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New Mauville and a Cherubi

"We aren't lost, are we?" asked Naruto, scratching his head.

Sakura sighed and answered, "For the hundredth time, Naruto, no we're not. It's just a long walk to Mauville. If only all three of us had bikes. We could've gone on the cycling route." The pinkette sighed again as she kept her eyes on her Poketch.

"Why does Mauville have to be so far off?" complained Naruto.

"Can you not stop complaining?" asked Sasuke.

Naruto glared at Sasuke and said, "Unfortunately for you, no, teme. So you're stuck with my complaining." The blond boy then stuck out his tongue at the young Uchiha.

"You two bickering is just driving me nuts," cut in Sakura, who was still intently concentrating on her Poketch.

Sasuke and Naruto stopped bickering and the trio continued to walk in peace for a while. Suddenly, Naruto spotted a huge blimp floating over their heads. He yelled, "Hey, hey, Sakura-chan, Sasuke-teme, look up!"

Sasuke slowly faced up and Sakura peeled her eyes off her Poketch screen to look at the blimp. Her eyes widened when she saw what the huge banner trailing behind it read.

Annual Escargot Cup Contest in Mauville City on March 4th. All coordinators with a contest pass accepted! Don't miss it!

"Sakura-chan," started Naruto. The pinkette was still staring at the sky, stiff as a board. Naruto inched closer to her and waved a hand in her face; still no movement. A couple of seconds later the girl finally mumbled something.

"What was that, Sakura-chan?" asked Naruto.

"I have to get to Mauville City, fast!" repeated Sakura, emphasizing the "have". She messed around with her Poketch to see what the date was. The pinkette sighed, obviously relieved.

"How many days do you think it'll take to get to Mauville City?" asked Naruto.

"About two days, but since we've already been on the road for one day, it might take another day to reach the city," answered Sasuke.

"That's perfect! There're still four more days before the contest there, so we have plenty of time to get there, and I have plenty of time to practice," said Sakura enthusiastically.

"Glad to see you're not nervous about this contest," said Sasuke.

"I'm actually really excited. I lost my last contest, but I have a great feeling about this one! I won my first ribbon because I worked hard and trusted my Pokemon. I'll give it my all on this contest as well! You two are going to challenge Kakashi-sensei anyway, so we'll kill two birds with one stone. You two can help me train, and I'll help you in return," suggested Sakura.

"That's what we've always been doing," reminded Sasuke.

"We'll keep on doing it until the very end because we're a team!" said Naruto.

"We'd better get going. I can't wait to reach Mauville City!" squealed Sakura.

"Then what're we waiting for? Let's get going!" shouted Naruto, suddenly rushing off. Sakura ran off as well, leaving Sasuke alone. The Uchiha sighed and ran towards his teammates.

The trio kept running and running. It seemed like there was no stop to them. Naruto was in the lead, with Sakura close behind. The only un-enthusiastic one was the dark haired Uchiha. Suddenly, Sakura and Sasuke heard Naruto's surprised yelp and the sound of hinges swinging. Sakura and Sasuke sped up and looked around for Naruto, but he was nowhere to be found.

"What did he do now?" Sakura asked.

"Knowing that idiot, he probably fell in some…" before Sasuke could finish his sentence, he heard Sakura utter a surprised yelp as well. Sasuke spotted her falling into a huge hole, which was cleverly hidden by a grassy door. The Uchiha grabbed her hand before she fell into the dark abyss below. He struggled to pull her back up.

"Hey, Sakura-chan, Sasuke-teme!" a voice called out.

"Naruto?" asked Sakura. Once Sasuke pulled Sakura back up, she punched the patch of grass, which was the doorway to the huge hole. The door swung open, and out flew Naruto, with his Staravia.

"At least you figured out how to get back up," said Sasuke, emotionlessly.

"I may look stupid, but I'm not that stupid," retorted Naruto, returning his Staravia to its Pokeball.

"What do you think is down there?" asked Sakura.

"I have no clue. It was too dark. I couldn't see a thing," answered Naruto.

A new voice interrupted their conversation. "Well, I see you three have found New Mauville." The trio turned around to face none other than Kakashi Hatake.

"Kakashi-sensei…" started Sakura.

"You want to know what New Mauville is, right?" asked Kakashi. Sakura and Naruto nodded while Sasuke just stared, uninterested.

"New Mauville is an underground city built by the ancestors of the people of Mauville City. It was used as a safe haven during times of war. However, now, we don't know what it's like," explained Kakashi.

"Interesting…" Naruto mumbled.

"Kakashi-sensei, do you mind if we look around down there?" asked Sakura.

"I don't mind. Just explore safely. Don't get yourselves killed by the wild Pokemon down there," said Kakashi. He disappeared as fast as he appeared.

"When it comes to leaving us hanging, Kakashi-sensei's the master," said Naruto.

Sakura punched the doorway open again. "Well, let's go guys!" Sakura said enthusiastically.

Naruto nodded and called out his Staravia again. "I'll send Staravia up again for you guys," said Naruto. He and his Staravia descended into the black abyss again. A few moments later, Staravia flew back up and descended with Sakura. The third time it came back, it tried to get Sasuke to go with it, but the stubborn Uchiha refused. Frustrated, the bird started to peck Sasuke. Extremely annoyed, Sasuke agreed to go to New Mauville.

It was pitch black in New Mauville. "Combusken, use your fire to light up this place," commanded Sakura as she called out Combusken. With Combusken's fire, the whole place lit up immediately, and the three of them gasped at the sight before them. New Mauville was an old, run-down amusement park!

"Interesting. I never expected New Mauville would be an amusement park," inquired a different voice.

Sakura and Naruto uttered surprised yelps and jumped back. Sasuke stayed put and said, "If you were coming down here, why did you leave in the first place?"

"Well, I had my own business. I have to help with the preparations for the huge contest in Mauville City," answered Kakashi. Suddenly, they heard some mechanical beeping sounds.

"What was that?" asked Naruto, alerted.

"Turn and see for yourself," replied Kakashi, pointing to a gigantic robot with many arms.

"Run for it?" asked Naruto.

"You bet," replied Kakashi calmly. The four of them started running away from the robot. No matter how far they ran, the robot still kept chasing them.

"Kakashi-sensei, why don't you use your Pokemon to stop it?" yelled Sakura.

"I'm pretty sure this robot was designed to suck the energy out of electric types. There are only electric type wild Pokemon in New Mauville after all," replied Kakashi.

"Tch, Houndour, come out!" said Sasuke, throwing Houndour's Pokeball. The hound-like Pokemon landed right in front of the huge robot. "Use flamethrower," commanded Sasuke.

Houndour blew out a huge column of fire towards the robot. "Nice thinking, Sasuke-kun. Fire will definitely have some kind of impact on metal. Naruto use your Vulpix to help out. Combusken, come on stage!" yelled Sakura.

Combusken and Vulpix joined Houndour in blowing out powerful flamethrower attacks. The robot was affected by the flames, but it still kept advancing towards the four of them. Kakashi remained in deep thought for a while. Then, he ran straight towards the robot.

"Kakashi-sensei, what're you doing?" shouted Naruto.

"Naruto, lend me your Staravia for a while," called Kakashi.

"For what?!" Naruto yelled.

"Just lend me Staravia!" shouted Kakashi.

"Fine… Staravia, go to him," commanded Naruto.

The bird Pokemon flew towards Kakashi. The silver haired gym leader then clung onto Staravia and flew up. Combusken, Houndour, and Vulpix still didn't stop their attacks. Once Kakashi reached the head of the robot, he landed and started searching for something.

"Kakashi-sensei, what are you doing?" Naruto asked again.

"I'm looking for a switch that might deactivate this mechanism," replied Kakashi.

"Be careful, Kakashi-sensei! You may fall!" warned Sakura.

"I won't, trust me. I've done much more dangerous actions than this," reassured Kakashi. Finally, after moments of searching, Kakashi located a slab of metal that was loose. He pried it open and started flicking the switches in there. Just when the robot was about to crush Combusken, Vulpix, and Houndour, it stopped in its tracks.

"That was close," mumbled Sakura.

"Too close," said Sasuke.

"Well, now that that's done, you three better go up," said Kakashi.

"How will you get back up, Kakashi?" asked Sasuke.

"I'll find a way. Besides, you all want time to train and stuff don't you?" asked Kakashi.

"Oh, the contest! I need to get ready for it!" Sakura reminded herself.

"Don't worry, Sakura. There's still some time left before the contest. Relax, play, and have fun with your Pokemon. If you train all the time, it won't help as much," advised Kakashi. He turned to the boys and continued, "The same goes with you two. Playing with your Pokemon strengthens the bonds you have with each other. It helps a lot in gym battles."

"I'll keep that in mind. Thanks!" said Naruto.

"I wonder if I can get New Mauville to work again. The kids of Mauville City will really love this amusement park," commented Kakashi.

"Do you plan on doing that alone?" asked Sakura.

"I can manage. After all, I am the gym leader of Mauville City," said Kakashi, winking. "You three better get back up and continue to Mauville City. Sakura, good luck to you if you're planning to enter the contest. As for you two," Kakashi paused and looked at Naruto and Sasuke intently. "Remember to play and train with your Pokemon. You're going to go up against me after all."

"Thanks Kakashi-sensei," said Sakura.

"Heh, we'll keep that in mind," uttered Sasuke.

"We'll beat you and earn that Dynamo Badge too! Dattebayo!" yelled Naruto.

"Alright, alright. Now, up you go," shooed Kakashi.

Naruto used Staravia to transport all three of them back up. Naruto and Sakura immediately took off once they were back on land. The two of them just don't seem to run out of excitement. Naruto was so excited to get to Mauville City that he didn't even return his Staravia to his Pokeball. Sakura would have been much better off climbing on her Combusken and letting it run to Mauville City, but Combusken was a little small for Sakura to climb on.

Naruto and Sakura ran out of breath at one point, allowing Sasuke to catch up. "Sheesh, what took you so long, teme?" taunted Naruto.

"Unlike you I am not that anxious to reach Mauville City, dobe," replied Sasuke. At that moment, Naruto's Staravia flew off somewhere.

"Hey, Staravia, where're you going?" shouted Naruto. It turns out that Staravia was pecking at berries on a nearby tree. Once a berry fell, Staravia prepared to pick it up, but it was greeted by a surprise attack. That berry tackled Staravia!

"Staravia! You okay?" asked Naruto, concerned. The blond boy scooped up his Staravia and returned it to its Pokeball. Then, he stared at the berry in awe. "That must be a rare berry that can attack predators!" declared Naruto.

Sakura slapped her forehead and said, "No, you idiot, it's a Cherubi." The pinkette then switched her tone and said sweetly, "And it's so cute!" She activated her Pokedex to learn more about the Cherubi.

Cherubi, the Cherry Pokemon. All of the nutrients needed for evolution are contained in its small ball. Cherubi becomes redder as it is exposed to sunlight, and is almost ready to evolve once the smaller ball buds.

"I'm going to catch this little guy!" declared Sakura. She took out a Pokeball and yelled, "Okay Eevee, you're on stage!" The Pokeball opened and released Sakura's newly obtained Eevee.

"Sakura-chan, are you gonna use those stones?" asked Naruto.

"I'm curious as to how powerful Eevee can be, but I'm a bit scared. I don't want to hurt Eevee," mumbled Sakura.

"Vui, vui!" said Eevee.

"I think it's trying to say that it's okay to use them, Sakura-chan!" encouraged Naruto.

"But…" Sakura started.

"Sakura-chan, I'm positive it's okay. Sure, Eevee looked like it was in pain when that Karin girl used the stones on it, but with you, Sakura-chan, I think it doesn't mind," said Naruto.

"Well, haven't you learned quite a lot," commented Sakura. She sighed and said, "Well, alright. They say curiosity killed the cat, but in this case, I can't help it. Okay, Eevee." Sakura swiped out a random stone from her bag and held it out, towards Eevee. At once, the little Pokemon started to glow and grow. It kept glowing, and suddenly, the growing ceased and the glowing subsided. There was now an Espeon instead of Eevee.

"Nice choice, Sakura," complimented Sasuke. "Psychic types work well against grass types." Naruto took out his Pokedex to examine Espeon.

Espeon, the Sun Pokemon. Espeon is extremely loyal to any trainer it considers to be worthy. It is said that this Pokémon developed its precognitive powers to protect its trainer from harm.

"Cool, the Sun Stone makes Eevee evolve into an Espeon!" thought Sakura. "Alright, let's catch that Cherubi!"

"Espeon, let's go, use Psybeam!" commanded Sakura. The jewel on Espeon's forehead ejected a stream of light towards Cherubi, hitting it dead on.

However, Cherubi spun out of the Psybeam and unleashed its Magical Leaf attack. The glowing leaves scraped and wounded Espeon, but the psychic Pokemon wouldn't back down.

"Okay Espeon, you're doing fine. Let's try Confusion!" commanded Sakura.

Espeon used its Confusion attack to control Cherubi's movements, which gave Sakura a clear advantage. However, the small cherry Pokemon still had enough of its energy to throw its Leech Seed attack at Espeon. The seeds burrowed into Espeon's fur and started sucking the energy out of it. Espeon's Confusion weakened, and, eventually, the attack was nullified and Cherubi was released from it.

"Ah… Espeon, can you still go on?" asked a concerned Sakura.

"Espe, espe, espe!" replied Espeon. Even though the Leech Seed attack was still sucking the energy out of Espeon, the Pokemon just wouldn't give up.

"All right, I trust you, Espeon. Let's go with Hidden Power," said Sakura. Espeon created small energy balls and used its psychic abilities to hurl them towards Cherubi. Hidden Power hit Cherubi, sending it flying backwards.

"Now's your chance, Sakura-chan! Catch that Cherubi! Dattebayo!" shouted Naruto.

Sakura pulled out an empty Pokeball and kissed it. She shouted, "All right, Pokeball. Don't fail me now. Go!" The Pokeball bounced off Cherubi and ad red light engulfed the Pokemon. The Pokeball swayed once Cherubi was engulfed by the red light. Sakura waited anxiously for the Pokeball to stop moving. Suddenly, the Pokeball opened, and Cherubi broke free.

"Darn it!" cursed Sakura. "Espeon, let's try this again. Use Swift this time." Espeon spat out stars from its mouth towards Cherubi. "Now, use Confusion to control Swift and intensify it!" Espeon's eyes glowed as it used Confusion to control the stars. Now, there was a ring of stars surrounding Cherubi. "Okay, now hit it!" The Swift attack effectively hurt Cherubi. The Swift attack had more power to it because of Confusion.

"Sakura, throw another empty Pokeball, now!" suggested Sasuke.

"Okay. Pokeball, let's go!" shouted Sakura, throwing a second Pokeball at Cherubi. The red light engulfed the Cherry Pokemon again, and the Pokeball started moving.

"Come on, don't let me down now," prayed Sakura. The Pokeball continued to move, then it slowed down, and finally, it stopped moving. Sakura let out a relieved sigh. The pinkette ran to the Pokeball and picked it up. She jumped for joy and declared, "All right! This Cherubi's all mine!"

"This is your fourth Pokemon, right Sakura-chan?" asked Naruto.

"Yeah. I'm sure I'll do great in the contest at Mauville City. Now that I have Cherubi to help me out, I'm sure I'll win my second ribbon," said Sakura, confident of herself.

"You sure will, Sakura-chan. Remember, we'll be rooting for you! Dattebayo!" shouted Naruto.

"Thanks! Well, we'd better get to Mauville City. I have a feeling we're going to have to camp out again," said Sakura.

"I'm prepared for anything!" boasted Naruto.

"You can't even help prepare a meal," commented Sasuke.

"Shut up, teme," said Naruto.

"Stop bickering, guys. The sooner we reach Mauville, the better," interrupted Sakura. It turned out that the trio had to spend the night on the route, as Sakura anticipated. The night flew by quickly for the young travelers. By dawn, they had packed their supplies, and were about to head to Mauville City, which isn't too far away anymore.

Yay! I finally updated! I'm so sorry that I haven't updated for so long! This is the time of year in which the workload starts to pile up; really pile up. This chapter may be shorter than the others, but I wrote this in one night, and now it's 11:30 P.M. At least I finished a chapter! Well, I hope you guys enjoyed this. Please review, review, review! Oh, and if you guys find anything wrong with this chapter grammatically, or if these facts didn't match the ones in the previous chapters, please leave me a notification in a review! Thank you!