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Pokemon: Friends to the End
Chapter 25: Oh Do You Know The Poffin Plan!
Ash and his friends arrive in Floaroma Town, where people were walking around and flowers were everywhere.
"Floaroma Town."Ash said with a smile.
"No wonder, people call it the town of gifted scented flowers,wow."Brock remarked.
"Pika!"Pikachu agreed.
"And just smell that beautiful scent of the flowers so vivid."Denise added with a gentle smile.
Dawn and Denise walked up to a poster that talked about Floaroma Town's Pokemon Contest.
"Judging by your faces, I think this your first time in Floaroma Town."A Woman said.
"Yeah, we just arrived for the contest, it's so beautiful!"Dawn admitted sweetly.
"Our trees and flowers are gorgeous, but you'll never guess but that this paradise was once a wasteland."the Woman commented.
"Huh?"The four trainers said in unison.
"Everywhere you look the sad people of this town they tried many times to grow flowers and nothing seemed to grow no matter what."the Woman said. "But legend has it that a beautiful woman climbed at top of the hill and gives thanks for nature's great beauty, it seemed that the flowers and trees couldn't wait to grow and they joined forces to express their thanks to the woman as well."
"Wow, what a beautiful story."Denise said kindly.
"Thank you for sharing the beautiful story to us."Brock replied with a bow.
"Yeah, so very much."Ash, Dawn and Denise said in unison and bowed their heads.
"It was pleasure and good luck on the Pokemon Contest."the Woman stated.
After telling the story, the woman leaves as the two sisters notices a sign about a Poffin cooking class.
"Hey look at that they'll have a poffin cooking class today."Dawn admitted.
"Poffin?"Ash said in confusion. "What are poffins?"
This statement caused Dawn and Denise to get surprised.
"Huh?"Dawn said in surprise. "Don't tell me you don't know what poffins are?"
Denise smirked and folded her arms.
"You wanna know?"Denise asked.
"I would if you guys tell me."Ash responded.
"Alright, relax."Dawn reminded with a smile. "Poffins are pokemon snacks that are made from berries."
"You see me and Dawn used to help our mum make poffins, so we're both experts."Denise chuckled.
"So if Poffins are pokemon snacks that means they're sort of like the Hoenn Region pokeblocks."Ash suggested.
"Pika!"Pikachu said happily.
"I guess they are like Pokeblocks in a certain way, but I heard poffins are made in a different recipe."Brock replied.
"And not only that poffins make pokemon healthy but they also keep them look great."Dawn added.
"Come on."Denise encourages. "Can we take a poffin cooking class too?"
"I say we should give it a shot."Ash agreed.
"I say yes."Brock stated.
Pikachu smiled. "Pikachu!"
The four heroes then go to the location as a Lotad and Roserade take care of the garden.
"Uh hello!"Ash called out. "We really like to take your poffin class now."
"Ash you should keep it down."Dawn reminded and looked at the startled Roserade. "I think your sort of scaring that Roserade."
"Oops, my bad."Ash said awkwardly.
"Sorry about that."Dawn assured. "Just because his loud now doesn't mean his rude all the time."
Ash looked at her with frown while Denise giggled.
"Let's check it out."Denise insisted.
Denise took out her Pokédex.
"Roserade the Bouquet Pokémon."Denise's Pokédex buzzed. "Roserade is the evolved form of Roselia, it lures enemies with its sweet aroma and attacks with dancer-like elegance."
"So Budew evolves into Roselia and Roselia evolves into Roserade?"Denise complemented as she placed her Pokédex away. "How cool."
"So did you say your were here for the poffin cooking class?"
The four trainers looked up and saw a girl holding a Sprayduck.
"Uh huh."Ash, Brock, Dawn and Denise answered in unison.
"I made you wait, I'm terribly sorry."the girl said with a smile.
Brock immediately started flirting with the girl.
"Apologizes are a waste of time, I would happily waited until the end of time to have just one glimpse of your radiant beauty." Brock flirted holding the girl's hand. "My blooming flower."
"Oh thank you, how nice."the girl said kindly.
"May I ask your name?"Brock asked.
"Forsythia, hello."the girl greeted.
"Forsythia for one in a rose for such blossoming beauty its the perfect name."Brock continued lovingly. "And standing in a field of flowers with you!"
Then Croagunk hit Brock with Poison Jab and dragged him away.
"Very well, can the rest of you come inside please?"Forsythia asked with a smile.
Forsythia brings the four companions to the kitchen as Roserade brought some berries in.
The heroes listened carefully as Forsythia gives them quick demo on making Poffins generally.
"First you put your berries in a pot of cold water."Forsythia instructed. "Then you turn the heat up all the way while stirring non stop, its this constant stirring that gives poffins, they're taste you see, okay is everyone with me?"
"You bet!"Ash, Dawn, Denise and Brock said in unison.
The heroes then put their aprons on and started cooking.
Denise used Chesto Berries to make her poffins which caused the stirring to become light blue.
The two sisters use their Pokétch Kitchen Timer Apps to help cook Poffins to the appropriate measure.
"That's good."Dawn commented.
"What are you two messing with your Pokétches for?"Ash asked.
"We're just setting the timers, Ash."Denise answered. "Because if you keep them in the heat for too long they'll burn."
Forsythia then walked by and smiled.
"Looks like you two done this before."Forsythia assumed.
"Yes, when we were kids we always helped our mum in the kitchen."Dawn replied.
"Oh that's great helping your mum."Forsythia remarked.
Brock tried to talk about helping his family out, but Croagunk's presence was enough to calm him down.
"I got it can we move to something else now."Brock mumbled.
Denise smiled as she sprinkled a little flavour on her mixer as it turned into a rich yellow colour.
"All right then."Denise chuckled.
The two sisters timers beep and they spread the Poffins onto the mold platters.
"So once they're fully cooked out, you put it into the mold, check."Brock said while writing in his small book.
"You got to stir it faster."Forsythia instructed.
"You mean like this?"Ash asked as he stirred the mixer.
"No that's too fast."Forsythia replied. "Your gonna spill it."
"Okay how about this?"Ash asked.
"That's too slow."Forsythia replied. "Your gonna burn it."
Then smoke came out of the pot.
"Our poffins are good to go!"Dawn and Denise said in unison.
"And so are mine."Ash added.
"All right, its gotta be snack time."Forsythia commented.
Everyone finished making Poffins at the same time and all four of them bring out their Pokémon.
Dawn's Pokémon tries her Poffins, but all three find them horrible.
"What's wrong?"Dawn asked worriedly. "That's the recipe, my mum made for her Glameow."
Brock's Pokémon liked his Poffin.
Ash's Pokémon eats Forsythia's Poffins since his are burnt.
Denise served her mild poffins that were a golden colour with yellow-white sprinkles on top to her pokemon.
"So what do you guys think?"Denise asked with a smile.
Her Turtwig, Eevee, Luxio, Ralts and Hoothoot tried the poffins and all of them chirped in happiness.
Denise giggled. "I guess they're delicious by your looks."
Denise took a napkin and bent down to clean Ralt's mouth that was covered in small crumbs.
Ash tried to eat all his burnt poffins, but he found them obviously disgusting.
"Yuck."Ash groaned in shame.
"Hey, its your first time, so it takes lots of practice to make good poffins."Forsythia assured with a sheepish smile.
Denise walked up to Ash.
"Ash, how about you try my poffins?"Denise suggested holding her plate of poffins. "They're quite good."
Ash took one of the mild poffins and ate it.
"Hey, they're amazing!"Ash remarked hungrily.
Ash took a few more to eat whilebDenise smiled and blushed a little bit, knowing she cheered him up.
A while after, the four trainers helped Forsythia tidy up.
Dawn had a frown on her face while drying a plate.
"Hey, so your pokemon didn't like your poffins either?"Ash asked with a smile.
"Don't worry, sis."Denise assured. "There's always next time."
"Pokémon all have different tastes."Forsythia commented.
"Is that true?"Dawn asked in surprise.
"Of course."Forsythia replied. "Like all people have all kinds of likes and dislikes too and how you feel same with them. What was your mum's Pokémon?"
"Its a Glameow."Denise replied.
"Well then I'm certain your mother made her poffins specifically for her Glameow's." Forsythia declared. "Maybe you should try a different approach for your Pokémon."
"A different approach?"Dawn asked.
"Its just a test of trail and error until you have the right poffin taste for your Pokémon."Forsythia said. "Then you'll make sure you can do anything for them."
A smile appeared on Dawn's face, understanding her error.
"Great."Dawn replied with a nod.
Forsythia prepared the group some tea as Roserade served the plate, but quickly backs away scared.
"Man for some reason Roserade is still scared of me."Ash said.
"I wonder what's wrong with the poor thing?"Denise asked.
"I'm really am sorry, Roserade was always scared so easily and usually spends hiding out."Forsythia informed.
"Has Roserade always done that?"Dawn asked.
"Long as I remember even back when Roserade was still a sweet little Budew."Forsythia remarked. "Budew loved caring for the flowers and before I knew it, Budew evolved into Roselia and finally into my beautiful Roserade now me and Roserade has become quite a team."
Suddenly, a giant explosion gets their attention as one of Team Rocket's mechas steals all the Berries and destroys the garden.
"Stop it!"Forsythia shouted.
"Knock it off!"Ash demanded.
Team Rocket recites their motto.
"Listen is that a voice that I hear?"
"Is speaking to me loud and clear!"
"On the Wind!"
"Passed the Stars!"
"In your ear!"
"We're bringing real crisis and brick neck pain!"
"Dashing hope putting fear in it's place!"
Their balloon comes up and they go on it.
"A rose by any other name is just as sweet!"
"When everything is worse our work is complete!"
"Jessie!"
"James!"
"Meowth that's name!"
"Putting the do gooders in their place!"
"We're Team Rocket!"
"We're in your face!"
"Come on!"Denise snapped. "These berries don't belong to you and you know it!"
"So get out now!"Dawn agreed.
"Twerps words never spoken."Jessie replied. "We are gonna make a fortune by selling poffins and not you!"
"Pikachu, Thunderbolt let's go!"Ash ordered.
Pikachu uses Thunderbolt, but it has no effect on the mecha.
"You are more shocked waved than we are."Mewoth joked.
"Now is Dustox's turn to do the attacking honour!"Jessie remarked.
Dustox came out of Jessie's pokeball.
"Dustox!"
"You too, Carnivine!"James stated.
Carnivine comes out and latches onto James, who sends out Cacnea, but both latch onto him.
"Can't you see there's not enough to go around?!"James complained.
"Dustox use Poison Sting!"Jessie ordered.
Dustox fired Poison Sting towards the group.
"Croagunk, Poison Sting on the Poison Sting!"Brock ordered.
"Now Piplup use Bubble Beam!"Dawn ordered.
"Hoothoot use Hypnosis!"Denise ordered.
"Turtwig, Razor Leaf go!"Ash ordered.
Croagunk, Piplup, Hoothoot and Turtwig fired their moves towards their enemies.
"Carnivine use Bullet Seed, Cacnea use Pin Missile!"James ordered.
Cacnea's Pin Missile and Carnivine's Bullet Seed blocked the attacks.
"Aipom use Swift!"Ash ordered.
Aipom fired stars towards Team Rocket.
"Wobbuffet use Mirror Coat."Jessie said simply.
Wobbuffet uses Mirror Coat to block the attack.
"Buneary Ice Beam, let's go!"Dawn ordered.
"Ralts use Magical Leaf!"Denise ordered.
"Quick, Cacnea use Sandstorm!"James ordered.
Buneary uses Ice Beam and Ralts use Magical Leaf but Cacnea uses Sandstorm to block.
"Well, this turned out nice."Jessie said with a evil smile.
"I say we leave."James suggested.
"Then let's get going!"Meowth laughed.
Team Rocket attempts to leave, but Roserade suddenly attacks with Magical Leaf.
"Is that Roserade?"Forsythia asked.
"Your Roserade is awesome!"Ash remarked.
"Pika!"Pikachu said happily.
Ash sends Pikachu to use Quick Attack to rock the mecha, but Meowth deploys baskets to lock everyone but Forsythia down.
Dustox uses Gust to pin Roserade, but it jumps off the roof.
Meowth tries to take the scarf off Roserade, but Roserade resists.
James sends Mime Jr. to use Tickle on Roserade.
It works and the scarf comes off, sending Roserade to the ground in fear.
Team Rocket attempts to take off, taking Roserade with them.
Forsythia runs to block them from leaving, as the others are helpless to help her.
"Give back Roserade right now!"She ordered.
"Forsythia look out!"Brock shouted.
"Oh and what you will do about it?"Jessie asked with a smile.
"Roserade! You're brave without any scarf!"Forsythia protested. "Your just as powerful without it, you worked so hard to protect this orchid, you can't give up now, you can't give up on me wither!"
Roserade snapped out of fear and breaks free of the grip using Petal Dance to shear the tires and the baskets freeing Ash and his friends.
"Go get them!"Dawn demanded. "Piplup use Bubble Beam!"
"Turtwig use Razor Leaf!"Denise ordered.
"Croagunk use Poison Sting!"Brock ordered.
Piplup, Turtwig and Roserade fired their moves at Team Rocket.
"Pikachu use Iron Tail now!"Ash ordered.
Pikachu's Iron Tail cuts the basket and released the captured Berries.
"Quick, Roserade use Petal Dance!"Forsythia ordered.
Roserade uses Petal Dance sending Team Rocket blasting off.
"Blasts off is a pain, but two?"Jessie asked with a frown.
"Wobbuffet!"Wobbuffet shouted.
Then Team Rocket flew out of sight.
"Roserade you were so brave."Forsythia admitted kindly.
The five then notice the garden was destroyed.
"Talk about an overwhelming victory."Brock commented.
Roserade used Sunny Day and Lotad used Water Gun to help repair the damaged garden stunning the five.
"What's this?"Dawn asked.
"Roserade's Sunny Day."Brock replied.
"Now watch this."Forsythia stated with a smile.
Then fresh plants sprouting in place much like the legend of Floaroma Town and a rainbow appeared in the sky.
"Wow, Roserade's sunny day and Lotad's Water Gun just made a fairytale scene."Denise admitted kindly.
"Just like the Legend of Floaroma Town."Dawn agreed.
Later that Evening...
Dawn prepared another batch of Poffins, but this time her own way.
"Ta da!"Dawn said happily. "Come on and get it."
Dawn served the poffins to her Pokémon.
"You three are gonna love them."Dawn assured with a smile.
Piplup, Buneary and Pachirisu were reluctant to eat them.
Buneary and Pachirisu try to get Piplup to taste first, but the Penguin Pokemon convinces them to all eat at once.
This time, the Pokémon like the Poffins.
"Yay!"Dawn cheered in victory.
"Hey Dawn, looks you got it right this time."Ash admitted.
"Good job, sis."Denise praised.
"You found your own recipe."Forsythia commented.
Dawn smiled at Forsythia.
"And thanks to you and Roserade, I learned more than just making poffins."Dawn replied.
"Huh?"Forsythia asked in confusion.
"Your Roserade was beautiful and strong, I want to raise a Pokémon just like you have, Forsythia."Dawn stated with a smile. "If I enter a Pokémon like that I can't lose."
"Well done, if anyone can do it you can too."Forsythia said.
Forsythia looked at Roserade and Lotad, who smiled in agreement.
"Roserade!"
"Lotad!"
"And you too Brock."Forsythia added.
"Hey!"Brock remarked.
This caused the four trainers and Pikachu to laugh as Forsythia served them tea.
The two sisters were now inspired to prepare for the next Pokémon Contest.
Ooh I feel excited to write the next part
Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter
Feel free to review what you think so far:)
Denise's Team:
Turtwig (Male): Quick Attack, Absorb, Razor Leaf and Bite
Eevee (Female): Water Gun, Shadow Ball, Attract and Thunder
Luxio (Male): Spark, Night Slash, Wild Charge and Ice Fang
Ralts (Female): Psychic, Double Team, Magical Leaf and Confusion
Hoothoot (Male): Peck, Reflect, Aerial Ace and Hypnosis