A Brand New Journey

by DJSkywalker

Chapter 1

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The sun shone brightly upon Pikachu's face, forcing him to wake from his slumber. As he awoke he begun to take a look into his surroundings. He had awoken within a dense forest, with trees and darkness spread around the clearing he had landed in. Something was wrong, but Pikachu couldn't put his finger on it. Then he remembered, he and his trainer along with there friends had been attacked by Gyrados and sent flying into the air. Remembering his trainer, Pikachu looked around frantically for his best friend only to find nothing.

That is, until he looked near the center of the clearing, noticing three glimmering but very familiar objects. Pikachu rushed over to them and was shocked and happy to find Pokéballs, not just any Pokéballs mind you, but three of his comrades in battling! He opened each one with gusto, hoping that each one was alright. Also, hoping that at least one of them would know where their trainer was. Each one opened after the center button was pushed, with three bright lights coming forth from their respective slumbers.

After the initial flash, three new Pokémon stood with Pikachu in the clearing: Bulbasaur, the grass-type, Charmander, the fire-type, and Squirtle, the water-type. Each one looked dazed and confused with their surroundings, rubbing their heads and necks after that horrible experience, one they all silently hoped would never happen again. All three the noticed Pikachu, but lacking a certain spikey haired human boy.

Squirtle was the first to speak: "What happened?," he said still rubbing his head. It was pounding!

Charmander followed by asking, "Where are we?"

"Where is Ash?," asked Bulbasaur, still getting his bearings after all that spinning from within his Pokéball.

"I don't know," Pikachu said answering all their questions. Then he noticed something, all three Pokémon had not answered in their respective tounges, but in the same language as their trainer! "Hey, you all just spoke English!," he said surprised at their new speak.

"So are you!," Bulbasaur replied back, but with much less enthusiasm. Pikachu suddenly pulled his hand to his mouth in surprise, just now noticing that fact as well.

"Well this new! But, I suppose we will have to deal with it for now. Now what are we supposed to do! We are lost, without Ash, Misty, or Brock and surrounded by a massive looking forest that really does not look all that friendly," said Pikachu. The group all started to process the summed up story Pikachu had just presented and started trying to brainstorm on what to do next.

Suddenly a voice came out of the forest! "HEEEEEEELLLLLLLLPPPPPP!!!!!!" All four Pokémon suddenly looked towards the direction of the scream. Pikachu took off first, leaving the others still standing there in shock.

"COME ON! SOMEONE NEEDS HELP!," Pikachu yelled back to his friends. Bulbasaur shook off his surprise and ran after the electric mouse yelling back, "On my way!"

Charmander followed soon after with Squirtle bringing up the rear as he had scooped his and the other's Pokéballs and stored them with his special glasses inside his shell. Having this shell really does come in handy sometimes Squirtle thought to himself as he raced to catch up with the others. The group reached the location of the scream only to see one of the strangest things off their young lives (and that is saying something!). Four giant wolves that looked to made of the trees themselves had cornered two strange looking creatures against a large tree. Both seemed like discolored Ponyta's with one being a nice purple coloring and the other a bright yellow. That is when Pikachu noticed another strange thing about the cornered horses: the purple one had a horn atop her head, assuming it was 'her', and the yellow had a pair of wings on her back, the same color as her fur.

Shaking off the initial shock, Pikachu charged up his Thundershock attack and fired upon the lead wolf from behind. The wolf collapsed from the surprise attack but wasn't on the ground long. It and its pack immediately turned around to see the four tiny Pokémon staring them down, or 'up' in this case. The wolves growled at the group, but they refused to run. When any person or Pokémon was endangered, Pikachu and his friends would never run!

"Charmander!," Pikachu yelled to his flame-tipped friend. "They seem to be grass-types, give them a taste of your flame!"

"Okay," Charmander meekly said back. Charmander was not the bravest of Pokémon, but Pikachu he could always count on the fire lizard. With fire burning in his belly, Charmander let out his most powerful attack! "FLAMETHROWER," he yelled as a massive flame erupted from his open mouth. The fire engulfed the wolf pack and thy started to burn to ashes from the onslaught. Pikachu noticed this, and being against the death on any fellow creature, enemy or not, yell back to his friend, "Charmander STOP! You are going to kill them!"

Charmander opened his eyes seeing that his friend was right shut his mouth, suffocating the powerful fire. Squirtle immediately stepped up hoping to save the few remaining timber wolves only to pushed aside as the fearful predators ran off into the forest, still burning alive! Thankfully they didn't last long and turned to dust before they could spread the fire to the forest. The group looked upon the site in horror at what they had done, Charmander nearing tears knowing that he had just taken another's life, several others in fact. That was until the two equines stepped forward noticing the tears that were forming in these creatures eyes.

"Do not be sad," said the purple unicorn placing her hoof upon the fire-types shoulder. "They were nothing, but monsters and you didn't mean to kill them. You should be proud of yourselves! Without your help my friend and I would have been eaten for sure!"

Charmander seemed to relax a little after hearing this, saying, "Thank you."

"No thank you for helping us." said the yellow Pegasus. "You were really brave."

"Just trying to help," said Pikachu walking in front of his friends. "We heard screaming this way and just had see if we could help, we Pokémon have to stick together after all."

The two ponies looked at this strange talking creature in confusion. After a second the unicorn spoke, "What's a Pokémon?"

This definitely shocked Pikachu. Sure it was the humans who called them such a name, but every Pokémon new that was what they were called. This started putting the wheels in head in motion. Are these two creatures not Pokémon at all?, he thought to himself. "If you are not Pokémon, then what are you, exactly?," he asked trying to understand what was going on in front of him.

"Well, I am a unicorn and my name is Twilight Sparkle. My friend here is a Pegasus named Fluttershy. We are called ponies. I can't say I have ever seen creatures like you before. Are you...Pokémon, is that how you say it?", replied the purple pony.

"Yes we are and I can't say I have ever seen creatures like you, either. I am called Pikachu. My friend with bulb on his back is Bulbasaur. And you have already met my fiery friend Charmander. And this blue turtle right here is Squirtle," replied the electric mouse.

"Greetings", replied Bulbasaur.

"Hello," said Charmander.

"Whassup!," said by the 'charming' Squirtle.

"It is a pleasure to meet all of you and we both are truly grateful for saving us from those timber wolves. Celestia knows what would have happened if you all hadn't shown up." said Twilight.

Fluttershy then spoke, her calming voice very pleasant to the Pokémon's ears, "What are you all doing in the Everfree forest, if you don't mind me asking? It is very dangerous to be here."

"We were wondering that as well," said Pikachu for the group. "We just woke up in a clearing not too far from here after being caught in a terrible storm."

"But there haven't been any storms in this area for a month," replied Twilight with a questioning look on her face. "Unless...you must be what we are searching for!"

"Huh?" replied the group.

"Last night, I noticed a strange anomaly appear over the Everfree forest. Fluttershy and I came out to here to find out what had happened until we were attacked by those timber wolves that is" she explained. Pointing in the direction that Pikachu and friends had just come from she continued, "The anomaly in question happened roughly around the area that you just came from. That means that whatever it was brought you here to the Everfree forest."

"I suppose that makes since," mused Pikachu, trying to understand what he had just been told. "But that still leaves some questions left unanswered."

"Like what?," asked Twilight, her curiosity about these new creatures growing by the minute. Not a five minutes prior, the red dragon-looking thing had shot a massive fire from his mouth, even though he couldn't be any older than Spike. Such power for such a young dragon should not be possible. Celestia knows what the others can do if the first one was any indication.

"Like, where our other friends are," Pikachu replied. "We had several other friends with us until we were separated, but now we have no idea where they could be. Do you maybe think you could help us?'

" I don't know if I can," Twilight said back, "But Princess Celestia might be able to help you find your missing friends. Why don't you come back with us to Ponyville and I can get a letter sent to the Princess for help."

Pikachu and the other grouped together thinking about what the purple unicorn had just offered. After several seconds of debate, Pikachu spoke up, "Sounds like a good plan as any. Lead the way Miss Sparkle."

"Please, call me Twilight."

"Alright then Twilight, lead on," said Squirtle. And the five of them were off trotting towards the town of Ponyville.

*Meanwhile at Canterlot Castle*

"So what are these things, anyways?," asked one of the guards, who was pointing at the strange sleeping creatures that were behind the cell doors of the Canterlot Castle prison. Each one was weird looking and looked to be hairless, except for on top of their heads, and wearing an abundance of clothing, pony-wise anyway.

"Don't know," replied his counterpart who was awaiting this shift change. "All I know is, that sometime last night there was strange light our in the Castle gardens and when everypony came running these three were there all passed out cold. Princess Luna ordered to have them imprisoned, just in case they were hostiles."

"Seems pretty harsh, if you ask me," came the first's reply. "But who am I to question the Princess' decision."

Suddenly one of the creatures began to stir, surprising the two guards who immediately came to attention preparing for the worst. As the creature slowly opened it's eyes, it spoke: "Where am I?"

*Back on Earth*

Team Rocket awoke on a beach with the hot sun blazing over them. Slowly waking from the traumatic experience they all endured. After waking and taking in their surroundings the three criminals silently agreed: They deserved this vacation.

TO BE CONTINUED!


Author's Note

Hey Y'all. How's my first attempt at fan-fiction. Give me crap, give me hate, but I am keeping Team Rocket out this story. I know I am kind of screwing myself with this, but, HEY, it's my story and after nearly 15 years I can't stand those three anymore. So let me here from you! If you like it tell me and if you do this story will CONTINUE!

Hey you made a rhyme!

AAHH! PINKIE WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!

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