"Oh we're no where near Snowpoint. And we're never going to get there. Something's going to kill us. And then we'll all die!" Leo sang, skipping around.
"... Okay then." Hank said.
"Waitaminute. We'ren't the people in Oreburgh all zombiefied?" Nina asked, slapping herself. "WE FORGOT TO SOLVE A MYSTERY."
"Actually. Mesprit can steal emotions of people, according to legend." Lian told her.
"... Oh."
"LAME. LIAN YOU JUST RUINED A POSSIBLE ADVENTURE." Sapphire cried.
"... Guys. I just thought of something." Leo stopped skipping.
"What?" The others asked in unison.
"Couldn't we have found Louis or Pluck and asked him to give us a lift?" The sea weasel asked.
Silence fell over the group.
"WHHHAAAAT?" They yelled.
The pokemon flopped to the ground and groaned.
"We need a vacation." Nina said.
"Yeah, we d- HEY LOOK A RIVER." Leo shouted, springing to his feet.
"Whatwhere?" Hank lept up and ran around in circles.
Moments later, they were all eating by the river, soaked and refreshed.
"Wonder where the river leads to." Lian said as he ate some of his berries.
"Fuego Ironworks." A Pachirisu answered.
"..."
The electric squirrel was staring at them, foaming at the mouth.
It was also shivering.
The group's facial expression matched this -> O-O
"Wutswrong?" The rodent asked, quivering and slurring his words together.
They slowly backed into the river, packing up their things.
"Waitareyouguysleavin'" The Pachirisu squeaked, foaming more.
"... HOLY CRAP JUST RUN ALREADY." Leo yelled.
They all screamed while fleeing.
"JEROME. DID YOU GET RABIES AGAIN?" Another Pachirisu appeared.
"...no." The smaller one replied.
The older electric squirrel groaned and dragged the shaking and foaming squirrel away.
"Ugh... So much... Excercise." Leo flopped on the riverbank and groaned.
The others did the same.
"Well, atleast we know where to go next." Lian said.
"Snowpoint?" Asked Hank.
Lian rolled his eyes. "Fuego Ironworks."
"Why there?" Nina questioned.
"... Are machines there?" Leo asked.
Lian nodded.
"THEN LET'S BLOW SOMETHING UP." Leo yelled, leaping to his feet.
Sapphire lept up as well. "Yeah!"
The two ran off in the direction of the factory, leaving the other three dazed.
"How do they do that?" Hank groaned.
"... Steroids." Lian declared.
Nina nodded her agreement.
Minutes later, Sapphire and Leo were in a peaceful valley, the Ironworks standing in the distance.
The others finally caught up to them, looking not the least bit pleased.
Leo stared at the factory in awe. "It looks so.. flammable."
Nina slapped him.
"Well what are we waiting for, let's go!" Hank said and began to march over to the Ironworks.
"... Wait." Lian said. "Why is it abandoned?"
Sapphire cocked her head. "How can you tell?"
"No smoke." Lian replied.
"Maybe they're helping the enviroment?" Leo asked.
Nina slapped him... again.
"Well, whatever. Let's just check it out already." Hank meowed, bounding forward.
"Wonder why it was abandoned." Nina murmed.
Hank screamed.
Sapphire raced forward, the others close behind.
They found the Delcatty, shivering while a Lickitung ate some apples from a nearby tree.
"What's wrong, it's just a Licki- OH MY GROUDON." Leo cried.
The Lickitung had turned around.
Part of it was a regular Lickitung.
The other part was a machine with a laser cannon on its arm.
They all shrieked.
"ERROR. LOUD NOISE." The cyborg said.
"TECHNOLOGY DELETE ERROR."
It raised its cannon.
"Wait! We're you're friends ur. Technology." Nina said, shivering.
"OH. OKAY THEN." Technology lowered its cannon.
"... Wait what?" Leo rubbed his head. "Who are you?"
"PROCESSING QUESTION..." The cyborg waited for a few seconds before answering.
"EXPERIMENT 67.4. ROBOTIC POKEMON. LICKITUNG. HALF COMPLETE BEFORE FAILURE. PART NORMAL. ABANDONDED AFTER MALFUNCTION IN FUEGO IRONWORKS. YOU CAN CALL ME. TECH."
"... One more question, why must you speak in capital letters?" A voice from above asked.
"CAPITAL LETTERS MAKE ME AND AUTHOR FEEL HAPPY." Tech replied.
"Wait. Author? Where is that voice coming from?" Leo asked.
"I'm a reader!" The voice answered.
"Reader? Author? WHAT'S GOING ON." Leo cried.
"... Nevermind, just continue with the story." The voice said.
"Okay then..." Leo murmered.
"TECH DOES GET LONELY SOMETIMES." Tech said.
"... Did I ask you anything?" Leo asked, glaring.
"YES."
"No."
"YES."
"No."
"YES."
"Noooo."
"YE-"
"ALRIGHT FINE JUST TAG ALONG WITH US SO WE CAN GET THROUGH ETERNA FOREST." Nina yelled.
"FINE WITH ME." Tech replied. "ACCESSING. TRAVELING SHOES."
He sprouted wheels under his feet.
Leo hopped on top of him. "Whee!" He yelled as the two whirled around.
"GET OFF OF." Tech ordered.
Nina slapped herself.
"This is going to be a long forest walk." Sapphire declared.
"Yes it is." Lian agreed.
"Man, this chapter is horrible." The reader said.
"THE VOICE AGAIN." Leo cried.
Behind the computer screen...
Author: ... I need medication