Part 9!

Shadow holds up a cardboard sign that says ‘I do not own pokemon’. Then, she pulls out a laptop that has the following text on it. ‘Shadow owns Destiny, Delphinis, Tempestwolfe, Flaming Thunder, etc. Steal and thou shalt die.’

Part 9: Pinkness galore!

“Where are we now?” Ash asked as he consulted his pokégear.

The pokégear map flicked and beeped. Ash sighed and turned to Delphinis. “Do you know where we’re going?”

Delphinis shrugged its shoulders, or at least tried. Up ahead, an island covered with fruit trees loomed. Delphinis clicked and whistled.

“So we should go there? Okay, why not? You need some rest anyways, right?” Ash nodded to Delphinis and soon, they reached the island.

“Okay, everybody, you can come out.” Ash said. His belt glowed, and lots of pokémon appeared on the sandy beaches. They all ran around, laughing, playing, sleeping, eating, etc. Ash created a lawn chair and sat down in it. He put on his sunglasses and promptly fell asleep.

A while later…

HELP! WHAT HAPPENED TO ME?! A very distressed Houndoom shouted. I’ve turned pink!
What? That’s impossible! Star said. * Houndoom must be too tired, all the stress is going to his head… * Then, she noticed that her paw was turning pink too. Oh no!
We’re all turning pink! Jasper said. * I’m a male! Pink is not my color! *

Maybe Ash will know! Vaporeon said, as she tried to wash off the pink streaks appearing on her silky blue fur.

Let’s wake him up!

*SPLASH*

Ash jerked awake, ready to attack, before he noticed it was just Vaporeon. “What is it – what happened?!”

We don’t know! That’s why we woke you up to ask! Star said, looking around, panicked. * I hate pink! *

“Did you do anything special?”
We just ate some of the fruit growing on this island. Houndoom said. He looked both agitated and severely depressed. * How am I going to get normal again? What kind of pokemon is pink anyways? Grr… *

Ash’s eyes glowed for a second as he ran healing energy over all of them, before he shook his head. “Well, it’s not an attack…”

< What’s wrong?! > Sunny asked, panicked.

“I think that the fruit on this island will turn all the pokemon pink. I mean, all of your turned pink after you ate the fruit, right?”

Right! Several voices chorused.

“In that case, it should wear off after a while… unless anyone wants to stay pink forever.” Nobody did.

Ash smiled. “Well, next time, have someone test the fruit before everyone eats it, okay?”

Okay! Star chirped in a bright voice.

Ash smiled at his pokemon. < Oh, and here’s the antidote. > He said, tossing out a bottle of purple liquid. Everyone leaped for it.

Ash sighed. “Share, you guys!”

All the pokemon eagerly gulped down the medicine, relieved that they weren’t doomed to be pink forever.

Meanwhile…

“Why isn’t it working?” Oak asked in exasperation as he tried to disable Ash’s pokédex again.

“Pokédex not found.” The machine beeped.

“Oh, in that case, it must have been destroyed. I won’t bother with this again.” Oak said calmly. He forgot all about it.

Two days later… Citron Island, Trovita gym…

“This match will be 3 x 3! Begin!” Said the announcer.

The wind ruffled Ash’s hair as he selected a poke ball. “I choose – Houndoom!” The dark/fire type popped out and roared.

“A fire type, eh?” Rudy said. “Go, Arcanine!” The two fire-type canine pokemon faced each other and growled in unison.

“Crunch!” Ash shouted. Houndoom raced towards Arcanine and sank his fangs into its leg. Arcanine wailed in pain.

“Fire Spin!” Rudy said. Arcanine began trying to trap Houndoom within its rings of fire.

“No use. Faint Attack!” Houndoom nodded and vanished, before reappearing before Arcanine and slamming into it. Arcanine roared in pain and writhed, but Houndoom hit it again. Arcanine submitted and fainted.

“Not bad.” Rudy said. “Try grass types! Exeggutor, go!”

Ash’s lips curved up in a smile. “Blossomeon, you’re up.” He whispered. From a poke ball came a beautiful grass-green eevelution.

“Exeggutor, use Stomp!”
“Blossomeon, Quick Attack!” Blossomeon darted out of Exeggutor’s way as he tried to squash her with a foot.

“Great! Now use Crunch!” Blossomeon’s eyes opened wider and she charged the Exeggutor, before sinking her teeth into its ‘hair’. The Exeggutor wailed, and toppled off the cliff.

Sighing, Blossomeon extended her vine whips and saved Exeggutor before it was dashed into the surf below.

“So…” Ash said. “Can you just give the badge now?”
Rudy had no choice but to surrender the Spike Shell badge. * This must be the trainer that Cissy warned me about. *

Ash smiled and moved a strand of ice-blue hair out of his eyes. “Well, see you. Delphinis, let’s Surf!” The dolphin pokemon appeared, Ash hopped on its back, and they headed off for their next adventure.

End part 9! I promise that the next part will (hopefully) be longer and more exciting, but no sure-fire answers. Please review!

11/10/02 to 1/18/03

Busy with insane amounts of Calculus this summer…