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Chapter 32: four out of seven
After breakfast, we went to see Bill, who was still with Ceil.
"Morning guys" Bill said sleepily
"Morning Bill" I replied
"Ok, here is what I want you to do" he said "besides the first three islands, there are four other islands in the Sevii island chain…and I want you to visit them"
"Ok, but why?" I asked
"In order to complete the machine, we need a Sapphire" Ceil said
"How are we supposed to find a Sapphire?" Leaf asked
"Just try your best" Bill replied "I'd start with Four island if I were you."
"Four island?" I asked in confusion
"Oh, that's right!" Bill said "let me see your Tri-passes"
We gave him the Tri-passes, and he gave us a different ticket "what is this?" I asked
"It's a Rainbow pass, it will allow you to travel to the other four Sevii islands" Bill said
"And one of those is four island" Sarah said
Bill nodded "good luck" he said. Before anyone could reply, he went back to work.
We left, and got on the first ferry to Four island. Once we were there, we immediately saw Grey on the beach.
"hey Alex" Grey said
"hi Grey" I replied "want another battle?"
"actually, not this time" Grey said "I'm actually here to look for Pokémon"
"why specifically here?" Leaf asked
"oh, he didn't tell you, did he?" Grey said "there have been reports of Pokémon never seen in Kanto popping up everywhere"
"and you're telling us this why?" Red asked
"well, it wouldn't be very fair if you guys didn't have the same Pokedex as me, would it?" he said "so, I learned how to upgrade them, and I'm willing to upgrade yours"
"what's the price?" I asked
"nothing, the satisfaction of you needing my help is enough" he said. Before we could do anything, he took our pokedexs and upgraded them, then gave them back. "good luck" he then ran off.
"that was weird" Aqua said
"whatever, let's go" Leaf said.
We barely moved before I stopped. "guys listen" I said.
There was a faint buzzing sound, but I couldn't figure out where it was coming from. "I don't hear anything" Sarah said
"just ignore it Alex" Aqua said gently. We explored the island, and soon found a Pokémon daycare center. We went in, and were immediately greeted by the lady there
"hello, and welcome to the Pokémon daycare" she said
"so, this is another place where you will raise our Pokémon?" Leaf asked
"I see you've been to the center on the mainland" the lady said
"yea, and it was pretty expensive" Red mumbled
"well, this one is the same price, but there are a few other things you should know" she said
"what things?" I asked
"well, we raise one Pokémon at half the price, two for the same price" she said
"wait, so you will raise two of our Pokémon?" Aqua asked
"sure will" the lady said "but that's not all"
"what else?" Zain asked
"well, my husband can tell you whether the Pokémon get along or not" she said
"and why does that mater?" Leaf asked
"well, if they get along well, then my husband might find an egg" she said
"an egg?" Aqua asked "how?"
"you'll figure it out" the lady said "anyways, you can keep the egg for free, or give it to us if you don't want it"
"sounds tempting" I said, thinking "but, don't you need two different genders for an egg?"
She nodded "or you can use a ditto" she said
"ditto?" Sarah asked
"yep, Dittos can imitate any gender of any Pokémon" the lady said "you can pair a ditto with any Pokémon and get an egg"
"hmm…I might try that" Leaf said
"if you find a Ditto" I said
"well, why don't you try it?" Aqua said
"I don't want to leave a Pokémon here right now" I said
"oh well, we'll be back later" Zain said
"come again!" the lady said as we left.
"ok, where might we find a Sapphire?" Leaf asked
"hmm…maybe in Icefall cave" Sarah suggested
"Icefall cave?" I asked
"it's a cave nearby, said to be super cold due to the ice Pokémon that live there" Leaf said "it's one of the few cold places in Kanto"
"well, let's get going then" I said
"not so fast" Sarah said "Icefall cave is really dangerous"
"well, so was Rock tunnel" I replied
Sarah sighed "you know I don't know much about the main land" she said
"Rock tunnel is pitched black" Leaf said
"oh" Sarah said "well, it's not pitched black, but there's thin ice everywhere"
"and why would that be dangerous?" Red asked
"because, if you step on the wrong spot, you fall through" Sarah said
"I still say Rock tunnel was worse" I said
"and I think we shouldn't go rushing in there" Sarah said "though I know we have to explore it anyways"
"ok, let's check it out first" I said.
We surfed to the entrance, then went into the cave…it was Seafoam island all over again.
"I-I h-hate c-cold" I said, shivering
"I'll just let out my Charizard again" Aqua said
"No!" Sarah said "it'll melt the ice, and we don't want that"
"well, Alex can't continue like that" Leaf said, though I knew she was also cold.
"this is why I wanted us to wait, I can get you warmer clothes" Sarah said
"he'll be fine with a Charizard" Aqua said
"no!" Sarah said
"well, fine. Let's get out before he ends up with hypothermia" Red said. I realized it was getting worse, and I could barely feel my legs now.
They half dragged half helped me out of the cave "thanks" I said shakily
"why are you so sensitive to the cold?" Sarah asked
"long story, right now I want to sleep" I said.
We went to the Pokémon center and arranged for rooms. After dinner, I went straight to bed again, and it wasn't long before I fell asleep.
Yay! Another chapter done! I'm having a bit of trouble staying focused now, but I'm trying my best! Remember: I love criticism, reviews encourage me, and I'm open to input. bye for now!