Pokémon: The Kanto Journey!

Red/Blue/Green/Yellow/FireRed/LeafGreen. Other wise known as the first story of a series of epic adventures. The story that follows Red. However....what if everything you knew about the story was only a fraction of the truth? Have you ever wondered what happened to Red and Satoshi's fathers? Or why Blue ended up as an orphan? Have you ever wondered how Team Rocket came to be? Well in this Fanfiction, it will be a retelling of R/B/G/Y/Fr/Lg. Other plot elements from the Anime (Season1-Season2) will be included to complete the tale of Red, Blue, Leaf, Satoshi, Kenny and others as the dark secrets of Kanto will finally be revealed. It was all fun and games, but Team Rocket was one gang you should've never messed with. WARNING: Death, Blood, Profanity(Minimum), and Sexual References(Mostly nosebleeds, nothing graphic at all.) First up, the Kanto Region!


Red Tajiri- He is from Pallet Town and lives with his Mother. He's always striving to do his best, he's courageous, and aiming to defeat Blue. He gets along with Leaf and Kenny a lot more than with Blue. He's one of the many main characters throughout the story. His main weakness is knowing that Blue is one step a head of him. Will he have what it takes to be the Pokémon Champion?

Blue Gareth Oak- He is also from Pallet Town and is Red's rival throughout the Pokémon Journey. He only wants to win Red, and sometimes he might do it in cruel ways, but has a good heart. He also might have feelings for Leaf, but refuses to show any true emotions for her. Blue is a selfish, cocky guy and won't let anyone stop his way to become the top.

Leaf Melody Green- She's from Pallet Town as well and has a major crush on Blue. She's the girly girl type, but she's also serious when she has to be. She has many secrets within her, and throughout the story she will try to help Kenny get his crush, Sid. She's smart and only wants to become the top in order to win Blue's heart....and to become the cutest girl in Kanto.

Kenny Monteleone- Originally coming from Vermillion City, Kenny is an intelligent, shy kid. He's gay, and that doesn't let him down. He has a crush on Sid who's new in the Kanto Region. He only wants to become Champion to make Sid interested in him. His main rival is Lacy from the Unova Region who's also after Sid. With the help of Leaf, will Kenny win Sid's heart? Or will Lacy beat him?

Sid Charleston - He's from the Hoenn Region that moved to Pallet Town. He's like Brock, he's obsessed with girls and clumsy. He decides to go on a Pokémon Journey with Kenny, much to Kenny's excitement. He's oblivious to Kenny's feelings, and he might just be to his own feelings towards Kenny as just a friend. His motivation to be the top is to win all the girls attention. What will happen between him and Kenny?

Satoshi Ash Ketchum- He is from Pallet Town as well, and at first was skeptical with his starter, Pikachu, but now his Pokémon has relied on Satoshi and Pikachu became his traveling companion. Along the way he meets Misty and Brock. Satoshi has a slight crush on Misty, and sometimes gets jealous over that. Can Satoshi make it to the top?

Misty Kasumi Lillis- She's the Gym Leader in Cerulean City. She's a tomboy, and is never seen with a good attitude. One day while fishing, Satoshi took her bike and found it ruined. She dedicated herself to follow Satoshi until he pays her bike back. Along the way, she's realized that Satoshi is special to her, and not just as a friend. She will help Satoshi become Champion. Will Satoshi ever see her as more than a friend?

Brock Takeshi Stuart- The Gym Leader of Pewter City. He's a ladies man, or at least tries. He took interest in Satoshi's way of handling Pikachu, and decides to travel with him and with Misty. He's very wise, and is a good chef. He aims to be the best breeder around, and maybe along the way, he could find the perfect girl of his dreams. If he could stop making a fool of himself.

Lacy Bayle- She's that one girl that wants to be up on all the guys. She only wants fame, and cute boys. When she first saw Sid, she knew she had to get him, only there's one problem: Kenny. She knows his secret, and uses that as an advantage. She's always trying to make herself look desirable, and only agreed to go to the Pokémon League to beat Kenny and get her precious Sid. Will this conceded girl win her way?

Paul Furushima- He moved to the Sinnoh Region a long time ago, but now he's back. He serves as Satoshi's main rival. He's very quiet and when he does talk, he's cruel to Satoshi. He only cares about becoming Champion and getting the best Pokémon around. He has a dark secret too, but all will be revealed in good time.

Dominick Gambrel- Kenny's ex-boyfriend that is still in love with Kenny. Throughout the journey, he will try to get Kenny back(with the help of Lacy), but the only problem he has is Sid, who Dom considerers as his rival. When it comes to Kenny, he is willing to do anything to make sure what belongs to his is safe... even doing the unkindly acts. Dom also has a secret that will only be revealed in time.

Jaune "Yellow" Forrest- The shy girl who usually doesn't want to battle. She's brave when Pokémon are in trouble. She travels with her ChuChu, and at times she just doesn't care about collecting badges. Her inner problem is whether she should become a Champion or not. She has a crush on Red, but refuses to say anything on it, besides who would date someone like her? Throughout the story, something inside of her is building, an unseen power that could prove dangerous to herself and others.

Chapter 1!

Spoiler

~~~~~~~One Year Into the Future
Red crawled out of the rumble. He was badly cut and bruised. He hears footsteps. The screams of his friends still didn't end. He hears a small click and he looks up to see a revolver pointed at his forehead.
"Get the hell up."
Red could barely do so. He wobbles and eventually stands. He stares into his eyes. He chuckles a bit and slaps Red with the gun. Red only turns and coughs out blood. He looks at him.
"You knew it from the beginning. You mess with Team Rocket, and you die. Simple as that. Now take a look at all your friends, Red. Where did you lead them?"
Red turns his head. Leaf was being held on her knees by gunpoint. Her hat was nowhere to be seen, and she was badly beaten. He then sees Blue. He was lying on his stomach, his eyes wide open, not breathing. Kenny was lying on the floor a few feet away from him. Red closes his fist.
"Red, it was all fun and games at first. Fun and games. Then reality sinks in, and it's a drag isn't it?"
Red looks at him with that same cold stare that he would give at those Rocket scum. Red sees him raise the gun.
"Any last words?"
Red said nothing.
He laughs. "I guess you'll die saying nothing at all. Nice making business with you Red. See you in Hell."




------One Year Earlier------





Chapter 1! Opening: Dreams Await! Getting the Identification!

~~~~~~~~Red
"Hello! Welcome to the Official Pokémon Registration Center! What might your name be?" said the nice lady in the reception place.
Red smiles and almost shouts his name out load. His mother smiles, embarrassed that his son would yell at the poorly now shocked lady.
"Sorry, I'm just so excited!" Red apologizes. "It's ok, I've had worse kids who were excited as well. So you are Red, right? From Pallet Town correct?" Red nods his head quickly.
"Ok in just a moment you will get your official ID. If you may, please head to the waiting room next door."
Red smiles wider, knowing that his dream was about to come true. Red had finally become 13 years old, which is the new required age to get an official Pokémon. Now that he is old enough, he can finally get his first Pokémon ever! The excitement was filling his heart. He thought about entering Prof. Oak's lab already and getting introduced to the starter Pokémon that he's always seen other kids on TV gain from him. Red and his mother, Delia entered the room where other kids were waiting as well. Red found a seat and sat down still smiling.
"Red, calm down, you'll have a heart attack or something," his mother said with a worried look on her face.
"Don't worry Mom, not even a heart attack will stop me from getting my ID today. I can't wait to go on a journey already Mom! Today's the day, I Red, will become a trainer of skill and hard work!"




~~~~~~~~~Leaf
Leaf entered the OPRC. She grins. "Leaf, wait up!" her father cries hurrying after his daughter.
"Come on Dad! Why are you slower than usual? Can't you see I'm getting my ID?" Leaf runs to the receptionist.
"Hi, I'm Leaf from Pallet Town, I'm here for my ID," Leaf said as she sets her hands on the table and leans forward onto the poor woman's face, centimeters apart from each other. The woman frowns and looks at her father.
"Leaf, please, you're acting like a child! And didn't you say earlier that you were to not be treated like a kid anymore?" Leaf's father said to her.
"Dad, pleeeeeaaase! I'm am no longer a kid. I am now going to be an official trainer now. So how long is the wait, I have to go talk to my other friends in school that I'm getting an ID." The woman points to a door that said waiting 'Waiting Room.' Leaf frowns.
"Really?! I do have to wait forever don't I?! Ugh! Whatever, I'm sooo going not to enjoy this. Daddy, let's go wait in the room. Let's see if any of my friends are in there." Leaf sets off to the room and her father hurriedly follows.
Leaf enters and examines the room. Great, there was no one she knew, except for her boring neighbor, Red. The boy turns and waves at her. Leaf waves back, even though she would rather not. She found a seat and sat. She takes out her PokeGear and dials her friend, Marie. Soon she was engaged in full blown conversation. Her father sits next to her and gives a big sigh of relief.




~~~~~~~~~~Blue
Blue casually enters the building. He looks around and smirks. Of course no one is here, he thought. I'm the first one here, as always. He strolls to the cute receptionist.
"Hi, are you here for you ID?"
Blue nods and said, "Of course I am. First one here of course too."
The woman shakes her head. "You're the twentieth here today actually," she said.
Blue's eyes widen. "What?!? What do you mean?! I'm not first?!" The woman smiles awkwardly and asks for his name. "It's Blue from Pallet. Let me see who else made it before me, I'll challenge 'em all tomorrow mornin'!"
And with that Blue storms in the waiting room. He sees no one that he knows. Wait....! Oh no. Red. They've been rivals since Blue can remember, and with good reason. He doesn't like Red at all. Blue's face turns red with anger at the sight of Red. How could he, Blue, have lost to someone as stupid as Red?! He enters the room and decides to hide his anger, he doesn't want to look like a drama queen.
"Hey. Red."
The other boy looks up. He stands when he realizes it was Blue. "Blue!" he exclaims closing his fists.
"Hey, Red's mom. I just came to see why you came so late today."
Red growls in anger. "I didn't see you, so maybe you came late yourself," Red states and he locks eyes with Blue.
"I happen to be at the restroom you know. Well, I'll leave you now. I gotta go check on my ID. Smell ya later!" Blue exits the room.
Leaf on the other hand was staring at Blue as he left. She has the biggest crush on the planet on Blue. "Hello? Leaf? You still there? Hello?" Marie said through the PokeGear as Leaf was lost on thought.




~~~~~~~~~Kenny
Kenny goes inside the building. "Kenny, I'll be right back to pick you up in five minutes. Have fun in there, and enjoy every moment of it!" Kenny's brother, Aiden said. Kenny nods as he sees his brother fly off with his Charizard back to Pallet Town. Kenny turns back to the building. Kenny was finally here. This is where he will start of his Pokémon journey. Kenny has read all about this place. This is the Official Pokémon Registration Center that is located at the city known as Saffron. Of course, Kenny has also read about the city's history, but he would rather not think about that at this moment. Kenny walks up the nice lady at the reception table.
"Hi, I am Kenny from Pallet Town. May I get my identification card please?"
The nice lady nods her head and writes Kenny's name to on the paper and tells him to wait at the waiting room. Kenny smiles and thanks the lady.
He enters the room and sees his neighbors Red and Leaf. He sits next to Red.
"Hello, Red!" he said. Red waves at him. "Are you excited?" Kenny questions.
Red nods his head. "I can't wait to get my first Pokémon. It feels like a dream. Who are you thinking of getting for your starter?" Red said examining Kenny's face.
Red and Kenny really don't talk as much, but Red knows that Kenny is really smart. Maybe listening to his ideas would gain him access to become a better trainer. And to be smarter and better than Blue.
Kenny closes his eyes. "I will choose a Charmender. Not because of specific strategy, but because I want to follow my brother's footsteps. He has a very smart and strong Charizard." Red nods his head, but he secretly wished for a more intellectual answer.




~~~~~~~It's Time
"May the following people please report to the front desk: Red, Blue, Leaf, and Kenny from Pallet Town."
Kenny and Red look at each and smile widely. "I got to go girl, I'll call you later!" Leaf said as she got up. Red and Kenny dash to the door just as Leaf does as well. They both stop to see who will go through the door first.
"Hmph!" said Leaf as she flips her hair and walks out the door with her nose up in the air. Kenny adjusts his glasses and walks out the door. Red follows nearby.
Red sees Blue already standing at the reception table with a smirk on his face. Red frowns.
"Better late than never, right Red?" Blue said looking at him. Red growls and grinds his teeth.
Leaf jumps in front of Blue and yells out, "Hi Blue!"
The shocked Blue blushes as he looks down at her pretty face. Blue always finds himself looking at her, even though he was pretty sure that he does not like her. Well yeah, Leaf was pretty hot, but if even if he did like her that way, she would never like him back.
"Oh, what's up Leaf?"
Leaf's face turns to a bright pink. "Right now you."
Blue's blush worsens. Red gives a small snicker and hides his face with his hands, and Blue notices which makes him mad. Kenny just sighs. He knows that Blue and Red always fight and Kenny knows that their fights would finally be settled by a Pokémon battle. Their arguing are getting annoying as it is.
"So it's time to finally get your IDs," the receptionist said.
The children all turn their heads at the same time at the lady.
The woman sets down the IDs on the table. Red smiles and takes his card. Kenny grabs his card and begins to examine it. Leaf takes her as well and holds two fingers to the lady and winks at her. Blue smirks and takes his card and stuffs it in his pocket.
"You are all now registered on the Pokémon Records. Don't loose your ID, you need them to fight against gym leaders and to enter the Pokémon League. You are all now official Pokémon trainers!"
Red and Leaf cheer. Kenny just smiles to himself. Blue shrugs and smirks.
"Don't forget to get your starters at Prof. Oak's laboratory. Good luck on your journey!"


~~~~~~The Heroes Meet
Red exits the OPRC. He smiles and looks at his ID. Finally, it's time to shine, to be better than anyone else in the whole region. If he could even make it to the top.
Leaf jumps on Red to give him a hug. "Red, we did it! After all that hard work from Trainer School, we are finally trainers!"
Red blushes and smiles at her. Blue walks up to them.
"You know Red, now that we're official trainers, I can't wait to kick your butt!" Blue said holding a fist to his chest. Red growls at Blue.
"Must you two always be fighting?" Kenny questions adjusting his glasses.
"You shut up Kenny! You won't even make it three feet before getting attacked by a wild Pokémon."
"You dare say such words to me?!"
"I do. Guys, let's all just face it, I'll end up champion by the end of the year," Blue states lifting his hand up in a cockish manner.
"Oh yeah? I bet you won't!" Red exclaims.
"Is that a bet?" Blue smirks.
"You bet it is!"
Blue smiles wider. "Fine. Here's the deal, whoever reaches Indigo Plateau first will win the bet. Of course you have to be part of Pallet Town to comply. So here's the deal. $200,000 to whomever reaches the Pokémon League, AND becomes champion. So it's a race, you fall behind, you stay behind."
Kenny looks uncertain.
Red growls.
Leaf just brushes her hair.
"Well, deal or no deal?"
Red smirks. "You're on! I'll beat you any day!" He sets his fist to the center of their circle.
"I suppose I shall try my best..." Kenny states as he sets his hand on top of Red's fist.
"Ugh, I am only doing this cause this is exciting."
Leaf slams her hand on top of Kenny's Blue sets his hand on Leaf's.
"Alright then. May the best Pokémon Trainer win." They all lift they're arms up.
Red gives a cold stare at Blue. "You won't win me Blue."
"Whatever Red, we all know how this is going to end, smell ya later!" He walks away.
Leaf looks at Blue walk off. "I'm off, goodbye Red! See ya around Kenny!" Leaf runs of to her awaiting father.
Kenny and Red were left alone. Red looks at Kenny. "Good luck Kenny."
"As to you too Red. I will see you around." He walks off into the city.
Red sighs. His mother comes up to him. "Ready to go back to Pallet?" she asks. Red smiles and nods. The two of them then walk off deep into the city of Saffron.

Author's Note: Hello everyone, Kenny here! How did you guys like the first chapter of my Fanfic? Hope it's interesting ^.^! More characters are to come, feel free to comment and rate it too! Nextup: Pallet Town, where it all begins!

 

Chapter 2! Pallet Town: Prep for the Start!

Spoiler

~~~~~~~Red
Now at home, Red was pacing around his house, anxious that he is finally an official trainer. Tomorrow morning, he will get his very first Pokémon from Prof. Oak. He just couldn't stand still.
Delia on the other hand was sitting at the table watching her son. She didn't know what to feel. She was glad to see her son so happy, but she couldn't shake the fact that her own son will be leaving her. She watched hopelessly as her son paced around the living room.
Red was thinking a lot. Charizard would be preferable, it would help him fly off whenever he needed him. Blastoise can surf him around the sea at will. Venusaur can make some delicious berry juice according to Kenny and would be useful if he runs out of money.
"Mom, how much money am I getting?" Red asks.
"$3000. That should be enough don't you think?"
Red nods his head and continues to pace.
"Now Red, come here," Delia said to her son who went to her.
"Tomorrow is a really big day for you. So I want you to know that I love you so much, it's unbearable. I will worry so much, so please don't forget to call me whenever you can. All boys leave home someday. It even said so on TV. The point is, be brave, be smart, and try to change your underwear once in a while."
Red blushes at her mother's last words. "Mom! I know to change my clothes!"
Delia laughs and hugs her son. "I love you Red. Be safe." Red squeezes her mother with his arms. "I love you too."
Mime, Mime! Red turns and sees Mimey caring a bag of fruits to them. Red smiles and takes an apple and bites it.
"See Mom, you still have Mimey here to protect you." Delia looks at Mimey who smiles. Delia closes her eyes and smiles at Mimey.
Red suddenly remembers. "Mom, I have to get my potions off the PC. Can I?" Delia looks at her son and nods her head. Red hurries off to his room upstairs.
Delia has never seen Red act so happy. Not since he found out about Grey....




~~~~~~~~Leaf
Leaf was on her bed admiring her drawings that she drew of Blue. She liked this one particular drawing which she and Blue were kissing. She looks at it for a few seconds and sighs. Blue will never be hers. All the other girls like Blue too. Hmph. They all want him. We all want Blue actually. Maybe Kenny might actually want Blue too. Or Red. He can keep Red though.
Leaf looks around her room. Wow, I have a lot of posters and plush dolls, she thought. Leaf grabs a Bulbasaur plush. Maybe she'll get this one. But it's so ugly. All the girls will make fun of her. Well, she can always do a makeover to it.
She throws it away and picks up a Charmander doll. This one looks fierce. It looks kinda cute, but it's orange. She tosses it away. "If only Blue was a Pokémon...."
She picks up a Squirtle. Now this one is cute. It's so cuddly looking. That's when Leaf decides. "Dad! I know what Pokémon I want now!"




~~~~~~~~~Blue
"Now, Blue, wait until tomorrow. Everyone else is getting their starters tomorrow," Professor Oak said to his grandson.
"I can't wait until tomorrow! I actually threw up because I was so anxious! I want my starter now!"
Oak sighs. "You can't. Not even if you are my own kin, I can't. Why don't you go see your items? You have to have enough things on your journey..."
Blue frowns. "My stuff is all in my PC. I transferred all the money to my ID. All I need is to carry are my Pokémon with me. That's all."
Oak shakes his head. "Your father should have really named you Green. Instead he goes on to name you the opposite of Delia's child."
Blue smirks. "He should have named me Gary instead, much simpler if you ask me. Instead that's my middle name, but I like my name. Blue is a much more of a professional name." Oak sits on his chair.
Daisy walks in the room. "Hey, Gramps. Hey, Blue. I see you brought home your ID Blue."
Blue flashes his ID.
Daisy looks at it and laughs.
"What? They used our old pictures when we were 10 years old. Of course I look funny. Not as funny as Red's though."
Blue walks to his room where he throws himself to the bed. He stares at the ceiling. "Tomorrow, I get my starter. I hope Red chooses Bulbasaur so I can burn him with Charmander!"
Oak shakes his head and continues walking. Why does Blue dislike Red so much?




~~~~~~~Kenny
Kenny was in his room getting his pack ready. He had put in his some potions, some paralyze heals, and antidotes inside. Also he secretly stored in a Premier Ball. He had obtained this ball in a small contest that he won in school. He was glad that he can finally use this on a Pokémon, the trick was, on who he was going to use this Pokéball on. Kenny wanted this Pokémon to be special.
He looks at his shelves filled with trophies of spelling bees and math quizzes. He opened the small little wooden door behind his trophies and takes out a Pokémon journal. He has been writing it for a while. He stuffs it inside his backpack.
Kenny looks out his window. He sees someone outside on the grass.
It was the new kid that moved to Pallet Town. Kenny forgot his name, but he thought he was pretty handsome. Although he knew that he would have no chance with this boy from Hoenn.
Everyone in Pallet knew that Kenny liked boys instead of girls except the new kid, but they didn't mind. They also know that Kenny has the potential to become the next Pokémon Professor. Kenny does not wish to be a professor. Kenny would much rather be with Pokémon as a Pokémon Ranger. But there was only one thing that was letting Kenny down. He was extremely shy. If Kenny is to complete his dream about becoming a Ranger, he must overcome this obstacle.
Kenny found himself staring at the new boy who was looking straight back at him.
They stared at each other for a while. Kenny was frozen in fear. He waves at Kenny.
Kenny suddenly starts to panic and almost falls out the window. Kenny waves as a big blush marks goes through his face and he closes the curtains. Kenny sinks to the floor. Once again, Kenny has managed to look like an idiot.




~~~~~~Sid
Sid looked at the kid's house with confusion.
That was weird. Maybe he's the shy type. Oh well.
Sid walks inside his house. He had moved a weak earlier here to Kanto from Hoenn. He misses Littleroot town, but he's glad to have moved here so he can start into a fresh beginning. He hasn't talked to anyone yet on the town, Sid was a little bit shy. He knows that some kid named Blue lives around here because he saw him around talking to some girl who kept calling his name yesterday. Although he only saw Safferon City for a little bit, he has come to say that Safferon might be his favorite location in Kanto, but there is still a lot more to explore.
He enters his room and throws himself at his own bed. He stares at the ceiling and starts to imagine being back in Littleroot Town talking to May. He had this huge crush on her, but she never made a move on him. At least they were good friends. He even misses Roger who moved on to Johto.
He sighs. What if he never finds someone to hang around with? This thought send chills down on him. He has to find someone to talk to, maybe this Blue dude. He seems cool enough to hang with. And that girl, she was pretty hot too.
He checks his watch. It's 9:00pm. What should he do now? He turns on the TV.
"And now we take you to the current Elite Four Champion, Lance!" said a smoking hot reporter on the TV. The camera zooms a little and reveals a man with red hair and with cape.
"So to all rookies, trainers, and other folks who wish to enter the Pokémon League, you must gain all eight badges from Kanto or Johto. Until then, I will remain here, in The Indigo Plateau. I will be waiting."
"That was Lance of the Elite Four. Non have been able to defeat him to date. Except two years ago when the current Champion, Aiden, who humiliated Lance with his mysterious Ice Type Pokémon that he refuses to show. Will any one be able to beat the Pokémon League Champion? Or will Aiden remain Champion for another year?"
Sid suddenly had a thought. What if he wins the Pokémon League? He could become the Champion of the Kanto Region! Then he would be prized by all the girls in all the regions! He smiles. So it's decided. Sid will try to become Champion. And no one will stop him. No one.




~~~~~~ Somewhere in Kanto
Jesses and James came running inside the boss' headquarters.
They kneel before a shadowy figure sitting in a chair slowly petting a persian. A meowth stood beside the person.
"Sir! We have managed to steal four Pokémon today!" Jesses said without daring to look up at her boss' eyes.
"Just four?" the boss said. The person stands, revealing that it was indeed a man. "I will not stand this stupidity any longer. Just today, Butch and Cassidy have stolen 27! Do you really think I will accept your goof balls? You both disgust me. But at least you brought me something. Meowth," the boss said.
"Y-Yes sir?" the Pokémon stutters.
"From now on, you will help these two on missions. I trust that you won't fail me. Right?"
Meowth looked at the stupid idiots, and he slowly nodded his head yes.
"Good, now don't fail me. We will succeed."
The three of them exit his office. The Boss looks at a picture that was on his desk. A boy with red hair stood in that picture. The Boss says nothing and continues on to do what he does best. Steal.

Author's Note: Salutations! The next part is here! Pallet Town, where it all begins Rather short I know, but I guess this'll do. Nextup: Prof. Oak's Lab!

 

Chapter 3! The Starters of Kanto Region!

Spoiler

~~~~~~~ Leaf
She opened her eyes. She looks around for her window. Sunshine. A wide smile appears on her face and she immediately goes to her closet.
She changes into her red short skirt, and light blue shirt. She steps into her fabulous shoes and looks for a perfect hat to wear. Ah! The premier hat! She puts it on her head. She looks back at the closet and sees her black dress that she used to wear when she was small. She touches it, and sighs. She closes her closet. She grabs her yellow purse and runs down the stairs.
Her father was there waiting. "You're up! Good girl! Make sure to show me your Pokémon when you get it!" he managed to exclaim as he sees his daughter run off to Prof. Oak's lab.
"Kids. They grow up way too fast."

Leaf couldn't stop thinking about her beautiful Bulbasaur. In the end, she decided that that's what she wants. Plants are her specialty anyway. No matter how ugly it looks like, she wants to be a beauty trainer, and some say they could make it to train with the Pokémon Gym Leader, Erika. She has seen Erika in person, and she knows that Erika is very pretty. The official trainers that stay in her gym are all females, and they are beautiful too. She'll fit right in! Maybe, just maybe, Erika will take interest in Leaf. To impress Erika, Leaf has decided to get a Bulbasaur!
She sees the building. A kid exits the laboratory cheering and yelling out his starter. Leaf enters the building.
His laboratory isn't as big as she has imagined. It was rather small, but she didn't care. Some kids were in a line waiting to get their starters as well. Leaf hurries to the line. It felt like forever for Leaf to finally reach the Professor.
"Hello Leaf! Glad you can make it!"
Leaf smiles at him and said, "Hello Professor. Like, where is Blue? Did he get his Pokémon already?"
Oak shook his head. "I let him stay over the house for a few minutes due to bad behavior. Now Leaf, I have three Pokémon: Charmander, Squirtle, and Bulbasaur. Which one would you like to have on your journey?" Leaf shouts out her choice and startles a few kids behind her. The Professor smiles and hands her a Pokéball. Leaf stares at it and starts to jump up in down chanting her Pokémon's name.
"Don't forget your Pokédex." The Professor gives her a pink Pokédex. Leaf takes it and hugs Oak.
"Thank you, thank you, and thank you!" Leaf breaks her hug and runs out the door. She starts to cheer again. She presses the button and a red beam shoots to the floor. Leaf sees her Bulbasaur standing there staring at her.
Bulba?
"Hi Bulbasaur!" Leaf shouts and hugs it. Bulbasaur was a bit confused about what just happened but accepted the hug. "I'm Leaf, your trainer. I was hoping you and I could travel as best friends."
Bulbasaur tilts her head to the side. "Would you like that?" Bulbasaur looks deep into her official trainer. She looks friendly at the most.
Bulbasaur smiles.
Bulba! Saur!
"Eeeh! Omg, we are going to have so much fun Bulbasaur. You know what, I think I'll call you.... Bulba! You like that?"
Saur! Bulbasaur!
Leaf hugs it even tighter. She finally got her Pokémon. Now she can actually go out and start her Pokémon Journey around Kanto! Leaf was so excited.
"There's someone you've got to meet Bulba. Come on, I'll take you there!" Leaf carried her new Pokémon down the road to her house. On the way, she saw Blue's house. Blue was looking down at her through a window. She waves at him.
Blue looked so mad. He thought about the unfairness of how Leaf got to be first than him. Scratch that, how anyone else got to be first than him. At least Red is still asleep.


~~~~~~Red and Blue
Blue continues to stare out at the passing kids. Kids who were happily getting their starters. Kids who were enjoying their lame ass Pokémon. Blue can easily beat them all. Being the grandson of a Professor really has its benefits. Blue has worked with many Pokémon before so he wasn't too excited. Seeing all those kids really makes him happy that they are all rookies. Blue can so beat them at a battle. They all look so weak. Blue could hardly wait to see Red's face when he defeats him in a battle. Suddenly his PokeGear started to ring. It was his Grandfather.
"S'up Gramps?" Blue said.
"Blue, I need you to come here and take care of the lab. I have to check on something. Will you please hand out the Pokémon?" Blue agrees.
Great. Now only can he not get his starter, but he has to give away the starters@. Can this day get any worse?

Red wakes up from his bed. It's time.
He changes into his light blue jeans, and puts on black undershirt. He then he puts on his red and white shirt. He then puts on his signature red hat that looks like a Pokéball. He steps into his shoes and sets his backpack on his back. He looks at his mirror. Red wasn't smiling. He feared that this was all a dream, but of course it's not. Red doesn't know a thing about Pokémon. He knows a few things like fire types and water types and stuff, but he doesn't really know what he will expect from them. He forces a smile and walks down to the stairs.
His Mom was waiting for him already. They stare at each other for a while and then Red hugs her. Delia hugs him back as a few tears run down her face.
"Red, no matter what happens, remember that you always have your mother here. Don't let anything bring you down. Be brave and smart as you have always been. I love you." Red breaks the hug and wipes her tear away from her eyes and states, "I love you too Mom. I'll call whenever I can."
He exits the door and looks back as her mother waves at his son goodbye. She closes the door. And she begins to sob. Mimey walks up to her and hugs Delia who gives the weakest smile at her Pokémon.........

Red continued his way to the lab. He tried to get his mother's image out of his head and he succeeds when he sees something. It was a Pokémon! But, what was it?
The Pokémon was small, pink and it had a long tail. It flew in front of him. Red looked at it, uncertain what to do. The Pokémon tilts it head to the side and does a front flip in midair.
Mew! it cried and flew off to Route 1.
"Wait!" Red yells and he runs after it.
He was just touching the grass to Route 1 when he suddenly hears the Professor.
"Hey! Wait! Don't go out! It's unsafe! Pokémon live in tall grass! You need your own Pokémon for protection! Here, come with me Red. I have something to tell you anyhow." Red looks out into Route 1.
"But....."
"Now, Red come along."

They enter the Pokémon Lab. Only a few lab assistants and Blue were inside. Blue had his arms folded and was clapping his foot onto the ground impatiently.
"Gramps, I'm fed up with waiting!" he exclaims.
"Blue? Let me think.... oh that's right! I told you to come here! Just wait a sec Blue. Here, Red. There are three Pokémon that are of course in these Pokeballs. When I was young I was a serious trainer just like how you and Blue will become one now. In my old age, I can't do such a thing so I would like you two do me a favor, but first, Red, choose your starter."
His words angered Blue.
"Hey, Gramps! What the hell?! What about me?"
Oak shook his head. "Blue, language please. Be patient, Blue you can have one too."
Red walks up to a table which contained three Pokeballs.
Blue suddenly runs and bumps Red out of the way.
"Hey, watch it!" Red yells.
"You got in the way!"
"I did not! You freaking pushed me!"
"Well then, you were in the way right?"
Red and Blue lock hands and start to push each other to see who's strongest.
"Red! Blue! Please just choose your Pokémon!" Prof. Oak said trying to break the rivals apart.
Blue pulls his hands away and looks away from Red. "Humph! I'll get a better Pokémon, and besides, I don't need to be greedy like you. Go ahead and choose Red!"
Red gladly smiles and looks at the table.
Blue smiles. Good, now he can see what Pokémon Red will get, and he will choose the opposite type. Blue will have a bigger advantage than Red!
Red grabs a Pokéball. It had the fire symbol on the roof of the Pokéball and unleashes it into the room.
A Charmander appears and gives a big yawn. It looks up and sees Red.
Char?
Red smiles at it.
"Hey little guy, the name's Red!"
Char? The Pokémon looks at his new trainer.
It sniffs him. Charmender looks a bit skeptical. Maybe it didn't like Red?
The Pokémon suddenly jumps on Red's leg and starts to cheer.
"Hey, it likes me!" Red said happily.
"Would you like to give it a name?" Oak asks.
Red thinks about it. "Lizardon? Nah, I'll just leave it how it is."
"Great, now move over!" Blue said pushing Red aside. Charmender looks at Blue. Its eyes turn orange.
"I'll take this one then!" Blue said snatching a Pokéball of the table.
"Red, so I see you want the fire Pokémon Charmander? It seems really energetic!"
Blue suddenly throws his Pokéball to the floor and a Squirtle appears. The little Pokémon looks around and finds Blue.
"Hey there Squirtle. I, Blue Gary Oak, am your new Master. So you only listen to me ok?"
Squirtle looks confused but nods its head.
"My Pokémon looks a lot stronger than yours," Blue said to Red who rolls his eyes.
Charmander looks at Squirtle.
Char, char? Squirtle looks at Charmander. Squirtle, squirt!
The two Pokémon start to chase each other around gleefully.
"Your Pokémon seem to be friends!" Prof. Oak said as he watched Squirtle and Charmander ran along.
"They are not friends!" Blue exclaims. He grabs the Squirtle.
"Now listen here you! We don't play with Red's Pokémon! Can't you see that we're rivals with him?"
Squirtle looks at Charmander.
Squirtle?
"No! Just do as I say, ok?" He sets the Pokémon down.
Charmander approaches Squirtle. The water Pokémon looks sadly away. Charmander looks sad and walks up to Red.
"You're messed up in the head Blue," Red coldly said as he returned Charmander back into his Pokéball.
"Whatever Red. Okay! I'll make my Pokémon fight to toughen it up! I don't want to lose to some loser like you, Red. Gramps, I'll see ya later, I have Pokémon to capture and Gym Leaders to beat. Smell ya later!" Blue then walks out the door.
Red stares at the door. He turns to Professor Oak.
"Good luck on your journey Red," Oak said to him.
"I don't need luck. Well I'll see you later Professor. I can't let Blue win me." And Red hurries off out the door.
Professor sits down at his chair. "Oh no! I forgot to give them the Pokédex! Well, they'll come back when they realize they're missing it...."


~~~~~Sid and Kenny
Sid wakes up.
"Oh my God! What time is it?!" He looks at his watch. He curses and runs downstairs.
"Sid! Where are you going with your underwear?" his mother said. Sid looks down and sees that all he's wearing are his boxers.
"Dang it!"
He quickly runs back upstairs into his room. He puts on his tan shorts, his dark brown shirt, and his shoes on. He then puts on his red bandana over his forehead and runs out the door.

Kenny just woke up as well.
"Great, of course I would be late!" Kenny states to himself.
He puts on a pair of grey pants, a white shirt with a grey and black Pokéball in the middle. On top of that he put on a blue sweater. He puts on his shoes and puts on a blue beanie over his head. He then grabs his white backpack and puts on his glasses.
"Bye, Mom, bye Dad, I'll be back in a few minutes!" Kenny yells as he runs out the door.
Sid runs inside the laboratory.
"Oh, hello! I thought I was done with the trainers. You are Sid, yes?" Prof. Oak asked.
Sid was panting. "Hey. Yes I am."
Prof. Oak looks at him worriedly. "Are you ok?"
Sid nods his head and looks at Prof. Oak. "Can I have my starter now? I've been waiting of this for a while now."
The Professor handed him a Pokéball. "This is the last starter Pokémon that I have. It's a Squirtle."
Sid took the Pokéball. A smile breaks through.
"This is exactly the Pokémon that I wanted! Wow, thanks Prof. Oak!"

"Professor Oak!" Kenny yells as he bursts through the door.
He stops his tracks when he sees Sid standing next to the Professor. Oh no, what is he doing here?!
Kenny can feel his face turn red.....
He steps up to the Professor and tries his hardest to not look at Sid.
"Professor Oak, I'm sorry for being late, but do you still have a starter for me?"
Sid looks at Kenny. This kid looks like a nerd, Sid thought.
Kenny can see from the corner of his eyes that Sid was staring at him. Kenny can only hope that his blush isn't noticeable.
"Unfortunately, I just gave my final one to Sid here..."
Kenny's world seems to have faded to a black abyss. He goes on his knees and groans.
"But, I still have one other Pokémon."
Kenny's head shoots up. "You do?" Kenny asks.
Sid looks over to the Professor and then to Kenny. Sid felt this rush of guiltiness go through him. Wow, he actually did take the final starter.
Professor Oak walks to his front desk and brings back a Pokéball. He throws the Pokéball to the ground and a Pokémon appears. It sparkles for a few seconds.
"Kenny, this is a Sandshrew."
Kenny stared at it. Of course Kenny knew what a Sandshrew was, but..... it's green?
"Kenny this Sandshrew is a Shiny Pokémon." Kenny and Sid lean forward on it.
The Pokémon steps a few steps back and slashes both of the curious boys. They scream in pain.
"Ow! What was that for you little punk!" Sid exclaims as he held his face.
"Sandshrew just got scared that's all. Sandshrew is a special Pokémon because of its color type of course. Instead of only one special ability, it has three. Or so I think... I don't study Shiny Pokémon. I caught this a week ago. You can have it if you want."
Kenny looks at the Pokémon while still rubbing his nose.
"I'll take it. Not like I have much of a choice."
Kenny kneels before the Sandshrew.
"Salutations! I'm Kenny!"
The Sandshrew just turned around from him.
"Don't worry, Kenny. He's just mad that you startled it. He'll grow on you," Oak said.
Kenny returned the Pokémon to its Pokéball.
"Thank you Professor Oak! I'll take care of Sandshrew."
"Yeah Professor, thanks! I'll take care of Squirtle!"
The Professor gives them their Pokédex. Kenny noticed that his was a white instead of red.
"Kenny, I am trusting you with this upgraded version of the Pokédex. You see, there are different versions of the Pokédex. I made them all different for each region. My latest one should reach Kalos by now.... Anyhow, you're version is the one that I call Generation 3 Pokédex. It is far more advanced than the ones I gave to others. I'm entrusting you to use it well."
Kenny looks at his Pokédex. "I thank you Professor, I will not let you down!" He bows down.
Sid looks at his Pokédex and smiles at him. "Hey, nice Pokédex! It looks badass!" Sid complimented.
Kenny said nothing and hurries of the door.

"Hey, wait up Kenny!"
Kenny stops outside the building.
"Hey, I don't think we really introduced ourselves. I'm Sid. I moved here from the Hoenn region," Sid said extending his arm. Kenny looks at it and he can feel his face turn hot again.
"Why so shy dude, I ain't gonna bite."
Kenny decides to shake his hand. "I'm Kenny. Nice to meet you Sid."
Kenny quickly takes his hand away. Kenny starts to walk towards Route 1.
"Hey, wanna travel together?" Sid asks.
Kenny trips on air.
"Woah, you alright dude?" Sid said helping Kenny get up.
"I'm... ok. Thanks. You, would want to travel with me? Why?"
Sid smiles and puts his hand on the back of his head and said, "Well, I really don't want to travel alone. I hardly know this Kanto region. So it'll be chill to travel with someone who knows the places. And you seem to know everything. So what do you say?"
Kenny looks away.
Wow. Sid actually wants to go with Kenny! Wow! Kenny turns back around.
"Sure. Shall we?"
"Uh, hold on, I forgot my backpack back at home. Mind waitin' for me?"
Kenny shakes his head and Sid runs off. No. Kenny doesn't mind at all. He smiles to himself.
Suddenly he hears someone yelling. He turns to see Satoshi running towards the Lab, still wearing pajamas.
"Kenny, please tell me it's not too late!" he cries.
"Satoshi, I was lucky enough to get a Pokémon...." Kenny sadly states. Poor Satoshi, he won't be able to get a starter now...
Satoshi races inside the Lab.
"Ready Kenny?" It was Sid. Kenny nods and turns towards Route 1.
And so the it began, the first steps of the Kanto Journey has commenced!


~~~~~~Somewhere in Kanto
The Boss smiles widely.
"Why are you smiling?" Arianna questions.
"Today is the day children get their ill-faded starter Pokémon. Imagine all the Pokémon we could steal, my love." He wraps his arms around her waist.
She smiles. "Of course." She turns and kisses his lips.
They smile at each other. "I haven't kissed you in a while," Arianna says feeling The Boss' chest.
He smirks and walks to the desk. "I'm a busy man Arianna. Trying to maintain this place without fail is excruciating." He sits on the chair.
Arianna frowns. "Well.... Since I'm here now, can we talk about Silver?"
The Boss shakes his head. "Leave Arianna. I told you, we don't talk about him."
Arianna shakes her head. She walks to the door. "You know, he worries about you."
"I'm not surprised."

Author's Note: Hello everyone! The next chapter is here! The starter Pokémon have been chosen and is time to move on! Nextup: Route 1; The Journey begins!

 

Chapter 4! Route 1: The Journey Begins!

Spoiler

~~~~~~~Blue
Blue was now walking down the road of Route One.
Many people say that Route One is the shortest Route in Kanto, so this should be no problem for Blue. He has a Squirtle now, and Blue knows that Red will have a lot of difficulty trying to beat Brock in Pewter City. All is according to plan. Blue's main intention is to defeat all Gym Leaders and be the Pokémon Champion. And also to rub it on Red's face. Blue comes up to a sign. It said, 'Route 1. Viridian City: 1 Mile Ahead.'
Great.
Maybe he could hurry up somehow.
He had managed to sneak by Leaf earlier who was talking none stop on her PokeGear. He hopes that she doesn't catch up, he'll make a fool of himself....
This wasn't going to take long, Blue thought. He starts to fast walk. Red wouldn't be too far behind.
Suddenly Blue sees something fly by fast.
What the hell was that? Blue looks around. Then he sees something else fly by. He notices that the Pokémon were Pidgeys.
Blue smiles.
Not the best flying Pokémon out there, but Red would be furious if he sees him with another Pokémon. This is all too easy. He reached for his back. Just as he Blue did that though, the Pidgeys flew off elsewhere.
"Oh no you don't!" Blue yells. He runs after the Pokémon.




~~~~~~~Leaf
"I know, I was like, what if Blue wants to journey with me? But then I was like, he won't want to because he wants to beat Red. I swear, either Blue likes Red secretly or his hatred is actually real. So far, I think that this whole rivalry is BS. Don't you think Bulba?"
Bulba smiles at her trainer, but deep inside Bulba's thoughts, she wanted her trainer to shut up for a while.
Leaf looks at her Pokédex and sets the camera on her Pokémon. The Pokédex then spoke in a female mechanical voice, "Bulbasaur; Number 001. The seed Pokémon. A strange seed was planted on its back at birth. The plant sprouts and grows with this Pokémon. It can go for days without eating a single morsel. In the bulb on its back, it stores energy."
Leaf looks at her Pokémon.
"So, that's why you have a giant plant thingy on your back. How weird. But still kinda cute though. I can't wait to show you to Erika. She'll be over thrilled."
Bulba sighs.
They come up to a sign.
"So this is actually Route 1. Hmm. Maybe we can find a shortcut or something. I don't want to get my shoes dirty."
Just as she said that, a Pokémon falls right on her face.
Wurmple! Wurmple!
Leaf freezes for a few seconds watching the giant worm Pokémon crawl around her face.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!"
Leaf throws the bug Pokémon of her face.
"Ew! EW! EEEEEWWWW!!!"
Leaf franticly wipes her face.
Bulba stares at her curiously. Wow, Leaf is so weird it thought.
"What is this Pokémon?" Leaf cries out and flashes her Pokédex on the worm.
"Wurmple; Number 265. The worm Pokémon. It sticks to tree branches and eats leaves. The thread it spits from its mouth, which becomes gooey when it touches air, slows the movement of its foes. It lives amidst tall grass and in forests. When attacked, it resists by pointing its venomous spikes at the foe."
Leaf looks back at the bug. She's never seen a Pokémon like this. It's so ugly compared to a Weedle.
"Ugh, Bulba, see if we can defeat this Pokémon. I choose you Bulbasaur!"
Bulba jumps in front of the Pokémon.
Wurmple?
"Ok, what do I do now?" Leaf looks at Bulba with her Pokédex.
"Known moves: Tackle, Growl."
Leaf smiles. This should be easy!
"Ok! Bulba, use Growl!"
Bulba growls at the Pokémon and Wurmple backs away looking scared.
"Ha! How do you like me now you stupid worm!"
Suddenly, Wurmple lets out something from its mouth and surrounds Bulba with white silky web. Leaf screams.
"Bulba, use Tackle!"
Bulba tackles the Pokémon a few inches away, Wurmple does the same silky move and covers Bulba even more. Bulba staggers back and forth. It was losing its speed, Leaf noticed.
"Bulba Tackle it again!" Leaf yells.
Bulba leaps forward only that Wurmple manages to move away. Wurmple then leaps forward and stings Bulba with its front stinger, impaling itself to Bulbasaur's right arm. Bulba exclaims in pain. Bulba falls to the ground, but gets up and shakes the Pokémon away.
"Bulba, use Tackle again!"
This hit was a direct hit, and Wurmple flies off into the air a few feet up. It falls down, hitting the floor hard. It didn't move, and its eyes were closed. Leaf waited a while.
"Oh my God, I killed it!" she concluded.
There was a sudden ding from her Pokédex. She looks at it.
Bulbasaur's image appeared and a blue bar was under its image.
"What is this?" Leaf questions.
"Pokémon earn experience points when winning a battle. These points help them level up. When a Pokémon levels up to a certain level, they evolve."
Leaf closes her Pokédex.
"It said that you're now in Level 6. I wonder what level you evolve in."
Leaf walks up to her now looking tired Pokémon.
"How do I take all this web off? Um... are you ok? You look too tired."
She flashes her Pokédex at Bulba.
"Your Pokémon is poisoned."
Her eyes widen. "No! Oh my God! What do I do?"
The Pokédex then spoke, "Poison can be treated very easily with an antidote sold at a PokeMart. Or simply go to a Pokémon Center. Pokémon's health points will reduce every passing minute if poisoned. If left untreated for a week, death will occur."
Leaf carries her Pokémon.
Although she was now covered in web, she carried it.
"Hang in there Bulba, I promise that you'll make it. There's a Pokémon Center in Viridian."
Leaf then breaks into a run. Bulba on the other hand throws up on her back. Leaf stops for a second but then remembers that her Pokémon is in danger. She ignored her nice clothes and continues her way to Viridian City.




~~~~~~Red
Charmander was walking right next to Red.
Before he went into Route 1, he said goodbye to his mother. She was so happy to see Red with his Pokémon. It was hard for Red to leave his mother like that, but he must become the ultimate trainer there is. He also passed a man who gave him a Potion.
Charmander looked excited to walk with his trainer.
Red looks around. There's no Pokémon in sight. Maybe they're all hiding somewhere along the long grass.
"Alright Charmander, listen for a while, ok?" Red said. The Pokémon gladly faced its trainer.
"In TV it said that you guys level up by battling and winning other Pokémon. So I want you to at least get to the next level before we continue to Viridian. But, we'll have to battle other Pokémon. So are you with me?"
Charmander looks a little bit uneasy but nods its head. Red pets Charmander's head and then they walk into a patch of long grass.
They walk around it for a while.
Suddenly they hear a rustling sound.
Red can then see a Pokémon.
A wild Rattata appeared!
It was looking straight at them.
"Go Charmander!"
The Pokémon jumps in front of the Rattata.
The Rattata opens its mouth and lets out a cry.
"Charmander, use Scratch!" Red yells out.
Charmander rushes up to it and scratches the Rattata.
The Rattata winces and shakes its head. Then it tackles Charmander to the floor. Charmander gets up.
"Use Scratch again!" Red shouts.
Charmander dashes to the Rattata and scratches the poor Pokémon on its forehead. Rattata then faints.
Red smiles.
"Yes! We did it Charmander! We won our first Pokémon Battle! Fell stronger?"
Charmander exclaims and jumps up and down. Then it flexes. Red laughs.
"Alright, let's go to Viridian now. I think you got enough experience. I'm not sure though. I wonder how you know how much experience a Pokémon gets..."
Red and Charmander pass the fainted Pokémon and walk pass a sign that confirms that this was in fact Route 1. Red found himself thinking about that strange Pokémon that he saw earlier today. What could it be? It said Mew, but would that actually be its name? Who knows? All Red can do was hope to see it again someday.




~~~~~~Sid and Kenny
Kenny watches Sid walk.
They were quiet, no one was talking at all. It was so awkward, Kenny thought, he could faint of pure stress. He was still in shock that Sid would even want to walk with him. With Kenny.
Wow.
However, this doesn't confirm anything.
Sid could only be doing this because of kindness. Or maybe Sid did in fact not know this region.
Kenny found himself staring at his behind. Kenny suddenly looks away and realizes that a nose bleed was coming.
Luckily, Kenny had brought a tissue box from his house, he knew that being with someone like Sid was sure to bring nosebleeds.
Kenny puts his napkin on his nose and sees the blood drip on to the tissue.
Sid glances back at Kenny.
"You ok? You're bleeding..."
Kenny smiles. His first conversation?
"Oh it is nothing really, it's just this condition I have called proboscis epistaxis continuance. It makes me bleed every once in a while."
Sid stares.
Oh great. Once again, Kenny managed to freak someone else because of his smartness.
"Oh, cool. I didn't even know that existed."
Kenny sighs.
"So what's the next town?"
Kenny looks at his map.
"It's Viridian City. According to the map, it's only a mile ahead of us. This is Route 1."
Sid smiles and walks up to Kenny. He stands next to Kenny and glares at the map.
Sid is taller than Kenny. By like four inches too. He's all a bit chubby, but Kenny bets its all muscle....
Kenny can feel Sid's warmth. His nosebleeds worsens.
"Is there a gym there? I really want to win one."
Kenny folds his map. He then puts it inside his backpack and proceeds to take a book out. He finds the Gym Leader section.
"Yes, there is, his name is Giovanni. He's the eighth Gym Leader."
Sid looks at Kenny. Kenny made eye contact, and then he immediately looked away.

Sid didn't know what to think.
This guy's smart, he thought. Very smart. Maybe he would be an awesome companion after all.
He's very shy too.
Sid hears something.
He turns to his right and he sees a Pokémon. What is it?
"Hey Kenny, what Pokémon is that?"
Kenny looks at Sid then to the Pokémon.
"It's a Sentret, Normal type. Did you just call me Ken?"
Sid stares at the Pokémon that was eating a berry of some kind.
"Hey, let's catch it!" Sid exclaims.
" 'Let's'? As in us?" Kenny questions and turns around.
"Haha, you know what I meant dude! It could be strong!"
Kenny frowns.
"I don't know, don't you think we should check its statistics first?"
Sid looks at Kenny with a blank expression.
Kenny sighs and takes out his Pokédex.
Kenny aims his Pokédex at the Sentret. A male mechanical voice then said, "Sentret; Number 161. The scout Pokémon. It stands on its tail so it can see a long way. If it spots an enemy, it cries loudly to warn its kind. When acting as a lookout, it warns others of danger by screeching and hitting the ground with its tail."
Kenny presses the Pokémon's picture on his Pokédex and a new screen pops up.
"It's a female, Level 5. It knows Tackle and Defense Curl. You want it?"
Sid looks at it.
"Nah, I think I'll just battle it."
Sid throws a Pokéball to the floor, and Squirtle comes out of it.
The Pokémon stretches.
"Alright Squirtle, you and I are gonna battle for the first time, so give it all you got."
Sid looks behind him to see that Kenny was smiling and when Sid smiles at Kenny, Kenny quickly looks away.
He's too shy, Sid thought.
Suddenly a shrill came from the Sentret.
Sid looks at it.
"What's it doing?"
The Sentret then begins to slap its tail on the floor rapidly.

Out of nowhere a lager Pokémon ran in front of the Sentret.
"Uh oh," Kenny said.
Sid flashes his Pokédex at the Pokémon.
"Furret; Number 162. It lives in narrow burrows that fit its slim body. The deeper the nests go, the more maze-like they become. There is no telling where its tail begins. Despite its short legs, it is quick at hunting RATTATA."
Sid looks at Kenny.
"What is a Furret doing defending this Pokémon?"
Suddenly Squirtle gets thrown to Sid and they both fall.
The Furret then jumps on Squirtle and scratches its head.
"Hey! That's not fair! Squirtle attack!"
Sid's Pokémon looks confused.
"You have to tell it what move to use!" Kenny shouts.
"Wait, how do I know what his moves are?"
Kenny once again uses his Pokédex.
"Squirtle; Number 007-" Kenny presses the screen. "He has Tackle, Tail Whip and Agua Jet!"
Sid gets up.
"Squirtle, Tackle!"
Squirtle lunges forward and knocks the poor Furret to the ground in one blow.
"Haha! Take that you stupid Furret!"
It gets back up and scratches Squirtle again. Squirtle flies into the air.
"No way!"
Sid's Pokémon fall to the floor. It wasn't moving.
"Oh no!" Sid runs to it.
"He fainted...." Kenny said.
"Hey Kenny, you try to defeat that bastard, he's way out of my league," Sid tells Kenny.
"It's gone."
Huh? Sid looks back, Kenny was right.
The Furret and Sentret are gone.
Damn it. Kenny walks up to Sid who picks up his fainted Pokémon.
"Wow, my first battle, and I loose. I suck at this."
Kenny shakes his head but doesn't look at Sid.
"It was your first. You'll get better. For the most part, you were great. Even though it's the Pokémon that usually does all the work."
Sid notices a smear of red going through Kenny's face.
Is he.....blushing?
No, he's just shy around people, so maybe this is the closest that he has ever been to a stranger.
"Sooo what now?" Sid said.
"To Viridian City. There's a Pokémon Center there that should heal your Pokémon. And the Gym Leader."
Sid puts his Pokémon back in its Pokéball.
"Alright then, Kenny, lead the way partner."
Kenny turns away and they start their way to Viridian City. Sid follows closely. Maybe being with Kenny wasn't a bad decision after all.
They continue to walk through Route 1. Suddenly, they see a boy in a bike zoom off. Kenny and Sid stop. "Was that Satoshi Ketchum?" Kenny asks.
"Who?"
There was a loud boom, and about thirty flying Pokémon fly above them, chasing the boy. Kenny looks into the sky. "Where'd those rain clouds come from? The forecast said nice weather..."
It starts to rain.
"Wow, nice start for a journey huh?" Sid jokes elbowing Kenny.
"Ouch."
"....Sorry...."

 

Chapter 5! The Tales of Viridian City!

Spoiler

~~~~~~Satoshi, Blue, Misty
"Please make sure he'll be ok Miss!" he cries as he sees his Pokémon get carried away by other Pokémon inside another room.
"He's in critical condition, but he will be fine by tomorrow. Right now you need to rest."
Satoshi sees her go inside the room.
Satoshi can only hope that Pikachu's ok. He couldn't have taken that much electricity from that lightning.
Satoshi finds a seat on a couch.
That storm came out of nowhere. He was so lucky to even get out of there. He felt sort of guilty for stealing that girl's bike too. Maybe all the other trainers are still out there in that storm. But Satoshi was more interested in that Pokémon that he saw in the clearing. It was glowing, and that rainbow was surprising too. What was that Pokémon? The Pokédex didn't get to read it in time. At least he's safe here in the Pokémon Center.
The doors open and a kid enters. He walks up to the front desk.
"Hello, anyone here, my Pokémon need healing you know!" the kid shouts.
"I'll be out in a second!" a voice was heard from the other room.
"I need them healed now!"
This made Satoshi mad.
"Hey! Can't you see she's busy with other Pokémon right now?!"
The kid smirks.
"Whose Pokémon is more important than mine?"
Satoshi closes his fists. "She's fixing up my Pikachu!"
The kid chuckles. "You got a Pikachu? What a stupid Pokémon. Who's your starter then?"
Satoshi stays quiet.
"Let me guess, my grandfather gave you a late Pokémon? How pathetic! You should have been there earlier then you would have gotten a better one than a Pikachu."
Satoshi's anger rises higher at his words.
"You know, you look familiar, aren't you related to Red or something? You two seem to be both suck at everything."
"I'm Satoshi from Pallet Town! And I'm not related to Red!"
Blue looks at Satoshi.
"Oh I know who you are Satoshi. Everyone in Trainer's School used to call you Ash when we were smaller. Because your face was always so ashy. Right Ash?"
This was the break point. Just as Satoshi was about to throw a punch, the doors fly open.
"Hey you kid! What is this crap?!"
Satoshi stares.
It was the girl that he stole the bike from.
"You steal my bike, and you leave it all burned up! What the hell kind of manners do you have on a girl?!"
Blue chews on an apple loudly.
"Well, well, well. What do we have here? Aren't you Misty, the Gym Leader?" Blue asks as he takes another bite of his apple.
"Yes, I am! And this kid just... messed up my bike!"
Satoshi finds his voice. "I'm sorry Misty, I needed it to take my Pokémon to the Pokémon Center."
Misty suddenly looks calm. "Oh yeah, that's right. I forgot. Is your Pikachu ok?"
Satoshi was surprised at how fast she had calmed down, but it was ok for him. "Not so good, he's in critical condition."
Blue throws the apple cord on the floor.
"What you even do to it Ash? I bet you tried to get rid of it cause it's so stupid."
Misty looks at Blue.
"For your information Pikachu was struck by lightning!"
Blue shakes his head. "I knew you wanted to get rid of it somehow, but damn can you be cruel to Pokémon."
Satoshi was about to strike, but Misty did it instead. Blue stumbles back. He was bleeding from his mouth.
"You're nothing but a bully! You're so ignorant! Why don't you get out before I knock some sense into you?!"
Blue looked visibly angry. "Whatever, this Pokémon Center is stupid with bad service anyway. I'm going to enjoy bringing you down, Misty! Smell ya later, dorks!"
Blue exits the door.
"You hit Blue Oak..."
Misty smiles at Satoshi's reaction. "That idiot deserved it. I can't believe that he's Prof. Oak's grandson! So you're staying overnight for Pikachu, huh?"
Satoshi nods.
"Well I guess I'm staying too."
Satoshi looks at her eyes.
"But the gym. Who will be the Leader then?"
Misty sits down and smiles.
"Well kid, my gym opens on the weekdays not on weekends. And even if could go back, I can't since my bike is BBQed."
Satoshi looks away as she said that.
"What's your name anyway?"
"Satoshi."
Now he's stuck here with Misty. He glances quickly at her. She's kinda cute......




~~~~~~ Red
The lightning flashes the sky and then thunder breaks the noise as Red quickly took shelter in the Pokémon Center. He lets out a sigh of relief.
Where did the storm even come from? It was ok a few minutes ago as he was walking down Route 1.
He sits down on a couch.
A girl and a boy, who Red recognized as Satoshi, where sitting down in another couch parallel to his.
"Hey, Red." Satoshi waves.
Red just waves back at him.
"Blue was in here earlier you know. He said that you and I are related! Can you believe him? We don't even look alike."
The girl looks at Red then at Satoshi.
"You two kinda look the same. Maybe you're lost cousins or something."
Satoshi shakes his head in disapproval.
"Red and I don't look the same. Besides, I talk more than he does, in school he was always the quiet one."
Red looks at Satoshi. He was right. Red never really liked to interact with people ever since Blue left him to be more with Pokémon. Red still talked to people though, not as much as people do to each other however.
"What starter did you get Red?" the girl asks.
"I got Charmander."
The girl chuckles. "Ha! Good luck beating me! I'm a water trainer in Cerulean City."
Red knew that he had seen her from somewhere. She's Misty! The new Gym Leader in Cerulean City. What was she doing here in Viridian?
Red hears a door open.
Misty and Satoshi stand up.
"How is he nurse? Is he ok?" Satoshi asked worriedly.
"Your Pikachu is resting and is fine now. You can get him back in the morning."
Satoshi smiles.
Misty sits back down with a slight smile on her face. Satoshi then sits down as well.
The nurse walks away to her desk and a Pokémon stands next to her.
"Weird weather here in Kanto. That storm almost killed us," Satoshi said to Red who was just sitting down looking at a poster of a Gym Leader called Surge.
"At least that lightning hit Pikachu. You could've ended in a comma. Ha, then you could've imagined the whole journey Satoshi!" Misty jokes.
"I saw a Pokémon," Satoshi said ignoring Misty, "it was big and was flying across the storm in an opening. A rainbow suddenly came out when it touched the sun. It was glowing and it was green with red orange."
The nurse suddenly stands up.
"Did you say glow?"
Satoshi nods.
"It could be you saw the Legendary Pokémon, Ho-Oh."
This caught Red's attention. "Ho-Oh?"
The nurse walks up to the now interested children.
"Yes, Ho-Oh. Is it that Pokémon right there in that picture?"
She points to a poster on a wall. A bird like Pokémon was flying upward, while on the other side of the poster, another Pokémon was going under to what appears to be water.
"Yes, that's it!" Satoshi cries.
"Then yes it is Ho-Oh."
Misty gets closer to the poster.
"Why is it Legendary?" Red asks.
"There are a lot of Pokémon that are based around legends, so we call them Legendary Pokémon. Ho-Oh is one of many. The one at the other side of the poster is the Beast of the Sea: Lugia."
Red comes up to the poster.
"So what's the legend?" Satoshi asks.
"Well the legend has been changed throughout history, but it only focuses on one true and main story. The most famous version is this version that I heard when I was small. In the Johto Region, there are two main towers: the Bell Tower and the Brass Tower. It was said that Lugia rested on top of the Brass Tower while Ho-Oh on the Bell Tower. One day there was a giant storm, and lightning struck the Brass Tower. It burned, luckily everyone except three Pokémon survived. Then the rain set the tower's flames off. Lugia and Ho-Oh were never see again. No one knows where Lugia is, but as for Ho-Oh countless of sightings has been recorded. Apparently, those pure of heart can see it."
Red looks at Satoshi and so does Misty.
"Humph! Satoshi has to be lying since he ruined my bike!" Misty exclaims.
"I took it for Pikachu. It could've died!" Satoshi exclaims.
Misty still looked mad.
The nurse gives a small smile and leaves to the other room.
Red looks at the poster again.
Ho-Oh and Lugia huh? I wonder how it would be like to see them. Or even battle them? If anyone gets to ride them, they must be the luckiest trainer in the world.




~~~~~~Leaf
Leaf runs to the Pokémon Center.
"Help, help!"
She stops in front of the front desk. The nurse comes running back.
"Yes? What happened?" the nurse asks worriedly.
"It's my Bulbasaur, it's been poisoned!" Leaf shouts looking at her Pokémon that she carried through the whole run.
She had stopped next to a tree due to the rain, and she had fallen asleep earlier, but she then remembered her sick Pokémon. Leaf was all wet now.
"Don't worry, it'll take a few seconds."
The nurse reaches into her pocket and takes out something. It looked like a spray thingy, Leaf concluded.
The nurse said, "This will hurt a bit, but it should heal your poison." She sprays the bottle on Bulba, and she twitches a little.
"There, your Pokémon should be feeling nice and new any second now. You should rest here for a while, you seem socked."
Leaf nods at her and looks at the couches at the far end. Oh no. Red, Satoshi and some ugly dressed girl were staring at her. Did they already beat her in a Gym Battle?! Oh God, no!
She sits next to Red.
"Please tell me that you haven't fought any Gym Leaders," Leaf said.
Red shakes his head. Satoshi does the same.
She lets out a sigh of relief. "Oh thank God, that would have been so embarrassing! I battled a Wurmple, and it poisoned her. Then this storm came out of nowhere and I was like, stupid worm! Of course, Bulba defeated it and leveled up."
Misty and Satoshi exchange looks.
"Who are you?" Leaf said looking at that ugly girl. Look at how her hair is set up, Leaf thinks. It's hideous.
"I'm Misty from Cerulean City. I'm the Gym Leader there."
Leaf gasps. "You are the Gym Leader in Cerulean?! Wow, you at least could dress more formal."
Misty's face turns hot. "What do you mean formal?! What's wrong with the way I dress?!"
Leaf shrugs and smirks.
"Well for starters, try to actually dress like a girl, and let your hair down too."
Misty was about to assault her when Bulba jumps onto Leaf's lap.
"So, what Pokémon do you use?" Leaf asks.
"You can find that out by yourself thanks."
Leaf looks at Misty.
"Fine. I will. And I will enjoy winning you," Leaf said with a longer smile.
Misty looks away.
She won't lose to that girl, Misty thought. Not while she has her Laparas.




~~~~~~ Sid and Kenny
"Rattata; Number 018. The mouse Pokémon. Its fangs are long and very sharp. They grow continuously, so it gnaws on hard things to whittle them down. Bites anything when it attacks. Small and very quick, it is a common sight in many places."

"Hoothoot; Number 163. The owl Pokémon. It always stands on one foot. It changes feet so fast, the movement can rarely be seen. It begins to hoot at the same time every day. Some trainers use them in place of clocks."

"Spinarak; Number 167. The string spit Pokémon. It lies still in the same pose for days in its web, waiting for its unsuspecting prey to wander close. If prey becomes ensnared in its nest of spun string, it waits motionlessly until it becomes dark."

"Ledyba; Number 165. The five star Pokémon. It is timid and clusters together with others. The fluid secreted by its feet indicates its location. When the weather turns cold, numerous LEDYBA gather from everywhere to cluster and keep each other warm."

"Pidgey; Number 016. The tiny bird Pokémon. A common sight in forests and woods. It flaps its wings at ground level to kick up blinding sand. Does not like to fight. It hides in tall grass and so on, foraging for food such as small bugs."

"Pineco; Number 204. The bagworm Pokémon. It likes to make its shell thicker by adding layers of tree bark. The additional weight doesn't bother it. It hangs and waits for flying-insect prey to come near. It does not move about much on its own."

Sid looks at Kenny.
"What are you exactly doing dude?"
They were under a giant tree which covered most of the rain from the out of nowhere storm.
Kenny without looking at Sid said, "I'm completing my Pokédex. I always wanted to complete one, so now I'm doing it. You should try too, it's interesting to find out about the natures of Pokémon. Unfortunately, the Pokédex will only say some information unless you catch them. Once caught, you get full data."
Sid looks at his Pokédex.
"I'll do it if you help," he said.
Kenny turns to Sid who was now getting information on a passing Rattata.
Kenny stares. "You want my help?"
"Yeah, it'll be chill."
"Um, ok. If it's not much of a bother...."
Kenny can feel a blush coming so he turns away quickly.
There was silence for a while, but Kenny broke it when he asked, "So, how's Hoenn life?"
Sid looks at Kenny.
"I miss it dude. It was so peaceful. So many trees, so much water haha! South City was the best. I moved to Littleroot Town for a year though. That's when I met the most beautiful girl in the world."
Kenny tries his hard to not scream or do anything embarrassing.
"I miss her, May. She was so bomb."
Kenny doesn't look at him.
"Did you two date?" Kenny said, but he failed to sound happy.
"Hell yeah! She and I would go anywhere! I once took her to see a movie and she kissed me. First kiss too," Sid said with a wide smile.
He was lying though. Sid and May never went out. All they did was small talk. And even when Sid asked her out, she refused.
Sid notices that Kenny looked gloom. "What's wrong Ken? Did my story put you depressed?"
Kenny shakes his head.
"No.... it's just that I've never even dated anyone in my life...."
Sid felt guilty now. He couldn't just say the truth now, if he did, Kenny wouldn't trust him.
"Cheer up dude! I'll help ya get some hot chicks. And to do that, you'll have to enter the Kanto Pokémon League!"
Kenny looks up.
"The Pokémon League? You really think I could even handle going to the Pokémon League? I mean it all seems so complicated to me, getting the Gym Badges and all."
Sid stands up.
"I might be stupid and lost at the first battle, but if there's one thing that I'm good at, it's battling! I will help you if you help me with this Pokédex! And to um, you know, get smarter."
Kenny stares at Sid.
Sid stretches out his hand out to Kenny.
"So partners?"
Kenny looks at his hand then at his beautiful brown eyes.
Kenny shakes it. Sid then pulls him up.
"Alright! So let's go Viridian!" Sid exclaims running out into the rain.
"Ah, wait!" Kenny said grabbing his backpack and running after him.
As they were running however, they hear a deafening roar above them.
Sid and Kenny look up into the sky in fear.
A giant snake-like Pokémon was flying across the sky. It was green with yellow stripes and huge. Before the boys can react however, the Pokémon disappears into the clouds, and then the weather turns calm and sunny in an instant. Sunlight hits them both. They stayed watching for about a minute or so into the sky.
"What. Was. That?" Sid asks Kenny.
"I... have no idea! Whatever it is, that was no normal Pokémon..."
They look at each other and they chuckle.
They continue their way down Route 1.
"No one will believe us," Kenny states looking at his Pokédex.
"Well at least we saw it."
Kenny smiles.
Maybe, just maybe, things will actually turn out ok for him. And Sid.




~~~~~~Somewhere in Kanto
"Sir?" the Grunt said worriedly.
"What is it?" the Boss said petting his Persian.
"Sir, we managed to create it, sir. It's perfect this time."
A smile breaks through the evil man's face.
"Good. I want to see it immediately. It will only work into my commands."
The Grunt was about to leave, but the Boss was not finished.
"Now, now, what's the rush? I know about the incident regarding my money problem. That it was in fact you that sunk my money into the sea next to Vermillion City."
The Grunt suddenly tries to run to the exit, but a Pokémon closes it.
"No, it wasn't me, I swear!"
The Boss stands up.
"Lying to me now? Well, I hate liars and damn people who try to mess up my carrier. So, you, must die for the good of the Team."
The Grunt starts to bang on the door.
"No, don't do it, please! I'll make it up to you!"
The Boss smiles wider.
"Your death is your payment. Nidorino, use Poison Sting."


Jessie and James look at each other as the screams came to an end.
"Was that John?" James asks Jessie.
"I think so. Let's go before we end up like him!"
"Right!"
They bump into Arianna.
"What the hell are you two doing?"
"Uh... nothing! We're just looking around! Well it was nice seeing you Ariana! Bye!"
Ariana sees the two Rocket Grunts run off.
She shakes her head.
Idiots.
She has no idea how those two are even in Team Rocket.

 

Chapter 6: The Package of a Battle!

Spoiler

~~~~Red
It was now the next day, making it the first day that he was away from his mother. He promised to call, so he will. Leaf, Misty, Satoshi, Kenny, and Sid were still fast asleep. Which was good, this could give a head start to Red. He walks up to the Video Call and dials his mother. It rings, and finally, his mother answers.
"Red! How are you honey? Did you make it safely? There was a big storm yesterday!"
Red just smiles. "I'm ok Mom, honest. I got here before the storm can get anymore worse. I'm just calling to say that I'm moving on from Viridian. I should be in the next town soon. I'll call you when I'm there."
Delia smiles at Red. "Ok Red. Take care, ok? Don't forget to call! I'm rooting for you!"
Red blows her a kiss and waves goodbye as he signs off. He looks at the floor for a few seconds and sighs.
"Miss your Mom?" Red heard Misty say.
He nods.
"She seems nice, and she obviously cares a lot about you. I'm glad that you're doing ok."
Red blushes a little, but luckily Misty didn't notice.
"I'm off now, get ready to face me when I reach Cerulean Misty."
She smiles. "I'm going to win anyway," Misty said winking at Red.
He smiles and waves goodbye as he exits the Pokémon Center.
Misty smiles to herself. Red will be easy to beat. When the nurse healed his Pokémon last night, she saw that his starter was a Charmender. Being a water type Gym Leader, this will be easy for her.
Red walks down the city. It wasn't as big as he had thought. He walks up to a gate, in which a woman and an old man blocked the way.
"You can't go through here! I absolutely forbid you from going through here! This is private property!" the old man shouts at Red who gets startled.
"Um....."
The woman looks at Red. "Oh Grandpa don't be so mean! I'm sorry, he hasn't had his coffee yet, if you're not in a hurry, can you wait a while? My son is making it right now."
Red just nods his head and walks back to the city.
Now he didn't know where to go next. He walks back to the Pokémon Center. He sees a building marked as PokeMart. Hmm, maybe he should go there and see if he can buy anything useful for his journey. His mother did in fact transfer a lot of money to his ID. He goes inside and sees people looking around buying their things.
"Hey! You come from Pallet Town?" the PokeMart clerk suddenly said.
Red looks around confused to see who he was talking about.
"You, in the red! Yeah you!"
Red walks up to the man behind the glass table.
"You know Prof. Oak right? His order came in, can I get you to give it to him?"
Red nods his head.
Red received the Pokémon parcel from the PokeMart clerk.
"Okay, thanks! Say hi to Prof Oak for me too."
Red nods his head and walks out.
Great, he thinks. Now he has to return to Pallet Town. He starts his way to Route 1.




~~~~~~Leaf
She yawns and looks at her Pokédex. It was 11:00am.
It's time for her to move on.
She grabs her things and exits the Pokémon Center.
"Well, at least the suns is out."
She walks down the road and sees a building. Ah, her old Early Trainer School. She remembers when she was a little girl and she would play with all her friends and laugh. Of course, she would scam them, but they were good friends. She smiles to herself and walks down further into the road and comes across a woman and a sitting old man drinking coffee from a mug.
"Go away!" the old man yells.
Leaf freezes.
"Grandpa! Stop being so mean! Just pass little girl. Route 2 is straight ahead."
Leaf said nothing to the rude old man.
How mean, she thought. I hope he rots for saying such mean things.
She stops next to a sign that read, "Route 2: Half a Mile to Viridian Forest."
Viridian Forest?! Oh no!
This could ruin her shoes!
But she will have to toughen up.
This a Pokémon adventure, and she will have to get dirty. Leaf was surprised that she was even thinking about this. Oh well.
Red and Blue could be way ahead of her, she realized.
Maybe Blue already defeated his first Gym Leader! No! She was thinking of running, but that could ruin her beautiful shoes.
She sees movement behind some trees. What was that?
She sees something start to glow. She squints her eyes to try to see better.
Out of nowhere, a pink flying Pokémon zooms into her view.
She screams and falls back.
Mew? The Pokémon cries.
Leaf hurries to take out her Pokédex, but when she turned, the Pokémon was already gone.
It flew off to Viridian City. She runs back to the city.
What was that Pokémon? It was so cute!
Huh?
A man passes her wearing a weird outfit. The letter 'R' was printed in his uniform. Leaf watches as the man enters a house with an evil smile on his face. Team Rocket?
Can this day get any weirder?
Leaf ignores the man and walks down Route 2.

Inside the house that the man had entered, lay a tied up man.
"We can do this the hard way, or the easy way. You decide," the man in the suit said taking out a crowbar. He walks up to the man.
"The Boss wants his Dratini. Now, where the hell is it? Or I'll beat the living crap out of you."
The tied up man spits out blood to the man's shirt.
"That's my favorite uniform. I guess it's the hard way then?"
He then slaps the tied up man with the crowbar.


~~~~~~Sid and Kenny
"We are way behind on everyone else in Pallet Town."
Kenny and Sid were hurrying up to pack up. Satoshi was still fast asleep, and Misty was very mad at that.
"Why don't you come with us Misty? We're heading for Cerulean on the way," Sid tells Misty.
"No thanks! This kid ruined my bike! So I'm going to make sure that he gets me a new one."
Sid looks disappointed and he and Kenny exit the Pokémon Center. Misty looks at Satoshi and then contained the urge to yell at him.
Kenny wasn't in a good mood today.
Sid seemed to like girls..... he saw it, the way he stared at Leaf and Misty. Why did Kenny have such illusions that he could ever be with someone like him?
"Hey dude, did you see Misty? Isn't she like a new Gym Leader in Kanto?"
Kenny nods his head gloomily and said, "Misty is the Gym Leader in Cerulean ever since her father retired. This is her second year as Gym Leader. I'm guessing that some of her family members are substituting for her now. It doesn't matter that much though, she's a tough Gym Leader."
Sid smiles at this.
"Oh I bet she is. She's kinda hot. So was that Leaf girl."
Kenny gets more depressed.
"So which would you date from those two?" Sid questions smiling widely.
Kenny almost trips. "D-Date? Uhm! Leaf!"
Sid gives a confused look at first, but then smiles widely and says, "Dude! I would so date her too! She's hot!"
Kenny's depression gets to a low level.
They continue their way down the road when Sid sees a building. "Hey, it's the Viridian City Gym!"
Sid runs to the building, Kenny following. Sid tries to open it.
"What the hell, it's locked!"
Kenny looks at the windows.
"Well, the lights are out, maybe Giovanni left somewhere important. Either way, we need seven badges before we can fight him."
Sid stops trying to open the door.
"This sucks. What's next after this?"
Kenny looks at the map. "Route 2. It leads to Viridian Forest. After that, our first Gym Leader, Brock, will be there in Pewter City."
Sid adjusts his backpack. "Let's not waste time then! Red, Leaf, and Blue are already ahead of us! Race ya to Route 2!"
Sid breaks off running.
"Hey, wait for me!" Kenny said as he runs after him and tries to stuff his map into his backpack.
They pass an old man who yelled them to walk, but they ignored him. As they were running, Kenny saw in the sky a hot air balloon in the shape of a Meowth. He can see a woman with long crimson hair and a man with short blue hair. Kenny ignores it and they entered the first steps into Route 2.
"Think we'll ever see that giant green Pokémon again?" Sid asks.
"I doubt it!" Kenny answers back as they headed further to their next destination.

On that air balloon, a plan was being made.
"Listen up you idiots, I don't want you two to mess this up. The Boss is already pissed at you two for failing to do what he wanted. You know what he did to John, and I doubt that you two want to end up like him. Now he finds out that the experiment died this morning, so you really don't want to screw up. We will be known after this attack. Butch is handling the Dratini case so it's up to us. And if we fail, I will personally scratch your faces up. Got it?" Meowth tells Jessie and James.
"I don't know why you're telling this us Meowth, we know how to steal Pokémon from the Pokémon Center. We are almost there," James said playing with a red rose.
"We can handle it Meowth, so stop being such a worried cat," Jessie tells the talking Pokémon.
Meowth frowns.
They better do it right, Meowth thinks. If not, it's his head that will be on the Boss' wall.


~~~~~~Battle! Red Vs. Blue!
Red had made it to Pallet Town safely. He was now entering the Pokémon Lab, and Professor Oak seems glad to see Red.
"Ah Red! How is my old Pokémon? Well, it seems to like you a lot. You must be talented as a Pokémon trainer! What? You have something for me? Ah! This is the custom PokéBall I ordered! Thank you Red! Now, Red can I ask you for a favor?" Oak said smiling.
Suddenly the door opens.
It was Blue.
Red can already feel the anger rising.
Blue doesn't look at Red and said, "Gramps! What did you call me for?"
Red looks at Blue.
Professor Oak gasps. "Aha!" Red looks at the Pokémon Professor.
"Oh, right! I have a request for you two. On the desk there is my invention, the Pokédex! It automatically records data on Pokémon you've seen or caught. It's a high-tech encyclopedia! Red and Blue. Take these with you. You can't get detailed data on Pokémon by just seeing them, though you get some data, not all of it is completed. You must catch them to obtain complete data. So, here are some tools for catching wild Pokémon. When a wild Pokémon appears, it's fair game. Just throw a PokéBall at it and try to catch it! This won't always work, however. A healthy Pokémon can escape. You have to be lucky! To make a complete guide on all the Pokémon in the world... That was my dream! But, I'm too old! I can't get the job done. So, I want you two to fulfill my dream for me. Get moving, you two. This is a great undertaking in Pokémon history! Can I count on you two to help me with this?"
Red just nods his head.
Oak gives them the Pokédex.
Blue smirks and looks at him.
"Alright Gramps! Leave it all to me! Red, I hate to say it, but you won't be necessary for this."
Red closes his fists.
"I don't need you tell me what I'm necessary to do or not!"
Blue smiles even wider. "Whatever Red."
Red said nothing and starts to head to the door.
"Wait, Red! Where do you think you're going? Let's check out our Pokémon! Come on, I'll take you on! Unless you're a wimp!"
Red turns his head to Blue.
"Well since you clearly only have one Pokémon, I'll be fair, I'll only use Squirtle."
Red walks slowly up to Blue.
"I won't lose, Red!"
"We'll just have to wait and see, Blue!"
Professor Oak sighs. "In here? All my work could be damaged.... wait!"
The Professor suddenly hurries to clear off the space. Red and Blue stare blankly.
"Sorry, don't want my stuff ruined, valuable research! Carry on!"
Red and Blue lock their eyes.
"Go Squirtle!" Blue yells out. He throws the PokéBall at the floor.
"Go Charmender!" Red unleashes his Pokémon.
Charmender and Squirtle look at each other confused to see each other again.
Red can feel sweat come down his face.
Blue knows he has the advantage against Red, so this will be very easy.
Out of nowhere, the two Pokémon embrace each other in a happy hug.
Char, Char!
Squirtle!
They were now running around playing.
Blue and Red fall to the ground.
"Squirtle! What did I say about playing with Red's Pokémon! We were just about to battle!" Blue yells as he and Red stand up.
Immediately the two Pokémon got into the center of the two boys.
Charmender looks at Red, who nods.
"Squirtle, use Tackle!"
Squirtle was hesitant at first, but then lunges forward.
"Charmender, dodge it!" Charmender jumps out of the way just before he was hit.
"Scratch it Charmender!"
The fire Pokémon does a small front flip and scratches Squirtle's face. The poor water Pokémon yells in pain.
"Now use Scratch again!"
"Squirtle look out!"
Charmender scratches him again, making Squirtle grunt in more pain.
"Squirtle, Tackle, now!"
The water Pokémon shakes the pain off and runs in high speed and tackles Charmender to the floor.
Blue laughs. "Again, Squirtle!"
Charmender only got to get up for a half a second before he pushed down again, sliding away a few feet.
"Charmender, Scratch it again!"
Charmender gets up, and Red notices that the flame in Charmender's tail had visibly grown.
Charmender dashes to Squirtle.
"Dodge it!" Blue shouts, but it was too late, Charmender had attacked it, hard enough to send the Pokémon staggering back in pain.
"Finish it Charmender!"
Char! it cries as it raises its claws high up and scratches Squirtle on its face, drawing a giant red scar on its left eye. Red notices blood on Charmender's claws too.
Squirtle falls to the ground in defeat.
It wasn't moving, and blood was dripping down from its scar now.
Blue stares at Squirtle.
Professor Oak was chewing on a candy bar.
It was all quiet, except for the heavy breathing of Charmender.
Red wanted to cheer on the outside, but knew to keep it.
"W-WHAT?! U-u-unbelievable! I picked the wrong Pokémon! Gramps..."
Blue walks up to his grandfather.
"Sorry Blue, Red won fair and square. Pokémon do get hurt in battles, and sometimes death can occur, that's why it's only to faint a Pokémon, like your Squirtle."
Blue didn't like the fact that he lost..... to Red!
"I want a different starter!"
His grandfather shakes his head.
Blue runs to the table. He snatches the PokéBall.
"Fine, I'll get this Pokémon and Squirtle!"
Blue grabs Squirtle.
"Blue, you can't take that Pokémon!" Oak said.
"Whatever gramps, it'll help me for my Pokédex, as for you Red, this isn't over! I know! I'll borrow a Town Map from my sis! I'll tell her not to lend you one, Red! Hahaha! Don't bother coming around to my place after this!" He storms out the Laboratory.
Red was about to run after him, but Oak stops him.
"No Red. It's not worth it. He can keep that Eevee. He will learn the hard way I suppose. I want you to have my Bulbasaur, Red. I just got it yesterday, but I'm sure you'll have more time to tend to it. Either way, I have to go to Hoenn for the week, Professor Birch has found more evidence regarding Kyogre and Groudon. And a map will be useful on your journey, so stop by my house if you want."
Red nods his head even though he wondered what on Earth was a Groundon and a Kyogre.
Oak walks to a desk and hands Red a Bulbasaur.
"Thanks Professor. I have a question, do you know any Pokémon that's pink and flies around?"
The Professor thinks for a minute.
"Yes, I think you might be referring to Mew. It's a Pokémon that is hardly seen by anyone, it disguises itself. They're extinct however, the last one killed by Team Rocket. You say that you saw it?"
"Yeah, I saw it fly up to me yesterday. When you called me to get my starter Pokémon."
The Professor looks away.
"Thank you for telling me Red. Now carry on, I'm sure Blue would've gone off to Viridian by now."
Red said goodbye and left with Charmender close behind him.
The Professor sat on his chair. Could it be that Mew didn't forget about him? Could it be.... that Mew is really looking for Professor Oak after all this time?


~~~~~~Somewhere in Kanto
"Boss, Jessie and James are now in Viridian while Butch is interrogating the man who stole our Dratini. Everything is going well."
The Boss smiles.
"Good. I'm sure the Dratini is in the Viridian Pokémon Center. If Dratini is not there, kill the man. He has stolen. I hate when people interfere with my plans. Has the President answered my request?"
The Grunt shakes his head.
"Tell him if he doesn't want Saffron City to be taken, tell him that I want it soon. Or he will regret it."
The Grunt nods and leaves the door. The Boss pets his Persian.


~~~~~~Sid and Kenny
"If you're strong you'll survive and you'll keep your dream alive!" Sid continued to sing.
Kenny was trying to be polite and resist Sid's singing.
"What song are you even singing?!" Kenny said out load.
Sid looks at him.
"I don't know, I used to hear it in Hoenn. Every region has their own theme you know."
Kenny blushes.
He didn't know that...
"So what now dude, we just continue our way to Pewter right?" Sid asked.
Kenny nods and takes out his book. "Yes, according to my book, Brock specifies in Rock Type Pokémon. So, therefore you have the advantage."
Sid smiles at that.
"Alright! Hey, let's battle Pokémon! I want my Squirtle to gain more experience!"
Sid throws his Pokéball in the air and Squirtle comes right out of it.
"Hey bud, ready to fight again?"
Squirtle!
Sid laughs. "Alright then, all we have to do is find a worthy opponent. How about that Pokémon right there!" Sid points to a short purple Pokémon eating a blue berry.
"A Nidoran!" Kenny exclaims flashing his Pokédex and aiming it at the Pokémon.
"Nidoran; Number 032. The poison pin Pokémon. Its large ears are always kept upright. If it senses danger, it will attack with a poisonous sting. It stiffens its ears to sense danger. The larger its horns, the more powerful its secreted venom."
Sid looks around.
"What's wrong? Nidoran too dangerous?" Kenny asks trying to hold in a giggle.
A red mark goes through Sid's face.
"Hey, I don't want my Squirtle poisoned that's all! What level is it in anyway?"
Kenny looks at his Pokédex. "Level 3. It's a male in case you haven't noticed. The blue ones are the females. Don't forget to get information on the Pokémon!"
Sid takes out his Pokédex and records the data.
"Kenny, why don't you battle it?" Sid asks.
"Me?" Kenny remarks pointing to himself.
"Yeah dude! You have to make your Sandshrew powerful enough to evolve."
"I know that, but, what if I suck?"
"You won't! You're smart as hell! Besides, girls dig strong Pokémon!"
Kenny hesitantly takes out his Sandshrew.
"Ok then, go Sandshrew!" Kenny throws the Pokéball in the air, and his Sandshrew sparkles for a few seconds and it stops.
"Cool, it has all that special effects on it!" Sid cries out.
Sandshrew looks at Kenny and looks away with an angered expression.
"Don't tell me he's still mad at us?" Kenny said gloomily.
"Maybe, it still is. Hey, Sandshrew? You still mad little buddy?"
Sandshrew looks at Sid for a split second and looks away again.
Kenny walks up to it. "Don't be mad Sandshrew, we're sorry for scaring you, honestly."
The Pokémon looks at Kenny and then looks away again.
"Aw, it's hopeless," Kenny gives up.
Suddenly Sandshrew jumps on Kenny. They tumble over, Kenny laughing. Sandshrew was licking Kenny now.
Sid smiles.
He was looking at Kenny who had smile and was laughing, and for a moment, Sid felt peaceful. He was happy that Kenny felt happy. Sid suddenly felt himself blushing.
What the heck just happened?
Maybe he shouldn't have taken so many pain killers last night that scratch that Sandshrew gave them didn't hurt too much.
Kenny walks up to Sid holding Sandshrew on his arms.
"I'm ready to fight!" Kenny said smiling.
Sid stares at Kenny for two seconds.
"Oh, right! Yeah, I'll be rootin' for ya! Go and give him hell!"
Kenny notices his sudden respond, but ignores it and releases Sandshrew.
"Ok Sandshrew, get ready for your first battle!" Kenny cries.
Sid wasn't paying attention. He was asking himself why he felt that way when he saw Kenny.


~~~~~~Leaf
"So you're telling me, that the nearest grand shopping mall is in Celadon City?!" Leaf shouts at the PokeMart clerk.
"Well uh, sorry ma'am, all we have are supplies needed for your Pokémon Journey...."
Leaf brushes her hair to the man.
"Whatever, I'm fine with my awesome clothes anyway." Leaf storms out the PokeMart.
Ugh, that man was so annoying.
Leaf decides that Viridian was over, so she needs to continue on.
She walks to the gate.
The old man was still there. Leaf ignores him and walks on to Route 2.
It was getting late. The sun was starting to set.
Something catches her eye, an air balloon. It's so cute! With that Meowth cliché!
Leaf smiles to herself and wonders what her other Pokémon will be. She hopes to get another Pokémon soon. Or to even fight a Gym Leader soon. Maybe Leaf can make it to Pewter City by nightfall, she doesn't want to use her sleeping bag yet, it's way too early for that. She runs into Route 2 trying to at least hurry up and catch up to everyone else.
However, as Leaf went on running, she failed to hear the explosion that occurred in the Pokémon Center.


~~~~~~Satoshi and Misty ---A FEW MINUTES BEFORE THE EXPLOSION---
"Now, about my bike...." Misty said as she saw Satoshi's Pikachu crawl on his back.
"I'm really sorry, I'll make it to you soon!"
Misty crosses her arms.
"Oh you will alright, now that I don't have a bike, I'm going to follow you until you give me my bike dammit!"
Satoshi felt this sudden urge of running off now. He knows how much a bike costs, and he clearly doesn't have that much.
"Ok, ok! I'm off to Pewter City tomorrow, Misty! All we have to do is go to Cerulean!"
Misty walks away. "Good, there's a bike shop there anyway! You can buy me a bike there!"
Satoshi falls to the ground.
Pikachu looks at Satoshi and shakes its head.
"What are you looking at?" Satoshi tells Pikachu.
The yellow mouse giggles.
"Oh no!" the nurse cries.
Misty and Satoshi hurry to the desk. "What's wrong?" Satoshi asks.
"Look at the security cameras outside. You see that air balloon in the shape of a Meowth? That's been known to be Team Rocket!"
Satoshi looks confused.
"Who's Team Rocket?"
"Meowth! And when we snatch all their Pokémon, those scared little mice will know I'm the top cat! Ready Jessie? Ready James?"
The two rocket grunts ready their Pokeballs as they hover on top of the Pokémon Center.
"Ekans!"
"Koffing!"
"Attack!"
The Pokeballs burst through a window from the roof. The Pokeballs fall to the floor and the Pokémon come out.
Misty and Satoshi take a step back.
The nurse runs off to the back, and yells "I'll protect the Pokémon, hold them off until the Police comes!"
Satoshi and Misty exchange worried looks.
Suddenly the roof explodes, sending bits of concrete everywhere. Satoshi pulls Misty out of the way as the falling destruction almost kills her.
Misty had screamed, and they both fell to the floor.
Koffing!
Ekans!
The Koffing slides across the air and covers the Pokémon Center with thick brownish black smoke.
"Misty! Are you ok? What just happened?!"
Suddenly, Satoshi hears laughter.
"Don't be frightened, little boy!"
"Allow us to introduce ourselves!"
The smoke clears to reveal a woman with long crimson hair.
"Prepare for trouble!"
The smoke clears forward and a man with periwinkle hair holding a rose appears.
"And make it double!"
"To protect the world from devastation!"
"To unite all peoples within our nation!"
Now the smoke had cleared.
"To denounce the evils of truth and love!"
"To extend our reach to the stars above!"
"Jessie!"
"James!"
"Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light!"
"Surrender now or prepare to fight!"
A Meowth falls in front of them.
"Meowth that's right! Now listen up you little brats, we're here for the Pokémon, and Dratini! Now give them up, unless you want to end up scratched up!"
Satoshi helped Misty up.
"You guys don't make any sense! Why are you attacking a Pokémon Center?"
Misty starts to slowly pull Satoshi away as she stares into Ekans eyes.
"You just don't get it. We want all your Pokémon. Now!" Jessie said.
"You're not taking Pikachu!" Satoshi yells as his Pokémon starts to let electricity from its red cheeks.
"We don't give a damn about you Pikachu! Now if you just surrender, and tell us were all the Pokémon are being held, we might just let you out of here alive!" Meowth shouts.
"Satoshi, let's go, they're crooks..." Misty said tugging on his shirt.
"So what? They bug me, we can take them!"
The Team Rocket trio smile.
"The boy's bugged?"
"How cute."
"Enough talking! Attack them you idiots!"
James and Jessie extend their arms.
"Koffing, attack!"
"Ekans go!"
Misty and Satoshi break into a run.
The nearly escaped a deadly strike from the Ekans who flew into some computers and the computers explode.
Koffing head-butts Misty to the floor, and she slides away.
"Misty!"
Satoshi helps her up and they try to run to the exit.
Meowth blocks their way.
"You can't escape from Meowth!"
The talking Pokémon jumps in the air and scratches Satoshi on his face, drawing blood. He screams covering his face.
"Look out!" Misty yells as she pushes Satoshi away.
She jumps to the other side as Ekans flies into Meowth, and both Pokémon crash out the door.
Meowth lets out a shrieking cry.
Misty tries to run out, but Ekans blocked the way. She grabs Satoshi's hand and they run to the other room.
"In here, quickly!" the nurse hisses.
They enter a room. It was filled with rows and rows of Pokeballs.
"What do we do?" Misty asks to the nurse.
"We have to transfer all the Pokeballs to the nearest Pokémon Center. It's in Pewter City."
The nurse turns on a computer. She types into a system.
"Hello? This is Viridian Pokémon Center! We have a Pokémon emergency! Transfer all the Pokémon out of here now!"
Suddenly the Pokeballs start to glow white and they start to disappear.
Out of nowhere, Koffing crashes through the door breaking the computer and scattering Pokeballs to the floor.
The nurse screams as the computer explodes.
"Oh no, the Pokeballs won't be able to transport!"
Laughter can be heard.
"You are all trapped now. Just give it up." Meowth smiles.
The trio appear at the busted up door.
Ekans slithers its tail.
"I guess we have to fight," Misty said.
"But Pikachu still isn't fully recovered!" the nurse panics.
"That's why I'm going to handle these clown myself! Go Starmie!"
A purple star appears.
Heah! it cries.
"Ekans, use Poison Sting!"
The snake Pokémon lunges forward.
"Starmie, Water Pulse!" A wave of water rushes out of the tip of Starmie's front side and the water breaks into four dashes of water. It hits Ekans that sends it hurling back towards the Team Rocket Trio. They get send out the door screaming.
Meowth, didn't get hit and quickly got ahold of some Pokeballs.
"James!" he cries out as he throws them to James who catches them.
He stuffs the Pokeballs in a bag.
"Hey, give them back!" Satoshi yells.
"Starmie, Swift!" Misty yells.
Heah!
Starmie spins rapidly and little star-like yellow objects fly towards the bag and it rips scattering the Pokeballs.
"No! Koffing, Toxic!"
Thick purple gas escapes out of the Pokémon and hits Starmie.
"No!"
Starmie gets a little bit darker, and it shakes violentlyand then it falls to the ground but gets back up.
"It's badly poisoned, you should just stop now little girl," James smirks.
"Water Pulse!" Misty yells and Starmie once again sends the villainous team sliding across the floor.
Pikapi! Pikachu cries out.
Satoshi turns around and sees that a lot of Pikachu were standing next to his own.
"What are they going to do?" Satoshi questions.
"Oh I get it, Pikachu, use Thundershock!" the nurse exclaims.
Pikaaaaaaaaachuuuuu!!
There must have been at least 20 Pikachu doing the same move, the lightningbolt hits the Team Rocket Trio. The scream in pain. The electricity surges to the walls, and lights on the ceilings. Soon everyone was yelling out in pain, the electricity was overwhelming. Eventually, the electricity finds the power grid on the Pokémon Center.
And with an explosion that rocks the now night sky, there was no more Pokémon Center.


~~~~~~Sid and Kenny
"Did you see that light dude?" Sid asks Kenny as they were preparing their sleeping bags.
"Uh no. Maybe it was a meteor or something. We are in that season for meteor showers."
Sid frowns.
"It was too bright though, it looked it came from Viridian City."
Kenny sighs. "Ok, we'll check it out tomorrow if you insist."
Sid shakes his head. "Nah, you're probably right. Have a good night dude."
Sid covers himself up, still thinking about the light.
"You too Sid, pleasant dreams."




~~~~~~Leaf
ZZZzzzzz........ ZZZZzzzzzz..... ZZZZzzzz...... ZZZZZZZ!
Bulba was covering her ears. Leaf can sure snore loudly.




~~~~~~Red
He couldn't believe at what he just witnessed. The Pokémon Center exploded. Almost immediately he sees paramedics and ambulance on the scene as well as police officers. News casts appeared as well.
Red runs to go check out what happened. He sees some dead Pokémon on the floor, but no human bodies.
He sees that Blue had shown up.
"Woah, did you see when it exploded? It's a shame that all those Pokémon died. What a start for a journey."
Red doesn't look at Blue.
"What happened?" Red asked a police guard.
"Team Rocket struck again. We are unfortunate to loose a few Pokémon, but the nurse and the two other civilians are ok."
Red looks at the rubble. Poor Pokémon. They didn't deserve this.
"Team Rocket did this?"
"Yeah, they're a gang who steal Pokémon. They are always up to no good. If you see them, come and report them. If you're wondering how the building blew, the nurse combined the efforts of Pikachu to send them away, but all that power blew everything."
Red slowly nods his head. Team Roxket. He remebers his mother talking about them. Especially because of....
He walks up to one of the ambulance, Blue following nearby. He sees Satoshi and Misty getting treated by some paramedics.
"Satoshi! Misty! Are you guys ok?"
They look up.
"We're ok, but those Pokémon didn't make it."
Red looks back at the building.
"We're lucky to be alive. Team Rocket managed to escape," Misty explains.
"So this Team Rocket, did you battle them?" Blue asked.
"Yeah, they weren't too hard though."
Blue smirks.
"At least you can actually beat someone Satoshi," Blue remarks.
Satoshi growls and keeps his anger to himself.
Red on the other hand was staring at the building.
Why did a gang try to attack a Pokémon Center? They must have been looking for something valuable. But what?




~~~~~~Viridian City
The Boss was standing next to the Pokémon Gym. He petted his Persian.
Butch came into view.
They were staring at the destruction and all that drama down at the Pokémon Center.
"Well?" The Boss asks without looking at Butch.
"They'll find the body sooner or later at the house."
The Boss smiles.
Meowth casually walks up to The Boss.
"Did you get it?"
Meowth's coin shines and he smiles sinisterly.
"Right here Boss. Just like you said. Jessie and James already are planning to go after that Pikachu that you want."
The Boss' smile widens.
Meowth hands over the Pokéball.
"Go with those two Meowth."
Meowth looks at The Boss.
"But–"
The Boss smacks Meowth across the face. The poor Pokémon staggers to the floor.
"I hate buts Meowth. Now hurry your ass to Jessie and James. Don't disappoint me. Go!"
Meowth nods and walks off into the dark night.

 

Chapter 7! The Terror of Viridian Forest!
~~~~~~Sid and Kenny
Sid was admiring his amazing pecs and biceps. Five by standing girls run up to him and start to feel up his muscles.
"Oh Siiiiiddd!" he hears someone calls.
He looks to his right.
May was standing in his view wearing nothing but a red and blue bathing suit. Sid can feel his mouth drop to the floor.
"Sid, come help a little. Would you?"
Sid pops up infront of her all stiff and hard.
"Yes May?! Anything for you May!"
May giggles and Sid carries her up from her feet.
"Sid will you please....." May said bending her arm to her forehead showing her cleavage to Sid.
"YES?!"
May touches his left cheek.
"Sid.... wake up."
Sid looks confused. "Huh?"
May looks serious now. "Wake up. Wake up!"
Sid opens his eyes.
"What?" he said weakly looking up at Kenny who was covering his nose with a napkin that was all red.

"Sorry to wake you up, but Blue just passed us and well we're behind. He was um..... very happy....... very happy. I think he won Red in a battle or something. And um... you have an...."
Kenny clutches his napkin more as the blood gets wetter.
"I have a what?" Sid said leaning forward and rubbing his eyes.
Kenny looks away and points down at his sleeping bag.
"Huh?" Sid said and he looks down.
Sid's eyes darken in embarrassment.
".....Oh....."
Kenny blushes and walks up to his sleeping bag.
"It's ok Sid, those are normal......"
Kenny packs everything up.
Sid stands up and turns to another direction.
"I'm sorry dude... I can't..." Sid can feel his face turn hot.
This is so awkward, Kenny thought. Well at least he got to see....
Kenny's nose squirts out blood. Curse his mind!

After they finished packing up, they decided to continue to continue their journey to the Viridian Forest. Kenny was still thinking about earlier. He was wondering why he was in that condition. What dream could it have been?
Something runs quickly from their view.
"What the hell was that?!" Sid cries.
Kenny takes out his Pokédex. They waited for a while, but there was nothing coming out again.
Kenny looks around.
"Should we run?" Kenny asks.
"Maybe. How far are we from the form the forest?"
Kenny was about to take his map out when suddenly a long silky string takes it off to a tree.
He sees an Ariados.
"Ah!" Kenny exclaims and he falls to the floor.
Sid looks at it. "What is that?"
He flashes his Pokédex at it.
"Ariados; Number 168. The long leg Pokémon. It spins string not only from its rear but also from its mouth. It is hard to tell which end is which. Rather than making a nest in one specific spot, it wanders in search of food after darkness falls."
The Pokémon lunges at Sid who screams and runs away.
"Why is it attacking me?!"
He runs off into Route 2. The Pokémon follows.
"Sid wait up!"
As Kenny was running, he saw other people's footsteps. Could it be that others had gone inside the Viridian Forest?




~~~~~~Satoshi and Misty
"WWWAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!" Misty hides behind Satoshi.
"Whoa, what's the matter Misty?" Satoshi asks.
"Look, over there!" Misty exclaims.
Satoshi looks and sees a Caterpie.
"Cool, it's a Caterpie! Why are you scared Misty? It's a Bug Type."
Misty still was hiding behind Satoshi.
"Even if it is a Pokémon, bugs are disgusting, and I don't like them! Do something, capture it or something, anything!"
Satoshi laughs. "What happened to big ol' tough Misty?"
Misty looks at Satoshi.
"ARE YOU GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT OR NOT?!?"
Satoshi takes a few steps back.
"Ok, ok just stop screaming. This is a piece of cake. Caterpie, you're mine!" He flips his hat on his head and throws the Pokéball at Caterpie.
It took about 15 seconds, but Satoshi caught a Caterpie!
Satoshi starts to jump up and down and whirls Misty around. Pikachu gets a little dizzy, but eventually he falls to the ground.
Misty looks away.
"It takes a worm to love a worm."
Satoshi takes his tongue out at her. "Haha. Very funny. Hey Pikachu!" The yellow mouse springs up.
"Hey, we got a new friend!"
Pikachu cheers.
"From now on, we'll catch a whole bunch of new friends! Caterpie, you're sticking with us."
Misty looks petrified. "Does that mean...."
"Caterpie, come on out!"
Misty runs away as the bug Pokémon comes right out.
Caterpie looks at Satoshi, but then he sees Misty. It rushes over to her and starts to rub on her.
Misty exclaims.
"Get this disgusting bug away from me!"
Satoshi laughs.
"Hey, I think Caterpie likes you."
Misty backs away and grabs Pikachu. "You keep Caterpie, and I'll keep Pikachu."
Pikachu smiles and enjoys Misty petting him.
"Whatever Misty, let's go Caterpie."
The bug looks sad and climbs to Satoshi's shoulder. They continue their way through the forest while Pikachu follows.
"Wait for me!" Misty yells but keeps her distance from Satoshi and Caterpie.
"Why are you still following us?" Satoshi asks.
"M-My bike! You have to pay up for my bike! And this is the fastest way through the forest!"
Satoshi shakes his head, but is glad that Misty is coming along.




~~~~~~Red
Red had gone over the features of his Pokédex. He reads his Pokémon's entries out loud.
"From the time it is born, a flame burns at the tip of its tail. Its life would end if the flame were to go out. The flame at the tip of its tail makes a sound as it burns. You can only hear it in quiet places. Whoa, I gotta be careful with Charmender, don't want my Pokémon to die."
He walks up to a kid.
"Hey, do you know where the exit for the forest is?"
The kid tells him. "But watch out for my friends, they're itching for a fight!"
Red smiles.
Pokémon Battles.
Imagine....
"Thanks!" Red said as he went on.
He's only fought against Blue, and he won once and lost once. Maybe he could actually beat other people.
That kid looked like a bug catcher, so maybe he might actually be able to beat them with Charmender. He also has the Bulbasaur that the Professor gave him. Maybe he might actually make through the forest.
However, there was something that Red didn't notice as he walked through the forest. A Pokémon was watching him, and had evil intentions. Very evil intentions.




~~~~~~Leaf and Blue
"Bulba, use Tackle!"
The Bulbasaur tackles the Nidoran to the floor, and it faints.
Leaf cheers.
She jumps up and down as her Pokédex sounds off twice. She looks at her Pokédex.
Bulba was now in Level 7!
She returns her Bulbasaur.
"Great job. Now, time to get some info on Nidoran." She aims her Pokédex at the Nidoran.
"Nidoran, Number 029. The Poison Pin Pokémon. Though small, it must be treated with caution because of its powerfully toxic barbs. The female has smaller horns. While it does not prefer to fight, even one drop of the poison it secretes from its barbs can be fatal."
Leaf swallows hard. Whoa, this thing could kill with one drop of venom? Either it's over powered, or the Pokédex was lying. I wonder if I can still catch it.
Leaf summons her Pokéball and throws it at the Nidoran.
The ball shakes, and then it stops.
"Did I get it?" she wonders.
She walks up to it. She smiles and carries it up.
"I did it! I caught my first Pokémon! I did it, I did it!"
Leaf begins to twirls around and she trips. She smiles. "Time for me to catch another Pokémon!"
She runs to the building that leads to Viridian Forest. She passes a girl talking on her PokeGear about Rattata's bite. There was a lady blocking the door to the forest.
"Are you going to Viridian Forest? It's a natural maze in there. Be careful, don't get lost."
Leaf smiles at her and enter the forest. "It's not so scary," Leaf told herself.
"BOO!"
"AAAHH!"
Blue starts to laugh.
Leaf blushes. "What the heck Blue!"
Blue continues to laugh.
"I got you good Leaf. Or should I say Melody."
Leaf blushes even more.
"Don't say my middle name you loser! What do you even want?"
Blue looks hurt. "I just came to show you this."
Blue flashes a case, and it held a badge.
Leaf's mouth drops to the floor.
"You got the Boulder Badge?!? Does that mean you defeated Brock?"
Blue smirks.
"Of course I did. It was all piece of cake. With my Squirtle, I single handled fainted all his Pokémon," Blue said proudly.
"What Pokémon does he have?" Leaf curiously asked.
"I'm not telling anything. You'll find out when you get there."
Leaf was unsatisfied. "Come on Blue, please!"
Leaf jumps in front of him and wrap her arms around his neck. Blue couldn't hold back his blush as her faces was inches from his own.
"Ok, ok! I'll tell you!" Blue panics.
Leaf let's go, and inside her mind she's cheering. She held Blue. She HELD Blue.
"He's special in rock type. I mean the name really gives out the clue."
Leaf smiles. "Thanks Blue. Now all I have to do, is get through the forest. How many Pokémon do you have Blue? I have two."
Blue smirks again. He closes his eyes and raises his hand in a cockish way. "I have four. My starter, Pidegeotto, Rattata, and Eevee."
Leaf gasped. "You have an Eevee?"
Blue nods his head. "I got it walking around. It will most likely be better than any other Pokémon."
Leaf nods her head.
"If you want a faster way down the forest, keep following that path here and then take a right. You'll get to Pewter City in no time."
Leaf smiles wider. "Thanks again Blue. See ya!" Leaf runs of into the forest.
Blue smiles. Helping a hot girl, check. Time to get follower girls, check. Beating Red, check. All he needs now is to go to Cerulean City.....




~~~~~~Sid and Kenny
"What the hell was that thing's problem?" Sid exclaims as he ran out of breath. Kenny caught up.
"Did it leave?" he asks looking around.
"Yeah, that little prick. What now?"
Kenny was about to take out his map, but..... "AAAHH! That Ariados took the map!"
Sid looks at the ground.
"Those look like the tracks of the Ariados. Let's go after it." Sid runs off.
"Wait up Sid!"
Sid comes to a stop and Kenny crashes into him and he falls.
"Ouch."
"Sorry Ken. Look around for that ugly ass Pokémon." Sid looks around the floor for more tracks. That's strange, they stopped.
"Are you sure this is a good idea? I mean, I think I remember going through here with my brother once..."
"We'll be lost dude! We have to find it! Hey Kenny, the tracks stopped. Maybe it jumped somewhere. Kenny?" Sid looks back and sees that Kenny was looking up at the trees. "Kenny what're you looking at?"
He looks up and gasps.
A bunch of Spinaraks and Ariados were looking down at them.
"I forgot about the nests...." Kenny whispers.
"Run!" Sid yells.
Kenny gets up and runs off while Sid close behind.
The Pokémon were close behind.
"What do we do?!?" Sid yells as they ran deeper into the forest. "They're going to eat us!" Kenny yells.
They jump over a log which actually connected to a steep hill, and they rolled all the way down hurting themselves. "Ouch," Kenny complains as he adjusts his glasses. Sid pulls him up and pushes him to run.
The Pokémon were still after them.
"What do we do?" Sid yells again.
Kenny looks around and sees a clearing. He runs into it, Sid follows. They see a house. They go in and slam the door.
"This is too much for me! It hasn't even been a week, and we're facing life and death!" Kenny exclaims.
"Calm down. We have no choice but to battle them, go Squirtle!" His Squirtle comes out.
Kenny releases Sandshrew.
"What do we do now? My Sandshrew is at Level 6. Your Squirtle is at Level 7. We'll never make it!" Kenny whines.
"Kenny, listen to me, we can do this!" Sid said trying to calm him down.
The Spinarak enter through the windows.
"Squirtle, use Aqua Jet!" Streams of water hit the coming Bug Pokémon.
"Sandshrew, attack using Scratch!" Sandshrew began to attack any Spinarak that came near.
"Dammit!" Sid said as he began to punch the Pokémon.
Kenny found a broom and began to fight them off as well.
"There's too many! What do they want?!?"
Kenny sends a Spinarak flying away. That's when he remembered.
"Sid, do you have any berries with you?"
Sid punches a Pokémon away. "Yeah, why?"
Kenny kicks a Spinarak.
"They're attracted by Oran Berries! Throw them away before they get a lucky bite!"
Sid manages to throw the berries out of his pouch. The berries scattered, and all the Pokémon gathered around them. As soon as they finished, they all left.
Kenny gave a sigh of relief.
"That was so close. We could've died." Sid said.
"Don't think you're safe now little boy," said a voice. Kenny and Sid whirl around. They see a man and a woman standing there looking at them. "What the hell? Who are you?" Sid questions.

"Check your eyes and prepare for trouble!" the woman said.
"We'll get the prize, so make it double!" the man said raising a flower.
"To protect the world from its own greed!"
"To steal all the treasure that they don't need!"
"To work every heist like there are none other!"
"And split the spoils with one another!"
"Jessie!"
"James!"
"Thieves return under the cover of day and night!"
"Surrender now or prepare to fight!"
A Meowth falls in front of them. "Meowth that's right!"
Kenny and Sid exchange looks. "Are we being filmed?" Sid asks. Kenny shrugs.
"This is no television cartoon, manga, or game kid!" Jessie angrily remarks.
"This isn't even a fan fiction!" James said.
"What are these guys talking about Ken? You know them?"
"No. They must be my father's friends I suppose."
"Shut up you too. Where's that Satoshi boy, we're looking for him. That Pikachu he has could be quite useful," Meowth smiles and his teeth twinkle.
"Is it me or is that Meowth talking?" Kenny said.
"Never mind that! Where's Satoshi so we can steal his Pikachu!"
Sid and Kenny exchange worried looks.
"You're actually members of Team Rocket aren't you?" Kenny said looking at the symbols on their chest.
"Yes. We are. Now where are they or prepare for trouble."
Sandshrew stands in front of Kenny, Squirtle does the same to his own trainer.
"Ok then, Ekans go!"
"Koffing attack!"
The two Pokémon came out of their Pokeballs.
"Ekans, use Poison Sting!" Darts start to come out of Ekans and nearly hit Squirtle who dodged it.
"Squirtle, use Tackle!" Squirtle tackles Ekans which sends it hurling to Jessie.
"Koffing, use Poison Gas attack!" Black smoke came off from Koffing and consumes Sandshrew. Kenny's Pokémon doesn't even flinch.
"What?" James exclaims.
"Poison doesn't do that much damage to Ground Types, Sandshrew, use Scratch!"
Sandshrew jumps in the air and scratches Koffing to the floor.
"We're losing the fight!" Meowth said backing away.
"Meowth's right. It's time to be blasting off."
The trio carried they're Pokémon away.

"Did we just win our first Pokémon Battle?" Kenny said.
There was a ding. Kenny looks at his Pokédex.
"Sandshrew went to the next level!" he cries out.
Sid looks at his Pokédex. "Squirtle needs a few more experience points. Then he'll be in Level 8. Who's Team Rocket. Why did they attack us?"
Kenny sits down on an old and creaky chair.
"I read in an article about Team Rocket. They're this gang that steal people's Pokémon. They're dangerous, they've also been known to kill. But those too didn't look too serious. I'm guessing that maybe they're wannabes. But Team Rocket is also known for genetically creating a Pokémon about ten years ago."
Sid looks at Kenny, he was clearly interested.
"They made a Pokémon? Which one was it?"
Kenny looks at the roof.
"Mewtwo. Apparently, the Team Rocket boss was trying to create a very strong Pokémon based on the Legendary Pokémon: Mew. He succeeded, but at the cost of many Team Rocket members. Mewtwo escaped, and there was only one survivor. Mewtwo killed them. Except for one. Do you know who that was?"
Sid shakes his head.
"Red's father."
Sid's eyes widen. "No way!"
Kenny nods his head.
"He confessed almost everything, but then he was killed in prison. He didn't even have time to say who the Team Rocket Boss was. He said that the Boss was in front of our noses the whole time, but he was very secretive. He explained the events on which happened in Cinnabar Island. On the Pokémon Mansion. They captured Mew and tortured it. They got DNA, and they cloned it. Mewtwo was made. The Boss controlled Mewtwo, but Mewtwo had enough. One day in the lab, Mewtwo killed everyone except for Red's father. Even Red's dad didn't know why Mewtwo spared him, but he said that Mewtwo looked deep into his soul and saw something special. I guess Mewtwo was right."
Sid stayed quiet as he heard the story.
"Ever since, Mewtwo was added to the Pokédex. Of course everything in there is just speculation. No one has ever seen it battle or anything. Some people say that he is somewhere in Kanto, waiting for the right moment to strike back. Other than that that's all that I know."
Jessie, James, and Meowth listened to their conversation.
"Could it be true? What he's all saying?" James asks.
"Maybe, but we can't ask the Boss, he'll end us in less than two minutes. Meowth, do you know if this is true?" Jessie asked.
Meowth was looking at the ground remembering that awful day...
The fire that spread everywhere. How he didn't know how to speak Human yet, and how Mewtwo saved him, and how he threw him to Giovanni. Ever since that day, Giovanni has had Meowth by his side. Meowth even learned how to speak because of Giovanni. He is his master.
"Meowth?"
The Pokémon looks at him.
"If I were you two, I would shut my mouths. The boss doesn't want to hear about you guys talking behind his back right? So I would suggest to shut up, and drop the subject."
Meowth walks off into the forest.
Jessie and James exchange looks. Then they hurry after Meowth.


~~~~~~Satoshi and Misty
Misty was walking away from Satoshi. He manages to capture a Pidgeotto, and Caterpie evolved into Metapod. And now, he wants to get a Weedle? Why does he love Bug Types so much?
Misty hears something and turns around to see a long katana in front of her nose.
"Greetings maiden, are by chance the Pokémon Trainer from Pallet?"
Misty shakes her head violently. "No, that's not me!" she cries.
The boy puts his katana away.
"Alas, my search continues. I advise you to refrain from further shrieking while passing through this forest. Unless your goal is to attract a horde of Beedrill." The boy leaves on.
What a weird kid, Misty thought. I wonder why he would be looking for a trainer from Pallet. Wait....
Satoshi is from Pallet!
Misty runs after the boy.


~~~~~~ Red
"Go, Weedle!" Bug Catcher Rick cries.
He throws the Pokéball and a Weedle comes out.
"Weedle?" Red questions. He takes out his Pokédex.
"Weedle; Number 013. The hairy bug Pokémon. Often found in forests, eating leaves. It has a sharp venomous stinger on its head. Beware of the sharp stinger on its head. It hides in grass and bushes where it eats leaves."
Red smiles. "Go, Charmender!"
His Pokémon bursts out smiling and doing a front flip as he fell to the ground.
"Weedle, Poison Sting!" The Weedle flies forward and stabs Charmender on its chest, drawing purple liquid and blood. The Charmender shakes a little and Red notices that Charmender even turned a little purple.
"Charmender, use Scratch!"
Charmender runs up to it, and scratches it, sending back a few inches.
"Weedle, String Shot!" Silk wraps around Charmender, and Red's Pokémon stagers back.
"Use Scratch again!"
Charmender does a front flip and scratches it.
The Weedle faints, and Rick returns it.
There was a little ding, and Red realized it was from his Pokédex. Charmender was in Level 7. Red saw that Charmender had learned a new move too, Ember.
Rick sent out Caterpie!
"Charmender, use Ember!"
Charmender spins his tail, and fire comes right off and hits Caterpie.
The poor Pokémon didn't have time to react. It faints easily. Red raises his fist in the air.
"Hell yeah!" he exclaims.
The Bug Catcher looks gloom, but hands over $72.
"Thanks," Red said smiling, but it fades when he sees Rick's face.
"Hey, cheer up, you just have to train harder."
Rick looks up. "I guess.... maybe I will."
The Bug Catcher waves goodbye and leaves.
Red looks around. He sees Charmender eating a berry.
"Whatya eating Charmender?" Red asked.
Charmender holds up the berry.
Char, Char!
Red looks at it. "As long as it doesn't hurt you, it's ok to eat."
Charmender eats it.
Red smiles. Charmender was a good choice. He wouldn't want any other Pokémon as a starter. At least that old man from Viridian taught him how to catch a Pokémon.
Red hears a sudden buzzing.
He looks at the sky. He gasps as he notices a bunch of Beedrill flying towards him. He hears a scream and he turns to sees Charmender gat taken away.
The Beedrill almost manage to stab him, but he rolls away.
"No Charmender! Use Ember!"
The Beedrill and Charmender get surrounded by fire, and both Pokémon fall to the ground.
"Charmender, are you ok?" Red questions.
Charmender looks at its tail and nods.
The Beedrill didn't leave, instead, they all zoomed towards Red and Charmender.
"Run!" Red yells. Charmender and Red run off into the forest as the Beedrill go after them.


~~~~~~Sid and Kenny
"I swear, I just heard Red's voice right now." Kenny said stopping.
Sid stops and looks at Kenny. "You did? Is he near? We have tell him about Team Rocket. All I can hear is this horrible buzzing right now though."
Kenny starts to hear it too.
The buzzing kept getting stronger and stronger.
Suddenly a Beedrill appears in front of Kenny.
He screams and jumps on Sid who carries him like a bride.
Sid can feel a blush coming on, but then he sees ten Beedrill come up in front of them.
"Holy crap!" Sid yells.
The Beedrill charged.
Sid and Kenny scream.
Still carrying Kenny, they run off into the forest.


~~~~~~Leaf
"Those screams are scaring the hell out of me," Leaf said to herself, her hands scrounged together to her chest. "If you're trying to scare me, it isn't working! Ugh!"
"Leaf, look out!"
"Who dat?"
Leaf turns around and sees Sid carrying Kenny and they were both running towards her. They both crash and fall.
"OW! What are you two doing?!"
"Beedrill!"
Leaf takes out her Pokédex. "A new Pokémon?" Leaf asks.
She looks at the attacking Pokémon. Sid pulls her down just in time to save her from a sting.
"Beedrill; Number 015. The poison bee Pokémon. It flies at high speed and attacks using the large venomous stingers on its forelegs and tail. May appear in a swarm. Flies at violent speeds, all the while stabbing with the toxic stinger on its rear."
Leaf gets up and runs away.
"Hey, wait up!" Sid yells as he runs after her.
"Don't forget about me!" Kenny cries.
He gets up, but is tumbled over by a Pokémon. Kenny hits himself on a tree log, and is knocked out cold. The Pokémon stares at Kenny and roars at the Beedrill which made them fly away. The Pokémon carries Kenny on its back, and they both disappear into the forest.



~~~~~~Satoshi and Misty
They took a deep breath of relief.
Samurai looks at the tree.
A bunch of Pokémon were stuck to a tree. They realized what it was.
"A whole hive of Kakunas!"
Misty gives a small yell. Satoshi takes out his special Pokédex that was green, blue, red, and yellow.
"Kakuna, a transitional stage between Weedle and Beedrill. Kakunas remain inactive until they evolve into deadly Beedrills and hatch."
Satoshi looks at the tree holding all the Kakuna. He then sees a familiar looking Pokémon.
"Hey, look over there, it's Metapod!"
Misty covers his mouth. "Are you stupid? You'll wake them up!" she hisses.
It was too late, the Kakuna look at them.
They all freeze.
They begin to glow, and to their horror, they evolve into Beedrill.
"They-they evolved!"
They scream and they run away. Samurai locates his cabin. They go inside, and hide. The Beedrill strike the door, and when they realized that they can't get in, they left.
"What happened to my cabin?!" Samurai exclaims.
Satoshi notices that the whole place was wrecked, as if a Pokémon Battle had taken place there.
"I hope you learned your lesson loser, you letting that Weedle escaped could've caused us our lives!" Samurai exclaims.
"Take that back!" Satoshi remarks.
"I do take it back, because even a loser wouldn't leave their Pokémon like you did!"
Satoshi was taken back. "I tried to save Metapod...."
Samurai looks away.
"Your Metapod will pay for its trainer's inexperience. The other trainers from Pallet weren't so ignorant."
Satoshi looks at Samurai.
"You mean you fought the other trainers?"
Samurai smiles and sits down.
"Ah, there were three spectacular matches. First there was Red. He defeated me easily with his Charmender. Although he was prepared, someone had told him that I was itching for Pokémon Battles. Then there was Leaf, she used Bulbasaur, and she defeated me. Then there was Blue. He was better than all of them. I lost in just two hits, I didn't even get to attack. Each one inspired me to redouble my own training. Until I could finally beat the other trainers from Pallet. Unfortunately, one of them was you. I can't wait to find the other two from Pallet, and make sure that those two are worth the battle."
Misty stands up looking mad. "So that's why you were after Satoshi! You wanted to win him in a battle!"
Samurai gets up. "Compared to those other three, Satoshi is a joke!"
Satoshi looks away mad. "I'm not a joke."
"You may look like Red, but you will never be someone like him. Compared to you, Red is a god. You are dirt."
That night, all Satoshi can think about was how Metapod was doing. Misty and Samurai were fast asleep, and so was Pikachu. All he could do was hope now. He closes his eyes, and he falls asleep. He surely isn't Red... and he can't be weaker than Red. He just can't be.
Just as he fell asleep, Sid and Leaf were shouting out for Kenny, who still has not appeared yet.
Kenny on the other hand, was staring at his captor.
Kenny has never seen this Pokémon before, and he thought it was Stantler. He faints again.


~~~~~~Kenny
Kenny woke up again. He saw something green staring at him. It was a Pokémon obviously, but he had never seen one like this one.
It curiously looked at Kenny and sleeps right next to him. Kenny doesn't know if he should panic or if he should pet it.
Kenny decides to look around his surroundings. He was inside a large tree he noticed. He was lying down on soft leaves. Suddenly he sees that big Pokémon that he saw last night before he fainted.
"It's you!" Kenny exclaims backing up into the tree's trunk.
Don't fear me human.
Kenny gets surprised. "You can talk! Well telekinetically, but I can listen to you!"
I am no danger. I am sorry for hurting you yesterday, but I needed some supplies to heal my son. We have run out of Oran Berries here in the forest.
Kenny looks at the little snoring green Pokémon. "That's ok I guess. You also saved me from those Beedrill huh?"
Yes. My Deerling and I have been traveling, and he got hurt by a mischievous Pokémon. It won't leave us alone, and my time is coming to an end.
Kenny looked confused. "What do you mean by time? You're not... dying... are you?"
The Pokémon slowly nods. Kenny felt his heart break in two.
I need your help. Please take my son with you on your Pokémon journey. He is very young, but knows a few things about battling.
Again Kenny is left heartbroken again.
"Why? Why me?"
I sense that you will do the right thing. Protect him from that Pokémon please. I will remain here for the rest of my days. Before you go on, take this.
The Pokémon hands over a green rock.
It is an emerald from my trainer. Keep it. My son loves that rock a lot.
Kenny takes the emerald and digs into his bag. He takes out his Premier Ball. He presses it gently on Deerling and he goes inside the Premier Ball. The mother Pokémon rests next to Kenny.
Thank you. Close the entrance to the tree. It's not too hard.
Kenny exits the tree.
"I don't know your name...."
The Pokémon smiles. Sawsbuck is what they call me. As for now, please go on. Take care of my son. He will understand what has happened. Goodbye, Kenny.
The Sawsbuck closes her eyes and rests on leaves.
Kenny quietly closes the giant wooden door that led inside the tree. He stares at it for a while, and continues his Pokémon journey with Deerling.


~~~~~~Sid and Leaf
Leaf picks up her Pokéball.
"Is catching that Caterpie really necessary right now? Kenny is still out there!" Sid cries out.
"I know, but it's Kenny. You don't know him as I do. He's smart enough to handle himself out there. He's the one who remembered all the Pokémon Types back in Trainer School. He's also the one who named 53 Pokémon. So don't think that he's not smart enough to handle himself out there."
Leaf sits on a log and polishes her Pokéball. Sid sits next to her.
"Why are you even traveling with him anyway?" Leaf asks looking at him.
"I thought he looked cool enough to travel. I think someone like him could actually be of help. I want to enter the Pokémon League. He and I are helping each other," Sid said.
Leaf closely looks at Sid.
Could it be? Leaf wasn't sure.
"Well Kenny is a good person to be around. He knows what he's doing."
Sid nods. "He's very shy though."
Leaf smiles. "You noticed too? He can be very geeky at times too."
Sid nods. He suddenly remembers how he carried Kenny away from the Beedrill. That somehow made him blush.
Leaf noticed. Now she was positive. She smiles wider and stands up.
"Well, I have to go on, Blue is already beating us."
This shocked Sid.
"What about Kenny?" Sid asked.
His reaction is so cute, Leaf thought. He's worried about him.
"You'll find him sooner or later. Well gotta go, bye!" And Leaf hurries off.
Sid is left dumbfounded.


~~~~~~Red
Those Beedrill had stopped, but now he had another problem.
Pika!
The Pikachu sent out another electric attack, and this time Bulbasaur faints.
"Bulbasaur return. Go Charmender!"
His starter comes out with a small roar. The furry Pikachu smiles and dashes towards Charmender.
"Charmender, use Scratch!"
The Pikachu was too fast!
It uses ThunderShock, and Charmender shakes as sparks fly out of him.
The Pikachu then jumps on Red. It smiles as Red begins to panic.
Pikachu! The Pikachu zaps Red.
He screams in pain.
The Pikachu jumps off, and Red is left with burned clothes. He stares at the trees for a while before he falls.
The Pikachu giggles.
The Charmender gets mad. It charges at Pikachu which runs away.
Pikachu looks at Charmender, and gives him the finger.
Charmender gets madder.
"Just let it go Charmender, it's not worth it," Red said as he lays on the floor. Charmender stares at Pikachu running away.
Red gets up. "Return Charmender," Red said.
He walks down the path and sees a building that leads to Pewter City.
"Hey wait up! What's the hurry? Why the rush?" Red hears a Bug Catcher say.
"I'm in no mood to fight right now, so leave me alone before you go crying home to your mother because my Charmender defeated all your stupid Bug Types!" Red yells at the poor kid.
The kid looks scared and nods his head swiftly.
Red continues on and enters the building to Pewter City.
He will get his revenge on that Pikachu someday. For now, all he wants to do is sit down.


~~~~~~Satoshi and Misty
"Finally! We can now go to Pewter City!" Misty said giving a sigh of relief.
Satoshi smiles at Pikachu that was on his shoulder.
"I'm happy that Metapod evolved. Now I have a Butterfree! Did you see how Butterfree set all those Beedrill to sleep? Now that was cool! Also Team Rocket was on there too. Time to reach Pewter City!"
Satoshi was so excited he ran forward to the clearing.
Misty follows closely. "Hey, wait up Satoshi!"
And together they continued their way to the next town.


~~~~~~Kenny and Sid
He walked to what appeared to be an endless road. He finally heard Sid's voice. Kenny runs up to him.
Sid looks pissed.
"Kenny! Where the hell where you?! I thought you died or something, I was so worried!"
Sid couldn't help realize that he sounded too worried. A blush mark escapes his face.
Kenny shows him the Premier Ball.
"You left to capture a Pokémon!?!" Sid said looking at it.
"Not really.... here sit down, it's a long story."
They sit and as Kenny explains the story to Sid, Leaf was looking at them.
She was right. They are totally going to fall in love. There's no doubt. Especially the way Sid reacted. They were meant to journey together, how cute! Leaf adjusts her hat.
Well her time here is up. Time to fight Brock!
Leaf runs off.
"Oh. Hell then, I'm glad you're ok then." Kenny puts the Premier Ball away.
"You seemed too worried...." Kenny said under his breath.
"So, are we going to complete the Pokédex?" Sid said.
Kenny nods his head. "That's the plan. I also was thinking, the next Gym Leader is Brock. You have the advantage to win. Rock isn't very effective to Ground Types too. So consider this a great lead."
This made Sid smile.
"Well what are waiting for? Let's go to Pewter City right now!"
Sid gets up. Kenny adjusts his glasses.
"Shall we?"
Sid nods his head.
They both casually walk out the forest and followed a path.
Something was staring at them however. It wanted to hurt them; it wants them to stay on the floor, and to stop breathing. It wanted them dead.


~~~~~~Somewhere in Kanto
The Boss was staring at his reflection from the window.
"So your plans are to get rid of all the sea in this planet right?"
The Team Magma grunts look at each other.
"That's the stupidest thing I have ever heard. You both disgust me. I've decided now, I'm going to kill one of you right now. The other one that lives, go tell your boss to stay away from Kanto, if not things won't end well for him. Now both of you give me your Pokeballs."
The Team Magma grunts said nothing as they threw the Pokeballs to The Boss' feet.
The Boss raises a gun and shoots a Team Magma member on the head.
"Butch, Cassidy, clean up the mess. As for you, get the hell out of my region. There can only be one main gang here, and that's Team Rocket. Tell Maxie, to go follow his stupid dreams on his own region. I'm already have my hands filled with Team Dim Sun and Team Cipher. If you want to get involved into more gang wars, go ahead and do something stupid. Now get the hell out of my face."
The grunt runs away into the dark.
Ariana walks up to The Boss.
"We need to talk," she said. The Boss looks at her.
"If it's about him, no."
The Boss said nothing else and walks off into the darkness as well.
Ariana looks at him walk away.
When will he realize that he needs to be around Silver more?
Despite the consequences.