Cherry Meets the Wild Thornberrys

chapter 1

It was a rare time, but the Forte and Fudo family were about to meet together, along with another family.

Mo was on the phone right now and agreeing to something while she had her kids read books she had given them as an assignment. "That sounds good, we'll see you all then..." she said before hanging up and then smiled. She then walked into the living room to join her children again as they continued to read their books until their lunch would be ready.

"What do you think will be for lunch?" Estelle asked.

"Maybe steak." Vincent and Akito said in unison.

"Yeah... Steak sounds good..." Estelle agreed with them.

Mo overheard that and decided to whip up steaks for their lunch.

The kids finished their books, but Mo was still cooking, she put the steak in the oven and decided to talk with them until it would be ready to serve for them. Vulpix, Larvitar, and Teddyursa then came out of their pokeballs, which were next to their other pokeballs which were empty, along with their Pokedex's next to them. Mo gently pet the Pokemon.

"Who was on the phone, Mom?" Akito asked, hoping that wouldn't seem rude to ask. "Was it... Important?"

"Don't worry, not a business call," Mo promised with a small smile. "It was just some old friends of mine... They wanted us to come and see them."

"Who were they, Mom?" Vincent asked.

"The Thornberry family." Mo revealed with a smile.

"You mean the same Thornberry family that explore around the world documenting every animal that they can find?" Akito asked.

"Yep, the very same." Mo told him.

"That's amazing! Where will we be meeting them?" Estelle asked.

"They're visiting East Africa," Mo replied, but then frowned. "I just hope those poachers your father is trying to track down won't be there."

"Don't worry, Mom, if anyone can track down ones like those poachers it's Dad." Vincent smiled.

"He's a very brilliant man," Mo smiled proudly of her loved one. "Also, your Aunt Cherry and Uncle Forte will be in Africa as well."

"Aunt Cherry?" Estelle asked in disbelief. "In Africa?"

"Why would Aunt Cherry be in Africa?" Akito asked. "I mean, isn't Africa one of the most hottest places on Earth?"

Mo shrugged. "Maybe your uncle talked her into it."

"Eloise wants to go to Africa someday, maybe we could all go with her after we experience it ourselves." Vincent suggested.

"Maybe, I'm sure that would be a nice trip." Mo smiled back, then heard the oven go off and she quickly went to check on it.

"I wanna race a cheetah," Akito said in determination. "I bet Rev's training could give me a little advantage."

"Well, with your super speed, you'll definitely be able to keep up with it." Vincent told him.

"What's a cheetah?" The three Pokemon asked.

"A cheetah is a super fast animal," Akito explained to them. "This can really help them hunt."

"Oh..." the three Pokemon then said.

"Um, aren't those the singers Estelle listens to sometimes?" Teddyursa asked.

"No, those are the Cheetah Girls," Estelle corrected. "They aren't animals, they're just pop stars."