Welcome back for the third chapter. Hope you'll enjoy. I don't own pokemon.
Ash's log:11
I have come to a decision. Me and Raichu needs to live and if we have to kill a pokemon to eat then so be it. Otherwise Raichu's abilities have grown ridiculously and I can now confirm that pokemon that make contact with him have a chance to get paralyzed. We are currently trying to make it happen on command rather then chance.
Cerulean cave: Unknown time
Ash and Raichu were currently looking for food. It would be great if they could find a new source of berries but that would almost be to optimistic to hope for. They had steeled themselves and were now ready to make the first kill of their lives. Or so they hoped.
They had during their time down in the cave more or less memorized the area near them and Ash had tried to make a map but abandoned that project when it looked horrible.
The two had a couple of times now tried to fight the weaker pokemon around and have come out with more and more success each time. They had learned that battle down there was vastly different from up there. First of most pokemon went for Ash after learning he was the leader of their duo. Secondly pokemon didn't follow any rules in battle like taking turns or 1 v 1 and sometimes the pokemon didn't even use any moves but just punched or bit their opponent normally. Luckily what Ash lacked in brains he made up for with instinct and a talent for battle and therefore adapting to this new way of battle was quite easy for him. Actually he had even started to enjoy this much wilder form of battle.
While looking for their first prey Raichu heard a scream which earned his curiosity. He started running with Ash following right behind. There they saw four zubat and a golbat who were cornering a chansey. The two immediately hid behind a large rock in the cave opening they were in.
"Ok they seem distracted by that chansey. Use the strongest thunder you can manage. Aim for the golbat first," Ash whispered to his partner.
Raichu did just that and the golbat and a nearby zubat went down instantly from the powerful attack. That left the remaining three zubats to try and defend themselves.
Raichu sent out several thunderbolts against the bats but unfortunately only two got hit. The third managed to quickly move in on Raichu and bite his neck injection its poison. Raichu angered by the pain wrapped his tail around the zubats neck and through the long limb released tremendous amounts of electricity.
The zubat fell to the ground just like its comrades, but what differed it from the others was its state. The zubats and golbat laid there unconscious and spasmed on the ground. The zubat who bit Raichu was just lying there, unmoving, smoking, dead.
Raichu though he was ready to kill, he should have known it was impossible to be ready. He was raised to only use his strength to chase away predators and he grew up on berries. This was the first time the mouse had ever killed and he had a bad feeling this wouldn't be the last. Without noticing it, tears started to roll down his cheeks.
Ash saw the look on Raichu's face and could almost feel his partners inner turmoil. Ash's had planned to let Raichu who was the stronger one of them handle the burden of killing their pray. He now understood that it was just him being a coward that would let his partner dirty his hands because he himself didn't have the guts to do so. But seeing the despair in his best friend Ash made a decision.
Ash took out his pocket knife that was conveniently stored in, you guessed it, his pocket and went to one of the unconscious zubats. He grabbed the small pokemon with one hand and raised his blade.
He wanted to close his eyes, too look away but he couldn't. Ash wanted many things right now, he wanted to play in the fields of Pallet town with Raichu, he wanted to go on more adventures with Brock and Misty, he wanted to tell Professor Oak about all the cool things he has seen in the cave, he wanted to bicker with Gary, he wanted to train with his team. Most of all Ash wanted his mother, he wanted to hug her and tell her he was alright, he wanted her to worry about his eye till he got embarrassed by being treated like a child, he wanted her to scold him for not being careful, and to later get tucked in his bed and then wake up to her home cooked meals. But to get those things he needed to survive, to survive he needed to eat and to eat he had to kill. Ash was a naturally naive boy but he was not naive enough to believe this was the last time he would kill in this cave. Because of that he needed to look at his victim, he needed to know that it was him, with his own hands that ended that life. He didn't want to do it but he knew he needed to. He had to somehow get used to ending other lives.
With pained eyes he looked straight at the paralyzed zubat, took a deep breath and with all his might he plunged the knife into its throat. The knife went through and when he took it out blood flew out like a fountain. Luckily it did not hit Ash's face but some got on his shirt and most of it on his hands.
Raichu looked at the scene in amazement. Ash who was not only against killing like Raichu but also strongly loved all pokemon without exception had just killed one. Raichu felt heavy guilty, because while it wasn't said it was a silent agreement that Raichu was supposed to do the killing. Now because of Raichu's inability to do so his trainer had to do it himself.
Raichu then made up his mind and was about to walk over to help his friend but then fell flat on his face. The zubats poison had during by now spread through his body and was causing great damage to him.
Ash who had just ended the golbat looked over and saw the pain his friend was in.
The one eyed boy instantly dropped what he was doing and went over to Raichu. It was then he saw the purple on Raichu's skin indicating poisoning.
Without hesitation Ash took out all the remaining berries and shoved them into Raichu's mouth. Luckily the pokemon still had enough power to chew. But that was where their luck ended as none of the berries seemed to have any effect.
Ash didn't know what to do, he had no knowledge on how to help with poison beside berries and potions. Both of which he currently lacked. He did the only thing he could think of and hugged his partner and hoped for some higher power to help.
Now there have been a few people worshipping chanseys in the past but most people would not go as far as to call the species a higher power. But it was a chansey that decided to intervene with Raichu's supposed demise. The pink colored pokemon took out the egg from her front pouch, cracked it and then by hand fed Raichu it piece by piece.
Quickly Raichu started looking better and healthier until he was in perfect condition. Chansey eggs truly are a miracle. Ash was at first confused on why a chansey was there but then remembered that it was the one being attacked earlier.
Raichu stood up and stretched his body after getting healed up. He turned to the pokemon that saved his life and sent words of thanks. The chansey simply smiled and said that it was no problem.
Ash didn't need to understand the pokemon language to understand the exchange in front of him. Ash was happy not only that Raichu survived but that the chansey saving his friend was his first ever proof that the Cerulean caves were not only kill or be killed.
Ash's log:12
We did it. Somehow me and Raichu managed to end a life. 5 actually. 4 zubats and one golbat. During the battle Raichu managed to take down all except one zubat that poisoned him, that one was Raichu's first kill. I took the golbat and two zubats and then Raichu took the last after recovering from the poison. He recovered with help from a chansey we saved. Now we will hopefully have some food for the near future.
Ash's log:13
We accidentally burned the first two zubats when trying to cook. Luckily we learned on the third one. We used some berry wines on the ground for fire fuel. They burn much longer than one would expect. Also I have noticed that the chansey from earlier has been spying on us from the cave entrance. I will attempt to make contact.
Ash's log:14
The chansey seems nice and not hostile. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to understand me like most pokemon I've met. Maybe because most pokemon down here have never met a human and therefore don't know how to interact with them. Luckily Raichu seems able to communicate with her. She also seems able to somewhat understand what the message I want to convey. She seems like she feels safe around Raichu for some reason, probably because he saved her life. Also tried to cook the golbat, we undercooked it at first. It apparently takes a lot more time to cook a golbat than a zubat.
Ash's log:20
After all the interactions with the chansey I can now safely say that she is a part of my team. It's weird considering I had not planned to make a new team down here but Chansey seems to willingly stick around. This is making me think of how my team is doing back home, hope they're okay. Now my biggest question would be why Chansey had started trusting Raichu in the first place, she has shown herself to be ruthless when needed. Like when she broke the neecks of that magikarp, I have already written about this incident so I will not go into detail about it.
Thanks for reading this chapter. Also happy new year to everyone who reads this on the day I released this chapter. Anyway I hope I managed to make it somewhat emotional and not just a cringe fest of despair. Please leave suggestions, questions and critique if you have any at all and I will respond.
Chansey has joined the team and the other pokemons voted so far are.
Absol 2
Rhyperior 3
Gyarados 2 (one review specifically wanted the one from chapter 1)
Alakazam 3
Machamp 1
Kingdra 1
Wigglytuff 1
Hariyama 1
Arbok 1
Marowak 1
That's all for now folks.
-Octopie21