Chapter 3: New Friends
What do you think of my cover for it? I couldn't put all the important to plot characters on it, so I chose my favourites/the ones they spend some time travelling with. Thank you for the support so far. Someone has added Cynthia into the mix of ideas for Ash's pairings: what do the rest of you think of that?
To the vegans who mind their own business and respect other people's views might be different: you are a decent human and god bless you. To the ones who hold up travel and threat people: I hope you get chased by a goose or a bull next time you invade someone's property and steal animals.
Sorry, but I need to have myself heard. I am not trying to be rude or anything, I am just being honest. What you eat is none of my business, however, it suddenly becomes my business when people think they're the king of a kingdom when they're not. Go and get a job at animal aid, or something.
Pokémon list:
Ash:
Riolu, male.
Leah:
Starly (star) female.
Misty:
Starmie (genderless). Staryu genderless. Goldeen, female.
Gary:
Squirtle (male).
The next morning, Ash, Misty, and Leah had breakfast in the cafeteria all Pokémon centres had. When they finished, Misty led them out of the city to the forest, after stopping at the Pokémart for supplies: along the way, they found some items which were sellable, which excited Leah.
They were only a little way into the forest and it was already very dark and creepy. Misty was hiding behind Leah, looking around nervously at all the bug type Pokémon around in the woods. It was an improvement to the last ten minutes which she had spent screaming, which had gotten on Leah and Ash's nerves very quickly.
Despite the fact the bugs were not on the path, being visible was enough to scare Misty. Leah did have to admit, they were not the nicest looking bugs: Ash couldn't see anything wrong with the bugs, except maybe the weedles. Misty was giving Leah directions on where to go by whispering them to her: why Misty decided to hide behind Leah and not Ash was behind her. Ash walked next to Leah, skipping along.
Just as Ash went to catch a Caterpie snoozing in a sunny patch along the side of the path, Leah stopped him. "Remember, Misty can't stand bugs. If you want one, we can come back another day," Leah said timidly.
"True: alright," Ash nodded.
"Ri," Riolu said sadly. "I really wanted to help catch a new friend, too," he said.
"Don't get too down, Riolu! There will be other chances," Ash said brightly.
"Star!" Star cried.
"Do you want to catch a Pokémon, too? We will see one eventually," Leah said, stroking the starling.
"You lot remind me of Starmie and me: I don't spend enough time with it, but we're very close," Misty commented. That was about the loudest thing she had said for the whole trip when she wasn't screaming.
"You could release it now," Ash suggested.
"Okay: Starmie, come out!" Misty said, pulling Starmie's pokéball out and throwing it into the air. The other two stopped to allow Misty to release her partner.
"St," Starmie said the purple starfish.
"Starmie says it's nice to be out," Misty smiled. Then she said, "Nice to have you out with me, Starmie."
Ash and Leah smiled, then they continued on. While they walked, Ash and Leah scanned Starmie:
"Starmie, the mysterious Pokémon. This is a genderless Pokémon and on level forty-five. The centre section is named the core. People think it is communicating when it glows in seven colours.
"Do both your Pokédexes have level checkers on them?" Misty asked.
"Yes: here!" Ash said, finding it.
His Pokédex said, "Riolu is on level seven. Oh! He leant counter!" Ash moved it to Star. "Starly is on level six, almost seven."
"Wow, that's cool," Leah said shyly. A while later, they stopped for a training session.
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A few days later, all three were very cranky and tired and completely and utterly lost. "I can't believe we're lost!" Misty exclaimed, collapsing on the ground. The only good thing to come out of it was a bit of training.
"We've been walking for days, and I am so tired," Leah groaned, also collapsing.
"Yeah, me too," Ash said, falling to the ground to have them all lying in a circle. All three were lying on the back.
"How many days have we been stuck in here?" Leah asked quietly.
"Too many!" exclaimed Misty.
"Three or four, by the way. Maybe while we're stopped, we should do some training," Ash said.
"That's an idea," Misty nodded very slowly.
Right then, Riolu perked up at a sound. "I hear something, Master Ash: a bird a bit bigger then Star," Riolu said.
"What? Where?" Ash said, sitting upright quickly.
"Ri!" Riolu said, pointing over to Ash's left.
"What is it?" Leah asked, also sitting up.
"Yeah?" Misty asked sleepily.
"Riolu heard something over there," Ash said, looking to where Riolu had been pointing. Riolu had gotten up and was going closer, with Ash not too far behind.
Leah and Misty jumped up and picked their bags up, then, them, Starmie and Star followed Ash, trying to see what it was. Finally, as they came out into another clearing they saw something: a bird. It was mostly brown with a brightly coloured strip over its head.
"That's a Pidgeotto!" Misty hissed.
"Let me see," Ash said, pulling his Pokédex out, along with Leah.
"Pidgeotto the bird Pokémon. This Pokémon is full of vitality. It constantly flies around its large territory in search of prey. It is average height for a Pidgeotto. on level sixteen. A female with the ability keen eye."
"Wow! I thought they evolved on level eighteen!" Ash said quietly.
"Yes, but sometimes Pokémon evolve earlier: mostly if they are particularly strong Pokémon," Misty explained quietly.
"Well, there is no way I am letting this chance escape. I was going to catch a Pidgey, but a strong Pidgeotto would be okay, too. Riolu, attack with quick attack!" Ash ordered.
"Ri!" Riolu nodded.
"And quietly," Ash added.
Riolu nodded, then he slowly slipped out of the shrubs. When he was out, he quickly attacked the Pidgeotto with quick attack.
"Pidg!" Pidgeotto cried as she was hit. She then took to the air, looking extremely angry. As soon as she saw Riolu, Pidgeotto attacked with Gust.
"Riolu! Dodge it!" Ash called coming out of the bush, but too late, Riolu got swept up by the gust.
"And that will do a lot of damage, too," Misty said as she, Leah, Star and Starmie got out of the bushes.
"Why?" Leah asked, confused.
"It is flying which is super-effective against fighting, but fighting is super-effective against normal: so even though Pidgeotto is part flying, a fighting move would still do a reasonable amount of damage," Misty quickly explained.
"Wow, typing is complicated," Leah gasped.
"Riolu! Wait until Pidgeotto gets close to you!" Ash called as Pidgeotto started to fly towards Riolu. Pidgeotto was using tackle, Ash thought.
Riolu waited, and waited. "What do I do?" Riolu asked his master, opening the aura bound.
"When it's close, use crunch," Ash said through the aura bound.
Just as Pidgeotto was seconds from hitting Riolu, Ash called, "Now!"
Riolu jumped into action and latched onto the bird's wing with crunch. "Shaw!" Pidgeotto cried in pain. She thrashed about a bit until she managed to throw Riolu off. As Riolu stood up, he panted.
"Hey, Misty: if Riolu is on level seven and Pidgeotto level sixteen, does that mean Pidgeotto is a lot stronger?" Leah asked.
"Yes: He's going to have to use brain: he probably knew this could end badly," Misty said.
"Should we tell him to stop?" Leah asked as Pidgeotto used another gust and Ash called for Endure.
"No: that Pidgeotto is really mad, and she would just chase us if he quit now," Misty said, gesturing to the angry Pidgeotto who was visibly fuming.
"Use Quick Attack, Riolu!" Ash called.
Riolu used quick attack, however, Pidgeotto avoided most the attack and just got brushed on the wing. It then attacked Riolu with a Quick Attack of its own. Pidgeotto then went on to go back to back quick attacks. Riolu dodged some, but towards the end, he struggled to dodge the attacks.
"What now?" Riolu asked.
"Endure," Ash said.
"Ri!" Riolu nodded, holding his ground and enduring the attack.
"This is bad," Ash said to himself.
"Ash! You need to be very careful! Riolu doesn't have much juice left!" Misty called.
"I know! Riolu, use quick attack until you hit!" Ash called.
This quick attack hit. It made contact, but Pidgeotto got even angrier. "I have to admit, he has got quite a talent for battling," Misty commented.
Pidgeotto then used Quick attack back to back, but Riolu avoided them all. "Use crunch! Then throw it to the ground!" Ash commanded.
"Yes, Ash," Riolu nodded. Riolu waited for Pidgeotto to come in, then Riolu jumped into the air, and landed on its back and use crunch. Then Riolu grabbed the birds wing in its mouth. After hanging on for as long as possible, Riolu managed to push Pidgeotto to the ground, creating a cloud of dust.
When the dust cleared, Pidgeotto looked unconscious. "Now, Ash!" Misty cried.
"Why now?" Leah asked as Ash found a pokéball.
"It is the easiest time to catch a Pokémon is when their unconscious. Otherwise, they can wriggle and escape. They sometimes can do it at this point, but it does not happen as often," Misty explained.
"Pokéball go!" Ash said, throwing the Pokéball at the sleeping Pidgeotto.
As the Pokéball hit, Pidgeotto was sucked inside. It rocked twice, then donged. "Yes! We captured a Pokémon!" Ash exclaimed, running and collecting the ball, then jumping into the air. Riolu did too.
"That was your first capture, wasn't it?" Misty asked.
"Yes: it is great," Ash said smiling.
"Well done, Ash," Leah smiled shyly. She noted Star had wandered off her shoulder somewhere.
"Well done: impressive capture," Misty nodded. Then she glanced around to see Star sniffing some flowers. "Look at your bird, Leah."
"Oh, your so cute, star!" Leah cooed.
"She is. Can I have my bag, Leah? Both Pokémon are going to need some healing," Ash said.
"Sure. It looked like a hard battle for both," Leah nodded, handing Ash his pack.
"Will you teach Pidgeotto steel wing?" Ash asked as he worked.
Meanwhile, Star cried, "Starly!" She was looking very happy. Then she took to the air and flew around a bit, while Ash used his healing kit to heal his Pokémon.
"Riolu has grown up another level, Ash! Sure, if Star doesn't mind," Leah said, pulling out her Pokédex.
"Really? Cool, thanks!" Ash said as he gave Riolu a Sitrus berry. He then sprayed some revive on Pidgeotto.
"How about we set up camp here?" Misty suggested.
"Sure: I could try some training, too," Leah said quietly.
"I'll help you!" Ash boldly volunteered.
"We're still lost though," Leah said, as she and Misty pulled out the few items they had for camping.
"We will sort that out tomorrow. We are getting towards the end of the day, after all," Misty shrugged.
Somewhere else in the forest, Team Rocket was sneaking around, finding a perfect spot to dig a hole to trap some poor unsuspecting trainer, preferably the trainers who had foiled they're stealing the Pokémon from the Viridian City Pokémon centre. It had been tasked to them by the boss himself, and now they had the lowest rank, because of their defeat at the hands of beginner trainers.
"Hey, Jessie! Meowth! There is some kind of Pokémon here!" James said, with a hopeful note. He wondered if they could take it to the boss.
"James, that's a Weedle! Get rid of it, and let us get back to work!" Jessie grumbled. She walked over and kicked the Weedle away.
"Weedle!" Weedle cried as it flew into the nearby bush. Two minutes later, Beedrill appeared and attacked the rockets. A few seconds later, they were calling, "We're blasting off again!"
Somewhere else in the forest, our heroes heard Jessie, James and Meowth scream. "Did you hear that?" Leah asked, jumping up.
"Hear what?" Ash asked.
"It sounded like we're blasting off again, or something," Leah said.
"I think I might have heard something," Misty nodded.
"I didn't. Right, Riolu and Pidgeotto, your all good to go," Ash said proudly. His two pokémon quickly ran off and started playing. Riolu was doing cartwheels across the glade.
"Starly!" Star exclaimed, flying back into the glade.
"Star's back!" Leah said happily.
"I had forgotten she'd gone! Oh no!" Misty exclaimed as Star suddenly lost strength mid-air and starting hurling towards the ground.
Leah had never been very brave, however, she put all her fear aside and jumped into the air to grab her Pokémon. "Ow. Are you okay, Star?" Leah asked, her ankle hurting.
"Wow! Great job, Leah!" Ash cheered.
"Star," Star said weakly. She flinched as if she was in pain, and Leah was sure there was static in her feathers.
"Star doesn't look good," Leah said worriedly.
Ash and Misty flocked over. "She's got a fever! Hey, could those flowers have had poison powder in them?" Ash said, remembering the flowers Star had been sniffing.
"I heard that some flowers spores can have a paralyse and poison effect on Pokémon, and they grow here. Right, bring Star over here," Misty said, gesturing Leah to the tent they had set up. They had set two up, and Misty and Leah had put Star in the tent they'd be sleeping in.
After Misty had made a bed, she took Star from Leah and placed her down, with Ash hovering in the doorway. "On the road, Pokémon can get sick all the time when a Pokémon centre is not close by, so it is important to know what to do. It's a good idea to have status curing berries in your back, and also learn how to deal with fevers and stuff. First, we need ice," Misty explained.
"But where are we going to get it from?" Ash asked as Misty picked up a bucket for water.
"Well, Starmie will help us. Starmie, fill it up with water gun!" Misty ordered.
"he," Starmie nodded, using the attack.
"Great, now freeze it!" Misty said. Starmie then used ice beam.
"Don't stand there! Ash, get that hammer next to the tent entrance, and there is a bag just for this sort of thing in my backpack, Leah!" Misty ordered.
"Yes, boss," Ash muttered as he went to fetch the hammer: god Misty was bossy! Leah did as she was asked silently and quickly.
Once Misty had both items, she used the hammer to break the ice, then she and Leah carefully put the ice in the bag. Once it was full, Misty gently placed it over Star's head. "Now, we should give her a pecha berry and a cheri berry and then see how she reacts. If it was indeed some spores from a plant, she should respond in a couple of hours," Misty explained.
Leah nodded, then she made a dive for her bag where she had a box of berries. After asking what the pecha and cheri berries looked like, Leah pulled one of each out and handed them to Misty. Misty instructed Leah to turn them into a pulp, as it would be easier for Star to eat. Then Leah was told to spoon feed her Pokémon until the pulp of both berries was gone.
While Leah did that, Ash and Misty exited the tent. Ash's two Pokémon were gathered outside, with Riolu looking worried. "Is Star going to be alright, master?" Riolu asked.
"She's going to be fine," Ash nodded.
"Pidg!" Pidgeotto cried. "I want to play with her when she gets better."
"And you will," Ash told his new Pokémon.
"This just shows you have to be careful," Misty said, slumping into a chair.
"Yes, it does," Ash nodded, doing the same.
A few minutes later, Leah came out. "She's eaten it all, and now's sleeping," Leah reported.
"That's good: we will see how she is when she wakes up," Misty nodded as Leah sat down.
"Oww, my ankle actually really hurts," Leah said, bending down to hold it.
"Let me get a bandage: if it still hurts when we arrive in Pewter, you should get it X-rayed," Misty said, jumping up.
She came back with a bandage, and after Leah took her shoe off, Misty bandaged it up. Right then, Ash and Misty decided to do some training. Feeling bored with nothing else to do, Leah just watched them, then she watched some Beautiflies that flew over.
As it turned out, Star responded to the berries, and by the next morning was her old self. Leah didn't do any training with her, as Misty had suggested a little earlier. Instead, they hit the road again. It was their lucky day, as they managed to find a path, of sorts… However, Leah was feeling bad for slowing them down, despite the other two claiming she wasn't.
As they were walking about, enjoying the scenery, Leah's ankle was beginning to feel better, and Misty started to get worried. "We haven't seen a lot of bugs," she said.
"I'd thought you'd be happy," Ash remarked.
"Somewhere in this forest, there are not a lot of bug types in a certain area. If you ever find that, it could be your approaching the Kakuna evolving grounds, and there's no way around," Misty explained.
"What does that mean?" Leah asked.
"Except for Kakuna and Beedrill, all Pokémon avoid that area as when the Kakuna evolve, they will attack anyone and anything nearby. Not to mention the Beedrill that guard them. Yikes! It is the spot!" Misty said, becoming petrified as they started to come across Kakuna hanging in the trees.
"Let's continue quietly but quickly," Ash suggested, and all the others nodded.
Meanwhile, a short distance away, a certain trio were walking around with a cardboard box over their heads and Meowth on top.
"Those stupid Beedrill!" Jessie groaned.
"Well, we will be safe from their stinging now," James said.
"Would you two keep quiet!" Meowth grumbled.
"Hey, Meowth! Get down here and help us!" James cried, realising their Pokémon teammate was slacking off.
"I wish I could, but I'm on lookout," Meowth said as if he had not a care in the world.
Jessie became furious at that point. "Oh, yeah? Well, look out for this!" she said nodding to James, then the two gave the box a sudden sharp push up. Meowth flew off the top.
"What does that mean?" Jessie and James heard a voice say. They quickly realised it was the twerps!
"Quick! Let's get ahead and grab them!" James said and Jessie nodded. They hurried along, ignoring Meowth half unconscious nearby.
"Yikes, look at them all," Ash said, as they entered a clearing full of Kakuna. By this point, they had returned Star, Riolu and Starmie.
"Let's keep going," Leah said nervously.
"Hahaha! Prepare for trouble," the voice of Jessie and James said.
As they went to continue their motto, Misty said, "SSSSHHHH!"
"Keep it down… you'll wake the Beedrill," Ash told them quietly. He wanted to scream at them, but being stung by Beedrill was the last thing he wanted.
"Never interrupt the team rocket motto!" Jessie said loudly. She was furious, and James was not better. Meowth got back to his two chums at this point.
"Ekans!" Jessie cried.
"Koffing!" James cried.
"Go!" they both said releasing their Pokémon. However, the Kakuna started glowing then, and all the pre-existing Beedrill appeared, too. When they revealed their new form as Beedrill, Ash, Misty and Leah all screamed and made a run for it across the area, hoping to get across in one piece.
"Quick! Let's get back to our protection thingy!" James said as he and Jessie returned their poison types.
They ran to where they had left their cardboard box, only to discover Weedle had eaten it. They only looked in horror as the Beedrill attacked them.
"Team Rocket's blasting off again!" Team Rocket called as they sailed through the sky.
Half an hour later, Leah, Misty, and Ash had all collapsed in a heap. They didn't even more until five minutes had passed. "I'm glad we got out of there," Leah sighed.
"Yeah, same," Ash nodded.
"I am so sick of this forest! How far can we be from the exit?!" Misty exclaimed, having a meltdown.
"When we've recovered, let's get moving. I am sick of this place, too," Ash suggested.
Since they were not going to go anywhere in the next few minutes and they were yet to eat, Leah suggested, "How about lunch?"
"Good idea," the other two nodded. They begrudgingly got up and started setting up what they needed. Ash and Leah got to work making sandwiches while Misty fed their Pokémon. Leah asked Star if she would teach Pidgeotto steel wing, and the bird Pokémon agreed, so as they prepared their food, Star taught Pidgeotto steel wing.
When Ash had released Riolu he had gotten scolded for returning him when Ash was going into danger/in danger, and Ash apologised again for doing so.
By the time the food was ready, Pidgeotto had made great progress. After they had sat down and started eating, Misty said, feeling creeped out, "Is it just me, or do any of you feel like we're being watched?"
"Err, your right!" Leah said timidly.
"I can't feel anything," Ash shrugged.
"So, the gym in Pewter City: rock-types, isn't it?" Leah asked.
"Yes. We should make sure we have a good look for grass Pokémon before we leave; because they could be very useful," Ash suggested.
"Leah especially needs one: Fighting is super-effective against rock don't forget," Misty said.
"True, but he only knows counter," Ash pointed out.
"It says it learns force palm at fifteen, and you are on level eight," Leah said, pulling her Pokédex out.
"Okay, I will at least aim for that, but another Pokémon would be handy, even if Pidgeotto masters steal wing," Ash nodded.
"Ash! There's a grass type," Riolu cried.
"What's Riolu saying?" Misty asked as Riolu started gesturing behind Leah.
"There's a grass-type," Ash said, looking around.
All three stood up, and Ash and Leah had their Pokédexes on, scanning for the grass-type. They finally saw what could have passed off for a snake with legs. It was green with a leaf-shaped tail, and a beige bit up its front and under its chin. It had big red eyes with a shade of yellow.
"Snivy the grass snake Pokémon. They photosynthesize by bathing their tails in sunlight. When they are not feeling well, their tails droop. This Pokémon is male and on level seven."
"Wow! They are rare here! Even in Unova where they're native they're not exactly common!" Misty exclaimed.
"And look! It's bathing its tail!" Ash said as the Snivy stood fully in the sunlight, his tail was so it could take as much sun as possible.
"It seemed very relaxed out about us," Leah commented.
"It is possible it could have been abounded, considering how relaxed it is about us being here and rare they are," Misty said, looking thoughtful.
"It looks really useful, but he also looks happy," Leah said quietly.
"Go on: he can always go back to it after," Ash urged.
"Yes, Ash is right. We won't find that many good grass-types when we reach the city, and some other trainer would catch it, anyway," Misty pointed out. She was surprised Ash wasn't wanting to catch it.
"But don't you want it, Ash?" Leah asked.
"Nah: you catch it, please. There will be plenty of other options," Ash said laxly.
"Okay. Star, ready for a battle?" Leah asked her starling Pokémon.
"Starly!" Star nodded. She took to the air.
As Leah asked Star to attack Snivy with Steel Wing, Ash commented, "This will be interesting: they're about the same level with Snivy a bit stronger, but Star has got the type advantage."
"She doesn't know any flying moves though," Misty reminded him. Snivy was surprised about the attack and took it head on.
"True," Ash nodded as Snivy attacked with Vine Whip.
Despite it being caught unaware, the Snivy proved to have battling experience and was very good at dodging, then throwing in a Leer followed by tackle.
"Use Quick attack, please!" Leah told Star nervously. She had gotten a bit rattled ever since Snivy had hit Star with tackle.
"Leah! Concentrate! It is not over until it's over! If you don't command and strategize, you will lose certainly!" Ash called, hoping that would get Leah focused. Currently, she was losing the battle, as the Snivy was more experienced then Star.
"Oh right! Star, use Growl! Then Quick attack!" Leah ordered. Star did as asked, but Snivy avoided the attack, so Leah asked for quick attacks until Star hit.
After making contact, Leah asked for Steel Wing followed by tackle. By now, Star was looking pretty beat, and Ash and Misty were worried Star wouldn't last much longer. Compared to Snivy, Star was about to faint.
Just as Snivy prepared to use Vine whip, Ash called, "Get Star to grab the vines!"
"What? Okay! Grab the vines as they try to hit you, Star!" Leah called, taking Ash's advice blindly.
"Star!" Star nodded. She waited until the vines were in grabbing range, then She grabbed them and spun Snivy around. Everyone was impressed at this display of strength!
"Throw it to the ground!" Leah called.
"Starly!" Star cried as she threw Snivy to the ground.
"Try getting her to use Quick attack and Steel wing!" Misty suggested.
"Try Quick attack and Steel wing! If you think you can do it!" Leah called.
Taking that, 'if you can do it' as an insult, Star went and did just that. The attack hit the Pokémon directly, which was where attacks did the most damage.
"Sorry! I didn't mean it like that!" Leah cried as Star used another steal wing. Star gave a small chirp of forgiveness. Snivy was not quite fainted, but he was not fully awake.
"Try a Pokéball now!" Misty said. Star couldn't last for much longer, so it was worth the gamble of throwing the pokéball now.
"Pokéball, go!" Leah said, pulling a pokéball out and throwing it. Her aim was off, but Star used her wing to direct the Pokéball's course back into Snivy. "Great, my Pokémon is better and throwing pokéballs then me," Leah sighed as Snivy went inside the Pokéball.
It rocked twice, then the light went out. Everyone went to cheer when the light came on again, however, it quickly went out to signify capture. "Wow! We caught a Pokémon!" Leah exclaimed, running over and hugging Star.
"Star's almost on level eight, too," Ash said.
"Wow! Great, Star!" Leah said. She then picked up Snivy's pokéball. "Yay! We caught a Snivy!"
"Starly!" Star said excitedly.
"It has just occurred to me you haven't caught any Kanto natives yet. Though you do see Starly flocks every now and then," Misty remarked as Leah walked back to her friends.
"There are of them out there! Leah just hasn't encountered the right one yet!" Ash said brightly. They both congratulated their friend on her first capture.
"Thanks. I feel a bit spoilt really," Leah said smiling nervously.
"Don't be: most trainers end up with quite a few rarities," Ash said, seeing his friend was feeling a bit bad about the fact. "I also could have decided to catch Snivy, but I didn't."
"Why didn't you?" Leah asked as she healed Star with a potion.
"Because I really want a Bulbasaur, and people do see wild ones every now and then. Besides, Snivy has never been up the top of my to capture list, as there are many other great grass types," Ash explained.
"I see. Feel better, Star?" Leah said as Star stretched.
"Starly!" Star chirped, full of energy again.
As Leah went to let Snivy out, Misty stopped her. "Let's wait until we get to Pewter City. Abounded Pokémon can be a bit hostile upon being first caught, so let's let Nurse Joy heal it, then you can chat with it," Misty said.
"Our Pokémon will be fully healed then, too," Ash nodded.
"Okay. Should we pack up and try to get out of here?" Leah asked, and the other two nodded.
At lightning speed, their makeshift camp was gone, and they started on their way again. An hour or two later, the trees started to thin. Eventually, as the sun was setting, they found themselves coming out of the forest.
"Yes!" all three trainers cried as they spotted Pewter City. They quickly made a run for it.
The reason I had Leah catch a Snivy: because I can, and Ash is having Bulbasaur, and I didn't think Bellsprout was right. Ash will catch plenty of out of region pokémon, however I will try and keep the number down for regions they visit in the story. The other regions I won't go overboard, as I might write them going to them.
Do people want Ash-Greninja? If so, do you want it how it is in the TV series (I have not watched those episodes as I was getting sick of the series before that and him not winning the league annoyed me greatly) or I could have it a hold item or something else. Would people mind too much if I had Leah beat Ash in one of the leagues by a very small, very small amount. My plan is Ash mostly beats her except for a few battles. This would just be their match point and Leah's pokémon lasts slightly longer then Ash's.
Look back at previous chapters then give me your brains on pairings. Other ideas are welcome also.
I had Star get sick in this chapter as A, it makes more sense then Riolu, B, it's a forest which is bound to have lots of exotic plants, C, I think it makes sense. I hope Misty doesn't seem too Ooc, however, I wanted it to happen and it fitted very well into this chapter, and Misty is going to know more then Ash, and needs to replace Brock while he's not in it.
Laterz!
