Episode 10: Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village
After winning his third Gym battle, Gary Oak and his cheerleaders stop over at the Vermilion City Pokémon Center when Gary spotted Riku and Eevee on his shoulder. Gary walked up to the boy with an interest to battle him.
"Hey you!" Gary called out. The boy and his Eevee turned to face him.
"Something I can help you with?" The boy asked.
"Eevee," the little Pokémon chirped.
"You're a Pokémon trainer aren't you?" Gary asked him.
"So what if I am?" the boy responded.
"I am challenging you into a battle," Gary said to him. "I just wanna see if you're any good," Gary said smugly.
The boy just smiled slightly and said, "You're on. The name's Riku, by the way. And I came from Melemele Island."
"I'm Gary Oak from Pallet Town," Gary said. "The future number one Pokémon master!"
"If you say so," Riku said to Gary. "Meet me outside in fifteen minutes and we'll get started."
"I can see you're in no hurry to lose," Gary scoffed.
"Don't get ahead of youself, Gary," Riku said. "I met two trainers from Pallet and they both lost to me."
Gary wasn't impressed by that. He just thought they were just weak if they lost to him. Gary just shook it off and went over to heal the Pokémon he had used in his last battle.
Fifteen minutes later, Riku stood at the pier waiting for his opponent. Gary had shown up with his cheerleaders cheering for him. Riku just gave a light chuckle at the sight of it.
"I was beginning to think you weren't going to show up," Riku said.
"Gary Oak never backs away from a challenge!" Gary calls to him.
"Neither do I," Riku said. "Let's make this a one-on-one match!"
"I'm ready for anything you can throw at me," Gary said smugly.
"Gary, Gary, he's our man! If he can't do it! No one can!" the cheerleaders cheered.
Riku looked at his Eevee; Eevee looks back at him.
"You ready?" Riku asked.
"Eev." Eevee nodded.
"Then go!" Riku said as Eevee entered battle.
Gary just laughed.
"You're sending a puny Eevee to battle me?" Gary laughed. "You must be desperate!"
"My Eevee is tougher than he looks," Riku said keeping his cool. "My Eevee took down Pokémon much bigger than he is!"
Gary just huffed.
"Well, if you're using that little runt," Gary pulled out his Pokéball, "then I'm using... Wartortle!"
He threw his Pokéball, and out came a small, bipedal, turtle-like Pokémon with a similar appearance to that of Squirtle. Some differences are that Wartortle have developed sharper and larger claws and teeth, and that their tails are larger and fluffier than those of Squirtle's. Wartortle have developed large furry ears. It has the same colored shell as Squirtle. Riku took out his Pokédex and scanned it.
Wartortle, the Turtle Pokémon
The evolved form of Squirtle
Type: Water
Wartortle has a fluffy tail. It is said that its tail will change color with age.
"Okay, Eevee, be ready for anything," Riku said, putting his Pokédex away.
"Wartortle! Bite!" Gary ordered.
"Wartortle!" Wartortle jumps right Eevee getting ready to launch a bite.
"Eevee! Dodge that!" Eevee jumps out of the way in time before Wartortle could land a bite. "Now use Quick Attack!" Eevee ran at a fast pace and ran right into Wartortle, hitting it right in the under shell.
"Don't give in, Wartortle!" Gary called. "Use Water Pulse!"
Wartortle creates a blue sphere of energy from in between its hands. It then fires the sphere at Eevee.
"Shadow Ball!" Riku ordered. Eevee forms a ball of black and purple energy with black static around it from his mouth. He then fires the ball at the Turtle Pokémon. Gary's cheerleaders kept cheering Wartortle on despite the cancelled attack.
"You got lucky!" Gary scoffed.
"Luck has nothing to do with it!" Riku shot back. "Quick Attack again!" Eevee used Quick Attack again, hitting Wartortle on the sides.
"Water Pulse again!" Gary ordered as Wartortle unleashed Water Pulse and hurled it at Eevee. The attack made a splash and Eevee flipped in the air.
"Dig!" Riku called to Eevee. Eevee dove into the ground digging and digging. Wartortle stood its ground waiting for Eevee to pop out. Gary and his cheerleaders waited for Eevee to jump out at any moment. Riku smirked. "Now use Swift!" And with that, a swarm of stars came out of the ground catching the turtle Pokémon by surprise and off guard. Gary was shocked to see that happen. And put of the ground, Eevee jumps out and flies above his opponent. "Finish it with one more Shadow Ball!" Eevee forms Shadow Ball, but a little bigger than the last one and Eevee fires it right at Wartortle. The hit knocks Wartortle into the ground like a comet creating smoke. Once the smoke cleared, Wartortle is on its back, knocked out.
Gary and his cheerleaders were stunned by this result. His Wartortle lost to an Eevee. Gary's cheerleaders started crying over that he lost.
"Wartortle, return," Gary said, calling back his Wartortle. He fell to his knees while still holding his Pokéball. Riku walked over to Gary. Gary looked at him.
"Told you not to get ahead of yourself," Riku said to him. "Your Wartortle fought hard, but you got cocky. And if I were you, I'd ditch the cheerleaders."
Gary didn't say a word. He just stared at him and Eevee as he climbed onto his shoulder. Riku walked off into the opposite direction.
"Eevee," Eevee said.
"That was a great battle, Eevee. You really have gotten so much stronger since we left Alola," Riku said.
"Eevee," Eevee said.
"Come on. We got more training to do," Riku said.
"Eevee," Eevee said.
Riku and Eevee took off to get on with their training.
Over towards Sora, Kairi, Pikachu, and Angel it has been two days since they stopped by Pokémon Tech, they walked through the forest hoping they'll find the road to Vermilion City.
"I think we should take a break," Sora said. "I need to rest my feet."
"We have spent all day walking through the forest," Kairi agreed. "And I know Pikachu and Angel are pretty tired, too."
"Pika," Pikachu sighed.
"Eevee," Angel said.
They sat down on some nearby boulders. Sora was a little skeptical about sitting on rocks after Pewter City, but he was too tired to care about it. Sora, Kairi, Pikachu, and Angel sat down as a huge sigh left their mouths.
"I needed a good sit," Sora sighed.
"Me too," Kairi sighed also. "We've walked so much, I felt like my feet would fall off."
"Mine too," Sora said.
"Pikachu," Pikachu added.
"Eevee," Angel said.
"I just wish there was a hot spring around," Kairi admitted. "I never soaked in one before, but I heard that it's like heaven."
Sora just grinnined at the thought of soaking in one. Sora had to admit he never been in one either, but it definitely would be better than a bubble bathes he used to take when he was younger. It didn't help when Karen was splashing him in the face.
Their trail of thought was interrupted by a small rustling in the tall grass. Sora and Kairi turned to look at the source only to see a small Pokémon with leaves on its head taking a drink of water.
"An Oddish!" Sora said. Sora thought of something and remembered Oddish evolved into a Pokémon called a Gloom, and Gloom can evolve into one of two Pokémon. And he figured if Kairi has one after her Oddish evolves, they could have one evolved form each. "Looks like I'm gonna catch it!" Sora said, taking out a Pokéball and threw it. "Go! Pidgeotto!" Pidgeotto came on out, flying. "Use Air Cutter!" Pidgeotto sends out blades of air from his wings. Oddish is caught and struck in the blast. "Use Tackle!" Pidgeotto moved in for a Tackle, landing a hit. Sora saw Oddish was weakened enough. "Okay, Pidgeotto, that's enough." He took out a Pokéball and threw it.
"BULBASAUR!" A new voice roared.
A vine came out of nowhere and sends it flying right back at Sora, hitting him in the face. Sora falls on in his.
"Sora!" Kairi gasped. "Are you okay?"
Sora quickly got back up.
"Yeah I'm fine," Sora said. "But what was that?"
"Bulbasaur," a new voice said.
"A Bulbasaur," Sora beamed. He pulled out his Pokédex again and pointed it at Bulbasaur.
Bulbasaur, the Seed Pokémon
Type: Grass/Poison
Bulbasaur can be seen napping in bright sunlight. There is a seed on its back. By soaking up the sun's rays, the seed grows progressively larger.
"One of the Pokémon I couldn't get from Professor Oak because someone beat me to it," Sora remembered. "It looks like that I'm going to have one of my own, now!"
"Bulbasaur!" Bulbasaur roared firing leaves from the bulb on its back.
"Watch out for Razor Leaf!" Kairi exclaimed.
"Pidgeotto! Dodge it!" Sora called out. Pidgeotto dodges Razor Leaf, but Bulbasaur readies its vines and struck the Bird Pokémon hard. Bulbasaur then slammed Pidgeotto hard on the ground. Bulbasaur then runs towards Pidgeotto with a Tackle, sending Pidgeotto back at him. "Aah! Pidgeotto! Okay?" Bulbasaur and Oddish run off into the tall grass. Sora, Kairi, Pikachu, and Angel just looked at each other for a second. "What was that about?"
"No idea," Kairi shrugged.
"Pika," Pikachu also shrugged.
"Eevee," Angel shrugged as well.
Just about ten minutes after the run-in with Bulbasaur, Sora, Kairi, Pikachu, and Angel continued towards their destination to Vermilion City. They across a wooden bridge.
"Any idea on where we are?" Kairi asked having a bad feeling.
"I'm not exactly sure," Sora said checking the map. "I don't think I can find it on this map."
The bridge starts rocking about when the rope snaps on one side. Sora holds onto the rope as tight as he could, while Kairi was holding onto his leg.
"SORA, YOU HAVE TO PULL US UP! IT'S OUR ONLY CHANCE!" Kairi shouted.
"I'LL TRY!" Sora shouted. "JUST HOLD ON!" Sora pulled as hard as he could and he caught Kairi by her hand before she could fall. Sora, Kairi, Pikachu, and Angel started panting once they got to the other side. "That was a close one. My life just flashed right before my eyes."
"Mine too!" Kairi panted. "We should keep moving."
"Right," Sora nodded.
Sora, Kairi, Pikachu, and Angel kept walking into the forest hoping that nothing else would happen. But unfortunately something did; Kairi screamed as she fell into a pitfall. Sora turns to see Kairi gone and a hole present. He looked down in the hole Kairi had fallen into.
"Are you okay, Kairi?" Sora asked concerned.
"I am," Kairi answered. "Pull me up!"
Sora pulls her out of the hole and decided to keep moving before anything else happens. Sora and Kairi kept going. But Kairi's foot accidentally triggers another trap. A net traps them up in a tree.
"What the hell is going on here?!" Sora asked frustrated.
"Not another trap!" Kairi groaned. "Can't you cut us out with the swiss army knife?"
"Good idea," Sora said, checking his pockets. Sora checked his pockets, but came in empty. "I can't find it! I must have dropped it."
"Then let's try wiggling," Kairi suggested. "Maybe the net will break."
Sora wiggled in the net seeing if that would work. But nothing happens.
"No good," Sora sighed. "The net is too strong."
"Then we're screwed," Kairi moaned.
"Pikachu!" Pikachu said.
"Bulbasaur!" Bulbasaur shouted.
Sora, Kairi, Pikachu, and Angel looked down in the net and sees Bulbasaur on the ground. Bulbasaur just slowly turns around and heads off in the direction they were going.
"Hey, Bulbasaur!" Sora called out. "Get us down from here! Where are you going? Come back here! Hey! Bulbasaur!"
Sora tried wiggling again to see if the net had weakened.
"Watch what you're doing!" Kairi exclaimed. "Take it easy! Ow! You kicked me!"
A few minutes later, Sora had just given up on wiggling out of the net, not wanting for hurting Kairi anymore. But there was suspicions in the air.
"This is too weird," Sora said.
"You're right," Kairi nodded. "There's no way this is a coincidence. The bridge, the pitfall, and this net. But who could have reasons to hurt someone?"
"I don't know," Sora answered. "Either he's someone who doesn't want any visitors or he's hiding something."
"Pikachu," Pikachu said.
"What he could he be hiding up here?" Kairi asked tilting her head.
"Gold maybe?" Sora guessed.
Kairi, Pikachu, and Angel sighed finding that theroy to be unlikely.
"Hey up there!" A voice called up. Sora, Kairi, and Pikachu immediately recognized that voice. "What you two doing hanging out in that tree?"
"Harold?!" Sora and Kairi asked surprised.
"That's my name!" Harold said as he cut the rope. Sora, Kairi, Pikachu, and Angel screamed as they dropped from the tree. Pikachu and Angel were dazed from the fall while Sora and Kairi groaned in pain.
"Maybe next time you should have get us down a little more gently," Kairi said.
"Oops," Harold chuckled nervously. "Sorry."
"We haven't seen you since your battle with Giselle," Sora pointed out.
"How did you even get here before us?" Kairi asked.
"Well," Harold started, "After my battle with Giselle, I tried to rush Starmie into a Pokémon Center; but I ended up getting lost again. And I slipped and fell into the river. I was being washed away in the rapids. I thought I was gonna die! But I was rescued by a girl named Melanie. But you guys have to meet her! She's incredibly nice!"
Sora, Kairi, Pikachu, and Angel were skeptical about following Harold out of risk of getting lost again, but they didn't want to risk getting into anymore traps. Harold led them to a log cabin by a small lake. The same girl from before, Melanie whom Harold had described were feeding the Pokémon there; a Caterpie, two Rattata, a Paras, a Weepinbell, a Staryu, a Magikarp, and the Oddish from before. Oddish recognized Sora from before; she hid behind Melanie feeling scared of him. Melanie turned to see the newcomers with a smile.
"Melanie, this is Sora and Kairi," Harold introduced. "The new friends that I told you about."
"It very nice to meet you," Kairi beamed.
"Ditto," Sora said, scratching the back of his head. He took a look at the Pokémon. "Do all those Pokémon belong to you?"
"Oh no," Melanie answered cheerfully.
"This is a place that Pokémon are able to rest and relax," Harold explained.
"Like summer camp?" Sora asked.
"Something like that; but all year 'round," Harold said. "Whenever a Pokémon is injured or abandoned, they can just come here. Melanie takes care of them until they feel better. And then they leave."
"So it's place like a Pokémon Center and Melanie is like a Pokémon nurse," Kairi said. "Or maybe a Pokémon doctor."
"Oh no, I'm not qualified to be a Pokémon doctor," Melanie corrected her.
"You can say this place is more of a Pokémon health spa," Harold said.
Sora and Kairi nodded as they understood.
"Pi," Pikachu said.
"Eev," Angel said.
"Here the Pokémon don't battle with each other," Melanie started. "They relax and try to enjoy themselves while they recover."
"If I was a Pokémon, I'd be happy here," Kairi said.
"Yeah me too," Sora agreed.
"Pikachu," Pikachu beamed.
"Eevee, vee," Angel also beamed.
"Melanie also collects plants to use for medicine," Harold said. "She knows which plants can help make a get better and grow stronger. The Pokémon here loves her and she loves them in turn."
Sora and Kairi just looked upon the Pokémon and saw how happy they are. But there were the matter of the traps.
"But I wonder who put that net up in that tree," Sora stated.
"And that hole I fell in," Kairi chipped in.
"I'm sorry, I was the one who set those traps," Melanie said. "I never meant to hurt anyone, I just wanted to catch Pokémon Trainers before they reached the village. And since you got caught, guess they really work."
"Why would you do that?" Kairi asked.
"There are so many injured Pokémon here, I have to protect them," Melanie answered.
"That explains a lot," Sora stroked his chin. "Was the bridge a trap, too?"
"Yes," Melanie said.
Meanwhile, a Pokémon Trainer walks across a bridge, but the other rope snaps and he fall right into the river. He gets washed to the shore.
"Okay, that's not the way to go," the Trainer said.
Back at the camp...
"You are welcome to stay her; but I will ask if you promise that you won't catch any Pokémon here," Melanie said.
"Don't worry," Sora said. "You've worked hard to heal and protect them, it wouldn't be right to just catch them."
Melanie smiles knowing at that. She looks at the two of them for moment.
"But I was wondering if you two are a couple," Melanie asked. Sora and Kairi blushed madly.
"W-w-we're j-ju-just friends," Sora stammered.
"Y-y-y-yeah," Kairi stammered also. "J-j-just friends."
Melanie just giggled while Harold just sly grinned at the two of them.
"I didn't mean to pry," Melanie apologized. "I just thought you two were a cute couple. I won't ask any questions about your relationship."
Sora and Kairi felt better by that. And Harold just grinned at them.
Sora, Kairi, Pikachu, Angel, and Harold helped around the village anyway they can. Kairi and Angel were helping a Staryu stay hydrated.
"Does that feel better, Staryu?" Kairi asked.
"Hya!" Staryu responded.
"Glad you're feeling much better, Staryu," Kairi said.
"Eevee," Angel said.
Over to Sora, Pikachu, and Oddish, Sora bent down to Oddish. It was still scared of him, but Sora assured the Weed Pokémon he wasn't going to catch it after making a promise not to.
"Sorry about that earlier," Sora apologized. "I shouldn't have surprised you like I did. Didn't mean to scare you like that."
"Oddish," Oddish chirped.
"Melanie told me you used to belong to someone else until he got rid of you. Was it because your old Trainer thought you were too weak?" Sora asked.
"Oddish," Oddish nodded sadly.
"Some Trainers are just insensitive. They don't get that Pokémon has thoughts and feelings like human beings do. They care about winning all the time. But I'm not like that," Sora said. "But I can tell you, that you deserve a Trainer who gets you. It might not be me, but someone." That made Oddish smile. Suddenly, Oddish wasn't scared of Sora anymore.
"Oddish, Oddish," Oddish said.
"Now there's what I wanted to see. It helps if you smile," Sora said. He pets Oddish on the head.
"BULBASAUR!" Bulbasaur came charging in tackling Sora.
"Pika!" Pikachu exclaimed. Kairi, Angel, and Harold sees what's going on.
"Sora, are you okay?!" Kairi asked.
"I'm fine," Sora said. He stood up and saw Bulbasaur. "Hey, why did you tackle me like that?" Bulbasaur growled and glared at Sora. "You're not going to get away with it!" Sora took out a Pokéball to battle, but Melanie steps in to stop it.
"Wait! Please wait!" Melanie said. "Bulbasaur is only trying to protect Oddish. Bulbasaur volunteered to protect our whole village. Bulbasaur protects all the injured Pokémon and attacks whenever enemies attacks them," Sora and Kairi understood the situation well. But they couldn't believe that Bulbasaur had to do all the hard work to protect the whole village. "Bulbasaur is the bravest and most loyal Pokémon I know."
"That explains why Bulbasaur attacked Sora," Kairi said. "He must have thought Sora was trying to take Oddish away from the village."
"And why Bulbasaur tried to stop me from catching Oddish," Sora added. Bulbasaur then tries to push Sora out of the village. Sora knew by looking at this Pokémon he doesn't like Pokémon Trainers at all; and that he wanted the strange humans to leave. "Bulbasaur, I'm not going to catch any Pokémon here. I promised Melanie that I wouldn't."
"He's telling the truth, Bulbasaur," Melanie told the Pokémon. "These are our friends."
Bulbasaur wasn't budging. Bulbasaur just kept pushing and pushing. Sora saw the determination Bulbasaur has.
"Bulbasaur was worried about the village so much he just became the village's bodyguard," Sora said. "Talking about bravery."
Just then, sounds are heard. Several bird Pokémon, being Pidgey, Pidgeotto, and Spearow are seen flying above them. They were all scared. The question is, scared of what.
"What's with them?" Harold asked.
"I got a bad feeling about this," Sora said.
"Pikachu," Pikachu said.
"Eevee," Angel said.
Their ears perked up and turned in the direction they came. Several Heartless emerged from the darkness. They consisted of Shadows and Soldiers. There were others with them. There were also multicolored Heartless as well; four each color: red, blue, yellow, and green. has a smooth, conical, colored bodies for each of them and has a Heartless emblem is emblazoned on their chests. The top of its bodies flares outward and forms a jagged "collar" below the Heartless's spherical, pitch black head. They each wore a conical, orange hat that has a jagged brim, and a thin, curled tip. They each had feet with three toes. The yellow ones had yellow and green bands. The red ones are known as Red Nocturne. The blue ones are Blue Rhapsody. The yellow ones are Yellow Opera. And the green ones are Green Requiem.
There are also spherical in shape, each of these Heartless also have massive arms and hands, short legs, huge feet, and tiny heads. These blue-skinned Heartless are clothed in a purple sleeveless bodysuit edged in gold trim; the trim also laces up the front of the body suit across its big belly.
Along with black curl-toe shoes and black silver-trimmed pants, the Heartless also boast a massive manacle in purple and silver on each wrist.
They are topped off by a high silver collar that covers their lower face, and a tiny silver wizard hat that ends in a traditional Heartless curl. As per many other Heartless, they have shadowed faces and yellow eyes. These Heartless are known as Large Bodies.
There are plant-like Heartless with round, silver-lined head of the plant Heartless. Each has a small face, with two glowing yellow eyes and a jagged maw. Four large flower petals border the head, two of which are orange, and two of which are yellow. Four orange and yellow spikes can be seen protruding from the head, the orange ones appearing in front of the yellow petals, the yellow ones appearing in front of the orange petals. A thin, green, vine-like neck extends from the back of the head to the small, blue-green body, where four root-like legs extend from the corners and into the ground. Small mounds of brown earth gather where the legs enters the ground. These Heartless are known as Creeper Plants.
"Monsters!" Harold exclaimed.
"I knew it! They found us here!" Sora exclaimed.
"What are they?" Melanie asked.
"Heartless!" Kairi said. "We gotta get the Pokémon inside!" Melanie, carrying Magikarp, and the others ran inside, not wanting to get hurt. Oddish was paralyzed with fear of the Heartless. A Soldier was about to swipe its claw at Oddish. Sora saw Oddish in danger, so he summoned his Keyblade, and swiped at the Soldier, destroying it. Harold was stunned to see Sora's Keyblade coming out in a flash of light.
"No way," Harold could only say.
"Stay behind me, Oddish! No matter what!" Sora said.
Shadows, Soldiers, Red Nocturnes, Blue Rhapsodies, Yellow Operas, and Green Requiems surrounded Sora, so he destroyed the Heartless that came at him. Hearts float upwards from the destroyed Heartless. Pikachu unleashed Thunderbolt, but the Yellow Operas were absorbing the electri. attack. Bulbasaur saw what Sora was doing; Bulbasaur's views on Sora may have changed after witnessing his bravery. Sora batted several Soldiers, but the Green Requiems sprinkled green powder on them, healing them.
Bulbasaur looked at the green Heartless and extends Vine Whip, hitting them.
"Bulba!" Bulbasaur shouted. Sora looked at the Seed Pokémon. Bulbasaur points to the Green Requiems, and saw they were healing the others.
"I gotta take out those green ones. They heal them," Sora said. He swiped at some of the Green Requiems, but a seed hits Sora. He saw it was a Creeper Plat. "Okay, it's harvesting time!" Sora heads towards the plant-like Heartless, but it struck him with a root. Pikachu uses Iron Tail on the Heartless, forcing it to uproot. The Creeper Plant is destroyed. A heart floats upwards. Sora is smacked by one of the Large Bodies. Sora tried to strike it in the belly, but the attack bounces off. "You gotta be kidding!" The Large Body grabbed Sora and then belly bounced him. Sora goes flying. Sora holds his Keyblade tight and he tried again. He tried and tried. So he jumped and smacked it at the head. The Large Body felt that. "Its weak spot is its head!" Sora then tried, but it smacked him.
Harold has his Starmie out, and the Mysterious Pokémon attacked one of the Large Bodies in the back. He then looked at Sora.
"Hey, Sora!" Harold shouted. He turned to him. "Try hitting them in the back!" Sora nodded and understood. Sora struck the Large Body in the back, but then, the Large Body is surrounded by a dark aura, and became more aggressive. The Heartless then jumped, creating a large shock wave. Sora jumped out of the way. Bulbasaur fired a Razor Leaf, striking the large Heartless, destroying it. A heart floats in the air. More and more Heartless came right at them. Sora turned to Bulbasaur.
"Get Oddish inside! Hurry!" Sora said. Bulbasaur would have tackled Sora for telling him what to do, but since it was to protect Oddish, he was in position to argue.
"Bulbasaur," Bulbasaur nodded. He ushered Oddish inside the cabin.
Once Oddish was safe inside the cabin, and out of harm's way, Sora held his Keyblade and struck down the Heartless. Hearts floats up in the air.
"Okay, who's next?" Sora asked before the Heartless attacked. Bublasaur climbed on the roof and he fired Razor Leaf, striking at the airborne Heartless, destroying them. Sora slashed through the remaining Heartless. He panted and sat down once the remaining Heartless have been defeated.
The door opens as soon everyone noticed how quiet it was. Harold walked up to Sora, still amazed by what he witnessed.
"I didn't know you had one of those, Sora," Harold said. Kairi helped Sora on his feet.
"You will need one when dealing with the Heartless," Sora said. "Is everyone alright?"
"We are thanks to you," Melanie said.
"I can't take all the credit. Bulbasaur wasn't afraid of the Heartless. I saw brave he was against them," Sora said. He turned to Bulbasaur with a smile. "Thanks for the help, Bulbasaur. I wouldn't have figured out those green Heartless if you haven't pointed them out to me. We all would have been goners if you hadn't helped out." He pets Bulbasaur on the head. Melanie turned to Sora, smiling at him.
"Sora, do you agree that Bulbasaur would make a good addition to your team?" Melanie asked.
"Well, yeah," Sora answered. "After everything Bulbasaur did for you, how could I not? Especially after after helping deal with the Heartless."
"I think Bulbasaur should go with you," Melanie said catching Sora off guard. Even Kairi was surprised by this. "Bulbasaur stayed to protect the weaker Pokémon, but this village is too small. The bulb on his back can't grow. He needs to go out into the world. I know that you will take good care of him. Please take Bulbasaur with you on your journey. I know he will be a good companion."
"I would like to," Sora said. "But what about the village?"
"What will happen once Bulbasaur leaves here?" Kairi asked. "Who will protect the you and the village after that?"
"Eevee?" Angel asked.
"Bulbasaur did a great job of protecting the village; perhaps too great a job. These Pokémon shouldn't be here forever; once they recover, they're supposed to leave, but it's too safe here, so none of them wants to go away. They don't want to go in the outside world. These Pokémon should return to the wild, because that's where they belong. And when they do, they hope they can have a good Trainer like you. Of course, my mission will always be taking care of sick Pokémon, but my mission isn't accomplished until they return to where they came. So it's the day the Pokémon leave that's more rewarding to me."
Harold looks at Melanie taking in what she said.
"Pika Pi," Pikachu said.
"It's time for Bulbasaur to leave here. And he won't be a burden I promise," Melanie said. "Bulbasaur is still growing so I want him to be with someone who will make Bulbasaur happy, and I know that someone is you, Sora."
Sora nodded as he agreed to that so he looks at Bulbasaur.
"You sure it's what you wanna do, Bulbasaur?" Sora asked the Seed Pokémon.
"Bulbasaur," Bulbasaur said. "Bulba, Bulba, Bulbasaur."
"But it looks like Bulbasaur will come along if he can have a battle with you," Melanie said.
"Well then," Sora said. "Let the initiation begin!" Pikachu and Bulbasaur gets ready for battle. "Pikachu! Go!"
"Pika!" Pikachu charges in for a frontal assault. Bulbasaur fights back with Vine Whip missing him. Bulbasaur charges in with Tackle hitting its mark.
"Watch out Pikachu!" Sora called. Bulbasaur charges with another Tackle. Pikachu goes flying again, then Pikachu attacks with Quick Attack. Bulbasaur used Vine Whip to pick Pikachu up and slam him on the ground. "Pikachu! Thunderbolt!"
"Pikachu!" Pikachu shocked Bulbasaur, only hitting him, but paralyzing him as well. Bulbasaur fell to the side. Sora throws a Pokéball right at Bulbasaur, putting inside. The Pokéball wobbles around until stars swirls around confirming the catch. Sora's Pokémon Box goes off asking him if he wants to keep Bulbasaur with him. He chose to keep Bulbasaur in exchange for Sandshrew.
"Gotcha, Bulbasaur!" Sora shouted.
"Way to go, Sora!" Kairi cheered.
"Pi, Pikachu!" Pikachu chirped.
"Eevee, vee!" Angel cheered.
"I'll miss you, Bulbasaur," Melanie said sadly.
Sora lets Bulbasaur out, only for Bulbasaur to say goodbye to the friends he made during his stay.
"I promise you, I will take very good care of Bulbasaur," Sora said.
"And I can contribute by providing Bulbasaur a proper diet," Kairi added.
"Thank you both," Melanie smiled. She bends down to Bulbasaur petting him for the last time. "I will miss you very much. And thank you for everything."
"Bulba," Bulbasaur said.
Harold walked up as he had something he wanted to say. "I was thinking of becoming a Pokémon doctor."
They all turned to him in surpise.
"Really?" Sora asked.
"Why?" Kairi asked also.
"After watching Melanie in action, I thought for the short time that I've been here that I decided that I should tend to the needs of sick Pokémon; either wild or Trainer owned," Harold said. "I'm thinking of attending a medical school to learn about healing medicines for Pokémon." He turned to Melanie and smiled. "I just wanted to say thanks for the inspiration."
"You're welcome," Melanie said smiling.
Sora, Kairi, Pikachu, and Angel along with Bulbasaur take one last look at the village saying goodbye to the village. Bulbasaur was a little sad that he had to leave, but he knew Melanie was right.
"Don't worry about them," Sora said. "They'll be okay. They'll leave the village when they get better. Just I know you will be okay, too."
"Bulba," Bulbasaur said. Bulbasaur looks upon his new Trainer and smiled.
Now that Bulbasaur now part of the team, Sora's team grew a little stronger. Now their journey continues on.