Had the blonde haired boy not ran into him, he might've made it at least a few minutes earlier. The boy, clearly in a fluster, looked at Colin with an angry glare.
"You should watch where you're going, dude!", shouted the boy. He would've continued, but he stopped suddenly and said, "Hey aren't you that Colin kid?". Colin, dazed,
shook his head lightly. "Thought so. Name's Barry, but I prefer Baz." Baz wore a striped orange collared shirt, khakis, and red sneakers. "So, what brings you out this way?", Baz asked. "Heading over to the professor's lab.", said Colin.
"Oh! I just came from there. Picked up the last Pokemon there. Look!" Baz tossed a Pokeball in front of him which burst open to reveal a light blue bird Pokemon that looked up at Baz with wonder. "It's called a Piplup.", said Baz as the Piplup hid behind Baz's leg. Colin looked at the Piplup and smiled at it. Piplup came out slightly from behind Baz's leg. "Anyway, I was on my way to the Lake to see if I can find the legendary Pokemon. Wanna come?", Baz got more and more excited as he spoke. Clearly, Colin thought, this was important to Baz. "Ok.", Colin said. "Sweet!", Baz jumped with glee. "Let's go then.", said Colin reluctantly.
Baz and Colin arrived at the Lake shortly before sunset. The lake shone a brilliant orange as the sun peeked above the trees. Beautiful, thought Colin as Baz dragged him by the arm toward the lake edge. "Ok. First things first, we need these.", Baz reached into his bag and pulled out five Pokeballs, yet to be used on a Pokemon. "Now where is that leganday Pokem-" Baz was cut off as several bird Pokemon, Starly, flew from the trees behind them. The two boys cowered in fear as the Starly flock raced toward with incredible speed.
"Murkrow, Dark Pulse!" A flurry of feathers flew as the flock of Starly were decimated by the oncoming dark energy blast. The Starly lay defeated and unconscious on the ground as a man with powder blue hair strode toward the two. "That was quite the spectacle you two pulled. Pray tell, what on earth were you two doing out here in the first place?" The man explained himself as Cyrus, introduced Colin and Baz to Murkrow, and the conversation continued in the route to Sandgem Town. "So you two were looking for the legendary Pokemon? Silly thing to be doing at this hour." Cyrus was right. Night was fast approaching, and it was too late to turn back for home. Cyrus looked at them as though they were mere children, which they were, but that's not the point. "You know, the Pokemon Center has available rooms for the night. I could show you to Sandgem Town." Baz spoke for both of them. "Absolutely, but do you happen to know if Professor Rowan is still at the lab? You see, Colin here doesn't have a Pokemon to call his own." Cyrus looked at Colin with surprise. "You mean you dragged this boy to the lake without him having his own Pokemon?" Baz's face grew red. "Really, I was on my to the Lab when I ran into Baz.", said Colin, covering for Baz.
"In any case, the lab is closed now. I walked past on my to Twinleaf Town." Cyrus said matter-of-factly. Colin perked up at the sound of his hometown's name. "You mean you were heading to Twinleaf? Why?" Cyrus responded almost immediately. "Old business I've been meaning to...clear up." Baz narrowed his eyes, but said nothing. "Anyway,
we're here." Cyrus pointed ahead to a quiet town (not much bigger than Twinleaf, Colin noted) and walked faster to the town. The three walked up to the doors of the Center and before Baz could burst through the doors, Cyrus said, "Well, I suppose this is where we part ways. Good luck and Best Wishes to the both of you." Before Colin could even thank Cyrus, it appeared as though he disappeared without a trace.
"Hello and welcome to the Pokemon Center. How can I help you?" The cheery young woman behind the desk said with a disgusting amount of glee. "We'd like to know if there's a room we could rent for the night.", said Colin as Baz tended to Piplup in the corner. "We have plenty of room for the both of you. Follow me." The woman, Joy, led them to a nice little room with two beds and a nice view of the bay across the town. "Niiiiice.", said Baz as he and Piplup plooped onto their bed as they fell asleep almost instantaneously. Colin thought to himself, of Home, of what his first Pokemon would be, but most importantly, of this new adventure he had set out on. Sinnoh had been ready for all trainerkind, legends and newbies, like him. Was he ready for it? Maybe, he said to himself as he dozed off and dreamt of his journey to come.
AUTHOR'S NOTE
So, that's Chapter 1 of my first ever story! I'll try to keep this sort of thing as common as I can, but I'll try my hardest to Keep up with myself. So, yeah. BYE -S
