Pikachu and I rose early the next morning, it would be best to make it through Viridian forest during the day. Then I would head to Pewter city. As we were traversing through the forest I could see wild Caterpie crawling across the ground. Occasionally I would come across bunches of wild Pikachu. "Pika!" Pikachu cheered. "wow! that's a lot of Pikachu!" I said when we came across a giant group of Pikachu. The group of them was probably about three hundred. "Pika, pika Pikachu!" I could tell by Pikachu's voice he wanted to play with them, and since it was still early in the day, why not? "Ok Pikachu, but not too long" I said. As soon as I finished the last word Pikachu jumped off of my shoulder and ran to join the enormous group. I watched Pikachu play with the others. "Ash!" I heard an extremely familiar voice yell. Wait, that sounds like misty!
"Misty! I shouted out as if she couldn't hear me very well. Hi Ash, how is Pikachu?" Misty asked. "Pika!" Pikachu shouted out before I could answer. "Pikachu's doing great," I said with a smile. It kind of surprised me that Misty would be out here. Especially since she was terrified of bug Pokémon. "Hey misty, I have a question" I said. "Yeah Ash?" she replied. "Since you are here, does that mean you aren't afraid of bugs anymore" I asked. "Umm, not exactly. I brought a bunch of repels with me." she said." "Well what are you doing out here?" I asked. She had to have a reason. Why would she go way out of her comfort zone into a forest full of bugs? It was silent for a moment. Then misty said, "I came in hopes of meeting up with you. You see, I Kind of guessed you would head home for your thirteenth birthday. That's why I set out here. So, do you think we could travel together?" She asked me. "Travel with you" I repeated kind of unsure. "yeah, but through a different region. Just the two of us!" I stayed quiet for a moment, this decision would effect my entire journey. I began to wonder what region she had in mind...