Challenge of the Samurai
Ash turns around to see Misty hanging on a tree.
"What's wrong now?" Ash asks Misty.
"I think I see another bug!" Misty shouted.
All of them sighed. "Maybe it's a Cowterpie!" Ash joked. Misty and Pikachu fell while Jovan, July, Anna and Seth sighed.
"A Cowterpie?" Seth asked. "If there was a Pokémon like that, we would've seen one now in the forest or in a open field."
Ash laughs while rubbing behind his head. Misty got up.
"That's not funny. You know I hate bugs and I've saw one right over there." Misty said, pointing behind her. A small bug Pokemon crawls up behind her. Misty went behind Ash. It is a small larva Pokémon with a beige, yellow, or rust-colored segmented body. Combined with its red, purple, or fuchsia nose and feet, Weedle's bright coloration wards off its enemies. It also has a conical, two-inch venomous stinger on its head and a barbed one on its tail, but its other body parts are spherical.
"It's a Weedle." Ash smiled. He takes out his Pokedex.
"Weedle. The stinger on its head guarantee's that any attacker gets the point where it will hurt."
"A stinger, huh?" Ash asked. "Now that's a challenge."
"Why are you so excited about that?! Make it go away!"
Ash looks over his right shoulder. "Are you kidding me?" he asked.
"You don't think a Pokémon Trainer like Ash will let a Weedle escape, do you?" Jovan asked.
"I'll catch it." Ash said reaching a Pokeball.
"You have to battle it first to make it weaken then you can catch it." July reminded him.
"Ok then." Ash said. "Let's go, Pikachu!" Ash turns his head to the right to see Pikachu lying down on a blanket with a cover on top of him.
"Pikachu's taking a nap now?" Anna groans.
Ash takes out two Pokeballs. "Oh well. You snooze, you lose." Ash said. "There's still Pideotto and Metapod to do the job and they give me the respect I deserve." He smirked.
Misty looks away. "You deserve to have your head examine." Misty said. She looks down and see Weedle looking up at her.
"Aaahhh!" Misty screamed, running away from Weedle. "Don't just stand there, catch it!" Misty yelled over her shoulder.
"Have no fear, Ash is here." Ash said, taking out a Pokeball. "Pideotto, I choose you!" Ash threw the Pokeball and Pideotto appears before Weedle.
"We're going to get Misty back, Ash." Jovan said.
"Ok." Ash said.
Jovan, July, Anna and Seth ran after Misty. As soon as they went after Misty they can't see her anywhere.
"Where do you think she went, you guys?" Anna asks as they stop running.
"I don't know." Seth said, as he looks around. "This forest is big."
"Not to mention it's easy to get lost in a forest like this one." July said.
Jovan spots another path to their left. "Let's go down here." Jovan said.
They went down the path hoping to find Misty.
"This forest is full of bugs." Misty grumble. "I just wish they all just bug off." But she stops walking. As she turns around, Misty came face to face with a young samurai boy with a sword pointing at her.
"Greetings, Maiden." He said. "Are you by chance the Pokémon trainer from Pallet Town?" he asked.
Misty shook her head. "No, that's not me."
"Alas." The young samurai said, sheathing his sword. "My search continues." He said as he turns away. "I advise you not to shriek in the forest, unless you plan to attract a horde of Beedrill." Then he walks away. Misty fell on her knees.
"What a weird kid." Misty said. As Misty was sitting there she remembers something. "Trainer from Pallet Town…" she said and gasps. "That's Ash!"
"Let's take a break." Seth said, as they all sat down on the forest floor. All of a sudden Jovan heard a yell coming from the trees. A mysterious hooded figure leap down above them with two branches in hands. All of them got out in time before they got hit.
"Go Dratini, Growlithe and Pidgey!" Jovan yelled.
"Go Eevee and Pidgey!" July yelled.
"Go Ratatta and Pidgey!" Seth yelled.
"Go Vulpix and Pidgey!" Anna yelled.
All of their Pokémon appeared and were growling at the attacker. Jovan looks at the hooded figure. The hooded figure was at the same height as July. Seth found four branches near them. He picks them all up and threw three at Jovan, July and Anna and the three of them caught their branches.
"What do you want?" Jovan asked, holding his branch tightly.
"I want to fight you." The mysterious figure said.
Seth took a step forward and points his branch at the mysterious figure. "We won't fight you until you tell us what you want." Seth said.
"Fine." The mysterious figure said. "I was lost in this forest for three days after a portal came out of nowhere and drops me here."
This caught their attention. A portal coming out of nowhere and dropping the mysterious figure here in the forest? Jovan, July, Anna and Seth remembers about the portal that showed up in Jovan's room when all four of them were hanging out to watch the first episode of Pokémon.
"Are you telling the truth?" July asked.
"I am telling the truth." The mysterious figure said. "But of you don't believe me, we'll have a battle."
"Fine." Jovan said. "We'll fight you."
But the mysterious figure shook his head. "I will only fight your sister, Jovan."
Jovan stare at the mysterious figure. "How did you-" he tried to say but July cut him off.
"Don't worry Jovan. I got this." July said. She took a step forward. "You want to battle with Pokémon?" she asked.
"No." The mysterious figure said, but his stomach growled.
"Are you ready?" July asks as she got into a fighting stance. She waited for him to attack but he took a knee down, putting a hand on his stomach.
"Hey, are you ok?" July asks as she ran up to the mysterious figure. July knelt down in front of the figure. As she removes the hood, she gasp. "Slade Croft?!"
Slade Croft is a friend of July. July met him back in elementary school. When he was just a infant, a newlywed couple found him in a bundle of blankets right out in the middle of a field. They took him in as their own son. Slade doesn't know anything about his real parents.
"Slade!?" Jovan yelled as he ran up to them while Anna and Seth follow him. Slade lay down on the grass with July's help.
"Try to find some fruits around here." Jovan said to everyone. They all look for some fruit while July stayed with Slade. The search for some fruits took ten minutes to find and brought some back. July took out a bottle of water and a facecloth as she pour some water on the facecloth and put it on Slade's forehead.
"Here, eat this Slade." Seth said handing him a red apple. July helps Slade to sit up so he can eat. Slade swipe the apple from Seth's hand. "Thanks." He said quickly, eating like there's no tomorrow. Fifteen minutes has pass and Slade was already full after eating a few apples. Jovan handed him a bottle of water.
"Burp!" Slade burped. "Excuse me."
They all laughed. After they were done laughing, Anna stares at Slade.
"So Slade, how did you end up here?" Anna asked.
Slade looks at her and began explaining.
Flashback
Slade was playing basketball in the driveway with his six friends, Maria, Nicole, Ali, Fred, Stacie and Ben. It was a three a on three game of boys vs. girls. The girl's team has 19 points while the boys have six points.
"How are we losing to them?" Fred panting as he points to the girls.
Nicole giggled. "Because you guys kept shooting for three points throughout the game. You guys caught up to us when we were tied."
Ben stares at them. "How come you girls are so good at this anyway?" he asked.
"We practice with the others at the park. All three of us are going to join the Girls Basketball team after the summer is over." Maria said, crossing her arms.
"And besides, it's been five days since we all graduate elementary school." Ali added.
"I'm glad that we graduate. I wonder what middle school is like." Fred wondered.
"I heard from July's brother that middle school starts early in the morning." Slade said.
"July told me that the middle school holds some dances during the year." Stacie said.
"So you guys want to finish this game up now?" Ben asked.
"Sure." They all said.
They all got into their positions. Slade faces Nicole, Ben faces Maria, Stacie faces Ben and Fred faces Ali. Maria passes the basketball to Nicole. Ben tried to stop her but she passes the ball between his legs over to Stacie. Slade and Fred teamed up on her but she fake a pass, making them think she's passing it back but instead, Stacie passes the ball to Maria who was still open. Maria shot the basketball into the hoop, nothing but the net.
"No way." Slade said.
"We won!" Nicole, yelled excitedly.
Maria looks back the boys. "Good game you guys." Maria said, offering her hand.
"Good game." Slade said, grinning as the two shook hands.
But all of a sudden, a portal appears, startling them. They all back away from the portal.
"What's going on here?" Slade wonders.
Then the portal beings pulling them all in at once. When they were all inside the portal, it closes. Slade tried to hold on to his friends but he lost his grip. Slade hit the ground hard yelling in pain. He laid there as he watches the portal closes.
"Where am I?" Slade wonders as he got onto his feet. Slade looks around and he was in the middle of a forest at night. Then he remembers about his friends.
Slade cupped his hands around his mouth, calling his friends. "Hey!" Slade called. But there was no answer except the sound of silence.
"I have to get out of this forest now." Slade muttered.
Flashback Ends
"And that's how I end up here in the first place." Slade said.
They were all sitting in a circle.
"Where do you think they are?" Jovan asked.
"I'm not sure." Seth said unsure. "They could be anywhere."
"Maybe somewhere here in the Kanto Region." July said crossing her arms.
"I hope so." Jovan said. "But for now, let's find Misty."
"Wait, Misty?" Slade asked confuse.
After explaining to Slade…
"We just have to find her, right?" Slade asked. Then he grins at them. "Let's go."
"Right." They all said, grabbing their fruits and branches.
Pidgeotto flew towards Weedle, who was about to attack with Poison Sting.
"Dodge it!" Ash yelled.
Pidgeotto dodges the attack as Ash smirked. "Nice work!"
Pidgeotto flew back towards Weedle, attacking again.
"Ok then." Ash said, taking out a Pokeball. "Weedle, I got you now!" Ash yelled, preparing to catch it.
"Greetings." A voice said. Ash looks over his right shoulder. It was the young samurai.
"I am addressing the Pokémon Trainer from Pallet Town?" The young Samurai asked.
"Yeah, I am a Pokémon Trainer from Pallet, but I'm a little busy." Ash said.
The young samurai eyes glints at the words. "I have found you at last." He said, unsheathing his sword.
"Ash!" Misty yelled running towards them with the others behind her.
"Watch out!" Slade shouted.
"Huh?" Ash asked confused. Before Ash was met face to face with a sword pointing at him, Jovan skidded into a halt in front of them. Jovan brought his hands to the side of his face as both weapons met.
"At least I'm a good runner back in school and I can imitate the "Wind Hole Vortex~ Mist" stance." Jovan thought.
Jovan kept his eyes fixated on the young samurai boy.
"That's a nice interesting stance he has there." The young samurai thought.
"There's no way you're stealing my Pokémon." Ash said.
"I am no Pokémon thief." The young samurai said.
"Who are you then?" Misty asked as she stopped next to Ash.
"I am Samurai." Samurai said, standing straight. "I am fearless and completely invincible. I have been searching the forest for you." Samurai said as he sheaths his sword.
Jovan stepped aside. "You mean Ash?" he asked.
Samurai nodded.
"What do you want from me?" Ash asked.
"A Pokémon match." Samurai said, raising a Pokeball in his right hand. "Let us see who triumph."
Then Ash remembers about the Weedle he was battling. "Oh no!" Ash said turning around to see the Weedle trying to escape. He threw a Pokeball at it but the Weedle escaped.
"Pidgeotto, return!" Ash yelled. Aftet Pidgeotto was back inside, Ash turns around to look at Samurai.
"That Weedle only got away because you messed me up." Ash said angrily.
"Don't blame your Pokémon handling on me." Samurai said. "Your Pokémon handling is dimwitted and clumsy."
Ash walks up to him. "How do you know about handling Pokémon?" he growled. "I bet I can beat you in a match blindfolded."
"There is one way to find out." Samurai said.
The two of them took a couples step back.
"Pidegeotto, do your stuff!" Ash threw a Pokeball in the air and Pidgeotto appeared. But he was taking a rest.
"Ash, you need to let your Pokémon rest once a while." Seth said.
"Well… I, uh…" Ash tried to say.
"Only a novice would send out a tired Pokémon into battle." Samurai said. "Your blunder will cost you dearly." Samurai threw a Pokeball, saying, "Pinsir, assume battle mode!"
A new Pokemon appeared. It was a bipedal Pokémon with a wide, dull brown body and a large pair of gray, spiky pincers on top of its head. In its mouth are many long, flat teeth arranged horizontally. Its legs are short and thick while its arms are long and thin, and each limb ends with three grey claws. The limbs and abdomen are divided into segments. Its eyes are simple, but usually appear angry.
"Whoa." Ash said. "He has a Pinsir." Ash took out his Pokedex.
"Pinsir. This fearsome Pokémon uses it claws to put the squeeze on its opponents."
"That Pinsir is pretty tough, but Pidgeotto can handle it." Jovan said.
"Do your best Pidgeotto!" July cheered.
"Pidgeotto, use Sand Attack!" Ash commanded.
Pidgeotto flaps his wings fast to make the sand to go into Pinsir's eyes.
"That's child play." Samurai smirked. "Pinsir, use Tackle!"
Pinsir went through the sand and tackled Pidgeotto. Pidgeotto was sent backwards and skidded on the grass.
Samurai laughed. "Your Pokémon is beaten."
"Oh no." Ash muttered. "Pidgeotto, return!" he called back Pidgeotto back inside the Pokeball.
"Are you ready to surrender, Novice?" Samurai asked.
"I'm just warming up." Ash said. He threw out another Pokeball. "Go, Metapod!" Ash shouted. Metapod appeared.
"Watch and weep as Pinsir crushes your Metapod in half!" Samurai exclaimed.
"No…" Ash muttered. If Metapod gets crush by those pincers, Metapod would be…
"Ash." July said. Ash turns around and looks at her. "You need to call Metapod back, or else things will get worse."
"This match is already won." Samurai said.
Before Pinsir can even touch Metapod, Ash cried out, "Metapod, Harden!"
Metapod's body began to glow in a green light. Pinsir picked up Metapod and began to crush him hard. But when Pinsir tried to crush Metapod, his claws cracked. All of them gasp.
"It worked!" Misty said excitedly.
"Alright!" Anna smiled.
"So." Ash grins. "Who's the novice now?"
"Pinsir, return!" Samurai called Pinsir back into his Pokeball. "Clever. Quite clever." Samurai took out another Pokeball and threw it. Then another Metapod appeared.
"So he has a Metapod as well." Seth said.
"Metapod, use Harden as him!" Smaurai commanded.
"Maximum Harden, Metapod!" Ash ordered.
"Something tells me this might take awhile." Slade said.
Jovan and Seth looks at him.
"What makes you say that?" Jovan asked.
"They're going to keeping using Harden." Slade said.
15 minutes later….
"So how long has it been?" July asked, who was lying down on the ground.
"15 minutes." Anna said, drinking a bottle of water.
Somewhere in the forest…
"I'm tired." James whined.
"James, stop whining." Jessie said.
The two of them were carrying a boxed tank. Running next to them was Sam, Libby and Justin who had their own boxed tank.
"Must we carry this?" Sam asked.
"So it can protect us from the Beedrills." Jessie said.
"Hey down there." Meowth said. Mewoth was sitting on top of the boxed tank while Jessie and James were running. "Quit chatting down there. Get a move on."
"Why are you doing up there?" Jessie asked angrily.
"You should be helping us." Justin said.
"I wish I could, but I'm on lookout duty." Meowth said.
"Well lookout for this!" Jessie yelled as the two shook Meowth off.
Meowth fell on the ground with a thud. Meowth got up and went after them.
"Wait a second! Come back!" Meowth shouted as he chases after them.
The two trainers kept their eyes on the two Metapod.
"We could be stuck here for the rest of our lives." Misty muttered. "Boys can be so stubborn."
Anna and July nodded their heads.
"That's true." Anna said.
"You two are more hardheaded than your Metapods!" Misty yelled.
All of a sudden, a buzzing sound can heard. July went over to Jovan.
"Where's that buzzing sound coming from?" July asked.
"I'm not sure." Jovan said unsure. He looks at Seth. "Seth?"
"A Beedrill swarm approaches. Our battle must end." Samurai said. "Metapod, return!" Samurai's Metapod was called back into his Pokeball. Jovan, Anna, July and Seth called out their Pidgeys to help out. Jovan notices the Pokémon that was flying towards them.
"Beedrill." Jovan said, taking out his Pokedex.
"Beedrill. This Pokémon a evolved form of Weedle, following its Kakuna stage. Its highly poisonous."
"The Weedle from before got away and alerted the rest of its kind." Samurai said. "Good day." Samurai turns around and started to run. A Beedrill came down and picks up Ash's Metapod. Ash and Misty gasp.
"Metapod, return!" Ash yelled trying to get Metapod back inside the Pokeball. But the Bedrill kept dodging as it took away Metapod.
"Oh no." Ash muttered. "It got away."
A Beedrill tried to sting him, but Pikachu sent a ThunderShock at it and Ash. Jovan's Pidgey dodge the attack of the first Beedrill and came in with a Tackle along with July's Pidgey, follow up by two Gusts from Seth's Pidgey and Anna's Pidgey.
"All four of you will stay close to us while we run." Slade said to the four Pidgeys.
They all ran down the path where Samurai ran. Misty grabs Ash's arm and went after them. Ash looks over his left shoulder while he was running.
"But Metapod!" Ash exclaimed.
""Let's figure that out later while we still can!" Jovan shouted.
July and Anna both tripped and fell on the found. Slade looks over his right shoulder and gasp. He stops and turns around. Jovan and Seth notices that Slade went back for the girls. When he got to them, two Beedrills tried to stung him but Anna's Pidgey intercepted the attacks while July's Pidey protected the girls. But they didn't notice there was a third Beedrill that cam behind Seth and tried to stung him.
"Watch out!" Anna said.
Slade turns around and sees the third Beedrill coming for him. A blue tail wraps the third Beedrill and flings it back to the two Beedrills.
"Good job, Dratini!" Jovan yelled excitedly.
All of them kept up with Ash and Misty. Misty looks over her left shoulder to see the Beedrills are coming closer.
"They're getting closer!" Misty yelled.
"There are some bushes up ahead!" Jovan shouted.
They all went inside the bushes quickly. Jovan notices the swarm pass them all unotice.
"Whew." They all sighed.
"That was close." Jovan said with relief.
Ash notices a tree and gasp. It was a whole nest of Kakuna.
"A whole hive of Kakunas." Samurai said.
All of them took out their Pokedexs. "Kakuna, a transnational stage between Weedle and Beedrill. Kakunas remains reactive to deadly Beedrill and hatch."
Ash's notices another Pokemon on the bottom right of the tree. It was Metapod!
"Hey. It's Metapod!" Ash said loudly but Misty covers his mouth with her hand.
"Not so loud." Misty whispers to him.
They all kept quiet until one of the Kakuna started glowing, followed by the rest.
"They evolved into Beedrill." Slade said.
All of them sweatdropped.
"Run for it!" Seth yelled.
All of them started running. While they were running Samrai can see his cabin.
"My cabin!" he yelled. "I think we can make it!"
Ash, Misty, Pikachu and Samurai made it. Misty turns around to see the others are still outside.
"Hurry!" Misty yelled.
Samurai notices that the Beedrills are coming close.
"Close that door!" Jovan yelled. "We'll distract them!"
"Are you nuts?!" Misty shouted. Samurai slams the door before two Beedrills can sting them. The two swarms notices Jovan and the others and went after them.
"Our Pidgeys can't fight against this many!" Seth grunted angrily.
"I agree." Anna said. The four Pidgeys went back inside their Pokeballs.
"Let's hustle!" Slade yelled.
Back inside the cabin, Ash sighs. "That was close." He said.
Samurai took off his armor and set it on the counter. "I hope you're happy, Novice." Samurai said, looking at Ash. "You're letting of that Weedle almost cost us our lives."
Ash stands up. "Take back that "Novice" crack." Ash demanded.
"I do take it back." Samurai said serious. "Because not even a novice would abandon his own Pokémon like you did."
Ash grunted and looked away. "I tried to save Metapod."
"Chuu?" Pikachu asked worried.
"Your Metapod will pay for its trainer's inexperience. The others trainers of Pallet would never been irresponsible."
Ash looks at him. "Other trainers from Pallet?" Ash asked. "Have you fought Pokémon matches against Gary and the others?"
Samurai faces away. "Ah." He sighed. "They were three spectacular matches. Each more challenging than the last. Those trainers really know how to raise Pokémon. Even though I was defeated all three times, I was inspired to redouble my training. I have been eagerly preparing for that day when finally I would beat the next Pokémon Trainer from Pallet." Samurai said, with his arms crossed.
Misty got up. "So that's why you're waiting around here for Ash to show up." Misty said. "Do you plan to challenge Jovan, his sister and their friends?"
"Yes, I do." Samurai said. "Compare to those other three, Novice here is a joke."
"But I don't think their friend Slade has a Pokémon yet." Ash said.
"I guess so." Misty said.
Ash turns back to look at her. "Do you think that they're safe?" he asked.
"I think so." Misty said with a worried look. But she remembers something. "That reminds me." Misty said.
"Of what?" Samurai asked.
"I thought all trainers chooses Bulbasaur, Chamander or Squirtle as a starter Pokémon." Misty said. "Where did they find a Dratini, a Eevee, a Growlithe and a Vulpix?"
"I was wondering about that as well." Samurai said.
Ash explains how Jovan and July found the four battling against a Beedrill, taking them to the lab and nursing them back to health, but he left out the part that Jovan, July, Seth, Anna and Slade are not from around here. Nighttime came and everyone was sleeping except for Ash, who was thinking about Metapod.
"Here you go everyone." Jovan said as Slade and he put down a huge pile of fruit in front of the fire that Growlithe and Vulpix made. Everyone started eating.
"That was a close call." Slade said who was eating an apple.
"I know." Anna said.
"So what do we do?" July asked.
"For now, we have to wait until the sun comes up." Seth explained. "We head back to the tree where Metapod is and I guess that where we'll meet up with Ash, Misty and Samurai."
"Hopefully we don't run into trouble." Jovan said.
Vulpix hears footsteps walking towards them. They all got up and glared at the new hooded figure.
"I should've known this was going to happen." The hooded figure said.
"Who are you?" Slade asked.
"That's something you shouldn't know." The hooded figure said.
""Then what do you want from us?" Jovan asked.
"I can tell that all of you wish to go back to your world." The hooded figure said.
"How did-" July tried to ask but the hooded figure's body began to glow bright and they all covered their eyes. When the light died out, the mysterious hooded figure wasn't there.
"Who was that?" Jovan asked.
"I don't know." Seth said. "Let's get some sleep, everyone."
Morning came and the Beedrill are still sleeping. Ash crawled carefully so he couldn't wake up the Beedrill. But he didn't notice that Meowth landed on his head.
"Do you know what Mewowth's favorite game is?" Meowth snickered.
""Get off." Ash growled, shaking Meowth off. Meowth scratches his face.
"Scratch and sniffle." Meowth said, watching Ash said.
"How about this?" a voice asked. Meowth turns around to see Jovan made a scary face. Meowth scratches his face as well.
"You little…" Jovan muttered painfully.
"Guess who!"
Ash and Jovan turns their heads to the left to see Jessie and James standing on top of a rock and sees Sam, Libby and Justin at the bottom of the rock.
"Prepare for trouble!"
"Make it double."
"To protect the world from devastation."
"To unite all people from within our nation."
"To denounce-"
"No, not again!" Ash interrupted.
"Keep your voices down." Jovan said.
"Never interrupt the Team Rocket motto." Jessie said angrily.
"But-" Ash try to say.
"Ahem." Jessie cleared her throat. "To denounce the evil of truth and love."
"To extend our reach to the stars above."
"Jessie."
"James."
"Keep your voices down." Jovan hush them, but the two of them ignore Jovan.
"Team Rocket, blasts off at the speed of light!"
"Surrender now or prepare to fight!"
"Meowth, daths right!"
After finishing the motto, pink and blue explosions were set off. The explosions were so loud it woke up the swarm.
"Not this again!" Jovan grunted.
"Now." Jessie said. "Why don't you give us your Pikachu? It's no use to resist us so be a smart boy and hand us over the Pokémon."
"And you're Dratini, Jovan." Libby said.
Ash turns his head. "I don't have Pikachu with me. Even if I do have it, I wouldn't give it to you anyway."
"Let's move." Jovan said.
The two boys started running away from them.
"Get back here!" Jessie yelled."
"If we can get past the Beedrill, they'll dive-bomb Team Rocket." Jovan muttered.
Everything went into slow motion as the two boys both dodge two Beedrills. Team Rocket stops in their tracks.
"Our tanks should be handy now." Jessie said to James.
"It was worth the struggle to drag it here." James said. He bent down and picks up the tank but it was being eaten by a bunch of Weedle.
"Oh come on!" Sam complained.
"They're eating the tanks!" Meowth exclaimed.
"But we made it from paper to reduce the weight." James explained.
The swarm of Beedrill went after all of them as they ran away. Ash knelt down to Metapod. "So there you are." Ash panted. "Into the Pokeball, Metapod."
"Metapod. Metapod." Metapod said.
"Metapod…" Ash muttered.
"You guys alright?!"
Jovan turns around and sees July, Dratini, Anna, Seth and Slade on the other side.
"We're fine." Jovan said.
"Let's have our Pidgeys help us out." July suggested.
All three of them nodded as they toss out their Pokeballs and their Pidgeys appeared. Ash heard a buzzing sound and notices a Beedrill coming towards them.
"Let's go." Ash said as he picks up Metapod and started to run. Four more Beedrills appeared as the four Pidgeys engage them in combat.
"I didn't abandon you, Metapod." Ash said as he kept running. "I just got sidetracked and it's all Samurai's falut-" he tried to say but he tripped and fell and Metapod landed on the ground.
"No. It wasn't Samurai's fault." Ash muttered. Ash sat up. "It was my fault. If I was a better Pokémon Trainer, I'd stop making all these excuses. From now on I promise I'll never run and leave my friends behind again. No more excuses." Ash said. He got up and went over to kneel down to Metapod.
"Watch out, Ash!" Seth yelled.
Ash turns around and sees a Beedrill coming towards him.
"Ash!" Misty shouted. Samurai was carrying a net over them to be protected.
"Watch out for its Twineedle attack!" Samurai called out.
As the Beedrill came close, Metapod jumps out in front of them and took the attack, also breaking the Beedrill's stinger in the process. Ash caught Metapod in his arms.
Meanwhile the four Pidgeys were having trouble against the four Beedrill.
"I'm not sure how much more they can keep going." Anna said, worried.
"We've gotta have faith in them." Jovan said.
"Can't you switch out with another Pokémon?" Slade suggested, looking at Seth.
"Yeah." Seth said.
July, however, notices something with their Pidgeys. "Look at that!" July pointed. All of them look at the Pidgeys and their bodies began to glow. When the glowing stop, they all gasp.
"They've evolved into Pidgeotto." Jovan said.
"Alright!" July said excitedly.
Slade went over to Ash. "Are you alright?" he heard from Ash. Misty, Samurai and Pikachu were there as well. As Ash was still carrying Metapod, a light was glowing from the place that the Beedrill attacked. They all watch as Metapod evolved into a Butterfree. Butterfree flew from Ash's arms and into the air.
"Its so beautiful." Misty smiled.
Ash takes out his Pokedex.
"Butterfree. One week after being Caterpie evolves into Metapod, it evolves into Butterfree."
"But hold on a sec." Misty said.
"What is it?" Ash asked.
"How did their Pidgeys evolve now?" Misty asked as she looks at Jovan.
"We've been battling that swarm yesterday when we were running." Jovan explains. "We kept battling and running for the entire day until we lost them."
Ash, Misty, Pikachu and Samurai was shocked to hear of what they did. Butterfree pasts Ash and Ash smiles. Over the tree tops they can see the swarm of Beedrills.
"Here comes the other Beedrills!" Misty exclaimed.
Ash turns his head and Butterfree floated next to him.
"Free." Butterfree said.
"Butterfree…" Ash muttered.
Butterfree turns to face Ash and nodded. "Free free." He said.
"Yeah." Ash smiles.
"We'll stop them in their tracks." Seth said.
"Ok then." Ash said.
Jovan, July, Anna and Seth walks past him. "Use Quick Attack!"
The four Pidgeyottos all sped to the Beedrills and went into a circle fast to confuse them.
"Go for it, Ash!" Jovan yelled over his right shoulder.
"Ok." Ash said. "Butterfree, knock them out with your Sleep Powder!"
Butterfree flew over the Beedrills and flaps his wings. The blue shining powder landed on the swarm of Beedrills. The whole swarm fell down from the air, one by one. The Weedle who was eating the cardboard tanks went to sleep as well, even Team Rocket.
"Yay!" Ash cheered. "You put all of them to sleep!"
Samurai puts down the net and they all stood behind Ash as he cheered.
"You're the best, Butterfree!" Ash cheered.
Samurai smiles and crossed his arms over his chest. "You were able to Butterfree so well after it evolved. Most impressive."
Standing on the same rock where Team Rocket did their motto, the mysterious hooded figure grins.
"So they were able to evolve them after all." The mysterious hooded figure said. "I hope that they find their friends soon." The mysterious hooded figure said before vanishing.
"This trail will lead you to Pewter City." Samurai said. They were all standing outside the exit of Viridian Forest.
"That's great." Ash said. "But before we leave, Samurai, we have to finish our match."
"Compare to you my friend, I am the novice." Samurai said. "But I will keep perfecting my technique and one day we will meet again."
"You sure you don't want to challenge us to a battle before we leave?" Jovan asked.
"I'm sure of it." Samurai said.
"Well, I'm sure it will be a spectacular match someday." Ash said.
"That is guarantee." Samurai said.
Misty turns her head away. "Just promise not to have a match Metapod vs. Metapod again."
July nodded her head. "I agree as well."
"Until then Samurai." Ash said as they all began to walk.
"See ya." Misty said, waving her hand.
Samurai watches them go. "Fare well." He said.
Jovan thought of the mysterious hooded figure that encounters them from last night. "Who was that last night?" Jovan thought
With Team Rocket thwarted for now, Ash and his friends leave the Viridian forest and set their sights to Pewter City. As they all head to Pewter City with their new friend Slade and the mysterious hooded figure that they all met, Jovan, July, Anna, Seth and Slade began to wonder who the mysterious hooded figure is.
Back where Team Rocket was, James looks at Jessie. "So, have any more bright ideas?" James asked angrily.
"Unlike you I have ideas." Jessie retorted.
All of them were inside a cocoon.
"Yeah, they're all bad." Meowth said.
"Who asked you?!" Jessie yelled.
This woke up all the Beedrills. Libby was going crazy in her cocoon. "No!" Libby yelled.
"This going to hurt." Sam said nervously.
"A lot." Justin said, where they were in their own cocoons as well across from Jessie, James and Meowth. Then they all started screaming.
Ash's Pokémon
Pikachu
Gender: Male
Level 8
Move Set: Thunder Shock and Growl
Butterfree
Level 10
Gender Male
Move Set: Tackle, Harden, String Shot and Sleep Powder
Jovan's Pokémon
Dratini
Gender: Female
Level 9
Move Set: Wrap and Leer
Growlithe
Gender: Male
Level 9
Move Set: Bite and Roar
Pidgeotto
Gender: Male
Level 18
Move Set: Tackle, Gust, Sand Attack and Quick Attack
July's Pokémon
Eevee
Gender: Female
Level 9
Move Set: Tackle and Sand Attack
Pidgeotto
Level 18
Move Set: Tackle, Gust, Sand Attack and Quick Attack
Seth's Pokémon
Rattata
Gender: Male
Level 9
Move Set: Tackle, Tail Whip and Quick Attack
Pidgeotto
Gender: Male
Level 18
Move Set: Tackle, Gust, Sand Attack and Quick Attack
Anna's Pokémon
Vulpix
Gender: Female
Level 9
Move Set: Ember and Tail Whip
Pidgeotto
Gender: Female
Level 18
Move Set: Tackle, Gust, Sand Attack and Quick Attack
I went back to see that I forgot to put down that Anna has a Pidgey along with my OC's. Now if you're wondering about the mysterious hooded figure that appeared in this chapter, the mysterious hooded figure has a major part for this story. But I won't explain all the details yet. We'll be seeing him for every few chapters and so on.
I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I encourage all Pokémon fanatics to review.