Seven Grapefruit Islands

After earning a Sea-Ruby Badge on Navel Island, Ashlyn is getting closer to participating in the Orange League.

"Rai!" Tesla exclaimed, happily as she spotted Islands, "Raichu~~"

"Raichu! Raichu!" Raichu tail moves left and right as well. "Raichu!"

"I wonder what those islands are." Misty pondered.

"This is one of the islands of Seven Grapefruit Islands," Tracey explained, "There are seven mini islands here that grow grapefruit. So they're called the Seven Grapefruit Islands."

"How about we check them out?" Volkner suggested.

"Sounds like a great idea." Ashlyn agreed.

"I'm up for it." Misty added.

"Okay Lapras, to the Grapefruit Islands." Ashlyn said.

"Lappp~" Lapras said as he picked up speed and headed towards the islands.

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As the gang arrived in one of the Grapefruit Island, they took a look at the grapefruit.

"Rai Rai. (Hey look at that.)" Tesla had seen a grapefruit tree, but when the others saw it they couldn't believe their eyes. The grapefruit were bigger than normal grapefruit.

"Wow, look at their size." Ashlyn awed.

"I've never seen grapefruit this big before." Volkner said.

"They also look delicious." Tracey commented.

"Do you think that we are allowed to pick some?" Ashlyn asked.

"STOP! Stop, thieves!" A voice yelled out.

The gang turned to the side and saw a woman with long green hair, tied in a long ponytail with a orange ribbon tied. She is wearing pink shirt and dark pink pants and brown shores, also in one of her hand was a... STICK!?

"Don't you dare steal our grapefruits!" The woman shouted at them, waving her stick. "We work so hard to grow it." She growled.

"Rai! (She means us!)" Tesla yelped.

The gang was shocked; they had only been on the island for a few minutes and they were already in trouble.

"Wait! Wait!" Ashlyn caught the woman's stick when she was about to whack her, "Miss, you're making a mistake!"

"We aren't thieves." Volkner stated.

"That's right, we just got here." Tracey added.

The woman stopped and took a good look at them all, she blinked twice, "Oh..." She said.

Raichu sweat dropped, "Rai..." He said.

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"My name is Ruby and I'm really sorry about that but lately someone has been coming to our grove and stealing all our grapefruits." Ruby explained her actions.

"We thought that they grew by themselves." Misty said.

"We were wondering if anyone was around so we could ask for permission to pick one." Tracey added.

"Sorry about that." Ashlyn apologized.

Ruby smiled, "We work so hard to grow these grapefruits and I couldn't stand if we lose a single one of them to thieves." She said, watching the Pokémon wondering around the trees.

"They're really big though." Misty commented.

"How did you get them to grow that big?" Volkner asked.

"It's takes a lot of work and more than a little bit of love." Ruby eyes shined with happiness, as she explained to them. "Every winter, we wrap the grapefruit with straws to protect them from the cold. We spray them with insect repel and weed them but all that hard work payed off when the weathers warm up and the trees are covered with beautiful white grapefruit blossoms." She continued, "That's when we gather Butterfree's from the different islands to pollinate the trees at all the Seven Grapefruit Islands, so they can produce fruit. Then after watering and caring for every single trees, they start to bare fruit."

"Wow." Ashlyn and Misty said, impressed by all the work and all seven islands.

"They're almost like my children, so I care for ever single one of them." Ruby added.

"So what did you mean when you called us thieves?" Tracey asked.

Ruby explained that someone had been stealing the grapefruits. "The thief does it so fast, that my staff and I don't have a chance to stop him."

"Ruby, would it be alright if we can help you find the thief?" Ashlyn offered.

"It's the least we can do." Volkner added.

Ruby smiled, "Thank you, I would appreciate your help."

"RUBY!" A male voice called out as he was running towards the woman, "Ruby, the thieves struck again!"

Ruby gasped, "If we hurry, we might catch them." She said, seriously and took off with her fellow worker and the gang following behind.

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When they arrived, they saw lots of trees missing grapefruits and branches were tore or broken from them as well. There were broken branches, leaves and left over grapefruit lay everywhere.

"What a mess!" Misty gasped.

"Wow the thief really did outdo himself." Tracey commented.

"This is definitely not a work of a human." Ashlyn said.

"People can't just appear and start to destroy things so fast, even if they had a machine to do it." Volkner added.

"Hurry, over here!" A male voice yelled out.

"Huh?" The gang and Ruby ran towards the area of the voice.

"Over here! Bring help!" The same voice shouted out.

"Where are they?" Ruby asked the male worker.

"Not they Ruby, but it!" The male worker pointed towards a direction.

The gang and Ruby looked ahead of them and saw a large blue back of a Pokémon. When they reached to where the Pokémon was, they were shocked to see that the thief turned out to be a Snorlax.

Ashlyn and Volkner grimaced. They knew that it wasn't going to be easy dealing with this Pokémon.

"It's Snorlax." Tracey said.

Ashlyn opened her phone and scanned the Pokémon:

[Snorlax, the sleeping Pokémon. Snorlax isn't satisfied until it's eaten about 900 pounds of food each day, after which it promptly goes to sleep.]

"This is a problem." Volkner stated.

"Snorlax eats more than any other Pokémon I know..." Ashlyn added.

"I hate to be a grapefruit on this island." Misty dreaded.

They watched as Snorlax was picking branches off the trees and gobbling up the grapefruit. It was also spitting out the seeds.

"Stop that Snorlax immediately." Ruby ordered.

"Right. Let's go guys." The male nodded and other worker man.

All four men went up to the sleeping Pokémon and turned to move get its attention, but they were batted away like flies.

The gang winced.

"Well no one likes getting their food time disturbed." Ashlyn stated.

Tesla nodded, "Rai. (True.)"

After a couple of minutes, Snorlax has eaten every grapefruit on the first island.

"Raichu Chu. (It ate everything.)" Tesla said.

"Raichu Chu. (It didn't even spare the trees.)" Raichu added, seeing broken trees.

"Well, at least the rest of the islands are safe." Misty said.

"That's something to be grateful for." Ruby stated.

"You know, I've been wondering something." Tracey started.

Everyone turned to the Pokémon watcher.

"How did a Snorlax get to this island in the first place?" Tracey pondered.

"Snorlax!" The sleeping Pokémon said.

Everyone turned to watch Snorlax, who was starting to do stretches.

"Raichu Rai? Chu. (Snorlax is doing stretches? Odd.)" Tesla blinked.

"What? Ahhh!" They all gasped in shock.

They were shocked when Snorlax jumped or drove into the ocean and started to swim!

"Does that answer your question?" Volkner asked.

"I've never seen a Snorlax swim before." Misty gasped.

Ashlyn took out her phone to record.

"That must have been how Snorlax got here in the first place." Ashlyn said.

"I'm surprised it knows how to do the Butterfly." Volkner commented.

"Come on, we need to reach the second island before Snorlax does." Ruby said.

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The group got to the second island by boat just in time because Snorlax hadn't shown up yet.

"Okay so how do we stop Snorlax?" Misty asked.

"Prof Oak warned me about Snorlax one time," Ashlyn informed, "he told me that Snorlax can be rather strong Pokémon, eating and sleeping are the main things they really care about, also they can be really stubborn." She explained, "So trying to talk to a stubborn Pokémon isn't going to work."

"Then what can we do?" Misty asked.

"We'll have to battle it." Ashlyn replied, "And I have the perfect a Pokémon to go up against it."

"Snorlax! Snor!" They heard the sleeping Pokémon voice, meaning it had arrived.

When Snorlax arrived at the island, it didn't even stop and drove right into the grapefruit trees at once, eating. Ashlyn knew that yelling at Snorlax won't get its attention towards her. So she decided to battle it.

"I choose you Kangaskhan!" Kangaskhan roared as soon as she got out of her Pokéball.

"Wow," Tracey gasped and took out his sketchpad, "It's rare to get a Kangaskhan."

"Snorlax!" The sleeping Pokémon turned around. "Snorlax Snor!" It didn't appreciate its meal being interrupted.

"Kangaskhan use Work Up." Ashlyn said.

"Kangaskhan." The parent Pokémon glowed reddish color, boosting her attacks.

"Now use Mega Punch." Kangaskhan dashes towards the sleeping Pokémon and punched it jaws very hard.

"Snorlaxxxxx!" It cried out in pain and got angry.

"I think we now got its attention." Misty said.

"Snorlax!" It's face became serious expression, it jumped and aimed its left leg at the Kangaskhan.

"It's going to for Mega Kick." Volkner observed.

"Counter that with your own." Ashlyn ordered.

Kangaskhan jumped at and kicked Snorlax herself, "Kangaskhan!"

"Snorrrr..." Snorlax began to look exhausted.

"End this with Focus Blast." Kangaskhan form a light blue energy ball from her hands and fired it at the sleeping Pokémon, hitting it directly.

"SNORRLAXXX!" The sleeping Pokémon cried out in pain and then collapsed on the ground with swirling eyes.

"Okay now's my chance," Ashlyn took out an empty Pokéball and threw it at unconscious Snorlax, the Pokéball shook three times and then it was captured, it transported itself to Professor Oak's lab.

"Alright!" Everyone cheered.

"Wah!" Ashlyn was picked up and hugged by a happy Kangaskhan, she really love her trainer and Ashlyn hugged her Pokémon back. "Thanks a lot." She returned her back.

Ruby sighed in relief, she was happy that the rest of the grapefruits were safe and Snorlax was dealt with, "I can't think you all enough." She bowed, in gratitude, "Now we won't need to worry about the grapefruit trees anymore."

"You're welcome." Ashlyn smiled.

"Too bad that Snorlax ate all the fruit on the first grapefruit island." Tracey stated.

"No need to worry, they will grow again by next year." Ruby assured them.

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"Here you go, they're candied grapefruit peels." Ruby handed three bags over to Ashlyn, "They're delicious."

"Thank you." Ashlyn gave one each candy to Volkner, Misty, Tracey and the Pokémon, who has joyful expressions on their faces after eating one.

The gang were back on Lapras, waving goodbye to Ruby and her workers.

"Goodbye!" Ruby and all the male workers waved at them.

"Bye!"

"See ya!"

"Take care!"

The gang waved back at them.

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And so as the sun slowly sets like a glowing grapefruit, Ashlyn and her friends are sailing on to their next Orange Island adventure.

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Pokémon on hand: Raichu (Tesla)(F), Lucario (M), Espeon (F), Shiny Charizard (Natsu)(M), Gengar (M), Persian (F), Tsareena (F), Toucannon (M), Pikachu (Levina)(F), Vaporeon (F), Leafon (F), Glaceon (F), Dusk Lycanroc (Romulus)(M), Kangaskhan (F), Lapras (M), Crystal Onix (Crystal)(F), Pokémon Eggs (2)

Oak's Ranch:

Snorlax (M)