Chapter 2

"What?" All of Magby's friends and siblings asked, shocked by the terrible news.

"Dair mot frimbs amymores?" Pichu wanted to know.

"But they had been friends since the beginning of time." The Triplets all spoke at the same time. Magby looked sad at the ground. Mudkip went closer to her brother.

"Magby?" She asked. "Is this true? Are Grimer and Charmander no longer friends? It can't be true, can it?"

"I'm afraid it is true." He answered. The pokemon gasped. "I saw it with my own eyes." The pokemon were sad, not knowing what to do. Magby then snapped his fingers, everybody looked at him.

"Which is why we're going to get them back together.

"What?" The pokemon gasped.

"How?" Azuril wanted to know. Magby thought a second, and then got an idea.

"I got an idea." He said. All of the pokemon leaned in as Magby whispered the plan.

"Got it?" Magby finished. All the pokemon liked it, except Treecko.

"Why am I in this plan again?" He wanted to know.

"Excuses me!" Pichu spoke. "Questim!"

"Yes, Pichu?" Magby asked. Pichu put down his hand.

"Um, wat's da plam's abouts? I chouldm't hears with all das whisperimgs." Magby sighed.

"I'll tell you on the way." He told the little rodent.

"Okays!" They were about to go when Mudkip spoke up.

"But what about rehearsal?" She asked. "Practice makes perfect, remember?"

"This is much more important." The aqua mouse replied. "Remember, you can't make peanut better and jelly sandwiches without the peanut better, and jelly! They won't taste as good without the other!"

"I guess."

So, the pokes followed Magby to put their plan into action.

The Blazin' Pyros got done with their picnic, and were packing up. Charmander saw the initiation and picked it up. Vulpix was near him.

"I was supposed to go to this play with Grimer." Charmander said. "I promised him, we do everything together."

"Then go." Vulpix told him. Charmander looked at the fox.

"Go with Grimer." He continued. "If you promise, then go! A promise is a promise, and he's your best friend. You should go with him."

Charmander narrowed his eyes, crumpled the invitation, and threw it on the ground.

"Not anymore." The salamander said. "I don't want to go. I much rather hang with my new 'cool' friends." He was about to go to his and Monferno's motorcycle, when Vulpix got in his way.

"Please?" Vulpix begged. "Grimer's right. This group is bad news. I suggest you go back being Grimer's friend. This group's dangerous, I don't want you to get hurt." Charmander shook his head, got on the back of the motorcycle, and put on his helmet. He then sat down, ready to go.

"What do you know? You're Houndoom's girl, aren't you?" This made Vulpix angry; she got in Charmander's face.

"I am not Houndoom's girl." She scolded. "And don't you dare change this fanfic story into a Lady and the Tramp II parody."

"Okay!" Charmander promised. "Besides if this was that parody, I-I'll have to fall in love with you."

"Glad that's the case." She said. "Because you're not my type." Charmander looked dumbstruck.

"What?" He asked. Then he said. "You're right. You're not my type."

"Charmander!" Houndoom called to him. They were ready to hit the road. "Ready?"

"Ready!" Charmander called back. Vulpix sighed, hopped into her and Combuskin's, put on her helmet, and then the whole gang drove away.

"Charmander!" Magby said when he saw him, and the gang resting in the shade under a tree. Charmander stood up, shocked.

"Magby?" He asked. "What are you doing here?" Magby went to him, and grabbed his hand.

"Come on Charmander!" Magby said. "There's someone who I like you to meet." Charmander looked at the gang, asleep under the shade. He looked back at Magby.

"But, but, my friends. What if they notice that I'm gone?"

"Don't worry." Magby assured him. "We'll be back before they awake. Now, come on!"

"Well, okay." Charmander gave in as Magby pulled him to where they were going.

Magby led him to a spot on a low hill, near where the gang was. A picnic basket and a picnic blanket were on the grass. Near those were Magby's siblings except Mudkip.

"Where's Mudkip?" Charmander wanted to know. Then came Mudkip, and Charmander couldn't believe who was with her, it was Grimer!

When Grimer saw him, he narrowed his eyes.

"What are you doing here?" He forced to know.

"Me?" Charmander shouted. "What are you doing here? There's no way I'll eat with you."

"Well yeah? Well, there's no way I'll eat with you!" The two mad pokemon crossed their hands madly, glaring at each other. Mudkip laughed nervously, and she and Azuril pushed the two near each other. The two still looked crossed at each other.

"Sparkly apple juice?" Magby asked, offering the two two glasses of sparkly apple juice.

"Don't mind if I do." Grimer grabbed his. Charmander did the same.

"Except I don't want to share with this fool!" With that, he purposely spilled his all over Charmander!

"Aww!" Charmandewr screamed, and then did the same to Grimer. "That's like water, I could've died you idiot!"

"Yeah!" Grimer said. "Well, I don't care!" Charmander gasped and the two turned around immediately, and stomped away.

"It didn't work." Mudkip observed. "Now what are we going to do?" Magby just stared after the once best friends

"I-I don't know." He admitted. Vulpix ran back to the gang.

That night, as Charmander slept under the shade, Vulpix snuck up, and eavesdropped on Houndoom's conversation with the rest of the gang.

"Remember." Houndoom told them. "Tomorrow, we'll guide that wimpy Charmander to the water that we made look like lava, and Charmander to jump in. If he dies, that's too bad, but at least we'll know it'll be too dangerous." Monferno laughed.

"That fool will think that we're being friendly, he'll have no clue that he'll jump to his grave."

"Yeah!" Charmeleon added. Then all of them laughed. Vulpix gasped.

"I must warn Grimer!" She then dashed off.

"Stupid Charmander!" Grimer said. He held up the friendship bracelet that Charmander had made for him when they were both in first grade. Clenching the bracelet, Grimer had tears in his eyes.

He shook it off, and was about to throw it on the ground when Vulpix yelled.

"NOOOOO!" Grimer looked at her as she approached.

"No." She said. Don't throw away your friendship with Charmander. Can't you see? He needs you."

"No he doesn't!" Grimer protested. "If he needs me, then he wouldn't have joined that stupid gang!"

"But Grimer. They're going to kill him!" Grimer looked at her.

"Yeah? What do I care?"

"They made the water on the steep cliff look like lava so he can jump into it. He's jumping to his grave; they're going to murder him without him even knowing it!" Grimer hesitated. Magby, his friends, and his siblings rushed passed him.

"Time for the show Grimer!" He called. "Come or you're going to miss it!" He, his siblings, and his friends disappeared in the distance.

Grimer paused again. Should he go to the play, or save Charmander?

"Well, in the end." Vulpix said. "I hope you make the right choice." She then dashed off again.

Grimer looked at the friendship ring. He then heard voices in his head, voices of when he and Charmander were in the First Grade.

"Charmander," Young Grimer said. "You're my very best friend."

"You're mine too." Yong Charmander added.

"And we'll always be friends, won't we?"

"Yeah, forever and ever."

Back in the present, Grimer held tightly to the bracelet. He fought back tears.

"I got to save Char!" He finally decided. He ran off, bracelet in hand.

Grimer had just made it when Charmander jumped in. Without thinking, Grimer lunged towards his friend with a mighty leap.

"Charmander." He shouted. 'NOOOOOOO!" Charmander looked at him.

"Grimer?" He asked. Grimer attacked him, and the two tumbled on the ground. Charmander looked at Grimer. His eyes were closed.

"Grimer?" Grimer didn't move. He then noticed the red paint can on the ground near them. He looked at the lava, and gasped as it dissolved into water.

"They tricked me!" He realized. Then he hugged Grimer. "Oh, I was a jerk!" He then burst out crying as he hugged his friend.

"What was with me?" He sobbed. "I was an absolute jerk! Oh Grimer, I'm sorry, so, so, sorry." He cried and cried. Vulpix felt sad.

"Come on." Houndoom told his chums. "Let's ditch this wimp." Charmander looked and yelled at them.

"Grimer was right!" He shouted. "You are a very bad gang! I am no longer part of your team, so, so, just get lost you jerks!" He turned back to Grimer, and continued sobbing.

"Eh, who needs him?" Houndoom huffed. "We still got my girl, right Vulpix?" He looked at Vulpix. Vulpix was outraged at him.

"I'm not your girl!" she reminded him. "And if you laugh about someone's death, then I quit! It's just wrong and evil like-like you!" Houndoom and the gang were shocked!

"Come on." Houndoom decided. "Who needs them?" The gang hopped on their motorcycles, and drove away.

Vulpix went towards Charmander.

"Charmander." She spoke. "I'm very sorry that had to happen. Charmander?' Charmander still cried.

"No Vulpix." He told her. "This is my fault. Grimer told me this was a very bad gang, and I let him down. What kind of friend am I? A stupid one." Vulpix watched him cry.

Suddenly, Charmander heard a familiar voice.

"Charmander?" Charmander looked, down. It was Grimer, he was alive!

"Grimer!" He shrieked, and hugged him tightly. "I thought I lost you." Vulpix smiled at the sight. Grimer smiled, and patted his friend.

"I though I lost you too bud." He said. Charmander then released him.

"Grimer, I'm so sorry. I was an awful friend to you lately."

"Apology accepted my BFF." With that, the two hugged again. Grimer then looked at his watch.

"Oh my gosh!" He cried. "The play!" Grimer got his friendship bracelet, the three of them then rushed off.

When they got there, Magby was guiding Pichu across the bridge into Pokebithia.

"Pokebithia." Magby concluded.

"Awe!" Charmander said, disappointed. "We missed it. Even the part where Jess learns that Lola died."

"I'm glad you're not dead Char." Grimer told him. "We'll be friends forever, right?" As they all clapped, Charmander added.

"Yeah, friends forever."