(Guess who's back, back again? Sorry for the huge delay between chapters. I'm trying to get on top of this stuff.)

Sunny firmly closed the laboratory door and turned to face Kel. "Alright, let's go get you a new friend." Kel pumped his fist into the air in excitement. Kel ran off sprinting into the forest. "Hey wait!" Sunny tried to yell, but it wasn't very loud.

Mewo took it as her cue to lift Kel up using psychic and bring him back. Kel was dumbfounded on how such a small cat was able to lift him up and move him. Sunny scratched Mewo between the ears as thanks, to which she mewed happily. "Try to stay close to me. The woods are full of wild pokemon so I need to be near to protect you."

Kel sighed dramatically. "Well then hurry up, this is too exciting to just be standing around." Kel was absolutely teeming with energy which wasn't going to leave if they just stood around. "Don't worry we'll get there soon. Just don't run off, please." Sunny pleaded. Kel and Sunny had started their walk down the forest trail. "There are a lot of different pokemon that live here so I'm sure we'll find one you're gonna like." Sunny said with a fondness in his voice.

"Have you ever been here before?" Kel asked, looking around the beautiful scenery. "I used to go all the time with my sister. I always loved laying on the grass and playing with the pokemon that would show up. " Sunny closes his eyes as he reminisces on the fond memories. "That sounds nice." Kel said, scanning over the forest for any signs of hidden pokemon.

A silence grew between the two. Sunny felt really awkward being alone with a stranger for so long. He never talks much except to his family and his few friends. On the other hand, the silence is killing him, so Sunny bites the bullet to alleviate the awkwardness. "What about you, have you ever been out here?" Sunny asked.

"Once, when I was like 12. I was taking my pet Yamper, Hector, out for a walk when he saw something and dragged me in here. We ended up playing a bunch and lost track of time. My brother had to come and drag me back home and I got an earful from my mom. I got grounded for a whole month." Kel sighed at the unpleasant memory of his mother's yelling.

Sunny suddenly stopped walking and Kel looked at him confused. He hopped off the rocks he was balancing on and joined Sunny. "We're getting close to the lake. That's where most of the pokemon are." Kel followed Sunny past the deep bushes and they came to a clearing in the forest.

As promised a whole bunch of different pokemon were bustling around the area. Kel looked out in bewilderment at pokemon he's never had the chance of meeting before. Kel and Sunny made their way towards the pokemon.

"Alright, let me show you how to catch a pokemon." Sunny said, as he pulled a pokeball from his bag. "I know how to catch pokemon." Kel huffed impatiently. "Have you actually caught one before?" Sunny asked incredulously. "No... but, I've learned a lot from school." Kel said defensively. "Well, then you should pay attention to this." Sunny said, eyeing up a Kricketot "Mewo, be ready." Mewo stretched her arms and took up a fighting stance.

"Mewo, use zen headbut!" Mewo readied herself for the attack. Her head glowed a bright purple and she lunged towards the Kricketot. She hit the Kricketot dead on and it stumbled to the ground. Sunny quickly pulled out a pokeball from his bag and threw it straight at the Kricketot. A red light engulfed it and then it was gone. The ball shook three times then stopped. Sunny reached out and picked the ball back up.

"And that," Sunny stopped to let Kricketot out of their ball. "Is how you catch pokemon." Kircketot jumped up into Sunny's arm. Sunny placed the Kricketot onto his shoulder. Kel cheered out of excitement."That doesn't seem so hard. Ready or not, here I come." Kel shouted. Sunny gave him an incredulous look. Kel bolted around the clearing and checked behind every bush for some cool pokemon.

While Kel was searching, Sunny's gaze was drawn to the lake. Memories began to claw their way to the surface of his mind. Sunny tore his eyes away from the lake and took deep breathes to calm down. Sunny finishes composing himself right as Kel calls out to him. "Hey dude, come check this out." Sunny briskly walked over to where Kel was crouching by a bush.

Sunny gave a questioning look at Kel and in response he just pointed to the area behind the bush. There was a bunch of Aipom swinging around in trees and playing tag with each other. A wide grin plastered itself onto Kels face. "I think I want one." Kel said absolutely in awe. "Just be careful with them. Mewo is a lot stronger than you think," Sunny advised Kel.

Kel popped from out behind the bush and set his sights on an Aipom munching on berries. "Alright, use uh... psychic, erm... attack?" Mewo looked at Kel with an unimpressed look. "Please?" Kel added on pleadingly. Mewo continued to look at Kel with a slight frown. Sunny sat there amused by the scene before him. "Try telling her to use psyshock." Sunny quietly suggested.

"Alright, get ready and use psyshock!" This time Mewo complied and began charging the move. The Aipom frantically scrambles around before being hit by the psyshock attack. Aipom tumbles to the ground dizzy. Kel stood there unsure of what to do next. A lightbulb went off in his head and he searched his bag.

After a few seconds he produced a shiny red Pokéball. He aimed for the Aipom and threw the ball. It ended up going right over the Aipom. Kel stared incredulously at his pokéball that rolled away and into the thicket.

Kel pulled himself out of his stupor and dug into his bag for another pokéball. He took one out and tried to toss it again. The ball went flying toward the Aipom before it veered off the left.

"Oh come on!" Kel cried out.

Sunny quietly giggled to himself at Kel's frustration. Kel angrily pulled a third ball out of his bag and took a deep breath. He got pumped up and threw the pokéball, giving it his all.

He watched with baited breath as the ball arced above him and landed right on top of Aipom, A bright red light enveloped the Aipom. The light slowly receded into the pokéball before it closed.

Kel's eyes widened immensely in suspense. Sunny stood up from his resting position and shared Kel's suspense.

The ball shook once...

Kel could feel the adrenaline pumping in his chest.

The ball shook twice...

Kel is imagining all the things he's going to do as a real Pokémon trainer.

The ball shook thrice...

Kel froze on the spot, he couldn't believe it. He looked to Sunny, mouth agape. Sunny simply gave him a thumbs up. He rushed over to his new Pokémon screaming with his hands in the air. "Yeah! Let's go!"

Sunny traveled into the bushes to retrieve the two missed pokéballs. Kel held the ball in his hands. He pressed the small button on the front and it flung open

A red light swarms his hand and the Aipom is slowly formed. Kel smiles at his brand new partner. "You and I are gonna be best friends. I just know it." The Aipom cheers in a like-minded fashion. Sunny just puts the extra pokéballs into Kel's bag, not wanting to ruin their moment.

Kel high-fived the Aipom. Kel is now officially a Pokémon trainer!