Okay! Here's chapter 3! I started writing this as soon as I posted chapter 2!

Disclaimer: no one on fanfiction owns pokemon, not even me!

Alright, here ya go!

"Mana… Manaphy… Manaphy hurt!" "What?" Ruby said sounding a little scared. "W-water! Manaphy, water!" the baby pokemon yelled in pain. "Ruby!" Sapphire said getting his attention "Remember, manaphy needs to be near water, or he'll die!" "But the nearest lake in 20 minutes away! We'll never make it!" "MANA! MANNAAPHHYYY!" Manaphy's body glowed as bright as the egg did before.

Once again, Sapphire and Ruby were underwater again. "R-ruby… S-sapphire…" Manaphy said weakly. He was at the same distance as he was before. "T-there is a-a under g-ground l-lake, just a few yards away from h-here. Bring me there,"

The light faded. Without another word, Ruby and Sapphire returned all of their pokemon, leaving only Dono and Zuzu left out of their pokeballs.

A few minutes later, Ruby and Sapphire were riding their pokemon, when Manaphy's gem started to glow. "Sapphire!" Sapphire turned her head around to him. Zuzu and Dono stopped in their tracks and their trainers hopped off.

"This must be where the lake is!" Sapphire said looking at the ground. Manaphy's breathing was being shortened. "We don't have much time!" Ruby said "Zuzu! Rock smash on the ground!" "Dono, jump than use Slam on the ground, too!" The two pokemon followed their trainer's instructions and slammed on the ground. Two craters were formed from where the pokemon hit, the craters slowly filled with water.

"Hurry," Ruby said placing Manaphy in the deeper crater. It was deep enough that the balls on Manaphy's antenna were just barely surfacing. The small pokemon's eyes opened halfway, he crawled out of the water. Manaphy was covered in dirt and mud. "The water isn't clean enough!" "What do we do now?"

Sapphire picked Manaphy up in her arms, grabbed Ruby's hand, she started to run towards a clearing in the forest, partially dragging him. "S-Saph, what are you doing?" Ruby yelled at the girl. "You'll see!" she said, not turning to him "Pilo!" the tropius came out of Sapphire's fanny pack and was flying next to her. He looked ahead and flew much faster. Ruby looked ahead to, they were heading towards a cliff and Sapphire wasn't slowing down! "S-Saph? Sapphire!" Ruby yelled. But, all she did was tighten her grip on him and run faster.

Sapphire jumped off the cliff. "AAHHHHH!" Ruby screamed, with his eyes closed. "Ruby," he kept screaming "Ruby!" he was still screaming. Sapphire was really annoyed now "RUBY!" she yelled slapping him across the face, shutting him up. "Ow…" Ruby said rubbing the red hand shaped spot on his cheak. He looked, he was riding on Pilo(not falling).

Sapphire was turned around, so she was facing him, holding Manaphy in one of her arms. "Tropi!" Pilo cried. They were now over a large lake. Sapphire pulled out a pokeball, then returned Pilo, when they were right above the center of the lake!

"Ruby,"

"Yeah?"

"You can scream now"

"AHH!"

Before they knew it, Manaphy, Ruby, and Sapphire all plunged into the lake. Ruby popped up gasping and coughing. Manaphy popped up next to him. "Manaphy, you're alright!" Ruby said happily "Wait, where's Sapphire?".

Manaphy and Ruby looked in all directions, Sapphire wasn't anywhere to be seen "Sapphire! Sapphire, where are you?" Ruby yelled "Mana!" Manaphy yelled. He stuck his head underwater, and Ruby followed. A few feet below them, Sapphire floated with her foot caught in between two rocks and her eyes were closed.

Ruby popped back up. "Manaphy, we have got to save her!" He took a deep breath before diving to save his friend. He quickly swam near her and tried to pull her out. The rocks were clamped tightly on her foot so he and manaphy picked the rocks up and threw them away.

When the rocks were gone, Ruby swam back to the surface, holding Sapphire. "ZUZU!" Ruby yelled. The swampert heard it's trainer, jumped off the cliff, and swam towards Ruby and the unconscious Sapphire. As soon as the pokemon was next to him, Ruby carefully placed his friend on Zuzu's back. Ruby and Manaphy got on as well.

"Zuzu, surf!" Ruby instructed. When they were have way to the shore

Please still be alive Ruby thought looking at the girl in front of him. Manaphy gave a worried look to Ruby.

Cliffhanger. I don't do these often, but it seamed perfect to add one here. Thanks for the reviews! I've already started chapter 4 so it'll be up soon! Review and follow the story!