Journey Through Kanto | ✅

Chapter 74: You're A Crystal in My Eyes

Zia and the gang drift through the sea on top of the girl's Gyarados, looking for the next island.

"Are you not tired yet, Ziton?" Zia asked, making sure her Pokemon was alright. "I feel fine, I can barely feel the added weight." He assured, making his trainer smile, "That's good."

"Hey, what's that?" KC asked, pointing out into the water in front of them. Everyone looked down from Ziton's head/neck to see a floating bottle. Ziton carefully bent his head down as Emmy used a vine whip to grab it, handing it to Zia. "Thank you." She said as she opened the cork screw to reach inside and grab the paper.

The girl unfolded it, realizing it was a letter. "Someone must have thrown it in the ocean." She muttered. "Read what it says." Emmy pushed. "Alright. 'If you know anything about a Pokemon called the Crystal Onix, let me know right away.' It's signed by Marissa of Sunburst Island." Zia said.

"Oh, I've heard of that. It's supposed to be an Onix made of glass crystal. There's no hard proof it exists, but there's people who've said they've seen it." KC informed. "That'd be interesting to see." Kirlia added as the rest agreed.

"There's an island up ahead." Sky stated as Zia looked at her map. "What a coincidence. That is Sunburst Island." She told them as they headed towards it. When they came up to the shore, Zia returned her Gyarados as they went into town.

"There sure seems to be quite a bit of glass products here." Zia said as they walked through the shop vendors. "Apparently, this island is famous for having all kinds of crystal and glass shops." KC told them. "You sure know quite a bit." Zia stated more than asked.

KC's face hardened for a moment. "That's what happens when your a servant to a rich man like Cax. He just talked and talked." He spat, hating to be reminded of him. Zia put a hand on his arm. KC looked over at her and smiled, his features softening back. "Cax mean man, wight?" Kaida asked, remembering the kidnapping stunt he had pulled on her.

"Yes, Cax is the mean man. Don't worry, though. He's in jail and will be for a long time." Zia told her. Continuing to walk around, Emmy slithered over to a pretty, sparkling glass vase, picking it up with a vine. "This is really neat!" She exclaimed, inspecting it. "Emmy, you break that and I'll make sure you work for it to pay it off." Zia threatened as the Serperior squeaked and hurriedly sat it back down, making sure it didn't shatter. Sky, Kirlia, and KC poorly hid their laughs from the grass-type as Emmy glared at them.

"You're still keeping this crummy shop open?" A man asked from the next few vendors down the street. "Haven't you gone out of business yet?" He asked another question as they all looked over, seeing an adult male talking to a little girl with pink hair. "No, sir." She answered politely.

"I don't see why you don't close up shop. You got no merchandise. Tell your big brother he should give up already. He ain't got no talent." The man told her. "Yes, he does. He's very good." The girl protested, hanging her head as tears sparkled in her eyes.

The man panicked a little. "Ah, come on, don't start crying on me." He pleaded as Zia and the rest walked over. "What's going on here?" Zia asked, staring the man down. "What's it to you? You know her?" He asked, gesturing to the pinkette. "No, and I don't need to. Stop harassing the little girl, be an adult, and walk away." Zia told him warningly. The man's acting like a preschool bully, it's ridiculous.

"Hey, all I know is being next to them is killin' my business. These kids today, sticking their noses where they don't belong, sheesh!" The man muttered under his breath as he walked away finally. "Rude old geezer!" Zia shouted at him. What a hypocrite.