Yay this chapter is going up early today because I didn't forget :D And by early, I mean noon. Normally I update at like 8pm my time but aaaaanyway.

Off to Viridian Forest they go!

Third Person POV

They had only got the essentials from the PokéMart. Pokémon food, potions, antidotes, a paralyze heal, and extra pokéballs. Gary had gotten a few snacks, canned food, some juice and water, which Lindy didn't mind. She was actually impressed with Gary's decisions on what to bring. He had taken what he needed –sleeping bag, fresh change of clothes, toothbrush, toothpaste, hairbrush- out of the tote bags, and put it into a backpack.

He sent Susie on her way and they pair headed into Viridian Forest.

There was a rustle in the bushes to the left of them. Gary seemed to be lost in thought and failed to notice it, but he sure noticed when Lindy whipped around and sent out Pidgey.

"Pidgey, use Tackle at that bush!" she commanded

"Piiidgey!" it cried as it attacked the bush.

"Piiii!" a little green creature screeched.

"It's a Caterpie huh?" Lindy said thoughtfully. "Alright, Pidgey use Tackle one more time."

"Gee geey," she swept down and Tackled the Caterpie once again.

"Alright, pokéball go!" Lindy shouted as she threw the capture device at the Caterpie.

"Mmmh..." she watched the pokéball shift a few times before it stopped moving. Lindy walked over to pick it up and give it a once over with Dexter. "Male, level three. That means a battle or two and it will evolve. And Pidgey grew to level four. This is perfect!"

"That was a nice capture, Lindy," Gary complimented.

"Mmmh? Was it?" she asked him. It didn't seem impressive to me... she thought.

"Mhm," Gary nodded. "You didn't panic and handled the situation well. Even when you captured it you stayed calm."

"Mmh... Well I guess so. It's my third capture, and a Caterpie isn't really that hard to get. So no need to get too excited I guess, but thanks anyway."

"Fair enough," Gary laughed."Wait... You mean you already have four Pokémon?"

"Mmmhm," Lindy nodded smugly. "I would have more, but someone wanted to travel by car."

"Grrrr," Gary growled at her. "Well excuse me for wanting to travel fashionably and efficiently."

"Mhm, whatever," she said dismissively and kept on walking, keeping her eyes open for any other Pokémon she could catch.

Lindy thought she heard the snap of a branch, and when Gary threw out his Charmander, she knew she had been right. Lindy let out a sigh. He saw it first so he had the right to get it. She sat down on a large walk to watch how Gary intended to catch the Pokémon, Pidgey sat next to her.

"Use Scratch, Charmander!" he ordered, pointing to where the sound came from.

"Char!" Charmander nodded and attacked.

"Weee!" cried the Pokémon.

"A Weedle huh?" Gary said to himself. Lindy took the opportunity to let Dexter check the Weedle, filling in a spot in the Pokédex.

Gary threw a pokéball out it without a second attack. Charmander's attack seemed to do a lot of damage. Mmmh. So either that was a very weak Weedle, or Gary had done some work with his Charmander. Lindy thought.

Gary caught the Weedle without any trouble.

"Nice job," she complimented him.

"Hardly," he said. "That was an easy catch."

Lindy let out a sigh. This is what happens when I try to be nice. "Whatever." She got up and put Pidgey on her shoulder. Gary caught up with her after he put Weedle's pokéball away and recalled his Charmander.

They walked in silence, since there really wasn't anything to talk about. The idea of trying to stir up a conversation seemed more awkward than the silence to Gary. He didn't even feel like boasting about anything.

Lindy was tempted to listen to music, but she knew if she did, she'd be missing chances to catch Pokémon. Not only that, but walking ignorantly through the forest was dangerous. There was no telling what could jump out at us, and she refused to put her safety in the hands of Gary.

Then something catch Pidgey's attention. "Piii..." she almost seemed to growl.

"Mh? What is it Pidgey?" Lindy asked as she flew off her shoulder and hopped through a bush on the side of the trail. "Hey wait up!"

"Lindy, where are you going?" Gary asked as he followed her off the trail.

"Pidgey spotted something I think, it might be a Pokémon," Lindy explained. Then they heard a sort of buzzing sound.

"Ugh, just cal- mmnfh!" Gary grumbled as Lindy put my hand over his mouth. She put my finger to her lips signalling for him to be quiet. Lindy pointed to where her Pidgey was. She was perched on a branch looking across at some Beedrill. There looked to be about six of them. Just a small group, but it wouldn't be good if they were spotted.

"Gary," Lindy whispered. "Up for a challenge?"

"A challenge?" he asked. "What kind? And what do I get when I win?"

"Not that kind of challenge," she said, rolling her eyes. "A challenge. Like something difficult. I wanna see if we can team up and take those Beedrill."

"Mmmh," he thought aloud for a moment. "Why not, it'll be good practice. I might even catch a few."

"Great," she said happily. "Get out Charmander. A fire type will be good to have against those bug types."

He nodded in agreement and got Charmander's pokéball ready. "Ready whenever you are," he said.

"Let's go then!" Lindy shouted standing up, gaining the Beedrill's attention. She quickly sent out all of my Pokémon.

"What are you doing?!" Gary asked, very alarmed at Lindy's outburst, as he sent out Charmander.

"Well there's six of them. They're going to be strong since their all evolved, so may as well!" Lindy said to him as she turned back to the battle. "Alright! Bulbasaur and Rattata, use Growl and Tail Whip on all the Beedrill! Pidgey use Tackle, and Caterpie use String Shot on as many as you can!"

"Bulba!" "Rattata!" Pidgey!" "Piiiie!" all her Pokémon cried, following her orders.

Wow, Gary thought. Amazed at how Lindy controlled her Pokémon.

"Charmander use Ember, Poliwag use bubble, and Weedle use Poison Sting!" he yell.

"A Poliwag?" Lindy asked shocked as she turned to see that he really did have one. "How? When?"

"Heh. I wasn't going to go up against a rock type gym leader without either a grass or water type," Gary explained as he crossed his arms. "I looked into what kinds of Pokémon are in this forest. None were grass or water, so I caught one last night outside the city."

"Ahh, I see," said Lindy. I guess I shouldn't be surprised. He may be arrogant, but he isn't stupid. Well at least not when it comes to Pokémon.

"Piiie," whimpered Lindy's Caterpie.

"Shit! Bulbasaur, Rattata, Pidgey, Caterpie use Tackle!" Lindy cried, her attention being brought back to the battle.

"Poliwag, use Hypnosis!" Gary commanded.

"Poli!" said the Tadpole Pokémon. Its eye's started to glow and four of the Beedrill fell to the ground in a deep sleep, but the other two avoided the attack.

"As the grandson of the Professor Oak, I have expectations which I must live up to!" Gary said proudly.

"Yeah yeah," Lindy muttered. "Caterpie use String Shot to keep those four stuck! Bulbasaur use Leech Seed! Rattata and Pidgey use Tackle!"

Caterpie's String Shot tied up the four sleeping Beedrill. Bulbasaur's Leech Seed, though not very affective, immobilized one of the Beedrill. Rattata and Pidgey ganged up on the last Beedrill, but the Tackle attack didn't cut it.

"Charmander finish it with Ember!" Gary shouted to his Charmander.

"Chaaar!" the small Lizard Pokémon said, as it blasted the last Beedrill with its fiery attack.

"We did it!" Lindy cheered as her Pokémon ran over to her. "Great job you guys! That was a really tough fight. You all worked together nicely!"

"Poli poli!" Chaaar!" Gary's Pokémon cheered as they ran over to their trainer.

"Good job you two," Gary said curtly as he returned them to their pokéballs. He and Lindy got their free pokéballs ready to catch the defeated Beedrill.

"Pokéball go!" they shouted in unison. While Lindy only threw one at the Beedrill, which her Bulbasaur's Leech Seed had tangled, Gary threw three pokéballs.

"Huh, why'd you take three?" Lindy asked him as she took her pokédex out to check her Beedrill. A level thirteen, female. Nice.

"So I can check them out and keep the best one," he explained as he let Dexter give them a once over.

"Seems kind of mean," Lindy said a bit disapprovingly getting ready to see if her Pokémon had leveled from the battle.

"It would be worse to keep all three but have one has a favorite though," Gary replied.

"Mmmmh," Lindy thought about it for a moment. "Yeah I guess you're right."

"Mmh, alright I keep this one," Gary declared aloud, as he let the other two out. "Alright, you two are free to leave. We we're just testing out our power. Sorry if we we're too rough."

"Beeee," they both nodded, as they went over to free their friends.

"Mmmh. Okay so Bulbasaur is level nine now and learned Vine Whip, Rattata is level six, Pidgey is level six and learned Sand-Attack, and Caterpie is level seven." Lindy mumbled aloud. "Caterpie got a lot of experience from that. Probably because of string shots hitting more than one Beedrill."

"Alright guys, back to your pokéballs," Lindy said, as she got ready to return them. Then Caterpie started spewing out a fountain line String Shot. "Huh?"

"It's evolving," Gary stated as he watched with interest, checking something on his pokédex.

"Oooh!" Lindy said happily, as she and her Pokémon gathered round to watch. Soon Caterpie had covered itself with the substance and turned into a Metapod. "Cooooool! Hiya Metapod! Say hello guys."

"Bulbasaur," "Rattata," "Piiidgey," they greeted happily.

"According to Dexter, Metapod are supposed to evolve into a Butterfree within a week," Gary told Lindy, as he shut the pokédex and put it away.

"Really?" Lindy asked. "So I don't have to do anything? She'll evolve on her own?"

"Pretty much. I suggest keeping it though," he said as he started to walk back to the path.

"Mmh, alright," Lindy said, listening to him. She returned her Pokémon to their pokéballs, except Metapod. She scooped up her new Metapod in her arms and followed Gary back to the path that led through Viridian Forest.

"Looks like that battle took longer than I thought," Gary said as he checked his pokégear. "Its six to twelve."

"Wow already?" Lindy asked as she looked up at the sky to see where the sun was. "Let's keep going for a little longer. I'm still full from breakfast, so let's eat at like one, one thirty?"

"Sounds good to me," Gary nodded in agreement. "That gives me more time to catch some more Pokémon."

"Speaking of Pokémon," she said, pointing towards a Pidgey.

"Aah, I haven't got one yet," Gary said. He was about to go catch it but then he stopped himself. "Uh. You saw it, so you have the right to catch it."

"Heh," Lindy laughed. "It's fine, I already have one so you can catch that one. I don't mind."

"Alright!" Gary said as he sent out his Charmander. "Just don't complain when my Pidgey beats yours. Charmander use Ember!"

"Chaaaaar!" it yelled as it let out a blast of embers at the Pidgey.

"Pokéball go!" Gary shouted as he threw a pokéball at the Pidgey. After three little shifts and his catch was secure. "Great, a Pidgey will be really useful. Hey Lin- Lindy? Where'd you go?"

"...use Tackle!" he heard Lindy command from further ahead. He jogged up to where he heard her. As he got closer, he saw her Bulbasaur up against a mean looking Pidgey. The Pokémon was getting ready to tackle Seed Pokémon. "Dodge it! Then use your Leech Seed Bulbasaur!"

"Bulba!" it said, following the orders his trainer had given him. Bulbasaur jumped up then shot a seed out of the green bulb on its back.

"Pi-deeey!" cried out the Tiny Bird Pokémon in pain.

"Good, now finish it with a Tackle!" Lindy commanded, pointing with one arm and holding her Metapod in the other.

"Saur!" it growled as it rammed into the Pidgey, causing it to feint.

"Great job Bulbasaur!" she praised, squatting down to her Pokémon's height. She checked his level. "Great, level ten and you learned Vine Whip!"

"Bulbasaur!" it said proudly.

"Getting some battling in?" Gary questioned her, walking up to her.

"Yeah, while you were catching your Pidgey, I spotted one myself and went to fight it," she said, as she patted Bulbasaur with one hand and held Metapod with the other.

"Fight?" said a boys voice. "You're looking for a fight?"

"Who said that?" Gary demanded.

"I did," said a boy dressed as a samurai.

"And who are you?" Lindy asked, standing up and walking over to Gary.

"Ah! My apologies good sir! My name is Samurai! I would be-"

"WHO THE HELL ARE YOU CALLING A SIR?!" Lindy yelled, waving her fist in his face.

"G-gah!" Samurai yelped as he fell on his butt.

"Calm down Lindy!" Gary shouted as he held her back from strangling the other boy.

"Graaaww! He wants a fight? I'll give him a fight alright! A fist fight!" Lindy roared. In all her squirming to get at Samurai, she dropped Metapod. "Crap!"

"S-suar!" Bulbasaur sent out its vines to catch Metapod.

"Phew..." Lindy sighed with relief. Gary let her go and she head over to her Bulbasaur. "Thanks Bulbasaur."

"B-bulba..." her Pokémon seemed reluctant to hand her Metapod.

"Oh stop," Lindy pouted. "It won't happen again."

"Ya sure?" Gary asked, not believing her.

"Yes I'm sure! Know why?" she growled.

"Why?" Gary sighed.

Lindy shoved Metapod at him. "Because you're going to hold it while I beat this kid!" she said as she stomped over to Samurai.

"W-wait!" the strange boy yelped, standing up. "I-I am terribly sorry M'lady! It was a novice mistake of me! But the fight I am looking for is a Pokémon battle."

"Huuuuh?" Lindy snarled, making a scarier face than a Machamp's Leer.

"I challenge you to a Pokémon battle!" Samurai declared, seeming more confident.

"A Pokémon battle eh? Alright, you're on!" Lindy said, fire burning in her gray eyes.

"Oh boy..." Gary muttered, holding her Metapod.

Oh no he didn't! *Finger snapping* Lindy gonna kill a bitch. :P

And in cause you guys are wondering why there's still only 7 chapters, I removed the bonus chapter and added that on to the message at the end of chapter 2. It was throwing me off for how many chapters I had uploaded x_x

Guess wut?... More art work :3 I think I like drawing Lindy more than writing about her XD I love drawing so much I already sketched ideas for her future outfits LOL

Sorry its crappy, I dont have a scanner sooooo... iPod pictures ftw.

dedication4dreams. deviantart. come / art/Bulbasaur-I-choose-you-393434956

dedication4dreams. deviantart. come / art/Getting-to-know-Pidgey-393435641

dedication4dreams. deviantart. come / art/Cuddles-393435944

Same thing as before, remove the spaces and the e after come.