A/N: Hello to everyone, I am back with my next installment of "Road to Viridian City". This is the last "filler" chapter before the final four gym matches.
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon
It was a bright and sunny day as Molly continued on her journey. She then departed the city and continued onward. Molly passed by Bill's Lighthouse only to find he was not home. Molly stood on the ledge and peered out looking for the giant Dragonite that visited the lighthouse, but it never appeared. Molly continued on her journey meeting the Squirtle Squad and spending time with Ash's Squirtle. After that, she continued on her way to Cerulean City. As she wandered through a forest, a rustling of leaves caught Molly totally by surprise.
"Whose there?" asked Molly.
No answer came as the leaves continued rustling.
"I'm not afraid." stated Molly.
The rustling continued and got closer.
"Okay. Then I'll defend myself." thought Molly.
Molly grabbed Teddiursa's Pokeball and got herself ready.
"Show yourself!" cried Molly.
The leaves rustled slightly more and the cause of the rustling appeared.
"An Oddish." said Molly.
The Oddish blinked and stared at Molly.
"I'm sorry. I didn't know who you were." said Molly.
Molly put the Pokeball away and crouched down.
"I'm Molly." said the girl.
"Huh." replied Oddish.
"I won't hurt you." said Molly.
Oddish looked at her skeptical.
"It's okay." said Molly.
Oddish reached out with its leaf and Molly shook it.
"Okay. I can trust you." said Oddish.
"Oddish!" called a female voice.
"Oh no." said Oddish concerned.
The Oddish ran off with Molly behind them. Molly followed the Oddish to a small cottage where other Pokemon gathered.
"Oh wow." cooed Molly.
"Hold it!" cried a female voice.
A girl older than Molly ran over and threw herself in front of Molly.
"Don't you dare hurt these Pokemon!" cried the woman.
"I wasn't." replied Molly.
The woman gave Molly a look mentally debating whether to trust the young girl.
"I don't let trainers here. These Pokemon were all abandoned by their trainers and I protect them." explained the woman.
Molly blinked in astonishment as a conversation came back to her.
"Is your name Melanie?" asked Molly.
"Yes." answered the woman in surprise.
"I'm a friend of Ash Ketchum. He told me about a hidden village where he captured his Bulbasaur." explained Molly.
Melanie blinked then giggled.
"I'm sorry. If I had known that I wouldn't have been so rude." said Melanie.
"It's fine. I understand why you did that." said Molly.
The Pokemon crept closer feeling safer.
"It's alright everyone. Molly is a friend. She won't capture any of you." reassured Melanie.
Trusting Melanie, the Pokemon walked up to Molly who greeted them.
"How is Bulbasaur doing?" asked Melanie.
"He's good. Bulbasaur is at Professor Oak's lab right now." answered Molly.
"Oh good." sighed Melanie with relief.
"Where you worried about him?" asked Molly.
"Yes. I don't leave often because I must protect the Pokemon here. I haven't talked to Ash in a while and I often wonder about Bulbasaur." explained Melanie.
As the two talked, the Pokemon of the village were getting comfortable around Molly. Including the Oddish from earlier.
"I can't believe all of these poor Pokemon were abandoned." said Molly.
"Sadly it is more common than you might think." said Melanie sadly.
Melanie bent down and picked up the Oddish.
"It's okay Oddish. I like you." said Molly.
Molly blinked as she realized something.
"I have to go!" cried Molly.
"Please don't tell anyone about this village." requested Melanie.
"Don't worry. Your secret is safe with me." reassured Molly.
Molly departed the village and continued on her journey. She continued on her way to Cerulean City to win her next gym badge. Soon she saw a large building in the distance and realized it was the well known Pokemon Tech. As Molly watched students go by, she heard a male voice call to her.
"Hey, you need to get to class!" called the voice.
A man walked over to the surprised Molly.
"I'm not a student. I'm a trainer." said Molly.
"I'm sorry. I just assumed." said the guy.
"It's fine." replied Molly.
"How many badges do you have?" asked the guy.
"Four. I'm half way to the Indigo League." answered Molly.
"That's great." said the guy.
"It's nothing." replied an embarrassed Molly.
"I'm Joe by the way. My girlfriend is a teacher here. I dropped out while graduated as class valedictorian." explained Joe.
"Why did you drop out?" asked Molly.
"I wanted to travel. This wasn't for me." answered Joe.
"That makes sense." said Molly.
"If it wasn't for Ash and his friends I wouldn't have had the confidence to do so." added Joe.
"Do you mean Ash Ketchum?" asked Molly.
"Yes." answered Joe.
"I'm a friend of his." said Molly.
Joe chuckled at this and lead Molly inside the school. They headed to the Faculty Room where a brunette teacher was. Joe walked up and kissed her.
"Giselle, this is Molly. She's a friend of Ash." said Joe.
"Nice to met you. I'm an old friend of Ash when he, Brock and Misty arrived here. He had his first two badges then." explained Giselle.
"What happened?" asked Molly.
"They were critical of the school so I defeated Misty but, I was defeated by Ash and his Pikachu which helped me rethink things." answered Giselle.
"That's so cool." said Molly.
"I left and me Giselle in the Indigo League but, neither of use made it past the preliminary." added Joe.
"I'm sorry." said Molly.
"It's fine. I met Giselle and we started dating." said Joe.
"We're still together. Joe is a trainer and I am a student teacher here." said Giselle.
"I still don't like this place." whispered Joe.
"I know dear." said Giselle.
Joe shook his head.
"I don't mind if its for you." replied Joe.
The two then shared another kiss.
"So Molly, how do you know Ash?" asked Giselle.
"His mother and my father studied under Professor Oak." answered Molly.
"Professor Oak!" exclaimed Joe and Giselle in unison.
"My father is Professor Spencer Hale." noted Molly.
"I didn't realize who you were." said Giselle.
"It's fine. I met Ash through them and he inspired me to become a trainer." explained Molly.
"She has four badges." noted Joe.
"Who did you defeat?" asked Giselle.
"Blaine, Koga, Sabrina and Lt. Surge." answered Molly.
"That's impressive." said Giselle.
"It's nothing." replied Molly.
Molly talked with the two for a little more before she decided to leave. Molly left Pokemon Tech and continued on her way to Cerulean City. As she continued onward, Molly battled trainers to help her team gain experience. Molly started hearing from local trainers that there was an unofficial gym with a very challenging trainer. Curious, she visited it in hoping of battling the leader.
"Hello!" called Molly.
Molly entered the gym when a cracking caused her to jump.
"If my whip scares ya, then you'll never make it as a trainer." came a male voice.
A man with green hair walked out holding a whip. A Sandslash was by his side.
"I've got four badges!" declared Molly.
"Name's A.J. and this is my gym. I hit a one-hundred and zero undefeated streak so your badges don't scare me." explained A.J.
"What a minute, do you know Ash Ketchum?" asked Molly.
"Yeah. He's an old friend of mine." answered A.J.
"I'm Molly Hale. I know Ash." said Molly.
A.J. chuckled upon hearing this.
"Well excuse me for my rudeness." said A.J.
"It's fine." replied Molly.
The two shared a laugh together.
"Did you really win one-hundred battles?" asked Molly.
"Yes. Ash was win number ninety-nine." answered A.J.
"He mentioned that." said Molly.
"I'm kind of glad it's over." sighed A.J.
"Why?" asked Molly.
"It was incredible difficult to maintain that streak. I suffered my first lose in the preliminaries of the Indigo League and it was a relief." explained A.J.
"A.J., do you want to battle?" asked Molly.
"Sure." answered A.J.
"Great. I've been dying for action." said Sandslash.
Molly and A.J. headed to the outside battlefield.
"I'm using Sandslash." said A.J.
"Go Teddiursa!" cried Molly.
Molly released the Little Bear Pokemon.
"I'm ready to go" said Teddiursa.
"Use Cut!" ordered A.J.
"Dodge and use Swift!" ordered Molly.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Sandslash used Cut, but Teddiursa dodged and hit with Swift.
"Use Fury Swipes!" ordered Molly.
"Use Defense Curl!" ordered A.J.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Teddiursa attacked, but Sandslash went into a ball and Teddiursa couldn't penetrate its spikes.
"Use Fury Swipes again!" ordered Molly.
"Use Cut!" ordered A.J.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Teddiursa attacked, but ran right into the attack. Sandslash hit with Cut and send Teddirusa crashing to the ground.
"Are you okay?" asked Molly.
"I'm fine." answered Teddiursa, getting back up.
"Use Swift!" ordered Molly.
"Use Cut!" ordered A.J.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Teddiursa used Swift and hit Sandslash. Sandslash used Cut and hit.
"Use Dynamic Punch!" ordered Molly.
"Use Slash!" ordered A.J.
Both of the Pokemon again obeyed. Teddiursa used Dynamic Punch while Sandslash used Slash. Both Pokemon hit and sent each other falling backwards.
"Use Dynamic Punch again!" ordered Molly.
"Use Slash again!" ordered A.J.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed only for the exact same outcome.
"We're evenly matched." noted Molly.
"I've still got a trick up my sleeve." replied A.J.
Molly got nervous, but attempted to hide it.
"Use Fissure!" ordered A.J.
"Dodge and use Hyper Beam!" ordered Molly.
Sandslash attempted Fissure, but Teddiursa managed to avoid it while powdering up.
"I don't believe it." awed A.J.
"Fire!" cried Molly.
Teddiursa fired its Hyper Beam which hit Sandslash. The beam hit and kicked off a cloud of smoke. Once it died down, Sandslash had fainted.
"Congratulations Molly. You'll do great in the Indigo League." said A.J.
"Thanks." replied Molly.
A/N: There is chapter eleven finished. Next time, Molly begins fighting for her last badges. Please review.
