AN: Hi guys. Trix's grounded.
K: What happened after I left?
P: The legendary birds were flying around for a half hour. I don't know if you noticed the semi melted ice rink outside, but that happened.
SV: Yeah, so she's grounded. We won't see her for a while.
K: Great! What're we up to this time?
P: Viridian City, and stuff. I don't really know much, it's Trix that reads all the notes, not me.
SV: Yeah, Pix tends to just work as we go.
K: Anyhow, don't own Pokemon, onto the story!
Ashley walked into Viridian City a few hours after the meeting with Ho-oh, so it was already getting darker. Volta was running along the ground next to her, humming something as he walked. It was quite clear that he was happy that Ashley was such a flexible trainer.
"Volta, you want to come up here? You must be tired."
'I am a bit, yeah.' He climbed up to her shoulder, using her hair to steady himself. 'Thanks for the lift.'
"Don't worry about it bud. You're my friend." Even without her focusing her aura to look around, she could feel how happy that statement made him. She looked around for a moment, not recognising the different design of the Centres in Kanto, and walked straight to the Pokemon Centre when she saw it. The nurse at the desk looked up as she came in, but other than that it was empty.
"Hello, how can I help you?"
"Can you give my Pikachu a look over, please? And also, I have a couple of eggs if you don't mind giving them a quick checkup?"
"Of course not." Volta jumped down from her shoulder again, and Ashley placed the basket with the two eggs on the counter next to him. "If you can go and wait over there," She gestured to the waiting area. "I'll call you over when I'm done."
"Thank you." She replied. She went and sat on one of the chairs, leaning against the wall. Out of habit, she checked that there was no-one around, and brought her hand to the crystal that sat on a chain.
'Hey, Mew? Can you set up a telepathic link please? I want to talk.' She knew it would take a moment for the Tree to respond the the message, so she waited for the somewhat familiar presence of Mew to appear in her head.
'What's up Ash, trouble?' Ashley chuckled quietly at the nickname.
'If it were trouble, I would have said so already. No, I just started my journey today. Thanks for the mini pocket dimension, by the way. It's really helpful to keep all my stuff in.'
'Oh yes, I forgot about that. The pocket dimension is no problem. Who did you get as a starter?'
'A Pikachu I named Volta. That not the only thing I want to talk about.'
'Well, what is? Is Volta giving you trouble?'
'No, just the fact that Ho-oh landed next to us, said I had been recommended by Raikou, Entei and Suicune, and gave me a Ho-oh and Lugia egg.'
'Wait, really? I didn't realise they meant it.'
'You knew? Why didn't you tell me?'
'They mentioned it after the last meeting. I wasn't sure if they'd do it though.'
'Talking of meetings, Ho-oh said that you talk about me a lot at meetings. How come?'
'There is a reason, but I want to talk about it face to face. I'll come meet you at some point, don't worry.' The mental conversation was stopped by Nurse Joy coming out to the desk.
"Ashley Ketchum, your Pokemon are healed."
'Gotta go, see you soon!' She replied to Mew, walking over to the desk. Volta climbed onto her shoulder, and Joy handed two incubators with the eggs over.
"Everyone's fine."
"Thanks Nurse Joy. Can I get a room for the night?"
"Of course you can dear." Joy handed a key over to her. "You can use room 7."
"Excuse me." Someone said behind Ashley. She moved out of the way, letting a red haired girl past. "Can you check on my Goldeen please?"
"Of course I can." Joy took her Pokeball from her and walked around to the back. While she was doing this, Ashley put the incubators into her bag, again thanking Mew for the personal pocket dimension that it was connected too. Volta's ears started twitching, which Ashley recognised to be what they did when they felt something unusual. Mew had taken her on a field trip once, to a forest in Almia, as a pair of Pachirisu. She had been a shiny one, and they had played around with a group of Pikachu.
"What's wrong bud?" She asked, looking at him.
'I think there's someone coming.' He replied, looking around. Ashley glanced around the room too, and at the sound of glass shattering looked up sharply. A Koffing and Ekans appeared from Pokeballs which came through the broken window in the ceiling. Despite knowing exactly what they were, she scanned them with her Pokedex.
'Koffing, the Poison Gas Pokemon. Koffing embodies toxic substances. It mixes the toxins with raw garbage to set off a chemical reaction that results in a terribly powerful poison gas. The higher the temperature, the more gas is concocted by this Pokemon.'
'Ekans, the Snake Pokemon. Ekans curls itself up in a spiral while it rests. Assuming this position allows it to quickly respond to a threat from any direction with a glare from its upraised head.' As she was scanning them, the Koffing had been letting out a Smokescreen, so she started up an Aura slip trick to keep her from getting choked. She kept the glow as low as she could, though. She didn't want everyone to know she could use Aura. The girl next to her couldn't, of course, and started coughing.
"What… What on earth?" She coughed out.
"Prepare for trouble." A woman started.
"And make it double." A man continued.
"To protect the world from devastation!"
"To unite all people within our nation!"
"To denounce the evils of truth and love!"
"To extend our reach to the stars above!"
"Jessie!"
"James!"
"Team Rocket blasting off at the speed of light!"
"Surrender now, or prepare to fight!"
"Meowth! That's right!"
"What the heck?" Ashley muttered. Team Rocket… Ashley thought back carefully, reviewing everything Mew and the Beasts had said. Then she remembered.
"Who are they?" The redhead next to her asked.
"Team Rocket are a group of people who steal people's Pokemon to use for evil." Ashley answered her.
"Well, someone's smart." The woman… Jessie, right? Jessie replied.
"You're quite correct." James continued.
"An' now, we're takin' all da Pokemon!" The Meowth finished.
"A talking Pokemon?" The other trainer gasped.
"That doesn't matter." Ashley said quickly. "We need to stop them. Volta, ready?"
'Of course I am. Let's send them flying!' He said, jumping down and getting into a battle stance.
"I'll help out. Starmie, let's go!"
'Right!' It said.
"Koffing, Tackle the Pikachu!" James commanded.
"Ekans, get the Starmie with Bite!" Jessie instructed.
"Volta, jump away with Agility. Then come back in with Quick Attack and knock it away."
"Starmie, Swift!" The two Pokemon seemed to work on a plan. Volta sent Koffing crashing into the Ekans, canceling his attack and getting them tangled. Starmie's attack then connected, which knocked them back towards the team.
"Does your Starmie have Thunderbolt?"
"Yes, why?"
"Let's send them blasting away. Volta, move away and use Thundershock!"
"Right. Starmie, Thunderbolt!" Both of the electric attacks collided, and a few of the sparks hit the gas Koffing released, causing them to explode.
"Looks like Team Rocket's blasting off!" They shouted, flying out of the window they had entered from.
"Thank you!" Nurse Joy said. "You protected the Pokemon. Thank you so much!"
"It's not a problem." Ashley assured her, as Volta climbed back to her shoulder.
"I'm just happy to help." The other girl said, returning her Starmie.
"Still, thank you so much!" Joy handed a Pokeball to the girl. "Here's your Goldeen back."
"Thank you." She smiled. The girl turned to Ashley. "We made a pretty good team."
"That's true." She replied, patting Volta on the head. "What's your name?"
"I'm Misty. I'm a Water type specialist."
"I'm Ashley. My goal is to be a great Pokemon Master." She introduced herself. "And this is my starter, Volta."
'Hello there!' He waved.
"He was really quite powerful. How long have you been together?"
"We just met today." She replied, and Volta nuzzled her cheek.
"Wow." Misty said, surprised. "I'd have thought you'd have known each other much longer. You seem great friends."
"I've always been good with Pokemon." She smiled.
'You're friends with four legendary Pokemon, met Ho-oh on your first day as a trainer, and have two legendary Pokemon eggs.' Volta chuckled. 'I'd say you made a good impression.' He then yawned.
"I think I'm going to go up to my room now. Someone's tired." She smiled at Misty, and walked up to her room.
'Can I stay outside?'
"Of course bud. I know you don't like the Pokeball." As she turned the corner, she missed Misty looking at her strangely.
That's odd. It's almost like she understood what her Pikachu said. She frowned. But, no one can understand Pokemon perfectly, right? She shook her head, and headed to her own room.
The next morning, Ashley woke up as early as she normally did. She rolled out of bed, careful not to wake up Volta, and started her warm ups for Aura. While in cities, she wouldn't be able to do the entire set up, but she did the practises with things like Aura Sphere and Force Palm, along with some of the tricks. After she had finished, an hour had passed, and Volta started shifting. She looked up from her palm, where she was trying to generate electrical energy with as little Aura as she could to see if she could get moves like Thundershock and the like working. He yawned, stretching, and looked over at her.
'Morning.' He said, bouncing off the bed.
"Hey little bud." She replied, abandoning her practise for the time. "Had a good night?"
'Yeah. How long have you been up?'
"About an hour." At his surprised look, she elaborated. "I've been waking up like this since I was seven. My Aura trainer wanted me too."
'Who trained you? One of your legendary friends?'
"No, the only legends I've met are the Beasts, Ho-oh and Mew. Mew managed to get her friend from the Lucario Kingdom to come to Kanto for a month and start my training."
'Ok. My new trainer is an Aura adept who is friends with several Legendary Pokemon. This is going to be an exciting journey.'
"I know right?" Ashley stood up and held her arm to the Pikachu, who took it. "Let's run. I want to get to Pewter City as soon as I can."
'Will we catch anything in the forest?'
"We might. Bug types are the main thing in the area, and they aren't too good against Rock types, but you won't be able to do the gym all by yourself."
'Ok.' The two walked downstairs to the main room of the centre, talking all the way about what they would do. Ashley left the eggs with Nurse Joy again to make sure they were alright. She was taking the safety of them very seriously. While she was waiting, the girl from the night before, Misty, had come over to the desk as well.
"Morning." Ashley greeted her.
"Hello." Misty said.
'Hello Misty!' Volta greeted cheerfully. Misty reached over to pet him, and he jumped onto the desk to move closer to her.
"What are you planning?" Misty asked, as Volta leaned into her hand.
"I'll probably go into the Viridian Forest and get moving to Pewter." She replied. Carefully, she moved her head slightly, so as to be able to use her Aura Sight without Misty getting suspicious. As she watched, the girls plain human aura changed, betraying her fear and disgust at the mention of the forest.
"Oh. Do you mind if I join you? I'm heading back to my home town, and the forest is the fastest route." Ashley moved her hair back, and answered.
"Sure. The more the merrier." Volta nodded his approval.
"Thanks. Where are you from?"
"Pallet Town. I moved there from Sinnoh when I was five. What about you?"
"I'm from Cerulean. How come you moved?" Ashley looked awkward for a moment, not wanting to answer, but luckily for her, Nurse Joy came back with the eggs in their incubators.
"The eggs are both perfectly fine."
"Thanks Nurse Joy." She took both the incubators and put them carefully into her bag, one after the other, and shouldered it again. Volta went back to his place on her shoulder and nuzzled her cheek. "I'm going to be heading off now. Thank you for your help Nurse Joy." She said, handing back the key to her room.
"It isn't a problem." She smiled back. "Be careful though."
"Of course I will." She replied. Ashley then turned to Misty. "Come on, I want to get through that forest quickly."
"So do I." Misty admitted. The two of them left town, talking a little about their hometowns. Ashley tried to keep the conversation away from Sinnoh as best she could, but Misty asked eventually. "What's Sinnoh like?"
"It's really cold. I was sort of used to it, but I lived in the southern end, so it was a little warmer. My aunt and cousins live in the far north though, and it's freezing up there. It's almost always covered in snow, and the main Pokemon you find are Ice types."
"I guess I can see why you would move to Kanto. It must be quite a lot warmer than back there." Misty said thoughtfully.
"It is a bit, yeah." She went quiet for a moment, still missing Sinnoh, even though Kanto was more like home now. She looked up sharply at the quiet fluttering of wings, and Volta looked too. She closed one eye, using Aura to look for the source, and saw the aura signature of a Normal and Flying type, getting closer.
"What's wrong?" Misty asked, not hearing the sound yet.
"Some kind of Flying type, heading straight towards us." By now, they had stopped at the edge of the forest, and the two new travellers were searching the sky. Misty heard the sound too, and looked up as well, though she was very confused.
She heard the sound before I did. It almost looked like she did before her Pikachu, too. How did she do that? As all three looked, the source of the noise came into view. A bronze coloured bird flew overhead, circling a few times, then dove towards the trio. Ashley gasped.
"It's Strike! What's he doing in Kanto?"
"Strike?" Misty asked. Ashley was about to reply, but the shiny Staraptor landed in front of Ashley and cooed.
'Message for you Ashley!' He said, nudging her. She giggled, then went to his side and opened the little bag attached to him. Inside was a letter with her name on it.
'Who's this from?' Volta asked, as she opened the message.
"Dear Ashley, how've you been? Sorry about not writing for a few months, I've been a little busy. First, the move to Unova I was talking about last time happened, so I've moved into my new house in Unova. If you come here on your journey, stop by Nacrene City and visit. I also started working with Professor Juniper there, in Nuvema Town. She likes to research the Pokemon I bought with me from Sinnoh. Anyway, she asked me to research Ghost type behaviour, so I've been traveling through different regions to places that are well known for having a lot of Ghost types. I'm on a boat heading to Johto from Hoenn, so by the time you read this I should have gotten to Johto. I'll be coming to Kanto soon enough, once I finish my work here, so I might run into you. I hope to see you soon. I got a new X-transceiver too, so you can call me if you want. It's the same number as the last one. If you don't mind, keep Strike with you for a while to let him have a small rest. He can fly back to me pretty quickly whenever he wants to. Bye! Crysta."
"Who's Crysta?" Misty asked, reading the letter over her shoulder.
"She's a friend of my cousins." Ashley answered. "Another one from the north."
"She's a researcher?"
"Not at first. She was a trainer, hence Strike, but she mentioned that she was moving to Unova the last time she wrote, about three months ago. She also mentioned that she wanted to help Professor Juniper, the regional professor there, but still continue her journey."
'We will be doing that too. Crysta said we would be continuing in order to help research Pokemon from other regions.' Strike told her.
"Has Strike been delivering these letters from Sinnoh every time?"
"No. They did a gym challenge a few years back, then had a gap year that was just training in… I think Hoenn?" She glanced at the bird, who nodded. "They didn't do the League there, but Strike took delivering messages as a training challenge and started flying between the regions as a messenger. When they went back to Sinnoh for a second go at the League, Strike would keep doing it from time to time. I think he still considered it training, so whenever he wasn't needed, he was a messenger." Behind her, Strike nodded his head, validating her words. "They didn't do the League this year either, as Crysta was too busy organising the move."
'Talking about the move, do you mind if I stay while you pass through this forest? I'll leave when you get to the next city. I just need a bit of a rest before I head to Johto.'
"Do you want to stay?" Ashley asked, phrasing it in a way so it seemed like she didn't understand Pokemon and inclining her head to Misty in an attempt to get Strike to reply in the same way.
'If you don't mind, yeah.' He cawed, nodding. 'It was a fairly long flight.'
"Right, let's head through." Ashley said. Misty shook herself, and nodded.
After being in the forest for ten minutes, Ashley learned something quite important about Misty. She hated bugs. For the most part, the bug types had stayed away when Strike was around, but he liked to fly above the trees and guide them. Despite the fact that this was supposed to be a rest, that is. Whenever Strike was above the trees, bug types seemed to be everywhere. Along with Misty's screaming. The second a bug type appeared anywhere near her, she screamed and went running off somewhere until Strike bought her back. Ashley's patience was already wearing thin, and they might be in the forest for a long time, even with Strike's help being their guide. Volta had run off as well, exploring the area and jumping around on the trees. She caught sight of him from time to time, went he would pop back up to keep track of where they were so he could find them again. Though it wasn't exactly necessary, as he could just look for the giant shiny Staraptor in the sky. Volta bounced back into the area she was in, and she glanced over and held up her arm as he jumped, giving him a spot to land.
'Hey Ashley?'
"Yes bud?" She whispered back.
'How do you think the human professor will react when your mom tells him about the eggs?' Ashley stifled a grin. She had called her aunt on the X-transceiver last night and quietly told her about the encounter with Ho-oh. She had been surprised, but considering the five years of four legendaries visiting the nearby lab every week or so, she took it well. She had promised to tell Professor Oak for her today, to save her from repeating it again and risking someone overhearing and trying to steal them. Not that they could, as the dimension was almost bottomless and needed the owner to bring what they wanted to the top.
"I'm not sure." She replied quietly. "The Professor shouldn't be too surprised, as he's had my four tutors appearing at the lab every week. Aunt Delia said she'll try and keep him from yelling about it though."
'Your aunt?'
"Yeah. I mentioned the move from Sinnoh, and I live with my aunt here in Kanto."
'What about your parents? Why don't you live with them? Are they still in Sinnoh?' Ashley looked away uncomfortably, to try and hide the few tears that had started to well up in her eyes.
"No." She replied quietly, after a few moments silence. "Both my parents… are a long way away right now. Even further than Sinnoh."
'Wow.' He said, eyes sparkling. 'Where are they then? That Unova place?'
"No." She said shortly. "I don't want to talk about it."
'Why not? Is-'
"I said I don't want to talk about it." She growled, so violently that Volta jumped off her arm in shock. "Now leave me alone." She stormed off as Misty and Strike reentered the area. Strike and Misty looked at her retreating figure, confused.
"Where's she going?"
'I don't know.' Volta said with a shrug, despite the fact that the other human didn't understand him. 'I asked where her parents were, and she got all angry.' Strike paled slightly.
'You didn't, did you?'
'Yes?' He replied uncertainly. 'Is that a problem?'
'Yes. Very much so.' He spread his wings and started hovering. 'I'll go get her. Stay with Misty, try and keep her from running away. It's hard to find her sometimes.' He took to the sky, breaking through the tree layer in moments.
"What's happening?" Misty asked. Volta shrugged, and climbed up to her shoulder. "I guess we should follow?" She continued, looking to the mouse. Volta shook his head and pointed to the path.
A little while further, Ashley was sitting in the top of a tree, crying lightly. She knew it wasn't Volta's fault, as he didn't know anything about what had happened five years ago, but it still hurt to be asked so bluntly. She stared at the small fire red stone on her wrist, the small reminder of Sinnoh and the only one she currently had with her. It flickered, going between red and bright blue randomly as Ashley started to lose control of her aura because of her emotions. She took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down so she didn't cause a small explosion. The flicking coat started to fade, leaving the red jewel sitting untouched. A small cawing noise drew her attention, and she looked up to see her friends bird perch carefully on a short branch next to her. He leaned over and tapped her face.
'Are you ok?'
"Yeah… yeah, I'm ok." She said.
'Sure?' She nodded. 'Good. I'm sorry about how blunt that was. Volta didn't know, and naturally was curious, given how much you avoided it.'
"I know. I don't blame him."
'That's good. Come on, I'll fly us back.' He hopped over to a branch closer to her and let her slide onto his back. He rose quietly, and they brushed around the trees above. He started a silent glide back, occasionally flapping his wings to gain height, when a piercing screech echoed. Ashley turned to the sound.
"What was that?"
'I'm not sure. It sounded like a bird Pokemon. Shall we investigate?'
"Sounds like a good idea. It could be in pain." She held on tight to Strike's neck as he did a loop to reposition himself in the correct direction. "Go fast." He nodded, and they dashed off to the sound.
A few moments later, they spotted a small clearing. Strike circled above, and saw a group of Spearow pecking viciously at something.
"Well, I think we found our injured bird." Ashley noted.
'Indeed. How shall I get rid of the Spearow?'
"Hang on." She pulled out her Pokedex and scanned the bird she was flying on.
'Staraptor, the Predator Pokemon and the evolved form of Staravia. The muscles in its wings and legs are strong. It can easily fly while gripping a small Pokemon. This Staraptor is male with the ability Intimidate. This Pokemon has the moves Close Combat, Steel Wing, Ominous Wind, Whirlwind, Brave Bird, Roost and Heat Wave. Please note that the unusual colouration suggests that this Pokemon is a Shiny Pokemon.'
"Right. Strike, fly closer and use Heat Wave!" She instructed.
'Right!' He squawked, flipping over again and blowing hot air at the flock. The Spearow were blown away from what they were attacking, and glared at Strike.
'Attack!' One yelled, and a group of them charged the two. Strike looked back at Ashley.
"Use Whirlwind and Ominous Wind together, see if you can get a boost and knock them away. Then Steel Wing as many as you can."
'What about you?' He said, weaving the two attacks together.
"Don't worry. I can use Aura to drop safely. Also, shielding." She replied, creating a small Protect around her.
'Right. Here we go!' Strike broke off the attack, the Spearow flock clearly disorientated, and did his normal loop and dove at the flock, both wings glowing silver. Very few of the small birds noticed what was happening in time, but most were knocked away.
"Ok Strike. Land next to that Pokemon and blow them all away with Whirlwind!" She grinned. Strike flew low to the ground, letting Ashley jump off and land next to the Pokemon, before flapping his wings quickly to blow a huge gust of air at the flock of Spearow and sending them flying away. He alighted next to Ashley, who smiled. "Good work." She then crouched down next to the injured Pokemon. The young Pidgeotto eyed her warily, but said nothing.
'She doesn't look great.' Strike said. 'Can you use Heal Pulse?'
"I know the theory." Ashley winced. "I'll fix what I can, but I'll need to get some potions out."
'I think you should try the potions first. It wouldn't be a good idea to wear you out completely.'
"Good point." Ashley slipped her bag off her shoulder, and a few potions floated to the top of the bags pocket dimension. "Is that ok with you?" She asked softly.
'Yes.' The young bird hissed out.
"Ok. Sorry, but this'll sting a bit." She carefully sprayed the healing item on the wounds, making the Pokemon flinch in pain and shuffle around a bit.
'Shall I go and get Misty and Volta for you?' Strike cooed.
"I guess that would be good. I'll finish getting her healed." He nodded, and fluttered off, gliding around the forest to try and find their friends. Ashley turned back to the Pidgeotto. "How did you manage to anger that flock?"
'I was just flying over the forest when they attacked me.' Pidgeotto said. 'I guess they thought I was an intruder.'
"I see." She remembered Entei's talks on Pokemon territories, and knew that the Spearow and Sharpedo families were some of the most violent. "Why weren't you with your flock? You're quite young to be flying alone."
'I never really had a flock. I guess my egg got lost somehow, but I hatched alone and have been on my own since.'
"Oh, poor you." She said sadly. "That can't be nice."
'Not really. But I've learned how to work on my own.' The bird replied, with a slight shrug. Ashley was silent for a bit after that, focusing only on healing the Pokemon. After a few minutes, she stopped and looked her over.
"Right. I think I've gotten most of the bad injuries, but this is just to make sure I haven't missed anything." She carefully laid her hand on Pidgeottos side and started using Heal Pulse. Small flickers of Aura bounced around her, which betrayed her inexperience with the move. Still, it did it's job, and Pidgeotto stood up looking a lot better. Strike floated down with Misty and Volta on his back. He alighted next to Ashley and Misty slid off shakily, while Volta leapt right off Strike's head and into her arms.
'Sorry!' He yelled, nuzzling her face. 'Sorry I was so blunt earlier! Strike told me what was wrong on the way, and I'm sorry for questioning you when it was clear you didn't want to talk!'
"Hey, it's ok. I don't blame you." She whispered back. "Don't worry about it. I shouldn't have yelled either."
'Thank you.' He said, nudging her face again before climbing up to her shoulder.
"Not a problem." She turned over to Misty. "Was the flight ok?"
"Yeah. It was a little odd though, I'm not used to flying."
"Yeah, I've had a while to get used to it." She smiled. "Are you ok?" She continued, turning back to Pidgeotto.
'Yes, thanks to you.' She nodded.
"That's good. Are you going to go now?" She questioned.
'Well…' She shuffled. 'I don't have a flock to go back to, and I'd like to stay with you. But you clearly don't need another Flying type, with the Staraptor, so…'
'Oh, I'm not her Pokemon.' Strike told her. 'My trainer is her friend from when she was in Sinnoh, and I sometimes deliver letters between them. I'm only here until they get to town, then I'm off back to Johto to meet with my trainer.'
'Oh!' Pidgeotto perked up. 'Do you mind if I join you then?'
"You want to come with me?" Ashley asked, to a nod. "Sure!" She took out a Pokeball and threw it at the bird. It shook a few times, then clicked. "Neat!" She smiled, picking up the Pokeball. "We've got a new teammate!"
'Yeah!' Volta grinned.
"Congrats!" Misty said, patting her shoulder. "Good job."
"Thanks." She released the bird and clipped the Pokeball to her belt. She quickly scanned her.
'Pidgeotto, the Bird Pokemon and the evolved form of Pidgey. Pidgeotto claims a large area as its own territory. This Pokemon flies around, patrolling its living space. If its territory is violated, it shows no mercy in thoroughly punishing its foe with its sharp claws. This Pidgeotto is female and has the ability Keen Eye. This Pokemon knows the moves Tackle, Quick Attack, Sand Attack and Gust. It also has the egg move Pursuit, but this has not been unlocked yet.'
"Let's get moving, shall we?"
AN: And done!
P: That was nice. I like Pidgeot in the anime.
K: Agreed. I just wish Ash wasn't stupid and forgot about her.
SV: I concur. Anyhow, any questions?
P: What about Caterpie? From what I remember, Caterpie was caught before Pidgeotto.
SV: I'm going to be doing a fair bit of sequence differences starting now. Not much on huge stuff, not yet, but some things will be slightly out of order. It depends on if I don't quite remember right, and don't want to look it up, or the reordering is needed for the story. Or just don't care, in some cases.
K: I'm sure that's fine. Nice job with Misty, by the way.
SV: Glad you liked it. I'm going to try and do something similar to Brock as well, mostly just depervertising him. Ashley ain't havin' none o' that!
P: With Aura? I'm sure. Another question. How long will the forest take?
SV: I'm getting them out in the next chapter. I have spent years in there, so I will not be staying for much longer.
K: Great! How many new Pokemon will she get?
SV: A couple. Just something new now, and maybe another one after that. Not completely sure. By the way, if you're wondering what happened to Child of Mew, I'll be updating that soon. It's not really a long chapter, but I'm putting off the update for a little while because reasons. Don't worry, I'll explain. Other than that, we'll see you all again later!