Chapter 9

I know I'm late I sorry, everything is described at the end of the chapter along withs other stuff. Now responses:

Amy47101-Alright got the mental note written down, young couple. They will be in eventually just need to figure out how...hmmmmmmm...eh I'll do it later, I hate procrastinating but I do it often oh well.

Desert the Fennec Fox- thank you! And ya I know I have spelling errors, I'm not great at looking over things on computers because my eyes don't focus properly, I should get glasses but it too much work and I have no time too. I will work on my editing skills though.

Pikachushinystar- ya she is the one too. I would've put the reactions but that would be pretty obvious so I started this chapter differently than people would've thought, but I do mention it as you will read...if you are reading this...you are right or has my bad updating driven you to hatred and you will never read this again...oh now I made myself sad...darn anyway, I have now updated!

Geminifan- well thank you and I will remember that. Also I amcrazy but I was doing a mixture of both the fire air thing and I thought it would be cool so ya...not much else to say

LoveLoverGrl – thank you again...i think I have thanked you every chapter...eh I will keep saying it too. Thank you, thank you thank you.

mastersquad'seve – anytime!

Pokemonchen- I still haven't watched it but I think I somewhat remember the episode! And you are somewhat on the right track but wrong destination. Ive had this planned out for locations since the beginning so don't think I keep changing it every time someone guesses it.

4EverETRNL- thanks, and it can be challenging but that can mean you are thinking too hard. Its simple yet hard and dark yet can be bright. It is also big part of Ruby sapphire and emerald story...i think I haven't played those games in years...should pull them out.

Now onto the chapter. Characters get ready aaaannnnnd action!

"No it's this way!"

"No that way!"

"This way!"

"That way!"

"Look we know what happened and fighting isn't going to change what we saw so stop!" Dawn yelled over the arguing May and Drew. "I've checked around. Neither of you are right, Gary, who just stopped being part of the argument was!"

"Woo!" Gary cheered with excitement. "I get to lead! The map please." He stuck out his hand waiting for Dawn to hand him the map.

Once Dawn turned it over, the group continued their journey to Mauville city to find the Electric Soul.

~oOo~

The Dragon Souls continued on their path until the sun began to set. "Guy's I think we need to stop for the night." Dawn said, stopping in her tracks.

The others copied her actions and stopped as well. "But Dawn it's just down this path. We could get there before dark." Gary said pointing at the map that he was still holding onto. He shoved the map into Dawn's face showing her what he meant.

Dawn gently push down on the map causing Gary to lower it. "I see that but we wouldn't have anywhere to go in the city to stay, it'll be easiest if we stop for the night then try to find the Dragon Soul at the beginning of the day."

"But we can save an extra day of work here; we can try to find the Dark Soul tomorrow." May stated, siding with Gary.

"She has a point, a good one, and you know I don't like agreeing with her." Drew told Dawn, also siding with Gary.

"But it doesn't make proper use of time." Dawn argued her point. "the chances of us finding the Soul by dark is highly unlikely."

"But it isn't impossible."

"Not you too Leaf." Dawn said in disappointment.

"Sorry, but going to town seems like the better idea to me." Leaf apologized to her friend. "It's still possible to find the Soul, I mean sunset people usually head home, we might be able to spot something."

"Misty what about you?" Gary asked, turning to Misty.

"I'm not getting involved." Misty said a she leaned against the side of a mountain away from the rest of the group.

The group continued to bicker back and forth with no apparent winner. Misty slid down the side of the mountain with her back always pushed against it. She now sat with her knees to her chest, "What am I going to do with these people?" She asked herself before putting her head back, smashing it off the mountain. "Ow, stupid mountain." She said as she rubbed the spot she hit.

Misty continued to sit there, that was until she saw a flash for the corner of her eye. She stood up to see if she could see it again. Again there was a flash. "What's that?" she asked herself. She began to walk over to where she saw the continuous flashes, eventually hitting a mountain, "up there?" She questioned, still confused to what the flashes were. "Alright to get up," Misty aimed the palms of her hands towards the ground and shot a jet of water, launching herself towards the top of the cliff.

"huh, hiya!" said a figure working at workbench. Misty got a better look at him. It was a boy, about her age, wearing a red and white cap, navy blue t-shirt covered with a light blue hooded sweeter vest. He also wore baggy pants and blue and red high tops.

"Oh, hi, I was just wondering what all the flashing was about. Sorry to disturb you." Misty said shyly.

"you're not disturbing me. I was just wielding some stuff for the bike shop." The boy said. "I could use some company. My name's Ash." He said with a large grin plastered to his face. He walked over to her and stuck out his hand.

Misty accepted the handshake. "I'm Misty, good to meet you. One question for you though." They released each other's grip and Misty was looking at where Ash had been working.

"What's that?" he asked her, trying to figure out what she was looking at.

"If you were wielding, where are your supplies and your mask, I mean you kinda need those in order to..." She gave Ash a suspicious look.

Rubbing the back of his neck, he answered her. "Well I'm kinda able to control electricity and I was electric wielding, so I don't need any of that stuff."

"Able to control electricity?" asked Misty, starting to put the puzzle together.

"Yup, been able to since I was little, but I can somewhat control it now." Ash explained.

"You're part of the legend, the legend of the Dragon Souls." She said in a low voice, loud enough for him to hear.

"Wait how do you know about that?" Ash asked confused.

"I know about as does the rest of the region although they all think it is just is a myth. Just as I once did; until I became part of it, just like you. I control water, I'm the Water Soul, you are the Electric Soul." She began to get louder and more excited with every word. "Could I see your mark?"

"Um sure?" Ash said. He lifted the left side of his shirt to show her a yellow lightning bolt placed just below his rib cage. "If you're the Water Soul, you should have one to right?"

"Yup" she said as she showed him her wrist. "Now, finish up what you were doing as I explain what the group has discovered so far." Misty said having Ash nod in agreement.

Once Ash finished, he and Misty dropped off the tire rims Ash had been working on well Misty continued to explain things to Ash. As left the owner a note saying that he was heading off to go train and would see him again someday, before Misty dragged him the where the others were when she left them.

Once Misty grabbed his wrist, he let out a slight shock that went right through her body causing her to fall over. "Heh sorry." was all Ash said before Misty blasted him with water before dragging him again.

Once Misty and Ash arrive to the group they were still arguing. Misty whistled in order to get their attention. "Who's that? Did you go out and get yourself a boyfriend?" Gary asked slyly. Both Misty and Ash turned slightly pink along the bridge of their noses.

Misty lifted her hand, palm pointed at Gary; she blasted him with a strong pulse of water causing him to fly back into a boulder. "No I didn't. I was productive. This is Ash, he`s the Electric Soul."

"Does he have a mark?" Dawn asked her.

"Yes," Misty responded.

"Has it grown at all?" Drew asked next.

"Grown! It will grow! I don't want to be covered in lightning bolts!" Ash yelled, beginning to have a panic attack.

"Damn it I knew I forgot to explain something! No it hasn't. It's just like everyone else's." Misty responded before grabbed Ash and pushing him down by his shoulders to get him from running in circles. Misty explained what would happen with the mark as their powers grew stronger to Ash.

"You mean like this?" he grabbed Misty's hand and showed the inside of her wrist to her. Misty looked at the dark blue dragon head that held the water droplet inside it's open mouth, just as May's did with the fire mark.

"Whoa!" Misty exclaimed, springing upwards.

"What happened?" Leaf asked her.

Misty raised her arm to show the group the inside of her wrist where her now second level mark was placed. "It grew. But how?" she asked them.

"Maybe because you found him," Drew pointed at ash as he spoke.

"His name is Ash." Misty corrected. "And maybe," she added.

"Oh that's right we never introduced ourselves." Dawn beamed. "I'm Dawn the light Soul, nice to meet you Ash." She smiled cheerfully, beginning the chain of introducing themselves.

Gary had finally made his way back to the group rubbing his shoulder in the process, he glared at Misty, who gave him a smile, and introduced himself. He was followed by the others.

"Hey Ash, where have you been staying?" May asked, breaking the silence of the group gathered around the fire.

"I was working at the bike shop, the man that works in the power plant allowed me to stay with him." He responded, before stuffing his mouth with a variety of berries that the group had pick.

"Oh, well we are stopped; let's try to figure this out." Dawn said pulling the map from her bag. She sat back down in her spot and unfolded the map allowing everyone to see it. "so we found Electric," Dawn crossed the Electric Soul of the list, leaving only the Dark Soul. As well, she checked the location of where they found Ash. "We need to find out where the dark Soul is. And it needs to be somewhere we all agree on."

"I still say a cave, Misty said.

"And I still say that is wrong." Drew replied.

"I agree with Drew, I was in a cave, I wouldn't think the Dark Soul would be as well." Gary added.

Leaf thought, to narrow down the possible areas. "To analyze this properly, fire and ice are opposite; water is a mixture between the two. Fire or May can be hotheaded and quickly tempered, am I correct."

"Well I wouldn't describe myself that way, but I guess," May answered to Leaf.

"Next, Ice A.K.A. Gary, annoying, chilled, and will stick to you."

"And that is me," Gary said with a smirk pointed towards Leaf.

Leaf rolled her eyes before continuing. "Misty, like water is mellow, but can rage and destroy."

"when you put it that way ya I am." Misty now agreed with Leaf.

"Drew, likes to do what it pleases, like air."

"Yup," Drew agreed.

"And Leaf, just like the Earth, you are hot you can be cold, you are affected by what others do greatly." Gary said, still smirking at Leaf. Leaf glared at him, "Well it is true, isn't it Drew?"

"Sorry Leaf but ya, he got you right on." Drew answered to Gary, slowly backing away slowly from the group.

"Let me finish. Since Dark is the opposite of Light, it would make sense-" Leaf began, soon begin cut off.

"What about me?" Ash interrupted, wondering why he didn't get a description like the rest.

"I just met you, I don't quite know your personality yet." Leaf answered to him. "Dark Soul will be the opposite of Dawn most likely, so we are looking for somewhere Dull, Gloomy, Depressed, and most likely Dark. It most likely has to do with Death."

"Damn you are good." May said dumbstruck.

"Oh I got it! I got it!" Ash yelled, bouncing up and down with his hands in the air, flailing them around.

"Ash, go ahead," Dawn said before he hit her in the face with his hands.

"Mt. Pyre."

Completed. And this is really late because I have had so much English homework and water polo practice and swim practice and chores and preparing for my parents to go out of town on business for a week. It's been a really busy month. As well we are dealing with some people that went and hit our parked car -.- people cannot drive.

So now I have explained myself, was it worth the wait? Or was it not?

Oh I have more questions for you peoples to answer.

Would you want the chapters to be shorter and get them a couple times a month? And when I say shorter I mean at most not even half this. It would be updated more often but I don't know if I would want my chapters being short like that. So you tell me.

Also do you like where this is going along the story's plot and stuff?

Finally, do you like how I have played out the characters and their personalities?

And that is all I got I will make sure I get this month's chapter done this month.

-SL