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Magikarp was swimming away happily, unaware of the nest it was headed straight towards. Only when it met sudden resistance in the form of coral did it stop to wonder why all the other Water Pokémon weren't swimming with him. It turned to his bestest friend Rei to ask for help on what to do, but noticed that he was rather busy fighting Corsola.

Where did they come from? Oh, the nest.

Magikarp hopped excitedly. Perhaps it was his moment to shine! He swam closer to Rei, getting ready in a battle stance, willing to die for the chance to prove himself!

Except Rei sent out a different Pokémon to fight the Corsola. Magikarp deflated a bit. He was never chosen for the difficult battles. He watched as the newest addition to the team, a Gible named Menart, spat out a shock wave of pure dragon fury. Magikarp knew he could learn that too, if people only believed in him! He mimicked the Gible's actions, blowing out bubbles from his mouth in a mock-Dragon Rage. He winced in unison with the Gible when the Corsola rammed its rough body against the little sand shark, and cheered when a few more Dragon Rages downed the first Corsola.

As the second Corsola was slammed with another Dragon Rage, Magikarp's mind went to wandering. Perhaps it could make a new move, an alteration of Splash, that would be so overwhelmingly powerful, it would send a wave of destruction everywhere.

He would call it...

AQUA TAIL.

Magikarp decided to practice its splashing attack in the meantime, training its body for its ultimate move. He went largely unnoticed.

In between splashes, Magikarp watched the rest of the battle unfold. Gible was returned to its Pokéball in exchange for Eevee, who took advantage of a severely damaged Corsola by shooting star-shaped rays at it and dodging most attacks until the Corsola fainted. The Eevee didn't last long against the last Corsola, however, and was forced to retreat to the comfort of its Poké Ball.

Rei sent out his Scyther. Magikarp never liked that Scyther. It was too creepy, always with a murderous look in his eyes. The Countess always told Magikarp that Yami the Scyther was very similar to Rei, and if he just gave the psycho-Scyther a chance, he'd like him very much, but Magikarp just found that impossible to believe. How could you like a Pokémon that has scythes for hands?!? The carp shivered in fear at the Scyther's frenzied dance, and almost uttered a cry when the Scyther attacked. It was all a blur to the fish; one moment, the Scyther would be hunched over, and the next, it was shredding the Corsola to pieces, over and over again. The rocks hurled at Scyther aimed true, however, and Magikarp was relieved to see the Pokémon returned to its Poké Ball, replaced by Horsea, named Leviathan.

In contrast to Scyther, Magikarp always liked the mischievous seahorse. She was outgoing, smart, and rather accurate in a great many things, including her attacks. She always comforted Magikarp when he was feeling down, telling him he was destined for greatness. He dodged a poorly aimed rock blast coming his way and continued his splashing as the Horsea blasted a pressurized cannon of water at the Corsola, downing it with a critical hit. She winked towards Magikarp before returning to her Poké Ball.

Rei looked down at his furiously splashing Magikarp.

"And what are you so excited about?" he asked with a friendly smile. The Magikarp stopped splashing and tried to show off its tail to Rei. The trainer laughed.

"Yes, yes, good form there. But save some energy for getting out of this mess." Magikarp happily returned to its post.

"Come on out Neida!" He called his Whimsicott out onto the edge of the boat, "Energy Ball!" He called from the water. The Whimsicott nodded, firing off a super effective ball of grass type energy, 'causing the Corsola to turn tail and run. Another Corsola aimed it's foremost horn at the Whimsicot and sped out of the water to strike her. "Neida! Nature Power!" The little Grass type glowed a bright blue, absorbing the watery surroundings and using it to fire off a huge Hydro Pump, the attack obviously took the Corsola by surprise, forcing it with a critical hit, "Now, Moonblast!" Neida nodded, gathering a huge ball of Fairy type energy above her head to lob at the Corsola. She have a haughty laugh with her arms resting on her hips as she watched the Corsola fade away into the water.

Once the battles were finished and the lest of the corsola were chased off, Allen quickly swam back over to the boat, pressing a foot against the top of the nest and his hands against the boat, ready to push, "Mind helping me?" He looked at Michael since he had been swimming earlier, "Everyone, get ready to have their Pokemon pull!" He called. Dolstro nodded and got ready to pull as hard as he could.

Rei nodded and looked down at his Magikarp.

"Go for it." It was a simple command, but the Magikarp had never felt so important in its life. Using all of its unremarkable strength, it swam in a direction away from the nest.

Caleb looked over to his pokemon. The Mudkip floated on his back, waiting for orders. "You think you can do that?" Caleb asked him. The Mudkip giggled before rolling over onto his stomach. He started using his tail like a rudder to help turn the boat away from the nest and began rapidly paddling.

The glimmering water was a pleasant surprise for Rei the desert native.

"Wow. This place is beautiful. No wonder so many people are here." He smiled, lowered his hood, and recalled his now-exhausted Magikarp. His eyes scanned the area briefly before turning to Allen.

"You know, when I first joined Team Aqua, I was almost convinced I chose the wrong team. I believed water was just an inconvenience, a necessity for the creation of deserts and other land. I never thought it would be so... breathtaking." He scratched his head with a gloved hand and laughed. "I was naive. I still am, I think."

Michael was amazed at the sight before him, being he was already soaked he jumped into the bay and began swimming again. When he resurfaced he yelled. "Come on in, the waters fine!" Half of his pokemon then began swimming circles around the boat and playing with the other water pokemon. The other half curled up and began sleeping again

Rei hesitated; he was never a very good swimmer. Well, a little dip won't kill me... Right? He removed his cloak and heavy gear, wrapped it up tightly, and after a moment of trepidation, dove in. The water was cool and refreshing after being in the exposed boat.