Title: That's What Friends Are For
Summary: Rescue Dungeon Fic. Charmander had always wanted to start his own rescue team, but he could never find anyone for him to do it with. But this all changes when he finds a Pikachu lying unconscious in the woods.
Chapter 1: Wait and See
As the sun rose through the creases in his tiny wood nut and shone on his eyes, Charmander woke to another day in which he thought could be the beginning of his rescue team journey. He had left his home to come out an live in the Poke Villa, where the Pelipper Post Office was and where you could get supplies, save money and do all other sorts of things. He had been living there for a year, but he hadn't found luck in starting his team. He didn't have many friends, so he could never find someone to start it with him.
He yawned and stretched his arms out. "The start of another great day!" He cheered. Charmander was a very friendly, nice person, and he would always look to make new friends. He was never mean, and he always was an optimistic person. He always liked the beginning of the day, because it gave new things to be done and to be seen. He walked out of his house and walked to the Poke Villa town square, where all the hustle and bustle was. There were all the stores and many people were there. Charmander knew everybody, and he would frequently stop and say hello. He wasn't friends with everybody, but they were acquaintances. He turned his way down south in the square and stopped at the Kangaskhan Storage Center to see Momma Kangaskhan.
"Hello Charmander! It's nice to see you today." Momma Kangaskhan said to Charmander in her normal cheery voice.
"It's nice to see you too Momma Kangaskhan." Charmander replied.
"Came here to pick up your coin?"
"Yep." Charmander said, referring to his lucky coin. He had found it on his first day when he arrived at Poke Villa, and he had kept it with him ever since for good luck. He was sure that it would someday bring him a friend that could one day be his rescue team partner. He kept it in with Momma Kangaskhan every night so he could never lose it, and he would always come in the mornings to pick it up.
Momma Kangaskhan went into her small store and grabbed the shiny silver coin and gave it to Charmander. "There you go. Completely unharmed."
"Thanks Momma Kangaskhan!" Charmander said politely to the older Pokémon.
"Oh, I almost forgot! I have something else for you." Momma Kangaskhan grabbed a spool of smooth gold string from a shelf next to her. "You always carry that thing everywhere in your hand, it must be annoying. Give it to me and I'll make it into a necklace for you." Charmander handed over the coin, and she slid the string through the small hole in the top of the coin. She tied the string and made it tight. "There you go." She gave the necklace to Charmander.
"Thanks a lot!" Charmander put the necklace around his neck, and the sun shone on the coin. On one side that was showing a flame symbol was on it. Charmander wore the flame showing because it resembled him being a fire type Pokémon. On the other side, there was a thunderbolt.
"Bye Momma Kangaskhan. Thank you for everything!" Charmander called as he walked away from the storage station.
"I have a good feeling about today Charmander! Good luck!" She called back.
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Charmander walked back into the square and saw two towns Pokémon talking.
"Yeah, I heard that a bunch more of 'em are coming in a couple days." said a sludgy purple Pokémon.
"I wonder what's been causing them. We've never had so many natural disasters before." replied a Pokémon that looked like a Pokeball. Charmander walked over to them to ask them what they were talking about.
"What's up Grimer?"
"Oh hey Charmander. Me and Voltorb were just talking about the earthquakes we've been having." Grimer said.
"Yeah we have been having a lot."
"And we're just wondering what could have been the cause. I mean we haven't had any earthquake like the ones we've been having now since that time when two Golems used Magnitude 10 at the same time underground." Voltorb said.
Charmander had wondered about the natural disasters. They had started about three months ago, and Charmander had gotten really worried about what they could do. A lot of Pokémon needed help from rescue teams because of fissures and getting trapped in dungeons. He had wanted to help all of them, but he needed a rescue team for that. "I feel bad for all the Pokémon that need help because of them. I wish I could do something."
"Like YOU could do anything!" called a deep raspy voice. Charmander looked to see who it was, and it was Golbat, Koffing, and Sneasel. These three Pokémon were known as the meanest Pokémon in all of the Poke Villa. They would steal things from stores, make fun of other Pokémon, and since they were a rescue team, they would use the cover of other rescue teams to get better jobs. They were sneaky, conniving, and just downright obnoxious. So Team Sneak Attack wasn't liked by most people.
"What does that mean?"
"It means you're a pathetic Pokémon that will never be a part of a rescue team." Golbat snapped. Koffing laughed.
"Why do you always pick on me? What did I ever do to you guys?"
"I guess he's stupid too. He doesn't even know the concept of a bully." Koffing said.
"Why don't you just wise up and stop trying to make a rescue team. Maybe then we would stop picking on you." Sneasel said to Charmander, but not in a taunting way. It seemed like he was giving him advice.
"Yeah, maybe!" Golbat said mockingly. He and Koffing once again laughed. Sneasel didn't. It seemed like Sneasel wasn't mean. He even seemed nice.
Charmander was NOT going to back down to people like Team Sneak Attack. He was strong minded and brave, so he would normally talk back to them whenever they picked on him. "You know what? You three are just jealous. You all know that you can only get ahead by cheating and intimidating others. Well you know what? You will never intimidate me. I will have a great rescue team, and I will be known for it. So when I do get my rescue team started, I will love to see your faces."
Team Sneak Attack looked dumbfounded, and they soon got annoyed faces because they didn't know what to say. "Let's go." Golbat said, gritting his teeth. Golbat was basically the leader of the group, and whatever he said the others would do. As the team was walking away, Sneasel looked back at Charmander, and mouthed the word "impressive." Charmander was shocked that he would say that to him, and he got a hint of kindness from Sneasel.
"Wow, no one ever had stood up to them like that before." Grimer said impressed. "Maybe you can build your own team." Charmander hoped that what Grimer said was true.
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Charmander finished up his day by going to the Pelipper Post Office. He had gone there frequently, so he was known by all the Pelipper.
"Mornin' Charmander!" called the Pelipper at the front desk. Charmander said hello back to him and walked up to the desk. "Have any luck with the team?" Pelipper asked. Charmander shook his head. "Aw too bad. We've been getting loads of job offers lately."
"Really?"
"Yes. These natural disasters are a hassle."
Charmander looked discouraged. It was the end of the day, and he still hadn't found what he was looking for, a friend. And now is when he could be needed more than ever. "Are you sure there's nothing I could do by myself?" Charmander asked.
"Sorry. We have to leave these things up to rescue teams."
"Ok. Well I just stopped by to say hi."
"Sorry. I wish I had better news for you Charmander."
"That's ok. I better get going. It's getting pretty late. Bye."
Pelipper waved good-bye to the discouraged fire Pokémon. "I wish that boy does get a friend. He does deserve it." He said under his breath, as he continued on organizing job offers.
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Discouraged, Charmander walked through the Tiny Woods, which he would normally never do, because he didn't want to go home just yet. He was so sure about today, and he was so sure that he could find his friend today. He dragged his feet across the grass, pushing leaves and twigs out of the way. He looked up to see if he reached the end of the woods, and he saw something yellow. He squinted a little bit, and then he realized it was a Pokémon. He rushed over to it and he saw that it was a Pikachu. He shook the Pikachu, wanting it to wake up.
"C'mon wake up!" He yelled. The Pikachu slowly flicked his eyes open. "Wha-What happened?" He mumbled.
So there's Chapter 1. Hope you all liked it. Please Review!!
