Ash and co. were having breakfast together. It had been almost three days since he left the hospital and though he was still having a few difficulties moving over the much less even ground, rocks, grass and furthermore, he was finally growing accustom to his new appendages in every-day life.

All of their Pokémon were out and eating from bowls on the table and some, sat out in the grass. Brock was making more scrambled eggs for them to enjoy while Ash hand fed his Noctowl. It wasn't that it couldn't feed itself, it was just that he felt like treating his Pokémon all a little extra special after his rough encounter. He realized what true friends his Pokémon were when they had the option to be just as cruel as any wild Pokémon all along.

His shiny Noctowl called and picked food from the boy's hand. The bird was bigger than he when he knelt down. It wasn't used to being cuddled or having attention brought to it.. it wasn't exactly a "love-y dove-y" type Pokémon either.. but it was willing to settle for this type of feeding.

Pikachu watched while Misty played with Togepi's feet using her index finger to tickle them. All the while, Togepi was rolling around on it's back trying to escape the tickles. Her head, rested in her other hand.

The day had gone nicely so far. Cool summer breeze.. The occasional cloud rolling by. .. Then Ash heard a familiar sound.

It was that buzzing again. "What's that sound?" Misty asked.

The boy started to reply "Sounds like-" He turned to look up at the sky as the shadow of something approached from overhead. Before he even set eyes on it Misty let out a high pitched squeal and was already behind Brock.

Pikachu then began waving it's arms furiously as Togepi started to roll off the table.

Misty shot out from behind Brock and dove on her chest under the table, catching the baby Pokémon.. but then bumping her head on the bottom of the picnic table bench. .. "Aa-ha-haa..haa..." She replied with her eyes somewhat resembling Brock's.

Ash started to back up a little, taking a defensive stance. He raises his arm up in front of his face to shield himself.

His Pokémon, as well as those belonging to the others, all stood up defensively as well.

Pikachu sighed a cartoon-ish mushroom in relief and then averted it's eyes to Ash.

The Beedrill landed on Ash's arm. He blinks and then tilts his head a little, studying the Beedrill

.. Then the Pokémon's sheer weight suddenly apparently existed and Ash shot to the ground. His arm, squashed under the Pokémon. He pulls himself up to a sitting position and raises his arm up. Struggling to hold the Pokémon up until it places it's hind legs down on the ground to help support itself.

It's wings flutter thrice and it tilts it's head. It begins twitching it's antennae over the brim of Ash's hat.

"...ASSsHHHH" Misty LOUDLY whispered through gritted teeth as she squished Togepi to her chest. Now hiding under the table. "...Getoutofthere...!"

"HHHhwwhhaa-how come?" He questioned.

She watches it's antennae move over his face and then lays her head back, squealing loudly through her teeth. She then goes into a full body wiggle of discomfort.

"I think this is the same Beedrill from before." He watches it curiously.

"You mean the one from your story-and Ash, be careful. Misty has a point." Brock still wearing a frilly pink apron said from underneath the table's umbrella.

"It wasn't a story, it really happened. This is the same Beedrill as before... I think it likes me."

"IIIIIIIII DON'T CARE WHAT LIKES WHO OR WHO LIKES WHAT, KEEP THAT THING AWAY FROM ME AND TOGEPI..!" She squealed with her eyes shut tight as if the harder she shut them, the less existent Beedrill would become.

Ash stands up slowly. He, himself, was afraid of angering the Beedrill. He still didn't know it well.

The Beedrill's fore stingers, hung over the Ash's arms as it stood high up on it's legs to feel around Ash's face with it's antennae some more.

He shut one eye as it tickled his face "I think it wants me to be it's trainer."

"Don't seem too sure of that, Ash. A life with a trainer is probably looked down upon by wilder Pokémon."

"ASH ! Do you EVEN REMEMBER what happened LAST time you got friendly with a wild Pokémon?" Misty shouted as she opened her eyes.

Ash goes to turn around to face Misty and Brock, tugging on the Beedrill to turn with him. When he does this, Beedrill's feet leave the ground and the second they do, it begins to buzz it's wings. Wrapping both arm-like legs around the boy's body it lifts off into flight.

Surprised, he starts to try and pull himself away but with the ground missing from under his feet, he quickly presses back against the bug-like Pokémon and wraps his arms around it's large cylindrical stringers to make sure he doesn't fall. Even though he could well land without causing self harm, it was instinct to hang on the moment he became air born. "WaAAAa..! HHHeeEeY. Let me down..!"

... "ASH!" Brock called out as he stepped forward.

Misty, having gone into burying her face from the sight of the creature, quickly lifted her head to see what was the matter.

"PIIIkaA..!"

"What're you doing?" He questioned the Beedrill that kept him hovering in mid air for a few minutes. Suddenly, Beedrill rose upward into the air, backward, carrying it's new cargo ; Ash.

"ASH..!" Misty called out as she, quite bravely for her, crawled out from under the table and headed forward.

Ash's Pokémon, all alerted. Pikachu's cheeks began to spark and Noctowl shot up into the air, beating it's sparkling wings.

Ash's eyes, widened. He had a somewhat confused look on his face. When Beedrill turns and pulls in the other direction, Ash is yanked forward for a second by momentum and clings on tighter. He's then carried away... Quick to reassure his friends, he hollers "I'M OKAY. DON'T WORRY YOU GUYS! BEEDRILL'S JUST TAKING ME SOMEPLACE."

"ASH, YOU GET BACK HERE RIGHT NOW. THIS ISN'T SOME KIND OF GAME OR SOMETHING, YOU'RE GONNA GET HURT!" She rushes forward after them a short distance but stops when they disappear over the treetops.

Pikachu, confused, sits back and ceases the charging of it's cheeks. Tipping one ear back. "Pikaa..."

Brock moves out from around the table and sends out his Crobat. "Crobat, you go with Noctowl and find out where Ash and that Beedrill are headed. And hurry!"

Ash wiggles his prosthetic feet at the tops of the trees as they pass beneath him. He clings tighter onto the Beedrill and looks up at it questioningly. Pouting somewhat with his brows drawn up "Are you trying to get me to fly with you? ... IIiiff you are-I'm not a Beedrill, I'm a human. Humans don't fly."

The insect's compound eyes look on undeterred by the boy's ramblings.

He swallows subconsciously and looks down at the tree tops. "Just don't try to drop me..." He peeks back around the side of Beedrill to see if his friends were after him. Spotting Noctowl flying over the trees. He was blind to Crobat flying beneath the leaf cover, through the branches of the thinned forest below. He was also blind to Brock, Misty, Togepi of course, and Pikachu heading after Crobat who was sonar locating Noctowl above, which in turn was chasing Beedrill WHICH carried Ash.

At some point, Beedrill lowers down as it approaches a small clearing up ahead. Entering the clearing, it heads down toward a very, very tall tree. It didn't appear quite as tall compared to the other trees. But from the ground up, it was absolutely gigantic. Far above ground, the five hundred plus year old tree has a hollow opening which Beedrill then entered with Ash.

Noctowl swoops down by the tree and kicks off of the bark, flapping it's wings to keep itself stationary in the air for a few seconds before turning and heading back for the others. It marked the tree bark with it's claws to find later.

Strangely enough, the others don't make it to the clearing. They seemed to have stop chasing all together..