CHAPTER FIVE: ONWARD TO FLOAROMA TOWN, FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH TEAM GALACTIC!
Andrew and Dawn walked in to Route 204. It was a path surrounded by many trees, and there were three ponds that water Pokemon were playing in. There were several trainers on the route that Andrew battled with.
He fought lasses Sarah and Samantha, and youngster Tyler. Monferno made quick work of their Bidoof, Magikarp, Starly, and Budew.
While Andrew was battling trainers, Dawn was eagerly searching the tall grass for a Budew. It, along with Wurmple, were the only Pokemon she had not yet captured.
A rustle in the tall grass caused her to go towards it, and a Wurmple appeared. Dawn caught it with a sigh.
Dawn walked into the Ravaged Path with Andrew.
"Find a Budew?" Dawn shook her head in reply.
The two battled against wild Geodude, Psyduck, and Zubat. They easily got through the upper level and out of it.
Andrew battled against bug catcher Brandon, aroma lady Taylor, and twins Liv and Liz. He defeated their Budew, Cherubi, Kricketot, Wurmple, and Pachirisu with Staravia.
Dawn had given up hope as she walked through the tall grass leading to Floaroma Town. There was a rustle in the tall grass behind her.
She turned around, and saw a wild Budew.
"Yes!" Dawn exclaimed in excitement. She sent out Piplup who used Pound on Budew. Dawn threw a Poke Ball at the wild Budew. She eagerly waited in anticipation as the Poke Ball rolled agonizingly slow.
It finally rolled three times, and Dawn jumped in joy. "Yes, I caught a Budew!"
"So I'm guessing that you're going to use Budew on your team permanently."
"Yep."
"That's cool. Come on, let's get to Floaroma Town so I can heal my Pokemon."
The two walked through the wooden arches leading into Floaroma Town.
Floaroma Town was a town vividly scented with flowers that grew everywhere. There were numerous flowers of various colors. The towns most prominent landmark was the Pick a Peck of Colors Flower Shop in the center of town, as well as the Floaroma Meadow to the north.
"I'm going to buy some flowers," Dawn told Andrew as he walked towards the Pokemon Center.
"For who?"
"A friend."
Andrew shrugged, deciding not to bother Dawn about her motives.
As he walked out of the Pokemon Center, he saw someone in a space suit walking towards the Floaroma Meadow.
"Team Galactic!" Andrew growled.
He ran after the Grunt into the meadow.
"No, no, she's going to kill me! I need to find that stupid key, but I have to complete my mission and capture Pokemon with this honey!"
The Galactic Grunt was running around the meadow frantically digging up and pulling out flowers.
Andrew saw something silver shining in the flower bed. It was a silver key, with VW engraved on it.
"Looking for this?" Andrew called, holding up the key.
"You brat!" The grunt cried.
"Tell you what, let's have a battle for the key," Andrew said.
"Prepare to taste defeat! Go Stunky!"
"Go Staravia!"
"Wing Attack!" Staravia hit Stunky with his wings.
"Screech!" Stunky let out a deafening cry, lowering Staravia's defense.
"Quick attack!" Staravia flew and slammed Stunky to the ground, knocking it out.
"No!" The Grunt cried. "Now how am I going to get into the Valley Windworks?"
"Valley Windworks huh? I guess that's where Team Galactic is heading."
Dawn sent a bouquet of flowers by Pidgey Mail from the flower shop.
"Dawn come on!" Andrew called. "Team Galactic is at the Valley Windworks!"
Andrew and Dawn ran towards the wind powered power plant.
A woman with red hair wearing a space suit asked through the Valley Windworks. Her Team Galactic Grunts held the scientists of the power plant captive. But she was after the head scientist, Frederick.
Her Purugly held its claws to a young girl's throat.
"I'll do whatever you want, just don't hurt my daughter!" Frederick pleaded. "Don't hurt my Annie!"
"Oh I assure you, we won't hurt her if you fail to help. If you even think about calling for help, or deleting the research, then I assure you she will die a swift and painless death. Right in front of you."
Frederick unlocked the computer with his passcode.
"Thank you," she smiled at him.
"We can catch wild Pokemon later," Andrew told Dawn as they stood in the trees near the tall grass in front of the Valley Windworks.
"Who do you think I am?" Dawn asked. "Of course the Pokedex can wait!"
"We have to be careful," Andrew said.
He unlocked the front door and they ran inside.
Team Galactic Grunts held several scientists hostage in their offices.
They fought off the Grunts with their Pokemon.
"Thank you!" One of the leading scientists told them. "But you have to save our Head Scientist Frederick! She has him and his daughter held captive!"
"Who?"
"The Bringer of Wars," Andrew remembered what X and Y had mentioned.
"Yes, the Commander Mars!" X appeared behind them alongside Y.
"I'll handle them," Dawn told Andrew.
"You sure?"
"I'm tougher than I look."
Andrew ran to the room of the Head Scientist Frederick. He sent out Monferno and kicked the door open.
"Didn't I tell you not to call help?" Mars asked.
"Purugly, Fury-" she began to command.
"He didn't call for help, your grunts were just stupid enough to leave behind the key!"
Mars' eyes widened in surprise. This child was strong…or perhaps the Grunts were just weak.
"Whoever you are, just let Frederick and his daughter go!"
"My name is Mars, one of Team Galactic's three Commanders. We're trying to harness energy in order to discover how to create a new world, if you must know."
She looked at the computer. Almost all of the files on wind energy were uploaded.
"I suppose I'll have to teach you a lesson in battle!" Mars exclaimed. "Purugly, Faint Attack!"
Purugly, despite its large size, managed to out speed Monferno and knock him to the ground.
"Mach Punch!" Monferno's hand glowed white and formed into a fist, and he punched Purugly in the side.
It fell down on its side.
"Scratch!" Purugly scratched Monferno down his chest.
"Finish it with Mach Punch!" Monferno punched Purugly in the face, knocking it out.
"Hm, it appears that you're strong, for a child. No matter," Mars pulled her flash drive from the computer, "we have what we came here for. See you soon trainer."
Mars and the Team Galactic Grunts retreated from the Valley Windworks.
"Thank you so much," Frederick told Andrew, hugging his daughter.
"What were they after?"
"Our research on the wind energy," Frederick replied.
"They wanted Professor Rowan's research on evolution too…I wonder what they're after."
Andrew and Dawn walked out of the Valley Windworks, smiling at each other.
"How cool are we! We successfully stopped a hostage situation without any deaths!"
"I know, we're great," Dawn looked to the ground.
"You okay?"
"Yeah, I'm just going to go catch some Pokemon for the Pokedex."
A man in a brown trench coat raced towards the Valley Windworks.
"Step aside Trainer, I have to rescue the scientists!"
"Uh sorry sir, but they've already been rescued," Andrew said.
"Oh…the word got to Jubilife City too late…"
"Um, who are you?"
"My name is…well, my code name is Looker. As an International Police Officer, I cannot reveal my real name to anyone but my superiors."
"Well, nice to meet you Looker. My name is Andrew."
"So you saved the scientists all by yourself…"
"Not exactly, my friend Dawn helped."
"Well, thank you for your services. I hope that next time there is a crisis I will be here sooner."
"Yeah, hopefully. You just missed Team Galactic."
"Team Galactic! I've been tracking their movements for months, but I've never been this close."
"I don't know where they went," Andrew said.
"They probably went to Eterna City…I should begin my investigation there."
"I'm going to Eterna City. Maybe we could travel together."
"Sorry Andrew but I work alone. Again, thank you for helping in the fight against Team Galactic!"And with that, Looker ran on to Route 205.
Dawn managed to catch Pachirisu, Buizel, and Shellos in the tall grass.
"Shellos is a really interesting Pokemon," Dawn said. "It has two forms, west side and east side. The west side is pink and the east side is blue. The reason they're called west and east is because that's their position from Mount Coronet."
"Is there a north and south side?" Andrew scoffed.
"No," Dawn stated.
"I think I'll use Shellos on my team."
"That's cool. I really want to catch a Buizel."
"I think there are more powerful Wild Buizel up on Route 205," Dawn said.
The two walked up the bridge onto the route.
A Buizel jumped on the bridge. It appeared to be eager to test itself in battle.
"Go Monferno!"
Buizel used Water Gun, shooting a spout of water from its mouth.
"Flame Wheel!" Monferno span into Buizel, burning it.
"Now that it has a status ailment…go Poke Ball!"
Andrew threw a Poke Ball at Buizel, and it rolled three times.
"Yes!" Andrew grinned. He let Buizel out of the Poke Ball.
Buizel grunted in pain at his burn.
"Here, this will help," Andrew sprayed a burn heal on Buizel. He also gave Buizel a potion to heal him.
Buizel smiled in gratitude at Andrew.
"Now, let's travel throughout Sinnoh and get as strong as we can!"
Buizel nodded adamantly with a fierce smile.
Andrew used Buizel against many of the trainers on Route 205. Buizel's Water Gun allowed him to beat the Ponyta and Geodude of campers Jacob and Zackary, the Geodude and Machop of hiker Daniel and battle girl Kelsey, and the Onix of hiker Nicholas. Andrew used Monferno against aroma lady Elizabeth's Budew, and picnickers Sienna and Karina's Piplup, Shinx, and Pachirisu.
Andrew and Dawn stood in front of the daunting Eterna Forest.
"Next stop, Eterna City."