Disclaimer: I don't think I own Pokemon. I mean if I did I wouldn't write fics.

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Chapter 10: Viridian Forest

Serge couldn't sleep that night because of the theft. He kept tossing the event in his mind. He sat up in the middle of the night and looked over to where Casey was sleeping. She was fast asleep. Serge got up and walked into the lounge. He saw Joy there warming herself near the fire. Serge walked over and sat next to her.

"You couldn't sleep I see," said Joy as Serge sat.

"Yea, I keep thinking of what happened tonight at the museum. Team Terra. They look strong. I don't think even Team Rocket in its prime had the audacity to pull that off."

"Yea I think you're right. I am quite worried. I keep thinking about what would happen if they would attack the Pokemon Center. I don't know what I would do."

They sat there speechless for thirty minutes before Joy spoke. "You better be going to sleep soon. Viridian Forest isn't a cakewalk for most trainers. If I remember right even Master Ash Ketchum had troubles getting through there."

"Yea I think you are right. Well good night, Joy. Thanks for the company." Serge got up and walked to the bed. Serge still didn't sleep that night. When he started to nod off he was awaken by Casey.

"Wake up sleepy head! If we are going to make it through the forest, we better leave now."

Serge got up and threw on some clothes. They started off as soon as they ate breakfast.

They saw the edges of the forest after only fifteen minutes. Serge threw out his Pokeball containing Kairyu. Kairyu lay on the ground before starting to slither up Serge's leg like a snake. She reached Serge's head and wrapped it around his neck.

"What are you doing, Serge?"

"Oh I found out that there are a lot of bug-pokemon in the forest, and well Kairyu can use his ember whenever he sees one. We can walk through the forest faster then."

"How did you think of that idea?"

"Thank me later," replied Serge as he started to walk off into the forest.

It was an hour before he saw a Pokemon in the forest. It was a weedle and Kairyu disposed of it easily. Soon afterwards a group of weedles popped out of the bushes. Kairyu shot out ember after ember at the weedles. They kept fainting. Serge and Casey started to run off. Kairyu kept shooting embers at the weedles.

Casey looked at Serge and said, "It was a good idea. Too bad I don't think she can keep this up any longer."

"Well if you look ahead you can see the edge of the forest. Kairyu won't have to keep it up much longer. She is doing great anyways."

They ran out of the forest and stopped to catch their breath. They turned back and saw that the weedles started to slink back into the forest. "That was easy," commented Serge. "Don't worry Viridian City is only a fifteen minute walk from here. We probably won't walk in any tall grass for the rest of the trip. Kairyu return." Kairyu turned into a form of energy that was sucked up by the Pokeball.

"You better be right. I don't think I can run much more now anyways."

Then they finally reached Viridian City. They saw that the Pokemon Center wasn't much farther ahead. They entered the Pokemon Center and were greeted by Joy. Serge gave Kairyu's Pokeball to Joy and sat down in the lounge. "I hope we get to Pallet Town soon," he blurted. "I don't think I can keep this up."

Kairyu Lvl: 16 Moves: Wrap, Thunder Wave, Leer, Ember, Bubble, Twister*