Episode 1: Part 3
Luke and Ponyta

The sun was already setting and Aria was no where near close to reaching the Pokemon Center. She hasn't even stopped for a break at all, she was that worried for her brother. She was exhausted, sore, and basically she was ready to pass out from all of the running. But she knew the only way to help her brother was to take care of herself as well. She came to a stop and took a deep breath from the cold air that enter her lungs.

"I know he must have reached the Pokemon Center a long time ago. It's best if I rest up and catch up with him in the morning." She mumbled to herself.

She takes off her bag and sits down on the grass and checks through it to find something to start making a small camp. First she started with the came fire and collected wood. She took out a lighter and lighted the wood with its flames.

"Now I just have to search for some food." She reaches for a Poke Ball and calls out her small Pokemon.

"Spearow, can you try to find a tree with fruit in it?" She asked.

"Spearow!" It spoke, taking off into the air.

She smiles faintly and looks down at the fire and tries to warm herself up. When Spearow came back, Aria noticed a worried look on its face.

"Spearow, what's wrong?" She asked, standing up.

Apparently Spearow wanted her to follow her by flying in circles.

"You want me to follow?" She said confused.

Spearow nods, flying away. Aria grabs her bag and follows her Pokemon.

I wonder what Spearow found...

When Spearow landed, Aria noticed a large Pokemon in front of her. Her eyes widen in shock. There was a Pokemon Trainer with it. But the Pokemon he had with him seemed to be injured, there was no way he could carry such a large Pokemon. That's because it was a Ponyta.

"Oh my god..." Aria murmured, Spearow sitting on her shoulder. "Are...are you okay?" She asked.

The trainer, turns around, noticing Aria stand a bit of far distance away.

"I'm fine," He said. "But my Pokemon isn't."

Aria's eyes widen, rushing to his Pokemon's side and examining the wound on its leg.

"How did this happen?" She asked, opening her bag.

"These three crooks came and attacked us. They got away but they injured my Ponyta." He explains.

Aria nods, pulling out a bottle. "Here, give this to Ponyta. This will give it its strength back." She said, handing him the bottle.

"What's in this?" He asked, opening it.

"Herbs, its filled with stuff that help it get their energy and strength back. Trust me, it's useful."

The boy nods, looking over at his Pokemon. "Drink this Ponyta, this will help." He said.

Ponyta wasn't sure at first, but it noticed the concerned look in its trainer's eyes. It slowly drank what was in the vial and swallowed it. The boy hands Aria back the bottle and she placed it back in her bag.

"My name is Aria by the way." She said, pulling out a pair of bandages.

"Luke." He replied. "What brings you out here?"

"My brother and I were on a journey, we're Pokemon Trainers. But we were attacked by a flock of Spearow and we got separated from each other." She frowns, "He was trying to get to the Pokemon Center to help his Pokemon. I'm not sure if he even made it there alright, but he had to have if I'm farther behind."

Luke frowns. "Sorry to hear."

"It's alright." Aria said, wrapping Ponyta's leg in the bandage. "He's strong, I'm sure he's fine as long as he doesn't give up."

Luke nods, looking at his Pokemon. "What about you?" She asked.

"Same thing, I'm also a Pokemon trainer. We were heading to the nearest town and...well you know the rest from there." He said.

Aria nods. "Ponyta should be just fine. All it needs is some good rest. Your Pokemon should be back on its feet in no time."

Luke smiles, petting his pokemon on the head. "That's great to hear, thanks for helping us out." He said, returning his Pokemon to the Poke Ball.

Aria smiles as well, "It's nothing. I have a camp nearby. You can come if you like."

"That would be great, thanks."

When they reached the camp, Luke sat down on the grass while Aria sat on the opposite side of the fire. She was going through her bag, organizing her herbs and bottles making sure they were labeled with what was in it and what it was used for.

"Your brother just started his journey this morning?" Luke said confused.

Aria nods, "Yeah, he doesn't know much about Pokemon so I decided to join him on his journey. I don't have have any badges yet, but I've been training for some time now." She responded.

Luke nods, looking up at the night sky.

"I'm going to be searching for my brother in the morning. He was heading to the nearest Pokemon Center to help his Pokemon, I just hope he's alright." Aria shakes her head.

"Well if your brother made it to the Pokemon Center then he should be okay. So there's nothing to worry about."

Aria nods, "Thanks Luke, that really helped."

He looks at her, "It's for helping me out with Ponyta. No worries." He said. He noticed that Aria was very focused on the bottles in her hands. He looked a bit confused by what she was doing. "What are you trying to do with those plants?"

Aria looked up at him and realized that she had not fully explained why she was organizing all of the bottles she carried.

"Oh, right, I didn't tell you about my little hobby I have." She chuckled. "When I was younger, I witnessed a Pokemon Herbalist treat a Pokemon back to health using different types of plants. It was surprising to me that plants could do that, but I was young so I didn't know well. The man that cured the Pokemon, I kinda found him the next day in the forest working on making medicine. Of course, I watched, but he already knew I was there. He kind of enough to take me in and teach me how to make medicine out of plants and herbs. I have him to thank for teaching me how to do it."

Aria looks down at the camp fire, noticing the flames dying down.

"It's late, we should get some sleep." She said, changing the subject. She didn't want to press in on the past, it brought up so many memories of her teacher.

"I agree, I've been up for a while trying to help Ponyta." Luke spoke.

Aria takes out a blanket, gave it to him while she took the other one she carried. She wrapped herself around it and laid down on the ground to get some sleep. But she stayed up for a couple of minutes and looked up at the sky. She wasn't sure what she was getting herself into, but she needed to see for herself that Ash was alright. Tomorrow morning she had to set out to find him, at least, that's what she thinks she needs to do.