After Bulbasaur and Mudkip parted ways with their new recruit Magnemite and its older siblings, they return to their home and when they did, Mudkip immeadiately went up to his room to rest; the death of Elekid had taken an emotional toll on him.

His mother went upstairs to comfort him, while Bulbasaur and the father Marshtomp stayed downstairs and talked. The two sat at the kitchen table. The Marshtomp was feeling upset and sorry for his son.

"That Elekid may have been wild, but we'll miss him." Bulbasaur says to Marshtomp, sounding as tranquil as he could. The death of Elekid had also hurt him emotionally, albeit less than Mudkip.

"My son's been through hell today." The Marshtomp says quietly holding his head up with his arm "I'd pull him out of this whole 'rescue team' thing if I could, but I don't think he'd like that."

"I wouldn't either, sir." Bulbasaur informs.

Marshtomp quickly gets out of his chair and says "Yeah; I got to get upstairs." He proceeds to do just that, feeling concerned for his son. He felt that he needed to give Mudkip emotional support and get him back on his feet.

Before Marshtomp heads upstairs, Bulbasaur stops him. "I'm going to head out for a little bit. I'll be back around dinner time." Bulbasaur tells him.

The father nods and gestures Bulbasaur to leave the house, which he does.

POV: Bulbasaur

Y'know, after such a long day of being exhausted from paranoia and the lack of sleep, it's so nice to just walk around these plains. I know that my leader Mudkip is distraught and I should be giving him emotional support, but I'm just not in the mood to deal with drama right now-kind of sounded like a jerk right there, but it's true.

I think I'll head up this path, like I did yesterday and the day before. It's so peaceful; all these trees and this sand path to show me the right direction. I kind of like the small breeze hitting my face. I'm so glad there's no worries and no drama right now. I'm just gonna keep on walking.

Hey, it's that hut again that I always see. I think I should go inside and check the place out. It looks nice; I remember going in there last time to find those nasty little twins-so glad their gone now-but I didn't have enough time to take a nice long look. Let's do it. I'm opening the door and going inside. I better open it quietly; I don't want to attract any attention, especially from the police. Wait, do they even care if I sneak in?

Okay, I'm in the hut now and it looks pretty nice. It's a grass-themed hut and it seems like a suitable place to live in. There is a "For Sale" sign outside, so maybe I could rent the place. I could go back to Mudkip and ask him for my pay now, but again I'm not in the mood to put up with the drama. I'll go back later and ask; for now, I just want to do some exploring.

I left the hut and took a nice breathe of fresh air. Now, it's time to wander around town. I'm walking on the bridge that leads into town. There's a few Pokemon hanging out. There's a Snubull and a Bellsprout talking-hey, I remember that Snubull. Maybe I could try to socialize, but I don't want to butt in to their conversation, so I might as well do some more wandering. I pass the bank where the Persian works. She waves at me, gestruing a "hello", so I wave back.

I take a couple of seconds to look at the Pelipper Post Office. It's funny that the building looks like the head of a Pelipper. I smile at the thought. Well, I guess I'll explore the town a little more.

I walk past the pond; I see a Pikachu and a Pichu-I guess his little brother-talking with the elder Whishcash. They're talking about something that happened the other day; they're talking about when Team Go-Getters saved them from this crazy Skarmory that "didn't like anything". Team Go-Getters? Chikorita! Oh boy, she is something. When she's around, I have this warm, fuzzy feeling. I hope I run into her later. I should try to make my first move if I do. Maybe I shouldn't. The best thing to do is to get to know her a little better. After that, I'll make a move.

So, I spent a while wandering around the town. The sun's already setting. Still, no sign of Chikorita; I really want to see her. I should try to ask that new guy on their team to tell me where she is. I think it's a Squirtle. He lives right next to the hut I want to rent out, on the left. I'm a little hesitant, but if I want to see her, I should talk to him.

I quickly rush through town and I arrive at Squirtle's place. Here we go; little nervous. I knock on the door; a few seconds go by and Squirtle opens the door.

"Yeah?" He asks.

"Hey, it's me from last night: Bulbasaur?"

"Oh yeah, it's you." Squirtle says. He sounds pretty suprised. "You were that Bulbasaur who blackmailed those Plusle and Minun. I heard that Gengar helped you out too."

"There was a Gengar who popped up and gave me a frism." Seriously? He knew who that Gengar was? It's a small world, I guess. I'm so curious to know a little bit about that Gengar, but I have to know where Chikorita is?

"Can you tell me where Chikorita is?" I felt like I said that too abruptly.

At least Squirtle answered "She's out, doing something private. I'm not sure if I should tell you; she's a little self-concious." That wasn't the answer I was really expecting, but an answer is an answer.

"You can tell me. I'm a nice guy." I shouldn't be snooping into private buisness, but I'm so curious.

I could tell that he didn't want to answer by looking at the strain in his facial expression "She's at the cemetery, visitng her dad. He died in a war."

Whoa; that's really depressing. I couldn't help saying "That's terrible." She's probably torn up about it too. I just want to see her and tell her that I care, but it's her private time and I should respect that. That war though; Mudkip's dad brought something up yesterday about the fall of the Providence of Saur. Maybe that's how it was destroyed: a war, a very destructive war.

I felt a little uncomforatble standing there, after hearing what I've heard. "Well, if you can, send her my regards then. I should be leaving."

"See you later." Squirtle says.

I quickly get out there and walk back into town. I remember earlier when I wanted to avoid drama; I jumped back into it. I think I should do something to clear my head a little. There's a lake across from that one diner. I walked past it a couple of times. I'll go over there, I guess.

After I get to the lake, I stare at my reflection in the water. I look drained; definitely still tired. Maybe I should rest or binge on Chesto Berries. How long have I been staring at myself? I guess a few minutes. What the? I'm starting to have these really strange thoughts right now. I heard that strange, familiar voice again. "Don't do it." What does that mean? Like, what are you trying to tell me? What the hell is going on in my sub-concious right now? I fell guilty, but I don't know why? I feel alone, but I don't know why? What's going on in my head that's making me feel like this?

I'm gonna slam my vine into the water; I'm getting so annoyed by these strange thoughts. "Something on your mind?" Was that?

I turn around and it's her: Chikorita. All those strange thoughts and feelings I had just vanished the moment I heard her voice. "Hi." Oh my Arceus, I'm so nervous, but so happy.

"You're kind of in a bad mood. Is something bothering you?" She asks. Y'know, I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna talk to her. She seems nice.

"Something is, yeah." I say. She walks up to me. This is it; the first "full-blown" talk with her.

"What?" She asks. I spot something in the corner of my eye. I peek to my right and on the other side of the lake is the cemetery. How come I did not notice that before?

I should come clean with her about how I feel. No, I can't; just talk. "Well, I think; I'm well, suffering from amnesia and it's really bothering me." I see that she is suprised by this.

"Sorry about that." she says.

"It's not your fault." That was pretty awkward of me to say.

"I know." she says before giggling a little. Wait, so it's okay to act like a dork around girls? "Want to know what's weird, Bulbasaur? Our new partner Squirtle has amnesia too."

"Oh." That came as a shock to me. This Squirtle and I both have amnesia. This makes me wonder if we have some sort of connection. I should bring this up to him later. "So, do you want to go to the Square Diner and get something to eat? You and I?" Did I seriously just ask that? Maybe she'll assume it's not a date, but just friends going out to get.

"I'm sorry, but I can't tonight. Today's mission was pretty exhausting." Poor Chikorita. I could tell she was lying. Clearly, she was emotionally exhausted. She looked upset.

"Sometime later?" I ask.

She nods in agreement. "I should get home." She says.

Quickly, without even thinking about it, I ask "You want me to take you home? Where do you live?" I'm getting a little nervous. I hope I didn't blow it.

"I guess so. You live with Mudkip, right? In that sandstone hut?" She asks.

"In front of a pond, yeah," I reply.

"I live near there." she said.

So, we basically walked back to the path that leads to the town's outskirts-where Mudkip lives. Instead of heading straight, we headed right. I remember that tree. That's where I first heard the voice.

She starts talking to me "You enjoying your time a rescue team official?" she asks me. I can tell by her tone that she's actually enjoying our talk. This is great.

I have to be honest with her though. If I want to start up a relationship with her, the one thing I have to do is be honest. So, I answer truthfully "Yeah, but right now, the team's not really doing so well. I mean, we'll get better, but it'll take time. On the bright side, we did recruit a Magnemite on our way back."

"Well; good for you guys, I suppose. Mudkip; back at the Academy, he knew what he was doing, but he was a nervous wreck." Chikorita said. Well, there's a few things I've learned about my boss; neat.

"He'll toughen up some day. That's for sure." I said. I could tell that Chikorita was admiring my loyalty towards Mudkip. "I'll stay with him to the end." I can see her smiling and blushing. I'm starting to think she's in love with me too. Should I pop the question? Should I...

"This is it." Chikorita says. So, she lives in a tree house; it's not a big one, but I'm sure she's made a living out of it. Wait a second, something's wrong here. Where's her mother? Does she live all by herself? I should say something, but I don't think I should.

"Nice place." I say, trying to hide my concern.

"Thank you." She says and smiles.

"I'll see you later." I say before we part ways. That was nice; actually talking to and hanging out with her. She's a really nice girl. I can't wait to see her again, when we go out to the Square Diner.

I'm heading back to Mudkip's place. It's time to get some well, deserved sleep.

BACK TO 3RD PERSON

THREE DAYS LATER

After getting his pay, Bulbasaur, along with Mudkip, meet up with the Pokemon who looks after the vacant hut: a Nosepass. After making an agreement to pay a monthly fee, Nosepass sells Bulbasaur the hut.

A COUPLE HOURS LATER

Bulbasaur and Mudkip are outside of the newly rented hut.

"Well, you're not living with my parents and I anymore. It's gonna be weird not having you around." Mudkip says.

"I'll visit every couple of weeks." Bulbasaur says.

Mudkip smiles and nods. "So, we'll start up tomorrow?" he asks, feeling determined to begin his next mission.

"I need a day to get things organized, Mudkip." Bulbasaur answers.

"Okay; the day after tomorrow." Mudkip assures.

"Tomorrow." Bulbasaur replies "Don't forget about Magnemite."

Mudkip smiles and returns to his home. Bulbasaur proceeds to enter his house, but notices a Medicham watching him on his right.

He looks over at this Medicham and sees that she is putting her index finger over her mouth. "Ssh."

This Medicham, Bulbasaur thought, is she reminding him to stay quiet? She is likely working for the mob.