Hello everyone, Shield here. I hope ya'll liked last chapter. Since no one left any reviews for that chapter, I am assuming that ya'll did. Anyways, this chapter is mostly for humor, but it finally gets the team to their first destination. I hope ya'll enjoy it, on with the story!

I think you end up doing the stuff you were supposed to do at the time you were supposed to do it.

Robert Downey Jr.

Chapter 10

Caleb's POV

My dad left for the north exit of the city. He said he was going to head to Pewter City and catch a flight back home in Saffron. He also said not to tell mom about what had happened to him since he was going to do that himself. We all said our goodbyes and began to head to the south gate.

"Well, do you think we will make it to Pallet Town before dark?" I asked as Katlyn held me in her arms.

"We can try, but I would have to say that we probably wouldn't make it there before dark." Katlyn answered. I looked around to see that everyone was following.

"Um Katlyn, I think we should make a pit stop at the Pokemart right quick. We can't have everyone just following us around all day. It would make everyone ten times easier to kidnap." I said just before we reached the gate. Katlyn looked around at the small group of Pokémon then looked at the nearly empty Pokebelt.

"Well ok, we'll need to buy some now. I already have one empty one so that means we only need three more right?" Katlyn asked as we turned around and headed back into town.

We entered the Pokemart and wandered around until we came across a case of Pokeballs. Several of the devices had been customized with a different seal for different Pokémon. Some had seals of thunderbolts and others with rocks and symbols. Katlyn picked three pokeballs with the same elemental types as us. Katlyn quickly paid for the items and left the store.

"So, who wants to go first?" Katlyn asked as she pulled the round devices from the bag. She then unclipped the Pokeball from her belt and tossed it into the pile. Jack was the first to step up. He picked up a Pokeball that had a small thunderbolt on it; then enlarged it. The Pichu seemed to struggle a bit with the full sized sphere but managed to press the center button. He was sucked into the ball by an almost blinding red light. The ball shook once then clicked.

"I'm only going along because of Jack, so don't get any ideas that I'm your friend, human." Zan said as he to disappeared into a Pokeball.

"I guess that means one of you two is up next."

"How about you let me have my original Pokeball? That is the one that mom gave me before I left home. It just seems right somehow, you know?" I said in earnest. Katlyn enlarged the ball then tapped me with it. Instead of sucking me into it, a giant, purple blob materialized and landed straight on top of Katlyn and me. I felt the scaly body start to move slightly as I struggled underneath it.

"Katlyn, you forgot about the Arbok that you caught in the woods the other day." Lawrence laughed. Katlyn had finally gotten loose and climbed to her feet and had a very angry look on her face.

"You could have reminded me instead of waiting until I opened the Pokeball." She yelled angrily. Lawrence continued to laugh as she helped me out from under the snake's belly.

"Sssomeone get the number of that truck that hit me." The snake said with a slight hiss. "Oh there you are bite sssize I wasss in the mood for a sssnack." The Arbok said as he slithered near Katlyn and me.

"You lay one scale on him and I will turn you into a snake skin belt. Do you understand me?" Katlyn said defensively. The snake stopped moving for a second then looked at the ground.

"Yesss ma'am, I won't hurt him. I promissse." My mouth nearly fell to the ground. I looked over at Lawrence who had a similar expression on his face.

"So you aren't going to try to eat me, just because she said not to?" I asked in disbelief.

"That isss about right bite sssize. Ssshe isss the bosss. Ssshe alone managed to capture me. I am the Sssnake King. The lord of all sssnakesss. I gave an oath that if I could ever be captured that I would obey my captor as their bondsman. A bondsman isss sssomeone who isss proven to be worthy of the viper clan that isss not from my clan, and isss captured after combat. Ssshe has captured me. I am her bondsman." He hissed in a defeated tone.

Katlyn seemed just as surprised as I was because all she could do was mutter the word return and pointed the ball at the Arbok. It disappeared into the ball.

"That was unexpected." Lawrence said as he regained his ability to speak.

"I guess that means that we will be you using the other Pokeball for you, Caleb." Katlyn said as she knelt down and placed me on the ground. I walked over to the ball, enlarged it, and then caught myself. The beam captured me just as it did the others.

Being inside the Pokeball is very interesting. It's as if you are standing in a dark void that would bend to your will. If you thought about anything, it just seemed to appear. I didn't get to explore much of anything since I was practically released as soon as I had gotten into the device.

"Well, how was it?" Lawrence asked as I fully materialized.

"It didn't feel bad but it was a little weird." I replied.

"Well we better get going. Do you want to go back inside the Pokeball or do you want to stay out?" the idea of exploring the Pokeball did seem appealing. It would be nice to see what all I could do. Though I wanted to test it out, I decided that I should stay out and enjoy the fresh air.

We left the city in a reasonable amount of time. Route 1 was very quiet despite it being fairly cool for the summer time. We saw only a few people, most of which were just talking or walking towards the small town. We managed to reach Pallet Town by the time the sun had set. The little town had definitely grown a lot since the days of when Ash Ketchum had first left on his own journey and became a Pokémon Master. After that, the town hit a major boom. People all over the country wanted to see the champion for themselves. It grew even more when Samuel Oak had disappeared during one of his major research excursions. After he disappeared, Gary Oak was handed the reigns of the lab and continued to help starting trainers. Though the town had grown, it was still smaller then most of the cities in Kanto and thus did not qualify for being able to host its own Pokémon gym. We walked down Main Street, which now comprised of lots of shops and restaurants. We quickly found a cheap hotel to stay. We rented a room and quickly began to unwind.

"I am going straight to bed. If anyone needs me I'll be passed out on the bed." I said tiredly as I literally crawled towards the bed.

"Not before you have had a bath. I'm not going to sit in bed and smell you all night. Besides, the bed is mine and Vulpix or not I am not going to have my brother sleeping in the same bed as me." Katlyn said firmly.

"I can't take a bath! If I do then I could get hurt remember?" I yelled in panic. Katlyn paid no heed. She scooped me up and carried me into the shabby bathroom. She turned on the water and let it run for a bit. The room filled with steam as the water rose in the tub. "If this kills me, I will kill you when you reach those pearly gates." I deadpanned.

"You will be fine. Your Pokedex said that some fire types could withstand water better then others. You are on that list. It says that it is safe to give Vulpix baths as long as the water is at least seventy degrees. So quit complaining and get into the tub." She said. I didn't budge. Katlyn sighed and came walking towards me.

"You are going to get a bath and that is final. You might as well get it done," she said as she bent over to pick me up. I noticed she had left the door open and smirked. I made a mad dash between her legs. She tried to pick me up, but she missed terribly. "Caleb, get back here!" she yelled as I dashed for the cover of the bed. I slid under the blanket that covered the bed's legs only to realize that the bed's legs were a big box. I smacked into the box full force with my head. Katlyn was standing behind me. She had effectively trapped me and she knew it. She easily picked me up and carried me into the bathroom. She locked the door this time then pulled out a Pokeball. She pressed the button and a bright light streamed from the ball. The Arbok materialized in front of the door. "Arbok, what is your name?" She asked as the snake looked around.

"My name Basilisk, mistress." The snake said with a bow.

"Basilisk, that's an interesting name. Ok Basilisk, can you keep Caleb from squirming for me while I clean him?"

"Yes mistress, I live to serve." The snake slithered over to the edge of the tub. He gentle lifted me up despite my squirming. I let a whimper as the warm water began to touch my toes. Then he placed me completely into the water. I didn't know what to expect. I thought that it was going to feel like acid or something. Instead, it felt very relaxing. Katlyn grabbed a bottle of shampoo and lathered it in her hand. She then began to spread it through my fur. After about ten minutes of rinsing and cleaning, Katlyn dried me off and took me back into the bedroom. Katlyn grabbed the other two Pokeballs from her belt and opened them. Jack and Zan both appeared on the carpet. Jack seemed a little sad and Zan looked as if he had just awoken from a nightmare. Katlyn didn't say a word as she reached into her pack and pulled several packages of food. She fed everyone before she returned her attention back to me.

"Come on Caleb. You need to eat before you go to bed."

"Go to bed? It isn't even ten thirty yet. I don't even feel tired right now." I said as she came towards me.

"Look, we have a big day tomorrow. I really want to get some shuteye while I can. Besides, the doctor said that if you keep running around like a triathlete that you will run yourself into the ground. He gave me some medicine that will help keeping your metabolism down. He said that it would help your body stabilize back to the speeds that it should be going at your age. Get over here now, or I will have Basilisk come over here and make sure you eat your food and make you lay down on the couch over there." She said sternly. Reluctantly, I walked over to her and she fed me my late dinner.

I hope you all enjoyed the chapter. I tried to make this one more funny, so I could relieve some of the tension that the last chapter had formed. I have decided on what will happen to Katlyn. I won't give ya'll any spoilers because I wouldn't want to ruin the surprise. Be sure to leave a review if you have anything to say. It's really the only way I know if I'm doing a good job. Also if you like the story and want to keep up with the updates, be sure to smash that favorite/follow button! This is shieldliger001, signing off.