrust and Zigzagoon fainted.
"I thought so. I didn't think we could win." admitted Hailey while Ricky groaned.
Brendan recalled his Pokemon and continued. He spotted an item and went for it but, another pair of young Tubers stopped him.
"Doesn't a beach umbrella look like a giant flower?" asked the girl Tuber.
"See? My Inner Tube's round!" declared the boy Tuber.
Tuber Lola & Tuber Chandler would like to battle!
"Go Azurill!" cried Lola, releasing her first Pokemon.
"Go Tentacool!" cried Chandler, releasing his first Pokemon.
"Go Treecko & Makuhita!" cried Brendan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Tail Whip!" ordered Lola.
"Use Poison Sting on Treecko!" ordered Chandler.
"Use Bullet Seed on Tentacool and Arm Thrust on Azurill!" ordered Brendan.
All of the Pokemon obeyed. Treecko hit with Bullet Seed three times then Tentacool hit back with a super effective Poison Sting. Makuhita hit four times with Arm Thrust and Azurill fainted. Lola recalled her Pokemon.
"Go Azurill!" cried Lola, releasing her other Pokemon.
"Use Poison Sting on Makuhita!" ordered Chandler.
"Use Quick Attack and Tackle on Tentacool!" ordered Brendan.
All of the Pokemon obeyed. Treecko hit Tentacool with Quick Attack. Tentacool hit with Poison Sting then Makuhita hit with Tackle. Tentacool fainted. Chandler recalled his Pokemon.
"Go Tentacool!" cried Lola, releasing his other Pokemon.
"Use Charm!" ordered Lola.
"Use Quick Attack on Tentacool and Arm Thrust on Azurill!"
All of the Pokemon obeyed. Treecko hit Tentacool with Quick Attack. Tentacool hit with Poison Sting then Makuhita hit with Azurill four times with Arm Thrust causing it to faint.
"Use Poison Sting on Tentacool!" ordered Chandler.
"Use Bullet Seed and Tackle on Tentacool!" ordered Brendan.
All of the Pokemon obeyed. Treecko hit Tentacool five times with Bullet Seed then Tentacool hit Treecko with a super effective Poison Sting. Makuhita hit with Tackle and Tentacool fainted.
"Mommy!" cried Lola.
"Oh, oh! Too bad!" cried Chandler.
Brendan recalled his Pokemon and continued. He reached the Seashore House where he talked to the owner's daughter outside and decided to buy a drink there. However, he found out he needed to battle three trainers which he happily accepted.
"I'm going to show you how great my Pokemon are, but don't cry!" declared a Tuber.
Tuber Simon would like to battle!
"Go Azurill!" cried Simon, releasing his first Pokemon.
"Go Makuhita!" cried Brendan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Tail Whip!" ordered Simon.
"Use Focus Energy!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Makuhita used Focus Energy and Azurill used Tail Whip.
"Use Bubble!" ordered Simon.
"Use Arm Thrust!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Azurill hit with Bubble which didn't do much. Makuhita hit three times with Arm Thrust and Azurill fainted. This allowed Makuhita to reach Level 11. Simon recalled his Pokemon.
"Go Marill!" cried Simon, releasing his other Pokemon.
Brendan decided to recall Makuhita.
"Go Treecko!" cried Brendan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Tail Whip!" ordered Simon.
"Use Bullet Seed!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Treecko hit four times with Bullet Seed then Marill used Tail Whip.
"Use Water Gun!" ordered Simon.
"Use Bullet Seed again!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Treecko hit four times with Bullet Seed again and Marill fainted.
"I lost, but I won't cry." stated Simon toughly.
Brendan recalled his Pokemon and met his next challenger who was a Beauty.
"Boring battles aren't worth the effort. Fiery hot battles are what toughen up Trainers and Pokemon!" declared the Beauty.
Beauty Johanna would like to battle!
"Go Goldeen!" cried Johanna, releasing her only Pokemon.
Brendan reached for Treecko's Poke Ball when a thought crossed his mind.
"This Goldeen probably has Peck." thought Brendan.
Brendan grabbed another Poke Ball.
"Go Taillow!" cried Brendan, releasing his Pokemon.
Johann groaned signaling to Brendan he made the right call.
"Use Supersonic!" ordered Johanna.
"use Focus Energy!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Taillow used Focus Energy and, luckily for him, Goldeen's Supersonic missed.
"Use Tail Whip!" ordered Johanna.
"Use Wing Attack!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Taillow hit with Wing Attack, but Goldeen barely hung on and used Tail Whip.
"Use Peck." ordered Johanna, sending defeat.
"Use Quick Attack!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Taillow used Quick Attack and Goldeen fainted.
"That's hot!" exclaimed Johanna.
Brendan recalled his Pokemon and met his final challenger who was a Sailor.
"If you're looking for a battle in the Seashore House, you'll find no hotter trainer than me, matey!" declared the Sailor.
Sailor Dwayne would like to battle!
"Go Wingull!" cried Dwayne, releasing his first Pokemon.
"Go Zigzagoon!" cried Brendan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Growl!" ordered Dwayne.
"Use Tail Whip!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Wingull used Growl and Zigzagoon used Tail Whip.
"Use Supersonic!" ordered Dwayne.
"Use Headbutt!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Wingull used Supersonic, but it failed. Zigzagoon then used Headbutt.
"Use Water Gun!" ordered Dwayne.
"Use Cut!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Wingull hit with Water Gun. Zigzagoon then used Cut and Wingull fainted. Dwayne recalled his Pokemon.
"Go Machop!" cried Dwayne, releasing his second Pokemon.
"Go Taillow!" cried Brendan, releasing his next Pokemon.
"Use Focus Energy!" ordered Dwayne.
"Use Wing Attack!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Taillow used Wing Attack and Machop fainted. Dwayne recalled his Pokemon.
"Go Tentacool!" cried Dwayne.
"I'll stick with Taillow." said Brendan.
"Use Supersonic!" ordered Dwayne.
"Use Focus Energy!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Taillow used Focus Energy while Tentacool missed with Supersonic.
"Use Supersonic!" ordered Dwayne determined.
"Use Wing Attack!" ordered Brendan.
both of the Pokemon obeyed. Taillow hit with Wing Attack. Tentacool hung on and used Supersonic which confused Taillow.
"Use Poison Sting!" ordered Dwayne confident.
"Use Wing Attack!" ordered Brendan, trying to stay cool.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Taillow broke through its confusion and hit with Wing Attack causing Tentacool to faint.
"That was a hot battle! I can accept that!" declared Dwayne.
Brendan recalled his Pokemon and got his reward: a six pack of Soda Pop. Brendan then left and reached Slateport City. He quickly healed at the Pokemon Center and began to look around. He toured the Slateport Market , but didn't get anything. He visited the Pokemon Fan Club. Brendan then toured Slateport Harbor until he reached Stern's Shipyard. Brendan found out Captain Stern wasn't in. He left and heard a commotion at the Oceanic Museum so he decided to check it out. He paid for a ticket and found the place packed.
"These guys look that thug I stopped." mused Brendan.
Deep in thought, Brendan bumped into someone.
"I'm sorry." said Brendan.
The person turned around and sure enough it was the Team Aqua Grunt that Brendan had stopped twice before.
"What are you doing here?" asked the Grunt surprised.
"What are you doing here?" asked Brendan, equally surprised.
"Me? I'm the Team Aqua member you bumped into before, remember? In Rusturf Tunnel?" asked the grunt.
"I remember." said Brendan cautiously.
The grunt fished something out of his pocket.
"Here, take this! You have to forgive me!" cried the grunt.
The grunt handed Brendan the TM for Thief.
"It suits you more than it does me! I hope to never see you again!" cried the grunt.
The grunt bolted out the door while Brendan headed upstairs. There, he was a man working on a model of the SS Anne.
"Excuse, I'm looking for Captain Stern." said Brendan.
"Yes? If you're looking for Stern, that would be me." replied Stern.
"I have something for you." said Brendan.
Brendan pulled out the Devon Goods.
"Ah! Those must be the parts I ordered from Mister Stone of Devon." said Captain Stern happily.
Captain Stern accepted the goods.
"Thank you! That's great! We can prepare for our expedition now." declared Captain Stern.
Before Brendan could say anything, two Team Aqua Grunts interrupted.
"Hold it! We'll take those parts!" exclaimed one Grunt.
"What? Who are you people?" asked Captain Stern surprised.
"We're Team Aqua! Shut your gaps and give them over!" ordered the grunt.
One of the grunts began walking forward, but Brendan jumped in front of Captain Stern.
"I'll won't let you!" declared Brendan.
Team Aqua Grunt would like to battle!
"Go Carvanha!" cried the grunt, releasing his first Pokemon.
"Go Makuhita!" cried Brendan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Bite!" ordered the grunt.
"Use Focus Energy!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Carvanha used Bite while Makuhita used Focus Energy.
"Use Rage!" ordered the grunt.
"Use Arm Thrust!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Carvanha used Rage. Makuhita then used Arm Thrust hitting four times.
"Use Rage!" ordered the grunt.
"Use Arm Thrust!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Carvanha used Rage which did more damage. Makuhita used Arm Thrust which hit three times and caused Carvanha to faint. Makuhita gre to level 12.
"A kid beat me!" cried the grunt dumbfounded.
The grunt recalled his Carvanha.
"Oh man. What a disaster. The Boss is gonna be furious." said the grunt worried.
"Sniveling wimp! Let me take care of this!" cried the grunt.
Team Aqua Grunt would like to battle!
"Go Zubat!" cried the grunt, releasing his Pokemon.
"Go Zigzagoon!" cried Brendan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Supersonic!" ordered the grunt.
"Use Tail Whip!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Zigzagoon used Tail Whip while Zubat used Supersonic, but missed.
"Use Leech Life!" ordered the grunt.
"Use Headbutt!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Zigzagoon used Headbutt and Zubat fainted. The grunt recalled his Pokemon while Zigzagoon
"Go Carvanha!" cried the grunt, releasing his other Pokemon.
"Go Treecko!" cried Brendan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Rage!" ordered the grunt.
"Use Bullet Seed!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Treecko hit four times with Bullet Seed and Carvanha fainted.
"What? I lost to!" exclaimed the grunt surprised.
Suddenly, Treecko began to glow and evolved into Grovyle. Brendan had it replace Leer with Fury Cutter.
"Now what? If we don't get the parts we're done for." said the first grunt worried.
"I didn't count on being meddled by some meddling kid." said the second grunt.
Suddenly, another man made his way onto the scene.
"I came to see what was taking so long to snatch some parts, and you simps are held up by a mere child?" asked the man annoyed.
The man turned his attention to Brendan.
"We are Team Aqua, and we love the sea! And I am Team Aqua's leader, Archie!" declared Archie.
Brendan gulped nervously.
"What makes you interfere with us?" asked Archie.
Brendan was about to answer when he was interrupted.
"No! It can't be! You're not one of Team Magma?" asked Archie.
Archive looked Brendan over.
"No. That can't be right. You're not dressed for the part." observed Archie.
Archie scratched his chin.
"People, Pokemon...all life depends on the sea. So, Team Aqua is dedicated to the expansion of the sea." explained Archie, "Don't you agree? What we're doing is a fine undertaking."
Brendan was befuddled.
"Ah fine...Your still to young to understand our noble objective." said Archie.
Police sirens began wailing outside and SWAT began surrounding the building.
"But, I warn you, don't ever consider interfering with our plans again. The consequences will cost you dearly! And don't forget it!" declared Archie.A/N: That is where we'll end things for now. I am going to add more meat to the chapters as I feel they've been bare bones up to now. Next time, Brendan goes to north. Please review.