Chapter One
Sobs could be heard all throughout the Viridian Forest. The sobber was in the heart of the forest, sitting in the ground, her head tucked into her knees.
"Muchuru!" she called one last time, hoping that her Smoochum would come back. "Muchuru!" She wiped the tears from her eyes and stood, scanning the surrounding forest. "Muchuru! You get back here right now or they'll be no dinner for you! That's a promise!" Still her Pokemon did not return. The girl couldn't understand it. She and Muchuru had been companions since they had been born, in fact, the two shared the same birthday. Why had Muchuru run away all of a sudden? She flopped down once more on the ground and sobbed.
"'Scuse me, ma'am, but is this why you're crying?" The girl looked up to see a tall boy (man?) holding her Smoochum.
"I'm not crying!" she said, wiping the tears from her face. "But yes, this is my Pokemon. Thank you for returning her."
"Its not a problem, really," he said, putting the Pokemon down. The Pokemon clung to the boy's leg.
"Smoochum! Muchuru! Smoochum!" it cooed. The boy laughed and held out his hand to the girl.
"I've already introduced myself to your Smoochum, but I don't believe that we've exchanged names. I'm Roku," he said. The girl looked at him nastily for a moment, and decided to shake the boy's hand. He had, after all, found her Pokemon for her, even though she thought it was OBVIOUS she had the situation under control.
"I'm Kachi Oak." The boy's eye's widened.
"Are you related to the great Professor Oak?" he asked.
"Why?" asked Kachi suspiciously, her eyes narrowing.
"I'm a huge fan of her's," he said.
"Well, she's my mother," said Kachi.
"Then would I be right in saying that Professor Oak, Senior, is you're grandfather?"
"Great Grandfather, actually. And there's one more Professor Oak - "
"You?" asked Roku. The girl laughed, laughter that seemed strange coming from her sad face.
"Someday, perhaps. But I was speaking of my uncle, Gary Oak." Roku nodded.
"I am familiar with his work as well, but I have studied your mother's work extensively. Her studies on Pokemon fighting are amazing!"
"Thank you." The girl glanced at her watch. "If you'll excuse me, I really must be going." She turned and tried to leave, but the boy caught her by the arm.
"Is there any chance that I could meet your mother?"
"No," said Kachi coldly. "If you'll excuse me, there's a badge I need to get in Viridian City, through the forest. Its my last one before I go to Johto."
She turned, and walked off, hoping to see the last of that Roku.
"But wait, Kachi," said the boy, walking beside her. "I've got a badge to get in Viridian, too, but it'll take us the rest of the day to walk there. Why don't we fly?"
"I don't need your assistance," said Kachi. She pushed him to the side.
"Why are you treating me like I'm inferior?" Roku was starting to get angry. "You're going to have a very rough time if you go through the rest of your journey treating people like this."
"I've already had a very rough time!" she said, tears stinging her eyes, but she would not let them flow out onto her cheeks. She would teach this inconsiderate boy a lesson! "Muchuru, go!"
Roku realized a battle had started, and sent out one of his own Pokemon. "Takibi! GO!" A seasoned Cyndaquil burst out of the Pokeball.
"Pound!" shouted Kachi. The little Smoochum pounded with all its might against the Cyndaquil. The Cyndaquil pushed Muchuru gently with his nose and she toppled over onto her back, her limbs flailing in the air as she tried to right herself.
"Takibi! Ember!" shouted Roku. Flames burst from Takibi, and Muchuru (who had just recovered from falling over) was blasted into a tree.
"What did you do to her?" cried Kachi, running to her Pokemon. Tears ran down her face as she held it. "You've killed her!"
"I have not!" argued Roku. "It was just Ember, for god sakes."
"She's just a baby!" cried Kachi. Roku held out a Pokeball and called Takibi back. He brought forth a magnificent Aerodactyl.
"Come on, Kachi, she's really hurt, if we fly we'll be at a Pokemon center in no time," offered Roku.
"Fine," said Kachi, hugging Muchuru close to her, "but this is for Muchuru! This doesn't mean I like you at all! If you hadn't been bugging me, we never would have battled, and this never would have happened!" Roku helped her up onto the magnificent Pokemon. He got up behind her.
"Kaseki! Fly! Now! As fast as you can, to Viridian!"
Moments later, the two arrived at a PokeCenter.
Sobs could be heard all throughout the Viridian Forest. The sobber was in the heart of the forest, sitting in the ground, her head tucked into her knees.
"Muchuru!" she called one last time, hoping that her Smoochum would come back. "Muchuru!" She wiped the tears from her eyes and stood, scanning the surrounding forest. "Muchuru! You get back here right now or they'll be no dinner for you! That's a promise!" Still her Pokemon did not return. The girl couldn't understand it. She and Muchuru had been companions since they had been born, in fact, the two shared the same birthday. Why had Muchuru run away all of a sudden? She flopped down once more on the ground and sobbed.
"'Scuse me, ma'am, but is this why you're crying?" The girl looked up to see a tall boy (man?) holding her Smoochum.
"I'm not crying!" she said, wiping the tears from her face. "But yes, this is my Pokemon. Thank you for returning her."
"Its not a problem, really," he said, putting the Pokemon down. The Pokemon clung to the boy's leg.
"Smoochum! Muchuru! Smoochum!" it cooed. The boy laughed and held out his hand to the girl.
"I've already introduced myself to your Smoochum, but I don't believe that we've exchanged names. I'm Roku," he said. The girl looked at him nastily for a moment, and decided to shake the boy's hand. He had, after all, found her Pokemon for her, even though she thought it was OBVIOUS she had the situation under control.
"I'm Kachi Oak." The boy's eye's widened.
"Are you related to the great Professor Oak?" he asked.
"Why?" asked Kachi suspiciously, her eyes narrowing.
"I'm a huge fan of her's," he said.
"Well, she's my mother," said Kachi.
"Then would I be right in saying that Professor Oak, Senior, is you're grandfather?"
"Great Grandfather, actually. And there's one more Professor Oak - "
"You?" asked Roku. The girl laughed, laughter that seemed strange coming from her sad face.
"Someday, perhaps. But I was speaking of my uncle, Gary Oak." Roku nodded.
"I am familiar with his work as well, but I have studied your mother's work extensively. Her studies on Pokemon fighting are amazing!"
"Thank you." The girl glanced at her watch. "If you'll excuse me, I really must be going." She turned and tried to leave, but the boy caught her by the arm.
"Is there any chance that I could meet your mother?"
"No," said Kachi coldly. "If you'll excuse me, there's a badge I need to get in Viridian City, through the forest. Its my last one before I go to Johto."
She turned, and walked off, hoping to see the last of that Roku.
"But wait, Kachi," said the boy, walking beside her. "I've got a badge to get in Viridian, too, but it'll take us the rest of the day to walk there. Why don't we fly?"
"I don't need your assistance," said Kachi. She pushed him to the side.
"Why are you treating me like I'm inferior?" Roku was starting to get angry. "You're going to have a very rough time if you go through the rest of your journey treating people like this."
"I've already had a very rough time!" she said, tears stinging her eyes, but she would not let them flow out onto her cheeks. She would teach this inconsiderate boy a lesson! "Muchuru, go!"
Roku realized a battle had started, and sent out one of his own Pokemon. "Takibi! GO!" A seasoned Cyndaquil burst out of the Pokeball.
"Pound!" shouted Kachi. The little Smoochum pounded with all its might against the Cyndaquil. The Cyndaquil pushed Muchuru gently with his nose and she toppled over onto her back, her limbs flailing in the air as she tried to right herself.
"Takibi! Ember!" shouted Roku. Flames burst from Takibi, and Muchuru (who had just recovered from falling over) was blasted into a tree.
"What did you do to her?" cried Kachi, running to her Pokemon. Tears ran down her face as she held it. "You've killed her!"
"I have not!" argued Roku. "It was just Ember, for god sakes."
"She's just a baby!" cried Kachi. Roku held out a Pokeball and called Takibi back. He brought forth a magnificent Aerodactyl.
"Come on, Kachi, she's really hurt, if we fly we'll be at a Pokemon center in no time," offered Roku.
"Fine," said Kachi, hugging Muchuru close to her, "but this is for Muchuru! This doesn't mean I like you at all! If you hadn't been bugging me, we never would have battled, and this never would have happened!" Roku helped her up onto the magnificent Pokemon. He got up behind her.
"Kaseki! Fly! Now! As fast as you can, to Viridian!"
Moments later, the two arrived at a PokeCenter.