As Mew and her friends continue on their way to Ecruteak City, one of the friends gets an unpleasant gut feeling. That someone is Tomo who is lagging behind with a stomach ache, and collapses on the ground.
"Loetta?" (Tomo?) Meloetta questions
The other stopped to notice it.
"Huh? What's the matter? Something wrong?" Brock asks.
"Yeah, my stomach," Tomo says.
"You've been stuffing yourself again, haven't you?" Mew questions.
"Whaddaya mean? Tomo asks.
"Tomo, at lunch you did eat four hamburgers," Misty says.
"Actually it's five," Tomo says, still feeling sick.
"Skwovet Skwovet," (Are you going to be okay?) Skwovet asks.
"Don't worry guys, I'll be alright, maybe," Tomo says, still feeling ill.
"Brock, do you or Mew have anything that Tomo can take?" Misty asks.
"I used to, but I'm all out now," Brock answers.
"Me neither," Mew replies.
"Tomo needs help. What should we do?" Molly asks.
"I don't know. Maybe there's a pharmacy around here someplace," Brock says.
Suddenly, someone comes up from behind, "May I be of some help?"
Everyone turns around, but doesn't see anyone.
"Guys, I just heard somebody say something, "Brock says.
"Yeah, so did we," Jen says.
"Yes, I did, too," A voice says.
Everyone looks down and startled by an old man standing in front of them
Brock cries out, "It's one of those evil disgusting little trolls!"
"Who are you calling 'evil and disgusting'?!" the old man shouts.
Then tilts his hat, "Ho-ho, I may be little but I'm not a troll, I'm Old Man Shuckle!"
And reveals himself to be an elderly man with long gray hair, and a mustache, and wears an old style male kimono.
"Old Man Shuckle?" Molly questions.
"I only wanted to help your sick friend, but if you think I'm evil and disgusting..." Old Man Shuckle says and walks off
Then Brock calls out, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it! Please, wait a minute! Old Man Chuckle!"
"It's Old Man Shuckle!" the old man shouts.
Misty rushes over, "Brock made a mistake, Old Man Shuckle. Please, can you do something to cure Tomo's stomach-ache?"
"Please," Jen and Molly reply.
Old Man Shuckle chuckle, "Ho-ho-ho-ho!" and walks to Tomo, "So Tomo here has an achy tummy, does he?"
"That's right," Tomo answers.
"Let's see where it hurts," Old Man Shuckle says, and proceeds to poke tomo's stomach to where the pain is, "Here? Here? And over here?"
"That's right. All over," Tomo says.
"I've got just the thing," Old Man Shuckle says, and pulls out a red bottle.
He removes the top and says, "These'll ease the tummy."
"I hope so," Tomo says. Then holds his hand out as Old Man Shuckle pours three pills into it, "Thanks a lot, sir."
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Pokemon Journeys Season 3: Mew's Pokemon Johto Journey
FanfictionMew and her friends are now traveling through the Johto League to compete in the Johto League. They'll meet new friends and rivals, including meeting new Pokemon. And also meeting some familiar friends and rivals. They will also have new adventures...
