A/N: Okay, I think I just completed "Pokèmon Red Rescue", and it. Was. AWESOME. I stayed up 'till three o'clock in the morning playing it one night and had to stop because my Gameboy died. XD The next day at school I could hardly stay awake, but that's normal. ANYWHO.

And this will differ slightly from the game, okay? This story is just my loose interpretation. I don't own Pokèmon, but if I did Ash would definitely be the master- of the Universe- by now.

Edit. (6.13.11)- I've gone through and fixed some syntax errors here and there- I haven't changed a lot, so you probably won't even be able to tell. C:

Part 1:

Enter Akira and Kai!

The Furret cowered, eyes widening as the Charizard approached. Why did I take the bet? she thought piteously, pressing herself as far against the dungeon wall as far as possible. I shouldn't have come here...I'm only level six! The Charizard inhaled deeply, smoke beginning to leak out of its open mouth, flames forming in its throat. Furret gasped and clenched her eyes shut tightly, waiting for the fiery blow-

"Protect the client!"

"Rain Dance!"

A sudden downpour extinguished the Charizard's attack. He snarled, glaring in the direction of the Furret's sudden saviors.

Furret, hardly daring to hope, opened her eyes slowly, to find a smiling Squirtle in front of her. "Hey," he said gently. "Are you okay? We got here just in time; sorry for making you wait so long."

"Kai! Is she okay?"

The Squirtle yelled over his shoulder, "Yeah, she's alright! Hey, be careful, alright? He's a big one."

"Heh, don't worry. He's not leveled very high."

Furret blinked, eyes sliding past him. A small Pikachu was facing off against the dragon-like Pokèmon. "No...I...I'm fine..." the Furret mumbled, relief numbing her mouth. "Is...that your friend?"

"Her? Yeah, that's Akira." Kai smiled widely. "She's the cheif of our operations."

"Oper...Are you a Rescue Team?" Furret squealed shrilly, paws flying to her mouth. "But you're both so little!"

The Squirtle nodded, obviously used to this reaction, that polite smile still on his face as he offered her an Oran Berry. "Team Blue."

She sat in the tall grass tensely, twining her little fingers in her lap. Her yellow fur shown gold in the sunlight streaking down through the trees, and her two long ears twitched at every slight noise. Her breathing was rushed, her heart racing as she panicked, hardly daring to look around her.

Where am I?

"...Hey- excuse me, are you all right?"

Her eyes shot up at the sound of the voice; sparks flew from her cheeks and she started growling, lightning bolt-shaped tail whipping behind her as she leaned instinctively into a battle-ready crouch.

"Whoa, it's okay, I won't hurt you!" the voice said quickly, startled. It was much closer. Anxiously, she glanced up, electricty making her fur stand on end. Her eyes found softer amber ones; she jumped- the blue creature in front of her flinched back in response, paws out appeasingly. "I just want to make sure you're not hurt- but you seem alright." He offered her a disarming smile, that had her relaxing despite herself.

"Who...are you?" she asked slowly.

"I'm Kai." The creature's smile widened, and he tilted his head slightly. "And you?"

"I...I'm Akira," she said, feeling herself finally beginning to calm down. She stood, swayed, and promptly fell back over. She groaned, pondering the meaning of life and how easy it'd be to end hers, when a blue appendage was extended to her. She glanced up at Kai, who was still smiling at her. She accepted, and he pulled her to his feet, dropping her paw when she was up. "Where are we?"

Kai looked at her oddly. "You don't know where you are? We're in the Tiny Woods." Seeing her glance around warily, he muttered, "You really don't know where we are, do you?" When she shook her head, he continued, "Do you know how you got here?"

Another shake.

"I guess you don't have a place to stay, either, do you?"

She looked down, all too aware of her desperate situation. Kai rubbed the back of his neck, frowning as he thought. Then he blinked and glanced at her. "You could stay with me if you want."

Akira looked at him. "What?"

"Well...I mean, it'd probably be weird for you, since you're new here and you don't know me and all, but I just thought, since you needed help..."

He really was adorable, Akira decided. She waved a small paw in front of his face to stop him rambling, and said, "I'd love to stay with you for a little while, if you wouldn't mind."

His smile warmed her heart. "Great. Then come with me." He offered his paw, and it seemed like common sense to take it.

And then she was being led through the forest as the sky began to darken, passing various other creatures sort of like the two of them- and the only thoughts in her head were that she would have been completely lost if it weren't for Kai's steady grip on her paw, and that she might still wake up from this crazy dream soon.

Kai swept an arm out in front of them, as though introducing great granduer. Akira blinked at what she was seeing, trying to see any signifigance in what she was seeing at all. "Umm...wow! A hut! With a mailbox..."

Kai nodded earnestly, watching her expression carefully. "This is a Rescue Team base. It's...um, well it's not exactly finished. It's mine, sort of, but you can sleep here if you like."

"A what? Rescue Team?"

"Yes. They're small groups of Pokèmon who answer rescue requests- if someone gets stuck in a dungeon, they or their friends can send for help, and the Rescue Teams battle their way through to help them." Kai's eyes were glowing as he regarded the hut fondly. "I haven't got a team yet, but maybe one day..."

She watched him with a smile, crossing her arms.

If I'm going to be stuck here, for however long, I may as well make some dreams come true, right?

"Tell me more about these teams."