(zubat)

The three yellow school buses parked in a straight line, letting all the little kids hop off the bus. About thirty kids got off, waiting to be told what to do. Today was the day these young, fresh minds would learn about the wonderful Pokemon in our world. But this time, they weren't in their traditional class rooms, they were dealing with the real deal, being out in the great outdoors. So that's where I come in. I'm here to teach them all about the common Pokemon they would possibly encounter when they get older. As the little kids walked up to me, forming into a circle, I smiled and stood on a large rock so that they could see me. The teachers from their school also stayed with this group.

"Howdy guys and girls! My name is Rebecca and I'm here to show you the wonderful Pokemon we live with in our world. Today, we'll walk through this forest, pass by some ponds and maybe if you guys are a great group, we'll even stop by the caves around here! But I'm sure you guys are a great group," I smiled.

All the young faces in the group smiled at me, some couldn't contain their excitment. This was an annual field trip that happens once a year, so I would be excited too if I were them.

"Okay guys, let's start our journey!"

I was the leader in the line, of course. I lead the kids and a couple of the teachers through the woods. We walked for a full ten minutes and no Pokemon were out yet. This was expected. The Pokemon here like to be hidden in the middle of the woods. But the Pokemon here were friendly, some timid and scared though.

"This is boring. We've been walking forever and we haven't seen anything yet!" I heard an outburst, but ignored it, because I knew we were close.

"It beats being in the class room, Frankie." Someone argued.

I stopped, spun around and politely told them to lower their voices because we were almost there. We stopped in the middle of the trail and I looked for a pokemon that would entertain these kids.

"Kids, look...over there," I pointed by a couple of the trees.

The kids looked and we all saw some Pichus sleeping, the Pikachus in the group were protecting them while they slept.

"The Pokemon that's sleeping are Pichus, the one's guarding them is the Pikachus." Everyone stared in awe.

"They're so cute!" I heard a little girl cry out.

"The Pichu's are baby pokemon. The Pikachus and occasionally Riachu, usually protect the young and gather up food for them. So when you're older and you decide to pick a Pichu to be apart of your team, make sure you have rubber gloves," I joked, laughing to myself.

I started walking again and everyone followed. My next stop was to take them by the pond. A lot of the pokemon hang out there. Last time I took some kids here, we saw a Gyarados. Everyone was a bit shaky after that experience. While walking we saw some Hoothoots, Poochyenas, and a couple of bug type pokemon. But other than that, nothing else wasn't really seen. We arrived at the pond. Everyone was starting to get tired and whiney.

"My feet are starting to hurt!" One girl whined, rubbing her sore foot.

"I'm hungry!" Some cried out.

"We're thirsty!" Others cried out.

This is unbelievable. Never in my years have I encountered such a whiney group. Sure they are kids and all, but all the other groups I had were all energetic and excited. These kids looked like they didn't care at all.

"But guys, we're almost to the caves," I protested, inching closer to the caves just up ahead.

I loved taking my groups to the caves. It was my favorite part of the journey. My favorite pokemon ever was located deep in the caves and I wanted to show these young kids my favorite pokemon. Maybe some of them would consider making my favorite pokemon apart of their team one day when they start their journey. That would make me happy. So I managed to make the kids visit the caves. Leading them in the dark cave with a flashlight shining the way, I could hear the kids from behind starting to get a bit excited.

"Can anyone guess what's my favorite Pokemon?" I asked, trying to get the kids to talk a bit since they were a bit quiet.

"Um, Pikachu?" A little girl timidly answered.

"Good guess, but no," I smiled.

"Butterfree?" A boy questioned.

"Nope."

"Mew?" Someone obviously was thinking outside the box.

"Close, but no."

"My favorite pokemon is a Zubat!" With that, I pointed the flashlight on the roof of the cave.

Many Zubats were huddled close together. They were so many of them, all beautifully resting.

"Ew, why?"

"Ever since I was a little girl, I knew I loved this pokemon. They were beautiful in their own unique way. I couldn't resist them. So, of course, I made a Zubat my partner pokemon. So if anyone wants to ever own a Zubat, take it from me, they are great pokemon."

I could tell some of the kids wasn't interested in the Zubats. But that's okay, not a lot of people like Zubats. And with that, we all left the caves. The group had to go back to their school and be back in their traditional classes. I just hoped they learned a thing or two from me. I threw my pokeball on the ground and out came my Zubat.

"Zubat!" Zubat fluttered his wings next to me, looking happy to see me.

"Let's go home, Zubby!"