Hello Fanfiction Readers! How have you been? Good? Bad? Somewhere in-between? Well anyway, here's the fifth installment of the story. Read it. Review it. Wonder about it. Here we join Ash Ketchum and Iris as they meet a certain Pokémon with an inclination for wearing sunglasses.

Disclaimer: Own Pokémon hmm? Nope. Other people of more renown own Pokémon. Somewhere around here anyway.

Pokémon Black and White

Chapter Four

Normal Point of View

As Ash and Iris departed from the Pokémon Center in silence, Ash decided to speak up.

"So why are you coming along with me anyway?" Ash asked.

"Excuse me, but it's not that I'm coming with you," Iris replied, before starting to walk ahead of Ash. "it's that you're coming along with me, get it?"

"Oh, please." Ash responded dismissively, before walking faster to try and get ahead of Iris.

"It's true!" Iris exclaimed as Axew came out of her hair to see what was up.

"Man," Ash exclaimed as he and Iris were trying to out-speed each other.

"Excuse me!" Iris exclaimed as she passed Ash.

"Excuse me!" Ash exclaimed back as he passed Iris.

Iris then got determined and growled a little before attempting to go past Ash.

"No, you don't!" Ash said before attempting to go past Iris.

Iris then had enough, growled once more, and picked up the speed.

Ash then followed suit as the two were then growling and trying to out-speed each other before Iris stopped and stood in front of Ash.

"Who said you could walk in front of me?" Iris demanded.

"No one!" Ash replied, matching Iris' tone.

"Look, I figured since you don't know the Unova region, I'd help you out!" Iris explained, before crossing her arms and looking away. "But what do I get for trying to be a little bit nice? Obviously not even a "thank you"!"

"Look, I don't remember you asking me if I wanted you to come along!" Ash retorted.

"Sure." Iris said before opening her previously closed eyes a slit and looking at Ash. "Go ahead and act like a tough guy." Iris then tilted her head back as if to laugh. "You're such a kid!"

"Oh, yeah?" Ash exclaimed, a bit of anger in his tone. "Well you're such a kid, too! Perhaps even more than I am."

"Pika!" ("Right!")

"You've got some nerve saying that to me!" Iris retorted, matching Ash's tone.

Before Ash and Iris could argue more, they soon noticed they were being watched.

"Pika?" ("Huh?")

"Oshawott!" ("Hey there guys!") The Sea Otter Pokémon exclaimed happily. "Osha, Osha!" ("Bet you missed me!") Oshawott then walked over to Ash. "Oshawott!" ("Nice to see you!")

"It's you!" Ash exclaimed.

"Pika!" ("Looks like it!")

"Oshawott. ("Yep, its me.")

"Oshawott!" Iris exclaimed.

"I remember," Ash began, as he recalled what happened the day before. "You helped us to rescue our Pokémon and get Team Rocket away!"

"Oshawott, Oshawott!" ("Yep, that was me!") Oshawott said enthusiastically.

"Let's see what the Pokédex has to say about you," Ash said as he grabbed his Pokédex from his pocket.

"Oshawott, the Sea Otter Pokémon. Oshawoot attacks and defends using the scalchop that can be removed from its stomach."

"Thanks again for helping us out back there." Ash said.

"Osha!" ("No problem.")

"But I don't understand what you're doing here now." Ash wondered aloud.

"Oshawott, Osha, Osha, Osha!" ("Well, if you're not going to see it right away, I guess I'll show you!") The Sea Otter Pokémon said as he ran closer to Ash.

"Pika!" ("Huh!") The Mouse Pokémon exclaimed, then noticed what the Pokémon was trying to say. "Pika, Pikachu!" ("Don't worry, I'll tell him!")

"Huh?" Was Ash's terse question.

"Pika, Pi Pika, Pika, Pika, Pika, Pikachu Pikapi." ("Oshawott said that he was trailing us Ash.")

Ash listened intently and hung on to every word Pikachu said before facing Oshawott.

"Wow, so you were following us?" Ash asked.

"Oshawott, Oshawott!" ("Yep, I sure was!")

"You're so cute!" Iris exclaimed, her hands clasped as she swiveled back and forth excitedly before stopping and walking over to Oshawott. "And you were following me!"

"If your skin were any softer and your cheeks any squishier, I couldn't stand it!" Iris exclaimed as she hugged Oshawott and started to poke his cheek with her finger.

"Oshawott..." ("Someone help me...")

"Of course, since it's obvious that you can't live without me, I promise I'll keep you as my very own Pokémon!" Iris said decidedly.

"Oshawott!" ("No way!") Oshawott exclaimed before he jumped out of Iris' arms.

"Wott, Wott, Wott, Wott, Wott, Wott, Wott!" ("No, no, no, I want to be that guy's trainer!") Oshawott exclaimed while shaking his head vigorously before running over to Ash mid-way through his rant.

"Wha?" Iris asked, confused.

"Osha, Oshawott, Oshawott!" ("Okay, coming up guys.") The Sea Otter said as he jumped up onto Ash.

"What's going on?" Ash exclaimed, confused.

Oshawott then tried to push Pikachu off, but when that failed, he decided to simply sit on Ash's opposite shoulder.

Jumping off almost simultaneously, Pikachu ran over to the other side of the road while Oshawott merely talked in front of Ash.

"Oshawott, Osha, Oshawott, Osha!" ("Now that I've gotten you're attention, listen to me!")

"Are you saying you like Ash?" Iris asked.

"Wott, Wott, Oshawott!" ("Yeah, I like you!")

Pikachu then, miffed at trying to be pushed off, unleashed a Thunderbolt at the Sea Otter Pokémon, who merely blocked it with his scalchop and sent it flying into Ash's face as he fell over from the blast, residue energy crackling off of him.

Iris and Axew then burst out laughing, amused at what had happened.

"What was that for?" Ash asked as he recovered from the literal shock.

"Osha, Oshawott..." ("You see, I want to travel with you...") The Sea Otter said, his eyes looking they were about to water.

"Hey, Ash, I'm starting to get the feeling this Oshawott would to be caught by you!" Iris exclaimed, understanding what was going on.

"Yeah?" Ash asked.

"Oshawott, Osha!" ("That's it exactly!") He said happily.

"What do you know!" Ash exclaimed, taking his backpack off before standing up. "Well, since you really helped us out with Team Rocket, do you really want to come along with us?"

"Wott, Wott, Oshawott!" ("Yes, it would make me quite happy indeed!")

"Pika, Pika." ("I'm not sure about this guys.")

Running over somewhere on the road, Ash turned his hat backwards.

"Okay, Oshawott!" Ash exclaimed determinedly. "Go, Poké Ball!"

The Poké Ball however, merely bounced off of Oshawott's head as it fell to the ground.

Ash was then reminded of something.

"Wait a minute!" Ash exclaimed, realization dawning on him. "I think you might be that Oshawott I saw at Professor Juniper's lab!"

"Osha Oshawott, Oshawott, Oshawott!" ("Yeah, I'm from that Professor's Lab alright!")

"Well, the only thing we can do now is go get Oshawott's Poké Ball," Ash said. "Come on, let's go!"

Nodding her head in agreement was Iris' simple response.

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"So that's where Oshawott went!" Professor Juniper exclaimed over the videophone. "I was so worried since Oshawott left without letting me know."

"Yeah, looks like Oshawott's been following us from the beginning!" Ash added.

"Well Ash, if it wouldn't be too much of a bother," Professor Juniper began. "maybe you could take care of Oshawott from now on.

"Are you kidding?" I'd love too!" Ash exclaimed excitedly, but quickly composed himself a little as he realized something else. "You don't mind?"

"No, of course not!" Professor Juniper replied. "I'll send you its Poké Ball right away."

True to her word, the Poké Ball then appeared on the transporter next to the videophone.

"Thanks, got it." Ash said as he got the Poké Ball and held it for affirmation.

"And Ash, since Oshawott has a tendency to disappear," Professor Juniper started, a slight sweat-drop on her head. "keep an eye out." Professor Juniper then put her hand to her hand in a salute-esque manner. "Thanks, see you soon!"

The videophone picture then distorted before fading to black, signaling the end of the call. Which left the two teens to be puzzled as they then turned around and noticed that Oshawott was gone.

"It's gone." Ash said.

"Pika." ("Yeah.")

They then soon walked out of where they were and started looking for Oshawott.

"This is nuts." Ash said. "Where could Oshawott have gone?"

"Pika." ("Where indeed.")

"Well, I guess I'll just have to help you look around." Iris said, her hand on her hip and her head up as if she were about to scoff.

"I can do it myself, thank you." Ash grumbled under his breath.

"Now, since we're both Pokémon Trainers, you don't have to go around acting like a little kid, you know." Iris commented.

"Let's go Pikachu!" Ash said, deciding to ignore Iris's comment.

"Pikachu!" ("I'm behind you!")

"Hey, wait a minute!" Iris exclaimed when she noticed Ash was walking away. "Stop being so stubborn!"

"Pika!" (Whoa!") The Mouse Pokémon exclaimed as both he and the trainers were falling down a pit.

"Pika..." ("Well that smarts.")

"That hurts!" Ash groaned. I'd assume Team Rocket did this, but they haven't dug a pit trap like this is a long time.

"What's going on?" Iris wondered aloud.

"Looks like a trap." Ash replied.

Axew then came from Iris' hair to see what was going on.

"If it is though, who could done this?" Ash wondered aloud.

Just then, a voice spoke from above.

"Sandile!"

The four trapped then looked up to see a brown-haired boy with a friendly smile wearing a light green shirt with an orange button on it looking down at them.

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Meanwhile, in a road not unlike the one they were on, a certain trio would also be unaware of the pit then would fall into.

"Hurry up!" Jessie demanded. "We've got to capture Pikachu and report to the Boss ASAP!"

"We may have fallen short last time, but this time for sure!" James interjected.

"Success is as sure as the day is long!" Meowth added.

The trio was then caught off-guard as they landed onto a pitfall trap but quickly recovered and landed on their feet.

"Looks like someone else has been busy digging pit traps." Jessie commented, also remembering how they had dug pit traps multiple times over the years in an attempt to capture Pikachu.

"But the question is who?" James wondered aloud.

Their attention was diverted however when they heard something speak.

"Sandile!" "Sandile!" ("You guys give me the creeps!")

"What have we here?" Jessie inquired.

"It's an unfamiliar Pokémon." James added.

"Sand." ("Your unfamiliar too.")

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As the boy helped Ash and Iris out of the pitfall trap, Ash scanned the Pokémon in his Pokédex.

"Sandile?" Ash wondered aloud.

"Sandile, the Desert Croc Pokémon. A dark membrane protects its eyes from the sun and it buries itself in the sand with its eyes and nose sticking out." The Pokédex uttered.

"Wow." Ash responded simply, putting the Pokédex away.

"I'm Iris and I can't thank you enough for helping us!" Iris exclaimed. "And this is Ash."

"Hi, my name's Dan and my family and I operate a resort spa and hotel that's not far from here." The boy - Dan - said.

"That is so cool, because I happen to adore resort spas!" Iris exclaimed happily, taking Dan's hands for a moment.

"Me too!" Ash added.

"Well, it makes me really happy to hear that, but," Dan began, as he then put his hand behind his head. "it makes me really sad to say we're closed right now, because of Sandile." He then removed his hand when he finished saying now.

A slight gasp from Ash and Iris were their responses.

"Our hot sand spa is our hotel's biggest attraction." Dan continued back at the hot sand spa area. "Unfortunately, now it looks like this."

"Whoa, that's too bad!" Ash commented, noticing the broken off trees, the tape around the area, and the holes of filled sand in front of him.

"It just happened a short time ago." Dan said, recounting the day the Sandile came. "When a couple came in to relax, the wild Sandile appeared and soon afterwards, they started to rumble in the ground, causing the couple to shriek and run away."

Ash and Iris merely listened on to every word.

"So for now, I'm afraid we're just going to have to stay closed." Dan said when he finished his tale.

"I don't understand how a bunch of friendly Sandile could have suddenly gotten destructive." Iris said, her hands out to her sides palm up in puzzlement.

"Yeah." Dan commented. "We don't have any idea either."

"Well, we can't just stand here, why don't we help him find out what's wrong?" Ash said, fists clenched in determination.

"Pika." ("Let's go")

"Come on!" Ash exclaimed, jumping over into the hot-sand area.

"Pika." ("Follow us.")

Iris was left to gasp as she saw what they we're doing.

"Man..." Ash said as he was enjoying the hot sand. "It doesn't get any better than this."

"Pika, Pikachu." ("Yeah, I agree.")

"Okay, I give," Iris said as she and Dan walked over to them. "what do you think you're doing?"

"Well, before we figure it out, we need research first," Ash replied. "And who knows? Maybe the Sandile will want to disrupt our hot sand enjoyment and come here."

Iris however, wasn't buying it as she put her hands on her hips. "All you care about is checking out the hot sand."

Iris then had an unamused expression on her face when Axew come up next to Pikachu to enjoy the hot sand. "Not you too?" She said, a bit exasperated.

Ash then let out a sigh of contentment. "This is the best!"

The two Pokémon agreed with their own sighs of contentment.

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While they were in the hot sand, three familiar faces were watching them through their goggles.

"It appears that the twerp is having the time of his life." James commented.

"Which gives us the perfect chance." Jessie interjected.

Their attention was again diverted though when they heard a familiar noise behind them.

"Sandile!" ("You again!")

"Oh, not you again!" Jessie exclaimed.

"Why must you be so persistent?" James asked.

"Stay here and you'll blow our cover!" Meowth interjected.

"Sandile!" ("Good idea!")

"I think it's time for you to become scarce." Meowth said.

"Sandile. ("I'm trembling.") "Sandile!" ("Later!") The Sandile then burrowed underground as Jessie and Meowth shielded themselves from the dirt that rose up.

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"Ash, I thought we were searching for Oshawott, remember?" Iris said, hands on her hips again.

That caught Ash's attention. "Sorry, I was distracted trying to be of help." Ash said as he got up.

"Pika, Pika!" ("I think you just forgot.")

Then they heard a familiar sound not too far away.

"Oshawott..." ("So relaxing.") The Sea Otter said as he was relaxing in the hot sand.

That brought a sweat-drop to Ash and Pikachu.

"Hold on, have you been lying here this whole time?" Ash asked as he and the others ran over to him.

"Oshawott, Oshawott!" ("Perhaps, this hot sand is amazing.")

"Well, that's one happy Pokémon!" Ash commented, a small sweat-drop appearing.

Their attention was soon focused on something else as a Sandile came bursting through the hot sand.

"You see!" Dan exclaimed, pointing an accusatory finger at the Sandile. "That's the leader of the Sandile."

The Sandile then charged forward and bit down on Axew, surprising Oshawott out of the sand.

"No, Axew!" Iris exclaimed worriedly.

"Wel'll save you!" Ash said. "Don't worry!"

"Pikachu!" ("Help is on the way!")

"Wait Ash," Iris said. "if you attack Sandile, Axew might get hurt, let me try and rescue Axew."

"Okay, if you say so." Ash responded as Iris ran off to try and pry Sandile and Axew apart.

"Now you let go of my Axew or else!" Iris demanded.

"Sand!" ("Nope")

Then Ash, Pikachu, and Oshawott came running over to try and pry and help Axew.

"Open your mouth!" Ash demanded. "Come on!"

"Let's try to pull hard all at once!" Ash said determinedly.

After pulling hard twice, Sandile let go when he was brought to sneeze by Pikachu's ear itching inside its nose. They were then blown back as Sandile then grabbed onto Pikachu's arm and Oshawott's leg and started running.

"Pikachu, Oshawott!" Ash exclaimed.

The three people were surprised at what they saw next.

"Team Rocket!" Ash exclaimed. "What's all that?"

Jessie: "Open your ears for the answers indeed!"

James: "The answer to come...as we feel the need!"

Jessie: "We bring...white light of evil into your future!"

James: "Hammering...justice onto the black universe!"

Meowth: "Carving our names in the rock of eternity!"

Jessie: "The fiery destroyer...Jessie!"

James: "With thunderous emotion...I am James!"

Meowth: "Wisest of the wise, Meowth!"

Jessie, James, and Meowth: "Now, gather under the name of Team Rocket!"

"Don't you ever give up!" Iris exclaimed, her one fist risen in anger.

"Give us back our Pokémon!" Ash demanded.

"There's a huge flaw in your premise since they're now our Pokémon." Jessie responded, her head sticking out of the machine they were driving.

Pikachu and Oshawott merely protested their disagreements as they drove off.

Before they could get close to the machine though, Meowth threw a smokescreen down, allowing them to escape.

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Once they felt they were a save distance away, the machine stopped.

"The dream of catching Pikachu comes true!" Jessie exclaimed, look out the window at her quarry.

"And there's nothing like Oshawott and Sandile as a bonus prize!" Meowth added, a smile on his face.

"So, let's inform the Boss right away!" James interjected.

"What's happening?" Jessie exclaimed as the machine they were in tilted.

They were then aware of a group of Sandile looking them down.

"Ash, up there!" Iris exclaimed, pointing in the direction she saw something.

"Team Rocket!" Ash exclaimed, his fist rising in anger. "Quick, let's go up there right away!"

"Right." Iris and Dan said in agreement.

"Sandile!" "Sandile!" ("Let our leader go!")

"Stay away from us, all of you!" Meowth exclaimed, swinging the briefcase in his hands back and forth to try and ward off the oncoming Sandile.

The Sandile then began to dig when they received a signal from their leader.

"All right, what are they trying to do?" Jessie wondered aloud. a bit perplexed before turning to her human companion. "James, let's get out of here, right away!"

"Right!" James agreed.

Before they could move though, they began to sinking into the ground as they tilted to the side and back and forth.

The Team Rocket Trio then simply jumped out of the now grounded vehicle and onto a nearby ledge.

"Team..." James began. "I'm afraid we've no choice but to retreat."

"Right." Jessie agreed.

Meowth merely nodded in agreement.

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As Ash, Iris, and Dan went to catch up with their Pokémon, they noticed that there was a group of Deerling, Pidove, and Patrat that appeared to be terrified of something.

To get a better look, they knelt down behind a rock to remain inconspicuous.

"There they are." Ash stated.

"Yeah, and check out all of those wild Pokémon, too!" Iris added.

"So, what's going on?" Dan wondered aloud.

They then saw two things happen next, the leader of the Sandile were conversing with them atop a plateau, and a geyser appeared, spooking the wild Pokémon. As the Sandile reassured the wild Pokémon, they started walking with them guiding them as more geysers appeared.

"What's that?" Ash asked as a geyser appeared near them.

"A geyser!" Dan replied simply.

"It's boiling water that shoots up from under the ground." Iris elaborated.

"I've never seen a geyser around here." Dan added.

"Looks like the Sandile with the sunglasses is guiding them all somewhere." Iris commented as she saw the Sandile leading the wild Pokémon.

"I'll bet you that the Sandile are trying to protect the other Pokémon!" Dan exclaimed before putting his hand to his chin thoughtfully. "I'm beginning to wonder if that's the reason they came to the sand bath in the first place, that they were really just trying to warn us all about the danger from the geysers!" After saying place, he removed his hand from his chin.

"Is that why Sandile grabbed Axew?" Iris asked.

"It was trying to save Axew!" Ash said. "That Sandile's all right!"

"Hey, Pikachu!" Ash said after standing up and running to the Mouse Pokémon.

"That sounds huge!" Dan commented, as a loud noise was sounding around them.

As more geysers appeared, the wild Pokémon were left trapped on an island in the middle of a stream of boiling water.

"They're surrounded by boiling water!" Iris commented. "Now what do we do?"

"It's gonna be trouble if another big one blows!" Dan added.

"Like right now!" Iris exclaimed worriedly, looking to her right as another loud noise sounded.

"All right!" Ash exclaimed before running over to the stream.

"Pika, Pika!" ("Hey, wait!") Before he could follow though, Oshawott tackled him.

"Osha!" ("Wait!")

"Pika!" ("What!")

"Oshawott, Osha Osha Oshawott!" ("He doesn't need to worry about you too.")

"Pika!" ("I disagree!")

As Ash ran to the boiling stream, he groaned in pain when he stepped in, running back over and collapsing next to his Pokémon as Iris and Dan ran up.

"Ash, you can't wade through that boiling water!" Iris exclaimed, clenching her fists.

"But I've got to do something to save them!" Ash exclaimed, looking up and holding his leg.

"Sandile, Sand, Sand!" ("Leave that to me!")

The Sandile with the sunglasses then told other Sandile to follow its lead as it bit down on a rock and the other Sandile bit on the tail of the Sandile as they ascended.

"What are they trying to do?" Iris asked.

"I know!" Ash exclaimed, fists clenched in realization. "The Sandile are making a bridge!"

"Good luck, Sandile!" Dan shouted, cupping his hands like a megaphone.

"You can do it!" Iris added, mimicking the gesture.

"Yeah! Awesome!" Ash exclaimed as the Sandile formed a bridge to the wild Pokémon. "Everyone, cross over the bridge!"

"What's the matter?" Iris wondered as the wild Pokémon just stood there.

"I think they might be scared," Ash said.

"They're all scared!" Dan exclaimed.

"Hey, you've got to hurry and cross!" Ash shouted, but when it appeared they weren't budging, he figured it was time to act before he ran over to them. "I've gotta help them!"

"Pika!" ("Right!")

"Come on!" Ash said. "Let's all get on the Sandile bridge and cross over together!"

"Pikachu , Pika pi Pika Pika!" ("Certainly can't stand here all day!")

Hesitatingly but surely, one of the Deerling began to cross.

"Okay, hurry!" Ash exclaimed as the Pidove flew over and a Patrat started crossing.

"Keep it up!" Iris exclaimed encouragingly.

"Not much time!" Dan added.

"Pikachu, why don't you go on ahead!" Ash said as the final Pokémon, a Deerling, began to cross.

"Pikachu!" ("If you say so!")

After Pikachu jumped on the bridge though, the ground underneath the Sandile cracked.

Ash gasped before grabbing onto the Sandile to save it.

"Oh no, Ash!" Iris said, concerned.

"Pika, Pi!" ("Hang in there!")

"'Kay, hang on a little longer!" Ash said encouragingly as the Sandile biting the rock began to feel tired from its efforts. "You can do it, Sandile! Just a little bit more!"

Then, as Pikachu and Deerling got off the bridge, a geyser erupted behind Ash.

"Oshawott, Osha!" ("Oh no you don't!") The Sea Otter Pokémon said before jumping onto the bridge and into the air to shoot a Water Gun at the oncoming geyser.

As the attack worked, Oshawott cheered before realizing it was going to fall into the boiling water below.

"No, Oshawott!" Ash exclaimed before readying its Poké Ball. "Oshawott, return!"

"Great, Oshawott!" Ash said as he congratulated his Pokémon.

Having to grab a Poké Ball then caused Ash to lose his grip on Sandile and became surprised when Iris grabbed his hand.

"That was pretty crazy, Ash!" Iris commented.

"Nah, that was nothing compared to some of the things I've done in the past." Ash replied before looking over to the Pokémon. "Sandile, give it just one more push, 'kay?"

"Sandile!" ("Coming up!") The Desert Croc Pokémon said before pushing itself upward.

"Awesome!" Iris exclaimed as the Sandile rose up like a tower.

The Sandile then couldn't take anymore and promptly collapsed on the ground, the humans following shortly with painful thuds.

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"Well, son, what do you think of our brand-new hot spring?" Dan's father asked.

"I'm sorry the geysers caused us to lose our sand spa," Dan began. "but this is incredible!"

"The hot water feels awesome!" Ash commented.

"Pikachu!" ("And relaxing!")

"Yeah!" Iris agreed. "Five stars, without a doubt!"

The two other Pokémon merely spoke in contentment.

"Wow, thanks!" Dan said.

"We now have a brand-new attraction!" Dan's father said.

"Yeah!" Ash said. "There's nothing more relaxing than a hot spring!"

"Yeah!" Iris added, nodding in agreement.

"On another note though, this reminds me of the previous adventure I had in the last region I travelled through." Ash began. "Although, that story was somewhat different than this one."

Realization dawned on Pikachu as he noticed what his trainer was talking about. "Pikachu, Pika Pika Pi Pika Pikachu." ("Yeah, I wonder how they're doing right now.")

"What are you talking about Ash?" Iris inquired.

"You see, when I was travelling through the Sinnoh region, me and my travelling companions, Dawn and Brock, ran into one of Dawn's friends," Ash began. "Her friend, Leona, ran a hot spring with her parents but was unable to do so because the hot spring was no longing receiving its water."

"That does sound a little familiar." Iris commented. "At the very least the hot spring having problems does."

"Anyway, long story short, the problem was being caused by Team Rocket and Dawn and her friend Leona beat them when they combined Leona's three Swinub's Dig attack and Buneary's Ice Beam to take down their robot. The robot then froze, became brittle, and sent them blasting off again as we then soon enjoyed a nice relaxing rest in the hot spring."

"Interesting." Iris said. "Sounds less dangerous though since there was no mention of geysers there to put anyone in harm's way."

As the two teens and their three Pokémon were enjoying the hot spring, a certain Desert Croc Pokémon was guffawing to itself lightly on a road far from them.

Author's Notes: So, since I figured they were at a hot spring, I decided to throw in a bit of continuity. After all, who doesn't like a bit of continuity spread here and there? Although, I guess the continuity was kind of pointless. Oh well! I digress. See you later! Be sure to review! Those reviews are always good. No matter what the comment entails, they are always welcome.