A/N: Welcome, and I thank you so much for checking out my story! This will be my first story posted on this website so I hope that you will enjoy it.
Note that since this is my first time creating something like this there will be some grammar mistakes. I am still human but I will revise my chapters as much as I can, so I hope you won't get too annoyed when you see some mistakes.
Consider reviewing to help my chapters get better or just give me your thoughts. I would like to know what the people who are reading this are like.
First things first. To avoid confusions, this story will focus on the pokemon game version's world but with the anime logic.
In a nut shell, the video game's world (Such as the Kanto or Kalos Region) will be the setting of this story while the Anime's logic will focus mainly on how fighting will work.
For example: In the pokemon anime, a battle between two pokemons can have very different outcomes, regardless of the advantage and disadvantage. A type such as Grass will not automatically win against water every single time.
Of course it will have an advantage, but types alone should not and will not determine the outcome of a fight. In the anime, there have been many pokemons of the opposite types winning against their counter parts by either pure strength or use of different moves. (Such as a Charizard winning against Greninja in the XYZ anime or Greninja winning against a Sceptile)
In terms of the setting, the world will take place with the games landscape, including only the game's towns and major places. I may add anime (or movies) exclusive places in the future if it feels necessary. I also have not read nor know anything about the pokemon manga so there will be no intentional reference there.
I may either add and explain more rules as the story goes on or I'll take away some rules as well.
Again, I thank you so much for reading my story and I hope you like it. Enjoy' :)
Prologue: The beginning of a journey
From the beginning, I had always known life as a very long story. At the start of a story, it is dull and boring and nothing much ever happens. It's part of the reason why I tend to ignore the things that goes around me most of the time. But then comes that one moment, that one special event that changes your life for the better or worst. This event could be anything. It can occur when one obtain something, such as a special item, an opportunity to improve one's life, or even money. Or it can occur from meeting another living being, such as a best friend, ones true love, or in my case, my Pokemon.
"I do wish you would spend more time out there Kato or you may start your journey alone." said my mother who was upset of the fact that I refuse to stay outside. She has always been like that. Ever since I could talk my mother would urge me to explore the outside world more with the neighboring kids. I can see her upset face as she works inside the kitchen, preparing a meal for tonight's dinner. It was a cloudy day in the land of Sinnoh, and I had turned ten a long time ago. Meaning that I, along with some other kids, would get the chance to go on the adventure of a life time, a Pokemon journey. To be honest, I had no interest in it.
"When will you take this seriously?" my mother asked, "This adventure is going to be a wonderful experience for you to have."
"Do I really have to do this mother? Aren't you scared that I'm leaving home for, Arceus knows how long?" I said from the table that I was sitting at.
"Of course I'm afraid Kato, but every child at your age is given the chance to set out and explore the world, and every single one of those children is safe and never alone."
"What about what dad said?"
"Your father has never been on a journey at your age. I have and I truly believe that this is the right choice." My mother said as she walk towards me from the kitchen, "Beside, the professor will be on his way here soon and it will be a disappointment for him to come all for nothing."
"There are other kids my age who want pokemons more than I do" I sign looking out the window.
"Well, then-"
Here voice was interrupted by a knock on our front door. My mom went over to answer it and we were greeted by one of our neighbors kid Brian, who was also my age and was starting his journey as well. Brian was a little taller and older than me with short, spiky brown hair. He had jeans and wore a orange hoodie with a red shirt underneath it. Normally, he was always the energetic type, but for some reason his face shows no emotion today.
"Hi Mrs. Stout. It's nice to see you again." Brian said without a smile but had a polite tone in it, "I was wondering if Kato could come hang out with us outside while we wait for Professor Rowan." Despite his efforts, I could tell he was uncomfortable to be here. I could understand. Normally, I don't hang out with the local kids because I found no reason to. It was obvious that Sophie put him up to this. She had always wanted me to come outside and stop my reclusive nature.
"Of course Brian, Kato would love to do that. Just give us a minute to get his jacket and he'll be on his way." She closed the door and gave me one look that had a mixture of determination and frustration as if she was saying, 'you are so going out there right now and you are not saying otherwise.'
"Dang it Brian, why did you have to bring him here!" came a voice that spoke as soon as we were seen. The voice, as if you cannot already tell, came from a jerk name Brand. He was the biggest and oldest kid in the group. Having turned eleven a couple weeks ago lead him to the idea of being the leader of the group, which he was not but still had a big ego. He had spiky brown hair like Brian only that it was longer and darker. He wore a brown jacket with khaki pants and he was sitting on a log near a campfire along with several other people.
When I stay inside my house, I would read stories or watch shows that would tell a story about a bully picking on other people. In my life, that bully would be Brand. Brian always told me that he wasn't a bad guy, but I found that hard to believe.
"Leave him alone" came the voice of Sophie the girl that I had mention early, "He's not bothering anyone and I thought that this would be a great time to get to know him better seeing as he's also starting his journey too." Sophie was by far the nicest person I know besides by parents. She's been like this since the first time we've met. Today she was wearing her usual outfit. A blue button coat and skirt with a sky blue scarf wrapped around her neck. She wore a dark blue head band in her light brown hair. Can you guess what her favorite color is?
Looking at the other people in the group, I saw another girl and boy sitting beside Sophie and Brand. The girl sitting beside Sophie is Anna. She wore a white snow cap which covers her blonde hair along with a pink jacket and blue pants. Currently, she was putting her full attention on her poketch.
The boy with the black hair like mine is Jacob. He had worn a gray button coat and pants and was sitting next to Brand. Jacob was more of a serious type, always focusing more on the important stuff rather than taking a joke.
"As if," Brand said as I returned my attention back to the conversation, "It's going to be awkward having him around here. He'll be just like a statue. When the professor comes and ask us questions, he'll just stay silent."
"No matter what happens, this is the right thing to do." Sophie states firmly.
"Aren't there too many of you guys to start a journey?" Asked Jacob who got everyone's attention. "I mean, normally the professor only carries three Pokemon for us to have, yet there are four of you guys who wish to have one."
"Four?" I asked, "What do you mean?
"Anna and I aren't planning to leave Twinleaf Town until we're older. We have other plans for the future besides starting a journey. However, my plans are a bit more realistic than Anna's." He emphasized on the word realistic which causes Anna to join in with rage.
"Hey! What do you mean?!" She exclaimed.
"I'm saying that your 'dream' of becoming a popular celebrity is going to be short of a miracle."
Anna crossed her arms and gave him a frown. "Why do you always say that? It's not like your dream is any better than mine. My future is going to be way better than yours!"
"First of all, that's if your future happens, and second, I am more likely to follow in my father's footsteps compare to your idiotic dream of becoming-"
"Alright that's enough!" Exclaimed Brian attempting to end the argument before it gets too far. "Hold off on this conversation for this future. Then you can argue as much as you want."
Both Anna and Jacob shifted in displeasure, but they eventually agree and the fight ended with a soft "Fine" between the two. With that, we all sat around the fire place and started talking to pass the time. It didn't take long for the professor to arrive at the front entrance of town. When professor Rowan came into view, he was soon welcomed by the local parents.
Ok, to be perfectly honest, I was scared out of my mind the first time I met professor Rowan. Can you blame me? The man's face expression and personality is enough to start a whole scary rumor about him. He always wore this stern and serious face that makes you wonder if you did anything wrong. Well, I was around 6 or 7 when I first met him. Meaning that, at the time, I had only judge people on what they look like. But now, I came to liking his serious yet understanding personality, though he still made me uneasy. The Pokemon professor wore a brown padded jacket around a dark blue collared shirt. He still wore that stern face which was covered by his white hair and mustache. In his left hand was brown brief case which I assumed held our pokemons.
After the parents of the town greeted professor Rowan, he then walked over to the unlit fire place that we were sitting at. As he came closer, Anna rushed up to him and gave him a giant hug that push him back a bit.
"Hi Mr. Rowan! Nice to see you again," she said with glee. I could never understand how Anna could be so friendly to people who can give you nightmares. What? Ok, so I do get nightmares about him. Don't judge me.
"Hello again miss Key," said professor Rowan with a smile, "Every time I see you Anna you've seem to be growing bigger. But as I've always said, it is professor Rowan, not Mr. Rowan."
"Sorry, I've just always like the word Mr. more than professor."
"Don't be sorry it's all right. Just call me by whatever you like then."
"So now that your here, can we finally get this thing started?" asked Brand impatiently.
"Very well then," the professor cleared his throat. "Hello everybody, my name is Rowan, pokemon professor of Sinnoh, but you may call me professor Rowan; though, you all may have already known that." He clears his throat again before speaking. "Now, before we get ahead of ourselves, may I ask you all a question?"
We all said yes, though, Brand and Brian looked a bit annoyed.
"Throughout my life I have been ask a question that I will now ask you all, what do you want to be when you all grow up in the future?" The Pokemon professor started picking out people to call on. "Sophie and Jacob, what would you like to be when you grow up?"
"I have no interest in a journey with Pokemons" answered Jacob as he stood up, "My father has a business running in both the Hoenn and the Sinnoh region, and I may decide to work there soon.
"I don't usually plan too much for my future" said Sophie, "but I know that I want to go and enter Sinnoh's Pokemon contest!"
"I'm planning on challenging the Sinnoh league and defeating the champion!" Joined Brian who said it excitedly, "I've been dreaming of going on this adventure for a while now, and imagine me becoming the champion of Sinnoh!"
"That's if you beat the league Brian." Brand joined in with a smirk, "If there's anybody who is going to become the next champion, it's going to be me."
"Well, let's see then shall we?"
"You're on!" Brand and Brian both looked fired up at each other. It was obvious that they were going to be rivals.
The professor then turns towards Anna, "And what of you Miss Key? Knowing your enthusiastic nature, I'd imagine you would have an idea."
Anna hesitated for a moment. I could tell that she was worried about what he might think of her answer.
"Well, I've always been a fan of the new movies that have been coming out. So I dream that, maybe one day, I could star in one of those movies."
"You wish to become an actress?" asked professor Rowan.
Anna looked towards the ground before nodding, "Yes I do." It was faint but I then heard a sigh from Jacob in the background.
Despite the shy looked on Anna's face, professor Rowan smiled gently at her and said" Well then, I look forward to seeing you on the big screens one day miss Key."
Anna look up in surprise but quickly grinned at his encouragement and she finally began to look like herself again. I was surprise. A few words of encouragement from the professor was all it took for her to be happy. She must really look up to him. I wonder if I could ever be like that.
"And lastly, what would you like to be Kato?" The Pokemon professor finally said to me. "Please, tell the group of your ideas of the future."
I shrunk backed at my seat a bit as all eyes turn towards me. I wasn't sure what to say. I look towards to group and saw Sophie giving me a encouraging smile while Brand sigh in annoyance, as if he knew this would happen. The idea of that made me angry and eager to prove him wrong, so I muster enough courage to speak.
I took a deep breath, "I'm- I don't really have any dreams for the future.
"You don't? No dream of challenging the league or maybe even traveling the world? Nothing at all?"
I shook my head, "I never really thought much ahead, so I decided to just wait till it happens."
Professor Rowan frown at my answer (at least I think it's a frown. I can't really tell with the mustache in the way) and stayed silent for a moment to think.
"I understand Kato, there are many people who don't like to think of the future much so I won't ask more. Yet you still want to go on this journey?"
Knowing what my mother would say if I refuse right now, I said, "I do, I guess."
Satisfy with the answer, the Pokemon professor continues on, "Well then, as upset as I am that none of you wishes to be a Pokemon professor, I am glad that I had the chance to get to know you all a little better. Now, if I am not mistaken, I believe Anna and Jacob are the only two who are not going on a journey?"
The two that were mention nodded.
"Then can Kato, Sophie, Brand, and Brian, please step up and receive your new partner.
We all stood up as he open his case revealing four ordinary pokeballs.
"I don't usually do this, but after hearing that four of you are going on a journey, I have decided to add a fourth pokemon into the mix for all of you to choose from.
We all stared in awe as professor Rowan released all four Pokemon. My dad would sometime take me to his work at Jubilife city where I would read at a nearby library. There, I had learned about many Pokemons within the Sinnoh region so I had already known the Pokemon when the professor revealed them.
"Children, I introduce you all to Turtwig, Chimchar, Piplup, and Eevee."
Turtwig was a green turtle like pokemon that had a small little twig on the top of its head. Like other Pokemons, Turtwig was a grass type, meaning that it was weak against fire but strong against water. The pokemon was currently crouching down and backing away, which shows how shy it was.
Chimchar was an orange amp like pokemon with fire burning at it backside, indicating that it was a fire type. Fire is weak against water and strong against grass. He looked excited as he watch new people around gather and watch.
Piplup was a blue bird like pokemon. I remember reading that although it looked like a bird, it couldn't fly. Instead, it could swim amazingly fast, showing that it was a water type. water is weak to grass but strong against fire. Unlike Chimchar, Piplup looked a tad bored and didn't care much at what was going on.
The last one was a brown fur pokemon called Eevee. Because there are four of us, Eevee has been included so that all of us can have a pokemon. Eevee was different from the others because it took on the role of a normal type. Normal types don't really have a lot of strength, nor do they have a ton of weaknesses. When evolved, it can turn into one of many different types, making it a very unique Pokemon to have.
"Now then, which one of you would like to go firs-"
"I will!" Brian and Brand both scream and raised their hands in unison, causing the group to jump up in surprise.
"I want Chimchar to be my partner." stated Brian.
"No, I want him! You get someone else." argued Brand.
"Never mind then." sigh professor Rowan shaking his head in the process, "Kato and Sophie, you two may choose your partner first."
"What, why?" the two boys said in unison again.
"You two are both uncooperative and impatient. Because of your lack of respect, your friends will choose before you two." He turned his attention from the boys to Sophie. "Now then, have you already decided on a partner miss Sophie?"
Sophie pondered the question for a moment, "I'm not really sure yet. At first, I had already decided on choosing Piplup, but now that there's an Eevee, I can't tell which one is cuter."
"I still can't believe you would have a Pokemon just to enter into one of those lame contest," said Brand, "If I were you, I wouldn't waste my time-"
"You shut your mouth before I shut it for you!" Exclaimed Sophie with a furious expression.
"Whoa, whoa! Too much aggression!" Brand panic and backed up a bit, completely forgetting that even though Sophie is kind to everyone she meets, make one wrong move towards her or her friends and she will strike like a wild pokemon. As Sophie began assaulting Brand with words, I began to hear a soft little giggle coming from Anna and Brian. Even Jacob managed a smile at the scene for a bit.
"What about you Kato?" The professor asked as he turned towards me. "Can you choose a Pokemon so that we can all get started?"
I held a hand to my chin and thought for a moment. "I haven't really thought much on the decision, but let me think."
I looked towards the four pokemons and focus more on what they were like rather than on what they were.
Chimchar had a more exciting and energetic nature, making it a perfect fit for Brian. Piplup looked bored and slightly sleepy, not really caring on what is happening. That may be a problem if Sophie, who was more of a caring type, were to choose him. Eevee was the only one in the group that was acting normally. Not energetic like Chimchar nor uncaring like Piplup, but happy regardless.
But what stood out from the four was the Turtwig. As I look at him more, I was surprise by how sad he looked. At first I thought he was just shy, but now I saw that it was more than that. That's when I realized why. Grass type starter pokemon are usually the least popular of the three since it's the one with the most weaknesses. When the others attempted to choose the other starters, he must have felt unwanted when he was ignored.
Knowing this, I knelt down towards Turtwig and called out his name. He was surprise for a second, but he then slowly walk forward and allowed me to pet him. I smiled when I patted his head, and in return he smile back.
"Turtwig, an interesting choice," professor Rowan commented gathering the attention of the others.
"Yeah...I guess it is."
"Do you mind if I ask your reason for this decision?"
"Reason? I mean...when I saw Turtwig, I saw how sad he looked and I felt bad for him. In other words, I could relate to him more"
"So you choose Turtwig not because of what he is, but because of how he reminds you of yourself?"
"Yes" was the only thing I could muster. Following that was a brief moment of silence and what looks like a stern look from professor Rowan. But I guess that it wasn't a stern look, because soon after, he started laughing. It was a small yet kind laugh, as if he was proud of me.
"Well then Kato, I can already tell that you're going to be a great trainer."
Sophie, who had stopped arguing with Brand earlier and was now paying attention, looked towards the other pokemons.
"I get it," she said, "I should choose the pokemon that most resemble me. So because of that, I've decided to have Piplup as my partner."
'Oh no' I thought, "Um Sophie, I don't think that's a good idea-"
"Hi Piplup! I'm going to be your partner so I hope we can all get along!" Piplup responded with a yawn and then lays back down to sleep.
Well this can't end well.
"Professor Rowan!" Brian was practically on his knees begging, "Can I please have Chimchar? I need him on my journey!"
"No way" Brand joined in, "I of all people should-"
"Anna, do you have the pokètech app where you flip a coin to decide on something?" asked Professor Rowan.
"Uh, yeah I do."
"Good. Now boys, choose heads or tails"
Brian went first and called heads while Brand was left with the choice of tails. As we saw Anna flip the coin, it landed on head.
"Yes! Thank you Arceus."
"How is this fair?" complained Brand, "Great, now I'm stuck with an Eevee."
"Don't be so rude Brand or else you'll hurt Eevee's feelings," stated the pokemon professor, "Besides, you are aware that Eevee is capable of becoming a fire type through evolution."
Apparently he didn't know because when the professor said this, he reacted with surprise for a moment but nodded his head.
Gaining everyone's attention again, professor Rowan made an announcement, "Well then everyone, I wish you all the best of luck. Once you all are done preparing to leave for your journey, I highly recommend you stop by my lab in Sandgem town to say hi and receive your pokedex. You will need it if you wish to learn more of the pokemon that you will encounter."
I looked towards Turtwig and instead of seeing sadness in his eyes; I now saw joy and determination. "Maybe this won't be as bad as I thought."
The Next Day
"Are you sure this is a good idea Brian? I mean, exploring before we begin our journey may not be the best idea." That's what I said, but really, I was just scared of going into the forest. Throughout our life, we've been told to never go out explore outside of town because it was dangerous. Yet here we are, taking a stroll through it without a care in the world.
"What are you taking about Kato? Of course it's a good idea to explore before our journey. This way, we will be able to gain some experience for the future."
"Yeah but-"
"It's going to be all right, okay. I know we're not allowed to leave town, but we have pokemons now. We can defend ourselves if we are in danger." Brian sounded confidante but I was still unsure.
The shadows cover the forest floor in the daylight, but small rays of light escape through the trees. Despite being told how dangerous it was as a child, I couldn't help but feel amazed at how calm and peaceful it is.
"This is definitely going to give us a head start on experience Kato. Watch, when we start our journey we will already be stronger than the others."
"Alright, but if we get lost because of this I'm blaming it on you." I guess I shouldn't be complaining about this. Out of everyone in the group who got pokemons yesterday, Brian chose me to come with him to explore. I guess he didn't want Brand to come since he was his rival, but he could have asked Sophie. I guess he really is making an effort to be friends with me.
Tomorrow marks the day when we leave Twinleaf town to explore the world. We had all decided on taking a day to prepare for the journey. However, Brian had other ideas on how to get ready.
"Hey Kato," Brian asked with a bit of a serious tone, "Are you planning on challenging the league like me and Brand?"
"Yea, I am. I hadn't plan much at first, but I was originally going to challenge the league anyway.
Brian smiled at my answer, "In that case, how about me and Brand become your rivals."
"Sure, that'd be fair." I joked, "When Brand evolves his Eevee, it's going to be one grass type against two fire types.
Brian laughs at the thought, "I never said that it was going to be easy." We kept on walking for a moment before we came to an opening in the forest
"I guess I'll manage- whoa."
I stopped thinking for a moment when we came into view of the most beautiful lake I have ever seen. The lake covered a large part of the forest, with water as clean and clear as glass. The light from the sun made the lake gleam like a gem and it gave off a peaceful feeling. The atmosphere itself felt serene and pleasant, and only the soft sound of pokemons could be heard. In the middle was a tiny little island with a small cave in the center.
I walk towards the edge of the lake in awe "How have we not seen this before?"
"I don't know about you Kato, but this right here is amazing." Brian knelt down at the rim of the lake, looking at how deep it was. I went over to the right side to take in the landscape.
This would be a wonderful place to relax or hang out in, maybe to even go fishing. How have we not seen nor heard about this lake before? I'm sure it may not be very important, but we should have at least heard of it from someone.
"Quick, get down!" I couldn't respond nor yelp in surprise as Brian place a hand over my mouth and pulled me behind the nearest tree. "Shush Kato, look over there." He pointed to the right of the lake.
I turned my head towards where he was pointing at. At the far right of the lake, I could only make out a small looking pokemon moving.
"What is that?" I asked quietly.
"Let's have a closer look"
Quietly moving forward, we creep over to where the small pokemon was. When we came into view, I saw that it was a Starly, a small black and white feather bird pokemon. It was currently drinking water from the lake.
"Awesome!" Brian exclaimed in a quiet whisper. "This is going to be a great fight! Do you want to battle it first or can I?"
"You know if you wanted to have some combat experience you could have fought me or Brand right?"
"Yeah, but I think this is a better way of learning how to fight. Besides, I want to challenge everyone when we all get stronger."
"I don't know Brian, something seems off about this." I said with a concern voice.
"If you're not going to battle it, I will." Brian brought out his pokeball in its enclosed form and expanded it, preparing to start a battle. He then took advantage of Starlys unawareness and sent out Chimchar for battle.
"Go Chimchar!" The pokeball opened, surprising Starly as it Chimchar was release. The flame pokemon stood in a stance, looking eager to win his first battle. "Chimchar use scratch!"
Chimchar cried out his name as the tips of his fingers glowed white and struck the flying type. Surprise at first, Starly quickly collected itself and counter back with a peck, stunning Chimchar and knocking him back for a moment.
"Show him how strong you are by using ember!" Brian said with a confidence tone. Chimchar looked back at its trainer for a moment to give him a nod and then shot a small ball of fire from its mouth. Starly made an attempt to dodge the attack by flying but was too slow. The flame's impact led to Starly looking tired and worn out.
"One more shot Chimchar, use scratch!" He was right. The last scratch hit Starly, causing it to faint.
"Alright!" Brian was practically jumping up and down with joy. "I won my first battle!"
"Calm down Brian, it's just a battle." I started walking up to him to see how they were doing. "Besides, Starly was just another wild pokemon. I doubt that this will be anything like a real fight between trainers."
"Well then, do you want to battle when we get back home?" Brian challenge.
"Yea right, fire against grass is not going to be a fair fight." I looked towards the sky to see how much daylight we had left. "Speaking of home, we should probably be heading back soon otherwise it will become dark."
"Wait a minute," Brian said stopping me in my tracks. "do you hear that?" I stayed silent for a moment but heard nothing. Then from out of nowhere, I started to hear something beating.
"Look over there!"
I turn to where he was looking at and I realize the sound I was hearing was the beating of wings. In the air flew a very angry looking pair of pokemons that I knew as Staraptor, the final evolution of Starly. Staraptor was a black and white bird pokemon like Starly, expect that it was bigger and more adult like.
"What the?" I said now worried while taking a step back.
"Calm down Kato." Despite the two pokemon, Brian still had the look and voice of confidence. "More pokemons means more opportunities for battles. Come on, sent out your Turtwig so we can have a tag team fight!"
Something felt wrong about this. When the two wild Staraptor flew down, it pass us and went straight for the fainted Starly that Brian just fought. Coming towards it, the two started to examine the little flying type.
"I think that the Starly that you just fought was a baby," The two adult pokemon tend to the Starly for injuries. When they were done, they look up at us with a glare that was follow up with a loud screech. "And his parents must be mad that we hurt him!"
What came next happen so quickly that I could have hardly reacted. The Staraptors charged at us with great speed. Their beaks extending and glowing white for an attack. Before any of us could respond, one of the flying type went and struck Chimchar with its beak. A loud grunt of pain was all that the fire pokemon could make before the impact sent him crashing into a nearby tree, causing him to faint.
"Chimchar!" Brian race over to his partner but was stop by the second Staraptor flying in front of him. "Out of the way, I need to get my pokemon back!"
Ignoring his comment, the Staraptor that was blocking Brian flew up and then came down for a charging attack. Unlike the earlier attack where their beaks glow white, Staraptors body began to be envelope in a white aura while flying towards Brian. The pokemon's speed increase in the process and Brian could hardly react.
"Ack!" The bird slams its white aura body into the trainer. Like his partner before him, Brian crash into a nearby tree, losing conscious in the process.
"Brian!" I started to run towards my friend but was stop in my tracks by the other Staraptor. When I look at Brian, I saw that the other flying type that had attack him was charging up another attack. These pokemons were crazy! Showing no mercy even when your opponent has already been defeated was just cruel. Were all wild pokemons like this?
"Dang it!" In frustration I pull my pokeball from my pocket. "Turtwig, I need your help!" Releasing my partner from his ball, Turtwig stood ready for attack but then back up in terror when he realize what was in front of him.
"Turtwig, draw the Staraptors away from Brian and Chimchar by using razor leaf!"
Turtwig hesitated for a moment, but then got over it and launch a small wave of razor leaves towards the wild pokemons. The attack barley affected the Staraptors, but it did manage to get their attention.
"Starap-tor!" the two scream in rage and charge at Turtwig.
"Turtwig, withdrawn into your shell!" Turtwig retreat into his shell, increasing his defense as the Staraptors began their assault. The flying types attempted to get my partner out of his shell but were finding trouble doing so. With the wild pokemons distracted, I race over to Brian and Chimchar who were both still unconscious.
"That doesn't look good." I check Brian's body to see if there were any marks and found a small bruise forming at the back of his neck. Wasting no time, I grab Chimchar and carried Brian on my shoulder and hid them both behind a tree. Hopefully this will keep the wild pokemons from attacking them.
Then came a loud cry from my Turtwig. I turn to see what had happen and found that the Staraptors had manage to draw out Turtwig from his shell and were now able attack him directly. With my friend hidden, I race over to the three pokemons.
"Hey! Over here!" I said trying to gain the attention of the birds. I withdrew my pokeball and call back Turtwig into his ball. The Staraptors, confuse from where the Turtwig had gone, turn their attention to me. "That's right, follow me!"
I ran down the edge of the lake. Turning back, I found the Staraptors following my trail. My original plan was to get the Staraptors away from Brian, but I hadn't really thought on what to do after that so I kept on running. Ok, you all may think that I was calm and smart throughout this,; but really, I was terrified out of my mind. I didn't know if this would work, nor did I know if I would be all right.
My train of thought weaken as my legs grew tired from all the running, but I didn't look back. The last thing I heard and felt before I fell was a loud screech and a sharp pain from my back.
I grunted and moan with pain as I fell and roll onto my stomach. Turning on my back, I saw the Staraptor's beaks glow white for another assault. I shielded my eyes with my arms as they started pecking me relentlessly, yelping in pain with each strike. It kept on going! They won't stop. Eventually, one of the attacks impact went straight for my forehead, which led to a giant headache and with my conscious fading.
Is this what wild pokemons are really like? Was this how dangerous the world was? Soon I couldn't stop the tears from falling from my eyes.
Eventually, the pain stop and I was about to lose conscious. My eyes were starting to close by itself and I saw a blurry image of the Staraptors in the sky. They looked like they were charging one final attack. I was scared if this was the end, yet my arms were to sore to move. I closed my eyes as the flying types flew towards me.
Then, what happens next was something I couldn't understand nor did I have any idea of what was going on. All that I heard and remember was a loud explosion, follow by a pop sound from a pokeball, and when I open my eyes for a peak, all I saw was a bright pink light. Then I finally black out.
'Kato? Kato!' Something felt wrong. I couldn't think straight at all. What just happen?
'Kato!' It was a voice I didn't recognized. It sounded as if it didn't belong to a human.
'Kato, Kato!" I woke to a start, my head covered with sweat. My thoughts were clouded, making it hard to understand what was happening.
"Kato, are you alright?" I sat up, my heart beating with anxiety. I turn towards the person talking to me. It was Sophie; her face and voice was filled with worry and concern.
"Sophie? Where are we? What time is it?" I rub my eye feeling tired.
"You and Brian left town yesterday and you guys never came back. Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I think I am." That's when I remember what had happen. "Brian! Where is he-'' My mouth stop talking when I realized that Brian was sitting right next to Sophie with the same look of concern. My brain started to work again and I realized that I was in my room, lying down in my bed. From what the outside look like from my window, I could tell that the sun had gone down. "We're back at town?"
"Kato" Brian said slowly. "Do you remember what happen yesterday at the forest?"
I was still a little groggily from my sleep, but my mind was clear enough to answer. "We were out exploring in the forest. Then I remember a bunch of Staraptors fighting us, and then we all got pretty hurt. But what happen afterwards?"
"Well, I guess he's alright." Brian said to Sophie.
"After you two went missing yesterday the whole town started searching for you." Sophie said, "Luckily, your Turtwig was able to come find us and led us to where you guys were."
"Turtwig found you?" I question in surprise, "But I only release him once and after that I brought him back."
"Well, I don't know what to tell you, but Turtwigs right here." She motion towards the bottom right side of my bed and I saw Turtwig looking up at me. "He's been with you this whole time. Turtwig must really care for you for doing this."
I couldn't believe it. I could have sworn I return Turtwig back into his ball. Was the popping sound I heard earlier the result of Turtwig coming out on his own? No, that can't be right. Ugh, this is all so confusing!
"On the bright side," Sophie continued, "none of you got any injuries. Heck, from what I've heard so far about the Staraptors, you two are lucky to even come out of that without any marks."
No injuries? "What're you talking about? Brian and I were knocked unconscious; of course we got some marks on us."
"Not really." Brian explained, "When I woke up in the forest, I was all right. Nothing hurt and nothing went wrong. It was like I had just woken up from a dream." He circled around to show that he was fine. I notice that the bruise from the back of his neck was gone, which was even more strange. "Look at yourself, your completely fine too."
He was right. When I check my body for injuries, there were none. This was odd because I could have sworn I was attacked repeatedly.
"That can't be right," I said, "I remember that Brian had some bruises-'' I was interrupted with a large pain in my head that clouded my thoughts. I bit back a sound of pain but my expression told my friends that I was in trouble.
"Kato? What's wrong?" Sophie panicked.
"It's' alright." The pain only lasted for a few second before my head cleared, "It was just a small headache." Then, when it was quite again, I started hearing faint shouting from downstairs.
"What's going on downstairs guys?" I asked. My friends and pokemon backed up a few steps as I got out of my bed. I was wearing cloths different than what I had on before; my pajamas which were a soft dark blue pants and a white shirt.
As I exit the upstairs floor, followed by my friends and pokemon, everybody downstairs stop talking when I came into view. I saw that my parents were there, along with Brian's parents and Sophie's mother. From the looks of things I could tell that my parents were the center of the conversation as they both had a look of worry and tiredness. My mother came up to me and said, "Kato, are you all right? Does anything feel wrong?"
"I'm okay mom, but what's going on down here?"
My mother stayed silent and looked down for a moment, as if she was sad that this was her fault. Then my dad came up behind her. My father was a rather tall thin man who wore glasses most of the time because of his far sight problems.
"Brian told us everything so you don't have to talk right now." My father said gingerly. "Just go back into your room and rest for a bit. We'll talk to you later."
"But what's going on here?" I asked again.
Before dad could respond, Brian's father stood up from his chair. He had a somewhat stout build with a rough voice, "We were talking about whether or not you should go on you pokemon journey." This led to the room being completely consume with silence.
I was confused and shocked at the same time. "Dad, what does he mean?"
"Listen Kato I-''
"Your son has the right to know Marcus." interrupted Brian's dad, "It's his journey, and you can't decide whether he shouldn't go or not."
The room became silent for a minute. Was this really happening? "You don't want me to become a trainer dad?" I asked.
My father sighs and wipes his face with his hand. He looks tired, as if he's been at this all day. "Kato, your mother and I have decided that the best thing to do right now would be for you to not go on an adventure. We decided this after we heard what happen in the forest."
My mother came up and announce to the other families, "The decision is Kato's to make, but I know for a fact that after everything that happen the last thing that my son wants would be to-''
"What are you talking about!?" I exclaimed abruptly causing almost everyone to be taken back by surprise. "Of course I want to go on an adventure!"
All of the family members stood there in shock, but my father spoke up first. "But Kato, aren't you afraid after what happen with those Staraptors?"
Then my mom joined in, "I thought you said that you didn't want to go on this journey in the first place. Beside, after that event it is far too dangerous for you to go."
I couldn't believe this. My own mother who always wanted me to go on this journey, is now saying the opposite.
At first, I took a moment to think what I was about to say. I took a deep breath and muster all of my courage, and spoke as clearly and as passionately as I could, "At first, yes I didn't want to go out on a pokemon adventure mom. That was because at the time, I was afraid of going out into the world alone. I didn't know what an adventure would be like. But after what happen yesterday, I've learned that I'm even more afraid of not going or knowing what the outside world is like. I will admit the time with the Staraptor was by far the scariest moment I had ever lived; for a moment there I thought I was going to die and I'm sure that memory will haunt me for a while. But despite everything that had happen, for the first time in forever in my boring life, I had truly felt alive during that moment. Not just encountering the pokemon, but seeing battles with them as well! I know it sounds crazy, which is why I was scared to admit it at first, but because of that event I finally made my decision. I won't let my past decide what I'm about to do in the future. I will focus on what I want to do and what I want to become."
I took in a deep breath, "Dad, mom, I want to be a pokemon trainer."
I let out a tiring breath as I finish my speech. Everyone, including my friends and their family, were in a state of shock about what had just happen. I too was surprise, for normally I would barley talk nor argue about anything. Throughout the town, I was always know for the quiet type, never talking unless spoken to and always kept to myself.
I didn't care about this sudden change. In fact, I rather enjoy this state of mind. Despite the early headache my mind felt completely clear, maybe even better. In fact, my mind felt as if it had found a new path to follow in. I looked behind me and found that my Turtwig was the only one smiling at me, showing how proud he is.
My mother stayed quite in thought and looked towards the ground, as if she was thinking about my idea. My father however, recovers from his shock and clenched his fist in anger. He then started to shout with a loud voice that I had never heard from him before. "That's it! I've had just about enough of all of this! Everyone out of the house my decision is final! Kato, you are not going out on an adventure and I am calling professor Rowan to take back his pokemon!"
"But Marcus-" everybody started talking at once but was then interrupted and forced outside by my dad. I couldn't believe what my father was doing. I acted quickly. While my friends and their families were leaving the house, I quickly found my pokeball sitting on the kitchen table and return Turtwig back before my dad could notice. Once everybody was gone, I raced upstairs to my room, locked my door, and hid my pokeball underneath my bed so that no one could get it. After that, I sat back on my bed, tuck in my knees, and cried.
My parents couldn't get passed my door and they pleaded for me to open it, but I wouldn't listen. I was too sad and angry to talk. Eventually they stopped trying and then came an argument downstairs that lasted throughout the night.
This was so unfair! I know at the beginning I had ask to not go on an adventure, but now I couldn't asked for anything more. I didn't know what to do now. What could a ten year old boy like me do?
After what felt like an hour of crying, an idea started forming in my head. I wiped away my tears and thought silently. It was a crazy idea, one that would leave my family hurt or even worse, and I was conflicted on whether I should do this or not. But if it meant that I could go on this journey, I had to take it.
By the time I had decided on the plan my parents had already stop arguing and gone to sleep. Turning on a light, I started writing a note on my desk. When I finish, I look towards the clock and found that it was going to be midnight soon so I hurried.
I changed into my normal cloths that I usually wear, grab my backpack, and starting filling it with supplies. After that, I sneak into my parent's room and took some money that I swore I would only use for food. Once I had everything I need, I left the note at the kitchen table, put on my running shoes, exited my house, and ran.
It wasn't long before I reach Jubilife city, a place I was familiar with for my dad took me there many times. On the way here, I had decided to skip the lab at Sandgem town for I didn't know if professor Rowan would have approved of my actions or not.
The city was vast and well populated, but I had no trouble finding my way. I guess I was lucky to be knocked out because my body felt rested and my mind clear of thought despite it being late at night. I found my way towards the pokemon center and was surprise to find that it was still open. I entered it for the first time, surprise by how warm the inside was. The center's lobby was empty of people, but the light and the machine at the desk was still on.
I walked in bit nervous than I should have until a women's voice came to welcome me. "Welcome to the pokemon center!" she said with a joyful tone as she came into the room to the front desk. She seems like a nice women, wearing a nurses uniform indicating that she works here. Her hair was bright pink and her eyes had a dark shade of blue. "You may call me Nurse Joy. Is your pokemon hurt or do you need a place to stay?"
She sounded so nice and friendly, but I still felt nervous talking to a stranger. "Um, sorry to bother you so late at night."
"Night?" she said in question, "It's almost 4 am in the morning, don't worry about it I'm always up this early to help any trainer. You however, must be tired to come here at this hour. So I'll give you a room key to stay the day in."
"N-no, that's all right. I wasn't really planning on staying here. I just want to know where the closest gym-"
"Nonsense," she said in another happy tone, "You look tired already and you're covered in sweat. You can just rest or sleep in your room for a few hours until the sun is up."
Now that I realized it, I was tired physical. Running all the way here must not have been the best decision but I wanted to get here as fast as I could. Knowing she was right, I took the key and slept in my room for a few hours. I woke up quickly for I had already slept early and it was already 6:30. A tad bit hungry, I ate some berries that I had store in my backpack and headed my way downstairs to ask where the next gym was. I called for Nurse Joy in the lobby but she was nowhere to be found.
I waited for her for a few minutes before giving up and decided to ask someone else. I dropped off my key and exited out the pokemon center to find a young boy trainer about my age out in the front. His hair was shaggy and was dark enough where I couldn't tell if it was black or brown. He wore a thick brown jacket over a white shirt and had blue shorts. On his head was a gray snow cap and to his side was a black backpack. He was currently training with a Chimchar by himself.
"Hey, excuse me?" I called out getting his attention. "I need some help on where the closest gym leader is and I was hoping if you could lead me in the direction?"
The boy thought for a moment before answering. He had a friendly voice when he spoke. "Don't you have a map that tells you where it is?" he asked.
"Oh, I wasn't given any map. I sort of just left without preparing much."
"Did you just start your journey?" I nodded and in response the boy grew a wide grin.
"Me too!" He held out a hand, "Here, my name is Alex from Canalave City and this is my partner Chimchar." Unlike Brian's pokemon, Alex's Chimchar was a more shy type like my Turtwig. It stood behind his trainer's leg as he was introduced.
Shaking his hand, I greeted him, "My names Kato from Twinleaf town, and my partner is Turtwig."
"My pokemon and I started our adventure just three days ago." He said very quickly, "So do you not know much about this?"
"What's there to know about?" I asked.
"Well, there's the stuff about catching pokemons, trading them, training, how items work, the balance in each type, how you should talk with your professor to store pokemons, how-"
"Ok! So I don't know everything about a journey. I just want to know where the nearest gym is."
Alex smirked at my answer. "Then how about we have a pokemon battle?"
"What?"
"It's basically a rule between pokemon trainers. When two people with pokemons have eye contact with each other, it usually signifies a challenge to a pokemon battle. Let's have a battle, and then I'll tell you everything I know. I started this journey alone so I don't really have a rival yet. Beside, in my book, you don't officially start your pokemon adventure until you at least have a battle with another trainer."
I was taken back by his words, and for some reason, for a brief moment I was reminded of my first encounter with a wild pokemon but I shrug the memory off. "You want to be my rival?"
"Yea I do! Come on, we'll have a battle right here." He and his Chimchar took a few steps back giving us room. "Come on Kato, release you pokemon and start your adventure."
Now it was my turn to smirk. I reach out into my bag and pulled out my pokeball. "Turtwig, come on out!" I release Turtwig from his ball, eager for a fight.
"Now we're talking!" Alex said excitedly. "Chimchar, let's get serious and use flamethrower!" Chimchar put on a serious face and launched a beam of fire from his mouth. The flame race towards us, and yet the once shy and lonely looking Turtwig stood confidently and admirable in this fight. And with just one move, my pokemon adventure had officially begun.
A/N And there you have it ladies and gentlemen! My first ever part to my first story! Man was this a long one so I hope this wasn't too overwhelming.
Review if you like this (or if you didn't whatever is fine) I could really like to know your thoughts. I'm also thinking that after each chapter I can ask one question for anyone who reads this. The questions may not relate to the story's plot and may be just for me to know what you guy's are like and for me to know you better. If you don't like me asking random questions, just tell me so that I would know.
For this question, I would like to know what is your favorite Region in Pokémon is and why? In case if you don't already know, my favorite region is Sinnoh because it was the first game I played and I loved the starters. However, I would picke Empoleon as my starter, but I felt bad for the gass types since they were the least popular. Well, to me at least and I really like Torterra.
That's all for this prologue and I will explain Kato's psychic power later in the next chapter, maybe, most likely. Just to let you know, Kato having psychic power is not a random thing that I added into this story just for fun, (Even though it may seem like it in the beginning of the chapters) there is a plot that involves it and explains how he got it. Also, if you don't know, there is a specific part in this prologue where it shows that Kato actually gets his psychic powers, though it is not obviously said. The updating chapter part may take a lot longer than excepted but I'll try writing my best. Reviewing may help boast my productiveness so there is a reason to review there.
I thank you all for reading and take care. ;)
P.S I am so sorry for writing so much for a prologue but I just had to get this beginning out there.
signed -The Grand Enchanter