Before this chapter, I'd like to clarify something before anyone says anything. One of my Pokemon; Trumpus was made up 5 years ago and it was named after the trumpet, not after a certain person that everyone talks/complains about. You know who I'm talking about.

Also, I know it's taking awhile for Rocky and co. to obtain their first Pokemon, but that will happen soon enough! I just wanted to be different from the anime.

Ok, that's all. Onto the story! :DDDD

(Also, it took me like 5 minutes to remember the word clarify…I should be ashamed -/-)

"Thank you so much for bringing my Pokemon back!" the Professor hugged Rocky, much to their embarrassment, "Is there anything an old man can do to repay such a helpful youngster?"

"You could...give me a starter?" Rocky suggested hopefully.

"That sounds like a great idea! Unfortunately, they all seem very tired at the moment. What happened?"

"Some mean girl named Jackie Slack was abusing them!" Rocky suddenly shouted with fury, "She was insulting and threatening them! She even called one a slave!"

"What!?" Professor Pokey exclaimed, "That's not right! Pokemon are not to be treated that way! I'd go right out there and tell her that...but I'm too afraid, and I don't even know where she is."

"I'll stop her!" Rocky exclaimed, "Just gimme a starter and I'll show her who's boss!"

"As I said, Rocky, all three of them are tired out. I don't blame 'em. After all, if I was abused like that, I wouldn't feel like battling for a while either."

The Professor put the three Pokeballs back into his briefcase and closed it.

"Sorry, Rocky. I know you really wanted to be a Pokemon Trainer, but this is the only town I know where you can obtain starters."

"What about the other trainers in this town?" asked Rocky, "Surely they have starters, and there's definitely more than three of them!"

"We have new starters shipped in every month. And some trainers are just lucky enough to have a Pokemon wander up to them."

"Alright…" Rocky shuffled off sadly, "Thanks anyway, Professor."

Rocky didn't get far when they heard a hiss. Worried it would be the large, unfriendly light green snake, they stumbled and fell.

"Please don't hurt me!" Rocky cried out, "I'm just a kid!"

But instead, a little snake with a dark green head slithered up to them. It hissed softly. It seemed friendly.

"A-are you the snake that helped me out before? Um…thank you!" Rocky thanked the snake. It hissed softly again.

Rocky reached out to pet the snake, but it slithered back into the grass.

"Welp, I guess it's back to the drawing board." Rocky stood up, putting their backpack back on since it had fallen off. They began to walk off, feeling dejected.

"Mom's gonna kill me when I get home." Rocky said to themself, upset. They picked up a small rock and threw it through the air in rage.

"I shoulda known I'd be no good!"

The rock landed in a small bush. Rocky sighed and walked away. They didn't notice the small bush opening it's EYES as it squeaked with pain.

Rocky noticed their shadow getting bigger and bigger.

"It's getting late. I'd better get home before sundown…" they sighed.

"TROWER!" a voice suddenly screeched from behind Rocky.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGHHHH!" Rocky screamed a deafening scream, tripping over.

"Trower!" Rocky looked up to see a large tree with a couple of berries right behind them. Only this tree also had deep blue eyes, a large square tooth, and an angry look on it's face!

"Hey, are you a Pokemon?" Rocky asked before the tree picked them up in it's stubby branch "arms" and threw them to the ground.

"Ow!" Rocky exclaimed, "Pokeball, GO!" Rocky threw an empty Pokeball without thinking.

"Wait, did I forget to give these empty ones back to the Professor?"

The tree re-emerged from the Pokeball and glared at Rocky.

"Why are you attacking me? I would never do anything to intentionally upset you!" Rocky pleaded, "Please forgive me!"

The big tree attempted to fold it's arms and huffed.

"Is it because I threw a rock in that bush?" Rocky pointed to the small bush, before realising it was crying it's eyes out!

"A crying bush?" Rocky then realised something, "Did I upset your baby?"

The tree nodded angrily.

"I'm sorry! I didn't mean to hurt it! I swear I would never harm a Pokemon like that! Well…unless it was a battle, but…"

"Treent!" a smaller tree suddenly hopped over and began "talking" with it's mother.

"Trower?" the larger tree calmed down a little.

"Treent!"

"Trower…" it closed it's eyes, thinking, "Trow."

The big tree shuffled back over to it's baby, closely followed by it's other child.

"Awww…." Rocky cooed, watching the big tree cuddle with its two children, "They're like a little family. Oh, shoot. I have to head home now…"

Rocky continued walking until they grew tired.

"Oh no…it's getting dark," Rocky gazed up at the moon in the sky. They looked around to find somewhere to rest. They ran into a random building, hoping it would allow random people to stay overnight.

"Hi! Is this a hotel?" Rocky asked upon entering the building.

"Welcome to the Pokemon Centre! Would you like to rest your Pokemon?" asked Nurse Joy.

"What? I don't even have any Pokemon!" Rocky exclaimed.

"THEN GET OUT." Nurse Joy's head turned into a dragon!

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAHH!" Rocky screamed and ran out.

Suddenly, Rocky woke up, still screaming.

"Nurse Joy is SCARY!" Rocky panted, "Hey, where am I?" they looked around, "And when did I fall asleep?"

Rocky noticed they had collapsed in the doorway of the Pokemon Centre!

"Whoops…" they rubbed their head sheepishly as they stood up.

"Thank goodness you've come to! Are you ok?" Nurse Joy asked.

"Nurse Joy? Is that you?" Rocky asked.

"Nah, I'm just a cosplayer," Nurse Joy suddenly sounded like a teenager, "But you can still rest your Pokemon here."

"I'm sorry Mam, I don't have any Pokemon." Rocky walked over to the counter, "Do you mind if I stay here?"

"I suppose so." Nurse Joy leaned in and whispered, "I'm actually the real Nurse Joy. But I know people will flip out if they learn a videogame character has come to life."

"Nurse Joy is real!?" Rocky exclaimed so loud it made heads turn, "Does that mean there's like a million OTHER Nurse Joys out there?"

"Don't be silly, mister…miss…umm…" Nurse Joy sweatdropped, "I told you, I'm just a cosplayer!"

A confused Rocky then noticed a little boy playing his Nintendo DS nearby.

"Hey kid." Rocky walked over to him, "Watcha playin?"

"Pokemon Diamond and Pearl," he said without looking up, "I lost the Gym Battle again!" he suddenly exclaimed, "Why can't this game be easier?"

"You're lucky you have a DS," Rocky said, "I'm stuck with a GameBoy. I have to borrow my brother's DS if I wanna battle my best friend."

"What's a GameBoy?" asked the boy. Rocky looked taken aback by this.

"It's a…y'know what, I'm too tired to talk right now. I'm gonna crash here for tonight." Rocky fainted.

They later woke up in a hospital bed.

"Huh?"

"Good morning!" they were greeted by Nurse Joy, "I thought you would rather sleep in a bed than on the floor!" she giggled.

"Sorry, jeez." Rocky rolled their eyes and stood up, "Do you know the way back to this town?" they pointed to their hometown's location on the map.

"Couldn't you just follow the map?" asked Nurse Joy. Rocky facepalmed.

"I'm so dumb…" Rocky muttered to themself.

"Don't say that about yourself." Nurse Joy smiled. Then, she turned serious, "It's probably in your best interest to leave here anyway. There have been a few reports of Pokemon robberies on the news last night."

"WHAT!?" an angry guy shouted nearby, "You said this place was safe, you liar!" he stormed out. Rocky and Nurse Joy stared after him.

"This place is the safest place in town, but we're still a target. The enemy goes by the name of Jackie Slack. She may disguise herself to trick people into giving her their Pokemon, but she always wears those red sunglasses! Make sure to stay away from her!" Nurse Joy warned Rocky.

"She stole Pokemon from the Professor yesterday!" Rocky exclaimed, "But luckily I gave them back to him!" they smiled proudly.

"Yesterday? Oh I'm sorry, I forgot to tell you! You slept for an entire day! You must've been REALLY tired!" Nurse Joy explained.

"Whaaaat!?" Rocky was shocked, "Oh man, I've REALLY gotta get going!" they rushed out the door into the front room of the Pokemon Centre. Suddenly, their stomach rumbled.

"Oh man! I haven't eaten or drinken for, like, over a day!" Rocky suddenly realised they also felt dehydrated, "I gave all my water to those Pokemon…"

Then, they noticed a vending machine against the wall. They reached into their pocket and pull out a nickel.

"I think I'd like some water," said Rocky, "Fresh water?" they saw the name on the machine, "Heh, just like in Pokemon."

Once they had taken a few drinks of the Fresh Water, they then bought a candy bar for a dime.

"Mmm! This candy bar sure hits the spot!" they munched on the chocolate in content.

"Excuse me, miss, but I've been….umm…" Rocky looked over to see Vince! He had been talking to the nurse, but now he just stared, dumbfounded.

"Umm…sorry miss…it's just you, um, look a lot like someone from a videogame I play a lot…ok that sounded really weird…" Vince rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.

"Oh, don't worry, I'm just a cosplayer!" Nurse Joy lied, smiling, "Would you like to rest your Pokemon?"

"Pokemon?" asked Vince in bewilderment, "Um…did I hear that correctly?"

"Yup!" Nurse Joy cheered, "Welcome to Sam Kelley's Pokemon Centre!"

"Sam Kelley? I made it in less than 2 days?" Vince sounded surprised with himself.

"Vince! Hey buddy!" Rocky called out, running over to Vince.

"Please no running in the Pokemon Centre." said Nurse Joy.

"Rocky!?" Vince turned around to see his friend, "Ack! You scared me there! I'm so glad I found you! I was so worried! I was locked out of the house, and then I was chased by bees, and then some weirdos in a snake costume scared me, and then my GameBoy battery died, and then—"

"Vince, calm down! You're too hyper right now!" Rocky put their hand on Vince's shoulder to calm him down. Vince began panting, presumably from tons of running.

"You're calling me hyper?" Vince panted, "Anyway, have you seen Professor Pokey yet?"

"Yes, but—"

"Which starter did you choose?" Vince asked excitedly.

"I didn't get a starter," Rocky said sadly, "He said the Pokemon needed rest after getting tired after—wait, that was two days ago! Let's go!" They ran off.

"Huh?" Vince looked over at the doorway through which Rocky had run through.

Vince slowly followed Rocky, before breaking into a run once he noticed how far ahead they were.

"Wait up, Rocky! I don't know where the Professor's Lab is!"

"Oh no! I remember now! It got destroyed!" Rocky slapped themself on the forehead.

"What? Geez, how much did I miss?" Vince said in confusion.

"Let's search for him! Maybe he's hiding in this grass!" Rocky took a step towards the tall grass in from of them.

"Hello, youngsters!" Professor Pokey suddenly walked up behind them, "You weren't thinking of walking into the tall grass, were you?"

"Hey, just like in the games!" Vince cheered.

"Y'know, I've always wondered what happens if you ignore the Professor," said Rocky before diving into the tall grass like an idiot. Professor Pokey facepalmed while Vince panicked.

"Rocky, no! What are you doing! Wild Pokemon will attack you!" Vince exclaimed.

"Hey, the Professor is supposed to say that! EEK!" Rocky suddenly screeched before tumbling out of the grass. Vince noticed there was a snake bite on their arm, and he turned pale at the sight.

"Umm…Rocky…?" Vince backed away, accidentally bumping into the Professor, "Sorry Sir."

"Don't worry! I always come prepared!" the Professor pulled out a piece of fruit from his lab coat pocket.

"Is that a Pecha berry?" asked Vince in awe, "Wow! I feel like I'm dreaming!" he felt dizzy.

"He's just overreacting. I'll be fine!" Rocky cheered, jumping up, only to stagger as they clenched their arm in pain.

"Owww…!"

"Eat this." The Professor shoved the berry into Rocky's mouth. Rocky began coughing and hacking.

"I'm sorry!" the Professor exclaimed in worry. Vince gasped and covered his mouth in shock.

After some difficulty, Rocky eventually swallowed the fruit.

"You almost choked me!" Rocky yelped, "Hey, the bite's gone!" they suddenly looked at where the bite had been.

"Ssss…" a small hiss came from the grass. The small dark green headed snake was hiding, an ashamed expression on its face.

"That snake...it keeps following me…" Rocky muttered, "Professor, what is that Pokemon? It's a Pokemon, right?"

"That's Slick, the snake Pokemon; a Poison/Speed type." Said Professor Pokey said, handing Rocky a Pokedex, "There's more information in here."

"A real life Pokedex!" Rocky kissed the Pokedex! Professor Pokey looked taken aback by this.

"Umm…" was all Vince could utter before Rocky scanned the little snake with the Pokedex. Or rather they tried to, but Slick slithered off. It peered through the grass up at Rocky.

"Some Pokemon don't like getting too close to people," said Vince.

"But it bit me!" Rocky exclaimed, "You can't say THAT'S not getting 'too close'!"

"That's called self defense. Just like other animals, some Pokemon attack when they feel threatened," said Professor Pokey, "You dove into the grass, so it probably felt scared."

"Oh…" Rocky knelt down to look at the little snake, "Sorry, Slick. I didn't mean to scare you."

Slick looked up at Rocky and gave a small smile.

"Sssslick," it said, before slithering up Rocky's arm.

"Ack!" Rocky watched in fear as Slick wrapped itself around their neck, "Um, please don't choke me…"

"Don't worry, Rocky, a wild Slick like this has a very slim chance of harming good people like yourself," the Professor smiled at the kid, "I think it likes you!"

"If it likes them then why is it wrapping itself around their neck?" Vince tried to pull the snake off Rocky, "Don't worry buddy, I'll save you!"

"Hey, careful!" Professor Pokey seperated them, "Don't worry, young man. Everything's ay ok! Say, what's your name?"

"I-I'm Vincent Crow," said Vince, "But people just call me Vince. So, what's up with that snake?"

Slick looked at Vince and hissed quietly.

"Um, hi?" Vince nervously waved at it.

"I'm hungry!" Rocky suddenly shouted, causing Vince to fall over.

"I told you, Rocky, I always come prepared!" he pulled out a slice of cream pie.

"Thanks Professor!" Rocky ate the whole thing in one bite! Vince sighed sadly.

"That was supposed to be for both of you…" Professor Pokey sweatdropped.

"Why did you do that?" Vince asked, "I haven't eaten much either, y'know!"

"Sorry!" Rocky was still chewing the pie, "Hey, can I have seconds?"

"Have you forgotten your manners?" the Professor asked, "Your friend hasn't eaten much lately, and you're asking for seconds?"

"Yeah!" Vince exclaimed, "May I please have something to eat, Sir?"

"Unfortunately, that's all the food I have on me at the moment. Unless you'd like some of my herbal medicine?"

"I'll take anything!" Vince reached into the Professor's bag and pulled out a small plant. He quickly ate it, though he shuddered at the bitter taste.

"S-s-sorry Sir…" Vince was still shaking, "That tasted terrible and now I feel worse!" he made a face, "C'mon Rocky, let's go get some stupid Pokemon or whatever…" he began to walk away.

"What!?" Rocky called after him, "You're the second biggest Pokemon fan I know!"

Rocky ran after their friend, before realising that Slick was still attached to their neck!

"Um, hey Slick." Rocky looked at the snakelike Pokemon, "Um, don't you have to get back to your natural habitat?"

"Sli-slick," it said in a gentle hiss.

"Do you feel bad for biting me?" Rocky asked it. Slick nodded.

"It's ok, Slick, I know you were just scared."

"Slick, slick." It smiled at Rocky, licking them on the cheek!

"Ack! I got licked by a snake!" Rocky stuck their tongue out, "Um…did you just poison me?"

"Slick, slick," the snake Pokemon shook its head, "Ssslick?" it looked up at Rocky again.

"I guess you can tag along if you really want to!" Rocky beamed at the snake, "Although Vince might be a bit scared—OH MAN! I was chasing Vince, wasn't I!?" Rocky quickly began running after their friend.

Meanwhile, a girl with red sunglasses was sitting on a park bench, pretending to read a newspaper. A small raccoonlike creature scurried past, before curling up against some leaves. The girl casually threw a Pokeball at its head. The raccoon SUDDENLY jerked its head to look at the girl and growled. The girl threw a small pebble at it and it fell over. The girl smiled evilly and threw the Pokeball again, this time capturing it.

"Heh." She chuckled, reaching to pick up the ball.

"Yo, Jackie!" a high pitched voice suddenly screeched throughout the park, angering the girl.

"What is it, Jillie!?" she asked, irritated and glaring at a little girl with pink hair who was running over towards her.

"Jackie! Jackie!" the little girl jumped up and down, "Momma said that stealing is bad!"

"Says the girl who refused to clean her room yesterday." Jackie muttered.

"You should know by now that if momma says 'clean your room or no dinner', then I'm gonna go with no dinner! No chores and no brussel sprouts! It's a win-win, dork!" Jillie suddenly noticed the Pokeball on the ground.

"Ooh, what dat?" she picked it up, "Hey this isn't candy!"

She threw the Pokeball to reveal the raccoon-like creature, who quickly scurried off.

"Look what you've done! Get back here!" Jackie quickly chased after the Pokemon. Jillie ran after Jackie.

"Jackie, that critter doesn't want to be with a stupid meanie stealer like you!" Jillie jumped on Jackie's head, pulling at her dark hair.

"Get off me, you brat!" Jackie shoved Jillie to the ground, "You better help me get that Pokemon back or no dinner!"

"Fine! I hate dinner!" Jillie put her hands on her hips.

"Help me or you HAVE to eat dinner!" Jackie smirked.

"You're not the boss of me!" Jillie shouted.

"Our mom kicked us out, therefore you HAVE to obey me! I'M the older sister!"

"FINE! But only this once!" Jillie lunged at the creature, grabbing it, "I got it! Now what?"

"Ashburn, return!" Jackie recalled it into the Pokeball.

"Hey, that rhymes!" Jillie cheered, "What were we doing again?"

"You were just about to help me steal a bunch of Pokemon!" Jackie said quickly.

"Was I?" Jillie was confused, "Do I get one?"

"Um, sure. But only one! Only the best can have ALL the Pokemon!" Jackie smiled smugly, "And with this Ashburn in tow, we'll be able to—"

"What's a 'Ashburn'?" asked Jillie. Jackie facepalmed.

"It's the Pokemon I just caught!" she shouted impatiently.

"Catch, or steal?" Jillie eyed the older girl carefully.

"I caught it fair and square!" Jackie raged.

"Jeez, no need to get your undies all twisted up!"

"What!? You make no sense!" Jackie roared.

"You make no sense too, dummy!" Jillie made a face at her sister.

"If I'm a dummy then you're dumber, dummy!" Jackie said angrily.

Jillie blew a raspberry at Jackie.

"YOU SPAT ON ME! Now I smell like tacos!"

"At least you smell better now, taco face!"

ONE VERY LONG ARGUMENT LATER…

"Slick." Vince turned around to see Slick in his face, and nearly fainted.

"Hey Vince! Do you even know where you're going?" Rocky asked, running over to their best friend.

"Yes, I'm going to find something sweet to eat! I hated that stupid plant!" Vince shuddered, "I can still taste it…"

"Fine, but what was the deal with calling Pokemon 'stupid'?" Rocky asked in annoyance, "And you walked AWAY from the Professor when he was the one with the starters?"

"Did I?" Vince was dazy, "Sorry Rocky, I'm not myself when I'm hungry. And wasn't that one of those herbal things? Y'know, from Pokemon?"

"Herbal medicine lowers friendship due to its bitter taste!" Rocky suddenly exclaimed, "Dude, I'm sorry I ate that pie! I'll make it up to you! I'll take you to an all you can eat buffet!"

"I think your snake needs food more than me." Vince stared at the snake, who looked exhausted.

"What does a Slick eat?" Rocky realised they still had the Professor's Pokedex.

A Slick's diet usually consists of human legs and arms, though some tougher Slick have been known to eat human heads.

O_O was the face that Vince and Rocky both made.

Just kidding! A Slick's diet usually consists of grass and honey, although some have been known to eat human heads.

"Umm…please tell me you're joking on that last part…" Vince went pale.

"I don't remember the Pokedex in the games having…dark humour like that," said Rocky.

"How is that funny?" Vince exclaimed. Slick's eyes narrowed as it nodded in agreement.

"Let's just go with grass and honey." Rocky sweatdropped, "There's grass all around, Slick! Bon appetit!"

Slick began munching on the grass in content, before its eyes locked onto something nearby and it slithered off.

"Slick, where are you going?" Rocky chased after the snake until they bumped into a tree!

"Ack! I'm stuck!" Rocky pushed away from the tree to get their face out of the honey on the tree, but their hands ended up getting stuck!

"Aha! You fell for my trap! Prepare to be captured!" Jackie Slack suddenly jumped down from the tree, landing perfectly on her feet!

"And I'm here too!" Jillie crashed headfirst onto the ground, faceplanting in the mud.

"Hey, you're not a Pokemon!" Jackie pointed at Rocky, "You're that kid who tried to battle me but failed! You were just lucky that those backstabbing animals turned on me, those JERKS!"

"Who's there!?"Rocky yelled, "I think there's honey in my ears!"

Jackie jumped in front of Rocky and flicked them on the forehead.

"YOU are a GIANT IDIOT! What kind of idiot faceplants into a tree like that?" Jackie asked in a mean tone as Jillie glared at her, "Only Pokemon are supposed to be stupid!"

"I dunno what you said but I bet it was an insult! I recognise you! You're the Pokemon abuser, Slacky Jack!" Rocky shouted loudly as their eyes narrowed

"Wrong name, buster!" Jackie tried to grab Slick, but it slithered out of her grasp.

"Hey! Slick is not yours to keep!" Rocky tried to pull away from the tree, but it was no use.

"How dare you imply that I am not the rightful owner of every single Pokemon in the world!"

"Rightful!?" Rocky became angrier, "You're sick!"

"You're sick, honey face!" Jackie threw her Pokeball in anger, as her unwilling Pokemon, an Ashburn, emerged from it.

"You better not run away or else!" Jackie pointed at it, "Ashburn, use Firefang!"

Ashburn sighed, upset, before biting Slick on the tail. Slick winced from the burn it left behind.

"Slick!" Rocky tried to detach themself from the tree, but they were still stuck!

"I have to help Slick." Rocky muttered to themself, "Slick! Do you know Poison Tail!?" they called over to their snakelike Pokemon.

Slick jumped up a smacked its tail down onto the Ashburn. It fell over, turning purple with the effect.

"Whoa! My very first Pokemon battle!" Rocky said in amazement, "Um, now bite it or something!"

Slick hissed and slithered over to Ashburn, licking its wounds to make it feel better.

"What are you doing?" Rocky exclaimed in alarm, "You can't let that girl win!"

"It's because Slick is loyal to me, like all Pokemon should be!" Jackie folded her arms smugly.

"Don't get cocky, it's gonna get Rocky!" Rocky shouted in anger, pulling away from the tree, causing it to fall over! A bunch of coconuts fell out of the tree, hitting Jackie and Jillie on their heads.

"Ow! I don't deserve this!" Jillie covered her head, "I wasn't a part of this thiefness!"

"Ashburn...Ack! Return!" Jackie recalled the fainted Pokemon into her Pokeball, "Stupid thing didn't help me," she muttered under her breath before departing by jumping into the air.

"Hey! Get back here and tell me how to fly like that!" Jillie ran around, looking for her sister.

"This was a bad idea…" Rocky's eyes became swirly from the tree falling on top of them!

"Slick! Slick!" the little snake wrapped its tail around Rocky and pulled them out from underneath the tree.

"Sorry Slick. I guess I got carried away there…" Rock rubbed the back of their head sheepishly, "Are you ok?"

Slick suddenly hissed in pain, and Rocky noticed a small blaze on its tail.

"We've gotta get you to the Pokemon centre!" Rocky exclaimed in alarm, picking up the small snake and running off.