"Beep, Beep, Beep, BEEP", my alarm continued to blaze into my eardrums. I covered my face in my pillow before I began to blindly swipe for my alarm clock. I eventually was able to turn the blasted thing off by hitting it of my bedside table. I slowly drifted back of to sleep…. …. … "Ash your going to be late to receive your first Pokémon", yelled my mother from downstairs. At my mother's announcement I leaped out of bed at speeds a mankey would be envious off. I rushed out of the grabbing socks, pants and a t-shirt I had discarded when I went to bed last night. By the time I got down the stairs I had my belt in my mouth, a sock in either hand and my shirt on inside out. Despite this I bolted out the door yelling, "Bye Mum, I'll be back after I get my Pokémon from Professor Oak." After that I bolted down the road to the famous professor's house, singing at the top of my lungs, "I'm gonna be the very best like no one ever was…".
It took me about 5 minutes to reach the professors house. By the time I arrived I was panting my lungs out. Sometimes I really wish I had more endurance, I must remember to work on that during my journey. I knocked three times on the Professors laboratory door. I did not have to wait long before I received a response from the Professors aid, Tracey. Tracey was around my age. He was about 4 foot 6, remarkably tall for a 10-year-old. Despite his great height it wasn't the most obvious thing him about him. No, the most attention capturing thing about Tracey was his purple hair that stuck out at all different directions. Tracey interrupted my inner musing by gesturing me to come inside and greeting me, "Good morning Ash". "Good morning", I replied in between gasps. Something that Tracey seemed to pick up on as he said with a knowing smile, "Just woke up did you Ash?" I grunted in response before gesturing in way that said, take me to the professor. Tracey seemed to take the hint, that didn't stop him from smiling behind his hand though.
"Ah Ashy boy, I was beginning to think you weren't coming", said a whiny voice that could only belong to one person; Gary Oak. I growled under my breath, "Gary" I practically spat out of my mouth. Gary Oak was the Professors Grandson. The fame of being the only Grandchild of the great Professor Oak had certainly gone to Gary's head, at least that was my personal perspective. A more mature individual would probably have understood Gary's pride. After all, professor Oak was one of the most famous researchers in the world. Not to mention he was once upon a time the Kanto champion.
This time it was the professor entering the room that interrupted my inner musings, "ah I'm glad to see all five of you are here." It seemed that my hate for Gary had given me tunnel vision as I had failed to notice the three other 10-year-olds in the room. They were Ashley, Green and Rose, all children local to Pallet Town. "Thank you for all arriving on time", despite the professors statement the look he sent he gave me made it clear that I was very close to being late. Unfortunately, I was not the only one to pick up on the professors look as Gary nastily laughed at my misfortune. I blushed in equal parts frustration and embarrassment. Thankfully the professor quickly moved on, pressing a button on the remote he was holding. In response the table seemed to fold apart as 5 Pokeballs rose out from within the table. Each Pokeball had an insignia for a different type of Pokémon on them: fire, water, grass, electricity and another fire. "Normally I only sponsor three children, however this year due to a variety of different circumstances I will be sponsoring all 5 of you. The three Pokémon I normally give to children I sponsor are; Charmander, Bulbasaur and Squirtle. The breeding centres unfortunately couldn't give me another two of the starters. Thus, I had to make other arrangements for the other two Pokémon. I will let the other two starters be a surprise. Now before I give you your Pokémon I want to give each of you some things to start you off on your journey." After he finished speaking he picked up two sacks from a nearby desk. Out the first sack he brought out some Pokeballs, giving us 5 each. From the second and heavier looking bag, he brought out something far more precious, something that Oak himself had created after years of research; A Pokedex. "Now I know all of you know how to use these, so I'll just give you this warning. Take care of your Pokedex because you will not get another one they are very expensive. Now please in an orderly fashion grab one of the Pokeballs containing the partner you will have for the rest of your life." Gary strode forward without talking to the rest of us about how we would distinguish who would go first. It seemed that Gary's sense of entitlement ran deep within him, but I suppose someone had to go first. Gary grabbed the Pokeball with the water insignia upon it. I almost rolled my eyes at his choice, he had been bragging about grabbing Squirtle since they were five years old and told which starters they would receive from the Professor when they turned ten. Gary released his Squirtle over in the corner and began talking to it.
"Well ladies first", it seemed that Green agreed with my statement as he stepped back giving the girls a clear indication they could choose first. Rose turned to Ashley and held her hand out in a fist and said in a questioning manner, "Rock, Paper, Scissors". They played three rounds, Rose was the winner. She strode forward and went towards the fire Pokeballs. I felt my heart beginning to flutter as she ran her hands over both Pokeballs trying to decide which one she would choose. Everyone in Pallet town knew that both Rose and I wanted a Charmander as our starters. I couldn't bear to watch, so I turned my face away. The tell-tale flash of light of a Pokémon being released forced me to turn around to see a little orange lizard looking up questioningly at Rose as she grinned widely at the Charmander. I felt my heart drop into the pit of my stomach. Oh well, that's okay there's another fire type it may not be another Charmander but that okay. I felt myself begin to almost hyperventilate at my inner thoughts so I stopped thinking. Rose turned around from where she was talking to Charmander and I gave her one of my charming smiles and a big thumbs up to let her know there was no hard feelings. The smile and nod she gave me let me know she got my message. I had been so distracted by Rose with her Charmander that I had failed to notice that Ashley had chosen the electric Pokeball, which apparently contained a Pikachu. Which was currently sparking electricity in quite dangerous amounts as it looked at its new trainer. Ashley seemed to not notice the dangerous vibe the Pikachu was giving off as she picked it up off the ground and hugged it tightly. It was equal parts worry and laughter that filled me as Ashley did a strange dance as she was electrocuted by the Pikachu. Oak quickly grabbed its Pokeball and returned the aggressive electric mouse Pokémon, "I'm sorry about that Ashley. I just caught that Pikachu the other day when I found it eating the electricity wires of the Laboratory. I thought it was almost divine providence as I didn't have Pokémon for you all. If your happy to wait a couple of weeks, I could get you a less aggressive Pokémon maybe?" "No that's okay Professor, I don't really want to wait and its just to cute not to love. Given time I'm sure Pikachu will fall madly in love with me", Ashley said with a lot of confidence, especially considering her body was still giving of smoke from her electrocution. "Alight, but I insist that you go home to your mother to relax for a few hours before heading off", the Professor said in a concerned voice.
After Ashley was escorted home by Rose I turned to Green and said, "It's okay you can choose first". Green nodded and thanked me before going and grabbing the Bulbasaur's Pokeball. With deep breaths I stepped forward and released the last Pokeball. After a brief flash of light, I met my starter….
There in front of me was a little tiny orange fox. It was the most adorable thing I had ever seen. It had 3 tails and the brightest green eyes I had ever seen. I had no idea what it was. "Hey little guy my names Ash and I want to be a Pokémon Master, will you go with me on my journey? I'm afraid I don't know what Pokémon you are but you're the cutest Pokémon I have ever seen." Vulpix clearly appreciated the compliment as she blushed and nipped my outstretched finger lovingly "I'm just going to scan you with my Pokedex to learn about you, okay?" I don't think Vulpix understood what I said but she yipped happily and turned in a circle before sitting down on her haunches again. I laughed before pointing my Pokedex at her, the Pokedex beeped at me before saying in a mechanical voice, "Vulpix the fox Pokémon. At the time of birth, it has just one tail. The tail splits from its tip as it grows older. This Vulpix is female and has 3 tails so it is a very young Vulpix. This Vulpix is the runt of its litter as it is smaller in size than the average Vulpix, standing at 1 foot 6 instead of the average 2 foot in height most Vulpix have. This Vulpix also has the ability Flash Fire. It knows the moves: Tackle, Tail Whip and Ember." With a final beep the Pokedex turned itself off. It seemed that Gary had finally stopped his conversation with his Squirtle as he said, "Well I can't say I'm surprised. The runt of Pallet town got the runt of the litter." Gary seemed to find his joke very funny. Vulpix seemed to have other ideas as she bent down into an attack position and growled aggressively before biting Gary swiftly in the leg. Gary quickly stopped laughing and cried in outrage at being bitten. Outrage and blustering all over the place, Gary entered my personal space and challenged me to a battle. Clearly Vulpix hadn't hurt him to much as he stomped his way out of the room….
Hey Guys! I'm a relatively new author so I would appreciate all the helpful criticism your willing to give me. I'm hoping to publish a couple thousand words every couple of days. Also starting a poll for Pokemon Ash will get.
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Kind Regards,
RiverJJ