I decided to take a break from Unova Travels and write something I've wanted to write for a really long time: Snivy's back story. She is one of my favorite characters and I think she deserves a past. Enjoy! By the way, if you haven't seen the episode Snivy Plays Hard to Catch from the anime, you might want to do so. Enjoy!

Nobody knows much about me. I've been independent ever since my new trainer, Ash, had caught me. Now, I feel awful. My stomach hurts, my head hurts, heck, EVERYTHING hurts. I need to tell someone about, well... ME! Only one person knows about my past, and he doesn't care about me anymore. I need to talk! I need to, I need to...

"Come out, everybody!" My Pokeball opened and I scrambled out of it. Around me, Pignite, Oshawott, Charizard, and Scraggy had also jumped from their Pokeballs, rubbing their eyes as if they had just woken up from a nap. Ash stood above us, smiling. "Time for lunch, guys! I hope you're hungry, because Cilan made something that looks great!" I sniffed the air and immediately a delicious and familiar scent rushed through my nose. My mouth started watering and my stomach growled softly, reminding me of my hunger.

Iris ran up next to Ash suddenly. "Hey, I should let my Pokemon out, too!" She grabbed her Pokeballs and threw them. "Come on out, guys!" The Pokeballs hit the ground and all at once, Dragonite, Emolga, and Excadrill came out. Instantly, Dragonite shot a competitive look to Charizard. He quickly returned the glance, but neither tried to attack the other.

I glanced quickly at Emolga, but turned away. I was way to hungry to argue with her, so I decided it would be best not even to look at my prissy rival. I turned away from the gang and started wandering around, getting to know my surroundings.

We were in the center of a large clearing. On three sides of us was a forest with the sounds of many Pokemon coming from it. Behind me, Ash and the others were next to a small pool and, already, Oshawott had jumped in, splashing Pignite in the face. Pignite's tail started glowing and he started yelling at Oshawott. Oshawott started laughing and splashed him even more.

Ash walked over to the bickering Pokemon and tried to get them to stop. Instead, he got splashed by Oshawott. He wiped his face off and started scolding Oshawott, but ended up laughing along with the Sea Otter Pokemon.

As I watched my friends, I felt a warmth in my heart that I normally felt when seeing them all playing together happily. Ash, Cilan, and Iris are great trainers and they care for all of their Pokemon, including me.

"Hey, Snivy!" Hearing my name, I stopped daydreaming and saw Axew and Scraggy waving their arms at me.

"Lunch is ready!" Axew yelled. He giggled. "It smells yummy!"

"Yeah!" Scraggy agreed. "You should hurry!" Turning to Axew he said, "I bet I can eat more that you can!"

"Nu-uh!" Axew yelled. "I can!" He started running. "I bet I can beat you there!"

"No way!" Scraggy started chasing his buddy, yelling playfully along the way.

I started chuckling at their childish behavior. They had been friends for the longest time, and had just started getting competitive with each other. I'm glad to see such happiness between the two, and I know nothing can get between them. I smiled one more time and swiftly followed them, staying close behind.

As I drew closer to the group, a sweet scent filled the air. I took a deep breath and smiled to myself. Cilan has always been a great cook.

Axew waved his short hand at me. "Sit next to me, Snivy!"

"Alright." I said, sitting next to him and Pikachu. I had gotten pretty close to Axew lately. I know he needs to learn how to get stronger by himself, but I can't help but to feel I need to protect him from getting hurt.

"Here you go, guys!" Ash walked over to us and placed a plate of yummy looking muffins in front of us. It had a very mouth watering smell, and somehow seemed familiar. I let my friends grab one before I picked one up myself. I took a small bite, the flavor hitting my mouth. I quickly took another bite, unable to stop myself. When I realized I had finished it, I reached for another one, only to be stopped by Cilan's voice.

"You know," he said, "This is the same dish I made when Ash caught Snivy."

Iris laughed, her mouth full. "Oh, yeah! I remember that!" She swallowed the rest of the muffin in her mouth. "These muffins still taste great, Cilan!"

"Thanks!" He said. "I'm glad you like them."

"Oh yeah!" Ash exclaimed. "We found Snivy after she took some muffins from us. It took us forever to catch her!"

I laughed, the memory coming back to me clearly. "That was so long ago!"

"I'm glad Ash caught you, Snivy!" Axew jumped up and down happily. "I REALLY like you!"

"Although... we never found out why Snivy left her original trainer." Iris said. I gasped, my smile vanishing. "My... original... trainer?" I had wanted to forget him.

"That's right!" Pikachu nudged Snivy. "You still haven't told us!"

"Oh, no!" I shook my head. "I... I, um-!"

"C'mon, Snivy!" Iris cried. "You've hidden this from us for a really long time, so you must be dying to tell someone your secret!" She grinned at me. "So... tell us!"

I cringed and shook my head. "No way!" I said. Already, the awful memories were coming back...

Flashback

I was very young when it happened... I had just been taught how to defend myself when a horrible team of bad guys, called Team Stratus, attacked my family. They raided our tree one night, capturing my mother. My brother had disappeared in the fight, and I was left alone to die by myself; just a worthless Snivy, I remember them saying.

End of flashback

I forbade any other memories to return to me. They all hurt too much. I had done anything possible to avoid remembering, no matter how much I loved my mother and brother, I can't ever speak of them. Ever.