A/N: Wow... I, uh... didn't think I would get this chapter done early. That's impressive. Admittedly, I decided to not add in a couple scenes I had planned, feeling the details I cover in them would be better spent in the following chapter, but still...
In any case, it seems that the upload time last week was very popular. While I haven't gained any new comments or reviews, this story does have more followers now. This pleases me greatly, much in the same way I hope this chapter pleases those of you reading this. Enjoy!
Nanka's Pokémon Miiverse Adventure Act 5 Continued!
After time-in-the-sun around Fuchsia City yesterday, Nanka only have two key places to check out. On this slightly chillier yet beautifully bright Winter day, Nanka headed to the northern part of the city.
"Safari Game, Pokémon-U-Catch." Nanka read off the sign, before addressing Jolt with an eager smile. "I've heard a lot of wonderful things about the Safari Zone, so I've always wanted to visit it."
"Pikachu!" Jolt replied with a firm nod, before pointing to his teeth, muttering between them, "Pika pi."
"Don't worry, I haven't forgotten." Nanka replied. "We have to be on the lookout for the old man's missing dentures."
Nanka and Jolt walked into the entrance-way building, where a receptionist immediately greeted them, "Hi! Is it your first time here?"
"Yes sir, it is." Nanka replied, an enthusiastic smile forming.
"Then I'll explain a little about the Safari Zone." The receptionist said, clearing his throat with a short cough before continuing. "The Safari Zone is a special preserve where many rare Pokémon are kept."
"To fund the Safari Zone, which protects many Pokémon, we hold Safari Games to allow trainers to catch a Pokémon from the preserve." The receptionist then winked to the duo as he explained. "Naturally, as a preserve, no Pokémon battling is allowed."
"Piiikkkaaa!" Jolt yelled out, falling to all fours and hanging his head down, crestfallen.
"You can also only catch them with a limited amount of Safari Balls and within a limited time frame." The receptionist finished explaining the rules as Nanka patted her disappointed Pikachu on the back.
After paying the P500 admission fee and receiving her thirty Safari Balls, Nanka stepped out into the Safari Zone.
A wide expanse of green vegetation and yellow earth lay before her, trees spaced apart in the lively savannah. Nanka witnessed as distant herds of Pokémon strolled leisurely on the hilltops, scouring the area from up high.
Nanka let out an energetic cheer, rushing forth, "C'mon Jolt! Let's explore the Safari Zone!"
"Which Pokémon should we try and catch, Jolt?" Nanka asked her Pikachu as she spotted a herd of horned Pokémon charging in the distance, mushroom infested Paras' cutting a path through the tall grass, and even a big and pink egg shaped creature quietly sneaking about. "There are just so many; so many we won't be able to find anywhere else."
"Pi, pi, piiiikkk." Jolt grumbled, less interested in catching a Pokémon now that he knew he wouldn't be battling them. "Kachu, Pika pi."
Nanka looked down to her Jolt, who once again indicated his teeth and then pointed over to a nearby cabin, busy with people, "Oh, you're right. We should ask anyone here about the teeth first and try to catch a new travelling companion as we look for them."
Nanka had stopped at the rest house to inquire if anyone had seen any missing dentures. Apparently no one in the first area had, so Nanka started making way her to Area 2.
"Hello little Nidoran, do you want a treat?" Nanka asked as she held out a Safari snack for the blue horned Pokémon, who gladly snacked away. "Gosh, it's hard to believe that my Venom was once a small Nidoran Female like you."
Nanka and Jolt were making their way into Area 2 of the Safari Zone, still looking for the dentures, when a bone suddenly struck Jolt's head.
"Jolt! Are you okay?" Nanka cried out as her Pikachu began rubbing his sore head, muttering irritably.
A small Cubone, a light brown bipedal creature with a skull on its head, ran over to pick up its thrown bone. The Cubone looked to Jolt and snickered, deciding to taunt the electric type by sticking it's tongue out.
Jolt picked up and lobbed a rock at the Cubone.
"Win a free HM for finding the Secret House!" Nanka read off the sign. "Wow… I wonder if we will have time to find the Secret House as well."
Nanka looked to the Safari Zone watch, gifted to those taking on the Safari Game, noticing that an hour had already passed.
"I wish they gave you more time. At this rate, I won't be able to find the dentures, let alone catch a Pokémon." Nanka noted with a sigh.
"I'm sorry, Jolt. I think I got a little carried away…" Nanka said wearily, as she hobbled over to a large boulder, careful of her sore feet, "…and I really need to take a break."
Jolt sighed as Nanka sat atop the boulder, sipping from a bottle of fresh water. Nanka took this moment of rest to gaze out at the Safari, taking in its wonderful views… when she suddenly felt the boulder beneath her begin to shake.
"Stop! Stop! Please stoooppp!" Nanka screamed as the 'boulder' continued to run, clinging onto the charging rock with all her might.
It turned out the 'boulder' was actually a napping Rhyhorn, and when the armour plated Pokémon woke up, he decided to go for a little jog. Unbeknownst to it, a girl was joining the Rhyhorn in his run, as an unwilling passenger.
Rhyhorn's weren't particularly agile, but when such a heavy Pokémon began charging in a lone direction, it made for a wild ride. Eventually her grip weakened, and with a last panicked scream, Nanka fell off the running Rhyhorn.
"Kaaachuuu! Kaaachuuu!" Jolt called out for Nanka, carrying her fallen hat, as he searched the savannah for her.
Whilst his back was turned, he had heard screaming, spinning around a moment too late to see Nanka being carried off by a Rhyhorn. Despite his best efforts to keep up, the shining sun and unfamiliar terrain led Jolt to losing sight of them.
As he was cursing his tiny feet, Jolt caught a familiar scent, one akin to the hat he was carrying. Putting on the white hat, Jolt dashed off, searching Nanka down with his keen nose.
"Kachu!" Jolt called out cheerfully as he spotted Nanka in the distance, rushing over to her as quick as he could.
"J-Jolt, hehe…" Nanka laughed nervously as she noticed her approaching starter, "…h-help."
As Jolt ran up closer, he found his trainer being held to the spot by a large, rough skinned Pokémon with a pouch on her belly containing a smaller and bluer version of herself. The Pokémon was patting down Nanka's now upbraided hair, humming a soft lullaby.
"I, um, appear to have been… adopted, by this Kangaskhan."
Thanks to a distraction from Jolt, Nanka was able to escape a fate of Kangaskhan adoption. Needing to wait for Jolt to regroup with her, no doubt still running from the overly motherly Pokémon, Nanka leaned back against a boulder to rest.
The 'boulder' shook.
"N-nooo…" Nanka moaned, as she stumbled away from the 'boulder' looking Rhyhorn, which began to stand up on all fours and yawn.
Stumbling away, Nanka's legs clumsily bumped with one another and the trainer tripped down to the ground. By sheer coincidence, a green Safari Ball slipped out of her barely open bag, rolling up to the Rhyhorn. Curious and half-asleep, the Rhyhorn nuzzled the Safari Ball… and was promptly caught by it.
After much nimble manoeuvring, Jolt had managed to lose the pursuing Kangaskhan, whom was in quite the rage from having her daughter whacked in the head by a stone. No longer being followed, Jolt used his nose to once again find Nanka, spotting the giggling girl holding a Safari Ball.
"Hey, Jolt!" Nanka called out as she spotted him. "I caught a Rhyhorn!"
"Pika? Pi, Pi, Pika!" Jolt applauded, giving a small punch to the sky in celebration.
"I named him Keraton!" Nanka excitedly announced, between small giggles. "'Keratin' because of his horn and 'ton' because Rhyhorn is heavy… funny name, right?"
Jolt was starting to wish he'd left her to get Kangaskhan adopted.
"Request Notice; please find the warden's lost gold teeth. They're around here somewhere. Reward Offered! Contact: Warden." Nanka read off the sign before sighing. "You would think finding gold dentures would be a lot easier."
"Pika." Jolt said plainly as he pointed to a glistening set of gold teeth just a few short steps away from the sign and in clear view.
"…Oh. There they are."
Seeing a wooden building, surrounded by stone statues of Safari Zone Pokémon, Nanka and Jolt eagerly sprinted towards it. Throwing open the doors to the suspected 'Secret House', Nanka and Jolt were quickly greeted by exploding confetti.
Nanka screamed, jumping off the floor at the sudden surprise, as rainbow coloured paper rained down upon her.
Whilst Nanka caught her breath and Jolt fell down to the floor in a fit of laughter, a Safari Ranger within the room shouted out, "Ah! Finally!"
Jolt and Nanka's eyes were drawn to the far end of the room where, under a congratulatory banner, a ragged Safari Ranger stood with tears in his eyes.
"Finally! You're the first person to reach the Secret House!" The man cheered as he kicked away several empty cans of food surrounding him, tears running down his fully bearded face. "I was told to wait for the winner to arrive, to find this place, but it's been weeks. I ran out of supplies, I've not been able to bathe; I had to eat my boots, I… thank you! Thank you!"
Nanka and Jolt were unsure what to say as the Safari Ranger sobbed, his face buried into his hands, "I was worried no one would come."
"Y-you're welcome… sir." Nanka replied uncertainly, looking to the ranger with concern.
The ranger ran to a nearby set of drawers, pulling out a familiar box shaped machine, passing it to Nanka, "Congratulations! You have won! Oh, how I have dreamt of the day I would get to say that!"
It was as Nanka was seated in one of the Safari Zone's resting houses that the PA loudspeakers across the savannah projected the sound of a ringing bell.
"Times up!" The receptionist's voice came out from the PA. "Your Safari Game is over! Please come again!"
Whilst she had wishes she had more time to explore, as she looked to the Safari Ball containing her new travelling companion, Nanka beamed with joy.
Tuckered out from her Safari adventure, Nanka took her time as she strolled over to what she now knew to be the warden's house. Nanka knocked gently on the door, which was quickly swung open by a distressed but hopeful looking warden.
"Hello… Mr Warden…" Nanka began to say as she presented his golden dentures. "…I've found your teeth."
Without hesitation, the toothless man yanked the teeth out of Nanka's hands and popped them into his mouth.
"Ummm, you probably should have cleaned them before-"
"Baoba." The warden announced, interrupting Nanka as he went to shake her hand vigorously. "Warden Baoba, but my staff tend to call me Slowpoke."
"Oh, n-nice to meet you, Mr Baoba." Nanka replied as she tried to pull out of the older man's overly enthusiastic handshake.
"Thanks kid! No one could understand a word that I said." Baoba chuckled.
Baoba finally stopped shaking Nanka's hand in order to slowly walk over to his desk, pausing for a few seconds at the woodwork, then looking into a desk draw and pulling out a HM.
"Let me give you something for your trouble." Baoba said as he handed Nanka the HM. "This is HM04. It teaches Strength, an attack which can move heavy boulders."
Nanka couldn't help but glance over at the nearby boulder in the house, asking, "Like the one in your… house?"
"Yes, just like the one in my house."
"To think we've been given two HMs in one day." Nanka noted as she and Jolt made their way back to the Pokémon Centre, an awkward task in Fuchsia City, due to its many ledges. "It's rare to get gifts like…"
Jolt was just ahead, debating whether to jump up the ledges or walk around with Nanka, when he realised that said trainer of his had stopped talking. Turning around, he saw Nanka staring up at the Winter sky, a reminiscing look upon her face.
"It's almost the winter holidays…" Nanka murmured, realising that days were passing quickly into the late December.
A tinge of homesickness struck Nanka as she purchased the gift card, knowing that she would never make it back home in time for the holidays.
'I guess this is the downside to being on a Pokémon adventure.' Nanka thought to herself, sighing, 'Just five more days… time really has flown by.'
Pushing aside the thoughts and memories of snow, presents and her mother, Nanka turned her focus to the purchasing of potions and preparations for training.
Whilst Jolt was eager to head straight to the Gym, Nanka knew that her Pokémon would need to do at least a bit of training first. Luckily, through her previous tours of the city, Nanka had heard of a Pokémon training grounds nearby.
After sorting her inventory, Nanka took Jolt, Devourer, Ribbon, Chu-Chu, Keraton and Licker with her to the small grassy area, tucked away just between Fuchsia City and Cycling Road. Once there, she fortunately encountered a group of trainers who agreed to help her practise for the Fuchsia Gym.
Nanka was thankful for the Bird Keeper trio's assistance in training for the gym, turning what could sometimes be a tedious task into an enjoyable one with fellow trainers to chat with between battles. As fun as it was, they didn't make it easy.
"Chu-Chu, are you okay?" Nanka shouted out to her Gyarados as he recoiled from the Dodrio's fierce and accurately striking Fury Attack.
These Bird Keepers were strong…
"Kurukoo!" The Mohawk haired man cried out, flapping his arms like wings.
…If a bit strange.
Nanka was disappointed that she could not have Chu-Chu surf outside of battle, carrying her across the ocean's waves, at least until she had acquired the Fuchsia City gym badge. On the bright side, she could still have her Gyarados use the recently taught HM move in battle.
"Chu-Chu, surf!" Nanka cheered as Chu-Chu shot a small blob of water to the ground, said blob quickly expanding out to become a tidal wave; Chu-Chu riding atop the body of water as it collided with the Doduo.
"Thank you all very much!" Nanka called out to the Bird Keeper trio as she waved goodbye.
"Don't mention it!"
"Hmph… don't you lose now."
"Kurukkooo!"
Nanka and Jolt then started making their way to the PokéCentre, as afternoon shifted to evening, red and orange skies beginning to dull down with shades of blue, black and purple. Both smiled at having had an enjoyable day; both smiled in the hopes of having an enjoyable tomorrow.
Jolt barged the Fuchsia Gym doors open, releasing in a ray of morning sun as he dashed excitedly across the wooden floor. Nanka followed sluggishly, yawning between attempts to keep her sleepy eyes open.
"J-Jolt, could you please wait a"-Nanka interrupted herself with a yawn-"wait a second… please?"
The dashing Jolt looked back, ready to throw out a retort, when he collided with a wall.
"Jolt!" Nanka snapped out of her drowsiness, concerned as she witnessed Jolt collide with… nothing?
After walking on over to check up on Jolt, who was rubbing his face, Nanka reached out to where Jolt's run had abruptly stopped. Nanka felt something, a smooth and cold wall that she could not see.
"Yo! Champ in making!" The Gym's Guide called out, looking much like all the previous Gym Guide's Nanka had met. "I see you've discovered the invisible walls."
"Pardon?" Nanka replied, walking over to the guide.
"This Gym is riddled with invisible walls." The Guide answered without a second delay, as if he had received the same look of confusion hundreds of times before.
"Let's see you beat my special techniques." The Juggler shouted as he sent out his Pokémon.
'I've done my research; I know this is a poison gym and I'm more than ready for any of these trainer's poison types.' Nanka thought confidently… as the Drowzee emerged from it's Pokéball. "That's not a poison type!"
"Heh!" The Juggler and his psychic type smirked in unison. "Being a ninja is all about deception."
"But you're a Juggler!"
"A Ninja Juggler!"
"Hooraaay, Keraton!" Nanka cheered for her winning Rhyhorn, before adding with a bitter tone, "We finally won."
Nanka glared at the 'Ninja Juggler' for his prolonging strategy, as she went over to pat Keraton. The dual rock and ground type was tuckered out from both poison and a continuous use of his horn attack. Merely two of Keraton's horn attacks would have been enough to beat the opposing Kadabra, but the Gym Trainer had his Kadabra spam recover, drawing out the match for every bit of PP the healing technique had.
"Strength alone isn't enough! Strategy is key!" The Juggler has said at the start of the battle before sending out a lone Hypno, one whose emanating psychic aura burned large and brightly.
What the Juggler did not count on was that the combination of Nanka and Jolt had both brains and brawn. Nanka had Jolt paralyse the Hypno with thunder wave, and whilst the Hypno managed to unleash a Poison Gas, it was otherwise unable to stop Jolt's relentless barrage of body slams.
As the Arbok hissed at Nanka, wiggling in anticipation, the young trainer gasped, "A poison type!"
"Well, yeah…" The Tamer trainer muttered, raising a brow at the girl's surprise, "…this is a poison gym after all."
"But…" Nanka began to say as she looked back to the three defeated Jugglers, whom were nursing their Drowzees', Kadabras' and Hypno, "…why is no one else here using poison types then?"
"Where there is light, there is shadow!" The juggling Ninja became philosophical after the defeat of his psychic Pokémon. "Light and shadow! Which do you choose?"
Nanka pondered this for but a moment, images of witches soaring across the night sky, streets lit with jack-o-lanterns, and adorable ghosts rising from their graves going through her head. Such thoughts allowed her to settle on an answer quite quickly.
"I'd choose shadow!" Nanka replied enthusiastically, and with a kind smile that made her entire face glow with purity.
"I… honestly don't think shadow suits you."
"So Koga is far stronger than his Gym trainers?" Nanka repeated the words of the Gym's guide, who nodded in turn. "That's very helpful to know; thank you very much."
Having received such helpful information, Nanka and Jolt started to leave the gym, filled with numerous defeated trainers… except for it's nowhere to be seen leader.
"So Jolt, who do you want fighting the Gym Leader with you?" Nanka asked, kneeling down to her warming-up Pikachu, eager for training… even if it was going to have to wait until the next day. "I was thinking of Licker, Devourer, Chu-Chu, Ribbon, ooorrr… Keraton. Out of those five, which three would you choose?"
"Chuuu…" Jolt hummed to himself, before giving a series of nods and shakes, "Pi, Ka, Pi, Ka, Pi."
Having defeated the Fuchsia Gym's trainers, as well settling on what Pokémon she would use for her upcoming Gym battle, Nanka went off to train. Needing to battle against the strongest wild Pokémon she could, Nanka returned to Cycling Road… slowly making her way uphill to the wild grass.
After the tough uphill cycle, Nanka was relieved to have training progressing well, even if Keraton often wanted to play rather than spar. Her jolly Rhyhorn enjoyed running alongside the cycling Nanka, even if he didn't know how to turn or stop once he began.
After a long day of training, Nanka lay in bed, worrying about the next day.
"I hope we trained enough." Nanka thought aloud as she set aside her planned team for the coming Gym battle. "It's a shame we couldn't train more, but after tomorrow, the Gym will be closed for the Winter holidays."
"Pi." Jolt nodded understandably, though he had not a single worry, barely sleeping as his body shook with excitement.
"This is incredible!" Nanka yelled out as she felt the rushing wind blow back her hair, bursts of merriment and cheer leaping from her lungs as she gazed out at the nightly clouds, close enough for her to reach out and grab. "I never would have guessed that you were able to learn fly, Slothful!"
"La, la, laaaxxx!" Slothful sang as she flapped her fat stubby arms, continuing to transport Nanka through the dreamy sky.
"This as amazing as I imagined; flying through the skies, and all alongside a group of ghostly"-Nanka turned to see that there was no one flying beside her-"friends..? Where did all the ghosts go?"
Nanka looked too and fro, confused, "Where did all the ghosts go? And the mountains?"
Frowning, the previously happy girl grew more and more concerned as she noticed more and more things missing; flying types, trees, stars disappearing.
"Slothful, I think we should"-Nanka looked down to notice that her flying Snorlax had vanished, seeing nothing but her own legs dangling in the air-"scream…"
An scream Nanka did.
"Where… where's the… ground gone?" Nanka mumbled in her sleep, restlessly shaking, as a Haunter gleefully floated over the child.
Licker was having a delightful midnight snack, all thanks to her newly learned move, dream eater. At first, she was irritated that her dim-witted trainer had her give up a mind-bending technique such as confuse ray, but as she partook in the delectable course of happy dreams; well, Licker was tempted to even thank her trainer.
"Still falling… well… can't… get worse." Nanka mumbled, her panicked expression relaxing.
Well, Licker would thank her after dessert, snacking on more of her now blushing trainers dreams, "Nooo… where did... my clothes… gone…"
As Nanka reached the end of the invisible maze, she was surprised to see no one there. Before she had a chance to call out, a sudden burst of smoke engulfed the room.
"Poison brings steady doom." A man within the centre of the smoke cloud stated, slowly emerging from it. "Sleep renders foes helpless. Despair to the cree,"-Nanka coughed continuously, forcing the raven haired man to halt his introduction.
"Ahem!" The serious looking man from the smoke cleared his throat, having waited until the smoke cleared with a calm yet stern expression. "I am Koga, Ninja master and Gym Leader of Fuchsia City! Have you come for a Gym badge, child?"
Nanka nodded as she and Jolt rubbed their stinging red eyes.
"Very well then…" Koga said as he tossed a Pokéball into the air. "Despair to the creeping horror of poison type Pokémon!"
"Awww, it's adorable!" Nanka squealed at the sight of the purple puffball before her.
"Do not get distracted! It's already quite clear that my Venonat has more experience than your Rhyhorn!" The grim-faced Koga snapped, ignored as Nanka continued to gush over the big eyed bug Pokémon of his. "Venonat, use sleep powder!"
"Keeerrraaa-tttooonnn!" Nanka surprised Koga as she quickly reacted to his declared attack, the gushing girl now yelling out cheerfully to her Rhyhorn. "Go for a run, Keraton!"
"Rhhhyyy!" Keraton squeaked excitedly as he charged forth, dodging the Venonat's precisely aimed sleep powder.
After withstanding a double edge from Keraton, Koga's Venonat was ordered to counter with a second sleep powder. This time, Keraton was unable to dodge, falling into a slumber.
So naturally Nanka played a melody on the Pokéflute to wake Keraton up immediately.
"Curses! The Pokéflute does not come under the ban on items in combat." Koga snarled… as he retrieved an X-Attack from a hidden pocket on his ninja suit and handed it to his Venonat… which also didn't come under the item ban.
In the midst of receiving a second X-Attack, Koga's Venonat was knocked through an invisible wall by a charging Keraton.
"Hooray, Keraton!" Nanka cheered, as her Rhyhorn ran up to her to receive a pet on his hard yet smooth head.
"Pi, Pikachu." Jolt congratulated his teammate, giving the rock type a few encouraging pats on the leg… because he couldn't reach Keraton's back.
"This battle is not over! Prepare yourself…" Koga declared, his dark red scarf flowing out as he flung his next Pokéball with a strong swing of his arm, "…for my second Venonat!"
While it was true that Koga had sent out a second Venonat, they weren't entirely identical, with the second fuzzy bug being both a bit bigger and a bit tougher. Managing to just barely withstand a double dosage of Keraton's double-edge attack, the Venonat proceeded to knock out Keraton with a couple of powerful psychic blasts.
"I'm sorry, Keraton. You did well." Nanka said as she returned her fainted Rhyhorn. "Jolt, do you want to go next?"
"Pika!" Jolt cheered, thinking to himself. 'Finally!'
The moment the match between Jolt and the worn-out second Venonat began; it was already over. With blinding speed, Jolt zapped the Venonat unconscious.
"As to be expected, but I have my ways of dealing with swift Pokémon. For my next Pokémon, I choose…" Koga began to say as he sent out his third Pokémon, "…Venonat!"
Nanka and Jolt just stared blankly at the Gym Leader.
The face-off between Nanka's Jolt and Koga's third Venonat started strangely; leaving the former asleep and the latter paralysed.
After waking Jolt up though, the battle looked to be in Nanka's favour... until the Venonat hit back with a double-edge. Winded from the unexpected body blow, Jolt was then knocked out by a powerful psychic.
"Jolt!" Nanka cried out as she ran over to her fainted companion.
Chu-Chu had been waiting patiently within his quarters, but when he heard the cries of his Princess calling out his Captain's name, he leapt out into the battlefield. There, he saw his Princess holding his injured Captain, who was battered and bruised from battle.
Chu-Chu then turned to see the maker of his Captain's injuries; a smug looking bug.
Chu-Chu squashed the bug!
It was to Nanka's tremendous surprise that Koga did not send out a fourth Venonat, but the evolved form of it's kind, a Venomoth. It was to Chu-Chu's surprise that said winged insect was so strong, barely being grazed from his Bite attack.
"Having trouble, child?" Koga asked as Chu-Chu's dragon rage missed the Venomoth. "It's going to get more troublesome. Venomoth, toxic!"
The pale-purple Pokémon spat out a cloud that then rained purple toxic liquid onto Chu-Chu.
Chu-Chu couldn't find his foe. His vision was blurry from poison and there were Double Team illusions of Venomoth everywhere; a sea of pink bodies and glimmering blue eyes fading in with one another.
As Chu-Chu searched the area desperately, feeling the toxic flowing in him, his Princess called out, "Chu-Chu, up above! In the shadows!"
Heeding his Princesses words, Chu-Chu fired a dragon rage upwards, into the shadows of the room. From the shadows, a Venomoth fell.
"Wha..." The usually composed Koga looked surprised for a second, only for his stern face to quickly return as he asked. "How did you know where my Venomoth would be?"
"W-well, you see, it um..." Nanka stammered as she fidgeted on the spot. "It just seemed like the sort of place a ninja would be... you know, in the shadows."
Koga didn't react, simply staring at Nanka with his stern expression.
"Humph! Regardless of the method..." Koga began to say as he presented to Nanka a badge and a TM, "...You have proven your worth. Here! Take this TM and the Soul Badge!"
Nanka's face lit up as she received the badge and TM. She turned to Jolt and Chu-Chu to cheer, only to notice the former fainted and the latter badly poisoned.
"Oh no, no! Don't worry guys, I'll get you healed up quick!"
"You guys were fantastic out there!" Nanka praised her trio of recently healed Pokémon attempting to hug all three.
This was rather difficult as one was a giant Gyarados, one was a big Rhyhorn, and one was a Pikachu who didn't like hugs.
"With the holidays so soon, travelling might be tricky." Nanka noted sadly, but then grinned. "We'll be celebrating the holidays together in Fuchsia City then!"
As a chilly wind blew by, the group of three Pokémon and one trainer threw up their arms with a cheer. Licker meanwhile remained waiting in her Pokéball, planning away how she'd dismember her opponent, and wondering how long it'd be before she'd be sent out into the Gym battle.
A/N: There we go folks, the early delivery of the end of Act; Toxic Trek. Interestingly, this is one of the few times I've come up with the chapter name before getting to the chapter upload page (the other being Diglett Dash). Anyway, I hope you've enjoyed the end of Act 5, and I shall of course be resuming my usual break between Acts. It should only be a week's break, so the next chapter should be uploaded on the 6th or 7th of July, but I might extend it to an additional week longer in order to sort out some other matters first. Act 6 is the longest Act in NPMA; consisting of 5 different parts.
So those are the plans for the oncoming Act 6, but what about this latest chapter of Nanka's Pokémon Miiverse Adventure. Well as you may have noticed, I have been experimenting with the presentation methods. I've been including read off dialogue (such as reading from a sign or book) in bold, just to differentiate them a little. In future, I might consider putting attack names in bold as well, or at least for the sequel to this. I feel the attack names can blend in to much with the rest of the dialogue and descriptions as they presently are.
Other things worth mentioning... well for new scenes, you have an added dream sequence, or should that be dream eater sequence. That was a lot of fun to write. I added the odd scene here of there to improve transitioning, as well as one early on just to describe some of the Safari Zone Pokémon. Scenes that were considered to be added but never done were those concerning the teaching of the HM moves; Surf and Strength. Surf had a mention through Chu-Chu's battle against the Bird Keepers, but I also intended on there being a scene where Nanka decided to teach him Surf (with Jolt being dismayed that he couldn't learn it). I had also planned a similar scene for Strength, but feel that a better position to include that would be in the next chapter, when I show off which Pokémon was taught Strength.
As always, I hope you enjoyed this latest chapter of the director's cut of Nanka's Pokémon Miiverse Adventure. I know I enjoyed writing it at the time and rewriting it recently; it does include one of my favourite jokes of all, that being the Ninja Juggler scene. In any case, this is a cheerio for now, and I'm sure you can look forward to the next entertaining chapter of NPMA!