Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon
Continuing this story makes me happy I just decided to ask people for help especially Lyra Sprinkles you all know as the coauthor of this story and the one who helps me it as fun to read as it is. I sold my Pokemon Omega Ruby and Pokemon Sun for one hundred dollars store credit but I'll remember them for all time.
Brendan's POV
I wiped the sweat off my brow as I made my way through Meteor Falls. Professor Cozmo had better be in here somewhere. The problem I was having was I think I finally ran into the bad guys May was talking about.
I had heard that the Professor had been kidnapped by an evil environmentalist group and I had a feeling that they were the ones she had been referring to. If that was the case, I would have to see for myself if they were as bad as she said they were.
I ran deeper into the cave, looking for signs that the Professor had been here. I didn't want to call out to him, since it might disturb the wild Pokémon, so I had to be on my guard for him.
Just then, I heard voices coming from a distance. I quickly made my way in that direction, and saw an old scientist guy talking to a fat man and a girl, both dressed in hooded red outfits.
It was creepy how I had no control over my own body sometimes. It was like I was in a video game cutscene.
The closer I got to the three, the clearer it became to me that the guy WAS Professor Cozmo, and the other two were evil.
"Hey!" I yelled, running towards them with my Poké Ball out. "Let him go, you bozos!"
"Bozos, you say?" The fat man turned towards me, a wicked grin on his face. "Is it your intention to oppose me, a Team Magma Admin? Don't forget, there are two of us and only one of you."
Team Magma? Didn't May say that the evil guys were called Team Aqua?
"That's not a problem!" I said, gritting my teeth in anger. "I can take on both of you if I have to!"
" Go Koffing."
" Lets show him Team Magma's burning power Numel."
Koffing and Numel? This was going to be child's play for me. "Mawile! Pelipper! Let's go!" I released both my Pokémon out at the same time.
I had participated in Double Battles plenty of times before, but never in one as important as this. I could see Professor Cozmo looking up at me fearfully. If I screwed this up, both of us were in danger.
I kind of wished right then that May was beside me, helping out with a Marshtomp...
Wait. What was wrong with me? Was I seriously wishing for May to battle alongside me? Man. Koffing's fumes were getting to my head.
"Pelipper, use Water Pulse on Numel!" I said. "Mawile, Crunch on Koffing!"
Pelipper hit Numel dealing huge amounts of damage while Mawile tried to hurt Koffing but Dark moves aren't very effective against poison types.
"Oh, you're tough, kid, I'll give you that," the fat man laughed. "But if you thought you could beat me, Magma Admin Tabitha, you were dead wrong."
"Tabitha?" I scoffed. "Isn't that a girl's name?"
The man's face turned purple with anger. "I'll teach you to make fun of my name! Numel, use Flame Burst!"
"You don't know what you're dealing with, you little punk," the woman said angrily. "Koffing, Self-Destruct!"
Self-Destruct?!
Koffing's whole body turned bright red as steam came out of it before the Pokémon exploded sending damage to Pelliper and Mawile. Mawile was okay, since it was a Steel-type, but Pelipper wasn't so lucky. I watched in horror as Pelipper's HP dropped steadily to zero.
"No..." I whispered slowly. We were barely two turns in, and although Pelipper had dealt huge damage to Numel, it didn't deserve to go out like this. Anger clouded my mind.
"That was a dirty move!" I yelled. "Congratulations, you've just made me angry! And trust me, you're not going to like it when I'm angry! Combusken, go!"
Combusken roared loudly and flexed its arms.
"We're going to get revenge for Pelipper!" I screamed. "Double Kick that Numel!"
Combusken jumped high in the air before landing on top of Numel and kicking it with its large chicken feet.
Numel wobbled for a bit, before collapsing on the ground with a thud. Tabitha growled in anger.
"You just got lucky, punk!" he said. "My next Pokémon won't take it easy on you! Mightyena, show him who's boss!"
Tabitha released a large, ferocious-looking Mightyena, who stomped on the ground angrily.
"Mightyena?" I scoffed, rolling my eyes. "Isn't that a Dark-type? And you want it to go against Combusken? How did you become Admin with tactics like those, Tabby?"
Tabitha was practically boiling with anger by now. "You're pissing me off, kid!" he roared. "Mightyena, Swagger!"
Mighyena unleashed a move that caused Combusken to become confused with the chance of hurting itself high.
"Combusken, you okay" I asked, worried.
Combusken didn't reply. Instead, it wobbled about, its head spinning.
"Combusken, we have to beat them! Use Double Kick!" I ordered.
Instead of kicking Numel, Combusken somehow kicked a rock. It would have been funny if not for the fact that it lost precious Hit Points.
" While his Pokémon is confused use Bite on it Mightyena."
"Combusken, snap out of it!" I cried. Confused Pokémon were the worst.
"Double Kick!" I said again, and crossed my fingers behind my back praying for it to work. Thankfully, Combusken focused on Mightyena and delivered two solid, HP-lowering kicks.
"Good work!" I cheered. "Another hit and we win! Keep going, Combusken!"
Combusken used Double Kick at the same time Tabitha ordered her Mightyena to use Crunch.
As the rule went, the faster Pokémon attacked first. Unfortunately, it was Mightyena who moved first, delivering damage to Combusken. But fortunately, Fighting-types were resistant to Dark-type moves, and Tabby's tactics were stupid, so Crunch didn't do much damage.
Combusken finally snapped out of confusion and kicked Mightyena twice. The resounding blows caused the Pokémon to faint.
"We...did it?" I whispered, unable to believe myself. Oh, who was I kidding? Of course I did it. I was Brendan, after all!
"Good job, Combusken!" I said, high-fiving my Pokémon. "And take that, you fat loser!" I pointed at Tabitha.
Tabitha Brendan expected to shout " We'll get you next time!" or " You haven't beaten us yet!" but how he responded was crying tears down his eyelids.
"Dude. That's gross," I said, watching fat tears roll down Tabitha's face. "Cut it out."
"Stay out of my way, brat!" he snarled. "Team Magma's scientific prowess, Mt Chimney's energy and the hidden power of the meteorite...if we combine them all, a super-ancient Pokémon-"
He was interrupted mid-tirade by the loud sound of laughter.
"Bwahahaha!" The cruel, evil laughter rang through the cave. "You lost to this scamp? What a pathetic bunch! You lazy stooges will be the downfall of Team Magma!"
Tabitha's face turned pale. "Huh?" he whispered. "Even Team Aqua is making an appearance?"
So this was Team Aqua I heard so much about from May. He was ready to take them down...after he healed his Pokémon because that last battle took a toll on their health.
"The main character always comes in last." From behind Tabitha, a man appeared, dressed in a blue pirate outfit and flanked by grunts on both sides. "You," he turned towards the Professor, "I'll have that meteorite now."
"Where do you two get off, threatening people like that?" I yelled.
The two men ignored me. "Fat chance," Tabitha said (which was ironic because, you know), "Take it from him!" he ordered the grunt beside him.
"Team Magma finally possesses the power of the meteorite," he said, turning to me. "We'll be off now. Get in our way now, and it won't be so pretty next time." Tabitha and the grunt disappeared out of the cave.
That was a lot of whack. Not only did I not get the meteorite but I didn't get to battle a Team Aqua member.
On the bright side, I did manage to save the Professor. That was a start.
"Archie!" One of the grunts said loudly. "They're heading to Mt Chimney! We have to go after them!"
The pirate nodded. "You're right," he said. "We can't let them get away."
Archie and his grunts made their way out of the cave, but stopped before me.
" You're not leaving anywhere until I get the chance to battle you, big guy. May thinks I can't help her put a stop to your bandit group but I can do it right here and right now."
"May?" Archie frowned. His eyebrows furrowed in confusion. "May, May, May...oh! May! The twerp! So you two are friends. Figures."
"We're not-" I began to correct him, but stopped myself in time. I had more important things to worry about at the moment. "Let's battle right now."
He snorted derisively. "The two of you are so alike it makes me laugh. Like I explained to your little friend, I don't waste my time battling brats like you. Prove yourself first before you even think about challenging me." He walked out of the cave, leaving both me and the Professor behind.
That was just insulting. Looking down on me because I was a kid. I'll show him he shouldn't keep his nose up when I come from behind and defeat him.
I turned to the Professor. He still looked pretty freaked out by everything that had happened, not to mention the loss of his precious meteorite. "Professor," I said. "I'm getting you back to your lab in Fallarbor Town. Let's get out of here."
And then I'm going to Mt Chimney to take care of those jerks myself.
Hours later, I was riding the cable car to Mt Chimney.
When I got up there I ran out of the building to find members of that team everywhere.
It was horrible. Team Magma and Team Aqua members were all over the place, battling it out on the mountain. While ash continued to fall over the area, the sounds of their Pokémon battling it out and their cries of anger were disrupting the region. The situation was worse than I thought.
May was right. May was so right about everything.
I ran up the mountain, zipping past the grunts who ignored me. For some reason, they were all using Poochyena to battle. All of them.
That explained why they were still grunts.
I saw Archie curbstomp a whole group of Team Magma grunts, and I winced. Looks like I dodged a bullet there.
Archie noticed me. Instead of sending out a Pokémon to battle me he pointed to a high point of Mt Chimney.
I nodded at him and made my way up. I didn't like that I was taking help from a terrorist like him, so I swallowed my pride and walked in the direction he pointed to.
From what I had gathered so far (or rather, from what I had learnt from Professor Cozmo and May) both Team Magma and Team Aqua were eco-terrorist organizations based in Hoenn. While Team Aqua wanted to expand the ocean, Team Magma wanted the same for land. With the clashing ideologies, it was only a matter of time before they began a full-scale war in the region.
I came across plenty of Team Magma grunts along the way, and I beat them all quickly in my rush to get to the bottom of the situation. Finally, I saw Tabitha standing over a glass platform-thingy, looking down at the lava.
Tabitha heard my footsteps and turned towards me, scowling.
"Ugh. You again?" he said. "I can't believe you followed us all the way up here!" He kicked the platform in anger. "You're really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, realllly an obnoxious child, aren't you?"
I raised my eyebrow. "That's a lot of reallys."
Tabitha gritted his teeth in anger. "I will...crush you!"
This sounded like a Pokémon battle about to take place and I obliged my opponent by releasing Combusken.
"Koffing, go!" Tabitha said.
A Koffing, huh? I had beaten plenty of them to know how to take this one down.
"Combusken, let's 'kick' things off, shall we?" I said. "Use Double Kick!"
Combusken spun around and kicked Koffing twice, none of the kicks doing much damage.
Tabitha looked at me like I was retarded. "You're a lot stupider than I thought you were," he said. "That wasn't very effective."
"Oh, I know that," I grinned. "I just wanted an excuse to say that line."
Tabitha rolled his eyes. "Koffing, use Sludge!"
Koffing bloated from the inside with toxic gas spewing from its body. Then once it was bloated enough it hosed Combusken with purple sludge. That Koffing was going to pay for covering my Combusken in rotten garbage.
"You're disgusting," I spat. "Combusken, Flame Charge!"
Combusken covered itself with flames, extinguishing the poisonous sludge, and slammed into Koffing. Koffing's health decreased considerably.
Tabitha gritted his teeth. "You're pissing me off again," he warned. "Well, no matter. I'm going to end this by taking your strongest Pokémon out of the battle! Koffing, use Self-Destruct!"
Koffing's whole body turned red all over before it finally blew into one big explosion Combusken was caught in the middle of. Like Tabitha wanted my Pokémon fainted.
"COMBUSKEN! NOT AGAIN!" I screamed. I was about to step into the cloud of noxious gas to find my Pokémon, but I managed to calm myself down. Screw Team Magma. Screw Tabitha. I was going to kill him for this.
The smoke cleared, and the first thing I saw was Combusken...miraculously still standing. Sure, it was bruised and beaten up and it barely had any HP left, but it had somehow managed to not faint. On the other hand, Koffing had collapsed from the explosion, incurring Tabby's wrath.
"Combusken, you did it!" I screamed happily. "You defeated Koffing!" I wanted to go hug it, but Combusken pushed me back, since it was still covered in toxins. "You've earned a well-deserved rest," I said. "Return."
"WHAT THE JIGGLYPUFF?" Tabitha screamed. "How did you survive that?!"
"Sheer willpower, my friend," I replied, "Is what I would say, but we're not friends. Anyway, screw you for sacrificing your own Pokémon. That was a horrible thing to do!"
"Oh, please," he rolled his eyes, "It's not like it matters. Pokémon are just tools, nothing more. Now I'm going to teach you a lesson you'll never forget. Numel, go!"
I tried my best not to roll my eyes. So Tabitha had a Numel. Just like every other grunt in Team Magma. Did he seriously not realize how much of a loser he was?
"Yeah, not happening," I said. "Not if my Pelipper has anything to say about it!" I released my Pokémon.
Numel quivered at the majestic flying Pokémon with the big yellow beak and the blue head gazing down at it.
"Note to self," Tabitha muttered under his breath. "Incorporate more type coverage into team."
"Let's begin with Water Pulse, Pelipper!" I said.
"Use Amnesia, Numel," Tabitha said.
Since he chose not to attack me in his first move, Pelipper got a chance to do some heavy damage to Numel. I could see Tabitha's brows crossed in resignation. Yeah. There was no way he was winning this.
"Give it up, Tabby," I sneered. "One more move and you're finished!"
"Ugh," Tabitha groaned.
For once it seemed Tabitha was thinking about the safety of his Pokémon more than just winning in the name of Team Magma. Maybe the Team Magma Admin was finally growing a heart?
"If this is my last turn," Tabitha said, breathing in deeply. "Then I'll try to take you down with everything I've got! Numel, use Lava Plume!"
"Use Water Pulse, Pelipper!" I yelled.
There was a loud sound of an explosion as lava exploded from Numel's back and collided with Pelipper's attack. When the smoke cleared, Numel had fainted on the ground and Pelipper was still flying proudly.
"Yes!" I cheered loudly. "We did it! We won!" As if there was ever any doubt.
Tabitha lost two battles without knocking out a single one of my Pokémon. Seriously, how did this guy ever get promoted to Admin?
Tabitha recalled his Pokémon quietly, and turned around to face the lava with his back towards me. At first I thought he was too upset to talk to me (or that he was crying) but he suddenly spoke up.
"I expected you to defeat me, you know," he said.
"You did?" I said in surprise. Pelipper landed on my arm and nuzzled against me.
"Yes," he said quietly. He turned around, a wicked grin plastered on his face. "It doesn't matter, though! The meteorite we got from Professor Whoever is already in our boss's hands! And if I couldn't defeat you, he definitely will! Proceed, if you wish!" He moved to the side, motioning me to go forward.
I quickly healed up my Pokémon, anticipating a battle, and walked across the glass bridge-thingy.
When I got to the end of it, I immediately noticed two things.
The first was a large, circular machine encasing the meteorite, which glowed in the middle. Tubes were attached to the side, and they seemed to be absorbing energy from the stone.
The second was a redheaded nerdy-looking man, who was studying the meteorite closely. He didn't seem to notice me walk up to him.
"The power contained in the meteorite," he murmured, "If we merge the explosive energy contained in the planet's core with the meteorite's power..."
He stopped when he realized that he had an audience.
He turned around, looking surprised to see me there. "Who are you?" he asked softly.
"I'm the guy who's gonna bring you and your land-kissing freakshow down!" I replied, my hand still tightly gripped around my Poké Ball. "You're the boss of Team Magma, aren't you?"
He adjusted his glasses, looking slightly irritated. "I prefer Leader," he said stiffly. "As for you," he tilted his head to the side, "you're not the same child who defied Archie at the Oceanic Museum, are you? I was under the impression that you were a girl."
Normally, I would have flipped him off for mistaking me for her. However, for some reason his comments didn't bother me. In fact, I actually felt a little proud that he was comparing me to May, who had bravely stood up to Team Aqua by herself.
What was happening to me? Whatever was happening to me I at least knew this man was my enemy and he was going to lose to me.
"You're right, I'm not the same kid," I said coldly. "But you can bet that the two of us are going to do everything in our power to defeat Team Magma and Team Aqua. I don't know what your plans are, but I can't let you win!"
The man blinked in surprise. "You show a lot of promise, for someone so young. Fine. I will attempt to educate you. Team Magma attempts to expand the available landmass with the power of an ancient legendary Pokémon. While it currently slumbers, having lost its power, if we create the right conditions, we should be able to alter this meteorite's qualities into that of a Mega Stone...even a Key Stone..."
I gritted my teeth, trying to digest what I'd just heard.
"You...you're sick," I whispered.
" Sick? Is it sick to have Pokémon old as time itself walk this region again or see them in the depths of the sea?"
I swallowed hard, resisting the urge to push him into the lava. "I...I need an adult."
The man adjusted his glasses. He did that often, I noticed. "I'm not quite sure what you meant by that, but in case you haven't noticed, I AM an adult. Anyway, enough of chit-chatting. The time for the purge has come. I will bury you with my own hand. I hope you appreciate this honor."
Shivers ran through my spine at his words, and I gulped. What had I gotten myself into?
But no. I couldn't back down. I couldn't let these crazies win. I would rather go down trying than give up.
"Mightyena," he said simply. He threw his Poké Ball in the air and a large, black Mightyena leapt out and snarled at me.
I nodded firmly. "Combusken, let's do this." I released my own Pokémon.
Combusken appeared claws crossed before showcasing its fiery spirit and flames kicking and moving its arms midair. Good for Combusken, show him your one tough Pokémon.
However, I noticed Combusken cowering before Mightyena's terrifying growl. That damned Pokémon! It was Intimidating Combusken and lowering its attack!
"Don't be afraid, Combusken, you can do this!" I said sharply. "Use Double Kick!"
"Swagger," the man said simply. Mightyena growled at Combusken again. Instead of being afraid, Combusken was enraged. It charged blindly towards Mightyena and tried to hit it.
"Combusken, no!" I pleaded. "Mightyena is just confusing you! Snap out of it! Use Double Kick!"
"Assurance," the nerd said. Combusken, blinded by rage, charged towards Mightyena again. Mightyena simply moved to the side, and Combusken hurt itself.
Mightyena then moved forward to hit Combusken. Since it used Assurance, the damage was higher than it normally should have been.
I watched Combusken's health decrease slowly, until it was dangerously yellow.
"I appear to have overestimated you," the man said, sounding bored. "You may have mastered the art of trash talk, but you don't seem to have the skills to back it up."
I ignored him, and pleaded with Combusken instead. "Combusken, please..."
Just then fire roared in Combusken's eyes. It now wasn't confused anymore and was ready to hurt Mightyena.
"THAT'S IT!" I yelled. "That's the spirit, Combusken. Double Kick that sucker! You can do it!"
Combusken roared loudly and charged towards Mightyena, delivering two kicks to its side.
"Mightyena!" The man said sharply. "This kind of performance is unacceptable! Use Snarl!"
Mightyena tried to Snarl at Combusken, but it didn't do much damage to Combusken, who was already fired up.
"Combusken! Double Kick AGAIN!" I said triumphantly.
Combusken screeched loudly and charged at Mightyena, a raging ball of fire. I watched Mightyena crumble to the ground, defeated.
It was a victory well won but it also made Combusken pant heavily from all the energy it used to beat that nerds Mightyena.
"Combusken, great work," I said, recalling my Pokémon. "Rest up, now."
"Return," the man said coldly, and I watched the fainted Mightyena disappear into its Poké Ball. "Well. It seems you're not all talk after all. However, I can assure you that not all of my Pokémon are disappointments like Mightyena. Golbat,"
He released a Golbat, which snarled at me menacingly and took a lap over us. I tried to think of what Pokémon I wanted to use next. Combusken was in no fit state to fight, that too against a Flying-type, and I didn't want Golbat to poison Pelipper. Which meant that...
"Mawile! It's your turn!" I released my Mawile, which turned around and bared its jaws at Golbat.
"Well," he said, looking startled. "I'm impressed. You actually seem to be holding your own against me. Confuse Ray,"
I slammed my palm against my face as the man confused yet another one of my Pokémon.
Like Combusken Mawile moved its hand trying to attack Pokémon that just weren't there.
"Mawile, not you too!" I groaned loudly.
I'm not going to lie, I was seriously starting to get worried at this point. Although I had beaten one of his Pokémon, and was by no means a noob when it came to battles, I was scared that I was going to lose. I had battled other Trainer and Gym Leaders before, but it was never as stressful as this, because the FATE OF THE WORLD DID NOT DEPEND ON THOSE BATTLES.
Suddenly, I had an idea. I quickly rummaged into my bag, and retrieved a Persim Berry, which I threw at my Pokémon. "Mawile, catch!"
Mawile swallowed the Berry, and immediately snapped out of confusion. It squealed happily.
"Hm," said Maxie. I had no idea what he meant by that, but I didn't have time to think about it. I had to finish this off quickly.
"Iron Head!" I yelled. Mawile shut its jaws and slammed into Golbat with a loud BONK.
"Weak." The man scorned, clearly displeased with his Pokemon's performance. "Magma Leader Maxie does not accept anything less than brilliance from his Pokémon. Golbat, use Air Cutter, and try not to be a disappointment in this turn, too."
I felt sorry for Golbat. "You...you shouldn't talk to your Pokémon like that," I said, while simultaneously ordering Mawile to use Iron Head again. I knew that Mawile was part Fairy, which gave it a disadvantage to Golbat's Poison, so I was trying to use Steel moves as much as possible.
Maxie's expression did not change. "All of my Pokémon are aware of the consequences of their loss. If they lose to you, and subsequently anyone else, humanity would continue to abuse the land they live on and destroy it eventually."
Woah. Talk about intense.
Mawile finally defeated Golbat, who crumpled on the ground with a weak cry.
"Well," he said slowly. "I was hoping it wouldn't come down to this. Camerupt."
Maxie released his final Pokémon, Camerupt. It landed on the ground with a heavy thud and snorted loudly.
"I probably shouldn't say this," Maxie said, "But for some reason I find myself developing a sense of respect for you. You are indeed a worthy opponent, I'll give you that."
I didn't know whether I should thank him or feel insulted that he underestimated me. "Pelipper, let's finish him off."
I released Pelipper, who flew into the air and cawed loudly.
Yeah, right. Both Pelipper and I knew that Pelipper was faster, a fact that was immediately proved when Pelipper Water Pulsed Camerupt before it could even move a muscle.
"Great "work, Pelipper!" I cheered. "Keep going! It's Fire-Ground, so we should be able to finish it off quick!"
"CAMERUPT, YOU USELESS SON OF A -" Maxie began to scream, but immediately stopped. "Ahem. Sorry about that. I almost lost my composure there for a minute."
Almost?
"Pelipper," I said triumphantly. "Let's finish this off with one last Water Pulse."
Pelliper's mouth was filled to the brink with a spiraling blue ball ready to fire at Camerupt.
And then it was over. Before I knew it, Camerupt was falling to the ground and Pelipper was cawing with pride.
"We did it!" I said. "Great job, Pelipper! Rest up now. You've earned it." I returned it to its Poké Ball.
Maxie recalled his own Pokémon and turned to face me.
"So you've managed to repulse the great Maxie in battle," he said. He was shaking slightly, and I could tell that he was really angry and trying to hide it. "Well, if you thought you were victorious, you would be mistaken. Once you've tasted my Pokémon's Mega Evolved power, you will say goodbye to your last shred of hope."
Mega Evolved? What was he talking about?
Maxie was suddenly interrupted by the sound of his PokéNav Plus ringing.
"Hm?" he said, speaking to the person on the other end. "Did you say...Mt Pyre?"
"Understood," he continued, after a short pause. "I'll be there." He cut off the call and turned to me. "Well, it seems that my attention has been demanded elsewhere. I'm afraid I have to leave now. Do what you like with the meteorite." He studied me up and down, and his expression hardened. "And I will not forget the face of the Trainer who thwarted me in battle. Keep that in mind." He walked away, leaving me by the device.
Why did those last few words send a chill down my spine?
I extracted the meteorite from the device, my mind still muddled with questions. What was Mt Pyre? What was Maxie planning to do there? What did he mean by Mega Evolved?
I walked down the glass bridge, still thinking. But my path was immediately blocked by a familiar group of people.
"Well, if it ain't the little scamp," Archie said, flanked by his grunts again. Ï can't believe I missed Maxie again! And he even left behind that meteorite he was so obsessed with. Could it be...did he find out where the real orbs are hidden?"
"Dude," I said, trying not to roll my eyes. "English, please."
Archie just shook his head and walked away, followed by the grunts.
Although I was happy that I won, I couldn't stop thinking about...everything. So many things made sense now, and it looked like the situation was worse than I thought. May and I were caught between a stupid and extremely dangerous environmental war, between the land and the ocean, that could potentially destroy Hoenn. I now understood why she was so intense. Why she called me out for sitting on my ass about it. What an idiot I was.
One thing was for sure: now that I knew about Team Magma and Team Aqua, nothing was going to stop me and my Pokémon from taking them down.
I made my way down the mountain, thinking about the next time I was going to see May. We had a LOT to talk about.