"Ow, God dammit!" I hissed. my jaw clenched as one of the Pokemon rammed into my calf. "What did you guys do?!" I barked at Red and Green as we turned a corner.

"It's all Green's fault!" Red yelped while the Pokemon slammed into his side. "Green just HAD to have a Nidoran, and of course he just HAD to bring me along!"

"You caught one too!" Green objected while he jumped over one of the purple Pokemon.

"New rule! No catching any Pokemon in a group!" I heard Bubbles use water gun on one of the female Nidorans.

"But Blue! Tha-" Red started.

"No more!" I interrupted him before he could finish. "This better not happen again! Or else I'll personally throw you to the Nidorans!"

"The Viridian forest is that way! Let's climb on one of the trees and stay there until they leave!" Green told us while his Charmander struggled to keep hold on Green's shoulder.

I felt another Nidoran take a stab at my leg. I yelped and rounded the corner.

We were now on route 2.

"I did not sign up to be attacked by Nidorans every time someone catches a Pokemon!" I yelled at the Pokemon attempting to stab me.

"It's in the terms of service!" Green quipped at me while he ran past a ledge.

"THIS IS NOT THE TIME GREEN!" I screeched at him. I looked farther ahead and spotted grass in the middle of the road.

We were going to have to run through grass to get to Viridian forest, and as every trainer was taught on day one, you never, EVER run through grass.

"Guys..." I felt myself slowing down slightly. "We have a problem!" I felt a Nidoran jump onto my back, it's claws digging into me. I cried out in pain, and fell forwards.

"Squirt!" My Pokemon tumbled off of me and fell on the back off his shell. I heard Finch squawk in surprise.

"Pii!" I heard the Pidgey cry out. I jerked up to see Finch being attempting to fly up and away from the enemies approaching, but the Pokemon was not taking off. Finch was a baby, I remember Nurse Joy telling me. So does that mean he doesn't know how to fly ye-

"YAH!" I shouted out as I felt something bite onto the back of my neck. I pushed myself up onto my knees and reached for the biting Pokemon. I grabbed the Pokemon and felt something push into my palm. I cursed and threw the Pokemon towards it's kin. I felt my hand throbbing and fell backwards.

"Squirt! Squirt!" I remembered my Squirtle and dove for my fallen Pokemon. I picked up the Pokemon, but then dropped him when a Nidoran impacted the back of my knee, causing me to topple forwards. I felt something on top of my head, and I looked up to see Finch grabbing onto my hair and flapping furiously.

"BLUE!" I heard Red yell at me. Before I could respond, I felt two Nidorans stabbing at me. I jumped backwards slightly and edged away. I grabbed my Bubbles with my good hand and attempted to stand again. This time I fell without the help of a Nidoran.

"BLUE! GOD DAMMIT GET UP!" This time Green's voice commanded me to stand. I felt my vision swimming and another Nidoran jumped at me. This time it was stopped by Bubbles' Water Gun. I backed myself against a tree and pushed myself up. I looked up and saw a low hanging branch. I pushed Bubbles onto the branch, and then plucked Finch from my hair and threw him up the tree too.

"Climb!" I told them as I started to pull myself up. Finch, surprisingly jumped onto my head again and began flapping once more. Bubbles watched me carefully, but tried to jump up to the next branch. I felt something bite onto my leg and I yelped. I shook my leg, to get rid of the attacker, but another Pokemon bit on instead.

I pulled myself up and kicked off the two Pokemon clinging to my leg. I looked over and saw Bubbles struggling to reach the next branch. I steadied myself and picked up my Pokemon. I felt Finch stop flapping as hard, probably from exhaustion. I stood myself carefully and used my elbow to cling onto the next branch up.

Once we reached a safe distance up, four more branches to be exact, I laid myself against the trunk of the tree and held Bubbles close to me. Finch had so kindly decided that I was annoying again, and jumped off my head to the branch above me. Apparently we weren't the only things in the tree also. A few cocoon Pokemon hung around us, as if they were in suspended animation. The only thing that suggested they were still alive, was their eyes watching us with mild curiosity. The Nidorans below had watched us, some even slamming into the trunk to try and shake us out of the tree, But they didn't do much and they seemingly gave up after a while. But by then, darkness had fallen and the sounds of while Pokemon vibrated through the area.

I looked down at my hand and noticed it swelling up slightly. I let my hand fall to the side as I let out a noisy sigh.

"Squirtle Squirt?" My Pokemon asked, worry present on my face.

"I didn't get hurt, Don't worry." I pushed his worry away. It's not like he could do anything now is there?

"Squirt..." My Pokemon gave me a deadpan look. "Squirt Squirtle Squirt."

"I was only yelling because they scratched me, no big deal." I shrugged while I laid the back of my head on the trunk.

"Squirt-" My Pokemon started.

"Piiigey!" Finch told Bubbles to be quiet with an angry scowl... Well, as angry looking as a little, baby Pidgey could get.

"Squirtle Squirt Squirt Squirtle Squirt!" My Squirtle argued that Finch was no better and his voice was annoying.

"Piii.." Finch grumbled something inappropriate under his breath.

"Hey! Don't use that kind of language!" I scolded.

"Pi Pidgey Pii!"

"I only curse by accident! That doesn't cou-" I paused and saw the Pokemon around us were hissing...

"Squirtle?" My Pokemon asked.

"I don't know what they're doing..." I hugged my Squirtle a little closer to me.

Suddenly a small buzzing could be heard in the distance. I paused while I tried to figure out what Pokemon buzzes... Then I realized something terrifying.

Beedrill buzz...

I looked around and saw all the cocoon Pokemon were yellow. It had a dome-shaped head and black, triangular eyes that glared at me and my Pokemon

They were not just any cocoon Pokemon

They were Kakuna. The pre-evolution to Beedrill.

This was a Beedrill nest...

"Crap.."

"Pii!" My Pokemon pointed out my curse.

"Come here Now!" I commanded while pointing to the branch.

"Pi!" My Pokemon refused with a shake of his head.

"Now!" I stressed again.

"Pi!" Again, Finch disagreed.

"come here right now or so hel-..." I paused as the Buzzing grew ever closer. I stood up by pushing my back against the tree, and sat down Bubbles. He grabbed onto my leg to stay on the branch. I used my hand to grab the small bird and he cawed out in shock. "Shh, do not make a noise or I swear..." I put the bird on the branch I was standing on.

I looked around for a place to hide, but only saw Kakuna. I looked at the ground, then at the ever-growing number of Beedrill They would spot us eminently if we hopped out of the tree though... What am I going to do!?

Wait... That's it! I grinned as an idea popped into my head. I pushed my hand into my bag searched around for a minute. I heard the buzzing grow ever present. I bit my lip while I looked around.

I'm going to need a particularly big one though...

I felt my hand brush against the smooth surface. I grabbed the object and yanked it out.

A Pokeball.

I looked around nervously. Now where would you put something special...

I saw something gleam up above. I looked down at my Pokemon, then at above. I bent down to eye level with Bubbles. "OK. Listen... I'll be back in a minute. Just..." I hesitated... What if I didn't get back in time... Or if I get caught? "Hide for now. Do NOT follow me OK?" I rubbed my Pokemon's shiny head then put the Pokeball under my hat.

"Squirt..?" My Pokemon looked at me, filled with worry.

"I'll be back, Don't worry." I calmed him. "Now Finch, Listen to me. I don't care if you hate me or whatever, Just stay here or..." I paused as an image of baby Finch being attacked by a bunch of Beedrill popped into my mind. "Just... Stay." I raised my palm.

"Pii!" My Pokemon argued.

"Shhh!" I clamped my fingers around his beak. "Don't talk. Just listen to Bubbles." I released his beak. This time the Pokemon didn't squawk an argument at me.

I felt my swelling hand twitch involuntarily. I stood up, a little shaky... But I stood nevertheless. I took off my bag and sat it on the branch.

"If I don't get back in time, Hide in there." Then I clamored for the next branch.

I pulled myself up, and then reached for the next limb. I could see the gleam near the top of the tree. You always keep your most precious things out of the reach of others.

Now lets see if the Beedrills thought that way. I pulled myself up the next to branch and reached for another.

What if I didn't make it back though? My fearful mind asked while I pulled myself up, the gleam suddenly seeming miles away.

No. They have a bag to hide in. That will buy me some time. I tried to build confidence in myself as I pulled myself up another branch.

Yes, but how much? My mind brimmed with terror. I could already see them getting rippe-

NO! I shook my head. That Will NOT Happen! I reached for the next branch and started to pull myself up. I heard a crack and felt the branch snap under my weight. I panicked and thankfully grabbed onto something before I could fall to the ground below. I looked down and saw the branch had fallen and snapped in half on the ground. I shook while an image of me being snapped in half appeared in my mind. I paused as I looked at what I had grabbed onto.

I saw I had grabbed onto a hissing Kakuna.

I yelped in shock and nearly let go of the Pokemon. I stared wide eyed at the Pokemon. What am I suppose to do? I looked around, a branch was really far up... Even If I was still on the branch that had fallen, I couldn't of reached it anyways. I looked up and saw a long string of silk running upwards. I looked at the Pokemon, then the string.

–-

I could hear the buzzing practically behind me now. A sign that I was going to be in big trouble if I didn't hurry up. I could see a Kakuna... A Huge Kakuna that was clinging to the very top of the trunk. The Pokemon was eying me carefully. I carefully pulled myself onto the branch

Now I just had to worry that luck would in my favor today...

...Yeah...I'm going to die...

"Um. Hi there..." I started to walk closer to the Kakuna, But it began to hiss, and I froze. "H-Hey... Don't be scared.." I paused. Scared? That thing is half my size! The only one scared here is me! "My name is Blue and I was wondering if you would like to go on an adventure with me?" The Pokemon's hissing lowered slightly, but I didn't move. "Surely it gets very boring around here, waiting for the other Pokemon to return right?" The Pokemon seemed to look me over and stop hissing. "Don't you want to go on an amazing journey? Filled with excitement and wonder?" I took a step closer as the Pokemon seemed to be thinking.

"Do you really want to be just 'One of the Beedrill'?" I paused to let it sink in. "Or would you rather be able to truly stand out above the rest?" I took another step. The Pokemon looked at me carefully. "If you want to join, you only have to do two things." I took another step. "That you get in this Pokeball..." I reached under my hat and pulled out the small red and white ball. The Pokemon waited. "And that you let me and my Pokemon hide behind you when the Beedrill come." I expanded the ball so it was full size. "So...What do you say..." I paused. Name... Name... What is a really good name? Wait... is this even a boy or a girl? Um.. Gender neutral name...? Darn it now it's looking at me... OK.. Bee...Drill... Bee... Buzz... Blink... They make silk right? Um.. A silk dress... I dunno... The Kakuna acts sorta female with wanting more and such... Um.. Belle?

"Belle?" I plaster on a smile and take another step. The Pokemon looks me over, confusion written in it's eyes. "OK, We can decide names later... But what do you say?" I put out the Pokeball so the Kakuna could press it. The Pokemon looked at me, then the ball, then behind me... Wait what? I turned just in time to see a Beedrill slam into me. I cried out in shock and fell back. I felt the branch I was just standing on hit my spine. I froze in place. I dropped the Pokeball as I felt the air escape my lungs. I looked around panicked and saw the Kakuna was gone. I looked down and caught a glimpse of the Pokeball falling. I felt myself gasp, then yell;

"Catch the Pokebal-" I arched mid-sentence when I felt something stab into my stomach. I felt my gut burn in pain and I curled into a ball.

Before I could react, I lost my grip of the branch.

Suddenly everything was slow.

So agonizingly slow that I could see each wing beat of the Beedrill that stabbed me. Even my own blinking felt slow. I turned my head ever so slowly to look at the tree. I felt a pang of panic hit me like a bullet train. I reached out my hands to grab onto a branch.

I felt my fingers brush against one of the limbs, but it flew by quicker then my arms could move. I looked down and saw I was going to land on one of the branches.

Suddenly everything sped up.

Before I could prepare, I felt the branch hit me. I let out a pained scream. Suddenly I felt myself falling again.

The branch snappe-!

I let out another scream, this time I was coughing for air. What hit m-?!

Another snap.

Another pained call.

Snap

"AHHHHH-"

Snap

"AHH-"

Snap

"AH-"

Snap

I felt myself unable to scream under the constant breaking of branches. I coughed as I started to hyperventilate. My breath shortening to less then a hair. I'm going to die.

I'm going to die.

I'm going to di-