Me: YESSS! Another chapter! So yeah, I finished it last night, but I wanted to post it today cause I was tired. ._.

Leodasdragon - You can vote two more times now. :3 And that frying pan hurt! *Rubs nose while frowning*

Mr.001 - Thank you~

Musical2day - Here is the next chapter~!

Aiko: Finally! You sure took your time with this chapter.

Akio: Yeah, you kept slacking off every three minutes.

Me: At least I got it finished.

Hanbei: At 11:10 PM.

Me: I just realized something.

Everyone else: WHAT?

Me: I CAN VOTE FOR WHO AIKO CAN BE WITH! XD But I'ma let Aura vote for me, since her personality includes being a bit of a matchmaker.

Aura: *Uses random generator* Hm? 406 out of 499? That means Hanbei. I VOTE FOR HANBEI FOR EVERY CHAPTER LEFT!

Me: Uh, yeah...I don't own pokemon.

Akio: This is a long author's note.

Me: Shuddup. Anyways, read, review and enjoy!

Chapter 9 - Back in Business

They waited. Waited for Aiko to wake up. But she didn't, and the ice didn't melt. They were confused, and worried as well. Little did they know that Aiko had woken up at the first taste of the slightly bitter medicine, she was just being lazy.

"Maybe we could give her more?" Oichi suggested. The nurse gave Aiko another dose. She spit it out.

"Geez! Just because my eyes are closed doesn't mean I'm still in a coma thingy! That stuff is gross! Ewww!" Aiko said, sticking her tongue out in disgust. Yet the ice was still there.

"Why's the ice still there?" Hanbei asked.

"Cause it's comfortable." Aiko said. Everyone sweatdropped.

"At least you're better." Akio sighed. "Well, we better go and enjoy the last day of the Festival."

The next day(yes, you don't get to see/read anymore of the Festival), Aiko woke up with an evil grin on her face. Eve cheered, while Thunder and Shiro were clueless.

"So, who want's to play a prank?" Aiko asked them.

"Glace!" Eve said, her voice was full of excitement.

"Ee!" Shiro said, nodding her head rapidly.

"Maa! Mareep!" Thunder said happily.

"Alright, so the plan is..." Aiko whispered the plan. All three pokemon laughed and got what they needed. Aiko knocked on everyone's door and left a trail of ice so they could find her. She quickly went to the back of the castle, and helped Eve make snowballs. They could hear footsteps. Each of them picked one up.

"Ugh! Why's your sister always doing this?" A voice that Aiko recognized as Masanori's said. "I need to sleep! Not all of us are early risers like her!"

"I dunno. But by the trail she left, she wants us to find her." That was her brother. As soon as they came into view, Aiko and her pokemon ambushed them with snowballs. When they were done, everyone, except Oichi, was covered in snowballs. Aiko, Eve, Shiro and Thunder had decided not to get Oichi because she was too nice.

"AIKO AOI MOON!" Uh-oh. She was in for it now. Akio only said her full name when he was about to give her a lesson.

"Let's run!" Aiko shouted to her pokemon. They all ran away in separate directions, but all inside the Aurora Castle.

Now you're probably wondering if they escaped Akio wrath. Yes, they did. Because Aiko trapped him in ice.

"Oh my gosh! You should've seen your face when I froze you!" Aiko said, laughing on the ground. Her partners were doing the same thing.

"Yes, I get it. It was funny. You don't have to rub it in." Akio muttered, his face red with embarrassment. When Aiko had froze him, his mouth had been open and his eyes were closed, because he was in the middle of shouting at her.

"Just let me have a little bit longer of laughing at you." Aiko said, tears were in her eyes from laughing. Nearby, Mitsunari, Masanori, Kiyomasa, Hanbei and their pokemon were doing the same thing as Aiko. Laughing at Akio.

When Aiko and the others calmed down, they all went into Akio's room.

"Alrighty. So, we should really go attack Fontaine soon, we were delayed thanks to the Festival." Aiko said.

"How about tomorrow? It's supposed to have nice weather tomorrow." Oichi said. "At least, that's what Charmander says."

"Then tomorrow it is!" Aiko said. "So here's the plan. Since Thunder and Pichu have an advantage over them, they'll be the stars in this battle. Litwick and Larvitar will need extra protection, due to their disadvantage."

"How about they stay with one of the electric types at all time?" Hanbei suggested. Aiko nodded.

"And Oichi, it might not be a good idea to have Charmander there, if his tail gets put out...then you know what happens." Aiko said.

"Charmander, you'll have to stay at the castle tomorrow." Oichi said. Charmander was about to protest, but didn't.

"So, do you agree to the plan?" Aiko asked. Everyone nodded. "Alright then! Make sure you train today so we're ready for tomorrow~!" Then she left Akio's room.

Hanbei and Mitsunari were walking around with their pokemon. The only reason they were hanging around each other was that they were both looking for Aiko and had bumped into each other.

"Where is that troublesome girl?" Mitsunari mumbled.

"She could be anywhere." Hanbei said, frowning. "It'll take a long time to find her." Cue the ThunderShock from the sky.

"Or maybe not." Hanbei said. The two of them, along with their pokemon, ran towards the place where the thunder came from. They eventually found Aiko training Thunder. The shiny Mareep and her partner were facing wild pokemon that dared come at them. Currently, they were facing a wild Meowth.

"Finish it with another ThunderShock!" Aiko ordered. Lightning struck the Meowth and it fainted. "Okay Thunder, we can take a break now!"

"Wow, you've already got a strong bond with Thunder." Hanbei said. "And to think you linked with her just a couple of days ago!"

"I have to agree. It's almost as strong as the links with you and Eve and Shiro." Mitsunari said.

"Thanks!" Aiko said. "We're training really hard to prepare for the battle tomorrow."

"We can help you train." Mitsunari said. Then he looked at Hanbei. "It'd be smart to train your Pichu as well."

"Alright then!" Hanbei said. "Let's get this show on the road, shall we?"

"I wonder how long it'll take to conquer Fontaine..." Aiko said.

"Hopefully it won't be too long, or else that'll cause trouble." Mitsunari said. "I just want to go there, and quickly end the battle."

"It all depends on our luck. We may get lucky and get critical hits, or we might get unlucky and end up missing basically all our hits." Aiko said. "That would suck if we kept missing."

"And it would end up being very annoying. I hope that we get a lot of critical hits." Hanbei said.

"I hope they don't end up missing. Cause then we'd have to go back for a rematch, which would make it even longer until we conquer Fontaine." Mitsunari said.

"That's enough chit chat for now, let's get to the training!" Aiko said. The three of them spent the rest of the day training their pokemon. Unknown to them, so did the others.

Me: Yeah, this was basically a filler. Don't kill me! *Dodges frying pan* YOU MISSED THIS TIME! TAKE THAT SUCKA! *Aiko gets an iceball and throws it at head* Darn you Aiko!

Aiko: That wasn't me!

Me: WHO ELSE HAS THE ICE POWER IN THIS STORY SO FAR?

Akio: No one. And why do I have to be embarrassed? Not fair!

Me: *sticks tongue out*

Mitsunari: What a bunch of kids.(Sounds like Iris)

Hanbei: Hope you enjoyed! Bye~

Me: AH! I forgot!

Everyone else: What now?

Me: THE QUESTION AND FUN FACT!

QUESTION OF THE CHAPTER: What is your favorite Main story game, side game and Ranger game?

FUN FACT: I can make friends easily. And vise versa. *Get's hit by Aiko* Okay, so that wasn't the real fact. This is the real fact: My heroine in pokemon conquest has a Glaceon, Flareon, Arceus, Eevee(That I'm trying to get it to become an Espeon), Ampharoes, Pignite and one more pokemon...I forget what it was. XD