Next chapter I'm working on!! Hope it's okay and stuff!! Chapter 4!! Oh by the way, despite the title, it has nothing to do with love. Just a nifty title I came up with :D Oh and just because I haven't done this before…I do not own Pokemon or any of its contents. I do however own the basis of the story, name of dungeons, and the characters
Chpt 4…Love at first Fight!
"Elegant Forest: Check!" Pixy said.
"What are you doing?" Aqua asked her.
"Making a checkmap of the places we go, in case we ever need it" Pixy replied.
"Well, ok…" Aqua said, "Hey shouldn't we be getting to the Pelipper Post Office?"
"Well, yesterday's mission did get me exhausted…" Jewel started.
"But you're totally ready for another one, right?" Aqua finished for her.
"Actually I was gonna say…"
"Well then let's get going!" Aqua shouted as she grabbed Jewel by the wrist and raced up to the post office.
"Hold up! Wait for me!!" Pixy said trying to catch up.
"Greetings there, Grand Psychic Xatu!" Aqua waved still pulling Jewel by the arm.
"Good morning, Aquamarine!" the Xatu said standing on the roof of his tent.
"Wait up!!" Pixy screamed catching her breath.
"Good Morning, Nurse Chance!" Aqua greeted, still racing up the hill.
"Morning, girls!" the Chansey said, taking care of a little pink egg.
"Guys, you're going to fast!!" Pixy said, racing at the top of her breath.
"Hello, Banker Dusknoir!" Aqua shouted, barely waving as she speeded by him.
"Hello, Aqua!" the Banker said, watching as she raced along.
"I can't keep up!!" Pixy continued.
"Hi, Kakureon Brothers. Good morning, Auntie Kanga!" Aqua said, still running.
"Good morning!" all three said at once.
"Hi..Auntie..Kang..morning..kakur..bros.." Pixy tried to say, exhausted.
"Where do you think you're going in such a rush?" Officer Hitmontop asked.
Aqua then stopped for a second to say, "To the Pelipper Post Office, silly!"
The Hitmontop just stood there then said, "Well, have fun kids!"
Pixy was almost faint.
"We finally made it to Pelipper Post Office!" Aqua called out.
Pixy then clawed her way up the hill.
"Why does it have to be on the highest hill in the entire town?" Pixy tryingly said.
"Because it's more fun that way, Pix!!" Aqua said and rushed inside.
Jewel and Pixy then followed.
"Good morning, Ace Team!!" three little bird Pokemon said.
"Whoa, who are you guys?" Jewel asked.
Hi there! We're Wingull! The Seagull Pokemon. We build our nests on sea cliffs and beaches. We also ride past the winds and the waves, soaring really high!
"Hey! We're the Wingull Three! Our Papas our out sick today so we decided to fill in for them at the Pelipper Post Office!" they all said at the same time.
"I'm Rose!" one said.
"I'm Happy!" said the other.
"And I'm Leon!" said the last.
"Aww, aren't they so cute?!" Jewel said.
"Now, WHAT DO YOU THREE WANT?" Happy asked in a fierce tone.
"Boy, you don't seem so happy!" Pixy commented.
"We just want our work done so we can go home and play Storm Ball" Leon said.
"Oo, what is Storm Ball?" Jewel asked.
"It's where we use our attacks on unsuspecting passerby!" Rose said.
Aqua, Jewel, and Pixy all stepped back a couple of steps.
"Listen, we just want our mail" Aqua said nervously.
"And we just want you to leave, so hurry and give us your name" Happy said.
"Team Stardust!" the three girls said.
"What a STUPID name!" Rose said, "Leon! Go get Team Stupidust's mail!!"
"Whatever! As long as it will get me out of this kooked-up joint…" he said getting the letters, "You have three letters. So take them and go as far away as possible before we play Storm Ball with you!"
Team Stardust quickly left the Post Office.
"Man, let's hope that the Pelipper get better and fast!" Pixy said.
"Ditto!" the two others said.
(back at the base)
"We have three letters. Let's check them out!" Aqua said.
"First letter" Pixy started, 'Dear Team Stardust, thank you for saving our little boy and getting him back home. With Joy and Sincerity, Mrs. Tunian.'
"Second letter" Aqua said, 'Dear Resident Ace Team, the Showcase Collection of Beauticon Town will soon be having its First Dazzle Show this year! Come and dazzle the audience and judges with your beautiful moves and awesome attack power! Rehearse and show up! You might win Team Points and a Reward! Sincerely, Mr. Connamime.'
"Third letter" Jewel said, 'Dear Team Stardust, we have a mission for you! After your mission rescuing the baby Kricketot. Dr. Tunian recommended you three as a brilliant, but rookie Ace Team ready for a mission. We need a non-suspicious looking team to go undercover for us. If you plan to accept this mission, report to Rescue Island for further instruction. We hope to be seeing you there, Dr. Lukis and Dr. Tunian."
"So what we really need to focus on is the new mission!" Aqua said.
"Yeah! But what about that Dazzle Show? I really want to enter! We get points and prizes too guys! And it seems fun!" Pixy said.
"It's in two weeks. We have plenty of time! But let's finish the mission ASAP!" Aqua said.
"Okay then we better get going!" Jewel said.
"But how?" Pixy asked.
"Ohh! My friend Rado can give us a lift!" Aqua said.
"Oh what is he? Like a Staraptor? A Dewgong?" Jewel asked.
"You'll see…" Aqua said.
(they arrive at an old abandoned house floating on the water)
"You're friend lives on a beat up-floating house?" Pixy asked.
"No…he lives under a beat-up floating house" Aqua answered.
"What do you…" Pixy started to ask.
"GUUURRAAAAAHHHHHH!!" a giant sea creature said appearing from beneath the house.
"What is that??" Pixy and Jewel said, both scared.
"He's Rado" Aqua said calmly.
"Whoa.." Pixy and Jewel both said.
"What Pokemon is he?" Jewel asked.
I am Gyarados. The Atrocious Pokemon. If you get me mad, I will go on a rampage destroying mountains and anything in my way.
"He's on OUR side right?" Pixy asked.
"Yeah! He's a really great guy!" Aqua exclaimed.
"Alright, but if he tries to eat me, it will be on your conscience!" Pixy said.
"Yeah…yeah…" Aqua said.
"SO I HEARD YOU GUYS NEED A LIFT?" Rado asked.
"Yeah! To Rescue Island!" Aqua said.
"OH I HEARD THAT'S WHERE THE GREATEST SCIENTISTS CONDUCT RESEARCH ON MYSTERIES!" Rado said.
"Yep, that's going to be our first mission!" Aqua said.
"THAT'S GREAT! I'LL BE HAPPY TO TAKE YOU!" Rado told her.
(they arrive)
"Thanks for the lift, Rado!" Aqua said.
"Anything to help a friend!" Rado responded.
(Rado swims away)
"So what now?" asked Pixy.
"We look for a lab
and go inside?" Aqua guessed.
"Yeah but there is nothing here
except trees, sand, and water!" Jewel said.
"This stinks!" Pixy said.
(she threw a pebble at they sky and it hit a field of psychic energy)
"Did you just?" Pixy started.
"Yeah…" Aqua and Jewel said.
"So what should we…" Pixy started.
"The lab should be hidden up there" Aqua said.
"Questions is how do we get up there" Jewel said.
"Maybe we can hippity-hop up there!" Pixy suggested.
"Yeah…what an excellent idea, Pixy" Aqua said sarcastically.
"Well I don't see you coming up with anything…" Pixy remarked.
"Hey guys, up there!!" Jewel exclaimed as she saw some Pelipper fly over them.
"Hey you, up there!!" Aqua shouted.
"Hmm?" said a Pelipper from above as he saw the Marill yelling.
"Can you help us, up there?" Aqua yelled to him.
"Sure! What do you need help with?" said the Pelipper.
"We need to get up to that force field!" Aqua exclaimed.
"What force fie….UMPH!" the Pelipper started to say as he hit the force field and started falling down.
"Whoa, are you okay?" Pixy asked.
"Yeah I'm fine! I just hit my head on…a force field did you say?" Pelipper remarked.
"Yeah," Aqua said.
"Well, I'm fine, and hello there!" the Pelipper began to say.
I'm Pelipper, the Water Bird Pokemon. As a Pelipper, I dive into the water and scoop up any prey I found with my large bill.
"Cool," said Jewel, "but is there any way you can you help us get up past that force field?"
"Well, I can fly you up there but that's as much as I can do from there" Pelipper said.
"Then let's go!" said Aqua and the three jumped on Pelipper as he flew them up there.
"Now what?" asked Pixy.
"Let's attack the force field, I guess?" suggested Jewel.
"BubbleBeam!" said Aqua.
"Flamethrower!" said Pixy.
"Petal Dance!" said Jewel.
All their attacks hit the force field and bounced back off.
"Well, that didn't work. What now?" said Pixy.
"Well let's think logically," Aqua said. "We know that there is an invisible force field that becomes visible when you hit it. And that it's made of a pink psychic energy…THAT'S PERFECT!"
"What??" both Pixy and Jewel reacted.
"The force field is mad of a psychic energy. All we need to do is use a psychic attack that can repel the force field!" Aqua said. "But who knows a psychic attack?"
"Well I think I can learn Extrasensory…" Pixy said nervously.
"What are you waiting for? Go ahead!" Aqua said.
"I'll try!" Pixy said. She grunted and strained her head but nothing happened. "I can't do it."
"I heard that you need to concentrate on your energy and let it out, to perform psychic moves," the Pelipper said.
"So I should let it go instead of straining it out?" asked Pixy.
"Precisely!" said Pelipper.
"Here I go!" Pixy said. She closed her eyes and purple energy was bursting out of her. The energy then shined on the force field and revealed a little hole in the force field.
"Ohh look there!" Aqua said.
"Should we try it?" Jewel asked.
"Hurry, cause I think I'm losing brain cells doing this!!" Pixy shouted.
"You mean if you had any in the first place," Aqua said as she jumped in the indent.
"Thanks for everything, Pelipper," said Jewel as she jumped too.
"Anytime, girls," Pelipper stated, "And you better get yourself in their too or you'll miss it. Hurry up now."
"Thanks," said Pixy, "Bye!" And she jumped in too.
"Au revoir!" Pelipper greeted as he flew off.
…
"Ah, you three have made it…" said a strange unfamiliar voice.
"I told you they would" said an all too familiar voice.
"Dr. Tunian?" asked Aqua.
"Told you they were clever" the revealed Dr. Tunian said.
"Oh, they are" the other doctor said. "I'm Dr. Lukis, an Alakazam. I work with Dr. Tunian here in the Mystery Lab."
"We've kept it up here so that no one except people we've invited could ever find it" said Dr. Tunian.
"And you three girls did a good job of finding it" Dr. Lukis said.
"Now about the mission," Dr. Tunian said, "it's very crucial that you girls here every detail about this mystery. Recently all the treasures on Rescue Island have gone missing, from caves and from households."
"We want you three girls to investigate this and stop anyone or anything that's responsible" Dr. Lukis said.
"And report back here when everything's all clear" said Dr. Tunian "Got it?"
"Got it!" Team Stardust said.
"Now you three can exit through the back door. And take the parachutes" said Dr. Lukis.
"And good luck with the other team!" Dr. Tunian yelled.
Aqua began, "Other team? What other…."
…
"Aaaaaahhhhhhhhh!!" said Pixy, Aqua, and Jewel.
"THIIIISS IIIISSSS SSOOO INNNTENNSSSSE!!" said Pixy.
"IIII KNOOOOOWWW BRAAAACE FOR IMPAAAAACTTT!" said Jewel.
Jewel pulled her parachute string and the parachute popped out.
Aqua did the same with her parachute.
"Why can't I find the string??" Pixy screamed.
"Because you're wearing it on backwards!!" Aqua yelled back.
"Let me help you with that!!" Jewel shouted to Pixy.
Jewel pulled Pixy's string from the back and Pixy's parachute popped out. However, it Pixy was falling on her backside instead of straight down.
"It's like sleeping on a bed…dropping down from hundreds of feet in the sky" Pixy said relaxed.
They finally made it to the bottom.
"Great…another jungle!" Pixy said.
"But this time there's a cave" Aqua said, spotting a cave. "Maybe that's a cave that Dr. Lukis and Tunian were talking about!"
"Only one way to find out!" Jewel said.
They headed off in the cave to find two mysterious figures.
"Halt, criminals!" the first figure said as he unleashed a Thunder Wave.
The three girls were shocked then paralyzed.
"I can't feel my…anything" Pixy said.
"Don't have any sudden movements" the second figure said as he unleashed a Dark Pulse.
The three girls were then caught in a net of dark energy.
"You wrongdoers won't get away with stealing treasure from this cave!" the first figure said, revealed to be an Electrike.
"It's time to put you no-gooders where you rightfully belong!" said the second figure, a Poochyena.
"What are you little squirts TALKING ABOUT??" screamed Pixy.
"Yeah, we're not any criminals stealing treasure!" Jewel yelled. "We were sent by Dr. Lukis and Dr. Tunian to LOOK for people who stealing the treasure."
"Ohh…you too?" said the Electrike. "Our bad."
Team Stardust was then released from the Dark Pulse net.
"We were also sent here by Dr. Lukis and Tunian," said the Poochyena, "We were recommended because we tracked down and captured a rogue Drowzee that was hypnotizing baby Pokemon to rob banks. Luckily, we got him before he did any real damage. What are you guys here for?"
"Oh you know…that too…" Jewel lied tensely.
"Awesome!" the Electrike said. "Hi! I'm Ray!"
"And I'm his partner, Blake," the Poochyena said.
"And together we make Team Garu!" said Ray.
I'm an Electrike, the Lightning Pokemon. I use the electricity in my fur, to enhance my strength and speed.
And I am Poochyena, the Biting Pokemon. I am a persistent type of Pokemon, since I don't stop chasing my prey till it's captured.
"So you guys are the team we have to work with??" Aqua said.
"I guess so" Blake said.
"Great…" Aqua responded.
"Well since you guys aren't the crooks, let's find the real bad guys!" Ray said. "Follow me!"
"Hold on a minute…" Jewel started, "Follow you?? You mean follow us!"
"No, I mean follow ME as in ME. Not you…ME!!" Ray said.
"No little squirt can tell us what to do!" Pixy interrupted.
"Well then maybe we should split up!" Blake said.
"Fine!" said Jewel.
"Fine!" said Blake.
"Fine!" said Aqua.
"Fine!" said Ray.
"Fine!" said Pixy, the last to know what was going on.
"But we'll have you know that we're a Silver Rank team!" said Ray.
"Well we'll have you know that so are we!" Pixy lied.
The two teams then split up and went there separate ways to look for the criminals.
…
"Ok I think the best thing to do is to set a trap for the crooks to come here!" Pixy said.
"But it's an island. The criminals might not be anywhere near here," Jewel said.
"Well if it's recent, I'm sure they're somewhere around here," Pixy said.
"Ok, let's give it a shot" said Jewel.
"Yippee!" Pixy shouted.
Pixy placed five shiny colored rocks in the cave.
"All we have to do is wait for the crooks to take the jewels, then we spring on them and attack!" Pixy said.
"I hope this works" Aqua said.
Just then the three of them felt a little bump and small squeaking noises.
"That might be the crooks!" Pixy whispered.
The three of them jumped out and attacked the little Pokemon, which was a baby Hippopotas.
"BubbleBeam!"
"Flamethrower!"
"Petal Dance!"
The little Hippopotas ran away, yelping.
"Great we just scared off a baby Hippopotas…" Jewel said.
"It's okay. At least we didn't let any crooks get away!" Pixy said.
"Ugh…" Jewel and Aqua said.
…
"Okay, I got the perfect plan for this. And don't worry it's not a trap this time," Ray said.
"Okay, It sounds good so far.." said Blake.
"How about we go around the island asking islanders about the treasures they've lost and investigate from there" suggested Ray.
"You know I actually think that's a good idea. Good job!" Blake said.
"No actually I was reading this book about a detective named Shirley Howses and this is what she did" Ray explained.
"Oh let's just do the plan!" yelled Blake.
"Right, sorry!" Ray apologized.
The two boys rushed off into town asking islanders if they had seen anything suspicious.
(a little while later)
"Okay after all that research what do you have?" Blake asked flipping through his notebook.
"Well I got: Ms. Lancer's vegetables talk to her, evil squirrels will take over the world, a Pidgey was seen eating a tomato next to a rock, and that the tomato talked to Ms. Lancer" Ray said.
"Aye! That's not good info!" Blake said. "Luckily I found out: all these "stealings" have been happening recently in the summer period, that it happens at night, that the jewels were outside momentarily, and that they found large holes in their front yard the morning after…"
"Looks like we got a mystery to solve!" Ray said.
…
"So you've come back to tell us you haven't found anything, huh?" Ray asked, boastfully.
"We've found aplenty!" Pixy said.
"Let's get to the
point. We found out that the jewel-thieves are nocturnal, prefer
humid areas, and are able to dig." Blake said.
"We've found
out that there are several little Pokemon that like to wander in
caves…, that the thieves only stole when we weren't paying
attention, and that they also left holes underground." Jewel said.
"So now we know for a fact that the thieves dig holes and tend to take things when they think the owner isn't looking" Aqua factored.
"Now all we need to do…" Pixy started.
"…Is set a good trap!" Ray ended.
Jewel, Aqua, and Blake all sighed.
Pixy and Ray worked together to come up with a place to trap the 'crooks.' They put the 5 fake jewels right in front of the cave!
"In front of the cave? Isn't that like super obvious?" Aqua screamed.
"Shh! And it's fine. It's so obvious, that the crooks wouldn't think it would be that obvious, ya know?" Ray said.
"Or maybe they'll just think we're stupid!" Aqua said.
"Pssht! Us? Stupid? Hah!" Ray said.
Aqua growled in frustration and pity on Ray.
"Here they come!" Pixy said.
"Everybody hide!" Blake ordered.
They all hid in the bushes. They saw three little brown lumps emerge from the ground and carry the five jewels underground.
"Quick, after them!" Jewel whispered.
The five teammates crawled underground through the holes. When they made it to the other side, they saw giant lush paradise. There were beautiful palm tree and a nice fresh river. And they saw a giant castle in the river made of shiny jewels and rocks.
"Whoa…" the five said.
The gang soon found out that the little brown lumps were a colony of Diglett and Dugtrio. After a short confrontation, the little Pokemon explained themselves.
"So you mean this jewel castle will keep the river water clean?" Jewel asked them.
"Yep!" the teeny Diglett said. "That's why we've been gathering them and keeping our little place a secret! We need to have fresh water on this island!"
"So they're not thieves after all. Just helpers!" said Pixy.
"I hope you'll forgive us for our misunderstanding" Blake apologized.
The other four agreed.
"Oh it's no problem! Plus we like having company!" a Dugtrio said.
"Well thanks for having us here. It's so beautiful!" Aqua said.
"Anytime!" the Diglett and Dugtrio said.
"Back to the lab?" asked Pixy.
"Back to the lab!" answered Ray.
"So they were just
little purifiers!" Dr. Tunian said. "How very amusing."
"And
how very astounding that a Silver-Rank team and a Normal-Rank team
worked together so well and discovered something so epic!"
"Normal-Rank team??" Team Garu asked.
"You mean you guys haven't even passed Bronze Rank yet??" Ray asked.
"Nope..did we not mention that?" Pixy said nervously.
"It's okay you'll make it there," Blake said.
"Actually they already have." Dr. Lukis said. "With this mission they gain enough points to make it to Bronze Rank."
"Whoa!!" Team Stardust said.
"That's right and I'm so proud of you five!" the Doctors said.
"Mystery solved!" Blake said.
"And Stardust dazzled!" Jewel followed.