Chapter 1 Brian was sitting under a rather large oak tree, the shade shielding him from the intense mid-summer summer sun. Droplets of sweat slowly trickled down his forehead, and around his eyes. Annoyed and exhausted, he reached up and wiped the sweat away with the sleeve of his right arm. He sighed as he leaned against the rather large oak tree and relaxed. "Whew.... Boy is it hot out!," he said to himself, attempting to fan himself off with a rather large leaf he'd just picked up. Indeed, it WAS hot out. Approximately 103 degrees farenheight. He slumped down against the tree and dropped the leaf. He'd been randomly exploring the woods lately, just for fun, and now regretted not waiting until autumn. "A good swim in a lake or pond would be really refreshing right about now.," he said to himself. Just then, he heard the bush in front of him rustling. He immediately shot upright and stared at the bush, alarmed. "Alright, who's there?," he said in a serious, but yet joking and playful tone of voice. Like when you kind of expect your little brother to jump out and scare you, but he never does, you say, "Okay, you got me.," only to realize he's not even there. To his surprise, a Pikachu poked its head out of the bush, and stared straight at him. Brian smiled at him (or her?), and held out his hand. "Here little guy, come here.," he gently called to him. The Pikachu reluctantly stepped forward, out of the bush. It stood up on it's hind legs, and just stared at Brian. Brian caught a glimpse of its tail, and realized that, from the shape of the tail, that this Pikachu was, in fact, male. Brian continued to hold out his hand, wiggling his fingers to attract the Pikachu's attention. Slowly, he inched toward Brian, his ears perked up, keeping alert for any sudden movements Brian should make. When he was within reach, Brian slowly reached out further and gently stroked the Pikachu's head, between his ears. At this, the Pikachu dropped down onto all fours and flatted his ears back, allowing Brian to pet him more efficiently. As Brian did so, the Pikachu walked right up and climbed into Brian's lap. As he did so, Brian smiled. "Theeeere ya go little guy!," he said softly. The Pikachu's ears perked up at this. "Pii.... ka?," it said back to him. Brian just smiled at him and hugged him. "You know, I've always wanted to touch a Pikachu, but never got the chance, because I rarely ever see any. That, and when I do, it either runs away, or is in the middle of a battle." He frowned as he said this, but soon began to smile again. "I think its a lot cooler here in the shade than out in the sun.," he randomly threw out. The Pikachu just stared up at him like he was some kind of weirdo, then slowly nodded. Just then, he heard the bush rustle again, as another Pikachu poked its head out. This Pikachu however, saw the other Pikachu and immediately walked up to Brian. "Well, hello there.," Brian smiled as he reached out and stroked the new Pikachu's head. The Pikachu flinched as Brian's hand came down, but she soon sat up and smiled, as she realized Brian was just petting her. Brian could see the dent in the end of her tail, signifying that she was female. "So... you two friends?," Brian asked. Almost immediately, they both simultaneously nodded. "Oh, well.... that's nice I guess... I have no friends.... You two are lucky.," he frowned. "I really wish I could be a Pikachu like you two, so I can make friends.," he said with another frown. "But that's not happening anytime soon - or ever for that matter.," he said with a sigh. The Pikachu both looked at eachother. The male Pikachu said something, and the female nodded. Before Brian knew what was happening, both the Pikachu had struck him with a thunderbolt at the same time. "Ow.... Why?....," was all that escaped his mouth before he felt the Pikachu each grab one of his feet, then begin slowly dragging him. Then he blacked out. ----------END Chapter one.---------