Pokémon Soul Generations – Hoenn Saga
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Chapter 23: A Creepy Crawly Restart! Fixing New Mauville's Power Outage!
Professor Rowan - "Not as much filled out compared to the update in Lavaridge Town, but times that does happen."
Professor Magnolia - "And that'll especially be the case once Michael and the girls reach regions like Alola and Galar, where his PokéDex should be around 75%-80% completed."
Michael - "The journey between now and then is a long one Professor Magnolia. And we're gonna enjoy every second of it."
Professor Juniper - "Good to hear. Now then you all take care on your trip between Petalburg and Fortree."
Party - "We will."
The call was then ended.
Michael - "Ok then. Now that the update's been taken care of. Weiss and her group will quickly restock our supplies, while the rest of us will head over to the Pokémon Center and heal up."
Norman - "I guess this is goodbye then."
Michael - "Sadly it is Norman. You all be safe now."
Norman - "Same to you and the girls Michael."
With that, Weiss led her group over to the Poké Mart, while everyone else went into the Pokémon Center.
Michael - "Hopefully I can find Steven between now and before my gym battle with Winona at Fortree. He needs to be informed about this."
After fifteen minutes, Weiss and her ground returned from their restocking trip to the Poké Mart.
Bea - "Ok. According to Weiss and Roxanne's calculations, this should be enough to last all of us till we reach Fortree City."
Yang - "And we can still restock, along with getting a bit extra, in Mauville City along the way."
Michael - "Alright then ladies. Let's get moving!"
Girls - "Yes sir!"
Once everything was quickly double-checked over, the party left Petalburg City and made their way to Mauville City. Along the way, they stopped at the Trick House to see if Trick Master had any new challenges for them to beat. Upon entering the house, he felt that Trick Master was watching him. Using his Aura Sight, he walked over to the plotted plant on the left side of the room and reached into the pot, followed by pulling Trick Master out of it by his shirt collar.
Trick Master - "Hah? Grrr... How did you know I concealed myself in this planter? You're sharp!"
Michael then followed Trick Master over to the massive scroll.
Trick Master - "You, you all have come to challenge my Trick House, haven't you? That's why you're here, isn't it? Yes, it is! Consider your challenge accepted! Enter through the scroll there, and let your challenge commence! I shall be waiting in the back!"
Trick Master then disappeared.
Michael - "Ok then. Time to see what this challenge is."
Michael walked over in front of the scroll and pushed it aside. The girls then quickly followed him inside.
Bea - "A quiz challenge?"
Michael - "Ok this should be fun. Weiss, Roxanne. You two don't mind helping me out with this?"
Weiss/Roxanne - "Sure."
The party then began to move along the puzzle, answering questions to help them reach further into the maze. Soon they found the scroll with the secret code written on it. Michael memorized the code.
Michael - "Ok now let's find the exit scroll and end this challenge."
Girls - "Right!"
After a bit more searching, they finally found the exit scroll. On the exit scroll, Michael wrote the secret code "Trick Master is a genius." Upon doing so, the exit scroll's lock clicked open. Michael then pushed the exit scroll aside and walked down the stairs, entering Trick Master's back room. He and the girls then walked over to Trick Master, who was shocked to see them.
Trick Master - "Aak! You all made it to me? Hmmm... You're sharp! It took me all night to make Mechadolls and another to think up the quiz... You're almost my equal in greatness by one, two places! Fine! You have earned this reward!"
Trick Master handed Michael the TM12, Taunt, for his reward, which he happily took.
Michael - "Thank you good sir."
Trick Master - "Not at all. But also scrub that smug smirk from your face! It's much too early to think you've won! I'll make new tricks to stump you all, I will. You may mock me only when you're done. Come back for the next exciting installment!"
Trick Master then disappeared again.
Michael - "Well until next time, which will be AFTER I defeat the Fortree City Gym. Also make sure to sell that TM in Mauville. I have no use for it."
Flannery - "Oh right. Big guy's not one for Status moves."
Michael - "Damn right I'm not."
Soon the party left the Trick House and continued on their way to Mauville City. Upon reaching and entering Mauville City, the party came across Wattson and Lt. Surge in a bit of a panicked situation.
Michael - "Hey you two. What seems to be the matter?"
Wattson - "Ah Michael. Just the Trainer we were hoping that would show."
Rainbow - "Is it that bad?"
Lt. Surge - "For the sake of all of Mauville City Rainbow, it is."
Weiss - "So what's the problem then?"
Wattson - "Underneath Mauville City is a location called New Mauville."
Michael - "Let me guess. Numerous back-up generators in case something happens to the solar panels up here, right?"
Lt. Surge - "That's right. But for the last day or so now, there's been this weird power drain in the generators. Wattson and I checked every single one of them, and they're all working perfectly fine."
Michael - "So then this has to be the doing of an Electric-Type Pokémon. No offense to you both and Rainbow by the way."
Rainbow/Wattson/Lt. Surge - "None taken."
Michael - "Anyway. I'll head down alone and check on the problem for you myself."
Roxanne - "What do you want us to do in the meantime Michael?"
Michael - "Just go around the city and see if anyone needs help with something. You girls might as well keep yourselves distracted while I'm gone."
Weiss - "Then my group and I will restock on our supplies for the time being. Then we'll join the assistance effort afterwards."
Michael - "Good. Then good luck to everyone."
Wattson walked over and handed Michael the key that would let him enter New Mauville. Once he was on Route 110, Michael brought out Flygon.
Michael - "Hey girl. Think you could fly me across the water here?"
Flygon - "Leave it to me!"
Michael then quickly hopped on Flygon's back. Flygon took off from the ground and let Michael guide her along the water's edge.
Michael - "Over there Flygon. Land on that strip of land that's in front of that cave."
Flygon - "Right."
Michael gently led Flygon down. Soon they were safely on dry land.
Michael - "You wanna rest Flygon?"
Flygon - "No I'm good Michael."
Michael - "You sure?"
Flygon - "Yes."
Michael - "Ok. Just don't overwork yourself. Ok?"
Flygon - "Yes sir."
Michael then turned towards the underground cave entrance.
Michael - "Swampert, Sceptile, Serperior, Decidueye. Can you four come out here please?"
The four starters appeared in front of Michael and Flygon.
Decidueye - "I guess you need our help with what's going on down in New Mauville?"
Michael - "If you guys don't mind at all?"
Serperior - "Of course we don't mind. We're just as willing to help others as you are Michael. So what's the plan?"
Michael - "Thanks for the vote of support Serperior. And as for our plan. We'll be covering the entire place as trios. Swampert, Sceptile, and Decidueye. You three will be a trio and cover the southern half of New Mauville. Meanwhile, Serperior, Flygon, and I will be the other trio and cover the northern half. Any questions?"
None of Michael's Pokémon spoke a word.
Michael - "Alright then. Let's get moving."
Flygon/Serperior/Swampert/Sceptile/Decidueye - "Yes sir."
Michael walked over and inserted the key, which opened the door to New Mauville. Then the group made their way into New Mauville.
Flygon - "So what now?"
Michael - "Well Wattson was kind enough to give me a 3D version of New Mauville's map. So from what I can tell. The entire southern end of here is a circle. While the nothern end stops at the main generator."
Sceptile - "Of course we get the loop around..."
Swampert - "Cheer up Sceptile. Besides, you never know what you're gonna find down here."
Decidueye - "Sorry dear brother. But I'm gonna have to agree with Swampert on this on."
Sceptile - "Don't worry about it. Besides he's right. Only a good, long search will tell us what the problems down here are."
Michael - "Well said you three. Now let's get moving."
Turning left from the stairs, the group of six slowly made their way down the hallway, then turned left and walked down another hallway. After making a second left turn, the small party continued down a third hallway before coming to where the hallway split apart.
Flygon - "So this is where we split up for now?"
Michael - "Yes. Swampert, Sceptile, and Decidueye. You three will take the path to our left and complete your circle back to the stairs. If you guys don't find anything between here and the stairs, call it in, then head back up the stairs and wait outside the cave entrance for us to come back out."
Swampert/Sceptile/Decidueye - "Right."
Michael, Flygon, and Serperior watched as the male starter trio walked down the left hallway, the light of their flashlight getting smaller till they turned around a corner and disappeared.
Serperior - "Geuss we better get moving as well."
Michael - "Agreed."
With that, Michael led Flygon and Serperior down the right hallway. Along with coming to the first right turn in New Mauville, it also seemed like the hallways were getting narrower as the trio got deeper into the underground electrical station.
Flygon - "Man it feels like these hallways go on forever."
Serperior - "Don't fret Flygon. We'll reach the end soon enough."
Michael - "Serperior's right Flygon. Just stay positive."
Soon the trio finally made their way to the deepest part of New Mauville.
Serperior - "So do we just begin looking around?"
Michael - "Nope."
Flygon - "Oh right. Your aura sight."
Michael - "Correct my dear Flygon. Hopefully I can at least spot who, or what, is causing the power problems for Mauville City."
Michael placed his right hand on the floor, then focused his aura throughout the entire room. He felt his aura ping upon touching the main generator.
Michael - "Of course the problem's on the main generator..."
Michael stood up and walked over to the main generator. Then upon giving it a thorough search, he was amazed at what the problem turned out to be.
Michael - "Well I'll be... Come here Flygon. I need you to help me out with this."
Flygon - "Sure thing."
Flygon walked over next to Michael. She then looked where he pointed to and was just as amazed had he was about the discovery.
-A Couple Hours Later At The Pokémon Center-
The girls had gotten word that Michael had fully gotten the problem down in New Mauville fixed. They then joined back up with him at the Pokémon Center. Needless to say, they were all shocked at the new friend that Michael had discovered down in New Mauville.
Ruby - "Let me get this straight. A single Joltik was the entire cause for this?"
Michael - "That's right."
Rainbow - "Prove it then."
Michael - "Alright then. 'Joltik, The Attaching Pokémon. Joltik can be found clinging to other Pokémon, soaking up static electricity because it can't produce a charge on its own.'"
The girl's jaws dropped at Michael's PokéDex voice.
Weiss - "That's quite a PokéDex voice Michael."
Michael - "Months of practice my dear Weiss."
Yang - "You need to do it more often."
Michael - "Would you girls be ok if I did it with every new Pokémon we came across?"
Girls - "Yes please."
Clair - "By the way. Why haven't you caught Joltik yet?"
Michael - "Nurse Joy actually just brought Joltik back over to me a few moments before you girls showed up. Waiting for her to bring the paperwork so I can truly catch Joltik."
Nurse Joy then actually arrives back over to Michael with the needed paperwork on a clipboard. Michael kindly takes the clipboard and gives his signature, then hands everything back to Nurse Joy, followed by reaching into his backpack and pulling out an Ultra Ball. Michael places the Ultra Ball on the table near Joltik.
Michael - "Well then Joltik. Wanna come along with us?"
Joltik's eyes lit up. She then crawled over and tapped the button on the Ultra Ball with her head, which then sucked her into it. The Ultra Ball then shook three times before clicking. Michael smiled as he reached over and picked up the Ultra Ball.
Michael - "Alright! I just caught a Joltik! Come on out girl!"
Joltik - "Hello!"
Then the rest of Michael's All Bug-Type Team came out.
Michael - "Joltik. This is Larvesta, Frosmoth, Araquanid, and Ariados. The four of them are your new sisters and teammates. I hope the five of you can get along and work together."
Joltik - "Yes sir! Ain't nothing gonna stop our teamwork!"
Michael - "Love the attitude. But first you and Larvesta need to evolve first."
Larvesta/Joltik - "Yes sir!"
Ruby - "So have you decided on who your Bug Team's final member is?"
Michael - "I have. In fact, Joltik's evolved form, Galvantula, is a Purely Special Attacker."
Fluttershy - "So then your sixth Pokémon is a Purely Physical Attacker."
Michael - "Correct Fluttershy. And the Pokémon I choose is Crustle."
Rarity - "I have been thinking about getting a Crustle as well."
Michael - "Well sadly we'll be waiting till Unova to get one."
Rarity - "I don't mind. I believe I need one more team member besides Crustle for a full team of six anyway."
Michael - "I'll double-check my list for your full teams on the way to Fortree City. Anyway. Let's double-check on our supplies and get moving."
