Adventures in Hoenn

Chapter Sixteen: Evil Teams Attack Again!

*Alex's p.o.v*

''Wake up, Alex,'' I heard my dad say to me. I woke up and saw my dad standing over me as I lied in bed. ''Good morning!''

''Good morning, dad,'' I said in a tired tone. We were staying at the Pokémon Center in Fallarbor Town. I got up and dad handed me coffee.

''Sleep well?'' dad asked sipping coffee.

''Yes, thank you,'' I replied waking up. ''You?''

''Same here,'' dad replied. ''We'll be upon Rustboro City soon if we keep following Route 114 and go through Meteor Falls.''

''That's good,'' I replied.

''You know those fossils that you and Brendan picked up in the desert?'' dad asked. ''I heard that you can take them to Rustboro City and revive the fossils into living Pokémon!''

''Really?'' I asked wide-eyed. ''Cool! Let's go!'' I immediately ran into the shower and got dressed eager to go.

''Calm down, girl!'' dad said laughing. ''You're acting like we're going to the amusement park. You were always a go go go kind of person.'' I just laughed in response.

''I'm definitely you're daughter!'' I responded. Dad got ready as well and we met Brendan and May outside. ''Morning guys!'' I said cheerfully.

''Morning,'' Brendan and May replied.

''Hey Brendan,'' I said running up to him. ''Dad said that if we take our fossils to Rustboro City, we can turn them into living Pokémon again!''

''Cool!'' Brendan said intrigued. ''I wonder what they are?''

''They're not like any fossils I've ever seen,'' I replied looking at the plant-like fossil in my bag as we walked towards Route 114. We saw a group of bird Pokémon with cloud-like wings flying above us.

''What are those Pokémon?'' I asked.

''The small ones are Swablu and the big ones are Altaria,'' Brendan responded.

''They're so cute!'' May squealed. The birds then landed on the ground away from us. I reached into my bag and pulled out some bread and scattered it on the ground. A Swablu noticed and hopped towards me and started eating.

''Thank you!'' it chirped. ''This is yummy!''

''You're welcome,'' I smiled. ''Come over here and feed them with me, Brendan.'' Brendan walked over and held out his hand. An Altaria came over and pecked food from his hand.

''You're very kind humans,'' the Altaria smiled.

''She says that we're kind,'' I said to Brendan. Brendan smiled and continued to admire the Pokémon. Suddenly, a blast of fire hit the ground near the Pokémon causing them to fly away in fear.

''What the-?!'' I said startled. I looked to my left and saw Alice and two Magma grunts behind her and a Numel who scared the birds away.

''Sorry to ruin the romantic moment with your boyfriend,'' she said sarcastically.

''You guys again!'' Brendan said angrily.

''My father sent me to get your girlfriend for him,'' Alice said smiling evilly. ''We need her help in awakening Groudon.''

''Run back and tell your dad that I'll never serve him!'' I snapped.

''If any of you lay a hand on my daughter, I'll destroy you all!'' my dad yelled angrily.

''You don't scare me, old man,'' Alice said sneering. ''We'll crush anyone who gets in our way.'' Alice and the grunts pulled out a Pokeball each. A Seviper and a Golbat appeared before us.

''You're on!'' I said pulling out a Pokeball and summoning Kirlia. Dad summoned Zoroark, Brendan summoned Tailow, and May summoned Lotad.

''Just because you outnumber us doesn't mean you'll win,'' Alice smirked. ''Seviper, use Poison Tail on Tailow!'' Seviper slithered towards Tailow and lashed out with its tail.

''Tailow, Aerial Ace on Golbat!'' Brendan ordered. Tailow flew towards Golbat quickly before getting swatted by Golbat's wing.

''Zoroark, Night Daze!'' my dad commanded. Zoroark caused a massive explosion and briefly blinded the enemy Pokémon. However, Seviper disappeared. I looked around and Seviper suddenly lunged out of the ground and wrapped me up.

''You're so gullible,'' Alice said snidely.

''No!'' Brendan yelled. ''You're not taking her!'' Brendan got in front of Alice and blocked her way.

''Out of my way, Romeo!'' Alice yelled. Alice slapped Brendan across the face.

''Don't hit him!'' I yelled angrily. Brendan got up and knocked Alice down. Alice growled and shoved Brendan off of herself.

''You want me to kill you?!'' Alice screamed. Alice then started kicking Brendan while he was down.

''STOP IT!'' I yelled at the top of my lungs. Kirlia then used Magical Leaf on Alex and scratched her up.

''Stupid Pokémon!'' Alice yelled as she kicked Kirlia like a soccer ball and knocked it into a rock.

''KIRLIA!'' I yelled. I glared at Alice until I thought I was going to burn holes in her with my look. ''You're a monster just like your dad!''

''Call me whatever you want,'' Alice said looking down at me. Zoroark charged at Alice and slashed her across the face causing Alice to hold her face in pain. ''DON"T TRY TO STOP ME!'' Alice yelled infuriated. Dad grabbed Alice and stared her in the face.

''Watch us,'' dad said in a tone that obviously scared the heck out of Alice. Lotad squirted Seviper with Water Gun and loosened its grip enough for my dad to grab me. ''Are you okay?'' he asked worried.

''Yes,'' I replied. Dad smiled and nodded smiling.

''Look out!'' Brendan yelled. Seviper attempted to slash dad with its tail before Tailow intervened with Aerial Ace.

''Thanks Brendan, Tailow!'' I said happily.

''No problem!'' Tailow squawked. Tailow then began to glow.

''What's happening to it?'' Alice asked frightened.

''Don't you know Pokémon evolution when you see it, Alice?'' I asked. Tailow got bigger and stopped evolving.

''Now it's a Swellow!'' a Magma grunt said surprised.

''All right, Swellow!'' Brendan cried joyfully. ''Now, Endeavor on all these guys!'' Swellow dove at all the Pokémon and Magma grunts and knocked them all aside. ''Finish 'em off with Whirlwind!'' Swellow whipped up a tornado and sent the grunts and Pokémon flying away into the distance. ''You did great, Swellow!'' Brendan cried as he hugged Swellow happily.

''I'm proud of our teamwork,'' Swellow chirped happily.

''You made a great team,'' dad complimented. ''Thank you both.''

''Alex was in danger,'' Brendan said. ''It was nothing!''

''Our hero!'' May said happily. I then remembered something important.

''Kirlia!'' I said running up to the unconscious ballerina-shaped Pokémon. ''Kirlia, please don't die!'' Kirlia woke up and looked me in the face.

''Did we…stop them?'' he asked weakly.

''Yes, we did,'' I said happily.

''I-I think…I b-broke something,'' Kirlia said. My heart sank in sadness.

''Dad, we need to help Kirlia!'' I said with tears in my eyes. Dad reached into his bag and pulled out a Pokeball sending out Gardevoir.

''Gardevoir, Kirlia has a broken bone,'' dad explained. ''Please help him!''

''I'll do my best,'' Gardevoir replied. Gardevoir put her dainty hand on Kirlia and closed her eyes. The sound of bones rearranging came from inside Kirlia's body. Kirlia then attempted to stand.

''How do you feel?'' I asked.

''I…feel great,'' Kirlia said happily.

''Thank you dad, Gardevoir!'' I said hugging both of them.

''Sure thing, sweetie,'' dad replied happily.

''It's my pleasure,'' Gardevoir said smiling.

''That witch Alice,'' I said bitterly.

''Think nothing of her,'' Brendan said. ''She's just a low-life like the rest of Team Magma.'' I nodded and we returned our Pokémon to their Pokeballs and moved onwards to Meteor Cave.

*Brendan's p.o.v*

Inside Meteor Cave, there was a beautiful waterfall and beautiful rocks and stones.

''It's beautiful,'' Alex's dad said looking around. Alex looked around and noticed something.

''What's this?'' she asked picking up a light blue stone.

''It's a Dawn Stone,'' Alex's dad said. ''It can be used to evolve certain Pokémon. For example, a male Kirlia can become Gallade.''

''Really?'' Alex asked intrigued. Alex looked at Kirlia's Pokeball and opened it.

''Kirlia, I have a Dawn Stone here in my hand,'' Alex began. ''With it, you can evolve into Gallade. Do you want to do that?'' Kirlia looked at the stone intensely. Kirlia then shrugged his shoulders and shook his head. ''You don't have to decide now, buddy,'' Alex said petting his hair. Kirlia smiled and nodded.

''How touching,'' a gruff voice said. We looked and some Aqua grunts and a muscular grunt (probably the leader) came out from behind the rocks.

''Archie!'' Alex said startled.

''Hello, little lady,'' Archie said. ''I just wanted to thank you all for stopping Team Magma at Mt. Chimney. I'm very happy to meet this girl I've been after. Now, I want you to come with me.''

''You're not taking her from us!'' Alex's dad said getting in front of Alex.

''Who're you?'' Archie asked. ''Her father?''

''Yes,'' Alex's dad snarled. ''I'll protect her with MY LIFE!'' Archie snorted in a cocky tone.

''Very well,'' Archie said. ''Then I'll kill you to get to her!'' Archie roared throwing a Pokeball. A black, shark-like Pokémon landed in the water. ''Remember this Sharpedo, young man?'' Archie asked me. ''I was so disappointed when it didn't get to rip you apart in Dewford Town. Alex's eyes lit up angrily.

''You'll pay for almost killing, Brendan!'' Alex yelled. ''Kirlia, Magical Leaf on Sharpedo!'' Kirlia threw leaves at Sharpedo.

''Sharpedo, Protect!'' Archie ordered. Sharpedo guarded itself from the attack. ''Help me get the girl!'' Archie snapped at his grunts. The grunts summoned a Mightyena and a Golbat.

''Get that girl!'' the grunts ordered. The Pokemon charged right for Alex.

''Blastoise, help us!'' Alex's dad called. Blastoise came out and pelted the Pokemon with Hydro Pump.

''You help too, Skitty!'' May cried summoning a kitten-like Pokemon.

''You too, Grimer!'' I ordered. ''Grimer, Pound Mightyena!'' Grimer slapped Mightyena across the face and Mightyena covered its nose in response. ''Thank you, Stench,'' I said.

''Golbat, Air Cutter!'' a grunt commanded. Golbat blasted our Pokemon with blade-like air currents.

''Kirlia, Confusion!'' Alex yelled. Before Kirlia could blast Golbat, Sharpedo leapt out of the water and grabbed Kirlia and dragged him underwater. ''Kirlia, no!'' Alex yelled.

''No one, human or Pokemon, will stand in my way in world domination,'' Archie said with a sinister smile.

''Blastoise, help Kirlia!'' Alex's dad ordered.

''Take this!'' Alex said handing Blastoise the Dawn Stone. Blastoise dove underwater after Sharpedo. Skitty yowled in pain as Mightyena grabbed it by the back of the neck roughly.

''Skitty!'' May yelled.

''One step, and the Pokemon gets ripped apart!'' the grunt commanding Mightyena yelled. May growled angrily. Suddenly, a pool of light came from the water. A slender, human-sized Pokemon with blades for arms leapt out of the water sending Sharpedo upwards. It was Kirlia! Only now, it was Gallade!

''What?!'' Archie yelled surprised.

''Gallade!'' Alex cried happily. ''Help Skitty!'' Gallade charged at Mightyena and slashed it with Fury Cutter. It picked up Skitty gently and brought it to May.

''Thank you Kir-I mean Gallade!'' May said cuddling Skitty. Gallade nodded and smiled.

''Golbat, after Gallade!'' a grunt yelled. Golbat flew towards Gallade.

''Try Psycho Cut,'' Alex's dad advised Alex.

''Gallade, Psycho Cut!'' Alex commanded. Gallade slashed Golbat with a purple energy knocking it out.

''You won't be so lucky next time!'' Archie growled. ''You'll be mine, girlie!'' The team then ran off to parts unknown.

''You did it, Gallade!'' Alex cried hugging him. Gallade smiled proudly and hugged Alex back. ''With you around, I won't be caught by those creeps anytime soon!''

''You were great, Gallade,'' Alex's dad commented. ''but, we shouldn't take those people lightly, Alex. They're serious about taking you. Please, be careful.''

''Okay dad,'' Alex replied. ''I promise.'' We then moved onwards to Rustboro City.