[3] The Daughter of Nurse Joy: Johto Journeys

Mewtwo Returns

Today, the gang begin an unforgettable adventure as they approach an intriguing landmark in the far reaches of the Johto Region. Ash and his friends reunited with them as well.

Cora looked ahead and saw a canyon. The gang ran ahead and stopped to see the great landmark.

"Wow." Cora, Alain, Misty, Ash and Mairin awed.

"Purity Canyon, the Johto Region Greatest Natural Wonder." Brock said.

"Soooo, how do we get across it?" Misty asked.

"Well, it's says here it's impossible on foot and the only way to get across it is by bus." Brock answered and then he frowned, "Oh no."

"Oh no? What 'oh no'?" Mairin questioned.

"The bus that comes here only makes a trip once a month and it leaves today." Brock answered.

"What? No offence, but we don't want to wait here for a month." Ash stated.

"We better go now if we want to be able to catch it." Alain suggested.

The gang ran down the path, hoping they would catch the bus before it left. Rain started to pour down at that time and it was heavy.

"Espeon!" Kilala (Shiny Espeon) whined at the rain.

When the gang got to the bus stop, they saw a woman there wearing a pink raincoat.

Cora walked up to the woman, "Excuse me, but has the bus that goes to Purity Canyon arrived here yet?" She asked.

The woman gave her a small smile with a sorry expression, "I'm afraid that you all just missed it." She replied.

"Oh great." Cora groaned.

"Forget the bus, if you like to stay dry there's plenty of room underneath my frying pan if we get real close." Brock flirted.

The woman blinked in confusion.

Misty grabbed Brock by the ear and started pulling him away, "I can smell what you're cooking up." She said.

"Ow! Not the ear!" Brock grunted.

"Now what are we supposed to do?" Ash groaned.

"Is there any way to cross the mountain?" Alain asked.

"Not when the weather becomes like this. The wind and rain are treacherous here and the road becomes incredibly dangerous." The woman answered with a serious expression on her face, "It's harder enough to make it on bus, on foot you don't have a chance."

"This is a problem." Brock said.

The woman smiled and looked towards her log cabin, "Why don't we get out of this rain?" She questioned.

The gang blinked and nodded.

Cora knew that this mountain was where Mewtwo and his cloned Pokémon lived. She would have to be prepared when Giovanni shows up. Even though she should stop him, but Mewtwo would come first before Giovanni.

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Back at the log cabin, the woman introduced herself as Luna Carson and explained that she was a biologist and studied Pokémon habitats.

"The company that built this log cabin about ten years ago, people who misses the bus, stays here till the next one comes around in a month." Luna explained.

Cora groaned as she took a sip of the tea Luna made for them, "Luna, is there any way to cross Purity Canyon? I don't mean to sound impatient, but I don't want to stay here for a month to catch the bus." She said.