<span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'">Perhaps Toorop heard the sound of a babbling brook or smelled the scent of water because the man was sure that the direction he was going in would result in his finding Water Type pokémon and Toorop was having a fully blown case of "Gotta Catch 'Em All Fever".  Davey couldn't fault Toorop for it, but he made sure to check out and make note of  landmarks as he followed his friend deeper into the forest.  No sense in catching pokémon and then not being able to find one's way back to civilization.<br/>
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The pair eventually wound up where a stream emptied into what could have been described as either a very big pond or a rather small lake.  Fortune smiled on them as there was also a small amount of beach, from which they could wade into the water, which meant they could possibly encounter Water Type pokémon without a fishing rod.  Hopefully, the water might not be near freezingly cold.<br/>
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"Hey, Toorop," said Davey, "I'm going to heal up my team before I even think about going in the water."  It would be fun, Davey thought, especially for Kraken.  However, before that everyone should be made healthy and he needed to spend a little time bonding with Pearl.<br/>
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One at a time, Davey brought forth each pokémon from their pokéball, Kraken first, then Xena and the Pearl.  Pearl watched him treat the other two with potion and they seemed happy with little cries of 'Tentacool' and 'Beedrill'.  Davey wore a glove as he inspected Pearl and she, having seen Davey care for the first two of his team, submitted to his treatment.  It was wonderful, as she had never healed and felt so much better so quickly after a battle!  She, too, gave a happy little vocalization of 'Nidoran'.  She wished that she could say, 'Pearl', because she found she liked having a personal name.<br/>
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While Davey was busy, he hoped that Toorop wouldn't find anything he couldn't handle....</span></span>