Pokemon Adventure: New Adventure

The past week had been a chaotic.

Injured weedle,hungry weedle,poisoned weedle

Ever since the poisoning accident, Zen had kept a close eye on Weedle. He held him carefully in his hands, afraid he might run off and eat something poisoned again.

Weedle, however, clearly didn't like it.

His tiny body wiggled restlessly, his small head nudging against Zen's fingers.

Zen chuckled softly. "Alright, alright, I get it. You don't like being held all the time."

Weedle let out a small chirp, as if agreeing.

Zen sighed and continued walking. The orphanage was just up ahead.

After a few moments, he stopped.

He carefully placed Weedle on the ground and took a deep breath.

"Okay, Weedle," Zen said, crouching down to look at his partner. "It's time to train seriously."

Weedle blinked up at him, tilting his head.

Zen had been thinking a lot over the past week.

If he could train Weedle properly, maybe, just maybe, his little partner wouldn't do anything stupid again.

Discipline. Strength. Focus.

That was the goal.

Zen straightened up and clapped his hands together.

"Alright! Weedle, show me everything you've got!"

Weedle wiggled excitedly, then moved into action.

First, he bit down on a small twig lying on the ground.

Bug Bite.

Zen nodded. "Good, that's expected."

Then, Weedle raised his head and shot a silky thread, wrapping it around a small rock.

String Shot.

Zen grinned. "Nice one!"

But then, something unexpected happened.

Weedle suddenly lunged forward, his small horn glowing purple.

A moment later, a drop of dark liquid dripped from the tip.

As the poison touched the grass, the fresh green blades withered and died.

Zen's breath caught in his throat.

"…Wait. What was that?"

Weedle blinked, tilting his head as if confused.

Zen stepped forward, staring at the now poisoned patch of grass. The edges curled, turning a sickly brown.

His mind raced.

Bug Bite. Normal.

String Shot. Normal.

Poison Sting...?

That wasn't normal.

Zen's thoughts flashed back to a week ago.

To the mushroom. That cursed poisoned mushroom

"…So that's why," Zen whispered.

Even after Nurse Joy had healed him, some part of that toxic energy had remained inside him.

Zen turned back to Weedle, who was now happily rolling around in the grass, completely unaware of the discovery Zen had just made.

For a moment, Zen just stared.

Then, he smiled softly.

"Weedle," he murmured, kneeling down beside him.

Weedle chirped and looked up, his round black eyes shining.

Zen reached out and gently patted his head.

"…You're incredible."

Weedle let out a happy squeak, nuzzling into Zen's touch.

After few minute....

The training session had only just begun, yet Zen was already frustrated.

He stood in the orphanage's backyard, watching as Weedle struggled through the exercises.

"Alright, Weedle, use Bug Bite on that twig!"

Weedle wiggled his tiny body before biting down with all his strength.

Crack!

Zen's eyes lit up—until he looked closer.

The twig was completely fine.

Weedle, on the other hand, was panting as if he'd just fought a Champion's Pokémon.

"…Seriously?" Zen muttered.

Weedle chirped weakly, his little teeth barely making a dent in the wood.

Zen sighed. "Okay, okay, maybe Bug Bite isn't your strong point."

He crossed his arms, thinking hard.

Maybe if Weedle's jaws got stronger, his bite would too?

But how?

He had no idea.

Strengthening String Shot?

"Alright, let's try String Shot next."

Weedle happily nodded and aimed at a nearby bush.

With a small pop, a thread of silk shot from his mouth.

The thin string landed on the bush and…

A soft breeze blew past.

The string snapped instantly.

Zen's soul left his body.

"…Are you serious?" He rubbed his temples.

Even a light wind was stronger than Weedle's silk?!

Weedle wiggled in embarrassment.

Zen slumped to the ground.

"Okay… so you can't bite… you can't web… at least you're cute."

Weedle chirped happily at the compliment.

Zen wasn't ready to give up just yet.

He grabbed a small smooth stone and held it in front of Weedle.

"Alright, bite this."

Weedle tilted his head but obediently chomped down.

A second passed.

Another second.

Zen stared at the rock.

The rock stared back.

Nothing happened.

Weedle pulled away, looking proud of himself.

The only difference?

The stone was now covered in saliva.

Zen collapsed onto the ground.

"WHY ARE YOU SO WEAK?!"

Weedle chirped in confusion.

Zen covered his face, groaning.

"I don't get it… How are wild Weedle supposed to survive like this?!"

He lay there for a moment before an idea hit him.

Zen shot up.

"That book…"

The stupid book the old man gave him—the one that said nonsense like:

"To poison others, you must poison yourself first."

"The harder you are, the worse your opponent's injuries."

"Sharp but not too sharp, fast but not too fast, strong but not too strong—it is what it is."

Zen had thrown it away in frustration.

But now?

"…That book might actually be onto something."

Zen raced inside the orphanage, ran up to his room, and snatched the book from where he had tossed it earlier. Then quickly run outside, and sit beside weedle.

Flipping open the first page, he reread the line:

"To poison others, you must poison yourself first."

Zen looked at Weedle.

Weedle looked at Zen.

Then it clicked.

"The mushroom…" Zen whispered.

Weedle had eaten a poisonous mushroom—and gained Poison Sting.

What if…?

Zen's heart pounded.

What if he fed Weedle more poisonous plants?

Would he get stronger poison?

Would he gain new abilities?

Zen's excitement grew.

But then a problem hit him.

"…I don't know anything about poisonous plants."

His shoulders slumped.

He needed information. Real information.

And there was only one place to get it.

Zen made a decision.

Tomorrow, he would go to the Viridian City Library and find a book about poisonous plants.

For now, it was getting late.

He scooped up Weedle and headed back inside the orphanage.

As he walked through the halls, he couldn't stop smiling.

This time, training was going to work.

He was sure of it.

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I have fun writing this chapter hahahaha