Chapter 5 Viscous Viridian Forest

As the group continued to walk through Viridian Forest, Will was starting to like Sarah more and more. She was one of the most kind people that he had ever had the pleasure of meeting. Not to mention she was also very Beautiful as well. The young teenager was becoming lost in his thoughts about her that he did not hear her gasp.

"What is that!?" Sarah screamed.

Will jumping out of his thoughts looked to where she was gesturing and saw an almost green looking bird Pokémon hopping around. Will pulled out his pokedex and scanned it. Pidgey a small, plump-bodied avian Pokémon. It is primarily brown with a cream-colored face, underside, and flight feathers. Both its feet and beak are a pinkish-gray color. It has black, angular markings around its eyes and a small crest of brown and cream feathers above its eyes.

"This is different from the one in the Pokedex. I think that means it is a shiny." Will stated

"I'm going to catch it then." Sarah promptly said. "Go Eevee!"

The brown dog came out of its pokeball.

The Pidgey simply looked at the Eevee curiously.

"Eevee use Quick Attack!" Sarah commanded.

The Evolution Pokémon rushed toward the Bird at lightning speed. It struck the Shiny Pokémon resulting in the Pokémon flying back into a tree. The Pidgey seemed angry. It flew at Eevee while using a Quick attack of its own.

"Eevee jump out of the way!" yelled Sarah.

Alas it was too late and the Eevee was struck by the opposing Pokémon. The dog was sent flying, but landed gracefully near Sarah.

"Okay Eevee use Swift!"

The Eevee released a bunch of stars from its mouth which headed straight for the green bird. The wild Pidgey tried to dodge the attack, but was struck head on by the stars. The Pokémon was sent tumbling towards the ground after the impact of the attack.

"Go Pokeball!" screamed Sarah as she threw the red and white ball towards the plummeting bird.

It made a direct hit and enveloped the Pokémon in a red light. The ball shook three times and finally dinged.

"Alright I caught a shiny Pidgey!" Sarah exclaimed.

"Congratulations, Sarah you did it!" Will said.

Sarah ran over to the newly captured member of her team and let it out of its ball.

"Hello, Pidgey." She said as she greeted her new friend.

The newly acquired bird squawked in response. Her Eevee came up to the bird and welcomed it into the group.

"Well look at that." Will said

"Huh?" Sarah asked.

"It looks like your Eevee is really getting along with your new Pokémon."

"Yea I guess it is just really good at making friends."

"Well we should probably get going before it hits night time." announced Will.

"That's probably a good idea." confirmed Sarah.

Sarah returned her two Pokémon and the two headed down the path to Pewter City. The two kept along the path before they heard something in the bushes.

"What was that?" Sarah said.

From the source of the sound, a young boy jumped from the bushes with a sword in hand.

"Are you two trainers from Pallet town?" the boy said with the sword at Sarah's neck.

Without hesitating, Will tackled the boy and disarmed him in the process.

"As a matter of fact, we are from Pallet Town. Why do you care?" Will asked while atop the assailant.

"I just wanted to have a battle." The boy nervously stated.

"Oh why didn't you just say so, instead of threatening us with a sword." Sarah said

"I wanted to make a grand entrance, but it appears that I have overdone it." he said "Who wants to go first?" he asked

"I'll go first." Will declared.

"OK let's get this battle underway. Go Pinsir!" the boy exclaimed.

The boy released a ball that contained a large brown beetle looking Pokémon. Will scanned it on the pokedex. Pinsir a bipedal Pokémon with a wide, dull brown body and a large pair of gray, spiky pincers on top of its head. In its mouth are many long, flat teeth arranged horizontally. Its legs are short and thick while its arms are long and thin, and each limb ends with three grey claws. Pinsir's limbs and abdomen are divided into segments. Its eyes are simple, but usually appear angry.

"Let's go Growlithe!" Will declared "Growlithe use ember!"

"Pinsir use tackle!" The boy exclaimed.

Just like his battle with Nidoran, the embers hit their mark, but the opposing Pokémon kept on charging. Unlike the fight with Nidoran, the Pinsir was definitely feeling the pain. Nonetheless it continued on into Growlithe who absorbed the hit and looked relatively unscathed.

"Alright then Pinsir use Vice Grip!"

"Growlithe use Fire Fang!" Will commanded.

The two met and Pinsir grabbed the Orange Dog and lifted it over his head. Being raised up that high did not allow for Growlithe to use his move on the giant beetle.

"Pinsir keep slamming him into the ground!" the opposing trainer shouted.

The Pokémon continuously smashed Growlithe into the ground. Will was close to recalling his starter when he got an idea.

"Growlithe use Flame Charge!"

Growlithe cloaked itself in fire, which caused the Pinsir to drop him. Immediately after the Beetle dropped him, Growlithe charged him and knocked him back towards the young boy. The Pokémon laid still for a few seconds, before struggling to get up and then it collapsed.

"Alright we won, Growlithe" Will said while petting his Starter.

"Congratulations, Will." Sarah said from behind him

"Congratulations, indeed." The young boy said before returning his Pinsir. "It is now your turn, ma'am."

"Let's do this, Pidgey!" said Sarah as she threw her new partner out of its pokeball.

The shiny Bird flew out of its pokeball and prepared for battle.

"Go Metapod!" the boy exclaimed as a cocoon like Pokémon flew out of his ball.

Sarah scanned the Pokémon. Metapod resembles a chrysalis. Its soft body is protected by a hard outer shell while it undergoes metamorphosis. While this shell is said to be as hard as steel, a sudden, powerful impact could cause its tender body to pop out, leaving it completely exposed. Metapod generally remains motionless, preparing its soft innards for evolution inside its hard shell. If an enemy discovers Metapod, it is unable to do anything other than harden its outer shell. Metapod lives in forests.

"Metapod use Harden."

"Pidgey use Quick Attack."

The Pidgey collided with the hard shell of the opposing Pokémon. The bird appeared dazed, but flew back into the air.

"Metapod use Harden." The boy continued his command.

"Pidgey use Gust."

The green bird started flapping its wing creating a huge burst of wind towards the hardening Pokémon. The very defensive strategy that the boy was taking was failing miserably as his Pokémon was thrown against a tree resulting in its demise.

"We did it, Pidgey! We won our first battle against another trainer." Sarah exclaimed.

Will then said "Wow! You are really good, Sarah."

"Thank you" Sarah said while blushing

The boy returned his Metapod to its pokeball and congratulated the duo on both of their wins. He then said his goodbyes and then fled into the bushes and disappeared.

"What a strange individual!" Will said as the two continued onto what they hoped was the end of the Viridian Forest.