Author's Note: Hello again. This would be my 4th Chapter guys. Please enjoy.
Chapter 4: New Pokemon are captured
"Hey, we've been walking for the past three hours and yet we still are stuck in this forest. Just how long until we get out of here?" complained Martin.
"Hey stop complaining. It's you who's holding the map you know. You should be the one leading us out of here." retorted Melford. "And don't tell me you don't know how to read a map."
"Of course I know how to read a map. It says here that if we follow this section here, we would see the exit in no time at all. What I don't get is, we've been following this map but there's no sign of the exit." Martin answered back and showed the map to Melford and Leah. "See, it has the official logo of the Association of Pokemon Maps so this map is the real deal."
Leah grabbed the map and she looked at it. Indeed there was the logo, meaning this map isn't fake. As she continued looking at the map, she noticed something which caused her to sweatdrop and sigh heavily.
What's the matter Leah?" asked Melford as he wondered why Leah sighed."
"You're right guys. This map has the official logo of the Association of Pokemon Maps," Leah said.
"Told you so. See how responsible I am. I'm the one who brought that map. See how you could count on me on these kinds of situations?" said Martin as he acted a sort of conceited.
"But," Leah continued, "look under the logo." Leah said as she showed and pointed what she was talking about to both boys.
"Hmmm let's see. It says, 'This is the official map of the Kanto region as of January 1, 1988.' So what were you showing us, it just says that this map is official as of 1988...WHAT?? 1988?! That's way back twenty years ago. Martin, you've got some explanation to do." Melford said as a vein popped in his forehead. "Weren't you mad that we couldn't get out of this forest right? You also said that we should count on you in situations like this eh?! So what is the meaning of this?" Melford asked in barrage as he was already turning red.
"Ah urm. Well it has the official logo so I thought it would come in handy. And besides, Kanto region couldn't change that much in twenty years, right?" asked Martin as he was already saying his prayers.
"Why you..." Melford threatened.
"What why me? Then how about you lead us out of here Mr. Perfect. Let's see how you fare." Martin retorted as he stood for himself.
"Why me? You're the one who has an official map right?" Melford answered back.
"Hey guys cut it out. Fighting at this time is absolutely unnecessary. We should all just calm down and think of a way to get out of this forest." Leah said as she was trying to stop a fight that's about to happen.
The words Leah said don't seem to reach the two big-headed boys brain so she decided to put the matters in her own hands. "Pikachu, come on out and Thundershock these two." she said as she released Pikachu out of the Pokeball.
"Pikachu" Pikachu shouted while unleashing bolts of electricity which hit both Melford and Martin.
"Ahhhhh." Both boys shouted as they were being electrified.
"Ok Pikachu. That's enough." Leah said as she recalled Pikachu back to its Pokeball. "Learned your lessons yet?"
"Yes mam." both boys answered while lying on the ground burnt, anime style.
Melford then stood up while Martin, who was feeling more electrified, still was lying on the grass. "Oh dear, did that hurt?" Leah asked in concern.
"Oh don't worry about him. He'll get over it quite soon." Melford said. "Hey what's that?" Melford continued as he saw something flying toward them. It isn't big, well in fact it's quite small but Melford and Leah can't identify it because the flying thin is in the same direction as the sun so Melford and Leah decided to use their Pokedex.
"Pidgey, the bird Pokemon. Pidgey can usually be seen in forests. It flaps its wings to kick up blinding sand. Pidgey are usually friendly making it an excellent choice for a starting trainer." the Pokedex said.
"A Pidgey eh? Well time to catch my first Pokemon. Charmander, let's battle." Melford said as he released Charmander out of its Pokeball. "Hey Pidgey, let's battle." Melford shouted to Pidgey. Pidgey heard it and it went to battle position.
"Charmander, use your ember." Melford commanded. Charmander then unleashed pellet-like fireballs from its mouth. But Pidgey was quick so it dodged the ember by flying. While flying, Pidgey dived towards Charmander and it delivered a tackle attack.
"Oh no. Charmander get up and use a leer attack." ordered Melford. Charmander got up on its feet and he stared at Pidgey. A little too scary stare I might add. Pidgey froze in fear as Charmander stared at it.
"Quick Charmander, use another ember." Charmander once again shot out pellet-like fireball. But unlike before, this time it connects. "Good Charmander, now tackle it before it recovers." While Pidgey was still recovering from the ember attack, Charmander headed towards it and after a while, slams into it which caused Pidgey to faint.
"Pokeball go." Melford said as he threw an empty Pokeball towards Pigdey. The Pokeball, as it hit Pidgey, started shaking. After shaking for three times it stopped. Melford walked towards it and picked up the Pokeball.
"Yes. I caught my very first Pokemon. Thanks for the help Charmander." Melford patted Charmander on the head as Leah stared smiling at Melford.
"Congratulations Melford." Leah congratulated Melford.
Melford smiled a goofy smile and said, "I caught a Pidgey."
"Squirtle, water gun."
"Huh?!" Melford and Leah wondered and they turned their heads to Martin who was now currently battling a Pokemon. "Hey Martin, you're awake." Melford said.
"Yeah. It took some time but when I awoke, I saw this Spearow and now I'm battling it trying to capture it. Great move Squirtle, now tackle it." Martin commanded.
The Pokemon called Spearow dodged Squirtle's tackle by flying.
"Hey, it's also a flying type. I gotta check this out." Melford said as he got his Pokedex once again and pointed it towards Spearow.
"Spearow, the beak Pokemon. Though Spearows cannot fly high, it is very fast even when flying at low altitudes." the Pokedex said.
"Squirtle, aim carefully and water gun it." Squirtle did exactly what Martin said and it managed to hit Spearow. "Squirtle, while it's distracted use bubble." Squirtle unleashed small bubbles from its mouth and it hit Spearow. This caused Spearow to fall down and it fainted. "Pokeball go." Martin said while he threw a Pokeball towards Spearow. The Pokeball shook a few times before it stopped, meaning the capture was successful.
"Great catch Martin. Now both you and Melford caught your first Pokemon." Leah said.
"Yeah. I guess so. Hey maybe we could use our flying types to direct us out of this forest." Melford recommended.
"Hey. That could work. Come on out, Spearow." Martin said as Spearow went out of its Pokeball. "Hey Spearow, fly and search the exit of this forest." Martin said.
"Come on out, Pidgey." Melford said as he released Pidgey from its Pokeball. "Pidgey, help Spearow to find the exit of this forest."
With that said, both flying types flew up and started to search for the exit. Unknown to them, someone or something was watching over them. And since Squirtle, Charmander, and Pikachu has yet to be returned to their Pokeballs, they noticed the bush was slightly shaking. At this, they decided to call the attention of their trainers.
"What's the matter Charmander?" Melford asked as Charmander tugged Melford pants.
"Something bothering you Squirtle?" Martin asked to Squirtle.
"Hey, something wrong Pikachu?" Leah asked her Pikachu as Pikachu leaped in Leah's arms.
At the same time, the three Pokemon pointed towards the bush. As the trainers looked at it, a Butterfree peeked at them.
"It's only a Butterfree, Charmander." Melford reassured his Charmander.
"Hey wait. It seems it's injured." Leah said as she ran towards the Butterfree. She inspected Butterfree and true to her words, Butterfree seemed to have injured its wing. "Don't worry Butterfree. I'll help you." Leah said as she got a potion from her backpack. She then sprayed the potion at Butterfree's wings and lo and behold, the potion worked and Butterfree was able to fly again.
"Preee" Butterfree said as it flew up and circled Leah.
"Cool, I think it's trying to say thank you to you Leah." Melford said.
"Hey guys, here comes Spearow and Pidgey." Martin interrupted. Pidgey and Spearow landed in front of Martin. "You guys found the exit?" Martin asked both flying types.
Pidgey and Spearow nodded their heads and they flew up. They circled the trainers twice and flew towards the exit, leading the way. "Well guys, it seemed that both found the way. They're leading us out of here. Better recall our Pokemon. Squirtle return." Martin said as he recalled Squirtle.
"Charmander return." Melford said as he too, recalled Charmander to its Pokeball.
"Pikachu return." Leah said as she returned Pikachu to its Pokeball. Leah then stood up, "Bye Butterfree, try not to move so much yet. But I'm sure your wings will heal in no time."
As Leah bid farewell, the three trainers ran towards Pigey and Spearow leaving Butterfree behind. Butterfree seemed to be upset so it followed the trainers.
"Hey guys, I see the exit." Melford said as they still continue to run.
Pidgey and Spearow then stopped and landed. Melford and Martin then recalled their Pokemon back. Then the three trainers looked at the sign nearby. Melford decided to read it "Hmm it says, 'Thanks for visiting Viridian Forest. This is the exit.' It seems Pidgey and Spearow really did find the exit. Well, it's time to leave this forest once and for all."
"Preee"
"Hey guys, looks like Butterfree followed us." Leah said. Butterfree then flew to Leah's shoulder.
"Hey Leah, I think Butterfree likes to join you in your journey." Martin said.
"Is that true Butterfree? Do you really want me to be your trainer?" Asked Leah. "Preee" Butterfree said as it nodded its head.
"Ok then." Leah got a spare Pokeball from her Pokebelt and pointed it towards Butterfree. Butterfree then hit the Pokeball with its tiny paws and soon entered the Pokeball. "Alright, I caught a Butterfree." Leah said.
"Good for you Leah. Now it's time to leave this forest." Martin said.
The three Pallet trainers then continued walking and soon reached Viridian City. The city looked so lively.
"Hey, it seems to be getting dark. We better go eat something for dinner in a restaurant." Melford recommended.
"Look there. It seems that there is a restaurant down there." Martin said.
The three trainers then walked towards the restaurant. When they reached the restaurant, they saw a man in a Kingler costume giving away free flyers.
"Hmm it says that this restaurant is named 'Burger Kingler'. It says that Burger Kingler is a restaurant that is an expert in making burgers. Cool, burgers. So how about we eat here for dinner then after that let's stay at the Pokemon Center for the night." Melford said.
"Ok." Martin and Leah agreed.
After 45 minutes…..
"I'm stuffed." Melford said as the three trainers exited Burger Kingler.
"Yeah. Mostly at my cost." Leah grumbled.
FLASHBACK
After the three trainers ordered their meal. They picked a spot and they waited for their meal. Soon enough, their meal was already served, mostly consisting of well, burgers.
"Wow, When the flyer said that Burger Kingler delivers fastfood, they really meant it." Melford said.
"Yeah. Well it's for the better since the faster we finish eating, the faster we could sleep." Leah said.
As they finished their meal, the waiter came by and gave them their bill. "That would be (Melford burped) please." The waiter said.
"Ok guys. We share the bill equally ok." Leak said.
Melford and Martin then looked at Leah smiling. "Um Leah. You didn't forget right. Me and Melford have no money here." Martin whispered to Leah.
"What?! So do you mean to tell me that I'll have to pay this myself?" Leah then grumbled.
"Sorry Leah. But if we do have money we'll pay you back. Promise." Melford said.
"Oh ok. I have no choice do I." Leah said as she got money from her wallet and handed it to the waiter.
END OF FLASHBACK
"I promise Leah. We'll really pay when we have money." Melford said.
"Fine." Leah said as she crossed arms.
"Hey Leah. There's the Pokemon Center. Why don't you go ahead and book us while me and Martin go to a bookstore to find an official 2008 Map. It's dangerous when you walk at night so go ahead. We'll come back after 30 minutes." Melford said to Leah.
"Oh ok." Leah said as she is still grumbling about her money.
Melford then grabbed Martin and dragged him towards the nearest bookstore. "Hey Melford, are you out of your mind? We have no money remember?" Martin said.
"I know. So the two us will convince the bookstore manager to give us a free map." Melford said.
"I don't know Melford. This might not work out. I think we should just try tomorrow." Martin said worryingly as it was already nighttime.
"Oh come on. Don't be a chicken." Melford said.
After some walking, they reached the bookstore and to their luck, it was still open. Both boys went in and they saw a 2008 official Map and grabbed it.
"Um Mr. Manager," Melford said as he spoke to a man wearing an eyeglass.
"Hey how do know that's the manager?" asked Martin.
"Look at his ID." Melford said as he pointed towards the ID of the man.
"May I help you young lads?" asked the manager.
"Well you see sir. We currently don't have money so I request please sir. Could you give us this map for free?" asked Melford.
"Hm. Are you lads new here?" asked the manager.
"Um yes sir. We came from Pallet Town." Martin replied.
"Ah Pallet Town. So how did you reach this place if you didn't have a map to begin with?" asked the manager.
"You see sir. My friend here has a map. But we didn't expect it to be so useless. So we reached this city by pure luck." Melford said.
"A useless map? How did that happen?" asked again the manager.
Martin then pulled out his 1988 map and showed it to the manager. "Well sir, I didn't notice that this was a 1988 map so needless to say, we ended up being lost." said Martin as he scratched the back of his head embarrassed.
"Good heavens. This is an official 1988 map. Where did you get this?" asked the now very excited manager.
"From our attic." said Martin.
"Hey boys, can I buy your map. I offer you (some random customer sneezed), so how about it." asked the manager.
"That much money sir?!" asked both boys who was now confused as to why a useless map cost so much.
"Well you see, I collect antique maps. Look at that shelf, I had collected every official map from 1980. And the only map I lack is a 1988 official map. Sow how about it. I'll even give you this map for free." said the manager.
"It's a deal." both boys said in unison.
As the boys went out of the bookstore, "Man, how lucky are we." said Martin.
"You said it. Who would think that map would give us money? Which turned out for the better so we could already pay Leah our debts." said Melford as he remembered their debt.
"Oh yeah. Well it doesn't really matter to me now. After all, she's a great friend and without her, we would have died out of hunger back there in Viridian Forest." said Martin.
"Yeah." said Melford. 'Hey, come to think of it. In the games, Viridian Forest is in between Viridian City and Pewter City. But the Viridian Forest we saw was on the way to Viridian City. What's going on?' thought Melford.
"Hey Martin, I thought Viridian Forest was located between Viridian City and Pewter City. Then how come we encountered Viridian Forest on our way towards Viridian City?" asked Melford.
"Haha, nice joke you got there. Of course we all know that Viridian Forest was in between Viridian City and Pewter City, but that was over 10 years ago. You do know that Viridian Forest is located between Pallet Town and Viridian City, right? Which makes the forest between Viridian City and Pewter City called Viridian Forest Dungeon 2." Martin replied.
"Viridian Forest Dungeon 2? What's with the name? And why does Kanto have two Viridian Forests?" Melford asked in confusion.
"Rumors said that the Viridian Forest in the past was too small for the Pokemon Population in there. So people created a new Viridian Forest on the south of Viridian City." Martin replied.
"People actually created a new forest?" Melford asked in surprise.
"Well yes. But rumors said that a Pokemon helped them create a new forest. And not just one Pokemon helped them, two Pokemon helped in creating Viridian Forest. I heard their names are Cebeli? No, was it Lebeci? Or maybe Lecebi? Well I actually don't remember." Martin said as he went into a state of thinking trying to remember that name.
Melford sweatdropped while hearing this. 'Maybe he's talking about Celebi, the Forest Guardian. But I thought Celebi was only in Johto? I guess Legendary Pokemon really roam around the World.' Melford thought. "Hey wait, what about the other Pokemon? What is its name?" Melford asked.
"Oh the other one. The other one I don't exactly recall. When I heard it'd name it didn't sound familiar at all. I think it's from another region. I think it was Shaydin or Shayklin or something close to that." Martin said.
Melford once again sweatdropped. 'This guy sure has poor memory. That one was Shaymin. Man, even Sinnoh Pokemon were found in Kanto. Times sure had changed here in this world.'
"Well back to the subject, how come people changed the name of the original Viridian Forest?" Melford asked once more.
"Well people say that the original Viridian Forest was far too small to call it a forest. So they just made it Dungeon 2. And now the Viridian Forest on the south of Viridian City was already the main forest for the Pokemon. Although there are still a small amount of Pokemon population on Viridian Forest Dungeon 2. But don't worry, Viridian Forest Dungeon 2 is only 1/3 the size of Viridian Forest so I think we could make it out by half a day. So that's why we should hurry back to the Pokemon Center and go to sleep so we could wake up early and leave early. And besides, Leah has already been waiting for us for about 30 minutes so we should go back." Martin said.
"Oh ok." Melford replied. 'Gee, so many has changed between the games and the real Pokemon World. I guess I couldn't count now on my knowledge of Kanto Region. Even the location of Viridian Forest is entirely new to me. Wait, if many things have changed between the games and the real Pokemon World, then that must mean that there are also Pokemon now that can be found in entirely new places. It looks like I need to use my Pokedex in this world. Who knows, if the places have changed, maybe Pokemon Data were also upgraded.' Melford thought.
"Hey Melford, there's the Pokemon Center now, we ought to be faster. It's getting quite dark." Martin said.
With that, both boys ran towards the Pokemon Center. And soon enough, they had entered it and Leah greeted them.
"What took you guys so long? Another 15 minutes and Nurse Joy would've closed the door." Leah asked.
"Well, we bought a new map. And not only that, we now have extra money for our journey." Martin said.
"Hey, how did you guys get the money. Don't tell me you guys have stolen something?" Leah said.
"Hey hey hey. Martin may be a bad boy but he wouldn't steal anything. And of course I'm there to make sure he doesn't do anything bad." Melford said.
"Why does it always have to be me?" Martin grumbled.
"I wasn't talking about Martin mister. I was talking about you. For your age you're quite immature. And even though Martin's younger by 2 years, I think he could handle himself more than you could." Leah said lecturing Melford.
"Yey. Someone finally understands that I'm more mature than Melford." Martin said in glee while jumping around happily.
"Am I that immature?" Melford said as he sulked in the corner fidgeting his fingers.
"Well Leah. I think your friends have made it here. Now I could close the Pokemon Center." Nurse Joy said as she passed by.
"Oh thanks for waiting them Nurse Joy." Leah said.
"Oh hey Leah, did you manage to get some rooms?" Martin asked.
"Yeah, and it's for free." Leah said.
"For free? How come?" Melford asked.
"Well of course it's for free. After all, all of us are qualified trainers. And since qualified trainers can stay at a Pokemon Center for free, I got us a free room." Leah said.
"Oh, ok." Melford said. 'Whew, good thing it's free to stay for the night in here. Of course how would I know it, characters in the games don't sleep in the Pokemon Center.' Melford thought.
Soon enough, all three Pallet trainers went to their rooms and decided to have a peaceful sleep.
To be continued……..
Hope you guys enjoy. It seems though that my story isn't that popular. I just have one review, not that I'm complaining. In fact, I'm quite happy someone took time to review my story.
I might be unable to write for a while. And also, I'm currently working on a Pokeshipping fic. Expect it after about 1-2 weeks.
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