"Alright. Pidgey I'm going to have Bulbasaur try and knock you out of the sky with vine whip and I want you to dodge as best as you can ok?" Leaf said.

"Gey." he nodded.

"Alright then Bulbasaur you know what to do." Leaf said to her starter.

"Bulba." she said as she produced two vines from the bulb on her back.

The vines shot at Pidgey and quickly knocked him down.

"Bulbasaur! You were suppose to wait for him to get ready!" Leaf said.

"Bulba." she replied looking embarrassed.

"Gey! Pidgey!" the small bird pokemon chirped in anger.

"Bulbasaur." the grass type replied sheeply.

"Alright stop it you two. Pidgey it was just a mistake ok?" she said.

"Gey." was Pidgey's reply.

"Alright. Now get ready." Leaf said.

Bulbasaur shot two her two vines from her bulb again that flew right at Pidgey. Now that he was ready he quickly swerved and flew circles around them.

"That was great! Your reaction time is excellent Pidgey." Leaf said.

"Pidgey." he replied as he landed on her shoulder.

While Leaf was training with her pokemon, Dawn was giving Torterra his version of a haircut.

She had borrowed some pruning sheers from the Pokemon Centre and was trimming Torterra's tree. Thankfully she usually helped her mom take care of the plants around the house.

"How's that feel sweetie?" she asked.

Torterra stood up and shook his back a little and nodded.

"Great." she said with a smile.

"His tree looks much better now." Leaf said as she walked towards the two with Pidgey on her shoulder and Bulbasaur in her arms.

"You've just witnessed Torterra's version of a haircut." Dawn said making Leaf laugh a little.

Dawn climbed onto Torterra's back and leaned against his tree and looked at Leaf "so what do you wanna do now?" she asked.

"Well we could make our way to Cerulean City but we'd have to do some spelunking first." Leaf said as she looked at a map she bought from the pokemon centre.

"Spelunking? Like cave exploring? Like through a dark cave?" Dawn asked with a hint of fear in her voice.

"Yep, sorry but it's the only way to get Cerulean City since a landslide destroyed the only other way." Leaf said.

"Great. Remind me to get my Luxray or Magmortar before I leave." Dawn grumbled.

"No clue what either of those are but sure." Leaf said.

Dawn looked behind Leaf and said "hey? Is that Red?"

Turning quickly she looked and saw that it was indeed Red and he had a yellow pokemon on his shoulder "Hey Red!" she called.

Turning he saw who called his name and smiled as he walked over. He had a piece of paper clutched in his hand.

"Piki Pi." the yellow pokemon said in greeting.

"Pichu." the baby pokemon replied.

"So Red I take it that this is the pokemon that you used to beat Brock?" Leaf asked as she scrated behind Pikachu's ears.

"Chaa!" it said happily.

Red chuckled and nodded before he held out the paper in his hand for Leaf to see.

Pokemon Fossil Tournament!

If you want the chance to win a fossil and a voucher to have it reanimated then enter at the Pewter City Museum!

First Prize Old Amber.

Second Prize Dome Fossil.

Third Prize Helix Fossil.

"Reanimate a fossil? What does that mean?" she asked out loud.

"It means that they can bring a fossil back to life. I met a father and son who had extinct pokemon." Dawn said.

"Really? Oh I am so there!" Leaf said sounding excited.

"Well then let's go register you then." Dawn said as she hopped off of Torterra and returned him.

The three of them walked to the Museum and standing outside was Brock with his sister on his shoulders, both of them were looking at a statue of one of the scariest pokemon they'd ever seen.

Pichu took one look at it and cried out before rapidly climbing up Dawn's arm and hid under her hat making it shake in fear.

"Poor baby." Dawn said as she rubbed her little electric type.

"Hey Brock!" Leaf said as they got close.

"Well look who's here. Leaf, Dawn and Red." Brock said with a smile.

"Hiya." Suzy waved from Brock's shoulders.

Brock noticed Dawn's shaking hat "that little Pichu saw the statue?" he asked.

"Yep." Dawn said.

"That's a Kabutops." Suzy said.

"Kabutops?" Dawn said as she looked at the statue.

Kabutops had a large but relatively flat head, it's entire body was covered in a brown shell. The only part of its body that wasn't armored was it's eyes. But the most frightening thing was what it had instead of arms. In their place were two long and giant scythe's that looked like they could cut a person in half with no trouble.

"Yeah, Suzy use to be terrified of this thing." Brock said.

Suzy kicked him with her little feet and said "did not!"

"Then why did you insist on sleeping with me for an entire month because there were Kabutops under your bed waiting to eat you?" Brock asked.

Suzy just pouted at that.

"Well anyway, I guess you three are here about the tournament?" he asked.

"Yep. Me and Red are entering." Leaf said.

"How about you Brock?" Dawn asked.

"No I've already got a fossil, I just haven't gotten around to getting it reanimated." Brock said as he followed them into the museum.

"Good. Then you and Suzy can help me and Pichu cheer on Leaf." Dawn said.

"What do you say baby girl?" he asked the girl on his shoulders.

"Yes." she said with lots of enthusiasm.

"Great." Dawn said.

Both Leaf and Red went to get registered. All that was required was their name and the three pokemon that they would be entering.

Seeing as Leaf only had three pokemon she placed their names along with her own and handed it to the woman at the table.

"Ok Ms. Green your number will be "36" when their posting on the board they'll post by number. So whoever next to your number is who you'll be facing. Any questions?" the woman asked.

"No. Thank you." she said as she walked off.

They explored the Museum a little before Brock said he had to be getting back to the Gym and said his goodbyes.

Red, Leaf and Dawn went back to the pokemon centre "so Red want to have a small battle and see how strong we've become?" Leaf asked.

Red smiled and nodded.

All three of them went to the open field that was behind the pokemon centre and Leaf said "one on one sound good?"

Red nodded and grabbed one of his pokeballs and threw it revealing a pokemon Leaf hadn't seen before.

It had a round body that was covered in shaggy white fur, it had a pink nose and red eyes that made it look crazed.

"Mankey!" it hollered as it beat it's chest.

Leaf checked her pokedex "a fighting type? Perfect." she muttered to herself before grabbing a pokeball and said "come on out Pidgey!"

"Pidgey." he said holding his wings out trying to make himself look bigger.

"Mankey!" the fighting type hollered.

"Pidgey use quick attack!" Leaf said.

Pidgey shot towards Mankey who quickly leapt over Pidgey and delivered a karate chop to the small pokemon.

"Gust!" Leaf said.

Pidgey started to rapidly flap his wings sending a gust of wind at Mankey who screeched as it was hit and sent tumbling.

Leaf then saw all of the fur on Mankey stand up and seconds later a thunderbolt was launched.

"Double team!" Leaf shouted.

Pidgey quickly made three copies of himself just in time for the thunderbolt to miss him.

"Sand attack!" Leaf said.

Pidgey started to flap his wings at the ground this time causing sand to fly at Mankey's face.

The fighting type screeched loudly as it attempted to rub the sand from its eyes.

"Now quick attack!" Leaf said.

Pidgey shot forward and hit Mankey in the chest causing it to howl again.

"Again!" Leaf said.

Pidgey made a one eighty and slammed into Mankey's back.

Mankey then however reached out and grabbed onto Pidgey's wing.

"Pidgey!"

With its free hand Mankey then started scratching at Pidgey.

Pidgey cried out in pain from the scratches but he kept twisting his wing trying to get out of Mankey's hold and finally did.

"Now get away and use gust!" Leaf said.

Pidgey quickly put some distance between the before launching another gust of wind that made Mankey screech in pain again before it launched a thunderbolt that hit Pidgey and made him cry out.

"Pidgey!" Leaf said with worry.

Pidgey pushed himself up just in time to get kicked into the air from Mankey.

Pidgey was panting, he looked tired buut wasn't going to let this brute beat him.

Pidgey shot forward quickly, his wings glowing white and hit Mankey with it.

"Leaf that was wing attack!" Dawn said from the side.

"Really?" she asked in surprise then said "great job Pidgey! Now sand attack!"

Pidgey shot another blast of sand at Mankey's face which caused it to howl and rub it's eyes.

"Now let's finish this with wing attack!" Leaf said.

Pidgey shot forward and hit Mankey with his wing again sending the fighting type hit the ground hard.

"Looks like Mankey's down and out." Dawn said.

Red smiled as he returned his Mankey sand whispered something to its pokeball.

"Yes! That was great Pidgey!" Leaf said happily.

Pidgey landed on her shoulder and started to croon when Leaf started rubbing his head.

A/N in case anyone's wondering when I said Mankey screeched I mean in pain, not the status move ok.

Now the tournament starts next chapter so buckle up!

Also I do plan on revealing why Red doesn't talk when he's battling.

It will come so do not worry.

Now until we meet again.

Jaffa3 out