Chapter 3
Metapod
Swoop! Two Beedrill seemed to swoop out of nowhere. The pink Butterfree dodged. The other Butterfree, who hadn't turned around in time, was slammed into hard. He was knocked clear off the cliff.
The pink Butterfree flew out, caught him, set him down on the ground, and tried to use her Sleep Powder on the Beedrill. But because of their fluttering wings, it worked to slow and she just barely missed their Twin Needle attack.
They slammed into each other after she dodged.
"Eevee! Eevee! [Come out!]"
As Eevee proceeded with her failing tackle attack, Nidorina came out of her Poké-ball looking sleepy. Since neither were prepared, a charging Beedrill rammed straight into her. The Beedrill was knock unconscious and Nidorina was just knocked over. She moaned.
"Wee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee!" the pink Butterfree cried, [NO!]
The remaining Beedrill was headed straight for her Caterpies!
"Wee-ee-ee! [Run!]" She yelled swooping for the Beedrill.
Seven of the Caterpies ran—or rather wiggled—away. They wouldn't have made it if the eighth Caterpie had obeyed their mother.
It did its String attack on the advancing Beedrill. Blinded, the Beedrill spun off course and crashed long enough for the pink Butterfree to use her sleep powder on it.
"Wee-ee-ee-ee-ee!" she cried triumphantly. She was just about to turn around and scold her Caterpie for disobedience and praise him for his courage when she realized something.
He was standing and sprang his string in the air as he started to glow.
"Wee-ee-ee-ee!" the pink Butterfree cried.
He was evolving! Now the pink Butterfree had seven Caterpies and a Metapod!
"Metapod…" said Metapod blandly.
But the pink Butterfree knew there was a problem. Along with her, there were now seven slow-moving Caterpies, a Metapod that couldn't move at all, and an unconscious Butterfree. They were all supposed to find one of their previous owners.
But how?! The were trapped in a forest full of Beedrill!
Unless…
The pink Butterfree truthfully explained what she had seen of the man to Eevee. Eevee and Nidorina looked shocked and utterly heartbroken.
[Why couldn't we have been there for him?!] Eevee demanded of herself. She bowed her head in misery and shame. She vowed to do something. Get vengeance! Build a memorial! Something!
She was his first Pokémon… how could she have let him down?
[One more thing,] the pink Butterfree said hesitantly, [He… he threw your bag off that cliff…]
Eevee's head jerked up.
[He tried to kill you, Eevee…]
She bowed her head again, still trying to control her emotions. It was impossible! But she sensed truth in the words of this pretty insect…
She tapped the six remaining Poké-balls.
[Come out, guys, I have important news,] she muttered.
Eevee told Goldeen, Kangaskhan, Seel, Sandshrew, Sandslash, and Weedle what had happened. Weedle made no comment, but it didn't look sad at all. Eevee felt a hint a resentment for it.
[What are we going to do?] Kangaskhan sobbed along with her child.
[Find somewhere—anywhere but here—to live,] the pink Butterfree said.
[But aside from Weedle,] Eevee cried, [we're tame Pokémon! We can't live in the wild!]
The pink Butterfree thought, [I know this person… We were on our way to see him when we met you. He likes and trains Pokémon and is tying to enter the Pokémon League. He, his friends, and his other Pokémon are very nice. They would be glad to give you a home!]
[Are you positive he won't do the same thing?] Weedle asked sardonically.
[He won't!] she yelled.
Weedle said nothing.
[Where is he?] Goldeen asked.
[I don't know,] the pink Butterfree said, [We were looking for him.]
[Let's get looking then!] Sandslash hissed.
[What about them?[ asked the pink Butterfree, indicating the seven Caterpies, the Metapod, and the injured and unconscious Butterfree.