1.Ash's Story (Part 3: Hoenn)

Chapter 42

We are now at Route 129 on a boat Wallace provided us, and we go to the Secret Shore, which has a lot of Secret Bases to explore, and then we continue west on Route 130, where we stop by and find Drew there.

"That's Drew..." I say.

"What's he doing?" Max asks.

Then we see Drew using Silver Wind to repel the wave. Then we decide to greet him and he says, "Oh, it's you guys."

"Hey, Drew. That sure is a cool Silver Wind." I say.

"Yeah, I'm planning to use that in the Grand Festival." Drew says.

"And that's where we're going to face off." May says.

"So that means you get all five ribbons?" Drew asks.

"I do." I show him the five ribbons, and May only shows that she has four.

Drew says, "Isn't that nice? The Grand Festival is in six weeks, there's only one more Contest before that, May."

Reisa says, "This means that you have to win the Pacifidlog Contest, or you can say goodbye to your Grand Festival."

Drew notices Reisa and says, "And you must be the Sinnoh Grand Festival Winner Reisa? It is an honor to meet you."

"I also heard from you as well." Reisa says as they shake hands. "Hoenn is my home and I'm here to obviously cheer for Ash and May."

Then May decides to set the record straight and challenges Drew to a battle. Drew agrees, before smugly declaring that he needs a warm-up. Before they can finish, Team Rocket appears and attempts to steal Pikachu. The vacuum on their mecha is too strong, however, and the entire group is pulled into their submarine. Max inadvertently presses a button after Wobbuffet makes an unannounced appearance, causing the sub to race out to sea and into a strong underwater rip. As a result, everyone is blasted into the air; they eventually land on a misty island.

After finding that we are missing Drew and May, I say, "That blast must have carried them off somewhere else..."

"Where are we in the first place?" Max asks.

"I think we're on the Mirage Island." Reisa says.

"Mirage Island?" Minami asks.

"This island is inhabited by wild Wynaut. Most notably, the island also bears a tree where the one and only Liechi Berry can be picked. This is the best Berry for Pokéblocks, and will produce Gold Pokéblocks. It can also be used as a held item in battles, where it will increase a Pokémon's Attack in a pinch."

"Cool... Liechi Berry Poke Blocks are delicious." I say. I have Altaria search for May and Drew, but she comes back with no news. So I also have Sharpedo help us find a river, and we manage to find out where the water is. We are at the Waterfall, but we didn't see anyone around us.

"Ahoy! Way up here!" Instead, we find an old man who is climbing on the cliff. After talking to the man, we learn that May and Drew are headed for the waterfall. Reisa says, "They must have been carrying downstream..."

We decide to continue searching, and we learn the story from Roderick. And we also find some footprints and we realize that the Wynaut managed to save May and Drew. They're brought back to a cave so we go there.

When we arrive, we find the cave empty. Both the Liechi Berries and the population of Wyanut are gone as well.

"It has to be Team Rocket. I just know it." I say.

"Yeah, it looks like something they're trying to pull." Minami says.

Then we all try to find Team Rocket, and once we find them, I have Pikachu and Absol use Thunderbolt and Dark Pulse to attack them. Everyone is happy to see us, and I say, "Those aren't your berries! Give them back!"