Chapter 2 – Into the Woods

Hey guys, I'm back. You guys are bringing out a lot of ideas for me to use. This story has gotten at least 21 reviews. Despite all of the grammar flaws in them (which is one of my pet peeves), I appreciate the support this story is getting.

I do have to clear something up though. This is strictly X and Y, meaning anything that was introduced in ORAS, including Mega Stones, Moves, and Move Levels will not partake in this series. It's all strictly based off of the X and Y game and nothing more.

Another thing to clear up. Whoever played X and Y, raise your hand.

Those of you who have just raised your hands, your well aware as the locations that all of the pokémon are in, right? That's not going to change either.

I have a lot of Guest Reviews saying the same thing as well. Please tell me that's not the same person over and over, because a couple reviews is enough from one person, thank you.

On with the story.

To Recap:

Ed, Double D, and Eddy all fail at yet another scam and then Professor Sycamore shows up, granting them a one shot opportunity at surpassing the kids at something. The Eds soon learn of Pokémon and they leave early the next morning one a helicopter and are literally dropped off in Vaniville Town. The Eds go to Route 1, where Ed and Eddy have their first pokémon battle, where Ed wins. Now they're off to the next town to heal their wounded pokémon.

Chapter 2 – Into the Woods

The Eds had finally made their way out of Route 1, with Double D almost panting for air after that mile they ran, mainly due to Eddy's impatient impulses. The three finally reached Aquacorde Town.

The town looked bigger than Vaniville for sure. There were houses and apartments scattered about and there were people and pokémon everywhere. The town's center had an eloquent fountain and a long bridge that stretched all the way towards Route 2.

Eddy scoped around, unimpressed with the fanciness of the town, trying to find a place to heal up his Froakie. Ed trudge about, following Eddy. Double D caught up and took in the architecture of the town. He thought it had a peaceful feeling that he could get used to. Sad to say, he was on a quest. He followed his two pals and search in what way a Pokémon Center could be.

"Gentlemen." Double D said, making them stop. "I fear that simply trekking through this town to find a Pokémon Center will take too much time to search for. Perhaps we should ask for some directions, yes?"

Eddy groaned and looked up. "Fine."

"I'll go in search of directions, and you two can wait for me in front of the fountain in the center of town, sound good?" The Eds made that agreement and Double D went off in search of such directions.

"Hey, make sure you hurry up! I don't want Kevin showing me up!" Eddy yelled to his friend, of whom was now out of sight.

Eddy and Ed did as told and spotted the fountain. They went down towards said location and Eddy sat on the side of the fountain, aware as to not fall in. Ed stood there idly and saw a few pokémon fly by. Eddy paid no attention to them as he was awaiting Double D to come back with some directions.

Five minutes went by and Eddy was walking back and forth, becoming exceedingly impatient. "What's taking him so long?!" Eddy then saw Ed looking at his reflection in the fountain water.

"Cool. A mirror." Ed said. Eddy wasn't impressed with Ed, and he was about to open his mouth and say something, and then something went off in his head. He looked at the fountain and smirked.

"Where there's fountains, there's cash." Eddy said. He quickly looked around, hoping no one would be looking. Thankfully, no one wasn't paying attention to them and he stuck his head into the water.

He looked around, with his cheeks puffed with air, and he looked left and right. Not a single coin.

Eddy flung his head out of the water in shock. "What?! What kind of fountain doesn't have cash?!" Eddy then kicked the fountain and he stubbed his toe. He leaped up and down and held his foot as he grunted in pain.

It wasn't thirty seconds later that Double D was strolling back with the intel he managed to ascertain. Seeing this, Eddy shook off his pain and whistled. He looked up at the sky and acted like nothing happened.

Double D walked up to him with a little foldup device that could fit into your pocket. "Gentlemen. I have returned with the requirements to find out our location." He said. "This device is known as a Town Map, giving us our overall location and the stores and their locations."

Eddy leaned over and looked at the Town Map. It looked like connect-the-dots, but he saw a red dot flashing in Aquacorde Town, showing their location at the moment. Vaniville Town was just below them, as well as Route 1, meaning they were heading north.

"Okay sockhead, now can we get to a Pokémon Center?" Eddy asked, fed up with waiting.

"I'm way ahead of you Eddy. I looked through the Town Map, and it would appear that this town doesn't have a Pokémon Center. It does, however, have a nurse on the east side of town." It was simply four hundred meters away from their location.

Eddy was a little upset that there wasn't a Pokémon Center in town, but he'll take what he can get.

"Ugh. Very well. Come on Ed…" They both turned to see that Ed was splashing about in the fountain, with nothing but his underpants on.

"Cheep-Cheep!" He repeated, flapping his wings like a chicken and pretending to be a bird.

"Ed! That's not a bird bath!" Double D and Eddy scolded in unison.

Meanwhile, back in the cul-de-sac…

The kids were playing about, all doing bowling in the alley. They were unaware of the Eds' absence this entire time. They didn't take into account that they could be missing this long, not after that one episode where they noticed their absence and found Chimp Wurld instead.

Kevin was bowling and had struck down seven pins, giving him the lead in the game, but he now had the seven/ten split, with two on his left and one on the right.

"Nice job Kevin." Rolf praised. "Hit all three and I might give you a turnip and two chickens." Kevin just chose to ignore what his pal had just said, and stepped back and aimed.

"Hurry up!" Sarah roared impatiently. "We don't have all day!"

"Can it twerp, I'm concentrating here!" Kevin retorted. He then turned his head back to the bowling pins and then got his arm back with the ball.

"Hey guys, Plank was wondering how this day had been so calm." Jonny said. Kevin was hearing this as he was starting forward.

Then Nazz got a realization. "Hey, has anyone seen the Eds?" Upon hearing this, Kevin froze in place, having the bowling ball fling out of his hands and had it slide right past the pins. Kevin had a discomforting look plastered about on his face, as though he relived this experience before. Because he did.

"Say what?" He asked. He turned and faced the others. "You mean that those dorks haven't been spotted all day?" Everyone shook their heads in response.

"Plank and I wandered about all morning, and there was no sign of them anywhere." Jonny informed. To Kevin, this was bad news written all over it.

"Wait, has anyone seen them since last night?" They all shook their heads once again. "I've got a bad feeling about this guys. Where'd they go?"

Aquacorde Town

The Eds managed to find the location. It was a small nursery that was meant for the local townsfolk. It also was capable of helping sick Pokémon.

The Eds waltzed in, seeing a blonde woman at the counter. She was roughly in her late teens, but it looked as though she knew what she was doing.

"Hi. What can I do for you gentlemen?" She asked. Eddy walked up to the counter and only his head was above the counter.

"Do you heal Pokémon here?" Eddy asked.

"Yes, indeed we do. We'll have your pokémon at one hundred percent." She explained. Eddy then put Froakie's poke ball on the counter, and Ed placed Chespin's right next to his. The nurse took the two poke balls and then put them on a bed, where they sat as she hung a lamp over them. The lamp emanated a green light that scanned the poke balls. It went back and forth a few times and then it went "Ding!", signifying that the healing process was complete. Though it wasn't a Pokémon Center, it was a pretty great substitute.

"Thank you for coming. Hope you have safe travels." She said politely. She handed the two back their poke balls and the Eds walked out with Eddy waving back as his own way as thank you, though he didn't look back.

The Eds noted that it was close to maybe four o'clock in the afternoon. Double D had a feeling that they were going to have some trouble with camping, and he checked the geography ahead with his Town Map.

Eddy took note of this and raised a brow. "What's the holdup sockhead?" Eddy demanded to know. Ed looked and saw there were birds flying over again and he looked at them as he subconsciously followed until he tripped over a table and landed upside down in a chair.

"Eddy, I was afraid of this." Double D showed him the geography up ahead, consisting of Route 2 and Santalune Forest. "At the rate we are traveling, we'll make it to Santalune Forest when night begins to fall."

This didn't bother Eddy much really. If it meant keeping ahead of Kevin, he'll take it. "So what sockhead, we'll manage. After all, we've got our animals to help kick butt, right Ed?" Ed then got up from the chair and looked at his pal, not knowing what was going on.

"The corn has turned golden!" Ed proclaimed.

"See, he's with me. Now c'mon! No time to waste!" Eddy then ran ahead, with Ed and Double D following in pursuit of their friend. They ran through town and found the bridge that hovered over the river. It was pretty and the water shined off the sun's rays. They saw a few Magikarp swim by and saw some kids and adults walk and look at the scenery on the bridge. The bridge stretched for about two hundred meters and was fifty feet across, perfectly safe. The Eds slowed down their pace as they had begun walking, due to them exhausting quite a bit of energy from the exciting head start they've received.

Once they've made it to the other side of the bridge, it was another two or so miles before they could reach Santalune Forest, but it was well within their eye sight. What stood between them and there were patches of grass that were separated, much like row after row. They were standing right next to a holographic sign that read "Route 2".

The Eds then began to press forward, about to come across their first patch of grass. Eddy was about to set out, and then Double D interfered.

"Wait!" Double D shouted, just before Eddy was about to step into the grass. Eddy looked back with a brow raised.

"What?" He asked.

"Eddy, there's wild pokémon in the grass. The manual states to take caution as you might encounter these pokémon." Double D warned.

"So?"

"So, think about it." Double D then thought of a way to convince Eddy. "You have ten poke balls, and you can catch wild pokémon with them. If Kevin catches stronger ones than you and then trains them, he'll beat us." This got Eddy right where Double D wanted him. Eddy was shaking in place, thinking of Kevin catching a pokémon and beating him with said trained pokémon.

"That shovelheaded jerk isn't going to surpass me! Boys, let's hunt for some Pokémon!" Eddy declared.

Ed jumped in place and woo-hooed. He then ran forward and barged right into the tall grass. The other two were powerless to stop his idiotic charge. In the grass, Ed encountered a pokémon. The Eds watched as the pokémon revealed itself.

It had a reddish-orange head with a triangular yellow mark on the back of each eye. Its body and wings was gray, and there are white tips on the wings. It had long, black tail with a white 'v'-shaped marking near the tip. The tail ends in two points, and has two feathers sticking out at the base, giving the impression of the fletching on the end of an arrow. Its legs, beak, and eyes were black. Its legs were thin and spindly, with two toes facing forward and one pointing backward on each foot.

This little pokémon chirped its name and flapped a few times.

"What the heck is that?" Eddy asked. Double D then got out his pokedex while Ed stood staring at the little bird for some reason.

"Fletchling, the Tiny Robin Pokémon. Despite the beauty of its lilting voice, it's merciless to intruders that enter its territory." It said.

"Ah, so it's a bird." Double D said. Eddy just rolled his eyes.

"What was your first clue Einstein?" He asked rudely. He then saw Ed twitching on the spot, and then it grew into a shake. "What's with you?" Eddy asked his friend, to get no response. "It's just as stupid bird! I hate birds! Just win and get the Exp and let's get-."

"Ch-chchch-chi-CHICKEN!" Ed yelled in glee, surprising not only the Eds, but the Fletchling as well. Eddy face palmed himself and Double D watched on as Ed made a break for the Tiny Robin Pokémon, of which Ed had resemblance to a chicken.

"(Whoa! Hey, aren't you gonna send out your pokémon or-!)" Fletchling didn't get to finish as Ed charged into it. Ed grabbed the Fletchling and hugged it.

"I love chickens! Oh, how I love chickens!" Ed said with a smile on his face. He was squeezing the little Fletchling and held it close to his face. The bird was caught off guard by this sudden move the trainer has made. It couldn't escape; yet, it didn't think it would be a good idea either.

It saw how Ed was so happy to be hugging a "chicken". This little bird was confused, yet pleased to see such a friendly disposition.

'(I guess this guy really likes me.)' It thought. '(Well, I guess he would be disappointed if I left him, so I guess it couldn't hurt to give him some company, I guess.)'

All of that was broken when Eddy called out to Ed. "Ed! Get rid of that stupid bird!" Eddy shouted, making Ed let go of the Fletchling, who fluttered back to the ground.

"But Eddy, it's a chicken." Ed said, not wanting to hurt the little guy. Eddy walked right up and gave Ed a distasteful look.

"I don't care what it is. All I do know is that it's in our way!" Eddy reprimanded. Now Ed had a very upset look on his face. He almost looked as though he was about to cry.

Fletchling began to panic. '(What do I do?! I can't leave this guy! Maybe…)' it then looked up at Ed and chirped its name, getting Ed's attention. "(Hey, don't cry. I'll join ya!)" It tried saying. Though Ed couldn't understand it, it had a feeling that the Fletchling wanted to tag along. He smiled happily again and hugged it.

"Yay! Chicken for me!" Ed shouted. Eddy just sighed and crossed his arms, impatient.

"Fine! Just hurry up already!" Eddy said, turning around to not see any of this mushy crap.

Ed then got a tiny poke ball from out of his coat pocket and enlarged it. He then tapped the Fletchling with it and watched it go in. Since Fletchling didn't put up any resistance, the ball just dinged on the spot without having to roll about.

"Yahoo! I got myself a chicken guys!" Ed shouted, holding up the poke ball in victory.

"It's called a Fletchling Ed." Double D stated. Ed then turned back and looked at his poke ball that held Fletchling. He then put it back and looked back at his pals. "Hooray!"

Eddy rolled his eyes, uninterested. Double D simply clapped for Ed's new friend. It was even more joyful to see that Ed didn't have to battle it, resulting in the Fletchling wanting to follow him.

"Alright, alright. Can we go now?" Eddy asked. Double D and Ed both then accompanied Eddy as they followed him through the tall grass. It wasn't until a few steps later that the trio had encountered yet another pokémon.

It had large, gray, brown-tipped ears with pinkish fur on the inside. It had a large, gray head and large eyes with white sclera and black pupils. It had a small pink nose and gray fur that sticks out on the cheeks, along with large white teeth. Its neck was surrounded by brown fur. It had a gray body with a gray tail and small brown spots on its hind legs. Its front paws are completely gray, while its hind paws were gray with brown toes.

Eddy stepped up and got out his pokedex to analyze his new opponent.

"Bunnelby, the Digging Pokémon. It has ears like shovels. Digging holes strengthens its ears so much that they can sever thick roots effortlessly."

Eddy then put his pokedex away and took one more good look at it. It looked at him idly, which was not exactly what Eddy was looking for. Eddy simply stepped up and got out Froakie.

"Froakie, get out here!" Eddy shouted, showing Froakie's poke ball and summoning forth the Bubble Frog Pokémon. It appeared right in front of Eddy, ready to fight.

Double D had noticed something. From past experience, Ed has been allergic to rabbits, which was what Bunnelby was. Ed wasn't being affected at all by its presence. It was probably due to the fact that it was a Pokémon and not an actual rabbit. Double D had to ignore this issue and watch as Eddy starts his battle.

"Prepare to go down flea bag! Froakie, Growl!" Eddy commanded. Froakie did as told and growled at Bunnelby, and it had a blue aura, signifying an Attack decrease.

"(Bring it!)" Froakie shouted. The little rabbit then lunged and did a Tackle. Eddy then had Froakie dodge it.

From his previous battle, Eddy learned to just avoid and strike as a strategy. Double D looked on as Eddy was able to catch onto battling that fast.

"That was a pretty good move." Double D said.

"Pass the milk please." Ed said, getting out a piece of buttered toast and munching on it. Double D looked and sighed at Ed's actions. Not the time to eat.

"Pound!" Edy commanded. Froakie then lunged and swatted at Bunnelby, making it fall back. The little pokémon got back onto its feet quickly and then quickly began to hop and sprint about with great speed. This sudden increase in speed had surprised Eddy and Froakie alike. "Use Bubble!" Eddy commanded. Froakie then shot a Bubble attack in a direction and missed. The Bunnelby was beginning to close in on them and it hit Froakie with a Tackle, making it leap back.

With the increase in speed, I was going to be hard for them to land attacks. This made Eddy a little mad.

"Hold still so we can hit ya!" Eddy demanded.

"(Likewise!)" Froakie said. It then unleashed its Bubble in a full 360 and Bunnelby was eventually hit. With this stroke of luck, Eddy found this to be the perfect opportunity to finish it.

"End this with Pound, now!" Eddy commanded with a harsh arm motion, like he was swatting at something. With no time to lose nor waste, Froakie's arm glowed white and strike down the Digging Pokémon, causing it to faint.

"Yeah! We won!" Eddy shouted. Froakie looked back at Eddy, grinning for a second and turned back to see that the Bunnelby had disappeared for some reason.

"Where did it go?" Eddy wondered, it was really odd. But he shrugged it off and returned Froakie.

The trio then pressed onwards, feeling confident for the Santalune Forest that was up ahead.

Meanwhile, back in the cul-de-sac

The kids had searched high and low for the Eds, but in the end, it was invalid. They all searched in their rooms, the junkyard, the creek, the sewers, the playground, but nothing came up.

The kids were to report back to Kevin around 5, and they all came up empty.

"Get real guys." Kevin said. "They're around here somewhere."

"Kevin, they're not anywhere. I hope they're okay." Nazz said. Everyone was slowly beginning to get concerned, all except Kevin and Sarah, who couldn't care less about her older brother.

"Guys, seriously. They're just making a stupid scam from before." Though Kevin tried to convince them, they were still a bit worried.

"Rolf is running high in worries for the missing Ed boys." The son of a shepherd said.

"I wonder where they could have gone." Nazz said. Kevin was looking in disbelief. How could they be worried of such lame dorks? They weren't even worth considering to be worried about.

"You know what, you guys continue worrying, I'm gonna go have dinner." Kevin said, turning back and walking away from the situation. Kevin just slammed the door and the kids just looked on in discomfort.

Sarah simply tried ignoring the situation as well, she got Jimmy to go with her to play with some dolls, though Jimmy was just as worried as the other were, but there was no arguing with Sarah, not that he never even attempted.

So the rest of the kids tried to focus on other things to keep their minds at ease. They all just went back to their houses and got ready for dinner. The only difference was that the Eds weren't there, and their parents might worry as well.

When Sarah explained at dinner half an hour later, her mom told her to find him again. She did and her mom and dad joined in on the search. They searched all throughout the cul-de-sac, with Eddy's parents doing the same. The parents, and Sarah, still failed to find their children. They noticed that their mailboxes had something sticking out of them, it was a golden letter with a signature of sorts. The four parents got to their mailboxes and read the letters.

In the letters, it described as to how the assistant had mailed these to the Eds's parents. It detailed how Professor Sycamore had took note as to how the Eds were upset. They were being constantly put down, according to them. They wanted to prove that they could accomplish something and get praised instead of bullied, and Professor Sycamore had told as to how he send them to Kalos.

After reading the letters, the two sets of parents were having mixed feelings. Their own children were being bullied and they didn't even know. They wanted to prove themselves and now they're far away. The parents knocked on all of the other parent's doors, and then the entire parents of the cul-de-sac kids were talking. They all read the letters and saw the concern and anger, seeing as to how Ed and Eddy's, as well as Double D's parents have arrived with arguments as well.

The parents then talked to their kids and each were questioned. Kevin slipped by saying how they were dorks, leaving him in huge trouble.

The parents then all blamed Kevin on getting the Eds out of reach and he was grounded big time. Sarah was caught shouting angry stuff about her stupid brother, to which her mother was displeased, which resulted in her getting grounded as well, which only mad her even more mad.

Then, Professor Sycamore and his helicopter showed up not too far from the distance about half an hour later. The parents and kids all rushed up to confront this man. The parents all walked up to Sycamore with questions, demanding their children back. He told them that he cannot because it was their decision and not his. He also said that he was obligated to give pokémon to a trainer, no matter what.

Upon hearing this, Kevin stepped up and demanded to go. His dad told him no, but Sycamore said he has to comply with Kevin's wish to beat the Eds. Professor Sycamore then explained the concept of Pokémon and how to win. Upon hearing this, all of the kids were interested. Seeing as how they couldn't be stopped, the parents had decided to let their kids go on the journey.

Sarah was given permission on the conditions that Jimmy accompanies her and she brings Ed back. If she couldn't catch up to him, she would remain grounded and get anger management classes.

As for Kevin, his dad let him go. The only way that he could redeem himself was to beat the Pokémon League. To Kevin, this was yet another way to show the Eds up; but to his dad, it was Kevin's only way of not being grounded.

Professor Sycamore then told them to rendez vous with him in the middle of the cul-de-sac tomorrow morning at 6. The kids then left and the parents went as well. He then thought as to how he had stalled enough time for the Eds.

Route 2

The Eds have been going through the route for quite some time now. Eddy was getting battles in left and right. His Froakie had sustained only little damage and it even managed to learn Quick Attack.

Ed's Fletchling and Chespin even got to level up a bit from battling wild Bunnelbys and Pidgeys. Fletchling learned Quick Attack, as to where Chespin had learned Rollout.

As for Double D, his Fennekin had begun to battle as well. Though with the intelligence Double D has acquired, his Fennekin had hardly took any damage at all.

They were about to reach the entrance to the Santalune Forest when a young boy had decided to challenge them. The boy looked to be about ten, but was also very cocky.

"Hey." He said, getting the three Eds' attention. He pointed at Eddy. "I challenge you to a Pokémon Battle!" Eddy just looked on and tried focusing on getting ahead.

"Beat it chump, I'm trying to pass through here." Eddy said, but the kid simply stepped in front of him.

"There are rules about being a Pokémon Trainer pal, and one of them means that you have to battle another trainer no matter what, or else you forfeit half of your money."

Eddy grumbled, but Double D assured him. "Eddy, it's a good thing. You get to battle and gain more Exp if you win; also, you also get some prize money." A lightbulb then went off in his head. Eddy had dollar signs for eyes now.

"Double D. That's it! We'll be rich! We'll beat every single trainer and then we'll get stronger and be rich!" He was jumping all about from the excitement that was filling his imagination, of which made him forget about the trainer in front of him.

"Uh, hello. I'm still here." The kid said.

"Yeah, yeah." Eddy said super fast. He ran and stood thirty feet away from the kid.

"Go, Froakie!" Eddy shouted. Froakie then appeared out of its poke ball. If you could measure it, its energy was at half from all of the previous battles it had.

"Go, Zigzagoon!" The kid shouted. Out then came a raccoon-like quadruped Pokémon with bristly, zigzag-patterned fur made of layers of cream and brown color. It had a brown head with spiky ears. It had a black nose and a mask pattern over its brown eyes. The upper half of its mouth was jagged, and when it is open, there are two pointed teeth in its lower jaw. Its feet had three claws and pink paw pads. Its forefeet were cream-colored, and the hind feet were brown. Its brush tail was spiky and bristly.

"Eh, Double D, why does that guy have a masked vigilante on his side?" Ed asked. Double D just raised a brow and then got out his pokedex.

"Zigzagoon, the Tiny Raccoon Pokémon. A Pokémon with abundant curiosity. It shows an interest in everything, so it always zigzags."

"(Let's do this!)" Froakie said, holding up just fine.

"(Let'sgetthisshowontheroadohmygodyou'regoingdown!" The curious Pokémon said super fast.

"Zigzagoon, Growl!" The trainer commanded. Zigzagoon did as told and growled at Froakie, causing its Attack to decrease.

"Froakie, use Bubble!"

Froakie then unleashed its Bubble attack, unaffected by Growl. The trainer's Zigzagoon was caught off guard as it was hit with a harsh Bubble attack. The Zigzagoon stepped back and tried recovering from the shock, but the next thing it knew was that it was hit with a swift Quick Attack. Though Froakie's Attack was weakened, it still did enough damage to make Zigzagoon faint.

"Zigzagoon is unable to battle, Froakie is the winner. Therefore, the match goes to Eddy!" Double D declared, being a referee.

The trainer had returned his Zigzagoon back to its poke ball and Eddy ran up to the kid. He held out his hands with a large smile on his face, awaiting for the cash. The kid looked away irritated and annoyed by his battle, but gave Eddy a super small amount of money.

"I'm rich!" Eddy yelled, jumping and rolling onto his back. The kid had just walked away, ashamed that he had lost so easily. The Eds were awaiting for Eddy to be done swimming in his cash, which lasted for a good thirty seconds.

"(Wow…a big deal over a small amount of money. My trainer must be desperate.)" Froakie said with a sweat drop.

After such a sad display of seeing such greed from Eddy, he got back to his feet. He was still fairly energetic and wanting to get more cash. "Let's find more suckers!" Eddy yelled, but before he should shoot through towards the Santalune Forest, he was stopped in place by what sounded like the howl of a beast…that was his stomach.

Eddy then slumped forward in a groggy disposition. He was a little tired, but who could blame him. It was around six thirty and the sun was starting to descend in the west. It was a beautiful array of blue in the sky with yellow close towards the direction of the sunset, shining some light on them, literally.

"Eddy, I do believe this is an ideal spot to reprieve ourselves for some nourishment." Double D said.

Ed then plopped back onto his bum and then got out his Chespin and Fletchling. The two came out of their poke balls and looked at Ed.

"Ed, why'd you bring them out?" Double D asked politely. Ed then looked down at his two pals.

"Because they need to eat too!" Ed said, getting out some more buttered toast for him to chow down on. He then got out a food bowl for his two Pokémon to eat from, where Ed had poured some Chunky Puffs into their bowl, being a substitute until they get to Santalune City to get some real Pokémon food.

Chespin and Fletchling both started eating. To them, it wasn't too bad. Not the best thing they ate, but not the worst.

"(I could eat this all day)" Chespin said, eating piece by piece.

"(Not too bad if I do say so myself.)" Fletchling said in agreement.

Double D had forgotten to get some pokémon food when asking for directions, but then recalled that Fennekin could simply eat twigs, since that's what it likes to eat. He called out his Fennekin and it had to scrounge about for some twigs. It was almost too easy for him. He found twigs in less than thirty seconds. He then began to chew on twigs and eat, not feeling all too tired from its battles.

Eddy then looked at the two and then went down to sit by them. Ed and Double D were munching on what they had to pack. Ed just munched on some buttered toast as to where Double ate an apple and drank a bottle of water, including eating some fresh salad that he had stored in his book bag.

Eddy harbored his own food. In his backpack, he got out some sort of sub that he manage to sneak by his parents. He gave a chunk of hit to Froakie, considering that it needed to eat as well. Each got half of the sub, settling their stomachs for the night.

The sun had begun to set now. The blue was beginning to get darker, and the yellow around the sunset was beginning to fade. It won't even until around nine or so that it'll be completely dark out.

After their meals, the Pokémon had returned to their poke balls and the three had begun setting up their next plan of action.

"So what now sockhead?" Eddy asked. Double D got out his Town Map, scanning the geography that they will have to endure.

"Eddy, we have precisely one hour and forty seven minutes before we are at dusk. The Santalune Forest stretches for six miles, so our estimates is that we will almost be at the exit by the time we reach our time of rest." Double D said.

Ed looked at the sun and saw its light frying his eyeballs. "Liiiiight." Ed admired. Brought back to reality, Eddy dragged his comrades and they were all going into Santalune Forest.

Meanwhile, back in the cul-de-sac…

The kids were getting ready for their journeys. Since they were only allowed to take what they could manage, Rolf was not allowed to take all of his farm animals. The only one he was allowed to take was Wilfred. Other than that, he packed some stuff in a rucksack and was set.

Jonny didn't need much, since he relied on nature a whole lot. He just packed some clothes, water, and some of his own stuff. Plank was going to help him every step of the way.

Nazz was very limited on what makeup she could bring. She could only bring so much, so she had to cut down, despite the fact that she didn't want to. She also packed her essentials and was set for tomorrow.

Jimmy wanted to take all of his supplies as well, but he couldn't. He could only manage what he could pack and then some. As long as Sarah was around, he didn't worry about protection.

Sarah was grudgingly packing her stuff, shoving everything she could manage. She growled heinously throughout her packing, and her parents were appalled by this attitude that she was hiding from them. To them, Ed was the favorite child now.

Kevin was allowed to take his bike to catch up and become Champion. He might as well run over those dorks in the process since no one would be around. His dad told him that since this was all his fault (with a bit of Sarah's foul attitude added) he had to redeem himself by catching up and become Champion. He packed what he could manage with his own book bag, meaning no baseball bat will be going anywhere with him.

It was time for them to be ready for tomorrow's departure. They had to catch up or else they'll be in big trouble. Not that they're in enough already.

Santalune Forest

The sun had begun to disappear behind the thick trees. Trees and bushes were everywhere as far as the eye could possibly see. There were a huge amount of Bug Type Pokemon to be found in almost every direction. This was where Fennekin got a huge amount of Exp. They destroyed a bunch of Metapods and Kakunas and their pre-evolved forms, Caterpie and Weedle.

Everyone was rocketing up the levels. Froakie had just learned Lick and forgot Growl, leaving it with all offensive moves.

Ed's Chespin was able to level up and learn Bite, although it had to give up something and Ed chose Tackle. And Fletchling wasn't too far behind as well. It had just learn Peck, making it a great asset for the forest as well.

Fennekin did learn Howl from battling a bit, so that's something new for Double D.

The Eds were in a few trainer battles as well, roughly one each, and they all managed to win. Since they were all rookies just like them, their Pokémon were superior when it came to types.

Not much changed for them, until a little while has passed. They were going through yet another tall patch of grass when Double D had just encountered a new pokémon.

"Oh my, what do have here?" Double D wondered, looking at the cute little weird bug. It was a small, black, insectoid Pokémon with a large head that takes up most of its body. The head is bisected by a line that runs from the forehead to the mouth, where it splits off. It had large khaki-colored eyes with square black pupils and no visible sclera. One tooth pokes out of its small mouth, and there are three white hairs on top of its head. It had a three-segmented abdomen with two small, nubby legs on each segment. A white ruff of fur runs around its neck, and there was a large beige spot on its rear.

"What the heck is that thing?" Eddy asked, a little creeped out.

"Oh! Oh! It's a mutant caterpillar from "Irate the Insectazoid"!" Thought Ed out loud. Eddy just looked on in disbelief, as to where Double D got out his pokedex.

"Scatterbug, the Scatterdust Pokémon. The powder that covers its body regulates its temperature, so it can live in any region or climate."

Double D thought of this considerably and thought that it wouldn't be too bad of an idea to have another pokémon such as this one.

"Hmm, it seems rather interesting now that I look at it. If it can survive in any climate, that could make it highly valued." Double D said.

Scatterbug heard what he had said, and considered it to be a compliment.

"(Oh, why thank you.)" It said. Regardless, it had to fight.

"Go get'em Fennekin!" Double D shouted, opening the poke ball for Fennekin to appear ready for battle.

"(Prepare yourself.)" He said to Scatterbug. Scatterbug just puffed out some of its black owder and glared at Fennekin.

"(Don't underestimate me just because I'm a bug!)" It said, opposing Fennekin.

Eddy wasn't all that impressed; in fact, the only thing that impresses him now was how Froakie fights. Froakie has been adapting with some fast attacks, and its speed has increased from those Quick Attacks that it always threw at its opponents.

The battle was on.

"(Here I come!)" Scatterbug then lunged at Fennekin with its Tackle. Fennekin was ready to attack on Double D's command.

"Fennekin, wait three seconds and use Scratch!" Double D said. Fennekin then settled itself in to take a stand. It wait as Scatterbug came closer and closer.

'(Three…two…one…now!)' Fennekin waited thanks to Double D's precise calculations. It slashed in a downward motion and hit Scatterbug on the head. The little insect plopped to the ground and yelped as it fell with a thud. If it were measureable, its energy would probably be down to 1 HP. It was super lucky.

Fennekin then turned back towards Double D. "(You're all set to go!)" He barked. Fennekin moved out of the way and Double D approached forward, being the kind soul that he was.

"Scatterbug, are you okay?" Double D asked. Eddy just looked on as Double D did a more polite approach.

"What are you doing, just throw a poke ball and let's get going already!" Eddy demanded. Double D then turned towards Eddy.

"It's rude to interrupt Eddy, please keep your voice down." Double D asked. Eddy groaned as Ed shushed at him.

The little Scatterbug then turned over and looked up at Double D. That one blow almost put its lights out, but it got lucky.

"(Y-ye-yeah.)" It managed to get out. Double D then searched through his bag and got out a Potion. He then used the Potion and sprayed Scatterbug. Scatterbug had no idea as to what Double D was doing, but it was something it would never forget.

Double D sprayed Scatterbug with the Potion and it instantly returned back to one hundred percent. It looked wide eyed as it was spared and save by such an amazing person. It instantly got back up on its legs and it felt its body being full of energy again.

It marveled at Double D, it didn't know how to thank him. The only thing it could really do was bow its head.

"(Thank you. I am forever inn your debt sir.)" It said kindly. Double D then smiled.

"Would you like to accompany me and my friends on our journey?" Double D asked. It then looked straight up at him and almost shed tears of happiness. It was truly in the presence of a noble being.

"(It would be my honor to accompany you.)" Scatterbug said, bowing its head. Fennekin smiled at his trainer's actions.

"(Double D is truly a good-hearted being.)" It quietly said. Double D then got a single poke ball out of his bag and enlarged it. He then gently touched Scatterbug's head and the little creature went inside with absolute zero resistance, meaning a capture for Double D. It dinged and Double D got to his own two feet.

"Fine. That's good I guess." Eddy said. Ed was hopping out of joy, he had a smile plastered onto his face from Double D's actions.

Fennekin then happily returned to its poke ball and Double D walked back towards his pals.

"So gentlemen, shall we press on?" Double D asked.

"Yeah, why not." Eddy said, a little tired from the entire day. The three then walked through the tall grass, going forward deeper into the Santalune Forest.

Party Data

Eddy

-Froakie (Male)

Lv: 11

Ability: Torrent

Moves: Pound, Lick, Bubble. Quick Attack

Double D

-Fennekin (Male)

Lv: 11

Ability: Blaze

Moves: Scratch, Tail Whip, Ember, Howl

-Scatterbug (Male)

Lv: 3

Ability: Shield Dust

Moves: Tackle, String Shot

Ed

-Chespin (Male)

Lv: 11

Ability: Overgrow

Moves: Bite, Growl, Vine Whip, Rollout

-Fletchling (Male)

Lv: 10

Ability: Big Pecks

Moves: Tackle, Growl, Quick Attack, Peck

And another chapter is done. This was no joke, I got this entire chapter done in one day! I had to pace myself from probably 11 in the morning to 9 at night. To me, that's a new record time.

The Eds will probably get their first Gym Battle in a couple chapters, but I'll only feature 1 of their battles just to save time.

To make things clear, let me say this: Imagine this like as if it were BPS; if they caught up to them, they would be finished, so I'll probably make it so that they won't meet until later, way later. But if not that, then it'll be when they reach the Pokémon League.

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