The Mudkips in Danger
Episode 25: Part 3

After moments of waiting, the group finally got to see one of the three Mudkip eggs hatch from inside of the nest to reveal a tiny baby Mudkip.

"Look at that," May sat down on her knees to get a closer look at them. "Those babies are just the cuties things, aren't they?"

Suddenly the Mudkip sprayed a Water Gun in her face and she instantly sighed.

"Never mind..." She mutters to herself.

"I'm afraid you're never going to make it onto any Mudkip's favorite list." Max joked to his sister.

"By the way I forgot to tell you," Brock says to Swampy. "It was actually a Mudkip from around here that rescued the baby Swampy."

"Oh? Really? A local?" Swampy asked a little surprised.

"Yeah, and it was a pretty big fella too."

Swampy's face lit up with a smile when he recalled that very same Mudkip. "Oh yeah I know that one!"

"Really? Is that one of your Mudkip that you've raised?"

"No I'm afraid not. That's just one of those wild ones. That one sneaks in some times."

"Wild?" Brock repeated confused.

"That's odd, you'd think it come from a place like this." Steven said aloud.

"But it seemed older than the other Mudkip living here, so it would kinda make sense." Max added in.

"It thinks that all of my Mudkip are its friends." Swampy says to them. "But I'm afraid with how big its been getting its hard to find a trainer for it. It won't be too long before all of its friends leave. And when you think about it in that way, I guess it really doesn't have any friends to speak of."

"I guess I understand..." Brock began to realize that if Mudkip stays where it is now, he'll end up just alone and even if it makes friends with the newer baby Mudkip, they all eventually leave at one point.

Suddenly a sound of cans hitting each other could be heard hidden within the trees and bushes of the forest.

"Hey did all of you hear that?" Swampy exclaimed to the group. "I'll be right back."

Before anyone could ask what was wrong Swampy was already gone into the forest.

"Action packed adventures for May's expedition that's what!" May said happily.

"Action with my boot in your face." May nearly forgot Aria was standing behind her with a glare to the back of her head.

"A-ah never mind..."

"Come on guys let's go!" Ash told everyone.

The group agrees and follows the path that Swampy had taken to figure out what had happened. Brock suddenly stops realizing that there was a Mudkip approaching him from behind a bush.

However this one was different. It was the one from before!

"Well look what we've got here." He says. "Are you here to help us out like before?"

There was one person however noticed Brock's abstinence and ran back to find out why he stopped.

"Hey Brock what are you—" The silver haired trainer's eyes widen at the large Mudkip standing right in front of them. "Is that the Mudkip from before?"

"Yeah, but I wonder what its doing here." Brock reached his hand out towards the Mudkip but it took off running the opposite directly. "Hey wait up!"

Steven realized that Brock was following after it which lead up to him following him as well.

Seconds later they reach a small lake but there was no sight of Mudkip anywhere.

"Wait a minute, Mudkip had have come this way." Brock said confused.

"It should be here." Steven agreed with him.

"Mudkip." They both look down below and saw the Mudkip approaching them once again.

"There it is." Steven and Brock knelt down to the ground but Mudkip took a step back thinking they were going to attack it.

"Hey Mudkip, I'd like to be your friend if you'd let me." Brock said as he reached behind into his pocket. "Here try some of this. It some of my homemade Pokemon food and its really good." He holds it out towards Mudkip and he could see the look of confusion on its face.

"I guess you just don't trust me, do you Mudkip?"

"You'd wonder why an older Mudkip would be this nervous around people, but when it comes to Swampy he seems perfectly fine with him."

"That must be because he's raising those baby Mudkip." Brock guessed. "But either way I want to be friends with this Mudkip."

"I agree with you there Brock."

Ash, May, Max, Aria, and Swampy had finally made to where the sound of cans had rang but noticed something really odd. The fence that blocked off the entry into the forest was destroyed.

"Your fence is totaled!" Ash exclaimed shocked.

"How in the world...?" Swampy felt something crinkle under his foot which surprised him. He reached down and picked up what appeared to be a can but it was crushed and separated from the line. "My cans are destroyed."

"If this fence is destroyed doesn't that mean something or someone got in?" Aria asked Swampy.

"T-that's right." He was utterly surprised to be saying those words when this kind of incident hasn't happened before.

Aria could only think of one thing that could have gotten in through the fence. There was only one group of people that would do something this devilish.

The sudden dark laughter had instantly made her theory correct when she spotted the evil trio standing behind them.

Cliffhanger! I really wanted to do more for this chapter but I want to make this chapter a little special considering that it's been a long time since I've updated this. And I've split up the group. Instead of Brock going alone Steven goes with them and Aria stays with Ash, May, and Max. But yeah the next chapter is the end of the episode but hopefully that should be uploaded tomorrow! Bye!