So...the group was walking. Exciting, huh? Then their stomachs began to grumble.
"I'm staaaaaarviiiiiiing!" Ian whined. "I need fooooood!"
[Ian, mommy told you to stop crying like a little girl.] Axew said firmly. All the members of the group that could understand Axew, Pokémon included, started laughing hysterically.
"What did he say?" Iris asked with an amused smirk.
"Haha! He told Ian to stop crying like a little girl in the most serious, stern tone!" Josh laughed. Iris giggled and cuddled her Pokémon.
"You're just a little cutie, aren't you?"
[I'm not cute! I'm tough!] Axew protested indignantly.
[Like, there's no reason ya can't be both!] Shaggy said.
[Both? Yaaaaaaaay!]
"I still can't believe you guys can understand Pokémon!" Cilan exclaimed. "Such a unique, fresh ability!"
"I have to say though, I do agree with Ian." Mike said. "I AM kinda hungry."
"So, why don't we stop here for lunch?" Iris suggested.
"Yeah! And we can answer some Twitter questions!" Ian agreed.
"...Twitter?" Iris asked.
"Yeah! It's a website! People ask us questions on our accounts and we answer them!"
"Through a screen. While eating lunch." Iris said flatly.
"IT MADE SENSE WHEN ME AND ANTHONY DID IT, OKAY?!" Ian snapped.
"Okaaaay...well, wait here. I'll get things ready." Iris leapt off into the bushes. And so the group was talking around a stump.
"So...you guys read any good books lately?" Cilan asked.
"I don't read." Emile shrugged. Cilan looked scandalized.
"WHAT?! You don't take the time to sink your teeth into a good book?! You don't enjoy the tang of action? The sweetness of romance? The unidentifiable flavor of mystery?!"
"...Not really." Emile replied.
"Hmm...I may have to introduce you to a few of my favorite book series, Emile."
"Hey, do you have Harry Potter here?" Tristan asked.
"Hmm? I don't believe I've heard of that..." Cilan replied, confused.
"How about the Hunger Games?"
"No..."
"...Twilight?"
"I don't know what that is...but it leaves a bad taste in my mouth for some reason."
"Well,that'ssomethin'thisworldhasovermine,thatseriesisawful." Popeye muttered.
"All right, guys!" Iris called. "We're all set!" She approached with a basket of fruit. "Fresh as fresh can be!"
"Ooooh, so it's funky fresh." Ryan clarified. "Gotcha." Iris looked at him weirdly.
"Way to force in humor, author." Deadpool said flatly.
"Anyway, dig in!" Iris concluded.
"I hate fruit. It goes right through me." Achmed said.
"That's fine! More for us!" Ian exclaimed as he helped himself
"Have as much as you want! There's plenty!" Iris said.
"Even though it is just a bunch of fruit!" Cilan added.
"All right, lunch! Get in mah belly!" Josh exclaimed as he took a bite out of an orange. He looked to see everyone looking at him weirdly. "...What?"
"Hey, guys!" Cilan exclaimed. Everyone turned to him. Cut to Cilan cooking something over a pan.
"Smells good over there, Cilan! Better than my own homecooked chimichangas!" Deadpool exclaimed. "'Course those ended up giving Logan indigestion, so I guess that's not a very good comparison..." Then Cilan approached the table, a platter of food in hand.
"Sorry for the wait!" He exclaimed, setting it down. "Here! I pureed the fruits and made fruit muffins and cakes!"
"Ooh, fancy!" Josh said as he took one. Then he took a bite. "Wow, that's unbelievable!" Ian looked over at Josh, then reached for one himself.
"Hmm. Must taste pretty good if-" as soon as Ian took a bite, his eyes widened. The camera zoomed into his eyes and showed Ian in what looked like a music video, with him and all of his friends dancing with the cakes and muffins, who had faces, top hats and monicles. Then it zoomed back into real life.
"Um...Ian?" Cilan asked in concern. "Did I make them wrong?" Tears formed in Ians eyes...then the world around them randomly turned into a flashing green light as Ian shouted:
"THIS IS AMAAAAAZIIIIIIIING!"
"Why, thank you very much!" Cilan chuckled. Everybody else dug in. Krillins, unfortunately, was too hard, so he chipped a tooth.
Krillin Owned Count: 14
Cilan looked at Krillins chipped tooth in horror.
"No...how could this have happened?!"
"Huh?" Krillin looked confused, then scared as Cilan got right in his face.
"I HAVE FAILED! THIS LUNCH IS A DISASTER! I'M SO SORRY, KRILLIN! PLEASE, PLEASE FORGIVE ME!" Cilan shouted as he shook Krillins shoulders.
"O-o-oka-a-ay, ju-u-st sto-o-op sha-a-a-king me-e-e-e!" Krillin exclaimed.
"Mmm! If I can eat delicious food like this every single day, maybe travelling with you guys won't be so bad!" Iris said.
"This stuff goes right through me!" Achmed complained after he had tried to eat one of the muffins, only for it to go through him and land on the ground he was sitting on. Cilan calmed down and went right back to his chipper self.
"Well, if any of you are still hungry, you're more than welcome to have seconds!" He offered.
"Sounds good to me!" Emile said. He went over to claim another treat.
"Save some for the rest of us!" Mike shouted after him as everyone but Deadpool and Tristan left the table to get more. Deadpool turned to Tristan.
"Haha! We're gonna eat all of them before you even get there!" Deadpool ran to the table where the treats were being held.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Tristan shouted before running to the table.
"Heeeeeey, there's no seconds here!" Ian whined.
"YOU GUYS ACTUALLY DID IT! WHYYYYYYYYYYYY?!" Tristan sobbed as he ran to the nearest tree and began sobbing hysterically.
"Hmmm...that doesn't make sense. There was plenty of food over here a second ago!" Cilan exclaimed, looking over the table.
"That's so weird! What could have happened to it?" Iris said.
[Yeah, that food was yummy!] Axew said as he popped out of Iris' hair. Then the grass started rustling.
"Hey, guys! There's something moving in the grass over there!" Josh pointed out. Everyone turned to see something moving through the grass.
Insert Best Wishes theme here
Josh lead the pack as he crawled toward the source of the rustling. He looked over into the clearing and saw a familiar Pokémon eating one of Cilans muffins.
[My compliments to the chef.] The Snivy muttered to itself with a feminine voice, a smirk on its face.
"Guys, look! A Snivy!" Josh whispered excitedly, pointing to the Pokémon as the group caught up.
"Yeah. It stole Cilans food!" Tristan pouted.
"Since Josh saw it first, seems only fair that he gets to catch it!" Popeye offered.
"Really? You mean it?" Josh was practically squealing. Everyone else shrugged and nodded.
"Here! Little Piggy's a fire type! That'll be useful!" Ian offered as he held out Little Piggy.
[Uh, I'll give it my best shot!] The little pig replied.
"Thanks, Ian." Josh nodded. "Hmmm...I think I'll distract her first." Josh tossed a Pokeball at the Snivy.
[Hmm? Agh!] The Snivy grunted as the pokeball hit her on the head and sucked her in.
"Josh, what are you doing?!" Iris exclaimed. "You have to weaken it first!"
"I KNOOOOOW WHAT I'M DOOOOING!" Josh snapped. Then he turned to the fire pig he was borrowing. "All right, Little Piggy. Be ready to hit her with an Ember when she pops out."
[Right!] Little Piggy nodded.
"Oh, I see! Josh plans to get a surprise attack on the Snivy!" Cilan observed. "It won't see the attack coming immediately after coming out of the Pokeball."
"Wow, Josh, impressive!" Iris complimented.
"Now that's usin' the ol' noodle!" Popeye agreed. That's when the Snivy popped out of the Pokeball.
"NOW!" Josh commanded. The Snivy grunted in surprise as she was hit in the back by the Embers. She turned to Josh and smirked.
[Hmm...trying to catch me off guard? A cunning strategy. But you'll have to do better than that if you want to catch me.]
"All right, can do!" Josh exclaimed. "Little Piggy, use Quick Attack!"
[Okay, here goes!] Little Piggy dashed toward Snivy at top speed, but she leapt out of the way and caused the pig to crash into a rock.
"Hmm. Well played." Josh said.
"Josh, Snivy are really smart and speedy Pokémon. Not easy to catch." Cilan said. The Snivy finished off the muffin, then turned to Josh with a smirk.
[Is that all? I thought you were actually going to put up a fight for a second.]
"Aw, dude, you just got DISSED!" Said Achmed.
"Story of my life." Josh said, shaking his head and slumping slightly. "All right, Little Piggy, use Ember!" Little Piggy tried to fire the sparks of fire at the Snivy. The Snivy leapt into the air, winked at the Tepig, and began to spin around as hearts surrounded it. The hearts all went at Little Piggy, and his eyes turned into hearts. Little Piggy dizzily staggered about in a daze.
"Uh...what's with the little guy?" Mike asked.
"Little Piggy got hit by Snivys attract!" Iris said.
"Attract? Like a magnet?" Ian asked. Ian, you're an idiot.
"Attract is a move that causes infatuation in Pokémon of the opposite gender." Cilan explained.
"Well...geez, that's not good." Josh said nervously. "QUITE the opposite, really!" Then the Snivy whipped Little Piggy twice. She attempted to go for two more...
"HEY, FOUL! FOUL! THAT IS NOT FAIR!" Josh exclaimed as he leapt in front of Little Piggy. "HE CAN'T EVEN FIGHT BA-OHOHOHOHOW!" Josh winced as he was hit in the cheek and the top of the head by the grass snakes vines.
[Josh! Are you okay?] Little Piggy asked.
"I...could ask you the same thing." Josh replied.
[He...really cares!] Snivy said quietly to herself.
"Wow, Josh! Thanks for getting hurt for Little Piggy's sake!" Ian exclaimed as he came up to grab the Tepig. He held it up to eye level and touched his nose to its snout. "Wouldn't want MY Pokémon to get hurt."
[That's not even his Pokémon...] Snivy realized. [Hmm...maybe he's the right trainer for-HMPH!] She leapt into the air and spun, disappearing in a tornado of leaves. Josh approached the spot where the Snivy once was.
"Aw man! Looks like I missed the opportunity... And I got whipped trying to catch it! WHIPPED!" He exclaimed.
"Hmm...incredible! Snivys moves are really high-level!" Cilan exclaimed.
"Hmmm... maybe it abandoned its trainer!" Iris exclaimed.
"Or vice-versa!" Emile added.
"What makes you say that?" Krillin asked.
"Cilan said Snivy are intelligent. I've heard that if they have a really bad trainer, they'll leave them."
"Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if this Snivy did just that." Cilan agreed.
"Well...that Snivy could be tough to work with." Josh said. "But if we see it again, you'd better believe I'm gonna give it another shot! I'll be the best trainer ever! THE BEST TRAINER EVER, YA HEAR ME?!" Josh declared with ferocity, pointing at the group for emphasis.
"That sounds good, Josh. You really want that Snivy, don't you?" Krillin said.
"Yeah, I can probably figure out a few strategies for those moves she has." Josh shrugged. "Besides, she's so cool!"
"So are we gonna look for her?" Iris asked.
"Well, we might as well try." Josh replied. "I still need a Pokémon..."
"We can help you!" Ryan offered. "Hey Popeye, Breeze and Streak could fly around and lead us to it!"
"Wow, that's a pretty good idea, Ryan!" Popeye complimented. "Plusit'llgiveStreaksometimetostretchhiswings." He turned to his Spearow. "Well, ya heard the kid, Streak! Up ya go!"
[Right away, boss!] Streak nodded.
[We'll find her, Josh. Just sit tight.] Breeze agreed as she flew up to join Streak.
Meanwhile...
Team Rocket was standing under a rocky Cliffside.
"I have some important information for you." The trio gasped. "That secret organization in the Unova region has commenced operations. They may, in fact, already be aware of our plans in the area. Be on your highest alert."
"Sir! Understood, sir!" The trio all said at once.
"Transmission out." The computer shut off.
"Secret organization?" Jessie asked. "Huh. I wonder who they are."
"It appears that even headquarters has no clear information regarding such." James replied.
"Well, whatever the deal is, we'd better be extra careful!" Meowth added.
"Hey guys!"
"STEVIE, WILL YOU JUST LEAVE US ALONE?!" Jessie screeched.
"I was just passing by and I saw you talking! What're ya talkin' about?" Stevie replied.
"Ugh! F*ck off, Stevie!" Meowth yelled as the trio began walking away.
"Okay! Bye!" Stevie waved as the trio left. Then he turned to the grass and saw a certain little snake-like Pokémon. "Wow! That's sooo cool!"
[Ugh...who IS this guy?] Snivy muttered to herself.
"Hey...those other guys have been catching Pokémon! Maybe I should get one too!"
[How about no?] Snivy said flatly as she turned around and walked away.
"Where ya goin', snakey?" Stevie exclaimed as he followed it. He tripped over something. "Wow! It's one of those Pokeball thingies! I can catch it for sure now!" Stevie tossed the Pokeball at Snivy. She turned around and batted it away with Vine Whip. Then she furiously approached Stevie and started whipping him all over his body.
[NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NONONONONONONONONONO!] She screeched as she continued whipping him into unconsciousness. She panted heavily, then turned to leave. She looked back at Stevies unconscious form and sighed. She started wandering the rocky field. [That man...such a pathetic loser...] She sighed heavily and laid down. She looked up at the sky and thought back to Josh shielding Little Piggy. [Ugh...why am I thinking about him?] She muttered as she rolled over to her side. [He seems like a nice guy, but...] She then remembered a tidbit of her past trainer.
Flashback...
"Come on, you stupid snake, hit it already!" The teenager snapped. Snivy rolled her eyes. This Cincinno was a mother, she knew it from when she was still a wild Pokémon. She had three children to care for, and this jerk wanted her to beat her into unconsciousness so he could...enslave her and treat her like dirt while those poor children were left alone to fend for themselves? He knew she had children too! He had seen her hugging her children goodbye before she left to get food! Well she was having no part of it! She glared at her "trainer" and shook her head in defiance. "Grr...fine! I'll just use Frillish!" She watched in horror as he sent out his Frillish. He hit the Cincinno with a water gun, then rammed into her. Snivy scowled at her trainer. She knew she couldn't just sit back and let this happen. She leapt into the battlefield and hit the Frillish with two Vine Whips. The Frillish turned to glare at her, then tried using Water Gun to get her to back off. Snivy leapt over it and hit the Pokémon with Leaf Storm, knocking it unconscious. The Cincinno turned to look at Snivy gratefully before running off. Snivy smirked in satisfaction, then looked stoically at her trainers enraged face. "WHAT THE F*CK WAS THAT, YOU PIECE OF SH*T?!" He screamed. Snivy rolled her eyes. She was in for yet another screamfest from her LOVING trainer.
Snivy growled at the memory. This boy had been willing to take a mother away from her children. She always did have a soft spot for children, and to her, harming them in any was deemed unacceptable. Well, Pokémon battles was an exception...as long as the trainer was actually a good, loving trainer who would show them support, win or lose. Would that other boy be like that? Could he be her ideal trainer? She sighed heavily and closed her eyes. Little did she know, two certain birds were flying above her.
[That's the chick!] Streak exclaimed. [We'd better let our bosses know.]
[Of course.] Breeze nodded as the two went flying back to their trainers.
[Boss! We found 'er! Come on, before she leaves!] Streak exclaimed.
"You heard him, fellas! Let's get Josh that Snivy!" Josh excitedly ran ahead as the two bird Pokémon led the group to Snivy.
"THANK YOU, BREEZE AND STREAK!" Josh shouted at them. The two birds smiled and nodded. Then they flew up to a rocky mountain. Snivy woke up to see the two birds flying over her.
[What's this?] She walked to the edge of the cliff and looked down to see Josh excitedly running to the base of the cliff. Josh looked up to see Snivy staring down at him. [Well...look who came back for another loss.]
"Snivy, I demand a rematch!" Josh demanded. "I DEMAND it!"
"Josh, wait up! You need to borrow a Pokémon first!" Mike called out.
[Mike, I wanna fight!] Jet requested.
"Well, if you're sure, c'mere buddy!" Josh exclaimed.
[All right!] Jet cheered. The group started scaling the cliffs.
[You guys are awfully annoying, you know that?] Snivy said before knocking some rocks down from the Cliffside. The group looked up as the rocks came down. They all had their sights on one guy though...
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAGHH!" Krillin screamed as all of the rocks hit him, sending him flying down to the bottom of the cliff. "My back..."
Krillin Owned Count: 15
"Looks like she's a bit of a sociopath!" Deadpool commented. "Awesome!" Snivy sighed and began to walk away.
"HEY! I'M NOT DONE YET!" Josh exclaimed.
[Hmm...persistent, aren't we?] Snivy said.
"All right, little Snivy! You're mine!" Josh exclaimed. "All right, Jet, hit her with a Water Gun!" Jet fired the blast of water at the grass snake. She responded by jumping back. A little bit of the water splashed onto her face. She frowned as she wiped it off.
[Well that was annoying...] By this time, the others had managed to scale the cliff. They watched Josh battling.
"Hey, why is Josh using Jet?" Iris asked.
"He wanted to battle." Mike shrugged.
"But Jet's at a disadvantage against a grass-type!" Iris retorted.
[Yeah, silly!] Axew agreed.
"Iris, I know what I'm doing, all right?" Josh replied. "I recall getting straight A's in most of my school subjects. I don't know how though..."
"Well, Josh is a smart guy." Cilan added. "I guess Jet's enthusiasm convinced him."
"But wait...Jet's a guy. And Snivy has Attract." Ryan pointed out.
"...Maybe she won't use it?" Emile said.
"I doubt that. Snivy will most definitely use it, if only as a last resort." Cilan replied.
"So Josh needs to beat her ass before she has a chance to use it." Achmed added.
"Well, that won't happen until the end of the chapter. And we've got a ways to go." Deadpool replied. Snivy used Vine Whip.
"Jet, hit the vine away with your shell!" Josh commanded. Jet obeyed. "All right, Razor Shell!" Jet prepared to hit the grass snake with his shell...but she had used Attract. Then she hit him in the face with a vine, knocking him back. Josh ran up to Jet and got down on one knee. "Thanks for trying." He said with a smile.
[No problem.] Jet replied, smiling back. Mike came up and picked up his Oshawott.
"Are you okay, Jet? Not too badly hurt, are ya?"
[I'm okay, I'm okay!] Jet replied.
"Wanna borrow Crusher, Josh?" Popeye offered.
"Thanks, Popeye!" Josh accepted the Pokeball and turned to face Snivy...but she had fled.
"Aw, not again!" Josh ran after the Pokémon and the others followed suit.
Insert Who's That Pokémon here...
Snivy continued running from the group following her. She was thinking to herself.
[That Oshawott didn't belong to him...and he still sincerely thanked him for helping him.] She said. She remembered what had happened whenever a Pokémon had lost a battle under her old trainers "care."
Flashback...
"You heard me! Get lost!" Her WONDERFUL trainer was currently yelling at his starter Pokémon, an Oshawott. The Oshawott had been nothing but loyal to her trainer, and was desperately hugging his leg and sobbing hysterically for him to let her stay. He responded by prying her off and shoving her away with his foot. Snivy was watching this, feeling pity for the poor girl. She was a nice Oshawott, she deserved better than this creep. She fought hard and long at the Nimbasa City gym and had almost beaten Elesa's Zebstrike, an impressive feat considering the major type disadvantage. But she eventually fell, and Snivy had to come in and finish the fight. What made the situation even worse was that the Oshawott had beaten both Elesa's Emolga and Tynamo beforehand.
[Ungrateful bastard.] Snivy thought angrily. Her gaze softened into one of pity as the Oshawott ran away into the distance, tears in her eyes. The trainer smirked and turned to the rest of his Pokémon.
"Now that that weakling's out of the picture, time for some more training." Snivy scowled.
The Grass Snake shook her head and continued her escape. Josh would not live up though, and continued running.
"Y'know, normally I wouldn't be able to run this long considering I don't really run or work out. But I guess I just REALLY want that Snivy." Josh said as he ran.
[That's nice, man.] Streak replied, flying next to the teens head. [We'll get 'er.]
"Josh is so stubborn!" Iris exclaimed as the group followed behind him.
"More like determined!" Popeye replied. "He's gonna be a real good trainer, I can tell already!" Josh had chased the Snivy into a forest-like area. He looked up to see her on a tree branch.
[You just don't give up, do you?]
"Well this could prove difficult." He said flatly.
[No way, we got this!] Streak replied as he flew at the Snivy.
[Ugh...this is getting old.] Snivy began leaping from the branches. Josh followed suit. He watched as the Snivy landed on a lily pad in the middle of what appeared to be a large body of mud.
[Are you going after her, Josh?] Breeze asked.
"I don't know. I have my suspicions about that lake." Josh replied. He reached down and picked up a rock, then tossed it into the lake. The rock immediately sank. "Oh geez! That's not a lake at all! It's quicksand! QUICKSAND! SNIVY, GET OUTTA THERE! THAT LILY PAD MIGHT SINK!" Snivy gasped and leapt to the shore. He turned to look at the teen.
[He was actually worried about my safety...]
"Man, that was clo-HEY! Get away from there!" Josh shouted, pointing at a young Mincinno who had began to wander over to the quicksand curiously. The warning went unheard, as the little chinchilla decided it would be fun to play on the lily pads. "NO! THAT IS THE WORST THING YOU COULD POSSIBLY DO, YOU HEAR ME?! THE! WORST! POSSIBLE! THING!" Josh panicked. The Mincinno leaned over the side of the lily pad, hoping to see its reflection. Josh, Streak, Breeze and Snivy all gasped as it pitched into the quicksand. Josh watched in horror as the small Pokémon thrashed and cried, trying to escape as it sunk. Snivy was ready to pull it out with Vine Whip...but then she noticed someone else had tossed a vine to the small Pokémon already. It didn't notice the vine because it was still panicking. "Hey, little guy! Calm down! Hey! Chill! Relax!" Finally, Josh managed to get its attention by shouting "HEEEEEEEEEEYA!" The Mincinno looked over at Josh, teary-eyed. "Calm down. Just grab the vine, and I'll pull ya out. Okay?" The Mincinno grabbed the vine, trembling. "That's it. Here we go..." Josh tugged at the vine. The Mincinno came back to shore easily, due to being a child, and the fact that Mincinno are pretty light Pokémon in general. The Mincinno looked up at its savior with a smile and happily hugged his leg.
[Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!] It cheered.
"Haha, no problem!" Josh chuckled, bending over to pat the Mincinno on the head. The Mincinno smiled up at him, then looked down at its body and gasped.
[No! I'm filthy! Agh! I HATE being dirty! HATE it! Aw...] The Mincinno was saddened. Josh frowned. Then he sighed.
"Well, my shirts gonna be filthy, but..." Josh took off his shirt and used it as a towel of sorts, to clean off the small Chinchilla. As he was doing this, the rest of the group had caught up.
"Hey, Josh! Did you catch it? Is that what happened? Tell me! I wanna know! How'd it go? Is it yours now?" Ian asked.
"...Why the hell'd ya take your shirt off?" Deadpool asked. Iris noticed this and blushed slightly.
"Oh, uh...this little girl fell in the quicksand here." Josh gestured to the Mincinno. "I pulled her out, and she thanked me, then told me she didn't like being dirty, so I'm just cleaning her off."
"Now that's real thoughty of ya, squirt!" Popeye patted Josh on the back in approval.
"Indeed! Josh has a very sweet center, doesn't he?" Cilan agreed. Mike decided to read up on the Pokémon. Meanwhile, Snivy was watching this.
[He saved that child...it was a wild Pokémon, and he still saved her. He even sacrificed his clean shirt for it. ...No...] Snivy shook her head and walked away. Josh was preoccupied with Mincinno. Then the grass rustled and a Cincinno came out.
[My darling!] She shouted.
[Mommy!] The Mincinno exclaimed, running into her mothers waiting arms.
[Where have you been, young lady? What did I tell you about running off?]
[Sorry, mommy. I just wanted to play... that nice trainer saved me!] She pointed to Josh, who waved.
[SAVED YOU?! YOU WERE IN DANGER?! What happened?!] [Insert Story here] The Cincinno ran over to Josh's leg and hugged it gratefully, sobbing out "thank you" repeatedly.
"Uh, no problem, ma'am." Josh replied. The Cincinno stopped crying and looked up at Josh.
[You...understand Pokémon?]
"Yeah. Everyone here does, except the girl and the green-haired guy." Josh replied.
[Well, thank you so much!] The Cincinno turned to her daughter. [Would you like to say goodbye before we got get dinner, darling?]
[Yes please, mommy.] Mincinno approached Josh and hugged his leg. [Bye-bye, Mr. Josh. Thank you for saving me.] Josh chuckled, bent down and patted the little Pokemons head.
"Eh, no worries. Maybe I'll see ya again someday."
"You totally will." Deadpool said reassuringly.
[Bye!] Mincinno waved as it ran into the bushes. Josh waved back. Iris walked up beside Josh.
"You're just a big softie, aren't you?" She teased.
"Guilty as charged." Josh shrugged. Then he turned to Iris. "Hey, uh...why are you blushing?" Iris turned away, slightly embarrassed.
"Josh, you're still shirtless, dude." Mike said.
"I need to clean this shirt..." Josh said.
"Lemme take care o' that for ya!" Popeye offered. He took a deep breath and blew on the shirt, sending every ounce of mud flying off. Unfortunately it hit everybody else. They all glared in annoyance at Popeye through mud-caked faces. "Whoops...sorry 'bout that." After getting the mud off of everyone's bodies, Popeye turned to Josh. "So, ya still lookin' fer Snivy, squirt?"
"Oh yeah, I almost forgot!" Josh exclaimed. He turned to the shore on the other side of the quicksand pit. "Aw geez, she's gone!" And Snivy was walking down the pathway. She turned around, almost hoping to see Josh running after her.
[WHY do I care?] She muttered to herself. She approached the lake. Another memory came back to her.
Flashback...
"I...HAVE...HAD IT WITH YOU!" The trainer roared. Snivy rolled her eyes at the teenagers anger. "YOU UNGRATEFUL LITTLE BITCH! I TAKE YOU OUT OF THE WILD, SHOWER YOU WITH LOVE AND CARE, AND FEED YOU!" Snivy looked up at her trainer in shock. Did he just imply that he actually took CARE of his Pokémon? Snivy then started laughing hysterically at the ludicrousness of that statement. "AND YOU REPAY ME BY SHOWING ME DISRESPECT AND REFUSING TO BATTLE FOR ME?!" He scowled down at the laughing Pokémon. "STOP YOUR LAUGHING RIGHT NOW!" Snivy was taken by surprise as the trainer kicked her in the side hard enough to send her rolling a few feet. Snivy got up and looked at the boy in shock, then scowled at him. She was once again taken by surprise when the boy took out her Pokeball. He threw it to the ground and stomped on it as hard as he could. Then he glared at Snivy. "GET OUT OF MY SIGHT!" Snivy looked up at him with wide eyes...then smiled.
[Gladly. But first...I believe you're deserving of a little parting gift.] She vine whipped him across the face twice, then ran away laughing at the sound of his enraged yelling. One word ran through her mind: Freedom.
Snivy sighed as she approached the water and got a drink.
[There she is!]
[Over here, fellas!]
[Hmm?] Snivy looked up to see a familiar Pidove and Spearow flying above her. Then she heard running footsteps. She turned around to see Josh.
"Yeah! You're mine this time!" Josh exclaimed. "Or my name isn't Josh Nichols!" Snivy looked at the boy, impressed. The other guy would have just given up by now, but this one was determined. He genuinely wanted her to be his Pokémon. She closed her eyes, then smiled.
[Well, be aware...I'm not going down without a fight!] Snivy exclaimed with a smirk.
"Fine by me!" Josh exclaimed. Snivy was slightly taken aback at this.
[So you can understand me. Interesting...]
"Yeah." Josh nodded. "Hey Ryan, can I borrow Breeze?"
"A smart decision!" Cilan commented. "Not only does Breeze have a type advantage, but she's also a girl, making her immune to Attract!"
"Sure, Josh!" Ryan said with a smile. "Afterwards we'll exchange a friendly handshake!"
"Ha! You WOULD wanna hold hands with him, you homosexual!" Ian laughed.
"Ian...you know I'm not a homosexual." Ryan said seriously. "I had a wife back on our world before she died. I loved her with all my heart. Every morning I woke up, it was a treat to see her by my side. Whenever I got back from a hard day at work, seeing her waiting for me at home made it all worth it in the end. When I saw her die, my heart could barely take it. I almost resorted to alcohol to make myself feel better until Sean snapped me out of it. Because when he talked to me, I knew...I knew that she was looking down on me. And she wouldn't want to see me so miserable. So that's why you need to stop calling me gay." Everybody had teared up at Ryans speech.
"Such wonderful flavor..." Cilan sobbed.
"I had no idea..." Josh said sadly.
"[Sniff] How do I have tears?" Achmed whimpered.
"WAAAAAAAAAH! THAT'S SO SAAAAAAAAAD! EVEN IF YOUR WIFE WAS JUST A LAMP YOU ACCIDENTALLY KNOCKED OFF OF YOUR DESK!" Ian sobbed loudly. "I'M SO SORRY RYAN!" Ryan started crying after Ian mentioned his wifes cause of death, so the two were hugging one another for comfort. Everyone else had felt a little bit less upset after realizing that Ryans wife was a lamp, and waited for the two to stop crying.
"So, yeah, you can borrow Breeze, Josh." Ryan said casually.
"Uh...thanks. Ready, Breeze?"
[Yes I am, Josh!] Breeze nodded.
"Great! Use Gust!" Breeze flapped her wings and sent a powerful gust of wind at Snivy. Snivy leapt out of the way. Her eyes narrowed. She knew Attract would be useless on her current opponent. So she instead opted for a Vine Whip. "Swerve to the left, quickly!" Breeze quickly flew to the left, narrowly avoiding the vines. Snivy then decided to use Leaf Storm. The leaves flew towards the Pidove. "Breeze, do a barrel roll!" Josh commanded. Breeze span around quickly in midair, bouncing the leaves off of her wings. Krillin watched in fear as all of the leaves hit him instead, causing him to fall over with multiple cuts on his body.
Krillin Owned Count: 16
"Now use Gust!" Breeze flapped her wings. Snivy had no time to dodge as the wind hit her, and struggled to stand her ground.
[Grrr...not bad. Not bad at all.]
"Now use Air Cutter around Snivy!" Breeze fired the windy projectiles around the grass snake. She was nearly blown back, and her vision was obscured by a cloud of smoke.
[Ugh...he knows what he's doing...]
"Now use Quick Attack while her vision's obscured!" Breeze flew down at the smoke and rammed into Snivy at top speed, sending her flying back.
[Ugh...Good...one...]
"Okay, let's try it now!" Josh yelled as he tossed a Pokeball. The ball sucked in the grass snake...but she escaped.
[Ugh...I'm not done yet.]
"All right! Use Quick Attack, Breeze!" Breeze prepared to ram the Snivy, but she responded by hitting the bird with a Vine Whip. "Okay then, Air Cutter!" Snivy gasped at the projectiles, then grunted as they hit her full-on this time.
"Wow, Josh! You might actually do it!" Iris exclaimed.
"MAKE HER BEG FOR MERCY!" Achmed called out. Josh ignored him as the Snivy bounced across the ground. She shakily got to her feet and smiled.
[All right...Josh. Do it.] Josh's eyes widened in surprise, then he grinned as he tossed a Pokeball. Snivy smiled and closed her eyes as the Pokeball hit her and she was sucked inside. The ball hit the ground and clicked shut. Josh stared at it for a few seconds...then laughed. He ran up to the Pokeball and stared at it in awe. "I DID IT, GUYS! I CAUGHT A POKEMON! A PO-KE-MON! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! THIS IS THE GREATEST DAY OF MY LIIIIIIFE!" Josh panted heavily. "So...yeah, I have a Pokémon now."
"Congratulations, Josh!" Cilan said.
"Yeah, way to go!" Iris agreed.
"Well, now we just need to get Achmed and Tristan some Pokémon and we're golden!" Mike said.
"Hey, Josh. How's about ya let her out so you can get to know her?" Popeye suggested.
"Oh, trust me: she'll barely ever be in her Pokeball. Barely EVER!" Josh said excitedly.
"Just like the rest of our Pokémon." Ian said, stroking behind Little Piggy's ears. Josh let Snivy out of her Pokeball. She looked up at him and smiled.
[So...you're my trainer now.] She said.
"Yeah I am! Gimme five, sister!" Josh exclaimed, reaching out and hoping for a high-five. Snivy looked at his hand with a raised brow. "...Okay, then HUG ME, SNIVY!" Josh scooped his Pokémon up in his arms and gleefully held her close to his chest. Snivy stiffened at this, then relaxed. She smiled up at her new trainer.
[Haha...looks like I've found an ideal trainer.]
"Yeah ya did!" Josh said. "Now...ya need a name. How about...Ivy!"
[Ivy...yes, that does fit, doesn't it?] Ivy said with a smile.
"Ivy, huh? That sounds like a pretty fitting name." Krillin said as he pulled leaves out of his skin.
"Yeah, she'll make our adventures even more fantabulous!" Ian agreed.
"She will be your guide in battle, young grasshopper." Ryan said wisely. "...Nah, just kidding!"
Mike stepped forward. "Great job, budd-OWW!" He stubbed his toe on a rock and gasped. "Dagnab these kids, leavin' rocks everywhere!" Chester gave the rock a good, hard kick...then leapt around, clutching his foot.
"Very good. Hopefully it's not like that other Snivy! That thing is an asshole!" Achmed snarled.
[Too right!] Jet agreed.
"More like a GRASSHOLE!" Emile cracked. Everyone but Ian, Tristan and Ryan groaned.
"Hmph! You guys just don't know comedy!" Tristan huffed.
"Comedy is anything BUT that!" Deadpool said flatly. He turned to the Snivy. "YOU, my friend, are gonna have quite a story ahead of ya! I should know, I got to read this beforehand!"
"Glad to see you've got yer first Pokémon, Josh!" Popeye said with a smile. "I'll bet she'll really give any trouble what for!"
[Like, she's cool with me as long as she doesn't take my Growlithe treats!]
[Indeed! She's a most welcome addition to our voyage!]
[Hey, boss! Swee'pea over there's checkin' out Ivy!] Popeye looked up, and his eyes widened slightly as his clam curiously slid up to Josh and looked at his grass snake. Ivy looked down at the small clam and smiled. She requested Josh let her down and he did so. She approached the little clam and patted him gently, much to his delight.
"Well, looks like ya have a way with kids there, Ivy!" Popeye chuckled. Ivy smiled.
[Being with Josh is going to be very interesting.]
