After travelling through what seemed to be a desert, the gang had finally arrived at a city known as Trivitopolis.
"Finally. We're here." Ashlyn said.
"Wow." Misty awed.
"Trovitopolis City is the largest city ever on West Mandarin City." Tracey informed.
"A nice city to rest in." Misty said.
"And a good place for something to eat and supplies." Ashlyn added.
"Let's go and get something to eat." Volkner suggested.
"You said it." Misty agreed.
CRACK!
"Huh?" Ashlyn blinked.
Tesla and Raichu noticed the ground, "RAICHU! (YOU'RE KIDDING ME!)" They exclaimed.
Before anyone could react, the ground gave way.
"Ahhhhhh!" The gang fell through the hole into the ground.
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Underground, the gang expect for the Pokémon were unconscious.
"Raichu. (Ashlyn, wake up.)" Tesla shook her trainer's arm.
Ashlyn winced before she opened her eyes, "Tesla?"
"Rai." Tesla smiled.
"Raichu. (Wake up.)" Raichu shook his trainer's arm.
Volkner groaned as he started to wake up, "Raichu?"
"Rai Rai." Raichu smiled.
"Toge Toge Toge!" The spike ball Pokémon continued to talk near his trainer ears.
Misty slowly opened her eyes and turned to Togepi, "Are you...okay?"
Togepi smiled and cheered.
"Help! Get me out of here!" Tracey's muffled voice caught their attention.
They turned to see him half way buried in the ground with only his legs sticking out.
"Don't worry Tracey, we'll get you out of here." Ashlyn assured him.
Misty grabbed Tracey's right leg while Ashlyn and Volkner grabbed Tracey's left leg. They pulled until he finally popped out.
"I was really stuck in there. Thanks a lot." Tracey thanked them.
"You can thank me by getting off of me, Tracey." Volkner said, annoyed.
Tracey looked down and noticed that he was sitting on Volkner's back.
"Oh sorry about that." Tracey apologized with wide eyes.
Tesla and Raichu sighed.
"What's that up ahead?" Misty asked, looking ahead.
Tracey saw a tunnel in the cave, "Looks like a tunnel."
"Let's go." Volkner said. "It's better than staying here."
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The gang walked through the tunnel till they saw light.
"This is a sewer." Ashlyn said.
"Well we're in luck then. All we have to do is find the manhole cover and climb out of here." Tracey added.
"Let's go look for one." Ashlyn decided.
The gang started to walk to try to find a way out.
Ashlyn knew the reason why they ended up in the sewers was because Team Rocket had set up a trap to catch Raichu, but of course it failed.
"Trying to get out of here won't be easy." Tracey said.
"What do you mean?" Misty asked.
"Sewers have many twist and turns like underground tunnels do." Volkner replied.
TINKLE!
"Rai?" Tesla's ears twitched.
"Um? A bell?" Ashlyn blinked.
Misty looked back, "I didn't hear anything."
The gang expect Misty saw two thick vines behind Misty.
"Rai? (What is that?)" Raichu asked, stepping away.
"Ermm, Misty. Behind you." Ashlyn pointed behind Misty.
Misty turned around and saw the two vines, "AHHHH!" She screamed and bolted ahead.
"Misty!" Ashlyn shouted, with a sweat dropped.
The rest started to run, far away from the vines.
Volkner spotted some light ahead of them, "Misty! Climb on the ladder on your right now!" He shouted at the Water Type trainer ahead of them all.
The gang climbed up the step ladder one by one, until at last both of them were out of the sewers.
"Phew, we're safe." Misty panted heavily.
"What in the world was that anyway?" Ashlyn asked, exhausted.
"Don't know." Volkner replied.
Suddenly the gang got surrounded by police.
"Oh Arceus." Volkner and Ashlyn groaned.
"You four are under arrest." Officer Jenny said, while some policed men handcuffed them.
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The gang were put in jail in no time at all to explain themselves.
"What did we do to deserve this?" Misty asked.
"Nothing. We didn't do anything wrong," Ashlyn sighed, "So far I seem to be having a track record of Officer Jenny's accusing me of something I didn't even do."
"Flint will laugh his head off when he hears about this." Volkner sighed, easily pictured Flint laughing like crazy.
"Ashlyn's right about us doing nothing wrong. It couldn't be because we were in the sewers." Tracey said. "Something isn't right."
"Like this city." Volkner commented.
A few minutes later, Officer Jenny opened the jail cell.
"Well, you're all free to go." she said.
The gang were relieved.
"I do hope that you aren't releasing them, Officer." A male voice said.
A middle aged man, with short brown neat hairstyle and wearing a orange suit appeared.
Officer Jenny saluted the middle aged man, "What a pleasant surprise Mr. Mayor." She greeted.
"Mr. Mayor?" The gang asked.
Ashlyn remembered that guy and already hated him.
"Sir, they only told me that they just arrive in the city today and they're headed to the Pokémon gym on Trovita Island and there story checks out." Officer Jenny explained.
"I can't have this thing leak out yet." Mr. Mayor said, "Better keep them locked in, till next week."
Ashlyn and Volkner narrowed their eyes angrily at the Mayor.
Officer Jenny frowned, "I can't hold them if they're not in charge of a crime, Mr. Mayor." She responded.
Mr. Mayor sweated, "Well, if that's the law." He turned to the gang, "But I forbid you to tell anyone about that creature."
"Why can't we, if it's the truth." Tracey said.
The Mayor got angry at them, "Say another word and I'll have you all arrested for endangering public safety!" He yelled and threatened, them.
Ashlyn glared at the man, 'Endangering public safety! Yeah, right!' She thought.
"What do you mean endangering public safety?" Misty asked.
"That creature. You're not the only one who saw it." Officer Jenny spoke.
"Officer, don't." The Mayor protested.
Officer Jenny gave the mayor a look, "Mr. Mayor, we can't keep this a secret for ever." She stated.
Mayor flinched back, "Can't we, at least try." He said, almost like begging.
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Officer Jenny took the gang to the Mayor's Office.
"The truth is that you kids aren't the only one who saw and encountered with the creature in the sewer. We recently had a number of reports of stolen foods, no serious injuries reported." Officer Jenny explained, "But the Mayor said that the public will panic, if they hear about the creature because we'll never be able to capture it."
"Huh? Why not?" Tracey asked.
"Because there are nearly 500 miles of sewers under the city and more than 5000 manholes, so capturing it will not be easy." Officer Jenny stated.
The Mayor looked at them, "That's why we must take drastic measure to ensure the safety of every citizen in this city." He then became dramatic, "There is an Election this week and if words gets out that I'm letting this monster running a muck, right beneath people feet, I'll be ruined!" He said.
"Don't see what so bad about it, if all it's doing is stealing food." Misty deadpanned.
KNOCK KNOCK!
"Come in." The Mayor allowed.
Nurse Joy walked in and she looked angry, "Mr. Mayor, I heard what you're intent to do." She started.
"That's my business."
"It's Nurse Joy." Ashlyn said.
"You can't go through with that plan of yours Mayor." Nurse Joy stated.
The Mayor waved off the Pokémon Centre Nurse, "Go run your Pokémon Center and I'll run the city." He scoffed.
"What kind of plan are you talking about, Nurse Joy?" Volkner asked.
"Instead of capturing the creature alive so we can study it and learn were it may come from. The Mayor wants to send a SWAT Team and destroy it." Nurse Joy revealed.
"That's cruel!" Misty shouted.
"It's stupid." Volkner insulted.
"You can't do that! What happen if it's a new species of Pokémon?" Ashlyn said.
The Mayor waved his arm in defense for his actions, "There's no proof." He said.
Officer Jenny stood up, "Mr. Mayor if there is such a plan, it's illegal. The police don't know anything about it." She stated.
The Mayor started to get annoyed, "ENOUGH! I am the Mayor and I'm the one responsible for this city and I'll do, what I see fit!" He yelled out.
The gang and Nurse Joy watched the Mayor, losing himself.
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The gang went with Nurse Joy to the Pokémon Centre and talk to Professor Oak.
"Ashlyn is right. This mysterious creature could be a new species of Pokémon." Professor Oak commented. "Or maybe a Pokémon that somehow ungrounded some kind of mutation."
"Professor Oak, what can we do?" Ashlyn asked.
"There's got to be a way to stop the Mayor from exterminating that creature."
Nurse Joy frowned, sadly, "I don't think so."
Everyone looked at Nurse Joy.
"The only thing the Mayor cares about is getting re-elected and he's not going to let anything stand in his way." Nurse Joy explained.
"I really despise that Mayor." Ashlyn growled, "A horrible man like that doesn't deserve to be Mayor. The only thing he cares about is his reputation as Mayor."
"You're right about that," Nurse Joy agreed, "and being elected as Mayor again is his only concern now. And he has put up campaign posters all over the place and also built a statue of himself."
"Well we can't worry about him now," Ashlyn said, "We need to find that creature before the SWAT team do, or they'll destroy it."
"I agree with you on that." A familiar voice said.
The gang turned to the voice and saw Officer Jenny.
"Officer Jenny?" Ashlyn blinked, "What are you doing here?"
"I wish to search for the mysterious creature with you." Jenny replied.
"But won't you get in trouble?" Misty questioned.
"Normally I wouldn't get involved with the Mayor's business. But I believe that he's gone too far with the situation with this creature." Jenny answered.
Ashlyn, Volkner, Misty and Tracey agreed.
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Officer Jenny and the gang went to the manhole that the gang came out of some time ago. Luckily the SWAT team wasn't there yet.
"Now's our chance." Ashlyn said.
They all went down the step ladder one by one, until they all got into the sewer.
"Okay so how shall we start looking for it?" Misty asked.
"I have a Pokémon that will help us." Ashlyn released her Lucario from his Pokéball, "Lucario, could you help us locate a creature that might be living down here with your Aura Sense?"
Lucario nodded, "(No Problem.)" He closed his eyes and concentrated. Then he opened his eyes, "(I know where it is.)"
"Lead the way." Ashlyn said.
With Lucario's help, the gang walked through the sewers to find the mysterious creature. They also had flashlights with them to light the way.
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Officer Jenny and the gang came to a sort of a dead end tunnel.
"Erm, it's a dead end." Tracey said.
"(No isn't.)" Lucario pointed to under the water.
"I can see an underwater tunnel down there," Ashlyn pointed her flashlight at the water, "We'll have to swim through that."
Misty put Togepi in her bag to stay dry, and Ashlyn returned Lucario. Officer Jenny and the gang jumped into the water together and swam through the tunnel. They soon reached the end, but then the two big vines appeared in front of them.
"Uh oh." Ashlyn said.
Officer Jenny flashed her light to see where the vines were coming from.
"Oh look." Misty pointed at the source of the vines.
Then they suddenly saw what the mysterious creature had been all along: a Bulbasaur; only this Bulbasaur was bigger than its normal size.
"Wow, I've never seen a Bulbasaur like this before." Tracey said, amazed.
"Only its larger than the original size Bulbasaur." Ashlyn commented, "My guess it's from living down here for so long." She examined the Pokémon. Then she saw a collar with a small bell, around the seed Pokémon's neck, "Huh?" She took a closer look at it and saw a familiar logo on it, "Hey guys, look at this." She called out.
"Hey, that logo is the Mayor's trademark we've seen on all those posters and other things that belong to the Mayor." Misty pointed.
"Do you think that this Bulbasaur belongs to the Mayor?" Tracey asked.
"It has to be. It has the Mayor's logo on its bell." Volkner replied.
"But what's it doing down here?" Jenny pondered.
"Bulbasaur Bulba. (My owner threw me away.)" The Bulbasaur stated.
"He threw you away?" Ashlyn questioned.
Bulbasaur nodded, "Saur Bulba Bulbasaur. Bulb Saur Bulba Bulb Saur. (He only had me for a few weeks. Then he put me on a raft and pushed me down into the sewers.)"
Ashlyn translated what Bulbasaur had said. Officer Jenny and the gang wasn't happy about that.
"How could he?!" Misty growled.
Ashlyn walked over to Bulbasaur and knelt down beside it, "I'm sorry that you were down here alone for so long, Bulbasaur." She hugged Bulbasaur. The big Bulbasaur wrapped its vines around Ashlyn to return the hug.
"The one who should apologize to Bulbasaur is the Mayor." Volkner stated.
"I agree," Officer Jenny agreed, "He needs to be punished for Pokémon Neglection and Abandonment."
"So let's confront him together." Ashlyn declared.
"Let's." Volkner, Misty, and Tracey said together.
Luckily for them, they managed to get out of the sewers the back way, because that hadn't been sealed up yet.
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Back with the Mayor, he was standing in front of city hall with a huge smile on his face, "I will easily win the election, now that the creature is taken care off." His smile widened.
Then Officer Jenny and the gang appeared.
"I wouldn't be so sure of that, Mr. Mayor." Officer Jenny spoke up.
"Huh?!" The Mayor was surprised to see Officer Jenny and the gang, "How did you get out?! I had every manhole covered up."
"Yes you did." Ashlyn smirked.
"But you forgot, the back entrance of the sewers wasn't." Officer Jenny added.
"Now, let me introduce you to the mysterious creature of the sewers." Ashlyn pointed to the large Bulbasaur beside her.
"Huh?" The Mayor looked at the seed Pokémon with a confused look, "This Bulbasaur looks familiar to me somehow." He said, examining it.
Ashlyn got a small vein pop above her forehead, "You should recognize it. This is the Bulbasaur that you threw away into the sewers years ago." She stated, crossly.
Mayor then recognized it, looking at the collar, "Ah, that's right. That is the Bulbasaur I let into the sewers because it wouldn't evolve." He said.
"Bulbasaur." The seed Pokémon used its vines and wrapped it around the Mayor, lifting him up.
"Aahhhh! Put me down!" The Mayor ordered.
"Only if you apologize to the Bulbasaur." Volkner said.
"Certainly not! As the Mayor of this city, I have maintain my authority! I will not apologize to a Pokémon!" The Mayor shouted, furiously.
"Mr. Mayor are you alright, Sir?" The SWAT Team arrived at the scene.
"This Pokémon is validating the law by holding the Mayor hostage." The Mayor stated to the SWAT Team.
"Prepare to fire." The SWAT Team held their weapon towards the large seed Pokémon.
Bulbasaur flinched, scared, "Bulba..."
"Oh no you don't! Tesla, Thunder Shock them." Ashlyn ordered.
"You too Raichu." Volkner ordered, as well.
"Raiiiii..." Tesla jumped off her trainer's shoulder.
"CHUUUU!" Both electric mouse Pokémon fired electricity at the SWAT Team.
"AHHH!" The SWAT Team cried out.
"Persian, come on out!" Ashlyn released her feline Pokémon, "Use Icy Wind!"
Persian opened her mouth and the inside of it started to glow light blue. Then released a powerful blizzard from her mouth at the SWAT team and sent them flying away.
"Ahhhh!" The SWAT Team screamed out, being thrown away.
"Erm, maybe we can work this out?" The Mayor tried to reason.
"Bulbasaur!" Bulbasaur's eyes narrowed, it tossed the Mayor into the air.
The Mayor landed on his own statue, crashing it to the ground.
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After that Ashlyn, Volkner, Misty and Tracey got ready to leave Trovitopolis City. Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy were there with them to see them off.
"I want thank you kids for all your help," Officer Jenny thanked the gang, "After what happened today, there's no doubt that we will have a new mayor after the election next week."
"Do make sure that the current mayor gets what he deserves once his position is over." Ashlyn requested.
"Don't worry, I will after all the cruel and selfish things he's done." Officer Jenny assured.
Bulbasaur walked over to Ashlyn and nudged against her legs. Ashlyn smiled at Bulbasaur and petted its head.
"Ashlyn, if it's not too much trouble, I would like you to have Bulbasaur." Nurse Joy requested.
"Really? Are you sure?" Ashlyn questioned, shocked.
"Of course. I can easily tell that Bulbasaur wants to stay with you." Nurse Joy stated.
"Is that true, Bulbasaur?" Ashlyn asked.
Bulbasaur nodded, "Bulba."
Ashlyn smiled and took out a Pokéball, "Then welcome to the family Cedar." She gently tapped the Pokéball on Bulbasaur's head and it was sucked inside. It wiggled for a few seconds and then 'ding'. Then it was transported to Oak's Ranch.
"Bulbasaur chose a great trainer." Volkner complimented.
Ashlyn smiled and nodded. Then she remembered why they were in this city, "Excuse me, Nurse Joy, we heard that there is a gym close by called Trovita Island." She said.
"You heard right." Nurse Joy said, she then pointed towards an island on the other side, "It would only take you a few minutes to get to Trovita Island."
"There's a ferry, that goes there once a day. I'll take you to the pier." Officer Jenny offered.
"Alright. Thank you." Ashlyn said.
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And so, with the mystery of the creature of Trovitopolis City solved and Bulbasaur letting Ashlyn become its new trainer, Ashlyn and her friends left Trovitopolis City for Trovita Island.
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Pokémon on hand: Raichu (Tesla)(F), Lucario (M), Espeon (F), Shiny Charizard (Natsu)(M), Gengar (M), Persian (F), Tsareena (F), Toucannon (M), Pikachu (Levina)(F), Vaporeon (F), Leafon (F), Dusk Lycanroc (Romulus)(M), Kangaskhan (F), Lapras (M), Zamazenta (Galahad)(M), Shiny Zacian (Athena)(F)
Oak's Ranch:
Snorlax (M), Glaceon (F), Crystal Onix (Chrystal)(F), Bulbasaur (Cedar)(M)