To be a master!
Hey guys, BlueJeger here with my brand new story! This is my first story, so any criticism is welcome as I do know that it isn't the best and I need to improve my writing skills. I'm sorry if this prologue comes off a little vague, I'm currently just testing the water to see what works for me, so I promise that in the future I will try to add more exciting content as I feel this prologue may have turned out to be a bit of a drag. I don't know how often I will be able to update this, as I am coming up to my GCSEs but I felt I may as well try to write a story as I've always wanted to and I think I might want to be a journalist when I'm older. In addition, I'm sorry in advance if I mess up the formatting or the layout. As I said, I'm rather new to this so I don't really know what I'm doing. Enjoy…
The boy shivered nervously in his seat. He removed his beanie and moved his hand across his forehead, before slowly moving it through his ruffled brown hair. He sighed and looked down at the small Mudkip that was nestled in his lap. It gave a content yawn and looked up at the boy's face, smiling. He smiled back at the little creature. The boy couldn't help but feel worried, and right now the only thing pulling him through was the sight of his little blue friend. He looked out of the plane window and frowned. In the distance he could here the faint sound of sirens in the night, ever so gradually getting louder and louder as time went on.
Anxious, he starting patting his thighs, before a warm hand stopped him. He looked up to see an old lady settling down in the seat just next to him. "I'm sure the plane will leave soon" she comforted, a smile spreading across her face. She had never met the boy in her life, but could tell he was nervous, and as nobody else was with him, brought it upon herself to comfort him. The boy nodded his head in thanks and rested his head on the back of the seat, trying to get some rest. Although he hadn't realized it, the boy was exhausted, and as the plane's engine's started to whir, the boy fell into a deep sleep.
A few hours later…
The boy felt a light paw gently prod the side of his face. He opened his eyes. The plane was now brightly lit as sunlight poured in from the windows, and his Mudkip was stood on its back legs, staring at him. He tried to close his eyes again, but was quickly stopped as a strong jet of water hit him in the face. "Okay Mudkip, I'll get up" the boy moaned, chuckling slightly as he stood up, lifting the small creature onto his shoulder. He reached up onto the shelf and grabbed his small black satchel bag, before making his way off the plane along with the other passengers.
He gasped when he saw the grand skyline of Jubilife city, and stood there in awe, marveling and the bustling metropolis. "Move it kid" came a rough voice from behind, and the boy, realizing he was blocking the doorway, quickly ran down the along the corridor. He made his way to another window and continued to gaze at the various signs and advertisements that were plastered on the various skyscrapers of Jubilife. He hadn't really travelled much in his life, and this was the first time he had ever visited such a large city. His father had once taken him to Rustboro city, but even that paled in comparison to the massive sprawling area that was Jubilife.
As quickly as he could, the boy left the airport and made his way down to the heart of the city. Soon enough, the boy was running from shop to shop, staring through the windows at the various products on offer, and drooling at the sight of some of the extravagant food on display. His Mudkip, perched upon his head, was earning quite a few stares from the locals as the boy ran along, and it sank closer and closer to the boy, clearly nervous of his unwanted attention.
As the boy reached a small square and sat down next a fountain, the Mudkip tapped him on the shoulder and gave him a small piece of card that he had taken from his shirt pocket. The boy took the card and looked at it. After briefly glancing at its contents he stuffed it into the pocket of his jeans and nodded. "You're right Kip", he said turning his head to face the Pokémon, who was now balanced on his shoulder. "We better get a move on; we wouldn't want to get caught now that we've come so far". Tying up his laces, he got up and started running towards the south gate, which was fortunately quite close to the airport.
Soon enough, the large structure that was the southern gate arose into view and the boy sprinted off towards it. Suddenly, a small girl appeared in the way, blocking the side of the road. The boy yelped in surprise and quickly slowed down, only just stopping in time.
"Hey you!" said the girl. Her voice was loud and controlling.
"What is it?", the boy replied, placing his hands on his knees and panting.
"Gimme that Pokémon!" the girl said, loudly. The boy looked up, puzzled.
"What?" he said, looking at the girl, who must have been ten or eleven, and was dressed in an expensive looking dress with a large pink hat upon her head.
"Give me that Pokémon", the girl repeated, slowly. The boy shook his head.
"No can do, little girl" the boy responded, "this Mudkip is mine". The girl tugged on the dress of a woman dressed in the same manner, instead talking to a shop assistant. The woman turned round, vaguely irritated.
"What is it Jessica", she said to the girl.
"Buy that Mudkip off that boy for me mummy" she said crossly, folding her arms. As the mother's gaze turned to the blue creature her eyes widened and she leaned in closer to the boy.
"What a cutie!" she said, her voice suddenly becoming much higher than it was before. "How much are you willing to sell him for?" the woman asked, pulling out a bulging purse.
The boy scratched the back of his head. "I'm sorry but he's not for sale".
"Are you sure?" the woman said quickly, "surely you'd be willing to let him go for some amount of money". She pulled out some notes from the purse. "Hurry up mommy and buy it", the little girl screeched in the background.
The boy laughed uneasily. The woman was uncomfortably close to him, and he desperately wanted to get to the gate. Sidestepping the woman, he said; "I'm so sorry but I'm not selling him, and now I really must get going", but was quickly stopped as the women moved in his way again.
"Just name a price sweetie", she said, smiling at the two. "Yeah c'mon" screeched the girl. "How much would you let him go for?" The boy looked uneasily between the two.
"Well you see…" he started, but was quickly interrupted by a sloshing sound. The source of the sound was Mudkip's mud slap, which he had fired directly at the little girl. As the girl screamed wildly, the boy took the opportunity and dashed around the women, running as fast as he could to the gate. "Jeez Kip, you didn't have to go that far", he reprimanded, sprinting up to the desk. The little blue and orange Pokémon looked down in shame. "But thanks anyway", the boy finished, grinning at the creature. "Who knows how long we could have been stuck there if you hadn't done that", the boy laughed, beaming at his tiny friend, who beamed right back.
"Here's a repel", came a voice from behind the desk. Handing a small can with a Pokéball emblem on it to the boy. "Stick to the paths and you'll be in Sandgem before nightfall". The boy thanked him and walked out of the gate. "Here we go Kip" said the boy. "The journey starts here!"
So? What did you think of that? I hope it wasn't too bad. I had envisioned this really cool intro to my story but I really don't think It came off as anything close to 'cool'. If you have any comments about anything I did well or badly, please leave a review telling me. It doesn't have to be some long essay into the pros and cons of my prologue! A short sentence would even be fine for me, as long as the comment is constructive so I can improve my writing. Oh yeah, and don't bother to tell me how corny the title and the final sentence is. I couldn't help but make them extensively cheesy as I just found it fitting with a Pokémon fan fiction! Again, I'm sorry if I made any mistakes in this, (please tell me if I did!) and I will see you guys – hopefully – in the first chapter.