The Journey Called Pokemon
By: Po-Gi-Z
Po-Gi-Z: Happy 2003 everyone! I hope everyone had a lot of fun ringing in the new year. Also, I hope everyone got the presents they had asked for.
Chase: It was enjoyable, but, I still can't believe 2003 is already here and that 2002 is a thing of the past.
Cyrus: Yeah. The years keep flying by so quickly. I hope 2003 lasts at least a little longer than usual.
Po-Gi-Z: Couldn't agree more with you on that. Well, before we start the chapter, I wanted to hand some presents out, seeing as Christmas has passed. ::Hands Cyrus a nicely wrapped circular gift::
Cyrus: Gee, I wonder what it is. ::Unwraps it:: A Pokeball? What Pokemon is it?
Po-Gi-Z: Well, since you can't have your Pokemon Celebi in the story, since I said no one can have any legendary Pokemon, I will be nice and let you have Chronos during your co-hosting.
Cyrus: REALLY?! AWESOME! ::Opens the Pokeball. A Celebi floats in the air, sound asleep:: Wake up Celebi!
Celebi: ::Opens its eyes and looks around. Yawns widely and rubs its eyes::
Po-Gi-Z: Give it some time Cyrus. It was napping. It'll be awake when it is time to close up the chapter. OK, next gift goes to Pichu*Star, one of my reviewers. ::Hands her a nicely wrapped box::
Pichu*Star: Aww...thanks Po-Gi-Z. ::She opens the box and takes out what was inside. When she looks at it carefully, her eyes begin to water::
Po-Gi-Z: I decided to make you a plaque in honor of your writing skills. It states: "This award is rightfully deserved by an author whose work entitles her to such an award. Her creativity and knowledge in writing her stories is a blessing to us all. For that, Pichu*Star deserves to be acknowledged as one of the greatest writers of FanFiction ever known."
Pichu*Star: ::Speechless::
Chase: Hey, that's a really nice thing Po-Gi-Z.
Po-Gi-Z: ::Blushes:: I know. And, by the way, everyone check out her stories which are posted here on Fanfiction.net The next gift then goes to all of my other reviewers. If you want, send me 3 ideas of what you want to see more of in this story along the way. I will analyze each idea and promise to grant 1 idea and incorporate it in my story, however, it has to be "G" rated and must be about Pokemon. Examples: Certain types of Pokemon, different battling skills, etc... I will try to mention them as soon as possible after you send them.
Chase: ::Coughs to get some attention::
Po-Gi-Z: Aww...you think I would forget you Chase, I have a great gift for you, but it doesn't come until this chapter starts. So, instead of making you wait, let's get on with the chapter.
Disclaimer: Pokemon is not controlled by me at all. I only am in charge of and own the rights to my own ideas about Pokemon.
Chapter 8: Perils of a Plant Pokemon
Continuing through the open field, Psyduck followed Chase as he now kept rubbing his face softly. Fortunately, he recovered from the leg wound recently. Psyduck stopped following Chase for a moment and just sat down on the grass, his eyes watering as he softly sniffled.
"Psy…Psy." Psyduck sniffled.
Realizing that the grass did not rustle as much, Chase stopped and turned around to see his Pokemon sadly sitting on the ground. Chase smiled, shook his head and walked over to Psyduck. He kneeled down in front of Psyduck.
"Psyduck, don't be sad. I am all right, honest. Now come on, cheer up, for me?" Chase says.
Psyduck looks up and lets one big sniffle escape.
"Psyduck? Psy Psyduck duck Psyduck." Psyduck quacks.
Translation: "Are you sure? You know I never meant to hurt you."
Understanding somewhat what Psyduck said, Chase nodded in agreement.
"Now, cheer up. We still got one last attack to use, and nothing can go wrong except that you give me a bubble shower." Chase explained and chuckled a bit.
"Psy duck Psy duck." Psyduck chuckled along.
As Chase got back up, so did Psyduck. Chase once again looked around to see what could be perfect to practice with. Finding absolutely nothing perfect for this attack, Chase decided to use the grass this time. Before talking to Psyduck, Chase put down his knapsack and decided to take out his Pokechex again and analyze Bubble one more time.
'Beep!'
: Bubble. As Psyduck inhales, it builds up air and stores water, so when it exhales, bubbles shoot out to attack the opponent:
Chase thought for a moment and wondered how he could improve this attack. Quickly getting an idea, he put away the Pokechex and analyzed the grass. Noticing that in a slightly large patch of grass that some of the blades were taller towards the front, and smaller towards the back, Chase smiled and nodded in satisfaction and raced back to Psyduck.
"OK Psyduck listen up. Now, Bubble is supposed to be a really strong attack. It is a move in which you must give as big of a blow to the opponent as possible. So, when you prepare the bubbles inside of you I want you to do it in two ways. The first manner, I want you to imagine that the bubbles you create inside of you have a very slick edge to them all. Somewhat in which they will cut down the taller blades in front of this patch of grass to the size of the smaller blades behind." Chase explained.
"Psyduck!" Psyduck said with glee.
Chase now tilted his head in confusion.
'Could it be that Psyduck knows already what I want?' He thought to himself.
Chase shrugged and decided to go for it.
"Very well then. Psyduck, Bubble attack!" Chase called out.
Taking in a deep breath, Psyduck's chest filled up with air and water. Holding it for a good amount of time, he then quickly released the force within him. As he did so, bubbles of different sizes shot out at a tremendous velocity and completely engulfed the path of grass. As quickly as they hit the blades of grass, they quickly popped away one by one into thin air.
"Psyduck!" Psyduck said, filled with content.
Chase just smiled at his wonderful Psyduck and walked over to examine the grass once again to see if the Bubbles attack did the trick. As he examined the grass, Chase gasped in astonishment. He skimmed his hand over the grass and realized that the whole patch of grass matched evenly in size. Of course, except for a few blades of grass just smaller than average size to begin with.
'I am impressed with my Psyduck.' Chase thought to himself. 'I didn't need to repeat myself or go into more detail.'
As Chase got back up, three blades of grass seemed to pop out of nowhere. Chase looked at those blades weirdly, as if he knew them or recognized them. Shaking his head, he turned and walked back to Psyduck.
"Good going Psyduck." Chase said proudly. "You did excellently. Now, the second manner in which I want you to think of your Bubble attack is in temperature. See if you can build a warm enough or cold enough temperature in your body so that the bubbles that come out annoy the opponent."
"Psy!" Psyduck agreed with joy.
"OK then. But now, I want you to focus on those three big blades that are sticking out of the patch of grass. They just appeared out of nowhere and, this would at least give you a reason to practice this new technique." Chase added.
With a nod of his head, Psyduck closed his eyes and decided to make his body temperature pretty low, so he could create very chilly bubbles. In his mind, he pictured the arctic winds of Alaska, snow falling up in the mountains, icebergs floating in the ocean. These thoughts just made Psyduck shiver. He began rubbing himself with his webbed feet, trying to just warm up, but then he remembered that he was trying to be cold. Knowing he only had a short time before his body temperature went back to normal, he quickly breathed in, held his breath for about five seconds, and then released it as bubbles took the place of his breath. The bubbles traveled slower this time towards the patch of grass, as if alerting the three blades of grass to move aside. Yet, in no time flat still, the bubbles reached the three blades and hit one by one, popping at the slightest touch. As the bubbles continued to hit the blades of grass, they began to shake violently until finally, they leaped out of the patch of grass and right in front of Chase and Psyduck.
"Psy!" Psyduck gasped.
"Huh?" Chase reacted surprisingly.
The three blades of grass were actually three leaves that were attached to a familiar figure, along with a few more leaves, that was hiding in the grass. Chase quickly dug into his knapsack and brought out his Pokechex to clarify what this figure is.
'Beep!'
: Oddish, the nocturnal Pokemon. Oddish is rarely seen during the day, but at night it is always spreading pollen to keep predators away from its habitat. It also spreads seeds to create and revive beautiful gardens. If a garden has grown to full bloom overnight, you can rest assure an Oddish was there that night:
Chase smiles widely as he puts away the Pokechex.
"What a golden opportunity!" Chase yells ecstatically. "I have a chance at capturing my favorite plant Pokemon!"
"Psyduck?" Psyduck confusingly responds.
Chase looks at Psyduck.
"Hey, this is perfect. You can now fully use your attacks in a battle against the Oddish. With luck, I can capture it." Chase says.
"Psyduck!" Psyduck excitedly replies.
"OK then. Psyduck, go!" Chase shouts happily.
Psyduck waddles forward as it faces the Oddish, ready to battle at the demand of his trainer.
"Oddiiissshhh." Oddish angrily growled while facing the Psyduck.
"Psyduck, Scratch attack now!" Chase yelled. Psyduck charged at the Oddish, raising his right webbed foot. Oddish quickly jumped into the air, over Psyduck's head, as Psyduck scratched nothing but air. They were now back to back, still as stones, waiting to see who would make the first move. "Tail whip!" Chase commanded.
Psyduck ran backwards, wagging his tail furiously as he connected with Oddish and sent it soaring into the air.
"OOO…" it yelled through the air until… "...ddish!" …it hit the ground.
Furious about being hit, Oddish stood back and quickly began to sway back and forth. As it swayed, blue pollen filled the air around it. Chase looked at the pollen and quickly shouted to Psyduck.
"Psyduck, avoid the pollen, it will put you to sleep!"
Nodding, Psyduck hopped out of the pollens way. Annoyed by the maneuver, Oddish ferociously pranced in circles as it released more blue pollen, accompanied by yellow and purplish pollen. Chase quickly took out his Pokechex to analyze this.
'Beep!'
: When it is angry, Oddish will release Sleep Powder, Stun Spore, and Poison Powder in a row. Ninety percent of the time, one will connect with the opponent:
Chase looked over to the pollen as he put away the Pokechex and looked at his Psyduck running around in circles trying to avoid the pollen. Nervously, Chase just blurted out an order.
"Psyduck, use Bubble!"
Psyduck covered his eyes as he breathed in and released a multitude of bubbles towards the pollen. As the pollen connected with the bubbles, it coated the bubbles; each bubble with a different affect attached to it. Suddenly, the wind kicked up as the bubbles wildly floated around the air.
"PSYDUCK! PSYDUCK!" Psyduck fearfully shouted as he crazily ran around avoiding the bubbles.
"Oddish!" Oddish screamed as it ducked for cover from the bubbles.
Chase just began to run, trying to avoid any bubble that came near him. Fortunately, most of the bubbles popped in trees or in the grass, but some still remained and posed a threat. As Oddish got back up, thinking the close was clear, a bubble covered with purplish pollen suddenly shot at it, and it fell back from the sudden impact.
"PSY!" Psyduck shouted once again as he continued to run for cover.
But unfortunately, he tripped over an unsuspecting branch. Lying on the floor helpless, a blue bubble floated over towards him and landed right on his eyes. Chase kept running around and dodging each bubble that came anywhere near him, but a sudden breeze blew by and a crowd of yellow bubbles piled on Chase, especially coming in contact with any skin exposable. Chase quickly fell to his knees, his knapsack slipping off his shoulder and on to the floor.
"UGH! I…was…hit…by…Stun…Spore…bubbles." Chase forced out, as he could not really move any part of his body.
He then managed to slightly turn his head and look at Psyduck on the ground snoring loudly. Not wanting to speak and waste his breath, Chase just sighed and thought to himself.
'Now that Psyduck is asleep, and I am paralyzed for the moment, how will I be able to capture the Oddish?' Chase then quickly remembered about Mike.
"OK. Oh by the way Mike, I'll send the Pokeflute back as well." Chase added before leaving.
"No need Chase. Keep it. Who knows when you might need it on your Pokemon journey." Mike insisted.
'But, How can I use it while I am paralyzed?' Chase thought to himself.
While thinking this, Oddish began to get up once again, and kind of stumbled around, as if knocked over the head with a mallet. Chase peered over towards the Oddish, noticing its face was blushing a purplish color. 'Oddish is poisoned, that'll buy me some time to try and get the Pokeflute out and use it.' Using the opportunity, Chase forced all his muscles to work together and maintain balance. Slowly shaking as if his hands had a stutter, Chase began to open his knapsack and softly grasped the Pokeflute and took it out. 'I sure hope to have enough strength in my lips at least.'
At a snail's pace, Chase moved the Pokeflute to his lips. As the tip of the flute and Chase's lips connected, a smooth melody began to flow as heavenly as a mystical brook. The tune carried around the open field. Pokemon in trees, tall grass, and out in the open were waking up to the lovely sound. Oddish was just beginning to balance itself when Psyduck suddenly awoke from his sleep. Instantly, Chase dropped the flute and cringed at the pain he had to suffer just to capture this Pokemon.
"Psyduck…" Chase forcefully managed to say. Psyduck got up from the ground and looked over to Chase. "Oddish…is…weak."
Psyduck nodded and knew what to do. He waddled over to the now balanced Oddish.
"Psy." Psyduck angrily said at the Oddish.
Both Pokemon peered at each other with blazing eyes of rage.
"S…S…Scratch…" Chase stuttered.
Psyduck raised his right webbed foot and ran towards the Oddish, successfully connecting and weakening it severely. Streaks of red appeared on its face as it cried out in extreme anger.
"Oddddddddddish!" Oddish called out while twirling like a competitive ballerina.
As it twirled, it sent out a swarm of petals, of different shapes and sizes, towards Psyduck. Psyduck gasped at the sight of the petals aiming right at him. He knew he couldn't run away, so he stood his ground and took the petals full force.
Po-Gi-Z: WOW! How is that for some action? Oddish versus Psyduck, did anyone see that coming?
Cyrus: I DID!
Po-Gi-Z: ::Frowns:: I know you did. I told you about it.
Celebi: Cele Celebi bi bi Cele.
Translation: I knew before any of you did.
Po-Gi-Z: ::Tried understanding some of Celebi's conversation, but failed:: Well, you, I can't say much with. You time travel, so, it is possible you saw that moment in time and knew what was going to happen.
Chase: Well, I for sure didn't know. Why did you stop the chapter there? And what type of a present is that? I am losing here along with my Psyduck.
Po-Gi-Z: Patience is a virtue Chase.
Chase: Not now it isn't!
Cyrus: Well, think of it this way, why would Po-Gi-Z consider sending in a Oddish as a present?
Chase: ::Thought for the moment and then smiled:: Now I get what you mean. Oh, by the way, Oddish isn't my favorite Pokemon. Well, not exactly anyway.
Po-Gi-Z: I know, Vileplume is your favorite plant type Pokemon, but, I won't have Psyduck battling a Vileplume and winning, now come on.
Chase: Fair enough.
Cyrus: So, what is going to happen? Since Petal Dance was performed, it doesn't seem that Psyduck could survive that. After all, water types are weak to plant types.
Celebi: Celebi! Cele bi bi Celebi.
Translation: Yeah! I should know.
Po-Gi-Z: Anything could happen at this point. Just keep on reading and reviewing and get ready for what lies ahead.
New Friend and New Destination
By: Po-Gi-Z
Po-Gi-Z: Happy 2003 everyone! I hope everyone had a lot of fun ringing in the new year. Also, I hope everyone got the presents they had asked for.
Chase: It was enjoyable, but, I still can't believe 2003 is already here and that 2002 is a thing of the past.
Cyrus: Yeah. The years keep flying by so quickly. I hope 2003 lasts at least a little longer than usual.
Po-Gi-Z: Couldn't agree more with you on that. Well, before we start the chapter, I wanted to hand some presents out, seeing as Christmas has passed. ::Hands Cyrus a nicely wrapped circular gift::
Cyrus: Gee, I wonder what it is. ::Unwraps it:: A Pokeball? What Pokemon is it?
Po-Gi-Z: Well, since you can't have your Pokemon Celebi in the story, since I said no one can have any legendary Pokemon, I will be nice and let you have Chronos during your co-hosting.
Cyrus: REALLY?! AWESOME! ::Opens the Pokeball. A Celebi floats in the air, sound asleep:: Wake up Celebi!
Celebi: ::Opens its eyes and looks around. Yawns widely and rubs its eyes::
Po-Gi-Z: Give it some time Cyrus. It was napping. It'll be awake when it is time to close up the chapter. OK, next gift goes to Pichu*Star, one of my reviewers. ::Hands her a nicely wrapped box::
Pichu*Star: Aww...thanks Po-Gi-Z. ::She opens the box and takes out what was inside. When she looks at it carefully, her eyes begin to water::
Po-Gi-Z: I decided to make you a plaque in honor of your writing skills. It states: "This award is rightfully deserved by an author whose work entitles her to such an award. Her creativity and knowledge in writing her stories is a blessing to us all. For that, Pichu*Star deserves to be acknowledged as one of the greatest writers of FanFiction ever known."
Pichu*Star: ::Speechless::
Chase: Hey, that's a really nice thing Po-Gi-Z.
Po-Gi-Z: ::Blushes:: I know. And, by the way, everyone check out her stories which are posted here on Fanfiction.net The next gift then goes to all of my other reviewers. If you want, send me 3 ideas of what you want to see more of in this story along the way. I will analyze each idea and promise to grant 1 idea and incorporate it in my story, however, it has to be "G" rated and must be about Pokemon. Examples: Certain types of Pokemon, different battling skills, etc... I will try to mention them as soon as possible after you send them.
Chase: ::Coughs to get some attention::
Po-Gi-Z: Aww...you think I would forget you Chase, I have a great gift for you, but it doesn't come until this chapter starts. So, instead of making you wait, let's get on with the chapter.
Disclaimer: Pokemon is not controlled by me at all. I only am in charge of and own the rights to my own ideas about Pokemon.
Chapter 8: Perils of a Plant Pokemon
Continuing through the open field, Psyduck followed Chase as he now kept rubbing his face softly. Fortunately, he recovered from the leg wound recently. Psyduck stopped following Chase for a moment and just sat down on the grass, his eyes watering as he softly sniffled.
"Psy…Psy." Psyduck sniffled.
Realizing that the grass did not rustle as much, Chase stopped and turned around to see his Pokemon sadly sitting on the ground. Chase smiled, shook his head and walked over to Psyduck. He kneeled down in front of Psyduck.
"Psyduck, don't be sad. I am all right, honest. Now come on, cheer up, for me?" Chase says.
Psyduck looks up and lets one big sniffle escape.
"Psyduck? Psy Psyduck duck Psyduck." Psyduck quacks.
Translation: "Are you sure? You know I never meant to hurt you."
Understanding somewhat what Psyduck said, Chase nodded in agreement.
"Now, cheer up. We still got one last attack to use, and nothing can go wrong except that you give me a bubble shower." Chase explained and chuckled a bit.
"Psy duck Psy duck." Psyduck chuckled along.
As Chase got back up, so did Psyduck. Chase once again looked around to see what could be perfect to practice with. Finding absolutely nothing perfect for this attack, Chase decided to use the grass this time. Before talking to Psyduck, Chase put down his knapsack and decided to take out his Pokechex again and analyze Bubble one more time.
'Beep!'
: Bubble. As Psyduck inhales, it builds up air and stores water, so when it exhales, bubbles shoot out to attack the opponent:
Chase thought for a moment and wondered how he could improve this attack. Quickly getting an idea, he put away the Pokechex and analyzed the grass. Noticing that in a slightly large patch of grass that some of the blades were taller towards the front, and smaller towards the back, Chase smiled and nodded in satisfaction and raced back to Psyduck.
"OK Psyduck listen up. Now, Bubble is supposed to be a really strong attack. It is a move in which you must give as big of a blow to the opponent as possible. So, when you prepare the bubbles inside of you I want you to do it in two ways. The first manner, I want you to imagine that the bubbles you create inside of you have a very slick edge to them all. Somewhat in which they will cut down the taller blades in front of this patch of grass to the size of the smaller blades behind." Chase explained.
"Psyduck!" Psyduck said with glee.
Chase now tilted his head in confusion.
'Could it be that Psyduck knows already what I want?' He thought to himself.
Chase shrugged and decided to go for it.
"Very well then. Psyduck, Bubble attack!" Chase called out.
Taking in a deep breath, Psyduck's chest filled up with air and water. Holding it for a good amount of time, he then quickly released the force within him. As he did so, bubbles of different sizes shot out at a tremendous velocity and completely engulfed the path of grass. As quickly as they hit the blades of grass, they quickly popped away one by one into thin air.
"Psyduck!" Psyduck said, filled with content.
Chase just smiled at his wonderful Psyduck and walked over to examine the grass once again to see if the Bubbles attack did the trick. As he examined the grass, Chase gasped in astonishment. He skimmed his hand over the grass and realized that the whole patch of grass matched evenly in size. Of course, except for a few blades of grass just smaller than average size to begin with.
'I am impressed with my Psyduck.' Chase thought to himself. 'I didn't need to repeat myself or go into more detail.'
As Chase got back up, three blades of grass seemed to pop out of nowhere. Chase looked at those blades weirdly, as if he knew them or recognized them. Shaking his head, he turned and walked back to Psyduck.
"Good going Psyduck." Chase said proudly. "You did excellently. Now, the second manner in which I want you to think of your Bubble attack is in temperature. See if you can build a warm enough or cold enough temperature in your body so that the bubbles that come out annoy the opponent."
"Psy!" Psyduck agreed with joy.
"OK then. But now, I want you to focus on those three big blades that are sticking out of the patch of grass. They just appeared out of nowhere and, this would at least give you a reason to practice this new technique." Chase added.
With a nod of his head, Psyduck closed his eyes and decided to make his body temperature pretty low, so he could create very chilly bubbles. In his mind, he pictured the arctic winds of Alaska, snow falling up in the mountains, icebergs floating in the ocean. These thoughts just made Psyduck shiver. He began rubbing himself with his webbed feet, trying to just warm up, but then he remembered that he was trying to be cold. Knowing he only had a short time before his body temperature went back to normal, he quickly breathed in, held his breath for about five seconds, and then released it as bubbles took the place of his breath. The bubbles traveled slower this time towards the patch of grass, as if alerting the three blades of grass to move aside. Yet, in no time flat still, the bubbles reached the three blades and hit one by one, popping at the slightest touch. As the bubbles continued to hit the blades of grass, they began to shake violently until finally, they leaped out of the patch of grass and right in front of Chase and Psyduck.
"Psy!" Psyduck gasped.
"Huh?" Chase reacted surprisingly.
The three blades of grass were actually three leaves that were attached to a familiar figure, along with a few more leaves, that was hiding in the grass. Chase quickly dug into his knapsack and brought out his Pokechex to clarify what this figure is.
'Beep!'
: Oddish, the nocturnal Pokemon. Oddish is rarely seen during the day, but at night it is always spreading pollen to keep predators away from its habitat. It also spreads seeds to create and revive beautiful gardens. If a garden has grown to full bloom overnight, you can rest assure an Oddish was there that night:
Chase smiles widely as he puts away the Pokechex.
"What a golden opportunity!" Chase yells ecstatically. "I have a chance at capturing my favorite plant Pokemon!"
"Psyduck?" Psyduck confusingly responds.
Chase looks at Psyduck.
"Hey, this is perfect. You can now fully use your attacks in a battle against the Oddish. With luck, I can capture it." Chase says.
"Psyduck!" Psyduck excitedly replies.
"OK then. Psyduck, go!" Chase shouts happily.
Psyduck waddles forward as it faces the Oddish, ready to battle at the demand of his trainer.
"Oddiiissshhh." Oddish angrily growled while facing the Psyduck.
"Psyduck, Scratch attack now!" Chase yelled. Psyduck charged at the Oddish, raising his right webbed foot. Oddish quickly jumped into the air, over Psyduck's head, as Psyduck scratched nothing but air. They were now back to back, still as stones, waiting to see who would make the first move. "Tail whip!" Chase commanded.
Psyduck ran backwards, wagging his tail furiously as he connected with Oddish and sent it soaring into the air.
"OOO…" it yelled through the air until… "...ddish!" …it hit the ground.
Furious about being hit, Oddish stood back and quickly began to sway back and forth. As it swayed, blue pollen filled the air around it. Chase looked at the pollen and quickly shouted to Psyduck.
"Psyduck, avoid the pollen, it will put you to sleep!"
Nodding, Psyduck hopped out of the pollens way. Annoyed by the maneuver, Oddish ferociously pranced in circles as it released more blue pollen, accompanied by yellow and purplish pollen. Chase quickly took out his Pokechex to analyze this.
'Beep!'
: When it is angry, Oddish will release Sleep Powder, Stun Spore, and Poison Powder in a row. Ninety percent of the time, one will connect with the opponent:
Chase looked over to the pollen as he put away the Pokechex and looked at his Psyduck running around in circles trying to avoid the pollen. Nervously, Chase just blurted out an order.
"Psyduck, use Bubble!"
Psyduck covered his eyes as he breathed in and released a multitude of bubbles towards the pollen. As the pollen connected with the bubbles, it coated the bubbles; each bubble with a different affect attached to it. Suddenly, the wind kicked up as the bubbles wildly floated around the air.
"PSYDUCK! PSYDUCK!" Psyduck fearfully shouted as he crazily ran around avoiding the bubbles.
"Oddish!" Oddish screamed as it ducked for cover from the bubbles.
Chase just began to run, trying to avoid any bubble that came near him. Fortunately, most of the bubbles popped in trees or in the grass, but some still remained and posed a threat. As Oddish got back up, thinking the close was clear, a bubble covered with purplish pollen suddenly shot at it, and it fell back from the sudden impact.
"PSY!" Psyduck shouted once again as he continued to run for cover.
But unfortunately, he tripped over an unsuspecting branch. Lying on the floor helpless, a blue bubble floated over towards him and landed right on his eyes. Chase kept running around and dodging each bubble that came anywhere near him, but a sudden breeze blew by and a crowd of yellow bubbles piled on Chase, especially coming in contact with any skin exposable. Chase quickly fell to his knees, his knapsack slipping off his shoulder and on to the floor.
"UGH! I…was…hit…by…Stun…Spore…bubbles." Chase forced out, as he could not really move any part of his body.
He then managed to slightly turn his head and look at Psyduck on the ground snoring loudly. Not wanting to speak and waste his breath, Chase just sighed and thought to himself.
'Now that Psyduck is asleep, and I am paralyzed for the moment, how will I be able to capture the Oddish?' Chase then quickly remembered about Mike.
"OK. Oh by the way Mike, I'll send the Pokeflute back as well." Chase added before leaving.
"No need Chase. Keep it. Who knows when you might need it on your Pokemon journey." Mike insisted.
'But, How can I use it while I am paralyzed?' Chase thought to himself.
While thinking this, Oddish began to get up once again, and kind of stumbled around, as if knocked over the head with a mallet. Chase peered over towards the Oddish, noticing its face was blushing a purplish color. 'Oddish is poisoned, that'll buy me some time to try and get the Pokeflute out and use it.' Using the opportunity, Chase forced all his muscles to work together and maintain balance. Slowly shaking as if his hands had a stutter, Chase began to open his knapsack and softly grasped the Pokeflute and took it out. 'I sure hope to have enough strength in my lips at least.'
At a snail's pace, Chase moved the Pokeflute to his lips. As the tip of the flute and Chase's lips connected, a smooth melody began to flow as heavenly as a mystical brook. The tune carried around the open field. Pokemon in trees, tall grass, and out in the open were waking up to the lovely sound. Oddish was just beginning to balance itself when Psyduck suddenly awoke from his sleep. Instantly, Chase dropped the flute and cringed at the pain he had to suffer just to capture this Pokemon.
"Psyduck…" Chase forcefully managed to say. Psyduck got up from the ground and looked over to Chase. "Oddish…is…weak."
Psyduck nodded and knew what to do. He waddled over to the now balanced Oddish.
"Psy." Psyduck angrily said at the Oddish.
Both Pokemon peered at each other with blazing eyes of rage.
"S…S…Scratch…" Chase stuttered.
Psyduck raised his right webbed foot and ran towards the Oddish, successfully connecting and weakening it severely. Streaks of red appeared on its face as it cried out in extreme anger.
"Oddddddddddish!" Oddish called out while twirling like a competitive ballerina.
As it twirled, it sent out a swarm of petals, of different shapes and sizes, towards Psyduck. Psyduck gasped at the sight of the petals aiming right at him. He knew he couldn't run away, so he stood his ground and took the petals full force.
Po-Gi-Z: WOW! How is that for some action? Oddish versus Psyduck, did anyone see that coming?
Cyrus: I DID!
Po-Gi-Z: ::Frowns:: I know you did. I told you about it.
Celebi: Cele Celebi bi bi Cele.
Translation: I knew before any of you did.
Po-Gi-Z: ::Tried understanding some of Celebi's conversation, but failed:: Well, you, I can't say much with. You time travel, so, it is possible you saw that moment in time and knew what was going to happen.
Chase: Well, I for sure didn't know. Why did you stop the chapter there? And what type of a present is that? I am losing here along with my Psyduck.
Po-Gi-Z: Patience is a virtue Chase.
Chase: Not now it isn't!
Cyrus: Well, think of it this way, why would Po-Gi-Z consider sending in a Oddish as a present?
Chase: ::Thought for the moment and then smiled:: Now I get what you mean. Oh, by the way, Oddish isn't my favorite Pokemon. Well, not exactly anyway.
Po-Gi-Z: I know, Vileplume is your favorite plant type Pokemon, but, I won't have Psyduck battling a Vileplume and winning, now come on.
Chase: Fair enough.
Cyrus: So, what is going to happen? Since Petal Dance was performed, it doesn't seem that Psyduck could survive that. After all, water types are weak to plant types.
Celebi: Celebi! Cele bi bi Celebi.
Translation: Yeah! I should know.
Po-Gi-Z: Anything could happen at this point. Just keep on reading and reviewing and get ready for what lies ahead.
New Friend and New Destination