Dizzy's Johto Adventures.

(This is the roleplay thread of @[member="Dashing Dom"] and me. Closed to others until further notice.)




At 18, Isabelle Evergreen was a decently looking, young lady. Her curly, blond hair was usually tied in a braid, though the style of the braid differed per day. Today, she wore a blue tank top with the picture of a Meowth eating an ice-cream cone, and jeans shorts. Her usual pink and white sneakers were present, as well. Her skin was rather pale from being inside so much, but with this amount of sun, it should take way too little time before her freckles appeared again for this summer.

Today was a special day. Professor Elm of New Bark Town had a new set of starters and today was her turn to pick one. Another guy was supposed to pick one as well, that's why Izzy was at least 15 minutes early. Fiddling with the strap of her backpack, she waited anxiously for either the other guy or Professor Elm to arrive. She did not know who else was going to be here, other than that his name was Don or something?

 

Isabelle smiled shyly at the guy who approached her, putting her soft hand in his firm one. She inwardly cursed he did not mention his name. She wasn't sure of his, and did not want to guess and sound like a fool.
"Hey! Yeah, that's me. Waiting for Elm..." What was she doing? She was repeating exactly what he was saying! Oh, how embarrassing. Quick! Think of something!
"Do you know what you want to pick?" Oh no! He asked her the exact same question. This is a disaster.
Sheepishly, she laughed it off. "Ha, Jinx. I think I'd like Chikorita. You?" Smooth. That was smooth, right? Oh Elm, where are you?

 

She smiled and shrugged. "Close enough. Pleasure to meet you, Dominic."

Izzy took a tiny leap and sat herself on a nearby table. "I'm usually not that competitive. I'd like to travel the world and learn a lot about Pokémon. Chikorita is adorable and I love the evolutions as well. I --"

"I am so sorry I'm late!" A squeaky, male voice interrupted her, as a scrawny guy in a lab coat entered the room the two were in. His hair looked like it had been chopped using a blender, and his glasses laid crooked on his head. When he put his leather bag on the table, the three balls rolled out.

Isabelle grabbed a random one, impatiently, and summoned the Pokémon forth. It was the Totodile. Instead of the happy little Totodile Izzy had met before, this one seemed much calmer and mature, standing there quietly and looking up at her with intelligent eyes. Isabelle smiled softly.

"Hey there, Totodile. I'm sorry, but I won't be your trainer. I'm not sure I can give you what you need." The Totodile seemed to nod and did not resist when Isabelle called him back. Then she grinned at Dom. "Your turn. Try one."

 

When his "Cyndaquil" did not turn out to be one, she burst out laughing. Smoother than she could ever have been, he tossed her Chikorita's ball with a wink, which shut her up and caused her cheeks to colour. To hide this embarrassing response, she knelt on the floor and spread her arms to welcome Chikorita in a hug. The affectionate little thing immediately dashed towards her and Tackled her in a glomp hug which caused Izzy to fall over, laughing.
"Chiko! Chiko!"
"It's alright, Chikorita. Oh goodness," Isabelle giggled. "I've got a feisty one. But you sure smell nice." True to their species, Chikorita's leaf gave the most pleasing scent Izzy could imagine. Maybe even better than freshly baked goods.

"Good. It seems you have chosen your starters. That's alright, I think. Am I forgetting something...? Oh yes, here are your Pokedexes. I'd like you to record whatever Pokémon you encounter. Field work, so to say. And here are five balls to catch Pokémon with. I assume you know how to catch them? First, you weaken-..."

"We know, Professor. Thank you for everything" Isabelle interrupted Professor Elm. Since secondary school, they had been taught everything there is to know about Pokémon, including how to catch them and how to care for them. In her own school, they had a couple Magikarp on which the kids practiced how to care for them. Not the most interesting ones, but certainly the easiest ones.

"Chiko, feel like walking outside of your ball?" The little bundle of energy leapt up and down excitedly. "I guess that's a yes. Say, Dominic..." She turned to the guy with the Cyndaquil. "Where will you head to, next?"

 

Isabelle nodded thoughtfully. "Yes, that does seem to be the nearest Gym. Cherrygrove is such an adorable, little town, though..." She trailed off when he invited her to come with him. "Oh! That'd be ... that'd be nice, I think. Yeah." She stammered, before collecting herself. "I'd like to. Thank you."

Dom's Cyndaquil reminded her of a little guard dog ... puppy. It was really adorable to see something so small sit there like it was as big as a Nidoking.

Isabelle was still in the room when Elm suddenly spoke up with his squeaky voice. Since she was the only one there, he spoke to Izzy.

"Oh! Eggs! I love Pokémon Eggs! Let us go there, Dominic. I'd love to see them. It's not that far away. I believe he's only just North of Cherrygrove, according to Breeders Weekly. He recently had a Togepi egg. The newly hatched Togepi was so adorable!" Isabelle gushed.

 

"Let's go, Chiko!" Isabelle announced, causing Chikorita to cry out loudly and stand ready at the doorpost as if readying himself for a race. Isabelle wasn't as hasty as her new friend was. "Yeah, I'm good. I mean. No, I'm good. I do not live here. Mother lives in Celadon City, Kanto, and I'm here on an errand for Professor Oak of Kanto." She showed her Pokédex. "I have to get this one updated and record data for him."

"Oh, I'll do that for you!" One of the aides that came in with his arms full of Potions piped up. He gave Isabelle five and Dom five Potions. "Here, for on the way. Now, you're miss Evergreen, aren't you? Oak has called. I'll get you the upgrade at once. Oh my, you've collected a lot of Kanto data so far. Where are all your caught Pokémon?"

"They're with my mother, sir. New region, fresh start." She smiled brightly. The curly haired girl seemed more experienced than she seemed. With a few peeps, the upgrade was installed.

"We thank you for your support of our research. I've placed a tracker in it that sends data to our own computers as well, if you don't mind..." The aid said.

"No, no, that's okay. It doesn't cost me anything and if that's payment for this fierce Chikorita..." Chikorita called out its name and puffed out his chest. "then it's my pleasure."

Taking her Pokédex back, Isabelle smiled at Dominic. "Now I'm ready."

 

Isabelle joined a small while later. Her bag already had some extra weight with the potions, but it was the good kind of weight. The kind that prevented her Chikorita from dying.

Outside, she saw Dominic offer the crook of his arm to her. She giggled and accepted. "I'd be delighted." With him guiding her, she had a bit of time to look around. This truly was a gorgeous little place. The air was clean and the Pidgey flew free without a care in the world.

Isabelle had to untangle herself from Dominic when she heard her Chikorita do some sort of war-cry. As they walked through the tall grass, Chiko had picked a fight with a Rattata who just passed through. Without any mercy, Chikorita Tackled the Rattata and sent it flying until it crashed a little further away. When it got up, it ran away.

"Chiko!" Isabelle said sternly, kneeling down in front of him. Chikorita had clearly expected praise but did not receive much. "You're a pugnacious one, aren't you? I'd like you not to pick random fights. No one will like you if you try to battle everyone. Try to be friendly. There are friendly battles as well, but they're not to prove you're the best. It ..." Isabelle sighed and looked up at Dominic. "A little help here? I can't get my point clear."

 

Isabelle groaned out loud when Dominic proved to be the worst parent ever. She covered her face with her hands, since that little comment ruined all she said. Chikorita looked way too proud, as well. Dom's added comment wasn't certain to have the desired effect. "Should have chosen Cynda or Toto..." Isabelle muttered quietly as she stood up, not wishing to hurt Chiko's feelings, but the Grass-type certainly was a hand full.

In Cherrygrove, they had their Pokémon healed in the centre as they had lunch. It was weird not to have them follow for a while as they were checked and recharged. "What to do with him? I never had this kind of Pokémon before. I did have one that did not want to fight at all, which was a pain. Eventually had to trade her. But too combative? I'm not the right trainer for that..."

 

Isabelle smiled softly back at him. "I promise not to glare at you if you're not being silly." The guy was rather easy to talk to, which made this journey even better. She sat back, cradling her cup of tea in both hands as she stretched out along the length of the booth.

"Thank you. I'd love to get a Mareep. They seem to hang out around Violet City. Also, maybe a Hoothoot, but they're a bit rare, even at night." She mused.

Chikorita seemed to be done eating as well, having as little of an appetite as his trainer does. Carefully, he jumped from the table onto Izzy's legs and walked all the way up to her chest. "Chiko?"

"Hey there, Chiko. I'm sorry for earlier. I just don't want you to fight without cause." Isabelle said softly as she stroked the side of Chikorita's head with her hand, which had been warmed by the tea cup. "I'm much too gentle for that lifestyle."

 

Isabelle looked at Cyndaquil. "Dom, be careful of Cynda, that he doesn't keep eating because you do. He might get sick if he does." Then she turned back to Chiko, who had laid down with his head between her breasts, enjoying himself on the soft pillow. It made Izzy smile wryly.

"Maybe he'll find his voice. He might just be scared this is all a dream, or that you send him away if he misbehaves? That's a sad thought."

Isabelle put her empty tea cup away. "Violet City? We're not going there. We need to get to Mr Pokémon, remember? Elm's egg duty? Let's get the eggs first and then return here. That should be possible if we walk briskly. Whichever Pokémon we encounter will have to wait for tomorrow."