***Just to update, after this chapter(21) I'm gonna go work on my digimon fanfic(do 7 chapters) so after Christman I will return.****

~Forest Fights!~

"So this is the Ilex Forest," Jen said, the three had made it to the forest, the dirt trail they were walking down was in between a thick forest of lush green tress, "The trees are lush, never seen anything this beautiful."

"It is cool," Dustin said, "The Forest is so quiet." All that made a sound was some Pidgeys chirping peacefully.

"This place is huge," Shane said, viewing the map, "It'll take us days to get out of here and on to Goldenrod."

"O well," Dustin smiled, "At least we can see all sorts of cool bug pokemon, like some of the ones Bugsy had!"

"Hello," a boy said behind the gang, they turned around and saw a boy around Dustin's age, he had light hair and was dressed in a pair of blue jeans and a green t-shirt.

"-Uh Hi," Dustin said.

"Can we help you?" Jen asked.

"If one of you is Dustin," the boy replied.

"I'm Dustin," Dustin introduced himself, "Who are you?"

"O sorry, my name is Evan, I'm from Azalea Town," he informed them, "I came here because Bugsy told me about you."

"Really?" Dustin asked, "What did he say?"

"He said you were tough," Evan replied, "I just recieved my Hive Badge and I wanted to train some, he said you would be a tough match."

"Cool," Dustin said, "I'll battle you."

"Evan," Jen said, "My name is Jen, this is Shane," she pointed to Shane who said hi, "Do you now how far Goldenrod is from here?"

"You got a long ways," Evan responded, "I'm going to go there later, after I get some of my pokemon to evolve and get stronger."

"So how many pokemon do you want to us?" Dustin asked.

"Is two ok?" Evan asked.

"Fine with me," Dustin smiled, he steped back some from Evan, Jen and Shane walked to the side.

"Dustin is getting big headed," Shane told Jen.

"A little," Jen gigled.

"GO TOTODILE!" Dustin said, Totodile came into battle.

"Hm...a water type," Evan calculated, "I CHOOSE BEEDRILL!"

"What's that?" Dustin asked, pulling out his pokedex.

"Beedrill," Devon analyzed, "This pokemon's stingers are extremely posion, Beedrill is also a very fast bug pokemon."

"It's fast eh?" Dustin said, not scared, "TOTODILE GO SCRATCH!"

"TOTODILE!" Totodile squeeked, running to Beedrill, it went to scratch when Beedrill flew up some.

"TWIN NEEDLE!" Evan commanded, Beedrill flew in and tried to jab Totodile, the first attempt was a failure, the second hit Totodile hard.

"TOTODILE!" Dustin watched as Totodile was knocked down, "Get up buddy," Dustin said, Totodile slowly got up, "WATER GUN!"

"DILE!" Totodile sprayed a gush of water at Beedrill, hitting it direct and bringing it to the ground.

"SLASH!" Dustin shouted, Totodile started running at Beedrill when Beedrill disappeared and re-appeared behind it.

"TWIN NEEDLE!" Evan laughed as Beedrill hit Totodile twice.

"That must've been Beedrill's Agility," Jen said, "I've known Beedrill to be fast, but not his fast."

"Who cares about speed," Dustin said, "TOTODILE BLAST BUBBLEBEAM EVERYWHERE!"

"DILE!" Totodile sprayed bubbles all over the battle field. Beedrill couldn't barely move because of the bubbles.

"Beedrill," Evan said, "Nice combo, using Totodile's Bubble Beam to slow down Beedrill."

"Thanks," Dustin replied, "Totodile was my second pokemon I caught," Dustin smiled, "Now Totodile use Headbutt!"

"DILE!" Totodile came from the bubbles and smashed it's skull hard into Beedrill, knocking Beedrill on to the ground and knocked out.

"Return," Evan called back the knocked out Beedrill, "That was cool," Evan smiled, "I'm impressed, but now you'll see what I'm all about!" Evan called in his second pokemon, a Sentret.

"Totodile good job," Dustin said, "Return," he withdrew Totodile. "Sentret, cool, let's see," Dustin grabbed a pokeball, "CHIKORITA GO!" Dustin called out Chikorita, it chirped some as it came in the battle. "RAZOR LEAF!"

"CHIKA!" Chikorita swung it's head, slinging sharp leaves at Sentret. Sentret jumped in the air and dodged the move.

"QUICK ATTACK!" Evan shouted, Sentret slung it's self into Chikorita, knocking the grasss type back some.

"TACKLE NOW!" Dustin said, Chikorita started to run at Sentret.

"TACKLE TOO!" Evan copied, Sentret came running at Chikorita, the two hit each other, knocking both of them back some. "So our pokemon are even."

"Guess so," Dustin smiled, "But me and Chikorita know some tricks," Dustin replied, "CHIKORITA USE VINE WHIP!"

"TACKLE!" Evan commanded. Sentret started to run at Chikorita. Chikorita made vines from it's seeds and slashed Sentret with them.

"Tret?!" Sentret said, being hit hard.

"CHIKA!" Chikorita gleely cheered.

"Allright Chikorita," Dustin congratulated Chikorita. "We've got it now, use Leech Seed!"

"Dustin is getting good," Shane said to Jen, "He's learning different combinations with attacks."

"CHIKA!" Chikorita tilted it's head, sending two seeds on Sentret, they grew into vines and started to suck Sentret's energy.

"SENTRET!" Evan said, "HANG IN THERE!" Evan's encouragment was no good, Sentret was being drained fast, "Return." Evan sucked Sentret back in to it's pokeball. "Good battle."

"You too," Dustin said, "Nice job Chikorita," Dustin said to Chikorita, "Return," he brought it back in the pokeball.

"Thanks for the battle," Evan said to Dustin, "I better get going."

"Ok," Dustin replied, "Maybe we'll get to battle another day."

"You bet," Evan said walking off.

"Your getting good," Jen said to Dustin as they started walking in the forest, "Your pokemon seem to love you."

"Their my friends," Dustin smiled, "That's all it takes."

"Hm..." Shane said, the gang now came to a small opening, "Wanna rest here..." Shane's stomache started to growl, "I'm kinda hungry."

Jen laughed some, "Sure."

The gang started to make a fire, they picked up wood and Cyndaquil burnt it. They were cooking some stew in a pot Shane had bought. "When will the stew be ready?" Dustin asked.

"I hope soon," Shane replied, stiring the soup. "We need some more firewood."

"I'll go get it," Jen said, she started to walk in the woods, she was far enough from the gang as she said to herself, "I lost to him because their his friends, are mine my friends?" Jen answered herself with thoughts of her pokemon. She found two logs and picked them up.

"Those are my logs!" a girl behind Jen said, she had short green hair, tall, slender, and dressed in a pair of pants and a blue shirt.

"I found them," Jen replied, "Their mine!"

"Me and my friends need it more than you!" she laughed. "We're on our way to Goldenrod, to win a badge."

"So," Jen said, "I need it just as much as you."

"I don't like your attitude," she smirked, "Why don't we settle this with a battle?"

"Fine!" Jen replied, placing the logs down, "One on one?"

"Why not," the girl threw a pokeball, "GO MAGBY!" she sent out a small red pokemon.

"Fine," Jen grabbed a pokeball, "GO MARILL!" she unleashed her blue mouse pokemon. "WATER GUN!" Marill chanted and sprayed a gush of water.

"FLAMETHROWER!" the girl said, Magby sent a wave of heat at Marill's water, turning it to smoke.

"What?!" Jen was confused, "O well, MARILL BUBBLE BEAM!" Marill sprayed a ray of bubbles at Magby.

"MEGA PUNCH!" she commanded, Magby gathered energy and went to punch Marill through the bubbles, however it missed.

"NOW MARILL USE WATER GUN!" Jen roared, Marill blasted Magby hard with a gush of water, knocking Magby out.

"-Uh, wha?!" the girl said, returning Magby, "O well," she started to walk off.

"We win," Jen smiled as she returned Marill, "These logs are mine," she picked up the logs and started walking back to camp.

"I never thought we'd make it out of that whell," Kym said to Ken, the two were walking in the Ilex Forest.

"I hope they don't think we're cowards," Ken said to Kym, "For running off."

"Oh course they want," Kym smiled, "Besides, once we catch that Larvitar they'll love us forever and I'll -uh I we'll be number one!"

"Yeah," Ken smirked, "Number one!"

"Anyways.." Kym said, an Oddish walked by infront of them. "HEY AN ODDISH!" Kym's eyes flashed.

"CATCH IT!" Ken shouted.

"DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO!" she smacked Ken across the head. "O I have an idea, I'll catch it!" she replied, "GO GHASTLY!""

"Ghas..." Ghastly chanted. Oddish looked scared and started to run off.

"Oh no you don't!" Kym said, "MEAN LOOK!" Ghastly grabbed onto Oddish with a purple wave. "POKEBALL GO!" Kym threw the pokeball, it hit Oddish and sucked it up. The ball shook once, twice, three times, the sound ensured the capture. "YES!" Kym shouted, "I GOT ODDISH!" she ran up and picked the up the pokeball. "Now to evolve it!"

"How?" Ken asked, "I mean -uh ok!"

"Here you go," Jen said, handing Shane the firewood.

"Thanks," Shane replied, "See any pokemon?"

"Nope," Jen said, "I won a battle though."

"COOL!" Dustin said, "Who'd you use?"

"Marill," Jen smiled, "Agianst a Magby, it was some girl's."

"SWEET!" Dustin said, "Goob job Jen."

"-Uh thanks," Jen replied, "Is that stew almost ready?"

"Almost," Shane said, stiring the soup some. "So where did the girl go?"

"Not sure," Jen said, "She said her friends and her were staying around here, we fought for the firewood," Jen giggled.

"Then I'm glad you won," Shane responded.

"She was so mean," the girl said, it was the same girl who fought Jen, "She blasted me away, please beat her big brother!"

"You beat'cha Una, no one messes with my sista'," her brother replied, he was a tall and bulky man.

"Good," Una smiled as her and her brother walked off to find Jen.

"My Oddish so gonna be the strongest Vileplume," Kym said, calling out Oddish, it chirped some as it came out. "Hello Oddish, I'm your master Kym, please evolve."

"Dish..." Oddish was confused.

"Kym you need to battle to earn experience," Ken replied.

"O yeah," Kym laughed, "Oddish let's see some of your attacks," Kym pointed to a nearby Caterpie, "Use Posion Powder on it!" Kym commanded, Oddish chirped and sent purple powders from it's leaves, hitting Caterpie and knocking it over. "GOOB JOB!" Kym smiled.

"THERE SHE IS!" Una said, pointing through the forest at Jen.

"My Marill has gotten..." Jen went to say but was interupted by a man's voice. "Who are you?"

"Remember me," Una said, "This is my brother."

"You beat my sista'?" the bigger brother asked, "No one beats my sista'!"

"Who is this Jen?" Dustin asked.

"The girl I was telling you about," Jen replied, "I beat her, so, what's the big deal?"

"We fight," the brother said, "One pokemon each!"

"Ok," Jen stood up, "I choose Mareep!" she sent out her sheep pokemon, it ba'd some.

"Then I choose Pineco!" he sent out the bug pokemon. "Rapid Spin!" he grunted as Pineco started to spin.

"Thundershock!" Jen commanded, Mareep ba'd some and started to shock Pineco. Pineco fell over knocked out. "I win," Jen smiled.

"You make me mad!" the brother replied, returning Pineco, "I beat you up!" he started to run at Jen.

"REEP!" Mareep chirped as Jen screamed, shocking the older brother, blasting him back some.

"Oh no!" Una said walking to her brother, "Don't worry about her, she cheats," Una started to run off, her brother followed her.

"Some people never learn," Jen said laughing.

"Totally," Dustin replied, "Now is that stew done?" Dustin asked.

***Sorry it was short, but Kym did catch a pokemon and their was some battles, lol. Be back with some more chapters in about a week or two. Please review***