Thanks to all of you who reviewed. I greatly appreciate it! (Hopefully this chappie will be longer than the last one.) Eh, I decided to not name the chapters. It'll be much easier on me if I just wrote them out. Enjoy!^^
EDITED: Edited version... kinda. ^^ Not much difference for this one... Enjoy!
.:Chapter 2:.
New Looks?
Ash woke up in freezing temperatures the next morning. The boat was only five minutes away from reaching their destination from what he heard over the speakers. He got up and started to shiver due to the coldness. "Brrr! W-Wow, P-Pi-Pikachu. It's fr-freezing!" Ash chattered to his trusty companion who woke up as well. Pikachu was still a little drowsy from having to wake up so early in the morning. As soon as Pikachu lifted his head, he shivered, too. He let out a small squeal and hid under the covers.
Ash smiled in amusement as Pikachu did this. "Oh, yeah... I think Mom left me something to wear for the cold weather. She kept on saying 'It's cold in the Sinnoh region nowadays. You could catch a terrible cold!' " Ash recited, looking through his new, white backpack his mom gave him as well. "Aha! Here it is!" Ash slid the dark blue jacket around him which had the collar turned up and put on some new, warm black pants. "Well, Pikachu? What do you think?" he questioned as he turned around to show off to Pikachu.
Ash sweat dropped as he saw Pikachu rummaging through Ash's bag looking for something to throw on himself to protect him from the cold.
"You know, Pikachu. It'll only be cold for now because we're out in the ocean. When we get to land, everything would be just fine for you," he said to reassure his Pokemon.
"Pika..." Pikachu slumped on the pillow and pulled the covers over his head, waiting for the ship to get to the island already. Ash then remembered his thoughts of the night before. He frowned slightly remembering his feelings for Dawn and was still quite down from here departure to the group.
Ash let out a depressing sigh and sat back down on the edge of the bed, waiting with Pikachu for the boat to stop. Pikachu looked up from under the covers to see what was wrong with his trainer. "Pika?" Pikachu questioned Ash. Ash just looked at him with Dawn's 'no need to worry' smile and proceeded to scratch the back of Pikachu's ear. Pikachu let out a squeal of content and went back down under the covers to continue his sleeping.
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Ash was snapped out of his thoughts as the ship started to slow down, indicating that they've arrived to the Battle Frontier.
"Attention passengers," the speakers announced. "We have made it to Sinnoh's Battle Frontier and we advise for everyone to depart in an orderly fashion."
Ash went over to the nightstand to get his trademark Pokemon baseball cap and put it on, feeling confidence in himself. He slipped on his shoes and backpack and pulled off the covers. "Get up, Pikachu! We've made it!" he said with enthusiasm in his voice. Pikachu, as if sensing his trainer's enthusiasm, perked his ears and let out a dignifying 'Pika!' and jumped on Ash's shoulder with a fist pumped in the air.
"All right! Let's get this show on the road and conquer the Battle Frontier!" Ash pumped his fist in the air as well and dashed out the room's door. 'I can't wait to get there!' He thought as the light of the dock was coming into view. He jumped out and landed on the deck. He looked ahead and was amazed at what he saw.
The first facility of the large frontier that Ash saw was the Battle Castle. It was a large building that emanated the feeling of elegance and power. The structure looked much what it's name implies; a castle. It had tall, large pillars on both sides of the building and was colored mostly in gold and turquoise. The outer walls glimmered as to show off the expensiveness – and adequateness – of the building's design. There were small flags perched on top of said pillars that fluttered in the wind gracefully. It was a beautiful building indeed. You could see trainers going in and out of the facility, seeing if they could challenge the castle Frontier Brain.
Around the area was the view and feeling of an island resort as there were tropical trees and lush forests surrounding the area. The pavement was of a reddish color and many trainers and coordinators alike were enjoying their time on the island.
Ash's jaw was hanging for the past five minutes before Pikachu snapped him back to reality with a certain, signature electric attack...
"Ow..." It seems that Pikachu's plan worked perfectly as Ash's face showed slight pain and annoyance while Pikachu's showed fake innocence and obliviousness. "Oh, you'll pay for that Pikachu...some day..." he muttered under his breath.
Pikachu just smiled at him and ran off ahead of him...leaving Ash cursing to himself.
Dawn woke up to the morning's rays in her eyes. She smiled ever so slightly and got up from where she was sleeping next to Piplup, who was a small blue penguin with short, stubby feet with blue flippers and a yellow beak, and made for the bathroom to get ready for the day. Piplup also woke up and decided to go in with her to take a warm and relaxing shower to freshen himself up and get ready for the chilly weather outside.
Dawn was on the island of the Sinnoh Battle Frontier and wanted to try out the island's facilities. She heard stories from Ash's friends saying how he was able to defeat all seven facilities in the Kanto region. This inspired Dawn, as she wanted to try something else other than contests. She decided to take after her mentor and inspiration and try to conquer the Frontier.
"Hmm.... Maybe today I'll start things off by challenging the Battle Castle... What do you say, Piplup?" Dawn questioned her partner Pokemon, Piplup. Piplup just nodded his head in agreement as he was relaxing under the warm feel of the shower head. Dawn already took a bath the night before and was just fixing her bed-head. She then started to ponder about her feelings for a certain raven-haired boy and his Pikachu. 'Maybe he already started a new adventure with some new friends...' She internally sighed and tried to not look depressed in front of Piplup. The last thing she needed was her Pokemon worrying about her.
After being completely satisfied with her hair, she reached into her new, white bag and pulled out her usual outfit she wore when she traveled. After putting it on, she took out the extra pieces her mom packed for her. 'You're a lifesaver, mom,' Dawn thought as she remembered how the weather was when she first got on the island with out first putting on her sweater. It was freezing to the bone with the skirt and short sleeved clothing she had on.
Walking out of the bathroom with Piplup next to her, Dawn was now wearing a hot-pink colored coat over her usual attire. It had large buttons on the front and the end of her sleeves and reached to the point where her skirt ended. On her wrist was a brand new, recently modeled Poketch she got as a prize from a winning lottery ticket from the Poketch company a while back. She also had warmer pink boots with longer, white stockings underneath. On order to match her new clothes, Dawn decided to replace her yellow berets with pink ones. And, to top it all off, she put on her mom's hand woven, extra fluffy scarf that was a gift from her for winning the Grand Festival.
"Well, Piplup! It's time to go!" she exclaimed, pointing towards their new journey.
"Piplup!" Piplup happily responded raising his wing in the air, excitement building inside him.
Yeah, I know. Ash and Dawn haven't met up yet.^^ I promise they'll meet up in the next chapter! I'm counting on it! With some cute scenes, too! ^w^
Also, I've got this feeling that my chapters are short.... If they feel short, would you kind reviewers be kind enough to tell me? It would mean a lot. ;_; Pretty please?
Please, R&R! Any criticism is welcomed! Like I said, it'll keep me up and running. =)
