Don't worry, I didn't forget about you. I just felt that you guys should suffer for not enough reviews. Well, that and I didn't have the entire chapter done until Friday. Here you go!
Chapter 8
Mishatu thought furiously, sweat dripping off her brow, courtesy of frustration. Eevet had taken Roxanne's Geodude down within a few hits, despite being vulnerable after Seedot's return.
Eevee and Nosepass were facing off now, both down to about half health. Eevet was panting slightly; she had been running in circles to confuse Nosepass. It had worked. The blue-gray Pokémon swayed slightly, trying to get a grip on Eevet's position.
"Eevet, tactic 32," Mishatu called out.
The Eevee leaped onto Nosepass's head and started slashing all over the Pokémon's body.
The rock Pokémon, utterly confused now, tried to attack what it couldn't see. It fell to the ground.
"Nosepass is unable to battle. Eevee is the winner," the referee announced.
"Way to go, Eevet!" Mishatu ran onto the field. The brown Pokémon jumped into her arms.
"That was a phenomenal battle, Mishatu," Roxanne told the teen. She too walked to the field. She recalled the fainted Nosepass and held out a small metal badge. "You earned this."
Grinning, Mishatu took the badge and pinned it to her backpack. She then took a small sticker representing the badge and stuck it to her trainer card. "Thanks, Roxanne!"
The teen ran out of the gym to where her friends were waiting. "I did it! I got the Stone Badge!"
"Way to go!" May squealed as she gave Mishatu a hug, squishing Eevet in the process.
Mishatu, Eevet called out helplessly, trying to breathe.
"Oh, sorry." Mishatu released May. The Eevee crawled onto her owner's shoulders.
Why don't you release Seedot now? I doubt he likes it much in that Pokeball.
Right. Mishatu pulled out a brand-new Pokeball and let Seedot out. Upon release, the baby Pokémon hid behind his trainer's legs. The dark-haired girl smiled as she picked him up.
"Where's the next gym? Mishatu asked as she tucked Seedot's miniaturized Pokeball back into her backpack.
"It's in Dewford. My dad knows a guy who owns a ferry, but that's closer to Petalburg," May told the group.
"Why do we need a ferry?" Ash inquired. Seeing as he was new to the Hoenn region, his confusion was relatively understandable.
"Dewford is in the ocean. We can't get there without a ferry or a Pokémon that knows Surf," Brock explained.
"Let's take the ferry," Mishatu suggested. She was uninterested in taking her friends across the ocean on her back.
Finally decided, the group stopped by the Pokémon Center and Pokemart to stock up on supplies and heal their Pokémon. They then trekked through Petalburg Woods.
Once the group left the woods, May ran up to a small cottage. "Mr. Briney! It's May, Norman's daughter. Can you take me and some friends to Dewford?" the girl shouted as she rapped on the door.
An old man with wispy white hair opened the door. "A trip to Dewford? Peeky, let's go!" he said to someone inside.
A Wingull came to the door, sounded its name to May, and sort of waddled onto the ferry. The girl could barely hold back her giggling.
"Come on!" the ten-year-old laughed, following the bird Pokémon onto the boat. The rest of the group and Mr. Briney followed, enjoying themselves even before the trip started.
Everyone was settled in their rooms, and Mishatu was readying Seedot for his nap. Soon, you won't need naps, Seedot.
The baby Pokémon widened his eyes. He looked as though he was going to cry.
Shh. You can nap now, Mishatu told him as she wrapped the blanket around him. Seedot quickly fell asleep soon after.
The teen walked out into the bright sunlight, blinking rapidly. Eevet, who had been dozing on the girl's shoulders, awoke.
Have you decided if you want to evolve? Mishatu asked. The pair had chatted a bit about it while in Petalburg Woods.
Not yet. If I do want to evolve, I'd pick either Flareon or Espeon. Eevet jumped off of Mishatu's shoulders and landed lightly upon the wooden floors. Let's go find Brock. I need you to ask him a question for me. She quickly trotted up the stairs, Mishatu following closely.
The two quickly reached the deck. There he is! Eevet started off in the direction of the dark-complexioned teen.
"Eevet…" Mishatu muttered under her breath, exasperated with her Pokémon. She chased after the Eevee.
Brock was standing at the railing, his short dark hair rippling in the wind. His eyes scanned the water, appearing to be searching for interesting Pokémon. He heard a loud clunk and, curious, turned around.
Mishatu lay on the floor, her face pressed against the floor. She groaned as she picked herself up. Eevet, this is not the best way to convince me to ask him, she grumbled. The teen looked up and smiled nervously. "Eevet wanted me to ask you something…" her voice trailed off as she walked to the railing next to Brock.
"So…" he prompted.
"Well, she wanted me to ask—" Mishatu was cut off when the boat lurched beneath them.
Both teens fell over, Mishatu landing on top of Brock. They looked into each other's eyes for a moment, minds frozen. Mishatu then scrambled off of her friend as they both blushed.
Boy, did I get you! Haha! Thanks, Tentacool, Eevet chirped.
"Eevet, you did this?" Mishatu asked as she stood up. Brock did the same.
Not technically. The Eevee strutted over to the two. I asked some Tentacool to shove the boat so you two would literally fall all over each other.
Thoroughly irked, Mishatu held up a painted pink and blue Pokeball. "Return," the teen muttered. Eevet was recalled into the orb. "Sorry, Brock. Apparently Eevet asked some Tentacool to rock the boat so we would fall on top of each other."
"She's tricky, isn't she?" Brock inquired.
May ran onto the deck, panting. She bent over double, trying to catch her breath. "Mishatu…" she gasped for air. "Seedot's gone!"
The teen swerved on her foot to look at the younger girl. Her eyes flashed with worry. "Seedot's gone?!" She dashed below deck, searching for the baby Pokémon. There was no sign of him, not even in her own room. She ran back to her friends.
"I can't find him!" she wailed, dropping to her knees. Tears sprung to her eyes.
"He can't have gone too far. Maybe he woke up when the boat lurched," May attempted to comfort Mishatu and succeeded, a little.
The teen nodded, silent. She listened carefully, adjusting her hearing to sharpen noises, just in case she might hear Seedot crying. There was no crying to be heard, but there was an eerie whistling sound.
She felt compelled to follow the whistling. "I'm going to look some more," she told her friends faintly. Her feet thudded against the wooden deck as she returned below. The whistling beckoned her to come, putting her into something of a trance.
Mishatu opened the door to her room, the whistling eerily loud. She walked to the corner of the room, where a pair of white doors stood. The teen opened them wide, and there stood a Nuzleaf, the leaf on its head vibrating.
Nuzleaf stared at Mishatu, who blinked out of her trance. "Mama?" it whined in human.
You evolved, Mishatu whispered. She hugged her Pokémon.
"Mama," Nuzleaf told her proudly.
Yes, I'm your mama. Mishatu closed her eyes, proud of her baby for learning human. Well, at least a little.
Since you couldn't get enough reviews for this week, you guys have to come up with a total of four more reviews, bringing the total up to 12. You can do that, can't you? If you do, I'll update for sure next Thursday. If you don't, I'll update when I feel like it.