"Well, we should probably get heading on to Verdenturf soon." Liam stated.

"Indeed," Shiranui agreed. He also agreed with Lance and felt disgust for Lotad's old trainer.

Meanwhile, on Route 117...
A flock of Pidgey scurried from trees as a group of Seviper chased after them. One Seviper managed to smack a Pidgey with Poison Tail, knocking it to the ground. It let out a cry that only the most sensitive ears at the Pokémon Center would have been able to detect.
Liam's Pidgeotto burst out of it's ball and shrieked. "Piggeot Geot!" It hollered. The Bird Pokémon, then took off toward the route. Liam ran after his Pokémon as he pulled his bike from his pack.

Shiranui saw Liam run off and let Titania out. The Gardevoir sensed an injured Pokémon and warned Shiranui of it. Putting two and two together, Shiranui made the call. "Titania, Teleport us to its location!" Titania nodded and used Teleport to warp Shiranui and company to the injured Pidgey's vicinity. He spotted Pidgeotto flying his way and knew Liam would show up any second. Titania had used Telekinesis on the horde of Seviper to hold them back from further attacks. "Liam, there's an injured Pidgey ahead of you that may be poisoned," the Gardevoir warned, "It had been attacked by a horde of Seviper that I'm currently holding in my psychic grip. Master, keep a watch on the Seviper and prepare to mega evolve me if things start going Aspear Berry-shaped."
"Will do, Titania," Shiranui acknowledged, keeping a watchful eye on the Seviper horde.

Pidgeotto arrived on he scene and landed near the injured Pidgey and trying to assess wounds. However, there was one more Seviper that Titania was unaware of. It came out of the bushes and lunged toward Titania with a Poison Tail. Liam quickly pulled out and extended his fishing rod and used it to block the attack, costing Liam the fishing rod. "Pidgeotto, Steel Wing!" While the Bird Pokémon distracted the free Seviper, Liam used an Antidote of the attacked Pidgey. The Seviper smacked Pidgeotto with Iron Tail and lunged toward the Pidgey and Liam with Poison Jab. Liam tried to shield the Pidgey. He heard a smack, but he wasn't hit. When he opened his eyes to see what happened, Pidgeotto had used Agility to get there to block the attack. The Poison Jab had hit it in the chest and poisoned it. However, a look of pain was absent from Pidgeotto's face, instead one of anger was on the face.
"PidgeoTOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Pidgeotto began to glow white as it grew bigger and the feathers ontop its head began to grow and go down the back.
"PIDGEOT!" It shirked. The Seviper was taken aback.
"Get rid of the Seviper with Brave Bird!" Liam ordered. Pidgeot flew up and then began engulfed in blue flames and smacked into the Seviper and continued to smack into the psychically held Seviper. The Seviper were then sent flying off into the distance. Pidgeot began to groom the young Pidgey.

"Great job, Pidgeot," Shiranui praised while Titania had a scowl on her face from almost being blindsided.
"I'm starting to get why Zangoose have a hatred for Seviper," the Gardevoir commented, "Those Arceus-damned things fight as dirty as Dark types!"

Liam collected the shards of his fishing rod. He knew where he could go to get a new one. He pet the Pidgeot's head as he praised it. Slowly, the Pidgeys and Pidgeottos that made the rest of the flock began flying back. Liam began to postulate if he should leave Pidgeot to care for them. Almost as if it was sensing Liam's feelings, Pidgeot cooed as it wrapped its wings around Liam in a hug.

Shiranui smiled at Pidgeot's affection.

Liam could sense that Pidgeot did not want to stay with the Pidgey and Pidgeotto. He recalled Pidgeot to its ball and was ready to move on, after quickly checking the few members of the flock that looked banged up. They only had minor scratches and bruises that did not require medical attention.

Shiranui recalled Titania, not blaming the Gardevoir for her mood. He saw a Pidgey leave a Pidgeotite for Liam to collect. "I think the flock is grateful for saving them," he stated.

Liam picked up the Pidgotite. He put it in his pack until he could make an anklet to put on Pidgeot to hold it.

Shiranui looked west and spotted Verdanturf Town on the horizon. "Not long to go now," he commented.

"I can't wait to get there and enter the contest." Liam stated.

"Third one for us," Shiranui added, "From what I read, the next one is at Fallarbor Town."

"Yup." Liam replied. "Thankfully, the tunnel right there in town leads back to Rustborro. I have to run a quick errand to there before the contest."

"While you guys do the contest I'm gonna sharpen up my pokemons skills" lance said fist pumping. "By the way how do I teach Lotad rain dance with the fm you gave me?" Lance asked questioning it.

"Simply touch the TM to the Pokémon. There will be a brief instance of glowing around the Pokémon and the TM. When it finishes, you can pull the TM away from them." Liam explained. "Or, I can call in one of my Pokémon who knows the move to show Lotad."

"Oh I get the concept" Lance called out Lotad from its pokeball, he then grabbed the tm. "Here Lotad" lance tapped the tm on lotads lilypad. Both lotad and the disc began glowing. "I think it's working" Lance said, Lance took the disc of Lotad and looked. "You think he learned it?" Lance asked.

"I think he did," answered Shiranui, "We'll know for sure once it starts raining."

"You could always tell Lotad to use Rain Dance and see." Liam stated.