Ken and Danny found a nice place by the path to camp out for the night. While they didn't have tents, they did have sleeping bags and other supplies. The weather seemed nice enough to sleep out in the open. The two boys had just about everything set, all that was missing was a nice fire to cook and sit around.

"I'll get the firewood." Ken volunteered.

He let Bulbasaur out and the two ran into the nearby trees in the search of some dry wood.

"Careful, Ken." Danny yelled out. "Why don't I come too?"

"Don't worry about it." Ken replied from a distance away. "Me and Bulbasaur can handle it."

Danny started to unpack the food, and took out Squirtle to help him. Somewhere not too far away from Ken and Danny's campsite, Ken and Bulbasaur picked up some dry wood to carry back. Using its vines, Bulbasaur reached outwards and picked up the wood pieces, then handed them to Ken to carry.

"Good job Bulbasaur! I think this is enough. Let's head back now."

Just as the two were heading back, Ken noticed a small purple Pokemon running past them.

"Hey, what's that?" Ken said aloud, taking out his Pokedex and holding it out towards the Pokemon.

Rattata, the Mouse Pokemon. It likes to eat and will settle down anywhere food is available. It is a very cautious Pokemon.

"So, it's a Rattata." Ken dropped the firewood and got Bulbasaur prepared for battle. "Quick Bulbasaur, Tackle it."

Bulbasaur ran full speed towards Rattata and hit it directly, but Rattata didn't' go down. Rattata then Tackled Bulbasaur back, then ran away deeper into the trees.

"Follow it!" Ken shouted as he and Bulbasaur ran after the small Rattata.

The two got close, but then lost Rattata, and their way back.

"Uh, oh." Ken said aloud.

He looked around to try and figure out the his way back.

"Oh great," he said, "I think we're lost."

Back in camp, Danny and Squirtle waited for Ken and Bulbasaur, but they just weren't showing up. Danny walked into the trees with Squirtle and they both tried to look for them, but they didn't wonder off too far.

"I hope Ken hasn't gotten himself lost." Danny said aloud. "It wouldn't be a surprise."

Ken was lost. He wondered past the trees, walking in circles with Bulbasaur following him. Ken began to worry. Bulbasaur did too.

"Okay, I'll admit it. We are lost."

Ken saw the sad expression on Bulbasaur face and picked him up.

"Don't worry, Bulbasaur. We'll be alright."

Ken comforted Bulbasaur, but knew it was too dark to continue looking for the campsite. So he sat down by a tree, near a clearing, and huddled under it with Bulbasaur.

Danny also realized it was too dark to go looking for Ken, he and Squirtle stayed in their place and laid down with each other.

"You know, Squirtle," Danny told Squirtle, "I'm still not sure where I want to go from here."

Squirtle looked at Danny, giving him its full attention.

"Ken plans to compete in the Indigo League, and I don't want to slow him down. But I just can't leave him alone. He'll get himself into trouble, like how he already has. I want to be a good friend, so I'll stick around as long as he needs me too. We should wake up early tomorrow and start looking for him and Bulbasaur. What do you think?"

Squirtle agreed and the two fell asleep.

Ken and Bulbasaur rested under the tree, while looking up at the stars. Ken had managed to calm Bulbasaur down.

"Don't worry Bulbasaur, tomorrow we'll find Danny and then we'll all be off on our journey together."

Ken looked down at Bulbasaur and Bulbasaur smiled back.

"Yup, all four of us. Although, I think Danny wants to travel alone. He doesn't seem to happy about traveling together. Earlier when I brought it up, he just smiled, but I can tell he's not too happy. I'm sure he wants to go alone. I know that he's independent and I'm not surprised that he wants to find his own way. He's just too much of a good friend to leave me alone. He probably thinks I'll get into trouble like I've already have. What do you think Bulbasaur?"

Bulbasaur looked up at Ken reassuringly.

"I guess if he did leave I wouldn't be alone. I'll always have you and who knows how many other friends and Pokemon. I think that if we can survive the night together, we can survive traveling on our own together."

Ken and Bulbasaur laid back, but couldn't fall asleep. So instead they focused their attention on the stars again. Suddenly, they both noticed something making its way across the sky. It was a small creature, a Pokemon of some kind, that glowed as it passed by. Ken reached for his Pokedex as soon as he realized he was seeing something rare, but it was too late. By the time he had it out. The Pokemon, or whatever it was, was gone.

"What was that?" Ken asked Bulbasaur.

Bulbasaur had seen it too, but neither knew what it meant. Time passed and Ken grew exhausted.

"I wish I could just fall asleep."

That's when Bulbasaur, half asleep, released a sparkling green dust from its bulb. It managed to reach Ken's face.

"Huh? Ahh (yawn)! Sleep Powder? Bulbasaur you learned..."

Both Ken and Bulbasaur fell asleep.

The next morning, Danny and Squirtle got up and packed everything, then they headed into the trees to look for Ken and Bulbasaur. A while after, Ken and Bulbasaur got up. They both wondered in the trees looking for Danny and Squirtle.

Finally, after some time, Ken and Bulbasaur found their way out of the trees, but had yet to find Danny. They continued to walk when they spotted something far off into the distance. It was a city, Viridian City. Ken and Bulbasaur had made it to Viridian City. Then Danny and Squirtle appeared behind them.

"Hey, we've found you! Squirtle and I've been worried about you guys."

"Don't worry, we're fine." Ken responded. "How about you guys?"

"We're fine too." Danny reassured him. He then looked out into the distance at Viridian City. "So that's Viridian City."

"Yup." Ken replied. "Looks like we know where we're headed, right Bulbasaur."

Bulbasaur nodded.

"What about you guys?" Ken asked, looking over at Danny.

Danny was surprised by Ken's question, assuming that he wasn't exactly traveling with him.

"Well, we're traveling with you guys." Danny answered unsurely.

Ken shook his head.

"It's okay Danny, I know that you want to do this alone. I'll be fine. I've got Bulbasaur by my side. Isn't that right buddy?"

Bulbasaur cried out and nodded.

"Yeah, but what if you guys get into trouble again. Will you be okay?"

"I think me and Bulbasaur can handle it. You just focus on finding your own path, I'm sure ours will cross with yours. We'll see each other again. So, where are you headed?"

Danny thought about it and then smiled.

"I think we'll head west from here."

"Really? Then I guess this is goodbye, for now at least."

"Yup."

Ken and Danny shook hands, then waved goodbye to each other as they went their separate ways. Ken continued to walk towards Viridian City, hoping to register for the Indigo League.

To Be Continued...