<span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'">Davey watched Toorop and his Machop's battle and capture of the Goldeen with interest.  It told him a lot of information.  First, that this was a good place to catch Goldeen (while not 'rare') because Magikarp was was much more common in a forest so close to Loweburn Town.  Second, since he wasn't himself busy with fighting, he learned a bit about how tough Machops were and what they were capable of.  Most importantly, it told him about how good and what kind of a trainer Toorop was.<br/>
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With Toorop back on shore, Davey figured that he and Kraken could play for a bit.  Kraken was very happy to get into the water.  Toorop hadn't been shy about taking off his clothes, so Davey wouldn't let himself look like a prude and got undressed.  After hearing Toorop complain earlier about how cold the water was, Davey resolved to wade in quickly....  <br/>
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Fuck!  It was really cold!  Goose-pimples immediately materialized on Davey's skin and what little 'manliness' he had seemed to try to shrink back into his abdominal cavity!  Davey took a breath, held his nose and submerged beneath the water's surface before quickly standing back up.  Brrrr!!!!  But now that he was totally wet, his body beneath the water had adjusted and the part of him above warmed the water still on his skin.<br/>
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On the shore, Xena spoke to Pearl about how well Davey treated her and the battles that they shared.  Pearl was a little unsure of the situation, but Xena convinced her that Davey was a good trainer and leader.  So what if they had to fight?  It helped them get stronger!  Pearl decided that she'd throw herself whole-heartedly into being a good teammate. <br/>
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Davey had Kraken look for wild pokémon to battle against or possibly capture.  The Tentacool moved about the water and, in the course of time, herded six Magikarp toward the shallows.  Firstly, Davey called Xena to fly in and help battle three of the Magikarps (not that Kraken needed the help because he didn't).  Then Davey had Pearl fight the other three Magikarps by using the Scratch Move.  The Magikarp didn't really stand a chance.  It was actually incredible that a pokémon so useless could become a fearsome Gyrados.  It wasn't much of a challenge for the team, but Davey thought it was a confidence building exercise for Pearl.<br/>
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Davey came ashore and dried off, mostly by evaporation.  After putting his clothes back on, Davey noticed a light blinking on his pokédex.  It was a text message from his Mom, telling him that his Aunt Gabrielle wanted him to visit her when he got to Gloucester City.  Davey, shuddered.  Aunt Gabrielle had made him uncomfortable the way she looked at him the last time he saw her.  Worse, she was very good looking and it had given him a boner!  Maybe if he got Toorop and the others to come with him she wouldn't look at him the way she did the last time?<br/>
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He walked over to Toorop and said, "My Mom wants me to visit my Aunt when I get to Gloucester City.  Would you like to come along?  I'm pretty sure that we will be invited for dinner."</span></span>