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75.08% Pokemon: Bond Evolutions of Pokémon / Chapter 229: 229. Island

Chapter 229: 229. Island

Ash was back inside of the Rustboro Cuty Pokémon Center, but this time he was taking to Misty about how to train some of her Water-type Pokémon's.

Ash was simply telling her the training orders he made for his Water-type Pokémon's back at the Lab.

After talking to her for a while, he went back to the Old Harbor.

Close to the shore where Mr. Brineys house was, Peeko happily ate what May was feeding it.

Looking at Peeko's eating state, May still couldn't forget her original goal from this morning, "I really wanted to eat the best pasta in Rustboro City. But alas…"

"The best pasta in Rustboro City? Could it be the store on the way here?" Old Man Hatch seemed to be very familiar with it and pointed towards it.

"You know about it?"

"Of course I know about it. After all, that store used to be run by my best friend. Unfortunately he later retired after losing his partner." At this point, in order to thank Ash for saving him and his beloved Preko, Mr. Peeko smiled and said, "In this case, I will ask him to make that pasta for you. You can eat all you want."

This old man must have been a great person when he was young, at least in terms of loyalty to his friends. The owner of that pasta restaurant was also getting older and had handed over his skills to his son after losing his partners. Now his has opened a new store in the central area of Rustboro City.

After a single phone call from Mr. Briney, the young shop owner came over in person and made a pasta feast for lunch for Ash and his party.

After lunch, Ash found that his initial guess was very wrong; Mr. Brineys boat was not broken at all. It was the complete opposite because it was exquisitely designed and well-made. It was based on his Wingull and was very well maintained. Ash even suspected that this boat was completely new.

They were now ready to sail out to the high seas.

"This is my super high-speed boat, the S.S. Wingull!"

This is the boat that Mr. Briney is most proud of, and it is his crowning masterpiece in his later years of being a captain.

Additionally this boat is fast, as in really fast for its size.

They were originally supposed to use a large passenger ferry to go from Rustboro City to Dewford Island.

It takes about 2 days on one of this to reach there, but this boat is obviously much faster than that one.

Me. Briney, who was standing at the bow of the boat and steering the boat, his eyes gleaming, opened his mouth to introduce to everyone, "After I retired and stopped captaining any boats, I lived a leisurely life every day. I thought that the adventure life of crossing the seven seas had nothing to do with me anymore but here I am."

"On such a day, my dear Peeko suddenly appeared and started to live with me and he kept flying freely in the high sky. Unknowingly, my heart was beginning to burn with the energy of youth once again like all those years ago!"

"I wanted to go out to sea again and travel the world's oceans with my little Peeko, so I built this boat all by myself!"

It was really a touching scene.

The encounter between a person and a Pokémon can sometimes create something so magical.

"I have a great idea!"

May had an idea and threw out her two Poké Balls, "Come out, Torchic, Wurmple!"

Today's weather was really good, and the sea was perfect for a little swimming. It was a great day to cross the sea.

Before arriving at Dewford Island, May wanted to let her Pokémon enjoy the open sea breeze and relax.

"Then I will do the same thing. Come on out, Dratini, Taillow, Treecko!" Ash also threw out his three Poké Balls, his Pikachu and Ralts were already outside.

Ash was holding Ralts in his arms while she was still sleeping soundly from her earlier training.

Overall, it was very cute.

Children are more sleepy than adults after all.

Ash's second red Pokémon Egg was currently sitting quietly inside of his backpack, waiting for the moment when it will comes out to see the world.

"Come out, Lotad, Forretress!" Brock also summoned his two Pokémon. As soon as Lotad came out, he spit up a column of water over everyone, it was very comfortable under the sunshine on the sea.

Except for May's Torchic, who kept fluffing his feathes, obviously he didn't like the feeling of getting water on his Fire-type body.

"May, you have to be patient with your Torchic, it's a Fire-type Pokémon after all. So it is of course he is afraid of water." Ash couldn't help but laugh.

Ignoring May's pouting face, Ash let his Dratini go into the sea water. He has grown a lot now compared to when he caught on the Silver Conference.

"Dratini, let's start enriching your skill structure." Ash finally decided to let his Dratini practice a new skill.

Dratini doesn't have many skills now, except for his core Extrreme Speed. After that are Thunder Wave, Twister, Dragon Rage, Dragon Tail, Aqua Tail, and the accidental Blizzard.

Now Ash decides to let him learn his Pikachu's signature attack, Thunderbolt.

After all, it is best to get many different types of coverage for his future Dragonite, a Dragon and Flying-type Pokémon.

And this skill was easy to learn compared to some other move, he can just practice with Pikachu and learn from the basis of his Thunder Wave.

Except for his Dratini, his Taillow was still practicing hard to better master his Steel Wing attack, but Treecko is not in a hurry to learn any new attacks. Instead, he continued to strengthen his body under the constraints of Macho Brace by doing some basic exercises.

He was very close to evolving into a Grovyle.

May and Max ignored Ash who was still doing his special training on the boat, while they continued to enjoy the warm wind on the sea, "Looking at it, I too want to go swimming now!"

When they said they wanted to swim, Mr. Briney suggested something, "I know a perfect place for a little swim."

Hearing this, May and Max immediately looked up at Ash who was doing his special training with pleading eyes, "Ash/Big Bro..."

Ash was doing his Aura practice while talking to them, "May, Max, forget about being cute, what kind of cuteness are you trying to act upon?"

"Mr. Briney, we would be grateful if you can take us there. I want to continue training some more before arriving at Dewford Island and challenging the Gym there."

As the main figure of the group, Ash spoke for them all, and Mr. Briney nodded understandably, "Then I will change the course to yake us there while the sun is still high."

After a while, Mr. Briney took Ash and his party to an unnamed island. It was a crescent-shaped island with a small beach surrounded by steep peaks at pretty much every side.

It was like a giant natural seawater swimming pool here.

"Sometimes I come here secretly and enjoy the sun. Its perfect out here." This is why Mr. Briney knows about such a good place. "I almost forgot the existence of this place during the past few months that I was away from the sea life. It's incredible, just as I remember!"

The scenery on the beach was very good, Max got very excited by this, "This kind of place feels like the perfect place where there might be a secret pirate's chest hidden out there!"

The boat sailed deeper into the Crescent Island, but before they even landed, May and Max couldn't wait to put on their swimsuits and jump into the water. They had bought them in Rustboro City and were already ready to have fun in the beach at Deword Island.

In such a nice weather, Ash was also planning to give his Pokémon a day off to enjoy their vacation, "Well then, everyone, let's relax for today!"

But just as he and Brock were preparing to enter the water like May and Max, they heard the loud screams of the two siblings.

They were unexpectedly surrounded by dozens of Sharpedo, which was a moment of shock for them.

The biggest fear at sea was being spotted by a shark, let alone so many of them!

"HELP!" The two siblings hugged each other and shouted loudly for help. They were completely frightened.

"Dratini!" Ash gave his clear order. Dratini, untied from his Macho Brace, turned into an afterimage and rushed over to suddenly standing between May and Max. Now he was being watched by all of the Sharpedos.

Ash's Dratini's pressure was slowly being released, and all the Sharpedos retreated little by little.

"Hold on tight, you two!" Ash reminded them, "Aqua Tail!"

A thick water columns shot up from Dratini's tail to the sea, then another jet of water lifted May and Max, and the he threw them towards the boat. Ash's eyes turned a shade of pink and he used his Psychic to pick them up and placed them smoothly on the boat.

"Blizzard!"

Ash's attack was not over yet. Cold wind and snow blew out of his Dratini, the ice began to spread with Dratini as the center point of everything.

Some of the Sharpedos quickly retreated, but most of them who had no time to react or escape were frozen and unable to move.

"Crack!" Suddenly, the sound of breaking ice came from the sea.

They saw an extraordinarily large Sharpedo, which crunched through the ice and freed all the frozen Sharpedos.

Then, it stared at Ash with its scarlet eyes, and then it called on the other Sharpedos to retreat, but it always surrounded the exit of the crescent-shaped island, not willing to let Ash and the others leave this place.

It was getting late now, so Mr. Briney had no choice but to take his boat to the beach inland to take a rest.


Chapter 230: 230. Shark Attack and Caught

Sharpedo is famously known as one of the Bullies of the Sea in the Hoenn Region along with the popular Gyarados and the annoying Protect using stupid bird, Pelliper.

(This bird has ruined my fun of playing Pokémon Emerald.)

They are very feared because of their extremely sharp teeth that can even bite through iron. Not only that, they also have the Dark-type; which makes them very hostile at most times.

That's why they are known as the Bullies of the Sea.

Encountering Sharpedo in the sea is one of the most frightening thing a regular person or even most Trainers can experience.

Unfortunately for Ash and his party, they would encounter a large group of them at once.

But it's not that bad considering Ash can deal with them himself, no others needed.

Fortunately, Mr. Briney made a prompt decision and drove his S.S. Peeko to the beach shore. Otherwise, just after one single night, there is a huge chance that the S.S. Peeko would be bitten into scrap metal by them.

Now they are trapped on the island. Even if Ash is strong, he cannot keep them all safe and sound under the attack of so many Sharpedo.

If it was only Ash and maybe Brock, there would be no need for all the worry; however, since May, Max, and Mr. Briney were also with him, it would be hard to protect them all from sudden attacks.

And in such a area, Pekko is their only support. Once something happens to it, they will really be stranded on the sea. There is no sign on this nameless island on any of their maps. There was also no network from any satellites because Rayquazza keeps destroying them for fun. Thats why they can only get internet near towns and cities.

As night fell, Brock prepared dinner with their limited rations, and Mr. Briney was full of praise for it.

"It feels really good to camp on such an island without anything to worry about." Ash really likes this feeling of bonding people and nature. When his past self was traveling along the Orange Islands and other such places, he has been to many different uninhabited islands where there was different Pokémon's and plants living.

Memories of camping was very nostalgic to him.

Mr. Briney also agreed with Ash's thought process, "That's right, if it weren't for that…"

In the inner bay of this crescent-shaped island, several menacing looking shark fins were wandering on the water.

They were all monitoring their every move.

The Sharpedos here take turns to rest and watch over.

If Ash and his group do anything to leave, the group of Sharpedo will Sharpedo will definitely attack in groups, even if it means their life.

"I see, so those Sharpedo's do have brains to come up with thsi ideas." Max couldn't help but admired after hearing Ash's analysis.

"That's true, but I think that this group of Sharpedos are special. Most such Pokémon's almost mostly run on their instincts." That is to say, ordinary Sharpedos should not be so smart, Brock thinks so too, "Most Sharpedo's all act alone, and logically speaking, they should not form groups, not to mention such a large group like this. I already counted that there were around 200 of them here. Their leader definitely has some power to make such a group."

"I'm surprised by that too!" As a man on the sea for a long time, Mr. Briney knew how Sharpedo's work very well, well more than the others.

However, Ash smiled and said, "I will show you how easy it can be!"

Brock nodded, he already understood Ash's thoughts after all of their traveling, "Ash, are you really going to do it?"

"Of course, a catching battle! I want their leader!"

As the sun rose, Ash's Pokémon finished recharging their energy. Under the gazes of Brock and the other three, Ash walked toward the sea with his Ralts on his head and a Poké Ball in his hand!

Not long after, the Sharpedos who noticed the slow movements of Ash and his group swarmed in within seconds and surrounded him. The leader of the Sharpedos who used its Crunch attack to break the ice yesterday was like their general, standing proudly at the back, gazing closely at him.

However Ags was smiling in front of him.

Its size is much larger than the ordinary recorded Sharpedo. Although it is impossible to obtain specific data in the sea, the dark shark fin of its serrated blade has grown to a staggering 1 meter higher than the ones shown in his Pokédex; additionally, its whole aura was completely different from the others of his species.

There were scars from the battle on the fins, which reminded Ash of his first Dark-type Pokémon, his adorable little Houndoom!

At that time, his body was covered with battle scars, a show of his power and honor. The scene now is very similar to that time.

The so called Bullies of the Sea who were supposed to work all alone are actually united now under it, and they are also very organized and disciplined. It is obviously the credit goes to that Boss Sharpedo. It has a much higher mind than ordinary Sharpedo, which is why Ash was so interested it.

He wanted to see if it had somehow awakened his Alpha Gene just like how his Rhyperior and Pidgeot had.

(I added this because I thought it might be a little interesting to see what might happened to it.)

Ash raised his Poké Ball high towards the Boss Sharpedo, "Sharpedo, I challenge you to a battle!"

Ash's courage was naturally admirable and justified.

If the Boss Sharpedo really refuses to fight him alone, he can instead chose to let all the other Sharpedos launch an attack at him.

At the water depth where Ash was now standing on, unless Ash himself and his Pikachu fight back forcefully, it will be a little difficult to return unscathed back to his group.

However, Boss Sharpedo rose to the challenge!

All the Sharpedos slowly began to back away, and Boss Sharpedo came to Ash, staring at him with his scarlet eyes, he was waiting for Ash to send out his Pokémon.

"Lets show them what you got, Dratini!"

There is no doubt that Ash sent out his reliable Dratini for this battle, only he can fight freely with Sharpedo in the water.

Pikachu could also battle but he will probably shock everyone in the sea area along with his target.

The moment Dratini appeared, the battle really began. Boss Sharpedo launched a quick attack, the ferocious fangs were about to hit Dratini.

It was that Crunch attack of his.

Although Sharpedo is a dual Water and Dark-type, there are not many Water-type attacks that he can master on his own, the only two are Aqua Jet and Hydro Pump, but that's extremely rare from what he got from his System.

Sharpedo do not even have a tail. It spits up the sea water from the star shaped hole behind it and can swims at a speed of 120 kilometers per hour. Its maneuverability is much higher than that of a Pokémon with a tail. In the remote Alola Region, they are even used as something akin to a sea motorcycle.

Ash has the many different powerful Water-type Pokémon's, he can already form a full team of them.

However, he normally doesn't catch Water-type Pokémon's that are resembles fishes because there are too many restrictions in a battle, especially when most battles are on land.

It's not hair that tho, the compatibility with them and him are usually low.

But this Sharpedo in front of his is a special case, he can feel it on his heart.

As a Dark-type shark, it's pretty much signature attack is naturally Crunch, his bloody mouth is simply a nightmare to children, but Ash and Dratini are not panics at all by this attack.

When Sharpedo was close enough to Dratini, he had simply disappeared before its very sharp eyes.

"Dragon Tail!"

Ash gave his first order in the battle, then his Dratini suddenly appeared behind Sharpedo, swinging his long shining cyan tail towards Sharpedo.

But at that moment, Sharpedo's scarlet eyes flickered for a split second, and a stream of water suddenly spit up behind him. Not only did he push himself to dodge the attack, but he also knocked Dratini backwards.

"That Sharpedo definitely is smart!" Max was shocked to see this. He had never seen such a quick but effective action before as Ash never had his Pokémon's of such a thing in front of him.

Brock also nodded and said, "That Sharpedo has a strong will to fight and has rich combat experience. I mean just look at that insanely fast instinct!"

But Ash's combat experience was much richer than Sharpedo's, "Dratini, Thunder Wave!"

Elemental skills such as Water, Fire, Grass, and Electric have very poor effects on Dratini because of its type.

He splashed out of the water again, and electricity burst out from his white horn, he got close to Sharpedo and hit him with a Extreme Speed boosted shock.

Sharpedo felt numb all over its body, but a breath of ice appeared on his fangs.

The Ice-type attack, Ice Fang!

This attack can do wonders on his Dratini.

Not only does he have Crunch and Ice Fang, this Sharpedo also had that Poison-type attack called Poison Fang. This is a Sharpedo that had practiced hard to increase his teeth power to the extreme.

"Avoid it!"

If this Ice Fang really hits him, his Dratini will probably be out of battle soon after that, but it was still easy to avoid the attack with Dratini's speed.

The time to attack is perfect for him, Ash clenched his fist tightly, "Thunderbolt!"

Dratini has basically learned the basics of Thunderbolt from Pikachu and his own Thunder Wave. After all, he is a Dragon-type, and he also had good talents in various elemental skills. Blizzard, Thunderbolt, and the future planned Flamethrower, Ash had decided to make his future Dragonite a real Elemental Dragon.

Yellow electric current rushed down, and Sharpedo was immediately swallowed up by sparks, and he fell down with black smoke all over his body!

Not only was he injured, but also most of the other Sharpedo's got hit because of their closeness to the battle.

Ash was able to protect himself by first using a layer of his Psychic around him to stay afloat.

He then also used a second layer of Aura just in case something happens.

"Go, Poké Ball!"

Ash threw the Poké Ball and caught the Boss Sharpedo with no shakes needed.

This is also the fourth Pokémon that Ash had captured in Hoenn Region, bringing the total number of Pokémon on hand to six, if he counts his unhatched Pokémon Egg.

The other Sharpedos decided to continue to live close to this unknown island after saying goodbye to their current bodies. According to their previous action pattern, they will definitely be able to live well here, and their next leader should also be selected soon after they leave.

Leaving this unknown island, Ash and his party finally arrived at Dewford Town on Dewford Island in the evening, led by Mr. Briney.

Ash planed to teleport Sharpedo back to the Professors Laboratory after landing on the island. He believe that Feraligatr, who is also a demon in the water, will be willing to discuss their bite attack with his new friend.

He didn't plan to have it with him because he can't let him battle on land, it was simply not possible, for now taht is.

"Now I plan to go to Slateport City and prepare to set sail again. I hope I have the opportunity to meet you again in the future!" After meeting Ash and his group, Mr. Briney finally made up his mind.

He and his beloved Pekko will embark on a journey to the sea again.

Sharpedo: 180/210


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