Chapter 3: Route 1 Adventures

Ash and Alice leave the Soltree Town, they are now walking on Route 1. Ash asks Alice, "So Alice, I heard from Rodney that you just become a Gym Leader, which means that we are going to be facing each other one day. But can you introduce your Pokemon to me?"

"My Pokemon? It is not that special..." Alice says, which causes Ash to be confused.

"If you don't want to, then I am not going to force you to show me..." Ash says.

"I want to show you." Alice says as she takes out three Pokeballs. "Come on out, my friends." She tosses the Pokeballs and then three Pokemon appears. "These are my friends, Snower, Husy and Crys. Snower is a Snowlow, it is Ice and Ghost Type. And Husky is a Huskpup, which is Ice Type. And Crystiwing is Ice and Bug Type, and I named it Crys."

"It is nice to meet you all." Ash says as Pikachu goes to play with them. Just as he sees how they are happily playing, he frowns as he remembers the past. "Ash, are you thinking about the past again?"

"I know, Alice. After all that happened, I don't know who I should trust...their betrayal hurts a lot, since they were my travel companions...but now..." Ash closes his eyes as he tries not to shed a tear.

"I understand." Alice says, causing Ash to forget anything and opens his eyes. "Since I was being bullied, I also had a hard time trusting people as well..."

Just then, they hear a strange noise, they look around until they notice that Ash's stomach is groaning. They giggle a little and Ash says, "I guess it is lunch time."

Alice smiles and says, "Yeah, we should have lunch now."

As the two of them take out their cooking supplies, they stare at each other and they say in union. "Are you going to cook for us?"

The two flinches as they say the same thing at the same time, they start to blush a little. After calming themselves down, Ash says, "Why don't we cook together?"

"I think it should be the best solution." Alice says. "So let's discuss how we should work together." Ash nods as they start to chat.

As for the Pokemon, Pikachu is playing with Herovor and Purrlit, just then, a bird which is white colored with black stripes, as well as a blue head just flies towards the ground. He seems to be looking around as Pikachu and the others notice him.

"What is that?" Pikachu asks Herovor.

"I don't know, but it looks like a flying type." Herovor says. "After all, it is a bird."

"Come on, that is obvious." Purrlit says. "But we know a lot of bird Pokemon, if we know the name of this Pokemon..."

As the bird Pokemon turns around, he notices Pikachu with two Pokemon that he has never seen before. He gasps, "Pikachu? Is that really you?"

Pikachu and the other three widen their eyes, "Hey, I remember that voice, it is Staraptor." Herover says.

"Staraptor, is that really you?" Purrlit says, and the bird Pokemon also recognizes the voices.

"Torterra? Infernape? You too?" The Pokemon rushes towards them and they all share a hug. "I can't believe that you are just like me...changing into a new Pokemon."

"Yeah, but thankfully Gliscor and Pikachu here escaped." Herovor says. "By the way, Ash is also nearby as well."

"Ash, he is here as well?" The Pokemon starts to frown, "What if he didn't recognize me..."

"Don't worry, Starpator, I am sure he will remember you." Pikachu says as he nods.

"And that's it." Ash says as he places the desert on the table. They have made a full set of meal on the table. Alice says, "Looks like we are going to have a great meal."

"Yeah. I am glad that it worked out very well." Alice says.

"Ash!" Ash hears the voice of Pikachu and the two of them turn around, they see the three of them bring a Pokemon to him.

"There you are, and what is this Pokemon?" Ash asks them as they shrug.

"It is a Budcheep." Alice says. "It is a common Flying Type Pokemon in this region."

The bird Pokemon then flies towards Ash and Ash freezes a little. He stares at the Pokemon for a while and he says, "I now remember you...you were my Staraptor..."

Budcheep nods and hugs Ash, then Ash smiles and he hugs back. "I am so glad that I found you as well, Staraptor...or now I should call you Budcheep, right?"

"Staraptor is a Pokemon from the Sinnoh Region, right?" Alice asks. "I heard that it has an aggressive temperament and it will bravely attack enemies that are far bigger than itself."

"Yeah...at first I captured him is because that Pikachu was stolen by thieves known as Team Rocket, so I captured him in Sinnoh so that I can get Pikachu back. So I am supposed that you want to go back my team?"

"Of course, I have been searching for you." Budcheep chirps as Ash throws the Pokeball at him, capturing him in the end.

"Speaking of which, the Professor did give me a new Pokedex, let's see how it says to everyone." Ash says as he scans the four Pokemon. Then they are shown in the Pokedex as Alice smiles, "So it means that you have four of the Region's Pokemon."

"Of course. Now I need to press them each." Ash says as he looks into the data. "So that I can know how to train them."

Herovor: The Herbivore Pokemon. Grass Type. Herovor mostly lives in the forest it was born in, which it is very protective of. As they grow, leaves sprout on their shells.

"And I see that it can use Leaf Darts...what is that move?" Ash asks.

"Leaf Darts is a move that shoots out three darts made of leaves at the target. It is sure to strike first as well." Alice says.

"Awesome. Next is Purrlit." Ash says.

Purrlit: The Kitten Pokemon: Fire Type. Purrlit are very playful Pokémon and are easily distracted by the smallest things. One can tell how happy a Purrlit is by the size of the flame on it's tail.

"Purrlit is playful...just like Chimchar..." Ash mutters. "And what is the move Flare Up?"

Alice says, "This move is quite useful, it changes Normal Type Moves into Fire Type."

"Then it might be good for your gym." Ash says, Alice feels a little annoyed and she says, "You said that because I specializes in Ice Type, right?"

"Calm down, Alice, I don't mean any offense to you." Ash waves his arm, causing her to giggle a little. "Next is Salatad."

Salatad: The Salamander Pokemon: Water Type. Salatad are born in small bodies of water, and live there until they evolve. Their powerful tails make them excellent swimmers for escaping predators.

"And Salatad knows the move Aqua Slam, which can also lowers the speed of the opponent." Alice says.

"Good, now the final one is Budcheep." Ash says.

Budcheep: The Budgie Pokemon: Noraml and Flying Type. While Budcheep are usually rather quiet, they'll start loudly chattering should they sense any danger. They are commonly kept as both pets and natural alarm systems.

"I see." Ash says. "You guys sure have great moves to learn. I promise that after lunch we are going to train you guys just like old times." The Pokemon cheers at the mention of training.

"But first, we should have our lunch..." They turn around to the table as they are going to have lunch, but then they see a Pokemon munching on the bread. The Pokemon is brown colored as it has a cute face.

"Wow, what is that Pokemon?" Ash asks.

"A Hamstar, a Pokemon that is very cute and gentle." Alice says.

Hamstar: The Hamster Pokemon: Normal Type. This Pokémon is a favored pet because of their soft fur and gentle nature. It has been said that touching the star on the back of a Hamstar will bring you good luck.

Ash smiles at the Hamster Pokemon and he says, "Don't worry, you can eat with us." He rubs the fur of the Pokemon, causing it to squeal happily. Alice sees how Ash takes care of Pokemon even though it is wild, she also feels amazed at his personality.

After giving the Pokefood to others, Alice and Ash are sitting together and eating. Alice says, "Wow, Ash, these sandwiches tastes so great."

"Thanks, I was afraid that the eggs is burnt and the meat is raw. I am glad you liked it." Ash says as he eats the pie. "And your Apple Pie is also delicious as well."

"Thanks, I learned a lot back in school..." Alice says. "So Ash, I wanted to know, how often did you cook in your journey?"

"Well...almost to none..." Ash sighs, "Since I was so focused on training Pokemon, I left the work to my friends...I learned how to cook last week since my Mom decides to teach me."

"From a beginner like you, I am really lucky to eat your delicious food." Alice says as she takes another bite of the sandwich she is holding.

"Thanks. I am glad that you like it." Ash also takes a bite of the apple pie with the fork.


After lunch is done, Ash decides to train his Pokemon, and Alice decides to watch them. Just as Alice is walking around, she comes across a Pokemon, the Pokemon sees Alice and suddenly gets frightened, it uses a Shock on her, causing her to fall down.

"Ow..." Alice says in pain.

"Alice, are you alright?" Ash quickly rushes to her.

"I am fine..." Alice says, but Ash sees some blood on her knee and he says, "No, you are injured, let me help you. Purrloin, can you fight that Pokemon for me?"

Purrlit nods and then he faces the Pokemon. Ash takes out the emergency box and he uses medicine on Alice's wound and says, "What is that Pokemon?"

"That is an Elecritter." Alice replies while wincing as the cotton stick with the medicine on it touches the wound. Ash also tells Pikachu to open the Pokedex to scan the Pokemon.

Elecritter: The Frisky Pokemon: Electric Type. Elecritter are very agile Pokémon. They store static electricity in their fur as they run, which is released when irritated or frightened.

"No wonder, it must be frightened that you come so close..." Ash says to Alice, and then they see Purrlit defeats the Pokemon with a Ember, then Ash takes out the Pokeball and captures the Pokemon in the end.

"Now I have a new member." Ash smiles.

"You sure really want to catch them all, Ash?" Alice asks.

"Of course, I wanted to give him a home that they can be with." Ash frowns. "And I really don't want the same incident happened again."

Alice nods and then Ash finishes putting the bandage on her. Alice says, "Wow, Ash. It doesn't feel hurt anymore. I am sure you can be a great doctor in the future."

"Well, it is actually a basic emergency heal. Like I said, after the betrayal, I wanted to be the one who helps, not being helped. So I asked Mom and my servants to teach me everything." Ash says.

"You did a really good job. I am really lucky to have you traveling with me." Alice smiles.

"Me too." Ash says as they move on their journey since they want to get to the next town before sunset.


Here is the first three Pokemon in Ash's party. Ash captures three new Pokemon and he will be catch all of them. I hope you like this chapter and in the next chapter, we will be going into the new town.

New Pokemon Captured or Evolved in this chapter: Budcheep (Staraptor), Hamstar, Elecritter