Today we find our heroes come to a path that continues along the side of a sheer cliff. While here, our heroes might find something very interesting.
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On their way to Celadon City the gang arrive at a high cliff staring at the horizon.
"The ridge of the cliff will take us to Saffron City, but like Ash said we'll just pass right through it and Lavender then go to Celadon City." Brock explained.
Ash nodded, "That's right."
Ritchie stretched his arms above his head then noticed a large group of Butterfree pass over his head and into the horizon, "Why's there a lot of Butterfree here?"
Brock smiled, "The Butterfree are celebrating their season of love so they can find a mate."
"Finding a mate," Misty said, "it sounds so romantic!"
Ritchie rolled his eyes, "Whatever."
Molly blinked in confusion then looked to her brother, "Big brother, what's a mate?"
Ash stiffened not really good at explaining things like this. Sometimes he wished his mom were here, "Well, a mate is when a pokemon tries to find a suitable partner that they want to spend the rest of their lives with." He tried his best to explain.
"Oh…" Molly then thought of something, "Is big brother looking for a mate to?" she asked innocently.
Ash blushed taken by surprise by the sudden question, "N-no I'm not! Besides I doubt any girl would be interested in me anyway."
Yes there are! You just don't really pay attention enough to notice it! Brock and Misty thought sweat-dropping.
Molly then had a look of determination, "Good! Because from now on if you want to find a mate she needs my approval or I wont allow it!"
Silence. It was dead silent. After her declaration it felt like everything around them suddenly stopped.
Ash looked at his sister, "…Huh?"
Molly put her hands on her hips repeating herself, "I forbid any girl to come near you if I don't like her! You need my permission to find a mate!"
"Where is this coming from all of a sudden?!" Ash exclaimed, "And why do I suddenly need my little sisters permission?!"
Molly shook her head, "I won't allow it!"
"Ursa Ursa (Won't allow it)!" Teddiursa copied.
"Even you?!" Ash yelled at the bear.
Molly smiled at her partner, "Me and Teddiursa are part of the "Protect big brother from Nasty Girls Club!" they did a pose together.
"Ursa Ursa (That's right)!" Teddiursa said.
Ritchie sweat-dropped, "Protect big brother from Nasty Girls Club?"
"Pika Pikachu Pi Pika (That's some club)." Sparky sweat-dropped himself.
Ash couldn't help but smile awkwardly, "Molly I appreciate your concern but I don't think that's necessary, and like I said before I don't think I'm any girls type."
Once again you fail to notice the obvious! Brock and Misty thought again.
Molly still wouldn't give in, "Don't worry big brother because we'll protect you!"
"Ursa (That's right)!" Teddiursa said.
Pikachu smirked at his trainer, "Pika Pikachu Pikapi? Pi Pika Pika Pikachu (Isn't that great Ash? Your sister will protect you from those nasty girls)."
Fennekin giggled.
Ash groaned, "Can we just drop this conversation now please?"
Ritchie was still confused about the whole conversation between his cousins, "So what are we talking about again?"
Brock and Misty fell down anime style at Ritchie's obliviousness. Ash wasn't that bad when it came to noticing girls, while in Ritchie's case its the complete opposite. This boy is just hopeless!
"Well at least we know Ash isn't oblivious when it comes to noticing the opposite sex." Brock got up slowly.
"Your right. I guess we have his mom to thank for that." Misty got up herself.
Molly nodded, "That's because big brother's really nice!"
"But Ritchie's a lost cause." Brock, Misty, and Molly declared.
Said boy turned to them, "What's that suppose to mean?!" he yelled.
"Pika Pika Pikachu Pi (It's not like they're wrong though)." Sparky commented.
"Eevui vui (Daddy's dense)!" Eve laughed.
Ash sweat-dropped, "Why don't we just get a hot-air balloon and see what the Butterfree are doing?"
"Pika Pikachu (I agree)." Pikachu raised a paw.
In the Hot-Air Balloon
They were able to rent a hot-air balloon and Molly loved it, probably because they were so high up in the air she would wave to the Butterfree that were in the sky making her brother smile. Ash couldn't help but look at all of the Butterfree who want to find a life partner to spend the rest of their days with a look of respect. Unable to help himself he released his own Butterfree who looked at its trainer in confusion as to why he released him.
Ash smiled, "Hey there buddy, I called you out here so you could look for a mate."
Butterfree tilted his head and looked behind him and saw a lot of Butterfree and flew over to the group to see if there was one that caught his eye.
"Hey Ritchie why don't you send out Happy?" Ash asked his cousin.
Ritchie took out Happy's pokéball, "Good idea." He released the bug/flying type and it immediately joined Butterfree in trying to find a mate.
Misty turned to Brock, "You think they'll find someone special?"
Brock shrugged, "Maybe, but I don't think any of these Butterfree are their type."
"Type?" Molly questioned.
He nodded, "Each of the Butterfree have differences that makes them unique."
Molly smiled, "Wow! I didn't know that. It sounds so cool!"
Misty noticed that there were other trainers releasing their own Butterfree, "Looks like there's other trainers that want their Butterfree to find a mate to."
Brock turned and noticed there was a beautiful girl and had hearts in his eyes, "Wow~! Her beauty is as graceful as a Butterfree~!"
Misty whacked him upside the head, "Yeah well your as about as graceful as a Caterpie."
Molly giggled, "Brock's funny!"
"He's funny alright. And not in a good way." Ritchie commented.
Ash chuckled then noticed Butterfree and Happy come flying back. His bug type landed on Ash's shoulder, while Happy landed on Ritchie's head.
"None of them catch your eye?" he asked.
Butterfree shook his head, "Free Free Butterfree Free (I'm not really interested in finding a mate right now)."
Ash raised a brow, "Really? Why?"
"Free Butterfree, Free Free Butter Butterfree Free. Butterfree Free Free Free. Butterfree Free Butter (Don't get me wrong, I would love to have a partner to spend the rest of my days with. Just not right now)." Butterfree explained.
"I see. Well why don't you socialize a little bit with the rest of the Butterfree. Who knows you might find a suitable partner a lot sooner than you think." Ash suggested.
Butterfree nodded, "Butterfree Free. Free Butterfree Free (Sounds good. You coming Happy)?"
Happy nodded from his position on Ritchie's head, "Free Butterfree Butterfree Free (Only if I get to battle one of them)!" he smiled.
Both Ash and Butterfree shook their heads. Guess Happy's personality is the same as Ritchie's. Go figure. The two bug/flying types took to the skies once more to socialize or in Happy's case trying to get one them to battle him.
Brock approached Ash curious as to what him and Butterfree were talking about, "What did Butterfree say?" the others were just as curious.
"He said he's not interested in searching for a mate right now, but wouldn't mind looking for one in the future." He explained.
"Really?" Brock was surprised. Guess Butterfree puts Ash first before himself.
Ash nodded, "I told him to go socialize with the other Butterfree. Like I said before, he might find one sooner than he thinks."
"You really think so?" Brock questioned.
"Yep. I can't explain it, but I just know he'll find a mate right now instead of in the future." He said.
Brock smiled, "Instinct?"
"Maybe." Ash smiled back.
"Maybe huh?" Ritchie said uncertainly then remembered something, "Hey Ash, what did Happy say?"
The boy turned to his cousin, "Happy's only interested in trying to get one of the Butterfree to battle him. He's not really interested in the whole finding a mate thing." He said and the others couldn't help but sweat-drop knowing that Ritchie's pokemon take after him more than he realizes.
"I shouldn't even be surprised anymore." Misty said.
"Same here." Molly agreed.
Brock smiled weakly, "Well Happy may not want a mate right now, but who knows? He might one in the future."
Misty and Molly looked at each other, "Impossible." The two said looking back at Brock making the older boy sweat-drop.
Meanwhile with Butterfree and Happy
Butterfree and Happy were flying around one was conversing with the others while the other was trying to get one of them to battle him. None of them realized there was a pink Butterfree that was flying around to also conversing with the other Butterfree's. The Pink Butterfree noticed Ash's Butterfree and Happy and asked one of the Butterfree next to her who they were.
Poke-Speech Conversation Time
"Who are those two?" she asks.
The Butterfree turned to her, "Don't know. One of them is just casually talking with the other Butterfree, while the other one is asking for a battle making the rest very uncomfortable."
The Pink Butterfree looked back at them, "Are they siblings?"
The Butterfree next to her shrugged. "Probably."
"I see." The Pink Butterfree flew over to the two Butterfree catching Happy's attention. He flew over to the Pink Butterfree stopping in front of her with a grin on his face, "Yo! You wanna battle me?"
She slapped him across the face offended that he would even ask her that, "How dare you ask such a thing!"
Happy blinked a few times confused as to why she slapped him when all he asked is if she wanted to battle him. A simple no would have been good. Happy saw Butterfree fly over to him, "Are you alright?"
Happy turned to him; "Yeah, but this chick slapped me across the face."
Butterfree turned to the pink Butterfree, "Did he say something to offend you in any way?" he asked acting as peacemaker.
"This brute asked if I wanted to battle him!" The Pink one looked away offended.
Butterfree looked at her then to Happy, "That's all?"
Happy nodded, "That's all!"
Butterfree sighed and looked back at her, "Miss, my cousin here was not trying to offend you. He was simply asking if you wanted to battle him, and if I may be so bold as to say that a simple no would have sufficed."
The Pink Butterfree blushed with embarrassment, "M-my apologies then! I didn't mean overreact."
Butterfree shook his head, "No harm done."
Happy looked at him, "No harm done?! She slapped me!"
"Forgive and forget. Besides she apologized so the rational thing to do right now would be to accept her apology, yes?" Butterfree explained.
Happy grumbled but knew his cousin was right anyway so he accepted the Pink Butterfree's apology and flew back to his trainer.
"Don't worry about him. He'll calm down eventually." Butterfree told her.
She nodded, "Once again I apologize for my behavior."
"Its fine," Butterfree assured her, "I should get back to my trainer now, but it was nice talking to you."
"Actually!" she called out to him before he could leave, "If it's alright with you I'd like to meet your trainer if that's okay?" she blushed.
Confused as to why she would want to meet his trainer but nodded anyway, "I don't see why not?" he flew over to his trainer the pink Butterfree following right behind him blushing the whole time.
End of Poke-Speech Conversation Time
Ash noticed Butterfree and a pink Butterfree approach him. A Pink Butterfree? Interesting.
"Welcome back," Ash smiled, "Did you have fun talking with the other Butterfree?" he asked, his friend landing on his other shoulder.
Butterfree nodded, "Butterfree free, free free Butterfree (As a matter of fact I did, even brought a friend)."
Ash looked at the Pink Butterfree with interest, "So I see. She's really pretty isn't she?" he said knowingly.
Butterfree looked away but you could see a small blush on his face, "...Butterfree (...I suppose)."
The boy smiled. He knew his friend would find a mate sooner than later; it was just a matter of time.
Brock smiled at his friend. Ash truly wants Butterfree to find a mate so he can be happy.
Ritchie approached Ash, "So…is there a reason why Happy's cheek is red?"
The Pink Butterfree blushed and looked down making it clear that she was the one that put the red mark on Happy's cheek.
Ash smile weakly, "I get the feeling there's a story behind that."
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Who's That Pokemon?
It's…Butterfree!
"Butterfree!"
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With Team Rocket
Meanwhile with Team Rocket who was flying in a helicopter were busy formulating their next plan to try and steal pokemon, and this time they've set their sights on the Butterfree thinking they'd be a good present for the boss.
"Hm?" James said through his binoculars.
"What is it James?" Jessie asked.
He smiled, "I think I see the twerps straight ahead. And not just them I see a different colored Butterfree right along with them."
"Let me see," Meowth took the binoculars from the man and looked through them, and true to his word there was a pink Butterfree talking to the twerps, "He's right! There is a different colored Butterfree with them! And it's pink!"
Jessie smirked, "You two thinking what I'm thinking?"
Meowth grinned, "If ya mean by ignoring the rest of the Butterfree and only focusing on the pink one to give to the boss then yes."
James smirked as well, "Just what I was thinking."
The trio laughed sinisterly already thinking of how they would steal the pink Butterfree.
With the Gang
They were still in the hot-air balloon and Ash and the pink Butterfree were talking like no tomorrow. Ash was no fool he knew that the pink Butterfree had taken a special interest in his own, meaning that she believes Butterfree to be her mate making the boy smile from ear to ear.
Misty saw Ash smiling at them with so much happiness she thought his face would freeze, "Ash sure does look happy doesn't he?"
Brock nodded, "He's happy because Butterfree's found his mate sooner than planned."
Misty whirled back to look at Brock, "Butterfree's found a mate? Are you sure?"
The boy smirked, "That pink Butterfree hasn't left to talk to the other Butterfree at all, and not only that but it seems happy just being near Ash's Butterfree and even blushing."
Misty and Molly looked back and saw that the breeder was indeed telling the truth. The pink Butterfree was enjoying being with Ash's Butterfree signaling that it was infatuated with him.
Molly smiled, "I'm so happy for Butterfree, aren't you Teddiursa?"
"Ursa (I am)!" Teddiursa smiled.
Ritchie still wondered about something, "Wonder why Happy didn't want to find a mate?"
Brock and Misty gave him a 'gee I wonder why' look but didn't comment on it. Its like they say, like trainer like pokemon.
The gang then heard a helicopter approaching them and saw that it was Team Rocket.
"What are they doing here?!" Ash growled. This was something sacred and having these idiots here interrupting it is just unforgivable!
They heard laughter and the trio did their stupid motto only making Ash angrier.
"Get the hell out of here right now!" Ash yelled surprising everyone around him.
"What's with Ash?" Ritchie questioned.
Brock had a theory; "I think he's mad because they interrupted a moment between Butterfree and the pink one."
"Makes sense." Misty and Molly nodded their heads in understanding.
Ritchie tilted his head in confusion.
He's completely hopeless.
Team Rocket didn't seem to care about Ash's mood and decided to try and steal the pink Butterfree anyway not only making him mad but Butterfree to.
"Butterfree," Ash said slowly, "Show no mercy."
The bug type didn't need to be told twice. He told the pink Butterfree to get near Ash and let him handle this making her blush even more. She got near Ash settling on his shoulder letting Butterfree handle them.
"Ha!" Jessie taunted, "What can a little bug like you do?!"
Butterfree begins to flap his wings and a wind with silver crescents are released heading right for the wings of the helicopter doing some damage because one of the wings broke and they lost altitude falling down from the sky.
Ash's eyes widened, "Was that move what I think it was?"
Brock who was standing next to him was just as surprised, "I think so, but check your pokédex just to be sure."
Ash brought out his pokédex:
[Butterfree has learned the move Silver Wind]
"So I wasn't seeing things, that really was Silver Wind." Ash said impressed that his Butterfree knew the move Silver Wind. Its just like what happened with Fennekin when she learned the move Flame Charge.
"Looks like it. And that was a pretty impressive one to." Brock said.
Ritchie nodded, "I'll say! It knocked Team Rocket right out of the sky!"
"Pika (Cool)." Sparky said.
Ash looked down, "I think I saw them land over there. Let's go!"
They landed the host-air balloon knowing that Team Rocket was still in the area and they were right. They spotted them just now getting out of the helicopter.
Ash was fuming at them for interrupting Butterfree's chance of finding a mate. He turned to the bug type, "I did say show no mercy right?"
"Butterfree (Indeed)" his friend nodded.
The two grinned evilly making their friends sweat-drop. If Ritchie's pokemon took after him then it was obvious that some of Ash's pokemon take after him to.
"Use, Whirlwind." Butterfree flapped his wings sending a strong gust of wind at Team Rocket causing them to blast off into the air.
"Talk about a temperamental Butterfree!" Jessie growled.
"Well it is mating season. They tend to be more aggressive." James explained.
"Man," Meowth sighed, "Remind me to never find a mate."
"Team Rocket's blasting off again!"
Molly stuck her tongue out at the flying rockets, "Serves you right!"
Teddiursa copied her and also stuck his tongue out.
The pink Butterfree flew to Ash's Butterfree doing a dance. Understanding what she was trying to do Butterfree did a dance right along with her making Ash smile at his friend happy that the two of them confessed their feelings to each other in their own way.
"You see," he said to no one in particular, "I told you that you'd find a mate sooner than later."
The others couldn't help but smile because he was right. Butterfree did indeed find his mate and he couldn't be happier.
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Pokemon Center
When nighttime hit everyone went to the pokemon center to get some sleep, but before Ash could even think about sleep he had to send Butterfree and his mate to the coral. After Butterfree found his mate Ash was prepared to leave him so he could start a family of his own, but Butterfree would hear nothing of it! Butterfree and his mate talked it over and decided to start their new family at the coral. That way Butterfree can still be with Ash and his mate with no problems. Ash couldn't help but smile and hugged his big type and his mate who had no problem with the arrangement.
So before he could go to the room where Brock and Ritchie were he decided to head to one of the transfer systems and call Prof. Oak to let him know of the situation, which he found to be interesting having not seen a pink Butterfree before much to Ash's displeasure. After he sent Butterfree and his mate to the coral Prof. Oak sent another pokéball as a replacement.
Having finished his business Ash trudged to the room where Brock and Ritchie were entering the room he went straight for the bed and passed out tired from today's events.
Unknown to him a bright blue light appeared in his room and the same pokemon he saw in his dream appeared. It looked around the room when it finally spotted Ash. Going near him it reached out hesitantly but managed gain some courage and touch his head something he wanted to do for a while now but never did. The pokemon heard giggling in his head.
'Having fun?' the female voice asked.
The pokemon blushed, 'Say what you want, but I sense you wanted to do this as well.'
'T-that's not true! Well it is true but I wanted to do something else!' she said.
The pokemon raised a brow, 'Oh? Like what?'
'I'm not telling!' she huffed.
The pokemon chuckled and moved away from the boy, 'I'm heading back now.'
'Okay.'
And with that the mysterious pokemon disappeared leaving no trace of its existence behind. There were still some questions as to what these two wanted from Ash, and hopefully the questions will be answered soon.
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With Butterfree happy to have finally found a life partner to spend the rest of his days with, and Ash happy that Butterfree found a mate our heroes get some well deserved rest for what may come tomorrow. And just what is the goal of the mysterious pokemon and girl from Ash's dream? Stay tuned as the journey continues.
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Pokemon Captured
On Hand:
Ash's Pokemon: Pikachu (Male), Fennekin (Female), Shiny Eevee (Female), Charmander (Male), Squirtle (Male), Bulbasaur (Male), Pidgeotto (Female), and Gyarados (Female).
Molly's Pokemon: Teddiursa (Male), Lilligant (Female), Shiny Espeon (Female), and Clefable (Female).
Misty's Pokemon: Starmie, Staryu, Goldeen (Female), Vaporeon (Male), Froakie (Male), and Jynx (Female), Shiny Vaporeon (Female), Shiny Glaceon (Female), and Horsea (Male).
Brock's Pokemon: Geodude (Male), Onix (Male), Chespin (Male), Shiny Flareon (Female), and Shiny Leafeon (Female).
Ritchie's Pokemon: Pikachu (Sparky) (Male), Charmeleon (Zippo) (Male), Butterfree (Happy) (Male), Shiny Umbreon (Midnight) (Male), Shiny Jolteon (Speedy) (Male), and Eevee (Eve) (Female).
At the Ranch
Shiny Meowstic (Female), Shiny Cloyster (Male), Starmie, Riolu (Male), Ralts (Female), Ralts (Male), Dratini (Male), Luxray (Male), Scizor (Male), Slowpoke (Male), Rapidash (Female), Nidoqueen (Female), Nidoking (Male), Xatu (Male), Krabby (Male), Glaceon (Female), Leafeon (Female), Umbreon (Male), Espeon (Female), Flareon (Male), Jolteon (Male) Vaporeon (Male), Butterfree (Male), and Pink Butterfree (Female).