Pokemon: Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald

By: Daronta

Chapter 18: VS Lunatone

One more day left for Brendan to get out of Jagged Pass.

[Fallarbor Town Contest Hall]

"And May Sapphire completes another contest in the Super Rank!" The announcer broadcasted.

Later that Day

"Yet another great job May," Wallace praised. "If only Angie was a bit nicer to you about your accomplishments."

Wallace glanced at Angie who was to his left. Angie glared back, she had a lollipop in her mouth and her facial expression seemed filled with boredom. May looked at Angie and smiled.

"She's proud of me," May affirmed. "She just doesn't show it like you do."

Wallace instantaneously hugged May, "Aw, you're naivety to believe in your Master is very formidable!"

May smiled while Angie looked away in a bored yet disgusted expression. These contests are a waste of time.

"Wallace, I'll take care of May for the time being." Angie assured. "You go ahead and get any busy work out of the way."

Wallace released May and leered at Angie. He approached her and whispered in her ear, "I'll meet the two of you at Mount Chimney."

"Right," Angie guaranteed.

Wallace walked toward the route as Angie drew near the cheerful Aqua grunt. "May, how about a little girl time with just the two of us?"

May looked up to Angie and beamed. "Okay!"

[Route 114]

"May," Angie called out to May in a quiet and calm tone. She looks up, "What is it, Angie?"

"What reason do you battle for?" Angie asked in a serious tone.

"Huh," May stood confused for a while before answering. "To be the best Researcher and Coordinator, I think."

"That would be true if you weren't putting your heart and soul into battling." Angie stated.

"What do you mean?" May was still quite puzzled.

"Every pokemon you choose, you correspond with them differently and bring out their true strength without even using physical attacks."

"Isn't that want a Researcher does?" May ask rhetorically, "understand the pokemon; a Coordinator brings out the uniqueness, right?"

"Sure," Angie accepted the answer for the moment but still had a curious look on her face.

"Umm, where are we going?" May asked trying to change the subject.

"We're almost there," She informed. "We're going to Meteor Falls; we've gotten information that Team Magma's Chief Officer is making a very important trade and we have to intercept it."

"What is it?" May requested.

They approached a cave opening; the sound of rushing water came from within.

May smirked, "I know just the pokemon."

"Good, then lets make this quick." Angie directed and walked into the cave as May followed.

Inside the cave, Roxanne of Rustboro and the two Magma Grunts assisting her were in the middle of a conversation with a man who was clearly dressed for outdoor research.

"Well we've always supported Team Magma here in Fallabor Town." The researcher handed Roxanne a small rock fragment.

"And we thank you for your support," Roxanne smiled with gratitude. "Now we can keep the volcano active to sustain the region's climate and weather."

"Surf."

Roxanne and the Grunts turned. "Who was that!?"

The tides rose from the water in the cave and toppled over the Magmas. A laser sounded and summoned two Mightyenas and a Nosepass.

"Let's go boys!" Roxanne ordered as they got into attack position.

"We knew you would do that, Attract."

Skitty suddenly came out rolling across the floor releasing an extreme amount hearts hitting all of Team Magna's pokemon. The Mightyenas were mesmerized but Nosepass stood still.

Looks like their assault didn't work on my Nosepass. Roxanne thought ready to counter.

"We didn't forget about Nosepass, Sing."

Skitty sang its name in a lullaby tune and the mountain pokemon slept.

But how did they know? Roxanne became anxious. "Show your faces!"

May and Angie rose out of the water on top of Marshtomp and Carvanha. Angie raised a sapphire-blue fragment in the air,

"Pokemon of the sea, Lunatone wake from your slumber and assist us." Six moon rock pokemon fell from the ceiling of the cave and hovered around May and Angie.

"So, you're using a rock fragment from the legendary creator of the sea to control water related pokemon." Roxanne realized.

"And I know Team Magma has the same kind of stone but for land type pokemon." Angie announced what she knew.

"Yes, but only Maxie and Flannery uses it." Roxanne informed.

"Well that leaves you defenseless now doesn't it?" Angie smirked. "May, will you do the honors?"

May looks into her pokedex.

Pokedex:

LUNATONE was discovered at a location where a meteorite fell. As a result, some people theorize that this POKEMON came from space. However, no one has been able to prove this theory so far. LUNATONE becomes active around the time of the full moon. Instead of walking, it moves by floating in midair. The POKEMON's intimidating red eyes cause all those who see it to become transfixed with fear.

"Okay Lunatone shine those pretty eyes for us!" May gladly commanded then changed her expression to a lethal look of seriousness. "Have a nice nightmare."

The Lunatones' eyes glared red and Roxanne's eye became transfixed with fear. She began to shudder uncontrollably as she fell to the ground shrieking with her palms on her face.

Angie approached the fallen grunts and commander; she picked up the meteor piece. "You won't be using this."

She threw it into Carvanha's mouth and it crunched it into pieces. "Alright May, now we're off to Mount Chimney to finish this."

"Okay," May replied retrieving her pokemon.

With only hours left, Brendan is still stuck in the Jagged Pass; time runs out as May heads for the same destination.

-To Be Continued-