Pokémon Sagas: Tia's Tales
"Adventures in Kanto"
Chapter 1: A Journey Begins
The dawn of a new day pours into the modest room of a Pallet Town girl. The light soothes her face, with her crystal clear blue eyes slowly opening. This girl, Tia, sits up to wipe the sleep out of her eyes, is on the edge of a new adventure of her own in the world of Pokemon. Tia was girl with the body of a young woman, sleek black hair, flawless pale skin, and a figure many girls her age envied. Unlike many children, she waited until she was 16 before taking on the Pokemon League.
"Good Morning," she sighs, talking to herself before snapping out of her daze. "That's right, today's the day!" She shouts, throwing herself out of bed, and makes a mad dash down the hall, wearing nothing more than a pair of pajama bottoms, and a blouse she wears to bed. She runs to the steps and begins to descend when she slips on the threshold causing her to tumble down the steps. "Ow..." She says sorely as she reaches the bottom.
"Careful honey that first step is slippery." Her mother laughs lightly, stirring a pot, with a feint concern for her sometimes clumsy, yet durable, daughter.
"Thanks mom..." She stands up, and continues running to the door.
"Honey, aren't you forgetting something?" Her mom asks without giving her a second glance.
"What's that mom?" Tia asks confused.
"Clothes," her mother says plainly with a smile on her face.
Immediately Tia looks down to she was still in her, now ruffled, pajamas. "Ah!" She shouts running back upstairs into her room. Throwing off her pajamas she quickly snatches her clothes. A white tank top; a short, zip down, red hoodie, and black skirt to tie the outfit together. The tank top and hoodie we both short enough to flaunt her slender midriff, and the skirt was just long enough to hide her thighs.
Tia takes her time down the stairs this time before run back the front door. "Much better, good luck dear." Her mom greets her at the door, more approving of this wardrobe.
"Thanks mom!" She shouts running out the door to Oak's Lab.
The weather in Pallet was always so warm and invited this time of year. It was perfect for anyone who wished to escape the hustle and bustle of the cities. This was true for one young man in particular.
A ways down the road a young man, about 16, sporting a black t-shirt, jeans, and a red zipped down vest; with messy, brown hair is kneeling near the edge of Pallet's lake with a small wash rag in his hand. "There we go, all clean. You're going to be the cutest Cleffa anyone's ever seen." He harps over his little, pink Cleffa as it waves its little arms. The young man couldn't resist grabbing his little Star Shape Pokemon, holding it way above his head.
Suddenly, Tia comes charging down the road; not paying attention to her surrounds she slams right into the trainer causing both to crash to the ground; launching Cleffa in the process. "Cleffa!" He shouts in distress, scrambling to catch it. "Oh thank god, you're okay." He breathes a deep sigh, clutching it close to his chest. Tia brushes off the dirt and continues her sprinting. "Hey!" The trainer shouts causing her to turn and start jogging in place.
"What?" She asks in a rush.
"Thanks to you stampeding like a mad Tauros you almost made me drop my poor Cleffa! Apologize to her!" He hold Cleffa out in front of her, who looked a little scared.
"Listen I'm in a rush right now, I don't have time for this." She tries to excuse herself.
"Dammit, I will follow you to the ends of the Earth until you apologize!" He urges, cradling Cleffa in his arms.
"Fine, I'm sorry." Tia tells him annoyed. "Can I go now? I need to get to Professor Oak's lab." She panics about to gun it if he says another word.
"Geez is that all? Calm down, the lab's not going to upping leave on you. Cleffa and I are on our way there ourselves." He says, trying to tame the wild trainer. Tia finally stops to breathe and calm herself.
"Wait, are you a trainer too?" She asks him walking down the road next him.
"Well, more of a researcher, I travel from region to region studying Pokemon." He modestly admits. "I've done work with Samuel in the past." He laughs, rubbing the back of his head.
"Wow, must be a good buddy of yours if you are on a first name basis." Tia looks a little shocked a kid her age is so close to the Professor. A man she herself rarely talks to despite being neighbors.
"Yeah back in Johto I spent a year with him and Mr. Pokemon studying breeding." He tells her, trying not to sound like he was gloating. "That's how I met this little cutey, hatched her myself." He says like a proud parent.
They continue a little ways before reaching the entrance of Oak's lab. As they open the door they are greeted by the hums and beeps of machines, bright flashing lights, and cool air flowing through the room. Looking around Tia spots the professor standing in the back by a table. "Oh, Tia, I'm glad you're here." Oak walks forward greeting her with his usual pleasantries. "And Tom, well this is a pleasant surprise, I wasn't expect to see you." He says grinning at his Cleffa, who is all too familiar with him.
"Nice to see you too, I just sailed into Kanto a few days ago and thought I'd pay you a visit." Tom says, seeming more professional than his easy going demeanor from before. "Cleffa really wanted to see you too." He laughs as Cleffa waves her arms as if to say hello.
Prof. Oak smiles and waves back. "Well, I shouldn't leave our aspiring, new trainer waiting; come get your first Pokemon." Prof. Oak gestures Tia to the back table where three Pokeballs sit, making her excited to choose. This decision will mark the beginning of her grand adventure in the world of Pokemon.
A/N: Well, this marks the end of my end of the first chapter in my series. I really hope you all liked it. I hope you all give it a read, follow, and leave your thoughts on story, characters, or my writing overall.
I fully intend to publish a chapter once a week. This is a bold declaration I know, but don't worry I'll do it. At the time of submitting this first chapter I have written the first 40 chapters of this series and 3+ side stories; I'm still not even halfway down either. So I hope you all enjoyed and I look forward to continuing here on FanFiction.