Ash's Story (Part 4: Kanto and Unova)

Chapter 14

The six of us arrive at Potpourri Island. When we go to the Pokemon Center, we hear a group of kids pass by discussing the upcoming Pokemon Orienteering event.

"What is Pokemon Orienteering?" I'm confused as well as the others.

Nurse Joy says, "It is a cross-country race in which competitors use a map and compass to find their way through unfamiliar territory. Together with a partner Pokémon, Trainers must navigate their way around the island and attempt to find five checkpoints, and the winner will be given the Pokémon Teamwork Medal and also a sample of Potpourri Island's famous fruits."

"I see, it sounds interesting." Max says.

"I want to be part of it." May says.

Night falls and everyone gathers at a table in the Pokémon Center to discuss Pokémon Orienteering. I decide to participate with Pikachu, while May chooses Eevee, Serena goes with Absol, Reisa goes with Politoed, Emerald goes with Mr. Mime, and Max borrows May's Munchlax.

The next day, the participants gather for the Pokémon Orienteering event as Nurse Joy explains the rules. She hands each trainer and Pokemon team a map and a compass of the surrounding area. Nurse Joy says, "Now let the event...Start!"

Everyone dashes off into the distance and spreads out to the five checkpoints after Nurse Joy yells the word. Pikachu and I carefully walk across a log located high above a river when a faint wind knocks us both off-balance, but we manage to grasp onto the underside of the log and eventually reach the other side.

After searching for the stamp, we find the first checkpoint near a waterfall called Rainbow Falls. Remoraid begins squirting water in arcs over the short path to the slab as I go over to get his map stamped.

Then I also found one checkpoint near a 300-year-old gigantic tree with the Pineco Stamp, as we continue forward, I notice a trap in front of me and I sigh, "Pikachu, there is a trap in front of us, count to three and we will jump."

Pikachu nods as we all jump, leaving Jessie and Meowth to be angry. So James is participating in the competition... figures. I mock, "Sorry, cheaters, cheating doesn't work on us."

We arrive at the third one near two rocky spires rising up from the ocean with the Kingler Stamp, and after a while, Pikachu and I decide to take a rest while eating the food. "Pikachu, we're going to win this, right?"

Pikachu nods as he continues to consume the food. But after a while, we hear a scream. "It's May!" I rush towards the direction where the voices are from, and Serena, Reisa, and Emerald also hear the voices as we meet up.

We find May and Max falling off the cliff as we grab onto the bridge together.

"Hang on you guys!" "We're going to pull you up!" The six of us then pull the bridge back up and Serena asks, "Are you alright?"

"We're fine." May says. "But what could've caused the bridge to collapse like that?"

"Team Rocket. They probably cut the bridge." I frown. "They try to trick me into falling into a pitfall."

Reisa says, "And they also try to catch me in a net. Those guys sure like to play dirty."

Just then, Gardevoir and Meowsie come and Gardevoir says, "Ash, Team Rocket has attacked the Pokemon Center, they tried to take us."

"What?" We gasp in shock as we rush to the Pokemon Center, and we find Jessie and Meowth. As they are trying to do the motto, May, Max, Serena, Emerald, and Reisa calmly reclaim the food prize and free the Pokémon.

"It does get better." Max says.

"Hey!" Team Rocket turns around to see their mistake and so Jessie releases Dustox to battle, who is challenged by Donphan. Dustox Tackles Donphan forcefully, but it retaliates with Take Down sending Dustox back into Jessie and Meowth. Donphan finishes them off with a Hyper Beam that sends the three blasting off again.