Pokémon; Journey Through Kanto

Paras

[INTRO]

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Our heroes have arrived at a place called Mossgreen Village.

"What a small village," Willow said.

"Erm, we have a problem," Brock frowned as he looked through his bag.

"What's wrong?" Yuki asked.

"I'm out of medicine," Brock said as his medicine bag was empty.

"Maybe someone in the village can help us with that," Willow suggested.

"We can also rest up and get something to eat," Yuki said.

"Yeah, I'm kind of hungry," Tomo says.

The gang headed toward the village.

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After getting food and rest at the village inn, they went to the village Pharmacy.

"Excuse me, is anyone here?" Brock called out.

"May I help you?" a voice asked.

The gang turned & saw an old woman.

"Yes. We were wondering if we could get potions and medicines for humans," Brock answered.

"Hmm, how about instead of potions and medicines, I give you a snake root that will cure insomnia & grow hair on your nose and tongue," the old woman offered.

"What?!" Willow yelped.

"No thank you, ma'am," Yuki sweat dropped.

"Grandma, don't try to sell them weird things!" a female voice appeared from the back.

It was a young woman with green hair styled up in two Chinese buns & dark yellow eyes, wearing a white shirt, red pants & black flats.

"I'm sorry about that. I'm Cassandra & I run this place with my Grandma," Cassandra said.

Brock brought the medicine.

"Are you all Pokémon trainers?" Cassandra asked.

"Yes we are," Willow confirmed.

"Then I would like to battle one of you," Cassandra said.

"You can battle me," Yuki accepted.

"Great," Cassandra said.

***

The gang, Cassandra & her grandma went outback.

"This Paras shall be our opponent," Cassandra announced her Pokémon.

"Paras," Paras said.

"Pika," Raiden greeted Paras.

"Paras!" Paras panicked as it hid behind its trainer.

"What?" The gang blinked.

"Paras, you can't give up now," Cassandra said, patting its head.

"What's the deal with Paras?" Yuki asked.

Raiden went back to Yuki's side.

"I would love for Paras to evolve into Parasect, but it's too cowardly to battle," Cassandra explained. "You see after Paras evolves, I'll use its mushroom to help me make a potion to help other Pokémon."

"So that's why you wanted to battle," Brock said.

"But it being too cowardly, will be a problem," Willow said.