Out of the blue Misty started to scream as she clung onto a low bearing branch.

"What's wrong?" Ash asked as he and Pikachu looked towards the cowering girl.

"T..t...there was another bug over there!" Misty whined as she started to point in a direction.

Selene sighed as she came to the base of the tree. "Calm down misty, it's going to be fine. There is no bug," She said with a shake of her head.

"No bug? No bug! There is one right there!" Misty angrily pointed as she hopped down from the tree. Her finger was in the direction where a small yellow larva. With a horn on its head. She then hid behind Ash.

"A weedle!" Ash exclaimed happily as he took out his pokedex. It explains how the pokemon has a stinger and that it is very painful. He then made an interested noise after the dex finished its entry.

"Why are you so excited about a bug with a stinger!" Misty asked in a complaint.

"You've got to be kidding me, you expect me to miss a chance on catching another pokemon?" He asked with a determined face. "I'm going to catch it, come on Pikachu," He said before looking towards the small mouse who decided to take an early nap.

Selene gave a sigh and facepalmed a bit. "You gotta be kidding me…" She mumbled as she watched them.

"Really Pikachu? Now? Come on Pidgeotto, Metapod, let's go catch another teammate." Ash said as he held the two pokeballs in his hand. Though at the moment the weedle that Ash was thinking of catching had made his way over to Misty and started to try and climb her leg. The girl froze before letting out a scream as she tried to get the bug off her.

"Why are all the bugs going to her?" Selene sighed as she quickly picked up the Weedle and setting it down away from the frightened red head.

"I have no clue," Michelle answered her. "But it's kind of entertaining." her comment got her a glare from Misty.

"Don't just stand there! Catch it!" She cried before she ran off and away from the bug.

Ash gave a hmph before he brought his hat back and threw a pokeball towards the weedle and it released Pidgeotto. "Pidgeotto! I choose you!" The giant female bird towered over the bug as Ash shouted. "Gust attack!" She then used the attack as she swooped into the air and dived for the weedle, knocking it over a few times as she did so. "That's the way to do it!" He complimenting his bird.

As Ash was trying to catch his third pokemon, Misty had ran off in a random direction. Saying why the forest had to be crawling with bug types. Nero and Charlotte decided to follow her, just to keep an eye on her. Hoping she wouldn't get hurt. Out from the bushes, a boy in a samurai costume came and landed in front of her, making Misty shriek.

"Greetings O Shrieking Maiden!" The boy said as he held a sword to her face, a net on his back. "Are you by any chance a trainer that comes from the town of Pallet?" He asked. Nero instinctively pulled Misty out of the way and gave a growl.

Charlotte was growling as well as she was on Nero's shoulders. "No! She's not from Pallet Town! Neither are we! Who told you that pointing a sword in front of people's faces was a sign of good manners? It's not!" She scolded.

The boy rebounded a bit seeing how the towering, unknown pokemon was now standing in his way. He quickly put the sword down. He didn't say anything but looked warily at the new people he just encountered. "Then where are you two from?" He asked.

"None of your business," Charlotte huffed. "You don't want my cousin to see you with that sword. She'll take it. She's very fond of things like that." She explained.

The boy just huffed as he sheathed his samurai sword. 'Alright," He muttered a bit. His eye still on Nero. "What kind of pokemon is this?" He asked as he tried to poke him, though as he got too close, Nero gave a warning growl. He got the hint and backed up a bit.

"This is Nero and he is a Haxorus, a pokemon from a different region," Charlotte explained. Misty, on the other hand, was watching the whole scene before her. She just rolled her eyes and looked away and towards the distance.

"Well then, my search continues," The boy said before heading off in a different direction. He then turned his attention to the red head. "I advise you to refrain from shrieking while passing through this forest unless your goal is to attract a horde of beedrills." He then walked away.

Misty then looked at Charlotte and said, 'What a weird kid,"

"He's even weirder than my family," Charlotte responded with a nod. Nero just grunted and gave a small smirk.

"I wonder why he would be looking for a pokemon trainer from….That's Ash!" She gasped.

As the trio had met the strange boy from the bushes, Ash was still battling the weedle. As his Pidgeotto was darting towards the bug, it darted towards her with his horn. "Pidgeotto! Watch out for its stinger!" Ash called out and at the last minute, his Pidgeotto dodged it.

"Nice Work!" Ash said complimenting the speed of his newly caught pokemon.

Pidgeotto went and gave one last strike to the weedle, knocking it over with a gust of wind. Ash seeing his opportunity, took out an empty pokeball. "Weedle, I got you now!" He said with a beam. The weedle was knocked out on the ground.

Before he could catch the pokemon, a voice was heard behind the four. "Greetings,' He said. "Am I addressing the trainer that comes from the town of Pallet?" He asked straightforwardly.

"I'm a pokemon trainer from Pallet, but I'm busy," Ash said as he was ready to catch his latest encounter.

"I have found you at last," The boy said before grabbing and unsheathing the sword at his side.

"ASH!" Misty screams as she ran towards him. From behind her were Nero and Charlotte.

Ash turned around to see the boy screaming and putting the sword to his face. Michelle quickly took the sword out of his hand while grabbing him and throwing over her shoulder. Putting his sword to his face.

"Who are you?!" Misty asked as she came to Ash's side.

"And don't you know it's rude to point a sword at people's faces!" Michelle scolded at him.

"I already told him that," Charlotte pouted.

"Good job," Michelle praised the small girl as the sword was still pointing at the boy.

Charlotte then smirked as she looked at the boy on the ground. "See I told you she would take it! I told you so!"

The boy huffed and knocked the sword away a bit as he stood up. "I'm Samurai, I'm also shrewd and completely invincible in combat!" He explained.

"Mmm, this is fake," Michelle commented before raising a brow. "Who would name their kid Samurai?" She asked before handing the sword back to him.

"My mother, that's who!" Samurai said angrily.

Michelle quickly threw up her hands in defense. "No offense meant!"

Samurai just huffed. He then returned his attention to Ash again. "I've been searching the whole forest for you!"

Ash blinked,"What do you want from me?"

"A pokemon match! Let us see who triumphs!" He said as he jutted his pokeball at Ash.

"Wait, let me catch this weedle," Ash said before looking back to see that the Weedle had recovered from his knock out and had left the area. He gave a sigh before returning Pidgeotto. "Couldn't you have waited until I had caught the Weedle?" He asked the boy.

"Don't blame your failure on me, your pokemon handling was dim witted and clumsy," Samurai said.

"Oi brat! It was your fault! How would you expect someone to catch a pokemon when someone was waving a sword in their face,' Michelle commented angrily.

Samurai just rolled his eyes. "I'll show you!" Ash said as he accidentally sent out Pidgeotto. His face fell a bit seeing his mistake.

"How do you expect me to battle a pooped out pokemon, your mistake will prove to be fatal. Pinsir resume battle mode!" Samurai called as he brought his Pinsir out.

Ash quickly took out his dex to know the info about his new rival. It spoke about his powerful pincers on his head. "Those pincers look pretty tough," He said as Pidgeotto got to her feet and looked at the giant bug. "Pidgeotto you can beat it," Ash said with confidence. Pincer just snapped his pincers in a challenging way before Ash called out an attack. Pidgeotto then started to whip up some sand, not really doing any damage.

"That's child's play!" Samurai called out with a smirk. "Pincer tackle her!" He ordered and the giant bug barreled towards her and knocked her to the ground. He then started to laugh obnoxiously at his small victory. "You're pokemon is beaten!"

"Pidgeotto return!" Ash called as he brought his wounded pokemon back.

"Novice! Are you ready to surrender!" Samurai asked from across the way.

"No way! I'm just warming up!" Ash said before throwing his Metapod ball. "Metapod I choose you now!"

"Watch and weep as my Pinsir crushes your Metapod in two," Samurai called.

"Oi! No killing!" Michelle piped up from the sidelines.

Pinsir then charged as he went to attack. "Metapod! Harden now!" Ash said at the last minute as his Metapod was in between the enemy's two pincers. When he started to try to crush the bug, his spikes on the inside broke.

"Pinsir return!" Samurai said as he brought his wounded pokemon back into the ball. "Clever, quite clever," He said.

Michelle whispered to Selene,"He's a nerd and not even the good kind," Selene stifled a laugh.

"Pokeball go!" Samurai said as he threw out his next pokemon who happened to be another Metapod. Both Michelle and Selene gave jaw drops. Charlotte just rolled her eyes. "Metapod! Harden like his!"

"Metapod use Harden again!" Ash called out before Samurai repeated the same attack.