Episode 4: The Lost Shiny Pikachu

Hana and her friends continue to walk through the Viridian Forest to reach Pewter City. Hana decides to go for the Pokemon League while Diana plans to participate in the Grand Festival. For now, they need to reach Pewter City.

"So Hana, do you know where we need to go next?" Diana asks.

Hana turns the page on the guide book, "According to the map, should make a stop at Pewter City. There's a Pokemon Gym that specializes in rock types. The Gym Leader's name is Brock."

"Rock types huh? Pikachu and Wurmple aren't going to have the advantage. The twins, Oddish, might be able to beat him," Diana says.

"True, but Pikachu can do more than electric attacks," Hana says.

"True, but Quick attack isn't going to help," Diana replies.

"Pika pi," (She's right you know.) Pikachu replies.

"Yeah. Water, Ice, Grass, Fighting, Ground, and Steel are strong enough to fight against rock type Pokemon," Diana says.

"Yeah. But as long as I train them all. I'm sure they'll do good at the gym whether we win or lose. " Hana says.

Hana then turns to Diana, "So Diana, where is the next Contest."

Diana brings out her phone and looks at the contest's website, "According to the site, the next town is Mulberry City."

"Mulberry City," Hana replies, looking at the guide.

She then finds the page, "Here it is. According to the map, Mulberry City is past Pewter City so it works out. We'll go to Pewter City so I can have my battle. Then we'll go to Mulberry City for the contest."

"Sounds like a plan," Diana says.

The two girls begin laughing with smiles on their faces. Suddenly, Pikachu's ears begin to twitch.

"Pika" (Huh?) Pikachu replies.

Pikachu jumps off Hana's head and lands on the ground in front of the girls. Then begins to search around.

"What is it Pikachu?" Hana asks.

"Pika pi," (I heard something.) Pikachu says.

Soon, Hana and Diana begin to hear something as well.

"What's that sound?" Diana asks.

"It sounds like someone's crying," Hana says.

Pikachu begins to follow the sound with Hana, Diana, and Ember follow his lead. The group continues to travel down the path to hear the crying getting louder, which states they're getting closer. Soon, the group stops to see a little Pokemon sitting next to a tree. The Pokemon is a young Pikachu. The Pikachu is a darker shade than a normal one and the tips are gray.

Diana says, "It's a Pikachu, but it's a different color than yours."

Hana doesn't pay attention to Diana's statement. All she can see is the Pikachu covering its face as tears fall from its eyes. Hana gently walks over with Pikachu by her side. Hana kneels down to the little Pikachu's level to see the sadness and fear it has. The shiny Pikachu looks up to notice the human and the other Pikachu.

Hana calmly asks, "What's wrong?"

"Pika pi. Pi Pika Pika Pi Pikachu. Pika Pika Pi Pika Pikachu" (I'm lost. These mean people attacked me and my daddy. I got separated from him and was wandering around the forest for hours trying to find him" The Shiny Pikachu says, and whimpers. Then begins to cry again.

That makes Hana and Pikachu sad.

"Oh you poor thing. You must have been scared," Hana says.

"Pika pika," (You can understand me?)" The Shiny Pikachy asks.

"Yes. I can understand Pokemon. Don't ask me why, even I'm not sure," Hana says.

Pikachu asks, "Pika Pikachu Pika pi," (So what's your daddy like?)

"Pika Pikachu Pi Pika Pika pi Pika Pika Pikachu. Pika Pika Pikachu Pika Pika Pi," (My daddy name is Akira, and he calls me Alistair. He's a Human Police Officer wearing a police uniform that has NYPD. He has light tan skin with long black hair.)" The Pikachu, Alistair says.

Hana calmly smiles and says, "Don't worry, we'll find your daddy."

"Pika?" (You will?) Alistair asks with glee.

"You bet. My friends and I will do what we can to help you," Hana says.

"Pika Pi," (Thank you.) Alistair says.

Hana then picks up Alistair and holds it in her arms. Then Pikachu climbs on her shoulders and sits on her head.

"You can stay with us until we find him," Hana says.

"Pika," (Thank you.) Alistair happily says.

Just then, Diana walks over to see the little Pikachu.

"Is it alright?" Diana asks.

Hana turns to Diana, "He's okay. This Pikachu is named Alistair. He was separated from his daddy who is supposed to be a human police officer. They were attacked and they got separated."

"Oh, you poor thing," Diana says.

"Pika!" (Eep!) Alistair yelps and hides his face against Hana's chest.

"It's okay Alistair. This is Diana and her Cyndaquil, Ember. They're friends and they're not going to hurt you," Hana says.

"Hello," Diana says.

Alistair turns his head to Diana and says, "Pi," (Hello.)

"Alistair says hello. He's so young, no wonder he's so scared," Hana says.

"Right. Then let's go find the little guy's daddy and bring them back together," Diana says.

Hana nods her head, "Then let's go."

The group soon begin to walk around the Viridian Forest to find Alistair's daddy. As they walk through the forest, they see more bug type Pokemon. Along with grass type, normal type, ground type, and others that have been living in the forest.

"Okay, so we're supposed to be looking for a man with long black hair and wears a police uniform," Diana replies.

"That's right," Hana says.

Then Hana asks, "So Hana, what's it like living in Ecruteak City?"

"Ecruteak City is a wonderful city. There's a dance theater and my sister, my mother, and I are performers. There's the Ecruteak Gym where Morty the Ecruteak Gym specializes in ghost type Pokemon. There's the Bell Tower and also the Burn Tower," Diana says.

"The Burn Tower?" Hana says, confused.

"That's right. Have you ever heard the legend of Ho-Oh and the history of the Tower?" Diana replies.

"Professor Oak told me about it at the Pokemon Center. He said that the Bell Tower caught on fire and three nameless Pokemon perished. Then Ho-Oh brought them back to life. Along with multiple metal bells and four silver bells," Hana says.

"That's right. All three Pokemon Raikou, Entei, and Suicune," Diana says.

Then shows Hana and the Pokemon the photo of the three Pokemon.

"Wow! They're beautiful," Hana says.

"Yes. However, legend has it that because people were trying to capture them, they built a bit of distrust towards humans," Diana says.

"That's sad," Hana says.

Diana nods her head, "Yes. Sometime later, a new Bell Tower was built, hoping that one day when human and Pokemon Hearts become one, Ho-Oh will return. Of course, it never did."

"I see," Hana says.

Diana then changes the photo to show the Pokemon, "And this is what Ho-Oh is supposed to look like. It is supposed to guide their existence and the three Pokemon watch humanities for a long time."

Hana stops and gasps in shock, "I… I saw that Pokemon."

"Huh..?" Diana says, confused.

Then exclaims, "Wait! You saw it!"

"Yeah! Pikachu, the Twins, Oddish, and I saw it on the first day we left on our Journey," Hana says.

"Pika pi," (That's true.) Pikachu says.

"Yeah," Hana says.

She reaches into her bag and says, "And as soon as I did…"

"This feather came down and landed in my hand," Hana adds, showing the feather.

Diana gasps in shock, "Oh my god! You have the Rainbow Wing!"

"Yeah. When I told the Professor, he was shocked, and told me that on rare occasions, Ho-Oh gives one of it's feathers to a human it likes. The question is, he isn't sure why," Hana says.

"I'm not sure either. But from what you told me, you must have been very special for Ho-Oh to give you the Rainbow Wing," Diana says.

"I guess" Hana says,

She puts the wing back in her backpack for safe keeping, "Oddish was being chased by Spearows before I caught it. We were able to save it, but Pikachu and the twins were attacked, so I grabbed them in my arms and hurried off to the closest down. We were all tired and injured. I was planning to fight against the Spearows and defend them, but they ended up defending me. After the rain was over, Ho-Oh appeared and flew over Rainbow. That's when I got one of it's feathers."

"Wow… I have no idea that happened," Diana says.

"Yeah. It was surprising for me too. I'm glad I was able to see it. I'm guessing some people might be willing to catch it. But for me, it was so beautiful and flying freely, it would be a shame to do so. Ho-Oh deserves to be free to fly over our world," Hana says.

Diana smiles, "I think Ho-Oh would be very happy to hear that."

The girls continue to walk through the forest as they discuss the Rainbow Wing and Ho-Oh.

Hana asks, "Do you think your friend, Morty, might know more about Ho-Oh?"

"Hmm, well, I could ask him about it and see what he thinks about it. I know he'll be surprised to know you got one of Ho-Oh's feathers. I'll bet Eusine will be surprised as well," Diana says.

"Eusine?" Hana says, confused.

"Yeah. He and Morty are friends and he travels around the world to learn about Ho-Oh and the three Legendary Pokemon. I'll bet he'll be surprised to learn about you peaking Ho-Oh's interest," Diana says.

"I guess so. Still, I'm surprised that I ended up being the person it likes," Hana says.

"I suppose it's understandable, but you should be honored that Ho-Oh gave you one of its feathers," Diana says.

"You're right. But right now, we need to help Alistair find his daddy," Hana says.

"Right," Diana replies.

The group continues to walk through the forest. Along the way, Hana finds some berries and some herbs that are good for medicine and for food. Diana helps Hana collect some as well. Of course, they end up meeting more Pokemon. Some like Ursaring and Beedrill chase them away from the young ones when they get close.

Diana sighs, "We've been walking down this forest for some time now."

"Yeah. I can't seem to find anyone around," Hana says.

Alistair begins to whimper, "Pika." (No daddy.)

"Don't worry Alistair, we'll find your daddy. We just need to find a clue," Haan says.

Suddenly, Ember then notices something up ahead. Ember then walks over to see something on the ground.

Ember turns around and calls out, "Cyn Cyndaquil." (Look here.)

Diana, Hana, and Pikachu hurry up to Ember.

"Hey Ember, what's you find?" Diana asks.

Ember turns her head and leans her head down. Then turns around with the head up to reveal a phone of some kind.

"What you got there girl?" Diana asks.

Ember puts the phone on the ground, allowing Diana to pick it up. The phone is black and doesn't have many buttons on it, and it has an white apple like logo and a piece is missing.

When Alistair sees the phone, he happily says, "Pika Pika Pika!" (That's my daddy's phone!)

"That's your dad's phone?" Hana asks, surprised.

"Then that means we're on the right trail," Diana says.

"Then that means, her dad has to be around here somewhere," Hana says.

Diana then notices, "Hey Hana, Alistair said that his daddy is a human, why does he think that?"

"It's quite simple. Pikachu must have hatched from an egg his daddy was taking care of. It hatched into a Pichu. After that, a baby Pokemon imprints on the first thing it sees."

"So Alistair filial imprinted on a human when it hatches?" Diana asks.

"That's right. I'm surprised that even as a Pikachu, little Alistair thinks of the human as his dad," Hana says.

"Yeah," Diana says.

"Pika Pika Pikachu," (Daddy is daddy.)" Alistair says.

Hana giggles while Diana is confused.

"What did he say?" Diana asks.

"To Alistair, daddy is daddy," Hana says.

Diana giggles, "I guess you're right. As long as Alistair says a human man is a daddy, then it's alright by me."

"Alright. We found the phone here, so Alistair's dad might still be around here," Hana says.

"But do you think he could be in the area?" Diana asks.

"That I'm not sure of," Hana says.

Suddenly, Pikachu and Alistair's ears begin to twitch and look around the area.

"What's wrong guys?" Diana asks.

"They must have sensed something. I'm sensing something is in the area as well," Hana replies.

Suddenly, someone says, "So this is where that Pikachu disappeared to?"

"And we found two little girls walking into the woods all alone," A man's voice says.

Hana, Diana, and the Pokemon look around in concern.

"Who is it?" Diana asks.

"Who's there?" Hana asks.

Suddenly, two people appear in front of them. One of them is a female that wears a black and white color outfit with the R on the chest. She has long gold hair in pigtails, purple eyes, and fair skin. She is also wearing purple triangle earrings. The second is a man. He wears the same outfit as the female, but it's pants and a long shirt, and also has the R on it. He has brown eyes, green short hair with bangs at the front, and light tan skin.

"Who are you two?" Hana demands.

The Gold Haired Woman:

Prepare for trouble…

Green Haired Man:

… and make it double!

Both:

Here's our mission, so you better listen!

The Gold Haired Woman:

To infect the world with devastation!

Green Haired Man:

To blight all people in every nation!

The Gold Haired Woman:

To denounce the goodness of truth and love!

Green Haired Man:

To extend our wrath to the stars above!

The Gold Haired Woman:

Cassidy!

Green Haired Man:

Butch!

The Gold Haired Woman:

We're Team Rocket, circling Earth all day and night!

Green Haired Man:

Surrender to us now or you will surely lose the fight!

Hana says annoyed, "You mean to tell me there are more Team Rocket members around this area?"

"And I thought one group of Team Rocket is bad enough," Diana angrily says.

Hana then demands, "What are you doing here?"

"What else does it look like. We like to get some rare, valuable, and powerful Pokemon," The woman, Cassidy says.

"And you got the nice dark color Pikachu in your arms," Butch says.

Alistair hugs Hana, "Pika Pika. Pika Pika Pika Pi," (That's them. They're the ones who attacked me and daddy.)

Hana gasps, "So it's you! You're the one who separated Alistair from his daddy."

"Wait? How do you know?" Cassidy asks.

Hana sternly answers, "Alistair told me."

Cassidy and Butch become a bit confused.

"That's weird. First a Meowth that can talk like a person and now a human that can talk to Pokemon," Cassidy says.

"Is this planet full of unusual things or what," Butch says.

"Wait… you know about Meowth from Team Rocket?" Diana says, confused.

"Really. If you know that talking Meowth then I assume you know those two losers, Jessie and James," Cassidy says with a smirk.

"Let's not worry about those two morons. Hand us that Pikachu and any Pokemon you have," Butch says.

Hana and Diana are not having it.

Hana angrily says, "You think you can steal my Pokemon. Then we're going to fight!"

"Count me in too, Hana. Tag Team!" Diana says.

Hana puts Alistair on the ground and says, "Pikachu. Ember. Stay with Alistair. We'll take care of these creeps."

"Pika!" (You got it!" Pikachu says.

Ember then fires flames from her back, "Cyndaquil!" (I'll burn them if they dare get close!)

Hana and Diana hold their Pokeballs and call out, "Little Brother/Corsola! Go!"

They throw the Pokeballs and both of the Pokemon come out and land in front of them.

Seeing Ralts peek Cassidy's attention, "Well well, you sure have a unique Ralts you got there."

"After beating it, we'll catch it," Butch says.

Then they throw their Pokeballs, "Raticate/Shuckle!"

The Pokeballs open and a large brown and beige rat with sharp teeth come out. Along with a yellow turtle with long neck and legs, with a red and white shell.

"Shuckle and Raticate huh? Talk about an interesting combination," Hana replies.

Diana and Hana bring out their Pokedex.

Hana's Pokedex says, "Shuckle, the Mold Pokémon. When Shuckle places organic materials in its husk-like shell, the items are transformed into a unique juice. Shuckle are naturally shy and are most often found hiding beneath rocks."

Diana's Pokedex says, "Raticate, the Mouse Pokemon. If attacked, it stands up on its hind legs, bares its fangs and shrieks in an intimidating manner at its enemy."

"Be careful, those two are rather tough," Hana says.

Diana calls out, "Corsola, use Water Gun!"

"Corsola!" "(You got it!) Cosola calls out.

Corsola sparrows water at Raticate, causing it to fall to the ground.

Cassidy calls out, "Raticate, use Tackle!"

Raticate then speeds to Corsola and the Coral Pokemon clams to the tree.

Diana calls out, "Corsola, use Recover!"

Corsola begins to glow and it wakes up again.

"Can you continue?" Diana asks.

"Corsola!" (You know it!) Corsola says.

At the same, Butch and Hana are battling.

"Shuckle use Rock Throw!" Butch calls out.

Shuckle then creates rocks around it, then throws them at the Boy Ralts.

"Little Brother, use Protect!" Hana calls out.

Little Brother creates a protective shield in front of it.

Then Hana calls out, "Use Dazzling Gleam!"

Brother Ralts then fires a beam of colors and lights and strikes Shuckle.

"Shuckle, get up!" Butch shouts.

Shuckle soon stands up and Raticate stands beside it.

"Hmm, a Ralts that can use Dazzling Gleam. That's interesting," Cassidy says.

"Makes me wonder if this girl got any more Pokemon with powerful moves," Butch says.

"We'll see after we take all of their Pokemon," Cassidy says.

"I'm not going to let you. I promise Alistair that I will find his father and I'm going to keep my word," Hana says, determined.

Alistair is amazed, "Pika Pi?" (She means it?)

"Pikachu," (I know she will.)" Pikachu says.

"That's sweet of you. You must really care for Pokemon," Cassidy says.

"But we're on an important mission, so we'll be taking them now," Butch says.

Suddenly, someone says, "Not if I have a say about it."

Everyone becomes confused and someone steps out of the bushes. Standing in front of them is a man wearing a blue police uniform, and has the symbol NYPD on his police hat. He has tan skin and long black hair with spiky bangs. Seeing him make Hana, Diana, Pikachu, and Ember confused, but Alistair is happy. Cassidy and Butch are not pleased.

Cassidy angrily says, "Not you again!"

"How did you find us?" Butch asks, angrily.

"I simply heard the battle from a distance, and I can see these two girls are trying to protect my little guy," The man says.

Alistair sees the man and happily says, "Pika Pi!" (Daddy!)

"So this is your daddy?" Hana asks.

"Pika!" (Yep) Alistair says.

The man turns to the girls and says, "Thank you for protecting my boy, the name is Akira Silver."

"It's nice to meet you. I'm Hana, and this is my Pikachu," Hana says.

"Pikachu," (Hello) Pikachu says.

"I'm Diana, and this is my Cyndaquil, Ember," Diana says.

"Cynda," (Hi.) Ember says.

It's nice to meet you. You guys just leave these two to me. They made this battle personal when they tried to kidnap my little boy," Akira says, and holds out a Pokeball.

He then calls out, "Clarissa, go!"

Then he throws the Pokeball. The Pokeball opens and the Pokemon is released. The Pokemon is a quadruped, canine Pokémon. It has a brown body with yellow fluff around its neck and yellow highlights around its eyes. It has a yellow bolt-shaped tail and a heart-shaped pattern on its rear. Its four feet are white. Hana, Diana, their Pokemon, Cassidy, Butch, and their Pokemon are confused to see that one.

"What kind of Pokemon is that?" Hana asks.

She holds out her Pokedex, and it says, "No data."

"No data? So it's a new Pokemon?" Diana asks, surprised.

"Well, new to you anyway," Akira says.

Then turns to the Pokemon, "Clarissa, use Spark!"

The Pokemon then creates a spark of electricity and strikes it at Raticate and Shuckle, causing them to get electricuted.

Akira then says, "Now, use tackle!"

The puppy Pokemon runs fast and knocks the two Pokemon to their trainers and knocks them down to the ground.

"Our Pokemon got fried!" Cassidy exclaims.

"And tackled" Butch adds.

Akira turns to the girls, "How about you finish them off. Hana."

"You got it. Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!" Pikachu calls out.

Pikachu charges up his electricity and fires them at the bad guys and their Pokemon. When the electricity strikes, the area explodes and sends the evil team flying.

Cassidy and Butch scream, "Look like Team Rocket is blasting off! Big Time!"

Soon, the Team Rocket members continue to be flown far from the forest. After the battle, Alistair jumps into Akira's arms and they hug each other with glee.

"Alistair, I'm so glad you're safe. I missed you" Akira says.

"Pikachu!" (Me too.) Alistair happily says, snuggling against Akira's cheek.

Akira turns to the girls and their Pokemon, "Thank you again for protecting Alistair for me."

"It's no problem. We're happy to help," Diana says.

Hana holds out the phone, "I believe this is yours."

"Thanks. I must have dropped it when I was looking for my little guy," Akira says.

Diana kneels to the puppy and asks, "Who is this little cutie?"

"That's Clarissa. She's known as a Yamper," Akira says.

"Yamper?" Hana says, confused.

"Yeah. It's known as the Puppy Pokemon. She's a dependable Pokemon to have a round," Akira says.

"But what were you guys doing here?" Hana asks.

Akira sighs and says, "Well, I know it's hard to believe, but Alistair, Clarissa, and I… we're from another world."

"Another world?" Diana and Hana say, confused.

"Yeah. I'm actually from a place called New York. We have no clue how we even ended up here," Akira says.

"Oh my," Hana says.

"Yeah. We're within another dimension completely unknown to us. Unknown resources… supplies, besides my stuff… and no apparent way home," Akira says.

"That sounds awful," Diana says.

Hana says, "Well then, how about you guys come with us."

Akira, and his Pokemon become confused.

"You want us to come?" Akira asks.

"I agree. We don't mind the idea at all. Since you guys seem to be lost and all, you'll have a good chance finding your way back if you travel with us," Diana says.

"Besides, it will be nice to hang out with you and Alistair some mow," Hana says.

Akira and Alistair smile.

Akira says, "Well Hana, we'll take you up on your offer. And we'll do what we can to help in case those creeps come back."

"Don't know, but maybe. And if they do, we'll blast them away," Hana says.

Soon, everyone begins laughing with a smile on their faces. Sometime later, everyone begins to walk down the path to get to Pewter City. With another friend and Pokemon to the group, their group has become lively. With that, they'll continue to follow the path as they reach their goals. As the Journey Continues.