For the next couple of weeks, Ash has been spending time almost nonstop at Professor Oak's laboratory, training his Pokemon. He will stay at home with the others to eat breakfast or dinner or to sleep, but he otherwise goes to the lab with Pikachu and a lunch packed by Delia and Serena to train with all of his Pokemon while Iris, Cilan, Clemont and Bonnie watch.

Eventually, Professor Sycamore, Alain, Mairin, and Chespie leave to continue their journey looking for mega stones. Max has also been training nonstop with the help of May, Dawn, and Misty, determined to win the league himself. Serena, on the other hand, has been staying in the house with Delia and Mimey most days, grooming her Pokemon and helping Delia around the house whenever she can. Both Ash and Delia have been trying to cheer up the honey blonde girl while not really knowing what is the matter with her, but she politely tells them not to worry and that she's fine. Delia worries for the girl all the same, but her lies just make Ash even more determined to carry out his plan at the Pokemon League.

On the third week, the day arrives for Ash and his companions to leave for Indigo Plateau again. Everyone gets up bright and early for a big breakfast prepared by Delia and Mimey before they head out. As usual, Ash, May, and Iris are gorging themselves with food which everyone else is used to by now.

"Goodness, I hope you have enough food to last all the way to Indigo Plateau," Delia chortles.

"Don't you worry, Mrs. Ketchum," Cilan states proudly. "I've been the head chef for both Ash and Iris throughout our journey through Unova. I know how to have more than enough for everyone."

"Same here," Clemont says with a smile. "Between Cilan and me, we shouldn't have to worry about food before we get there."

"I hope you're right," Delia says with a sigh. "Still, you're feeding ten people, including yourselves and all the Pokemon. I hope you two are up to the task."

"We'll be sure to pace ourselves, Mrs. Ketchum," Misty says before glaring at Ash, Iris, and May. "If worst comes to worst, I'll personally make sure these three never get more than a small helping each meal."

"Aw, please don't, Misty," May begs. "I don't know how I can handle eating less than how much my stomach wants."

"You'll just have to live with it, Sis," Max says plainly.

Bonnie and Serena can't help but quietly giggle while May childishly pouts at her little brother. The group continues eating until something crosses Dawn's mind.

"So Ash, do you already have your whole Pokemon team for the journey?" She asks.

Ash swallows a large bite of a waffle before he licks his lips and answers.

"Almost," he says. "Right now, I have Pikachu, Gabite, Gigalith, Charizard, and Oshawott. But I also have one more Pokemon to pick up as we walk through Viridian Forest."

Everyone turns to Ash, confused, and stares at him until Serena speaks up.

"You need to pick up a Pokemon in Viridian Forest?" She asks.

"Of course, I do," Ash says. "Don't tell me you forgot the promise I made to you and Pidgeot."

Serena gasps sharply, and she drops her fork while covering her mouth with her hand. She stares at the raven-haired boy in disbelief as it hits her that she did completely forget Ash's promise. Everyone else, however, looks at the two of them confused.

"Pidgeot?" Misty asks. "Do you mean your Pidgeot, Ash?"

"Sure do," Ash says with a smile. "Serena, Pikachu, and I ran into it and its flock along with that Fearow and its flock when we started our journey through the Kanto region. I promised Pidgeot and Serena that I would come back for it on the way to the Indigo League if it finished training its flock to be strong enough to fight for themselves."

"Wow, really?" Misty says, surprised. "But I thought you promised to come back for it after we journeyed through the Orange Islands."

"I did," Ash admits. "But I forgot about it until we bumped into Pidgeot and its flock. But I didn't forget this time, so I am keeping my promise."

Despite still feeling sad on the inside, Serena can't help but smile softly, appreciative of Ash remembering his promise to her and Pidgeot even when she didn't. Misty notices the way Serena is smiling and frowns sadly at her, thinking that Ash might have lifted her hopes up with his kind words. Everyone else looks at the two of them in confusion before they silently decided to just let it be and go back to their food.

After everyone has finished eating, all the kids grab their things and get ready to head out the front door. Delia promises to take good care of May's trophy and gives Ash and Pikachu each a big hug before wishing Ash and Max luck at the Indigo League. Thus, the ten kids and Pikachu, Axew, and Piplup start their long journey to Indigo Plateau, passing by Professor Oak's lab in the process and saying a quick goodbye to the professor and Tracey.

As they pass by the laboratory, Tracey watches Misty walking away with a fond look.

Before long, the thirteen of them enter Viridian Forest and silently start walking down the path to Viridian City. As they walk, Misty and Serena become uneasy as they turn to Ash, who is leading the group.

"Hey, Ash, do you know where you're going to find Pidgeot and its flock?" Serena asks.

Ash stops walking, forcing the others to stop, and he chuckles while scratching the back of his head.

"Honestly, I haven't a clue," he confesses.

Everyone groans in annoyance, and Misty steps up to slap Ash upside the head.

"Ow!" Ash shouts, rubbing his head.

"You are incorrigible, Ash," she rebukes. "You promised your Pokemon that you would come back for it, but you didn't think about where exactly you're going to do that?"

"Just like Ash to not always think things through," Dawn sighs.

"Piplup," Piplip chirps.

"Yeah, what a kid," Iris says.

"Axew, ew," Axew says.

"Hey, it's not a big deal, you guys," Ash claims. "We'll just look around the forest until we find Pidgeot. How hard can it be?"

"Probably about as hard as finding a needle in a haystack," Max says.

At that moment, something clicks in Clemont's mind, and he starts chuckling with his mouth closed while adjusting his glasses.

"Leave that to me, everyone," he says. "The future is now, thanks to science! Clemontic Gear on!"

Everyone turns to Clemont as he reaches into his backpack and takes out in inflatable pod with legs and an antenna on top. They all look at Clemont in confusion while the blonde boy places the pod on the ground.

"I call this my Body Detecting Radar Bot Mark 4," he announces. "It detects the body temperatures of both humans and Pokemon just like the last model, but it actually distinguishes between people and Pokemon this time."

"Wow, science is so amazing!" Ash exclaims happily.

"Are you sure this will work?" Misty asks hesitantly.

"Yeah, it's not going to blow up like your last invention, is it?" May asks worriedly.

"With Clemont's inventions, there's just no telling," Bonnie says with an unamused look on her face.

"Ah, my doubting crowd, you shall eat your words," Clemont declares proudly.

Max leans into Bonnie's ear and asks, "Is your brother like this every time he introduces one of his inventions?"

"About as much as your sister's stomach gets loud when it's dying for food," Bonnie replies dryly.

Clemont takes out a remote, presses a button, and the pod inflates before it starts flowing in the air. The antenna on top of its head moves around, and a map of the forest appears on the radar inside Clemont's remote. Everyone gathers around his curiously as he studies the radar closely.

"As you can see, there are ten people and a Pikachu and Piplup on the center of the radar, meaning us." Clemont explains. "Outside of where we are, there appears to be some Rattata and Oddish walking around in the deeper side of the forest."

"Okay, that looks cool, but it doesn't look like there's any Pidgeot or Pidgeotto anywhere," Dawn says while looking over Clemont's shoulder.

"Piplup," Piplup says while standing on Dawn's shoulder.

"Right you are, Dawn," Clemont says. "So all we need to do is make the Body Detecting Radar Bot go a little higher, and it will give us a larger view of the forest."

Clemont presses a button on his remote, and the pod floats up higher until everyone can barely see it in the sky. They turn to the radar inside the remote, and the map zooms out, expanding the area until the signals of everyone in the group are nothing but tiny dots in the center of the screen.

"So far so good," Bonnie mutters to herself.

Max adjusts his glasses, and he looks at the radar closely until he sees a large group heat signatures appearing on the top right of the radar.

"Hey, that looks like a flock of Pidgeot over there," he says, pointing at the screen

Iris looks at where Max is pointing and says, "You're right. But it looks like it's interacting with two other flocks of Pokemon, but I don't know what they are."

"It looks like a group of Butterfree and Fearow," May says observantly.

Ash, Pikachu, and Serena's eyes widen at the name, Fearow. Misty turns to Ash, realizing the same thing.

"Could they be the same flock of Fearow you were talking about earlier, Ash?" She asks.

"It might be," Ash answers. "And if there's a flock full of Pidgeot, then it might be that my Pidgeot trained its friends so that they all evolved. But what is with the flock of Butterfree in there?"

"I don't know, but I think they might be in trouble if those Fearow are involved," Serena says worriedly.

"I agree," Cilan says, turning to Clemont. "Can you direct us right to that area?"

Clemont nods seriously and says, "It looks like this is happening a couple of miles from here, so we better hurry."

"Right," Ash, Serena, Misty, May, Max, Dawn, Bonnie, Iris, and Cilan say simultaneously.

"Pika!" Pikachu exclaims determinedly.

"Piplup!" Piplup squeals.

"Axew," Axew says.

Without another word, the thirteen of them run over to the direction shown on Clemont's radar. They use the remote for guidance until they hear the sound of battling in the distance. They follow the sound until they find a place in the bushes to find countless Pidgeot and Fearow ferociously fighting each other. Everywhere the group looks, they can see both kinds of bird Pokemon clawing pecking at each other violently. The trainers turn to the Pidgeot side of the area to see a large flock of Butterfree helplessly watching the fight. It takes a moment before everyone realizes that the Fearow are trying to attack the Butterfree and the Pidgeot are defending the butterfly Pokemon.

"Why are the Fearow trying to hurt the Butterfree?" Bonnie asks.

"If I had to guess, it's because the Butterfree were unknowingly invading the Fearow's territory," Clemont says.

"Well, we should do something," Iris suggests. "Let's take out our Pokemon and help out the Pidgeot and Butterfree."

"Axew," Axew agrees.

"No, we can't," Cilan says seriously. "This is a matter of territory. We must not interfere."

"Aw, come on, Cilan," Dawn protests.

"No, he's right," Clemont says seriously. "If we interfere, it will be like the Pidgeot haven't earned their territory, let alone have helped the Butterfree to the best of their ability."

Ash grinds his teeth, begrudgingly knowing that Cilan and Clemont are right. He turns to Max, Serena, and Misty, who clearly have the same frustrated looks on their faces. But as he is looking at them, Misty's eyes widen, and she points at the Butterfree.

"Ash, look over there!" She shouts.

Ash and Pikachu turn to where Misty is pointing, and both of their eyes widen in shock. Standing on a tall branch of one of the trees that the Butterfree are fighting in is a Butterfree wearing a yellow scarf with a pink Butterfree standing next to it. The first Butterfree looks like it is prepared to fight if the Fearow overpower the Pidgeot while the pink one looks terrified. Ash stares intently at the leading Butterfree as it becomes too clear who it is.

"That's my Butterfree!" Ash shouts.

"What?" Serena, Iris, Cilan, Bonnie, Clemont, May, Max, and Dawn say at the same time.

The children's voices catch the ear of one of the Fearow, and it glares daggers at Ash and Pikachu, in particular. It calls out to the other Fearow, and the flock stops fighting the Pidgeot and turns to the children. Ash, Pikachu, Serena, Misty, May, Max, Dawn, Piplup, Iris, Axew, Cilan, Clemont, and Bonnie only have a moment to realize what is happening before the Fearow suddenly fly towards them with their claws ready to attack. Everyone panics in place until Bonnie decides to step forward with her bag lifted up.

"Doesn't look like they're giving us a choice to leave them alone!" She declares. "Dedenne, use Nuzzle!"

Dedenne jumps out of its pouch and rubs its cheeks repeatedly until they generate static electricity. The little mouse Pokemon nuzzles its cheeks against the nearest Fearow shocking it. The large bird falls to the ground only for another Fearow to hit Dedenne hard with Wing Attack, sending it flying back into Bonnie's arms.

"Dedenne!" Bonnie cries out as she cradles Dedenne.

"Dene..." Dedenne says weakly, barely conscious.

Bonnie frowns sadly for her little friend, but her train of thought is interrupted by another Fearow coming to attack both of them. She screams in fear, and she can hear Clemont shouting her name in worry.

"Sceptile, Bullet Seed!"

The next thing Bonnie knows, yellow seeds are coming from behind her and hits the Fearow that's about to attack her. The Fearow cries out in pain and backs away from her and Dedenne while Max rushes to her side with Sceptile standing behind him.

"Are you alright?" He asks.

Bonnie stares at Max in awe for a moment before she robotically nods. Suddenly, Clemont picks her up with both arms and hugs her tightly.

"Oh, I'm so glad you're safe!" He cries out in relief.

"Uh, guys, let's not celebrate yet," Max shouts.

Clemont and Bonnie turn to see the other Fearow still flying towards everyone. The rest of the group turn to each other and nod before they all take out their Pokeballs.

"I don't know about you guys, but I think Bonnie's right!" Dawn says as she throws a Pokeball. "Mamoswine, use Ice Beam!"

"Pansage, use Bullet Seed!" Cilan shouts.

"Dragonite, Flamethrower!" Iris shouts.

"Blaziken, use Overheat!" May yells.

"Corsola, use Bubble Beam!" Misty commands.

"Sylveon, Fairy Wind!" Serena calls out.

"Charizard, use Flamethrower and Pikachu use Thunderbolt!" Ash shouts.

The seven of them throw their Pokeballs, and they open to reveal their respective Pokemon. Without delay, Mamoswine, Pansage, Dragonite, Blaziken, Corsola, Sylveon, and Charizard, and Pikachu release their respective attacks, driving away the Fearow. The Pidgeot joins in and flank the flock of Fearow from behind. Thus, the fighting ensures with the trainers forced to defend themselves with Clemont joining in using his Luxray. Meanwhile, the Butterfree stay in their hiding spot with Ash's Butterfree still stepping in front of the pink Butterfree defensively.

As the fighting continues, one of the Fearow sees an opening in the Pidgeot's forces and charges at the Butterfree with Aerial Ace. Ash notices this while commanding Charizard and, without thinking about it, runs over to try and stop Fearow.

"Get away from my Butterfree!" He shouts as he runs.

Serena, Pikachu, and Misty notice what Ash is doing, and their eyes widen in horror.

"Ash!" Misty shouts.

"Ash, no!" Serena cries out.

"Pika, Pi!" Pikachu shouts.

Fearow notices Ash running between it and the Butterfree, and its anger grows at the sight of the teenage boy. Before Ash knows it, the Fearow turns toward him and rams into him with its Aerial Ace attack, sending him flying into a tree. Ash plummets to the ground and moans in pain before he slowly looks up to look at the angry Fearow and suddenly recognizes it.

"You," he growls.

"Ash!" Serena and Misty call out again as the two of them, and Pikachu tries to run over to him only for several other Fearow to fly in front of them, blocking their way.

Ash slowly gets up with his eyes, never leaving the gaze of the Fearow. The two of them glare daggers at each other as it becomes too clear that this is the leading Fearow that Ash knew from years ago as a Sparrow. Ash's hands turn into balls of fists, and he grinds his teeth angrily at the Pokemon.

"So we meet again," he snarls. "How many more times are you going to keep causing trouble like this against my friends or me?"

The Fearow let's out a loud, angry caw in response.

"You know what? I've had enough of you!" Ash shouts as he turns his hat backwards. "Let's finish this right here and now!"

The Fearow gives a sharp nod and charges at Ash. The raven-haired boy spreads his arms wide open, bracing himself. Then suddenly, a Pidgeot flies in front of Ash and uses Gust to disrupt the Fearow's attack. The beak Pokemon struggles to stay airborne before it lands on the ground and glares menacingly at the Pidgeot that lands in front of Ash.

"Pidgeot!" Ash says happily.

"Pidgeot!" Pidgeot caws loudly before turning to its trainer and gives it a warm smile.

"Glad to see you've been keeping your end of the deal with all of your friends," Ash says. "Now what say you and I settle the score with that Fearow?"

Pidgeot nods before it takes a battle stance in front of Ash. The two of them wait patiently until their opponent flies toward them for a Tackle attack.

"Pidgeot, dodge with Quick Attack!" Ash shouts.

Pidgeot flies toward Fearow at blinding speed and avoids the Tackle before striking Fearow on the side. Fearow caws in pain, but it quickly retaliates by making its beak spin and fiercely pecks at Pidgeot.

"Quick, drive it back with Whirlwind!" Ash shouts.

Pidgeot flaps its wings, creating a strong gust of wind that drives Fearow back from Pidgeot, making it angrier. It charges at Pidgeot with white streaks over its body. The Aerial Ace is so fast that it flies through Pidgeot's gust of wind and hits the bird Pokemon hard. Pidgeot plummets to the ground, and Fearow does a flip before it prepares to charge with white streaks appearing all over its body again.

"Looks like Whirlwind isn't strong enough to stop its Aerial Ace," Ash says to himself. "Alright then, let's use a strong move. Pidgeot, let's show it how it's done with Hurricane!"

Pidgeot's wings glow blue, and it flaps them, creating a more powerful gust of wind than before. Fearow tries to fly through it just like with Whirlwind, but the wind is so strong that the beak Pokemon loses control in the air. It flaps its wings rapidly in desperation, but it isn't long before the powerful squall sends Fearow crashing into the ground.

"Yes!" Ash cheers. "Now, let's wrap this up with Double Edge!"

Pidgeot generates a greenish energy surrounding its body. Fearow is trying to stand up before Pidgeot flies toward it and slams it at full force. The beak Pokemon howls in pain before it plummets to the ground on it's back with swirly eyes. All of the other Fearow suddenly stop fighting Charizard, Sylveon, Corsola, Pansage, Dragonite, Luxray, Blaziken, Sceptile, Pikachu, and the other Pidgeot and stare in shock to see their leader beaten. Ash smirks at his fallen opponent as he takes out a Pokeball.

"You're mine, Fearow!" He shouts as he throws the ball. "Pokeball, go!"

The Pokeball hits the Fearow, and it gets sucked inside the container. The ball closes and starts moving around vigorously, with the center blinking red rapidly. The entire area is silent until the ball's moments suddenly stop, and sparks come out of the center with a loud "ding!"

"Yes!" Ash cheers as he picks up the Pokeball. "Fearow is finally mine!"

"Pi, Pikachu!" Pikachu shouts happily.

Charizard roars loudly while Iris, Cilan, May, Max, Dawn, Clemont, and Bonnie smile happily, and Serena and Misty sigh in relief. The Butterfree cheer loudly while the other Pidgeot take advantage of the other Fearow's dumbfounded state that their leader has been captured and use Hurricane to drive them all away. The Fearow becomes so disorganized with their shock that they fly away in panic. Ash's Pidgeot calls out the loudest, proud to have finally bested its opponent permanently with Ash. Serena turns to Ash with a small smile on her face and walks over to him.

"Congratulations, Ash," she says.

Ash gives her a toothy grin and says, "Thanks, Serena. I'm glad Pidgeot and I got to - AUGH!"

Ash is interrupted by a harsh beating on the head by a livid Misty. The orange-haired girl grinds her teeth at Ash while Serena coovers her mouth, surprised by what Misty just did.

"When are you going to learn to not risk your life so recklessly like that, Ash Ketchum?!" She barks.

Serena stays shocked for a moment before she calms down and looks at Ash disapprovingly.

"I must admit, I thought I told you not to scare me like that," she rebukes calmly.

Ash rubs his head and gives both girls an apologetic smile.

"Sorry, you two," he says. "I just couldn't stand still while Fearow was about to hurt Butterfree and its friends."

"Yeah, well, that is Ash for you," Dawn says, shaking her head. "Always thinking about his friends more than himself."

"You said it," Max says.

"Yeah, what a kid," Iris remarks.

Ash gives the group a toothy grin before he turns around and notices his Butterfree and the pink Butterfree flying down to him. He smiles warmly and gets down on one knee as the two butterfly Pokemon land on the ground.

"It's so good to see you, Butterfree," he says. "I'm glad you and your friends are okay."

"Freehehehehe," Butterfree squeals with glee.

Ash turns to the pink one and says, "You two getting along well?"

The pink Butterfree looks at Ash as if he spoke in a different language before it gets closer to his Butterfree and hugs it with its little hands affectionately.

"Aw!" Serena, Bonnie, May, Dawn, and Iris coo.

"Well, what did you expect?" Misty says with a small smile on her face. "That is Butterfree's mate, after all."

"Really?" Serena asks, looking at Misty, surprised.

"Yeah, that's why Ash let it go," Misty answers. "The two of us and Brock were coming across a mating ceremony for the Butterfree, and after Ash's Butterfree saved the other Butterfree from Team Rocket, the pink one wanted to be its mate."

Serena stares at Misty for a moment before she turns back to the two Butterfree. The way the pink one is holding Ash's dearly and Ash's Butterfree nuzzles, the pink one back with its head makes the honey blonde girl smile softly. Her smile disappears, however, and she puts her hand on her blue ribbon, wishing she and Ash could be like that together.

Ash, on the other hand, smiles brightly and says, "Looks like you two are really close. I'm glad to see that."

"Pikachu," Pikachu says with a smile.

"It is a beautiful sight to see two happy ingredients collide into one blissful dish," Cilan says with a happy sigh.

May, Max, Dawn, Clemont, Bonnie, Misty, and Serena look at Cilan in confusion.

"Don't worry about it, you guys," Iris moans. "He's just using his fancy connoisseur talk to say that he's happy that the Butterfree are happy together."

"As they should be," Ash says, still smiling.

While they are talking, some of the other Butterfree begin to take off from the branches they were standing on. Ash frowns sadly as he realizes what is going on.

"I guess that means you two need to get going, huh?" He says to his Butterfree.

"Free," Butterfree says sadly with a nod.

Ash looks down sadly for a moment before he forces a smile on his face and turns to the pink Butterfree.

"You keep taking good care of my buddy, okay?" He says.

"Freehehehehe," the pink Butterfree replies, nodding.

With that, Ash's Butterfree gives him a sad smile before it turns around and starts following the other Butterfree with its mate. Ash gives Butterfree a sad smile while Pikachu, Pidgeot, Serena, Misty, May, Max, Dawn, Piplup, Iris, Axew, Cilan, Clemont, and Bonnie wave and say goodbye. Once the Butterfree are out of sight, Ash looks down sadly, already missing his old friend again before he forces another smile and turns to Pidgeot.

"Well, now that's taken care of, how do you feel about finally coming back with me?" He asks. "I'm going to compete in the Indigo League again, and I would like for you to come with us for that."

Pidgeot smiles and turns to its flock. The other Pidgeot smile and nod firmly at Pidgeot as if they are silently giving it their blessing to go back to Ash.

"That looks like a yes to me," Bonnie says with a smile.

"Mmm-hmmm. I think Pidgeot's friends are strong enough to take care of themselves, especially now that the Fearow are leaderless," Misty says.

"Yeah, so do I," Serena says with a small smile.

"Alright then," Ash says excitedly as he takes out Pidgeot's Pokeball "Pidgeot, welcome back to the family."

"Pidgeot!" Pidgeot exclaims as it spreads its wings, ready to go back into its Pokeball.

Ash presses the button on the Pokeball, but it shrinks to the size of a ping pong ball and stays closed. He looks at it in confusion and starts pressing the button multiple times.

"What's wrong with this thing?" He asks.

Clemont realizes what has happened and chuckles lightly.

"I think it's not opening because you already have a full party, Ash," he says.

Ash looks at Clemont in confusion for a moment before it hits him. He chuckles awkwardly and scratches his nose in embarrassment.

"Oh yeah," he says. "I guess I already have six Pokemon with Fearow, don't I?"

Serena tries not to laugh while Misty face palms and May, Max, Dawn, Cilan, and Iris sigh at Ash's blunder.

"Of course you would forget that," May says.

"That's our Ash for you," Dawn says.

"Yeah, just like a kid," Iris comments.

"Piplup," Piplup chirps.

"Axew," Axew says.

Ash chuckles again before he smiles and says, "No problem. We'll just continue heading to Viridian City, and I'll have Fearow sent to Professor Oak. I'm sure Bulbasaur will be able to discipline Fearow while Pidgeot finally joins the group."

"Good idea," Misty says. "I'm sure Bulbasaur will whip that Fearow into shape in no time."

"So, what are we waiting for?" Max suggests. "We still have a long way away back to Indigo Plateau. So let's get going."

"Yeah, let's," Ash agrees.

With that, the group returns Charizard, Sylveon, Sceptile, Blaziken, Mamoswine, Dragonite, Pansage, and Luxray back into their Pokeballs before they start heading back to the road. Suddenly, one of the wild Pidgeot stands in front of Ash, Pikachu, and Serena and turns it's back on them with its wings spread apart. Then another Pidgeot does the same in front of May and Max and then one in front of Misty, Dawn, and Piplup, then another in front of Cilan, Iris, and Axew, and finally one in front of Bonnie and Clemont. Ash smiles as it becomes too clear what the wild Pidgeot are thinking.

"You want to give us a ride to Viridian City again?" He asks.

"Pidgeot," Pidgeot says with a nod.

"What?" Clemont says nervously. "But...but...but...how high up are we going to be?"

"Oh, Clemont, don't be a baby. It'll be fun," Bonnie says cheerfully before she hops onto the Pidgeot in front of them.

"Yeah, this will be a fun experience," Max says as he and May get on the other Pidgeot.

"I've never ridden on a flying Pokemon like this before," Dawn says as she, Piplup, and Misty also get on one.

"It's a once in a lifetime opportunity," Cilan says as he, Iris, and Axew get on a Pidgeot.

Clemont hesitates and whimpers like a little child before he reluctantly gets on the Pidgeot Bonnie is on. He puts his arms around his little sister, and Bonnie just smirks at her brother's cowardice. Serena hesitates before she gets on a Pidgeot with Ash and Pikachu. Just like before, she slowly wraps her arms around Ash, and her cheeks start to heat up from being so close to the guy she cares for.

"Alright, Pidgeot!" He shouts. "Onward to Viridian City!"

The Pidgeot nods and starts to fly in the air together with the other wild Pidgeot. Everyone enjoys the excitement of being high up in the air except for Clemont, who is wailing in fear. As they all fly away, Ash takes a look at the direction that Butterfree and its mate and flock went and smiles, thankful to see one of his very first Pokemon again.