Sorry about the last chapter. I know, it was very short, but I really needed to put team rocket in there some.
Oh, and I kinda forgot to say this, but Max will not be in this story. I just really don't like him. Sorry to max fans. Just pretend he went home or something.
And remember to review after you read this time. Thanks 2 every1 who did review!
DISCLAIMER: I STILL, do not own Pokemon
Chapter 4: On The Road Again
Eevee yawned as she got up. She looked around and found that everyone except herself was asleep. Even Umbreom, who was awake every time she had looked at him yesterday.
She looked over at Rika, who was sleeping peacefully now. Eevee didn't know why her and Rika had that dream. Maybe it did mean something special. They had been having similar dreams here lately, and she wanted to know why.
That pokemon in their dream was an ancient one. A Mew. That was definitely something to be concerned about. It's not everyday you see a Mew, or any other legendary pokemon for that matter, in your dreams.
(AN-This is the pokemon talking, so it will be in italics)
'What are you doing up?' She heard someone say behind her.
'I couldn't sleep...' She answered, knowing that it was none other than pikachu.
'oh...' He said walking up to her.
'How long have you and your trainer had each other?' Eevee asked Pikachu.
'Trainer?' Pikachu said. 'You mean Ash? He is more of a best friend then a trainer. And I was his first pokemon. We have been through Kanto, Jotto, and now Hoenn.'
'Rika is my best friend too...' She said, thinking about the first day she met Rika.
'I was my trainer's first pokemon also.' Said a voice behind them.
They both looked behind their backs and looked at Umbreon standing there.
'So we are all alike in some way' Eevee said, happy that she had just met some new friends.
Sure, she had her fellow pokemon that Rika had, but she was always out of her pokeball, and they were always in theirs'.
'Hey look over there.' Umbreon said pointing a black and yellow paw. Pikachu and Eevee followed it and seen that the sun was rising.
'It's beautiful...' Eevee said, her eyes sparkling.
'Yeah...' Pikachu said looking at the horizon.
They watched the sun until it was almost above the horizon.
They sat there like that for a while before they heard a beeping noise that made them all jump.
Brock sat up and rubbed his eyes. He looked over at the three pokemon and shook his head, mumbling something about pokemon being full of surprises, then started cooking breakfast for the group.
(AN: OK no more pokemon translations in this chapter. They will be saying what they normally say from now on)
That was a great breakfast Brock!" May said finishing her meal of pancakes.
"Yeah, can I have seconds?" Ash said holding out his plate.
"Can't you count. That would be your 4th plate." Gary said in a mocking tone.
Ash just looked at him and shrugged, waiting for Brock to finish loading pancakes on his 4th plate.
Pikachu was sitting on his shoulder waiting for his trainer to stop stuffing food into his mouth.
"Pika Pi, Pikachu..." He said his face turning a shade of green as Ash started on his last pancake.
"How can you eat all of that?" Rika said disgusted.
"He just inhales all of it..." May answered for Ash since he still had his mouth full.
Rika walked away from the group, Eevee sitting on the top of her head.
"Are you ready for today Eevee?" She asked her pokemon.
"Vee!" Was Eevee's reply.
"Me too!" She said more excited now, reminding herself that her pokemon would be with her the entire way. She looked over at Gary, her future traveling partner.
'Only for a little while' She mentally reminded herself.
She walked back over to the group and sat down beside Gary's Umbreon and started petting it. Its fur was jet black and was as soft as silk.
Eevee started chasing a stray leaf that was being blown around by the wind around the campsite. Rika watched her pokemon happily.
She was still petting Umbreon when Gary came over and sat on the other side of it.
"He usually doesn't let strangers get near him" Gary said.
"That is because I am not a stranger to him." Rika answered playfully, still petting the pokemon.
"So are you ready to leave?" Gary asked her.
"Uh...sure, I guess." Rika said.
After getting everything packed up, Rika and Gary walked over to Ash, Pikachu, May, and Brock.
"Sorry to leave so soon, but I need to get going..." Gary said to Ash.
It was now almost 10:30am.
"Yeah, I know...But how about a battle first?" Ash said. He really wanted to battle Gary to see if he had improved any.
"No thanks Ash." Gary answered, still not wanting to fight just yet.
"I'll battle you Ash." Rika said. She had been wanting to battle someone this entire time.
"Fine with me! Let's use 3 pokemon each, OK?"
"Yup!"
Rika and Eevee stood at one end of the campsite, and Ash and Pikachu stood at the other.
Gary, Umbreon, and May were on the sidelines, and Brock was the referee.
"Shroomish, Go!" Rika said, tossing out a pokeball, and starting the match.
Shroomish formed in a red light.
"Shroomish shroom!"
"Swellow, I choose you!" Ash yelled, tossing out his pokeball also.
"Swellllll!"
"Swellow, use peck!"
"Stun Spore Shroomish!"
Swellow dove down to use peck just as Shroomish used Stun Spore, and got a beak full of powder.
"Swweellllooowww" It said weakly.
"Come on Swellow! I know you can do it!" Ash assured his Pokemon. Swellow shook off all of the dust he could, and went into another peck attack.
Shroomish tried to jump out of the way, but didn't make it in time. It fell over, knocked out after the attack.
"Shroomish return" Rika said holding out its pokeball.
She through out another ball, and a small, blue, mouse like pokemon appeared.
"Let's gettum' Minun!" Rika shouted to her Minun.
"Mine!" It said as its cheeks were sparking.
"Minun, use thunderbolt!"
"MIIIINE!" The small pokemon shouted as it used the attack on Swellow. The bird pokemon fell over with static still showing on its body.
Ash returned Swellow and threw another pokeball out.
"Grovyle!" shouted the pokemon once it was out of its pokeball.
"Leaf blade!" Shouted Ash as the Grovyle started hurling leaves at Minun.
After the attack was over, Minun had cuts everywhere.
"Minun! Can you still fight or do you want to come back?" Rika said not knowing if the pokemon was too weak to fight or not.
"MINUN MINE" It said bravely.
"Ok...If your sure. Use quick attack!" She said, glad that it was ok for the moment.
Minun ran up to use quick attack, but Grovyle was to quick for it. It threw on more leaf at minun, and that was all it needed. Minun fell over, too weak to continue.
"You did great Minun..." Rika said, returning her pokemon.
"What kind of pokemon do you think she will pick?" May asked Gary with her skitty in her arms.
"I would guess a fast one. Mabey a fire or flying type. That is what I would do." Was his responce. They had both been watching the fight intensly.
Rika looked down at Eevee. Eevee looked back up.
"Who should I use Eevee?" Rika asked her pokemon.
"Eevee vee..." Rika knew exactly what her pokemon said.
"Ok, I hope you are right..." She said, tossing the pokeball that contained the last pokemon she could use in this fight.
"Espeon!"
Espeon appeared in a battle position. The jewel on its forhead shined brightly in the morning sun.
"Cool! An Espeon!" Gary said from the side lines. He looked down at his Umbreon, who seemed entranced at the other Eevee evolution.
"It's soooooooo cute!" added May.
"SKITTY!" yelled the small pink cat pokemon, getting jeleous of the fox pokemon.
"Espeon use confusion attack!"
"Espeon!"
Espeon sent out an energy that went around Grovyle. It had a blue tint.
It held him in the air for a moment, then slammed him down into the ground. Grovyle tried to get up, but was too confused and just fell back down.
"Return Grovyle. You did your best." Ash said.
Grovyle was one of his strongest pokemon. The only one that was stronger was...
"Pikachu! Let's show this Espeon how to battle!"
"Pikachu!" It replied, and jumped off of Ash's shoulder and on to the battle feild.
"Use Thunder Wave!" Pikachu's cheeks were emiting sparks in all directions. Some of the electricity came towards Espeon.
"What is she waiting for!" Gary asked himself more than anyone.
The thunder wave was about to hit when...
"Espeon, use protect!" A blue barrier formed around Espeon, protecting it from the attack.
"Now, use swift!"
Ten white stars went hurling towards Pikachu. Every single one hit its target, and Pikachu went flying back, landing in front of Ash.
"Ah! Pikachu are you ok?" He asked with a worried voice.
"Pika pi..." The yellow mouse pokemon said, assuring Ash that he was ok. Pikachu sat up and ran back into the battle feild, ready to fight for its trainer.
"Pikachu! Try a quick attack and a spark combo!"
"Chu!"
Pikachu ran up to Espeon so fast, that it appeared to be teleporting. It slammed into Espeon, shocking it as it did.
Pikachu ran back over to its side of the feild.
Espeon stood up weakly. It shook itself, resembling a wet dog, and looked ready to battle again.
"Ok, lets try a bite attack!"
Espeon ran up and snapped at Pikachu, missing it by an inch.
"Pikachu, tackle!" "Espeon, headbut!" Both trainers shouted at the same time.
Both pokemon ran up to each other...and both pokemon hit head on.
Pikachu and Espeon stumbled for a moment before they fell over.
Ash and Rika ran to their pokemon, making sure they were ok.
"So who won?" May asked Brock, breaking the moment of silence.
"It was a draw..." He replied, completly shocked of how good the match was.
"You did great Espeon." Rika told her pokemon before returnig it into the pokeball.
"You too Pikachu." Ash said, but just picked Pikachu up to carry him.
"Here are some potions for your pokemon." Brock said handing each of them a bottle of revive and max potion.
"Thanks." They both replied.
"That was a great battle." Gary said, congradulating them both.
"Yeah!" May said agreeing with Gary.
After they had healed their pokemon, Rika and Ash smiled and shook hands, thanking each other for the fight.
"We'll have to battle again sometime Ash. Pikachu puts up a tough fight."
"So does Espeon." He answered.
"We better leave now. See you guys later." Gary said, still wanting to get to the next town by nightfall.
"Don't forget Gary, you still have to battle me sometime, ok?" Ash said to his long time rival.
"Yeah, I promise, we will." He said, holing out his hand towards Ash.
"Deal?" Gary asked. Ash looked at his hand, before shaking it.
"Deal!" He said laughing.
"Smell ya' later Ketchem!" Gary said, waving his hand behind him,as he was walking away on the path, Umbreon beside him.
"Hey wait for us!" Rika yelled, running to catch up with Gary and Umbreon.
"Vee!" said Eevee who was sitting on her shoulder again.
"Buy Guys!" She yelledback to Ash and his group.
"PIKA PI!" Pikachu yelled a goodbye to Eevee and Umbreon, wishing that they could have stayed longer, but glad that he had made more friends.
"I thought I was showing you where to go?" Rika asked once she had caught up with Gary.
"Then lead the way." He said, letting Rika lead the way to the next town, Petalburg City.
Ok, that is my longest chapter yet... I think. I forgot completly to say this, but they were in between Odale town and Petalburg that whole time.
This might go along with the game a little bit, but not much. Rika is not my character in my Ruby version, nor her pokemon. I just made them up for my pokemon story. Please reveiw!
-kitsune
Eevee yawned as she got up. She looked around and found that everyone except herself was asleep. Even Umbreom, who was awake every time she had looked at him yesterday.