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Pokemon: Friends to the End
Chapter 30: Some Enchanted Sweetening!
Ash and his friends are travelling to the Eterna Gym and they were now in the Eterna Forest.
The heroes go to get Aipom, who was getting away really fast.
The group stop when Aipom climbs a giant tree and see her licking the honey along with wild Pokémon.
"Hey, check it out."Ash said.
"It's honey."Brock admitted.
"Honey?"Dawn said in confusion.
"Of course."Brock agreed with a nod. "Pokémon are attracted to the sweet smell of honey."
"Wow."Denise remarked. "That's amazing."
Then a Burmy appears from a bush.
"Its a Burmy."Dawn said with a smile.
"Aw, how cute."Denise stated kindly.
The Bagworm Pokémon goes to lick the honey, but falls down to the ground.
Burmy gets embarrassed and began attaching his leaves back.
A young woman named Cheryl and her Chansey was watching the Bug Type Pokémon.
"Chansey, it's time."the woman admitted.
Chansey nodded. "Chansey."
The two go behind the wild Burmy while the three Trainers gasped to see her.
"What a babe!"Brock said lovingly.
"Chansey, use Attract."Cheryl ordered.
Chansey sent golden hearts at the wild Burmy causing him to fell in love with her.
"That Attract sure works."Ash said.
"Pika."Pikachu whispered.
"Yeah, I would love some of that!"Brock agreed with heart shaped eyes.
"Its working."Cheryl said sweetly. "Which means your the kind of Burmy, we've been waiting for, how beautiful."
"Wait, if you're gonna catch it, you need to attack."Dawn reminded.
"She's right!"Brock agreed. "The same way your beauty is attracting my heart right now!"
Denise's sweat dropped. "Oh brother."
"I'm grateful for such good advice from people, I didn't even met."Cheryl said kindly and looked at Chansey. "Chansey, Double Slap!"
The Wild Burmy attacks Chansey with Tackle.
"What a strong tackle!"Cheryl complemented. "Now, Chansey, use Double Slap!"
Chansey uses Double Slap again causing the Wild Burmy to use Protect.
"Its not working."Dawn commented.
"Wow."Denise responded in surprise."That Burmy sure is strong."
"Chansey, now use Egg Bomb!"Cheryl ordered.
Chansey uses Egg Bomb causing the Wild Burmy to faint.
"That's perfect!"Cheryl remarked. "Go, Poké Ball!"
Cheryl throws her Poké Ball, trapping Burmy and he then got caught inside it.
"I've finally done it."Cheryl remarked and held up her Poké Ball. "At last this Burmy is mine!"
Chansey cheered at her Trainer's victory.
"Chansey!"Chansey said sweetly. "Chansey!"
Ash and the Twinleaf twins walked up to Cheryl.
"You sure did."Ash agreed. "My name is Ash from Pallet Town."
"Pika Pikachu."Pikachu said.
"I'm Dawn."Dawn introduced.
"And I'm Dawn's twin sister Denise."Denise added. "You put the honey on that tree, right?"
"Right. People call me Cheryl the Treasure Hunter."Cheryl replied and bowed. "A pleasure to meet you, thanks for your help."
"A Treasure Hunter!"Brock said lovingly. "I always wanted to be a treasure like someone like you, who would take my hand and treasure me forever! Catch me next!"
Croagunk was about to hit his Trainer with Poison Jab, but then Cheryl walked away.
"Like my beloved grandfather once said, when you catch a Bug Type Pokémon, you can never hold hands with a man again."Cheryl stated. "Also if you happen to see a Spearow in the west, you'll have good luck brought upon you, I saw a Spearow today and now I have my Burmy."
Chansey smiled. "Chansey. Chansey."
"Oh well."Brock said with a small frown. "That's nice."
The four heroes and Cheryl then sat down to have some tea while the Treasure Hunter told them she was looking for Enchanted Honey.
"Enchanted Honey?"Ash, Dawn and Denise said in unison.
"What's Enchanted Honey?"Brock asked.
"Its said to be a honey that is a 100 times sweeter than normal honey."Cheryl answered. "I want it and that's what I came here to find."
"That must be strong stuff."Ash remarked.
"I can imagine how many Pokémon would it attract."Brock added.
"Yeah, I bet it could be used to add more sweetening on cakes too."Denise admitted.
"But what's make you think you can find that honey all the way out here?"Dawn asked.
"Look at this."Cheryl said and took out a map.
"Its some kind of map."Dawn whispered.
"That's right."Cheryl agreed. "This makes it all possible, it's in Eterna Forest and the X marks where I'm heading, it's the Amber Castle."
"Whoa, a castle?"Ash asked in surprise.
"Its a secret castle that no one has ever been to yet."Cheryl said. "That's where the Enchanted Honey rumoured to be."
"Awsome!"Dawn complimented with a smile and standing up. "It sounds so excited and mysterious."
"And adventurous too."Denise added.
"I know, we can help you look."Ash suggested.
"Pika Pikachu!"Pikachu said happily.
"And then you can reconsider holding hands, if not I can't go on!"Brock flirted.
Then Croagunk used Poison Jab on him and dragged him away.
Afterwards...
The Treasure Hunter took out her Poké Ball.
"Now, Burmy, come out and say hi!"Cheryl stated.
Cheryl's Poké Ball opened and Burmy came out from it.
"Burmy!"
"Burmy, I need to use Mothim's powerful sense of smell to guide me to Amber Castle's Enchanted Honey."Cheryl exclaimed. "So I would need you to evolve into a Mothim before anything else."
Dawn looked at Cheryl.
"But if you need a Mothim, why don't you go out and catch a Mothim in the first place?"Dawn asked.
"My grandfather always used to say that all roads begin with Burmy. I caught three Burmys so far, but look."Cheryl said and took out three Poké Balls.
Her Poké Balls opened revealing all three types of Wormadams.
"See?"Cheryl asked. "See all three are Wormadams."
"Whoa."Denise said with a surprised look. "Each of them have different cloaks
"Of course, the male Burmy evolve into Mothim and the female Burmy evolve into Wormadam."Brock commented.
"Hold on."Ash instructed.
Ash took out his Pokédex to scan the three Wormadam.
"Wormadam the Bagworm Pokémon and the evolved form of a female Burmy."Ash's Pokédex buzzed. "Her appearance changes depending on where she evolved."
"Like those three?"Dawn asked.
"Of course that one is from the forest, that one is from the city and that one evolved in the mountains."Brock answered.
"I've been waiting for a male Burmy like you for a long time."Cheryl remarked. "I'm so glad you'll help me."
Burmy smiled. "Burmy."
"Okay, Turtwig!"Denise chuckled and tossed out her Poké Ball. "Come on out!"
Denise's Poké Ball opened and her starter Pokémon came out.
"Turtwig!"
"Burmy needs to gain experience in order to evolve."Denise explained. "So me and Turtwig can help you out with that."
"Turtwig."Turtwig said with a smile.
"Denise, that's very kind of you."Cheryl admitted and looked at her three Wormadams. "Wormadams, would you all cheer for Burmy please?"
The three Wormadams smiled and agreed.
Then the battle between Denise and Cheryl began.
"Now, Burmy, Tackle let's go!"Cheryl ordered.
Burmy began to charge towards Turtwig.
"Turtwig, use Tackle too!"Denise ordered.
Burmy and Turtwig collide with each other, but the Grass Type got pushed back by the Bug Type.
"Turtwig, are you okay?"Denise asked worriedly.
Turtwig nodded at his Trainer and looked at Burmy.
"Okay, Cheryl, you can have the first move again."Denise commented.
"Right."Cheryl said with a nod and gave Burmy his next order. "Burmy, use Tackle once more!"
Burmy charged again at Turtwig.
"Turtwig, don't dodge the attack this time."Denise instructed.
Turtwig obeyed and once again got hit by Burmy causing him to fell on the ground feeling weak.
"Oh my, is Turtwig all right?"Cheryl asked.
"Yeah, he's fine. Right, Turtwig?"Denise said hopefully.
Turtwig got on his toes and nodded, but then he started glowing!
The four heroes and Cheryl gasped at what they're seeing.
"That light!"Dawn murmured.
"Turtwig is starting to evolve!"Brock admitted.
"Whoa!"Ash said in shock.
"Pika."Pikachu whispered.
Denise stared as her starter Pokémon grew bigger and then the glow stopped revealing a new Pokémon.
The new Pokémon had light green skin and a large shell covering his back, the shell appears sectioned and was yellow with three long, brown ridges atop of him with claws on his feet.
"Grotle!"
An amazed gasp grew on Denise's face.
"Oh my gosh!"Denise remarked happily. "Turtwig, you evolved into Grotle!"
Denise took out her Pokédex to scan Grotle.
"Grotle the Grove Pokémon and the evolved form of Turtwig."Denise's Pokédex said. "It knows where pure water wells up and carries fellow Pokémon there on its back."
Just then a robot hand caught Burmy while a cage trapped Grotle and gets dragged away.
"Now what?"Ash questioned.
"Oh no!"Denise panicked. "Grotle!"
"On the sky inside in a familiar air balloon was Team Rocket.
"Now is time for real entertainment, folks."Jessie remarked with a smirk.
"That wasn't nice, who are you people?"Cheryl asked.
Team Rocket then started their motto.
"Listen is that a voice of a goody two shoes, I hear?"
"Its speaking to me loud and clear."
"On the Wind!"
"Pass the Stars!"
"In your Ear!"
"Bringing chaos and a brick neck pain!"
"Dashing hope and putting fear in its place!"
"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!"
"Wobbuffet!"
"Mime mime!"
Ash, Brock, Dawn and Denise glared at Team Rocket
"Team Rocket!"Ash, Brock, Dawn and Denise scowled in unison.
Pikachu frowned. "Pikachu!"
"You can't leave an evolving job to the twerps."Jessie said with an evil smile.
"Wobbu!"Wobbuffet agreed.
"You want Mothim done right, of course you need Team Rocket, the evolving pros."James commented.
"So you're going to evolve Burmy for me?"Cheryl asked with a smile. "Thank you so very much."
Brock, Ash, Dawn and Denise looked at Cheryl in shock.
"No!"Dawn said angrily. "That's wrong!"
"Those are villains that are always trying to steal people's Pokémon!"Ash explained.
"Pika pika!"Pikachu agreed.
Denise glared at Team Rocket.
"Hey, you crooks!"Denise snapped. "Give back my Grotle and Cheryl's Burmy right now!"
"Sorry but that's not gonna happen, little twerpette!"Meowth laughed.
The air balloon then began to take off.
"Oh no you don't!"Ash warned. "Quick! Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!"
But then Jessie took out Seviper, who used Haze causing the evil trio to get away.
"Grotle!"Denise cried out.
"What do we do know?"Cheryl asked sadly.
"Don't worry you two, we'll get Grotle and Burmy back!"Ash vowed.
Pikachu nodded in agreement.
A While After...
The group then went to a hill to look for a sign for Team Rocket.
"Those guys sure disappeared in a hurry."Ash admitted.
"Pika."Pikachu said quietly.
"I should have never thought of looking for the Enchanted Honey in the first place."Cheryl stated sadly and looked at the map. "I'm from a family of Treasure Hunters, my grandfather was my hero and he discovered lots of treasure all his life, but me, I can't even read a map."
"Hey. Things will be fine, Cheryl."Denise answered with a soft smile. "We'll both get our Pokémon back and then find this Enchanted Honey."
"She's right."Ash agreed.
"You'll find the Enchanted Honey for sure."Dawn commented.
"And don't forget we're here to help you look."Brock reminded. "So cheer up."
Cheryl smiled at them. "Thank you so much."
The four heroes nodded with smiles on their faces.
"Now first things first, let's get Grotle and Burmy back."Ash said taking out a Poké Ball. "Staravia, go look for Burmy and Grotle!"
Staravia came out of its Poké Ball and flew off.
The Flying Type then called out and circled around a location.
"Do you think that's them?"Denise asked hopefully.
"Let's find out, Dennie!"Ash insisted.
"Pikachu."Pikachu responded with a firm look.
The heroes and Cheryl quickly headed where Staravia took and they finally found Team Rocket, who had Burmy while Grotle trapped in their own cages.
"Team Rocket!"Denise growled. "We're taking back Burmy and my Grotle!"
"Not gonna happen, little twerpette, if you're prepared to lose."Meowth stated with a smirk.
"Exactly, Seviper, go!"Jessie ordered.
Then Seviper came out his Poké Ball."Seviper!"
"Carnivine, I need you!"James stated.
Carnivine came out of his Poké Ball and started biting his Trainer's head.
"Must you take me so literally!"James complained.
"Seviper, use Bite!"Jessie instructed.
"Carnivine, you too!"James ordered.
Seviper and Carnivine charged to attack the heroes.
"Piplup, use Bubble Beam!"Dawn stated.
Her Poké Ball opened and Piplup came out.
"Piplup!"
"Okay, Drifloon, use Will-O-Wisp!"Denise remarked.
Her Poké Ball opened and the Ghost Flying Type appeared.
"Drifloon!"
Piplup fired Bubbles at Seviper and Carnivine while Drifloon sent bluish white flames at them.
"Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!"Ash ordered.
Pikachu fired Thunderbolt at Seviper and Carnivine.
"Carnivine, dodge it!"James ordered.
"Seviper, you too!"Jessie agreed.
Seviper and Carnivine dodged the electric attack.
"Cheryl, Denise, now's your chance!"Brock stated.
"Right!"Cheryl and Denise said in unison.
Brock, Cheryl and Denise rushed to get Burmy and Grotle, but then Meowth blocked their path.
"No ya don't if you want to get passed these!"Meowth said with a smirk and took out his claws.
But then Drifloon appeared in front of Meowth causing him to get scared.
"Chansey, please use Double Slap!"Cheryl ordered.
Chansey came of her Poké Ball and used Double Slap to hit Meowth.
"Quick, Drifloon, use Thunderbolt on Grotle's cage!"Denise ordered.
Drifloon sent a Thunderbolt at the cage causing it to break and Grotle got freed.
Grotle rushed back to his Trainer like Burmy did.
"Oh, Grotle." Denise said with a relieved smile."Thank goodness you're okay."
Grotle smiled. "Grotle."
"Burmy, are you alright?"Cheryl asked.
Burmy nodded. "Burmy!"
"I'm gonna molt ya!"Meowth said angrily as he charged at the Bug Type.
But then Burmy then used Hidden Power to send Meowth back, hitting Wobbuffet.
Then the Bagworm Pokémon began to glow causing everyone to become suprised.
Burmy was evolving!
"Burmy!"Ash and Dawn said in unison.
"Look out!"James and Jessie warned.
"Its time."Cheryl admitted.
"Burmy is starting to evolve."Brock commented.
Then the glowing stopped revealing the Bug and Flying Type Pokémon known as Mothim in Burmy's place.
"He's so pretty."Denise remarked.
Ash checked Mothim in his Pokédex.
"Mothim the Moth Pokémon and the evolved form of a male Burmy."Ash's Pokédex said. "He has no particular habitat, but instead flies across the land, searching for his favorite nectar."
Mothim then shot peculiar rays from his eyes.
"Mothim's using Psybeam."Brock complemented.
Team Rocket move in to fight back against the heroes.
"Now time for us to fly across the land!"Meowth said with a smirk.
"Wobbuffet!"Wobbuffet agreed.
"We're taking Mothim and Grotle on a nation wide tour!"Jessie scowled. "Quick, Seviper, Poison Tail!"
"Bullet Seed, Carnivine!"James ordered.
Seviper and Carnivine charged to attack their enemies.
"Chansey, use Egg Bumb and, Mothim, use Psybeam!"Cheryl ordered.
Chansey and Mothim fired their moves at the bad Pokémon.
"Our turn!"Dawn declared. "Piplup, use Bubble Beam!"
"Quick, Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!"Ash ordered.
Piplup fired Bubble Beam while Pikachu used Thundebolt at Serviper and Carnivine causing them to crash towards Team Rocket.
Grotle then began gathering light causing his bushes to glow.
"Wow!"Denise sneered. "Grotle learned Solar Beam!"
Grotle then blasted a bundled beam at Team Rocket causing them to fly away.
"Stop the tape, I thought you said you couldn't lose!"Jessie complained.
"You told me, I wasn't supposed to win."Meowth reminded with a smile.
"I understood what you just said!"James stated.
"Wobbuffet!"
"WE'RE BLASTING OFF AGAIN!"Team Rocket screamed as they disappeared from sight.
Later that Evening...
Cheryl smiled at Mothim, feeling happy that he evolved.
"My Burmy evolved thanks to your generosity."Cheryl said kindly. "We're grateful beyond all words isn't that right dear?"
Mothim nodded and chirped happily.
"Since we're to the road to love, take my hand to the first step."Brock said lovingly. Croagunk was about to use Poison Jab, but then Cheryl walked away.
"That's very kind, Brock, but I also should never touch a man on the day Burmy evolved."Cheryl reminded. "That's more wisdom words from my grandfather."
"Wow, what a guy."Brock mumbled and dropped his head down.
Mothim then began to fly away.
"What's up?"Ash asked.
"Mothim must have picked up the Enchanted Honey."Cheryl explained.
"That's great!"Denise chuckled. "Then let's go!"
The four heroes and Cheryl then began to head to the direction where Mothim went to find the Enchanted Honey.
Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter
Feel free to review what you think so far:)
Denise's Team:
Grotle (Male): Solar Beam, 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
Hoot Hoot (Male): Peck, Reflect, Aerial Ace and Hypnosis
Drifloon (Female): Ominous Wind, Thunderbolt, Will-O-Wisp and Astonish
_Author's Note_
P.S. I am definitely planning to have Denise join Ash's adventure in the Kalos Region.