***I'm back, lol, still busy but hoping to get atleast 2 chapters done this weekend...please enjoy and review***

~Foe In A Friend!~

In the breezy, clear, green meadow our heros sit on a pallet, eating some food and enjoying the fresh air.

"Here you go," Jen handed her Butterfree a piece of pokefood she made, "Your so cute," she petted it as it gleefully chirped.

"I have to admit..." Dustin gulped down his apple, "A pink Butterfree is cool...for girls." Dustin laughed some.

"Besides that," Shane interupted, "We're not far from Olivine...if Team Rocket doesn't get in the way we should make it there soon."

Dustin got the egg out of his bag and rubbed it, "I can't wait til it hatches." He smiled, "I wounder what it'll be!"

"Only time will tell," Shane viewed the egg, "But it seems like it wont be long."

"How can you tell?" Dustin responded.

"The way it's shape is," Jen added, "Shane's right it won't be long." Jen patted her butterfly's head.

"Aw how cute!" a girly voice said from behind the gang.

"Huh?" the gang replied together and turned around.

"Hi 'ya Jen," a girl around Jen's age and built with red hair owned the voice. She walked up to Jen, dressed in clothes like Jen's school ones.

"Liz!" Jen stood up and hugged her.

"Yep," Liz accepted the hug and then they seperated, "I love your hair...and your Butterfree rocks too."

"Thanks," Jen smiled, "This is Dustin."

"Hey," Dustin said.

"And Shane," Jen finished.

"Hi," Shane smiled.

"This is Liz," Jen informed her friends, "A friend of mine from Earl's school," she then directed her attention to Liz. "What are you doing away from the school?"

"I could ask you the same," she chuckled, "But I left to start my pokemon journy, I've collected four badges all ready."

"Me too!" Dustin stood up, "How about a battle?"

"Dustin is on his journy too," Jen replied. "It's ok if you don't want to."

"No I'd love to," Liz looked at Dustin, "How about one pokemon each?" She asked and Dustin nodded. "I'll choose one of my strongest pokemon ever," she enlarged a pokeball, "Go Sunflora!" With a quick but elogant throw the sunflower pokemon emerged.

"Ok," Dustin thought and enlarged a pokeball, "I'll choise Teddiursa!" Dustin slung his pokeball as it opened the beat pokemon appeared.

Jen smiled and sat back down on the pallet, petting her Butterfree. "Liz was one of the top students."

"Then this should be a good battle," Shane responded.

"Sunflora use Bullet Seed!" Liz directed.

"Dodge and use Slash!" Dustin replied.

"Flora!" Sunflora inhaled a breathe and exhaled a stream of quicky moving bullets. Teddirusa fliped into the air, landing behind Sunflora.

"Ru!" Teddiursa cried as it swiftly swiped it's claw agianst the back of Sunflora's head, causing rash red marks.

"Sunflora come back at it with a Nature Power!"

Sunflora chirped as it's body glew white. "Flora!" the grass around it began to spun and then formed into star like energys, targeted to Teddiursa.

"Ted!" Teddiursa fell to it's back upon the impact of Sunflora's attack, however it quickly recovered and got back on it's two feet.

"Yeah!" Dustin smirked.

"Not bad," Liz complemented Teddiursa, "But Sunflora has a lot more power, use another Bullet Seed!"

"Teddiursa dodge it with a Faint Attack!" Dustin smiled to the accolade Liz gave to Teddiura.

Sunflora exhaled a quick jet of hard bullets. Teddiursa slowly faded away as it missed the bullets and came back into sight behind Sunflora, slashing it hard agian.

"Dustin has gotten a lot better," Shane grined, "With ever battle he gets better...I can't believe it sometimes."

"Remember," Jen mimiced Dustin, "Friendship is the key." She giggled.

"Sunflora now show it a Sunny Day!"

The sun's radiation beamed down hard on the battle field as Sunflora danced around.

"Solar Beam!" Liz smiled.

"Flora!" Sunflora's face petals glew greenish white as it's mouth formed a ball of energy, "Flora!" it unleashed the blast head on at Teddiursa.

"No!" Dustin shouted in confusion.

As the beam faded Teddiursa appeared, unharmed.

"Huh?" Liz asked.

"It used a Faint Attack," Jen replied. "Cool."

"Razor Leaf!" Liz stoicly commanded.

"Use Ice Punch!" Dustin told his bear.

Sunflora jerked it's two leave like hands slinging four spinning leaves. Teddiursa's right paw froze over, with a quick thrust Teddiursa dodged the leaves and hit Sunflora in the stomache, knocking it over.

"Solar Beam!" Liz said, hiding a last ditch effort.

Sunflora quickly charged and unleashed the solar blast, hitting the happy Teddiursa back about four feet. Teddiursa had swirls in it's eyes.

"I win," Liz smiled, "Huh?"

Sunflora fell over with X's in it's eyes.

"I guess the Ice Punch got to Sunflora," Jen said, "It's a tie."

"I'm glad with that," Dustin smiled, "Teddiursa take a nice long rest," he took back Teddiursa with the red beam and put up the pokeball. "Awesome match."

"You too," Liz replied as she recollected Sunflora. "Jen your friend is a good trainer," Liz smiled at Jen.

"Yeah," Jen didn't know how to reply, "Want some fruit?" Jen offered Liz an apple.

"Sure," Liz sat down on the pallet and started to eat the apple.

"So when did you leave the school?" Jen asked as she withdrew her Butterfree.

"Soon after you," her schoolmate said, "I was inspired by you and now I plan on becoming a pokemon master!"

"That's cool," Shane responded, "Friends who follow each other...reminds me of some of my friends at my brother's gym."

"Your brother is a leader?" Liz asked.

"Yep," Shane informed her happily, "Violet City."

"I battled him," Liz re-thought her battle with Fawkner. "He was tough but I earned the Zephyr Badge."

"What about a battle," Jen requested. "To see how stronger we've both become?"

"Jen's never been much of a fighter," Shane whispered to Dustin, "Why do you think she all of a sudden wants to fight?"

"Who knows?" Dustin whispered back.

The two girls stood apart and made their battle field as Dustin and Shane watched.

"How about two pokemon each?" Jen offered.

"Works for me," Liz smiled and enlarged a pokeball, "Go Sentret!" she summoned her squirel pokemon to fight.

"How cute!" Jen replied as she enlarged a pokeball, "Go Marill!" The water mouse pokemon came to Jen's command.

"Your Marill's tail is shinny," Liz poitned out, "A sign of happiness and health."

"Thanks," Jen took the complement.

"Are they ever gonna battle?" Shane sarcastically asked.

"Sentret show them your Quick Attack!"

"Marill use Water Gun!"

Sentret got on all four and came charging at Marill swiftly. Marill reacted by blowing out an icy cold jet of water, spraying Sentret back about a foot.

"Not bad," Liz replied, "Sentret use Tackle!"

Sentret quickly got up and charged at Marill, knocking it in the stomache and thrusting the mouse backwards about two feet.

"Take Down Marill!" Jen's attitude had changed, it was now fierce and quick, full of battling sense.

"Ril!" Marill fliped up and jerked it's body quickly, slamming it's whole body into Sentret's center, knocking it down.

"Iron Tail!" Liz was running out of ideas.

"You too!" Jen mimiced.

Marill grabbed it's black part conecting it's tail and spun it around. Sentret jumped in the air and came thrusting down with it's tail glowing. Marill unleashed it's glowing tail, hitting Sentret's and blowing them both back a couple of feet.

"Ice Punch!" Liz told her squriel.

"Water Gun Marill!"

Marill exhaled a jet of crystal clear water with a cry. Sentret froze over it's left paw as the water came closer, with a quick jab into the water the ice froze over the water.

"Iron Tail!" Liz finished.

"Tret!" Sentret quickly jumped in the air and came slamming down, smashing it's glowing tail into Marill's face and knocking it out.

"Awesome try," Jen withdrew her Marill and kissed the pokeball, "Take a good rest," she then looked at Liz, "This battle has only begun."

"Jen's going crazy," Dustin whispered to Shane.

"She must hate losing," Shane responded.

"Go Flaaffy!" Jen threw her enlarged pokeball, with an opening her newly evolved pokemon ba'd into battle.

"The fur on Flaaffy is very silky looking," Liz pointed out, "A sign of love and affection."

"I give it plently of it," Jen replied.

"Is this what your Mareep evolved into?" Liz asked.

"Yep," Jen answered. "It recently evovled, I was go glad."

"Cool," Liz's face turned into a stern one, "Sentret use Iron Tail!"

"Zap it with Thunder Bolt!" Jen directed her pokemon.

Flaaffy's light and fluffy coating sent three streaks of light blue lighting with a 'ba. As Sentret's tail started to glow the lightning struck it and knocked it out.

"Good job Sentret," Liz replied upon recollecting her pokemon and brining another pokeball into full size, "Go Bayleef!" With an opening of the pokeball the evolution of Chikorita appeared with a cry.

"So your Chikorita evovled," Jen asked, "That's cool."

"Yeah it too recently evovled," Liz finished.

"They fight then complement," Shane sighed.

"Flaaffy use Thunder Bolt!"

"Ground yourself with Vine Whip!" Liz replied to Jen's command.

As Flaaffy attempted to shock Bayleef it's vine dug into the ground keeping it safe from the lightning attack.

"Now use Vine Whip agian!"

"Light Screen Flaaffy!"

Bayleef brought it's vien from the ground and aiming at Flaaffy. Flaaffy ba'd and created an invisible barrier, blocking the vines.

"Allright!" Jen cheered on. "Cotton Spore!"

"Bayleef use Posion Powder!"

Flaaffy ba'd and let out a light green toxin into the air. Bayleef shook it's leaf and created a blue toxin flowing into the air. The two toxins mixed and caused an aerial explosion.

"Not bad," Liz responded, "Bayleef use Razor Leaf!"

"Bay!" Bayleef's leaf twirled and slung two swiftly moving blade leaves at Flaaffy, cutting it in the stomache and knocking it back some.

"Flaaffy your ok," Jen commanded, "Thunder Bolt!"

"Fla!" Flaaffy got up and ba'd, unleashing a baradge of static and lightning colored blue and zapping Bayleef hard.

"That's ok," Liz shruged off the attack as Bayleef chirped. "Use another Posion Powder!"

"Stop it with a Thunder Bolt!"

Flaaffy ba'd as Bayleef started to twirl it's leaf. The blue static overtook Bayleef agian and knocked it out.

"Whoa," Liz smiled as she withdrew Bayleef, "Is it another tie?"

"You could finish it," Shane added to the conversation.

"Nah," Jen replied, "I think that was a great battle," she informed them and withdrew Flaaffy. "We still have a lot to learn," she said as she walked to Liz, "Why don't you come with us?"

"Thanks but...no," Liz responded to the offer, "I mean...I just need to train on my own...I hope you understand."

"Oh course we do," Dustin said and stood up, "We all have our ways of training."

"Yep," Liz smiled and hugged Jen, "Now I gotta get going."

"Me too," Jen accepted the hug.

"Yep," Shane said as he picked up the pallet. "We need to get going soon."

"So this is good bye," Jen said as she came apart from Liz.

"No...just a pause," Liz smiled, "I know we'll see each other agian."

"Yep," Jen smiled.

The gang waved good bye to Liz as she went one way and they went the other.

"I've never seen you so strong," Dustin said to Jen as they continued their way to Olivine City. "You rocked!"

"Thanks," Jen's smile hadn't faded, "Your right Dustin..."

"He was?" Shane was amazed.

"Yep," Jen finished, "You gotta have friends." The three continued on their way to Olivine City as the wind blew.

***DONE! I can't believe in my busy scheduele(lol) I got one done, like I said I'm hoping this busy stuff will go by fast then I can get more done, please R&R***