Battling Sharpedo
Episode 19: Part 2

"Superb! This food tastes like it comes from the top restaurants I've been to on sailing adventures." Mr. Briney said, taking another spoon full of it.

The moon was already high and full. After the incident with the Sharpedo, they made a small campfire and with all of their pokemon invited to eat.

"Yeah! Brock and Aria are the best when it comes to cooking!" Ash agreed.

"Glad you all like it." Brock said with a nod. "So it eat up, there's plenty to go around. And if anyone wants to drink some tea, Aria prepared a special herbal bland."

"This fruit is my favorite!" May cried taking another bite out of it. "It's so good!"

"You know why? Because it was me that picked it off the tree!" Max said as he impressed himself only.

"I never knew camping out on such a deserted island could be so much fun." Ash replied.

"It would be more fun, if it wasn't for them." Mr. Briney said, looking out towards the sea.

"Well, it looks like there're aren't as many as them as before." May pointed out.

"True, but the ones left behind are acting as lookouts." Mr. Briney explained.

"Look outs?" Max said, looking over at him.

Mr. Briney nods in response. "The others are probably resting somewhere far from here."

"Whoa, Sharpedo seem like pretty smart pokemon." Ash pointed out.

"They are." Brock said.

"But, there was that one Sharpedo." Aria said.

Everyone looked at her as she placed her hand on her chin.

"I noticed a Sharpedo commanding the other Sharpedo on attacking us. I think he might be the leader of them. But, I thought only Sharpedo work individual? Isn't it odd that one is leading all of them in this one place?"

"Aria might be onto something." Ash said.

"Yes, I thought that was strange as well." Mr. Briney replied. "And judging by what we saw this afternoon, it's almost feels like the Sharpedo are working together to trap us."

"Well I have to get off this island to buy a new swimsuit." May grumbled. Ash looked over at her with a smile.

"Hey, all it's going to take is a pokemon battle and-"

"Against that many of them?" Max said cutting Ash off. "We only have 12 pokemon with us. It's impossible!"

Ash sighed. "Yeah..."

"There could still be a way." Brock said.

"Brock is right." Aria said agreeing with him. "The one Sharpedo, maybe if we battle the leader, we might be able to get off this island with no problem. They'll start taking orders from us instead."

"That's a good idea." Mr. Briney said. "We'll have to give it a shot."

Once it became morning, everyone started to work on a plan. They decided that it would be best to lure away the other Sharpedo and leave the leader to be alone while one distracts the other Sharpedo. And the one that is going to do that was Ash. Max, May, and Mr. Briney were going to use a wooden barrier to block the Sharpedo from helping the leader, so that whoever was going to fight the leader would be able to fight it alone. That was their plan, and they hoped it would work.

"That should work." Ash said with a chuckle. "Hey, everything's ready at my end! How's it going over there?"

"Everything is good to go!" Mr. Briney called.

"Okay, great! Okay you two, time to go." Ash picks up the ropes that were attached to Peeko and Taillow and started to pull Ash through the water on a bucket. Ash started to call out to the Sharpedo as the leader sent all of them to chase after Ash. Once he got their attention, Ash started to lead them away from the island, only leaving the leader behind.

"Alright, let's go." Mr. Briney said as he, May, and Max started to pull on a rope. It started to expand out a wooden wall that would prevent the other Sharpedo from getting through and it also stopped the leader from escaping. The Sharpedo's eyes widen in surprise and swam quickly towards the barrier and kept slamming into it. The others weren't expecting this and May fell into the water by surprise. She swam up to get a breath of air before screaming when she saw Sharpedo swimming towards her.

"Oh no!" Aria took out a poke ball. "Ivysaur, use Razor Leaf!"

Ivysaur appears and launched the leaves right at Sharpedo, landing a direct hit. Sharpedo comes to a stop, turning around to face.

"Nice hit!" Brock praised.

Aria smirks. "You should go help the others out, I'll take care of this." She told him.

"Okay, and good luck!" He ran towards the others, helping Mr. Briney and Max get May out of the water. Ash soon came back and saw the battle between Aria and Sharpedo. Aria thought, was having a bit of trouble. She was worried about the ability that Sharpedo had, so she was limited to certain moves.

"We'll have to stick with Razor Leaf for now, do it again Ivysaur... Wait, hold up!" She told her pokemon.

"Aria, what is it?" Ash called to her.

She didn't answer his response until she jumped into the water.

"Aria?!" Everyone exclaimed.

"What is she doing?!" Max cried in confusion and worry.

She emerged out of the water and in front of Sharpedo. He wasn't moving at all, he was just staring straight forward, not even battling.

"Sharpedo?" She asked.

Aria gasped once she saw Sharpedo fall over on its side and faint.

"Sharpedo!" She rushed towards the pokemon, and helped it sit up straight. "Ivysaur, use Vine Whip to pull him to shore!" She told him.

Ivysaur nods, using the move to pull Sharpedo and Aria towards the shore. Everyone ran in their direction as Aria started to check on Sharpedo.

"Aria, is that Sharpedo going to be okay?" Ash asked.

"I'm not sure." She said. "But it appears he's been poisoned."

"Poisoned?" May said confused.

"Yes, I think it must have been fighting another pokemon in the ocean." She said.

"Maybe it could have had a battle with a Tentacruel." Max suggested.

"Is there anything we can do to help?" Ash asked.

"I don't know. We don't have many supplies left. But, we're lucky that I still have one of these left." Aria held up a vial and Brock and Ash smiled.

"You have one!" Ash cried.

"What is that?" Max and May asked in unison.

"You see, Aria can make special herbs for pokemon that are either poisoned, paralyzed, anything." Brock explained.

"Wow, that's amazing." May commented.

"This one is the last poison antidote we have left. It should cure the poison that's on Sharpedo." She opens the vial and lifts up Sharpedo's jaw. She placed the herbal medicine in its mouth and closed it. "I hope this makes you feel better Sharpedo." She said.

"Aria, you're doing a terrific job," Mr. Briney said. "And I'm sure Sharpedo appreciates everything that you can do for it."

"Thanks Mr. Briney." Aria thanked.

"Ivy, Ivysaur!" Ivysaur replied.

"You're right Ivysaur, we'll have to do with the best we have." She held up three other poke balls and called out her other pokemon. "We'll need all of your help with Sharpedo, will you give me a hand?"

They all cried in response and Aria smiles.

"Thank you guys." She said smiling. She glanced at Sharpedo, slowing rubbing its head. "Just hang in there Sharpedo." She told it. "You'll feel better in no time."