It was nearly noon when the trio walked into Viridian City, the aptly named "Eternally Green Paradise." Sunlight reflected off the tiled green roofs of the residential district, and gave warmth and nourishment to the thousands of flowers planted around the city, along with the large, shady trees in the park at the center of the city. The park was a welcome recent addition, funded by an anonymous donor and build by volunteers. Instead of going into town, however, this group merely turned left on the first street, heading to their home in the small residential district of the city.
The trio consisted of a young girl - 10 years old, to be exact - and two pokemon, only one of which was hers. The girl was pretty much average as far as height goes, but was just a tiny bit skinnier than normal. She had more of a diminishing sunburn than a tan, for she hadn't really gone outside for long periods before three days ago. Her hair was just a bit strange in color, being what everyone called a firetruck red, but it was straight and went to her shoulders, and she liked it. Right now she only had on a loose light blue t-shirt, jeans with a few more grass stains than before, and white tennis shoes she thought had obtained a small annoying rock sometime while she was walking. Back home she had a dark denim satchel her mother had bought for her for traveling, and that was the main reason for this little side stop. She also had a small black collar that would fit around the neck of her new Bulbasaur, who was happily trotting to her right, glad to be free of the confining pokeball. To her left was a Meowth, which was currently walking on all fours but preferred biped movement at home. She had known the Meowth her entire life, and was recently told that he had known her parents long before they were married. Frankly, Jenny was surprised the little guy hadn't kneeled over yet from the recent trip to Pallet Town they made to obtain Venus the Bulbasaur.
Ten minutes later, they were talking up the path that lead to the small porch, which had nothing on it but a bench and a few potted and hanging plants. Their house was like all the others on their street - two-story, white paint over wood paneling, green shingles on the roof matching green shutters that were used more for decoration than any real purpose, and a simple green door with a small circular window near the top. Jenny opened the door easily, finding it unlocked, and entered with Venus close on her heels. The Meowth just strolled past her, standing upright and stretching once he had gotten into the living room.
"Mom! Dad! I'm home!" she called, getting down on one knee beside Venus and petting her after sensing she was nervous. "Don't worry, Venus, my parents will love you. We'll be back on the road tomorrow." Venus replied with a "Bulba!" of understanding, then tiptoed into the living room and licked Meowth's face.
"HEY! Cut it out!" Meowth shouted, claws extending as Venus backed away. He climbed onto the couch, turning on the tv and flipping through the channels.
"Don't harm her." Jenny ordered, rising and entering further into the house. "Mom? Dad?" she called, going through the house. She called again, curiosity starting to override her excitement. Venus stayed in the living room, and was playing with a small ball Meowth had tossed to her. When Jenny came back in the living room, she looked worried.
"I can't find them anywhere." Jenny said, concern entering her voice.
"Eh, they probably just went into town or somethin'." Meowth blew the incident off, hopping down from his perch on the couch with a bit of difficultly. He muttered something about getting stepladders.
"There's not a note on the fridge and they knew when I'd be back. We're actually a bit late." she pointed out, heading back into her room. When she came back out, she had a poke ball and a new brown belt, which she attached the former to. "I'm going to go look for them. Don't get crumbs on the couch." Jenny informed, whistling for Venus. Venus dropped the now-deflated ball and trotted over to her, following her as she headed for the door. Meowth sighed.
"Hold it kid, I'm comin' too. If you get lost your parents'll kill me." Meowth noted, turning off the tv and strolling casually out the door. Venus went next, then Jenny, who shut and locked the door with her spare house key.