SZ: Alola, folks! Seanzilla115 and Gammatron here once again. In case you're wondering why there's another chapter for this story...well, me and GT were having so much fun making the first chapter, we decided to go for a twofer in terms of chapters.
GT: Eeyup. Good Pokemon mood today. So let's get on with it! We don't own BlazBlue nor the Pokemon franchise! *releases Rayquaza* Dragon Ascent!
Rayquaza: *roars before striking the roof with Dragon Ascent*
GT: *as the roof starts caving in on them* ...I think I've gone overboard with these cutting to the story bits.
SZ: *deadpans* Gee, ya think?
Entry number 001: My name is Cajun Feycott, a student of the NOL's esteemed city school and a member of Sector Seven under Professor Kokonoe. While out to find a cure for my friend Mai Natsume's super tasting, we ended up being pulled into an unusual wormhole phenomenon and ended up in another world. I've decided to call the wormhole we were pulled into an 'Ultra Wormhole.' In this world, there are unique creatures that are known as Pokemon, which is short for 'Pocket Monsters.' In the first few minutes of being there, Makoto befriended one of the native Pokemon and has designated it as 'Berry.'
After we became acquainted with Berry, we witnessed what we would later learn would be a Legendary Pokemon, though the name of it is currently unknown to us...which honestly makes me really curious now. I wonder if we will...ahem! I am getting off track here. After witnessing it, a young boy by the name of Ash Ketchum ran by us, trying to get to Viridian City to get treatment for his Starter Pokemon; a Pikachu. We assisted him in getting to the city, where we were then escorted by Officer Jenny to the Pokemon Center, where Nurse Joy would begin an emergency operation on Pikachu, letting us get acquainted a bit more with Ash...and his marvelous computerized encyclopedia of Pokemon knowledge known as the PokeDex or 'Dexter.' Who knew there were over a hundred and fifty Pokemon in this world? But...I feel like we just touched the tip of the iceberg. Given how Berry is a Pachirisu, a Pokemon native to a region known as Sinnoh and rarely seen in Kanto, the region my friends and I are in, there may be far more Pokemon out there! So many to discover an...ahem! Again, getting off track here.
We also met Professor Oak, the man who gave Ash Pikachu, through a video chat. He seemed to be rather...eccentric in a way and possibly rich given that he lost a bet to his grandson for a million dollars. After speaking with the professor, we then met a girl, Misty, that Ash had borrowed her bike from to escape a Spearow flock that was attacking him and Pikachu that resulted in those wounds on them both...only for it to be burned to a crisp by what I can assume was Pikachu's attack on the Spearow using a lightning bolt to add on to its power.
Just as Pikachu was released from operation to go to the Recovery Room, it was then we first saw a darker aspect of this world; Team Rocket, a group of thieves who specialize in stealing Pokemon. The group consisted of Jessie, a woman who seemed easily provoked when her looks are brought up and owned an Ekans, the Snake Pokemon, James, a rather flamboyant looking man who owned a Koffing, a Poison Gas Pokemon, and Meowth, the Scratch Cat Pokemon...who can talk and walk like a human. ...I want to learn how it was able to achieve such a feat. But I digress. While my friends and I provided a distraction, Ash, Misty, and Nurse Joy were able to get every single Pokemon that had a Pokeball transferred to the Pewter City Pokemon Center. Truly, the technology of this world is amazing. Spheres that can contain these creatures with the very elements in their command, devices to let one transport said spheres great distances in such a short amount of time...Ahem. I do apologize for getting off track yet again.
While we were able to prevent Team Rocket from getting those Pokemon, they were able to distract us long enough to go to where the others were. By the time Makoto was done with the Ekans, we saw Ash carting Pikachu and Berry out with Meowth giving chase until it ended with Ash crashing into the bike. Fortunately for us, Berry gave Pikachu enough of a charge from her own electrical attack to let him call the Pikachu that Pokemon Center used for power failure emergencies to fully recharge him. Ash and Pikachu, through using the broken bike and its pedal-powered light, charged Pikachu even further to deliver a powerful Thunderbolt to send Team Rocket flying...and cause the entire Center to explode. I...I am still shocked that we were not seriously hurt despite being so close to the explosion. It should have been physically impossible. How is it we were able to get out of that completely….I apologize once more for getting off track. After gathering what supplies we could, we traveled into the nearby forest, which was dubbed the Viridian Forest, home to various Bug Type Pokemon from what I've seen. Poor Noel...and we've improved so much since we started her therapy on her phobia. Speaking of Bugs, we had encountered Caterpie, the Worm Pokemon...And Ash is going to attempt to catch it.
"PokeBall, go!" Ash declared as he threw the round sphere, "Caterpie, you're mine!"
The PokeBall sailed through the air before it landed on the caterpillar-like Pokemon, the button pressing down on contact. Caterpie let out a noise as it turned into a red energy that shot into the opened sphere that quickly snapped shut once the last of it was inside. The ball landed on the ground and began to rock back and forth, the button flashing red. Everyone watched the sphere rock and shake until it finally settled down, the red light fading with a noise.
"...M….mmm….Yes! I did it!" Ash exclaimed in victory, running over to the PokeBall and picking it up, "Aha! I did it! I caught Caterpie!"
"So that's how catching works," Cajun noted, writing in her notebook.
"...Is it just me, or did that feel like it was too easy?" Makoto asked, "Seriously, sh-"
"I did it all by myself!" Ash shouted as he ran about, holding the PokeBall close, "I caught my first Pokemon! This is the first step on my way to becoming the number one Pokemon Master in the whole world!"
"He's like Noel when Mai first tried her food," Makoto whispered to Tsubaki, who nodded.
"...u-um, congratulations, A-" Noel began before tensing when Ash brought the PokeBall near her and Misty.
"Look! Inside this PokeBall is the very first Pokemon I've ever caught in my whole entire life," Ash grinned as Cajun walked over and looked at it.
"Oh, the top's slightly transparent so he can see out here," Cajun noted, seeing a faint image of the newly caught Pokemon in the red half of the device, "Interesting."
"Yeah. real interesting. Just please keep it away from me and Noel!" Misty begged.
"You're not afraid of an itty bitty Caterpie in a PokeBall, are you, Misty?"
"Bugs get me all bugged out! Even when they're in a PokeBall," Misty shuddered in disgust, "Just keep it away!"
"We've been trying to help Noel with her phobia of them, but so far…" Cajun noted, trailing off at the end.
"Best we've gotten is that she likes really adorable ones," Makoto noted as Cajun showed a diagram of a butterfly-like Pokemon, "Like that."
"What's that?"
"Butterfree, one of Caterpie's evolved forms," Cajun explained, "It's known as the Butterfly Pokemon and is a combination Bug/Flying Type. So if you raise it right, they may not be so afraid of your new friend."
"Of cool," Ash awed a bit as he looked over at Pikachu, "Check it out, Pikachu. We got a new friend!"
"Pika!" Pikachu cheered after giving the ball a few sniffs.
"Yep. I am really getting the vibes of Noellie's joy with Mai when it comes to Ash and his Caterpie," Makoto sweatdropped.
"And from now on, we'll catch a whole bunch of new friends!" Ash declared before looking down at Caterpie's PokeBall, "Caterpie, you're sticking with us."
"...No…" Misty began in worry.
"Caterpie…Come out!"
"Eek!" Noel squeaked as she and Misty ran behind a tree on the other side of the tiny clearing as Caterpie formed.
"?" Caterpie gave a quizzical sound as it looked around.
"Come on, Caterpie," Ash spoke, catching its attention as the boy kneeled down and held his hand out, "Climb up on my shoulder."
Caterpie nodded as it began to crawl towards Ash's hand before it noticed Noel and Misty. Caterpie let out a cry before dashing over to the girls, causing both to let out a scream.
"What the heck?" Makoto raised a brow while Berry tilted her head in her tail.
"It seems that your Caterpie likes them," Cajun giggled as she saw Caterpie rubbing his head against a frozen Noel's leg.
"Mmm! Get this disgusting bug away from us!" Misty shouted.
"What? You think Caterpie's disgusting?" Ash frowned as Misty grabbed Noel and quickly moved away from Caterpie.
Caterpie let out a sad noise. Pikachu and Berry moved over to it, giving it comforting pats on its head.
"Oh, be careful," Cajun advised, looking at her notebook, "If you touch the antennae on a Caterpie, it…" Berry's paw touched it and she yelped and collapsed as a foul odor began to emanate from it, "...Releases...a powerful stench as a defense mechanism."
"Pachi~" Berry groaned as she held her nose as Pikachu, holding his own nose, still gave it a reassuring pat on its head.
"See?! This is why Bugs are the one of the three most disgusting things in the world!" Misty exclaimed.
"...Aside from you, what are the other disgusting things?" Ash countered with a frown.
"Very funny," Misty frowned, "Carrots! Peppers! And especially Bugs! Everybody has something they don't like and I don't like Bugs!"
"Oh yeah?! Well I like carrots, and peppers, and Bugs!" Ash argued, "What I don't like is the way you're hurting Caterpie's feelings with your silly fear of bugs!"
"Hmph!" Misty turned her head away from Ash.
"..." Ash knelt down to his new Pokemon, "I don't think you're disgusting at all, Caterpie."
"Yeah. He is kinda cute," Makoto agreed.
"So long as we don't touch the antennae," Mai pointed out.
"Indeed," Tsubaki added with a nod.
"Don't worry. You're not gonna scare Misty anymore," Ash assured the little caterpillar-like Pokemon.
"...What do you mean it's not gonna scare me anymore?" Misty asked with a raised brow as Caterpie crawled up Ash's arm.
"We'll go on without her," Ash continued as he began walking off, Caterpie resting on his shoulder, "I'm sure we can help Noel since she seems to want try to get over it."
"...Oh yeah?! W-" Misty began with a snap before she tensed up, seeing a large spider-like Pokemon crawl nearby, "..."
"What's up?" Makoto asked.
"A….A….Ari….Aria…" Misty stammered.
"You want us to sing?" Mai raised a brow before seeing Noel stammering in fear, "Noel, what's wrong?"
"Spi….spi…..spi.." Noel shivered before she ran, "GIANT SPIDER!"
'It followed us!?' Makoto thought as Misty followed Noel's lead.
The others slowly turned around. Before them was a Pokémon that resembles a spider. It had a red body with black stripes and markings on its rear that formed a face. In the center of its head was a small, white horn. Additionally, it also had small purple eyes and a pair of white mandibles. It had four yellow legs with purple stripes; two long, pointed growths on its back appeared to be remnants of its fifth and sixth legs.
"Ariados!" the spider roared.
"RUN!" Makoto screamed, grabbing Ash and running off, a panicking Berry holding onto Makoto's tail for dear life.
"That thing's even bigger than the last spider we saw!" Mai yelped.
"Interesting...it appears to be…" Cajun began before Tsubaki began pushing her, "H-hey!"
"Worry about it later! Run now!"
"...You're right, especially since it looks like it's about to use Sludge Bomb."
"Sludge what?!" everyone freaked before a large ball of sludge sailed over them and struck a tree, splattering it with the gunk.
"Be careful. It's a Poison Type move," Cajun added.
"Why is it always Poison Types?!" Makoto cried.
"Ariados!" the spider roared as it prepared to fire another.
"...Berry, now would be a good time to surprise us with something!" Makoto cried out.
"Chi-pa-chi~!" Berry whimpered in fright before it noticed something on the ground, a half eaten chestnut, "Pachi?!"
"Aria…" Ariados growled as it began crawling over, one of it's legs crushing the remains of the chestnut.
"...Pa…" Berry growled out as she shot out of Makoto's tail.
"Eh? Wh-what's sh-" Tsubaki began before she noticed Berry's tail flash for a moment.
"PACHIRISU!" Berry cried out as her tail slammed down on Ariados's head.
*KLONG!*
"Dos~!" Ariados cried out as it stumbled back before collapsing, a large bump growing from its head while swirls replaced its compound eyes.
"Pachiri…" Berry huffed as she turned away from the KOed Ariados, her tail swaying a bit.
"...Um...what was that?" Mai asked.
"I think it was Iron Tail," Cajun spoke up.
"Alright!" Makoto cheered as she scooped up Berry, "You are just the best squirrel in the world!"
"Chi-pa~!" Berry beamed.
"Celebrate later, get out of the area now," Mai argued as she dragged Makoto away from the downed Ariados.
"R-right…"
"By the way, Cajun…" Tsubaki spoke as the group settled down in a small clearing, "How did you know what moves Berry and that spider Pokemon were gonna use?"
"There's an AttackDex in Dexter as well," Cajun explained, "After I was done looking at the information on Pokemon, I looked at that next."
"That was really neat," Ash noted as he pulled out Dexter, "I didn't know it had that in it." he aimed it at Caterpie.
=Caterpie, the Worm Pokemon. Caterpie has a voracious appetite. It can devour leaves bigger than its body right before your eyes. Its feet have suction cups designed to stick to any surface. It tenaciously climbs trees to forage. It grows by molting repeatedly. When attacked by bird Pokémon, it resists by releasing a terrifically strong odor from its antennae, but it often becomes their prey= Dexter explained.
"That's kinda morbid," Makoto noted.
=It's easy to catch, and it grows quickly, making it one of the top recommendations for novice Pokémon Trainers= Dexter went on before Ash tried pressing a few buttons =Owner: Ash Ketchum. Originally Found: Viridian Forest. Ability: Shield Dust and Run Away. Attacks: Tackle, String Shot, Bug BIte=
"Bug Bite?"
=Bug Bite. A Bug Type move with a power of 60. If target is holding a berry, the user eats it and gains its effects=
"Chipa?!" Berry freaked as she moved away from Caterpie and quickly ran up to the top of Makoto's head.
"Not you, Berry. Normal berries," Makoto assured.
"Pachi…" Berry sighed in relief at that before jumping down and hugging the still sad Caterpie.
"...Though I am curious on something now…" Makoto admitted, "Mainly about that move she used. Iron Tail, if I recall."
=Iron Tail, a Steel Type move with a power of 100. It has a one in three chance of lowering the opposing Pokemon's defense=
"From what I've studied from Dexter, Steel Type moves are stronger against Rock Types, Ice Types, and Fairy Types" Cajun noted, "Perhaps Iron Tail could also be used as a shield against Poison Type moves since Steel Types are immune to Poison Type attacks."
"Ahh...good t-wait. There's a Fairy Type?" Mai blinked twice.
"Correct. There are a total of eighteen different types of Pokemon," Cajun nodded, "Normal, Grass, Fire, Water, Ice, Electric, Rock, Ground, Bug, Flying, Poison, Ghost, Psychic, Dragon, Dark, Steel, and Fairy. It's quite an interest typing chart. Some Pokemon are immune to the attacks of others, such as Fairies not being affected by Dragon Type attacks and Steel Types not being harmed by Poison Type attacks."
"Huh...you learn something new everyday," Makoto admitted.
"Pipipi?"
"Pachipa?"
"Pika-pi-pi-pikachu?"
"Mmm...Chi!"
"Pika!" Pikachu beamed as the two held their tails out to each other and shook them.
"Anyone know what they said?" Ash asked.
"I think Berry's going to teach Pikachu Iron Tail," Makoto replied.
"Really?"
"It would come in handy against Rock Type Pokemon," Tsubaki noted before Ash and Mai's stomachs went off.
"...Really?" Makoto looked over at Mai.
"I haven't had anything since we stopped for a snack yesterday," Mai blushed.
"O-oh! In that case, I'll cook something for everyone!" Noel offered.
Makoto's face lost all color at that while Cajun nearly dropped her notebook. Tsubaki nearly fell over as her face lost all color while Mai...Mai was crying tears of joy.
"...Is it just me or is one of these things not like the others?" Ash pondered to Caterpie, who let out a sound that sounded indecisive.
"Hmm...what should I cook though...oh! Maybe s-"
"NO!" Tsubaki shouted, causing the shy blond to flinch, "...N-no, Noel. Why...don't you just make something for Mai? I'll fix us something to eat."
'There's something wrong here…I just don't know what,' Ash pondered.
"H...I...Is that...but...that's…" Misty gawked as Mai was eating.
"So good~" Mai beamed.
"But...But it's censored...in...in real life…" Ash blinked twice.
Pikachu hopped onto the cut log Mai was using as a seat and looked at her food. He sniffed twice before freezing up and fell off the log.
"Pika…" Pikachu groaned, his face turning green.
"Even Pokemon don't like the smell of it…" Makoto noted.
"Pachi~" Berry groaned as she held her mouth, her own face looking a bit green.
"You think Noel's secretly a Poison Type and her cooking's her Signature Move?" Makoto joked.
"Makoto," Tsubaki scolded, trying very hard not to agree with her.
"...By the way," Ash began as he looked over at Misty, "Why're you still following us for?"
"...My bike," Misty replied with a slight frown, "I'm still holding you responsible for my bike."
"This again…?" Ashed groaned a bit, "When are you gonna get over that dumb thing?"
"For you information, Mr. 'Pokemon-Master', if you hadn't destroyed it in the first place, I could've ridden out of here by now!" Misty argued.
"Seriously? It's just a bike," Makoto deadpanned, "Can't you...I don't know. Get a new one?"
"Do you know how much bikes are?"
"No. What? 50? 60?"
"...Cajun, do you have a spare pen and paper?"
Cajun, pausing in taking a bite of her meal, pulled out a slip of paper and a spare pen.
"Thank you," Misty nodded as she took the items in question, using the pen to write something down before showing it to Makoto.
"...Holy! That's a lot of zeroes!" Makoto gawked at the price.
"Tell me about it," Misty frowned before glaring back at Ash, "And you're gonna pay me back for it!"
"I told you I'll make good on it one day," Ash argued back, "And if you want out of here so bad, how come you're still following us?"
"...Uh…" Misty trailed off for a moment before clearing her throat, "I'm not following you. This happened to be the fastest way through the woods."
"Translation: Misty is terrified of running into another bug alone," Makoto adopted a squirrely smirk.
"Mmmm!" Misty pouted at that as she turned away from them.
"Well, it's probably better since it's starting to turn to night," Tsubaki noted.
"Maybe we can put a ring of Noel's food as a repellant," Makoto whispered, earning an elbow from Tsubaki.
"In any case, we should rest up for the night," Tsubaki continued, "We'll need all the energy we can get if we want to continue travelling through the forest."
"I'll get the sleeping bags ready," Mai offered as she stood up, having just finished her meal.
"I'll go get some firewood," Makoto offered as she walked off, holding Berry close, 'And give Berry a chance to breathe fresh air after smelling what Noellie made.'
"Good."
Pikachu yawned as he crawled out from Ash's sleeping bag. He crawled up onto the stump the seven were circling to see Caterpie on the top of the log, looking out at the sky above. A yawn made Pikachu look to see Berry crawling out of Makoto's sleeping bag and go over to the bowls of water Noel had poured for the three Pokemon for the night.
"(Ugh...It might be a fluffy paradise, but combined with that thing she's in and it becomes hotter than sleeping near a Torkoal when it's got a fever)," Berry muttered as she drank her fill.
"(It still surprises me that there's a human who has a tail)," Pikachu shrugged.
"(You can't have the fluffiness! It's mine!)" Berry declared as she hopped onto the stump, "(Hey there, Caterpie. Whatcha doin'?)"
"(Well...Just wishing on a star like always)," Caterpie replied as the two Electric Types looked out at the sky.
"(Wow...I've never seen the sky filled with so many lights before)," Pikachu awed.
"(You haven't?)" Berry asked.
"(No. I've lived in Pallet Town my whole life)," Pikachu replied, "(What are you wishing for anyway?)"
"(Well...I wanna be a Butterfree)," Caterpie replied, "(Being up there...getting to see everything from another view…)"
"(It sounds lovely, Caterpie)," Berry noted.
"(I know you'll become one!)" Pikachu beamed before the three saw Misty and Noel move a bit in their bags as they slept.
"(...Well...there's that, but also not having reactions like the ones they've had to me happen again)," Caterpie sighed, "(Don't get me wrong, I'm really glad that the others here have been so welcoming to me and everything, but…)" he sighed as he slumped sadly.
"(It will get better. I'm sure of it)," Berry gently patted his head while Pikachu patted his back.
"(...Thanks.)"
"(Uh, Berry? You're…)" Pikachu's eyes widened just as Berry's paw touched Caterpie's antennae once more.
"(OH ARCEUS! GAH!)" Berry exclaimed as she fell off the log.
"(W-Why...Just...oh Arceus. I don't know which is worse; this or the shy one's cooking!)" Pikachu gagged as he fell off and landed on his head, knocking himself out.
"(...And another reason why I want to be a Butterfree is so I stop the reflex when someone does that by accident)," Caterpie muttered.
"Mmm…" Misty groaned a bit in her sleep, her eyes slowly opening as she began to wake up...only to find the sight of a sleeping Caterpie right in front of her, "..." she inhaled deeply before letting out a loud scream.
"Code red! Code red!" Makoto freaked as she shot up and fell flat on her face from still being in her sleeping bag, "Gah!"
"Huh?! Wha?! What's going on?!" Mai gasped as she looked around, "Did that giant spider find us?!"
"No not that!" Misty shouted as she pointed at Caterpie, "What is this thing doing sleeping near me?!"
"Huh?" Ash blinked as he noticed Caterpie, "Oh! Heh...Caterpie just wants to be your friend."
"If that thing wants to be my friend, it can stop bugging me already!" Misty shouted before glaring at Caterpie, "If you're a Pokemon, get out of my face and into that PokeBall!"
Caterpie let out a sad whimper at that, its eyes starting to tear up.
"Oh, Misty, you are so unbelievable!" Ash frowned, "Caterpie just wants to be your friend! Why he wants to, I'll never kn…" he saw Caterpie slink towards his Pokeball, a sad look in its eyes, "Oh, Caterpie…What's the matter?"
Caterpie let out another sad whimper as it nudged his head against the PokeBall, turning him into a red light as it went into the sphere.
"Hey! Hold on, Caterpie!"
"...That was uncalled for," Noel frowned at Misty.
"That's right. Pokemon have feelings, too, you know," Ash frowned.
"Ah….hmph!" Misty huffed as she looked away, "Well maybe it shouldn't have laid in front of me."
"That doesn't excuse your horrid behavior right there," Tsubaki scolded with a frown.
"Come on, Caterpie. Don't you worry! Someday, we'll show her," Ash encouraged the Pokemon inside its PokeBall.
"..." Misty said nothing as she looked on a bit, feeling guilty about what she said.
She was about to say something before something flew past the group. The group looked out at it to see it finishing off a nearby Caterpie. The creature before them was a raptor-like avian Pokémon. It was covered with brown feathers, and had a cream-colored face, underside, and flight feathers.. It had a crest of pinkish-red feathers on its head and black, angular markings behind its eyes. Its tail's plumage had alternating red and yellow feathers with ragged tips. Its beak and legs were pink. Two of its toes pointed forward, while one pointed backward. Additionally, it had powerful, sharp talons on each toe.
"Wow! A Pidgeotto!" Ash gasped as he pulled out Dexter.
=Pidgeotto, the Bird Pokemon, and the evolved form of Pidgey. Pidgeotto claims a large area as its own territory. This Pokémon flies around, patrolling its living space. If its territory is violated, it shows no mercy in thoroughly punishing the foe with its sharp claws. It renders its prey immobile using well-developed claws, then carries the prey more than 60 miles to its nest= Dexter informed.
'And apparently, this one doesn't have a nest since it ate what was left of its Caterpie breakfast before us,' Makoto thought.
"All right, PIdgeotto…" Ash began as he pulled out a PokeBall, "I'll show you who's the dangerous one around here. PokeBall, go!"
"Ash, wait! You shouldn't…" Cajun began as Ash threw the PokeBall at the bird, only for it to smack the ball away with its wing without even looking at it, "...throw it yet."
"Huh?" Ash blinked twice.
"I think I get it," Makoto noted, "Ash, the only reason it worked on Caterpie is because it was weaker than most Pokemon in its early stages. I think you need to battle it and weaken it enough to catch it first."
"Oh...okay. I gotcha," Ash nodded as he picked up Caterpie's Pokeball, "Come on, Caterpie. Let's show Misty. I ch-"
"Hold it!" Cajun called out, making him pause mid throw, "Bad idea, Ash."
"Huh?"
"What Pokemon is in there?" Cajun asked.
"Caterpie."
"What did the Pidgeotto just finish eating?" Cajun asked.
"A Cater...oh…" Ash paled.
"Exactly. And considering Pidgeotto is a Flying Type, it would've beaten Caterpie easily," Cajun nodded.
"Right," Ash nodded as he put Caterpie's ball on his waist, "Pikachu, let's go!"
"Pika!" Pikachu nodded as he jumped off the stump and growled at Pidgeotto.
"Pikachu, Thundershock!"
"PikaCHU!" Pikachu cried out as he sent a blast of electricity at Pidgeotto, managing to hit it as it started to fly.
"Okay. Let's try this again," Ash spun his hat around and threw an empty ball, "PokeBall, go!"
The PokeBall sailed through the air and collided with Pidgeotto. The bird turned into red energy that quickly went into the ball and it snapped shut, landing on the ground as it did so. Ash and Pikachu remained tense as the ball shook and rattled. Eventually, the shaking stopped and the light dimmed with a noise.
"Yes! We did it!" Ash beamed as he gave a peace sign, "We caught Pidgeotto!"
"Pi Pikachu!" Pikachu cheered, copying his Trainer.
"Congratulations, Ash. You caught a rather rare and powerful Pokemon there," Cajun stated, "From what I gathered, Pidgeotto are rare within the Viridian Forest."
"Ooh! Check it to see what it has like you did with Caterpie," Makoto grinned.
"Good idea," Ash nodded as he pulled out his PokeDex.
=Pidgeotto. Owner: Ash Ketchum. Originally found: Viridian Forest. Abilities are Keen Eye and Big Pecks. Attacks: Gust, Quick Attack, Aerial Ace, Sand Attack, Whirlwind, Wing Attack, Double Edge, Roost, Mirror Move, and Hurricane. This Pokemon also knows the Egg Moves Steel Wing and Brave Bird=
"Brave Bird?" Ash repeated.
"An extremely powerful Flying Type move," Cajun spoke up, "However, it's a double edged sword as it also damages the Pokemon that uses it."
Ash nodded as he looked at the new Pokemon in its ball, "Welcome to the team, P-"
"Ahahahaha!"
"So we meet again."
"...Oh geez. These jokers again," Makoto groaned, instantly recognizing the voices.
"Pachi…" Berry rolled her eyes as Team Rocket performed their motto.
"Uh, we're kinda busy right now," Ash noted, "So if y…"
"Quiet, little boy," Jessie interrupted, "We're not here to listen to you." she and James pointed at Pikachu and Berry, "We're here for your Pokemon."
"Hand over that Pikachu and Pachirisu," James ordered.
"Hey, this is my Pikachu. Go catch your own," Ash frowned.
"And you can't have Berry," Makoto scowled as she cracked her knuckles.
"The only Pikachu we want is yours," Jessie informed, "Same with that Pachirisu."
"We're looking for only the rarest and most valuable kinds of Pokemon, kids," James smirked as Meowth's eye twitched.
"And that special Pikachu and that extremely rare Pachirisu are just the kind we need," Jessie finished before Meowth slashed them both in their faces repeatedly.
"Will ya stop givin' dem all of our secrets?!" Meowth snapped.
"Kinda too late for that," Makoto sweatdropped.
"Pikachu's that special?" Ash asked, blinking twice.
"Of course!" Meowth replied as he landed on the ground, "Your Pikachu's powers impress even me. I really got a charge out of it's incredible attack da last time we met. Its powers exceed its evolved form, Raichu, even! Your Pokemon wo-GAH!"
"Now you're the one giving away all our secrets!" Jessie snapped as she and James stomped on Meowth.
"Shut up before you tell them everything!" James added.
"Again, kinda too late for that," Makoto sweatdropped further.
"Chipa…" Berry agreed, a large bead of sweat on the back of her head as well.
"I'M IN CHARGE! CUT IT OUT~~!" Meowth snapped, making the two stop in stomping on him, "...Anyways, hand over da Pikachu and Pachirisu, and we won't have t' get ugly, twoips."
"Forget it," Ash frowned.
"Then you leave us no choice," James smirked as he and Jessie pulled out two PokeBalls.
"Pokemon Battle! Ekans, go!"
"Koffing, go get them!" James commanded as they sent out their two Pokemon.
"Two on two, eh? I'm game," Makoto grinned as Berry ran down her arm and landed beside Pikachu.
"Huh?" Ash blinked at that, "But, isn't a Pokemon battle only one on one?"
"Actually, there are two on two Pokemon battles, Ash," Cajun explained, looking at a book with a Pokeball emblem on the cover, "They're known as Double Battles and are often done by two Trainers working together against two other trainers. It has been noted that some Trainers even do Double Battles on their own with two of their Pokemon out."
"Where did you get that book?" Mai asked.
"Nurse Joy gave it to me before we left," Cajun explained.
"Ahh...I s-"
"Koffing, Sludge attack! Go!"
Before anyone could move, Koffing fired three shots of sludge, hitting Pikachu, Berry, and Makoto in the faces.
"Ah!" Makoto yelped as she tried to rub the sludge off her eyes, "Ugh! I can't see!"
"Hmph. Then maybe you shouldn't have been distracted," James countered as he brushed his hair aside.
"Pika…" Pikachu whined as he tried to get the sludge out of his eyes along with Berry.
"None of them are able to fight," Mai frowned as she picked up Pikachu and Berry.
"Now what do we do?" Noel asked.
"...I got it. I'll use Pidgeotto t-" Ash began before Tsubaki held her hand up, "Huh?"
"I don't think so, Ash. Pidgeotto still might be weak from the Thundershock Pikachu gave it earlier," Tsubaki stated.
"That's right…" Ash frowned before he grabbed another ball, "Come on out, Caterpie!"
"What?" Tsubaki gasped as Caterpie formed.
"Not good. Bug Types are weak to Poison Types as well," Cajun frowned.
"What's that?" James sweatdropped.
"It's a Bug. A measley little bug," Meowth replied with his own sweatdrop before all three began to laugh, James having to hold his stomach with both arms while Jessie was pointing at Caterpie.
"Let's get the bug spray!" Jessie laughed as Ekans and Koffing charged at the frightened Caterpie.
"...Caterpie, String Shot now!" Ash ordered.
Caterpie looked up at the two Poison Types and a spray of webbing shot out of its mouth. Koffing fell to the ground with a slight thunk as Ekans struggled to get the web off of its head that was trying to suffocate it.
"Now use Tackle on Koffing!"
Caterpie let out a cry as he charged as fast as he could. He slammed into the larger Pokemon and sent it rolling right at Ekans, sending both of them flying into a tree and breaking the webbing, revealing their eyes had been replaced with swirls.
"What?!" Jessie gasped.
"Beaten by a Caterpie," James gawked, his rose nearly falling out of his hand.
"That really Bugs me," Jessie frowned.
"Boo! Corny, boo!" Makoto booed with a thumbs down.
"And you know what they say about bugs," Jessie smirked as she pulled out another Pokeball, "You get a Spider to eat them! Ariados, come out!"
"What?!" Mai gasped as Jessie's tossed Pokeball formed into a familiar spider Pokemon, "Ah! That's…"
"I get it. They've been following us and when we ran away from the knocked out Ariados…" Misty's eyes widened.
"That's right," Jessie smirked as Ariados growled at the nervous Caterpie, "Now what're you gonna do, twerps?"
"...I think it's time I step in," Cajun spoke as she stepped forward.
"Eh? B-but..you don't…" Noel began before Cajun reached behind her back and pulled out a PokeBall, only it was a pure white, "Eh?!"
"Isn't that a Premiere Ball?" Misty asked.
"It is. The store clerk gave it to me when I went out to go get supplies," Cajun explained, "As for what's inside...heh. I encountered her on my way back to meet up with you."
"Her?"
"Hikari, let's go," Cajun said as she held the sphere out, said sphere opening up as a white light from it landed before her and reformed into a small Pokemon.
The Pokemon was a humanoid Pokémon with a white body. It had thin arms and legs that widened toward the feet. There was a wispy extension trailing off the back of its feet, creating the overall impression of a nightgown or oversized dress. Most of its face was covered by blue hair that resembled a bowl cut, but a pair of tealish blue eyes was sometimes visible. There were two flat, orange horns on top of its head: a large one toward the front and a smaller one at the back. It bowed as a circle of stars briefly appeared around it.
"...James, what is that?" Jessie asked.
"That...that's a Ralts, the Feeling Pokemon. An extremely rare Pokemon from the Hoenn Region," James explained with wide eyes, "And it's a Shiny Variant too, so that makes it even more rare."
"Perfect. Ariados, String Shot!" Jessie ordered, "Then use Poison Sting!"
"Ari!" Ariados roared as it fired webbing from its mouth at Hikari.
"Hikari, use Confusion," Cajun ordered.
"Ralts…" Hikari replied calmly as its eyes began to glow under its hair.
The webbing was barely an inch before Hikari when it stopped, a blue aura covering it. The web shot out and smacked right into Ariados, covering its face in its own webbing.
"From the checkup I asked Nurse Joy for Hikari, we learned that she is a Psychic/Fairy Type," Cajun explained, "And that she has this; Confuse Ray."
"Ralts…" Hikari nodded before holding her hands out and firing a dark-tinted multicolored beam that hit Ariados just as it got the webbing off to fire a Poison Sting.
"Do-ri-a…" Ariados shook its head as it started to sway about.
"...Meowth, do something!" Jessie snapped.
"What's he saying?"
"Ariados is sayin' 'is head hurts," Meowth replied, "Dat little pipsqueak confused him!"
"Ugh! Ariados, use Poison Sting!" Jessie ordered.
"Aria-DOS!" Ariados declared as he fired his attack...at Team Rocket.
"AHHH!" the trio screamed as they began to do a dance, trying to avoid the hardened spikes of poison.
"You should know better not to have a Pokemon attack while it's confused," Cajun stated, almost scolding in nature, "Ash, shall we end this?"
"Huh? R-Right! Caterpie, use String Shot!"
Caterpie chirped before firing a blast of webbing that covered Ariados except for his head, still shooting all around the direction he was facing...which was at Team Rocket still.
"Now for a little push. Hikari, Confusion one more time!"
"Ralts…" Hikari nodded before sending a blast of psychic energy out.
The attack slammed into the back of Ariados, sending him rocketing at Team Rocket, who were sent into their waking Ekans and Koffing, who were sent flying into the sky.
"What is this?!" Jessie exclaimed.
"Well, judging by the acceleration and the angle, we're being sent quite a bit away," James noted.
"In other words…" Meowth began.
"Looks like Team Rocket's Blasting Off~!" the trio screamed as they became a twinkle in the sky.
Cajun gave a small smile as she brushed a bit of her hair out of her face, "It looks like we've won. Well done, Hikari."
"Ralts…" Hikari nodded with a slight bow.
"...We did it…" Ash whispered, "...We did it! We won our first Pokemon battle fair and square!"
Caterpie gave a cheer with Ash, a smile in its eyes. It had gone up against two Poison Types and it was able to beat them! It had never thought it could do it when he was still alone in the wild, but it was able to now! A pair of hands on him made Caterpie look up to see Ash picking him up.
"Caterpie, I'm very proud of you," Ash grinned, "You really did you best and we won because of you."
"Don't forget Hikari," Makoto beamed, "If Cajun didn't send her out, we'd be in some big trouble with that Ariados." Caterpie shivered in Ash's arms, "But...He took out Ekans and Koffing, two big annoyances in Viridian City, with just two attacks! How cool is that of a little guy like him?"
"It was certainly impressive," Tsubaki nodded before she looked over at Misty, "Misty?"
"Hmm?"
"I believe you owe Caterpie an apology."
"Um…" Misty gulped before Noel slowly reached out and petted Caterpie's head.
"G-g-g-good job…" Noel noted before quickly moving back.
"See? If Noellie can manage to get her fear of bugs down enough to at least give the little guy the recognition he deserves, why can't you?" Makoto asked.
"...I...I suppose you're right," Misty nodded as she cautiously approached Ash and Caterpie, "Um, Caterpie? I….ahem! I'm really sorry for what I said earlier. You're stronger than you look."
Caterpie gave a happy chirp at that. Just as she was about to pet Caterpie, the Pokemon suddenly let out a large amount of silk from its mouth, startling her.
"Caterpie?" Ash pondered as he set Caterpie down as it continued to fire silk into the air.
"What's going on?" Makoto pondered as the silk landed on Caterpie and started to completely cover him.
"...You don't think that…" Noel gasped.
"What?" Tsubaki asked.
"W-Well...What if Caterpie is, well...it evolved like a butterfly back where we're from?" Noel asked under her breath.
"...It...It's evolving?" Makoto gawked as they looked back at Caterpie as the silk hardened and revealed its new form.
In Caterpie's place was a Pokemon that resembled a green chrysalis. Its body was crescent-shaped with several segments making up the lower point. The front of its shell resembled a face with heavy-lidded eyes and a sharply pointed nose. The back of its shell consisted of several geometrically shaped portions and projections.
"It turned into a cocoon," Cajun noted as she looked at her book, "Caterpie's become a Metapod, the Cocoon Pokemon."
"Oh, Caterp-er, Metapod, that's great!" Ash beamed as he pulled out Dexter.
=Metapod, the Cocoon Pokemon, and the evolved form of Caterpie. Its soft body is protected by a hard outer shell while it undergoes metamorphosis. While this shell is said to be as hard as steel, a sudden, powerful impact could cause its tender body to pop out, leaving it completely exposed. Metapod generally remains motionless, preparing its soft innards for evolution inside its hard shell. If an enemy discovers Metapod in the wild, it is unable to do anything other than harden its outer shell. This Metapod knows Tackle, String Shot, Bug Bite, and Harden=
"So it still knows the attacks it had as Caterpie," Cajun noted, "Though...I wonder how they'll work in its new form…"
"Who knows?" Makoto shrugged s she finally wiped off enough of the sludge to let her see, "Finally."
"W-well...I'm happy your Pokemon evolved, Ash. I…" Noel began before something flew past her, causing her eyes to widen as they were a complete white, "..."
"What's wrong?" Makoto asked as she helped Berry get the sludge out of her eyes.
"G-g-g-g-gia-giant...b-b-b-b-bee…" Noel whimpered.
"Giant bee? Wh..." Cajun began before her eyes widened in realization, "...We need to move. Now."
"Huh? What's wrong?" Ash asked as Cajun returned Hikari and began to move down the path.
"A very territorial Pokemon that we do not want to wait around for to come back with its swarm," Cajun replied, picking up the pace.
"...S…swarm?!" Noel meeped.
"Cajun, wait up!" Makoto shouted as she began to run after her, Misty quickly following.
"Come on!" Misty called to the others.
"Huh? B-"
"I think it's best we do what they say," Mai spoke up as she followed after them, 'That, and the thought of a giant bee absolutely terrifies me!'
"All right!" Ash grinned as he returned Metapod and ran after them, "There are all kinds of Pokemon in this forest! I can't wait until we find some more!"
"P-Please no more bugs…" Noel whimpered as she followed.
"This world continues to both amaze and terrify me," Tsubaki whispered as she followed after them.
"Professor Cajun's Pokemon Research!"
The curtains rose on a laboratory backdrop with a table set up in the middle. Beside it was Cajun, wearing a lab coat over her clothes. On the table was Hikari, giving a small bow.
"Greetings everyone, and welcome back," Cajun greeted, "Today's Pokemon of the Day is none other than the very one that was a big character this day," she put a TV on the table and it displayed a split screen of two Pokemon, "Caterpie and his evolution Metapod." Hikari pulled out a remote and pressed it, causing the screen to change to a diagram of Caterpie, "It's name seems to be a corruption of the word 'Caterpillar.' This is rather fitting. Caterpie is a stylized caterpillar, most resembling an Asian swallowtail. Its "antenna" is an osmeterium, an organ unique to swallowtail caterpillars which, like Caterpie, they use to emit a foul odor. The tip of Caterpie's tail resembles the horn at the rear end of most species of hawk moth larvae."
Hikari pressed another button on the remote and the screen changed to a simulation of a Caterpie by a large pile of leaves that it quickly devoured while Cajun continued, "Caterpie, like actual caterpillars, has a rather voracious appetite, often eating leaves much bigger than it." the screen then showed Caterpie evolving, "It even goes through a metamorphosis similar to a caterpillar in that it wraps itself up in a special material its body produces to form a chrysalis. In this case, Caterpie evolves into Metapod, the Cocoon Pokemon."
Hikari pressed another button, causing the screen to change to a diagram of Metapod, "Metapod goes from 1' to 2'04" in size and now weight 21.8 pounds, or 9.9 kilograms. Metapod is a combination of metamorphosis and pod (referring to its chrysalis state). It seemed to be based upon an amalgamation of butterfly chrysalises, resembling the general shape of a Black Swallowtail chrysalis (or possibly a Large White) with a large nose-like protrusion and side protrusions resembling a Polydamas Swallowtail or Pipevine Swallowtail chrysalis." Hikari pressed a button, showing an X-Ray of a Metapod, "Like other chrysalis states, the inside of Metapod is actually the liquid remains of what it once was, being reconstructed over the course of time so that what emerges will be the Adult state of its life."
Hikari pressed one more button, causing the screen to change to a question mark as Cajun continued, "There is one more evolution, but I'm afraid we will have to talk about it next time." she smiled at Hikari, "Thank you for your assistance, Hikari."
"Ralts…" Hikari nodded, pushing another button in her nodding.
*BOOM*
Cajun coughed, her clothes and hair messed up while Hikari twitched on the table, the TV a pile of smoking scrap now, "...Why did it have that?" she spotted something that was still intact on the TV, "Made by Team Rocket Industries." she smiled, "...It seems that there is Science to do, Hikari."
"Ralts…" Hikari coughed as the curtain fell.
GT: Well, a big congrats to Ash for catching a Pidgeotto and a Caterpie, the latter evolving into a Metapod even.
SZ: Indeed. And congrats to him winning his first Pokemon battle...albeit with Cajun and her Ralts, Hikari's help...but still.
GT: And Team Rocket is much more dangerous now that they have an Ariados.
SZ: And considering Jessie is the one that owns it...yeah.
GT: I found it fitting. Considering that, aside from the latest season of the anime, she's been the one who more often than not gets the Poison Types.
SZ: True. Seviper in Hoenn, Woobat in Uno...wait. Woobat is a Flying/Psychic. Not a Poison.
GT: She got a Dustox in Hoenn, don't forget that. And good point on Unova as well. ...Come to think of it, was it Jessie or James who caught Inkay again?
SZ: It was James who caught it.
GT: ...Okay, so it seems that the anime has slowly been switching the two from the types that they seemed to often get in regions. Anyways, we're getting off track. Point is, Team Rocket is going to be a bit more dangerous in this series since they'll have some new Pokemon in their teams to counteract the girls being there. Sorta like the Butterfly Effect.
SZ: Eeyup. Can't wait to see how the group handles them in the future. Anyways, that is all for today. Be sure to keep an eye out for a third chapter for this story. Been in such a big Pokemon mood after rewatching the Indigo League season of Pokemon, we've decided to go for a Threefer.
GT: That's right!
SZ: Eeyup. SO until next time, I am Seanzilla115. He is GammaTron…
GT: And we bid you adieu. So Read and Review!