Cracking the Magikarp Code by Alex Polan

Author:Alex Polan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sky Pony Press
Published: 2016-09-09T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 7

“Sheesh, what’s all the commotion about?” asked Gianna, lowering her phone. “How’s Giadude99, expert Pokémon Trainer, supposed to get anything done around here?”

By the annoyed look on her face, Ethan could tell that she had lost the battle against Team Instinct, too.

Then she caught sight of the map. “Is that what I think it is?”

Devin nodded—and finally managed to coax the map out of Mystic’s mouth. “She found it stuck into the bridge rail. I think it has codes on it!”

When a tan, teenage boy with a fishing pole glanced over, Devin lowered her voice. “Should we take it somewhere else?”

“This way,” said Carlo, gesturing toward shore.

They met by the rocks below the bridge, the same place where Carlo had caught a whole school of Poliwag yesterday. Then they spread out the map on a wide, flat rock.

This map was coded a lot like the old one, Ethan noticed. There were three fish by the reeds. Three fish by the dog-swimming pier. One fish drawn by the beach, and one more by the picnic area.

“But look what’s new,” said Carlo. “Here are two fish, right by the rocks.”

“These rocks?” asked Ethan, looking down at the ones they were sitting on.

Carlo spun the map around. “Yeah,” he said. “These rocks. Weird.”

Ethan glanced around to see if there were any fishermen nearby. The teen boy was still fishing from the bridge, but he was the closest one. “This doesn’t exactly seem like a hot spot for fishing,” said Ethan.

“How about for Pokémon hunting?” asked Gianna, sliding Devin’s phone out of her pocket.

Ethan checked his own phone. The first thing he saw was that the gym on the bridge was still yellow. So Carlozard14 didn’t beat Magikarp Kid either, he realized. But Carlo was much better at hiding his disappointment than Ethan and Gianna had been.

The next thing Ethan saw was a round, blue-and-white Pokémon.

“Poliwag alert,” he said, nudging Carlo’s arm.

“Again?” said Carlo.

“Okay, so there are at least some Pokémon here,” said Gianna, checking the phone in her hand. “But we already proved that the symbols on the map aren’t Pokémon, right?”

Devin nodded. “Right.”

Mystic barked up at her, as if to add her two cents. The puppy had been sticking to Devin like glue all day. Ethan could barely take it anymore.

He’d been planning to ask Gianna for some Poké Ball throwing tips today. And there was a Poliwag bobbing right there on his screen, ripe for the picking. But Ethan just didn’t have the heart to play.

He dropped his phone in his pocket and slumped down on the rock. “So now what?” he grumbled. “Team Mystic lost the battle against Team Instinct, and we’re pretty much blowing the Case of the Magikarp Code, too.”

“Wow,” said Gianna, leaning away from him. “Complain much?”

Ethan knew he was being a downer, but he couldn’t help it. He really, really needed something to go his way today. He avoided Gianna’s eyes and picked at the rubbery tip of his shoe.

“Maybe you’re just thirsty, like Mystic,” said Devin.

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