So Near, Yet So Farfetch'd

At the moment, Ashlyn and her friends were relaxing in a meadow. They decided to have a break after the incident at Grandpa Canyon had passed and that they've been on the road for a while. Ashlyn knew what was going to happen in this episode. Misty will encounter a boy named Keith who steals other trainers' Pokémon.

"You know, there's a rumor that a Pokémon called a Farfetch'd lives around here." Brock informed.

"Farfetch'd?" Ashlyn looked up the Pokémon.

[Farfetch'd, the wild duck Pokémon. By using the green onion that it holds like a sword, Farfetch'd can cut through a variety of objects.

Note: Farfetch'd makes a delicious meal, especially when cooked with leek. Because of this, Farfetch'd is nearly extinct.]

"E-eat a Pokémon." Flint turned green, "Are they serious?"

"I'll pass, thank you." Misty also turned green.

Ashlyn grimaced, "That was back in the old years." She said as she put her phone away.

Brock looked at the map, "There's suppose to be a spring nearby and we need water."

Ashlyn stood up, "I'll go with you. I'm almost out of water." She turned to Volkner, "Volkner?"

Volkner shrugged, "Sure."

Flint raised his hand, "I'm coming too. After hearing what the Rotom phone said, I need to take a walk."

Misty handed her canteen held out to Brock, "Will you get some for me, pretty please, Brock?"

"Sure, Misty." Brock took Misty's canteen.

"Okay, let's go then." Ashlyn said.

Tesla, Levina, and Raichu followed the others while Misty stayed behind right along with Psyduck.

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Brock, Flint, Volkner, and Ashlyn arrived at the spring. They began filling their water canteens when Tesla noticed something, so she ran over to it. She gasped at what she saw in front of her.

"Rai Raichu! (Ashlyn, come quick!)" Tesla called out to her.

Ashlyn ran over to see what Tesla had found and it was an injured shiny Farfetch'd. She gasped and knelt down beside the injured Pokémon. She gently picked up the injured Pokémon and held it in her arms.

"Oh my god, what are on Earth happened to you?" Ashlyn asked the injured Pokémon.

The shiny Farfetch'd looked up at Ashlyn weakly. It saw the look of worry in the girl's eyes. Even though it should be wary, but the look somehow made it trust the girl.

The boys ran over to where Ashlyn was and were shocked to see an injured shiny Farfetch'd.

"Don't worry, I'm going to help you. Brock, hand me a Super Potion and bandages." Ashlyn requested.

Brock took out a super Potion and some bandages and handed them to Ashlyn. She sprayed the Super Potion on Farfetch'd and then gently wrapped the bandages on its wounds. Then Ashlyn gave it an Oran berry.

"There, feel better?" Ashlyn asked.

Farfetch'd smiled, "Farfetch'd! (Thank you!)"

"You're welcome." Ashlyn smiled back and then frowned, "Who on earth gave you these wounds?"

Farfetch'd looked down, "Far Farfetch'd. (I was bullied.)"

"Why?" Ashlyn asked.

"Fetch Far Farfetch'd. (It's because of my color.)" Farfetch'd replied.

"What did Farfetch'd say?" Volkner asked.

"It said that it was bullied because of its color." Ashlyn translated.

"How mean." Flint frowned.

"Most shiny Pokémon are treated horribly because of their color, which is unfair." Brock stated.

"Cruel is more like it. If anything, a shiny Pokémon is unique. People just can't understand that." Ashlyn said.

"Far Farfetch'd Far Fetch? (Do you have different colored Pokémon like me?)" Farfetch'd asked.

"Yup. I have a shiny Charizard, Gyarados, Rapidash, Suicune, Entei, Raikou, Umbreon, Sylveon, and a Pink Butterfree." Ashlyn listed off.

"Farfetch'd? Far? (Really? That many are different colored?)" Farfetch'd questioned, surprised.

Ashlyn nodded, "Yeah, probably many more."

"Fetch Far Far Farfetch'd? (Can I come with you to find out?)" Farfetch'd requested.

"Huh? You want to come with me?" Ashlyn questioned.

Farfetch'd nodded happily, "Fetch Farfetch'd Far. (I want to meet other different colored Pokémon.)

Ashlyn smiled and took out a Pokéball, "Then welcome to the team, Farfetch'd."

Shiny Farfetch'd tapped the button and was sucked inside. Then it dinged, instant capture. Then it disappeared, transported to Oak's lab.

"Wow, Ashlyn, you managed to catch a Farfetch'd and a shiny one too." Brock said.

Ashlyn nodded, "Yeah, unbelievable. Well, we better get back to Misty. She's probably bored right now."

"Hopefully she doesn't have the energy to deal with Psyduck's headaches." Flint stated.

"Let's all hope." Brock prayed.

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"There you are, Misty! Where were you?" Ashlyn questioned when they spotted Misty walking out of the woods.

"Were you looking for me?" Misty asked.

"Of course we were looking for you, did something happen?" Brock asked.

She scratched the back of her head nervously, "Well...I spotted a Farfetch'd and wanted to try and catch but I kinda lost it."

"You mean you actually saw one? Ashlyn just caught a shiny Farfetch'd." Flint said.

"Wow, you're really lucky, Ashlyn." Misty complimented.

"Thanks, Misty." Ashlyn smiled.

"Here you go Misty, we filled up your water canteen." Brock gave it to her.

"Thanks Brock," She opened up her bag she noticed something horrifying as a pile of rocks came out of her bag instead of her Pokéballs and the egg carrier Ashlyn gave her, "I must have picked up the wrong bag!"

"Huh?" Everyone besides Misty asked.

"Look." Misty dumped out the contents which were potatoes.

The gang gasped at this.

"Misty, did you run into anyone when you chasing Farfetch'd?" Ashlyn asked.

"Did I run into anyone...I did! There was a boy! His name was Keith." She remembered.

"He must've swiped your bag when you weren't looking, we need to find that kid and now. Your Pokéballs and Pokémon egg are in there." Brock said.

"Pidgeot, I need you!" Ashlyn called out her flying type.

"Pidgeot! (I'm here!)" Pidgeot announced.

"I need you to fly around and see if you can spot the Farfetch'd Misty saw, when you do let me know!" Ashlyn told her.

Pidgeot nodded and flew off to find the wild duck Pokémon.

"Why did you have Pidgeot go look for Farfetch'd?" Flint questioned.

"Because something about this doesn't feel right," Ashlyn said seriously, "A Farfetch'd appears out of nowhere before Misty but then disappears and she runs into that guy."

"So its possible the two could be working together." Volkner theorized.

"Yeah." Ashlyn said. Then she noticed the look of worry on Misty's face. She placed her hand on Misty's shoulder, "Don't worry, we'll get them back."

Misty managed to smile, "Yeah, you're right."

There was a cry in the air that sounded very familiar, looking up at the sky they saw it was Pidgeot, "Did you find Farfetch'd?!" Ashlyn yelled.

Pidgeot nodded.

"Good, show us where!" Ashlyn said.

Pidgeot flew off leading them to where she spotted the Pokémon and the human it was with.

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The gang was following Pidgeot through the forest. Unexpectedly, a familiar Pokémon walked out of the bushes and it was carrying Misty's backpack.

"Psyduck?" Misty blinked.

"Psy Psyduck. (I got your bag.)" Psyduck held up Misty's bag.

"My bag!" Misty knelt down as Psyduck handed her bag. She opened it and saw that her Pokéballs and Pokémon egg were inside, "Thank goodness, they're all here." She looked up at Psyduck, "Thank you, Psyduck."

Psyduck just tilted its head.

"It's a good thing that you got your Pokéballs and Pokémon egg back, Misty." Ashlyn said.

Misty nodded, "Yeah."

"We have to catch this thief before he tries to steal again." Brock declared.

"Definitely. If we don't, someone will lose all their Pokémon to him." Volkner agreed.

"Pidgeot, do you still know where the thief is?" Ashlyn asked.

Pidgeot nodded.

"Okay, lead the way." Ashlyn said.

The group followed after Pidgeot once more.

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They soon reached Keith's camping site, who looked like he and Farfetch'd were ready to leave.

"Hold it right there!" Misty called out.

Keith and Farfetch'd turned around and saw Misty with Psyduck next to her. They were surprised to see that she had her bag back.

The gang and their Pokémon immediately surrounded Keith and Farfetch'd. The two looked back and forth, seeing themselves surrounded with no escape.

"Would you mind explaining why you're stealing people's Pokémon rather than catch some yourself?" Ashlyn asked with narrowed eyes.

"My Farfetch'd is too weak to battle so I have no choice but to steal Pokémon." Keith admitted.

"You are the most pathetic trainer I've ever met." Ashlyn deadpanned.

Keith flinched at that.

"Your answer was pathetic as well." Volkner added.

Keith flinched again.

"Yeah," Brock agreed, "Training and working hard with Farfetch'd will make it strong."

"Did you ever train your Farfetch'd...at all?" Flint asked.

"No." Keith replied.

The gang facepalmed at this, "Seriously."

Just then Farfetch'd stepped forward, "Fetch Far Far. (I want to battle.)"

Ashlyn stepped forward, "So your Farfetch'd wants a battle, huh? Gladly." Then she released her dragon Pokémon, Dratini.

Keith was amazed that Ashlyn had a Dratini.

"Dratini, use Slam." Ashlyn ordered.

Dratini slammed her tail into Farfetch'd, making it scream in pain. Farfetch'd began to fight back by using agility to dodge Dratini's continuing slam attacks. Then it hit Dratini multiple times with the move fury attack, by hitting Dratini with its leek.

Keith looked at Farfetch'd battling style in surprise. "I never knew that Farfetch'd could battle like that and I never knew it could be that strong." he said.

Dratini began to get cross, from being hit by Farfetch'd's leek and roared. Then suddenly she began to glow and evolved into a Dragonair. Ashlyn was amazed by the evolution and was just about to command Dragonair to attack again.

"Wait, Ashlyn! Let me handle this!" Misty said stopping her.

Ashlyn didn't complain and allowed Misty to battle the Pokémon, "He's all yours then, Dragonair return." She returned the Pokémon.

Misty glared at Keith, "Alright, your dealing with me now! Go, Star-" she was cut off when Psyduck walked over to Farfetch'd, "Psyduck?"

"Psy (Let me try)." Psyduck said tilting his head.

"He says he wants battle now." Ashlyn translated.

"What?" Misty gasped.

"This might be the first time any of us are seeing Psyduck actually wanting to battle." Brock said.

"Raichu! (Go get him!)" Raichu said.

"Pika Pikachu! (Knock him out)" Levina encouraged.

"Rai Rai! (Be careful!)" Tesla told him.

Farfetch'd approached Psyduck then laughed right in his face before smacking it with its leak repeatedly.

'This is my chance!' Misty thought, "Come on, Farfetch'd give Psyduck your best shot!"

Psyduck was beginning to get a severe headache with all the constant whacking upside the head, and started squinting his eyes.

"Its working, Psyduck's headache is getting worse!" Misty said.

"Just a little more!" Ashlyn said.

"Raichu (Almost)." Tesla said.

Psyduck's headache was getting worse until finally his eyes glowed blue causing a blue outline to appear around Farfetch'd's body holding it still.

"Far? (What the?)" Farfetch'd blinked.

"Farfetch'd, no!" Keith exclaimed.

"That's it! Psyduck's ultimate attack, Disable!" Misty smiled.

Psyduck lifted Farfetch'd in the air before sending it flying into Keith, the two slammed into a tree sliding down painfully in utter defeat.

"You did it Psyduck!" Misty cheered.

Psyduck turned to her flashing the peace sign, "Psy (Yep)."

Suddenly Voltorb's were raining down on them and started exploding all around.

"I'm sorry! I won't do anything bad anymore!" Keith cried out in panic as he and Farfetch'd held onto each other.

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So Keith brought them to his tent where he had other trainer's backpacks filled with their Pokéballs. Grabbing all of the backpacks they horded him off to Officer Jenny where he confessed to being the one stealing people's bags so he could steal their Pokémon. He showed deep regret for his actions and was very sincere to convincing Officer Jenny.

"Y'know you're very lucky that none of the trainers want to press charges against you for stealing their Pokémon, I suggest you don't take this for granted." Officer Jenny told him sternly.

"Yes, I understand." Keith bowed his head in apology right along with Farfetch'd. "I realized it was wrong not to believe in Farfetch'd." Farfetch'd nodded happily.

"If you keep training him, he'll be a strong Pokémon." Ashlyn stated.

Keith nodded, "Yeah, I know he will."

"Is there something you'd like to say to him, Misty?" Ashlyn asked.

Misty shook her head, "No, he seems really regretful, so I think I'll let it go."

"We should be thanking Pidgeot and Psyduck actually, Psyduck ran away to try and find us and Pidgeot was able to find where Keith was hiding." Ashlyn smiled down at the water type.

Misty bent down rubbing Psyduck's head, "Thank you, Psyduck."

"Psyduck (No prob)." Psyduck smiled.

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Thanks to Psyduck's bravery, Misty was able to receive her stolen Pokémon back and Keith learned a valuable lesson as well. The journey continues for Ashlyn and her friends.

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Pokémon on hand: Raichu (Tesla)(F), Lucario (M), Pidgeot (F), Bulbasaur (M), Shiny Charizard (Natsu)(M), Shiny Gyarados (Rory)(M), Squirtle (M), Pikachu (Levina)(F), Dragonair (F), Abra (M), Persian (F), Horsea (F), Dewgong (M), Marowak (F), Growlithe (F)

Prof. Oak's Lab:

Mienfoo (F), Jolteon (F), Flareon (M), Vaporeon (F), Sandslash (M), Butterfree (M), Pink Butterfree (Momo)(F), Gengar (M), Rockruff (M), Raboot (M), Braixen (F), Kingler (M), Magnemite (Genderless), Muk (M), Nidorina (M), Nidorino (F), Cubone (M), Dewgong (M), Vulpix (F), Eevee (F), Kangaskhan (F), Tauros (9), Porygon (Genderless), Shiny Suicune (Azure)(F), Shiny Entei (Searius)(M), Primeape (M), Scyther (F), Clefable (F), Jigglypuff (F), Aerodactyl (F), Boltund (M), Shiny Rapidash (Comet)(M), Shiny Raikou (Thor)(M), Shiny Umbreon (Mani)(M), Espeon (F), Glaceon (F), Leafeon (F), Shiny Sylveon (Parisa)(F), Shiny Farfetch'd (F)