Red Eyed Master

Chapter 07

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I DO NOT OWN POKÉMON!

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"Hello" – Speech

'Hello' – Thoughts

"Hello" – Pokémon speech/Aura/Psychic communication

'Hello' – Pokémon thoughts

[Hello] – Pokédex Entries

:Hello: - Typed Speech

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Ash's Pokémon Team – 5 Slots out of 8 filled:

Snivy – Female – Moves: Tackle, Magical Leaf, Vine Whip, Wrap and Leaf Storm.

Seviper – Male – Moves: Wrap, Lick, Bite, Dig and Poison Tail.

Torchic – Male – Moves: Unknown.

Froslass – Female – Moves: Astonish, Bite, Shadow Ball, Icy Wind and Confuse Ray.

Mismagius – Female – Moves: Psychic, Shadow Ball, Lucky Chant, Payback, Mean Look and Sucker Punch.

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Ash trudged slowly through the dense forests of Viridian making his way to the river that was so deep into the Forest that it deterred most trainers. The denser the Forest became, the more dangerous it was for trainers so the Pokémon League issued a trainer's warning to not venture too deep without high level pokémon for defence. Along the way into the Forest, Torchic had been jolted and woke up very quickly once he realized that they weren't in Viridian City any longer, so as Torchic was still tired Ash asked if he'd like to return to his heal-ball. Torchic nodded his consent and Ash returned the Chick Pokémon back to his heal-ball with a murmured see you soon from him.

Ash pulsed his Aura in a bastardised version of a sonar to locate his position and that of the river's; he spotted it a further 2km due east of his position so Ash changed directions and started heading east when he spotted the tracks of the mysterious bug type pokémon.

'The patterned grooves and scratch marks face north east ... that means that this bug types path crosses the approximate location of the Pidgeotto ... this is fortunate; perhaps too fortunate.' Ash thought to himself as he approached the scratched up tree, it was then he smelled something sweet, a smell that shouldn't belong in Viridian Forest 'Honey? No, upon inspection it's not a liquid but a visible powder ... so raw sweetened pollen then ... this piece of information narrows down the bug type's identity to one single choice ... a Vespiquen but what's a pokémon of that level or rarity doing here in Kanto in the first place?'

He touched the tree before he pulsed his Aura once more; he spied a hollowed out tree that was hidden by vast overgrowth, the problem was that it crossed directly and intersected with the Pidgeotto's territory. Ash narrowed his eyes ... it was clear to see that they were baiting him, both these pokémon were highly intelligent and both tracks of these particular pokémon were leading him into that precise location ... was it a trap? Doubtful, so why that area? Ash's eyes widened ... it was a test! Both the Pidgeotto and Vespiquen must've felt his Aura's residue and if it matched or resonated even slightly with their own Aura then they were leading him to them ...

Ash smirked 'My kind of pokémon. They show an incredibly high level of intelligence and resourcefulness ... definitely baiting me with their actions by leaving tracks ... that indicated that they were giving him permission to attempt capture but wouldn't bow down without testing my capabilities and skills.'