This is the eighty-eighth chapter in the Pokemon Heroes story. Ash and his friends are going on a cruise in this chapter, with Team Rocket causing trouble as well. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon or any of the songs.

(Opening song)

May went inside the small store. She looked around the place. She saw the cashier staring at her, observing her every move with a face that welcomed her. She smiled and waved at him. She then walked deeper into the store. After looking for a while, she decided to give up on looking for what she was looking for. She was never good at these types of things. She walked over to the cashier.

"What may I help you with?" asked the man.

"Um, I'm looking for a map of the city," said May, "I heard a place like this has those types of maps."

"Of course," said the man as he walked towards an aisle and pulled out a map, "Here. What are you looking for? I'm a resident in this city. I could tell you where to go rather than you paying for the map." May looked at the map. She smiled and went into her fanny pack and pulled out five dollars and handed it to the cashier.

"No, this will do," said May, "I'm looking for a hotel."

"Hotel?" asked the cashier, "There are a bunch of them in this city. This city has the fourth highest rate of tourists that come. There's a hotel down the street."

"I'm looking for one of those expensive, high classed ones," said May.

"And why would you wanna do that?" asked the cashier. May just gave him a smile.

"No reason," she lied, and she started to skip outside the store. The cashier shrugged his shoulders, and placed the money inside the register.

Cruisin'

Flashback

LaRousse City, the fourth most visited city in all of Ransei. Ash and his friends arrived in the city last night, and they headed towards the Pokemon Center to rest, but the place was packed with tourists. They decided to camp back in the forest. They slept, and then awoke to head back into LaRousse City, but once again, The Pokemon Center was crowded.

"How about we head towards a hotel?" asked May to the other kids.

"We're not staying in this city for a long time," said Brendan, "We're just gonna gather supplies and leave, I guess."

"Come on," said Dawn, "This city is amazing. You don't want to stay here for a while?"

"Fine, but good luck finding one," said Brendan, "This city is packed."

"There might be one," said Drew, "I'm going with May's idea."

"Fine then," said Brendan, "But I don't think we'll be able to get a pretty good one. We don't have the money to do that."

"Oh, we'll find one," said Drew. "Trust me." They all then started talking about which hotel they should head to, arguing with each other about a hotel being too expensive or too boring. May just looked on, slightly annoyed.

"Have they forgotten I'm a princess?" thought May.

End of Flashback

"Sailles," said May, "That should be a good place to go to." She then walked over to her friends with the map in her hands.

"We could go to a hotel called Sailles," said May, "It's pretty water themed. They also ordered a ship to ride on the river by the island." May then handed Brendan a brochure of the hotel. He looked over it and smirked.

"I like this place," said Brendan, "Where is it?"

"I don't know," said May as she looked back at the map, "This map doesn't say anything. It was printed years ago. Basterd sold me an old map." Dawn looked at the brochure and adored the stuff that was included in the hotel.

"Yup, this place," said Dawn. She then handed May back the brochure.

"Let's go look for it then," said Drew, "This city is filled. Rich tourists might decide to go there and there might not be any more room."

"I called them at The Pokemon Center," said May, "I booked rooms for us, so we don't have to worry. Let's get there before it gets too late though. I want to explore the city later." They nodded and went to look for the place. It took them a whole hour to look for the place because the city was so big, and because it was big people had a hard time telling them directions to find it. They hadn't found its exact spot, but they did find out that the hotel is on another island not too far from the city. They then went to find a boat to head towards the island.

"We should just ask a fisherman," said Ash, "I'm not paying to get on a ship for a five minute ride."

"It's totally free," said May as she looked at the map to head towards the boat, "It's at the city dock, I think."

"You think?" asked Brendan as he reached for the map, "You're just gonna get us lost. Let me have the map." May slapped his hand away.

"You don't think I can read a simple map?" asked May, "I so can. Just watch me. Follow." They did, and then they made it towards a boat. May put her hands on her sides and nodded.

"I told you," said May. Brendan looked at the boat, and saw the name Sails on it.

"Isn't this supposed to be a normal ship?" asked Brendan, noticing that this ship was really a cruise ship.

"Maybe it's the hotel's," said Dawn, "I think this one must travel around and drop people at the hotel at the same time."

"Of course," said May. People were heading inside the ship, and she took Ash's hand.

"Let's get on," said May. "It looks like people are heading towards the hotel now. Let's go before it gets full." The two ran towards the ship. The other kids were right behind them. They got on, and the ship started to head out. The girls were enjoying the view of the water as they rode, and Ash and Brendan just talked until they get to the hotel. Drew had disappeared to some place.

"I can't wait until we get there," said Dawn, "There are so many things I want to do." May nodded. Ten minutes passed. They had heard that the ride should take about five to eight minutes. They just decided to ignore it, maybe just a short delay. Another five minutes passed, and the island was nowhere to be found.

"Is this ship going slow or something?" asked Ash, "I wanna sleep on a bed."

"We'll get there," said May, "Just wait a few minutes." Another five minutes passed. Something was going on here.

"Maybe I should check around," said Brendan, "I'll be back in a few minutes." He started to walk away, but then Drew came out of nowhere.

"There you are," said Brendan, "Where have you been?" Drew scratched his head nervously.

"I wanted to see women in biki—I mean I wanted to look around and I found some really shocking info," said Drew, "We're on the wrong…ship." No one said anything. They just stared at Drew. May then coughed and looked towards Drew again with a smile.

"I didn't hear you," said May, "What did you say?"

"I said we're on the wrong ship," said Drew, "This ship has no connection to Sailles at all. It's just a cruise ship, nothing else."

"But it said Sailles on the side of the ship," said Dawn.

"It said Sails, not Sailles," said Drew, "The dock to head towards the other ship was on the other side of LaRousse City. May was holding the map upside down. We're on a ship, which we didn't pay for, and we're heading towards somewhere else on Ransei." Immediately, their eyes widened.

"I knew I should've held the map," said Brendan. He looked back at May, and sweatdropped when he saw her against a wall with her back at them holding her knees sulking. Dawn nervously laughed and patted her on her shoulder.

"What do we do now?" asked Ash, "Will this get us off track from what my dad's map says?" Brendan pulled out Aaron's map and looked for where they were going. He shrugged.

"I don't think so," said Brendan, "If we get dropped off at the next stop, it could take us a week and a half to head back to LaRousse on foot."

"How about we just stay on the ship and make it head back to LaRousse?" asked Dawn.

"We could, but it could be dangerous," said Brendan. "It will stop at many stops. Within two days, we should get to the next stop. We could be on this ship for two weeks. Remember that we're on this ship without permission. We could get into really deep shit if they find us here."

"Whatever," said Ash. "There are a whole bunch of people on this ship. I guess we got passed security because of the crowd. They won't notice us as long as we stay low."

"I agree with Ash," said Brendan, "We should get through this with no problem. We'll just get off at the next stop. You don't have to keep blaming yourself, May. Everyone makes mistakes." May slowly nodded.

"Hey!" yelled May, "That hotel is still taking my money!"

Night came, and the cruise ship continued to cross the body of water, something was tailing them from behind. It was submerged in water, and it slowly rose as it got closer and closer. As it did, it started to reveal itself as a submarine, with the letters TR on the side of it. The lid on top opened, and Jesse, James, and Meowth rose from it. They looked towards the ship. A grunt then came out from the submarine as well with a backpack in his hand. He handed it to James, and he opened it and found a grappling hook amongst the items inside.

"Remember your mission?" asked the grunt.

"We know what to do," said Meowth. "Just get away from the ship before they notice us. We'll do this mission and leave before they even notice. Just stay close behind." The grunt nodded and went back into the submarine. James then handed Jesse and Meowth a grappling hook as well. They all nodded and aimed their grappling hooks at the ship, and shot and caught a railing. They then went towards the ship. The submarine went back underwater.

The next day came, and after hiding towards the back of the ship, they decided to have fun rather than hide on the ship. They also agreed to not cause a lot of trouble, since doing that could result in them getting found out. Drew has once again disappeared, most likely to have went to stare at women with bikinis.

"You stay close to Ash, May," said Brendan, "I don't want him getting into any trouble while we're away."

"Aye sir," said May. Brendan looked at Ash, and saw him rather annoyed that May had to watch over him. May then took his hand and then started to drag him away.

"Let's get to the pool first, Ash," said May, "I've got to show you my new swimsuit." They then disappeared.

"So what do you want to do first?" asked Brendan as he turned towards Dawn, seeing her in a green two-piece swimsuit. How did she change that quickly, he will never know.

"Anywhere," said Dawn, "Let's go." She seemed happy, and she ran off. Brendan nodded, happy to see her happy, and he went after her.

May jumped into the pool that was on the ship's deck. She rose up and looked at Ash, who was sitting by the pool looking towards her with Pikachu by his side. She was able to at least let him take off blue vest, hat, and shoes but she wasn't going to be completely satisfied until Ash got in with her. She swam towards the boy, who looked like he was prepared for anything May might do to push him into the water.

"Come in here," said May, "It's lonely without you."

"I'm here," said Ash. He then lied down on his side and shut his eyes, attempting to sleep. Pikachu laughed nervously. May started to poke Ash on his side until he responded to her, but he just ignored it.

"You always make me do stupid things," said May, and she grabbed his shirt and shoved him into the water. He rose up and stared sternly at May.

"What part of I don't want to get in the water did you not understand?" asked Ash angrily. May just smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck.

"All of it," said May. She let go and started to swim. Ash was going to get out of the water, but something stopped him. He then shrugged and went underwater, deciding to just play with May instead.

Dawn and Brendan were exploring the ship. They played games around the ship, and sometimes met Drew on some occasions staring at women, but they knocked him out of commission just to stop him, but he ignored them and continued to go around the ship acting like a pervert.

"I swear, if we ever do get caught, it will all be on Drew," said Dawn.

"I don't think he'll really get caught so easily," said Brendan. They saw him looking around a corner and saw him looking towards the pool where Ash and May were, and was adoring May's body. Dawn was about to knock him out, but suddenly a security guard came by. Brendan and Dawn hid behind a corner, but they saw a guard heading towards Drew. He talked to the boy, and after a while, he just carried him away. Brendan and Dawn sweatdropped.

"Told you," said Dawn, "We'll be in trouble by tonight." They started to walk away to avoid anything else, but then they saw three people walking down the hallway across from them. They were wearing long, brown jackets. Two looked like normal sized adults, but there was a very short one right behind them. They then disappeared. Brendan and Dawn blinked a few times, and then shrugged, deciding to mind their own business. They walked down the hallway, towards the hallway that the three people walked by, and Brendan then found something found on the floor. He kneeled down and picked it up.

"Hey, you dropped…" said Brendan, but stopped when he didn't see the three anymore. He looked at the object in his hand, and his eyes widened when he saw the letters inscribed on the device.

"What's wrong?" asked Dawn. Brendan gave the device to Dawn. She looked at it and saw the letters TR on it. It was a small bomb. She slowly looked towards Brendan, and they both looked towards the direction Team Rocket went. They then sighed and ran after the three.

Jesse, James, and Meowth walked through the halls of the cruise ship. They wore coats so that they wouldn't be detected. Meowth kept the backpack.

"How long is it until we get to the main room?" asked Jesse.

"It's right around the corner," said Meowth. "We're almost there." They got to the main room, and James immediately kicked down the door. The crew inside looked towards the three.

"What the hell was…" asked the captain before Jesse and James both sent out their Pokemon, releasing Arbok and Cacturne. Cacturne used sleep powder, and the crew suddenly fell towards the ground, but Team Rocket had air masks on their faces. The captain was about to fall asleep as well, but James grabbed his head and slammed it against the controls to keep him awake. The sleep power aired out, and they removed their air masks.

"Now you listen very carefully," said James, "We have come for the trophy. You are going to give it to us, and then we'll leave. Don't, and you're putting everyone on this ship in danger." Before the captain could respond, Jesse and Meowth were hit away by a Mightyena. James looked behind him and noticed a Mightyena and a Cyndaquil standing there. He looked towards their trainers and noticed Brendan and Dawn standing there. Jesse and Meowth slowly stood.

"Look, it's the twerps again," said Meowth.

"Convenient they'd be on this ship," said Jesse, "This doesn't concern you. Leave immediately."

"It concerns us if you hurt innocent people," said Brendan, "What are you here for? What trophy?" James suddenly turned pale.

"Is that monster with you?" asked James. Brendan didn't understand, but after a while, he did.

"Um, yes," said Brendan, "But he's not here at the moment."

"We must finish this mission immediately," said James, "Cacturne, use Needle Arm!" Cacturne nodded and charged towards Mightyena.

"Mightyena, Headbutt!" ordered Brendan. Mightyena dodged the attack and hit the Pokemon away, out the captain's window and towards the ground below. Team Rocket then jumped out of the window. Brendan and Dawn were going to chase after them, but stopped to look at the captain.

"We've got this," said Brendan, "This isn't our first time." They then ran out. Mightyena and Cyndaquil jumped out after Team Rocket. Brendan and Dawn came outside, and found themselves by the pool. Ash and May weren't there for some reason.

"We have no time to spend with you kids," said Jesse, "Let's finish this quickly, James." They nodded.

"Cacturne, Poison Sting/Arbok, use Bite," ordered James/Jessie. The Pokemon attacked, but the kids' Pokemon got out of the way to avoid the attack.

"Mightyena, use Shadow Ball/Cyndaquil, use Flame Wheel!" ordered Brendan/Dawn. The Pokemon used their attacks, and Mightyena's Shadow Ball attacked Cacturne and Cyndaquil rammed into Arbok, pushing them back, but not down.

"You rotten…" said Jesse. "Arbok, use Mud Bomb!" ordered Jessie, and the Pokemon used its attack and clashed against Cyndaquil.

"Cacturne, use Needle Arm again," ordered James, and his Pokemon sped towards Mightyena and knocked it away.

"Use Iron Tail, Mightyena," ordered Brendan. Mightyena stopped and headed towards Cacturne and hit the Pokemon.

"Use Ember, Cyndaquil," ordered Dawn. It launched its attack towards Arbok, but it wasn't very effective.

"Use Mud Bomb again, Arbok/Use Faint Attack, Cacturne!" ordered Jessie/James. Arbok was able to launch its attack on both of the trainers' Pokemon. They wobbled around to stay on their feet. Suddenly, Cacturne appeared behind the two, and struck them, knocking them towards the ground.

"We've gotta end this quickly, Dawn," said Brendan. Dawn nodded.

"Mightyena, use Hyper Beam/Cyndaquil, use Flamethrower!" ordered Brendan/Dawn. Their Pokemon launched both of their most powerful attacks on the two Pokemon. They tried dodging it, but they didn't make it, and they were launched towards the railings, and fell to the ground unconscious. Meowth saw this and extended its claws.

"Now you've done it, twerps," said Meowth, and he charged towards the trainers, but suddenly it was knocked to the side by a Pokemon. They noticed the Pokemon being Pikachu, using volt tackle. Meowth was already knocked out. Ash and May had just arrived, getting ice cream for them both.

"There you guys are," said Brendan, "Now kill these bitches." Ash raised his finger at him.

"Not until I finish," said Ash.

"You basterd!" yelled Brendan, "We don't have time." Jesse them took out a bomb in her bag and showed it to the kids.

"You kids forced me to do this," said Jesse, "I'll just blow up this place, and we'll look for the trophy underwater later." She was about to turn it on, but then Ash finished his ice cream and looked fiercely at her.

"Show time," said Ash, and he hit his fists together, creating aura around them. He then charged towards the adults, and easily uppercutted them both off the ship before Jessie could turn the bomb on. They were shocked, and knocked out from Ash's punch. They fell into the water. May then finished her ice cream.

"And who gave you permission to punch people?" asked May. Ash just growled at her. He then kicked Meowth off the ship as well. The captain happily ran towards them. They planned to make a run for it, but he was too fast, and he appeared in front of them and bowed.

"Thank you so much," said the captain, "This ship could've been in trouble if you guys didn't come along."

"Don't worry," said Brendan, "We usually get into this type of trouble. It's normal for us. They said they wanted to steal a trophy from this ship. I didn't know there was one."

"There is," said the captain, "No one on board knows about it in case for trouble, but Team Rocket knew it anyway. You know what, because you kids helped me out, why don't I show you it as a reward."

They walked deep into the bottom of the cruise ship. The captain went towards a door, and after making his hand get scanned, it opened. The kids entered the dark room. He turned on the lights. It was an empty room, only for a podium encased in glass in the middle. They walked towards it, and saw the huge trophy inside.

"This is the Grand Festival Trophy," said the captain, "It's for the Grand Festival in Saffron City."

"The Grand Festival!" yelled Dawn, "I forgot about that. It's next week in Saffron. You're heading there?"

"That's our next stop," said the captain. They continued to look at the trophy. Ash noticed May getting engrossed in the object.

"What's wrong?" asked Ash. May pointed at the trophy.

"You like seeing it, don't you?" asked Ash. May slowly nodded.

"Why don't you just buy one?" asked Ash, "You're a Princess."

"I'm not that spoiled, Ash," said May. Ash looked back at the trophy, and then to May. He understood immediately. He could see she wanted to participate in a contest, but she was a princess. Media would be all over her ass. He looked back at the trophy one more time, and then sighed.

"How about I take you to one?" asked Ash.

"I always go to contests," said May.

"No, be in one," said Ash, "One day, you'll participate in one, and you'll get all those ribbons you see your idols getting, and maybe you might get into The Grand Festival, and I'll be there the whole time. How about that?" May didn't say anything. She slowly turned towards Ash and smiled.

"Thank you, Ash," said May. This also made Dawn and Brendan smile as well.

They were all on the dock of the ship, with their clothes back on. Just because they stopped Team Rocket didn't mean they were allowed to stay. The captain told them to get off at Saffron City, which they were going to dock at in a few minutes. It was dawn. Drew was on a chair as he pressed his temples.

"Those basterds were interrogating me like crazy," said Drew.

"You're lucky we got the captain to let us take you back," said Ash, "You would've been sent to somewhere else. I think you learned a lesson today, huh?"

"Yes, don't get caught," said Drew.

"Good boy."

"Are you kidding me," thought Brendan. They saw Saffron City up ahead. They smiled. They were going on land again.

"I feel like I'm forgetting something," thought May, "Something very important." Suddenly, May's eyes flashed red.

His balcony looked out to the ocean. He sat on his chair, with a glass of wine in his hand. He looked out to sea. He enjoyed it sometimes. He moved the glass in his hands, moving the drink within. He sees a cruise ship heading towards the dock. He then felt something, and stood up and walked towards the railings of the balcony and looked down on the ship. His eyes flashed a light blue. He smirked.

(Ending song)

Next Time on Pokemon Heroes: The kids enter Saffron, and they meet the fifth and final royal, Sora. It seems to be a very normal visit, but shit starts going down when Ash learns that May used to like Sora, and Sora doesn't like him. How will this turn out, and what will Ash do to get himself in trouble? Next Time: Prince of Hell.

That was that chapter. Let me just tell you that I apologize amazingly for this incredibly late update, but I had to go to the hospital for my leg and I just didn't have the time. It is because of me in the hospital that I will now post one chapter a week for a while. But because it's Monday, the next chapter will come out later on today (I don't remember if I told you guys before, but I promised that I will not go a week without an update. This late update will not get in the way of the new one. It's halfway finished, so don't worry, maybe by nine or ten at night). See you next chapter!

Read and Review please

(Views: 1,043)