(< > Is the translation of pokemon's speech , [ ] is the pokedex and bold are thoughts)
As our heroes still headed to Jubilife City, two of Ash's four eggs started glowing rapidly.
"Oh! These eggs are hatching." Ash says, though Dawn was a bit panicked, not knowing what to do.
"Calm down, Ash and I can handle the eggs if something happens." Brock reassures. They hatch into Shinx and Skorupi. Ash then scans them.
[Skorupi, the Scorpian Pokemon. A Poison and Bug Type. It lives in arid lands. It buries itself in sand and lies in wait for unsuspecting prey. This Skorupi is level 1 with the ability Sniper, Female, and knows the moves Poison Sting, Leer, Bite, Pursuit*Egg Move*, Feint Attack*Egg Move*, Slash*Egg Move*, Screech*Egg Move*, Confuse Ray*Egg Move*, Iron Tail*Egg Move*, Twinneedle*Egg Move*, and Poison Tail*Egg Move*]
[Shinx, the Flash Pokemon. An Electric Type. The extension and contraction of its muscles generates electricity. It glows when in trouble. This Shinx is level 1 with the ability Guts, Female, and knows the moves Tackle, Leer, Shock Wave*Egg Move*, Signal Beam*Egg Move*, Double Kick*Egg Move*, Howl*Egg Move*, Ice Fang*Egg Move*, Fire Fang*Egg Move*, and Night Slash*Egg Move*]
"Aww! They're so cute!" Molly says. "So, this aura of yours and Molly, it make your pokemon shiny, unless they were already shiny?" Dawn asked, as if she wanted to be sure.
"Yeah, it was a bit of a surprise. But shiny or not, I'll still love my pokemon." Ash says, petting the two new hatchlings.
As the group walked off after putting Shinx and Skorupi in their pokeballs, they were met with a Scizor. "Woah! A Scizor!" Molly says, excited.
"Scizor?" Dawn asked, scanning the pokemon.
[Scizor, the Pincer Pokemon. A Bug and Steel Type. It has a steel-hard body. It intimidates foes by upraising its eye-patterned pincers.]
"Woah." Dawn says in awe. "Scizor! There you are!" A young woman runs over to the red pokemon.
Brock was clearly head over heels. "Wow! What a lovely sight!" He says.
"Huh?" Dawn says, confused."Brock really likes pretty girls. But I thought you had Lucy?" Molly asked, then Brock got sulky. "She dumped me.." He says sadly. "She didn't want a very long distance relationship.."
"Ouch... I'm sorry to hear that." Ash says, patting Brock's shoulder in a sympathetic manner.
"It's alright. I know my true love is out there. Like this lovely lady." Brock says, kneeling to the wom-AH!" Just then, Brock's Rhydon Megahorns Brocks butt and drags him away.
"Sorry about Brock, ma'am. I'm Ash, this is my little cousin, Molly, our new friend, Dawn, and my four special partners, Pikachu, Eevee, Togetic, and Riolu." Ash introduced.
"Nice to meet all of you. I'm Minnie, and this is my Scizor." She introduced. "Your Scizor is in great shape." Ash says genuinely.
"Thanks. I've been doing all I can to make sure it gets super strong. Oh, I heard there's a brand new gym nearby. Me and Scizor are trying to find it. Know where it is?" Minnie asked.
"A new gym nearby? Sorry, I hadn't heard any news about it." Ash says. "Maybe it's an unofficial gym, like Stern had in Hoenn?" Molly asked.
"Apparently, it IS an official gym with a badge. Maybe we should all go look for it?" Minnie asked.
"Sounds fun to me!" Dawn says. "May as well. I wanna see if it's the real deal or not." Ash says.
As they walk, they talk about each other a bit. "I'm not the best at battling, but I heard if you lose, they can take your pokemon and train them!" Minnie says.
"That's nice of them." Dawn says. "Sounds fishy to me." Ash admits.
They all come across the gym, which has many strange patterns, and inside was the "gym leader" battle with two Croagunks against a trainer and his Sandslash and Graveler, defeating the two ground types.
"Fret not, young challenger. For we shall train Sandslash and Graveler to be great battlers." She says. "Great! Thank you so much." The challenger says, handing the pokeballs for Sandslash and Graveler over with a "I'll be back later!" As he left.
It was clear to Ash that the gym leader was Jessie and James and Meowth.While the group started chatting with Team Rocket, Ash snuck away and went into a room full of pokeballs.
"So this is where they're keeping all of the stolen pokemon." He says softly, one of the Croagunks walked over.
<I figured they were fishy.> It says. "But why join them?" Ash asked. <Me and my brother were just bored.> It answered.
Ash sighs softly and grabs the pokeballs with telekinesis. The currently croaking creature was impressed.
<Never knew humans could have abilities like pokemon.> It says. "You learn something new every day." Ash says.
"My guess is that group won't go down without a fight. Wanna join?" Ash offers. Croagunk thinks, but nods.
The small group walks back in the gym, hiding the balls. They saw Scizor actually lost against the other Croagunk.
"Fret not! Scizor has a chance to get super strong!" The phony gym leader says. "I agree. But not with you, Jessie." Ash says.
"How did you know my na-" Jessie snapped, but realized she blew her cover.
"You guys again?!" Dawn exclaimed, the group having dealt with them yesterday after meeting a new trainer.
"It don't matter now. We have a bunch of pokemon now!" Meowth says after the motto.
"You mean these?" Ash says, revealing the pokeballs. "Hey! You thief!" James snapped. "You're not one to talk, James." Ash says.
"Ooh..Croagunk, Poison Sting!" Jessie ordered, but both Croagunk just croaked and ignored Jessie's order. "What?! I said Poison Sting and I mean Poison Sting!"
"Well... You heard her, boys." Ash says. Both Croagunks use the attack at Jessie, James, and Meowth.
"Pikachu, Eevee, Togetic, Riolu. Wanna join in?" Ash asked. The group nodded and used Thunderbolt, Swift, Fairy Wind, and Aura Sphere at Team Rocket, blasting them off again.
"Woah.. I had no clue they were scams. Thanks for stopping them before they got Scizor." Minnie says. "But I thought the Croagunks were Team Rocket's?"
"Of course. And they're actually wild. They were just bored, so they went into this scam." Ash says. "But they don't plan to do it again, right?
<Not a chance.> The Croagunk near Ash says. <Now what? I'm bored.> The other asked.
"Maybe you can come with us?" Ash asked. The two pokemon look over and nod. The second one joins Brock as the other joins Ash. He scans his new partner.
[Croagunk, thee Toxic Mouth Pokemon. A Poison and Fighting Type. Inflating its poison sacs, it makes an eerie blubbering sound for intimidation. This Croagunk is level 33 with the ability Dry Skin, Male, and knows the moves Poison Sting, Taunt, Astonish, Revenge, Venoshock, Mud Bomb, Swagger, Sucker Punch, Poison Jab, Fake Out*Egg Move*, Bullet Punch*Egg Move*, Cross Chop*Egg Move*, Headbutt*Egg Move*, Wake-Up Slap*Egg Move*, Drain Punch*Egg Move*, Vacuum Wave*Egg Move*, Dynamic Punch*Egg Move*, and Counter*Egg Move*]
"No wonder you're so strong." Molly says. "Now, Minnie. I ask if we can have a date, and potentially a second da-AHH!" Brock says, getting Poison Jabbed by Croagunk instead of attacked by Rhydon, who already had it planned.
"Looks like Croagunk has something else in common with Rhyhorn already!" Dawn says, laughing.
Minnie decided to stay behind to return the pokemon to their trainers as our heroes headed to their destination, Jubilife City.
As the Journey continues.
End of Chapter Three
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