I started heading to Route 6 to find Parfum Palace and get the Poke' Flute, but before I did I decided to check on the Berry Fields nearby, where I pulled weeds, and fought some Bug-Type Pokemon that were munching on the leaves of those berry trees.
I left the Berry Fields to go down Route 6, and while there I found myself in several battles. I fought hard, and through the battles both Brody and Cadence grew to Level 17, and both Gabriel and Logan grew to Level 18.
Route 6 was short, and I quickly found myself in front of Parfum Palace. I talked to a woman next to the path, and she gave me an Oran Berry, and I also found an Ether next to the fence. I also spotted a Photo Spot nearby, and got a picture of myself in front of the main gate. Without anything left to distract me, I went to the gate to make my way inside.
I was told by the man at the gate that it would cost us $1000 each to enter, and Shauna wasn't happy that we had to pay money to go inside. The man at the gate told us that the owner of the palace believes that one can never have too much money, and Shauna complained that this was how the rich get richer. We both paid the entrance fee, reluctantly, and went inside.
Inside the palace, we found a man who was looking for something. The entrance lobby was decadent, and filled with golden statues of Pokemon, and while I admired it the man asked where his Furfrou was, and we realized that it had gone missing. Shauna told me we should help look, and told me she'd be sick with worry if HER Pokemon went missing.
I decided to explore the palace, and found the king's bedroom where I fell asleep, and healed my team. I continued exploring the palace for the Furfrou, and met with a couple servants who told me that the owner only inherited this palace from his parents, and commented on how children of parents who do great things doesn't mean that THEY will go on to do great things.
I found out from others exploring the palace that it was built after a war thousands of years prior that Kalos had won against other regions. I also found out that there was a legend of some ancient tome located at the castle which told how to revive dead Pokemon, but the servant at the library said it was only a legend, that there was no such book at the castle.
I saw the huge courtyard from the balcony on the second floor, and I quickly made my way back there over a bridge and past a massive stone statue to reach the courtyard. Shauna said she'd have a look in the back of the courtyard, and I made my way past a Reshiram statue to check out the hedge designs, where I found HM01 (Cut), a Super Potion, an Antidote, and a Guard Spec before I passed a Zekrom statue to check out the last hedge design.
It was there that I found a Furfrou, who barked at me before it ran off. Shauna came running up to me right after, and she told me to give her a hand. After quite a bit of running about and Furfrou wrangling, I managed to lure it to a dead-end. The owner came running up, and he was glad to have gotten Furfrou back. He realized we were the ones to find it, and he talked about putting on a fireworks show to commemorate the retrieval of his Furfrou.
We went up on the balcony, after Shauna commented on how perhaps Furfrou was better off WITHOUT that Trainer. Shauna told me she had never watched fireworks alone with a boy before, and she told me she would never forget these fireworks because she'd be watching them with me. The fireworks were beautiful, and soon enough the man came by, and we realized he was the owner of the palace.
Shauna and I remembered the Poke' Flute we needed to find, and he seemed disappointed to give it away. It seemed that it was the treasure of Shabboneau Castle, and he took it as payment for a loan. He told us that a rich guy like him and a common person like that just didn't go together, and the butler came back with the Poke' Flute. Before he left, the man told us to always return what we had borrowed.
Shauna said she wanted to make lots of memories on her journey, but told me she'd try to forget about HIM. I certainly agreed with her, but the butler told us that running the place was extremely stressful for him. Shauna asked the butler if he knew anything about Mega Evolution, and he told her that he remembered reading a book on the subject in the palace library. He said it had something to do with a Trainer holding a mysterious stone high and making Pokemon evolve even further.
The butler gave me TM17 (Protect), and left, and Shauna told me she couldn't believe the owner of Shabboneau Castle and the Parfum Palace were friends. She said we needed to make sure to give that flute back after we wake up Snorlax. I headed out quickly to get the Poke' Flute back to the caretaker and the Snorlax.
I found a side path on Route 6, and I took it, only to quickly get into a Double Battle. Through the fight Brody grew to Level 18 and learned Mud Shot in place of Quick Attack, and Axel and Cadence both agrew to Level 18 as well, while Logan grew to Level 19 and Gabriel grew to Level 20. It was a tough battle, and I went back to the Parfum Palace to rest up before I continued along Route 6.
I decided to check the tall grass for new Pokemon, seeing as how Snorlax wasn't going anywhere anyway, and I wasn't disappointed. I found an Espurr, but I accidentally knocked it out. I also found a Honedge, which I ALSO knocked out accidentally.
I got into another battle in the tall grass with a Trainer, and through the battle Brody and Axel grew to Level 19, and Jack grew to Level 20. I tried searching for more Pokemon, and fortunately I found an Espurr (Psychic, Female, Lv. 11) and after a long while found a Honedge (Steel/Ghost, Male, Lv. 11) before I made my way through Route 6 and got back on Route 7.
I went to Camphrier Town to heal my team before I went back to Route 7. I stopped by the Berry Field while I was there, and I snagged 36 Oran Berries and 41 Pecha Berries. I couldn't believe just how many berries I got from those trees, and I knew I would keep up with this growing if my efforts bore such generous amounts of berries. I planted and watered more berries before I made my way back to the bridge.
I got to the bridge with Shauna, and I gave the caretaker the Poke' Flute I got from the Palace owner. He warned us that Snorlax could be grumpy when it wakes up, and asked if I was ready to fight it. I told him no, because I wanted to save the game before that. I was determined to catch this Snorlax, and I didn't want to mess this up like I had in Johto.
The caretaker played the Poke' Flute, and the Snorlax (Normal, Male, Lv. 15) woke up and was ready to battle. I sent Cadence out against it, and she started with Tackle for minor damage, before it countered with Lick for good damage. Cadence used Razor Leaf next for good damage, before Snorlax used Defense Curl to increase it's defense.
I had Cadence continue her assault, doing only a little damage at a time, and Snorlax increased it's defense further with Defense Curl before it attacked with Lick for good damage, and caused Cadence to be paralyzed. I got Snorlax to the yellow, before it ate a Sitrus Berry to heal itself again. I decided to switch out to Brody, and he took some good damage from Tackle. Brody was able to do some attacks for damage, and his Normal-Type allowed him to avoid damage from Lick.
Soon Snorlax was in the yellow, and I decided to try using an Ultra Ball, but one shake and it broke out. The two exchanged blows, and Brody was deep in the red when I decided to try another Ultra Ball, but after two shakes it broke free. Finally after a time Brody brought Snorlax down to the red, when it was unable to use Amnesia to increase it's special defense any further, but another Pokeball failed and it broke free to knock Brody out with Tackle.
I sent Logan out against it, and he used Sleep Powder to put Snorlax to sleep, and FINALLY it was caught! Logan grew to Level 20, and learned Razor Leaf in place of Vine Whip, and Cadence grew to Level 19. I was surprised when Cadence evolved into Floette, but I was certainly happy!
After the battle, Shauna congratulated me on catching Snorlax, and then we heard a barking from behind. Everyone turned around to spot the Palace owner coming up with his Furfrou, and he told the caretaker that the only thing he could do with the Poke' Flute was to put it on display. He told the caretaker that he admired his talent with the flute, and spoke of how the caretaker had been playing since he was little.
The Palace owner told the caretaker that his playing sounded better back in the day, and told him he would let him take care of the flute if he would be sure to practice more, then he left, and so went the caretaker. Shauna wondered if THAT had been some attempt to patch things up, but quickly decided that as long as everything ended up working out that it was fine. She wondered what was past the bridge where Snorlax was sleeping, and I knew I would have to find out later.
I went back to Camphrier Town to heal my Pokemon and get ready to continue my journey. I had managed to catch some new Pokemon, and a Snorlax which I had previously failed to capture. All in all, it seemed like a very good day.
Current Team:
Cadence (Floette, Fairy, Lv. 19)
Brody (Bunnelby, Normal, Lv. 19)
Axel (Pikachu, Electric, Lv. 19)
Logan (Ivysaur, Grass/Poison, Lv. 20)
Jack (Frogadier, Water, Lv. 20)
Gabriel (Fletchinder, Fire/Flying, Lv. 20)
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