AUTHOR'S NOTE: Greetings, readers! Here is chapter 36 of the continuing adventures of Tristan, Hillary, and Pikachu as they continue their journey through the Johto region. I've decided to base this chapter off of the Pikachu short "Pikachu and Pichu." But this definitely took place after Ash's Pikachu's adventures there. But it's a slightly different experience that Tristan's Pikachu will have. Many of the Pokémon residents, including the Pichu Brothers make appearances in this chapter. And this will be a shorter chapter than most. And some music cues from the Pikachu short "Pikachu and Pichu" will take place in this chapter as well. Nevertheless, please feel free to read and leave responsible reviews at your leisure.
TEASER: After a flock of Murkrow causes Pikachu to be separated from its friends, Chikorita, Cyndaquil, and Totodile must work together to reunite with Pikachu, and Pikachu must rely on the Pichu Brothers to help it and the other Pokémon get back to where they started from before Tristan and Hillary return!
Chapter 36. LOST IN THE BIG CITY
(Music Cue: Welcome to the Big City! (as heard at the beginning of "Pikachu and Pichu"))
Our heroes are still on their way to the next Gym in Goldenrod City, but today, they're stopping in the big city known as Big Town.
Tristan, Hillary, and Pikachu were walking along as they took in the sights of the big skyscrapers.
"This place is humongous!" said Tristan.
"Yeah, it's a place we could easily get lost in if we're not careful," agreed Hillary.
"Why don't we take a break?" suggested Tristan.
"Good idea," replied Hillary.
A moment later, they want up the elevator to the top of a very tall skyscraper. When they reached the top, the doors opened.
There were several benches and trees. There was also a big fountain.
"This is a great place to stop and play, isn't it, Tristan?" said Hillary.
Tristan nodded in agreement. "Hey, sis, why don't we let our Pokémon out to play for a while while we stock up on supplies?"
"Another good idea," replied Hillary. "That's two for two."
(Music Cue: Pokémon Come Out (as heard in "Pikachu and Pichu"))
Tristan and Hillary tossed their Poké Balls in the air.
Tristan's Venusaur, Blastoise, Chikorita, Cyndaquil, and Totodile as well as Hillary's Squirtle, Eevee, Cyndaquil, Furret, and Lapras emerged from the white lights that came out of them.
Pikachu and Togepi went to join them.
"Listen up, everybody," said Tristan. "Hillary and I are gonna go downtown to get some supplies. Meanwhile, you guys can play up here."
"Just don't get lost...or get in trouble," added Hillary. "Well, we're off!"
"Have fun, guys," said Tristan. "Oh, and before we forget, see the clock tower?"
Pikachu and the other Pokémon nodded.
"We'll be back at six o'clock," explained Tristan. "Pikachu, help keep an eye on everyone, okay?"
Pikachu nodded in agreement as Tristan and Hillary got in the elevator.
"Oh, and here's this," added Tristan as he took out his beach ball and tossed it to Pikachu, who was happy to play with it.
Pikachu, Togepi, and the other Pokémon waved to Tristan and Hillary as the elevator's doors closed.
Pikachu tossed the beach ball into the air.
Tristan's Chikorita, Cyndaquil, and Totodile all took turns hitting the ball as it came back to them.
Venusaur, Blastoise, and Lapras all just wanted to relax and enjoy their time listening to the sounds of the city.
Furret curled up next to a bench and decided to take a nap.
Togepi joined it as Furret used its tail for a blanket.
Then they both closed their eyes and fell fast asleep.
Hillary's Cyndaquil, Squirtle, and Eevee all ran about the garden, shouting gleefully as they went.
Pikachu kept taking turns hitting the ball with Tristan's Chikorita, Cyndaquil, and Totodile.
Totodile shot a Water Gun at the approaching beach ball and blasted it right in Cyndaquil's face and off the garden roof toward the ground a hundred feet below.
Cyndaquil got really upset and confronted Totodile with nasty insults.
Totodile just shrugged it all off.
That made Cyndaquil even more upset as it butted heads with Totodile.
Chikorita wanted to see what the commotion was about, so it asked what was going on.
But when Totodile and Cyndaquil pushed it away, Chikorita became upset, too, so it joined in on the brawl over whose fault it was for losing the beach ball.
Pikachu tried to reason with them and break up the fight, but all they did was push it away, causing it to lose its balance and nearly fall off the roof! Pikachu struggled and strained as it tried to get back on the roof.
(Music Cue: Flying Poké Ball Chaos)
However, a group of avian Pokémon with black feathers saw Pikachu from above. They dove down at frightening speed and attacked it mercilessly using their beaks. It was a flock of Murkrow, and poor Pikachu had landed too close to their territory.
Chikorita, Cyndaquil, and Totodile noticed the commotion and rushed over to help. But no matter what they did, they couldn't get anywhere near the Murkrow without hurting Pikachu.
Totodile rushed forward and shot a Water Gun attack at the Murkrow, scoring a direct hit on them.
However, Pikachu was also hit, and it was sent flying over the city.
Chikorita rushed over to Totodile and scolded it for being so reckless.
Totodile lowered its head in shame.
The Murkrow flock then turned around and dove down on Chikorita, Cyndaquil, and Totodile.
Acting quickly, Cyndaqul ignited the flame on its back and shot a Flamethrower attack at the entire flock, scoring a clean hit on them, and sending them scurrying away in terror.
Cyndaquil and Totodile celebrated their victory, but Chikorita rushed over and motioned them to follow it.
And so the three Pokémon raced over to the elevator and ran in to go down to rescue Pikachu as fast as they could, leaving the rest of the Pokémon to have their fun.
None of the other Pokémon didn't notice them leave.
Meanwhile, back on the ground, the beach ball was still rolling and bouncing along. Of course, that didn't go unnoticed by the citizens as it passed by.
Presently, Pikachu appeared out of the sky and fell towards the ground below.
Fortunately, the ball was right below it, and it landed directly on the ball, giving it a soft landing.
However, the beach ball was still bouncing and rolling along at a high rate of speed.
Pikachu did its best to keep its balance as the ball rolled along, but it wasn't easy as the ball was so round that Pikachu hadn't noticed that it was headed toward dangerous traffic.
There were multiple cars coming and going from opposite directions.
Pikachu and the beach ball rolled into the street. Although it did its best to not get into any trouble and avoid traffic, all of the drivers in the cars braked hard to avoid hitting it. Pikachu and the beach ball barely made it across the street without getting hit by a single car.
On and on rolled Pikachu, still on the bouncing beach ball as they bounced along alleys and city streets.
Suddenly, Pikachu spotted a trash can in the distance. It gasped in shock as it tried to swerve out of the way to avoid it.
But seconds later, the ball bounced off the corner, causing Pikachu to fall off of it and hit the ground hard.
The ball kept bouncing along until it had rolled out of sight.
Pikachu lay on the ground bemused at what had happened. It stood up and shook its head to regain its focus. Then it looked around. It didn't see any of its friends, nor was there a sign of Tristan or Hillary anywhere.
Presently, a pair of ground-dwelling rodent Pokémon with pale yellow fur came from the corner of a building. They each had pink sacs on their cheeks and were obviously happy to see a Pikachu in the distance. One of them had hair standing up while the other had no hair standing up at all.
Pikachu was confused. It had never seen those two Pokémon before. What it didn't realize was that they were a pair of Pichu, its pre-evolved form, and they were brothers. Nevertheless, it was happy to meet two new friends. It then asked for their help to find its own friends and to get it back to where it came from.
The two Pichu happily complied and set off with Pikachu at once.
Elsewhere, Chikorita, Cyndaquil, and Totodile were calling out for Pikachu as they searched all over the city.
There was no response from Pikachu anywhere.
Chikorita became worried. It had been friends with Pikachu and Tristan ever since it met them in New Bark Town on that very day they rescued it.
Cyndaquil, comforted it, knowing full well that Pikachu was somewhere in the city.
Totodile tried to cheer it up by smiling, but Chikorita was still very unhappy with it for blasting Pikachu away in the first place.
Chikorita waved the leaf on its head and emitted its Sweet Scent in the hopes of luring Pikachu to it.
Cyndaquil and Totodile enjoyed the sweet aroma that was being given off and thought it was a good idea.
Unfortunately, instead of a friendly yellow Pikachu appearing out of the alley, a black quadruped canine Pokémon with a red underbelly came out, seemingly attracted to the Sweet Scent. It was a Houndour, and when the Sweet Scent wore off, it growled and glared angrily at the three little Pokémon. Apparently, it didn't like being dragged away from its hideout.
Chikorita, Cyndaquil, and Totodile tried to explain to the Houndour about finding Pikachu.
But Houndour just gave an angry bark, causing them all to scream and run in terror as fast as they could. Houndour barked angrily as it chased them all over the city.
Meanwhile, Pikachu and the Pichu Brothers were still trying to find their way back to where they had started.
(Music Cue: Let's Run! (as heard in "Tracey Gets Bugged"))
Suddenly, they saw a panicky Chikorita, Cyndaquil, and Totodile come out of the alley and run right past them.
Pikachu and the Pichu brothers were left confused as to why they would run in such a hurry.
But just then, Houndour appeared and confronted them, thinking that they were the ones who provoked it in the first place. To it, it didn't matter who provoked it just so long as somebody paid the price.
Pikachu and the others made a run for it as Houndour began chasing them around the alley.
Unfortunately, they came to a dead end as Houndour slowly approached, closing in on them as it went.
The Pichu brothers jumped right in front of Pikachu and prepared to protect it. Electricity sizzled from the sacs on their cheeks as they released a Thundershock attack on Houndour.
Houndour felt the shock and was stunned.
However, the Pichu Brothers also felt the shock after using Thundershock and collapsed on the ground, much to Pikachu's worry.
There was worse to come as Houndour shook off the shock and growled even more angrily at the Pichu Brothers. Soon it gave chase again.
(Music Cue: Wreakin' Havoc! (as heard in "Tricks of the Trade"))
Pikachu, having no other option, carried the Pichu Brothers and jumped over the fence with great effort.
Pikachu and the Pichu Brothers let out a yell as they fell.
The fall was long, but fortunately, the large belly of a sleeping Snorlax was just below, and so they bounced off the Snorlax and jumped over another fence.
Snorlax did feel some movement, but was nonetheless undisturbed.
Houndour jumped over the fence to follow Pikachu and the Pichu Brothers over the two fences, but unfortunately, the Snorlax turned around, causing it to crash into the ground. Houndour was left dazed as it lay in a heap.
Then Snorlax turned around back to its normal position, and Houndour, having no time to react, got squished as Snorlax went back to sleep.
Meanwhile, Pikachu had a chance to catch its breath after its latest ordeal carrying the Pichu Brothers away from the rampaging Houndour.
Presently, the Pichu Brothers opened their eyes, much to Pikachu's relief.
Then, Pikachu saw that it was in some sort of clubhouse with tires, wheel, and a broken clock on top. All of it was covered in colorful paint.
The Pichu Brothers called out, and many new Pokémon made their entrance all over the clubhouse.
(Music Cue: Secret Base's Theme (as heard in the short "Pikachu and Pichu"))
Sure enough, they were all friends of the Pichu Brothers, and were eagerly ready to play inside the clubhouse with them.
There was a Magby, Smoochum, Wooper, Smeargle, and a Teddiursa, all cute Pokémon that were the Pichu Brothers' friends.
Pikachu was certainly happy to meet them as they took it around the playhouse.
Meanwhile, in another part of the city, as Tristan and Hillary were shopping for supplies, they were startled by the voices of the many Pokémon in the distance.
"Hmm, I wonder what's going on," said Tristan.
"Strange," agreed Hillary.
Then they both went back to their shopping.
Elsewhere, Chikorita, Cyndaquil, and Totodile had lost sight of the angry Houndour, little realizing that Snorlax had already flattened it in its sleep.
Just then, Cyndaquil picked up on some Pokémon voices not too far away, and alerted Chikorita and Totodile to it. It motioned them to follow it, and together, they ran through the city to the source of those noises.
Meanwhile, Pikachu and the Pichu brothers were having a wonderful time climbing all over the tires and going into the makeshift clubhouse.
There were several ropes, pulleys, wheels, and gears.
Pikachu had a fun time sliding down on the ropes with the Pichu Brothers.
Chikorita, Cyndaquil, and Totodile were just peering inside when Teddiursa, Magby, Smoochum, and Wooper invited them in to play. They, too, had fun sliding on the ropes and navigating on the wheels.
Pikachu was having so much fun playing in the clubhouse with the Pichu Brothers and their friends that it didn't realize that Chikorita, Cyndaquil, and Totodile had joined in on the fun.
One by one, they all slid out of the clubhouse to dance and play with a few more Pokémon that had shown up, including a Furret, some happy Voltorb and Electrode, a flock of Hoppip, a Smeargle, and a Hitmontop.
After the Pichu Brothers' friends left, Chikorita, Cyndaquil, and Totodile quickly rushed over to Pikachu, who was obviously happy to see them.
(Music Cue: Pikachu Hurries Back (starting at 0:15 (as heard in "Pikachu and Pichu")))
But then, Pikachu noticed the clock striking five o'clock, and the sun beginning to go down. It gasped in shock and realized that it and the others had to get back where they started.
So Pikachu and its friends waved goodbye to the Pichu Brothers and set off back to the top of the skyscraper as fast as their little legs would carry them.
As they left, the Pichu Brothers put their heads together and came up with a plan.
Pikachu, Chikorita, Cyndaquil, and Totodile were running down the streets of the big city when suddenly, the Pichu Brothers came by, each rolling in one tire.
Pikachu and Chikorita got in with Pichu Little while Cyndaquil got in with Pichu Big.
Totodile jumped on top of Pichu Big's tire and propelled it along just like running on a treadmill.
Meanwhile, Tristan and Hillary were just getting out of the store with their supplies.
"Well, that's everything," said Hillary. "Let's get back there and meet our Pokémon."
"You got it," replied Tristan.
Presently, Hillary saw two tires coming toward him at a high rate of speed. "Tristan, look out!"
Tristan did manage to avoid the tires, but he fell backward doing so, and all of his bags flew everywhere!
All of the bags landed on top of him, but none spilled any of the supplies.
"Oh, well," said Hillary. "I guess you can't always catch 'em all."
"You're telling me," replied Tristan.
(Music Cue: Parting from the Pichu Brothers (as heard in "Pikachu and Pichu"))
At the skyscraper, all of Tristan and Hillary's other Pokémon were happy to see that their friends, Pikachu, Chikorita, Cyndaquil, and Totodile had returned safely after their little adventure in the big city.
Pikachu and the Pokémon bid farewell to the Pichu Brothers as they waved goodbye.
Then, the Pichu Brothers got back into the elevator as its doors closed.
Pikachu, Chikorita, Cyndaquil, and Totodile were left wondering what the Pichu Brothers' next adventure would take them.
A moment later, Tristan and Hillary returned.
"Hi, guys," said Tristan. "Did you have fun?"
All of Tristan and Hillary's Pokémon nodded.
"We had some crazy things happen on the way back," explained Hillary.
"Yeah, I never expected a pair of tires to fly down the street so fast before," added Tristan. "Those things caused me to drop my bags."
Pikachu scratched its head. It never knew that a tire could knock a human off his feet.
"Come on, guys, let's go inside," suggested Hillary as she and Tristan led the Pokémon inside the building.
(Music Cue: Friendship Commemoration Day (as heard in "Pikachu and Pichu"))
Inside, there was a room full of food set out on tables.
All of the Pokémon were very impressed with the layout.
"Hillary and I planned this for quite some time," explained Tristan. "This is the day that we first began our Pokémon journey together."
"And Tristan's birthday is the best example to bring out a very special party," added Hillary.
"And Pikachu, we wouldn't have gotten where we are today without you," finished Tristan.
Pikachu happily leaped into Tristan's arms and embraced him, giving him a good laugh.
"Okay, everybody, dig in!" said Tristan.
All the Pokémon happily came to the table and started eating the food.
Tristan and Hillary looked proudly at their Pokémon as they put their hands on each other's shoulders.
"Hey, sis," said Tristan. "I'm glad to have someone like you to share my journey with."
"Likewise," agreed Hillary. "Where would we be without our Pokémon friends?"
Tristan, Hillary, and Pikachu have gone through many amazing adventures together, and rest assured that there will be many more to come. Soon, they'll be off again on their way to Goldenrod City.
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