Bulbasaur

Right now Ash, Misty and Brock were walking through a pathless forest.

"Ash, you need to learn how to read the map correctly." Misty complained.

"Are you serious?" Ash shot back. "You also looked at the map, so you have no right to complain."

He and Misty were about to get into a argument when Brock stepped in.

"Okay that's enough." He said. "Come on, we're all tired. So let's take a break and then we'll figure out what to do."

Ash and Misty had nothing against that.

They took a break by a very small stream. Just then Misty spotted a Pokemon by the stream.

"Hey look a Pokemon." She said.

Ash opened his Pokedex to take a look at it.

"Oddish, the Weed Pokemon. During the day, it keeps it's face buried in the ground. At night, it wanders around sowing it's seeds."

"I'm going to catch it." Misty said.

"You know it's not a water type Pokemon, right?" Ash questioned.

"I know it's not a water type, but it's really cute so I'm going to catch it. Go Seel."

Seel emerged from it's Poke Ball.

"Use Aurora Beam." Seel released a multicolored beam from it's horn at Oddish which hit it head on. The attack knocked Oddish out and Misty prepared a Poke Ball.

"Okay go Poke Ball."

Just as Misty's Poke Ball about to hit Oddish, a vine appeared out of nowhere and smacked the Poke Ball away.

"Hey what happened?" Misty asked.

"I think I know what the source of that vine was." Ash whispered.

A bluish-green Pokemon with a big green bulb on it's back emerged from the grass.

"That's a Bulbasaur." He said.

Ash took out the Pokedex.

"Bulbasaur, the Seed Pokemon. A strange seed was planted on it's back at birth. The plant sprouts and grows with this Pokemon."

Bulbasaur used it's Vine Whip attack to knock Seel out.

"Oh no Seel." Misty said, running over to it. "Are you okay?"

"It's my turn." Ash said. "Rookidee, I choose you."

Just after being released Rookidee started to glow.

"Ash, your Rookidee is evolving." Now in Rookidee's place was a crow-like Pokemon with a navy colored tail and dorsal feathers. It's breast feathers were bluish-gray.

Ash kept his Pokedex out to learn more about this new Pokemon.

"Corvisquire, the Raven Pokemon and the evolved form of Rookidee. Smart enough to use tools in battle, these Pokemon have been seen picking up rocks and flinging them or using ropes to wrap up enemies."

Corvisquire then got ready to battle.

"Use Fury Attack!" Corvisquire repeatedly hit Bulbasaur with it's beak.

Bulbasaur fired some leaves from it's back at Corvisquire who flew up to avoid them.

"Air Slash!" Corvisquire's wings glow light blue and he flapped them, releasing multiple light blue saw blades.

Bulbasaur avoided the saw blades and smacked Corvisquire into a tree with Vine Whip. Corvisquire had been dazed by the impact. Bulbasaur and Oddish then ran away together.

"Corvisquire, are you okay?" Ash asked after running up to the flying type Pokemon.

"Cor." Corvisquire reassured Ash.

Ash then returned Corvisquire to it's Poke Ball for some rest.

After Bulbasaur and Oddish ran off Ash, Brock and Misty continued walking. Just then they came to a wooden bridge.

"That's odd." Brock said. "This bridge doesn't appear on the map."

"Should we cross?" Misty asked.

"I have a better idea." Ash replied. Fire enveloped his body and he was now in his dragon form. "I'll fly you across the bridge."

As Ash flew them across the bridge, a strong gust of wind blew Brock off his back and he fell into the river.

"Brock no." Misty called out.

Ash landed on the other side of the bridge and Misty leaped off his back.

"We better go find Brock." Misty said after Ash returned to normal.

Ash and Misty tried to look for Brock, but soon found themselves in trouble. Someone had set up traps along the path and they kept falling for them.

"This is ridiculous!" Misty shouted after Ash pulled her out of a hole. "What's happening here?"

"I'm not completely sure." Ash replied, "But these traps were set up for some purpose. Let's keep going before we fall victim to any more traps."

That would prove to be harder than expected as Ash tripped another trap. This time it was a net tied to a tree.

"No not again!" Misty shouted.

While they were stuck to the tree, Ash and Misty became concerned for Brock's well being.

"I hope Brock's okay." Misty said.

"I'm not worried about it." Ash confessed. "In fact I can hear Brock coming this way now."

Sure enough, Brock appeared a few seconds later.

"Brock, please get us out of this net." Misty begged.

Brock cut through the net with a hunting knife.

"Thank you." Misty said. "But where did you go after falling into the river."

"As I was going down river, a beautiful girl rescued me." Brock explained. "I'll introduce you to her."

Brock led Ash and Misty to a small log cabin, where a blue-haired woman was tending to some Pokemon.

"Oh are these your friends?" The woman asked.

"Yes." Brock answered. "Ash, Misty this is Melanie."

"She takes care of wild Pokemon that were injured or abandoned." He explained.

"Oh." Misty said. "So Melanie's a Pokemon doctor and her cabin is like a Pokemon Center."

"Not exactly." Brock shook his head. "It's more like a health spa, where Pokemon can stay and rest for a bit to recover from injuries before going on their way."

Ash's suspicions were then aroused.

"I have a question for you." He said to Melanie. "We fell for some traps in the forest. Would you know anything about that?"

"Yeah. Those were set up to prevent Pokemon trainers from discovering the hidden village and capturing the wild Pokemon here." Melanie informed the three.

*'It's a good idea, but I doubt that will deter poachers or thieves.'* He thought.

He was right; Team Rocket found out about the hidden village and wanted the Pokemon for themselves. James handed a pair of black glasses to Jessie and Meowth.

"What are these for?" Jessie asked.

"Put them on and look straight ahead." James instructed.

Jessie and Meowth put the glasses on and looked at the path.

"No way." Meowth gasped. "Those are traps."

"It's a good thing I got these glasses then." James said.

"How did you get your hands on them anyway?" Jessie asked.

"I swiped them back from the lab." James answered. "They were going to be given to some other agents. But I stole them before that could happen."

"That was a smart move." Jessie complimented him.

"Thanks." James replied.

Meanwhile Ash, Misty and Brock were helping Melanie care for the Pokemon. Ash was tending to a Staryu, Caterpie and two Rattatas. Brock and Melanie were tending to a Paras and Weepinbell. Misty was speaking to the Oddish she battled earlier.

"I'm sorry for injuring and scaring you earlier." Misty apologized. "Melanie told me that you were abandoned because your trainer thought you were weak."

Oddish nodded and waved it's leaves in response, showing that it had forgiven Misty.

"Thank you, Oddish." Misty said, gently rubbing it's head.

Just then Misty was tackled by something. It was the Bulbasaur they met before.

"Ow, what are you doing?" Misty demanded.

Bulbasaur growled at Misty; it wanted her to leave the village immediately. Melaine, who witnessed everything ran over to her.

"I'm sorry Bulbasaur was acting that way." Melanie apologized. "It assumed you were going to take Oddish away. You see, Bulbasaur here is the village guardian and doesn't trust trainers that much."

Ash was looking at Bulbasaur and thought it was a remarkable Pokemon.

*'I would like to have that kind of Pokemon.'*

Then a shadow hovered over their heads.

"Where did that come from?" Ash asked. They heard Team Rocket's motto and looked up to see them in their balloon.

"Who are they?" Melanie questioned.

"Thieves that steal other people's Pokemon." Misty answered.

"What are you doing here?" Brock demanded.

"What do you think twerp." Jessie smirked. "We're here to take the Pokemon. Show them Meowth."

Meowth pressed a button from up in the balloon. A huge vacuum hose emerged from under the basket. It suddenly started sucking up.

"They always come up with something new." Ash muttered. "Let's get the Pokemon to safety."

He grabbed Staryu, Melanie grabbed Weepinbell and Misty grabbed Oddish. Then they ran to Melanie's cabin as fast as they could. Just as Ash was about to enter the cabin, he saw Bulbasaur struggling through the strong wind.

"Misty, take Staryu." He ordered. "I'm going to help Bulbasaur."

"Got it." Misty nodded and took Staryu inside the cabin. After helping out, they were all inside the cabin.

"If those twerps believe that hiding in the log cabin will help, they're sadly mistaken." Meowth smirked. "Our vacuum will suck them all up."

Bulbasaur climbed up onto the roof and vine whipped the hose.

Ash then turned into a dragon.

"This ends now." He swung his tail around and smacked it into Team Rocket's balloon, sending it off into the distance.

"Team Rocket's blasting off again!"

With Team Rocket gone, Melanie thanked the gang for their help. She then turned and faced Ash.

"Ash there's something I'd like to ask you." She said. She picked Bulbasaur up. "I would like for you to take Bulbasaur with you."

"The truth is Bulbasaur should no longer stay in the village. It needs to get accustomed to the real world. In fact none of the Pokemon should stay here forever. They need to leave and grow into the world. So please take care of Bulbasaur."

"I accept." Ash agreed to Melanie's request. "I challenge you to a rematch Bulbasaur."

"Bulba." Bulbasaur accepted the battle.

"I choose you Corvisquire." He released Corvisquire. "Use Peck!"

Corvisquire pecked at Bulbasaur repeatedly, causing it pain. Bulbasaur retaliated with Razor Leaf in a attempt to blow it away, but Corvisquire flew into the air and avoided the attack.

"Now Pluck!" Corvisquire's beak glows white and it hits Bulbasaur, dazing it.

"All right Poke Ball go." Ash said. The Poke Ball hit Bulbasaur and a few seconds later Bulbasaur had been captured and was sent to Prof. Oak.

"Thanks Corvisquire." Ash said. Corvisquire held his head up to Ash so he could rub it's feathers.

"I will definitely take care of Bulbasaur." Ash promised.

"I know you will." Melanie said.

"Would you have a problem with me staying here and helping you with the Pokemon?" Brock asked. He really liked Melanie and wanted to stay with her.

"No, you have to continue your journey." Melanie turned down his request.

Just then Oddish walked up to Misty and rubbed it's leaves against her.

"Huh what's wrong?" Misty asked.

"It seems Oddish here wants to go with you." Melanie said. "So would you take care of it?"

"If that is what Oddish wants I'll do it." Misty said. She tapped a Poke Ball on Oddish's head and soon Oddish was caught. Brock took a Pokemon as well. The Weepinbell he had looked after gained affection for him and wanted to stay with him, so Brock caught it. With some new Pokemon, Ash, Misty and Brock said goodbye to Melanie before continuing their journey.