AN: Hi guys! Here is Chapter 3! Don't have much to say I guess…

Disclaimer: I own nothing Pokémon related.

Chapter 3: Trusting Poison Ties

Viridian Forest was thicker than Keygan remembered. It also was filled with different kinds of Pokémon that she didn't see the first time. However, that wasn't Keygan concern right now. She was doing a little training with Vulpix. She couldn't believe it either. Their first training day. It seemed like yesterday Vulpix wanted to burn her. Well, she still might. Anyway! They were practicing some moves and an Ember went astray. Astray into a bush where an angry Weedle was. They were currently in battle.

"Dodge it Vulpix!" Keygan commanded to avoid getting caught in String Shot.

"Vul!"

"Now use Ember!" The little bug type hung on after the attack and retaliated with a Poison Sting. "Dodge again! Ember!"

"Pix!"

The fire type move hit the bug and he fell to the ground. Keygan didn't see she was given much of a choice in this matter. She could run and risk running into other ones or worse. The main reason was that Keygan wanted him. He seemed to be a good battler and knew how to stand up for himself even at a disadvantage. He was brave.

"Go Poké Ball!" Keygan said throwing an empty ball at the Weedle. It sucked in the weaken bug and began to shake. It shook three time and stopped. She caught it. "Awesome!"

Keygan went up and picked up her new Pokémon's ball. She grinned largely and felt ecstatic. Her first caught Pokémon. Jokingly she hope he wouldn't be as much as an untrusting Pokémon as someone else she knew.

"Vulpix!"

"Right. Go!"

Weedle was taking couple deep breaths as he came out of his Poké Ball. He was exhausted and still kind of upset. He had been captured. He really didn't want to be caught, but he promised himself if he did end up being caught one day then he would obey. He looked to see a girl and a fox.

"Wee?"

"Hi Weedle! I'm Keygan and this is Vulpix!"

"Vulpix…"

Vulpix was wary of Keygan's decision to catch Weedle. But, this wasn't something they could talk about. Anyway, She really didn't trust the poison type or any type. As known trust and Vulpix doesn't come easy. As Keygan had to earn her trust so does any Pokémon Keygan catches.

"Look Weedle, I'm sorry about what happened earlier. We didn't mean to hit you. It was an accident, promise. I hope we'll grow together," Keygan explained.

"Dle?"

Weedle stared at his new trainer. She just apologized to him. He thought she was after him, but no. She seemed to have caught him because she wanted him. Most trainers over look or just use them to let their own Pokémon gain experience. That was all what Pokémon were these days…just means to an end. He looked at the teen and decided she at least deserved a chance. He nodded.

"Yay…" Keygan breathed.

Vulpix took note to Keygan's tone. Shouldn't she be much happier than that? A flash of doubt went through her mind, but she brushed it off. Vulpix looked up at her trainer to see breathing heavily. She also sweating. Were humans supposed to do that?

"Vul?"

"I'm fine," Keygan said stumbling toward a tree. "I just need to sit down…"

Keygan fell against the tree and collapsed on to the ground. She put her head against the trunk and breathed. She couldn't breathe. Her head was spinning and she felt like she was going to be sick. She also felt hot.

"Vulpix!"

The sound of her starter yelling at her to get up and move on. Keygan looked to her starter besides wanting something. She was really taking the 'I'll give you what you want' to heart. Keygan guessed she needed to teach her starter 'not all the time' or what 'within reason' meant. Vulpix wanted to move on and didn't want to wait. They had places to go and one was out of the forest. They didn't need to stop until lunch which wouldn't be for a while. Weedle stayed back watching Keygan as he didn't know what to do. He had only been caught like five minutes ago and getting use to the trainer situation. Plus Vulpix didn't look like the friendliest of Pokémon to approach.

Keygan then looked down at her pants. There were a couple holes in them. She slowly lifted her pant leg to see multiple bright red pricks on her skin. Of course, she knew she felt something when Vulpix dodged the Poison Sting. The pain in her leg then was the stingers hitting her instead. She had been poisoned.

"Crap…" Keygan said whipping the sweat off her forehead.

"Vulpix!" Vulpix cried seeing her leg and understanding what was wrong. She felt kind of guilty about wanting Keygan to keep moving.

Weedle looked on with pain, fear, and guilt. He had caused his trainer's illness. He had poisoned her. He knew her poisoning wasn't his fault, but it didn't matter. His attack still caused this. He slowly made his way toward his trainer in hope to quell her pain and apologize. As he reached her foot Vulpix turned.

"Pix!" she barked. She wasn't happy. She was already mad at herself for being pushy and she hated to admit she was worried. She was angry at him for causing it. Deep down she realized this was her fault and wanted someone to blame. She dodged the move which ended in hitting Keygan. If only she didn't obey.

"Vulpix…my bag…" Keygan said to Vulpix trying to distract her and help.

Vulpix turned and ran over to Keygan's bag on the ground where she had been standing. However, it was open. Vulpix remembered it being closed. Keygan kept her Poké Balls on her.

"Vulpix Vul Pix!" she called to Keygan. Keygan slowly turned to see what Vulpix did. Her bag was open.

"Oh no…" Keygan groaned. If her bag was open by itself then someone got into it, probably a Pokémon and that would mean items were missing.

She then closed her eyes and prayed. She opened them to see that Vulpix had dragged her bag over. The poisoned trainer slowly moved her hand inside and pulled items out. Potions…some Pokémon food, and some other items. They were gone. The antidotes she bought the other day. Her options weren't looking good. It would take about another 2 days to get out of Viridian Forest and another day if she back tracked. She'd never make it. She had an option though.

"Vulpix…" she said calling to her.

Vulpix heard her and put her paws on her thighs to get closer. She didn't want her to strain trying to speak louder. Vulpix could feel the heat radiate off her and she thought her Ember was hot.

"Pix?"

"I need you…you to go into the…forest and…find berries…Pecha berries. They're…pink with a light pink tip…and spots." Keygan described the berry. She hoped her description was good enough because they were other pink berries out there. Vulpix nodded and ran in the forest while Weedle took the chance to get closer. The she demon in the body of a cute fire type was gone. "It's not your fault…don't worry bud…"

"Weedle." Weedle said crawling up on her lap and laying down for rest. He also wanted to make she was still breathing.

Vulpix ran through the forest as fast as she could. All the trees and bushes looked the same. Berryless. She had the description on repeat in her mind. She needed to find the berry. She needed to help Keygan. She then halted to a stop. Why did she need to help Keygan? Sure, she liked Keygan, but if anything happened to Keygan, she'd be free, right? Freedom kept nagging at Vulpix wherever she went. A few times it was decision away. Something always got in the way of that choice…Keygan. Keygan made her stay. Keygan had done so much for her. Vulpix looked down at her neck to see the green scarf lay against her chest. It meant something. Go. Go ahead and start trusting others, starting with Keygan. The human, her friend, who helped her so much. Without her she couldn't be a fire type, she'd be bitter cold. Vulpix gained a determined look in her eyes and rushed off again.

"I'm happy I caught you…" Keygan said in a tired voice.

"Wee?"

"Yeah…with you we can make things the way they were. We can be happy with Pokémon…and not worry about those we use you. I have a new friend too…Don't worry about Vulpix…she doesn't like anyone," Keygan explained with a small laugh.

Weedle stared at Keygan as she talked. She wanted to be his friend. He never really had friends. He was lonely around here. He could never find others like him. He was born and since that day he was alone. This trainer deal seemed like it would work out fine.

Snap.

Weedle's head perked up upon hearing the noise. He looked at the shaking bush. He wiggled off Keygan lap and glared. He was nervously waiting for the predator he knew too well. This area had a territorial Pokémon. With the most being a Pidgeotto with a few others. A shadow then flew out of the bush and up. Weedle fired a String Shot.

Vulpix looked upon her goal. The Pecha Berries were in front of her. At the start she was beginning to think she couldn't find them, until they caught her, but she was still beginning to think that. A flock of Pidgey were nested around the tree. Maybe she slip in and grab one and be out. She looked to see some lower branches on the tree next to the one she needed. She jumped and used them as stairs. She then stepped into the Pecha Tree and the branch bent at her added weight. She probably should have found a stronger branch.

The berry was in reach. Carefully she reached out with her mouth. As soon as she grabbed it she heard a snap and the paws on air. The branch broke underneath her and she feel to the ground. Luckily she landed on her paws and wasn't hurt. She had fallen farther distances before. However, the noise woke the Pidgey and they all squawked at her. She then turned tail and made a run for it. Someone needed her more than this fight did.

Weedle had been correcting thinking that it was the Pidgeotto that he had multiple encounters with. The bird wanted to eat him and he stayed hidden in the bush that Keygan had sent the Ember into. Now he didn't have much of a choice. He had to fight against the bird. Keygan couldn't defend herself and Vulpix wasn't here. If he left Pidgeotto would go after Keygan. It was his job to protect her, right?

"Weedle!" he cried firing a Poison Sting.

Pidgeotto dodged the attack and swooped down. Weedle rolled out of the way missing the bird's beak. He watched as the second evolution bird made a turnaround back and dive again.

"Dleee!" he voiced as he launched String Shot.

"Geo!" The bird cried flapping its wings to make a Gust attack. The flying type move knocked down the string and blew Weedle into the air. Weedle could only watch in fear as Pidgeotto sped into a Tackle attack. Weedle was thrown into the ground. He felt weak, defenseless, and worthless. He couldn't do it. He waited for his end. He opened an eye to see Pidgeotto wasn't going for him, but Keygan. No...she promised him. He make sure she kept it.

"Weedle!" he cried as his body was engulfed in a light. He felt himself become incased and awoke with new power. "Kakuna!"

That got Pidgeotto's attention. There was a new threat in the area. The trainer was the least of the bird's worries. Pidgeotto turned and cawed at the newly evolved bug type. The bird the flapped his wings taking off to fight again. A fight he believed he already won. He then went into a Tackle.

"Ka!" Kakuna voiced as he used Harden. The Tackle attacked practically bounced off. "Ku!"

Kakuna then fired a Poison Sting at him. Pidgeotto was directly hit. Pidgeotto then decided to run instead risk getting poisoned. He flew off into the trees. Kakuna breathed out and went toward Keygan. As he got closer an Ember hit at his feet.

"Vulpix!" the fox cried. He was different and she didn't recognize him. She thought he was the enemy.

"Kakuna!"

"Vulpix…its Weedle…" Keygan said in a weak voice. "He…evolved."

Vulpix saw some of what happened. She assumed it was a fight over her or the bag. Upon hearing that the cocoon in front of her was the Weedle Keygan caught made some sense. Weedle evolved to defend against the Pidgeotto. Vulpix smiled internally. Kakuna protected Keygan and she respected that. He'd do anything to help.

Vulpix quickly ran up to Keygan and placed the berry in her hand. She then helped Keygan bring it up to her mouth. Keygan took small bites and slowly chewed before swallowing. She placed the berry down and placed her hand on Vulpix's back petting her.

"Pix…" she gave a happy reply.

"Thanks Pix…"

Keygan then fell asleep. Vulpix smiled a little before hoping on Keygan's lap. She laid down and curled up. She then noticed Kakuna in the same spot staring. Vulpix knew they could be friends.

"Vulpix Vul!" she said happily.

"Kakuna!" he replied and laid down on Keygan's side.

They both fell asleep knowing they could protect their trainer and friend. They'd be alright and wait this out.

AN: Chapter 3 is done at almost 4 in the morning. I wanted to finish before bed even though I have to get early. Hope didn't stay too late reading this! See you next time and I hope you review!

P.S. I know this is looking very Ash-ish, but it does change