VIRIDIAN FOREST: PART 1
DJ and Charmander were now on their way to Viridian Forest. This would be a place where Charmander could use its fire attacks to get easy experience by defeating bug Pokémon. Charmander looked up at DJ, wondering what was in the case. DJ didn't think this would be the right time to open the case so he just put the case inside the items section of his BAG. Charmander smiled but then looked forward. DJ sighed. He knew this would be a big challenge for him. With swarms of Bug Pokémon everywhere, he didn't feel safe being alone. Charmander hit DJ on his leg to reassure him that he wasn't alone. DJ smiled at Charmander, he was still a bit nervous. He also was afraid they'd starve, they didn't have any food with them. DJ sighed once more and the two walked into the Forest. It was a little dark. The trees were large and blocked out most of the sun. Nonetheless, there was enough light for you to see... some parts of the Forest anyway. DJ was walking in grass. He knew that wild Pokémon would eventually turn up and attack both the Trainer himself and his Pokémon.
"Charmander... do you really think we can do this?" DJ asked Charmander. DJ was having doubts. Not for himself exactly but for Charmander. He didn't want to see Charmander in such a critical condition again. That was why he bought the extra potions, antidotes, and paralyze heals. Charmander looked up at DJ. His tail was burning brightly, lighting up some of the Forest.
"Charmander, Char!" Charmander exclaimed. It knew they could do it and had no doubts at all. If not for Charmander's persistence DJ wouldn't even had made it thus far. DJ smiled and agreed with his Charmander. "Yeah... We can do it!" DJ yelled aloud. Then all of a sudden, a bush began to move. DJ and Charmander were ready to attack.
"Show yourself!" DJ shouted. He did not know if it was a small or big Pokémon. DJ was scared a little but then as he watched Charmander. He realized that fear was an obstacle that was set for every one. Human and Pokémon. DJ was over being afraid and was now showing just how fearless he really was. "Charmander use a small amount of Ember right behind the bush." DJ whispered to it. Charmander shot a small fireball in the air and it fell right behind the bush.
"Ah!" Shouted the thing or person that was hiding behind the bush watching DJ and Charmander. It turned out being a boy. A boy that DJ had seen earlier. "Joseph?"
Joseph rolled on his back and stood up after the flames were off of him. "Man was that hot..." Joseph thought to himself. He looked at DJ when he heard his name. Joseph thought for a second and smirked. "I thought that was you but I wasn't sure." Joseph replied. DJ smiled and then walked up to Joseph.
"Were you hiding or something?" DJ questioned Joseph. Joseph seemed a bit embarrassed. He then looked down at the grass.
"Yeah..." He said lowly. He then looked back up at DJ. "I was frightened. I am not used to being alone at all. I also don't know much about Pokémon and I didn't know what Pokémon could be seen in this area. DJ nodded. He understood how Joseph felt. Although, DJ knew a lot about Pokémon and they types in certain areas. Including this one...
"Hm..." DJ thought to himself. He was thinking about whether or not he should let Joseph join him and Charmander. He finally came to another question. "I am sorry if this sounds rude or anything. But do you have food?"
Joseph jaw dropped. He didn't expect such a direct question. He finally smirked and looked at DJ and Charmander. "Yeah... I am a Pokémon Breeder ya'know?" He replied to DJ.
DJ smirked. "Then you can join me and Charmander. We aren't that comfortable being here either." Joseph's face lit up when he head DJ say that he could come with them. Joseph looked forward at the path they had to go towards the end of the Forest. Of course, that was a long way off. DJ, Charmander, and a addition to their team, Joseph were continuing to walk through the Forest. They expected Pokémon to jump out at them. However, that wasn't the case. After an hour of walking, DJ suggested they set up a tent and their sleeping bags. Joseph had bread in his bag and he put the bag of food on a rock right beside his tent. DJ laid in his red and orange sleeping bag and closed his eyes as he was going to take a nap. Charmander was the second one to fall asleep. Joseph sent out his Rattata to make sure nothing would sneak up on them while they were asleep. Joseph then fell soundly asleep. As they were sleeping something bad was about to happen. Rattata was about to fall asleep after a while until it was hit. By what Pokémon? It seemed to be a regular or normal type of attack but it was strong enough to knock out Rattata with one hit. The worst part was that the Pokémon was quiet enough to steal the bread from the bag right after defeating Rattata. Five minutes later, Joseph awoke. He thought Rattata had simply fallen asleep. He smirked and returned it into its Pokéball. Joseph was about to cook. However, while he was cooking the Pokéfood. He looked in the bag of food he had for himself, a human. Joseph let out a loud shout that could wake up almost anything. Even a Snorlax would be awoken by his shout. "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
DJ jumped up and as did Charmander. They looked around see if they were being attacked but when they didn't see anything. They approached Joseph. "What was the yell for?" Joseph was on his knees, crying. He showed DJ the Bag and DJ was outraged. "What happened to the food?" DJ asked Joseph. Joseph simply shrugged and then thought about asking Rattata. He sent out his Rattata and tried to question it when he finally realized that it was knocked out. It was a good thing that Joseph found DJ when he did. Because without a Pokémon to protect him, Joseph was an easy target. DJ noticed that there were crumbs going into the darkest part of the Forest. DJ was determined to get the food back so he smirked. Charmander showed less enthusiasm as it was about to get served by Joseph.
"Nope! If I don't eat, neither do you!" DJ said to Charmander. Charmander was heated but knew it wouldn't be fair.
"Charmander Char!" <Darn! Joseph isn't sneaky at all...> Was that Charmander had mumbled to itself. DJ and Charmander were now walking into the Forest. Joseph grabbed everything he had and put the Pokéfood in a big Zip lock bag and held it in his bag. He caught up with DJ and Charmander shortly after.
"So.. what do you think stole the food?" Joseph asked DJ nervously.
DJ smirked. "A Caterpie... Weedle... or maybe even a fierce looking Spearow!" DJ said and laughed soon after. DJ seemed scared after seeing Rattata's condition. DJ thought nothing of Rattata's injuries. Not because it wasn't his Pokémon but because he had seen a Pokémon in a critical condition... his Pokémon. As DJ and Charmander, along with Joseph continued following the crumbs, they came to a stop.
"Well... the crumbs end here. What do you suppose this means, Joseph?" DJ asked the young Pokémon Breeder. Joseph shook his head. He did not know exactly what it meant but he began to suggest some possible options.
"Maybe it didn't eat all of the bread and stopped eating or maybe..." Joseph was about to finish until his was abruptly interrupted by DJ.
"Or maybe because it is watching us." DJ said lowly so that only Joseph and Charmander could hear him. The three looked all around them. The Pokémon could be anyway. Trees surrounded them. Charmander swung its tail around to provide light. The light spotted a small Pokémon running fast all around them. It was running so fast it looked like a blur. The only noise that could be heard was a swoosh. Charmander used Ember right before the Pokémon appeared there and created an explosion. Black smoke was now there and DJ and the rest of the team waited for it to clear... DJ took out his Pokédex... when... POW!
"Charmander watch out!" DJ yelled at its Pokémon. However, the Lizard Pokémon couldn't react in enough time to dodge and was hit by the Pokémon. Now known as...
"Pikachu the Electric Mouse Pokémon. Most of the time a Pikachu appears to stand 1'04" feet tall and weighs about 13.2 lbs. Most Pikachu live in forests with others. They store electrically in the pouches on its cheeks." Explained Dexter. DJ smiled and put his Pokédex away. He waited long to catch a Pokémon like Pikachu. He thought it would be a good addition to his Team. He had a Male Charmander, Female Pidgey, and he hoped his Pikachu would be a male to... his if he caught it anyway. Nonetheless, if turned out to be a male, he would call it Neo Pikachu. Neo for short. Anyway, DJ's smirk never left his face.
"Pikachu I will not forgive you for what you did to Rattata unless you apolo..." Joseph was hit by a Thundershock before he could finish his sentence. Right before he dropped to the ground, he managed to let out the rest of the word. "...gize."
"You are strong for a Wild Pikachu," DJ said to the Pikachu. Pikachu didn't reply. It just charged at Charmander fast. "Charmander use Ember!" DJ ordered. Nonetheless, the Pikachu used Thundershock to protect itself. Its Thundershock overpowered Charmander's Ember because Charmander hadn't fully healed. DJ knew that Charmander would be the only Pokémon he had that could beat the Electric Mouse Pokémon, Pikachu. DJ was worried about Charmander's health anyway. Charmander quickly jumped up while Pikachu was running at it. Charmander used Scratch as its defense and hit directly. Pikachu seemed like it was down for the count. DJ threw a Pokéball and hoped he caught. Nevertheless, the ball opened up and Pikachu was back out. The Pokéball flew back at DJ and hit his forehead, causing him to fall. Charmander turned to look at its Trainer to make sure he was alright.
"Charmander Char!!!!" Charmander yelled in pain. While it was watching its Trainer, Pikachu hit Charmander with a full-powered Thundershock. Charmander ended up being paralyzed. DJ stood back up slowly. "That hurt..." He said and then looked at Charmander. He just realized Pikachu hit him. DJ went through his backpack and pulled out the Paralyze Heal. He healed Charmander and Charmander was no longer paralyzed. However, Charmander was hit by a hard Tackle. Charmander was just as hurt as Rattata now. Charmander was used to pain now. Nonetheless, Charmander's body began to light up Red. DJ pulled out his Pokédex to see what was going on.
"Blaze, Charmander's special ability. When Charmander's strength is below 1/3rd , its fire powers increase to 1.5 times. Its Body also glows a Scarlet Red." Dexter explained, refreshing DJ's memory.
DJ smiled to himself. He knew Charmander was okay now. The wild Pikachu wasn't intimidated at all though. It ran at Charmander, it finally jumped in the air and used Thundershock. "Charmander, finish this with a Ember!" DJ commanded his Charmander. Charmander's red glow faded away into its mouth as it opened. The fire attack grew into a huge fireball. Charmander blasted it at Pikachu. Pikachu's attack was reduced into nothing as the Ember attack passed through it and hit Pikachu critically. The Pikachu let out a small cry as it hit the ground. "Pi!" DJ threw the same Pokéball from earlier. As Pikachu was absorbed by the red light. DJ could only pray and hope that he caught it. Joseph slowly began to stand up, even though he already missed most of the fight.