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Dinner with Iono
Everybody soon meets up at the Pokemon Center on the east side of Levincia, where Butters hands Lily over to Lincoln.
"Thanks for looking after Lily, Butters." said Lincoln.
"You're welcome, Lincoln." said Butters. "And while you were gone, Lily caught herself another Pokemon."
"Really?!" replied Lincoln with surprise.
"Yeah; an Azurill." said Butters. Lily giggles as she throws a pokeball, releasing a small, blue, round, mouse-like Pokemon with a long, thin tail that had a blue ball at the end of it. Lincoln takes out his Rotom Phone and points it at the Azurill.
"Azurill, the Polka Dot Pokemon. Its tail bounces like a rubber ball. It flings that tail around to fight opponents bigger than itself." said Lincoln's Rotom Phone.
"It's a girl one." said Butters.
"She's so cute!" said Lola. Edd, out of curiosity, takes out his Rotom Phone and points it at the Azurill.
"Azurill, the Polka Dot Pokemon. Its tail is packed full of the nutrients it needs to grow." said Edd's Rotom Phone. Lincoln looks at his sisters, Leonard, Bobby, and Sam.
"So were any of you able to get Pokemon?" asked Lincoln.
"I got a Luvdisc, and a Skiploom." said Lori. "Well, Skiploom use to be a Hoppip, but she literally evolved."
"I got a Flamigo, and a Bounsweet." said Leni.
"I got a Toxel." said Luna.
"Me, too." said Sam.
"I got an Impidimp, and a Sunkern." said Luan.
"I got a Crabrawler." said Lynn.
"I got a Gastly, and a Greavard." said Lucy.
"I got a Grimer, and a Varoom." said Lana.
"I got a cute Deerling, and an adorable Teddiursa." Lola said with glee.
"I have successfully caught a Pokemon known as a Magnemite." said Lisa.
"I got a Luvdisc like Lori did, and a Squawkabilly." said Bobby.
"And I caught myself a Qwilfish." said Leonard.
"What did you catch, sis?" Bobby asked Ronnie Anne.
"I caught a Sandile, and a Shellos." said Ronnie Anne.
"And I caught a Ralts, and a Chewtle." said Clyde. "But Ralts evolved into a Kirlia." Lincoln looks towards the Eds, Stan, Kyle, Kenny, and Cartman.
"Thanks for helping my sisters, Sam, Bobby, and Gramps catch their Pokemon you guys." said Lincoln.
"No problem, Lincoln." said Stan.
"You are quite welcome." said Edd. They all then give the Pokemon Center's nurse their Pokemon for treatment, as well as Lincoln, Stan, Kyle, Kenny, and Cartman selling the stuff they found in the Tera Dens. Stan, Kyle, Kenny, and Cartman each give Trent half the money they got. After that, they try figuring out what to do next.
"So, what now?" asked Lincoln. His group looks towards the city.
"How about a tour of the city?" asked Lori.
"This place looks so cool." said Ronnie Anne.
"Sure." said Lincoln. He, the Eds, Stan, Kyle, Cartman, Kenny, Butters, and Trent lead his group through the city. Lincoln's sisters were in awe of how lively and amazing Levincia was; all the buildings that had big screens on some of them, all the restaurants, the clothing stores, and the food stands. They also found a Delibird Presents store.
"What's this place, Linky?" asked Leni.
"It's a Delibird Presents store." said Lincoln. "They sell a larger variety of items for trainers than the stores at Pokemon Centers do."
"And didn't that clerk at the Delibird Presents store back in Mesagoza say that each store carries different items than every other one?" asked Kenny.
"Yeah, he did." said Stan.
"Should we check out what they have in this one?" asked Eddy.
"Sure, as long as we're here." said Lincoln. They went inside to browse around for a while. While Kyle was looking, he comes across a shelf full of spoons that looked twisted up.
"What's with these spoons?" asked Kyle, getting the clerk's attention.
"Those are Twisted Spoons." said the clerk. "They're hold items that can increase the power of a Pokemon's psychic type attacks."
"I should get one for my Flittle." said Kyle as he takes a Twisted Spoon off the shelf. Kenny was looking at a shelf that had evolution stones with lists below them of which Pokemon each one can evolve. He sees that a Fire Stone can evolve his Capsakid, and a Water Stone can evolve his Shellder.
"You gonna buy those, Kenny?" asked Stan.
"Well, my Capsakid needs a Fire Stone to evolve, and my Shellder needs a Water Stone to evolve, also." said Kenny.
"Then do it, dude." said Kyle. Kenny grabs the stones off the shelf. Stan was looking at shelf that had dark sunglasses on them. He takes a pair and tries them on, which the clerk notices.
"Excuse me, young man." said the clerk. "But those are Black Glasses. They're hold items that can boost the power of a Pokemon's dark type moves."
"Oh." said Stan as he takes them off. "I guess I can get these for my Mabosstiff." He, Kenny, and Kyle walk over to the front counter to purchase their items. After a few minutes of browsing, everyone exits the store. They all continue the tour of Levincia and soon reach the stage where Lincoln had his gym battle with Iono.
"Whoa." said Luna. "I can imagine the Moon Goats and I doing a rad concert on this stage." Sam nods in agreement. Lincoln smiles as the memory of Iono kissing him entered his mind.
"What are you smiling about, Lincoln?" asked Luan.
"This is where I had my gym battle with Iono." said Lincoln. His sisters squeal with delight.
"This is the place where Iono kissed you?" asked Lori with excitement. Lincoln blushes and nods in response, making his sisters squeal in delight some more, and Ronnie Anne huff. The sound of multiple, fast-approaching, footsteps enter their ears.
"What's that?" asked Bobby. A look of dread appears on Lincoln's face.
"I know that sound." said Lincoln. They all look in the direction of the footsteps and see a mob of obvious Iono fans rushing towards them.
"Lincoln's back!" said an Iono fan. Lincoln quickly hands Lily to Leonard before the mob pushes Lincoln's sisters, Ronnie Anne, Clyde, Leonard, Bobby, and Sam aside and asked Lincoln a lot of questions.
"What brings you back to Levincia?" asked someone.
"Which gym are you challenging next?" asked another person.
"Did you battle any more Titan Pokemon?" asked someone else.
"Did you see Iono yet?" asked someone.
"Are you looking for her?" asked another person. Lincoln's friends and family watch as he was swarmed by the crowd.
"Wow. Lincoln is literally popular." said Lori.
"Yeah." said Lynn.
"Hey!" they hear Naranja Iono's voice call out. The group look and see Naranja Iono running towards them.
"Hi, Iono!" said Leni. Naranja Iono soon reaches them, and they all greet her.
"How have you all been?" asked Naranja Iono.
"Awesome!" said Clyde.
"It's totes good to see you." said Leni. Naranja Iono smiles, then looks among them.
"Where's Linky?" asked Naranja Iono. Lola points towards the mob.
"He's in there somewhere." said Lola.
"Yeah. They literally came out of nowhere and are asking Lincoln lots of questions." said Lori.
"Don't worry, I got this!" said Naranja Iono. She walks to the edge of the mob and lets out a loud whistle. The mob looks towards her.
"It's Iono!" said one of Iono's fans.
"Hey, everybody!" said Naranja Iono. "Can I see Linky, please?" The crowd clears a path, and at the end of it was a flustered-looking Lincoln who notices her.
"Hey, Iono!" said Lincoln as he quickly fixes his hair and smoothes the wrinkles out of his uniform.
"Linky!" says Naranja Iono as she runs to Lincoln, wraps her arms around her neck, and nuzzles his cheek, making him blush, his sisters squeal, and Ronnie Anne growl.
"Man, it's so awesome to see you again!" said Lincoln.
"It's great to see you, too!" said Naranja Iono. "So, what brings you back to Levincia?"
"Partly because there's a Titan Pokemon in an area just north of here." said Lincoln.
"Really?!" replied Naranja Iono.
"Yeah, but we won't be able to get to it until tomorrow." said Lincoln.
"How come?" asked Naranja Iono. Before they could answer, they hear a growling from nearby. They look around for the source and see it was coming from Cartman's stomach.
"Sorry." said Cartman.
"I don't think we had lunch after our gym battles with you and the other Iono." said Kyle.
"And I guess it is almost time for dinner." said Lori. Naranja Iono thinks for a little bit.
"How about we all get caught up at dinner?" asked Naranja Iono.
"Do you know any nice restaurants?" asked Leni.
"There's this really nice restaurant called 'Gastronomie En Famille.' that I really want to check out." said Naranja Iono.
"Sounds fancy." said Lola with interest in her voice.
"It is." said Naranja Iono. Lincoln brings up the map on his Rotom Phone and finds the restaurant on it.
"After we check into a hotel, we'll get cleaned up and meet you there." said Lincoln. Naranja Iono smiles with glee.
"Great. See you all there at 6 o' clock." said Naranja Iono. He then looks at Lincoln with a blush on her face. "And I can't wait to see you, Linky." Lincoln blushes in response.
"I can't wait to see you too, Iono." said Lincoln, making his sisters squeal, and Ronnie Anne huff. Iono's fans look at each other with excitement.
"Did you hear that?" asked one of the fans.
"Iono's having dinner with Lincoln!" said another fan.
"I gotta post this!" said a male fan as he pulls out his Rotom Phone and starts typing, along with other Iono fans. Naranja Iono heads home to get ready, while Lincoln's group, Stan, Kyle, Kenny, Cartman, Butters, Trent, and the Eds find a hotel to check into. Once they do, they shower (with Ed and Lana putting up a fight with their friends/siblings.) and getting into some decent clothes; they all head over to the restaurant that Naranja Iono told them about. They soon reach it and look at how fancy it appeared to be.
"This place literally looks amazing." said Lori.
"I wonder what kind of food they have here?" asked Lola as she looks at the restaurant with glee in her eyes. Ed had his arms crossed with a pout on his face.
"Stop sulking because we made you take a shower, lumpy." said Eddy.
"It was for your own good, Ed." said Edd. "Who knows what long-term harm all those different varieties of bacteria all over your body could do to it?"
"Yeah, you really needed a shower!" said Lola as she recalled smelling Ed earlier. Lana had a pout on her face.
"I hate bathing, too." said Lana. She then sniffs Ed with a look of disappointment on her face. "I'm gonna miss that smell."
"Don't worry, kid." said Eddy. "He'll be stinking again by tomorrow morning."
"Really?" asked Lana with hope in her voice.
"Yes." said Edd. "Our friend can never stay clean for long." Lincoln looks up and down the street they were on.
"I wonder if Iono's on her way." said Lincoln.
"Don't worry, dude." said Luna. "I'm sure she's coming." Just then, they hear Naranja Iono's voice call out.
"Ello, 'ello, hola, Linky!" said Naranja Iono from behind Lincoln.
"Ciao, and b.." Lincoln started to say as he looks behind him but couldn't complete the greeting when he saw Naranja Iono. She was standing there, dressed in a silvery evening gown, along with black gloves that reached the middle of her forearm, and black high heels. Her hair wasn't tied in a bow, but instead, hung all the way down her back, looking shiny. Lincoln couldn't help but gawk at how extravagant she looked. Lincoln's sisters giggle at his behavior.
"Lincoln?" says Clyde as he waves his hand in front of Lincoln's face.
"Bah...bah...bah." said Lincoln. Naranja Iono walks over to Lincoln, standing close enough for him to smell the perfume she was wearing.
"How do I look, Linky?" asked Naranja Iono. Lincoln shakes his head to bring himself back to his senses.
"More stunning than a 10,000,000-volt Thunder attack." said Lincoln with a blush. Naranja Iono blushes in response.
"Thanks, cutie!" said Naranja Iono. "And you look handsome yourself." Lincoln was wearing an orange, long-sleeved, dress shirt, black tie, black slacks, white dress socks, and black dress shoes. After a minute of staring at each other, they walk together towards the restaurant's doors, with Naranja Iono's arm hooked around Lincoln's, with everyone else following after them.
"Man, I'm really jealous of Lincoln right now." said Stan.
"I'm pretty sure a lot of us guys are, also." said Kyle.
"I'll bet a lot of Iono's fans feel the same way." said Kenny.
"I know I am." said Eddy with a frown. When they reach the door, Lincoln opens it for Naranja Iono.
"After you, Iono." said Lincoln with a bow.
"You're such a gentleman, Linky." said Naranja Iono as she puts her hand on Lincoln's cheek and strokes it, while moving her hand to his chin. Lincoln's sisters squeal at this.
"I'm literally proud of him." said Lori as she wipes a tear from her eye.
"Little dude's becoming a man." said Bobby with a smile. Ronnie Anne growls in response. They all follow Lincoln and Naranja Iono into the restaurant. They all walk over to a long table that had enough seats for them all and sit down, with Lincoln pulling a seat out for Naranja Iono so she could sit.
"Thanks, Linky." said Naranja Iono as she sits down.
"You're welcome." said Lincoln as he sits down next to her. Everyone sits down, with Ronnie Anne quickly sitting in the other seat next to Lincoln. The waiter soon arrives and everyone orders dinner for themselves, with the twins ordering an entire dessert cart for themselves and getting a highchair for Lily. As they ate, Lincoln, Stan, Kyle, Kenny, Cartman, Butters, Trent, and the Eds, talked about everything they experienced during their Treasure Hunt assignments.
"I wish I saw you guys take on that first Titan Pokemon." said Naranja Iono.
"Well maybe you can watch us take on the next Titan Pokemon tomorrow." said Lincoln.
"That would be so awesome!" said Naranja Iono as she scoots her seat closer to Lincoln's. Ronnie Anne, seeing this, scoots her seat closer to Lincoln. Naranja Iono puts her hand on Lincoln's cheek and turns his face towards her, while she had a piece of the 'Pot-Au-Feu de la Fille' on a fork in her other hand. "You should try this, Linky." Lincoln shrugs and bites down on it, his eyes widening at the flavor of the dish.
"Wow, that's good." said Lincoln, making Naranja Iono smile. Ronnie Anne sees her Ratatouille du Grand-pere on her plate and puts some on her fork. She turns Lincoln's head towards her.
"You should try these, Lincoln." said Ronnie Anne as she sticks the food into Lincoln's mouth.
"Mmmmm." said Lincoln as he tasted the flavor on his tongue. Ronnie Anne looks over at Naranja Iono and smirks at her. Naranja Iono looks at Ronnie Anne with a look of realization on her face, then a glare as she figured out Ronnie Anne's deal. Not wanting Lincoln's eyes off her, she put a bit of the salad she had with some dressing on it and turns Lincoln's head towards her.
"Try this salad, Linky." said Naranja Iono as she puts the fork in his mouth. Ronnie Anne tears off a portion of the bread on her plate, turns Lincoln's head towards her, and sticks the bread in his mouth.
"That bread is so soft." said Ronnie Anne. Everyone else watches this all go on.
"Should we do something about this before something happens?" asked Stan.
"Maybe things will be okay?" said Kyle.
"Has things ever worked out so easily for us before?" asked Stan.
"Good point." said Kyle. Naranja Iono, not wanting to be outdone, decides to do something bold.
"Here's something Linky should try!" said Naranja Iono, getting Lincoln's attention.
"Wha..." Lincoln started to say but was stopped when Naranja Iono plants her lips onto his, making his entire face turn red, and steam come out his ears. Lincoln's sisters squeal with excitement, the boys watch with their jaws dropped, and Ronnie Anne looking with shock.
"Oh yeah?!" said Ronnie Anne as she pulls Lincoln away from Naranja Iono, turns his attention towards her, then kisses him on the lips. Naranja Iono growls and turns Lincoln's face back towards her and plants another kiss on his lips. The guys at the table were looking on with jealousy.
"I'm really jealous of Lincoln now." said Stan.
"I'll say." said Eddy. Frustrated, Ronnie Anne looks around and sees the twins' dessert cart. She runs over to it, grabs a chocolate cream pie, and runs back over to where Lincoln and Naranja Iono were sitting.
"Hey, Iono!" said Ronnie Anne as she turns Naranja Iono's face towards her, then smashes the pie into it. "Kiss that!" After a few seconds of silence, Naranja Iono wipes the chocolate cream off her eyes, stands up, walks over to the dessert cart, grabs a chocolate cake, and walks back over to Ronnie Anne.
"Normally, I wouldn't do anything like that..." said Naranja Iono before she smashes the cake onto Ronnie Anne's head. "But in this case, I'll make an exception!" After wiping some of the cake off her head, she walks over to the dessert cart again, and grabs a banana cream pie off of it. Seeing that things were gonna get ugly, Lincoln steps between Naranja Iono and Ronnie Anne.
"Ladies! You shouldn't be doing this! This isn't right!" said Lincoln.
"Stay out of this, Linky/Linc!" said Naranja Iono and Ronnie Anne. Ronnie Anne pushes Lincoln aside and smashes the banana cream pie onto Naranja Iono's head. She and Naranja Iono run over to the dessert cart, and a food fight ensues. Everyone watches this go on with shock.
"Hey! That's our dessert cart!" said Lola and Lana.
"Just let it go, dudettes." said Luna.
"I guess all PIES are on them." said Luan. Once the dessert cart was empty, Ronnie Anne and Naranja Iono started wrestling on the floor. Lincoln watches this with shock on his face.
"I have to do something to stop this!" said Lincoln. Bobby puts his hand on Lincoln's shoulder.
"Little dude. When Nie-Nie gets like this, it's best not to get involved." said Bobby. "You should know better than to get involved when two girls are fighting like this." Lincoln thinks back to all the times his sisters fought back home and had to agree.
Ten minutes later, everyone exits the restaurant, after Lincoln helped the staff clean up the mess that Naranja Iono and Ronnie Anne made. Lori looks around at everyone and decides to call it a night.
"Should we head back to the hotel, everyone?" asked Lori.
"Yeah." said Bobby as he looks at Ronnie Anne with a stern glare. "Nie-Nie needs another shower." He leads Ronnie Anne back towards the hotel, with her looking back at Naranja Iono with a glare, making Naranja Iono glare back at her. Lincoln takes a hankerchief out of his pocket and starts wiping some chocolate cream off Naranja Iono's face.
"Iono, I am so sorry about Ronnie Anne's behavior!" said Lincoln. "I don't know what got into her!"
"You don't need to apologize, Linky." said Naranja Iono.
"But I feel responsible for what happened." said Lincoln.
"Oh, Linky; you shouldn't!" said Naranja Iono as she strokes Lincoln's cheek, making him blush, and his sisters squeal with glee. Naranja Iono looks at all the chocolate and stuff on her evening gown.
"If you want, I'll pay for a new dress, or at least the cleaning bill for the one you're wearing!" said Lincoln. Naranja Iono smiles at Lincoln's thoughtfulness.
"Don't worry about it, Linky." said Naranja Iono. She then looks at her Rotom Phone's clock and sees how late it was. "I should head on home."
"I can walk you home if you'd like." Lincoln offered. Naranja Iono smiles as she grabs one of Lincoln's hands and starts walking off with him, leaving his sisters shaking with barely contained glee, his male friends staring with jealousy, and everyone else smiling. Lincoln's group, Stan, Kyle, Kenny, Cartman, Butters, Trent, and the Eds, start walking back to the hotel they're staying at.
"Man, Lincoln is cool." said Clyde.
"Yeah." said Stan.
"What does Lincoln have that I don't?" asked Eddy.
"Let's see; white hair, ten sisters, better grades at the academy I'm guessing, girls that seem to like him, a Palafin, a Dragoair, a Floette, a Lycanroc, a Pawmot, and I'm not sure what other Pokemon he has in his collection right now." said Edd.
"Shut it, sockhead." said Eddy.
"Can we wait with you guys in your hotel room for Lincoln to come back?" asked Lori.
"Yeah, we want to know what went on during his walk with Iono." said Luan.
"I don't see why not." said Stan. They soon reach the hotel they were staying in and head up to the males' room. When they get close to it, they see Bobby coming out of the girls' hotel room.
"Hey, Boo-Boo Bear." said Lori.
"Hey, babe." said Bobby.
"How's your sis doing?" asked Luna.
"She's taking a shower right now." said Bobby. He lets out a sigh of frustration as he pinches the bridge of his nose. "I can't believe Nie-Nie acted like that."
"She must really like Lincoln, too." said Luan. Eddy grumbles in response.
"How come girls like Lincoln more than me?" asked Eddy.
"A lot of reasons, Eddy." said Edd, making Eddy glare back at him. They all enter the males' room and wait for Lincoln to return. As they wait, Eddy looks at Leni with a smirk on his face.
"Hey, babe." said Eddy, making Leni look at him.
"Yeah?" replied Leni.
"How would you like to hang out with a real macho man?" asked Eddy as he flexed one of his arms.
"Sure." said Leni. "Do you know any?" The boys, except Eddy, chuckle in response.
"Never mind." said Eddy in a cranky voice. Ten minutes later, Lincoln returns, surprised that they were all there.
"Tell us everything that happened when you and Iono were alone together!" said Lori.
"What did you talk about?!" asked Luan.
"Did you two kiss again?!" asked Lola. Lincoln lets out a sigh before he notices that Ronnie Anne wasn't there.
"Where's Ronnie Anne?" asked Lincoln.
"I think she needs some alone time after what happened at the restaurant." said Bobby. Lincoln looked away with a guilty expression.
"I guess." said Lincoln in an upset tone of voice.
"Don't keep us waiting!" said Lori. Lincoln then sits on the bed and tells them about his walk with Iono.
"Well, we walked to the apartment building where she lives and hung out in front of it for a while. I then noticed some chocolate cream on her lips and offered to clean it off with my handkerchief." said Lincoln. "But she had an idea for another way of doing it, which involved kissing me on the lips." Lincoln's sisters squealed with delight in response.
"And then what?" asked Lori with anticipation.
"We just said good night and I came back here." said Lincoln.
"Oh." said Lori. Lincoln looks at his Rotom Phone and sees it was getting close to bedtime. The ladies go back to their room while the boys get changed for bed. Once they were done, they all went to sleep.
End of Chapter 24
Pokemon Ed has with him: Floragato (M), Grafaiai (M), Klawf (F), Flaaffy (F), Goomy (M), Numel (M), and Miraidon (M).
Pokemon Ed has in his collection: Floragato (M), Lechonk (M), Pawmi (F), Yungoos (M), Grafaiai (M), Makuhita (M), Shroomish (F), Klawf (F), Chewtle (F), Flaaffy (F), Mankey (F), Goomy (M), Numel (M), and Miraidon (M).
Pokemon Edd has with him: Quaxwell (M), Spidops (F), Nacli (M), Swablu (F), Bronzor (genderless), and Dolliv (F).
Pokemon Edd has in his collection: Quaxwell (M), Spidops (F), Vivillon (F), Diglett (M), Nacli (M), Swablu (F), Bronzor (no gender), Dolliv (F), Capsakid (M), and Magnemite (genderless).
Pokemon Eddy has with him: Crocalor (M), Luxio (F), Gimmighoul (M), Murkrow (M), Gabite (F), and Tauros Aqua Breed (M).
Pokemon Eddy has in his collection: Crocalor (M), Hoppip (M), Fletchling (M), Luxio (F), Spoink (F), Silicobra (M), Gimmighoul (M), Murkrow (M), Phanpy (M), Gabite (F), Sandile (M), and Tauros Aqua Breed (M).