Chapter 1: Joining The Pokemon Task Force
The boy sat down on the mossy rock on the sandy beach and looked out into the deep blue sea, watching the ships sail away into the horizon. He notices one ship in particular. The white, black, and red ship was different than the rest of the ships. This ship had a special logo on it. That logo was the Pokemon Task Force's logo. Only the best pokemon trainers can join. "Why can't I be like them.." the boy mumbles and sighs. "Jason! Jason! Your mom wants you to come home for dinner!" A short, skinny boy says. Jason was still staring at the ship that carried the best Pokemon trainers in the world. "I'll be there in a minute Mark!" "Come on it's your birthday!" says Mark. "I know I'll be there in a minute tell my mom not to worry." Jason stood up, and ran his fingers through his short blonde hair. His blue eyes still staring at the ship that was getting smaller and smaller. He started walking back to his house, passing many familiar buildings of Greenburrow Town. He passed the Pokemon Center, the general store, and many other buildings.
Jason finally walked into his fairly small house and was accompanied by a nice surprise dinner. "Happy Birthday Honey! I hope you like the dinner! I could only afford to get you this because I know you're interested in Pokemon." She gave him a rectangular-shaped gift with Pokemon-themed wrapping paper. It was the wrapping paper with the Pikachus and the Charizards on it. Jason ripped open the gift and found a book about Pokemon. "Wow mom! It's a Pokepedia! Thanks!" Jason opened the book and was amazed by all the information this book contained. "Thanks, mom. I'm going to take this with me when I leave to go to the Pokemon Task Force Training Academy." Jason said. "What.." Jason's mom gave him a nasty look. "I am not letting you join the Task Force! You'll get yourself killed! The rebels will kill you!" "Mom, I am 16 now, I can join the Training Academy.". "Don't you understand that we're at war with the Southern people!? They are rebels! They kill people with pokemon! You can die!" Jason's mom said. "I know mom, that's why I want to join the PTF(Pokemon Task Force). I want to help win the war!" "If you promise to stay as safe as you can… I'm okay with it, but please Jason...please don't die." " I won't mom, I promise."
The next day, Jason left his house to go to the Training Academy for the PTF. He said his goodbyes to all his friends and family, and boarded the bus to go to the Training Academy, which was located in Ash Town, east of Greenburrow Town. Jason looked out the window, and looked at his hometown one last time. He knew he wouldn't be returning for a long time. This brought a tear to his eye, that trickled down his smooth skin and on his lips. He could taste the saltiness of the tear, it reminded him of swimming with the Magikarp in the ocean. He thought about his mom, wondering if he will ever see her again. He remembered his dad, who was killed in the war. Jason was left one part out when he told his mom that he wanted to help win the war. The day that Jason's dad died, was the day that he swore to get revenge and kill the person who killed his dad, and kill the Koffing that assisted in the killing. The bus started to lurch forward and then Jason was off to the PTF Training Academy.
