1.Ash's Story (Part 3: Hoenn)

Chapter 1

We finally arrive at Littleroot Town, but both Alice and I are sad because of Pikachu. I have the towel around Pikachu, and I say, "Just rest, Pikachu. When we arrive at the dock, I'm going to take you to the Pokemon Center."

But when we find the port attendant, we find that Littleroot Town doesn't even have a Pokemon Center. I say, "Are you kidding me?"

Alice says, "What about Professor Birch's Lab? I mean, we can call him."

Then we decided to call Professor Birch, but the one who called was Joshua, his assistant, and he told us that both his son and himself were out in the field research. He also asks us to stay where we are and alert them as soon as possible.

Now the two of us are sitting at the bench, and Alice says, "Everything is going to be fine, Ash."

"I hope..." I say. Then after waiting for a while, Professor Birch shows up and asks, "You two are Ash and Alice, right?"

"Yes, are you Professor Birch?" I ask, and he says, "Yes, let me see Pikachu."

When I show him, he says, "Not good. Let's get into my car and I'll take you to the lab immediately."

Then we all head inside the car, and Professor Birch explains, "It looks like an electrical discharge. Pikachu is unable to release its electricity regularly so it randomly sparks like that. It's a serious problem that sometimes occurs in Electric Types. Tell me, has Pikachu been exposed to any magnetic fields?"

We realize that before we came here, Team Rocket used a giant magnet on Pikachu. I say, "Yeah! Pikachu was strapped to a magnet!"

"By an electrical magnet probably." Then Pikachu tries to struggle from Alice's grasp, and Alice says, "Pikachu, what's wrong?"

"The high fever is confusing it. This is bad, we have to get it to the lab immediately!" Much to our surprise, Professor Birch decides to drive off the road into the forest, and the bumpy road is making us dizzy. I yell, "Look out!"

"Sorry, but we don't have a moment to lose!" Then he goes as fast as he can to take us to the lab. There is also a boy there, and he says, "This way, Dad. Everything is prepared."

"Thank you, this way, Ash, Alice." Then we see Joshua and the boy attaching the machine on Pikachu's cheek. Alice asks, "What's that?"

"An advice that will drain all of Pikachu's unregular electricity." He explains.

While we're waiting, the boy turns to us. "You're Ash and Alice, aren't you? I heard from my Dad about you two. My name's Brendan."

"Nice to meet you, Brendan. So you're Professor Birch's son?" Alice asks.

"Yeah. I'm supposed to go help my dad catch some wild Pokemon until we get your call. Pikachu will be fine, my Dad will help him."

But just then, the machine explodes, and we notice Pikachu escaping. "Hey! Pikachu!" I yell.

"Hey, do you have any strong Pokemon that are stronger than Electric Type?" Professor Birch asks me, and I say, "I have a Steelix that's Ground Type!"

(Alice's POV)

When Ash runs off, Professor Birch and I decide to help out, Professor Birch takes the Pokeballs, and Brendan says, "Professor! Those Pokemon are for May! Remember? The Gym Leader's kid!"

"There's no choice! When she gets here, just tell her to wait!"

When we find Ash, Professor Birch says that any disturbance that causes problems with the electricity will cause Pikachu to explode. Now we're really scared and we really need to find Pikachu as quickly as possible.