Chapter 5

All That Glitters Is Goldeen

"So… We need to go through Mauville, then under the bicycle path, then keep going down to Slateport." Kazo said, examining a Hoenn map.

"Hoenn… Really… Needs… A…Magnet…Train…" Felix said panting.

"We only just left Verdanturf. We still have a ways to go." Kazo mentioned.

Selena squinted. "Look, there's Mauville!"

"Yep. Only a dozen more minutes and we should be there."

"Help!" Kazo, Selena and Felix turned around and saw a man in the water, flailing his arms madly. "Help!" Kazo sprang into action.

"Relicanth! Go save that guy!" His fish pokemon came out and charged towards the man. The man grabbed on to Relicanth and Relicanth dragged him to shore. Kazo recalled Relicanth as Selena and Felix helped him the man out of the water.

"Thank you so much!" The man said, his breath returning. My name's Odie, and I'm a fisher. I was fishing for supper when a Magikarp got hooked on my line. I was pulling it up, when a Goldeen sprang out at me and I was frozen in fear. It used its horn to cut my line, freeing the Magikarp, and it grabbed the string and began pulling! Of course I pulled back but this was an abnormally powerful pokemon that really packed a punch!" Kazo shuffled over to Felix and whispered in his ear.

"Try saying that five times fast."

"Powerful pokemon that packs a punch, Powerful pokemon that packs a pun-" Selena slapped both of them and told them to shut up and listen.

"It pulled so hard that it dragged me into the water! It also grabbed my ID bracelet that was pure silver! There's something about this Goldeen… It's dangerous, and someone has to catch it."

Kazo recognized his cue.

"Alright Odie, what do I need to do?"

"Well, it's attracted to fishers…"

Selena smiled. "Huddle up everyone. I've got a plan that's absolutely flawless." Kazo, Felix, Selena and Odie got in a circle as Selena began explaining her plan.

Felix sat on a rock holding a fishing rod. This was the plan. He would hook a pokemon, the Goldeen would get him, and then Kazo jumps out of the bushes and catches it.

Felix's face was hidden under Odie's large hat. He whistled nervously, when there was a tug on his line. A bead of sweat trickled down his neck. He pulled, and the pokemon pulled back. "Harder!" Selena whispered from behind Felix. He did as he was told and began pulling very hard, until a Magikarp flew out of the water, still attached to his line. Felix began to reel it in, when the water foamed and a Goldeen flew out, and cut the ropes. The Goldeen was still grabbing onto the line. Felix pulled, but he was too weak. The Goldeen was reeling him in! Selena and Odie came out of the bushes to help his tug the line. Both sides were evenly matched, but Odie, Selena and Felix started getting tired. "Kazo! Now!" Kazo ran out of the bushes towards the water. He had a pokeball in his hand.

"Go! Chincho-" Selena cut him off.

"There's no time, Kazo! Just catch it!"

Kazo nodded, and threw an empty pokeball at the Goldeen. He missed, though, and the pokeball sunk to the bottom of the lake.

"Kay-zo!" Selena said, gritting her teeth. The game of tug-of-war that was happening between human and pokemon was quickly becoming one-sided, and Selena, Odie and Felix were only inches away from the water now. Not thinking, Kazo dove into the water and began swimming towards the Goldeen.

Odie, Felix and Selena were so confused at what happened when Kazo jumped into the water, that they loosened their grip, and went flying headfirst into the lake. The Goldeen, triumphant, only noticed Kazo now, and jumped in the air and lunged at him.

"Eeep." Kazo squeaked in a high-pitched voice. He dove under the water, and the Goldeen came to his head, and grabbed his sunglasses! It then dove underwater completely and reached the bottom of the lake.

Kazo came to the surface and took a breath of air. He felt his head, and then swore.

"The stupid fish took my sunglasses!" He ranted, coming out of the water.

"So much for your flawless plan, Selena." Said Felix climbing out of he water out after Odie.

"Shut up, Felix. I suppose you have a better plan?"

"Actually I do." When everyone was on solid land, he began explaining his plan.

"Odie said the Goldeen took his silver ID bracelet. It also took Kazo's sunglasses."

"What's your point?"

"Well, I've heard of this behaviour from pokémon like Wingull and Murkrow, but never from Goldeen…"

"What are you trying to tell us!" Selena blurted impatiently.

"Isn't it obvious?" Felix said. "It's attracted to shiny things!"

"Of course!" Odie said. "My line must have shimmered in the sunlight, so it attracted the Goldeen!"

"Exactly!"

"But when does your plan come in, and how?" Kazo said.

"Yes, the plan. Here it goes!"

And with that Felix explained a huge plan and elaborated on every little detail. Every person would play a role in this plan.

Selena threw her earrings in the air. The plan was, Felix and his Spoink would team up their telepathic powers and grab the earrings. They would lure the Goldeen the them, and Odie would catch it with a fishing net. Then, Kazo would weaken it with Chinchou, and capture it with a pokeball!

Felix and Spoink played their part perfectly. They grabbed the earrings with their minds and lifted them into the water for a few seconds, then made them hover over the lake. The Goldeen saw them, and swam up to the surface to try and get it. Then, it jumped.

"Now!" Felix screamed. Felix moved the earrings out of the way, as Kazo and Odie shoved a fishing net at the Goldeen. It got all tangled up, and it landed ashore.

"Chinchou! Thundershock!" Kazo's Chinchou jumped out of the lake (that's where Kazo put it for the plan, so it would just jump out) and blasted electricity at the goldfish pokemon. It vanished in a cloud of red light. Within seconds, the pokeball stopped moving and Kazo jumped in the air with joy. He picked up the pokeball and put it on his belt.

"Kazo, are those your sunglasses?" Felix asked pointing at the water.

"They are!" Kazo jumped in the water, picked them up and fastened them on his head.

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"See you later, Odie!" said Kazo, Selena and Felix in unision.

"I sure will see you later. Good luck on your journey!" They turned their separate ways.

We're going to need it. Was the last thing Kazo thought before Felix began whining again.

"Are we there yet?"

"No!" Kazo said.

It was quiet for a second, when Felix spoke again.

"Are we there now?" Felix asked.

"No!"

"What about now?" Felix asked, starting to run away from Kazo.

"God darnit! Come back here you twerp!" Kazo screamed, chasing Felix.

Selena just laughed as she chased Kazo and Felix into the large Metropolis that is Mauville.