Magic Knight Pokémon
Chapter 2
Pokémon World Part 2:
Becoming a Pokémon Trainer
By Wanderer D
The clouds covered the afternoon sky, barely letting any sunlight come through. Here and there a few gaps would allow light to shine down to the city below where it was quickly lost in the smoke and haze from the war zone that Hop Hop Hop Town had become.
One by one the Pokémon Trainers walked out of the Pokémon Center, gasping in horror at the sights around them. Just a few minutes ago, everything had been peaceful after Ash and Co. had found out why Pokémon were falling asleep.
Then without explanation and only with a sudden warning from Hikaru, the city Pokémon had turned their backs to their trainers and started attacking everyone at random.
Officer Jenny looked warily at Hikaru as everyone gathered in awe around the felled Arcanine she had fought.
Next to Hikaru, stood her Charmeleon, also looking at the Arcanine in wonder. Ash, with Pikachu on his head, Misty and Brock with Mokona inside his backpack all gaped at her.
"I didn't know you could fight like that..." Ash said.
"I told you I had it under control, bro." Hikaru said, winking at Ash.
"Well, I for one would like an explanation." Officer Jenny said.
Hikaru nodded. "But later. We have a lot of work to do now." She looked at all the gathered trainers and coughed into her hand, drawing their attention. "Everyone... I know you are worried and scared, but it is safe now to release your Pokémon, so you need not fear them."
"How do you know all that?" one of them asked, a young girl, Hikaru wouldn't put her past eleven years old.
"Magic." Hikaru answered to a collective groan. "Well, don't believe me if you don't want to." she grinned. "Listen people, we are the only chance this city has to survive. I feel that the origin of this mess is in the centre of the city, so I will head there."
"We should all split into groups." Officer Jenny said, nodding at Hikaru. "If she says she can feel where this is coming, I believe her."
"And so do I." Misty said. "She warned us when it was about to happen and Mokona was able to protect us."
"Not to mention that she single handed fought that Arcanine." Brock said. "If anyone can do it, it is her."
"But we need to protect the city, and help the other trainers and citizens that have lost control of their Pokémon" Ash said.
"Pika!" Pikachu jumped to the top of Ash's head with a resolute look on his face.
"Officer, please organize everyone." Hikaru said, nodding towards Charmeleon, who nodded back at her. "I'm going ahead."
Not waiting for a response, Hikaru and Charmeleon ran into the city.
Ash and Pikachu shared a look and immediately ran after her.
"Ash! Wait!" Misty shouted.
Still running, Ash looked back at her. "I'll help Hikaru! You guys help the others!"
o.0.o
"Char!" A flame enveloped the Gloom that had cornered her trainer.
Gloom shouted in confusion and pain and then collapsed, unconscious.
"Gloom!" the girl ran towards her unconscious Pokémon and held it close. When she looked up at the Charmeleon she whimpered, expecting to be attacked. "Please! Don't kill us!"
"It's okay." a voice said.
She looked around and saw a girl with red hair tied into a long pigtail and wearing some sort of white breastplate approach.
She knelt next to her and looked down at Gloom. "Is it going to be alight?"
The girl nodded. "Yes... she's just passed out, but I think she'll be fine."
"Good. The Pokécenter is still safe and you should be able to put your Gloom back into the Pokéball" Hikaru said.
The girl nodded as the Magic Knight stood up. "Thank you..."
"Hikaru!" someone shouted.
Hikaru turned around and saw Ash running towards them, followed closely by Pikachu. "Hey, bro."
Ash stopped when they reached the girl and looked strangely at the Magic Knight for a moment. "Is everything okay?"
The girl pulled out her Pokéball and recalled the Gloom in. "Thanks, Miss Hikaru." she said bowing. "I'll remember you!"
She then ran in the direction Ash had come from.
"Well done, Charmeleon!" Hikaru said with a smile. "What was that attacked called?"
"Char! Char!"
"Flame-thrower, hmm." Hikaru nodded. "Thanks. I am supposed to tell you what to do, right?"
Charmeleon shrugged.
Ash laughed. "Okay, let's walk and I'll tell you what Charmeleon's attacks are."
o.0.o
"Guys... please calm down..." a young boy said, stepping back. "I'm sure we can talk about this, right? I mean... I know Sam's Ultimate Almost Heavenly Curry was not precisely my best culinary enterprise but... it couldn't have been that bad, right?"
He was knocked over a stool by a blast of water, and his attacker, a Vaporeon jumped on a table, eyes glowing read.
He eeped and rolled on the ground, just managing to get under another table as a burst of fire exploded against it, incinerating the table into ashes.
Sam glared at the Flareon. "You know that was uncalled for." He walked around the Flareon, watching him carefully and bumped into something. The feeling of the hairs rising on the back of his neck was the only warning he got. His feet had just left the ground as he jumped to the side when a lightning bolt slammed onto him. He landed with a pained "ooph" on the ground.
His three Pokémon surrounded him and he thought he was about to die when something smashed through the window of his café, slammed onto a table and slid on the floor to crash against the counter.
He looked outside and saw a young boy, a Pikachu, two Charmeleons, and a Squirtle ducking it out with a gigantic Onyx and a Ryhorn, who was just turning around after presumably sending whatever it was (probably another poor Pokémon) crashing into his café
"Those are Gregor's Pokémon" Sam said looking at the window and sighing. "And you can bet money he's not going to pay for damages."
A crackle of electricity reminded him of more immediate problems.
"Ah, yes." he smiled at his Jolteon. "We were discussing the Curry..."
"Ooh..." a voice moaned suddenly, making all three Pokémon and Sam look at the wreckage of the counter. A shifting of several tables ensued and finally a girl stood up, holding her right hand to her head. On her other hand she was holding a sword that seemed to have some sort of inner light. "Did you get the license plate of the bus that hit me?" she groaned.
Sam stared at her. He then leaned on his arm to look past the tables, stools, smashed window and bricks at the Ryhorn then back at her. "No way."
She shook her head and looked outside the café, straight at the Ryhorn. "There you are..." she growled and started moving the wreckage out of her way. She was about to walk past him when she saw him surrounded by his Pokémon, who were by this time glaring at her and charging their powers.
Everything happened incredibly fast. The three Pokémon attacked, lightning bolt, hydro pump and flame-thrower each. They all were blocked by the sword, and Sam wondered why she wasn't being electrocuted, burnt or at least pushed back.
With a snarl, the girl pushed her sword forward, and the powers were reflected back. All three Pokémon were hit by their own powers at the same time.
Vaporeon, Flareon and Jolteon collapsed in a heap around him. She then helped him up and apologized for wrecking the counter, told him to put them into their Pokéballs and then walked out. Sam could only nod.
o.0.o
The battle outside was just about finished by the time Hikaru came out of the Café, Onyx had passed out on the street, and Ryhorn was having a tough time as all Pokémon, her Charmeleon included, followed Ash's orders.
Hikaru stopped and watched in amazement. Up until now she had not really understood how Pokémon battles worked. While she had not told Ash, Brock and Misty that what they described sounded like animal cruelty to her. She also had thought it was not honourable to let a Pokémon fight battles instead of them.
But watching Ash command the Pokémon with intelligence and strategy alongside some inspired recklessness, she slowly changed her opinion.
She recognized in her Charmeleon and the other Pokémon the wish to become stronger that she, Umi and Fuu had shared for a greater cause.
Maybe it wasn't for the sake of the world, but it was for the sake of their trainers. Pokémon were not simple animals trained by repetitiveness to do something without a choice. They were not roosters trained for cockfights in bloody dens.
They were intelligent enough to choose whether to go along with their trainers or not. She knew that abuse most likely existed from some trainers to their Pokémon, but she could not judge a whole society by measuring a few people.
And if all Pokébattles were challenges of dedication, brains, training and strategy, she could see the appeal for them.
Ryhorn slowly collapsed on its knees, breathing hard.
"Pikachu! Thunderbolt!" Ash called.
"Pika!" concentrating hard, Pikachu released a bolt of electricity straight at Ryhorn. The Pokémon groaned as the energy surrounded him and fell down, defeated.
An elderly man ran out of the store across the street. "Onyx! Ryhorn!"
He recalled them into their Pokéballs after checking them over to make sure they would survive. "I'm glad you're okay." he sobbed as Ash walked up to him and patted him on the shoulder.
"Take them to the Pokémon Center." The young trainer said.
The man nodded and left.
Hikaru was about to walk to him when she felt a pat on her shoulder. Turning around she faced the young man she had saved a minute or so ago.
"When this is all over, I would like to invite you and your friends to come and have something to eat at my Café" he said with a smile. "Thanks for helping me. I'll also go to the Pokémon Center now."
Hikaru nodded as the man started trotting away.
Ash caught up with her. "Hikaru, are you okay?"
Hikaru nodded. "Yeah, bro. that Ryhorn just shook me up a bit."
Ash nodded as all the Pokémon caught up with them. Hikaru knelt down and hugged her Charmeleon. "I'll become a strong trainer, Charmeleon." she said. "We'll get stronger together." She closed her eyes and sighed. "I'll give you a name now, if you'll take it?"
Charmeleon looked at the other Pokémon sheepishly, but nodded. "Char!"
"How do you like the name Ryukari?" Hikaru asked.
The Charmeleon considered for a moment, then nodded again. "Charmeleon!"
Hikaru smiled and looked at Ash. "You have to teach me everything you know, bro."
Ash nodded. "I know you will be as strong as any Pokémon Master, Hikaru."
She nodded. "Let's go."
o.0.o
The closer they got to the center of the city the more violent the Pokémon were. They had managed to save several people, including officers on their way there, and sent them all to the Pokémon Center, but as a result of the vicious battles, most of the Pokémon were tired and Ash and Hikaru had to think more carefully about their tactics as their healing items slowly disappeared.
"This is where the strange energy is coming from." Hikaru said, stopping in front of a huge building. "I can feel it. Deep inside." she frowned. "There is something familiar about it though..."
Ash looked at her. "What do you mean familiar?" he shuddered. "I can feel something." he added. "It feels... menacing."
"Pika!" Pikachu nodded.
"I don't know why it seems familiar." Hikaru said, motioning for Ash to follow her into the building. "It's not from Cephiro. It... Just doesn't feel right."
Ash shrugged. "Well, we're already here." he said. "Let's free the Pokémon from whatever is making them act that way!"
Hikaru nodded and they started running towards the stairs.
o.0.o
A man dressed completely in black, with white boots and belt, and a big letter "R" done in red on the shirt stared down at the city, watching as flames, electric blasts and explosions tore Hop Hop Hop into pieces.
He looked nervously over his shoulder to where the creature that shared the roof top with him talked to a monitor showing an elder man, well groomed and wearing an expensive brown suit.
The man in the monitor seemed calm and composed, stroking the fur of the Persian that sat next to his chair.
"Easy for him." the Team Rocket grunt thought. "He's not standing here with it."
"How is the device working, Frey? Is it to your satisfaction?" the man asked.
The creature, Frey, growled- a deep, grumbling sound that sent shivers down the grunt's spine before answering. "It is... amusing, but not satisfactory, Giovanni."
"What do you mean?" Giovanni leaned forward, obviously a bit nervous despite his best efforts to seem at ease. "It did what you wanted, right? It amplified the effect from the crystal you gave us..."
"But it just makes them go berserk!" Frey leaned menacingly at the screen, showing white, sharp fangs.
Giovanni leaned back looking a bit more nervous.
"What use are they to my master if they just attack anything that moves? This thing..." Fray motioned at the huge contraption behind the monitors. "Does not let me give them orders."
"It should..." Giovanni frowned, fear forgotten. "It was designed..."
"But it doesn't!" Frey shook its head. "At least it is an interesting experiment. I can appreciate how much damage these Pokémon creatures can do."
Giovanni nodded. "I'll go back to research and find out what the problem is. Out."
The monitor went black and Frey turned to look at the grunt. "Get out of here."
"But..."
Frey growled and, gulping down, the Team Rocket member threw out a Pokéball, climbing hastily on the back of the Fearow that appeared.
A few seconds after he was gone, the door to the roof opened, and a girl in armor and a young boy with a Pikachu ran onto the roof of the building.
o.0.o
Hikaru looked wearily at the creature they found next to a large machine. She could feel the energies that affected the Pokémon came from within the contraption, but she had a gut feeling that the creature in front of them would not let them have it without a fight.
It stood tall, an anthropomorphic mixture of a wolf and a man, with a black-scaled reptilian tail and wings.
A cruel set of fangs made its maws seem even more vicious than that of a wolf, or even a lion. The black pelt was dirty, somehow it even seemed greasy.
It was protected by a silver breastplate and shoulder guards. It had bracers on its forearms, and shin protectors of the same, silvery material.
On its right hand it held a cruelly-shaped sword; with jagged edges that would tear flesh as much as cut through. The bat-like wings on its back were shredded at the bottom as if torn by the claws of an enemy.
Creating a sinister contrast, its left claw/hand, was made of some sort of crystal, shining bluish-white, pulsating with the light of the full moon even as it moved like a normal hand would.
"What is that?" Ash whispered.
Hikaru shook her head. "I don't know..."
The creature studied them for a moment then noticed Hikaru's sword. "Have you come to fight me, little girl?" it laughed, red eyes boring into Hikaru.
"Pikachuuu!" Pikachu suddenly shot a lightning bolt at the creature, who dodged without much effort. It raised its sword and roared as it jumped at them.
Before Ash or Pikachu could blink, they heard the clang of metal against metal as Hikaru appeared suddenly in front of them, her sword locked against the creature's own.
The creature pushed Hikaru onto Ash and jumped back, grinning. "Impressive. My name is Frey."
"Hikaru." the Magic Knight concentrated and her armor evolved into the red and gold of a real Magic Knight. "Ash," she said, not turning her eyes away to Fray. "I'll take him on; wait for the right time to do something."
Ash could only nod as she jumped forward, clashing swords with the creature. Hikaru pushed her attack, twisting, feigning, thrusting.
Fray, surprised at her strength, was caught off guard and had to parry and defend as best as he could. Catching Hikaru's sword with one of the jagged ends of his blade, he twisted down, bringing the tips of both swords down to scratch the floor with a shower of sparks until they slid to a stop, straining with the strength of both combatants.
"You are very strong, for a human." Fray growled as they glared at each other, shoulder pushing against shoulder.
"Two words Fray..." Hikaru said through clenched teeth. "Breath Mints."
Seeing their chance, Ash ran to the side, as Pikachu jumped from his shoulder at the machine. "Now Pikachu! Thunderbolt!"
"Pikaaaaa!" The electric shock melted the circuits on the machine, as it started shaking and smoking ominously.
Suddenly it was daylight again and Frey howled in anger and pain as the sun's reflection from Hikaru's Escudo blade blinded him. His left hand released hold of the sword as he pushed the surprised Hikaru away and jumped on the protective railing on the roof.
"Damn you two!" he growled as he jumped down to the street.
Hikaru ran to the rail and looked down, seeing Frey open his wings and fly away incredibly fast.
"Ash!" she shouted when she saw the machine start to shake even more. "Run!"
o.0.o
Officer Jenny, Brock and a couple of other trainers, were commanding their Pokémon to protect the outside of the Pokémon Center as more and more Pokémon tried to attack it.
When sunlight suddenly came back, their hopes were rekindled, but it didn't stop the Pokémon from attacking.
Just as she was starting to despair, she heard a loud explosion, and saw in the distance that the Hop Tower, the largest building in the city, had a trail of black smoke coming from the top of it.
Slowly, all of the Pokémon calmed down, and looked around in confusion. Some of them getting a panicked look and running into the city.
Thinking fast, Jenny looked at the trainers. "Follow them! They'll lead us to their trainers! They might need help!"
o.0.o
It took a couple of days for everything to calm down. Hikaru and Ash explained everything they had seen to Officer Jenny, who wasn't sure of whether to believe them or not.
Most of the time was spent cleaning up the wreckage from the several Pokémon battles that had taken place in the streets.
Nearby cities and towns had sent as much help as they could, and the park around the Pokémon Center was covered in tents and temporary units with nurses and doctors tending both humans and Pokémon
In the hopes of learning as much as possible, Hikaru had stayed there, helping the nurses and doctors treat the Pokémon.
She already had a basic knowledge of first aid, for both humans and animals, due to her intentions of becoming a blind-dog trainer, and asking a lot of questions when taking her dog, Hikari to the vet. But she had a lot to learn about treating injuries on all sort of Pokémon.
Professor Oak had been called over to investigate the remains of the machine that Ash and Hikaru had destroyed, and authorities had announced that he and the mayor would give a speech that afternoon.
"Hey, Miss Hikaru!" a voice called from outside the tent where Hikaru was helping one of the many nurse Joys change the bandage of a badly burnt Beedrill.
"A moment!" she called out, finishing her work and excusing herself. Nurse Joy smiled at her and nodded.
Hikaru walked outside the tent and looked at the pair that had come to visit.
The young girl she had saved stood next to her Gloom, which looked completely healed. Next to them, the young man from the Café was looking at her amused.
"I say, I like you better in the Nurse outfit than in that battle gear from the other day." Sam smiled impishly.
Hikaru blushed as another Nurse Joy, the one from Vermilion City, she believed, walked past and nodded. "She does make an excellent nurse, doesn't she?" Nurse Joy then walked into the tent.
"Um..." Hikaru shook her head. "Hello you two, I'm glad to see that you're okay."
Both nodded. "We heard that you were just starting as a Pokémon Trainer." the girl said smiling. "So we thought we might help you a bit in thanks for you own help!"
Hikaru blinked. "Oh, no, you shouldn't really."
"Hey, it's decided." Sam said, giving her a big bag. "Don't make us take it back."
"Well... thanks." Hikaru said, looking inside the bag. She gasped as she carefully put it down and took out an egg. "A Pokémon Egg?"
"And some Pokéballs, healing items, Pokémon food… all courtesy of those you helped." Sam explained. "Ash and the other trainers are also getting equipment, but, since you are just starting... we decided to give you something special."
Hikaru nodded, eyes turning watery. "Thank you guys!"
"Hey, hey," Sam said, "no tears, okay?"
Hikaru nodded and used her sleeve to clear her eyes. "Thank you."
Both nodded and walked away as she picked up the bag with all the equipment inside.
o.0.o
When Professor Oak took the podium everyone went quiet. They had built a stage in the biggest area of the park, where most people had gathered together to listen to the latest developments on the recent chaos.
"Hello everyone." Oak said, nodding at the public. "After consulting several other experts in Pokémon psychology and development, I can announce with all authority that the cause for the Pokémon attacking was a machine that has been tied to the Team Rocket criminal organization."
"Figures." Misty muttered amongst the crowd.
"Those guys are as dirty as it gets." Brock shook his head.
"But, I wonder what that creature has to do with them..." Ash asked, earning a worried glance from the others.
"As of yet, we cannot deny nor confirm the existence of a strange creature or Pokémon related to the incident. However, the authorities have agreed to keep a look out for any information related to it."
Oak waited for the crowd to calm down a bit, and as the murmurs subsided he motioned to the Mayor. "Now, Mayor Banks of Hop Hop Hop would like to say a few words."
The Mayor took the podium and looked around before speaking. "We have begun to rebuild our beautiful city. With your help, along with the help of our Pokémon, we will have it back even better than before."
He waited for the cheers to go down. "However, things would have been much worse without the help of those trainers that risked their lives and that of their Pokémon to save others and take them or guide them to the safety of the Pokémon Center."
The Mayor made soothing motions with his hands as the cheers escalated. "I am told the citizens have thanked the brave trainers in their own way, but I would personally like to congratulate all of them for their selfless acts by building a statue in memory of what happened today, and adorning it with this plaque," he showed a large golden plaque with writing on it. "On it are written the names of these brave trainers and their Pokémon, so we will always remember them!"
The thundering applause that followed lasted several minutes during which, all of the trainers were treated to friendly pats on the back, hugs and cheers.
Officer Jenny took the stage next, after everything calmed down again.
"As an extra honor, we have decided to grant a special and unique gift to the two trainers that destroyed the machine and helped us regain our city and our beloved Pokémon"
Hikaru and Ash were suddenly pushed forward towards the stage amongst applause.
Officer Jenny continued as they walked up to stand next to her. "For their bravery, selflessness and for protecting all of us in the face of incredible odds, I, with the approval of Mayor Banks and the highest members of the Pokémon League, am proud to present the two unique City of Hop Hop Hop Badges to Ash and Hikaru Ketchum!"
o.0.o
"What do you mean Hikaru Ketchum?" Ash asked Officer Jenny after they had received the badges and the crowd began to disperse.
Jenny blink-blinked. "Isn't that your names?"
"Yes, I mean... I'm Ash Ketchum..."
"And I am his sister, Hikaru Ketchum."
"Right," Said Ash, then frowned and stared at her. "Wait. What?"
Hikaru pulled out a small machine from her pocket and gave it to Ash.
"When did you get a Dexter?" he asked as he activated it. Immediately an automated voice started talking.
"I'm a Dexter registered to the Pokémon League by Prof. Oak of Pallet town. If stolen I can't be replaced. I'm the property of Hikaru Ketchum, from Pallet Town."
"Pika?" Pikachu asked, as stunned as his master.
Jenny, confused, just shrugged. "I have to go. Talk to you two later!"
After she was gone, Ash kept looking at the Dexter for a few minutes until he felt Hikaru poke his forehead with her finger.
"You okay bro?" she took her Dexter back.
"Wha... how?"
"Professor Oak." Hikaru explained as she guided Ash to the tent's exit. "He introduced me to your mom, and, as I needed papers to become a proper Trainer... well, she offered to adopt me after a straight two-hour chat."
"Mom did?"
"Yep. And I accepted." Hikaru grinned. "Why else would I keep calling you bro all of this time?" she shook her head. "I've always wanted a younger brother." She said with an impish smile.
As she ran out of the tent, Ash looked up at her back and started running after. "Hey! Wait! We have to clear this up! Hikaru! What do you mean you're my sister?"
o.0.o
"I thought they were never going to let us go..." Ash sighed, walking ahead of the group. He shifted his considerably over-packed backpack to a better position.
Brock, Misty and Hikaru nodded, all carrying large packs themselves. Ash sighed again, wondering if they would have to leave most of the presents given to them by the grateful people of Hop Hop Hop.
"I say we should find a place to sit down and rest." Brock said. "We have been walking with all of this stuff for half a day already, and I don't know about you, but I'm hungry."
The others nodded and after looking around for a bit, Mokona pointed out a valley close to the road.
As they set down their equipment, Hikaru, who didn't seem tired at all, sat down a bit further from the others.
Ash noticed her distant look and watched her worriedly for a few seconds.
"Seems like your sister needs someone to talk to." Misty said with a glint in her eye.
"Y-yeah." Ash said, "I just don't feel comfortable with this whole adoption thing yet, Misty."
"Well, if there is one thing I know, is that brothers and sisters might not always get along, but there should be trust, and there should always be the will to help." Brock started putting on his apron and pulling cooking utensils out of his bag. "Go talk to her. Misty and I will take care of the cooking."
o.0.o
Hikaru held Mokona in her hands, staring at the small creature. Mokona looked back at her a bit sadly.
"Is something wrong, Hikaru?" Ash sat down next to her.
Hikaru closed her eyes and sighed. "I have so many worries in my mind, Ash."
He nodded as Pikachu ran up to him and jumped on his lap, sitting down and looking at them questioningly. "Is it about Cephiro?"
"Yes." Hikaru said. "In part. I'm worried about my friends. I told you some of what has happened there, but not all. We suffered so much and endured only because we were together."
"Are you worried that without you they won't manage?"
Hikaru smiled slightly. "If Umi was listening and I said yes, she would scream at me after she was done kicking me."
"Well, I haven't fought monsters that threaten to destroy the world, or prevented wars between several worlds, but I understand what you mean by working as a team and worrying about my friends." Ash said, picking up Pikachu.
"What do you mean... bro?"
Ash winced. "Sorry. I still have the whole having an elder sister thing going over my head."
Hikaru smiled and nodded.
"What I meant is... Me, Misty, Brock, Pikachu and all my Pokémon are a team. I don't know where I would be without their support." Ash scratched Pikachu's head, eliciting a sigh of contentment. "If we ever got separated I would miss them, and I wouldn't know what to do for a time."
Hikaru looked at Mokona as the rabbit-like creature jumped up and went to join Misty and Brock. She pulled out her Pokéballs, looking down at it as she held it in her hand.
"We will help you get back to your friends, Hikaru... Sis." Ash said blushing a bit. "But you are not alone here. Besides us, you have your own Pokémon. You are part of our team, and part of our family now."
Hikaru smiled and stood up. "Well, bro, let's go help the others."
Ash nodded.
o.0.o
"Well, it seems they sorted it out." Brock said.
"I'm glad." Misty said. "But I'm still giving Ash a hard time about his new sister." she grinned.
Distant thunder stopped them as they looked up at the sky. It was getting cloudy.
"We might have to eat and run!" Brock said. "I think we have around half an hour before it starts raining.
"Why can't we find a convenient place to stay the night?" Misty groaned. "We'll be sleeping in wet sleeping-bags again."
"Puu!" Mokona shouted as her forehead gem started shining and a white ray shot out of it.
It concentrated into a bubble and slowly the glow disappeared living behind a small egg-shaped house.
Brock, Misty, Ash and Pikachu stared at the small house in wonder, Brock going as far as poking it with his spatula to make sure it was real. Misty jumped and hugged Mokona swirling happily as Pikachu sniffed the strange house.
"Oh! Mokona! That's great! Thank you, thank you, thank you!"
Hikaru smiled. "Well, we don't need to worry too much about the rain now, do we? Let's eat and rest! We still have a long way to go!"
End Chapter 2