As Ophelia sat near the fireplace with Chiki, she smiled at him as he laid down. He clearly was tired but he still seemed as excited as ever to jump into the lake. So, Ophelia let him jump in and have fun. She set some limitations, though. These limitations were, "Don't splash water at me or the fire. Also, please don't be too loud. There are other pokemon here that would like to have their time to themselves. Also, don't swim off, because I couldn't bare losing you. So, that's pretty much it, but remember what I said. Those are some pretty important things that you have to remember." Ophelia smiled at Chiki as he began to jump around excitedly, and energetically. He couldn't wait to get into the cold and fresh water that went across route 1. With a big cannonball, Chiki jumped into the water. Although he cannon balled, he still was able to minimize the splash in order for Ophelia to not get splashed. As Ophelia watched Chiki play in the lake, she felt a splash of water coming straight for her. It came from the direction Chiki was in. So, she tried to wipe the water off of her, and then she went straight for Chiki. 

With a serious and disappointed voice, Ophelia said to Chiki, "Chiki, why did you splash me with water like that. I told you about the rules. I don't want to punish you, but I might have to if you do it again. If you break my rules, how do I know you won't go crazy when we're in a battle, or even when we're just together. I don't want you to get hurt or lost, so please listen." With a astonished voice, Chiki replied back to Ophelia and said, "Why are you blaming me? I swear I didn't do anything. I've just been swimming pleasantly over here. i did nothing wrong, I promise." Ophelia looked at Chiki confusingly and learned that Chiki was telling the truth. She would've known if he was lying. So, she decided to find out who really was the one to blame for getting her soaked. So, she began searching for some sort of trace of evidence that there was another pokemon/trainer in the premises that would be so devious to completely soak her in water. She began to create a fist with her hands as her self loathing began to come in. She couldn't believe that she couldn't find something as simple as a pokemon that splashed her with water. It was like she couldn't even do anything right. She thought if she couldn't do this, how would she ever be able to get badges, or ribbons. With a deep sigh, she let out all of the awful thoughts in her brain and tried to refocus her attention to the thing that did this to her. As she looked around, she heard a loud and excited gasp from Chiki. 


As Ophelia walked over to Chiki, she saw him jumping up and down from finding a clue. With a loud voice, he said, "Look! Look over here! I think I found something!" He was so excited, it made Ophelia smile. So, she walked over there and looked at what he was talking about. As she looked at the evidence, she saw what looked to be footprints of what looked like webbed feet. Along with them, was a few blue feathers left in the tracks. Ophelia knew right away that it was some pokemon that decided to splash her with the absurd amount of water. So, she began to follow the tracks past the bush they led to. Inside of them was a little grotto that looked extremely beautiful in the moonlight. The plants bounced the light off as though it was their main job in life. Before she could completely take it in, she heard a loud and cranky yell coming from an area behind her and Chiki. The apparent culprit seemed to be a blue bird like pokemon. It seemed to have a beak with webbed feet. Ophelia watched as the bird yelled at her. What he said was, "How dare you enter my grotto and think you can get away with it. You idiotic human and your dumb nosiness. All I do is splash water at you, and you think that you have to go and investigate it. Arceus! Humans are such idiots, and don't deserve to see my home." His wild remarks scared Ophelia a tiny bit, but she didn't think he was much of a threat. It wasn't until he made the bold move of using water gun on them. 

Before it was too late, Ophelia grabbed onto Chiki and dove away from the water. All of a sudden, Chiki decided to squeeze out of Ophelia's arms and out into the middle of the grotto. Chiki seemed extremely confident that he could beat the ducklett. So, Ophelia stood up and began to do what she had to to preserve the safety of her and Chiki. So, Ophelia raised up her finger and said, "You're going to pay for trying to hurt me and my Chiki." 

*battle music plays XD*

With a loud yell, Ophelia said to Chiki, "Observe ducklett closely. I know you want to charge right in, but after being a botanist all my life, I have learned that being patient is a good thing. So, don't go in just yet, but observe ducklett's patterns and movement." With a nod, Chiki looked straight towards ducklett. He did not want to mess this up for the girl who had finally taken him out of the lab. So, he patiently waited there and looked straight towards the ducklett. All of a sudden, ducklett used water gun and shot it straight towards Chiki. Ophelia yelled aloud, "Chiki, dodge the water gun with tackle and use tackle to get closer to the ducklett." As the water gun got closer, he used Ophelia's orders and went through with them. He was able to quickly dodge and then he dashed right for the ducklett. As he got right into the face of the pokemon, Ophelia yelled, "Now Chiki!" With that, Chiki rammed right into the ducklett with tackle as ducklett was knocked back into one of the grotto's trees. As it hit, a loud thud was heard. The unsuspecting ducklett was then left laying down in the grotto, angrier than before. As he got up, he soaked himself in water, making him a wet feather ball. Ophelia wondered what was happening, but it was too late for her to figure out because right as he did this, he used water gun on Chiki. The hit was more powerful because the ducklett used water sport on himself, which is what Ophelia figured out when Chiki got hit by the powerful blast of water. The hit usually wouldn't hurt a grass type pokemon like Chiki, but due to ducklett using water sport, it seemed to be more devastating than expected. However, that hit didn't stop Chiki or Ophelia's determination. So, Ophelia created a new plan for Chiki. She whispered in his ear, " I want you to run around ducklett in a circle. The ducklett will try to hit you, but I know you're fast enough to dodge them. Once you fel like you ahve an opening, I want you to go straight for ducklett with tackle." Chiki nodded and went straight to action. Ophelia knew instantly that Chiki would have no problem with her plan. Especially with how energetic he was. So, he did what he was told and went for ducklett with tackle. This time, it was a knockout hit that made the ducklett completely knocked out.

Ophelia sighed as she got Chiki and herself out of there, in hopes that she would never have to see that pokemon again. As they ran back towards the camp, Ophelia congratulated Chiki in his victory and healed him up with a potion. He seemed to be a lot better due to it, which made Ophelia extremely glad. 

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notes: Chiki +675 exp/ Chiki levels up to 8 and learns razor leaf/ Ducklett was passed and defeated

Ophelia and Chiki were able to get back to the camp safely, where they began to rest over a few minutes. They couldn't even believe that they just had their first pokebattle in route 1. Ophelia was smiling with joy, but was still breathing heavily. Chiki was doing the same thing, but he still had a few things to say. Although Ophelia couldn't answer, Chiki still talked. He said, "Wow, that was intense. I can't believe we won that. I can't believe it was our first ever battle! I'm so happy! Thank you so much!" With as much strength as he could muster, he jumped at Ophelia in hopes of hugging her. As he nuzzled her with his nose, Ophelia laughed in joy. It truly was a happy moment for them on their journey. Along with the heat of the fire, they were having the time of their lives. Neither of them ever realized that having a partner on a journey like this would be the best thing ever. As Chiki got off of Ophelia, they began to warm up by the fire. They were still extremely cold from the water gun that ducklett sprayed them with. Ophelia felt her soaked clothes begin to finally dry as she sat there, grasping onto her legs. Ophelia was so excited that she could spend her time with Chiki at the warm and cozy fire place. Not being able to socialize with other talking things was a nice thing for her. She usually would just talk to plants, and not even be able to get responses from them. It probably made sense since they were plants, but Ophelia didn't care. After all these years, talking to someone made her feel good about herself. Actually feeling good about herself was one of her goals that she was starting to achieve. It was always hard for her to expect her weird tendencies, and having Chiki accept her for who she was lit her up inside. So, as Ophelia finally got a bit more rest, she said to Chiki with a loving tone, "Thank you..." With a questioning look on his face, Chiki asked Ophelia, "What did I do?" Ophelia made a small gentle smile as she looked at the ground. She said to Chiki, "Thank you for being you. You are the best pokemon I could've ever asked for. So, don't ever feel like you will disappoint. I don't ever want to be the cause of your sadness. So, just be you." Chiki was still a bit confused, but he reassured Ophelia and smiled while sayinjg, "Okay!"  

As Ophelia glared into the fire, she looked over to see Chiki. That was when Ophelia remembered that she still had something else to do with Chiki before the night ended. As she looked over to Chiki, she made a big smile and woke him up from his nap. As she poked him, he screamed and began to flail around. As he saw Ophelia, he began to calm down as he rested in her arms. With a tired voice, he said, "Why did you wake me up? Are we doing something else?" With a joyful tone in her voice, she said to Chiki, "Yes we are Chiki. I promised you that we would be able to pick berries, and that is what we are going to do. So wake yourself up so we can get to it!" Chiki stood up tall and said with a serious but joking voice, "Ma'am yes Ma'am." Ophelia then rubbed the little leaf on Chiki's head and said to him, "Welp, lets go. The day is going to end soon, so we gotta hurry before all the other pokemon try to take them." Chiki nodded at Ophelia and began to dash off into the forest. Ophelia laughed as she chased right after him, hoping she wouldn't lose sight. 

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As Ophelia and Chiki roamed the forest for berries, Chiki said to Ophelia, "Oh boy! I can't wait to find those delicious berries you keep telling me about. I bet they taste just like candy." Chiki could feel the berries in his mouth, as though they were actually there. They sounded so delicious to him, that he actually began to drool. With a laugh, Ophelia looked towards the little grass type pokemon and reassured him by saying, "Don't worry, we'll find them soon. I'll make sure of it. We will not rest until we get the best berry from this place." Chiki cheered as he skipped across the forest in glee. He couldn't believe that he had such a dependable trainer like Ophelia. It was almost as though he hit the jackpot when it came to the trainer lottery. Funny thing was, Ophelia thought the same thing. Who knew these two would stumble upon each other by chance. Together, their chemistry was insane. Who knows, maybe one day they could take over the pokemon world. Neither of them knew it yet, but they would be a menacing force together. It especially showed during the battle between them and ducklett. As they both walked through the forest together, a smile was shown on both of their faces.

All of a sudden, they heard a noise. It started happening every once in a while. Pitter patter they heard. It was as though there was something making fast movements, but they didn't seem like human legs. No, they seemed like legs with hard surfaces to them. It was too fast to be a pokemon with big paws, even though the sounds were pretty loud. Both put a questioning look on their face as they decided that they should observe the mysterious sounds. Both tried hearing for the direction of the sounds, but they constantly kept moving. Everywhere they went, and everywhere they looked. They tried looking past every bush and every single nook and cranny they could find. Yet, the sounds kept coming with no body tied to it. It wasn't until they heard a loud sigh coming from an area to the left of them. They both lit up and thought of it as another clue. With excitement, they both rushed towards it to see what looked like a pokemon panting on the ground. It seemed tired, almost as though it had been doing tons of work all day. Ophelia wondered what exactly it was doing, especially since it seemed to be walking a lot throughout the day. So, she began to walk closer to it, but then she slowly backed away. Her nerves were getting the best of her, because of the fact that she didn't want to bother the harmless creature. Then again, Ophelia really wanted to know what it was up to. So, she knelt down next to Chiki and asked him, "Hey Chiki, can we make a bit of a rain check on our little plans? I really want to know what this little pokemon is doing." Chiki frowned, but then smiled again because he honestly wanted to know what that pokemon was doing as well. So, that was exactly what they did. They began to sneak around asw the pokemon moved around. He seemed to be getting ingredients for something. Ophelia saw as it picked up a dew from a leaf as it looked around. For some reason, he didn't want people to see what he was doing. It was odd for pokemon to be secretive like this, but Ophelia couldn't actually ask the spider like pokemon. Especially if she wanted to find out what the pokemon was doing. So, for now Ophelia could just raise an eyebrow and see what it would do next.

It took 30-45 minutes for Chiki and Ophelia to finally see the pokemon finish up its ingredient hunt. As they looked past the nest it held full of dewdrops, Ophelia saw as it began to build something. It used some string made of a spiders web and created some sort of net around the dew drops. As it held the item in her hand, she tossed it up and down. With the final throw upwards, she stepped back and let it drop on the ground. In her surprise, Ophelia saw as the dewdrop spread outwards as though it was going to splash, but then go right back into the little net it was in. In awe, Ophelia began to stand up and look down upon the little creature. In surprise, the spider yelped and tried hiding her creations from Ophelia. Chiki looked at the spider and its little invention. Something inside his memories began to click for some reason. It was almost in an instant that he began to realize who this pokemon was. It wasn't until Chiki jumped towards the spider in glee, that she dropped her guard. Ophelia wondered what was happening, and then Chiki yelled aloud in joy, "Elvi! Elvi! Is it really you?" With a shout, she began yelling back with the same surplus of joy towards Chiki. She said to him, "Yes it is! Chiki I can't believe it. Did you really make it out, and this your...trainer?" She tried to whisper it, but her voice was so loud that Ophelia heard it. She smiled awkwardly and said to the little pokemon, "Uhh...yes, I'm his trainer. I guess you both know each other?" With a scoff, the little pokemon said to Ophelia, "Know each other...? Well of course we do, we are the bestest of friends. Ever since we were both in that lab, we talked every day. It wasn't until I became bored with the area and escaped. I worked hard for days to create a little invention that I made. It was something that allowed me to slip right through the vent that I opened with my other invention. As you can see, I like working on things a lot. " As she said that, both Chiki and the spider girl laughed. Once they began to cool down, the female pokemon asked Chiki, "How are things? Are you stronger now? How much do you like your trainer?" Chiki jumped at the option to answer those questions and said, "I'm doing great. Ophelia is the best trainer I could ever ask for, and we just defeated a ducklett back there. It was awesome. So awesome that I can feel myself stronger than I was before that." The spider raised her eye brows and said, "Ducklett? You beat him? Woah, you and your trainer must not mess around. Welp, at least I know you can't beat me. I'm stronger than you two will ever be." Ophelia looked at the spider and thought she was a bit too ambitous. With a smirk, Ophelia said to her, "Well, do you want to make a bet?"

"What kind?"

"Well, if me and Chiki beat you in a battle, you join our team. If you win, maybe I can give you a pokeball to tinker with."

With a devious smile, the spider said to Chiki, "I like this girl. I think we may actually have a deal." Ophelia then raised out her arm to seal the deal, and the dewpider held out one of hers. With a handshake, Chiki and Ophelia went to one side of the area, and Elvi on the other. With that, the fight began. With a quick move, Dewpider used bubble on Chiki. Ophelia decided that Chiki should count it with razor leaf. As Chiki sent the sharp leaves out, they went straight through the bubbles and right towards Elvi. She laughed, and said to Chiki, "Wow, you really have gotten better. Sadly, I'm going to win this bet." As Elvi slammed her legs on the ground, a mound of bugs went straight for Chiki. He could feel as the bugs went all around him and nipped at his body. It was painful, but Ophelia cheered him through it. She knew that he was resilient. So, she asked him to run straight towards Elvi and then use tackle. Elvi saw as he came, and jumped straight up. As she used bubble straight below her, dust formed where it hit. As she was still in the air, she saw as razor sharp leaves came out of the clouds. With that, it was a direct hit. She was in pain, but she wasn't going to let her friend beat her that easily. So, she waited until the bugs began nipping at Chiki again. So, Elvi used water sport on herself. Ophelia knew that that meant trouble, especially due to what happened with that ducklett from before. As Ophelia thought about her worries, they came true and Elvi used bubble on Chiki. With a gulp, Ophelia ordered Chiki to use tackle to dodge it and then use razor leaf on the pokemon again. Elvi felt so saddened by the fact that she missed, that she was stunned. Which led to her getting hit by the razor leaf head on. Once this happened, smoke rose around the area leaving behind a fainted Elvi. As both of them ran over to her, Ophelia looked down at her as she coughed from the pain. She said to Ophelia, "Wow, you really trained that bugger well, didn't you? Well, I guess you can catch me now or whatever. I really want to train with you, and maybe even beat my little friend here." With a smile, Ophelia took out a pokeball and pressed it upon the head of Elvi, as she went into the ball. Ophelia waited there as she saw the pokeball go click click, click click.

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notes-Chiki gains +691 xp/Chiki levels up to 10/Trying for Dewpider to be caught