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Avegaille

February 10th, 2005, 10:57 AM

Four Friends To A New Beginning (Re-edited): by bunnyp69

Time for a re-edit� I�m using Microsoft Word to help me check all of the spelling and grammar errors in this fan fic! And guess what? I can�t believe I�ve found so many errors� common typing errors to be exact! And I�ve added something special with the re-edit! I�ve put up the accented words to some words that really need to be accented! Like Pok�mon, fianc�e, na�ve and a bunch of other stuff! Well, if you really got confused with the fan fic last time because of spelling errors, that won�t happen again! So here it is! Thank you for reading this statement!

Oh, yes, the ever so loveable disclaimer should be always there too!

Disclaimer: I DO NOT AND I REPEAT, I DO NOT OWN Pok�mon FOR THE ONE MILLIONTH TIME! Thank you�

So, here is chapter 1, again, if this is your first time reading this, enjoy it anyways�
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Chapter 1 - Something Unexpected

Somewhere in the Hoenn region, particularly in Littleroot Town, lived a girl who is just ready to start her journey. She had short black hair with a headband keeping the rest of her hair in place, wears a white hooded jacket in which the hood was never used, a skirt which is not so short, and of course, had a backpack on her back. Sitting on a porch outside her house, she was holding a Pok�ball that it seems the Pok�mon inside it hasn't been let out. She remembered the time when her father gave it to her at her birthday. And now, she's going on a journey that she never imagined. Because she thought too much, she never notices anything going on around her neighborhood.
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Then, a voice calling her name a lot of times gotten into her head, until she snapped out of daydreaming.

"Avegaille!" a voice somewhere behind her called.

"Huh?" Avegaille turned around and saw her mother standing behind her.

"Avegaille, haven't you noticed our new neighbors who just moved in?" Mrs. Amethyst asked.

"Huh?" Avegaille stood up and looked around the neighborhood. She saw a moving truck and then, came out of it a girl with long brown hair, whose back part seemed to be cut. She was also wearing a bandana decorated with the Hoenn League Symbol. Her red shirt somehow matched her bandana tied on her head. She also wore biker shorts part of it covered with a mini white skirt. Finally, she has a pack loosely strapped to her waist.

"Avegaille! Are you paying attention?" Mrs. Amethyst asked again. "Why don't you introduce yourself to our new neighbors?"

"Okay, mom," Avegaille said as she walked off to the house next door.

But before Avegaille could even knock on the door, the girl that she saw earlier just got out of the house. Noticing Avegaille staring blankly at her, she finally introduced herself first.

"Hi, I'm May Maple," she said. She looked at Avegaille who wasn't responding. "Hey, are you okay?" She snapped her fingers in front of Avegaille's face.

"Huh?" Avegaille shook her head, and looked at May. "Sorry, I was just a bit nervous about..."

"You already got your starter Pok�mon?" May asked, very excited. "What kind of a Pok�mon is it, anyway?"

"I don't know," Avegaille replied. "I haven't even taken it out of its Pok�ball yet...."

"Hey, you want to come with me?" May asked hesitantly. "I'm going to the house besides ours. I think you've met the people there before."

"Actually, we just moved here last week and I'm not really good with meeting new people," Avegaille said shyly. "My mom just forced me to go here."

"Well, then, maybe you should go with me then," May said as she held Avegaille's hand and both of them walked to the house next to May's.
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Entering the house next to May, a woman approached them and tried to introduce herself and also her family.

"Hi, both of you must have just moved in here," the woman of the house said. Then, she looks at Avegaille. "Wait, haven't you moved here last week?"

"Um, yeah," Avegaille replied softly.

"Then, why don't you two tell me your names," the woman asked.

"I'm May Maple and this is...uh, wait, you haven't told me your name yet," May said as she turned to Avegaille.

"Avegaille Amethyst," Avegaille replied.

"My son wanted to meet new friends, I think he's upstairs, and by the way, I'm Mrs. Birch," she said to them.

"Okay, then," May said as she and Avegaille went upstairs.
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As the two of them went upstairs and entered a room, they saw a boy packing things into his bag. May decided to tap the boy's shoulder to get his attention. The boy turned around and was surprised to see two girls in his room.

"Hey! Who are you two? Just what do you think you're doing here?" the boy asked demandingly.

"Hey, calm down, we're not going to do anything to you," May said to him.

"Sorry, by the way, the name's Brendan, Brendan Birch," he introduced himself. "And you two are?"

"May Maple and this is Avegaille Amethyst," she replied.

Brendan noticed the Pok�ball that Avegaille was holding and decided to ask something about it.

"Hey, where did you get that?" Brendan asked.

"This Pok�ball, oh, it's a Pok�mon given to me by my dad before he went back to Kanto," Avegaille replied.

"So, you came from Kanto?" May asked. "I'm from Johto. My family always travel through different cites."

"Well, aren't I the lucky one, stuck here in Hoenn even when I was born," Brendan said sarcastically. Then, he remembered something. "Oh, darn it, I forgot, I was suppose to help my dad to catch some Pok�mon." After that, he went out of his room.

"Do you think that he's weird?" May asked Avegaille.

Avegaille just shrugged as both of them went out of the room.
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As the two of them got out of the house, they heard a loud scream, asking for help. Both of them quickly rushed out of town ask they saw a Professor being attacked by two wild Poochyenas.

"Help Me Please!" the professor screamed. "In my bag, there's a Pok�ball."

May quickly rushed to the professor's bag as Avegaille finally decided to release her Pok�mon. May was surprised to the Pok�mon that is impossible to catch in the Hoenn region, even if she's new to the place. She took out also one of the Pok�balls in the professor's bag, releasing a Torchic while Avegaille released a Charmander.

"What is this Pok�mon?" Avegaille asked herself.

"Char-man-der," cried the Pok�mon.

"Oh, right, a Charmander," Avegaille exclaimed. "Quick Charmander, use your Scratch attack on the...what is that Pok�mon called again?"

"On the Poochyena!" May exclaimed. "Torchic, scratch attack on the other Poochyena!"

Both Pok�mon followed the orders of the trainers. It's wasn't that long until the Poochyenas ran away. The professor stood up from the ground as he thanked the two trainers.

"Thank you very much," the professor said. He looked around the place. "This isn't much of a place to talk, so let's go to my Pok�mon Lab."

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end of chapter 1....
*If you have a hard time pronouncing the new character�s first name, which is Avegaille, it's pronounced as Abigail.

Ah, finally, the end of Chapter 1� well read on, I have a lot of chapters than this�

Avegaille

February 10th, 2005, 10:58 AM

Chapter 2 with the re-edits! Ha! Even this introductory statement is also edited� Well, enjoy, since I�ve got nothing else to say�

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Chapter 2 - Getting Ready

As the professor entered his lab and the two new trainers followed, the professor introduced himself as Prof. Birch. Avegaille was really nervous about meeting the Professor of the town.

"Anyway, like I was saying, both of you did a great job out there," Prof. Birch said to them. "But May, since you don't have a starter Pok�mon yet, how would you like to have the one you used earlier?"

"Wow! You really mean it?" May asked excitedly.

Prof. Birch nodded and gave to May the Pok�ball that has Torchic inside it. Then, he looked at Avegaille.

"Um, I don't think I'll be needing another starter Pok�mon," Avegaille said nervously. She held tight to her Pok�ball.

"Of course you don't, you already have one," Prof. Birch said to her. "Anyway, have you met my son yet?"

"Yeah," Avegaille replied. "I think he was-"

But before Avegaille could finish her sentence, a kid entered the lab. While Avegaille and May were battling the Poochyenas, this boy and his family moved in also to the house next to Avegaille's. He had a brown hair, mostly of it is covered with a cap. He wore a jacket which is blue and had a white stripe around the arm. His pants were loose and he is also using a backpack.

"Oh, you must be Phil," Prof. Birch exclaimed as Phil came closer. "Your father told you to come here, didn't he?"

"Yeah," Phil replied. "He said that both of you have been friends while studying Pok�mon."

"Well, I do only have one more Pok�mon left, but you can have it," Prof. Birch said as he handed out the Pok�ball to Phil. "It's a Treecko, I hope you have a thing for grass-types."

"Thanks!" Phil exclaimed. He noticed the two trainers on his right side.

"Moved in too?" May asked. "Just like me. My name's May and this is Avegaille."

"I'm Philip Beryl," he introduced to them. "Are you two going out on a journey soon?"

"Yeah," May replied. Then, she looked at Avegaille, who was daydreaming again. She snapped her fingers to get Avegaille's attention.

"Huh?" Avegaille looked around. She looked at Phil. "You were asking something?"

"Oh, forget about it," Phil said.

"Well, how would you three like to meet my son on Route 103?" Prof. Birch interrupted.

"Well, it's good to know that I'm not the only guy in this group," Phil said sarcastically. Both girls glare at him. "Not that I don't like girls."

"Well, I'll be seeing you three sometime," Prof. Birch said as all of the three trainers went out of the lab.
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It wasn't a long walk to Oldale Town as the three trainers rested their Pok�mon at a Pok�mon Center. After that, they went north to Route 103. They saw Brendan staring at a tree.

"Okay, just me seeing this, I'm think that kid has a lot of issues," May remarked.

Phil tapped on Brendan's shoulder as he turned around. He was shocked, yet so happy to see another guy trainer.

"I thought I was the only guy in this group," Brendan remarked. He looked at Phil. "Hey, I'll bet we can beat these girls easily."

"Hey, don't you dare underestimate us!" May exclaimed.

"How about it? A 2-on-2 battle? Girls vs. Boys," Brendan suggested. He folded his arms across his chest.

"All right, we'll take you on!" May exclaimed. She looked at Avegaille, who was really nervous. "Oh come on, we can beat them easily."

"Well, if you really say so," Avegaille agreed.

"I never had a 2-on-2 battle before," Phil interrupted.

"Oh, it's easy, just follow my lead, okay?" Brendan said to him.

Phil nodded. Then, everyone went to their positions and released their Pok�mon out of their Pok�balls. Brendan's Pok�mon is a Mudkip while Phil had a Treecko. May's Torchic is getting even more excited and so is Avegaille's Charmander.

"Torchic, scratch attack on Mudkip!" May commanded. The Pok�mon of course did followed May's commands.

"Mudkip, Tackle on Charmander!" Brendan commanded.

"Charmander, dodge it with scratch!" Avegaille ordered.

"Treecko, do a pound on Torchic," Phil commanded.

Torchic's scratch on Mudkip made it lose some of its health. However, Treecko's pound also made Torchic lose some health too. Charmander's scratch attack and Mudkip's tackle made both Pok�mon lose their health too.

"Charmander, use ember on Treecko!" Avegaille commanded.

"WHAT!" Brendan exclaimed, very shocked. Somehow, he knew that Avegaille's Pok�mon's level is a bit higher. He looked at Phil, who didn't seemed to be bothered at all.

"Torchic, scratch attack again on Mudkip!" May commanded.

"Oh, no, you don't!" Brendan exclaimed. "Mudkip, tackle on Torchic!"

"Treecko, try to avoid ember with pound!" Phil commanded.

Charmander's ember was too fast for Treecko, which made him faint. Not only that, Torchic and Mudkip's attacks made each other faint, which make's Avegaille's Charmander the only Pok�mon left in battle.

"So, who won?" Phil asked after everyone's Pok�mon was back on the Pok�balls.

"Well, since Avegaille's Pok�mon is the only one left in battle, it means that we win!" May replied with a grin.

"Hey, that's not fair!" Brendan protested. Then, he looked at Avegaille, who wasn't as happy as May. "Well, aren't you glad you won your team?"

"Yeah, but I want to go back to Littleroot Town," Avegaille said softly.

"Oh, yeah, that, well, let's all go then," Brendan said to everyone as he walked off and jumped into the ledges.

"I should think of a insult for Brendan," May said to herself as she and the rest of the group followed Brendan.
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After the three who were left behind by Brendan healed their Pok�mon at the Pok�mon center, Brendan was outside, waiting for them.

"Hurry up you Slowpokes!" Brendan called. "I'm going to my dad's lab now!"

"Whatever," May said to herself and rolled her eyes.

The three of them continued to follow Brendan until they reached Littleroot Town again. All of them went inside Prof. Birch's lab.

"Well, now, haven't I seen four enthusiastic enter my lab looking so happy before," Prof. Birch remarked.

All of the four trainers went near him.

"Anyway, I just got a new package from the Pok�mon Research Lab in Kanto," Prof. Birch replied. "I ordered a Pok�dex for each of you." Then, he handed out the standard Hoenn Pok�dex to the trainers.

"We had a fight, and you'll never guess who won in our 2-on-2 battle," May said excitedly to the professor.

"Really? Who?" Prof. Birch asked hesitantly.

"Us girls beat the boys, which makes us better!" May said in a boastful way.

"So that explains the grumbling," Prof. Birch said to Brendan. "Anyway, me and all of your parents agreed that the four of you should travel together. I think it's wonderful to travel as a group."

"WHAT?" May and Brendan exclaimed. Both of them looked at each other angrily.

Avegaille and Phil didn't seem to have any sudden reactions to this.

"Oh, come on, it'll be fun," Prof. Birch said to them. "And Brendan, if anything happens to your friends, you'll be in serious trouble."

"Fine dad, whatever," Brendan grumbled.

"Well, have fun now," Prof. birch said as the trainers went out of his lab.
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Back at the Littleroot Town neighborhood, May decided to talk to her mom first before she left. And Avegaille's mother approached Avegaille to give her something.

"Avegaille, you know you can't hold just one Pok�mon in your hand," Mrs. Amethyst said to her. "You forgot to wear this belt to hold your Pok�mon." She gave to her the belt.

"Thanks mom," Avegaille said as she put on the belt and attached to it the Pok�ball she was holding.

"Oh, yes, I also want you to have these," Mrs. Amethyst said to her. She gave to her daughter six empty Pok�balls. "When I was your age, I also loved to travel the regions, until I met your father. You know, it's more fun to have more than one Pok�mon in your party." After that, she went back inside the house.

Then, all of the four trainers gathered at the exit of Littleroot.

"So, is everyone ready?" Brendan asked.

"I don't know why I have to go with you, Bread Head!" May exclaimed in frustration.

"Oh, yeah, well, I didn't the idea either of going with you!" Brendan answered back.

Avegaille and Phil just looked at the two trainers, thinking that there might be something between them.

"Well, anyway, let's go to Oldale Town before we get old!" Brendan commanded. He walked away.

"Hey, you, you're not the boss of us, gramps!" May called out. She followed Brendan too as Avegaille and Phil followed her.

As they were walking, Avegaille wanted to ask Phil something.

"Hey, Phil, you're not upset about losing, are you?" Avegaille asked.

"No, I think it's for the best," Phil replied and smiled. "Anyway, maybe we should start catching Pok�mon for our party."

"What about May and Brendan?" Avegaille asked, feeling a bit nervous about their reactions.

"Don't worry about them, I'm surely they'll get along as we go along on our journey," Phil replied."

"Yeah, I hope so too..." Avegaille said to herself. And with that, they continued to walked until the reached Oldale Town again.

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Well, that's the end of chapter two. Anyway, there�s more� at least there is that 24 hour effect thing� Things don�t change much until the 24 hours is over, I think�.

Avegaille

February 10th, 2005, 10:58 AM

Chapter 3, um, uh, what was it again? Oh, yes, reading on� Since I don�t have anything to say, you might as well read on! So, go ahead then, I�m not stopping you!

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Chapter 3 - Any Problems?

The foursome trainers arrived in Oldale Town, again, stocking on items at the Pok�mart and healing their Pok�mon while battling in the wild. Before they headed out of Oldale, Brendan remembered something about the two girl trainers. Both the girl trainers were talking about something.

"So anyway, Avegaille, I think we should try-" May started to Avegaille but then...

"So, May, I've heard that your father is the gym leader of Petalburg City," Brendan popped in, interrupting their conversation.

"Yeah, so what's it to you, Bread Head?" May asked sarcastically.

"And Avegaille's father, I think his uncle somehow passed the title to him as Cinnabar Island Gym Leader, seeing that they both like fire types," Brendan added.

"So that explains why your father gave you a Charmander as a starter," Phil remarked.

"Anyway, like I was saying, I don't think May here is as good as her father," Brendan started.

"Oh, yeah, well, I'll show you who's better," May shouted furiously.

"Humph, I'll see that the day you beat your own father," Brendan said, folding his arms across his chest.

"Oh, no, here we go again..." Avegaille moaned as she slaps her head and shook her head slowly.

"I don't know why you two fight like you've known each other for years," Phil remarked.

"Maybe it's a sign," Avegaille said after she put her hand down.

"Well, anyway, moving on," Brendan said to them as he walked off.

"Hey, you're still not the boss of us!" May called out. She knew that Brendan couldn't hear her, so she just sighed. She looked at Avegaille and Phil, in which both trainers were looking at her in a funny way.

"Did you notice that Brendan and May are only insulting each other and not us?" Phil asked Avegaille.

"Huh? No, not really, but I don't know why he knows so much about me," Avegaille replied.

"Hey, are you two coming or not?" May asked them.

"Okay, we're coming," Phil and Avegaille said in unison.

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The three trainers walked out of Oldale Town as the tried to make it to their next destination, which is Petalburg City. While on the road, Avegaille decided to catch a Zigzagoon, after Phil taught her how to catch a Pok�mon.

"Charmander, scratch attack!" Avegaille commanded.
Charmander scratched the wild Zigzagoon, but making sure it doesn't faint. It was very weak when Avegaille tossed a Pok�ball to capture it. The middle part of the Pok�ball turned red, which means that Avegaille caught it.

"Hey, way to go!" Phil exclaimed happily.

After that, they continued to walk, making their way to Petalburg City.

"You know, I think it's best for our Pok�mon to have nicknames," Avegaille suggested to all of them. "So that they'll feel like our friends."

"Okay," May agreed. "I'm going to call my Torchic, Terra, because it's starts with a 'T'."

"I'll call my Treecko, Terk, because I just removed and rearranged some of the letters," Phil said to them. "It's a cool name, don't you think?"

"Well, I have been thinking of calling my Mudkip, Kipp," Brendan said to them. "I don't know why, but at least it's better than Muddy, I suppose."

"My Charmander will be Charlie, since it's evolutions all start with 'Char-'," Avegaille said. "And my Zigzagoon will be Ziggy."

"Why did you choose a Zigzagoon anyway?" Brendan asked, doubting.

"Hey, don't you underestimate any kind of Pok�mon," May interrupted. "I'm surely Avegaille has a reason."

"I like his Pickup Ability," Avegaille replied, hugging Zigzagoon's Pok�ball.

"Well, all this talking sure made us arrive at Petalburg City quickly," Phil said to all of them.
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All of them stopped walking as they saw Petalburg City. They decided to go to the Pok�mon Center to heal their Pok�mon and to book in rooms for the night. While it was still early, they decided to check out the gym.
The four trainers entered the gym as they saw a man, standing on the middle, waiting for something or someone.

"Um, hi Dad!" May exclaimed as she went near her father.

"May, hasn't it been a while," Mr. Maple said. "So, you've finished moving?"

"Yeah, it's was kind of boring, but we're done," May replied.

"And you've made three friends already, that's wonderful," Mr. Maple continued. He turned to the other three trainers. "If you haven't known me yet, I'm Norman Maple, leader of this gym here. But this isn't the first gym though."

"Nice to meet you then," Phil said as he shook Norman's hand. Then, he looks at Norman, very confused. "But if this isn't the first gym, where is it then?"

"Oh, yes, that, you have to pass through Route 104, go inside and then out of Petalburg Woods, walk a few more miles and you can get to Rustboro City," Norman replied. "That's where the first gym is."

"I'll remember that," Avegaille said to herself.

"So, dad, have you been getting into a lot of matches lately?" May asked.

"Yes, in fact-"

Before Norman could continue, a boy with green hair, who wears a white shirt with long sleeves and blue pants, entered the gym. He is the same age as the four trainers, which is twelve, but he's very frail.

"Um, hi, Mr. Maple, you told me that you were going to help me catch a Pok�mon today," the boy said as he went near Norman.

"Oh, yes, Wally, I almost forgot," Norman said. He took out a Pok�ball with a Zigzagoon and another Pok�ball, this time it was empty. Then, he gave these to Wally. "Use the empty Pok�ball to catch your very own Pok�mon."

"Okay," Wally said as he held the two Pok�balls in his hand.

"May, would you like to help Wally catch his first Pok�mon?" Norman asked.

"Fine by me," May said and just shrugged as she and Wally went out of the gym.

"That girl needs to adjust her attitude," Brendan murmured. He decided to follow May, just in case. He went out of the gym, leaving only Avegaille and Phil with Norman.

"By the way, I've never gotten your names," Norman started.

"I'm Philip Beryl and this is Avegaille Amethyst," Phil replied. "And the boy that left the gym, I think he's Brendan Birch."

Then, Norman turns to Avegaille, who was thinking of something again.

"Avegaille?" Norman looked at Avegaille, trying to get her attention. He snapped his fingers, just like what May would do if Avegaille is spacing out.

"Huh?" Avegaille shook her head and looked at Norman. "You wanted to ask me something?"

"As a matter of fact, I do," Norman replied. "Your father, he's the gym leader somewhere in Kanto, right?"

"Yeah," Avegaille replied, sighing and thinking of something else again.

Phil noticed how Avegaille acted whenever her father is mention. She looked so bothered, as if something is trying to pressure her.

But before Phil could ask Avegaille a question, May, Brendan and Wally came back, somehow arguing and have this excitement.

"Oh, come on B Boy, I think you're just jealous," May retorted.

"No, I'm not!" Brendan denied. "Why does everyone keep saying that?"

"You're only jealous because Wally caught a Ralts, which is pretty rare here, by the way," May started.

"Oh, here's your Pok�mon back," Wally said to Norman as he handed back the Zigzagoon to him. "We're leaving soon, so I want to say good-bye and thanks for helping me out."

After that, Wally went out of the gym.

"So, did the four of you already gotten rooms at the Pok�mon Center?" Norman asked everyone.

Everyone nodded. Then, May thought it would be nice to get to know more about Avegaille.

"All right then, I'll be seeing you all some time," Norman said to them. "Now, run along now, you've got a lot of things to do."

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All of the four trainers went out of the gym as Brendan tried to make more insults to May.

"May, haven't you noticed about....uh, well..." Brendan tried to think up of a good insult.

"Ha, nice try Bread Head, but you're not as good as making insults as I am," May retorted.

"What's up with you guys and making insults?" Avegaille asked.

"I don't know, I think it's fun," May replied. "Seeing Brendan here as a jerk and arrogant person."

"Oh, yeah, well, you're not as good as yourself," Brendan protested.

"Well, I think we should rest for the night, it's getting dark," Phil suggested.

"Good idea, at least a way to get away from Bread Head here!" May said sarcastically as she walked off going to the Pok�mon Center.

"Um, yeah, I have to go too," Avegaille said to them as she followed May.

After the girls left, Brendan decided to have a guy talk with Phil. He always wondered why Avegaille and May weren't insulting him or anything.

"Hey, can I ask you something?" Brendan asked.

"Sure, fire away," Phil replied.

"Well, the girls doesn't seem to hate you much, unlike me," Brendan started. "Why is that?"

"You have to be nice to them if you want their attention, but too much niceness can annoy them too," Phil explained. "And I think it's best too not to, well, get too romantic on them, until they have known you better."

"I'll remember that," Brendan said to him. "It's just May. I can't stand her! Avegaille's fine, she doesn't react to anything I say about her, but May, she's getting into my nerves."

"Speaking of Avegaille, I was getting a bit worried about her," Phil started again.

"And why is that?" Brendan asked.

"I don't know, I just don't know..." Phil replied slowly.

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End of chapter 3
Even if this was re-edited� I still can�t put in much description, that�s how it goes anyway� so, that�s the end of chapter 3!

Avegaille

February 11th, 2005, 02:22 PM

Oh, yes, the ever so loveable talking Pok�mon� It starts here! Anyway, I�m not going to say anything anymore, since it will spoil the story�

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Chapter 4 - Here's Our Pok�mon

While Brendan and Phil were talking outside the Pok�mon Center, May and Avegaille were already inside their room. The four of them agreed earlier that boys and girls should have separate rooms. May thought it would be nice for the two of them to talk to their Pok�mon while it was still a bit early.

"Okay, Terra, come out," May commanded as the Pok�ball she held sized up and out came Terra. May looked at her sweetly.

"<Well, isn't this the first time I had a conversation with a human?>" Terra asked sarcastically. Then, she looked at her trainer with guilt. "<Sorry, I just got bored being stuck inside that Pok�ball.>"

"Forget about it," May said to Terra. She looked at Avegaille, who was sitting in her bed, holding two Pok�balls. "Well, aren't you going to talk to them?"

"I'm scared of them not liking me," Avegaille replied and sighed. Her Pok�balls enlarged as the two Pok�mon came out of their Pok�balls.

"<Finally, I thought I was going to be stuck in that Pok�ball forever,>" Charlie said to himself. He looked at his partner, Ziggy. "<Hey, what are you holding there?>"

"<Ooh, it's a super potion,>" Ziggy replied excitedly. Then, his excitement fades. "<But how do you use it, anyway?>"

"" Charlie suggested. He saw his trainer took the super potion from Ziggy.

"<Well, at least both of you are getting along,>" Terra interrupted. She went near the other two Pok�mon "<Seeing that both of you are going to be together for a while.>"

"Don't worry Terra, I'll be catching more Pok�mon to include in my party," May said to her. "Anyway, it's getting late, so, I guess we should turn in for the night."

"Do you guys want to go back to your Pok�balls?" Avegaille asked her Pok�mon.

"NO!" Both of them replied together, very annoyed.

"I thought so," Avegaille said to herself.

"<We'll sleep here on the floor instead,>" Charlie said to his trainer. "<Right, Ziggy?>"

"<Yeah, sure, whatever,>" Ziggy said sleepily as he curled up on the floor, besides his trainer's bed. "<Night...>" After that, he started to snore.

"<All right, good night then,>" Charlie said to his trainer. He curled up besides Ziggy.

"<Can I join them?>" Terra asked her trainer.

"Well, I suppose so, seeing that it would be more fun to sleep with your Pok�mon for the night," May replied.

"<Goodie!>" Terra said excitedly as she join Charlie and Ziggy.

When the three Pok�mon were asleep, May thought it would be cool to get to know Avegaille better. Avegaille, on the other hand, is crouching on her bed, thinking of something, as always.

"I know something is bothering you," May said to Avegaille as she went near her. "I've been observing you ever since I met you." Then, she thought to herself, Maybe the word watching is better but...

"It's nothing, really," Avegaille said as she looked at May. Then, she looked at her Pok�mon who were fast asleep.

"Well, maybe today's not the good time," May said as she went back to her bed. She sat down on her bed. "Well, anyway, we better get some sleep and maybe tomorrow we can catch Pok�mon together."

"Okay, then." Avegaille lied down on her bed and closed her eyes. Without her knowing, she was already asleep.

I know something's bothering her, but why doesn't she want to tell it to me? May thought to herself. Maybe it's because we just met and she doesn't think this is the right time to tell me whatever her problems are...
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Ah, the sun is rising and well, noises of the Taillows made everyone thought it was another day. Brendan and Phil made a plan to catch new Pok�mon early so that they can show-off to the girls. What they didn't know, May and Avegaille are also planning the same thing. Brendan and Phil went off to Route 104 while Avegaille and May were at the Petalburg Woods. Before May and Avegaille went in Petalburg Woods, Avegaille just caught a Wingull in Route 104 while May caught a Taillow.

While the girls are inside the woods, Brendan and Phil are looking for Pok�mon of their own.

"All right, I just caught a Poochyena!" Phil exclaimed as Brendan went near him. "So, what do you think?" He picked up the Pok�ball from the ground.

"Good, I guess, but now, it's my turn," Brendan said as he began searching in the grass. Then, he spotted a Seedot. "All right, this one is it!"

"Is that a Seedot?" Phil asked as Brendan sent out Kipp. He saw how Kipp tackled the Seedot until it was very weak. Then, she looked at Brendan, who just tossed a Pok�ball to capture the Seedot.

"All right, I did it!" Brendan exclaimed. He took the Pok�ball from the ground and attached it in his belt. "So, let's see what Pok�mon awaits for us in the woods."

"And we better get back after that before the girls find us missing," Phil added.

Both of them walked off to the woods. But before they could enter, May and Avegaille just got out of the woods, laughing. Then, the girls stopped laughing as they saw Brendan and Phil standing right in front of them.

"Hey, just what do you two think you're doing in there?" Brendan demanded.

"You're not the boss of us! We do whatever we please, and that is training and catching Pok�mon!" May answered back.

"Whatever," Brendan just said without any reaction. Then, he looked at the girls again. "Fine, we'll meet at this cottage here after we catch and train our Pok�mon."

Brendan went inside the woods, leaving Phil with the girls.

"Yeah, well I have to go too," Phil said to them. "I don't want Mr. Krabby there to get all Krabby on me." Both girls chuckled as Phil followed Brendan.

As the two boys left, May and Avegaille decided to rest besides the cottage while they waited for the boys. Avegaille was wondering on who lived in the cottage.

"Now that both of us has at least three Pok�mon each, I think it's time we trained them some more before we get to Rustboro," May suggested.

"Yeah, I think so too," Avegaille said. She took out her three Pok�balls and decided to give her Pok�mon to breathe some air.

As the three Pok�mon got out of their Pok�balls, May also did the same, so that all the three of them can get to know each other more.

"<All right, finally, I have a group to lead!>" Terra said excitedly as she looked at her new teammates.

"<How can you say that you're the leader of your group?>" Charlie asked Terra.

"<Well, it's obvious, isn't it?>" Terra asked sarcastically. "<Since I am the very first Pok�mon for May, I get to be the leader.>"

"<Hey, look, I think Ziggy is holding something again,>" Gil, Avegaille's Wingull, interrupted.

"What is it this time?" Avegaille asked as she took the item from Ziggy. She held it in her hand. "Hmm, I think this is a weird gold-ish thing."

"That's a nugget," May corrected. "You can sell it and earn a lot of money."

"<Aren't I great at finding things?>" Ziggy asked rhetorically.

"<Yeah, sure you are,>" Charlie answered, although Ziggy just ignored him. "<Anyway, I'm getting bored.>"

"<Speak for yourself,>" Bell, May's Wrumple, remarked. "<At least you're not going to be a Silcoon or Cascoon when you evolve! Do you know how boring that evolution stage is?>"

"<Well, at least they're easier to eat,>" Sean, May's Taillow, remarked and started laughing.

"<Eeew... That's disgusting,>" Gil grossed out. He stuck his tongue out "<Even if I am part flying, I wouldn't eat a bug-type Pok�mon.>"

"Okay, guys, that's enough!" May interrupted all of the Pok�mon's conversation. "I think the boys are back anyway."

Just as May said that, Brendan and Phil finally arrived, looking very happy and all excited.

"So, what did you guys caught?" May asked the two of them.

"Well, I caught a Shroomish while Phil caught a Slakoth," Brendan replied. He folded his arms across his chest. "I'll bet you couldn't beat that?"

"<Well, look who's talking?>" Charlie said sarcastically.

"All right, that's it, I think it's time we had another 2-on-2 battle," Brendan announced.

"Not now Bread Head, we still have to get to Rustboro before it gets even darker inside the woods," May interrupted. "We can have the 2-on-2 battle when we arrive at Rustboro."

"But it's so early," Phil corrected May.

"I know it is but it's already dark in the woods and I don't want it to get darker during daytime," May explained.

"Okay, fine, let's go back to Petalburg City to heal our Pok�mon, stock up on items and other stuff," Brendan said to all of them as he walked off.

"Why does he always go first?" May asked Terra.

"" Terra replied and shrugged.

"Why can't he be like Phil?" May asked Terra again.

"<Hmm, that my dear friend is a question I can't answer,>" Terra said to her trainer. "<But I like Phil too...He's nice, funny...all of the characteristics a girl wants.>"

"I thought so," Phil interrupted May and Terra. "Can you two actually talk to each other?"

"Well, that's what I can't explain either," May replied. "Anyway, I have to go find the boy with white hair." Then, she walked off, with all of her Pok�mon following her.

Phil was left with Avegaille, who was talking to them somehow.

"Hey, Avegaille, are you coming?" Phil asked as Avegaille turned around.

"Um, yeah," Avegaille said nervously.

"" Charlie whispered to his teammates.

"Oh, shut up!" Avegaille exclaimed and looked at Charlie.

"<Yeesh, you don't have to shout,>" Charlie reminded her. "<Anyway, we should be really going too, you know...>"

"Okay, okay," Avegaille said as she took out the three Pok�balls and all of her Pok�mon went inside their Pok�balls. Then, Avegaille turned back to Phil.

"So, are you feeling a bit better now?" Phil asked.

"Not so sure myself, but..." Avegaille tried to think off a new topic to talk about but nothing came out because she was too nervous.

"We should go now," Phil started. "Our other partners are probably waiting for us."

Both of them walked off into they got to Petalburg City again. While walking, Avegaille couldn't think of anything else except to find a way to get Phil's attention.

I don't know what's wrong with me, why am I all nervous whenever Phil is asking me a question and even now, we're walking together, I'm still nervous, Avegaille thought to herself. What's gotten into me?

That question in Avegaille's head has gotten into her a lot lately...

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End of chapter 4
Uh� what did you remember about me saying something here� Nah, forget about that� anyway, there�s more! Go on and read on the next chapter if you even dare!

Avegaille

February 11th, 2005, 02:23 PM

What in the world? Where am I? Oh, yes, chapter five� Nicole likes to talk in third person as much as she can� No Pok�mon could ever deny the way she talks to the readers! Uh, that�s a joke, as you can see� I�ve talked mostly in first person as much as I can, but the third person thing is just a formality. So, here�s chapter 5, I think�
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Chapter 5 - Sinister Gangs On The Loose

After fully healing their Pok�mon and stocking up on items at Petalburg City, May, Brendan, Avegaille and Phil are finally going to the Petalburg Woods again to get to Rustboro City.

All of them were walking in the woods, when May had this weird feeling inside her.

"I'm getting a bad feeling about this...." May started as she stopped walking.

"What? You're scared of a little dark woods?" Brendan teased. He also stopped walking and started snickering.

"May's right, something is not right here," Avegaille said nervously and went behind May.

Just a few distances, they saw a guy looking for a Pok�mon. They knew what it was when they heard him call for its name. It was a Shroomish. So, the four trainers decided to go near him.

"Um, hi, we were wondering, why do you look for Pok�mon that way?" May asked innocently.

"Yeah, what she said," Brendan added.

"Oh, I just love Shroomish and I don't think there are any left in here," the man replied. But before he could say another word, four grunts, two of them dressed in blue and the other dressed in red approached him.

"Hey, you Devon Researcher, hand me those papers!" one of the grunts in blue demanded.

"Oh, come on, you have to do better than that!" one of the grunts in red remarked.

"What makes you think you can do better?" the other grunt in blue asked.

"Oh, yeah, we'll show you, by trying to get the research papers first!" the other grunt in red exclaimed.

Then, all of the grunts send out their Pok�mon.

"Um, this is getting pretty weird," Phil said to himself. "What are we suppose to do?"

"Okay, a 2-on-2 battle is fine, but a 4-on-4 battle, now that's too much!" May remarked. "What's next? A 6-on-6 battle?"

"Please, you've got to help me!" the researcher begged as he kneeled down.

"Don't do that, it's kind of unnatural," Avegaille said to the researcher.

"No, I think it's cool seeing guys beg for their lives," May said and started laughing.

"Well, aren't we going to beat these...." Brendan looked at the four
grunts. "What groups do you come from, anyway?"

"You're a na�ve kid to ask such questions," one of the grunts in red remarked. "We're from Team Magma and the other team you can see here is Team Aqua!"

"And we're going to get those papers first before they do!" the other grunt from Team Magma added.

"Oh, yeah, not if we get them first!" one of the grunts of Team Aqua protested.

"Let's get this over with!" Brendan exclaimed as he send out Kipp.

"Go, Terra!" May called as she send out Terra.

"Go for it, Charlie!" Avegaille ordered as she send out Charlie.

"Get them Terk!" Phil said as he sent out Terk.
*---*

Well, now isn't this a pretty sight, a 4-on-4 battle, where four trainers battle other four trainers at the same time. Anyway, the girls decided to take on the Magmas while the boys take on the Aquas so that they wouldn't get confused. It seems that the grunts have only one type of Pok�mon, which is a Poochyena. So, the trainers didn't thought it would be hard beating them.

"Kipp, Mud Shot attack!" Brendan commanded.

"Terk, Absorb attack!" Phil commanded.

"Terra, use Ember!" May told her Pok�mon.

"Charlie, use Flame Wheel!" Avegaille commanded.

All four Pok�mon followed their trainers as the grunts tried to find a way to counteract the attacks. But they were a bit late and all of their Pok�mon have fainted.

"You haven't seen the last of us, you little brats!" both teams exclaimed as they ran off.

May looked at Avegaille, who just used a move that wasn't for Charlie's level. Although it is the same type as the Pok�mon, it still wasn't for its level.

"How did your Charlie learned Flame Wheel?" May asked.

"Oh, that, while I was looking on my bag, I found this TM move called Flame Wheel," Avegaille replied. "It's very old and I didn't want it to go to waste, so I taught it to Charlie."

"Thank you so much," the researcher said to them. "As a token of my thanks, here are Great Balls for each of you." He handed them out each one Great Ball. "I still have one left, enough to catch a Shroomish."

"Oh, hey, look over there, there's one now," Phil exclaimed and pointed at the edge of the forest.

"Thanks again," the researcher said as he walked off to capture the Shroomish.

After the researchers left, Avegaille looked at Brendan and May, who were both starting off another new argument.

"May, once we get to Rustboro, I'll beat you so bad in our 2-on-2 battle that you'll never show off your face in front of me again!" Brendan started.

"You know, we shouldn't involve Avegaille or Phil into this, since we're the one's fighting and not them," May interrupted Brendan's ranting.

"Fine, then, we'll have a battle, just the two of us!" Brendan finally said.

Then, he walked off.

"What is up with him?" May asked herself loudly.

"I think we should get out of here too, you know," Avegaille said to May.

"Yeah, a good idea," Phil agreed.

And with that, the three of them tried to find Brendan as they got out of the woods.
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Finally, after getting out of the woods, they still have to walk a little more before getting to Rustboro. Apparently, May has been using her running shoes to get there faster.

"Beat me if you can, Slowpoke!" May called out to Brendan as she continued running.

"Oh yeah!" Brendan exclaimed and pressed the button on his running shoes.

Then, he started to chase May until they got to Rustboro.

While the two of them were running to Rustboro, Avegaille and Phil decided to visit the Flower Shop that they saw when they got of the woods.
*---*

Inside the shop, Avegaille looked at all the flowers as Phil got a few answers from asking questions to the owner. While Phil was talking to the owner of the shop, one of the people working there went near Avegaille.

"Do you like to plant things?" she asked.

"Yeah," Avegaille replied. "I saw a patch of berries outside your shop."

"Good, then, you'll love this," the manager said to her She gave to her a Wailmer Pail. "You can use that to water berries as you plant them. Berries will grow faster that way."

"I wish May was also here," Avegaille said to herself and sighed. She placed the Wailmer Pail in her bag.

"Do you have other friends traveling with you?" the manager asked.

"Well, yes, but both of them quickly headed off to Rustboro," Avegaille replied.

"Hey, Avegaille, guess what?" Phil asked, interrupting Avegaille's conversation with the manager. "This shop sells flowers that can be used for
decorations in a Secret Base."

"Really, but do you know what a Secret Base is?" Avegaille asked Phil.

"Well, no, but maybe May knows once we find her," Phil replied.

"Oh, by the way, here are some berries for the two of you," the owner said as she went near them. She handed each to them two berries.

"My sisters are really dedicated to their jobs," the last person working the shop said to Avegaille and Phil. "Wouldn't you agree?"

Avegaille and Phil nodded to the young boy. Then, the manager wanted to ask Avegaille a favor.

"Well, if your friend May isn't doing anything, would you let her come here?" the manger asked.

"Okay," Avegaille replied.

"I think we took much of your time," the owner said to them. "Come visit us again."

"Sure thing, bye," Phil said as he and Avegaille went out of the shop.
---

While Phil and Avegaille were walking to get to Rustboro, Brendan and May had already started their battle. Unfortunately, May had defeated Brendan's other two Pok�mon because of their grass-types. Finally, it's up to Kipp to at least win the battle.

"Kipp, Mud Shot!" Brendan commanded.

"Humph! Let's see, I think Sean would do the job here!" May remarked. "Okay, Terra, that's enough, come back!"

"What?" Brendan was very shocked as he saw May withdrew her Pok�mon from the battle and send out another one.

"Go! Sean!" May called out.

"Why did you withdraw your Pok�mon?" Brendan asked, getting furious.

"What? You don't like it?" May asked and gave out a grin. "Sean, Quick Attack now!"

"Oh, yeah, Kipp, dodge it with Water Gun!" Brendan commanded.

Both Pok�mon attacks just damaged each other. Kipp was getting a little weaker and so is Sean.

Just as May was about to give out the finishing touches, Avegaille and Phil arrived just in time to watch the concluding battle.

"Sean, Quick Attack again!" May commanded.

"Use Water Gun Kipp!" Brendan commanded.

Sean's Quick attack made Kipp faint before he could even spray out water. Both trainers put back their Pok�mon in their balls.

"Well, looks like I win again," May said to Brendan as she walked off.

"You come back here!" Brendan called out but it was too late. May was too far for him to be heard.

"Where is she going?" Phil asked Avegaille.

"I don't know," Avegaille replied and shrugged. "But where ever she's going, I'll bet she's going to do some more training."

"Well, I think I've done too much training," Phil said to Avegaille. "I think I should challenge the gym leader first."

"Well, good luck," Avegaille said and smiled as she saw Phil walking to Rustboro's Gym.

Then, Brendan looked at Avegaille, who also is thinking of something again.

"Why don't you try visiting the Pok�mon Trainer School here while I go to the Pok�mon Center," Brendan suggested.

"Okay." Avegaille walked to the school that was just a few distance.

"Oh, I don't know why, but I think all this arguments with May mean something else," Brendan thought to himself as he went inside the Pok�mon Center.
*---*

A few minutes later...

Phil was very happy when he got out of the gym as May just got back from Route 116. Avegaille also finished touring the school and Brendan just finished going to the Pok�mon center. Both of them all met at the middle of the city.

"So, where have you been?" Brendan asked May.

"It's none of your business, B Boy!" May exclaimed. Then, she turned to Avegaille. "So, what have you been doing lately?"

"Oh, I just visited the Flower Shop before I got to Rustboro with Phil, then, I toured the trainer school here," Avegaille started. She looked at Phil. "So, how did your battle with Roxanne go?"

"How did you know that the gym leader of this city is Roxanne?" Phil asked Avegaille curiously.

"Oh, I have been talking to a lot of people lately," Avegaille replied. "I guess it is fun to talk with other people. I'm feeling a bit confident now."

"So, you're going to battle the gym leader next?" May asked Avegaille.

"You want to watch me battle?" Avegaille asked.

"Sure, I'd love to," May replied excitedly. "Come on then."

Both girl trainers walked off to the gym, leaving only the guys.

"Do you mind if you could help me train?" Brendan asked.

"Sure, I don't mind," Phil replied happily.

"You just got your first badge, didn't you?" Brendan asked Phil.

"Yeah, and now I can't wait for you guys to also get yours," Phil said to him. "Come on, we better start that training."

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End of Chapter 5
Fun? Where�s the fun? Just kidding� anyway, end of chapter 5� I�ll go on continue edit everything from the beginning� I�m currently working on a sequel for this fan fic! Ha! I won�t be posting it here until further notice!

Avegaille

February 11th, 2005, 02:23 PM

Now, what chapter is this? Oh, yes, it�s the first chapter in which Avegaille had her first gym battle! Ha, read on and find out what happens if you just first read this!

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Chapter 6 - A Fight Of Two Teams

While Brendan and Phil are doing some training, May is watching Avegaille finally battle a gym leader by her own strategy. Roxanne, the gym leader, however wasn't amused when Avegaille defeated her Geodude with Gil. Before they started battling, Roxanne introduced herself as the gym leader and also a teacher at Pok�mon Training School.

"All right, go Nosepass!" Roxanne called out and send out Nosepass.

"Don't worry Gil, we can do this!" Avegaille exclaimed. "Gil, use Water Gun!"

"<Okay!>" Gil sprayed water from its mouth to Nosepass.

"Nosepass, block it off with Rock Tomb!" Roxanne called out.

Gil's Water Gun hits Nosepass, however, when Nosepass used Rock Tomb to counteract, it made Gil faint. May looked really worried when she knew that Avegaille only had a fire type and a normal type left.

"Well, who are you going to send out now?" Roxanne asked Avegaille. She gave out an evil grin.

Avegaille was really nervous but she didn't have a choice. But then, before she battled the gym leader, she remembered something....
**---**

"Package for Miss Amethyst," the mailman said as Avegaille got out of the Pok�mon trainer school.

"Where did you come from and how did you find me here?" Avegaille asked the mailman with a doubt.

"Hey, I only use a tracking device to find the person I need to send this package to," the mailman explained. He gave the small package to Avegaille. "Anyway, I just delivered them. I think it's from someone named Mr. Amethyst. I think he's your father."

After that, the mailman left and disappeared.

"A package, what could dad send to me while I'm doing a journey here?" Avegaille asked herself as she opened the package. She was very shocked when she found out what's inside it...
**---**

"Well, hello, are you still going to fight?" Roxanne asked Avegaille.

"Huh?" Avegaille looked around and saw that she was still battling Roxanne. She looked around and then, she remembered one more detail. Then, she took out a Pok�ball and send out...

"Ziggy?" May asked, very confused. I'll bet Avegaille is planning something.

"I don't think Normal Type moves will be effective against my Nosepass!" Roxanne remarked. She folded her arms across her chest.

"Humph, like what May said, never underestimate any Pok�mon!" Avegaille answered back. She looked at her Pok�mon and then, pointed at Roxanne's Nosepass. "Ziggy, use Surf!"

"What?" May was very shocked. But how? It's just impossible, I know learning Flame Wheel was impossible at first, but now this is three times as
impossible as the first one... Does she have HM Moves in her bag?

"I don't believe it!" Roxanne exclaimed as she just watched her Pok�mon get crashed down with the huge wave of water. Without her know, her Pok�mon has already fainted.

"Way to go!" May exclaimed, very happy and still, very doubtful of her friend.

"You're right, Avegaille, it's not good to underestimate any Pok�mon, and for that, I give you this," Roxanne said as she went near Avegaille and gave her the Stone Badge. "That badge can do something to your Pok�mon, they'll respect you as a trainer as they grow too..."

"Thanks," Avegaille said as she took the badge and placed it in her trainer card. "Well, I have to go now, explain a few things to my friend."

"Well, I hope we meet again," Roxanne said. She looked at May, who just went near Avegaille. "I'll hope we'll have a good battle later on...."

"You can count on it!" May exclaimed as she and Avegaille went out of the gym.
---

As the two of them got out of the gym, May wanted to ask Avegaille something again. it has been bothering her ever since they had that battle with the grunts at the woods.

"Avegaille, can I ask, where did you got-"

"The HM Move Surf?" Avegaille finished. May nodded. "It's from my dad, I don't know how in the world he found me here or how he was able to send this package, not only that, he also sent to me all of the remaining seven HM Moves."

"So, there's more than Surf?" May asked.

"Yeah, but I don't think all of my Pok�mon can learn all of these HM moves," Avegaille continued. "Anyway, It's your turn to battle the gym leader. Good luck..."

"Yeah, thanks..." May said as she went back inside the gym.
---

Speaking of which, about May's Pok�mon, while all of the four trainers were separated, since May had been training so hard lately, the other three trainers didn't know that May had evolved some of her Pok�mon. So, while she battled the gym leader, Brendan and Phil were back from their training. They saw Avegaille standing in front of the gym's door.

"So, how did it go?" Phil asked Avegaille.

"I'll bet you just lost," Brendan remarked to Avegaille. Phil glared at him.

"Don't be that way," Phil protested. He turned to Avegaille. "So, what happened?"

"I defeated Roxanne!" Avegaille exclaimed, very happy. Then, her excitement fades. "May is battling Roxanne right now..."

"I have got to see this," Brendan said as he quickly went inside the gym.

After Brendan left, Avegaille and Phil thought it would be nice to tour the city. They went off first to the Pok�mon center to heal their Pok�mon. Then, when they got out of the Pok�mon Center, they saw two grunts, each in different color, who just stole a package and seem to be arguing over it while they ran off.

"Wait, come back," a guy that Avegaille and Phil just saw earlier, called out. "I need that package!" Then, he gave chase after the grunts.

"Do we really have to do this?" Avegaille asked Phil after seeing the commotion.

"What? Of course, we still have to help that guy," Phil replied and followed the researcher that just ran off.

"Wait up!" Avegaille called to Phil as she quickly followed Phil until both of them reached the edge of the city.

At the edge of the city, they saw the guy again that they saw earlier in the woods. He was very exhausted as he noticed the two trainers looking at him.

"Aren't you the other two trainers I saw earlier?" the researcher asked.

"Well, yes," Avegaille replied with a skeptical look.

"So, what happened to the rest of you?" he asked. "Last time I remember, there were four of you."

"Um, uh, right now, they're inside the city's gym," Avegaille replied.

"What happened, anyway?" Phil asked, before they try to help the guy.

"Well, two gangs, you know them somehow, stole the package that was supposed to be delivered to Slateport," he started. "Not only that they stole it, they're also arguing about who's going to get it."

"Don't worry, we'll get that package back," Phil said, very determined. He looked at Avegaille. "Right, Avegaille?"

"Yeah, we'll get it back somehow," Avegaille agreed but with a bit
nervousness.

Phil walked off as Avegaille followed him. Both of them walked through the grassy area until they reached a tunnel. At the entrance, they saw an old man, very worried about something.

"Oh, no, my Peeko," the old man started, very worried. "What am I going to do?"

"Can we ask what's going on here?" Avegaille asked the old man.

"Well, two grunts, one in red and the other in blue, took my Peeko and went
inside that cave," the old man explained. "They seem to be also arguing
about something."

Phil took out his flashlight from his backpack as Avegaille entered the tunnel. Phil followed her and turned on his flashlight when they got in. Looking around, they couldn't see anything much until they reached the further end of the tunnel. They overheard the two grunts arguing about something.

"You Magmas stay away from this!" the grunt in blue started. "I got this package first and you can't have it!"

"My leader asked me to get that package and that's what I'm going to do!" the grunt in red protested.

"<Hey! You grunts! Let go of me!>" Peeko cried out.

"Shut up, you stupid Pok�mon!" both grunts shouted together.

"All right, that's enough!" Avegaille exclaimed furiously as she went near the two grunts.

Both grunts laughed hysterically as they saw Avegaille. Phil, on the other hand, wasn't very amused. He went near the grunts, just in case they did something to Avegaille.

"What are you going to do about it, you little brat?" the grunt in red asked, in a teasing manner.

"Why you!" Avegaille was starting to get more furious.

"I can't believe you have to bring a guy just to beat us!" the grunt in blue
continued.

Both trainers weren't amused by their insults. Both of them were already holding the Pok�balls of their started Pok�mon.

"Fine, you want the stupid package, you'll have to fight for it!" the grunt in red declared.

"If you insist..." Avegaille said as she sent out Charlie while Phil sent out Terk.

The two grunts send out their Poochyenas into the field. Both trainers were very amused on how they keep using the same Pok�mon.

"Let's see how you beat us this time, you little brats!" the grunt in blue retorted.

"We'll just see about that!" Phil exclaimed. He looked at Terk. "Terk, use Giga Drain!"

"Charlie, use Flame Wheel!" Avegaille exclaimed and pointed at the
Poochyena that the grunt in red owned.

"Poochyena, counteract with Take Down!" both grunts said at the same time.

"I don't know how you grunts get along, seeing you both in different teams," Avegaille said to them. She watched her Charlie use Flame Wheel on one of the Poochyenas.

"You stay away from this brat!" the grunt in red interrupted.

"Fine, I will," Avegaille said as she saw how Charlie fainted one of the Poochyenas.

"Terk, use pound to finish off," Phil commanded as Terk followed what his trainer told him.

"Not if I can help it!" the grunt in blue exclaimed. "Use Take Down again!"

"Charlie, help Terk with Scratch!" Avegaille commanded.

Since the attacks of two Pok�mon were too much for the last Poochyena, it fainted out. But before the grunts could say another word, something was happening to Avegaille and Phil's Pok�mon. Both of them were suddenly glowing in white, then, after the white light disappeared, their looks had changed. Both of them had evolved.

"Looks like our Pok�mon is getting stronger," Phil remarked as he and

Avegaille returned their Pok�mon back into their balls.

"Fine, here, take it before we change our minds!" the grunt in blue said as he gave the package to Avegaille. Then, he and the other grunt ran out of the tunnel.

"<Oh, thank you!>" Peeko said as she flew up on Avegaille's head and landed on her shoulder. "<Where's Mr. Briney? I want to see him now!>"

"Who's Mr. Briney?" Avegaille asked as she looked at Phil.

"You can understand what Peeko is saying?" Phil asked, very confused.
Then, he shook his head. "Anyway, I think Mr. Briney is the old man outside the tunnel."

"Peeko!" an old voice from somewhere in the tunnel cried out. Then, Mr. Briney came even closer.

"<Mr. Briney!>" Peeko cried out as she flew up to Mr. Briney's shoulder.

Mr. Briney then looked at the two trainers who have saved his Peeko.

"Oh, Peeko owns her life to you, and for saving her, I'll do any favor you ask me to," Mr. Briney said to them. "My house is just the cottage outside the woods."

"So, you live in that house outside Petalburg Woods?" Avegaille asked.

"Yes, I'm a retired sailor but anything you ask, I'll do it for saving Peeko here," Mr. Briney said. Then, he looked at Peeko. "Come on girl, we have to go back."

"<Thanks a lot!>" Peeko said as she and Mr. Briney went out of the tunnel.

After Mr. Briney and Peeko left, Phil looked at Avegaille, who seem to understand every word a Pok�mon says.

"How come you can understand Pok�mon talk?" Phil asked Avegaille.

"I'm not the only one, May does the same thing too, but I'm surely you can too," Avegaille said as she walked off until she got out of the tunnel.

"Hey, wait up!" Phil exclaimed as he tried to follow Avegaille and get out of the tunnel. But before he could reach the end of the tunnel, he tripped and
a wild Whismur attacked him.

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End of Chapter 6
Cliffhangers? I don�t think so� I suck at those� ha, I said it! Anyway, the next chapter is there, so read on to see what happens!

Avegaille

February 11th, 2005, 02:25 PM

What chapter is this? Am I getting amnesia or something? Why do I ask so many questions here? Anyway, here�s chapter 7, the continuation of chapter 6 with the sucky cliffhanger� why do I keep saying that? It�s not polite to young readers! Anyway, here�s chapter 7!

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Chapter 7 - Dewford, Here We Come!

Outside the tunnel, to where we last left, Avegaille turned around and saw that Phil wasn't behind her. She was starting to get worried and decided to go back inside the tunnel. When she got back, she saw Phil being attacked by ten Whismurs.

"Avegaille! A little HELP here!" Phil screamed out. He already sent out his Pok�mon but it was no use. There were too much Whismurs for his Pok�mon to handle.

"Aaaah!" Avegaille started to panic. "What to do? What to do?" She started to sweat and pace around.

"Send out your Pok�mon!" Phil shouted out.

"Okay, okay!" Avegaille took out three Pok�balls and send out all of her Pok�mon.

"<Wow! I have never seen so much Whismurs in my life!>" Ziggy remarked.

"Ziggy, this isn't the time for remarks!" Avegaille exclaimed. "Try using Surf!"

"<Fine, I will,>" Ziggy said as he started to create huge waves and then the waves crashed down on the Whismurs.

The Whismurs were so scared that they ran off. But there was only a tiny problem with Ziggy's Surf. He also made Phil all wet.

"Oh, man, it's going to take hours to dry off my clothes!" Phil exclaimed.
Avegaille's Pok�mon laughed.

"Hey, come you guys, it's not funny," Avegaille said to them. She folded her arms across her chest.

"Well, at least you Pok�mon understand you a lot!" Phil said to her as he tried to dry off his clothes. "Well, we better get back to Rustboro."

"Okay, you guys, back to your Pok�balls!" Avegaille commanded as she took out their balls.

"<Fine, but we'll be coming out of there when we feel like it!>" Charlie said as he disappeared into the ball.

"Oh, man, how do you handle a bunch of talking Pok�mon?" Avegaille asked herself as she placed the Pok�balls into her belt.

"You know, whenever I see you talk to your Pok�mon, I can't understand a word they're saying," Phil said to Avegaille as the two of them went out of the tunnel.

Both of them walked into the grassy areas again until they reached Rustboro. But when they got there, they saw Brendan and May waiting for them

"Where have you guys been and why is Phil all wet?" May asked Avegaille.

Avegaille blushed as Phil started to explain everything. Brendan laughed so hard when he heard about Avegaille's Pok�mon learning Surf. Then, the Devon Researcher approached them.

"So, did you got the goods back?" the researcher asked Avegaille.

"What goods?" Avegaille asked, very confused. Then, she remembered the package. "Oh, you mean the package... It's right here in my bag."

"Oh, yes, the president wanted to speak to the four of you," the researcher said to them. "Would you please come with me to the Devon Corp. Building?"
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It wasn't that long to get to the Devon Corp. Building. The researcher asked the four trainers to sit down while he talked to the president.

"What do you think he's going to do to us?" May asked everyone. She looked really worried.

"Oh, I'm surely it's nothing," Brendan said, without any reaction.

"Oh, by the way," Avegaille started, changing the topic. "Did you guys got your gym badges?"

"Yes, we did, but I defeated Roxanne easily with one Pok�mon, unlike May, who had to use all four of her Pok�mon," Brendan replied and started to brag.

"The president wants to see you now," the researcher interrupted as the four of the trainers stood up and went near the president.

"Oh, you must be the kids who helped our company from those grunts, thank you so much," the president said to them. He stood up and went near them. "As of thanks from this company, we want you to have these."
The president gave each trainer a Pok�nav. All of the trainers were very confused of its purpose.

"Oh, that's a Pok�mon Navigator, or Pok�nav, for short. It'll display the map of the Hoenn region as well as the condition of your Pok�mon and the trainers you've met that who would want to battle with you again," the president explained. "It can display where the gyms and contest halls are."

"What are contests?" Avegaille asked, very confused.

"Oh, I think you'll find out for yourself once you get to different cities," the president said to them. "By the way, since you're all battling gym leaders, could I ask you all to deliver the goods to Slateport and this letter to Steven
in Dewford." The president handed out a letter to May.

Then, the president went back to his seat as the four trainers decided to get out of the office. The researcher lead to them the way out.
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Outside the Devon Building...

"It says in this Pok�nav, the next gym is somewhere in Dewford," May said
as she kept checking on her Pok�nav.

"How are we suppose to get to Dewford if it's all covered with water?" Brendan asked loudly. "And the tunnel at the end of the city is blocked off."

"Wait, maybe we can ask Mr. Briney to do us a favor," Avegaille announced to everyone.

"Who's Mr. Briney?" May asked, very confused.

"He's an old retired sailor who lives outside of Petalburg Wood," Phil answered. Then, he turned to Avegaille. "Do you think he would really sail us to Dewford and Slateport?"

"Well, I'm not sure, but it's worth a try," Avegaille said to everyone. Then, she looked at May. "Before we go back in the woods, do you want to visit the Pretty Petal Flower Shop?"

"Oh, I was wanting to visit that shop, but I got a little competitive with Brendan, so, I guess I'll go this time," May replied.

"Fine, we'll meet you girls outside of Petalburg Woods when you two are done," Brendan said and turned to Phil. "Come on, we've got a lot to accomplish."

Brendan walked off as Phil followed him, leaving the girls behind. Then, Avegaille and May walked together until they got out of Rustboro and back on Route 104. They continued walking until they reached the Pretty Petal Flower Shop. May and Avegaille entered the shop as they saw the siblings of the building, working and managing the shop.

"Oh, hi, Avegaille," the owner said cheerfully. "So, you finally invited May to come here?"

"Yes," Avegaille replied.

"Wow, look at all these flowers," May said enthusiastically as she glared at all the flowers in display. "Do you use these for Secret Base decorations?"

"Well, of course," the manager said as May looked at her. "Do you like to plant berries?"

"Oh, yes, I just saw some outside your shop and I think somewhere in Route 116," May replied.

"Well, we've got lot of these in the shop so, I want you to have one," the manager said as she gave May a Wailmer Pail, just like Avegaille's.

"Now the two of us can plant berries quicker," Avegaille said. She saw the youngest of the siblings gave May berries to plant.

"Well, we have to go now," May said to them.

"We don't want the boys waiting for us," Avegaille added.

"Bye then," the three siblings said together, waving their hands to them.
After that, May and Avegaille left the shop. May tried to fit the Wailmer Pail in her bag.

"By the way, how do you fit in things like those in a small bag such as that?" Avegaille asked May, seeing how May is getting irritated on trying to get the Wailmer Pail fit into her bag.

"Oh, this is the world of Pok�mon, which means, anything is possible and one of those possible things is talking to your Pok�mon," May explained. She continued to insert her Wailmer Pail into her bag. "And also fitting big items such as these into bags such as mine!"

Finally, May had fully inserted her Wailmer Pail into her bag when Avegaille decided it was time to go into the woods again. Both of them walked back in the woods again, jumping on the ledges to get back out faster.
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When the girls finally got out of the woods, they saw Brendan and Phil waiting for them.

"Well, it's about time you Slowpokes!" Brendan cried out. "Mr. Briney doesn't even recognize Phil when we got in his cottage, so maybe Avegaille can ask Mr. Briney."

"Well, come on," Avegaille said to them as she went inside the cottage and the rest of them followed.

Inside, they saw Mr. Briney chasing Peeko around. Then, Avegaille interrupted their little game by tapping Mr. Briney on the shoulder.

"Um, hi, Mr. Briney, I know it's not a good time to ask but do you still give rides to Dewford and Slateport?" Avegaille asked sweetly.

"Well, of course I do, for saving my Peeko, I'll even sail in the seas again for you and your friends there right now," Mr. Briney said as Peeko bumped into his back.

"How come he only remembers Avegaille and not Phil?" Brendan asked May.

"Why are you asking me such a ridiculous question?" May asked, very annoyed.

"Hoo-hoo, come on my Peeko darling, we're going to sail back in the seas again," Mr. Briney said as he got out of his cottage to get everything in his boat ready.

"<Woo-hoo! Finally, after all these years, I thought I would be stuck in this cottage forever!>" Peeko said excitedly as she followed Mr. Briney.

"What did she just said?" Phil asked Avegaille.

"I think Peeko is looking for adventure," Avegaille said, giving out a skeptical look.

"Come on, let's just go," Brendan said as he went out of the cottage. The other three trainers followed him.

At the mini port besides Mr. Briney's cottage, the four trainers saw just how Mr. Briney's boat is big enough to fit all of them. They all got in the boat as Mr. Briney set off, now sailing in the seas. The trainers decided to sit down for a while. Avegaille decided to put her backpack in front of her. But something wasn't right when they saw how green Avegaille's face is.

"Are you okay?" May asked Avegaille, after seeing her green face.

"I think I'm sea sick!" Avegaille exclaimed as she faced the edge of the boat and began to vomit.

"Eeew..." Brendan grossed out.

"I think she just needs some rest," Phil said as he rubbed Avegaille's back.
Avegaille turned around, wiping her mouth with a tissue as Phil continued to rub her back until they arrived in Dewford.

"Well, I hope the four of you are not having any plans tonight," Mr. Briney said to them as he set the boat to the port of Dewford. "Because I'm going back to my cottage for a while. Don't worry, I'll be back tomorrow afternoon."

Avegaille looked at how the sky was starting to get dark. It was already four 'o clock when they got out of Mr. Briney's boat. Phil thought it was nice rubbing Avegaille's back while they were at the boat. May on the other hand, is really excited to challenge the gym leader.

"All right, this time, I'll challenge the gym leader first," May announced to everyone.

"Oh, no, you don't, I get to challenge the gym leader first!" Brendan protested. He shoved May back as he continued walking to the gym's door.

"Fine, then, I'll train my Pok�mon until it gets stronger than yours!" May exclaimed as she walked off out of Dewford.

"Hey, wait up!" Avegaille called out as she ran off to follow May.

Phil looked to where May and Avegaille went off to, seeing that there are no other lands surrounding Dewford. He turned around and saw Brendan entering the gym. Since he was the only one left alone, he decided to walk around Dewford. Then, a guy with a red jacket approached him.

"Do you like to fish?" the guy in the red jacket asked.

"Um, well, I'd love to, but I don't know how," Phil replied, laughing nervously.

"Good, I like your style, come on, you can have this," the fisherman said as he gave to Phil an Old Rod. "This Old Rod can catch some fish and sea critters. Just face the water and press A on the rod if you get a bite. Keep doing this until your Pok�mon appears. Then, catch it or battle it, whichever way you like."

"Thanks!" Phil exclaimed, really happy that he could finally catch at least a water type Pok�mon. He held the fishing rod in his hands.

"Well, if you need tips, you can just ask me," the fisherman said as he walked off, going near the shore.

Phil didn't like the idea to be alone. He sent out his Terk to at least get some company. His Terk was looking at him in a weird way. So, both of them walked off to where Avegaille and May went off to.

"I don't get it, how come Avegaille and May can understand any Pok�mon that talks to them?" Phil asked himself. He continued to walk, leaving his Pok�mon behind.

"<Maybe because they're so close to them,>" a voice from behind Phil replied.

"Who said that?" Phil asked, getting a bit paranoid and stopped walking.

"<Down here.>" Phil turned around and saw Terk staring at him.

"You, you can talk too?" Phil asked, getting even more nervous.

"<Well, yes, if a trainer desires to know what his Pok�mon is thinking,>" Terk
explained. ""

"Well, gee, thanks," Phil said to him as he picked up Terk and carried him in his arms.

"<Cool! A free ride!>" Terk exclaimed, very happy. Then, he spotted Avegaille and May, sitting on the sandy shore, talking about something.

"Hey, look, there they are!" Phil exclaimed as he quickly ran to get near to Avegaille and May faster.

"<Hey, slow down!>" Terk exclaimed, getting dizzy from all Phil's running.

While Phil was running to get near Avegaille and May, the two girls were getting bored, despite from all the training they did to their Pok�mon inside the cave.

"May, isn't there anything we can do here?" Avegaille asked, looking at the sunset.

"Maybe we can sleep out here for the night," May started. "It would be more fun to spend the night outdoors."

"But wouldn't it be also scary out here too with all of those wild Pok�mon?" Avegaille asked, getting a bit nervous.

"Don't worry about it," May said as she stood up. She also helped Avegaille up when she got Avegaille's hand and pulled her up. Then, they turned around and saw Phil standing behind them.

"Hey, you guys," Phil greeted. He put down Terk back on the ground. "So, what have you been talking about lately?"

"We were thinking about sleeping out here for the night," May replied. She looked at Phil, who was a bit uncomfortable with the suggestion. "If you want to, that is..."

"Oh, I think it's a good idea," Phil replied.

"<Yeah, so you can spend more time with Avegaille,>" Terk remarked.

"Huh?" Avegaille looked at Terk, which she heard every word he just said.

"Terk, cut it out!" Phil exclaimed, looking at Terk furiously.

"<Fine, I will,>" Terk said, turning away.

But before the trainers could continue talking, they heard a ruffling sound by the bushes, just besides the cave that they were near at. It was getting even more noisier when the other two trainers decided to take out one of their Pok�mon.

"Go! Charlie!" Avegaille exclaimed as she tossed the ball and Charlie came out just as the thing jumped off from the bushes.

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End of chapter 7
Another silly cliffhanger! Don�t worry, you�ll be able to find out what happens next after wards, since this is just a re-edit� well, bon voyage! Sounds Frenchy? Yeah, it�s supposed to be like that�

Avegaille

February 11th, 2005, 02:25 PM

Chapter 8, a mostly Pok�mon based story� this is the part where all of the Pok�mon are introduced in one chapter! Well, enjoy! And also the continuation to chapter 7�s cliffhanger!
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Chapter 8 - Spending Time Together

We left our three trainers, since Brendan was still in Dewford, near a cave, almost being attacked by something. The sun has already set down, it was already dark. But there was still light, because they're standing where there was a light post on top of them, which was built there for a purpose. May and Avegaille send out their started Pok�mon while Phil's Terk stood in front of the bushes. The three trainers were a bit nervous of the thing or Pok�mon that is shaded in the darkness.

"Terra, use-" May started but...

"Hey, is that Brendan?" Avegaille asked, looking at the direction where Dewford is.

From a distance, they can see Brendan running up to them, very happy and almost out of breath. He finally reached the three trainers and then he showed to them the badge that he just earned a few minutes ago.

"Humph, I thought it takes hours before you can actually earn your badge," May remarked. She chuckled and almost forgot about the thing that they were so worked up.

"Why are all of your starter Pok�mon out here, anyway?" Brendan asked all of them. He looked at the Pok�mon out in the field, staring at one direction. He was also surprised that they have evolved. "They look like they're about to defend you all from something."

Just then, this thing, who turned out to be a Pok�mon came out of the darkness. Somehow, Avegaille was getting more nervous because of the way it looked.

"Aaaaaah!" May screamed and went behind Avegaille.

"W-what i-is t-that?" Avegaille asked, pointing on the Pok�mon and getting even more nervous than before.

"Cool!" Brendan exclaimed, very happy and excited, as if he wanted to catch the Pok�mon. "It's a Sableye!"

"You mean the Ghost and Dark type Pok�mon?" Phil asked. He shrugged as Terk came near him. "Well, isn't that a surprise?"

"Well, yeah, and I want it!" Brendan exclaimed as he took out a Pok�ball that had Kipp in it.

Kipp came out of the ball as the wild Sableye went closer, also wanting to battle. Well, Kipp has also evolved into a Marshtomp.

"Kipp, use Water Gun!" Brendan called to his Pok�mon.

"<Eeew, what is that?>" Kipp asked, very disgusted and scared at the same time.

"What did he said?" Brendan asked Avegaille and May.

"Oh, he's asking what that Pok�mon is, and he thinks it's looks disgusting," Avegaille replied, without her nervousness mood.

"Kipp, this isn't funny!" Brendan scolded him. "Now, use Water Gun!"

"<Fine, I'll attack,>" Kipp said as he started squirting water on the wild Sableye.

The wild Sableye didn't seem to be attacking at all. Brendan felt that the wild Pok�mon wants to be caught. He tossed his Pok�ball as the wild Pok�mon shrunk in the red light and entered the ball. Brendan waited until the middle part of the Pok�ball turned red, as it did.

"Hmm, it's seems odd, but I'm not that excited when Brendan caught that Pok�mon," Avegaille said to herself as Charlie went near her.

"<Maybe because the Pok�mon itself wanted to be caught in the first place,>" Charlie said to Avegaille. He looked at his trainer, who seem to be thinking of something else. "<Anyway, I'm hungry!>"

"Huh? Oh, wait, let me find a place where you can buy food in Dewford," Avegaille said to Charlie as she patted him on the head and walked off back to Dewford.

"Don't worry, I'll watch your Charmeleon," Phil called out.

"<Just make sure nothing happens to me or to Avegaille or you'll be sorry,>" Charlie warned Phil, giving his usually bad mood. Then, his mood changed again. "<Anyway, are you getting used to Pok�mon talk?>"

"Yeah, I quite understood every word you just said earlier," Phil replied, with a bit of nervousness.

"<Hey, can't we just get along?>" Terk asked Charlie. He went near the lizard Pok�mon. "<My trainer doesn't want to hurt you or Avegaille.>"

Just from beside Phil, Terk and Charlie, Brendan is starting to brag again to May about how he defeated the Gym leader easily. May, was giving out a yawn, getting bored from whatever Brendan was talking about. Terra was sleeping on her leg from all of the boredom.

"Brendan, I think you should stop that," Phil said to Brendan as he went near him. He pointed out to Brendan why stop all the bragging.

"WHAT!" Brendan shouted, waking up May and Terra, who were asleep from all of Brendan's bragging. "Hey, wake up you, Snorlaxes!"

"Huh?" May stood up straight as her Terra stood up from the ground. "You wanted something?"

"Well, no, but-"

Even before Brendan could start answering May's question, she was back asleep again, this time, on the ground, with her head resting on Terra's middle part.

"I don't think she wants to find out your reason," Phil whispered to Brendan.

Then, Avegaille came back, carrying her backpack in her arms filled with lots of snacks to munch on. She had a lot of money, from all of the nuggets that Ziggy has been picking up, so she decided to spend some of it with snacks. She had a great discount at the Pok�mon Mart.

"How much did you spend to buy all of that?" Brendan asked, very surprised and also starting to drool.

"Hey, no drooling, there's enough for everybody, including our Pok�mon," Avegaille warned him as she took out a blanket and set on the ground. Then, she poured down all the packets of snacks on the blanket.

While the other three trainers send out their other Pok�mon, Charlie was trying to wake up May and Terra.

"<Wake up sleepyhead!>" Charlie said to May as he tried to tap her, but she was still asleep.

"<It's no use, she's just too bored and too tired,>" Terk said as he moved in closer.

"Huh?" May lifted her head and saw two Pok�mon staring at her. She was very startled and moved back, but still sitting on the ground.

"<Hey, May, what's wrong?>" Terra asked as she stood up, noticing her startled trainer and saw Charlie and Terk staring at her. "<What do you guys want now?>"

"Avegaille is treating us snacks, you want some?" Charlie asked.

"Really? Cool!" Terra exclaimed as she quickly ran near Avegaille.
While Terra went to Avegaille to get some snacks, Charlie and Terk were starting to wonder why May is suddenly all that tried and sleepy.

"Oh, man, I'm so tired," May said to herself as she covered her mouth and yawned.

"<You should at least eat something,>" Terra said as she came back, carrying lots of packets of snacks in her claws.

"Gee, thanks," May said sleepily as she took one packet and opened it.

"<Did you scattered Sleep Powder on her or something?>" Charlie asked Terk.

"<Hey, I may be a Grass Type, but I haven't learned any of those moves yet,>" Terk protested.

"Please, guys, don't fight, I'm just sleepy and that's it," May interrupted the two arguing Pok�mon. "I get easily sleepy in this bright moonlight." She stared at the full moon and was starting to get sleepy again.

"Why don't you send out the rest of your Pok�mon for a while before you sleep?" Terra suggested to May, whose eyes were starting to close.

"Good ideas,� May said sleepily as she took out the rest of the Pok�balls in her belt and send out her other Pok�mon for the night.

She sent out Bell, Sean and Kathy, her Skitty that she caught while she was in Route 116.

"<Meow, I'm hungry,>" Kathy complained. She started to whine like a cat.

"<Hey, cut it out!>" Terra exclaimed as she opened a packet and gave it to Kathy. "<Here, maybe you'll love this one.>"

"<Our trainer seems to be a little tired,>" Sean said to Bell. He knew that Bell just evolved into a Silcoon, so he had to tell Bell whatever is going on around until she evolves into a Beautifly.

"<Hey, I have eyes, you know!>" Bell exclaimed. "<But maybe, I can be a pillow for May.>"

"No, not a good idea," May said to Bell as she turned around in a sleepy manner. "You'll just get crushed."

"Oh, maybe you're right," Bell said, looking at her trainer, but still motionless. "But I can't wait to be evolved into a Beautifly."

"Don't worry, just a few more training and you'll be a Beautifly soon," May said, still in a sleepy manner. She sat down on the ground as Sean carried Bell with her wings to get near to May. She was still holding the snack packet as she poured out a handful and gave it to Sean, since Bell can't eat anything except the nutrients in the soil. She saw how Kathy and Terra are getting along, as Terra shows Kathy the ropes.
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On the few distances, Phil was setting up everything, including the campfire while Brendan tried to set up mats for them to sleep on, since there wasn't any room left in the Pok�mon Center for the night. Avegaille, and the rest of the Pok�mon, including Brendan and Phil's, were having quite a fun conversation. Avegaille was sitting on the mat she just set up earlier, since all of the snacks were eaten by the trainers and the Pok�mon. Somehow, Avegaille is wondering why is there a lamp post on top of them.

"<Maybe it's used as a guide to the cave every night,>" Ziggy explained as he stared at the lamp post.

"<Hmm, perhaps your theory is right,>" Gil agreed. He looked at what Ziggy is holding. "<Is that an Ultra Ball?>"

"<Yeah, isn't it cool?>" Ziggy asked in excitement.

"<Well, in all of my life, I have never seen such things,>" Paul, Phil's Poochyena, declared. He saw Avegaille took the Ultra Ball from Ziggy.

"<Tell me when you're all are done,>" Lenard, Phil's Slakoth said sleepily with his body lying on the ground.

"" Ron, Brendan's Shroomish, said and sighed.

"<Yeah, when will he start to understand what we're talking about?>" Sid, Brendan's Seedot, asked.

"<Uh, I'm getting what you guys are trying to pointing out,>" Kipp interrupted. "<But patience is required to get closer to our trainer.>"

"Brendan is just not getting into the flow, I guess," Avegaille said to them. "But don't worry, I think he'll start to understand you."

"Hey, Avegaille, time for a little rest," Brendan said as he approached her.

Avegaille stood up as she took her blanket on the floor. Then, all of Brendan's Pok�mon started to look at Brendan in a weird way.

"Why are they looking at me like that?" Brendan asked Avegaille in a paranoid way.

"Just talk to them, you'll start to understand them by then," Avegaille said as she and her Pok�mon walked off to go near the campfire.

"Huh?" Brendan looked at Avegaille who just walked off, and then to his Pok�mon. "I know, I haven't talked much to you guys lately, but I..."

"<Don't worry, we get what you're trying to say,>" Kipp interrupted.

"Hey, I can finally understand you," Brendan said, very shocked but happy.

"<Anyway, where's your newly captured Pok�mon?>" Ron asked.

"He doesn't like to go into the light, so he wanted to stay inside his Pok�ball," Brendan replied.

"<Well, when ready to go out, we want to talk to him,>" Sid told his trainer.

"Sure, don't worry, I'll train him to get used to the light," Brendan said as he sat down with them. "We should do more conversations like this more often."
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While Brendan was spending time with his Pok�mon, May and her Pok�mon went also near the campfire to get warmed up. Phil wanted to know what May's life was like before she got here to Hoenn. The three trainers were sitting around the campfire, on the mats that Brendan set out earlier.

"Do you really want to know?" May asked Phil.

"Well, yes, and after that, it's Avegaille's turn to tell her story," Phil replied.

Then, he saw Brendan and his Pok�mon joining in. "Hey, come on, we can all hear May's story together."

"Okay, well, my family and I are always moving around the Johto region. I've met so many famous trainers while I was traveling with my parents," May started.

"Really? Who?" Avegaille asked.

"Well, there's this kid, I think his name is Ash Ketchum, and the other one is Gary Oak, we met them while we were at Kanto. Then, there's Yoishi and Marina at Johto, before we went to Kanto that is, but there are so many others, those four mentioned above are the only ones I could remember," May replied. She saw how shocked Brendan is when he heard all of those
trainers' names.

"I can't believe you actually met and talked to those four all region known trainers!" Brendan exclaimed.

"I think Ash is the most famous of all of them," Avegaille remarked.

"Anyway, Avegaille, it's your turn," Phil said as he looked at Avegaille.

"<Come on, kid, tell them how it is,>" Charlie whispered to Avegaille. "<I'm surely it's not that bad.>"

"Okay," Avegaille said and sighed. "Well, my parents and me used to live in Cinnabar Island, that's in Kanto, somehow there's that old abandoned mansion besides the gym that my mother won't let me explore. But then, my dad bought a house here in Hoenn, since the island is getting a bit crowded, so we moved in here. And, then, my dad's uncle calls him and wants him to go back in Kanto."

"What happened before he went back to Kanto?" May asked.

"Well, before he left, he gave me a Pok�mon, which is Charlie right here," Avegaille explained. "When he got to Cinnabar, he called us telling that he's the new gym leader there, since his uncle is doing research work with his friend again."

"Hmm, interesting...." Brendan said to himself. He looked at Phil. "All right, it's your turn. What region did you come from and what's your story?"

"Actually, I came from Lilycove City," Phil replied. "My parents thought it would be best if we moved in Littleroot, since the Pok�mon Research Lab is there, which Prof. Birch and my dad are great friends."

"Yeah, I already knew about my dad and yours being friends," Brendan said.
Since the four trainers have been telling stories, they didn't notice that the time has passed and it was almost ten in the evening. The trainers' Pok�mon were already sleeping together, as Avegaille saw how cute it was, except that her Charlie is still awake.

"<Aren't you tired yet?>" Charlie asked Avegaille concernedly.

"Well, yeah, I am, but I'm kind of scared to sleep out here, even if I'm already sleeping with my friends here," Avegaille replied.

"<Don't worry, I'll be here to protect you with whatever comes here that can scare you!>" Charlie declared. He stood up in the front of Avegaille.
All the other three trainers were very surprised to see Charlie's loyalty over Avegaille.

"Isn't that a bit touching?" Brendan asked everyone in a sarcastic manner.

"Don't make Charlie angry, you don't know what he's like when he's angry," Avegaille warned Brendan as she looked at him.

"Well, how about you, do you know how your Pok�mon acts when they're angry?" Brendan asked Avegaille, staring at her.

"<Ooh, I had enough of you!>" Charlie said furiously to Brendan.

"No, Charlie, no using of Flamethrower!" Avegaille stopped him as she went in front of him.

"What? Now he knows Flamethrower!" Brendan exclaimed, very surprised. "What's next, Blast Burn?"

"Hmm, that's a good idea, but I don't think so," Avegaille said to herself as she tried to calm Charlie down. "Besides, I think my dad will just send me a TM move when Charlie or my other Pok�mon needs to know it."

"Well, time to get some sleep," Phil said as he lied down on his mat and began snoring.

"Well, I hope Charlie doesn't burn you up, Bread Head, and turn you into a toast!" May remarked as she went near Avegaille.

"Ha, ha, very funny," Brendan said sarcastically as he went closer to Phil and slept with him.

"Well, hope you get some rest," May said to Avegaille as she lied down on the mat and slept on it. She started to snore.

Then, Avegaille saw Terra waking up and coming near to May to sleep besides her.

"<Sshh, be quiet,>" Terra whispered to Avegaille. ""

Avegaille nodded as her Charlie also went near her. His flaming tail always kept Avegaille warm when ever she is sleeping with him. Avegaille looked around as she saw the other three trainers sleeping deeply with their Pok�mon.

"<Come on, time to sleep,>" Charlie said to Avegaille.

"Okay..." Avegaille yawned and lied down on her mat.

Charlie noticed the blanket covering Avegaille's backpack. He took it and set it on top of his trainer, who was starting to shiver. Then, he went besides her and lied down to sleep.
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The next day, which this time, the noises of the Wingulls woke up the people of Dewford, also woke up the trainers camping out of Dewford. Avegaille woke up, finding out that she was the only one sleeping. The boys went inside the cave to train and catch Pok�mon while May was besides her, waiting for her to wake up. Their Pok�mon were playing along the sandy beach.

"Hey, sleepyhead," May said cheerfully. She watched Avegaille stood up. "It's another day, isn't it? I think it's your turn to challenge the gym."

"Me?" Avegaille asked, making her fully awake. "But, but...."

"No 'buts'," May interrupted. She looked at Avegaille's Pok�mon who were playing with her Pok�mon. "I think they're ready anyway..."

"Yeah, I suppose so," Avegaille said to May as she went near her Pok�mon.

"<Hey, what's up with you?>" Charlie asked Avegaille. He gave Avegaille a skeptical look.

"Huh? Oh, nothing, it's just that, I think it's our turn to challenge Brawley," Avegaille replied.

"Hey! Wait, you know Dewford's Gym Leader?" May asked, looking at Avegaille.

"Yeah, I just found out about him last night, while I was buying snacks at the Pok�mart," Avegaille replied. "He uses Fighting types, so I guess Gil will do the job here."

"<All right!>" Gil exclaimed, flying around his trainer happily.

"<Well, good luck, and by the way, don't send me out when Gil faints, because I'll just faint the same,>" Ziggy said to Avegaille. "<And my Surf is not going to be super effective against fighting types.>"

"Don't worry, I won't," Avegaille said to Ziggy.

"<Well, you can always count on me whatever happens, right?>" Charlie asked Avegaille.

"Of course I can," Avegaille replied. She looked at Charlie as she knelt down to hug him.

"<Aww, that so sweet,>" Gil remarked. He started to make sweet innocent faces.

"<Oh, come on, don't be that...oh, what was the word I'm looking for?>" Ziggy asked. He paced around the ground.

"<You mean, insultive?>" Gil suggested.

"<Yeah, that...>" Ziggy replied, blushing along the way.

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End of Chapter 8
Uh, no cliffhanger here this time� ever heard of the word imminent? I think it appeared in one of my friend�s Sapphire game.

Avegaille

February 11th, 2005, 02:26 PM

Another chapter� and this one is the first chapter that had a Pok�mon disturbing me�
Charlie: Hey, what's that suppose to mean, Avegaille?
Me: Hey! I told you not to interrupt me while I'm writing!
Charlie: You always say that whenever I call your real name....

Anyway, back to Chapter 9
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Chapter 9 - Finishing Some Unfinished Business!

May and Avegaille were still at Dewford's outskirts. The early morning sun has just risen a while back as the two trainers wanted their Pok�mon to behave. The two of them all send back their Pok�mon to their balls as they went off to Dewford. While the two girls trainers are at Dewford, the boys are in the cave, training and catching Pok�mon. The two of them seem to be getting along, as much as May and Avegaille.

"Maybe I should look for a Fighting Pok�mon," Phil said to himself. He began pacing and looking around the cave.

"Oh, don't worry, I'm surely one of them is around here somewhere," Brendan smirked.

While Phil was walking, he tripped over something soft, which made him land on the ground.

"Are you all right?" Brendan asked, quickly running to him and helping him stand up.

"Yeah, I'm fine, except that I think I tripped over a Pok�mon," Phil said as he stood up and turned around, seeing a Makuhita staring angrily at him.

"Uh-oh," Brendan said under his breath.

Phil took out a Pok�ball and send out Terk. Terk looked at Makuhita, who was really angry at Phil. Brendan stepped back, just to make sure he doesn't get hurt.

"Terk, use Absorb!" Phil ordered.

"<Okay, then!>" Terk said as he turned around and began to use his paws to absorb the energy of the wild Pok�mon.

The wild Makuhita was a bit wobbly when Phil tossed a Pok�ball to catch it. The ball shaken a little until the middle part of the ball turned red.

"Why would you want to catch a Pok�mon that is mad at you?" Brendan asked Phil after catching the Pok�mon.

"Maybe I could apologize to it after that," Phil replied. "And also, I just found my Fighting Type Pok�mon."

"Well, let's get out of here then," Brendan said as he ran off the cave.
Phil and Terk followed Brendan until they got out of the cave. When they got outside, they saw that May and Avegaille are no longer near the cave.

"Now, where could have those girls gone off to?" Brendan asked Phil.

"Probably hiding from us," Phil replied and chuckled.

"<Is that a good thing?>" Terk asked Brendan.

"No, it's not a good thing, and it only means that they don't like us!" Brendan replied quickly.

"Well, they can't go anywhere else, so they probably went to Dewford," Phil said as he and Terk walked off.

"Okay, I'm coming too," Brendan called out as he ran to follow them.
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At Dewford Town, May and Avegaille were at the Pok�mon Center, fully healing their Pok�mon first. While they were waiting, the two trainers are sitting at a table, drinking Soda Pops.

"Speaking of which, I almost forgot about the letter that we were suppose to give to Steven," May started as she put down her Soda Pop on the table.

"Oh, yeah, and that package to Slateport," Avegaille continued. "I wonder why they wanted us to deliver the package?"

"Well, you saw how Team Magma and Team Aqua wanted that package," May replied. Then, Nurse Joy approached them as she gave back their Pok�mon.

"Well, I hope you two are going to battle the gym leader here," Nurse Joy said to them as she walked back to her counter.

"Don't worry, we will," Avegaille said as she attached all the Pok�balls into her belt.

Then, Brendan and Phil approached May and Avegaille as they spotted them. Both of them were standing right in front of the girls.

"So, how's the training going?" May asked the guys.

"Oh, we're doing just fine," Brendan replied. "So, whose turn is it to battle the gym leader?"

"It's Avegaille's turn," Phil exclaimed.

"May just said that to me earlier," Avegaille said and sweat-dropped.

"Whatever, anyway, this time, the three of us will be watching you battle," Brendan said to Avegaille.

"Okay, then..." Avegaille sighed as she stood up and walked out of the Pok�mon Center.
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At Dewford's Gym, after getting through all the darkness, Avegaille had finally reached the gym leader, which is Brawley, by the way. The other three trainers were behind her, watching and cheering for her.

"So, you're the new rookie trainer here," Brawley started. "If you haven't know yet, I'm Brawley, the gym leader her. Unlike you, I use fighting types to defeat my opponents. So, are you ready?"

"Yeah, I'm ready!" Avegaille exclaimed. She saw the big monitor which tells who is winning. "Gee, I never noticed that big monitor before..."

"Sandra, come here and judge the battle," Brawley said as one of his trainer went near him.

"Let's see how good this Kanto Kid is," Brendan murmured to himself.

"You know the rules, the gym leader uses two Pok�mon while the trainers can use any number of Pok�mon. The trainer can switch out their Pok�mon while the gym leader can't," Sandra stated.

"All right, go, Makuhita!" Brawley exclaimed as he tossed a Pok�ball and out came Makuhita.

"Go! Gil!" Avegaille called out as she tossed a Pok�ball and send out Gil.

"All right, let's get started!" Brawley exclaimed. "Makuhita, use Bulk Up!"

"Gil, use Wing Attack!" Avegaille ordered.
Gil spread out his wings and whipped up gusty wind, hitting it on Makuhita. Gil's Wing Attack was too strong for Makuhita, which made him faint in one hit.

"That's odd, I thought she would have taught Fly to Gil," May said to herself.

"Maybe it's because Gil isn't compatible with Fly at his stage," Phil explained.

"You did great, come back," Brawley said to Makuhita as he took out his ball and sent him back. He took another ball and send out Machop.

"Machop! Use Seismic Toss!" Brawley commanded.

"Gil, use Wing Attack!" Avegaille exclaimed.
Gil's Wing Attack almost made Machop faint, but he still had some energy left. The Machop used Seismic Toss, which did some damage on Gil.

"Hmm, let's see if you Pok�mon can handle this!" Brawley exclaimed. "Machop! Use Revenge!"

"Oh, yeah! Gil! Wing Attack again!" Avegaille exclaimed.

"<Here goes!>" Gil exclaimed as he spread out his wings , whipping up another gusty wind.

Machop's Revenge somehow had hit Gil first before Gil's Wing Attack could take effect, making Gil faint for the second time.

"Well, who are you going to send out now?" Brawley asked as he saw Avegaille sending Gil back to its ball.

Oh, no, not again, but this time, I can't send out Ziggy, Avegaille thought to herself. She held Charlie's ball and sent him out. "All right, Go Charlie!"

"<This is for Gil!>" Charlie exclaimed as he used Flamethrower on the Machop before Avegaille could even tell him what to do.

"Hey, wait, Charlie, I haven't told you what to do yet," Avegaille interrupted. She was very shocked at what Charlie did.

"<Too late!>" Charlie said as he pointed at the fainted Machop.

"And the winner...Avegaille Amethyst!" Sandra announced.

"I thought Pok�mon were supposed to obey their trainers," Brendan remarked. He folded his arms across his chest.

"Charlie just wanted to do a friend a favor," Phil protested. "Or maybe he just didn't want to listen to his trainer."

"You have a very feisty Pok�mon there," Brawley said to Avegaille as he went near her. "But I'm wondering why he didn't even listen to you."

"I don't know what's gotten into him," Avegaille replied, looking at Charlie.

"Well, anyway, congratulations," Brawley said as he gave to Avegaille the Knuckle Badge. Then, he saw the three trainers who were watching the battle a while ago. "And I think I'll be expecting a better battle from the two of you." He pointed at Phil and May.

"Don't worry, you'll get what you want," Phil said to Brawley.

While Brawley was talking to the other three trainers, Avegaille went near Charlie, who seem to be just standing in the stadium, very quiet.

"" Charlie said to Avegaille as he turned around to face his trainer. "<But I don't like to see one of my friends faint, even if I am just inside the ball.>"

"Yeah, I noticed," Avegaille agreed. "Anyway, let's get to the Pok�mon Center to revive Gil."

"<Okay,>" Charlie said as Avegaille took out a Pok�ball and send back Charlie in it.

"So, I'll see you two then," Brawley said to May and Phil.

"Sure," May said as she walked off out of the gym with Brendan and Phil.

As the other three trainers left, Avegaille had just placed Charlie's ball into her belt when she decided to join in the group.

"Hey, where did everyone go?" Avegaille asked as she turned around.

"They left, and you should be going too," Brawley replied.

Avegaille nodded as she quickly walked off to follow the rest. As she got outside, she saw May waiting for her.

"So, off to the Pok�mon Center?" May asked Avegaille. She folded her arms across her chest.

"Um, yeah," Avegaille replied, looking at May in a confused way. "Why do you ask?"

"Nothing, just so that I would know where you are while I'm at the gym," May replied.

"Well, okay, then, I'll see you later," Avegaille said to May as she quickly ran to the Pok�mon Center.

Why do I even bother, I don't think I'll even find out what's going on inside her head, May thought to herself. Maybe she's hiding something from the rest of us and she's not telling it to us.
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A few hours later, May and Phil had defeated the gym leader easily by speed. Both of them are resting their Pok�mon at the Pok�mon Center. Avegaille and Brendan are also with them. They were all drinking Lemonades this time. Then, May had almost forgotten something.

"Darn it! That letter to Steven!" May exclaimed, making the other three trainers look at her. She crushed the empty lemonade can that she was holding with her two hands.

"Oh, yeah, that!" Avegaille exclaimed. She stood up from her seat. "Come on, we better give it to him before Mr. Briney arrives to take us to Slateport."

"You guys go, we'll stay here," Brendan said to the girls.

"What? Are you just afraid of a dark cave?" May asked, teasing Brendan.

"No, I just want to stay here, that's all," Brendan protested as he started to sweat.

"I think he's afraid," Phil remarked. He looked at Avegaille. "Maybe I should stay with him."

"That's fine with me," Avegaille said as she went near the computer besides their table.

"Come on Avegaille, let's go," May said as she stood up from her seat. Nurse Joy approached her and gave back her Pok�mon. She clipped all the balls into her belt.

As the two girls walked off, May tossed the crushed can in her hand to hit Brendan's head.

"Ouch!" the two girls heard Brendan's voice from outside the Pok�mon Center. "May! I'll get you for this!"

"Isn't that kind of mean?" Avegaille asked May as they were walking along Dewford.

"Humph, I don't care, anyway, let's just deliver this letter to Steven," May replied as the two o