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AU: In this story, trainers must be sixteen before embarking on a Pokémon journey, some Pokémons will be bigger than they really are and legendaries will be able to breed.
Chapter 1: Route 1
In the backyard of a mansion, a middle aged man in his late thirties was playing with his six year old daughter along with his Pokémons. The girl had brown hair and yellow eyes.
"Lara, hold up!" The father said, trying to catch up with his daughter, who giggled as she was playfully being chased by him.
"Try and catch me daddy," Lara, as the girl had been called, said while running from her father.
"Oh, you just wait till I get you, little missy." Her father said playfully as she was catching up to her. "Now I gotcha." He said as he caught his daughter and picked her and started tickling her.
"No dahahahady! P-plehehehease stohohohop!" Lara said as she was laughing against her will.
"Not just yet," He said and pulled Lara's shirt up and gave her some raspberries on her belly, causing her to laugh some more.
After that little tickle fiesta, Lara was seen ridding on a Persian with her father next to her. Next she is being hoisted into the air by a Machamp and then was seen flying on the back of a Pidgeot with her father behind her of course.
After all that, they were seen lying on the grass as the father gave Lara some advice on Pokémons.
"Remember Lara, a Pokémon can only learn four moves each. So choose the moves you decide to teach carefully." He said.
"Okay daddy, but why can they only learn four moves?" Lara asked with an innocent look on her face.
"That's just how it is sometimes." The father replied. "But no matter what you teach your Pokémons I know you'll be the greatest trainer I ever knew."
That brought a bright smile to Lara's face as she replied. "I'll be as great a trainer as you are. Even better."
"Well, let's not push it." Her father said.
"Terry!" A woman from the entrance to the large house called, catching both Lara and her father's attention. "You got a call."
"Coming hon," Terry, as the father had been called, said as he got up. "Why won't you go play with the Pokémons? I'll be back soon."
"Okay, daddy." Lara said and happily went to play with his Pokémons.
A few minutes later, Terry walked out again and Lara ran over to him and jumped into his arms. "Come on daddy. Let's go play again." She happily said.
"I can't," Terry replied, which disappointed Lara. "I have to go to work. I will be gone for a few weeks."
"Aw, do you gotta?" Lara asked, pouting.
"Yes. Don't worry angel. I'll be back soon. So stop looking so sad. You know I can't stand it when you're sad. What say when I get back we go visit the safari zone." Terry said and that got Lara to brighten up.
"Really? That'd be super awesome!" She said and hugged her father tightly.
"Then it's decided. So no crying when I leave, okay?" Terry asked.
"You got it," Lara replied. "Love you daddy."
Terry gave Lara the most heartfelt smile he could and replied. "Not nearly as much as I love you." He said gave her a kiss on the forehead.
Time skip
It's been 10 years since that day. Now at the age of sixteen, Lara is finally legally old enough to start her Pokémon journey. Assuming she could get out of bed of course. She was laying under her covers with only her arms sticking out. The alarm clock went off and Lara tried pushing the button to turn it off. When she couldn't find it, she picked up a dumbbell that was next to her bed and hit the clock with it breaking it. She then returned to her sweet slumber. Until someone entered her room. A young man who appeared to be around his early 20s. He carefully walked towards Lara's bed, avoiding all the junk on the floor.
"How can she live like this," He wondered. Once he reached the bed, he poked Lara to wake her up. "Sis. Hey siiis?" He said with a grin. Lara only stirred in her sleep and grunted. "Wake up sleepy head. You don't wanna miss your first day as a trainer, do ya?" Lara only groaned underneath the covers. The brother looked annoyed but then smirked wickedly. He turned around and sat on his much smaller sibling.
"AAH!" Lara gasped, sticking her head out of the covers. "Adam! What the hell?! Get of me!"
"Good. You're awake. Hurry up and get ready. You'll miss breakfast and your meeting with professor Oak." Adam, as the brother had been called, said.
"I will, but first get off of me!" Lara spat.
Adam did as he was told and stood up. "Sorry sis. But you wouldn't wake up."
"Well," Lara said, rising up letting the covers slide of her body, revealing that she was fully naked. "I am now." Adam quickly looked away in embarrassment.
"Sis, warn me next time you sleep naked!" Adam spat.
Lara smirked and asked. "Oh, what? Haven't you ever seen a naked girl?"
"I have. But they weren't my sisters," Adam replied. "Now hurry up. Doug has prepared a big breakfast for you." He said while heading for the exit and stepped on a slice of old pizza. "Aw, come on! How can you live like this?!" He asked.
"There goes my first breakfast," Lara said, referring to the pizza Adam had stepped on.
About 20 minutes later, Lara was fully dressed. She wore white tank top that revealed most of her belly, a blue vest, tight black training shorts, sneakers with white socks and had tied her long brown hair into a pony tail. She also carried a backpack which was heavily packed with a sleeping back on top. Lara got to the staircase that led to the bottom floor of the house. She sat on the railing and slid down, making a leap across the floor, nearly hitting another one of her brothers.
"Wow, easy there Lara. One of these days you're gonna crash into someone." The older brother said.
"Good morning to you to, Alex. Sorry about that. But don't worry. Soon you won't have to be concerned about me bumping into you." Lara said with a grin.
"Yeah, instead I'll need to worry about you bumping your lard ass into other people." Alex, as the brother had been called, said.
"I didn't know you checked out my ass, big bro. does mom know you're into incest." Lara asked, teasingly.
Alex was visibly disgusted by that mental picture. "Thanks for the nightmares."
"I'm gonna miss screwing you around like this," Lara said as she walked to the kitchen. The rest of her family was there. "Morning mom, morning Eric, morning Greg, morning Doug," She said to her mother, her two other older brothers and her stepfather. "And good morning to you to, Billy." She said to a seven year old boy who was sitting at the table, giving him a kiss on the head. "How's my favorite little brother."
"Aw, sis." The young boy said, rubbing his head.
"Good morning Lara," Her stepfather, Doug, said as he placed a plate of food at Lara's seat. "You ready to start your Pokémon journey?"
"I've been ready all my life," Lara replied and started chugging down her breakfast.
"I can't believe my little girl is leaving the nest," Lara's mom said as anime tears streamed down her cheeks.
"Have you decided on which Pokémon you're gonna pick?" Billy asked.
"Yup," Lara said with a mouth full.
"Well, which one?" Doug asked.
"I'll let that be a surprise," Lara said with her mouth still filled with food.
"Lara, manners please." He mother said.
"Oh, lighten up Valerie." Doug said, walking over to his wife. "This is her last day living here. I think we can let a little sloppy eating pass."
"Thanks Doug," Lara said, still with a mouthful.
"Sure, just don't make a habit out of it." Lara's mom, who name was revealed to be Valerie, said.
"If you keep up this eating habit of yours you'll never get a boyfriend," Lara's older brother, Eric, said.
Lara swallowed the content of her food and replied. "That's okay. I don't want a boyfriend. All I wanna do is become the world's greatest trainer."
"Good luck with that," Her skeptic brother, Greg, said. "Even dad couldn't accomplish that."
"Greg!" Valerie cried out.
"It's alright, mom." Lara assured her mother. "Let the party pooper run his mouth. It doesn't bother me one bit."
After breakfast, Lara was outside the house and saying her farewells to her family. She started with her older brothers and got to her little brother lastly.
"I'm especially gonna miss you, little brother." She said, after dropping to his level. "You do me a favor and watch over mom and the others while I'm gone."
"You got it sis." Billy said, giving his older sister a smile.
"Now come here you," Lara said and pulled her little brother into a bone crushing hug.
"Choking. Not breathing." Billy said as he was having his life squeezed out of him. Lara let go of her brother and went over to her stepfather.
"Doug, when you first came into our lives, I wasn't really nice to you." Lara said with guilt.
"I don't care about that anymore," Doug assured his stepdaughter.
"Still, you were every bit as supportive as any family member. You never once said or did anything bad to me and I was awful to you." Lara said, still looking guilty.
"Stop beating yourself up about it, Lara. All is forgiven." Doug said with reassuring smile.
"What I'm trying to say is … I am really glad you came into our lives and I'm so proud to call you a member of this family." Lara finished.
Doug gave Lara a heartfelt smile as his eyes started to water up. "Lara," He whispered. Then he started crying overdramatically. "You're the greatest stepdaughter a guy could ever ask for!" He cried out, weeping comically.
"Ever the drama queen, aren't ya?" Valerie said, stepping over to Lara. "I remember when you first came into this world, Lara. You were all pink and screaming. So innocent and pure. Now you're off to start your adventure just like your father once did." She said as her expression turned into a frown. "If only he was here to see you of."
"I really wish he were. I miss him an awful lot." Lara said, tearing up.
Valerie cleared her throat and dug her hand into her pocket. "I have something for you," She said and brought out a chain necklace with a pearl of some sort hanging from it. The most notable part about it was it was changing colors as it went from red to purple. Lara's eyes widen when she saw it.
"Dad's necklace?" She said.
"You're father said he wanted you to have this when you started your journey. He used to say it brought him luck. Now we'll see if it does the same to you." Valerie says as she handed the necklace to her daughter.
Lara accepted the necklace as she looked at it with a sad smile. "Now I know he'll always be watching over me." She said and put it on. "Thanks mom." She said and hugged her mother. "I'll miss you."
"Not nearly as much as I'll miss you," Valerie said, tearfully.
Lara let go of her mother and started making her way to the limo that was waiting for her. She backed towards the limo and told her family. "I'll send a letter every week to let you guys know how I am doing. See ya." She said, waving her hand turned around to get inside the limo as her family bid her a final farewell.
When she got into the limo, she told the driver. "Alrighty Al. To Professor Oak's lab." She said with an exciting grin.
"Will do, Miss Lara." The driver, called Al, said as they drove off.
About an hour later, they reached the laboratory of the famous Professor Oak.
"We're here, Miss Lara." Al said as Lara jumped out the car. Al sighed and was prepared to start driving again, when the door suddenly opened and he was bounced by the energetic teen in a hug.
"You take care, okay Al? Gonna miss ya." She said before letting go and ran towards the lab. Al formed a heartfelt smile before driving away.
Lara pressed the door bell and waited a few seconds before an elderly man opened the door. "Well, hello there. You must be Lara."
"That's me," Lara replied with a grin. "And you must be Professor Oak."
"That I am. Come on in." The professor said and allowed Lara to enter. "You made it just in time. The other two were just here."
"Other two? So there's only one Pokémon left?" Lara asked.
"Yes, so let's hope they didn't take the one you were hoping to get." Professor Oak said as he led the way to his lab.
"No worries," Lara assured. "It doesn't matter to me which Pokémon will be my first. As long as I can start my journey."
"That's good to hear," The professor said as they entered the lab with a table in the middle of the room with one Pokeball, which had a fire symbol on it. "Well, this is the last starter Pokémon left. Charmander." He said and handed the ball over to Lara. "He is yours now."
"Sweet!" Lara said with much excitement. "Come on out, Charmander!" She said and released her first Pokémon. The little lizard Pokémon with a fire on the tip of its tail appeared before them.
"Charmander, char," It said.
"Hello there, Terry." Lara said as she patted the little Pokémon.
"Terry?" Professor Oak asked with a raised eyebrow.
"I've decided to name all my Pokémons. And I decided right from the start to name my very first one after my dad." Lara explained.
"Well, that's just nice." Professor Oak said and brought out a red electronic device of some sort. "Here's your Pokedex," He said and handed Lara over the device. "Now the Pokedex will be more than just means to provide you with information on the various Pokémons you will encounter on your travels. It is also your license and your means to enter the Pokémon league. And to do that you'll have to go to the nearest Pokémon Center."
"You got it," Lara said as she put the Pokedex in her vest pocket.
"And here's your Pokeballs," Professor Oak said, handing over a dozen Pokeballs to the young trainer. "Remember, you can only have six Pokémons available while the rest will be sent to me automatically."
"What?" Lara asked as she tilted her head in confusion. "How does that work?"
"I'm glad you asked," Professor Oak said and brought a large chalkboard out of nowhere. "It's quite simple. It all started with chaos theory…"
About an hour later of long, long explanation about math, science and other things only smart people could understand, the good professor finished his explanation as the chalkboard was completely covered with mathematic writings. "And that is how it works." He said with a smile as he turned his attention to Lara, who, along with Charmander, was looking generally confused.
Lara shakes her head and replies, "I understand." She lied.
"Now, with that explained, if you ever run out of Pokeballs, you can always get more at any local Pokémon Center." Professor Oak explained.
"And where is the nearest Pokémon Center?" Lara asks.
"Viridian City," Professor Oak replied.
"Alright! Then I'm of," Lara exclaims.
A while later, Lara was seen walking along Route 1 which is the road toward Viridian City from Pallet Town and was happily humming to herself. The road was mostly a field with a few trees and bushes surrounding her. She took in the scenery as she scanned the area. 'I hope to find my first Pokémon soon.' She thought to herself. 'But I bet wild Pokémons are mighty hard to find.'
As if fate had heard her, a wild Pokémon jumped out of the bushes just a few yards away from her. A purple rat Pokémon was now staring straight at Lara. 'Or not,' She thought with a grin and brought out her Pokedex.
Rattata, a mousse Pokémon. It bites anything when it attacks. Small and very quick, it is a common sight in many places.
"Alright, this is my lucky day." Lara said as she put away the Pokedex and brought out the Pokeball containing her starter Pokémon. "Come on out, Terry." She said as she tossed the ball and let out Charmander. The Rattata sneered at them, realizing that Lara was challenging it.
"Terry, use flamethrower." Lara ordered but the Charmander only looked at Lara in confusion. "What is it?" She asked. Rattata toke advantage of Charmander's confused moment and attacked. "Terry, dodge!" Lara cried out and Charmander turned to face the incoming Rattata and narrowly jumped out of the way and continued to dodge it's attacks. "What is going on here?" Lara asked and brought out her Pokedex to get some answers.
Charmander can't use flamethrower until level 37. At level 1 the only attacks it can use are scratch and growl
"What? Well, shit." Lara said and puts away the Pokedex. "Well, I guess I'll just have to make use whatever I got. Terry, use scratch!" She ordered and the little Charmander complied and attacked the wild Pokémon with its claws and landed a direct hit. The Rattata backed away, visibly wounded. "Alright, now let's try growl." She said and Charmander did as he was told and growled at the smaller Pokémon. Rattata backed down in fear. "Now, again, hit it with scratch!" Lara ordered and Charmander quickly attacked, getting a direct hit on the Rattata. The rat Pokémon fell, defeated. "Sweet. Now's my chance." Lara said and brought out an empty Pokeball. "Here goes!" She cried out but before she could toss her Pokeball, another on flew past her and hit the Rattata and it got sucked into the ball. "What the…?" She said and turned around to see a boy in her age standing there with a smug grin on his face.
"Thanks for weakening that Pokémon for me. It saved me the trouble of having to fight it myself." He said.
"You little shit! That Rattata was mine! I fought it. It was mine to capture!" Lara spat.
"Well, you snooze you lose." The boy said with an arrogant grin as he walked by Lara to get his Pokeball.
"Who do you think you are anyways?" Lara demanded.
"Why, my name is Danny. The upcoming Pokémon master in this year's Indigo League." The teenage boy replied.
Lara raised an eyebrow and asked. "You wouldn't happen to be one of the kids who got a Pokémon from Professor Oak's lab recently?"
"Yes I am. Why ask?" Danny wondered.
"So am I," Lara replied. "Tell you what? I'll fight you for that Pokémon since I was the one who fought it. Winner keeps it." She said with a confident look on her face. To her surprise, Danny laughed.
"Be real. Pokémon training is a man's game. A girl has no business on this field. You should just quit embarrassing yourself and lay of this field and go train to become a nurse in the Pokémon Center or something." He said with the cockiest attitude Lara had ever seen, before he turn to leave. "I have more important things to take care of than to fight a loser. Bye." He waved of, not looking at her.
Lara gave Danny a frown. "What an asshole." She said. Lara looked down at her Charmander, who was visibly disappointed. "Terry?" She said before picking her Pokémon up. "Don't look so down. That jerk ain't worth the time and effort. Let's just drop it and continue our journey. We may yet run into a Pokémon to add to the team." She assured him before taking out his Pokeball from her pocket and pulled him back in. she then brought out her Pokedex. "According to the news, these new and improved Pokedex can serve as an encyclopedia about the regions." She said to herself and started typing into the Pokedex. "What Pokémons are most commonly seen in the area between Pallet Town and Viridian City?"
The Pokedex loaded for a second as it searched for an answer to Lara's question. "Route 1 has a large number of starter Pokémons. The most commonly seen are Rattata, Pidgey, Spearow Sandshrew, Mankey, , Goldeen, Poliwag, Magikarp and some reports suggest that there is a Gyarados lurking in the rivers."
"Wow, a Gyarados. How cool would it be to own one someday," Lara said as she puts away the Pokedex. "Let's see if I can't find one of those rivers Pokedex mentioned and try and catch me a fish Pokémon."
Lara spent the majority of the morning looking for a river. It wasn't until noon she finally found one. "Finally," She said with a relief puff. She went to the edge of the river and looked down in the water. "This area looks deep enough." She said and put down her backpack. She dug through her belongings and took out a long box of some sort. She opened the box and brought out a rod. She took hold of the tip of the rod and pulled. It was a fishing rod. "How awesome was it of Doug to buy me this fishing rod for my 15th birthday." She said as she placed the bait on the hook and threw it into the water. "Nothing to do now but wait."
5 minutes later
Lara had fallen asleep sitting. She snored loudly as drool dripped from her mouth and a snot bubble was growing and sinking from her nose as she snored. She woke up when the snot bubble blow. "Huh? I feel asleep?" She asked herself. The picked her ear and groaned. "Man, dad always said that life as a trainer is hard but he didn't say it could be boring to." As if on cue, something started yanking on the line on the fishing rod. Lara reacted and started pulling. "Sweet! I wonder what I got." She said with excitement. She pulled and up came an orange looking fish Pokémon. It landed on the grass behind Lara as she had used a little too much force to pull it out. She looked at the Pokémon that was jumping and splashing on the ground while crying out its Pokémon name. "It's a Magikarp." Lara said and took out her Pokedex.
Magikarp, a fish Pokémon. Its reckless leaps make it easy pickings for predators. On the bright side, many Pokémon enjoy longer life spans, thanks to Magikarp.
"I've heard from many that this is considered the most useless Pokémon of all," Lara said as she walked over to the Magikarp. She bent down and examined the Pokémon further. "Then again, they do evolve into a Gyarados. But I wonder if it's even alright for me to throw Terry at it." She said as she was only feeling sorry for the Pokémon. She sighed and took out an empty Pokeball. She tossed it at the Magikarp and it was sucked in. the ball shakes for a few seconds until it stopped and so Magikarp became Lara's first catch. "Well, I look forward to making a Gyarados out of you." She said and turned around to return to her fishing. "Now let's see if I can catch a Golde-" Lara stopped when she saw what was suddenly in front of her in the water. Before her was a giant blue sea monster. This creature is a Gyarados that Lara had been talking about. Lara looked at the massive creature with fear evident in her eyes and hunger and rage was evident in the Gyarados's eyes. "…um." Lara said right before the Gyarados let out a roar as it went into attack the young trainer. Lara let out a cry of fear and ran for her dear life, narrowly avoiding the Gyarados's massive chops as it bit the ground instead of her.
In the woods not far from there, a woman in her mid twenties was walking through the bushes. She had long silver hair, purple eyes, and a large bust with a slim figure. She wore miniskirt with thigh high boots and long gloves and a jacket that revealed much of her cleavage.
"Why do I have to walk through this dreadful forest?" The woman whined. "I could've at least been given a car. But if it's Drake's orders I shouldn't complain." She said with a blush.
Right then, she heard a scream. She turned to her right and was suddenly hit by Lara who was running at full speed, not watching where she was going. The two young women fell to the ground, with a thud. "Ow," Lara said, rubbing her head. She looked down and saw the woman beneath her who was looking at her in annoyance. "Oh my," Lara said, jumping to her feet and extended her hand to help her up. "I'm so sorry. Are you okay?"
The woman accepted Lara's hand. "Watch where you're going, you idiot." She said as she was being pulled up. "What had you in such a rush, kid?"
"I was fishing down by the river when suddenly a Gyarados came out of the water and nearly had me for lunch." Lara replied and then realized something. "Oh no! my backpack, my Pokedex and everything else is still back there." She cried out in panic.
"Maybe you should watch over you things more carefully," The woman said.
"Not helping," Lara spat. "I gotta go back there." She said.
"Did you say it was a Gyarados that attacked you?" The woman asked and Lara nodded. 'A Gyarados could earn me some extra cash,' She thought. "Alright, show me."
"Okay," Lara said, skeptically. "It's this way. What's your name by the way?"
"Dominic," The woman replied.
"Lara," The young trainer replied.
When they got to the river, the Gyarados was still there, lurking for preys.
"This must be the Gyarados that has been causing travelers trouble when coming this way," Dominic said as she looked at the atrocious Pokémon.
"How do you plan to get rid of that thing?" Lara asked.
"Just shut up and watch," Dominic said as she walked forward and brought out a Pokeball. The Gyarados saw Dominic coming towards its territory and sneered at her. She stopped just a few yards away from shore and tossed the ball. Out came a large cat Pokémon with a man, giving it the appearance of a lion.
"It's a Pyroar," Lara said and brought out her Pokedex.
Pyroar, the royal Pokémon. With a fiery breath of more than 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit, they viciously threaten any challenger. The females protect the pride's cubs. The male with the largest mane of fire is the leader of the pride. This Pokémon is native to the Kalos region.
"Kalos? This woman has been around places." Lara commented. "Still, pitching a fire Pokémon against a water type doesn't seem like such a good idea."
The Gyarados lets out a roar before firing its attack. Highly pressurized water came out of its mouth and went straight for the Pyroar.
"Pyroar, use flamethrower!" Dominic ordered and the Pyroar opened its mouth and breathe fire which hit the water attack, resulting in steam. The flamethrower surprisingly cut through the water and went straight to the Gyarados, hitting it in the face and sending it flaying. It cries out in pain as it fell back into the water and Lara watched in amazement. Dominic brought out a Pokeball and tossed it at the unconscious Gyarados and it got sucked in. "And that's that." Dominic said.
"Wow," Lara said in awe. "That was so amazing!" She cried out. "You took down a water Pokémon with a fire Pokémon like it was nothing!"
"Compared to my Pyroar, that Gyarados was nothing." Dominic said as she went over to the shoreline and picked up the Pokeball that had floated over there.
"This Pyroar of yours is well trained, isn't he?" Lara said as she attempted to pat it, only for the fire Pokémon to sneer its teeth at her, letting out a growl. Lara backed away in fear. "He won't attack, will he?" She asked, nervously.
"Not unless you either provoke him or if I tell him to." Dominic replied.
"Please don't tell him to attack," Lara said. She turned around to go get her stuff that was still near the shore. "Thank you for helping me get my stuff back." She said gratefully to Dominic.
"I didn't do it for you. I did it because I wanted to catch this Gyarados." Dominic replied.
"Well, in any case, thanks. I owe you a favor." Lara said with a grin. "Could you point in the shortest direction to Viridian City?" She asked.
"Sure. Just follow this river till you reach a bridge. Cross it and you'll find a dirt road that'll take you to directly to Viridian." Dominic replied.
"Thanks," Lara said with a bright smile. "You take care," She said as she began walking.
"Hold up," Dominic said, as she called her Pyroar back into her Pokeball. "Where I'm going is along the way where you're heading. Might as well accompany you." She said.
"Cool. Some company would be nice." Lara said with a grateful smile. As they walked, Lara brought out her Pokedex once again and typed in the name Gyarados.
Gyarados, the atrocious Pokémon. Rarely seen in the wild. Huge and vicious, it is capable of destroying entire cities in a rage. There are people who swear that any place Gyarados appears is fated for destruction.
"If it's that powerful what does that makes your Pyroar?" Lara asked Dominic.
"An unstoppable force of nature," Dominic replied.
"You don't say," Lara said as she sweat dropped. "So are any of your other Pokémons as strong as your Pyroar?"
"Nah. Pyroar is my strongest Pokémon. The others are nothing compared to him. Still, they're not to be underestimated." Dominic replied.
"I bet," Lara said.
"How long have you been a trainer?" Dominic asked.
"Oh, I started today. And I just recently caught myself a Magikarp." Lara replied with a grin.
'She's a beginner. Just another loser. Her Pokémons would be of no use to the boss. No point in killing her and taking her Pokémons.' Dominic thought.
"And you? How long have you been a trainer?" Lara asked.
"Eleven years in two months from now," Dominic replied.
"You keep track on how long you've been a trainer?" Lara asked.
"You find that weird?" Dominic asked with a raised eyebrow.
"No, I just find you have a good memory if you are able to keep track on the day you became a trainer." Lara replied. "So I take it you are a Pokémon master?"
"I did compete in the Johto League four times in a row before I finally won," Dominic replied.
"It toke you four tries before you became a master? Competition for the league sounds tough if someone like you couldn't achieve master level until after four tries." Lara said in amazement.
"Yeah," Dominic simply replied. "So are you on your way to fight Giovanni in the Viridian gym?" She asked.
"Yup. Imma get my first badge there." Lara said with much confidence.
Dominic let out an amused laugh. "Good luck with that. Giovanni is an even stronger trainer than I am."
"What?!" Lara cried out.
"In fact he is considered by many to be the strongest gym leader in Kanto. Perhaps even the world." Dominic said with an amused grin.
"Maybe, I am in over my head." Lara said.
"You sure are. I suggest you go to any other gym besides that one. An amateur beginner like you won't even last a minute." Dominic said in a as of matter of fact kind of manner.
"I won't know until I've tried," Lara said.
"It's you funeral," Dominic said.
A few more minutes passed and they finally reached the bridge Dominic had mentioned. "Well, this is where we separate. I had a nice chat with you."
"I hope to meet you again someday when I'm stronger. And then I will challenge you to a fight." Lara said with fire in her eyes.
"Again, your funeral." Dominic said with a shrug and walked away.
"You take care," Lara said and Dominic waved her off while walking with her back turned on Lara. "Cool lady," Lara said as she crossed the bridge. "I look forward to the next time we meet."
Back with Dominic, she was walking through the forest until she came upon a truck where a man in his late forties stood and waited. He was wearing a black uniform of some sort with the letter R on it and a hat. He had blonde hair and blue eyes. "You are late!" he spat at Dominic with a thick accent (A.N. His accent is Russian)
"I'm so sorry my love," Dominic said with a blush and a smile. "I ran into a Gyarados on my way here. Thought I could make an extra buck by capturing it."
The man responded by slapping her, making her fall to the ground. "You idiot! My time is not worth wasting on your own selfish gains."
"I'm sorry, Drake, my love." Dominic said, tearfully as her left cheek was red. She bowed before him like he was a god. "Punish me in whatever way you want. I'll gladly accept it."
"Get up, you dog." Drake, as the man had been called, said. "The boss wants us to deliver this cargo right away. Might as well get it over with."
"Yes, my love." Dominic said as she followed him like an obedient dog. "Will we be staying long in Viridian?" She wondered.
"That depends on how long Giovanni wants us there." Drake replied as he opened the truck door to the driver's seat. "Did you at least get what you were looking for?"
"I had to kill a bunch of witnesses, but I got it." Dominic said holding up a Pokeball with two-shade purple top forming two brighter purple circles on the sides of the top, as well as the letter M printed on the top.
"I guess you're useful for something after all." Drake said, starting up the truck. "What do we tell Giovanni about this though?"
"That the ball slipped out of our hands and the owner got away with it." Dominic replied.
"Good," Drake said, pleased with her. "And all the Pokémons in this truck would serve well as a consolation price for the "loss". He said as he started driving.
As they drove, some rain clouds were coming in. "looks like it's gonna rain soon." Dominic said and then moved up close to Drake and nuzzled at his side. "What'd you say we find a nice cozy cabin here in the woods and light a fire in the fireplace to nuzzle up close with some wine? Sounds comforting, right?" She said with a coy smile.
"The only comfort I need is succeeding with my plans," Drake said with a stern look on his face.
"Whatever you need I'll always be by your side. You know that." Dominic said she continued to nuzzle Drake's side. Right then the rain started falling heavy. "Now I feel sorry for that girl."
"Hm? What girl?" Drake asked, curious.
"I met a girl on the way here. She was just a beginner though. She was just a nobody not worth my time." Dominic replied. "Stupid girl is on her way to Viridian to challenge the boss."
"Fresh meat to the grinder I hear." Drake said. "Well, it doesn't matter. I'll probably never meet her."
Meanwhile, somewhere under a tree, a certain girl had taken cover and sneezed. "Either I've already caught a cold or someone is talking about me." Lara said, rubbing her nose with her finger. She let out a sigh as the rain poured down. "Wonder how long this will last." She said with an annoyed expression.
She did not notice a strange small figure coming down from the tree, hanging from a string. It landed on Lara's head and the girl noticed something was on her head. The creature crawled forward until it was in front of Lara's face, staring eye to eye with the girl. Lara let out a cry that scared away some bird Pokémons, and the creature that was on her head was suddenly whacked out of Lara's head and hit the tree stub, hard. The Pokémon quickly recovered and stood defensively towards Lara. It was a green spider looking Pokémon.
"That's … that's a Spinarak." Lara said in confusion and took out her Pokedex.
Spinarak, a string spit Pokémon. It lies still in the same pose for days in its web, waiting for its unsuspecting prey to wander close.
"Hey, Pokedex, what the hell is this?" Lara asked in confusion. "You already told me about the Pokémons that are seen in this area and this guy was not on that list. Besides, this is a Johto Pokémon. What gives?"
Over the years, Pokémons from different regions has appeared in regions not native to them as a result of trainers bringing them there. It does not happen very often to come across one of these but it's not uncommon. The none Kanto Pokémons that has been reported sighted in Route 1 are Hoothoot, Spinarak, Ledyba, Pineco, Wurmple, Poochyena, Plusle, Minun and Shinx.
"Still, this would've been useful information before." Lara said as she puts away the Pokedex. "In any case, this is a bug type Pokémon. Easy prey for my Charmander." She with a confident grin as she brought out her Pokeball with a flame on it. "Go, Terry." She cried out and released her Charmander.
"Charmander," The little fire Pokémon said.
"Terry, use scratch attack." Lara ordered and her Pokémon was about to comply when suddenly a raindrop hit its head. Terry quivered and went to hide underneath Lara, who looked at him in confusion but realized something. "Maybe bringing out a fire Pokémon in the middle of a rainstorm wasn't the best idea." She said and aimed Terry's Pokeball at said Pokémon. "Return," She ordered and Charmander was pulled back in to his Pokeball.
Lara then brought out another Pokeball. "Guess I don't have a choice then," She said and tossed the ball. "Come on out, Magikarp!" She cried and out of the ball came her newly captured Pokémon. "Alright Magikarp, use tackle." She ordered but the Magikarp was only splashed in the puddle of water it was in while crying out its name. Lara sweat dropped. "Well, this is embarrassing." She said. Right then the Spinarak ran away. "Hey! Wait up!" She cried out. "Magikarp, return." She told her Magikarp and pulled it back into the Pokeball.
Lara gave chase to the Spinarak through the rain. "Get back here! I wanna catch you!" She said with a grin as the Spinarak was just trying to get away from her. The little bug Pokémon ran as quickly as it could till it reached a small tunnel of some sort. The Spinarak crawled in but Lara continued to give chase. "I'm coming to get'cha." She said as she crawled through the tunnel. "Pretty stupid move taking cover from the rain. In here I'll be able to use Terry." She said while continuing to go after her quarry. That is until she came upon a hole she didn't see in the darkness and started sliding down a chasm. "AAAH!" She cried out until she hit the bottom. "Ow," She groaned, rubbing her sore butt. "Well, any landing you can walk away from…" She said, standing up. "Now, where am I?" She wondered, taking out a flashlight and turned it on. "Wow," She said at the sight before her.
The cavern was a Pokémon ruin. There were statues of Pokémons she recognized and old paintings on the wall. "What is this place?" Lara wondered. On the walls were a lot of Pokémons she recognized. "Some of these guys are legendary types." She said. "Maybe this was a shrine to worship Legendary Pokémons." She guessed. That's when she came upon an interesting painting. "What's this?" She wondered as she examined the artwork. It had three Pokémons. One was a flying type with silver feathers. It hovered above what looked like a tornado of fire and lightning, while the other two were fighting bellow the tornado. One had saber teeth and a storm cloud on its back. "That's a Raikou," Lara said and examined the Pokémon it was fighting. "And that's an Entei." She said and turned her attention back to the silver feather flying Pokémon. "And that's … I have no idea who that is." She said.
She went on the look at some other paintings on the walls. One was a of a Dragonite battling a Venomoth. "Wonder what this all means. Were they records of old battles?" She wondered. "There sure are a lot of legendaries here." She commented and came upon one painting with three flying Pokémons who looked like they were battling a dragon type Pokémon. "Those are the Legendary Bird Trios. But what are they fighting?" She asked. Lara then shakes her head. "Oh, who cares? I'm wasting time. I need to get out of this place."
"Hoot," Lara suddenly heard.
"What was that?" She wondered. She looked around the cave with her flashlight until she came upon the source of the sound. It was on top of a broken down pillar. An owl looking Pokémon, who covered its eyes with its wing as it got irritated by the light from Lara's flashlight. "It's a Hoothoot." Lara declared and brought out her Pokedex.
Hoothoot, the owl Pokémon. Hoothoot has an internal organ that senses and tracks the earth's rotation. Using this special organ, this Pokémon begins hooting at precisely the same time every day.
"If a Hoothoot is living inside these cavern there must be a way out," Lara said, looking around, then back at the Hoothoot. "Excuse me. Could you show me the way out?" The Hoothoot just turned around, giving Lara the cold shoulder. "Oh, come on. Don't be such an asshole. I need to get out of here." The Hoothoot just ignored Lara, which was hard considering the light from her flashlight was annoying it. "You know, the faster I get out of here, the faster you can go back to sleeping." She explained and the Hoothoot sighed in defeat. It flew of off the pillar and Lara smiled. "Alright. Lead the way." She said.
They came upon a hole with a ray of light shining through. Only one problem. The hole was small. "It may be small but it's my only way out of here." Lara said and put away the flashlight. She turned to the Hoothoot and said. "Thanks for showing me the way out." The Hoothoot only frowned and looked away. Lara climbed up to the hole and crawled through the hole, and her upper body was outside, where it had stopped raining and the skies were clearing. "Sweat. The rain has stopped." She said and continued to crawl out the hole. "Now to just get out of this-oof!" She cried out as she suddenly was halted. Her hips were stuck in the hole. "Oh come one!" She whined and started pressing harder to try and get out. "Why was I born with such wide hiiIIIIP!" She cried the last part out as she felt something pecking at her on the other side. The annoyed Hoothoot was pecking at her butt with its beak as it wanted Lara to leave as quickly as possible. "Hey! Cut that out you little pervert! She spat and lets out cries of pain as the Hoothoot continued to peck at her butt. "OW! Stop it already!" She cried out and pressed her hands harder against the wall as she tried pushing herself free. After many thrusts, and pecking on her butt, Lara finally broke free.
Landed on the ground, face first. She had had her chin on the ground and her ass sticking into the air. "Ow," She groaned, rubbing her butt. "I better not have any holes on my pants, you disgusting pervert." She said as she rose up and glared at the entrance. She stood up and turned her attention forward and saw a city in the horizon. "What the…? Sweat. That must be Viridian City." She said with a grin. "Now to the Pokémon Center to sign up for the Indigo League and then the Viridian Gym." She said and started walking.
As Lara was walking she looked up into the sky and saw a large rainbow. "Wow. That's the biggest rainbow I've ever seen." She said in amazement. That's when suddenly, a bird Pokémon appeared out of nowhere. "What the…?" She said as she did not recognize the Pokémon but it was a beautiful one to say the least. With its many colors and glorious appearance. Lara brought out her Pokedex to examine it. "What is that?" She asked and the Pokedex replied.
Data not found. There are still unidentified Pokémons.
"You're kidding," Lara said as her jaw dropped. She did not think she would see a Pokémon no one has seen before. Especially on her first day. She watched as the Pokémon was disappearing through into the rainbow. "Where's a camera when you need one?" She asked herself. Lara decided to continue her walk towards the city and not ponder on this for now.
A.N. Let me know what you think. Tell me what you like and didn't like and what I can improve. And I really hope you guys enjoyed reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it. Until next time, take care.
Next chapter: Viridian City