"We're lost again aren't we?" a blue-haired trainer sighed at her companion.
"No, we just took a shortcut." The boy with the Pikachu replied.
"Yes, a shortcut to nowhere." The older boy muttered.
"Why do we always let Ash take the map Brock? WHY? WE ARE NEVER GOING TO GET TO PASTORIA CITY WITH ALL THESE SHORTCUTS!" the girl complained.
"You'd think after traveling through 6 regions, he'd know how to read a map." Brock shook his head.
"OH COME ON GUYS! I just lost my focus okay? Quit complaining Dawn, I can get us back on the trail to Pastoria city! I promise!" Ash said.
"Well we're waiting." Dawn crossed her arms.
"Okay well…. Let's see. We took a right and then went straight, and… straight some more." Ash muttered mostly to himself.
As Brock and Dawn watched Ash draw a map with his finger, they knew they were going to be stuck in the forest for a while… again. Dawn and her Piplup fell back on the ground. They've been walking all day, and they could seriously use a break. All she could do was blame herself for giving Ash control of the map.
"Why don't I start cooking? We're obviously gonna be stuck here for a while, so might as well make the most of it." Brock suggested as he took a pot out of his bag.
"I'm not gonna argue with you there!" Dawn giggled with excitement.
"Don't forget about me!" Ash raised his hand.
A rustle behind the bushes caught the attention of the three trainers, and got them all hiding behind Brock who was attempting to use the pot as weapon. The rustle grew louder and louder, the trainers started sweating. It was almost sunset, and who knows what kind of Pokémon is gonna pop out? Are they going to fire their flamethrower at them? Hydro pump? Hyper beam? Dawn was ready to let out an ear-splitting scream that would hurt Ash and Brock more than the Pokémon would.
The trio let out a short-lived scream when an adorable Pachirisu suddenly popped out. It scratched its head, saw the trainers, and let out a yawn.
Ash, Brock and Dawn fell over anime style.
"Maybe it just got excited about the food?" Dawn shrugged.
"Well it wouldn't hurt to share with one Pachirisu." Brock grinned at the little squirrel Pokémon.
Realizing that they were offering it food, it started jumping and sending sparks everywhere. Unfortunately for Brock, a spark was sent his way, leaving him numb and charred from the electricity. "Ouch." He muttered before falling over.
The Pachirisu was incredibly amused by this, and soon enough more and more of its kind started showing up.
"Hey when I said I'd cook some food for you, I didn't think you'd invite your whole family." Brock said as he nervously placed his pot back in his bag.
"Pachi! Pachi!" this little family is no different from Dawn's Pokémon. Soon enough they started chasing the trio around the forest while sending out jolts of electricity from their excitement.
"Are all the Pachirisu this crazy?!" Dawn yelled as she dodged more thunderbolts.
"You were crazy enough to capture one!" Ash yelled. "Aren't you used to the shocks by now?! WHOA!" he ducked just in time.
"Well sorry if I'm not shock-proof like you!" she growled.
"Would you two quit yelling and just keep running and dodging!" Brock shouted.
"I don't even know where we're going!" Ash panted.
"Like you ever knew where we were going!" Dawn gave him a quick glare.
"JUST KEEP RUNNING!" Brock pulled them apart as he ran.
"I think we're almost out of the forest!" Dawn said as she noticed a clear path up ahead.
Dawn was right, but it wasn't the path they were hoping for. It was a cliff. Brock was the first to stop, behind him was Ash which pushed him further. With Dawn tackling them it sent Brock over the cliff and into the water.
"BROCK!" Ash and Dawn yelled. They suddenly realized that the family of Pachirisu was right behind them.
"So I'm guessing we're not having lunch together?" Ash said nervously.
The family let out a joint jolt of electricity at the two trainers, which sent them over the cliff and into the water as well. The trio are soaked and shocked, which is not a good combination. Nevertheless, at least the Pachirisu are gone.
"Do you understand now why I'm not immune to those shocks?" Dawn glared at Ash.
"We should thank them someday." Brock smiled.
A huge question mark appeared on top of Ash and Dawn's heads at that statement.
"We're in Pastoria city guys." He pointed.
"Who knew a crazy family of Pachirisu would actually be helpful in getting out of that forest?" Ash chuckled.
"Come on we've got to get to the Pokémon center immediately!" Dawn started swimming to shore.
"Is Piplup hurt? Ash asked when they finally got on dry land.
"No I just can't stand looking like this!" she pointed at her frizzed up hair.
The boys fell over as Dawn started walking to the Pokémon center.
"Pika…" Pikachu sighed.
A/N:
Take note, I am not updated with Diamond and Pearl so I apologize for any inaccurate information.
Thank you again for the reviews! I'm really glad you guys are enjoying my story. :) The next chapter will be up tomorrow!