Tessa walked off the train platform at Saffron City. It was a beautiful evening in Kanto, just cloudy enough so that it wasn't too hot, so Tessa decided to ride her bike. She pulled the folded up contraption out of her bag and began to unfurl it. When the Bike was ready, Tessa placed Lavender in a basket on the front and set off.
"Any idea where we want to go first?" asked Tessa.
"Let's go to Celadon and take the Bike Path to Fuchsia!" exclaimed Lavender, happily letting her whiskers get blown back and forth by the cool, twilight breeze.
"You don't mind traveling at night, do you?" asked Tessa, glancing at the setting sun.
"No, it'll be cooler!"
"Okay."
Tessa angled the bike down the path that would bring them to Celadon, plunging into the darkness of the forest.
Orange was out hunting. She had seen a few undersized Murkrow, but they were far too small to make a good meal. Suddenly, she heard the chink of a bicycle, and looked to see what human would be out at this hour.
A human female and a Nidoran in a basket were biking down the path to Celadon. Orange's attention flicked to the Nidoran, and her eyes lit up. That would make a fine meal! She changed her course to follow the two travelers.
Finally, after about half an hour of solid biking, the human slowed. She spoke in low tones to the Nidoran, and stopped. She folded up the bike and made a slight fire in a small clearing.
Orange looked nervously at the fire, but her mind was made up. She was going to eat that Nidoran. She stalked close to the clearing, gauging the distance carefully. The human was tending the fire, so she crept up closer. The Nidoran remained oblivious to any danger.
She sprang. The Nidoran cried out as she saw the Persian, but it was much too late to escape her claws. Orange pinned the small Pokemon to the ground, making sure its poisonous spines could not be used. The human looked up in horror as it heard the tussle, but her expression immediately turned to anger.
"Lavender, use Thunderbolt!" the human cried.
Orange instantly felt the electricity surge through her body. She yowled in pain as she was blown off the other pokemon and into the dirt. The human held up her hand to stop the bristling Nidoran from charging, and threw a Poke'ball. Orange watched it fly in dread, but was too weak to evade the sphere. She felt the odd felling of bodiless-ness, and knew that she had been caught.
Soon, she could see and feel again. She looked around, and saw that, instead of just a human and one Pokemon, there were now four Pokemon. They all looked like they were on very high levels, and she dared not attack.
"Why did you attack us?!" demanded the human.
The Persian snorted; the human wouldn't be able to understand her reasons.
"Why?"
"I was hungry." she spat with distaste.
"There has to be more reason than that." said the Girafarig next to the human.
Orange glared at the Girafarig.
"To attack a human's Pokemon? There has to be more reasons than that!" growled the Charizard.
Orange snarled and paced back and forth, switching her tail; this was a sure sign that she was nervous. The Persian sat grudgingly.
"I have someone that I need to take care of, and the prey has been unusually sparse."
"You have a kitten?" asked the human worriedly.
Orange started; this was the first indication that the girl could actually understand her.
"No," she said beginning to become worried that she had been gone too long "I saved an injured Pokemon, and I need to feed both him and me."
Orange began pacing again, but this time her tail was not moving; she was very worried.
"You do look very thin; you haven't been getting enough to eat. I'm guessing your friend hasn't either." said the human, "You'll have to take us to him, I have a lot of food, so I can feed you both."
Orange considered; she could refuse to lead the human to her den, but that would mean leaving Brown to his fate. Alone, Brown didn't have a chance. She nodded finally and set off at a brisk trot. The human called back most of her Pokemon, except for the Girafarig and Nidoran, and followed.
When they reached the den, Orange told the human to stay at the entrance; she herself went inside.
"Who's there?" asked Brown from the shadows.
"It's just me, but I've brought someone who says she'll feed us."
"Really, some decent food would be nice. Is it a Miltank?"
"No, don't be scared when I call her in, okay?"
"Okay..." said Brown suspiciously.
Orange went outside and told the human that she could come in. Brown balked when he saw the human, but a glance from Orange calmed him.
"Hello," said the human "I'm afraid I don't have any of your names."
"I'm Orange, and this is Brown." answered the Persian.
"I'm Tessa." said the human.
She glanced at the bandages on Browns leg, and pulled off her bag. She dug into it for a second, and finally pulled out a generous supply of food. She gave the food to Orange and Brown, and sat back against a rock.
When Brown had finished, he looked questionly at the human, then at Orange.
"Orange, how did you come to know a human?" he asked, already guessing the answer.
Orange looked fidgety for a moment, but decided to tell the truth.
"She caught me... when I tried to eat her Nidoran." she replied.
Brown blinked his huge eyes slowly, and sighed. He opened them and looked at Orange yieldingly.
"Wherever you go, I go." he said finally.
Orange felt her spirits rise, but looked worriedly at her friend.
"Are you sure?" she asked.
"I have no chance out here alone, even with the Chansey's help; you should know that. You've been the best friend I've ever had, and I don't want to leave you alone either." said Brown, making it clear that his decision was final.
"Very well," said Tessa, who had been politely quiet during the entire conversation "You will have to have a Poke'ball. Soon, you can both be treated at a Pokemon Center so we can make sure you won't get sick. Then, when your leg heals, we can begin training."
Tessa took an oddly colored Poke'ball out of her bag. She walked over to Brown and touched it to his head. The Abra was engulfed in red light, and then was sucked into the sphere. It shook a few times, and then lay still. Tessa picked up the Poke'ball and pressed the button on the front. Red light flashed, and Brown appeared in his previous spot.
"What was that?" he asked.
"It was a Poke'ball. It captures you and makes it easier to travel."
"Yeah, but that one was different than the one you captured me with, why?" asked Orange.
"Yours was an Ultra Ball, I used a Level Ball for Brown."
"There are different kinds?"
"Yeah, but many are expensive, so only very well known trainers can afford the different ones."
"Where are we going now?"
"To Celadon, I'll call you both back into the Poke'ball, and when we get there, I'll let Orange out; Brown needs to go to the Pokemon Center."
"Okay."
"Orange, Brown, return." said Tessa.
Orange felt the feeling of Bodiless-ness, and waited. She wondered what it would be like to have a trainer. It wasn't too bad now, but at least she had Brown with her.
Whirl Islands...
Silver drifted along with the current, occasionally grabbing small fish and eating them. He was immeasurably bored; there was never anything interesting happening anymore since he left his homeground. This was surprising since he'd left to find adventure and some better friends. The Pokemon back home were afraid of him, all because he was silver with green gems on his head; they thought he was a death omen.
Silver knew he wasn't a bringer of death; he just had weird skin. There was nothing deathly about that! He wondered where his strange friend went; he knew she should be traveling around this area soon.
His best friend was a Lanturn. Since Lanturn usually preyed on Tentacool, being friends with one was very odd for both species. Current had known there was something special about him, so she had let him be. Soon, she had talked to him, and they had been best friends ever since. She didn't care that he was an odd color, just like he didn't care that she was a predator.
BUZZ...BUZZURP! Silver twisted around in the water as he heard the chiming call of a Lanturn. He struggled to see in the milky depths, and glimpsed the bright point of light that signaled where the Pokemon was. He still had to be careful, because any other Lanturn but his friend would eat him in a second, especially since he was so small. As it approached, he breathed a sigh of relief; it was Current.
She was swimming fast. Silver called out to her; asking what was wrong, yet he only got another panicked call in reply. This behavior wasn't like Current; there must be something terribly wrong.
Soon, Silver saw what was panicking his friend. A very large and angry looking shark Pokemon was chasing her. Silver racked his brain, trying to remember his lessons about foreign Pokemon, and finally recalled what it was. A Sharpedo!
When Current got closer, Silver saw in horror the deep gashes running along her body, marring the sleek blue skin. His horror turned to fury, and he sent a perfect Supersonic at the enraged and frenzied Sharpedo. It stopped chasing the Lanturn, looking confused. Silver took his chance, and Constricted his opponent, paralyzing it at the same time with the Acid in his tentacles. The Sharpedo writhed in pain, convulsing as it tried to get its teeth around the Tentacool. Silver used Poison Sting, pumping its body full of fast acting poison. The Pokemon's desperate struggles slowly ceased, and it fell limp in his tentacles.
Current swam tiredly over as Silver tore the Sharpedo into smaller, more edible pieces using his dexterous and strong tentacles. He quietly ate his fill, and then gave the rest to the Lanturn. She thanked him and ripped into the meat, swallowing the small but deadly fish whole.
"What was that thing doing chasing you?" Silver asked.
"I don't know," said Current "I was out looking for a good meal, and while I was about to swallow a nice, big fish, this thing rushed in and slashed me. I tried to shock it, but it didn't seem to care how much I hurt it. I finally just ran, and it gave chase."
Silver looked at the numerous wounds on his friend hide, and hissed in anger. The Lanturn futilely tried to clean the worst of them, but couldn't reach the gashes. Silver moved beside her and secreted a numbing fluid to put on the wounds. Current sighed as he finished cleaning and numbing the injuries.
"Thank you, Silver. You saved my life, and I won't forget it. I'll sing of your deed, and no Lanturn will ever harm you."
"Thank you, Current." said Silver softly.
"None needed. Do you realize that you just killed the most feared predator in the ocean?" asked Current in awe.
Silver jumped, he hadn't realized! He was a half grown Tentacool, and he had killed a full grown, male Sharpedo! Current giggled at his reaction, and flicked him with her tail.
"Come on! You should see the look on you face! I have to go now, so I'll see you again someday, alright?"
"Yeah, goodbye." he said as he rubbed his tentacle, which was still stinging from Current's sharp flick.
"Bye!" said Current, smiling as she sped away.
Silver watched as the light she generated faded into the milky blueness of the ocean, and continued drifting. Soon, he heard the ghostly music of her song. Maybe his life wasn't so boring after all?