Hey. Does anybody know the meaning of ZX at the end of Red's name in the title? Well... It's still a secret. Hint: It's a combination of the 2 awakened powers Red will obtain throughout his journey. So stay tuned~!

Red, Gale, & Guide Gent Sr. entered the forest in w/c they called 'The Forest of No Return'. Nobody taked\s this seriously though, since many get out, well, maybe not entirely safe & unharmed. Along the way, Red, with the help of Gale, picked up a number of medicine, like Antidotes & potions.

"So far, so good. Our goal is to cross this forest right?" Gale pointed.

"Actually, it is to capture me a Pokemon..."

"Hohoho~! That would be no problem, mah'boy! It is too cross AND capture! Hohoho~!"

(Stop sounding like Santa Claus, gramps...) Red on his thought.

ViridianGrove Forest is a deep and sprawling woodland expanding across Route 2 reaching to PurpleRock City in the north and to ViridianGrove City in the south, giving the forest its name. It is also known for alot of Bug-type Pokemon & some Bird-types, too. Red had already attempted to capture a Caterpie & a Sentret, but to no luck. Gale was just watching from the bench, looking at how Red throws the ball.

"Red, I think your battle plan is fairly good, but you need to aim at the right spot in order to capture it."

"*Huff* *Puff* Huh...? The... right.. spot...?" Red was already exhausted judging by the number of Pokemon he & Pika had defeated. Guide Gent Sr. had his eyes on his map of the forest in order to avoid being lost.

"Red, as a disciple of a number of Capturing Experts, including the Guide Gent Father-and-Son, I will teach you how to catch a Pokemon, & 'throw' a Pokeball." Gale said with dignty.

(Wow... Gale sure became serious & different all of a sudden...) Red thought.

Gale looked around for some Pokemon that could be nice to train, and caught eyes on a Pidove & Starly couple. Something struck on Gale's mind.

"Well, what do you know? It's a lovebird duo~! Red, how about you get the male Starly & I get the female Pidove?"

"Um, okay..." Drops a sweat.

Gale sends out a Friend Ball, a green Pokeball with red spots in the center, and out came an Eevee. It screamed its own cry. Red was shocked of the show of Gale's battle prowess, unexpected from a shy & lady-like girl. Gale ordered her Eevee, Vui, a Helping Hand, which 'helped' Pika and gave it energy. Red knew Gale's plan, so he acted accordingly.

"Pika, use ThunderShock! Aim for that Pidove!"

Pika's bolt sent Pidove electrified & fell into the ground, which made the Starly mad. It attacked Pika with a Wing Attack. It may not be effective, but it still packed a punch.

Turn 2: Eevee used Quick Attack on Pidove for the finishing move, but Starly blocked the attack w/ also a Quick Attack, w/c stacked the priority, giving both first moves. Pikachu followed up with Thunder Wave and paralyzed Pidove, unabling it to attack this turn.

Turn 3: Now's the chance for Gale. "Red, watch my movements closely & in how I aim..." She blushes, then took a deep breath & exhales. She moved in front of Red. Then, she raised her right leg to her back, like a 'y' fashion, with such grace & speed, kicked the Pokeball she put on the grass using her raised leg, building power. And, to Red's surprise, managed to accurately hit the Pidove w/c Pika raised to the air using the electro-magnetic waves of ThunderWave! The kicked ball hit right on spot to Pidove's weak spot, her heart-shaped crest. And the pidgeon entered the ball and within three attempts to break through, managed to get captured. Gale just caught a Pidove! Red was so shocked with Gale's display of power & talent that he didn't notice Starly aiming a Wing Attack on him. But Eevee managed to interfere with Secret Power, tackling the starling & poisoning it. Red just snapped out of it, and quickly ordered Pika to use ThunderShock on the poisoned Starly!

And now for the last part, Gale handed an empty Pokeball to Red and instructed him to 'aim, and throw!' So, with full concentration & willpower, Red grasped the Pokeball, took aim, and tossed it directly into Starly!

Will Red's Pokeball hit Starly? Will he finally capture it? Or just another failed attempt...? Stay tuned~!