"Ah! I’m so excited I haven’t been able to go diving in a while." Misty exclaimed as she stepped out of the changing room on the beach.
The service she had used was a tourist trap sort of place. So it was expensive. But going diving around the island had been worth it.
I was back in my wet suit with my rebreather. Standing just outside. I did quickly finish putting my bag into the lockers. Although I had a smaller bag I had bought full of pokeballs in case I found something to catch.
Misty looked at me, with my small rebreather while she had one of the much larger ones with a sigh. "Too bad this equipment is so old."
"It’ll be fine. You’ll forget about it once you are in the water."
"Heh! That’s true. C’mon!" She said hurrying down the concrete pier.
"Alright. Milotic! You’re up!" I called out, and my partner appeared trilling happily in the gentle waves.
"Arceus every time I see your Milotic it takes my breath away. You’re so handsome!" Misty gushed to me, and Milotic in turn kneeling down on the dock and offering her hand, and Milotic let her pet him a bit.
"Milotic is the best. You going to use any of your team?" I asked, and Misty nodded, a moment later a Starmie materialized.
"Starmie! Let’s go exploring!" Misty called and I laughed as she jumped into the water.
I jumped right in after her. Milotic instantly wrapping around me in a hug. The rebreather double checked and we were off, chasing after Misty who was riding her Starmie and racing ahead.
The water was pretty clear out here. Despite as we hurried out of the dock area the many many floaties and surfers above us.
None of that really mattered to us though. Because below us was the real treat.
Pokemon darted too and fro.
A lot of Krabby was my first thought. They wandered around the sea floor fighting each other and eating whatever they could get their claw into.
Shellder were also common. We passed over a trio of them all clustered together napping on a rock, but left them alone even if Misty circled them a few times practically squeeing at their cuteness.
She was a water type pokefreak after all.
I still remember the last time Milotic and I had done this it had been fun, but we were traveling. This was the first time I was doing it for fun!
I split off from Misty for a moment pointing for Milotic to see what I was looking at. There A small group of Seel were swimming around together snapping off crustaceans and things from the sides of rocks and mostly just playing.
So cute!
They startled at Milotic’s appearance, but when it was obvious I wasn’t a threat, they were soon swirling in the water around us spinning and playing before zipping off into the ocean.
We passed by a Magikarp as well. Just swimming around mindlessly. He didn’t even react to Milotic or I as he just kept swimming past us and then out into the fog of the ocean after a while.
Kinda sad.
I was distracted by Misty waving and holding up a Staryu in delight like she had found treasure.
I just laughed around my rebreather and Milotic and I hurried over. The Staryu was pinging, and Misty’s much bigger Starmie seemed to be responding, but even I had no clue what they were saying. Misty seemed perfectly content to hug the Pokemon regardless.
Something caught the corner of my eye and I looked gasping.
Corsola! I waved at misty and pointed and she seemed confused as I hurried over to the pink Pokemon resting in the sun.
Misty didn’t look very interested as I approached, but the Corsola quickly zipped away at our approach and I didn’t want to scare it. But Misty practically tackled me out of the way as Starmie chased after it, I looked over to Milotic who arched his head to meet my eyes and we both burst into giggles.
The look of desire on Misty’s face had been hilarious.
I wasn’t exactly surprised to see Johto Pokemon in the ocean in Kanto. It’s not like Pokemon cared about regions after all. And I had found Feebas of course.
But it was still a reminder that Pokedex information had been so far behind even in the old anime.
I shook it off and Milotic and I chased after Misty to see if she had managed a capture. When we finally found her she was floating morose in the water her Starmie zipping around her to perk her back up.
No go, I guess.
I swam over and patted her shoulder and she let out a long sigh, bubbles flowing around before she rose up and looked ready to continue.
We both swam further out. Over the shelf break and then down.
The light dropped off, but thankfully just on the side of the shelf break was a reef and a ton of pokemon and fish swimming around.
Misty this time pointed, and I nodded as we swam over an Octillery that quickly crawled into the reef to hide.
Remoraid swam around in big schools, and I watched as they turned and blitzed a school of fish. Their water attacks killing a fish each and then the school simply swam through and each picked up a fish to eat on the go.
Cool.
Misty and I explored the reef for a while. Finding even things like Goldeen in some corners, and a Seaking that was defending it’s territory.
I guess even if they were more river fish, it wasn’t like Pokemon cared about salt or fresh water.
I giggled as Misty absolutely geeked out at the Seaking eyes practically sparkling as she watched him swim around protecting his territory.
Milotic and I left her to it, instead exploring around the reef. Pokemon ducking away from his massive form, but there were some that didn’t mind. I was giggling as Milotic gave me a concerned look as Remoraid started attaching to his belly like they do with Mantine.
Exploring a bit. I came face to face with another Octillery inside the reef his eyes glaring a bit and I quickly gave him an apologetic smile before slowly backing away. He ignored me after thankfully.
Then Milotic and I both felt it. A wave crashed into both of us, sending me almost tumbling and Milotic just rocking along the pressure for a second.
I reached up and grabbed onto him just as he charged.
We needed to find out what was going on!
"It’s okay. Fights over. Everything is peaceful now." I looked over to the floating Gyarados. He was unconscious, but he would be fine after a bit. Blue Heart was still swimming below us, like a protective shark. Shooing away any of the native life that might want to see what is going on.
None even tried it. Most pokemon are smart enough to run and hide when two Gyarados go at it.
"Milotic. Take Misty to shore." I ordered, as I slid off. Misty was competent to ride, but I don’t think sticking this close to Gyarados, either of them was helping. He nodded and quickly started off Misty easily adjusting to holding on, as the motion atop the water seemed to help her calm down.
Blue Heart came up under me, and I quickly adjusted, so I was standing on his crest. "Good job my heart." I whispered bending down and scratching under his crest. He had done so well! That Hyper Beam!
I would never forget what it felt like to be so close when he fired. When he turned into something more than just a monster, and into a divine force.
I was maybe, just a little intimidated by Hyper Beam as a move. But to pull it out of nowhere? My Big Blue Heart was holding out on me!
Finally I turned my attention back to the unconscious Gyarados.
There was something I had to know.
I pulled out a pokeball and tossed it.
"Someone is going to die." I hissed in rage as I stared at the floating Pokeball. The one that hadn’t even attempted a capture.
That meant this Gyarados belonged to someone.
—--
I knew it was going to cause some problems, but I couldn’t just leave the Gyarados out in the middle of the ocean.
He would definitely attack another trainer some day. So Blue Heart and I had slid under the larger pokemon and started dragging it back to Cinnabar.
We weren’t that far out, so already I could see people freaking out. Beach goers fleeing from the sight of a Gyarados approaching.
I sighed, nothing I could do, but just act.
Finally we reached the beach and we hauled the Gyarados up onto the beach as gently as we could.
"Come on out Chansey!" I called and Chansey bounced into existence on the sands dancing a little before hurrying over to the unconscious pokemon and offering her help.
Which is about when the sirens could be heard.
Officer Jenny came racing over the side of the pier on her bike. Getting massive air and then landing with only a little sliding of sand under her tires before slid slid to a stop and Growlithe was quickly released.
"Stop right there!"
I just raised my hands and waited. Jenny were pretty quick to jump the gun, but would also hear things out once it was needed.
While Jenny was quickly securing the scene and demanding answers. I looked around and spotted the red head further up the beach sitting on the steps leading up to the boardwalk looking back in fear. I just waved at her, and even waved off Milotic who was looking between me and Misty and he nodded, simply settling in to be with the redhead for a while.
"Are you listening? You are in deep trouble! Disrupting the beach! Bringing wild Gyarados out of the ocean! What are you thinking!"
"Neither Gyarados are wild." I denied instantly and angrily. "That one attacked me and another diver while we were in the ocean, I released my Gyarados to defend us, but when I checked. That Gyarados has been captured. My pokeball wouldn’t even activate." I almost yelled, because frankly.
I was so mad.
Really really mad.
Someone had abandoned the Gyarados, and not in the right way.
You can’t just release a pokemon as powerful as a Gyarados into the ecosystem. Worse? You can’t release one without actually releasing it! You are required by law to break a pokeball, if you are releasing a Pokemon. So they can be captured in case of emergency.
Someone had fucked up.
"What?"
"Check for yourself." I said waving at the unconscious Pokemon. And Jenny did just that.
Her pokeball didn’t activate either and she went from angry at me. To angry at someone else.
Not that I was free to go. I settled in, and Gyarados slumped into the sand beside me happily as I just scratched his scales and whispered how proud of him I was.
—--
An hour later Nurse Joy had arrived to do an emergency capture override of the Gyarados sending it to the Pokemon center.
The fact Officer Jenny was not happy, whoever had captured that Gyarados was in for a rough time when they were tracked down. Until then I was given an unneeded warning about scaring people and then sent on my way.
I met back up with Misty who had been hanging around. Resting against Milotic and not really interfering in the whole investigation.
"You okay?"
"I’m fine!" She snapped, but then her face melted. "I’m okay. Thank you. For saving me."
"I’m just surprised..."
"I don’t... I don’t like Gyarados. I can handle them if I can run away, but down there, with two of them and they were everywhere, I just panicked." She muttered rising up she stalked around a bit rubbing her arms. "Don’t tell Ash and Brock."
I nodded slowly, I did vaguely remember Misty had problems with Gyarados, but also that eventually she would get over it.
I would just have to leave her to it.
"C’mon let’s get that equipment turned in, and get some food in you. Then we can find the boys. Think they are at the Inn yet?"
"It is getting late... But no. Just find wherever the Pokemon battles are. Ash’ll be there." Misty replied and I laughed, trying to act normal with the older girl. This whole thing had been...
Not as relaxing as I had wanted.