Two days after that Kit incident, my friends and I stood on a tall hill, and we were staring down at the peaceful town a few rolling hills away. It was a beautiful and peaceful town, being painted by the wonderous glow of the setting sun, and the tall tower beyond it was really breathtaking.

It would have been a magnificent sight if I didn't say the "oops" word that time.

Shock turned to me and gave me a very, very icy stare. "What do you mean, 'oops?'"

I hid behind Vixie's side, staring apologetically at the glaring Pikachu. "Eheheh... Um... We...might have made a wrong turn..."

Shock's eye twitched, and then he groaned as he rubbed his forehead with both paws.

"Well," Vixie said, smiling at me, and then looking at the town. "That village looks really nice. For humans, at least."

"It's Ecruteak City..." I replied as I mentally slapped myself 'cause I've been calling it a town from the start.

"Ehku-huh?" Fay's face scrunched in confusion.

I ignored her. "The ruins is south-east from here..."

I wonder how we missed the route to Violet City though. I guess we were probably asleep on Mr. Tauros' back while we were passing there...

Shock sighed. "Anything you want to do here before we move on?"

"We can rest here," Saur suggested.

Shock gave it some thought before nodding.

... Those events were yet another two days ago.

My friends and I were now seated on the edge of a forest, quietly waiting for Saur, who was talking to a Mantine by the river. The ruins were really visible from here though, but damn, this river is big! That, or my small body is making it look big. Though the ruins does look far away from here.

While Fay and Shock were busy arguing about clouds being a Pokémon or not, I was lying on my stomach on the grassy ground, groaning in annoyance as Vixie 'groomed' my backside by licking and biting my fur. She has tried to do this in the past few days though, but I managed to push her away and stop her. This time, I was too freaking tired to say no, 'cause we didn't get some sleep last night 'cause there were trainers who decided to catch Pokémon in the night.

"You really need to clean yourself more often," Vixie whispered.

I groaned. "I don't want to choke on my own hairball." I sighed as she went back to grooming. "Seriously, there's water literally right in front of us! Can't I at least just take a bath there? What you're doing is really, really disgusting!"

"I actually feel jealous."

"Oh, go kill yourself, Shock," I hissed as I glared at his chuckling form.

I suddenly yawned like I haven't yawned in my life, and licked my lips as Saur called us. The Mantine then dived underwater, making me arch an eyebrow.

"So?" Shock asked as we got there.

Saur shook his head with a frown. "None of them are willing to take us there."

"Well, that sucks," I sighed.

"See?" Fay stared angrily at Shock. "I should have been the one to ask those meanie rays!"

I doubt she could even catch any of their attention.

...or maybe she could. But eh, the results would still be the same anyway...

"So, what now?" Vixie asked.

"We go around it," Shock said as he stared at the ruins.

I blinked at him, and looked left and right. "Seriously? This is a big lake!"

"It's a river," Saur corrected.

"Rivers, lakes, seas," I rolled my eyes, "they're the same bodies of water."

Saur shook his head. "No, they're not."

"Whatever," I sighed and sat down, wincing that I sat on my tail a bit. Hey, I'm starting to know how to control it, but still kinda not used to it. "I'm still too tired and sleepy..."

"All of us are," Shock pointed out.

I looked around and spotted a group of Pidgeys. "Can't we ask them to fly us to the other side?"

Shock wondered what I was talking about. He turned, and scoffed. "Good luck."

I turned to glare at him, but my gaze fell on Fay, who was cheerfully humming to herself as she swam in circles in the river.

Hm... I turned to Shock. "Can you swim?"

He tore his gaze from the ruins and turned to me with an arched eyebrow. "Yes?"

I nodded and looked at Saur. "You can swim?"

He just blinked at me.

"I'll take that as a 'no.'" I then turned to Vixie. "How about you?"

Vixie frowned at me, and then frowned at the river. "I...can...yes... B-but I don't do it often..."

I nodded. "Good enough."

"Oi," Shock called. I turned. "What are you up to?"

"Water jet ski," I said, turning to the river. I hope the water's enough to rid of our sleepy status condition. "...minus the 'jet' part."

"Hm?" Fay stopped and floated, blinking at us.

Shock was grumbling, but I couldn't hear what he was saying 'cause his mouth was under the water. Fay was humming cheerfully as the two of them swam ahead.

A vine was wrapped around their back and belly, pushing the frowning and floating Saur along, his abdomenal-parts completely under the water's surface.

Vixie was trying her best to stay out of the water on top of the frowning Bulbasaur, while I tried my best not to let go, holding onto Saur's bulb as I kicked my hind legs against the water to at least contribute something.

...I can't swim, by the way.

"This is fun!" Fay shouted ahead.

"This is, by far," Saur said, wincing a bit when Vixie placed a paw on his head for balance, "the stupidest thing you've come up with, Jay."

Vixie yelped when she almost lost her balance. "V-v-very stupid," she gulped.

I am trying to control my nervousness, 'cause if I let go, I'd drown for sure, so I ignored them and the strange looks we were receiving from the eyes of the many water types around the river.