Chapter 3.

Lilly Catches Buneary For Lumpy

"So Lilly," said Vulcan, "What Sinnoh Pokémon are you going to catch for Lumpy as a way of apologizing for defeating his Lillipup in battle?"

"How about something that's cute but knows some strong moves?" Lilly suggested.

"Okay," said Vulcan, "But what is cute and knows some strong moves?"

"Well, there are quite a few Pokemon like that..." Lilly stated.

Suddenly there came brushes rustling, Lilly and Vulcan heard it and looked around.

"Hey, what's that?" Vulcan asked.

"I don't know," said Lilly as she continued to look around.

Then they heard a faint, high-pitched voice coming from what was in the bush.

"Bun?" it went.

"What the?" asked Lilly as she crept towards the bush.

Suddenly a brown and yellow ear popped up from the grass and then from the grass jump a small, bipedal, rabbit-like Pokémon with brown ears that could curl up, it had two types of fur covering its body: a light tan fleece that covered much of its lower body, feet, and the tips of its ears, and a smooth chocolate colored pelt on the upper half of its body. It had a small, triangular pink nose, pink paw pads on the undersides of its feet, and small tan spots above its eyes and It had a small brown puff of a tail.

Lilly gasped in surprise, but then smiled.

"Oh, that's cute!" she said.

"But what is it?" Vulcan asked.

Lilly reached for Lumpy's Pokedex and and opened it up. It displayed a picture of the rabbit and spoke:

"Buneary, the Rabbit Pokémon. By quickly extending its rolled-up ears, it can launch a powerful attack against its enemies."

"So as cute as it is, it can use some strong moves..." Lilly acknowledged.

"So is that the Pokemon you are going to catch for Lumpy?" asked Vulcan.

"I think it is," Lilly replied with a smile. She pushed the button of the Pokeball she was holding so that it became a normal size, and then threw it.

"Go! Spritzee!" Lilly called.

Once the ball landed on the ground, a flash appeared. It then subsided to reveal Lilly's Spritzee.

"Spritzee!" said Spritzee.

"Spritzee, I need you to weaken that Buneary before it gets away," Lilly stated.

Spritzee nodded in understanding.

"Alright! Use Fairy Wind!" shouted Lilly.

Spritzee did as she was told, stirring up a fairy wind and striking the Buneary with it and this caused Buneary to scream with fright.

"Use Moonblast!" shouted Lilly.

The Spritzee then fired a massive beam at Buneary, borrowing power from the moon as she did so. The move felt so painful that Buneary started to feel weak.

"Now use Echoed Voice!" shouted Lilly.

The Spritzee let out a cry that echoed throughout the area, as well as in Buneary's ears and Buneary wobbled around a in a daze.

"Now finish Buneary off with Draining Kiss!" shouted Lilly.

Spritzee flew over to the Buneary and gave it a kiss, which sucked a good amount of what energy she had left from her body and Buneary fell to the ground unconscious.

"Okay, this is it!" Lilly pulled out an empty Pokeball and pushed the button on it, causing it to grow to its normal size.

"Go Pokeball!" Lilly shouted as she threw the Pokeball at the unconscious Bumeary.

Once the Pokeball hit Buneary, it opened and engulfed it in a flash of light as it went into the Pokeball, then the Pokeball closed and landed on the ground and then began to shake back and forth slowly. Lilly crossed her fingers, hoping that the Buneary would be caught but finally it stopped. The Buneary had been caught.

"YES!" Lilly said as she did a fist pump in joy.

"Well done, Lilly," said Vulcan.

"Spritzee!" said Spritzee.

Lilly picked up the Pokeball and put it in her pocket and then she took Spritzee's Pokeball and pointed it at Spritzee.

"Spritzee, return," said Lilly.

And with a flash of light, Spritzee was returned to her Pokeball.

"I'll let you out of your Pokeball the moment we arrive home back in the Happy Tree Friends Forest," Lilly said to Spritzee inside the Pokeball before putting it in her Pocket.

With that, she and Vulcan left the area that they'd been in.

Back at the Pokemon Centre, Lumpy was still waiting for Lilly and Vulcan to come back and he was holding the Pokeball that had Lillipup inside, Lumpy looked down at his Pokeball, inhaled and sighed in relief. He was glad to have Lillipup back with him.

Just then Lilly and Vulcan both arrived back at the Pokemon Centre.

"Uncle Lumpy," said Lilly as she and Vulcan both walked towards Lumpy, "I caught you a Pokemon like I promised."

Lumpy smiled. "You did?"

"Yes," said Lilly as she put Spritzee's Pokeball away into her backpack and gave Lumpy's Pokedex and Buneary's Pokeball to Lumpy.

Lumpy put Lillipup's Pokeball aside for the moment, then pushed the button on Buneary's Pokeball, causing it to burst open and a beam of white energy was released, it then subsided to reveal the Buneary, which looked up at Lumpy.

"Well, Uncle Lumpy. What do you think of your new Pokemon?" asked Lilly, "It's a Buneary."

"It's... so cute...!" said Lumpy.

"It is my apology present for defeating your Lillipup in battle," said Lilly.

Lumpy's eyes were filled with tears of joy.

"Th-thank you...!" said Lumpy.

"Ah, no problem Uncle Lumpy," said Lilly with a smile.

Lumpy held out his hand gently for the Buneary, seeing that Lumpy was not being a threat, Buneary walked closer to Lumpy's hand and allowed Lumpy to stroke the top of one of her ears.

And so Lumpy stroked the top of one of her ears, smiling as he did so.

"You're so soft," Lumpy said.

Buneary smiled and blushed at what Lumpy said and Lumpy couldn't help but continue to pet the Buneary's soft, furry ears.

"Now we've each got one Sinnoh Pokemon of our own could we go to another Pokemon Region please?" asked Lilly.

"Oh, sure," Lumpy said as he got up.

"Lumpy, you've forgot to return Buneary to her Pokeball," said Vulcan.

"Oh, right." Lumpy picked up Buneary's Pokeball and aimed it at Buneary.

"Buneary, return!"

And with a flash of light, Buneary was returned to her Pokeball and Lumpy then put the Pokeball in his pocket, along with Lillipup's Pokeball.

"Which Pokemon Region should we go to next?" asked Lilly as she put her backpack on her back.

"I'm not really sure," Lumpy said.

"I know! Where did Ash go to after his journey in the Kanto Region?" asked Vulcan.

"I believe that was... Johto?" Lumpy guessed.

"Yes," said Vulcan.

"Are you saying that's the Region we should go to next?" Lilly asked her Bakugan Guardian.

"Yeah, is it?" Lumpy asked Vulcan as well.

"Yes," said Vulcan.

"Okay, cool," Lumpy said. "I wonder what Pokemon we'll find in that region..."

"We'll find out," said Lilly as Vulcan floated onto her right shoulder.

"So Lilly, are you ready to go?" Lumpy asked to his niece.

"Yes. My Spritzee, Lucario, Octillery, Noivern and my new Drifloon are in their Pokeballs and their Pokeballs are safely tucked away in my backpack, so I am ready," said Lilly.

"Okay, let's go," Lumpy said as he headed out of the center and Lilly followed with her backpack on her back and Vulcan riding on her right shoulder.

They were all looking forward to the surprises the Johto region had to offer.