I finally finished this one. Sorry it took so long. Been busy, and the internet can be very distracting.

Ember: Yeah, please forgive him.

Flare: He's trying really hard.

Thanks you two. And I hope you readers will forgive me.

Chapter 4

Ember woke up to see the sun shining. He looked over and saw Grady and Brandt making breakfast. He looked for Pidge and found her in the tree's absorbing the sun's rays. He looked for Flare and saw her talking to Charmander. They both made eye contact and blushed. He decided it was best to not be too close to her. He then went over to Brandt's Onix who he guessed was let out for some air before they continue their journey.

"Hello, how are you?" He asked the giant Pokémon. The Onix looked down.

"I'm alright little Eevee." He grunted. Ember could tell he wasn't in the talking mood so he walked over to Brandt and Grady.

"Sure I will, Grady." Ember heard Brandt say as he walked up. Grady turned and patted Ember's head.

"Hey boy, Brandt and his gang are going to be travelling with us now. Won't that be fun?" He asked.

Ember yipped. He was excited that there were going to be more Pokemon with them. Grady smiled and gave Ember some breakfast. He then called Charmander, Flare, Oddish, and Pidge all to come eat while Brandt fed his Onix. When Flare dragged her plate next to Ember's he froze.

Don't tell me she wants to mate again, he thought to himself. But Flare just started eating without saying a word. After Ember was done he sat down and waited for Grady to finish. Flare soon finished sat by him. Ember felt uncomfortable being so close to Flare right now. When Grady got up and started putting stuff away, Ember was glad it was time to go. After Brandt returned Onix to his poke ball they all headed down the route toward Pewter city.

Ember noticed Flare walking closer to him and kept moving farther away from her. Grady soon noticed this unusual behavior and turned to them making Brandt and Charmander stop as well.

"What is going on with you two?" He asked crossing his arms over his chest and giving them a quizzical look. Pidge soon landed on his shoulder and also gave Flare and Ember a quizzical look.

"You two look like you don't want to be near each other." Pidge commented.

Flare and Ember exchanged a set of looks and blushed. Grady saw this blush and soon figured it out.

"Oh wow, did not expect that." Grady laughed making Ember and Flare blush more. Pidge, Charmander and Brandt all looked confused until Grady whispered to each of them what Flare and Ember had done. Brandt started to bust up laughing as Charmander did as well. Pidge could be seen giggling as Ember and Flare blushed even brighter.

"OK guys, stop laughing, we don't need to make fun of them. We just need to ask them why?" Grady said turning to them. Ember started to tell him but Grady couldn't understand a word he was saying.

"I guess you'll tell Charmander and Pidge then." Grady started walking again as Charmander waited so he could walk next to Ember and Flare.

"So you two really mated?" He asked holding his giggling back. Ember growled at him as Flare blushed.

"Yes, we did mate. Well, I was forced to anyway." He told them as Pidge flew over.

"Wow, I can't believe that. Flare, you are naughty." Pidge giggled. Flare looked up at the Pidgey.

"Can we stop talking about it, please?" She asked giving the cutest pleading face possible. Charmander did the bad thing and looked in her eyes. He was forced to give the subject up.

Pidge looked down at them but wasn't affected by Flare's face, but just so she could still be friends with her, she gave the subject up as well. "Ok, but does this mean your mates?" She asked.

I was wondering the same thing, Flare thought to herself as she looked at Ember. Sure he was handsome, and brave, and strong, and very VERY big down there, but she didn't know if she really loved him, or if it was just her hormones getting to her.

I really don't wanna hurt her feelings; I also don't wanna be mates with anyone yet, Ember thought as well. He finally decided on his answer and waited till the whole party stopped again. They stopped by a creek and Grady and Brandt got a campfire going. Ember walked over to Flare who was chatting and laughing with Pidge.

"Flare, can I talk to you in private please?" He asked. Pidge started to giggle but then realized that he didn't mean what she thought.

Flare looked down and nodded. They walked away when they knew Grady and Brandt weren't looking. They stopped when they were out of sight and hearing range. Flare drooped her head since she knew what was about to happen.

"Flare, I'm sorry, but I don't want a mate at the moment. I really want to keep looking and mate with someone I love. I'm sorry, but can we still be friends?" Ember asked hoping she would say yes.

"Ember, I'm sorry for what I did. I kinda did think I was in love with you, but I think it was just my hormones from being in heat talking for me. I'm really sorry for raping you. I'll understand if you hate me." She said starting to cry.

Ember walked up and embraced her. "Flare, I don't hate you. I will never hate you." He then licked her cheek. "But I still am not in love with you. I'm sorry."

Flare just nodded. "I know, thanks Ember. You're a true friend."

Ember smiled. "Come on Flare, let's get back before they think we're mating again." He laughed. Flare giggled and they walked back to camp.

When they came into the clearing they saw Brandt and Grady arguing.

"Grady, my Charmander can beat your Ember any day!" Brandt growled at Grady.

Grady glared at Brandt. "Ember can wipe your Charmander's nose in the dirt!"

"Charmander!" Brandt ordered. His Charmander walked up.

"Ember!" Grady yelled. Ember came over and faced Charmander.

"We better get used to this. Their always going to argue with each other." Charmander sighed.

"Yep, and we have to go with it. We are going to be with them for a while." Ember waited for Grady's order as he got into a battle stance.

"Charmander use emb-! Brandt began before an explosion shook the ground. Everyone looked up to see smoke rising from the direction Pewter City was in.

"What's that?" Grady exclaimed.

"I don't know. But let's continue this later." Brandt said.

Grady nodded and held out his arm. "Pidge come here!" He called to the Pidgey. Pidge flew down and landed on his arm. "I want you to fly ahead and see what's happening. Go now!" He ordered and Pidge took off. He turned to Flare and Ember. "Let's follow her, come on guys." He said and started running to keep up with Pidge. Brandt and Charmander followed. Ember could smell the bitter smell of the smoke getting closer. As he got closer he could see a fire coming from the city. He saw Pokémon and human's alike running for cover.

Flare looked up searching for Pidge. "There she is!" She yipped. Ember looked up to see Pidge land in front of them.

"Humans in black clothing with red R's on them are attacking everything. Their trying to get every Pokémon they see to become theirs." She panted.

Grady saw the Pokémon talking to each other. "What is it Pidge?" He asked quickly.

Pidge flew up and perched on his shoulder. She then pointed out the men in black clothing to him. The whole city was covering with them.

"IT'S TEAM ROCKET!" Both Grady and Brandt yelled. Ember and the other Pokémon looked up confused.

"Team Rocket is this organization of bad guys who take Pokémon and do terrible stuff to them to make them stronger." Grady said.

"Their terrible, they abuse Pokémon to the point of death." Brandt added. That got Ember mad. He hated people who did that to Pokémon.

He saw smoke rising from the city. "Guys, lets split up and help as many people as we can." Grady told them. Ember nodded and sprinted for the city. He knew they had to split up to save as many humans and Pokémon as possible. He saw a human trying to move some rubble from in front of a building and ran to help her. She was trying to save her three Pokémon eggs from getting smashed. Ember noticed two machops helping but they were almost at their limit with the sweat pouring down them. He quickly ran in and rolled each egg out. When he went back in for the last one he noticed the ceiling crumbling and used his quick attack to speed inside faster. When he got the egg the ceiling started to fall and he rolled the egg out and slid out just before the rubble could hit his tail.

The girl came over and hugged Ember tightly. "Oh thank you! Thank you so much for saving my eggs!" She cried. The two machops were tired but they both gave him a thumbs up and a smile.

He nodded and saw Grady, Flare, and Pidge run up. "Ember, there you are. Don't run off like that again!" Grady panted as he hugged Ember tightly. Ember wagged his tail and looked back at the girl.

She was waiting for her turn to thank him. "Is this your Eevee?" She asked Grady.

Grady let go of Ember and nodded. "Yes it is," He told her.

The girl leaned down and kissed the top of Ember's head. "Thank you for saving these eggs, they're really important to me." Ember blushed and yipped at her. Before any of them could react an explosion blew a window out above them and something red and orange fell and hit Ember's head. He suddenly felt a warm sensation go through his body. His body started to glow and when the glow faded he saw he now had a red body and a gold mane. He heard Grady and everyone else gasp.

"E-Ember, your…you're a…."

"Your hot!" Flare screamed. Ember blushed and looked down at his new body. Soon another explosion blew and they turned to see a team rocket member there with an Arbok destroying everything they saw. Ember and Grady exchanged a glance and nodded. They would talk about this later.

"Ember use quick attack on that Arbok now!" He yelled and Ember sped toward the snake. He hit him in the stomach hard and bounced back.

"You, Kid! Stay out of our way! If you don't, something bad will happen! Arbok use bite now!" He yelled and the snake charged toward Ember. Ember felt pain in his right foreleg. He shook the Arbok away and jumped back to Grady.

. "Ember are you alright?" Ember nodded and got ready for another attack. "Good boy! Now, if you can, use ember!" Grady yelled.

Ember felt the power in him and soon he breathed embers toward the Arbok and it was damaged. "Ember, use another quick attack and take it down!" Grady yelled and Ember shot forward and tackled the snake in a burst of speed. The Arbok fainted.

"You little shit!" The man growled as he returned his Arbok and ran. Ember was about to chase him before Grady held him back.

"No, let him go." He heard him say. Ember growled but nodded with Grady. He then turned to see Flare staring at him. She blushed and looked down when he looked at her.

He sighed and looked over at the girl again. She smiled down at him and turned to Grady. "What's his name?" She asked.

Grady smiled at her and rubbed Ember's head. "His name is Ember, he was my first Pokémon." Ember yipped and wagged his tail.

The girl held out her name. "I'm Kia, these two Machops are mine as well, but my first Pokémon is still in her poke ball right now." Grady shook her hand and Flare walked up. "Now who is this pretty young lady?" Kia asked petting Flare. Flare giggle and wagged her five tails.

"This is Flare, she's my little troublemaker." Grady said rubbing Flare's back.

"Oh really what has she done to get her into trouble?" Both Flare and Ember blushed and pawed the ground. Grady cleared his throat.

"You don't wanna know." He told her. Kia's eyes widened and she blushed.

"Wow, never thought of that. Well, it's nice to meet you."

"Yeah, you too, we gotta go see if Brandt needs any help on his end."

"Is he a friend of yours?" Grady nodded.

"He's been my best friend since we were kids, see ya!" He then started running back the way he came. Ember and Flare followed close behind with Kia and her Machops running to keep up.

They soon saw Brandt and his Charmander battling a Persian. "Charmander us ember!" Brandt yelled. Charmander's ember looked the same as the one Ember used but seemed stronger. The Persian was blasted back and soon fainted.

"Yeah! That's my boy!" Brandt cheered and hugged Charmander. Charmander smiled and then started to glow. Brandt's eyes widened and a smile played across his face.

"He's evolving!" Ember gasped. Charmander started to get taller and the flame on his tail brightened.

Soon there was a Charmeleon standing there. Ember and Flare looked in awe at the Pokémon standing before them. Charmeleon just looked at them and huffed.

Ember cocked his head. Brandt just cheered. "Yes! Now I can finally give you the name I wanted too!" He cheered. "You'll be called Striker from now on." Striker just looked at Brandt and growled.

Ember and Flare exchanged worried looks. Maybe Charmander evolving wasn't that good of an idea. Brandt was about to pat Striker's head but then Striker snapped at his hand.

Brandt jumped back afraid. "Whoa, what's with you?" He gasped. Striker just huffed and turned away. Brandt got out his poke ball and returned him. He just stared at the ball in his hand for a moment. Grady walked over and patted his back.

"You okay?" He asked. Brandt nodded then realized that Kia was standing there.

She held out her hand. "I'm Kia; your friend's Pokémon saved some important eggs of mine. It's good to meet you." Brandt nodded but still stared at Kia with his mouth open. Ember looked around at the city that was burning.

Grady patted his head. "I know boy, how could Team Rocket do this?" He asked out loud.

Suddenly a huge Onix came from under the ground in front of them. Its rider was a young man with dark skin and hair. He turned to see the Rocket members all running from Pewter City. "Hopefully that's the last we'll see of them." He then noticed the three people and the few Pokémon staring up at him. He jumped down from his Onix and landed in front of them. He nodded at Kia and took out two poke balls. "Machops return!"

In two red beams of light they disappeared. Kia nodded at him. "Thanks Brock, they helped me a lot." He nodded back and turned to Brandt and Grady.

"Who are these two?" He asked. Kia looked behind her at Brandt and Grady.

"Well, this is Brandt and Grady. They helped kick Team Rocket out of the city." She told him. Brock looked at the two teenagers in front of him. He then looked down at the pokemon at their feet.

"Thank you for saving this town. Is there anything I can do to repay you?" He asked them.

Grady and Brandt smirked at each other. "Give us both a gym battle." Grady said.

Brock smiled. "Done, I'll battle one of you tomorrow, and the other the day after." Brock then jumped back onto his Onix's head. "Till then," he nodded and disappeared underground. When the dust cleared all they saw was a bare patch of dirt which was faintly lighter.

"He's gotta teach Sledge that." Brandt commented. Ember and the others all looked at Brandt.

"Sledge?" Grady asked. Brandt nodded. "I find it easier to say and it makes them more like family if I give them a nickname. So Onix is now Sledge, Oddish is now Flora."

"Not bad names." Grady said. Ember suddenly felt one of his paws give out under him.

"Ah!" He felt a burning pain and looked down to see his skin turning green where the Arbok had bitten him.

"Ember!" Grady and Flare yelled and rushed to his side. Ember felt the world going dark around him. He felt his head getting heavy and he fell to the ground blacking out as his friends gathered around him.

End of Chapter 4

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