It was night when another storm had brewed in Yago Island. The storm didn't harass the south part of the Island however. But many Islanders fled to the south to escape the storm. And everyone in Ambilo city woke up due to the chaos. After hearing the stories of the other Islanders, the mayor of Ambilo city asked everyone to gather around to hold a speech:
"Dear civilians, dear fellow Islanders. It has come to my attention that except for the south coast, Yago Island is being harassed by a storm again. For an Island as this, where great weather is frequent and storms are very rare, a storm that is been going on for two days is suspicious. So when this storm subsides, I'll get together with all the mayors of Yago Island to discuss these matters. Perhaps we'll select a research team, preferably professors and maybe even Pokemon trainers to survive during the mission. So I want to advice you all to think about it and let us know when you're ready for research. Other ideas are welcome. Thank you for listening."
A lot of discussion was going on. Some Pokemon trainers were excited to go on this research. A few scholars and professors were thinking of going with a whole group. Andrew and his dad were talking about the announcement too.
"A research held around the whole Island Andrew, doesn't that sound interesting?"
"You can go if you want, I won't dad. Just so you know."
"You always loved exploring when you were a kid. You wanted to be just like your mom when you were grown up. Now you are."
Andrew didn't respond.
"Come on. I know you can't get over the fact that mom passed away, but doing nothing doesn't relieve the pain. It will be fun."
Bonsly started crying. Andrew's dad learned during the evening that when Bonsly cries he usually is hungry or he wants attention. So he first tried feeding him the bottle he had in his hand. During the evening he also found out Bonsly can't process solid food, which makes bottle feeding necessary. When Bonsly was being fed, Andrew's dad began talking again.
"We'll be travelling around the whole Island. You me and Bonsly. And on the way we'll see so much variation of Pokemon and landscapes that can't be seen around here. Maybe we'll find Bonsly his parents. Maybe we will get famous when we discover the cause of the storms.."
Andrew suddenly appeared to be interested. Which of the mentioned reasons made him interested was unclear for his dad. But he was sure that he would journey with his son and Bonsly.
Night turned into day. A lot of people were still outside, some were talking, some were resting.. And some were battling with their Pokemon. They were preparing for the exploration. Andrew watched one battle. Both trainers had just one Pokemon left.
"Weavile, come out!"
"Mawile, it's up to you!"
"Weavile, use screech!
"Haha, are you serious? Mawile, iron head!
While weavile lowered mawile's defence with his screech, Mawile's head became white, surrounded by an aura. He was running towards weavile to use Iron head.
"Don't laugh just yet. Weavile, let yourself get hit and attack back with revenge!"
Weavile got hit and used revenge to get back at the mawile. Mawile had a hard time to take the hit and stand up.
"This will end soon. Weavile, finish him with your dig attack!"
Weavile dug a hole in the ground to hide himself. Soon he came out of the ground, using his dig attack against the mawile. Mawile fainted.
"Yeah! That is what I'm talking about. Good job Weavile!" "Weavile!"
Andrew: "Woah.. that weavile sure is strong.. They should travel with us!"
Everyone in Ambilo city began to get messages of the situation in the other parts of the Island. The storm subsided. The storm mostly destroyed the center of the Island. But the storm didn't cause more problems than the one before. Both storms seemed to be of the same category.
The people that fled from the storm returned back home. The mayors gathered and just as the mayor of Ambilo city predicted, they would send groups of researchers to investigate the recent storms. And everyone who was planning to be part of the group packed their stuff to prepare for the journey. So did Andrew and his dad.
The mayor was ready to select the exploration teams. When the selection procedure was finished, it became clear that Andrew and his dad were selected. But before they would leave on their journey, Andrew had yet things to say to his dad.
"Can I ask you something, dad?"
"Sure."
"Would you mind if I'd go on this journey just with Bonsly? It's not that I don't want you to be around, even though you might think that."
"Then why do you want to go without me?"
"I-I see this as a way to get over the pain I feel. And I somehow can't talk about it to others, you might have learnt this. But with Bonsly I can talk about this pain. Maybe because he experiences the same thing right now. All I know is that I need this time for myself. I hope you can understand."
Andrew's dad let out a single tear. It seemed that he was hurt by the words. He wiped his tear away and immediately hugged his son tightly.
"It's okay son. The fact that you could said this to me makes me so happy. And that you can talk about your pain is a relief too."
Andrew's dad took a deep breath.
"You can go without me. Go bond with Bonsly, it'll do you good."
"Thanks dad."
"No problem son. I'll stay at home, taking care of our house and the city with the other civilians. You make sure that you will be as careful as you can be. You are carrying a baby Pokemon with you."
"I will, dad."
"And then another thing! Make sure to bottle-feed Bonsly three times a day! And play with him. And look for his parents. Oh, and take care of yourself. Wash your clothes from time to time."
"Sorry dad, I have to go now.. Bye."
Andrew ran with the Bonsly in his hand, waving at his dad. Their adventure, and the adventures of many others were finally about to begin.
I feel like this should have been in the previous chapter. I'm sorry for it and I'll try to make the chapters longer so you have more to read. Suggestions still welcome.