Here's Chapter 4! I wanted to get this chapter up as soon as possible because I knew it was going to take me a while to write. Thank you to everybody that reviewed Chapter 3 and I hope you keep on reviewing.

Chapter 4: The Wood Caves

Charmander and Pikachu walked side by side into the dark mysterious cave. Their footsteps brought them closer and closer into darkness, with no light seeming to be on the way.

"This cave is really freaking me out." Pikachu said, trying to see if anything was visible.

"Hold on." Charmander used the flame on his tail to light up the cave, even if it was only on a couple spots. Charmander walked in front of Pikachu, with Pikachu directing him not to crash into anything. The two jumped when noises echoed throughout the cave.

"What was that?" Pikachu asked nervously.

"I don't know. I guess we just have to go further down and check." Pikachu wasn't fond of Charmander's plan. As the two Pokémon walked deeper and deeper into the dark cave, they wondered if it would ever end. It was darkness for what seemed to be forever. They searched for Weedle, with Pikachu hoping that he could be found and they could get out of the cave as fast as they could. But, their cave walking soon ended, as they saw a bright light ahead of them. The two ran to it as quick as they could, and rapidly they entered into a vast wood-type area. The scenery changed in a snap. It soon changed from a cave, to a humongous wood, grassland area. The two Pokémon were amazed in what they were seeing. The green flora scenery caught both Charmander and Pikachu's eyes and made them gaze at the Pidgeys chirping in the trees that were filled with berries varying from Aguav to Wiki. It was nothing like they had seen before, and they loved viewing it.

Charmander saw a blue berry a few steps in front of him. He ran up and grabbed it, with Pikachu following him. "What is that?" He asked the fire Pokémon.

"It's an Oran Berry. It could come in handy later in this dungeon. It restores your energy when you feel weak, so I'm gonna hold on to it."

Pikachu and Charmander continued in the dungeon, which looked exactly like a maze. They could have gone right, left, or straight forward. It could be very helpful to get some luck, because if they got lost, they would take longer to save Weedle because they would have to go all the way back and try a new route. But, they had to act fast. "Which way should we go?" Pikachu asked. The entire time Pikachu acted like Charmander's sidekick. He asked him so many questions; he basically dropped all the decisions on Charmander. But, he knew absolutely nothing about the Pokémon world. He was human, and he was getting used to an entirely different life. But there had to be a captain in a team, so if that meant he was a role in a team, he would be more than happy to be captain.

"Well, I think leading with your best foot forward is always best, so I think we should just keep going forward is a good idea." Pikachu nodded along with him. They advanced forward, but they were suddenly ambushed. A wild Rattata came around the corner, and it looked like it was ready to put up a fight. "What do we do?" Pikachu asked taken by surprise.

"Just let me handle this." Charmander said, stepping up to the plate. He stood in a state ready for battle, and he locked eyes with the wild Rattata. He was ready to attack, and he wanted to make the first move.

"Scratch Attack!" Charmander yelled out. He spread out his hand and his tiny but sharp claws ready for attack. He lunged forward at the Rattata and wiped his hand and he directly hit the wild Pokémon. The Rattata fell backwards in pain, and it soon ran away. In victory, Charmander smiled and felt himself grow stronger. He had definitely gained EXP. Points. Pikachu sat back in awe on his friend's display. Seeing Charmander battle was one of the coolest things he'd seen.

"That was awesome Charmander! That attack was dead on; that Rattata ran away after one hit! Can I do an attack like that?" Pikachu had obviously loved the attacks. Charmander turned to the electric Pokémon to see what he could teach him.

"You could definitely do attacks. You're a Pokémon! Let's see…well since your problem with your electricity, you may not be able to handle doing a Thundershock attack. You have the ability to do it, but once you can control your electricity, you'll do a Thundershock. But in the mean time, you should probably stick with a Tackle attack. It's really simple actually. You just run forward and use your weight to knock into your opponent. When another wild Pokémon appears, you should definitely try it out. And trust me, you'll feel great when you do your first attack. But your attacks may not make the Pokémon faint or run away. So be prepared, because then it will take its opportunity to attack you." Charmander's speech about the attacks instantly stuck to Pikachu. He was determined to use all the info Charmander told him to make sure that his first attack, and hopefully, his first battle went in his favor.

Pikachu and Charmander went down the walkway, this time Pikachu lead the way, wanting to engage in a battle as quickly as he could. The two entered a giant slab of dirt land, with the roads dashing to the right and left. And to Pikachu's wishes, he saw another wild Rattata walking up to them. He had Butterfrees in his stomach and he knew this was his perfect opportunity. "Go for it Pikachu! I'll be right behind ya!" Charmander rooted on his electric type friend. Pikachu sped up his footsteps and stood in front of Rattata. He gave the Rattata the same face Charmander had when he was focused on a fight, and the Rattata shared the glance. The Butterfrees and Beautiflys in his stomach felt like they were both gusting at the same time. But he didn't hesitate in using his Tackle. He ran forward on his two feet and tackled into Rattata. The wild Pokémon was flung backwards, but it landed on all fours. Pikachu had successfully done the Tackle, but it hadn't done enough damage to weaken the wild Pokémon to the point where it couldn't battle. The Rattata and began to run at Pikachu, but the yellow Pokémon didn't know how to get away from the attack, and he was hit hard by the Rattata. Pikachu landed on the floor with the force giving him a marking in the dirt from how far he slid across. He was hurting a bit, but he still had some fight in him. He wasn't going to back down to the rat Pokémon. He picked up that if he ran on all fours, even though he had never done this before, to pick up as much speed as he could. He could tell that he was bigger than his opponent, so he thought if he landed his Tackle attack he would defeat the wild normal Pokémon. He ran as fast as he could and he used as much energy as he could, and he felt himself picking up more and more speed. Before he knew it, he smacked into Rattata and his opponent ran into the wall, and with no energy left, it fled. Pikachu stood slouched over trying to catch his breath. He was exhausted, but he had won the battle. And he felt that he gained some sort of ability during his second Tackle attack. He wondered what triggered that speed.

"Awesome job!" Charmander cheered from behind him. The fire Pokémon ran up to the exhausted electric type. "Here, take the Oran berry. You need your strength back." Charmander fed the berry to Pikachu, and he slowly munched the berry, and felt like the energy he had before his battle just ran through his body once again. He stood up straight looking good as new. "Thanks for that Charmander."

"You deserved it! You looked like you went up a level! I think you may have learned Quick Attack!"

"Quick Attack? Up a level?" Pikachu didn't know what Charmander meant.

"Well, when you're in a battle, you gain experience points. They make you grow stronger. The more you hustle and the attacks you use can get you more experience points. And in some cases, you level up and learn a brand new attack. What I think happened, when you got up from that attack, your determination and your running may have caused you to level up, and you used an attack called Quick Attack. It's basically a Tackle attack, but with an increased amount of speed, which builds more power for the attack. You really were impressive out there." After what Charmander said Pikachu felt on top of the world. He was only in one battle, and he had already gotten stronger!

The two Pokémon continued down the route to Weedle. Even with the all the excitement about battling and learning moves, neither one of them forgot their purpose of being in the dungeon. As they soon reached the end of the small road, there was another slab of dirt land. But in the middle, there lay a Pokémon that looked exactly like an orange worm, but it had a sharp point on its head. "There's Weedle!" Charmander cried. The two Pokémon rushed over as quickly as he could, but then they were blocked by a Pokémon that looked like a seed with a small sprout on its head. "What's that?" Pikachu asked.

"That's a Sunkern. Let me handle this Pokémon." Charmander stood in position and he released tiny flame balls. When they hit Sunkern, the Pokémon instantly flew into the wall with no energy left. Pikachu was amazed by Charmander's attack. "What was that?"

"That was my Ember attack. But I'll get to that later. We need to get Weedle out of here!" The two Pokémon ran over to the hurt bug Pokémon.

"Are you ok?" Pikachu asked Weedle.

"I can't stand up. I'm hurting too bad."

Charmander noticed an Oran Berry on the floor where Sunkern once was. He ran over to it, picked it up and fed it to Weedle. The Pokémon munched on it much like Pikachu did before. "Where did you find that?" Pikachu asked, remembering that there was no berry when the first arrived there. "Sometimes Pokémon drop berries if they were holding them when they get knocked out." As Weedle finished off the Oran Berry, he suddenly got his energy back. "Wow, I feel super now! Thank you so much you big guys!" Weedle cheered. Pikachu felt a warmness inside. When Weedle was thanking him and Charmander, he felt great knowing that he rescued others in need. He loved the feeling and never wanted it to go away.

"Let's get you out of here." Charmander, Pikachu, and Weedle walked back to the cave and exited the dungeon.

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As they emerged from the cave, Weedle was reunited with Wurmple. The two Pokémon cheered and ran in circles playing with each other. Then they turned to Pikachu and Charmander. "Thank you so much!" Wurmple thanked them. "I thought that I could never recover from when that rock hit me. You guys are our heroes!" Charmander smiled at the younger Pokémon.

"It's no problem at all. We're just glad that Weedle's ok."

"Who are you two guys?" Weedle asked.

"I'm Charmander. And this is Pikachu."

"Cool!" The two bug Pokémon said in unison. "You guys are the coolest people ever!"

Every time Charmander and Pikachu received a compliment from Wurmple and Weedle, their smiles grew. They felt so good inside knowing that these two young Pokémon are looking up to them and calling them their heroes. It was one of the best feelings ever.

"Well, we better be getting home. Everybody'll want to know if we are ok."

"Alright. Bye you two!" Charmander said.

"See you later!" Pikachu added.

"Bye Pikachu!" Wurmple called.

"Bye Charmander!" Weedle called.

Once the two bug Pokémon were out of sight, Pikachu and Charmander reflected on their adventure.

"Wow! I have never felt more energy in my entire life! This was great!" Pikachu vibrantly said.

"Yeah it was a great day. But it also took a lot outta me. We better be getting home." Charmander said.

"Yeah, I am wiped out." The two Pokémon walked back to Pikachu's house in preparation for getting a good night's rest.

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The shy turned orange as the sun slowly drooped in the sky. Once they reached the vacant house, Pikachu yawned and stretched out his arms. "I'm going to sleep. I'll see you tomorrow Charmander." Just before Pikachu opened the door, Charmander called out, "Wait!" Pikachu turned to the fire Pokémon.

Charmander knew that he could take this opportunity to ask Pikachu about the rescue team. From how he reacted earlier that day, he felt that Pikachu would accept. "Um, I want to ask you something."

"I'm all ears."

"Well, ever since I have been here at the Poké Villa, I have dreamt of being in a rescue team. But, I could never find somebody to do it with me. But after today and our adventure with Wurmple and Weedle, I felt like, a rescue team. So, would you like to start our own rescue team, you and me?"

Pikachu thought deeply about the offer he was just given.

Pikachu

Start a rescue team? Wow, that is an appealing offer. Being known as a rescuer of Pokémon, and saving them each day, now it was a lot of responsibilities to worry about. But, it just can't beat the rush that I felt today. Saving Weedle made me feel great inside. Seeing his face glow when he rescued him was a great feeling, knowing that you made that happen. It was a huge offer, and I wanted to take it. So I replied, "Yes. I would love to start a rescue team."

Whew. That was grueling. Well I hope you all enjoyed reading as I enjoyed writing it. Please Review!

In Chapter 5- Charmander and Pikachu get all the rescue team supplies, and an unwanted visit from Team Sneak Attack.