Pokemon: Life in Redville

Author's Notes: Well, here's the next 3-part arc of my Pokemon: Life in Redville story, but this time, Ekans has a new girlfriend. Can you guess who it is?

P.S. Special thanks to finalpokemon for suggesting the Pokemon who Ekans' new girlfriend will be. And for that, finalpokemon gets a cookie! (hands over a cookie) Okay, everyone, enjoy the following chapter!

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Pokemon characters. They all belong to Nintendo, but the Redville town belongs to Yoshizilla, so don't sue. Anyway, on with da show!

Loyal Reviewers: Sentrovasi, Jinjo-Advance, PeppyDaMan, finalpokemon, patthealmighty

Nightfall.

It was pretty much dark in the little township of Redville, seeing how the time was 10:30 PM. Charmander seemed to have cooled off after the volleyball match, for he was sleeping peacefully. Oddish was also sleeping peacefully, no longer in her fan girl-mode.

Magnemite, however, was happy to have a good rest on his hands, with his two best friends sleeping peacefully.

...Wait, 2 of his friends? Wasn't there...a 3rd?

Magnemite suddenly woke up and gasped. He realized that a 3rd friend was missing. "OH MY GOD! WE FORGOT ABOUT EKANS!

Ekans' New Girlfriend!

Later, in the beautiful, detailed morning...

"WAKE UP! WAKE UP!" Magnemite frantically cried, "EKANS IS GONE! HE'S NOT IN THE VILLAGE!"

Charmander gasped, waking up in a flash. "Ekans is gone? What do you mean?"

Oddish yawned as he rubbed her eyes with her leaves. "What's going on, Magnemite?"

Magnemite panicked. "It's Ekans! We forgot him at the beach!"

Oddish gasped. "Oh no! We didn't!"

Magnemite frowned, and lowered his head in shame. "We did. I didn't even seem to notice him making the burgers still."

Charmander gritted his teeth. "Darn it...and just when it couldn't get any worse..."

Just then, Ekans popped his head from behind his house. "Hey guys! What's up?"

Magnemite, Oddish, and Charmander all cheered in relief. "EKANS! YOU'RE SAFE!" They all ran to him.

Ekans chuckled nervously. "Hehehe...yeah...I was in the garden all night."

Magnemite gave Ekans an angry glance. "Ekans, why didn't you just tell us last night? We were worried sick!"

Charmander rubbed the back of his head, chuckling nervously. "Actually, we weren't. We were just sleeping peacefully until YOU noticed it, Magnemite."

Magnemite blushed with embarrassment. "Oh...um...well..."

Oddish giggled. "Don't worry, Magnemite, we know how you feel."

Charmander turned to Ekans. "So what were you doing last night, anyway?"

Ekans rubbed the back of his head with his tail. "Well, after I made the burgers, I came back to the town and stored the burgers into the food storage. Then, after meeting with my girlfriend, I went into the garden to get some flowers." He frowned. "I couldn't find anything, so..." He smiled again. "I decided to come back here and see what I had in my own house!"

Oddish looked at Ekans curiously. "Why, what do you have in the house, Ekans?"

Ekans laughed. "Why, I have many intruiging objects inside my house that come from the Ekans' Country, you know!" He gave Oddish a wink. "Heck, my own Uncle Arbok even gave me my family's secret recipe for Dragon Chili."

Charmande, Oddish, and Magnemite all stared blankly at Ekans for several seconds. "Dragon chili?"

Ekans laughed. "Yeah! And if that doesn't work, I still have those warm, tasy, and juicy burgers that are in the food storage!"

Oddish's eyes gleamed with excitement. "Oh, Ekans, when will we meet your girlfriend!"

Ekans patted Oddish on the head with his tail. "Why, she's coming tonight, my dear Oddish!" He laughed. "She even asked if she could live in the town!"

Charmander jumped in excitement. "Wow! That's awesome, Ekans!"

Magnemite nodded. "It truly is. So, what can we do to help?"

Ekans smiled, and he pulled out a small paper that he was carrying on his back. "Well, I'm going to go prepare that Dragon Chili recipe my Uncle Arbok gave me. Magnemite, you can go and find some flowers in the forest with Charmander, and Oddish, you can decorate the town!"

Oddish squealed happily. "Oh boy, this is so exciting! I'll go and do it right now!" She ran into her house to get decoration supplies.

Charmander smiled. "Ekans, you can count on us!" He started heading for the path that led to the forest. "Come on, Magnemite!"

Magnemite nodded. "Right!" He turned to Ekans. "Ekans, I wish you good luck on making that Dragon Chili recipe!"

Ekans laughed. "Thanks!" He started slithering for his house.

Magnemite hummed cheerfully, when he bumped into the 'Welcome to Redville' sign. "Ouch!" He crashed on the ground, and an audience laugh track from nowhere played.

Charmander sweatdropped. "Uh...Magnemite, are you all right?"

Magnemite chuckled weakly. "I...never...felt...better..."

Charmander shrugged and picked up Magnemite. He then turned his attention back to the path leading to the forest and started walking towards the forest.

To Be Continued!