Hey everyone, welcome to my story and this is my first Pokémon fanfic! Just a warning, this is a story (originally called Pokéfriends; it was a YouTube series) I wrote as a kid and now that I found it again I decided to rewrite it! So please enjoy and review, and I'll see you later!

Mudkip and his friends have lived happy, normal Pokémon lives, but on Charmander's birthday, everything changes. Join Mudkip, Charmander and everyone else on a brilliant adventure around the Pokémon world.

There is no such thing as humans in this story ^-^


In Ember Town - Ember Square... DAY

MUDKIP's Point of View.

"Charmander! Charmander! Over here!" I call out to my best friend, from the middle of Ember Square, the place where Pokémon from all around Ember Town come to shop and hang out.

Intrigued from hearing my voice, Charmander, the fiery one of the group, looks around eagerly before locking eyes with me. "Oh, Mudkip!" She rushes over.

There's five of us in the group; Me, Charmander, Chimchar, Squirtle, and Torchic. I could say I'm probably the brave one... And maybe the quiet or lonely one.

"Happy birthday, Charm!" Engaging in a brief hug, I yell out "Guess what I got you!"

Charmander gasps. "What?"

"Two-"

"Hey guys!" My sentence is interrupted by one of our friends, the sassy one in the group, Torchic.

"Oh, and happy birthday, Charm! Giggles." The chick hugs the birthday girl briefly before Squirtle, the impish one, arrives to greet us.

"Sup? Happy birthday, Charm. And hey baby." Squirtle leans over to kiss his girlfriend.

"Thanks, Squirtle!" Charmander smiles.

"Giggles. By the way, me and Squirtle's relationship hit 6 months today, too!" Torchic states poshly.

"Oh, I'm so happy for you guys!" Charmander gives another slight grin.

"Yo, we'd better get going. We've got stuff to do, so we'll talk later?" Squirtle winks and starts striding away, dragging his girlfriend with him.

A few seconds of silence comes after that before Charmander remembers something. "Oh, Mudkip! You said you got me something."

"Oh, yup, I did! I got us two-"

Another interruption comes, this time from the youngest of the group, the timid one, Chimchar. "GUYS!" The little chimp runs over to us with a smirk on his face.

"Hey, Chimchar." Charmander says with another smile.

I start to feel provoked, being interrupted again.

"Whatcha doing?" Questions Chimchar.

"Oh, nothing. Just standing here casually. It's not my birthday or anything..." Charmander jokes emptily.

Chimchar turns red in embarrassment. "Oh, no! I'm sorry! Happy birthday! Oops, I forgot!"

Charmander cackles happily. "Don't worry, Chimmy. It's fine!-Mudkip! You can say what you were trying to say before, now."

Satisfied that Charm is still interested, I say, "Alright. Well I got us two tickets to Electabuzz Static's concert. It took me ages to get them."

"You what? Oh my gosh, Mudkip! You're the bestest friend ever!"

While Charmander and I are hugging again, we hear Chimchar whimpering.

Hearing this, Charmander attempts to cheer him up. "Chimchar? Don't cry! I'm really sorry you can't come to the concert.."

I get an idea and mumble, "He can."

"What? Did you say he can? But you only said you have two tickets." Charmander asserts.

"Exactly! Because it's you two that are going. I'm not. Everyone's happy!"

Charmander frowns. "Everyone but you."

"I'm seriously fine." I lie.

"Mudkip. I know you're not fine. You're Electabuzz Static's biggest fan! Why would you give up your ticket for Chimchar? No offense, Chimmy."

"No. I'm not going to this concert!" I shout angrily.

"No? Oh my gosh, Mudkip! Don't do this! We're going to the concert together and that's final!" With Charmander's fiery attitude, the conversation starts to overtake the whole of Ember Square, and people are listening to our "discussion".

"Hey! What about me? I wanna go too!" Chimchar joins in with the yelling of the conversation.

"Yeah. If Chimchar wants to go then let him. Don't let me spoil the fun. Just go. You two." I've quieted down a bit, kind of embarrassed from everyone watching us.

"Can you Pokémon clear out! This isn't a public discussion! Sheesh!" Charmander declares intimidatingly, and with that, everyone leaves us alone. "Mudkip.. Fine. Have it your way. I can never win against you. Come on, Chimchar." She storms away hotly with the tickets in her hands, and Chimchar trots away behind her, giving me a grateful puppy-face.


In Ember Town - Ember Beach... DUSK

I take my time strolling along the beach, wondering if I really should have gone to the concert. I confirm I did the right thing. Chimchar would've been really upset if I went instead of him. But he shouldn't have been so selfish to steal the ticket from me! All this happening on Charm's birthday makes my head sting.

Suddenly, I hear a yell for help. "Please! Somebody! I need to get to the hospital!"

I rush over to the sound to find a Shellder lying on the sand in the shallow water. He's really beat up; his shell is crushed partially.

"Oh, no! Are you okay? Who did this to you?"

He's practically paralysed. All he can do is stick his tongue out to point at his attacker.

In the distance sitting beneath a tree is a Treecko. "What do I do?"

"Just go talk to him. Look at what he did to me." Shellder shrieks in terror as the pain sears through his body.

A bit terrified to talk to someone who would hurt another Pokémon, I willingly say "yes."

It feels like a second when I reach the tree where the Treecko sits. He pulls down his BlackGlasses to reveal his shocking yellow eyes.

I gulp in fright. "Uhh- Hi."

"Greetings?"

"Um. I. Oh.-My friend said you trampled on him!" I gasp and look down not wanting to see the Treecko's face.

"You mean that Shellder?"

"Y-yes."

"Would you like to know why I hurt your friend?"

I nod, but keep my eyes locked onto the crisp sand.

"I saw your "friend" killing my mother. Those haunting red eyes. He's nothing more than a murderer."

"You're wrong! He seems like the nicest Shellder around! And besides, he doesn't have red eyes.-" Suddenly I stop talking. I notice Treecko is sobbing to himself.

He takes a deep breath. "Believe what you want. But that excuse for a Pokémon needs to be punished. You've seen I can hurt him. But I can hurt him much worse. I'm a grass-type. He's water-type. I could kill him in a second. You just try and stop me."

Suddenly, a scream sounds and Treecko and I have our heads turned in Shellder's direction. Overhead of him is a Salamence.

A roar escapes the flying dragon Pokémon and there is nothing me and Treecko can do but watch as Shellder is snatched up by the Salamence.

A mind-blowing voice booms out of the Salamence's mouth. "How dare you escape from me! How dare you reverse the spell!" The Salamence then turns his head in me and Treecko's direction. "And you two! If you ever want to see this Shellder again! Come to the top of Mount Tremble!"

Shellder screams out a final call for help, and then the Salamence has flown away, and both him and Shellder are hidden by the clouds.

I call out but there's no answer.

"Hmph. It serves him right. Good riddance." Treecko starts to tread away, as he puts his BlackGlasses back on.

"Wait! You heard what that Salamence said. He implied Shellder had been captured before. And he mentioned a spell. Maybe Shellder was cursed into killing your mom. You mentioned red eyes. Maybe the spell wore out and he went back to normal. Please, Treecko! Help me rescue him!"

The gecko stops before turning around and saying, "How the hell did you think of that?"

I grin. "It just came to my head. Anyway, can you please help! I'm begging you. Please."

He pauses shortly. "Alright. But if that Shellder really is a twisted murderer, I swear I'll kill him."

"Thank you... so much! So, do you have any idea how we can get to the top of Mount Tremble?"

"I've never been there before. But I know someone who has."

"And who would that be?"

"Electabuzz Static."