Hello and welcome back. To those who didn't read the update this will be the same story just with better grammar hopefully. I like to thank those for reading this story again and hopefully we won't have to many problems with grammar.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Pokemon
RED THE POKEMON HUNTER
CHAPTER 1: The Apprentice
Setting: On a airship over Mount Silver in the Kanto Region
"Sir we have captured the intruder and we have him locked up in the cell." The goon said sweating a bit showing that he rushed to tell the mistress. The mysterious silver haired woman gave a sinister smile "Good now ruff him up a bit and I'll be there soon."
Setting: The back of the ship near the prison cell
As one of the henchman was escorting the mistress to the cell a strange laughter can be heard from inside. As they walked into the cell she sees a boy dangling from the wall in handcuffs while her men are struggling to get up off the ground. The mistress looked enraged "You stupid fools I told you to beat him up not the other way around!" The mistress yelled as she pulled the goons by their ears "I'm sorry sir but, you see we did ruff him up a bit then he just started laughing at us and the next thing I know he kicked us in the face." The goon replied while rubbing his nose.
The mistress was furious with their whining and was signaling them to leave. After the room was cleared all that was left was her and her prisoner. She walked up towards him. "Well now that they're gone what did you do with my Pokemon!" The woman did not like his rash attitude and she gave him a slap right across the face leaving a mark on his right cheek. "I wouldn't talk to me like that if I were you." She replied with a glare.
"May I ask who I'm talking to then?" She looked at his face there were cuts, bruises, and a little nose bleed.
"My name is Hunter J and this is my airship." "I know who you are now you're a Pokemon hunter and you kidnap Pokemon and sell them on the black market." J looks at him "So you have heard of me then." She grabs the boys face and puts it close to hers. He can feel her breath "Where are my Pokemon!" J releases him from her grip and gestures her hand to a screen being lowered from the roof of the room. As he looks at the screen he sees his Pokemon turned into statues. "You see your Pokemon are fine for now but if you refuse to cooperate they'll be punishments." The boy looks at her "What do you mean by cooperate?"
"You're a very skilled trainer you were able to defeat my Salamance if you agree to join us no harm will come to your Pokemon." The boy takes a moment to reply "What if I refuse?" J gives a evil grin "If you refuse then you can watch your Pokemon plummet from 10,000 feet from the air." There was silence then the boy raised his head up so he was eye level with J. "If I do join what is it that you want me to do for you?" "All you need to do is capture certain Pokemon that I tell you to catch."
More silence filled the dark room the boy was dripping blood from his nose. "Do you even know anything about me J?" Hunter J took awhile to respond then she pulled out a file from her coat. " Your name is Red, you have an amazing battle record, your only 16 years old, and the only Pokemon we know you have is your Jolteon and Flygon which are statues as of right now." Red stayed quiet for he was not expecting her to know anything about him. "So what is it brat will you join us or watch your Pokemon die!"
Red lowered his head and tears were running down his cheek. "Ok...I'll join you just I need my Pokemon with me do we have an agreement?" J gave a smirk to his wise decision "Agreed but first I need you to wear this." J placed a device around Red's neck. "What's that thing for?" J snaps it tight "It's a shock collar just in case you try to do something stupid we can give you a jolt to keep you in check." Red struggles around a bit trying to loosen it so he can breathe. "Oh and if you try to remove it you will get a painful shock automatically."
The thought of being shocked to death frightened Red. He knew that if he wanted to protect his Pokemon and himself he had to do what he was told. J pulled out a small key releasing Red from the handcuffs causing him to fall to the ground. Red was coughing up blood and was trying to get his remaining strength to pull himself up but he fell back to the ground. J watches as Red struggles to get himself up "I will have someone sent to show you around you just sit tight and wait got it brat!" Red with no strength to talk just nods his head in response. With that J takes her leave keeping Red in the dark room injured, bleeding, and no energy to move as he slowly loses consciousness.
After a few minutes went by a girl walked in with a smile that lit the darkened room. She had light green hair in a ponytail she was dressed in a tank top that revealed her belly and gray jeans. When she noticed Red she rushed towards him and knelt down so she was eye level with Red. She could see he was in bad condition so she tried to pick him up and carry him out of the cell.
Setting: Infirmary room
Red's eyes opened wide when he regain consciousness. He noticed he was in a different room and that his head had stitches. He was lying on a bed when he sat himself up he also noticed his body was wrapped in bandages. "Oh good your awake." Red turned to notice a young girl sitting next to him. "Wha..What happened? Where am I?" "You passed out in the cell so I brought you to the infirmary." Red tried to get up off the bed. "Please you mustn't struggle you need to rest." "I'm fine." The girl tried to sit Red back down, but he tried to force himself right back up.
Then another woman walked in on their little feud she was wearing a white lab coat. "You know you should listen to her." Red and the girl looked to see who was talking "Who are you?" Red asked. The woman adjusted her glasses "My name is Jennifer I'm the Pokemon breeder and human nurse here." She explained. Red just glanced at her "What an achievement." He replied sarcastically. "You know it's ok to say you're in pain you don't have to act tuff like the other Neanderthals that are here." Red got off the bed "Whose acting."
Jennifer ignored Red's comment " Fine you can leave you just need to make sure you get some rest." After that Red walked out of the room "You can't just let him leave like that!" The girl said with a frown. Jennifer let out a small laugh "Well if you care so much why not go after him then?" The girl crossed her arms " I don't care that much." Jennifer put some paperwork up before looking back at the girl " To me it sounds like you have a crush on him and aren't you a little young to date?"
"I'm 16 thank you." She stated "Well so is he and I think he's kind of cute he just needs to lose the tough guy act." The girl just stayed silent for awhile " Well you can't like him aren't you in your mid twenties." Jennifer gave an angry look "Hell no I'm only 18 what is wrong with you!" Jennifer smacked her on the back of the head. "Hey that hurt." The girl whined " Well were in an infirmary room so you will be alright." The girl was about to say something until Jennifer cut her off "Just go after him before he gets lost." She said then she went to her office leaving the girl alone in the room.
Setting: The hallways outside the Infirmary
After Red was about to start walking down the hallway he felt a hand on his shoulder as he turned around it was the young girl from the Infirmary. "Now where do you think you're going mister?" The girl questioned "Um...?" Red did not know how to respond to her question. "See you don't know that's what I'm here for J wants me to be your guide while you stay here." "So you're the girl who's going to show me around." She gave a slight nod. "I never heard you say thank you."
Red had a confused look on his face "Thank you for what?" The girl gave a frown "For taking you to the infirmary." Red gave the girl a hug then looked at her "Thank you is that better?" Red playfully rubbed her hair and continued walking. The girl stood there blushing until she came back into reality "Wait I have to show you your room so you can get some rest." Red stopped in his tracks and turned to look at her " I'm fine" the girl walked in front of him "I don't care you need to rest doctors orders."
The girl grabbed a hold of Red's sleeve and was tugging him signaling him to follow. Red gave a slight sigh and just let her lead him to his room since he didn't know how to get there anyways."So your name is Red right?" The girl asked to start a conversation. Red looked up at her bright blue eyes and gave a nod "What's your name?" The girl stopped walking and turned to Red with a smile "My names Cheyrll." "Cheyrll huh...that's a prettier name than Red that's for sure." Cheyrll blushed and turned away so that Red wouldn't see "Is that a compliment?" Red took a slight shock not realizing what he just said and he shook his head no before she got the wrong idea.
Cheyrll ignored his answer and just kept leading the way to his room. There was silence until Red tried to start a conversation "How did you get here?" Cheyrll gave a confused look "What do you mean?" They both stopped walking "I mean how did J get you to join her?" Cheyrll turned away from Red " I...I can't tell you Red not here at least not now." Cheyrll took some small breaths before turning back to Red. "Um...Why don't you tell me your story?"
"I'll tell you my story later as well." Red replied. "Ok lead the way to my room almighty guide." Cheyrll let out a small giggle. Red stuck out his sleeve so that she can lead the way. Instead of grabbing his sleeve Cheyrll went and grabbed his hand then she started to lead the way again.
Setting: Red's Room
"This is your room Red." Red's room was the last door down the hall. As he opened the door he walked in seeing a bed, a window, a bathroom, a desk, and a closet. As Red was examining his new room Cheyrll just stayed by the door watching him? When Red got near his bed he noticed a box was placed on it with a note attached to it. He took a seat on his bed and tore the note off the box and began reading it out loud.
"Dear Red,
In this box are your Pokemon and their perfectly fine you don't need to worry about them. Also inside the box is a map of the airship so you know your way around faster. As you stay here you will be my new apprentice and will be helping out the elites on special missions. Inside is your new outfit you must be wearing your outfit at all times from now on so you better get used to it. Usually I would want you to change your identity so people wouldn't recognize you, but your file says you weren't very social so you don't have too.
You need to be training everyday for a few hours since I don't allow weaklings on my ship. You will also be doing special training with me so I better see over 120% from you. Tomorrow we will be having a meeting at 8:00 a.m. so don't be late. On your map I labeled the areas for you to make it even simpler so that even a little brat like you can understand. I will explain more to you at another time so make sure your ready and I expect a hundred percent loyalty.
-Hunter J"
Red crumpled up the note and tossed it in the trash and began digging through the box for his Pokemon. He put his outfit in the closet and he placed the map on his bed so he wouldn't misplace it. At the bottom of the box Red found two pokeballs and he quickly grabbed them and also placed them on his bed. After he emptied the box he turned to Cheyrll "You can leave now you know that right?" Cheyrll still just glancing at Red until she finally came back to her senses then she started blushing and ran down the hall shutting his door.
Red just stood there a bit confused on what just happened, but he decided not to think about it too much. Red grabbed a hold of the pokeballs and wanted to see his Flygon and Jolteon to make sure they're ok. "Alright come on out Flygon and Jolteon we need to talk." Red's Flygon was first to appear then finally Jolteon appeared in the center of the room. Flygon and Jolteon went into an offensive mode, but once they both saw Red they tackled him and Jolteon licked his face while Flygon was giving Red a big hug.
"I'm happy to see that your both ok." As Red stood up off the ground his Pokemon sat in front of him. "I've got some explaining to do, but for right now this is our new home and we're going to have to do what they say do you understand?" Jolteon and Flygon looked at each other then back at Red and they gave a nod. Red just gave a smile and they went to sleep with Flygon on the floor and Jolteon who slept near Red's feet on the bed. The room went silent as Red who was struggling to sleep was wondering what tomorrow might hold.
Setting: The front of the airship
"Ok set a course to Cerulean City." J announced "Yes mistress." The goons said in reply. "Cerulean City huh..Why there?" J got spooked when she turned around she saw one of her elite members. "God damn it Brent you scared me what are you doing!" Brent pulled up a seat "I should be asking you the same thing. Why do you want to go to Cerulean City for it's almost midnight?" J just continued on what she was doing "Your right so isn't past your bedtime?" Brent got up off the seat and stood next to J trying to see what she was up to.
J just pushed him away over and over again, but Brent didn't seem to get the message at all. "Just tell me why were going to Cerulean City for and I'll leave." J gave a sigh "Fine we have a mission to do there." Brent yawned "Is it another client?" J gave a nod "So I was wondering?" Before he could finish J cut him off "Brent go to your room before you piss me off like you always do." Brent backed away a bit "Ok I'll leave but who's the new guy." Brent asked J " He's going to be my apprentice his name is Red I'll explain it at the meeting with you and the other elites. Now leave!"
Brent had a thought "isn't that the guy I beat up." He said with a laugh." J rolled her eyes "Yeah and the one who kicked you in the face." Brent gave an angry look and felt his noise still in small pain. With that Brent just walked out of the room leaving J to her business and the airship heading to Cerulean City.
Setting: The next Morning 7:00 a.m. Red's room
Red got up feeling a whole lot better so he decided to get ready for J's meeting. Red went and brushed his teeth, combed his hair, and tried on his new outfit. Red went to the bathroom to put the outfit on and then he came back into the room. Red's outfit was black jeans, a black shirt, and coat "How do I look?" Red asked his Pokemon. They nodded their heads no " I know it's not my style, but these glasses are cool they can do all sorts of things and cover my eyes pretty well." Red placed the glasses on the bed and returned his Pokemon to their pokeballs.
Red grabbed a hat and some spray paint he found in the cabinet and sprayed his hat until it was black. "I have to have my hat match the outfit if I want to wear it or it's going to look weird." Red put the hat on placed the glasses on top of the hat and grabbed the map. Red left his room and headed to the meeting room to attend J's meeting.
Setting: The meeting room
Once Red found the meeting room he was slightly afraid of what was going to happen once he walks inside. Red took a deep breath then he opened the door, but there was nobody inside the lights was off and the room looked old and dusty. Red found a clock and it was twenty till eight so Red turned on the lights and decided to fix the place up since the room itself was a death trap. Red used Flygon to help with the roof since she likes to help Red out when it comes to cleaning. Red spent his time fixing the chairs since they could collapse at any moment and he straightened up the table.
When it was ten till eight Red patted Flygon on the head and returned it to its pokeball before someone saw it. Red could hear distant foot steps down the hall so he decided to take a seat and pretending to be asleep until they walked in. Red almost did fall asleep until he heard the door slide open and he straightened his back. The first person he saw was J who looked surprised "What the heck happened here?" Red didn't say nothing then he saw Cheyrll and he waved Hi to her. She did the same with her happy smile "Red did you do all this?" Cheyrll asked. J turned at Red not even noticing he was there "You did this?" Red gave a slight nod.
"Well at least you've done something, but don't expect to get a reward for cleaning." Red gave a nod "Alright sit down so we can start the meeting." Cheyrll took a seat next to Red which was across from where J was sitting. "Ok first we." J was cut off by Cheyrll "Um... J no one else is here yet." J gave a frustrated look. "Where are those freaking idiots!?" J said slamming her fist to the table. Red thought to himself "Maybe that's why it was broken? It might have collapsed if I didn't fix it." The three of them sat there waiting for the other elites to finally decide to show up.
After a minute or two a young boy walked in who was maybe 14 he had reading glasses, black short sleeve shirt, gray shorts, and some note pads with him. "Mistress J please forgive me my alarm isn't working I'll never be late ever again." J gave a menacing glare "You better hope it doesn't happen again. Now where are the others?" She yelled as the boy closed his eyes in fear " I saw them walking down the hall while I was running to get here." J rubbed her forehead "Just take a seat." The boy bowed and headed to a chair while he noticed Red sitting next to Cheyrll.
"You must be new. My names Neo what's yours?" Neo stuck his hand out. Red returned the gesture with a hand shake "The names Red." Neo gave a nod "Nice to meet you. When did you join?" "I joined yesterday." Red replied. Neo releases Red's hand and took a seat that was one seat away from J then he started opening his note books. He pulled a pencil out of his pocket and was ready to write down whatever J was going to say during the meeting. A few seconds later two girls walked in rushing to a seat covering their eyes so that they don't make contact with J's. "Care to explain why you're late!" The girls looked down at the table "You see we thought we could make it on time, but I guess we walk slower than we thought."
J gave an upset look "Your lucky I'm too tired to punish you right now." The girls gave a slight nod and when they looked up at the table they both saw Red sitting next to them. The girls eyes opened wide as the rushed to him pushing Cheyrll out of the way " Hey there cutie what's your name?" one of the girls asked "Uh... my name is Red." He answered dumbly. "My names Clair and that over there is Anna aren't we pretty." Red gave a sweat drop and looks at them both "Um.. Yeah you both sure are pretty." He said shyly. "Are you new here?" Anna asked "Yeah I just joined." "Maybe I can show you around some time." Clair said wrapping her arms around Red.
"Hey Clair what if I want to show him around!" Anna replied as both girls were tugging on Red. Cheyrll didn't like how Clair and Anna came and pushed her away from Red like that even though she said she didn't care a spark of jealously went through her as she watched the girls feud over Red. "Um... you see Cheyrll is already showing me around but I'm sure we can hangout." The girls put their heads down in defeat and went back to their spots and rested their heads on the table. After that was over Cheyrll took her rightful place next to Red.
"Now like I was saying." J said with an annoyed tone in her voice. Once more the door slid open cutting J off. "Where the hell have you been?" The boy that came in just kept walking to his seat placing his feet on the table and leaning back in his chair before looking at J. "Hey Zane I asked you something!" Zane cracked his knuckles then responded to J "I came from the cafe." J slammed her fist on the table again "Why and where is Brent!"
Zane sat up straight in his chair "I was grabbing breakfast I think that's more important than this meeting and Brent is in the infirmary!" "Why is he in there for?" J asked "He has the flu that's all nothing serious." Zane replied. "Ok now let's get this meeting started." J said while locking the door to prevent any other distractions. J turns the lights off and a projector screen appears on the wall where J was standing. J grabs the remote to control the slides and changes it to a man who was in his mid forties or fifties?
"This is our new client his name is Giovanni do any of you know him?" The group shook their heads no but before J could go on Red cut her off "I know that he owned the Viridian City Gym and the leader of an evil organization called Team Rocket." J gave a nod "That and he has a lot of money too." "So what's the mission?" Zane asked. J changed the slide again " Here is where your mission takes place its called Cerulean City and there your objective is to kidnap a Suicune that's been spotted by our sources near the lake at the edge of town."
J turned the presentation off and flipped the light switch back on "Ok so are there any questions?" Clair raised her hand "So who is all going on this mission?" "Only four of you may go on this mission and only if you prove to be one of our strongest members." J replied to Clair's question. "How do we decide?" Neo asked "You could battle each other to see, but it's up to the six of you how you decide who the top four is." Zane stood up "What do you mean six what about Brent?"
"Brent's not going Zane so quit acting like a little girl he's not your mom you don't need him 24/7." Zane gave an upset look in his eyes, but he just remained silent and sat back down in his seat. "That's it for this meeting well I suggest you guys head to the training arena." The group gave a nod then left the meeting room with J being the last one to leave and lock the door.
Setting: Infirmary room
"Am I going to die Jennifer?" Brent asked "I wish but your just running a fever so you're not going to die." Jennifer replied. Brent gave an upset look "Ha-ha you're so funny you know that maybe you should leave and do comedy." Brent said sarcastically. Jennifer just rolled her eyes and grabbed some pills from the medicine cabinet then turned back towards Brent. "Here take these." She hands him two pills and a glass of water " I'm not a fan of pills isn't there something in that cabinet I can drink?"
"Aw the big bad Brent doesn't like itty bitty pills." She said teasing." Hey you can't trust them what if I choke and die it would be your fault, how would you be able to live with yourself?" Jennifer gave a smile "Oh believe me I think I'll survive." Brent ignored her comment and took both pills then drank all the water to help him swallow it. "Now let's check your temperature." Jennifer grabbed a thermometer and placed it in his mouth.
"Do you know what the meeting was about Jen?" She looked at him "Ok first of all don't call me Jen only people I like can call me that." Brent gripped his stomach "Oo that hurt a bit." He said smiling. "Second of all it's just a mission some of the elites are going on." Brent just gave a nod then Jennifer took the thermometer out of his mouth. "Ok it went down a bit so you just need to drink a lot of water and get some rest."
Brent got up off the bed and headed for the door, but before he did he looked back at Jennifer who was organizing her cabinets. "Um...Jennifer?" As she looks back at Brent she walks towards him "Is there something else wrong?" She asked. Brent shook his head no and he grabbed Jennifer's hand into his hand "Uhh...Brent?" She said with a confused look. Brent closed his eyes and leaned forward for a kiss "Uh Brent no. I don't like you like that." She stated placing her finger on his lips separating them. Brent laughed and headed towards the door "One of these days Jennifer. One of these days I'm getting that kiss." He yelled before existing.
Thank you everyone who read this and please leave a comment on how this story went to you or if you have any questions. If you want to see a certain character/Pokemon appear in the story leave a comment and why you want them in the story. The next chapter will be uploaded sometime tomorrow so keep an eye out for it.