CH 32: Not alone ( please review)

The next morning aboard the ferry en rout to Mossdeep city was encountering some stormy weather. The sky was dark, the waves were large, and the sounds of thunder could be heard for miles. Ash was on the main deck and only had one pokeball with him.

Ash had left his other pokeballs in the room because he was going to try and do some one on one work with swampert. Ash and May were down on the main deck as the storm got worse. "Ash maybe this isn't a good time to train with swampert" May said.

"I think you're right I guess it can wait until we get to Mossdeep city" Ash said. Just then a massive wave hit the side of the ferry knocking Ash and May to side of the ship. "Whoa, we better get inside" Ash said.

Another wave hit the side of the boat knocking May over the edge. "Ash!" She screamed. Ash quickly grabbed her arms and kept her from falling into the water. "I got you" He said. Another wave hit the side of the boat causing Ash to loose his balance. He fell over the side and grabbed the edge with one hand while holding May with the other.

"Help some one help!" May shouted. The sounds of the waves and the thunder were too loud for anyone to hear them. Pikachu was holding onto Ash's shoulder tight. "Ash what do we do?" May said.

"I don't know let me think" Ash said. After the ferry went over a wave on one side Ash noticed the side of the boat get closer to the water. Ash knew a way he could get Pikachu and May back on the boat. "Pikachu get on May's shoulder" Ash said. "Pika?" Pikachu said. "Pikachu you have to trust me" Ash said.

PIkachu climbed down onto May's shoulder. "May listen to me when the side gets closer to the water I want you to swing yourself toward the side of the boat and I'll try and get you up there" Ash said.

"What about you?" May said. "Don't worry about that just get yourself up there" Ash said. "Ash I won't just let you drowned in the ocean" May said. "PIka chu!" Pikachu said. "May all three of us are going into the water or it could just be me" Ash said. "Please just save yourself and pikachu. For me" Ash said.

The ferry went down from a wave and Ash swung May. She landed on the deck and Ash lost his grip causing him to fall into the water. "Pika!" Pikachu shouted. " Ash !" May screamed. She sprinted inside and tried to find a crewmen.

Down in the water Ash struggled just to stay above the water. As a wave went over him and he went under he tried to get back above water. Just when Ash thought it was over he remembered he had swampert with him. Ash took his pokeball and let swampert out.

Swampert came out of his pokeball and swam toward the surface. Ash quickly grabbed onto him. When they got above water Ash gasped for breath and coughed out some water. Ash looked around but the ferry was long gone. "Swampert we need to get out of here" Ash said. Swampert ignored Ash and went under the water for a few seconds before coming back up.

When he came up Ash gasped for breath again. "Swampert knock it off, this is serious, I could die out here. Please get us out of this storm" Ash said. Swampert reluctantly began swimming away from the storm.

Back on the ship May had found a crewmen. "Hey sir I need your help!" May shouted. "What happened?" The crewman said. "My boyfriend fell overboard!" May said. "What! Oh no, no, no" The crewman put his hands on his face. "OK we need to call the coastguard" He said.

It had been forty five minutes since Ash had fallen overboard. He and swampert had gotten into more peaceful waters. "Well glad we're finally out of the storm" Ash said. As swampert continued to swim Ash heard the water ripple behind him. He turned and saw the tops of two pokemon as they went under water.

"Swampert I think we're being followed, keep moving" Ash said. When swampert heard this he stopped. "What are you doing?" Ash said. Swampert turned around and Ash realized that Swampert wanted to fight the pokemon. "Swampert this isn't the time to fight random pokemon" Ash said. "Swampert" Swampert said itching for a fight.

Two tentacruel came up and out of the water. Swampert used mudshot at both of them. When they were hit they went back under water. "Swamper we have to move now" Ash said. The tentacruel came back up and used poison sting. Swampert went under the water but a few of the poison stings still hit him.

He came back up as the two tentacruel both used posion Jab. "Swampert move!" Ash said. Swampert finnaly did as Ash said and dove under the water. Swampert came back up behind the two tentacruel. "Swampert use mudbomb" Ash said.

Swampert unleashed a powerful mudbomb and hit both tentacruel. The two tentacruel turned to swampert. They both swam quickly at him and used poison jab. Swampert avoided most of the blows but was hit in the stomach.

"Swampert" Swampert said in pain. "Swampert!" Ash said. Swampert swam back underwater and then swam up unleashing hammer arm on them both. The two tentacruel were knocked out and then swam away.

"Ok swampert now let's get out of here" Ash said. Swampert continued swimming and Ash began to notice that something was wrong with swampert. He began slowing down and his skin was slowly turning a more violet color.

"Swampert are you ok?" Ash said. "Swamp ert" Swampert said soinding a little sick. Ash realized that swampert had been poisoned by the poison jab. "Oh no" Ash said. Ash knew swampert was in trouble and he needed to find land.

Ash closed his eyes and used his aura to try and find any land. He felt the area around him and found an island a mile ahead. "Swampert try and hold on for just a mile" Ash said. Swampert only got worse as he continued to swim.

Ash could feel Swampert's strength failing as he swam. Ash closed his eyes and used aura to transfer his own strength into swampert. Swampert felt revitalized and swam faster and faster until the island was in sight.

The island was a tropical island, covered in palm trees with a small mountain in the center. "There it is" Ash said. Swampert made it to the beach and dropped to the sand. "Swampert hold on I need to find pecha barries" Ash said.

Ash rushed deeper into the trees searching for pecha barries. It took him fifteen minutes but found a few growing on a bush. He quickly picked a few and rushed back to the beach. Swampert was on his back and his skin had turned more violet then it was before.

"Swampert!" Ash said. He sprinted over to swampert and knelt down next to him. "Swamp ert" Swampert said. "Swampert eat these you'll get better" Ash said. Swampert didn't open his mouth. Ash reached out with aura and sent and aura message to swampert. He told him that he had to eat the pechabarries. That he was trying to help him.

Swampert slowly opened his mouth and Ash put two pecha barries in his mouth. When Swampert swallowed them the poison was stopped in its tracks. Swampert started to feel better and fell asleep. Ash let out a relief breath when he felt sampert getting better through his aura.

Ash stayed besided Swampert through the night not leaving his side. When the ferry arrived at Mossdeep city May and Pikachu were at the beach staring at the ocean. "Pika chu" Pikachu said in a sad tone. "Ash, please be ok, you've survived worse than this. I know you're out there somewhere" May said.

The next morning swampert awoke before Ash did. He saw Ash was still next to him. Swampert realized Ash had stayed beside him all night. This was a strange feeling for swampert. He had never had anyone in his life look after him.

Ever since he was a mudkip he been raising himself with no one that had ever cared for him. Now he had a trainer that had saved him from poison and stayed by his side all night to make sure he was ok.

"Swampert" Swamper said slowly. Ash was woken up by swampert licking his large toung across his face. "Wha. Swampert!" He said. He saw swampert had made a complete recovery. "Oh good you're ok" Ash said.

Ash could feel swampert's aura had changed. He was now being open with Ash and was no longer secluding himself. "Well i'm glad you're finally opening up to me. You wouldn't believe how long it took charizard to" Ash said.

Back at Mossdeep May was back on the beach with pikachu. "An entire night of searching and the coastgaurds still haven't found him" May said. "Pika!" Pikachu said. "What is is?" May said. "Pika pikachu" Pikachu said as he began to act like he was drowning in the sand. He then ran over and grabbed one of Ash's pokaballs from his bag that May brought and released squirtle.

"Squirtle" Squirtle said. He looked around and didn't see Ash and realized he was still missing. "Squirtle" He said in a sad tone. Pikachu tackled squirtle and got onto his shell. "Squirtle!" Squirtle said angrily at Pikachu.

Pikachu then acted like he was saved. "Wait , drowning, pokeball, riding. That's it Ash had swampert with him that means he's ok!" May said. "Pika chu" Pikachu said happily. "Squirtle " Squirtle said in relief.

"Now if only we could find him" May said. "Wait maybe we can" May said. She reached into Ash's bag and took out another pokeball. When she opened the pokeball Lucario came out and stood amoung them. "Lucario try and find Ash through his aura" May said.

Lucario nodded then sat down and closed his eyes. He concentrated to find Ash's aura in the area around him. He found nothing so he extended his search further away. Ash and Swampert searched the island for something to eat. They had found a few oranges and coconuts growing on the island trees.

They sat on the beach while they ate "Well our situation has improved but we're still stuck on a deserted island" Ash said. It was then Ash realized there was a way to find others. He could use his aura to feel the aura of everything around him.

Ash closed his eyes and searched the aura around him. He found the aura of a few pokemon on the island, but nothing else. "Come on" he said before extending the range of his aura search. While he searched he felt a familiar aura also searching the same area. "Could it be" Ash said.

Yes it was Lucario's aura, Lucario was looking for him. "Lucario can you hear me" Ash said through an aura message. Lucario was relieved to hear Ash's aura message. Lucario sent one back asking if he was hurt. Ash responeded saying he and swampert were fine. Ash used Lucario's aura to get a direction of where he was. "Swampert I know where Mossdeep city is" Ash said.

Hours later May was still on the beach with Pikachu and the others. "Well at least we know Ash and swampert are safe. Now we just need to find him" May said. "Lucario!" Lucario shouted. He pointed his right arm at the ocean. "What is it?" May said. "Pika!" Pikachu said looking in that direction.

May then saw swampert swimming toward the beach with Ash riding him. "Ash!" She shouted. When swampert got to the beach Ash got off him only to have May sprint over and almost lift him off the ground in her arms.

Before he could say anything May kissed him almost violently. "I was so worried about you. Don't you ever scare me like that again" May said still hugging him. When she withdrew Pikachu leapt into Ash's arms followed by Lucario and squirtle both coming over to hug Ash as well.

Swampert smiled and joined the group hug. Later that night after telling the coastguard that Ash was safe, Ash and May had gotten a room at the pokemon center. May was laying beside Ash with her head on his chest while Pikachu slept at the foot of the bed. "You and swampert are safe and you got out of the storm unharmed" May said.

"Well I suppose something good did come out of it" Ash said. "What's that?" May said. "I got through to swampert" Ash said. "That's good to hear now let's get some rest" May said.

Ash fell asleep first , being exhausted from an the last two days. May gave Ash a short kiss still very relieved that he was safe then drifted into the night.