Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon.
This has nothing to do with my other fics set in Unova (Regional League and the bits of Alternate Rebirths.). Just wanted to establish that now.
I've always wanted to write a Nuzlocke fic...this was kind of inspired by Petty's Nuzlocke comics and Nonparael's SoulSilver Nuzlocke comic.
...I only say this because they kind of influenced my character for this. And there's a bet involved, which is why I mentioned that particular SoulSilver comic.
*derp*
So...yeah...
Once upon a time, there was a horrible war between people and Pokemon. It raged for centuries until two brothers managed to unite the region, with the help of a powerful dragon Pokemon. The twins were crowned the kings of Unova, and they ruled fairly and justly. The two brothers eventually started to fight; the older brother sought the truth in everything, and the younger wanted the ideal way to rule things. As a result of their argument, the dragon Pokemon split up into two. One dragon was a fiery white, while the other held power over electricity and was as black as night. The tension between the brothers and their dragons started to escalate until it exploded into an all-out war. The dragons destroyed the Unova region with fire and lightning...and the two brothers were never seen again.
However, the appearance of a tall tower in the north of the region afterwards was said to be caused by one of the brothers. Some say the dragons have been converted into stones, and they sleep until they find someone who held the same beliefs as their respective masters.
And when they do (and they will), the world will surely change.
Cheren watched in amusement as the brown-haired girl paced anxiously through the room. She kept glancing at the present sitting innocently on the tabletop, as if it would grow legs and run away if she didn't keep an eye on it.
"Really, Jamie," Cheren called. "You don't need to pace so much."
"You'd be pacing too, Cheren!" Jamie exclaimed. "Hell, I'm surprised you're not! Today's the day we finally get Pokemon, and Bianca isn't here yet!"
Cheren sighed, pushing up his glasses. "You know that's how Bianca is."
"Yeah, but..." Jamie started when the door burst open. A panting Bianca stumbled through the door, an apologetic look on her face.
"I'm late again! I'm so sorry!" she exclaimed. Jamie sent her a forgiving smile, and Cheren sighed again.
"Well, now that Bianca's here, we can finally meet the Pokemon!" he said, glancing at Jamie. Bianca put her hands on her hips.
"Hey!" she exclaimed. "Remember what we agreed? The present arrived at Jamie's house, so Jamie gets to pick!"
CHeren gave Bianca a deadpan look. "I remember what we agreed. That's only fair, after all. Jamie, open the present! I want to meet the Pokemon now!"
"Okay, okay!" Jamie said, laughing. "Here goes!"
She opened the box and was greeted with three PokeBalls. A piece of paper was in front of each of them, with pictures of the Pokemon. On the left was Snivy, the middle had Tepig, and Oshawott was on the right.
Jamie bit her lip. Which should she pick? All of them were pretty good Pokemon...Snivy can be powerhouses if raised right, Tepig evolved into what looked like a badass fire pig from hell, and Oshawott was a pure Water-type, which Jamie always had a little bit of a preference for.
I guess there's only one way to do this, she thought, taking out her dice. She always left big decisions to a single roll of the dice; some were good choices, and some had repercussions that she didn't want to recall. Regardless, she had no regrets with it.
Eventually she decided how to go about this dice roll: One to four, I'll pick Snivy. Five to eight, it'll be Tepig. And if I get nine to twelve, Oshawott is gonna be mine.
Jamie rolled the dice. It was a six...and a three. She smiled, grabbing the Water-type's PokeBall. She opened the PokeBall, releasing the Water-type. It looked around, as if in confusion. The Pokemon noticed Jamie and wobbled over to her. It fell over, causing Jamie to chuckle in amusement and pick up the Pokemon.
"Hi, Oshawott," she said. "I'm Jamie. I'll be your Trainer."
Oshawott blinked at the girl, tilting its head to the side.
"Ja...mie?" The Water-type repeated, glancing at her. The Water-type crossed her arms, muttering, "I guess you'll do."
"What does that mean?" Jamie demanded. Oshawott regarded its Trainer with a bit of surprise.
"So you can understand me?" the Water-type asked. Blinking, Jamie nodded. She had always been able to understand Pokemon, ever since she was little. Bianca once called her The Pokemon Whisperer for a time because of it.
Bainca and Cheren glanced at Jamie strangely as she interacted with her Oshawott. Bianca grabbed the Tepig's Pokeball.
"Okay!" she exclaimed, smiling. "This little one is mine! Cheren, you can have the other one."
"Hey!" Cheren shouted. "Why don't I get to pick?"
Bianca recoiled, saying, "Sorry!"
Cheren sighed, grabbing the PokeBall holding Snivy. "It's not important now; I wanted Snivy anyway."
Bianca smiled gratefully, glancing at Jamie and Oshawott.
"Hey, Jamie, Cheren! You want to battle?" she asked.
"Right now?" Jamie asked, an insane glint in her eyes.
"Right here?" Cheren deadpanned. "We're inside."
"So?" Bianca asked. "These little ones shouldn't make that much of a mess, right? Come on, just one battle royale! Please?"
Oshawott grabbed her shell, smirking. Cheren glanced down at the Snivy at his feet. Bianca released Tepig as Snivy went into the makeshift battlefield.
"Okay, then...Snivy, show them what you can do!"
"Go, Oshawott, go!"
"Tepig, do your best!"
Professor Juniper blinked as the three children entered her lab. Cheren had chosen Snivy, Bianca had Tepig cradled in her arms, and Oshawott marched behind Jamie, arms crossed.
"Hello! Did you guys battle with your Pokemon already?" she asked. The three children nodded.
"Bianca beat Jamie," Cheren deadpanned.
"And I beat Cheren," Jamie finished. Bianca smiled, coddling Tepig.
"Well, no wonder it looks like they've begun to trust you already!" Juniper said cheerfully.
"Oh, brother," Oshawott muttered, crossing her arms.
"You want to nickname them?" Juniper asked. Jamie glanced down at Oshawott. The Water-type glanced up at Jamie and sighed, knowing where this is going.
"Before you stick me with some stupid name, you should know that I'm a girl," Oshawott deadpanned.
"You're a girl," Jamie mused. She smirked. "I think I'll name you Shellie."
"Why that name?" Oshawott exclaimed, jumping up and pulling Jamie's collar. "What kind of name is that, anyway?"
"It's because of the shell on your belly," Jamie responded.
Juniper, Bianca, and Cheren watched as Oshawott tried to reason with Jamie.
"Is Oshawott always like this?" Bianca asked. Juniper nodded.
"She has a Naughty nature, so it's not too surprising. I just wonder how Jamie'll put up with her," the professor responded.
Cheren smirked in amusement. "Whatever the case, Jamie's going to have fun with Oshawott."
"By the way, the reason I called you three here is..."
"The PokeDex, right?" Cheren deadpanned. Juniper smiled.
"Very good! Then you know what to do with them!" she exclaimed, handing each of them a PokeDex. "I want you to go out into Unova and collect information on all the Pokemon you meet! Okay?"
Jamie grabbed her PokeDex as Shellie tried to crawl up her arm. The PokeDex was blue, her favorite color. She smiled.
"Okay. That sounds like fun!" she said, smiling as she observed the small machine.
"I have a question," Cheren said. He and Jamie were waiting at the edge of Nuvema Town, waiting for Bianca to come out of her house. She was probably letting her parents know she was going.
"Hmm?" Jamie regarded the black-haired boy.
"Why did you leave it to a dice roll to pick your starter?" he asked. "If you really wanted one of them, you could have just taken it. Rolling the dice was completely unnecessary."
"Wouldn't be as fun," Jamie responded. "Besides...you know how I get with major decisions like that."
"You left it to luck, though!" Cheren responded. "Juniper told us that Shellie has a Naughty nature! She's going to be a handful, and you know it!"
"Cheren," Jamie deadpanned. "Figuring how things usually work in the world, everything comes down to luck. Natures, Pokemon encounters, type match-ups, critical hits, whether or not you'll make it to the top without everyone dying...it's all luck."
Cheren smirked. "Then why don't we raise the stakes a little?"
Jamie's eyebrow quirked. "I'm listening..."
"I bet you that you can't go through the Pokemon League while capturing only the first wild Pokemon you see in a new area," he said. "The only exceptions to the rule are Pokemon you already have with you that are still alive. Shiny Pokemon are fair game."
"We're probably going to be on separate journeys. How are you going to know I'm keeping to the promise?" Jamie deadpanned. Cheren held out a notebook. Jamie took it, glancing at it curiously.
"You can record your captures in that notebook," he responded. "I'll check it every time we meet each other. If you don't update, I'll have reason to believe you're welching on the bet."
Jamie hummed in thought at this. She glanced down at Shellie.
"Well, Shell? What do you think? That sound fun?" she asked. Shellie considered it, and nodded. If anything, it would be a good challenge; a way for both of them to think on their feet.
Jamie grinned at Cheren.
"Alright, then!" she said, shaking Cheren's hand. "It's a bet! And what do I get if I win?"
Cheren hummed in thought. "I haven't thought that far. But if you win, I owe you a favor."
Jamie shrugged; she and Cheren had done that since they were kids; owing each other 'favors', which meant pretty much anything that came to mind...be it a piece of candy or a book. There was that book that she really wanted to borrow from Cheren...
Jamie nodded, saying, "Fair enough. And if I lose, I'll set you up with Bianca. I know you like her~"
Cheren coughed, his face turning a little red. "Wh-What are you talking about? I don't..."
"Hey, guys!" Bianca exclaimed, walking up to them. "What are you talking about?"
"Nothing, Bianca!" Jamie said cheerfully. "Cheren and I made another bet."
Bianca huffed. "Another one? You two...and I think it'd be fun if we took our first steps into the journey together!" she exclaimed.
Jamie and Cheren glanced at one another. "I guess that'll be cool," Jamie said, looping her arm with Bianca's. Cheren looped his arm around Jamie's other arm, smiling.
"Okay, ready? One..."
"Two..."
"Three!"
They stepped into Route 1 together; into their adventure.
After Juniper had taught them how to catch a Pokemon, Bianca had issued a challenge; whoever caught the most Pokemon before Accumula wins. Cheren shot Jamie a smug look before taking off into the Route.
Jamie twitched. Stupid Cheren. Gah, what I wouldn't give to beat his smug little face right now!
That was when Jamie heard a squeak. She looked and saw a Patrat glancing curiously at her.
A Patrat? Jamie mentally complained. Damn. I was hoping it'd be a Lillipup. Oh, well.
"Come on, Shellie! Let's catch this one!" she said, releasing the Oshawott. Shellie tacked the Patrat, and Jamie easily caught it. She sighed as the picked up the PokeBall holding the newly captured Patrat.
"Well, I guess this is a good catch," she muttered. "I would have loved to catch a Lillipup, though..."
That was when a Lillipup walked by. It glanced at her, blinking.
"...Bark?"
"OH, COME ON!"
Pokemon Captured:
(Starter) Shellie the Oshawott - Naughty nature, quick tempered.
(Route 1) Danielle the Patrat - Careful nature, somewhat of a clown.
So there's that...
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