Well, I'm here again to post the next chapter of this fanfic.

If you haven't read the last chapter, you should probably go back and read it, as they all lead up to each-other in the storyline.

Chapter 2: A Lack of Nature

"Professor…. Why are there only three Pokéballs here? There are four of us…." Carter dwindled off.

"Ah yes! I forget to mention something. One of the Pokémon, a Snivy, to be precise, has escaped. We need it back if we are going to let everyone have a Pokémon! It climbed up onto a huge tree, and isn't coming down, no matter what I say! It's starting to get maddening!"

"I'll do it." Carter offered. "I've been climbing trees for years now. I can handle climbing that thing. Besides, I've always been good around Pokémon."

"If that's what you want…" Juniper murmured in shock.

"It is. Trust me." Carter assured them, and then he jumped over the fallen door, and started climbing up the tree.

"I don't know if this is a good idea….." Cheren murmured doubtfully.

"Hmph. Watch what he does. He's better than you would expect." Black smirked at his own comment, then looked up worriedly at Carter, as he scaled the tree with ease.

However, this luck didn't last long. A loose chunk of bark broke off in Carter's hand.

"FUCK!" Carter yelped in terror. Cheren, Bianca, Black and Juniper all gasped. Carter managed to grab onto a branch. He pulled himself up, and finally spotted Snivy. The small green snakelike Pokémon had attacked Carter. Somehow, Carter always seemed to be prepared for the worst. He pulled his baseball bat of his pack, and whacked Snivy away. After that, Snivy got smacked by Carter again. Carter then reached down to Snivy to pick him up. Snivy must have somehow realized that Carter was ambitious, and walked over slowly in defeat. Carter gave the Snivy a hug, and the Snivy smiled.

"I guess the Snivy is attached to Carter now. That leaves Oshawott, Tepig, and Blitzle." Juniper said.

Carter hopped down from the tree at a lower limb, as Black picked up Tepig.

"OOOO! The little otter one is soooooo cute!" Bianca shrieked.

"I guess that leaves me with Blitzle! I'm sure we'll get along fine." Cheren said with a smile.

Well? Don't look at me like that. I like my OC! And Snivy's my favorite starter…. Out of any of them…. Ever. Btw, the fic is gonna start focusing on Carter's journey. Eventually he will meet up with Gold, and then White, and he will start going love spaz on White… and let's just say Gold is a total beast in this fic. See ya in the next chap!