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I'm really sorry it has taken so long to update but I have been focussing on The Return Of The Betrayed Guardian.
Here's chapter 7 I hope you enjoy.
In conversations:
'- Translation of Poké Speech – No human unless otherwise stated can understand it.
"- Human speech
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokémon.
After the battle with Vanya there was a break while Ash's Pokémon were healed, this gave him time to think about his match against Thalion. In his opinion Thalion at the minute has the advantage as he had seen Ash use some of his strategies against Vanya but Thalion hadn't had to use any of his against the inexperienced trainers he'd battled. Once his Pokémon had been healed they were brought back to him and he and Thalion took their places on the battlefield.
"This is the Final the same rules from previous rounds apply. Choose your Pokémon."
"Baltoy, Seviper you're up." Thalion said.
"Mudkip, Cyndaquil to the battlefield." Ash said.
The Pokémon all confidently walked on to the battlefield.
"Seviper Poison Tail and Baltoy use Psybeam."
"Mudkip counter Seviper with Iron Tail and Cyndaquil charge through with Flame Charge."
Baltoy fired a ray of light at Cyndaquil who was engulfed in flames. The fire type charged straight through the peculiar light and rammed into Baltoy making him crash to the ground but he quickly got back into the air. At the same time Seviper's tail glowed purple and it sprang forward and swung his tail at Mudkip's abdomen. But to the serpent's surprise the mud fish leapt over his bladed tail and slammed his now metallic tail down on Seviper's head. The snake hissed in pain and slithered away. Ash was feeling pretty good after that initial assault but then he took a quick look at his Pokémon and saw that Cyndaquil was staggering around. Ash realised that charging into the Psybeam had not been a great idea as it had confused Cyndaquil.
"Now Mudkip use Water Gun and Cyndaquil snap out of it and use Flamethrower."
"Go for another Poison Tail and Baltoy hit Mudkip with Zen Headbutt."
Mudkip shot a forceful blast of water at Baltoy. But he had to quickly stop the attack as Cyndaquil shot a burst of flames. However the flames were not going towards Seviper the flames were instead headed for Mudkip who had to jump to avoid the attack. This gave Mudkip no chance to dodge Seviper's poisoned tail which slammed down on his back. The force of the attack sent Mudkip plummeting back to the ground. Just as he was about to hit the ground Baltoy who's head was surrounded in a blue glow slammed into him and Mudkip crashed into the arena side wall. Ash looked at the Mudkip who was embedded in the wall.
"Mudkip are you okay?" Ash asked worriedly.
Mudkip pulled himself out of the wall and grinned looking ready for more. Ash reluctantly allowed Mudkip to continue.
"Seviper Wrap Cyndaquil."
"Mudkip stop Seviper with Iron Tail."
"Zen Headbutt again." Thalion quickly added.
Seviper charged towards Cyndaquil preparing to wrap him. Mudkip's tail turned metallic again and he leapt up aiming to hit Seviper's head but he was blocked by Baltoy who's head was glowing blue. The attacks cancelled each other out. Mudkip went to stop Seviper again but Baltoy got in the way and began trying to jab him with the spike on his head. Mudkip had no choice but to keep dodging Baltoy's attacks. This meant that there was nothing to stop Seviper. The serpent wrapped his body around Cyndaquil and began squeezing the mouse. The power of Seviper's attack made Cyndaquil cry out as Seviper crushed his body.
"Poison Fang."
Seviper's fangs suddenly glowed purple and he bit down hard on Cyndaquil breaking the skin and injecting poison directly into his body making. The pain made Cyndaquil cry out again and like he had against Vanya Cyndaquil coughed up some purple ooze. Ash stood there unsure what to do. He looked at Mudkip and saw that he was holding his own against Baltoy but he was being forced back. He then looked back to Cyndaquil who no longer appeared to be confused. Ash smirked as an idea suddenly came to mind.
"Cyndaquil use Flame Wheel."
Cyndaquil nodded and rolled into a ball. He then became engulfed in flames and he began spinning. Seviper tried holding on to the mouse but the flames were just too intense and he was forced to let go of Cyndaquil. The mouse continued rolling and slammed into Seviper's head sending the snake flying into Baltoy giving Mudkip a reprieve. Ash looked at Mudkip and Cyndaquil and saw that his Pokémon were in a much worse state than Thalion's. He knew that it would take something big to turn this around. He then saw that Cyndaquil's attack had burnt Seviper which was a relief for Ash as that would seriously hinder his physical attacks. Cyndaquil and Mudkip fell back to Ash so they could regroup and Baltoy and Seviper did the same.
"Seviper Venoshock."
Ash knew that Venoshock was powered up against poisoned targets and with the amount of poison that must be flooding Cyndaquil's system it was obvious that Venoshock would finish him off.
"Flamethrower"
Seviper opened his mouth and fired several balls of green sludge at Cyndaquil who shot a burst of flames in return. The attacks collided and the flames did manage to stop some of the poison and then carry on and hit Seviper who barely managed to stay conscious. Unfortunately the majority of the poison got through and hit Cyndaquil who felt an immense amount of pain as the poison in his body reacted to the Venoshock. Cyndaquil tried to keep standing but the pain caused by the attack combined with the poison was just to much for him and he fell forward unconscious.
"Cyndaquil is unable to battle. Ash choose your next Pokémon."
"Raichu to the battlefield and use Thunderbolt."
Raichu ran on to the battlefield and before Thalion had a chance to react Raichu fired a bolt of lightning at Seviper. The serpent was far too tired to even try to dodge the electricity and cried out in pain collapsing shortly after.
"Seviper is unable to battle. Thalion choose your next Pokémon."
"Cacturne you're up."
"Mudkip come back. Sneasel to the battlefield."
Cacturne stomped on to the battlefield confidently. Meanwhile Sneasel strolled on to the battlefield swapping with a disgruntled looking Mudkip.
"Raichu grab Baltoy with your tail and slam him into the ground and Sneasel use Night Slash while he's down."
"Cacturne intercept Sneasel with Needle Arm and Baltoy use Psybeam on Raichu."
Raichu's tail wrapped around Baltoy who fired another Psybeam. Luckily for Ash Raichu easily shook it off and slammed Baltoy in to the ground and held him there as Sneasel approached. However she was blocked by Cacturne who's arm was glowing green. Cacturne's green fist clashed with Sneasel's pitch black claws and at first glance it appeared that they were even. But on closer inspection you could see that Sneasel was having to work incredibly hard to keep up the attack. Ash could see Sneasel struggling and knew he needed to help her or else she wouldn't last long.
"Raichu throw Baltoy at Cacturne."
Raichu looked up and swung his tail around releasing Baltoy. Baltoy shot at Cacturne clattering into him and knocking him off balance which allowed Sneasel to overpower Cacturne and she slashed both Pokémon. Cacturne was largely unaffected by the attack. Baltoy on the other hand took major damage from the super effective move. Both Pokémon got back up however Baltoy was struggling to stay in the air now.
"Sneasel Dig and finish off Baltoy."
"Cacturne stop her with Needle Arm. Baltoy Rest."
"Raichu match Cacturne with Thunder Punch."
Baltoy drifted to the ground and then closed his eyes falling to sleep. Sneasel quickly burrowed underground and when she reappeared Cacturne ran at her as his arm glowed green. Once he was close Cacturne threw his fist forward but was met by a fist crackling with electricity. Sneasel without anyone to stop her slashed Baltoy with her pitch black claws which made Baltoy faint. Cacturne made the mistake of briefly looking at his fainted team mate which gave Raichu the opportunity to hit him with his other fist making Cacturne fall back in front of Thalion.
"Baltoy is unable to battle. Send out your last Pokémon."
Thalion returned Baltoy and the Blaziken next to him walked on to the battlefield. Blaziken looked at Raichu and smirked knowing that he was going to be a real challenge.
"Use Blaze Kick on Sneasel."
"Raichu intercept with Quick Attack. Sneasel Dig again."
"Cacturne stop Raichu with Drain Punch."
Blaziken's leg became engulfed in flames and he ran at Sneasel aiming a kick at her. Raichu quickly shot off in an attempt to stop the attack but was met by Cacturne's fist which did some damage to him but more crucially restored some of Cacturne's health. Sneasel had leapt up to burrow underground but Blaziken was faster and he launched his flaming foot into Sneasel's abdomen catapulting her into the air.
"Jump and use Blaze Kick again. Cacturne use Needle Arm on Sneasel."
"Raichu stop Blaziken with Thunderbolt. Sneasel Ice Beam."
Blaziken leapt into the air and his leg was again engulfed in flames. Just as he was about to kick Sneasel a bolt of electricity hit him stopping his attack and stunning him. Blaziken tried to recover from the attack but couldn't in time and he crashed to the ground. Cacturne ran at the descending Sneasel who formed a light blue ball in her hands. Just as Sneasel was about to fire her attack Cacturne punched Sneasel which sent her skidding along the ground coming to a halt when she slammed into the wall.
"Quick Blaziken use Flamethrower."
Blaziken who was still recovering from Raichu's Thunderbolt shot a stream of flames at Sneasel who still hadn't gotten up. Ash and Raichu had no time to do anything to prevent the attack and the flames hit Sneasel which knocked her out.
"Sneasel is unable to battle."
Ash recalled Sneasel and Mudkip walked forward. He was still tired from earlier but he'd do everything he could to help win this battle. Ash looked at Mudkip and could tell he was running on empty and it was mostly down to Raichu now.
"Cacturne use Giga Drain. Blaziken use Mach Punch."
"Mudkip use Water Gun on the ground and then hit Cacturne with Iron Tail. Raichu match Blaziken's speed with Quick Attack."
Blaziken's fist glowed white and he ran at Raichu who in response shot off at an incredible speed. Their attacks clashed and both Pokémon knocked back but neither appeared to have taken any damage. Meanwhile Mudkip did as told and shot a Water Gun at the ground which sent him soaring into the air dodging Cacturne's attempt at using Giga Drain. His tail took a metallic sheen and he aimed it down at Cacturne's head. Sadly the cactus dodged and Mudkip's tail slammed into the ground embedding in the battlefield.
"Cacturne trap Mudkip and use again Giga Drain. Blaziken distract Raichu as long as possible."
Thalion's Pokémon executed the orders so quickly that Ash didn't have the chance to help his Pokémon He could only watch as Raichu started fighting a close quarter battle with Blaziken. He turned his attention to Mudkip and saw Cacturne pull him out of the ground and held Mudkip in his arms. Suddenly an intense green glow surrounded both Cacturne and Mudkip. The glow around Mudkip lessened as time went on and when the attack finished Mudkip was limp in Cacturne's arms. The cactus released Mudkip who slumped to the ground.
"Mudkip is unable to battle."
Ash returned Mudkip. He looked at his Pokéball proud of how well he'd fought. He placed the Pokéball back on his belt and looked at Raichu who now stood alone against Cacturne and Blaziken. However he looked confident though as Cacturne looked exhausted from his earlier battles.
"Blaziken Flamethrower and Cacturne use Dark Pulse."
"Raichu dodge the Flamethrower with Quick Attack and hit Cacturne with Iron Tail. Then hit him in the air with Thunder Punch and use Quick Attack again. Then finish him with Thunderbolt."
Blaziken shot a stream of flames at Raichu and Cacturne released a wave of dark energy. Raichu shot off easily avoiding the flames and leapt up dodging the dark energy. He then slammed his now metallic tail down on Cacturne's head making him fall forward where he was met by an electric infused punch which sent him flying into the air. Raichu then shot off at an incredible speed again and rammed into Cacturne sending him crashing into the arena side wall. Raichu quickly shot a bolt of electricity at Cacturne who had no chance to dodge the attack and he was knocked out.
"Cacturne is unable to battle."
Thalion returned him leaving Raichu and Blaziken as the last Pokémon standing.
"Fire Punch."
"Thunder Punch."
Blaziken's fist became engulfed in flames and Raichu's fist was crackling with electricity. They charged forwards and their fists clashed. Blaziken looked to have the advantage but Raichu's left fist began crackling with electricity and he punched Blaziken who was knocked back.
"Raichu Iron Tail."
"Grab it Blaziken."
"Quick counter with Thunderbolt."
Raichu's tail quickly turned metallic and he swung it at Blaziken who managed to recover in time to grab hold of the mouse's tail. Raichu then fired an incredible amount of electricity down his tail straight into Blaziken who yelled out in pain and dropped him.
"Iron Tail again."
"Sky Uppercut."
Raichu jumped back and his tail again took on a metallic sheen. He leapt in the air aiming his tail at Blaziken who's fist glowed white and he leapt up. His fist hit Raichu and at the same time Raichu's tail slammed down on Blaziken's head. Both Pokémon then crashed to the ground. They slowly sat up and they both looked exhausted. They pushed themselves to their feet but it was obvious they only had one more attack left in them.
"Flare Blitz."
"Volt Tackle."
Blaziken became engulfed in flames and Raichu was surrounded with electricity. Both Pokémon charged full speed at each other. When the attacks collided they created a massive shock wave which knocked Ash and Thalion off their feet and shrouded the battlefield in dust. Ash and Thalion slowly got back to their feet. Ash quickly making sure that Eevee and Ralts were alright. He looked at the battlefield and saw that the dust was settling. Ash and Thalion could see that both Raichu and Blaziken were on the ground unconscious.
"Blaziken and Raichu are unable to battle."
The stadium was quiet at everyone was wondering what would happen now. They couldn't have a draw in the final could they?
Ash and Thalion walked to the middle of the battlefield to their Pokémon. Ash placed Eevee and Ralts on his shoulders and picked up Raichu.
"Hey that was a great battle buddy." Ash said.
"Ash is right that was a great battle." Thalion said.
Thalion helped Blaziken to his feet. Both trainer and Pokémon extended a hand and Ash and Raichu shook them.
"So what happens now?" Ash said
"Well Ash you've already got a couple of young Pokémon. So how about you take the evolutionary stones and I'll take the egg?" Thalion replied.
"Okay sounds good to me."
There was a small awards ceremony. After Ash and Thalion decided to call it a draw the crowd were not happy as they were expecting them to have a one versus one decider match. Luckily Vanya had the idea to have a third place play-off which she of course won easily. Ash was given the evolutionary stones and Thalion was given the egg which was pretty plain in appearance so it was hard to tell what would hatch from it. And to thank her for her quick thinking and for winning the third place play-off Vanya was given a Soothe Bell which she took gratefully. The trio waved to the crowd and walked out of the stadium towards the Pokémon Centre hearing the crowds cheers all the way.
They walked into the Pokémon Centre and handed their Pokéballs and Raichu to Nurse Joy. She took their Pokémon to the recovery room so the trainers went and sat down at a table as they waited for their Pokémon to be healed.
"So guys where are you headed?" Ash asked.
"Well we are going to Dewford next. Me and Vanya won the Stone badge so we are going after Brawly next." Thalion replied.
"Ok well I am going to Rustboro to win my first badge. Are you leaving today?"
"I think so. If we leave as soon as possible we should be able to get to Dewford by nightfall." Thalion said.
Nurse Joy walked back out with their Pokéballs and Raichu. They took their Pokémon and thanked her for healing them. They turned around and walked outside.
"Those were some great battles guys. Hopefully we'll meet up again."
"Yeah Ash we'll see each other again and next time I'll win." Vanya said confidently.
"Okay Vanya I look forward to it."
Vanya wrapped her arms around Ash and he returned the embrace. After a while she released her grip and looked at Ash with a smile on her face. Thalion grabbed Ash hand and shook it
"It was a great battle Ash and thanks again for saving Vanya."
"I can't wait to battle you again Thalion and like I said it was no problem."
The siblings nodded and both pulled a Pokéball off their belt. Thalion sent out a Flygon and Vanya sent out her Tropius. They jumped on their backs and the flying types took off. Thalion, Vanya and Ash waved to each other until they were no longer in sight. Ash walked back into the Pokémon Centre sad to have parted ways with them so soon. He looked to the video phones and decided it was time to bite the bullet and call Misty. He let out a sigh and walked over to the phones. He then remembered that he intended to swap his Pokémon so he needed to give them some training to do back at the ranch. Ash went outside and took the Pokéballs off his belt and sent out all of his Pokémon.
"Okay guys I am going to rotate some of you out so I am going to assign you some training to do. After some thought I've decided that Pidgeot, Cyndaquil and Sneasel you are going back."
The chosen Pokémon all complained not wanting to go back.
"Sorry guys but I will be rotating frequently so I'll see you again soon."
They nodded showing they understood. They still didn't look happy about it.
"Pidgeot I want you to keep working on Close Combat. Cyndaquil work on Overheat and Sneasel work on Ice Punch and Brick Break."
They nodded again and after saying goodbye Ash returned them.
Ash walked back inside the Pokémon Centre to the phones not looking forward to what he was about to do. As he was about to dial Misty's number Ash had an idea and began dialling Brock's number instead. His plan was to hopefully get Brock to calm Misty down a bit before he called her. Ash dialled Brock's number praying that he was there. The phone was picked up and it was Suzie one of Brock's sisters who appeared on the screen.
"Hi Suzie is Brock there?" Ash asked.
"Hi Ash. Yeah I'll go get him."
She ran off-screen and Ash heard her yell Brock at the top of her voice. Shortly after that Brock appeared on-screen wearing an apron looking like he had been in the middle of something.
"Hey Brocko. How are you?"
"I'm fine thanks Ash. How's Hoenn?"
"It's been... interesting so far. Hey if this is a bad time I'll call back some other time."
"Don't worry my dad has things under control so I have time to talk. So when you say interesting what do you mean?"
Ash proceeded to tell Brock about his whole adventure so far from his meeting with Team Rocket to the tournament final.
"What is it with you and destroying bikes?" Brock said jokingly.
Ash and Brock chuckled.
"Yeah I was thinking the same thing."
"But seriously be careful Ash. That Team Firestorm sound like they mean business. I don't think they're clowns like Team Rocket."
"Hey I resent dat." Meowth interrupted.
Ash, Raichu and Brock laughed at the now sulking cat.
"Listen Brock I want to apologise for not calling sooner. I was going to call before I left Kanto but I thought that if I called you and Misty you would both say you couldn't come and would feel guilty. And this was something I had to do on my own."
"It's okay Ash I understand and from what you've told me you've been pretty busy since you left Pallet Town."
"Um Brock I have a favour to ask."
Brock nodded. "Ok what is it?"
"Can you call Misty and tell her what I've told you? I know I'm asking a lot but she is more likely to listen to you than me and I don't want her scaring Eevee again."
"Okay Ash I'll give her a basic version. But you'll have to tell her the rest."
"Thanks Brock. It was good talking to you again. Right I've got to go now and make some more calls."
"Right. I'll call Misty. So make your other calls first and then call her."
"Ok. Thanks again Brock. See ya."
"Bye."
They both hung up. Ash let out a sigh of relief. He had worried that Brock might be mad and that he wouldn't help him with Misty. He decided to give his mother a quick call next so he could give her an update on what happened. The dialled the number and the call was almost immediately received.
"Hello Ash." Delia said.
"Hi mum. How are you and Mimey?"
"We're fine thank you. How's Hoenn?"
Ash gave his mother a cut down version of what happened as he didn't want to worry her. She was enamoured with Eevee and Ralts and they both quickly took to Delia.
"Right I've got to make a couple more calls . So I'll call you soon ok mum."
"Ok Ash bye. Oh and remember to change your Underwear."
He went bright red and quickly said goodbye and hung up. He was glad that the Pokémon Centre was empty. After recovering from his embarrassment he called Professor Oak so he could ask him about Eevee wanting to evolve into a Glaceon and switching his Pokémon.
"Hi Professor."
"Ah hello Ash I presume you are calling to exchange Pokémon."
"Yes Professor I'm sending you Pidgeot, Cyndaquil and Sneasel. Can you send me Noctowl and Snorlax please?"
"Ok Ash place their Pokéballs in the transfer machine and I'll go get Noctowl and Snorlax."
Ash placed the Pokéballs in the machine and waited for Professor Oak. He came back quickly and placed two Pokéballs in the machine in his lab. Ash watched as his three Pokéballs shone and then vanished.
"I've received your Pokéballs Ash. Noctowl and Snorlax are being sent now."
Ash looked back to the transfer machine and two Pokéballs appeared. He took them out of the machine and placed them on his belt.
"They've got here. Thanks Professor Oak."
"No problem Ash. Is there anything else you need?"
"Actually Professor there is something I need to talk to you about."
"Ok Ash I'm listening."
"Well I was looking through my Pokédex with Eevee and she decided that she wanted to evolve into Glaceon. I know that there is no known area in Hoenn where this is possible but I was wondering if there was anyway to do it?"
Professor Oak appeared to be deep in thought. Ash was pretty sure it would be nigh on impossible to do this but he was prepared to leave for Sinnoh when Eevee was ready if he needed to.
"Honestly Ash I don't know." Eevee's ears drooped.
"However I will have a word with Professor Rowan and Professor Juniper and with their help we might be able to come up with something."
Eevee quickly perked up and rubbed her cheek against the screen trying to show her gratitude. The display made Ash and Professor Oak chuckle.
"Thanks Professor. I'll leave you to your work now."
"Okay Ash. I'll call you as soon as I find out something."
Professor Oak then ended the call. Eevee looked at Ash happily but he could tell that she was disappointed with what she'd heard.
"Don't worry Eevee if anyone can figure this out it is Professor Oak."
Eevee yipped and nuzzled Ash. Ralts then wrapped her arms around her sister and Ash brought them both into a hug. After a while he let go of them and sighed. He'd postponed this for as long as possible and now it was time for the bollocking of his life.
Ash slowly dialled Misty's number. He was hoping Brock had managed to calm her but he wasn't sure anyone could stop Misty's wrath when she was angry. The phone rung several times and Ash considered hanging up and saying that she didn't pick up. But just as he was about to give up the call was received and Misty appeared on the screen. Upon seeing her Ash audibly gulped. He could see the look of pure rage in her eyes and knew that if she were here right now he would be getting malleted to death.
"Hi Misty." Ash said instantly regretted the rather casual tone.
"HI!" Misty screamed.
Oh shit here it comes Ash thought.
"YOU HANG UP ON ME WITHOUT SAYING WHY. WAIT A WEEK TO CALL BACK. THEN YOU GET BROCK TO DO YOUR DIRTY WORK AND ALL YOU HAVE TO SAY IS HI?!" She yelled
Eevee instantly recognised the voice and buried her head into Ash's shirt. He could hear her whimpering again and could feel her tears starting to dampen his shirt.
"Misty I'm sorry." Ash said hoping it would calm her.
"SHUT UP I'M NOT FINISHED!" She screeched back.
Eevee was now badly trembling and more tears were being shed as the memories of the first time she heard that voice coming back to her.
"Misty stop shouting and please calm down you're scaring Eevee." Ash said looking at the young Pokémon in his arms.
Misty briefly looked at the young Pokémon and saw her shivering. The Ralts then stood in front of Eevee which blocked her from view. Ash tried calming Eevee down and her shaking did appear to be lessening and she was no longer whimpering.
"It's okay Eevee she's our friend. She was just mad at me. Don't worry she won't hurt you." Ash said softly.
Eevee raised her head and Misty saw the look on Eevee's face and she felt immensely guilty for scaring a young Pokémon so badly.
"I'm sorry Eevee I let my anger get the better of me." Misty said sadly.
Eevee seemed to listen but buried her head back into Ash's shirt.
"Meowth, Raichu can you take Eevee out for some air?"
'Ok Ash.' Raichu replied.
Ash handed Eevee to Raichu who walked outside with Meowth. Ralts followed them clearly worried about her sister. Ash watched them leave it saddened him to see Eevee like that again but he was happy to see Ralts trying to comfort her. The sisterly bond that Ralts and Eevee seemed to share brought a smile to Ash's face. Ash then turned back to the screen and saw Misty looking incredibly guilty.
"Listen Misty she's only just over a week old. Give it a bit of time and she'll be fine."
Misty nodded still looking miserable.
"Hey I really am sorry for what I did. Did Brock tell you much?"
The sad look on her face was replaced with an infuriated one.
"He told me why you didn't call us. How you trashed another girl's bike and about the Pokémon you'd caught."
Ash filled her in on the rest. She like Brock was concerned about Team Firestorm but unlike Brock she still seemed pretty pissed at him which didn't surprise Ash. He knew it would take more than a few words to placate Misty.
"So apart from furious at me how are you?" he asked jokingly hoping to lighten the mood.
"Fine." she said curtly.
"What about the gym?" Ash asked.
"It's fine."
Ash was starting to get irritated with her attitude.
"Misty if you're not going to have a conversation with me I might as well end the call now." Ash said frustratedly.
"Fine go." she snapped.
"Misty come on don't be like this." Ash said not wanting to end their conversation like this.
"I SAID GO." she yelled.
Ash sighed.
"Fine see ya Mist."
Before Misty had a chance to respond Ash hung up. He had no desire to have another one of the stupid childish arguments they use to have when they were travelling through Kanto, The Orange Islands and Johto. Ash got up and went outside. To his relief he saw that Eevee had calmed down now. He bent down and picked Eevee and Ralts up and let Meowth and Raichu climb on to his shoulders. He hadn't noticed how long he had been talking on the phone and was surprised to see that it was now dark. He checked his Pokénav and his eyes widened as he saw that it was ten o'clock. He went back inside and went up to his room. They all collapsed on to the bed and quickly fell to sleep.
Next morning Ash slept in for once. He wanted to get going as soon as possible but he had to wait until the Poké Mart opened as he needed to restock his supplies. After lying in for a little while Ash left the Pokémon Centre so he could introduce Noctowl and Snorlax to his new Pokémon and get everyone's breakfast. They sat outside and ate which allowed Ash to learn a bit more about his Pokémon thanks to Meowth.
Ash lost track of time while talking to his Pokémon and when he looked at the time he saw that the Poké Mart had opened ages ago. He returned his Pokémon and walked towards the Poké Mart. Once there he went inside and started buying everything he'd need until he reached Rustboro. A full rucksack and a long shopping bill later Ash walked out of Rotarka Town and now stood at a crossroad looking at the two paths that led to Rustboro. Ash looked at the Pokémon in his arms and on his shoulders.
"So we can go north east and head through Petalburg Woods. It will be dark and dank in there but it will be quicker. The other option is to go north. It will take longer but it will be a more pleasant journey. So which way do you guys think we should go?" Ash asked.
All four Pokémon stuck out a limb pointing straight to the North path. Ash chuckled.
"I agree let's go."
Notes
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Ash:
Kanto – Raichu, Meowth, Ivysaur, Wartortle, Charizard, Pidgeot, Kingler, Muk, Tauros(x29), Snorlax & Eevee (Shiny)
Johto – Totodile, Bayleaf, Cyndaquil, Heracross, Noctowl (Shiny), Phanpy & Sneasel
Hoenn – Mudkip, Nincada & Ralts