Pokemon Ultimate Adventures: The Kanto Saga

VOLUME 1: THE KANTO REGION

CHAPTER 1: THE JOURNEY BEGINS!

Pallet Town

The morning sun shone over the tranquil town. A few people were outside doing whatever they usually did. Pallet Town was a small and peaceful town. There were about ten houses that were all different colors. In the center of town lied the great Pokemon Lab. The lab was owned by Kanto's great Professor Oak, who researched Pokemon and their species. Many people respected the professor. They viewed him as an intelligent scientist who wished for the wellbeing of others.

Amongst the residents, one house that was colored orange was near the Pokemon Lab. Inside the house, a woman prepared breakfast in her kitchen. She was in her thirties, with black hair. She was wearing a pink long sleeved shirt with blue pants and had blue eyes. By her side was a blue toad Pokemon who was busy helping to cool the water while she baked the bread. She turned to the Pokemon and smiled when it flashed a thumbs up that the water was properly cooled.

"Thank you Poliwrath", the woman said. She was Delia Ketchum, well known in Pallet Town. She was one of Professor Oak's greatest friends and had known him for years. Poliwrath placed the pot of cooled water down and waddled over to the dining table that was outside the kitchen. He placed a jar of water in the middle and began setting up plates. Delia walked to the living room and stood at the bottom of the stairs.

"Red! Wake up, it's 8 now! Remember, you have to see Professor Oak today for your Pokemon?!" Delia shouted. Upstairs in another room, a young boy lay snoring in his room. Upon hearing his mother calling for him, the boy groggily got up. He was Red Ketchum, son of Delia. 14 years old, today was the day he was getting his first Pokemon from Professor Oak. Even though he had Poliwrath, the Pokemon he would get would be accompanying him on his journey around Kanto.

Getting out of bed, he walked over to the bathroom. Passing by his TV went inside and brushed his teeth. After that, he took a shower and walked out before changing into his attire. Red wore blue jeans with a black shirt and red vest over it. He put on red and black shoes over white socks and grabbed his red hat with a white Pokeball in the middle.

Red took a look at his TV and the video game system under it. It was his Wii U, the brand new game system he had gotten for his birthday which was last week. He had played it alot over the week and was going to miss it.

"Red!" Delia's voice called. Red jumped and ran towards his door.

"Coming Mom!" Red exclaimed. He bounded down the stairs and hopped into his seat at the dining table. Poliwrath greeted him and Red slapped the Pokemon a hig five.

"Mornin' Poli", Red said.

"Poli!" Poliwrath replied happily. Poliwrath was the house Pokemon that helped Delia which work. He also was a guard in case robbers broke into their home. Poliwrath used to be a Poliwag that Red's father had caught before he passed away. Ever since then, Red had grown a strong bond with Poliwrath, having it evolved.

"Red, hurry up and eat your breakfast! You and your friends are supposed to start your journey!" Delia exclaimed handing Red the plate of bread. Poliwrath gladly gave Red his glass of juice.

"I know, I know Mom. I just was extra sleepy this morning!" Red exclaimed munching on his food.

"Well you can't be extra sleepy! You know that your friends won't wait for you and you'll be last in picking your Pokemon!" Delia exclaimed.

"I know Mom", Red muttered. He suddenly yawned.

"Oh man, I'm still tired", Red mumbled slowly falling asleep again. Delia sighed.

"Poli, Wake-Up-Slap!"

"Poli!" Poliwrath exclaimed rapidly slapping Red across the face. The boy immediatly jumped and rubbed his sore cheeks.

"Oww, I'm up I'm up!" Red exclaimed.

"Hurry up dear, it's almost 8:30! You have to be there in five minutes!" Delia exclaimed. Red quickly gulped down his breakfast and got up. He washed his hands and wiped his face and hands on the napkin.

"Here, your bag is ready!" Delia exclaimed. Red took his yellow bag and wore it over his shoulders.

"Kay, I'm off. Bye Mom, bye Poli! Take care of yourself!" Red said waving bye as he walked towards the door.

"Poli", Poliwrath sadly said. The Pokemon was going to miss him. Delia smiled and wiped a tear from her face.

"Bye Red! Take care of yourself as well!" Delia said hugging her son. Red hugged back, some part of him not wanting to go. They pulled away and waved bye one more time before Red walked out of the door. Red looked around and saw the Pokemon Lab in the distance. Smiling, he began to walk there until his mother's voice called out to him.

"Don't forget to wear clean underwear!" Delia called. Red sweatdropped and nervously chuckled before nodding back to his mom. He continued to walk to the lab, greeting the familiar people he knew along the way.

I sure am going to miss this place, Red thought. He took a deep breath of the cool air and relaxed. He walked by the pond and saw the fisherman of Pallet Town Ernie.

"Hey Ernie!" Red greeted. Ernie turned around and smiled.

"Heya Red! So today's the big day huh?" Ernie asked. Red nodded.

"Yup! I am fully ready to go on adventure!" Red said. Ernie laughed.

"That's good. Well, I wish you the very best on your journey. Tell your friends I wish them good luck as well!" Ernie said. Red nodded.

"Will do. See ya Ernie!" Red said.

"Safe travels Red!" Ernie called back. Red walked towards the big white lab at the center of town. He saw three people standing by the entrance. He immediatly recognized them as Professor Oak, and two of Red's friends, Blue Oak and Leaf Green.

"There he is", Blue said annoyed. Oak and Leaf turned to see Red approaching them.

"Red! There you are!" Oak said.

"Hey there. Sorry I'm late", Red sheepishly said.

"No worries. You're only five minutes late! Sides, we didn't wait for long!" Oak said. Leaf smiled at Red.

"You ready for this?" Leaf asked. Red confidently smiled back.

"Hell yeah! I've been waiting for this for a long time!"

They all had been planning this for months now. With Red, Blue and Leaf all turned 14, they were ready to go. Oak led the three into the lab. Inside, the lab was huge with shelves of Pokeballs and books stacked neatly. There were a few scientists inside working on computers and laptops. There were refridgerators and preservative chambers inside as well. Oak led the three to the main room where there was a desktop with a PC and some shelves next to it. In the center, there was table with three Pokeballs stacked next to each other.

"Alright kids. These three Pokemon are extremely rare and are hard to find so you are lucky to be having them as your partner", Oak said.

"Extremely rare? Now that's what we're talking about, gramps!" Blue exclaimed. He stuffed his hands in his pockets of his purple pants. Leaf looked at the Pokeballs in wonder. Who should I choose? Leaf thought.

"Now then!" Oak said. He smiled and held his hand out at the Pokeballs. "I will explain which is which. This first Pokeball contains the Bulb Pokemon, Bulbasaur", Oak said pointing at Bulbasaur's Pokeball. The three kids looked at Bulbasaur in awe. The green Pokemon wiggled excitedly inside its Pokeball.

"Next is the Lizard Pokemon Charmander", Oak said pointing to the next ball. Inside, an orange lizard also excitedly rattled from the ball, only it was more excited then Bulbasaur.

"Lastly, this is the Tiny Turtle Pokemon Squirtle", Oak said. Inside the Pokeball, Squirtle was calmly looking at everyone unlike the other two.

"There all so cute!" Leaf exclaimed. Blue snorted. "You say that about everything".

"So, who's picking first?" Red asked. Oak smiled.

"Why, YOU of course!" Red was taken back by Professor Oak's statement.

"M-me?" Red excaimed.

"Him? Why him?!" Blue nearly shouted. "Blue, chill out", Leaf said.

"Because it was Red's birthday last week and since I was unable to gove you anything as a present, this is the least I can do!" Oak said. Red looked at Oak and his two friends. Leaf flashed him a thumbs up while Blue was trying hard not to flip out. Shrugging, Red turned to look at the Pokeballs.

"I pick... Charmander", Red said pointing at Charmaner's Pokeball. Oak took the Pokeball and handed it to Red.

"Be careful with him", Oak warned. "He's a bit of a reckless fighter". Red nodded. He let Charmander out.

"Char!" Charmander exclaimed. The lizard looked around for a moment before turning to Red and nudging his leg.

"Aww, he likes you!" Leaf gushed. Red smiled at his Pokemon. He could already feel a special bond between the two of them.

"Aright Leaf, now it's your turn", Oak said.

"What?!" Blue exclaimed louder. Leaf giggled and immediatly pointed at Bulbasaur's Pokeball.

"I choose Bulbasaur. He's the cutest of all of them!" Leaf said. Oak handed her the Pokeball and Leaf immediatly let Bulbasaur free. The little green Pokmon happily snuggled in Leaf's arms, making her giggle. Oak turned to his grandson who gritting his teeth.

"And finally...Blue", Oak said.

"Squirtle. I was gonna pick him anyways", Blue said.

"So why are you upset?" Oak asked. Blue looked at him. "Because you didn't let your own grandson pick first!"

"Blue, quit whining already! You got who you wanted!" Red said annoyed.

"Char!" Charmander added glaring at Blue.

"You know what, Red? Let's settle this, right now! I challenge you to a Pokemon battle!" Blue exclaimed.

"Fine, you're on!" Red retorted.

"We haven't even stepped out of the lab yet and they're already fighting", Leaf muttered.

"Saur", Bulbasaur agreed.

"You two, please battle outside! I've way too many important items in here!" Oak frantically said.

"Alright. Blue, we settle this outside!" Red said.

"Fine, but you better not run away!" Blue said.

"Why would I-you know what never mind!" Red exclaimed. The two ran outside with Leaf and Oak following. Once outside, Red and Blue stood facing each other on opposite ends.

"Get ready to get your butt kicked! Squirtle, go!" Blue exclaimed tossing his Pokeball and finally letting his Squirtle out.

"Squir!" Squirtle exclaimed.

"Charmander, show him what you can do!" Red exclaimed.

"Wait!" Oak shouted running in the middle, making Red and Blue jump with shock.

"Gramps, what are you doing?!" Blue exclaimed. Oak panted and held out two devices in his hands. They were red cases.

"You have to know what moves your Pokemon knows and to do that, you'll need this Pokedex!" Oak exclaimed handing the two their respective device.

"I already gave one to Leaf. She is by far the most mature out of all of you!" Oak scolded.

"Yeah yeah, we get it. Now let's do this!" Blue exclaimed.

"You got it!" Red said. They both opened their Pokedexes and were confused immediatly.

"Um, Professor? How do I see where the moves are?" Red asked. Leaf sighed and walked up to Red.

"Right here. See that purple button over there?" Leaf said. The screen popped up with a list of Charmander's moves.

"Scratch, Leer and Ember. Huh, alright then. Charmander, use Scratch!" Red ordered.

"Char!" Charmander exclaimed dashing up to Squirtle and slashing his claws across the turtle's face. Squirtle pushed back and shook off the pain.

"Alright then. Squirlte, Growl!" Blue ordered.

"Squir..." Squirtle growled making Charmander gulp.

"We lowered his attack! Now get him with Tackle!" Blue ordered. Squirtle dashed towards Charmander and collided with the lizard, sending him tumbling back.

"Charmander, get up and use Leer! Then follow up with Scratch!" Red ordered. Charmander got up and looked Squirtle dead on in the eye, making Squirtle uneasy. He then dashed towards the water turtle, ready to slash him once again.

"Squirtle, don't look at him. It's going to lower your defense. Dodge the Scratch and use Tackle!" Blue exclaimed. Squirtle shook the uneasy feeling off and moved out of the way when Charmander swiped his claws. He then tackled Charmander again, this time pushing Charmander away.

"Ember!" Red exclaimed. Immediatly, Charmander spat out a tiny ball of fire that connected with Squirtle's gut.

"Squir!" Squirtle exclaimed as he was knocked back by the powerful Ember.

"Damn it! He lowered Squirtle's defense with Leer and that's why a fire type attack was that powerful. No matter, we can play that game too. Squirtle, get up and use Bubble and follow it up with a Tackle!" Blue said.

Squirtle got up and shot of a trio of bubbles at Charmander.

"Dodge and go in for a Scratch!" Red exclaimed. Charmander swiftly sidestepped the bubbles and ran towards Squirtle, preparing to deal the attack. Squirtle however was ready for him and tackled Charmander again, knocking the lizard down.

"Charmander, get out of there!" Red exclaimed.

"It's over! Finish this with Bubble!" Blue ordered. Squirtle quickly spat out a few more bubbles at Charmander and connected with the lizard's face.

"Char!" Charmander shouted as he felt the pain of the bubbles before finally passing out. Squirtle stepped back and Blue grinned at Red who was dissapointed.

"Hah, I won! Who's the loser now, Red?" Blue said. Leaf whistled at the battle, surprised at how Red and Blue fought amazingly.

"I can see the two of them being fierce rivals!" Oak said chuckling. Leaf looked at him,

"What about me? Do you think I'm going to be good?" Leaf asked.

"Dear, I can see you being one of the most powerful trainers there ever was!" Oak said. Leaf nodded and looked at Bulbasaur.

"Yeah, I guess", Leaf said. Red knelt down beside Charmander.

"You did good, buddy. I'm proud of you", Red said before returning Charmander back in his Pokeball.

"Squirtle, that was very close. You need to get stronger and crush people easily!" Blue said.

"Squir!" Squirtle said before Blue returned him in his Pokeball. Oak looked at the three kids in front of him.

"Well, the time has come. Good luck on your journey. Safe travels and remember, don't go into tall grass without your Pokemon!" Oak instructed.

"We know Professor! I promise, I'll be the best Pokemon Trainer ever!" Red said pumping his fist in the air.

"Good luck with that", Blue said snickering. Leaf looked at Oak.

"Professor, I have a question. You didn't give us this Pokedex only to know our Pokemon moves right? Is there something else?" Leaf asked.

"Ah yes! You're right. Actually, I have a favor to ask you three. I want to analyze more Pokemon so I want you to go and catch as many different Pokemon as you can. That Pokedex will help you analyze it and has many other useful features as well. You can do that, right?" Oak explained.

"You bet! I'll catch every Pokemon I come across Professor!" Red exclaimed.

"I'd be honored to, Professor Oak! I want to study Pokemon as well", Leaf said.

"Yeah sure, I'll do that. I want to find stronger Pokemon anyways, so you can count on me!" Blue nonchalantly said. Oak broadly smiled. The three of them have grown up so fast. It's great to see them embark on this journey! Oak thought.

"Well then, here are 10 Pokeballs and Town Maps for each of you. This is a starter to help you on your journey. Remember to stock up on supplies at the Poke Mart and rest at the Pokemon Center!" Oak said.

"Okay! Bye Professor!" Red and Leaf both said.

"See ya, gramps. I'll get as many Pokemon as I can", Blue said. The three then walked off towards the exit of Pallet Town to start their journey across the Kanto Region.

TO BE CONTINUED

Author's note: Chapter 1 of this story, people! I am so excited to be writing this since I've been planning this for a long time. No Prologue for this story since it didn't need one! Just so you know, I'll be alternating between this and "Sonic Universe: Tales of Mobius" everyday! I will update "Mario and Sonic: The Malevolent Wars" soon people so don't worry!

Also, this will be different from the usual Pokemon you know. One thing is that the Pokemon will have more than four moves. Don't worry, I'm not giving each Pokemon like 50 or 20 moves, just 6 or 7. Next, I also had Red LOSE to Blue the first time. This is a very important start of a build up to the biggest rivalry ever! And there will be a mix of elements from the Adventures manga and the games. No anime references, sorry.

And for question of the day: What is your favorite Pokemon game? Mine is personally SoulSilver version now! (It used to be FireRed).

EPIC Out!