Pokémon: The Lillen League
Chapter 1Wolfrick opened his eyes. The sound of his alarm was almost deafening after the blissful silence of early morning, the first rays of sunlight were just breaking through his window. The light reflected off of the light blue walls of his bedroom, illuminating the unnatural tidiness, usually his floor was covered in dirty clothes and his clutter was usually wide spread. However today was they day he left on his journey, as such he had been forced to tidy his room before beginning his adventure. He lay there for a few moments to just soak in the day.
Once he turned off his Venosaur alarm-clock he could hear the sounds of his mother making her way downstairs to make breakfast. He quickly got dressed, making sure not to forget lucky leather jacket, his father had given it to him before he died so he was not going to forget it. The black leather was rough and well-worn and inside was space for six Pokéballs to be held. He even had the dusk ball his father had left in the pocket.
Wolfrick bounded down the stairs as soon as the smell of his mother's cooking wafted to his nostrils, she was waiting for him in the kitchen with his breakfast waiting on the table. "Morning Wolfy," she said with a rather forced smile, he knew his mother was going to miss him when he left but she still had his little brother Ray to keep company, "All ready to go?"
"Mmmhmmm," Wolfy mumbled through a mouth full of steaming hot scrambled egg.
She startled him then by hugging him hard, "I'm going to miss you, you're all grown up now I know but it's going to be more difficult without you."
"Mum you know I'm going to call all the time and visit whenever I can," he said repeating himself for the hundredth time, "I'm eighteen now, that's when you get your first Pokémon in the Lillen region. It's time for me to grow, I'm going to be the greatest Dragon Tamer in the world."
"I know but your brother has already left us to go on his journey," she said through wet eyes, "Drake is wandering around somewhere, he rarely calls and never visits, I don't want you to forget us too."
"Mum, Drake hasn't forgotten us," he said hugging her back now, "he's very busy now but you're not going to lose me, I'll email you on my Pokégear every day. And if I run into Drake I'll kick him until he calls."
This last attempt at humour got a chuckle from her allowing her to hold back the tears, she walked off to the kitchen to wash up and prepare Ray's breakfast. Ray was three years younger than Wolfy but was extremely mature; he knew he could trust Ray to look after their mum. He walked over to the mirror after he had finished his breakfast and tried to fix his dark black hair but as usual it remained defiant. His dark brown eyes and olive skin were exactly the same as his mother's; apparently he looked exactly like his father apart from those two features. He picked up his Pokégear from the table and slipped it into his jeans pocket. He picked up his backpack from the coat rack and went back to the kitchen, his mother turned at the sound of his footsteps and hugged him again.
"I've got something for you," she said as she pulled away. She walked over to the cabinet and came back with a credit card, "Your father and I started this account when you were born, it should have more than enough money to get you through your journey."
Wolfy took the card and placed it in the inside pocket of his jacket before hugging her in thanks. He turned at the sound of someone coming down the stairs and saw his blonde haired brother fully dressed, raring to go.
"You ready big bro? I'm sure Professor Yew is waiting for you," he said impatient to get going, Ray had been looking forward to this day almost as much as Wolfy.
Wolfy looked back to his mother and smiled before turning to his little brother, "Ready when you are Ray."
Ray had begged and begged Wolfy to take him on his journey; he couldn't wait to start his own and dreamed of being a breeder. After weeks of begging they came to a compromise, Ray would accompany him to the borders of Kaida town after Wolfy got his first Pokémon. Wolfy was glad to have the company, especially since his brother was such a Pokémon nut, he knew everything there is to know about Pokémon.
"Be safe!" he heard his mother yell as he walked out the door.
They walked down their garden path and turned the corner, the Professor's lab was in the centre of town, right next door to the Pokémon centre. Professor Yew was an extremely bright woman whose research was dedicated to the effect of a Pokémon's relationship with its trainer on its strength. She was a bit scatter brained and eccentric but on the whole she was very reliable.
"So which Pokémon are you going to pick?" Ray asked as they walked along.
"The Professor has a special request regarding my Pokémon," Wolfy said remembering the email she had sent him, "All she said is it was going to be difficult to train."
"So why did you agree?" Ray asked with a quizzical look on his face.
"Well since when do you know me to turn down a challenge?" I asked smiling at him, he laughed a bit as they walked on.
It wasn't a long journey, in a matter of minutes they were standing outside the lab. It was quite a small lab compared to others but Professor Yew had a very specialized area of expertise so there wasn't much funding for her work. The building had a silvery sheen due to the one-way glass that covered the outside of the building.
"Here goes nothing," Wolfy said as he reached for the electric door switch. Before he could press it the door wizzed open and a young girl slammed into him, the two of them went flying backwards onto the pavement.
"I'm so sorry," the girl said as she climbed off of him, her hair was bright red, her skin was pale and her eyes were a beautiful shade of blue that contrasted heavily with her hair, "please forgive me!"
"Hey no worries, who needs a spine anyway?" Wolfy replied sarcastically, he righted himself brushing off his jeans.
"I'm so, so sorry," She said again holding her delicate hands over her mouth, "I was just in a rush to begin my journey. I may have got a little too excited."
"Like I said, don't worry," Wolfy said again as he tried to decipher what she had said through her hands, "I'm beginning mine today too, you never know we may get to battle one day."
She smiled, obviously relieved Wolfy wasn't mad. "I look forward to it," she said and started walking off, "just don't cry when you lose." She yelled back with a smile on her face.
Wolfy smiled, he had a rival already and he hadn't even got his Pokémon yet. With a new excitement burning in him he followed Ray into the lab. The room was full of super-computers, analytical equipment and, best of all, Pokémon. Ray ran off instantly, overcome at the sight of so many Pokémon.
"There's a Nidoran, there's a Seviper, ooh and that's a Scraggy!" Ray started walking from Pokémon to Pokémon, examining each one as if his life depended upon it. Wolfy couldn't really blame him, the only Pokémon Ray had ever seen himself were to local Pidgey, Taillow and the Bidoof that lived by the river just outside of town.
"Come on Ray," Wolfy called breaking him out of his rambling, "We're here for my Pokémon remember?"
"Wolfy," a voice called from behind him. Professor Yew had just walked in from one of the back rooms, her curly black hair fell down below her shoulders in dozens of ringlets, her fair features were attractive despite the fact that she was double Wolfy's age. "Let the young boy have his curiosity."
"As long as he's not a bother Professor," Wolfy said half glad that his younger brother could enjoy himself.
"No bother at all," she said walking over to Ray and mussing his hair, "He has the makings of a fine Pokémon Professor."
Ray blushed at the compliment before speaking in barely more than a whisper, "Actually I want to be a Pokémon breeder, I want to help sick Pokémon and raise young ones."
"Ah that is an admirable goal young man," Professor Yew said smiling, "if you like you can come here for an hour after school and I can teach you about the Pokémon we have here?"
Ray's face lit up as though it was Christmas morning and he'd be presented with dozens of presents. He nodded vigorously before turning to Wolfy, "Do you think mum would let me?"
"Course she would Ray," Wolfy said smiling, knowing his younger brother would be looked after mad him feel much better about leaving, "Ask her just in case but I think she'll say yes."
"Well that's a matter for another day, for now it's time I make a request of you Wolfy," she said turning to him, "How'd you like to help me with my research?"