AN: Thank you again for the reviews. This chapter goes through Matt's journey. I'm gonna switch em up every 2 to 3 chaps ok? They're just as interesting as Robin's journey. At least I hope they are. *grins sheepishly*

Disclaimer: see previous chapters

Chapter 4

Matt's Journey

Matt went onto the path leading to Violet City. After about 5-min he was in the woods.. After walking in silence a bit, he decided that he would let Eevee out to travel with him. Though he wouldn't admit it, he was lonely.

"Come out Eevee!" he said bringing out the pokeball.

"eevee" Eevee said looking around curiously.

"Would you like to stay out and walk with me for awhile?" Matt asked him.

"Ee" Eevee said nodding his head.

"Okay then" Matt said with a smile. As they walked, Matt talked to Eevee. Telling him that they were going to Violet City and battle the Gym leader for a badge. Matt had learned a little about all the Gym leaders, so he told Eevee all he knew about them. Eevee listened to everything his trainer said with interest. Eevee knew that if they were going to be partners and friends, he would have to know more about his trainer.

It was Eevee who smelled the Geodude first. He stopped and said

"ee vee ve"

"What is it Eevee?" Matt asked. Eevee pointed into the forest and Matt saw the Geodude.

"Alright" he said. Then he looked at Eevee,

"Want to try and catch it?".

"VEE!" Eevee said and went into a battle stance.

"Tackle it to get its attention!" Matt said. Eevee ran and turned so that when he hit the Geodude, it was with his body, Then Eevee leaped a little ways away. The tackle didn't hurt the Geodude much, but it did get its attention.

"Dude!" it said and tried a tackle of his own.

"Eevee, Sand-Attack!"

Eevee turned around and started to kick up sand into Geodude's eyes.

"Geo!" Geodude exclaimed in surprise. With all the sand in his eyes, he couldn't see Eevee and missed, ramming into a tree.

"Great!" Matt exclaimed.

"Now use Scratch, but try to hit his eyes!"

Eevee rushed over and leaped at the Geodude's eyes.

"GEODUDE" he said, and in his rush to get away from Eevee, ran into another tree. Then he fell.

"Pokeball, GO!" Matt yelled throwing the pokeball. It hit Geodude and sucked him in. The pokeball started to rock violently back and forth. Eevee and Matt watched it with anticipation. Then the pokeball stopped rocking and the light went off.

"YES!"

"VEE!" Matt and Eevee both said at the same time.

Matt picked up the pokeball and clipped it to his belt., then picked up Eevee and rubbed his head.

"You were great Eevee. That was a fantastic battle."

"ee.." Eevee said happily. Matt set Eevee down

"come on, let's get going." Once again, they walked on the path going to Violet City, but his time with a new sense of pride and happiness.

They had walked for a very long time with no signs of civilization. There was a pond just off the path, they decided to stop there and rest a bit. They had just sat down when they heard a splash. They looked to their left and saw a Magikarp. It had jumped out of the pond and landed on the shore. Now it was flopping around saying "Magikarp" repeatedly. Matt was about to push it back into the pond when he got an idea. He threw one of his pokeballs at it. The Magikarp was sucked up and caught without any resistance. Eevee looked at Matt in surprise.

"e eeve ee ev ve?" Matt guessed what Eevee was saying. He was probably asking why he captured a Magikarp.

"Do you know what Magikarp evolves into?" Matt asked Eevee. Eevee shook his head no. Matt took out his Pokedex and pressed some buttons. Then a picture of Gyarados appeared. Matt showed the picture to Eevee.

"Gyarados" he said triumphantly.

"If I raise it with care and patience we will have a very strong Pokemon on our team." Matt looked at the Pokeball that contained Magikarp.

"A LOT of patience" he said with a lopsided grin. Eevee gave Matt a pity look, but wagged his tail. Matt laughed and stretched out on his back, looking at the clouds.

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He woke up with Eevee licking his chin. The sun was just beginning to set.

"Cheese it!" he exclaimed.

"I didn't mean to fall asleep. Ah well." He sighed and looked at Eevee.

"What do you say we set up camp here?" He asked Eevee.

"Ve" Eevee agreed. He released Geodude and Magikarp.

"Geo!"

"Magi..?"

"we're going to set-up camp here. Geodude do you mind helping?"

"Geodude." He said and started to pick up pieces of wood for a fire.

 "Magikarp, you can just splash around in the water a bit, I'll get the food out in a bit."

"Karp." Magikarp said and splashed around the shore.

 Matt started to set up the tent. Eevee helped Matt by getting whatever tools he needed. Soon the tent was up and there was enough wood for a fire. Unlike his sister, Matt had no problem using the flint to get a fire started. He took out some Pokechow and a can of soup. The Pokechow he put in three bowls. One he put in front of Eevee, one he gave to Geodude, and the last he set in the shallows of the pond. Eevee leaned down and delicacy stated to nibble the food.

"SCARF SCARF GULP! SCARF!"

Eevee and Matt (who was stirring his soup) looked up. Geodude had put the bowl to his mouth and was swallowing the food whole. Magikarp had stuck his entire face into his bowl, causing it to tip into his face. The fish was licking and eating his food with in what seemed like the messiest way possible. Matt laughed at Eevee's "what is wrong with you?!" look. Eevee, with as much dignity as possible, turned back to his food and started to eat it daintily. Matt, his soup cooked, sat down on the grass next to Eevee, bowl of soup in one hand, spoon in the other and ate his soup.

"Geodude, Magikarp return." Matt said as two red beams of light sucked up the Pokemon. Matt unrolled his sleeping bag inside his tent.

"Eevee!" he called. Eevee ran up into the tent and leaped into Matt's arms. Matt stretched out and Eevee lay down on his chest. Matt yawned.

"Wake me at sunrise ok? We need to get an early start tomorrow."

"Ve.." Eevee said sleepily. Then they both fell asleep.

How was that? Good I hope. Expect the next chapter tomorrow k? don't forget to review either. *waves* bye now!