In this chapter, Lucy and Jake are going to catch Pokemon...again! Can you guess what they're going to be? Lucy and Jake are going to be catching Pokemon during the day right now...so don't expect them to be catching nocturnal Pokemon. Matutinal Pokemon are fair game though.

Chapter 5: Back In Business

Lucy and Jake stepped into tall grass. Once again, they were catching Pokemon out in the middle of the wilderness. It was just like back in Kanto.

"It sure is nice to catch Pokemon again, isn't it?" inquired Lucy.

"It certainly is..." nodded Jake. This time they were going to be catching different Pokemon...Pokemon that were not native to Kanto.

Basically they were going to have a good time.

Sure enough, Jake spotted a Pokemon on top of a hill.

"What Pokemon is that?" questioned the boy, coming closer to get a good look. Quickly, he realized that it was not a Pokemon native to Kanto.

It was a Sentret, who appeared to be standing guard. Jake wondered why it was doing such a thing.

Nearby, there appeared to be several Sentret nesting.

Jake scanned the Sentret with his Pokedex. Perhaps he could learn something useful.

"Sentret, the Scout Pokemon. It is a very cautious Pokemon. If it spots an intruder, it will immediately alert the rest of its kind so that they can flee." read Jake's Pokedex.

It occurred to Jake that he was going to have to be rather sneaky if he wanted to catch one of them...unless Sentrets didn't count humans as intruders.

Fortunately for the wild Sentret, most Pokemon at Route 29 did not pose a threat to them. Nonetheless, they kept guard anyway. It was a big habit of theirs to watch over their surroundings.

Immediately, Jake hid into the bushes so that Sentret wouldn't spot him and sound the alarm.

"Sentret?" inquired Sentret. He thought that he had seen something for a second, but he decided that his eyes were playing tricks on him.

Maybe it was time to take a nap and let another Sentret take over.

At that very moment, Jake tossed a Pokeball at him.

"Sentret?" inquired the sentry Pokemon. Who threw that?

Fortunately, it worked. Sentret was immediately sucked inside the Pokeball.

He decided to investigate his surroundings...and then heard a ding.

He then realized what had happened.

Well, maybe he could look after his Pokemon trainer now.

Jake let out the Sentret from his Pokeball shortly afterwards.

"Sentret!" exclaimed the scout Pokemon. It looked like he had been caught by a Pokemon trainer. Well, he supposed that wasn't a big deal. He might want to keep a better eye out for Pokemon trainers in the near future. Some of his friends wanted to be with Pokemon trainers too.

Unsurprisingly, he was investigating his surroundings.

"Do you see anything?" asked Lucy.

Sentret pointed out that there was a city up ahead.

"We already know that." pointed out Jake.

Sentret shrugged. People did visit Cherrygrove City on the way to Violet City.

"I suppose we should head there next..." answered the girl.

Clefairy nodded. Violet City wasn't too far from where they were.

Jake sent Sentret back into his Pokeball. If he needed a Pokemon to investigate their surroundings, he knew what to call.

Shortly afterwards, they entered Cherrygrove City again.

Curious, they noticed that someone had apparently been in the water recently. There were footprints leading to a pond next to the city.

They wondered who wanted to go for a swim.

Continuing on, they went towards where Mr. Pokemon lived.

Suddenly, Lucy spotted another Pokemon.

As it turned out, it was a Ledyba. Apparently, they only came out during the morning, so it was a lucky find.

Of course, Lucy liked waking up early, so it was natural that she would find one in Johto.

Lucy scanned the Ledyba with her Pokedex. Judging from the antenna, she encountered a bug type. And judging from the fact that it had wings, it was a flying type too. It was a bit like her Butterfree.

"Ledyba, the Five Star Pokemon. It is very timid and will typically not travel alone. In the winter, they gather together to stay warm." stated Lucy's Pokedex.

As it turned out, this Ledyba was in fact alone. A lone Ledyba was certainly a lonely Ledyba.

Maybe a swarm of Ledyba would show up so that being alone wasn't an issue. But as it was, there weren't any other Ledyba nearby.

The wild Ledyba looked rather sad.

Lucy decided to approach the bug Pokemon.

"Ledyba?" inquired the ladybug Pokemon. Did she need something?

"Do you...need a buddy?" inquired Lucy.

"Clefairy!" exclaimed Lucy's Clefairy. Though she wasn't a bug type, she could try making friends with a bug Pokemon regardless.

Ledyba nodded. Unfortunately, it appeared that the other Ledyba were elsewhere...well, Pokemon trainers would make good company too.

"Alright then..." stated the girl, catching Ledyba with her Pokeball.

Curiously, the Pokedex said this Ledyba was male.

"I was under the impression that he was a girl..." said Lucy.

Apparently, not all Pokemon were as feminine as they looked.

However, she ultimately decided that it didn't matter. She had caught a new Pokemon and that was that. Besides, she already had two female Pokemon on her team, one of which she had with her ever since she went on her first Pokemon journey.

"I caught a Pokemon!" exclaimed Lucy to Jake.

"Good...let's head to Violet City now, shall we?" inquired Jake. Of course, they would likely want to catch more Pokemon if they wanted to challenge the gym leader.

Alternatively, they could try getting some of their old ones.

Curious, Jake noticed that there was a cavern up ahead.

He decided to look inside.

However, it quickly became apparent that he wasn't getting far inside without a light source. Maybe he should have brought a flashlight.

"It's awfully dark in there..." remarked Lucy.

"I guess they call it the Dark Cave for a reason..." answered Jake.

At that very moment, Jerry came running out from the cavern.

"Aah!" exclaimed Jerry as he ran out of the cave.

Apparently, he had woken up a swarm of Zubat that were sleeping inside that cave. Perhaps he should have walked more quietly while he was traversing the cave.

On the lighter side, he had managed to catch a Pokemon that he used to dig himself out.

"Dunsparce!" exclaimed his latest Pokemon.

Lucy scanned Dunsparce with her Pokedex.

"Dunsparce, the Land Snake Pokemon. It is capable of floating with its wings...and it burrows into the ground with its tail when spotted." explained Lucy's Pokedex.

Jerry decided to flee to Violet City for the time being.

"We should probably head there too..." nodded Lucy.

It would be a good idea to stay at the city for the time being. That way they could relax and get ready for challenging the Gym Leader.

Immediately, they went through the entrance to Violet City.

Sure enough, there were several Pokemon trainers inside the city that also wanted to challenge the Gym Leader.

However, they also noticed that some Pokemon trainers were heading to a tower up ahead. Lucy wondered why there was a tower in the middle of the city.

They also discovered that there was a school, similar to the one that was in Viridian City.

"Maybe we should pay the school a visit..." remarked Lucy.

Jake nodded. Perhaps they could learn something there...or teach the students something.

As it turned out, there was a lady there standing next to the teacher, who went by the name of Earl. She was holding an umbrella and was wearing a white dress. She also had long red hair. She was wearing white gloves on her arms as well and had pink high heels.

"What's this? It looks like we have some guests!" exclaimed the lady. Whenever she spoke, she spoke rather elegantly.

"Who is this?" inquired Jake. She didn't look like a teacher.

"Oh, this is Morgiana. She's a lady that's rather popular around Johto. She hails from Goldenrod City and is a huge fan of Pokemon." stated the teacher.

"So am I!" exclaimed Lucy.

"Right now I'm teaching students how valuable Pokemon are..." explained Morgiana.

"They certainly are..." nodded Jake.

"So...are you two students, or are you just visiting?" inquired the lady.

"Well, we never visited the school in Viridian City..." acknowledged Lucy.

"Rumor has it that it was secretly run by Team Rocket..." stated Jake. Fortunately, though Giovanni was in fact the gym leader, the school had nothing to do with him.

"Oh, I see..." nodded Morgiana.

"We did visit the Viridian Forest though..." answered Jake.

"Oh really? I'll have you know that there's a forest close to Azalea Town...and speaking of Viridian Forest, I heard that they're making it easier for Pokemon trainers to get through the forest to make their Pokemon journeys easier." explained Morgiana.

Lucy wondered if Azalea Town was going to be their next stop after Violet City.

Jake thought that was rather good to hear.

"Anyways, you're probably going to fight Falkner, do you not?" inquired Morgiana. That was the main reason people came to Violet City these days.

Lucy and Jake nodded. They weren't going to be in the Silver Cup Conference if they didn't fight gym leaders.

"Well, good luck with that..." stated the lady.

"Thank you!" exclaimed Lucy.

However, as they discovered, Falkner was not at his gym at the moment. Apparently he was off training with his flying Pokemon.

It looked like they would have to wait for him to return.

"Well, we might as well start training..." remarked Jake.

Lucy nodded. What Pokemon trainers should they fight?

Perhaps they could go outside to see if there were any Pokemon trainers battling. That wouldn't be a bad idea.

As it turned out, some of the students at the Violet Academy were willing to fight.

"You want to fight?" asked a male student at the academy. He was wearing glasses and was holding a textbook in his left hand.

"I sure am." nodded Jake.

Immediately, a male student sent out his Pidgey.

Jake noted that many Pokemon that were native to Kanto were also native to Johto as well.

He decided to send out his Cyndaquil.

"Cyndaquil!" exclaimed the fire mouse Pokemon.

"Pidgey, use Tickle!" ordered the student.

Pidgey decided to do just that...

...but he ended up burning himself when he touched Cyndaquil's back when it ignited.

"Cyndaquil!" exclaimed Jake's Cyndaquil. It looked like he had the upper hand.

"Maybe you should have tried attacking him from the front..." suggested Jake.

"Argh...I forgot about the flames that shot out of a Cyndaquil's back..." remarked the student.

"Yeah...it'd probably be best to remember that..." nodded the Celadon City resident.

Jake's Cyndaquil then followed by shooting flames out of his mouth at Pidgey.

"Pidgey!" exclaimed the student's Pidgey. This was going to hurt.

As soon as the flames hit Pidgey, he fainted on the spot.

"Darn it! I lost!" exclaimed the student.

"I guess you still have more to learn about raising Pokemon, huh?" answered Jake.

The young student nodded. Maybe one of these days he would be strong enough to challenge Falkner. Speaking of which, he heard that he also had a Pidgey. How about that?

"Anyone want to fight me?" questioned Lucy.

"Clefairy!" exclaimed Lucy's Clefairy. Maybe she could learn something from this school herself. However, people thought that she already knew everything. Clefairies were very intelligent Pokemon, even if they weren't psychic types.

"I'll do it!" exclaimed a female student at the academy. She was wearing glasses like the boy at the school was. However, she had longer hair than he did on account on her being female.

Immediately, she sent out her Rattata.

Lucy considered sending out her Clefairy for a moment...but she then remembered that she needed to train her other Pokemon too.

She decided to send out her Chikorita instead.

"Chikorita!" exclaimed the grass Pokemon.

Immediately, Rattata sniffed Chikorita's leaf.

"Rattata..." murmured the rat Pokemon. That leaf smelled better than cheese...and that was really saying something.

Of course, he doubted that he could eat Chikorita's leaves like he could eat the cheese. He was not into veggies. But it was a pleasant smell regardless.

Lucy realized that Rattata was letting his guard down, and decided to exploit it.

"Use Razor Leaf!" ordered Lucy.

Chikorita nodded, and used Razor Leaf on Rattata.

"Rattata!" exclaimed the rodent Pokemon. No wonder that technique was called Razor Leaf! Those leaves were sharp!

Already, he was rather bruised and battered.

Well, he might as well continue fighting since he hadn't fainted yet.

Immediately, his trainer instructed him to run over to Chikorita and bite her.

However, Chikorita saw him coming.

Quickly, she grabbed onto Rattata with her vines, wrapping them around his tail.

"Rattata!" exclaimed the trained Rattata. He couldn't move!

Chikorita then hit Rattata on the head with another Vine Whip.

"Rattata..." murmured the fainted rodent Pokemon. Maybe he should have tried gnawing through the vines with his teeth.

"Darn it! I lost! I guess I'll have to study how to beat grass types..." remarked the female student.

"Chikorita." stated Chikorita. Maybe she should try using a fire type.

After helping the students at the academy, Lucy and Jake noticed that the sun was going down.

"I guess we should go to the Pokemon Center to rest..." suggested Lucy.

Jake nodded. That was not a bad idea.

Immediately, Lucy and Jake went to the Pokemon Center so that they could rest both themselves and their Pokemon.

Tomorrow, they would see if Falkner returned to the gym.

If not, they could simply try catching more Pokemon.

There were many places to find them...

And Lucy has caught a Ledyba while Jake has caught a Sentret. Now they have three Pokemon each. And I decided to give their Cyndaquil and Chikorita an opportunity to show what they can do. I'll also be using Pokemon that they had caught earlier, namely those that didn't get much screen time.

Not at the moment though. Right now we're going to be focusing on Chris and Ned...I figure since Lucy and Jake are in this fanfic why not have THEM in this fanfic too. That way the fanfic will be more interesting.