Hey guys, welcome back to the next chapter. Now we will explore with Ash going into Viridian Forest and he will catch and battle, he will also bond with some Pokemon. So here we go guys, enjoy the chapter.
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon, but if I did Brock would of told us what happened to Professor Ivy.
Chapter 7: Deep in the Forest
After Ash recovered his Pokémon and managed to buy more supplies for his journey. Once he was set, he checked out his Pokedex about his Nidoran:
Name: Nidoran
Gender: Male
Pokémon Type: Poison Pin
Summary: It is small, but its horn is filled with poison. It charges then stabs with the horn to inject poison
Fighting Moves: Scratch, Poison Pin, and Growl
Ash smiled that he caught a Nidoran, and by training him right he could have a versatile Pokémon. He walked on to Route 2 for some time, when he saw a sign post that says "Entering Viridian Forest: Go with Extreme Caution"
Of course Ash was known to being careful and able to deal with anything that he faces. In his coma, he caught both a Caterpie and Pidgeotto; he also faced a very strange samurai with a tough Pinsir and a Metapod. He snorted over how ridiculous the fight was between his Metapod and his own. He began to make sure he trained his Metapod to do more than that. As he walked on as the sun was setting, he spotted a Caterpie. He smiled to himself and was ready to test Nidoran.
"Alright Nidoran, let's go!"
The rabbit like Pokémon looked at his opponent to fight.
"Alright Nidoran, use Poison Pin!"
"Nidoran!"
Nidoran ran right at him with his pointed pin and hits Caterpie on the side. The Pokémon screamed with pain and was ready for a fight. She looked at his opponent and began to shoot her web at him.
"Dodge it!"
The rabbit Pokémon began to dodge from his left and nearly escaped when he was caught on his foot.
"Use Tackle, Nidoran!"
"Nido!"
He charged at her and tackled her hard, sending the Pokémon flying. She was hit in a tree and was losing conscious. She felt a side on her being hit softly, knowing she was caught.
He waited the first shake, the second, and the last one finally caught a Caterpie.
"Great job, Nidoran!"
He carefully petted the rabbit Pokémon and was happy.
He checked his Pokedex to find out details of Caterpie:
Name: Caterpie
Gender: Female
Pokémon type: Worm Pokémon
Summary: For protection, it releases a horrible stench from the antennae on its head to drive away enemies.
Fighting moves: Tackle, String Shot
He caught another Pokémon and a familiar one. He noticed that the sun was gone and the forest was darker than its usual self. He placed his sleeping back to the side and began to make a small fire between some sage brush, twigs and stones. Once the fire began he released all of his Pokémon and they began to chatter one another. Ash then began to see how different this time around was, his Pokémon and the bond.
"Well guys and gals, I will make dinner and hope that you guys are prepared to go through this forest. We will face trainers and Pokémon alike."
They nodded in agreement.
As he cooked on, the Caterpie went to the Nidoran and was blushing slightly. She cuddled near it as the Nidoran didn't mind the affection, just it was strange for the bug type to be with a different creature. Mankey was talking to Spearow about a few things along with Pikachu. It seems that they are talking about their trainer and what they have done before hand.
"Dinner is ready."
They went toward the different bowls as each of them were eating. Ash was eating his food as Pikachu stayed close to his trainer as he was eating his meal. He just didn't want anything bad happening to his trainer again, even in this forest.
Ash noticed his Pikachu's caution posture. He realized that his Pokémon was being edgy of something bad will happen to him as their guard was done. He petted his Pikachu and said "Don't worry, buddy. Nothing will happen to us. Trust me."
Pikachu smiled at his trainer and was calming down a bit. He suddenly saw his trainer standing up and spraying around the area he was resting. He was glad that he bought a Repel to keep Pokémon away from him and his Pokémon. He finished his can and once all of the Pokémon finished, he returned his Pokémon. He went into his sleeping bag, along with his Pikachu and they slept.
Next Morning
Ash was already up and was walking in a man made dirt road. He looked around for anything interesting, when he found a Potion on the ground. It was still full. He quirked his eyebrow and then someone said "Hey you, how about we battle?" A young man with a wife-beater shirt and blue shorts, carrying a bug net.
Ash smirked "You're on!"
They took their position ready for the fight.
"Let's go Weedle!"
A worm Pokémon with a sharp needle point at his head was ready to fight.
"Let's Caterpie!"
The Caterpie, after recuperating from the last fight from yesterday, looked strong and was ready to fight.
"Alright Weedle, give him a Poison Sting!"
The Pokémon went at her.
"Quick, String Shot at the tree and swing yourself up in those trees!"
She obeyed and swung to get away from the attack just in time.
"You think that will slow me down? Weedle, String Shot yourself to the trees and follow that Caterpie!"
He did so, when Ash said
"Quick Tackle attack!"
As she swung, she used her momentum to hit with a hard tackle at the unsuspecting Pokémon sending it flying and hitting on a tree.
"Weedle, are you alright?"
Weedle shook his head and was ready to fight some more. He noticed how Caterpie landed on the ground.
"Alright String Shot at that Caterpie!"
"Quick String Shot around you!"
As Weedle used String Shot, Caterpie was able to String shout around herself, thus negating the attack.
"Alright Caterpie use that String Shot and tie Weedle up!"
She used the momentum from her counter and was able to tie up Weedle.
"Oh crud!"
"Now Tackle hard!"
She went running as fast as she could and manage to tackle the Pokemon hard. Weedle was barely getting up from the attack, when another tackle put the Weedle down and out of the fight.
""Drat! Return Weedle."
"Good job Caterpie."
She smiled in joy she won a fight when she slowly was glowing and began to evolve in his eyes. Once the glowing was over, what stood from a Caterpie was a green cocoon.
"Metapod, Metapod!"
He took out his Pokedex:
Name: Metapod
Gender: Female
Type Pokémon: Cocoon
Summary: It prepares for evolution by hardening its shell as much as possible to protect its soft body
Fighting Moves: Tackle, String Shot, Harden
Then the trainer said "It's not over, you still have to take out my last Pokémon."
He took out his Pokeball
"Let's go, Metapod!"
Out stood an equal cocoon Pokémon.
"Return Metapod!"
She returned to his Pokeball and took out another Pokémon. He wasn't going to do another harden vs. harden again.
"Go Spearow!"
The bird Pokémon looked at his opponent with a dark grin. To him, it would of been lunch, but this was a battle.
"No matter, Metapod use Harden!"
The Pokémon glowed briefly then it stopped.
"Spearow, Peck attack!"
The attack had a strong effect once the hit brought Metapod on its knees. He was out before anything else, indicating from the swirls in his eyes.
The trainer sighed and knew he was already screwed. He was sure that Metapod was strong enough to hold the attack, but remembered that Spearow's Peck was still super effective.
"Thanks for the fight, trainer. It has been a while since I was tested to keep up"
Ash smiled "Same with you. I just couldn't go for the long run against Metapod."
"Understandable."
"Do you know a way of out this place?"
The bug trainer was in thought and replied "Keep following the road until you reach a fork. Take the left one and keep going straight. Once you reach to a T-Section take a right and you should be out of here in no time."
"Thanks. Take care now."
He nodded and they parted ways.
Sometime later…
Ash was following the trail and did saw the fork road. He took the left and kept walking. He was happy for his two victories, but knew he couldn't get cocky. Considering that trainers make mistakes for that. He hoped to find more trainers, but they seem to be much deeper in the forest. He saw the T-Section and made a right.
He was walking and noticed how it was clearing up…
"Hold it their trainer!"
He looked to his left and noticed another trainer wearing near a protective bee suit, minus the helmet.
"How about we have a battle?"
Ash nodded. He prepared himself, when the trainer said "Let's have this as a handicap fight. You use two strong Pokémon, while I use one."
He raised his eyebrow. Pondering, why only one? Surely it would be a tag, unless he was confident with his Pokémon.
"Alright, you're choice."
"Good, let's go Beedrill!"
Out came the last evolve form of Weedle. Unlike any Beedrill, this one looked stronger. Ash suspected another Synthetic user.
"Alright then, let's Metapod and Nidoran!"
Both Pokemon took its stand, ready to fight.
"Ok then. Beedrill, use Twin Needle on both of them!"
He was coming toward them fast.
"Metapod stand your ground with Harden! Nidoran, stay in place while having Poison Sting out!"
Both Pokémon stood in place and were bracing for impact. Both felt a hard hit from the bee Pokémon as they held on the onslaught.
"Alright, Metapod Harden and Tackle! Nidoran, Growl and Scratch!"
Metapod glowed once more and tackled hard against the Pokémon. While he was flown mid-air, he felt his power go down from a strong growl and a hard scratch. Beedrill got up after falling down, and was ready for more of a fight.
'Crud, he's tough. No matter.' Ash thought
"As you can see, you have to do better than that, city boy." the trainer smirked "How about another Twin Needle, Beedrill!"
He went to another attack. Ash noticed that Nidoran was still exhausted from holding on, while Metapod did look beat up.
"Metapod, String Shot Nidoran and a tree. Then swing both of yourselves out of there!"
Metapod was determine not to allow to see Nidoran getting hurt badly. She released a web and it on Nidoran's back, then another one on a tree. She flew swung before the attack could hit either of them. She kept swinging while avoiding the bee Pokémon.
"Alright, Metapod toss Nidoran at Beedrill!"
She knew it was a risk, but she did so as she was told. She threw him hard.
"Beedrill, attack that Nidoran."
"Nidoran latch on to him!"
As he was being pummeled by the Beedrill with the Twin Needle, he was hanging out.
"Nidoran, use Poison Sting non-stop!"
He kept hitting the Pokémon with everything he got. He was slowly losing conscious and when he noticed that it was slowly affecting the bug Pokémon, he had him. He lost conscious.
Metapod saw her darling was out of the fight. She was angry. She wanted to make him pay. The Beedrill taunted over the rabbit Pokémon.
"String Shot at Beedrill!"
Without hesitation, she String Shot the bug Pokémon until he was tied up.
"Get yourself out of their and attack that Pokémon!"
"Quick, Harden and Tackle!" She did so fast before the other Pokémon could react. She sent the Pokémon flying right at a tree. The Beedrill was trying to get up, when he felt another Tackle. He was losing conscious as it felt one more Tackle attack, along the Poison effect that coursed his body, which knocked him out.
The trainer was in shock. He lost. He hasn't lost in years. He was very confident that the Synthetic would be enough to take out any Pokémon in its way. In anger, he returned his Pokémon and left running elsewhere.
Ash was surprised he won, as he noticed that his Metapod was evolving already. He pondered what level she was? She lost the cocoon look and with it came a large purple butterfly. He smiled and took out his Pokedex:
Name: Butterfree
Gender: Female
Pokémon Type: Butterfly
Summary: It collects honey every day. It rubs honey onto the hairs on its legs to carry it back to its nest
Fighting Moves: Tackle, Harden, String Shot, Confusion
As he put away his Pokedex, he noticed his Butterfree was flying toward Nidoran. She cuddled her self, while avoiding some of the pin from the rabbit Pokémon. He was opening his eyes and saw how Metapod became a Butterfree in one day. He smiled softly and licked her on the cheek. She flushed slightly and knew he was going to be ok.
He shook his head in amusement. He returned his Pokémon as Pikachu smiled on what he saw and was glad that he knew what he was doing. They continued on the trail, when he finally saw a sign that he waited for: Welcome to Pewter City.
To be continue…
A/N: Yet another chapter more and battles. Yes I know Caterpie evolved very fast, but let's be honest, bug types tend to evolve faster than any other Pokémon. Also we will see more of those trainers with Synthetics. So the next chapter will be involved training against Brock, and the battle. So leave a review, constructive criticism and no flames. Laters
Interesting facts: The crush between Butterfree and Nidoran was inspired by the part between Magnemite and Pikachu. Made me laugh and thought, eh why not this one just for the giggles and such, just that Nidoran is more accepting. XD