Not All Arrogance (A Gary Oak Love Story) Part 4~A Loss Of Transportation

((Joyful Note: I know I said I was only putting out 3 parts today, but I'm bored again so I figured, what the hell. Hope you enjoy it!))

By lunchtime that day Gary and Amy were deep in Viridian forest. Amy had broken out some sandwiches and was munching on one as the trees sped by. There was one paved road through Viridian forest. It wound around a lot to avoid Pokémon habitats and took a while to get through. It was, however, the route that one was least likely to get lost traveling along. Despite this, many dirt paths have been worn away by hikers and motorists who insist on being trailblazers. It was on one of these 'roads less traveled' that they were traveling along now. Supposedly this was a shortcut, but the paths overlapped and turned back on themselves a lot so Amy was beginning to get under the impression they were getting steadily more lost as they went.

"Gary, I think we should just get back to the road, who knows where this comes out? And when?" Amy whined.

"We've been driving half an hour already! I am not turning around! I'm sure it comes out somewhere!"

"Yes! Somewhere! But where exactly? What if something happens, who knows how long it'll be till someone comes by who can help us?"

"I have a cell phone!"

"And just how are you planning on getting reception with all these trees? They're getting pretty thick..."

"WILL YOU JUST LET ME DRIVE?!"

It was at that moment a Caterpi ran out in front of the car.

"WATCH IT!" Amy yelled and grabbed the wheel, forcing the car away from the caterpillar Pokémon. Gary pushed her hand away and braked hard, but a tree was coming up pretty fast... Lucky for them they managed to stop barely an inch from the tree trunk. Both Gary and Amy were breathing hard and it took a moment for them to recompose themselves.

"That was close, but my baby made it through!" Gary laughed, rubbing the steering wheel fondly.

"Gary, did you just call this car your baby?" Amy asked raising an eyebrow.

"Yeah, got a problem with that?" Gary shot her a glare.

"Um... no..." Amy shrugged "Well I suggest we get a move on."

"STOP RIGHT THERE!" a voice from the trees shouted.

"We weren't exactly going anywhere just yet." Amy said more to Gary then the voice. Gary smirked.

"I am Sameri! I believe you are trainers from Pallet Town yes?" a boy stepped out from behind a tree. He had a sameri's helmet and breast plates and was holding a sword out, pointing at Gary. Amy thought he seemed kind of cool but Gary laughed loudly.

"Go play solder somewhere else! We have a city to get to and gym badges to win!" Gary announced starting the engine.

"Gary!" Amy slapped his wrist. He looked shocked, Amy didn't mind "Yes, we're from Pallet town, what do you want?"

"I wish to challenge you to a Pokémon battle!" Sameri said sheathing his sword and drawing a Pokeball from his pocket.

"Well I still think you're a weird kid, but I never turn down a challenge! I'll take you on!" Gary said with a sneer, getting out of the car and pulling out his own Pokeball. Amy, interested, adjusted herself so she could see the battle without leaving the car.

"Right, we shall dual, and then once I beat you, I shall eliminate your girlfriend!"

"I AM NOT HIS GIRLFRIEND!" Amy yelled from her seat.

"I am dreadfully sorry Miss, in that case, perhaps if I win my battle against you, you will honour me with a date?" Sameri inquired with a smile. Amy blushed. Gary turned red for presumably a different reason.

"We don't have time for dates! We're on a tight schedule of catching, training, battling and..." Gary seemed to be trying to come up with something else.

"Gary, chill out okay? I don't plan to lose, but I think it's a nice offer anyway Sameri, although I'm not sure you're my type." Amy said with a smile that Sameri returned, if a bit sheepishly.

"Well, we'll see won't we? Now, to battle! Go Pinser!" Sameri called, throwing the ball in his hand. The bug Pokémon with spiked pinchers as horns atop its head looked fierce. Amy frowned, Pinser were rare, and strong, but there was little else she knew about them. She pulled out her Pokedex and looked up Pincer. After listening to the electronic voice she began devising a strategy as Gary released Slasher and began to fight. They seemed evenly matched.

It was obvious to Amy that Avion couldn't fight until his wing healed, so Isis would have to battle. From her Pokedex Amy knew now that although Pinser are strong, they're usually pretty slow and lacked many strong attacks, so Isis had a speed advantage, which Amy planned to use.

"Pinser, use Cut!"

"Slasher! Superfang!"

Tooth met horn with a crushing intensity and then both Pokémon were knocked backward. They went on for what seemed like ages before finally Pinser was left gasping for breathe. Slasher went in for a final quick attack and Pinser went down for the count. Sameri bowed his head and returned his Pokémon.

"I yield to you, you are truly a great warrior." Sameri said still with a bowed head.

"Well duh, I AM the grandson of the great Prof. Oak! I have greatness in my blood!" Gary said smugly. Amy rolled her eyes.

"Are you sure your Pinser is up for round 2?" Amy said concerned.

"No, but never fear, I have other Pokémon to fight with!" Sameri reassured her.

"Alright, well in that case-" Amy started but was interrupted by a loud cracking sound above her. She froze. It cracked again, and Amy slowly looked up. It appeared that the Caterpi had returned to watch the fray. And had brought friends. LOTS of friends. And they had all decided to sit on the large tree branch that obscured the sky above the car. And now the branch was breaking. The Caterpi were scattering away.

"AMY GET OUT OF THERE!" Gary yelled rushing at the car. Amy screamed and opened the car door. The branch fell. It all but crushed Amy's side of the vehicle. "AMY!" Gary yelled running over to the wreck and tried desperately to move the branch, Sameri ran over to help as well.

Amy popped up from behind the branch on the other side. "Um, guys, I'm okay!" Amy said smiling and waving. She had escaped in the nick of time.

"Thank goodness, are you sure you're unharmed?" Sameri asked jumping over the branch and taking Amy's hand.

"Really, I'm okay, no worries!" Amy laughed.

"NO WORRIES?!" Gary yelled. He had finally got a good look at the damage. It didn't look repairable... seeing as half of it had been obliterated. "MY PARENTS ARE GOING TO KILL ME!! AND HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET OUT OF HERE NOW?!"

"We walk." Amy said raising an eyebrow "Isn't that kind of obvious?"

"Well what about when it gets dark? We don't have any camping gear!" Gary persisted.

"Everything's a dark cloud with you isn't it?" Amy said brushing her hair from her face. The wind had picked up. They paused as it made the forest move, rustling through the leaves.

"Looks like more rain." Sameri said in observation.

Gary let out a long groan. "Perfect. Just perfect!" he leaned against his mutilated car grumbling.

"You are welcome to spend the night with me in my cabin and leave in the morning, I will show you quickest way out of the forest. I assure you that there will be camping equipment when you reach Pewter, which you should by tomorrow night if you leave early enough" Sameri offered with a bow.

"That sounds great, thank you!" Amy said cheerfully. Gary grunted in grudging agreement.

"Excellent! Would you like assistance with retrieving your belongings from your vehicle?" Sameri started towards the car but Gary stepped in front of him.

"No thanks, I got it." he said and turned around and began attempting to force open the trunk. Finding it jammed tight he kicked it, which only seemed to hurt his foot. Amy giggled, causing Gary to scowl.

"Should I-?" Sameri offered again and Gary stepped aside, not looking at him. Sameri called his Pinser, and with its Strength, the trunk was soon open. Gary grunted.

*

After much squabbling, Gary and Sameri were at last asleep. Amy sighed deeply and listened to the rain beating down on the roof. She was on the floor, wrapped in blankets, with Isis curled up beside her. There wasn't really anywhere comfortable for Avion to perch so he remained in his ball. They had moved all their clothing and food to the small cabin, and Amy was sure the car was slowly filling with water. She hoped that Gary didn't really intend to keep all the stuff he'd brought with him, which was quite a lot, because he wasn't going to be able to carry it. Amy didn't think she'd be keeping all the clothes she had brought. She figured she could keep 4 pairs of pants and 5 shirts. She'd still be weighed down but it would be something gone. They also had food to carry, and camping gear once they got some. But they would deal with it. Amy snuggled deeper under the blankets. It had been a long day.

*****

The next day was more or less uneventful, other then Gary catching a Weedle and naming it Sting. Amy was starting to see a theme in all the names that Gary was picking for his Pokémon. Sameri led them well, and just as the sun was setting Pewter City came into view.

"Thank god I thought my feet would fall off!" Amy said with relief. They hadn't stopped walking all day after all.

"Well we wouldn't have had to walk if the car hadn't been crushed!" Gary said glaring at Amy.

"You said that like it was my fault or something." Ay said narrowing her eyes.

"Well if I had just left before Sameri challenged me this wouldn't have happened! We would have been here yesterday!"

"Look, fine, it's my fault, alright? Great." Amy said and turned away from Gary who seemed shocked that she had agreed, even though she only did it to end the argument. "Sameri, thank you for your help, we never would have made it out without you!" Amy said and gave him a friendly hug.

"You are very welcome Miss! Now remember, when you return to Viridian Forest, you owe me a battle!" Sameri said smirking. Amy laughed.

"Wouldn't miss it!" she said happily. Gary had his arms crossed staring fixatedly at the town below them.

"Well, I must now return to my cabin, and await the other Pallet travellers!"

"Um, if you see Ash, he wears a red and white baseball cap and has black hair, has a Pikachu and is probably travelling with a redhead named Misty? Could you tell him Amy said hi?" Amy asked.

"Certainly! I shall bare your greetings! Farewell!" Sameri said and then returned to the trees. Amy smiled and starting walking down the hill, Gary beside her. Time to find the Pokémon center, and tomorrow, their first Pokémon gym battles. Amy couldn't wait.

((Joyful Note: Okay. I think this was the end of my anime plot point episodes for a while and then I focus more on the video game aspects... mind you I could be wrong. Also, bare in mind I wrote this during the time before I learned what a Mary Sue was and learned to hate them so for a long while Amy is going to get crushed on a lot. But this is going to pass I assure you, in time))