I'm so sorry guys! I completely forgot about this story and I went to work on it all day! This chapter might be a little short because I've been working on editing videos today and I have a long day ahead of me tomorrow. But I'm finally bringing this story back into the series! Also this chapter is going to be based off episode 3 when Ash catches his first Pokemon. You guys basically know what Pokemon it is since it's only the third episode in the series. Aria's Pokemon will be mostly a surprise, but most of the are mentioned in 'Adventure in Hoenn'. Also I'll be adding the theme song in this when I do a new episode in the next chapters. When you see the bold it usually means that it's the theme song for the episode. Anyways, enjoy!

Recap of the last episode...

"You're that girl I met in the forest." Aria said. "Hi, my name is Aria." She greeted, holding out her hand to her.

"Misty," She said. "And thanks to your brother I have no bike."

She looks at Ash and noticed he was tense. "I didn't mean for it to be barbecue." He apologized.

"It's fine Ash," Aria assured, facing Misty. "I'm sure we can buy you another one."

"Hi, I think you forgot about me." Luke said grinning.

"Oh right, guys this is Luke, I helped him heal his Ponyta last night when it was injured and he helped me get here to reach you guys." She explains.

"Hey, it's a pleasure to meet y'all." He said, climbing off Ponyta's back, holding out a poke ball to return it to it. "I'm also a Pokemon Trainer."

"Really?" Ash said in disbelief. "That's awesome."

Luke nods, "I don't have any badges yet but I'm heading to Pewter City to start there." He said.

"Pewter City? That's where we're heading." Aria said. "Maybe we all can go together."

"That sounds like a great idea." Ash agreed.

"We'll have to go through the Viridian Forest to get there. It might be a while though." Misty replied.

"It's alright." Aria said, "As long as we get there we'll be fine."

Episode 2: Part 1
Ash's First Pokemon

"Ash? What are you doing?" Aria asked once she noticed that he came to a stop. That was when Aria noticed that he was staring down at a Pokemon in front of him.

It was a Caterpie and it looked to be staring at them. Ash takes out a poke ball as he grins. "This is my chance!" He said with excitement. "Poke Ball, go!"

Aria's eyes widen. "Ash! You be able won't catch it unless it's weakened!" She exclaimed, eyes widened.

I wanna be the very best

Like no one ever was

To catch them is my real test

To train them is my cause

I will travel across the land

Searching far and wide

Each Pokemon to understand

The power that's inside

Pokemon (Gotta catch 'em all)

It's you and me

I know it's my destiny

Pokemon

Ooh, you're my best friend

In a world we must defend

Pokemon (Gotta catch 'em all)

A heart so true

Our courage will pull us through

You teach me and I'll teach you

Pokemon (Gotta catch 'em all)

Gotta catch 'em all

Pokemon!

It was too late, the Poke Ball landed on Caterpie's head as it opened. Caterpie gave out a cry before it was sucked into the Poke Ball and landed on the ground in front of them. It shook and flashed a few times before it just sat there.

Aria looked dumbfounded as she blinked, confused.

How did he catch it, without weakening it? She thought. That can't be possible, right? Maybe Caterpie wanted to be caught or...I don't know...

Ash's eyes twitched before he realized that he had caught the small Pokemon.

"Wow! I actually caught it! I caught my first Pokemon!" He exclaimed.

He picks up the Poke Ball as he cheered, which made Aria blink again.

"Is something wrong?" Luke asked, noticing how unease she was.

Aria glanced at him. "He caught it without weakening it at all. The Pokemon would usually try to break free of it, not allow itself to get caught unless it wants to be caught." She said.

Luke looks at Ash who was still cheering about his first capture. "Or it couldn't do anything to let itself free. There are many theories why a Pokemon wants to be with a trainer or not."

"What's up?" Misty asked.

Aria shrugged it off. "It's nothing."

But Misty tensed up when Ash released it from the Poke Ball as she hid behind both Aria and Luke.

"What?" Luke said blankly as they glance at her.

"Are you afraid of bug type Pokemon, Misty?" Aria asked.

"Yes! They creep me out!" She exclaimed.

"What made you afraid of them?" Luke asked.

"They just seem creepy! Crawling on everything strangely and looking weird!"

Aria sighed, glancing back at Ash who seemed to be already becoming friends with his new Pokemon, even Pikachu was growing a great bond with Caterpie.

"It is going to be a long day..." She sighed once again.

"Yeah, I agree with you." Luke commented. "And maybe it will be a long day tomorrow as well."

Aria chuckled, shaking her head. "That I can agree on."

When dawn approached, Aria hanged out a little far away from the others as she laid there with Bulbasuar. A small sigh escaped her lips as she glanced at Ash and the others, who were sound asleep. But she also noticed that Pikachu and Caterpie were still awake, looking at the stars and the moon, but they seemed to be talking to each other. Even if Aria couldn't understand them, she knew that they already must be good friends.

Bulbasaur leaned against her, as she glanced down at it, smiling. She rubbed its head as she leaned her head against the tree, looking at the stars in the sky.

"This is just the beginning." She mumbled so that Bulbasaur could hear her. "This is something we both need to train for. When it comes to gym battles, we need to be prepared. Even though we might seem strong for now, it doesn't mean that we're ready for anything yet. But..." She looked down at Bulbasuar. "I'm mostly on the journey because I want to become friends with many different kinds of Pokemon. So that, we won't be lonely or won't have to fight a battle alone. Just think of all of the people and Pokemon we'll meet together. And the best thing about it is that we'll have Ash will us."

Her and Ash always dreamed about going on a journey with each other when they were older, but Aria had to wait until Ash turned 10 so that he could go with her, so that they both can compete against each other and learn from each other's mistakes. Aria's battling styles were probably much different from how Ash battles, but that also means they could teach other different ways of battling. Yes, they knew that they would do that at one point. Aria smiled when she saw Bulbasaur fall asleep on her lap as she also noticed that she was falling asleep as well. She cuddled close to her partner as she closed her eyes.