Disclaimer:The only things I own is Leaflet, Altera, and this story. Everything else belongs to Nintendo and Game Freak.

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2 months later, Chickorita walked out of the cave and looked at the sun, something she hasn't seen for a while. Since Leaflet was born, Chickorita was in the cave, with only a young Chickorita and Pikachu for company.

Pikachu walked out next to her. He spent some sleepless nights watching out for the both of them, but heeded Chickorita's advice and grabbed some shut eye when he could. There were a couple of isolated incidents, but nothing he couldn't handle.

Close behind them walked Leaflet. Fully weaned, and able to talk. But never outside the cave, until now. As he stepped outside, he looked around in amazement. They could tell his natural curiosity was taking effect.

"I never knew there was so much world in the world," he said. "Does it go on forever?"

"In a way. The world is round, so if you walked in any direction, and kept going for a long long time, you would eventually end up at your starting point," Chickorita said.

Leaflet nodded, though still looking confused, as he walked over to various plants, sniffing them. He also looked around and explored different things. Then a Caterpie stuck it's head out of some flowers he was sniffing. He gave a yelp and ran behind Chickorita. They both laughed at his reaction.

"That's just a Caterpie, and I don't think he'll hurt you. If something comes that will, we'll protect you. You don't have to worry." Pikachu said.

"Okay, Daddy," he said.

He stepped back out and just looked at the Caterpie, who just looked back at him. Then a red blur burst from a nearby bush and smashed right into Leaflet. He was a little disoriented, but still awake. The blur turned out to be a Vulpix. And not just any Vulpix. It was the same Vulpix that tried to rape Chickorita. He wrappred a paw around Leaflet's neck, holding him so he couldn't run

"You!" Pikachu yelled.

"Do you know how humiliating it was to be beaten by something that looks more like my lunch than an opponent?" he yelled, as Leaflet tried to struggle away. "I've been waiting a long time for a chance at revenge, and now, I have my method."

Pikachu started to charge electricity, when Chickorita said, "No! If you shock him, you might hurt Leaflet."

"Looks like someone here's talking sense. Now, you may want to say goodbye to him, since you'll never see him again." the Vulpix said, picking up Leaflet by the scruff of his neck and starting to run off.

"Oh, no you don't!" Chickorita yelled.

She extended her vines and tangled up the Vulpix's back legs. He fell forward, and his face hit the ground. His mouth was opened from the fall, and Leaflet stepped away.

"Leaflet, run!" Pikachu yelled.

Leaflet didn't need to be told twice, running off into the forest. He inherited his father's speed, but his Chickorita body slowed him down some. He was still faster than a normal Chickorita, however. As he ran, he looked back to see if anyone was following him. As he looked, however, he tripped over a rock and fell down a short incline.

As he picked himself up, he heard a voice say, "Are you okay?"

Leaflet looked up to see another Chickorita, a female, around the same age as him.

"Yeah, I think so," Leaflet answered, picking himself up and looking at her.

She procedded to walk a circle around him, looking him over. Leaflet's eyes followed her as she walked around him.

"You're an unusually colored Chickorita," she said, coming back in front. "Anyways, my name's Altera."

"Leaflet. And I think my coloring is because my father is a Pikachu. They're fighting a Vulpix that..." he started, before Altera looked mad.

"Flambe," she whispered. "He's the only Vulpix in the forest."

"You know him?" Leaflet said.

Altera nodded sadly.

"He did something me...something terrible," she said.

Leaflet walked over to Altera and put a leg around her sholders, offering her comfort, as some tears started to fall.

"He took it from me...m-my innocence...he took it all from me, in one horrible act," she sobbed.

She cried on Leaflet's sholder, as she just held her, offering what comfort he could.

To be continued...