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// ~Chapter I~ 
// Story: Pokémon E 
// by Grave_Wing 
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“Finally, you fillies made it!” Twilight smiled as she saw the three young mares approach her. Twilight’s white lab coat blew in the soft wind as she stood at the entrance to the eerie forest that was behind her. 

“Now, before we go inside, I almost forgot to give you these!” Twilight’s horn began to glow as her soft lavender coloured magic grabbed a large group of small vials. “These are potions. You can use these to heal your Pokemon during and after battle. You’ll need them if you’re going inside the Everfree Forest.”

“Thanks Twilight!” Sweetie Belle smiled. The trio each took three potions and put the vials in their saddlebags.

“Now before you go on to begin your adventure, I have one more thing to show you!” Twilight looked around the area. Her purple eyes locked onto a small Rattata climbing out of a small hole in a tree. “How to catch Pokemon!”

“Told you.” Spike whispered.

“For this demonstration, I’ll be using one of my Pokemon.” Twilight grinned as she tossed a Pokeball into the air. “Go, Pikachu!” A white flash jumped out of the opened Pokeball and landed on the ground. The white light began to disappear, revealing a small yellow chubby rodent Pokemon. A small yellow spark flew off one of its red cheeks.

“Pikachu!” the small Pokemon exclaimed. 

“Aww, a Pikachu!” Sweetie Belle squeed. “It’s so adorable!”

The Pikachu sheepishly rubbed the back of its head. “Pika pi…”

“Mudkip!” The small amphibious Pokemon jumped over to the small rodent. The Pikachu grinned and stuck out one of its paws at the small Pokemon.

“Yes, Pikachu is a very adorable Pokemon.” Twilight chuckled. The small Mudkip sniffed the Pikachu’s paw, curious of what it is.“But don’t fall for its cute demeanour, because Pikachu is actually-”

“MUUUUUDKIIIIP!” Mudkip shrieked as it bit the small Pokemon's paw. Pikachu’s hidden static shocked the amphibious Pokemon with a jolt of electricity.

“-an Electric-Type Pokemon!” Twilight sheepishly finished. “I should’ve finished that sentence quicker, because Electric-Type Pokemon are super effective against Water-Type Pokemon!”

“Muuuudkiiiip…” Mudkip groaned. Treecko sneered at the joyful Pokemon’s pain. A small jolt of yellow electricity ran down the Pokemon’s legs before disappearing.

“Your Mudkip may be paralyzed, Sweetie Belle.” Twilight said as it glared at the snickering Pikachu. “Before you head on into the Everfree Forest, come with me back to the lab and I’ll heal your Pokemon.

But enough distractions!” Twilight said as she stomped her hoof on the ground. “The key to catching a Pokemon is to weaken it slightly. Pikachu, use Thunderbolt on that Rattata!”

“Piikaaa….” Pikachu’s small red cheeks began to glow as it glared at the small Rattata that began to approach the group. “CHUUU!!!!” A large bolt of electricity shot out of the small yellow rodents body. The surge of energy shot up into the air and crashed down onto the small Rattata.

“Rattata!” The small rodent screamed as volts of electricity surged into it. The bolt of lightning finally stopped, giving the small Rattata a breather. Each hair on the small rat-like Pokemon stood on ends.

“Cool.” Scootaloo said in awe. Torchic stood behind the small mare, watching in awe and sorrow.

“Once the Pokemon is weakened enough, you can now catch it much easier with a Pokeball.” Twilight quickly tossed an empty Pokeball at the paralysed Rattata. A white flash engulfed the small rodent and pulled it into the Pokeball. The Pokeball fell to the ground, the small white button blinking on and off.

“Of Course, you don’t have to weaken the Pokemon all the time. If you’re lucky, you can catch it without even weakening it first!” The group watched as the Pokeball wiggled every once and a while, the white light still flashing on and off. “But, if this Rattata would stop being so stubborn-”

*Click*

“-you can catch a Pokemon like so!” Twilight grabbed the small Pokeball with her magic and smiled. “And there you go!”

“That’s amazing!” Sweetie Belle squealed, her voice cracking. 

“Indeed it is, Sweetie Belle. Such is the wonders of science!” Twilight gazed up at the sky, watching a group of Taillow fly by. “Now come with me and I’ll get your Mudkip patched up.” Sweetie Belle nodded and followed the Pokemon professor back to her lab, followed by Spike.

“Hey, lets have a competition on who can catch the most Pokemon!” Applebloom suggested.

“Sounds like fun!” Scootaloo nodded. “But maybe we should wait until Sweetie Belle gets back.”

“You can wait for her,” Applebloom grinned. “I’m going to go get a head start and beat you both!” Applebloom galloped into the dark depths of the Everfree Forest, followed closely by Treecko.

“B-But wait!” Scootaloo called. She furrowed her brow and turned to face Torchic. “C’mon Torchic, lets go catch some Pokemon!” Torchic stared at Scootaloo, fear in its beady eyes.

“Don’t worry, it’ll be fun!” Scootaloo assured.

“Torchic..” Torchic sheepishly said. Reluctantly, the small Pokemon followed Scootaloo into the dark forest.


* * *


The Everfree forest was bristling with life. Its large and eerie looking trees covered any ways of sunlight, making the forest permanently shrouded in darkness. The forest floor was covered in mud due to the small rain that happened last night. Any prints made in the muck were completely lost in minutes, causing back tracking to be nigh impossible. An eerie mist covered the muddy forest floor. Scootaloo and Torchic slowly walked deeper into the dark forest, alert to any sounds.

Scootaloo and Torchic quickly ducked to the ground as a large group of Zubats flew overhead, their screeches echoing down the massive forest. Torchic began to shake in fear as one of the Zubats flew right over it, brushing past one of the feathers on its head. Scootaloo peaked overhead once the group flew past. With a sigh, Scootaloo moved on, followed by an frightened yet reluctant Torchic.

Different types of Bug Pokemon watched overhead, their beady eyes the only visible thing in the shrouded darkness. Torchic gazed up at the different Pokemon, his little legs trembling in fear. Scootaloo looked around in fear, her small orange ears swiveling around to listen to any sounds.

“S-See Torchic,” scootaloo stuttered. “N-Nothing to worry ab-”

“Hoot.” 

“LET’S GET OUT OF HERE!” Scootaloo shrieked. The small mare quickly began to run in a random direction, followed by an equally scared Torchic. The two’s hoofsteps echoed in the dark forest as they ran. Torchic’s small legs barely moved fast enough, causing the small bird-like Pokemon to bite onto Scootaloo’s tail as she ran.

The duo’s matters got worse once the scared mare ran into a large object. Scootaloo fell backwards into the mud, Torchic landing right beside her. The duo shook their heads in pain as they sat on the muddy forest floor slightly dazed. Scootaloo’s eyes slowly opened, her lavender eyes staring directly at her small Pokedex that fell on the floor.

“Whoa, what did I run into?” Scootaloo groaned as she rubbed her head. The small black screen on the Pokedex flashed to life, displaying a large bipedal wasp looking creature.

“Beedrill, the Poison Bee Pokemon.” The Pokedex silently announced. “Beedrill fly quickly and attack using poison stingers on its forelegs and its stinger.”

“Beedrill?” Scootaloo groaned. “What the heck is a… Bee...Drill…” Scootaloo’s mouth hung open as she looked up to see a large group of large bipedal bee Pokemon hovering in front of her. One of the Beedrills back was at Scootaloo, its large drill-like arm scratching a red mark on its abdomen.

“Beedrill?” the Pokemon growled. It quickly spun around to see the horrified mare and her Pokemon staring back at it in fear. Scootaloo sheepishly smiled.

“Hi uhm… Mr Beedrill...”

“BEEDRILL!!!!” The large Bug Pokemon roared. It raised its drill-like arms into the air as it glared at the duo. The group of Beedrill’s behind it did the same.

“RUN!” Scootaloo screamed. She quickly grabbed her Pokedex, narrowly dodging a large drill, and began to run. Torchic quickly ran alongside the frightened mare, tears streaming out of its eyes. The sound of buzzing was all they heard as the large hoard of Beedrills were hot on their tails, their red eyes locked on the duo. 

Scootaloo ran as fast as her hooves could go. The mare didn’t dare look behind her, she already knew the hoard of Beedrill were behind her. Her little wings began to flap rapidly, giving her a little more speed. Torchic quickly kept up as fast as he could, small orange and yellow feathers flying off once and a while. The small chick Pokemon tried to flap its small wings in a desperate struggle, but was to no avail.

“Just keep running Torchic!” Scootaloo yelled. “We’ll outrun them eventually!”

“T-Torchic!” The small Pokemon yelled back. The small Pokemon’s legs were beginning to move like a blur, kicking up more mud. Suddenly, Torchic’s legs bumped into a small fallen branch, causing the Pokemon to trip and fall face-first into the muddy forest floor. Scootaloo glanced over her shoulder to see the large hoard of Beedrill stop chasing the mare and surround the fallen Pokemon.

“Torchic!” Scootaloo said as she skidded to a stop, her hooved parting the mud like a razor. She spun around a ran back to the large bee Pokemon surrounding Torchic. The Beedrills snickered and sneers as they flew around the frightened Pokemon, getting ready to attack.

“Torchic, no!” Scootaloo closed her eyes and looked away, not even wanting to look at the inevitable.






Her ears flickered as she heard the sound of crackling fire. The young mare opened her eyes to see a Beedrill’s wing on fire. The Beedrill flew uncontrollably before crashing into a large tree. Scootaloo looked into the center of the large hoard to see Torchic standing there, confused on what just happened. Small flames floated off its beak and onto the mud below. Scootaloo’s saddlebag shook, causing her to pause and open her bag. Her Pokedex’ screen flashed as she looked at the screen.

“Torchic has learned Ember?” Scootaloo read. Her eyes widened as she realized what it meant. “Torchic! You learned a new move!”

“Torchic?” the small bird Pokemon turned its head to the side, ignoring the surprised and enraged Beedrill’s

“Yeah, you learned Ember!” Scootaloo yelled. she quickly glanced at the Pokedex’ screen and continued to read. “I-It’s a Fire-Type move!”

“Torchic tor!?” Torchic asked. Scootaloo was about to respond when one of the Beedrill’s growled.

“BEEDRILL!” the enraged Beedrill roared. It reared back one of its forearms, aiming its drill-like arm at Torchic.

“Torchic, watch out!” Scootaloo yelled. Torchic looked over its shoulder just in time to barely dodge the massive drill arm. It sheepishly backed away in fear, its tiny heart beating against its chest. The Beedrill groaned as it pulled its drill arm out of the ground. The other Beedrill’s watched from behind.

“T-Torchic…” Torchic finally said, backing away from the enraged Beedrill.

“This must be the leader of the group.” Scootaloo said as she gazed at the Beedrill’s spectating the battle. “Torchic, don’t be afraid! Ember is super effective against Bug-Type Pokemon! You can fight back!”

The Beedrill growled in anger and rage. It pointed both its drill arms at the small Pokemon, its large wings beginning to flap in a faster speed. The Beedrill quickly launched itself at the Pokemon, its Twin Needle arms pointed at Torchic’s head.

“Torchic, dodge it quickly!” Scootaloo yelled. Torchic didn’t need any convincing as it quickly moved to the side in fear. The Beedrill flew past the small Pokemon and stopped right before it flew into Scootaloo. The mare backed up in fear as the Pokemon stared at it for a moment, before turning back to glare at Torchic.

“Torchic, use Ember!” Torchic barely dodged again as the Beedrill did another strafing run, its pin-like arms determined to hit Torchic. The small Pokemon glanced at Scootaloo in fear, its small legs beginning to shake again. 

“Concentrate, Torchic.” Scootaloo said, assurance and compassion in her voice. “Focus all the Energy within you….” Torchic sighed and closed its eyes, focusing all its energy. The enraged Beedrill roared again, this time only pointing one arm at the small Pokemon. The tip of the needle arm began to turn purple with Poison as is Jabbed the air in preparation.

“Just focus all that energy, Torchic.” Scootaloo said as the Beedrill flew at the small Pokemon. “And let it all out!” Torchic quickly opened its eyes to see the approaching Beedrill. The Pokemon reeled back, opening its beak, and puffed out a small ball of flame.

“BEEDRILL!” The Beedrill screamed in agony as the ball of flame hit it dead in the chest, engulfing it in flames. It flew around aimlessly, trying to extinguish the flame. Its wings soon caught on fire, causing the Pokemon to fall back down to the ground. The Pokemon groaned in pain, trying to get itself up. Scootaloo and Torchic watched in anticipation. The Beedrill held itself up with one drill, looking at the Torchic in anger.

Before fainting.

“Torchic…” Scootaloo barely managed to say. Torchic stared at the fallen Beedrill in shock. “Sweet Celestia, Torchic! You did it!” Before the small Pokemon could even peep, Scootaloo hugged the small bird in a tight embrace.

“I told you that you could do it!” Scootaloo smiled

“Torchic!” Torchic peeped as it snuggled Scootaloo’s cheek. The rest of the Beedrills stared at their fallen master and flew away. Scootaloo paused and watched the group flee the scene.

“I guess we’ll never see those guys anymore…” Scootaloo said. “Let’s go Torchic. If we hurry, we can reach Appleloosa and defeat the gym leader in one day!”

“Torchic!” Torchic beamed. The two quickly looked around, checking to see where they are before finally heading in the right direction.


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The forest began to change as they progressed. Light finally began to beam through tiny pockets in the large trees that hung overhead. Bug Pokemon were more dispersed than all together in the centre of the large forest. The misty terrain and muddy forest floor began to turn into regular dirt and grass. The spring heat began to raise as they began to reach the end of the large forest. The sound of wind could be heard howling as they walked.

“Torchic?” The small Pokemon stopped and looked around as a soft howl could be heard in the distance.

“Hm?” Scootaloo stopped as she noticed Torchic looking around. “Its probably just the wind Torchic. Appleloosa is in the desert.”

“Torchic…” The small Pokemon sighed and began to walk again.

“Pooooochyyyy!” Torchic paused and looked around for the sound.

“Torchic!” the small Pokemon chirped.

“Yeah, I heard it too.” Scootaloo said. “It sounds like a Pokemon in trouble! Let’s go Torchic!” Torchic nodded as the two ran off to the direction of the sound, heading deeper into the forest. The once dirt floor began to turn back into mud as they followed the sound.

“Poooocchyyena!!!” the howl echoed again, this time louder.

“We’re close!” Scootaloo said as they approached a large clearing of trees. They both slowed to a stop and hide in a group of bushed as they watched what was unfolding in front of them. 

A large, insectoid creature stood in the centre of the clearing. The tall Pokemon stood in the center of a pack of quadruped, grey and black dog-like Pokemon, their yellow eyes glaring at the reptilian insectoid. The green Pokemon raised its arms to reveal two white scythe-like arms. Its wings stretched out, making the creature look bigger. The grey and black Pokemon all growled at the large green Pokemon, trying to scare it away.

“What is that?” Scootaloo said. She took out her Pokedex and activated the small screen.

“Scyther, the Mantis Pokemon.” The Pokedex announced. “Its claws are sharp as swords, and it is a powerful flyer. This Pokemon is rarely seen by ponies and is almost rarely captured.”

“Scyther!” The green Pokemon roared, frightening the small grey and black Pokemon. The Pokedex’ screen quickly changed as it scanned the other Pokemon.

“Poochyena, the Bite Pokemon.” The Pokedex announced. “Poochyena is the pre-evolved form of Mightyena. Its biting strength is superior to other Pokemon, and has the endurance to chase opponents down until exhausted.”

“Poochyena!” the small dog Pokemon barked as Scyther kicked it away, hissing at the others. The other Poochyena wined and helped their fallen brother.

“Torchic!” The small Pokemon furrowed its brows as it watched Scyther attack the small Pokemon. Without another word, Torchic leaped out of the bush and charged into the clearing.

“Wait! Torchic no!” Scootaloo called as the small bird Pokemon ran into the battle, passing by confused Poochyena that watched as it ran up to the large green Pokemon. Scootaloo shook her head and leaped out of the bushed, following the small Pokemon.

“Torchic Tor!” The small bird said as it approached the large Pokemon. Scyther turned around and paused. It finally gazed down to see the small Pokemon glaring at it.

“Scy?” The Pokemon said, staring at the ranting Pokemon with amusement.

“Torchic Torchic Torchic Tor!” The small bird Pokemon ranted.

“It defeats a couple Pokemon, and suddenly it thinks it can run the world.” Scootaloo chuckled.

“SCYTHER!” The insectoid Pokemon hissed, baring its teeth at the young Pokemon. Torchic froze in fear, its face turning pale.

“Tor….chic?” The small Pokemon sheepishly said. The large Pokemon hissed and punted the bird Pokemon away, laughing as it crashed into a tree and fell to the ground. Torchic groaned in pain as it spun around in Confusion.

“Torchic!” Scootaloo yelled. She quickly ran over to the confused Pokemon. She mumbled to herself and glared at the large Scyther. “Hey, you big bully! You think you’re so tough, fighting little defenceless Poochyena? Come here, and fight someone your own size!”

The Scyther paused, and turned its head to face the young mare that stood over the confused bird Pokemon. The green insectoid sneered and began to walk over to the defiant mare, its scythe-like arms crashing against each other as it sharpened them. Scootaloo’s ears fell flat in fear as the Pokemon approached, its green eyes locked onto hers. The mare began to back up in fear, just for her flank to hit the side of the tree behind her.

“Scy. Ther. Scy. Ther.” The green Pokemon taunted. It raised its scythe-like arm over its head, the blade gleaming in the light. “Scythe-”

“Torchic!” the small Pokemon appeared in a blur, Scratching the tall Pokemon’s nose with its talons. Scyther groaned in pain and backed away, its arm covering its nose in pain. It glared at the small Pokemon that stood in front of Scootaloo, the small Pokemon returning the glare. A small cut was on the bird Pokemon’s cheek, the red almost blending in with the Pokemon’s feathers.

“Torchic?” Scootaloo stood in shock. “Torchic, you’re hurt! You have nothing to prove, lets just get out of here!” Torchic stood its ground, even though its legs still shook in fear.

“Tch, alright. Now you’re breaking out of that shell!” Scootaloo grinned.

“SCYTHER!!!” The green Pokemon roared, its wings creating a small Gust. Torchic and Scootaloo stood their ground, ignoring the blow of wind and the watching Poochyena. Without warning, the Scyther lunged at them with an almost Quick attack. Torchic and Scootaloo lunged to the side, barely dodging the attack. 

“Torchic, use Ember!” Scootaloo yelled. Torchic quickly ran at the large green Pokemon, flames blowing out of its mouth. Scyther flashed to the side as the small ball of flame shot out of the Pokemon’s beak and scorched the grassy floor. The green Pokemon produced a large amount of wind from its Wings and Attacked the small Torchic with two small twisters. Torchic screeched as the wind knocked him to the ground.

“Torchic, are you ok!?” Scootaloo called. Torchic groaned, but got back up, its eyes locked onto the large Pokemon. Scyther raised an eyebrow in confusion. Torchic grinned. 

“Torchic!” Torchic answered back.

“Right!” Scootaloo grinned. “Use scratch! And then follow up with Ember!” Torchic nodded in response and lunged at the green Pokemon, fire in its eyes. Scyther stepped to the side, dodging the Pokemon’s attack. It quickly raised its scythe arm into the air and swiped at the small Pokemon. Torchic quickly dodged the attack, the blade only cutting the tops of the feathers on his head.

Torchic quickly jumped up to the Pokemon’s face and Scratched its nose again, this time in the same wound doing more damage. Scyther reeled back in pain, its nose now a light red. Before it could counter-attack, Torchic shot out a small ball of fire at the stunned Pokemon’s chest, causing it to get slightly Burned. Scyther rubbed its burned chest in pain, its eyes filled with shock and its mouth open in surprise.

“That’s right buddy, you’re getting beaten by a small Pokemon that’s not even half your size!” Scootaloo grinned. The Scyther’s eyes furrowed as it began to swipe randomly in a Fury of Attacks. Torchic jumped backwards, barely avoiding a hit. “Torchic, get away from it and use Ember!”

The small Pokemon began to fled away from the enraged Scyther, it close on its tail. The enraged Pokemon quickly began to Pursue the small Torchic, hate in its green eyes. Its large clawed feet stomped on the ground as it ran after the small bird. Torchic kept the chase up, glancing behind it every once and a while. It ducked as Scyther tried to cleave its head. The small Pokemon closed its eyes and began to focus, only listening to the sound of the large Pokemon’s footsteps. 

In one swift motion, it ducked to the ground, causing the large Pokemon to walk over it. Scyther’s eyes went wide as it realized its mistake. Before it could slow down enough to turn around, Torchic shot out a small Ember of flame at the Pokemons back, causing it to trip and fall. Scootaloo stood in shock as Torchic stood in its place, its chest heaving. Scyther was motionless. Torchic won.

“Torchic…” Scootaloo managed to say. She was awestruck.

“Tor…” Torchic huffed. “Torchic…!” 

“Poochyena…” One of the many Poochyena managed to say. “Poochyena! Poochy Poochyena!” The grey and black Pokemon jumped for joy as they chanted. Scootaloo giggled as the pack of Poochyena ran over to Torchic and began to lick him.

“Torchic!” The Pokemon pleaded as it called for help.

“I think they like you Torchic!” Scootaloo giggled. “Maybe we could bring one on our journey!”

“Poochyena…” Scootaloo looked down to see one of the small Pokemon pawing her leg. It held one of its paws off the ground due to it being injured. Its left eye was closed by a X shaped scar.

“You want to come with?” Scootaloo asked. “We can get that leg looked after when we get to Appleloosa.”

“Poochyena…!” The Pokemon nodded. Scootaloo nodded back and pulled off her bag. She grabbed a Pokeball and pointed it at the small Pokemon. With a flash, the white light absorbed the Poochyena and contained it in the Pokeball. Torchic and the other Poochyena’s paused to watch as the Pokeball flashed and shook. Scootaloo watched as the shaking began to slow.

*Click!*

“Yes!” Scootaloo cheered. “My first captured Pokemon! C’mon Torchic, lets head over to Appleloosa so we can get him healed.”

“Torchic Tor!” Torchic chirped. The small Pokemon ran over to Scootaloo as she picked up the small Pokeball and placed it in her bag. She smiled as the small Pokemon nuzzled her leg.

“Bye guys!” Scootaloo said as she waved at the other Poochyena. “Stay out of trouble!”

“Poochyena!” The Pokemon responded, waving back. The duo smiled and left the clearing, finding the way back to Appleloosa.

“S-Scy...ther…” Scootaloo paused, her ear swivelling around. They both turned back around to see the defeated Scyther desperately getting back up. It groaned in pain as it held itself up with one arm. Torchic quickly stood in front of Scootaloo, glaring at the injured Pokemon. Scootaloo gently pushed the defensive Pokemon out of the way, causing Torchic to look at her in confusion.

“I don’t think it wants to fight us.” Scootaloo said. “I think… I think it wants to join us…” The injured Scyther nodded slowly, clenching its burned chest with its other arm.

“Torchi-”

“I know it tried to hurt us. But…” Scootaloo reached into her bag and grabbed a Pokeball. She paused and looked at the metallic orb in her hoof, then looked at the hurt Scyther. The Pokemon nodded. “But I respect him. And I think it respects us.” Scootaloo nodded and tossed the Pokeball at the injured Scyther. The bright flash shot out of the Pokeball and engulfed the large Pokemon, pulling it into the small Pokeball. The ball quickly fell to the ground and shook slowly. 

*Click!”

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