She slowly opened her eyes… The first thing she noticed was a little brown fur ball on her stomach.
"What!?" She brushed it off, not knowing what it was
"Eee!?" It rolled across the bed and stopped at her feet. She gave her a puzzled look but then burst into a smile. "Eevee! Eee!"
"Eevee?" She walked back onto Crystals stomach "Weren't you that Eevee we helped out in the forest…?" It nodded up at her.
"Well what're you doing here? …Where is here anyway..." She looked around the room and noticed it was a bedroom with a porthole on the opposite wall. A small desk underneath the porthole, spotlessly clean. And empty, draped walls on either side of her. On her left side another empty bed with a bag on it. And on her right, another door way beside the open one, presumable leading to a wash room.
Suddenly a Charmeleon came through the open door, with her bag and noticed she was actually awake, staring at her for a moment "Chaaaaaar!" He smiled up at her and walked towards her, smiling.
"Wow you already evolved in a Charmeleon! Nice work Blaze!" she pet his head
"Charcharchar!" He went and called Jay
"What's up Blaze?" Crystal noticed Jay's head peek into the door with Blaze dragging his hand inside "Hey Crys! You're up! You feeling better?" He smiled down at her.
She laughed at him "Yeah I guess so. It's just weird how water always makes me faint or something," she shrugged at him, knowing perfectly well why it did that to her.
"Yea that is a bit weird… How did you learn to swim then?"
"What do you mean? I don't know how to swim"
He looked at her surprised. "But… You swam up to the dock after jumping into the sea!"
"What are you talking about?"
"Do you even remember anything about yesterday? When you were fighting those guys at the dock?"
"Well yeah but i don't really know what happened after i jumped into the sea..."
"Here…"
"Man, that girl must be an idiot if she actually just did that on purpose. Come guys lets go" They were surprised by a figure running past them to the edge of the dock
"Are you serious!?" He yelled at them, as he knelt on the dock, starring into the water, "She could be drowning for all we know! You guys are such idiots!" He yelled, eyebrows arched, furiously. "Charmander teach these bastards a lesson in common curtsy! Flamethrower!"
Charmander used his trainers bent up anger and harshly burned their Pokémon.
"It's gonna take more than that, you runt" they laughed
"SHE COULD BE DEAD AND YOU'RE JUST LAUGHING! CHARMANDER! USE RAGE!" Charmander collected his trainer's anger and used it to evolve. After it evolved it let out a powerful rage attack on each Pokemon.
He looked back into the sea and noticed a blur rising up into the surface.
He also noticed a small shadow ball, pouncing at the Fearow and Weezing, from the corner of his eye and saw an Eevee attacking the Pokemon.
She was taking too long to pull herself to the surface so he emerged half of his body, grabbed her arm and pulled her up, body scalding. He gave the newly evolved charmeleon her heavy wet bag as he ran to the ship, past the burned and fallen enemies.
"Nurse Joy should be coming to check up on you soon" he handed her Cyndaquil's pokeball, and after thanking Jay, she let Lava out.
She laid the healed Lava in her lap and called Eevee over and hugged them together. "Thanks so much guys" She said into her fur
"It seems like you want to stay with us, huh?" She smiled down at her and she jumped up and down. She then stuck her head into Crystals bag and handed Crystal a pokeball, presumably to use to catch her. Crystal took it from her mouth and she booped Eevees little nose on the button which then made her glow a red light and the ball absorbed her.
Crystal giggled, "This is so awesome! I caught an Eevee" She loud-whispered, excited before immediately letting her out of her pokeball. Eevee then jumped onto her lap and started licking Crystals hair. "You already know everybody so I guess introductions aren't needed," Crystal laughed
Just then Nurse Joy walked into their two bedded room and asked how she was doing. After explaining what it is that happened and how she felt Nurse Joy left them alone and told them to be careful for next time.
...
The rest of the day and the next was spent with all three of their Pokémon out wandering the ship until they stumbled upon an open deck with two battle fields. After almost begging Jay to battle with her, they got out Pokémon and went to opposite sides of the arena.
"Who's up first?!" Jay called holding his pokeball to her with Charmeleon beside him, excited.
She looked down at the two small Pokémon at her feet, they both seemed excited to battle. Cyndaquil was already tired but it wanted to show its strength so as soon as she was about to choose Eevee, Cyndaquil jumped onto the field.
"hmph," Crystal smiled "guess I'm goin' with the stubborn one" Cyndaquil smiled up at her and enlarged the flame on its back.
Since the battle beside them just about finished as they were about to start, one of the battlers called out to them and said they'd be the ref. They didn't know them but they were excited to see another battle.
"Sure!" The two teens smiled at her.
The strangers friends stayed to the side and watched. Something about her seemed familiar with her Gardevoir beside her. I know I've met her before but this isn't the time to remember, it's time to battle!, Crystal thought
They settled on it being a one on one match and begun. The battle consisted of a lot of embers, flamethrowers, quick attacks and tackles. Cyndaquil used smokescreen to their advantage, as Charmeleon did scary face. But the battle was ended once it was called a tie.
Crystal ran up to Cyndaquil as he jumped into her arms "That was an amazing battle lava!" She held him up into the air and laughed.
Jay walked up to blaze and rustled the little hair on his head and congratulated him.
"So Crystal, do you remember us?" her blue eyes found her brown ones and Crystal recognized her immediately.
How could I have forgotten?