This chapter actually came a little early. But I couldn't help myself. XD

Cruising Right Along

The next morning, Zoey got out of bed and stretched. She yawned and looked outside the window. It was sunny, but she thought that she saw some rain clouds in the far distance. She remembered what happened yesterday at the Rocket Hideout.

"I can't believe that there are people that would actually have their Pokemon attack people…Team Rocket…just how dangerous are you?"

Eevee opened her eyes and stretched. "Eeeeeeeeeeee," she said while she yawned. She scratched her head with her foot and shook herself, making her fur puff up, and then back to its original state.

Zoey smiled and began to pet Eevee. "Hey there Eevee. Sleep well?"

The little fox nodded. Zoey saw that her other Pokemon were beginning to wake up too. They enjoyed sleeping in the Pokemon Centers and not inside their Pokeball.

--

After breakfast, Zoey cleaned herself up and took a shower. She brushed her teeth and her hair.

"Alright, time to continue moving on." She returned her Pokemon except Eevee and Charmeleon. "You don't mind having Eevee travel with us, right girl?"

Charmeleon shook her head and smiled. "Char."

Zoey walked to the reception desk and said "Well, I'll see you later Nurse Joy. I've got to get back to my journey."

"Ok, be safe!"

Zoey hesitated and gave Joy the papers she found. The girl explained everything to the rosette and she immediately understood.

"Right. I'll get these to Officer Jenny right away."

"Thanks."

--

Celadon was a nice place, but Zoey didn't want to stay long. At least, not after what happened. Although, she did go back to the casino to get her prize. She bought herself a cute little Clefairy plushie that was extremely soft. She missed her pink friend…

Zoey continued walking along Route 16 with Charmeleon by her side and Eevee on her shoulder. She was about to take a break, when she heard a noise like snoring. She walked further up the road, and found that a giant sleeping Pokemon was blocking the path.

"Oh no! How am I supposed to get to Fuchsia now?!"

She took out her Pokedex and it said "Snorlax, the Sleeping Pokemon. It stops eating only to sleep. Snorlax doesn't feel full unless it eats nearly 900 pounds a day."

She put it away and sighed. "Now what?" She thought for a moment, putting her hand to her chin, and said "I know! I'll try to push him!"

Charmeleon smacked her forehead. "Char…"

Zoey put Eevee down and rubbed her hands together. "Ok! I can do this!"

She pushed Snorlax, but he didn't budge an inch. Then she tried shoving him by placing her back against him and pushing him with her arms. That didn't work either.

"Oh come on!" she cried. "Wake up!" She climbed Snorlax and sat on his belly. It was very soft. "Hey! His belly is so warm and cushiony!"

Charmeleon panicked. "Char char char!!"

"Oh don't worry Charmeleon. This big guy won't hurt me." She spoke too soon. Snorlax began to roll over.

Zoey screamed and jumped off. She landed on her face. Eevee and Charmeleon sweatdropped.

"Ssssss…That hurt!"

She heard a ringing noise coming from her bag. She opened it and found that her Fame Checker was ringing. She pressed the button and answered it.

"Moshi moshi Zoey-san!"

It was Kiki.

"Oh, hey there Kiki-chan…"

"Hmm? Why so down?"

"Well…I'm trying to get to Fuchsia…but a Snorlax is blocking my way…"

"Have you tried to wake him up?"

"Yeah. I tried pushing him--"

"That won't work. You need to play a song using a special instrument. I think it's called the Pokeflute."

"Oh I have one of those!"

"Cool! Then you can play it!"

"But I don't even know how…or what song to play…"

"Hmm…well, I think I know! Let me hum it for you." The pink haired girl began to hum a melody, and Zoey tried to memorize it.

"Alright, I think I got it. Um…how would I play it?"

"Well…keep playing it until it sounds right."

"That'll take forever!" Zoey sighed and took the Pokeflute from her bag. Then she began to play it, trying many failed attempts. Charmeleon and Eevee covered their ears.

Zoey got frustrated. "I can't do this!!"

"Yes you can! Just keep trying!"

The girl sighed and played it one more time. And finally, it came out correct. Snorlax woke up and scratched his belly as he yawned. Then he sat up and looked at Zoey.

She put the flute away and looked back at her Fame Checker. "Um…Kiki-chan? What am I supposed to do now?"

"Er…you need to capture him…or else he'll fall back asleep…"

"What?! But I already have six Pokemon! Charmeleon, Eevee, Pidgeot, Gloom, Nidorina, and Cubone! I can't carry another!"

"Well…that's the only way…"

"I don't even know if I have spare Pokeballs…"

"Try having one of your Pokemon sniff the ground. There's bound to be some items nearby. People drop them all the time."

Zoey turned to Eevee. "Eevee, can you sniff around and see if there's any items?"

The little fox began to sniff the floor and came to a bush. She pushed the thing out with her nose. It was a yellow Pokeball, that looked somewhat dirty, as if it had been there for a while. An H was in the front center of it. Zoey picked it up and looked at the capsule.

"What kind of Pokeball is this?"

"It's called a Heavy Ball Zoey-san. You use it to catch really fat Pokemon!"

Zoey looked at Snorlax. "Alright…Charmeleon, you ready?"

"Char!"

"Use Smokescreen!"

Charmeleon exhaled a cloud of smoke from her mouth. Snorlax couldn't see. "Now use Slash!" Charmeleon raked her claws on Snorlax, who countered with a Mega Punch. He hit her right in the stomach.

"Zoey-san! Try to paralyze it or something!"

The girl returned Charmeleon and sent out Gloom. "Gloom gloom!"

"Use Stun Spore!" Gloom released yellow spores from her head and they sailed over to Snorlax. He began to feel numb, not being able to move his arms or legs.

"Now use Bullet Seed!"

Gloom shot multiple bullets from her head, but Snorlax gobbled them up. "Huh?!" Gloom looked worried.

"Man…Maybe…" She took out the Leaf Stone Erika had given her. "If Gloom evolves into Vileplume…will she be able to take down this Snorlax?"

Zoey turned to her Pokemon. "Gloom, would you be willing to evolve?"

Gloom smiled. She'd be willing to do anything to make herself smell nice. "Glooooom!" Zoey gave the Leaf Stone to Gloom who held it. She began glowing, and when the white light was gone, she had turned into Vileplume.

"Vile plooooouhm."

Zoey smiled. "Yes! Gloom evolved! Vileplume, use Stun Spore again!"

The flower began to spin and spores came out of the center of her head. They caused Snorlax to become even more numb. Now he couldn't even move his mouth.

"Alright! Now finish this with Petal Dance!"

Vileplume spun around, pink petals floating in a twister all around her. She shot them at Snorlax who got caught in the blast. He was weak enough to be captured.

"Go Heavy Ball!" The yellow ball was tossed at Snorlax that enveloped him in red light on contact. The ball fell to the ground and wobbled a little, but finally stopped. Zoey picked it up and looked at it. "Now what do I do?"

"Well…just don't use it I guess. You already have six Pokemon. Having more than that isn't allowed, unless you get a permit from somebody like Joy, Jenny, or Professor Gary. And besides, they won't fit on your belt."

Zoey put the Heavy Ball in her bag. "Well, I'll think about what to do with it when I'm on the road." She returned Vileplume. "For now, I need to get to Fuchsia."

"So you're going on Route 17? That's the road where you need a bike. There should be some rentals before you go on. It's like a cycling road and stuff. You can fish in certain places too."

"Wow, thanks so much! By the way, what did you need to talk to me about?"

"Hmm? Oh I was just bored and wanted to chit chat! I'm glad you're still alive after what happened at the S.S. Anne. You're not hurt are you?"

"No. How did you know--"

"I didn't! I just guessed since I didn't see you land in the docks in Vermillion. I saw that guy Gary again." She giggled. "He's really cute! I wanted to talk to him, but I was shy…and…there was also that blonde girl. She seemed to be like a hawk or something because she wouldn't let anybody else get close to him."

"Did you see a boy in a red vest with a matching hat?"

"Yeah. He looked sad…Poor guy…"

"Oh Joey…I hope he's ok…"

"That's his name? You two close?"

"Um…well not really. But we became friends."

"That's nice. Well anyway, you better get going. Oh and let me warn you. Route 17 is filled with bikers, so be careful!" Kiki smiled. "But you're a great Trainer, so I shouldn't worry. Bye Zoey-san!"

"Goodbye Kiki-chan."

The Fame Checker turned off.

--

Zoey had gotten her bike from the rental building before the cycling route. She only had to pay a little, and she guessed this was because not many Trainers had a lot of money, so there had to be a price that was affordable.

The girl liked this bike because it had a basket, in which she placed Eevee. The little fox waged her tail. She was excited. Zoey giggled and got on the bike. She began to pedal down the road.

It had been a while and she enjoyed the scenery. The ocean was beautiful and the breeze along with the warm weather felt nice. Zoey closed her eyes and enjoyed the nature. She opened them again and saw Eevee wagging her tail as they rode along the route.

There was a fishing spot, and Zoey decided to give it a try. "Eevee, wanna fish?"

"Eevee!"

Zoey stopped her bike and went off to the side. Then she took out her rod and began to fish, Eevee sitting on her head.

About fifteen minutes had passed and Zoey got a bite. "I caught something!" She reeled it in, only to find a Magikarp. She sighed. "A Magikarp…Well, at least I can get some Pokemon info." She took out her Pokedex.

"Magikarp, the Fish Pokemon. It is unable to swim against even slow-moving currents. It always splashes about for some reason."

Zoey threw it back and watched it fall in the water. She also noticed some Pokemon attached to the columns that were holding up the cycling road. "Huh? What are those?"

"Shellder, the Bivalve Pokemon. It swims backward by opening and closing its two shells. Its large tongue is always kept hanging out."

"It seems like a rude Pokemon to have it's tongue always hanging out…" Zoey put the Pokedex in her bag.

"Well Eevee, wanna try fishing again?"

The little fox nodded. "Alright…one more time." She cast the rod back into the water and it caught something again. The girl got another bite and reeled it in. It was a Goldeen and the Pokedex was taken out.

"Goldeen, the Goldfish Pokemon. It swims at a steady 5 knots. If it senses danger, it will strike back with its sharp horn."

Zoey wanted to catch it, but she had no spare Pokeballs, so she threw Goldeen back. "Man…Eevee, next time remind me to buy Pokeballs ok?"

Eevee nodded.

"Well," said Zoey as she put her rod away. "Let's get going." Eevee hopped into the basket and Zoey began to ride the bike once again.

Pretty soon, the cycling road ended and turned into a grounded road, making Zoey feel safer as she pedaled. But she began to slow down when she noticed some people with motorcycles in the middle of the road.

"Eevee?"

"Hmm…were those the bikers Kiki was talking about?" She wanted to go and see, but she was a little intimidated. However, there was no other way to get to Fuchsia.

She tried to sneak past them when they weren't looking. Unfortunately, she was seen.

"Hey kid!"

"Eeep!"

"Stop right there!"

Zoey pedaled faster, but two big guys got in front of her path. They were huge. She gulped.

"Where do you think you're going little lady? Nobody gets passed here unless they pay a fee."

"But I don't remember hearing anything about a fee…"

"Just give us the money."

Zoey narrowed her eyes. "No. I don't have time for this. Please move."

"So, you think you're better than us do ya?"

"No! Just get out of my way!"

The guy cracked his knuckles. "You wanna play rough?"

Zoey got off her bike and took a Pokeball from her belt. She pressed the button in the center. The guy smiled.

"So you want to fight? Alright." He tossed his Pokeball. "Go Machop!"

A gray human-like Pokemon came out. "Machop!"

"Go Cubone!"

"Cubone!"

Zoey took out her Pokedex. "Machop, the Superpower Pokemon. Its muscles never cramp however much it trains. It lives in the mountains away from humans."

"Machop use Mega Punch!"

The gray Pokemon launched a punch at Cubone.

"Dodge it and use Headbutt!"

Cubone dodged and slammed his skull into Machop's abs. The Pokemon was thrown back.

"Machop use Low Kick!"

Machop rushed at Cubone and slid his leg, swiping Cubone off his feet. The little creature was skidding on the ground.

"Cubone use Dig!" He dug a hole. Machop looked around but couldn't find him.

"Now come out and use Bone Club!"

Cubone darted out of the ground, right where Machop was standing and whacked the opponent with the bone. Machop became unconscious.

"Return!" The guy growled. "You…how dare you!" He took out another Pokeball. "Go Growlithe!"

"Grrrowoof!"

"A dog?" The Pokedex was taken out. "Growlithe, the Puppy Pokemon. A Pokemon with a loyal nature that will remain motionless until it is given an order by its Trainer."

"Return Cubone." Zoey looked at Eevee. "You wanna try this?" Eevee stepped up to the battlefield.

"Growlithe use Flamethrower!"

"Dodge it and use Swift!"

Eevee dodged the flames with ease and shot stars out of her mouth. They scratched the opponent as they grazed him.

"Growlithe use Bite!"

The puppy ran towards Eevee and bit her tail.

"Eeeeee!"

"Oh no!"

"Ha ha!"

Zoey needed to come up with something. But she didn't know what other moves Eevee could learn.

"Now Growlithe, use Take Down!"

The puppy was about to slam himself into Eevee, when she used a move that Zoey had never seen before. The little fox spun around gracefully and hid her face with her tail. Eevee looked at Growlithe.

"Eeveeeee."

Growlithe blushed and wagged his tail. "Woof!"

"What the? What are you doing Growlithe?!"

A woman walked up to him. She had blue hair and was in biker attire, but her clothes were somewhat revealing…especially her shirt…it showed her cleavage and her skirt barely went up to her knees…

"That Eevee just used Attract. It makes the Pokemon of the opposite gender fall in love with it. Your Growlithe won't be able to do anything."

Zoey smiled. "Now Eevee! Use Quick Attack!" Eevee dashed at her opponent and slammed into him.

"Finish him off with Bite!" The little fox dug her tiny fangs into Growlithe. He fainted.

"Return Growlithe!"

"Yay! You did it Eevee!"

"Eeeveeee!" She jumped into Zoey's arms, who cuddled her. Eevee licked her face.

"Hmm. You're good kid. What's your name?"

"Oh my name is Zoey Ketchum, and I'm on my way to Fuchsia. So…um…can you please move?"

The woman smiled. "Really? Look, we've been patrolling this route every other week. Only those Trainers who have passed through here when we were absent, have been able to make it to the next city. Or, they beat the leader of this biker gang."

"Well, then I'm gonna beat the leader of this gang! Where is he?"

"He is right here." The woman pointed to herself.

"What? You're the biker leader?!"

"Yeah. So, you're gonna have to beat me, Kate, if you wanna get ahead."

"Fine! How many Pokemon?"

"Oh, just one."

Zoey scoffed. "Just one?"

Kate smiled. "A little cocky are you now? I had a Trainer like that pass by here almost a week ago. Said his name was Gary. That boy was the most arrogant child I have ever seen in my entire life."

"Gary passed by here?"

"Yeah. Anyway, he beat me. Guess he has a right to be arrogant. Although…his attitude could use a major adjustment. So you wanna pass or not?"

"Of course!"

Kate took out the lone Pokeball from her belt. "Alright. Let's see if you're Pokemon can surpass this. Go, Cloyster!"

A giant purple clamshell appeared on the floor. It had two horns coming out from the top.

"What the heck is that?!" The Pokedex was taken out. "Cloyster, the Bivalve Pokemon. The evolved form of Shellder. It fights by keeping its shell tightly shut for protection and by shooting spikes to repel foes."

"Go, Nidorina!"

"Nido!"

"Cloyster, use Ice Beam!"

A blast of ice shot out of the opening of the shell. Nidorina dodged it.

"Use Double Kick!" Nidorina charged at Cloyster. Kate smiled.

"Cloyster…Clamp."

The shell opened up and revealed a black sphere with eyes. The sphere smiled.

"Is that what Cloyster looks like?"

"Yup. And watch what she can do."

Nidorina slammed her foot in Cloyster's face, but the shell snapped shut.

"NIDOOOOO!"

"Nidorina!!"

"Cloyster, use Water Pulse." Nidorina was blasted away from Cloyster. "Finish her off with Ice Beam!"

Cloyster blasted a beam of ice from her shell and landed a direct hit on Nidorina.

"Oh no! Return!" She clenched her fists. "This Pokemon is so tough…" She took out another Pokeball. "Go Charmeleon!"

The lizard Pokemon came out. "Char!"

"You're using a Fire Pokemon against a Water one? Hmph. Cloyster, use Ice Beam!"

Cloyster shot another Ice Beam. "Charmeleon, use Flamethrower to launch yourself!"

Charmeleon blasted the ground with a stream of fire and sent herself soaring. She somersaulted towards Cloyster.

"Use Slash!"

The lizard raked her claws at Cloyster, but the shell closed shut, and Charmeleon quickly removed her hand before it was chomped on.

"Darn! How am I supposed to attack this Pokemon?!"

Cloyster opened up again and smiled. Zoey looked at the Pokemon. The Pokedex says that she will close when being attacked…

"Cloyster, use Spikes!"

The clam sprayed spikes on the ground. "It's not good to think for too long."

And now she spread spikes on the floor…dang it! My Pokemon would get hurt if they stepped on them! I could probably use Pidgeot…but Cloyster's shell looks really hard…Oh…what Pokemon will be able to handle all of that hardness?

Zoey thought for another moment, and looked in her bag. She saw the lone Pokeball inside. Maybe…I can use Snorlax…I mean…I should be able to use him as long as I don't use another Pokemon…I can only use six…

She took out the Pokeball from her bag and returned Charmeleon. Zoey tossed the Pokeball in the air.

"Snorlax, I choose you!"

The giant glutton came out. "Snoooor."

"Cloyster, use Ice Beam!"

"Snorlax, dodge it!"

The giant Pokemon walked out of the way. "Now use Focus Punch!"

Snorlax balled his paw into a fist and charged at Cloyster. His fist began to glow.

"Ha! Your Pokemon is going to step on the spikes!" Kate spoke too soon. Snorlax ran over the spikes, and they didn't even hurt him. He slammed his fist into Cloyster's shell, and she was thrown back.

"That's a really powerful Focus Punch!" said Zoey in awe. "Snorlax, you're doing great!"

The giant Pokemon smiled. "Lax!"

"Come on Cloyster! Open up!"

Her shell opened, but she looked a little dazed. Kate growled. "Cloyster! Use Clamp!"

Cloyster got up and hopped over to Snorlax. She leaped and opened her shell wide. The Pokemon clamped onto Snorlax's side, but she bounced off. He was too big and squishy for her to get a firm grip. He scratched his stomach where she had attacked.

Zoey giggled.

"Cloyster! Use Clamp on Snorlax's head!"

The Pokemon tried again and opened up her shell. "Snorlax, use Hyper Beam!"

Snorlax began to form a beam of energy and it shot out of his mouth, directly at Cloyster's insides. It went so fast that she didn't have time to dodge. But she managed to close it, before the beam ended.

"Finish her off with Strength!" Snorlax grabbed Cloyster and swung her around, throwing her over all the bikers. She landed behind them.

Her shell opened and she had swirls in her eyes. "Cloy…"

Kate gasped. "Cloyster! Oh no! Return!" The Pokemon was returned. Kate put the Pokeball back in her belt and walked over to her opponent.

"You did it Snorlax!" Zoey ran to him and hugged his belly, since he was very big and wide. "Wow, you're so cuddly!"

Snorlax picked her up and hugged her. "Snor laaaax!" He liked having her in his arms. She felt like a doll.

"Um…Snorlax…you're crushing me."

The big Pokemon smiled and put Zoey on his shoulder. He let Eevee jump up his arm and sit on his head.

Kate looked up at them and smiled. "Well, you sure proved yourself Zoey. Guess you can pass."

"Boss!" shouted the guy from before. "You're just gonna let her go?!"

"She proved herself. Besides…" She looked at Snorlax, Eevee, and Zoey. They all seemed happy. "Her Pokemon adore her. It's obvious she loves them a whole lot."

Zoey smiled down at Kate. "So then, if you were just gonna let me go, why did you want to battle?"

"First of all, I was bored. Second, I wanted to see how well you could work with your Pokemon. And third, I wanted to see if you would be able to survive your journey."

"What do you mean?"

"You saw how my Pokemon attacked yours without a second thought. I did that on purpose to show you that there are people out there who won't hesitate to take down their opponent." She looked serious. "You know about Team Rocket right?"

"Yes…I do…they're the most horrible people I have ever met…"

"Well, believe or not, I'm one of the Jennys."

Zoey's mouth hung open. "You're an Officer Jenny?!"

"Yeah. What did you think I was?"

"B-But…you're a biker!! And you said your name was Kate!"

"A perfect way to disguise myself from the Rockets! See, our gang has been biking around these routes to make sure that there isn't any Rocket activity. They tend to like lurking around large cities like Celadon and Fuchsia. So we pass by from time to time to make sure everybody is safe."

"So…these goons are also officers?"

"Yup! We look mean and ruthless on purpose. But we never do any real damage. I'm glad there are Trainer's like you who love your Pokemon with all your heart. That's the kind of power we need to protect Kanto from Team Rocket. Zoey, will you help us?"

The girl smiled. "Of course! I'll do whatever I can Jenny!"

"Thanks." She got on her motorcycle. "Well, we better get going. Gotta start our afternoon patrols." Jenny put on her helmet. "See you around Ketchum! Take care!"

"Oh Jenny! Wait!"

"Yes?"

"I left Joy with some papers I found at a Rocket Hideout in Celadon."

"I knew there was one! Where did you find it?"

"At the bottom of the casino! There was a switch behind a poster. I think the rest speaks for itself."

Jenny smiled. "You've been a good girl Zoey. Thanks for the info." She turned to the rest of the bikers. "Alright men! Let's head back to Celadon!"

"Right!"

Zoey watched Jenny and the bikers ride away. A paper flew in the air and Zoey caught it. The piece of paper said "Here's my number. Call me when you find out anything else! I'll tell the other Jennys."

The girl smiled. "Alright Snorlax, let's head over to Fuchsia!" She pointed dramatically into the distance. Eevee smiled. "Veee!"

Snorlax picked up Zoey's bike and gently carried it to the end of Route 17. She enjoyed riding on her Pokemon.

--

They had gotten to the end of Route 17 and the employee was surprised to see a giant Pokemon drop off the bike. Zoey waved goodbye as she passed through the building.

She saw Fuchsia in the distance. "There it is guys! Alright Snorlax! Let's go!" Eevee wagged her tail. She loved traveling with her new Trainer.

Snorlax walked over to Fuchsia, Zoey sitting comfortably on his shoulder.

I also have two other chapters already finished. :D I did a lot of writing over Memorial Weekend. XD But I'll only post them if you review. ;3

And I personally like Snorlax because...he looks so huggable and cuddly!! -squee- X333 I have always wanted a giant Snorlax plushie the size of my bed so I could sleep on his belly. :D