EDIT: Thanks to mmfan1234 for all the suggestions on how to fix this. I went through this chapter and tried fixing everything I could find. It should be a little better now... I hope... Also, I went back and fixed it in each chapter to make new readers have a more enjoyable read.

Chapter Three: A New Friend & A New Enemy!

"Chimchar... how did we get to the ocean floor? And since when can I breathe underwater?" Devin and Chimchar are swimming at the bottom of the ocean. They can see a wide variety of wild pokémon around them. "Lets see how far we can swim!" Devin laughed. "This is fun!"

"Stantler, thunder wave!" Devin heard a girl's voice but he couldn't see anyone around him. Devin and Chimchar were suddenly out of water and completely dry. They seemed to be back in the Bewildered Forest, laying on the ground.

Devin got up from the ground and noticed a bunch of Stantler running off into the woods as Chimchar climbed back into his spot. Devin turned around and a girl was standing next to a Stantler looking at him and Chimchar. "What just happened?" asked Devin, who was completely confused.

"You were stuck in one of the wild Stantler's illusions," answered the short teenage girl. The girl has blond hair that is up in a blue scrunchie, that matches her bright blue eyes. She's not very tall and you can't tell her body type because of what she's wearing. She's wearing extremely baggy dark blue pants and a real heavy blue sweater. "My names Iris." she added.

"Hi, the names Devin and I think I owe you a thanks. What just happened?" questioned Devin.

"The Stantler in the Bewildered Forest like trapping wondering trainers in their illusions and they love playing tricks on them. I happened to be passing by and noticed you stuck in one of their illusions, so I thought I would lend a hand." Iris answered.

"So then I do owe you my thanks. Thank you." Chimchar also screamed, seeming like he was trying to thank her. Iris returned her Stantler to its pokéball and Devin asked if she was a trainer.

"A trainer? Not exactly..." Iris hesitated while answering. "I'm not exactly a trainer, I don't battle in gyms if thats what your asking."

"But you do battle, right?!?" Devin seemed to be itching for a battle.

"I think you should focus on gathering yourself. You just got attacked by wild pokémon, why don't we grab some food and talk." Iris sat down and opened a duffle-bag revealing some wrapped up sandwiches. "Peanut butter and jelly ok with you?" she asked.

"My favorite, as long as thats grape jelly you have." Devin added.

"Of-course, is there any other kind of jelly," Iris stated as she handed a wrapped sandwich to Devin. Devin ripped the sandwich in half and gave part of it to Chimchar.

"Eat up little buddy," Devin said as Chimchar devoured the sandwich and began running around the two and playing.

"Cute Chimchar you have there. How long have you had him?" Iris asked.

"Not very long, only a few days. He's my starter pokémon for my journey," Devin answered politely while enjoying his half of the sandwich.

"Your starter pokémon? You must be at least seventeen or eighteen and you have only had him for a few days? Did you just start your journey?" Iris looked puzzled.

"I'm nineteen, actually," Devin smiled. "It's a long story but the short version is that I'm a new pokémon trainer," he added sarcastically.

'He's only a year older than me but he's just starting his pokémon journey? I have been on mine for a few years... and I thought I started late,' Iris thought to herself. "Well you and Chimchar look like you have been together for a long time. You two seem close."

"Thanks. I would do anything for my little buddy..." before Devin could finish his sentence he heard Chimchar screaming. Devin immediately rose and screamed, "CHIMCHAR!" Chimchar was in a cage with two older men hovering above it.

"Is this pokémon yours?" one of the men asked.

Devin calmed down a little, "Yeah, could you let him out of that cage please?"

"Wrong answer. The correct answer was that the Chimchar was yours. Chimchar now belongs to Team Galaxy," the men began laughing.

Devin now became furious and he went to grab for his Starly but Iris beat him to the punch. "Stantler, I choose you!" she screamed as she threw a pokéball into the air releasing a large Stantler out in a red flash of light. Devin threw the pokéball containing Starly into the air releasing it.

Starly landed on the top of Stantler's head. "Let go of Chimchar!" Devin screamed aggressively.

"A tag team battle? Haven't had one of these in a while. Go Croagunk!" One of the men released a Croagunk while the other threw his pokéball into the air.

"Stunky, your up!" the other man shouted as their pokémon charged.

"Hey Devin! Croagunk is part fighting right? Use one of Starly's flying moves and it should do some massive damage!" Iris shouted advice at Devin as Starly took to the air.

"You heard her Starly, lets start things off with wing attack!" Starly charged in with its wings glowing white heading straight for Croagunk.

"Stunky, smokescreen!" the enemy Stunky created a large cloud of smoke that surrounded them.

Starly stopped its attack and flew back into the air. "Starly, blow away the smoke with your wings!" Starly started flapping its wings creating a burst of wind that was quickly blowing the smoke away.

"Stantler, as soon as you see an opening use take down!" Irish shouted as Stantler focused on the smoke. After a few seconds Stantler began charging at the enemy.

"Follow Stantler with wing attack!" Devin shouted at his Starly as the smoke disappeared.

Stantler hit Stunky head on sending it flying and Starly wing was a direct hit into Croagunk's stomach. "Croagunk, grab Starly's wing!" The Croagunk grabbed Starly as it began squirming to escape. "Now Croagunk, poison jab!" The Croagunk's hand began glowing purple and it punched Starly directly in the back. Starly let out a loud screech of pain and Croagunk still had control over it.

"Stantler, use sand attack!" Irish shouted and Stantler threw up some sand into Croagunk's eyes making him dazed. Croagunk released Starly and it managed to fly back a few feet but then collapsed.

"Starly!" shouted Devin, as he could see Starly was in a lot of pain.

"You won't be recovering from that one too quick," the man who released the Croagunk starting laughing and Stunky got back up.

"Starly can't move to fast in it's condition," whispered Devin to Iris. "Use thunder wave to slow them down and Starly can finish them off," Iris nodded and commanded Stantler to use thunder wave. A wave of electricity was generated from Stantler's antlers and it beamed at the enemy paralyzing them. "Ok Starly, this is our chance! Use quick attack on Stunky, full power!" Starly got to its feet and flew toward Stunky at an amazing speed. Starly hit the Stunky, knocking it out, and then awaited orders. "Now that your close try another wing attack!" Starly used wing attack on Croagunk, it was supper effective, and Croagunk also fainted.

"How could we lose? Were part of the great Team Galaxy... You haven't seen the last of us!" the two men returned their pokémon and ran off in a hurry.

Devin ran over to Chimchar and busted the cage open. "Glad to have you back Chimchar. But what about Starly?" Devin looked back at Starly and Iris scooped it up into her arms. "Is my Starly going to be ok Iris?" Devin asked in a panic.

"Your Starly will be fine Devin. I have a few antidotes, I'll just use one on Starly." Iris pulled an antidote out of her duffle-bag and sprayed Starly with it. "Now make sure to give Starly a good rest in its pokéball and it should be just fine. You did an amazing job Stantler, you need a good rest also," she added as she returned her Stantler.

"You were amazing Starly. Now why don't you rest for a while." Devin returned his Starly to its pokéball as well. "Iris, I don't know how to thank you. You have helped me out a lot today!"

"No thanks needed, it's what any decent person would do. But I'm afraid I have wasted a lot of time and I must get going," she said in a saddened tone.

"If you have to get going, I understand," Devin said politely. "But could you point me in the right direction out of this forest?" he added with a large smile on his face.

Iris giggled and pointed Devin in the right direction before she waved goodbye and headed off. Devin and Chimchar were quickly out of the forest, thanks to Iris, and then they spotted the most beautiful sunset. The sun is setting right behind the mountains that surround Jubilife City. They have finally reached their destination after a long day full of surprises.

Message from the Author:

Reviews/Comments/Suggestions are greatly appreciated. This chapter added another friend and a new enemy. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with Team Galaxy's involvement in the story. I know I'm not going to do anything with the legendary pokémon, or at least I don't think I am... Once again, I tried my best with the grammar, please enjoy and Review.