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Chapter 16: To Grow Close Is To Gain A True Friend

The next morning, I woke up, and was confused. Where am I? This isn't my hotel room at the Battle Frontier. Where
is my team? Then I remembered what happened yesterday. I sat up, put my arms around my knees, and wept for Charizard and
Venusaur.
"BlaziKEN!" a deep voice said. I looked up at Blaziken.
"Hey bud," I said. "Sorry, I'm just stressed. I'll be ok. How are you holding up?"
Blaziken kneeled down, and put a hand on my shoulder. He looked into my eyes, and said nothing. I understood.
"Your'e right. If we are going to find them, we have to stay strong, and determined."
Metagross, Blastoise, Sceptile, and La-Suke joined us.
"You and your friends are close."
I looked up, and there was Natalie. She had just returned to the cellar from the surface.
"I was getting some breakfast." She said. "You want something?"
I looked at what she brought down. Cereal, hash browns, and eggs. "Sure." I said.
She smiled. "I think you are going to like this." She said. She pointed to outside. There, sleeping outside the
cellar, was Rayquaza.
"Seems that he doesn't want to leave after what we have done for him."
"Well, I'm glad for the help, if he wants to help us."
"He'll be usefull dealing with Bane and Mason."
"Who?"
"The Legendary League guys who are controlling Kyogre and Groudon."
"Ah."
I walked over to her, and took her hand.
"Hey, if you want me to finish these hash browns, you better not mess with me." She said with a smile.
"They'll be fine," I said with a laugh. I poked her waist, and she jumped.
"Hey!" She laughed. I hugged her from behind, and she laughed again. "Stop it!"
"Ok," I said. I kept hugging her, but I was calm, and I rested my head on her shoulder, as we swayed side to
side.
"How did you meet him? Blaziken?" She asked.
"Well, he was a gift from my mom. He was still in the egg. I was about five years old, and I cheered my mom on
with no breaks when she finally decided to take on the Pokemon League. As a present, she gave me her Blaziken's first
egg. We practically grew up together. He is my oldest friend. His dad was the first one to hold me when I was born. He
was the one who handed me to her. I am extremely close to him."
"Thats so sweet." She looked at Blaziken, who was sitting down next to Metagross, who was trying to punch a
bullet seed out of the air. "What about Metagross?"
"The old Champion, Steven Stone, gave me the egg, after I discovered that Metagross could breed. He gave me the
first egg. I learned what kind of power comes from the steel types when the egg hatched. It was a big event for us, when
Beldum hatched. Steven came over to our house to see it happen."
"Huh. Did you raise all of your pokemon from the egg?" She asked.
"Actually, they are the only ones to hatch from the egg with me." I said. I told her about how I met Sceptile and
Charizard.
"Wow. That's amazing." She said.
There was a roar from outside, and we both raced outside to see what was happening. Rayquaza had attacked a man.
The man was wearing orange.