Kim knocked on the door of the house next to the beach. There was a sign stuck in the ground that said “Mr. Briney” Kim looked behind her at Tracey “something tells me this is the place” The door opened quickly and an old man, his forehead sweaty, answered the door. “Can I help you lass?” Kim giggled as she saw the Wingull on a wardrobe, giggling to itself. “Hi, my name’s Kim and this is my friend Tracey. We were wondering if you could give us a lift on your boat to slateport city.” Mr. Briney’s face lit up. “Really?” Kim nodded “Alrighty then! Peeko! We’re setting sail!” Mr. Briney strode out of his house, His Wingull floating behind him, and boarded his boat. “All aboard!” he shouted out. Kim and Tracey leapt onto the boat and sat down. “We’ll be in slateport in no time flat!” The boats engine roared into life. It backed out of the port and turned 180 degrees. “To Slateport City!” The boat lurched forwards, the engine working its hardest.
Frank James was lying in his tent, looking up at the material roof above him. He couldn’t shake the feeling of trouble. He couldn’t close his eyes because the feeling threatened to overwhelm him. Ninja, his ever faithful Ninjask, was restless as well. He kept twitching his wings, and his eyes kept flicking in the direction of Hoenn. Ninja turned and fixed Frank with a piercing stare. Frank understood immediately. They had to go to Hoenn. They had no choice. Frank smiled at Ninja and stroked his wings carefully. Ninja let out a quiet sigh and fell asleep. Frank however, was kept awake. ‘I hate being nocturnal’ Frank thought bitterly. He managed to fall asleep, but it was not a peaceful sleep.
There was a commotion at Dewford, which Kim and Tracey only saw a minor flicker of as they sped past. It had only been a few hours and they were half way there. “Mr.Briney!” Kim shouted “How long?” Mr. Briney poked his head out of the window “About two hours now!” Kim nodded and looked over at Tracey, who was tending to his team. His Scyther looked very old, its scythes were dull. His Azumarill and Venomoth were quite quiet and reserved. She thought about her own team. Static was in his pokeball. He got sea sick, so he stayed in there. Chomp was in his pokeball as well. Asleep, no doubt. She got herself comfortable and fell asleep. This sea business was tiring.
“Kim, move it!” Tracey poked the sleeping girl with his foot. “KIM!” Kim jerked awake “Whazzat?!” She looked around and noticed they weren’t moving. “We’re at Slateport now sleepy head” Tracey said, grinning. Kim got up, brushed the creases off her clothes and got off the boat, Tracey following behind. “Static, we’ve landed!” She threw his pokeball hard. It hit the floor and burst open, releasing the large wolf like lightning Pokemon. He grinned and ran in a circle, obviously happy. She thought about releasing Chomp, but decided it was safer not to. She looked around at the surroundings. She had never been to Slateport, so everything she was seeing was new. Except the young man walking towards a hut. She recognised him instantly. He was Kiyu Lancer, the reigning Kanto champion for three years running. She ran up to him (not wanting to cause a scene) and poked him in the back. He whipped around instantly. “Hunh? Uhm…are you a fan girl?” he asked nervously. Kim shook her head “Oh, tha’s okay then!” Kim smiled “So you are Kiyu then? Kiyu Lancer of Kanto?” Kiyu nodded “Yup, tha’s me. Soda?” The question was asked so randomly that it knocked Kim’s mental balance off. This guy really was odd! The papers hadn’t been lying after all. “Uhm…yeah, sure. Okay” She accepted the soda gratefully and drank deeply. Kiyu was busy watching Static playing in the sand.
Frank woke up again and swore quietly. “Nope, I’m giving up! I no longer wish to be nocturnal!” He got up, dressed to suit the weather and packed up. Ninja was obviously happy that Frank had decided to give up his odd nocturnal habit and was flying in circles above his head. “Hey you calm down” Frank said, smiling. “Right then!” He pointed in the direction of Hoenn “To Hoenn! But first I need a bird Pokemon…” Frank took to the bushes to find a suitable flying Pokemon.
Kim and Kiyu had got on well. Kind of like a shed and a blazing fire. While they discussed whether shiny Pokemon or normal Pokemon were better, a blast of sand interrupted them. From the ground burst a Steelix. Following it was an Onix and a Sandslash. Kim grabbed Tracey, who would have been in big trouble if he had attempted to draw them. “We’re looking for Lancer.” Kiyu stood up. “Stay there Kim. I’ll show you that which made me champion!” A three on one battle didn’t seem fair, but it wouldn’t really bother this Pokemon. Kiyu pulled out an Ultra ball and threw it hard. From the ball burst a Weavile. Kim stared at the Weavile, having never seen one. “Snitch! Let’s show them some fun!” The Weavile grinned and nodded, then sprinted forwards. In a flash, the Sandslash was face down in the sand, twenty metres away from its starting point. Next was the Onix, which got a face full of frosty fist. The Onix hit the ground heavily, its mouth frozen shut. The Steelix proved to be a hard nut to crack, taking three Ice punches. However, it too hit the floor. The battle had been started and won. All in three minutes. Three minutes was all it took to take down three nasty looking ground Pokemon. Kiyu grinned as his Weavile, Snitch, did a little victory break dance. “Never mess with Kiyu Lancer!” Kiyu shouted out to the team Magma goons, who returned their Pokemon and ran for all they were worth. “Snitch, come on back” Snitch stood up, bowed low, then let Kiyu return him to his pokeball. “See that Kim?” Kim’s eyes were all sparkly. “Whoa, Kim. Don’t you be going all fan girl on me” Kim grabbed the Ultra ball that contained Snitch and stared at it. “How did you get that?!” She asked loudly. Kiyu laughed “Oh, okay. Get a Sneasel and train it hard. Here.” He gave Kim a sharp claw, which she gingerly touched “Make the Sneasel hold that. If you’re training at night and the Sneasel truly trusts you, it’ll evolve.” Kim nodded, still playing with the claw “Okeedokee”
Frank had finally found a decent flying Pokemon. A Skarmory. It was moody, didn’t like berries and would only listen to Frank if he had food in his hand, but that could be sorted out. He had taught it the fly command via HM02 and told it where he needed to go. The Skarmory nodded and Frank mounted it. The Skarmory took off and then fell to the floor. This would take some time…and lots of training.
Kim, Tracey and Kiyu (who had decided to follow) were sitting in the Pokemon centre watching the news. “The World news. In Johto, a purse snatcher was stopped by a Haunter. The trickster simulated a bomb, which was fake. The result led to the thief’s capture” As the video of the Haunter’s antics played out, Kim was busy on the floor laughing. Tracey and Kiyu were busy staring at Kim. After Kim had finished her laughing fit, Kiyu poked her and showed her a small envelope. “I got the tickets to Johto” Kiyu whispered to her. Kim smiled and proceeded to hug Kiyu, who blushed heavily. “When’s the boat leaving?” Kim asked him. Kiyu checked the time and cried out. “We’ve got five minutes to get there!” Kim swore loudly, picked up her backpack and sprinted out of the Pokemon centre. A foghorn sounded, signalling the boats leaving. “Gah! Snitch! Go stop that boat!” Kiyu released his Weavile. It bowed quickly, then sprinted off towards the port, where it then froze the water in front of the boat to stop it from moving. As the captain strode off the boat swearing, Snitch pointed to Kim, Tracey and Kiyu, who were running as fast as they could. The captain tapped his watch as Kiyu handed him the three tickets. “I’ll let you off. Get on. But first, remove the ice!” Kiyu nodded as Snitch flinched. “Snitch, Return. Go, Voltage!” A shiny Electrode burst from the great ball and span on the spot, floating slightly. “Voltage, use Sonic boom on the ice!” Voltage grinned widely, then rolled over to the ice, where he decided he wouldn’t use Sonic boom. He decided to explode, which worked marvellously. “O-kaaaay. Not what I asked, but fine. Voltage, return.” Voltage, who still had the manical grin on his face, returned to his pokeball. Kim, Tracey and Kiyu boarded the boat and found some seats. They sat down and as the boat started forwards and Kiyu left the group to find the nearest bathroom, looking rather green. “This’ll take forever” Kim sighed. Tracey smiled at her. “Hey, think of it like this. You’re one step closer to finding the Mauville kid. And I’m one step closer to finding that Red Gyarados” Kim nodded slowly. Logical, truthful…worked. She got comfortable and got out her walkman. She stuck the headphones in her ears, turned on the Walkman and prepared herself for the most boring part of her trip so far.
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