Chapter 5
Lisa watched the water they were passing through as if she were in a trance. She just lay there on Tracey's Marill, drifting deeper and deeper into space. She knew that she had to stay awake, but it was just so hard to do that…the sound of the water was soothing, and she was so tired…
She suddenly awoke when she felt someone's hand on her shoulder, shaking her slightly so that she would wake up. She sleepily looked behind her and saw a boy staring down at her. "That's right," she remembered. "He's Tracey, the boy who was willing to take charge of me after…" she couldn't remember anymore than that. "Why can't I remember what happened?"
"Lisa, we've landed on an island!" Tracey told her in an excited tone. "I'm pretty sure it's Valencia, although I haven't been here for a while and it looks a bit different under 3 feet of snow."
"Wonderful," she replied. Aipom bounced around happily in the snow. She watched it frolic without showing any true interest in what her favorite Pokémon was up to.
"If I remember correctly…Professor Felina Ivy's Laboratory is on this island," Tracey thought out loud. "Professor Oak told me all about it. There should also be a Pokémon Center nearby." He held his hand out to Lisa. "I could…try carrying you over to the Center or the lab, if you'd like. Unless you can stand up now."
Lisa smiled weakly up at Tracey and accepted the ride. Aipom hopped onto Lisa's head to enjoy the view. It also kept her from falling asleep again. Tracey struggled to get through the snow towards whichever building came first.
It was Professor Ivy's lab. The huge building looked like a mountain because of the snow it was covered in. Tracey carefully placed Lisa on the ground, walked up to the door and tried to open it.
He began cursing. "No! It won't open!" He pushed and pulled at it, but it wouldn't move an inch.
"Why won't it open?" Lisa inquired. "Is it frozen?"
"Yeah, I think it might be." Tracey stopped pulling at the door and sat down next to Lisa. He thought for a moment. "Charmander is the answer to my problem!"
He told the small fire-type to aim a Flamethrower attack at the door. A small puddle of water appeared at the bottom of the door. Tracey opened it with ease. Lisa followed him inside.
At that very moment, there was another bright flash in the sky. The door was blown shut with a strong gust of wind, and the snow outside became thicker.
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