This is the Viridian Forest, home to many forest type pokémon such as, Weedle…, Beedrills…, Pikachus [pika pika]…, and Kakuna…  Huh?!?  Oh my, you’re right!  I forgot all about the very SPECIAL pokémon who live in this forest as well.  ODDISH!  Hahaha.  Oh course I’m kidding.  The Viridian Forest is home to none other than Icy, the great Bug Pokémon Master, and his favorite pokémon of all, CATERPIE!  Caterpie, Metapod, and Butterfree all roam free here in the Viridian Forest, which is why Icy built his gym there a year ago.  The Bug Gym, a now official gym under the Indigo League after his return from the Spectral Islands, has become a new stop for many trainers on their journeys.
    When we last left our heroes, they were on an adventure to seek out new pokémon species discovered in the Spectral Islands.  But they found more than they bargained for.  They met Trinity, a budding pokémon trainer from the Spectral Islands who later became a great ally in the fight against Janus and The Dark Lord. [Scenes flash of the spectacular battle.]  Scary huh?  Other discoveries were made as well.  A totally different type of pokémon was found.  One that had the abilities of more than two types, Suihou, the genetic water bubble pokémon was discovered.  Being the only one of its kind, its only memories are those from when it was created in a laboratory.  Since its discovery, Icy and his friends have been searching for its birthplace.
    While discovering new pokémon and battling Janus were exciting enough, our heroes also participated in the Spectral League.  Icy and Trinity defeated every gym leader and finally, the two made it to the final rounds of the championships.  Icy finally defeated Trinity but was beaten by a mysterious trainer in the last round making him finish 2nd.  Tough break huh.  Maybe next year.  After a great ceremony, the trio departed together from the Spectral Islands and returned here, to the Viridian Forest.
    Since their return, Icy applied for becoming an official Indigo League gym giving trainers a new badge to work for if they wanted.  But while the thrill of gym battles is great, Icy longs once again for adventure.  But where would he adventure to?

{New Intro plays with screen shots of some scenes from later episodes and new pokémon}

    The phone rang.  “Icy, can you get that, I’m busy feeding the caterpies.”  Sara had on the counter nine bowls with each caterpie’s name written on the side and was cooking up a delicious blend of cooked leaves and berries.  Well, you’d like it too if you were a Caterpie.  The phone rang again with Icy nearly tripping over Sandy, one of the nine caterpies standing in the doorway.
    “Whoa, look out guys!”  Making a daring leap over the rest, he grabbed the phone on the third ring.  Panting, he answered, “Hello, Viridian Forest Gym, Icy speaking.”
    On the other end, he heard a familiar voice.  “Icy, good to speak to you again.”
    “Hello professor, how is everything down south.”
    “Modern I assure you.  Ehem, I was calling to see what you were up to and if you’ve discovered any new information about Suihou.”
    “Oh yea, that bubbly pokémon.  Nothing except he’s impossible to carry.  That thing is made of pure water, I don’t even think it has organs in there.  But it does eat, so I guess it must.”
    “Hmm, it would be nice to know all about its anatomy as well.”
    “Whoa, hold the phone professor.”
    Sara interrupted, “Bad pun…”
    Icy jokingly made a face at her and continued, “You aren’t even thinking of operating on this little guy.  Seriously, its all water, you cut him open, he’ll all spill out I bet.”
    Oak replied laughing slightly, “No no, I would never do that.  Hahaha.  We could always do an x-ray or something.  In any case, I have heard about a technology corporation based out of Dark Cove, a region on the eastern continent, called PokéPowers Inc.  They are the east’s equivalent to Sliph Co. here.  Their chairman and CEO is Willis Powers, an extremely wealthy billionaire and pokémon fanatic.  I was wondering if you’d be interested in meeting with him to see what they could do in determining Suihou’s origin.”
    “The East continent huh…  That’s a long journey.  I hope you’ve got a safe transportation in mind.”
    “Oh, well…  The only ship going across any time soon is the S.S. Anne II.”
    “The S.S. Anne II???”  Icy flashbacked to his memories aboard the original S.S. Anne and Clan Caterpie.  Then he remembered the doomed ship blew up!  “Did they HAVE TO name it that?”
    “Heh heh, I know the name’s not great, but they say this ship won’t go down.  Besides, Team Rocket is no more, thanks more or less to you and many other gifted trainers.  I don’t think there would be any trouble.”
    “What about icebergs?”
    Sara looked up from handing out the bowls to the caterpies.  “Icebergs???  What are you and the professor talking about?”  Suddenly she felt a slight nibbling on her finger and realized Verde had decided to eat more than his share.  “Aghhh!!!  Verde, ask for more, don’t eat just eat the hand that feeds you.”
    Icy made another face at her and went back to talking on the phone with Oak.  “Ok, if it’ll help find out about Suihou, I guess we’ll do it.  So when’s this party get started?”
    “Party???  Oh yes, come to think of it, there will be a party on board too.”
    “Yippie, déjà vu…”
    “I beg your pardon…”
    “Nothing, go on.”
    “Yes, well all the great trainers are being invited… umm,” Oak stopped.
    “AND I WASN’T!!!”  Sara flinched back, startled by Icy’s sudden loud tone.  “Oops, ehheh, that’s ok, I was away, that must be why.”
    “No, they don’t generally invite gym trainers.  You guys aren’t supposed to leave your gyms…”
    “Heh, have I ever listened to them?”
    “Yes, you have actually, on multiple occasions.”
    “That… wasn’t the answer I was particularly looking for.  So you’ve made special arrangements I presume.”
    “Oh course.  You might not be above the league, but as official Indigo Pokémon Professor, I can bend the rules as I please.”  Oak couldn’t help but smile at the power he had.  Too bad he rarely exercised it.
    “You’re great professor.”
    “Thanks.  I’m transmitting the info to you now.  Please read it over carefully.  I wish you all luck in finding some answers.  Please don’t forget to call me once you arrive there.”
    “We will professor.  Thank you.”
    “My pleasure Icy.  Good day.”
    Icy hung up the phone and turned to see Sara covered by nine grinning caterpies.  “Umm, you look busy, I’ll tell ya later.”  Sara pouted as Icy left the room.
    Trinity was busy playing with Chonchii and Suihou.  She was running a small experiment on Suihou’s ability to absorb electricity.  “Chonchii, spark.”  Chonchii sent his electricity at Suihou who again absorbed the bolt.  “That’s simply amazing.  Usually water should be harmed by electricity, but you aren’t even fazed.  Must be the Oddish DNA in you.”  Suihou smiled happily.  “Strange thing…”  Icy entered the room.
    “So, what crazy mad scientist scheme are you pulling this time Trinity?”
    “Whaaa?  Who are you calling crazy mister caterpie lover how’s gotta have a billion of those crawly creatures wiggling all over the place!”  The caterpies found Trinity to be yet another, fun to play games with, human, and would do so quite often.
    “Ok ok.  Any progress on Suihou?”
    “Well, electric attacks are useless against it.  It just absorbs it all, watch.  Chonchii, spark!”  Chonchii once again tried futilely to electrocute Suihou but failed.
    “That’s really odd.”
    “Oddish is more like it.  Suihou has Oddish DNA mixed in with the Poliwag and Ditto DNA.  That must be how it grounds itself.  It’s a very strange pokémon.”
    “It’s strange that the scientists who created it would simply allow it to get away.”
    “Maybe it ran away.  Besides, isn’t genetic testing on pokémon banned?”
    “Here yes.  But maybe not in other places.  Oh, by the way, that reminds me, Professor Oak just called.  He said there’s a pokémon technology company located on the east continent in Dark Cove called PokéPowers.  He wants the three of us to go there and see if they can help determine more info on Suihou.”
    “The Dave Cove, sounds creepy.  My kinda city ^_^.”
    “Great.  We even get a free cruise aboard the S.S. Anne II.”
    “Two?  Why can’t we take the original???”
    “I dunno about you, but traveling above the water is much safer on an open ship, than traveling along the ocean floor.”
    “Huh???”
    Icy sweatdropped.  “It sank a year ago.  This is its sister ship.  But the professor says there’s nothing to fear.”
    “HA!  Only wimps like you fear silly superstitions like that.  I’m not afraid of some ship.  Besides, I like swimming.”
    “You’re amazing Trinity.”
    Trinity bowed replying, “Thank you.”
    Sara walked out, nine sad little caterpies following her.  “Oh stop that you guys, I fed you, perk up.”  Sara turned to Icy.  “You really should teach them that my hair is not food…”
    “Sorry Sara.  You gotta admit, you do look cute in caterpie ^.^”
    Sara pouted again and turned to Trinity.  “Any luck on Suihou?”
    “No…  Icy was just telling me about that PokéPowers company in Dark Cove that may be of some help to us.  Guess it’s another fun adventure for us all huh?”
    “Nothing can top what Janus and the Dark Lord put us through…” said Icy.
    “Oh c’mon, what about Techor and Livy?” Sara responded jokingly.
    “Ha ha, those two were annoying too.”
    The fax machine buzzed and Icy went to see what had come through.  The cover page had a large pokéball in the center with Professor Oak’s signature underneath.  “This looks like the info on where to catch the S.S. Anne II.”
    “Where’s it stopping?” Sara asked.  Trinity joined the two.
    “Looks like we can catch it in two days at the Vermilion City Docks.”
    “Vermilion City.  That’s not a short distance.  It’ll take at least a day to walk there.”
    “Longer for me, I don’t even know where Vermilion City is,” Trinity said.
    “Ladies ladies, please.  The noble Icy would never have his girls tire their delicate legs walking.  Cyber will fly us there in no time.”  Sara blushed while Trinity gave a reserved smile.
    “Icy, since I’ve never been there, would either of you mind if we left tomorrow.  I’d like to see it.”
    “Sure thing Trinity.  Sara, that’s alright with you?”
    “Uh huh,” Sara said nodding.
    “Ok.  Make sure you’re all packed in the morning.  We’ll get there by afternoon so Trinity can see the sights.”
    “Are ya gonna show her the pokémon gym there Icy?” Sara asked nudging Icy.
    “Ehheheh…”
    Trinity just stared at the two, totally missing the inside joke.
    Sara looked at the clock.  “Hmm, it’s getting late.  We outta get some sleep so we got lots of time to recharge for an electrifying day in Vermilion City tomorrow.”  Icy gave her a friendly shove in the side to which Sara whimpered softly.  Trinity was still as confused as ever.  The three went to sleep.

    The next morning, Icy and Trinity woke to smell a wonderful breakfast being cooked by Sara.  “Oh, you two finally woke up.  ‘Bout time.  I made us all some breakfast before we go.”  Icy lifted an eyelid when he saw the lightning and pikachu shaped pancakes Sara has so tediously cooked.  “I thought it would get us in the ‘mood’.”
    Icy simply laughed and the three sat down to eat.  “What’s with all the electric jokes and stuff between you two?” Trinity finally asked.  Icy sorta choked on the pancake he was eating.
    “Hehehe, oh nothing.  I’m just bugging Icy cause he lost the first time he fought Surge.”
    Icy finally swallowed what was in his mouth.  “I got back at that Raichu.  Hey, wait, I didn’t lose.  I did win… he just got the upper hand first.”
    “Uhh, you make it sound so personal,” Trinity said.
    “Well, it kinda was, seeing I was the one battling that Raichu.  I showed him not to call pikachus inferior.”
    “Right, ok…  I’ll just go pack now.”  Trinity finished and packed her stuff.  “Loco…”
    “Are you already packed Sara?”
    “Yes.  How about you?  I wanna head out too.  I’ve never been to Vermilion either.”
    “Oh, that’s right.  Don’t worry, I’ll only need a few minutes.”  Icy scarfed down the rest of his pikachu-shaped pancakes and packed.  Sara cleaned up everything and by the time she finished, Icy and Trinity were ready to go.
    “Alright!  Vermilion City, here we come!”
    “Ready, here we go, Icy calls, Cyber!!!”  Icy’s Porygon, Cyber, materialized.  “Cyber, initiate automobile transformation program now.”
    “Ack, WAIT!!!! Not inside!!!”
    “Oh yeah, let’s do that outside Cyber, ehheheheh…”
    The three stepped outside, locking the gym on the way out.  Cyber transformed into a fair sized car for the three.  They placed their luggage in the trunk and Cyber sped off towards Pewter City.
    “From Pewter City, we can fly over Mt. Moon to Vermilion City.”
    “Fly???” Trinity asked.
    “Yes, Cyber here can be a jet plane too ^_^”
    “Wow cool.”  Trinity then remembered about the visit they made to Data Island in the Spectral Island Chain.
{Flashback}
    “It was a few years ago.  We were working on a new prototype Porygon version 1.1.  This Porygon had the original computer code but mixed with Ditto DNA to allow for shape shifting and re-writable Porygon code.”  The scientist went on about porygon and then about the new porygons…
{End Flashback}
    “Yea, we can take off at Pewter City International.”
    “Ok, great.”
    As they neared the exit of the Viridian City Forest, a slight bluish flash caught Icy’s eye.  “STOP CYBER!!!”  Cyber came to an immediate stop sending the three flying out.  “Oww… not like that… oooohhh…”
    “Oww, Icy… You better have a good explanation for this,” stormed Sara.
    “I do, look there.”  Icy pointed into the bushes.  Sure enough, a blue sparkle was seen from behind them.
    “Wow, pretty.  Hey look, it moved.”
    “Do you think it’s a pokémon?”
    “Yes.”  Trinity pulled out some binoculars and sure enough, it was a very small pokémon, a Pichu.
    “What type is it?” Sra asked.
    “It’s a Pichu, but it’s really small.  You can have it if you want.”
    “Trinity!  That’s harsh.”
    “Hey whatever.  Oh, if ya want it you better get running, cause there it goes!”
    “After it!!!” Sara shouted and called out her butterfree Aura.  “Aura, chase it down and tackle!!!”
    Pichu glanced back and grinned.  “Chuu!”  It dashed forward again.  Aura was having a tough time keeping up with it.  As Aura began slowing down, Pichu looked back again.  “Pihehehe, you can’t catch me.”  She flew down the forest faster and faster still looking back.  “PiheheheOWWWWWW”  SMACK!!!  Pichu’s body went cold as it fell back from the tree it had just collided with.
    “REEEE!!!”  Aura flew ahead to see if the little pichu was still alive.  Sara was close behind.
    “Oh my Goddish, the poor thing.”  Sara arrived at the tree the little pichu had run into.  “Oh thank Goddish, its still breathing.”  She picked up the pichu noticing small blue gems lining its black fur like a collar, but they were natural.  “How strange.”  She tugged on one of the gems.
    “PIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII” the little pichu cried out and shocked Sara good.
    “AGHHHHHH!!!!” Sara screamed dropping the pichu.
    “CHUUU.”  Pichu shook her head and inspected the human that had hunted her down.  She looked as if she wanted to go with Sara.
    “Sara?  Are you and the pokémon alright?” Icy called.  Trinity was close behind.
    “Yes, we are both fine.  I found a Pichu.  I think I’ll capture it ^_^.”  Sara took out a small pokéball and expanded it.  “Pichu, you are mine now.  Pokéball GO!”  The ball smacked the little pichu in the head, as if the tree hadn’t done enough damage to that area yet, and she was captured.  The ball floated back into Sara’s hand.  “Well, that gives me three pokémon.  Maybe I should join a pokémon league too.”
    “Yeah right Sara,” said Trinity.
    “Hey, I wouldn’t be the one to talk.  Remember, I still beat you back there.”
    “Don’t remind me…  C’mon, let’s get going.”
    “I agree, come Sara,” Icy said kindly extending his hand to her.
    Sara blushed and took it and the three returned to the Pory-Car.
    Cyber drove the three trainers into Pewter City.  “Do we have time to watch gym battle here?” Sara asked.
    “What for, you know what’ll happen.  Brock will try intimidating some young trainer and quickly get his butt whooped.  Sorry, but you’ll recall even my Caterpie beat him…” Icy replied.
    “Hmm, you’re right, Surge is MUCH better.  He and Raichu, wow,” Sara taunted back.  Icy sank his head and drove to the Pidgeyport.
    “We have our own plane, may we take off?” Icy asked the control tower people.
    “Certainly.  Please taxi to runway 4 and you are clear for takeoff.  Safe flight.”
    “Thank you.”  Icy turned to Cyber.  “Cyber, initiate jet transformation program now.”  Cyber rematerialized as a jet plane and the three hopped in.  “Prepare for takeoff!”  3… 2… 1… GO!!!  Cyber zipped down the runway and was airborne in no time.  “Vermilion City, here we come!”
    “WOW!” said some unimportant bystander.

    And so, as our heroes fly into the afternoon sky, what new adventures await them, just over the horizon?