I woke up the next day feeling great. There was a cool breeze flowing through an open window in my room. I walked through the house for a little bit, so I could check on the others. Riolu was already awake, but the others were still sleeping. I asked him, "Hey Riolu, could I borrow some of those dyes you made?" He nodded and handed me a plate with green dye on it. I walked back to my room and added a fact about each of us next to our names. For me, I wrote powerful. Eevee was friendly, Riolu was smart, and Houndoom was our guardian. I returned the dye and grabbed my bow.

I walked outside. It was a nice day, there were no clouds in sight and it wasn't too hot or cold. I saw a tree that had many places to hold on to, so I climbed it and sat on a branch. It was sunrise now, the view was very beautiful. The smell of leaves and grass early in the morning was amazing. The tree was smooth and thin, so it was surprising that it could support my weight. I grabbed a blue, round berry and took a bite. It was the best thing I had ever eaten. The berry was sweet and the juices were great. I heard the Taillow singing from other trees. Riolu came out and said, "It's a very wonderful day today, isn't it Pikachu?" I responded with a smile, "It sure is. We should take a break and relax today." He said, "That sounds like a good idea, I'll go make some food and drinks for each of us." He went back inside. I jumped down from the tree and followed him. The others were awake now. Eevee smiled at me, so I smiled back. She said, "Good morning Pikachu." I replied, "Good morning." We were all quiet for a little bit. I walked back outside and climbed the same tree. The wind in my fur felt good. I started whispering lyrics to America by Deuce. "They wanna see blood, they wanna see hate! Like a needle in your veins, a sickness with no name! In a world that's insane, why's America to blame?" I sung. Eevee heard me and asked, "What are you singing?" I looked up and said, "Oh, hi Eevee. It's just a song from when I was a human. I used to listen to heavy metal." I sat in the tree, just staring at her. For some reason I felt like my heart was about to explode. Riolu came out with the drinks and food. He handed me a cup of clear juice. I took a sip, and it tasted exactly like the berry from before. I slid off the tree and walked over to Riolu.

I asked him, "Could you teach me how to build things, because I want to add things to the training area." He replied, "Yeah, sure I guess." He taught me how to measure the planks, cut them, and place them correctly. When we were finished, I walked over to the training area. I built some walls around it. I made some things to put on the side of the walls to hold on to or climb. I put my weapons back in the room, but I won't take off my headband. I had grown attached to it, like it was a part of my body. I wanted to make sure it never got lost. I ventured into the forest and met another Pikachu. Now I knew I wasn't the only one. I introduced myself to it. It replied, "Hello, you already know what I am, but I have a nickname. My friends call me Flame." I asked him, "Are you and your friends in a group or team?" He responded, "No, I was actually wondering if you would let us join." I said, "Yes! We would love to have more members to our team." His eyes were red and he had many battle scars on his face. He followed me to the house. I introduced them to each other. I told him, "I was actually just training. Maybe you could train with me." He said, "Okay." I showed him to the building. We walked in and started practicing against each other. He was strong for somebody that wasn't on a team. We threw punches, we dodged hits, and blocked attacks. He sprinted at me. A turned around and ran and did a flip off the wall. While he was standing there amazed at what I had just done, I knocked him over, put my foot on his head, and said, "Dead." I helped him back up. We were panting from the training. He asked, "Where did you learn to do that?" I replied, "I have no idea. I didn't even think that was possible." We walked to our friends. Riolu didn't seem to trust any of Flame's friends. I told him about what had happened. He said, "Good. You're prepared to fight their leader. You'll need to be." I didn't know what he was trying to say, but I ignored it for now. He whispered to me, "You'd better hide your weapons under your bed. They'll take them if they see it." I was confused now. I asked him, "What are you talking about?" He explained, "My father taught me how to sense aura. They may seem nice, but they are thieves." I was shocked to hear that. I was getting along with them so well. That explains why nobody wanted them in their group. It was getting late. The day had gone by fast. I went to my room, hid my knife and other weapons, and fell asleep.

I was woken up by a loud crashing sound. I stood up quickly and grabbed the weapons. Luckily, those hadn't been found. I rushed to the main room. Riolu was jabbing at a Buizel. There was a Treecko crying. He was trying to hide from the fight. I rushed over to help him. I said, "Here, stay with me. I'll protect you." He ran towards me and hid behind my back. The other Pikachu was running across the room, jumping from tables and chairs. I waited for him to jump past me. I leaped in front of him and tackled him to the ground. He said angrily, "You again!" He shoved me off of him and got ready to fight. I decided to make this a fair fight and use fists and feet instead of weapons. He charged at me. I waited for the right moment and grabbed his arm and flipped him over my shoulder. I thought it was too soon for the fight to end, so I let him stand. His face was red with anger. He attacked me again. The force of his fist sent me to the ground. Flame raised his foot to stomp on my face, but I rolled out of the way. I glanced over at Riolu who finished fighting Buizel and was now helping Eevee. I couldn't find Houndoom, but I couldn't worry about that now. I grabbed Flame's head and snapped his neck. His body became limp and fell to the ground, but he was still breathing. I put my foot on his head, stomped and said, "Dead." Chimchar walked out with Houndoom and said with a smile, "Hey guys! I found Houndoom. He was… What the heck happened here!?" Treecko saw Chimchar and gasped. He exclaimed, "That's the Chimchar from Wigglytuff's guild! He helped me find my friend in Fiery Fields!" Chimchar noticed him and asked, "Hi Treecko. Where is Charmander?" He responded, "He should be waiting outside." I asked Riolu, "Is he good?" Riolu nodded. I was relieved to see that. I couldn't make myself kill a small Pokémon like that.

Treecko introduced us to Charmander. I explained, "We don't have room for more Pokémon, but you guys can share a room with me. They both thankfully said, "Really? Thank you! That's the nicest thing anybody has ever done for us." I made two more beds in my room for them. I asked Treecko, "How did you two find your way here?" He explained, "We're wandering traders, but we got lost in this huge forest." Charmander continued, "He was wondering if anyone in here would trade, but when he walked up to Riolu the other Pokémon attacked your friends." I told them, "We should rest. It's late now. Good night." They yawned and closed their eyes. I fell asleep too.