I bet you thought that I was dead didn't you? But not yet!! THE AUTHORESS IS BACK!! I'm sorry that I've taken this long to update but I've been been VERY busy with School but I absolutely LOVE (sorry for the caps!) going on here so when I finally wrote up a chatper I had to put in on here for you guys to read! I'd like to say thank you for all my reviewers so far because your the ones that keep me writing and each new review gives me confidence so I really appreciate you all! (holds oscar and cries as dragged off!) Anyway, in this chapter we find out who the mysterious burger muncher is! (you've probaby figured it out already since one reviewer did!) and we see a bit more of Addie's dream and will the gang EVER make it to Dewford? Find out now!

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Pokemon at all and never will (I think?) and it belongs to Satoshi Tajiri and Pokemon USA! But I do own a baguel named Joe!

"E'llo Addie! What are you so s'cared b'out?" Ash Ketchum said through muffled bites of his cheeseburger. "Ash, its you? Really you! What are you doing here? I thought that you were sleeping?" The girl replied, still shocked that she had been freaked out over nothing.

"I was ungry so I came down e're. You should have a burger, there rea't!" he mumbled again as bits of sauce covered his chin making him look like a wild animal. "No thanks, I'm trying to give them up," she replied uneasily, turning her gaze away from Ash who was devouring his burger without even a second look.

After several minutes of chomping and munching, Ash finished, wiping his chin heartily on a napkin. Addie turned her face to look at him. To think that one-day that this kid would be a Pokemon Master, she would love to see that, but first he would have to master the art of eating like a normal person, not a bulldozer.

"Um, Ketchum, I was just wondering how were going to get to Dewford Island. I mean, there are no ferries taking people to Dewford for two weeks and we can't possibly stay here too long, we don't have enough time."

The boy looked up and thought for a minute and then replied, "Well last time I was here there was a man called Mr. Briney who let me, Brock, Max and May take a ride on his boat to Dewford Island. But he lives on another Island so… got any ideas?" Addie sighed slowly. Then it came to her, it came slowly and steadily but it came sure enough.

"What about if we let our water pokemon take us there? They could take a rest each hour because there are plenty of big boulders to sit on the way, and all of us have water pokemon don't we?" she asked eagerly.

"We all do, but won't that be a strain on the pokemon? To just keep swimming with us on their backs, it'll be heavy for them."

"I didn't even know that you knew the word "Strain", I guess you've been catching up on your reading." Ash smiled back sheepishly and replied, "I'm not that dumb. Let's do this tomorrow!" and the two friends hi fived each other and as they did this made one promise. Friends forever no matter what.

IN THE MORNING…

"WHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHIIIIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSMMMMMMMMMUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!" a loud, high-pitched noise could be heard. It echoed through out the entire bedroom, the sound waves springing off the walls and dancing through the air.

"What the-?" Misty Waterflower exclaimed angrily as she put her hands over her ears in an attempt to block out the deafening noise. May and Addie had blocked their ears also and Addie quickly crept out of her bed and turned off the buzzing alarm clock. "Did I forget to mention that I set the alarm for eight?" she said uneasily as the other two other girls eyed her angrily like a pair of tigers on the prowl.

"Next time tell us when you set the alarm okay? Now my hair's gone all frizzy, it's going to take me half an hour to comb this down!" May whined as she started to brush her hair with a comb.

"You shouldn't comb it down. It suits you, just like your personality. All screwed up." Misty muttered to herself under her breath.

"Anyway," Addie piped in, trying to break the tension, "we have to get dressed and be ready and be down by the ocean at eight. Were heading off to Dewford Island by letting our water pokemon carry us over the water. We'll have breaks every hour so our pokemon don't get tired, there are big boulders along the ocean so we can sit on them while we rest okay?"

A brown haired girl was combing her hair and replied back snootily, "When was this decided? And what happens if one of us doesn't exactly want to travel over the ocean to some Island they've already been to."

Addie started to open her mouth but Misty spoke before her.

"If one of us feels that way, they can stay here by themselves or just go home. And Addie and Ash decided this. Addie needs to get to that Island for her next badge and if she doesn't go now, she might never have a chance to be a pokemon master. So don't ruin someone else's dream okay? And anyway, we have to still stop Team Rocket from using all those legendary pokemon to rule the world. Doesn't that sound enough of a reason to go May?" the back of the brown haired girl slumped and she nodded silently.

"Let's get dressed and meet Ash downstairs." And the three girls readied themselves for the journey of a lifetime.

AT THE OCEANS EDGE…

A boy stood strong and tall as the waves leapt over the oceans surface. First they were little, then with each roll they began to get bigger and bigger before they grew into a massive wave that towered the water beneath it. The boy watched them in wonder and amazement as the humongous wave became small again, just like the surface of the water, flat and still as if it had never became a gigantic wall of water.

"Pika pii?" a small yellow pokemon asked as the young boy turned his back on the ocean. "It's alright Pikachu, we'll get back to Sinnoh soon. I know you miss Brock and Dawn but we have to stop Team Rocket first. If we don't, no one will. And then who knows what they might do to this world. The place that we know now could completely change. The grass could go brown and frail, the land might go barren and dry, the water could dry up and the sun might never shine again. We have to do this for humanity and for future generations. It's our true destiny. Buddy, we have to stick together." And the Pikachu nodded in quiet agreement.

"Are we ready to go yet?" May impatiently said as she held her poke' ball which contained her Squirtle. "I'm ready to head off on the ocean," Misty said as she gazed at the water, "I can't wait to see all the beautiful water pokemon. Maybe I'll catch myself a new one! I'd like a Tentacool and a Tentacruel would be even better! Oh and maybe a Dewgong and a Squirtle! And also a-" but Ash quickly clamped his hand over her mouth and nervously added, "I think that's enough water pokemon talk for today." And Addie and May nodded nervously too.

A few minutes later the three girls and one boy were onto off the blue ocean water; their water pokemon taking them to their destination which was Dewford Island. After about an hour of swimming, the four friends and their pokemon sat on the closest boulders for a rest.

"Pheew, I'm wiped out. All that swimming has tired me out. How many more miles until we get to route 107?" panted May as she sat upon a big boulder rubbing her legs so the blood would rush back to her feet.

Misty sat upon another big rock with a small map, rubbing her chin every few minutes with a confused expression on her face.

Ash just had to make a comment on this; it was just too good a chance to make fun of his friend.

"Misty with a map. Isn't that surprising? And here I thought that you couldn't even read!" he said with a smirk on his face as he saw Misty's face go red with anger and she fired back at once, "At least I know how to check a map, you would get lost even trying to find one!" and she turned back to the map.

"Good one red!" May said as she and Misty hi fived each other. "Well, it will be at least another hour until we get to route 107, then we can go straight through to Dewford Island and rest up for the night." And with a quick flick of a butten, Addie turned off her Poke Nav International and got back into the water.

"You can't tell me that you're getting back into the water? We haven't had a break in hours and my feet are sore!" May moaned as she rubbed her feet for the eighteenth time that day. "Aren't you sick of rubbing your feet yet or do just enjoy the smell?" Ash cheekily said and in response got a splash of water straight in the face.

Addie looked turned her face towards the horizon and felt the warm, crisp fresh air brush against her cheek gently. The strong gusts of wind gathering around her, circling her like a merry go round. The sun was still up and shone bright as ever and as long as the sun was hung in the sky, her determination could not be deteriorated.

"It's only thirty minutes to Dewford Island now, I have to get there. I just have to win that badge. I must win it." And with all her strength, she tied herself to her Mudkip and started to be pulled along by her pokemon and the soft currents.

"Pika, pii, pii, pikachu," the sunshine yellow pokemon defiantly uttered, its will being spoken in such force that even May, Misty and Addie understood what it was saying. Ash Ketchum looked at his friend, the pokemon he had had for many years now, his trustworthy friend, his partner for life. He trusted Pikachu with his life and knew that what it was saying was true.

"Pikachu's right, we shouldn't stop Addie's dreams shouldn't be put on hold just because of sore feet. I remember how I felt before every gym battle, the tension, the anxiety, being so nervous but at the same time the excitement in me couldn't wait to burst out. A new challenge to face, a new badge to earn and a new friend to gain, its what pokemon is all about."

And the boy who had conquered many battles, lost hope and achieved dreams, seen adventures beyond belief and seen mysteries beyond imagination, knew that it was time for someone else's shot.

"I…I know too," the silence of the scene was broken by the stuttered words of a girl with brown hair with a red bandana with a white pokeball on it.

"I know the feeling of being afraid, feeling meek and small, shrewd with fear but I love the thrill, the rush of the moment and my heart pounding as I make my next move on the game board of life." May's voice trailed off as she lowered her head and her eyes reflected on the waters surface.

"Come on, we have an island to get to and a friend to cheer on," Misty was already in the water too, waiting patiently for the other two and finally they too jumped into the water and began on their way to route 107.

As she was being pulled by her pokemon, Addie turned around to see Ash and Misty who were both looking straight on ahead, not looking back at the ocean but looking forward, not ever turning back. And then she turned her eyes to May who was closing her eyes, enjoying the ocean's spray as it brushed against her face. Thank you, she thought as all four of them sped onto route 107.

In the next chapter, what happens when the team gets attacked by a whole herd of Tentacruel and Tentacool, Misty risks her life for Ash and will she survive in return? And May needs to bump up her game is she's going to get Ash but how will she do it? Addie starts getting ready for Gym battle but what happens when the whole of Dewford town is attacked by a flood of lava and Darkrai makes an entrance? And Steven's plans get even dirtier than before! Read and Review to find out!!