A/N: Welcome everybody, I am Souldin of the Grin Brothers (though in the past, I was known on this site as Review King Souldin), and welcome to Nanka's Pokémon Miiverse Adventure: Director's Cut!
So a good place to start would be to explain what Nanka's Pokémon Miiverse Adventure was and what this Director's Cut is. Nanka's Pokémon Miiverse Adventure, or NPMA for short, was an interactive Pokémon Yellow playthrough I did on Miiverse. Inspired by choose-your-own-adventure books, I made a story of polite and travel loving Nanka going on a Pokémon adventure with her rash and battle-loving Pikachu; Jolt. The story was written based on what occurred as I played Pokémon Yellow as well as influenced by reader's answers to questions at various points in the story. It was an incredibly fun experience and I'm glad I finished it before the closure of Miiverse.
With the closure of Miiverse though the completed version of NPMA was lost to time... luckily I had saved all of it. Now I bring you the completed version of NPMA; a director's cut with improved spelling, expanded details, added scenes, but all still within the style of the original. Miiverse made me abide by various limitations, an whilst I'm less strict with this Director's Cut, I've still roughly followed those limitations to give you as close of a story to the original as possible. Oh, an of course this Director's Cut is the finished version, so sadly no interactive questions to influence the story here (not that they would allow me to upload such a thing). In any case, this A/N is long enough as it is, so let's get on with Act 1 of NPMA!
Nanka's Pokémon Miiverse Adventure Act 1!
All Nanka could see was white; an endless white world expanding out before her, behind her and all around. She didn't question it; her head hazy and her mind tired as a familiar voice echoed across the expanse.
"Hellllooo theeerrreee…" The familiar voice echoed as the shadowy figure of an old man in a lab coat materialised before her. "Welcome to the world of Pokémon!"
"P-professor Oak?" Nanka mumbled, a yawn escaping her lips as her town's local professor stood before her.
"My name is Oak!" The familiar Professor introduced himself robotically, as if he was a pre-recorded message. "People call me the Pokémon Prof!"
"Ummm, I knew that already… Professor?" Nanka mumbled, tilting her head in confusion as the Professor continued to ramble.
Nanka blinked; suddenly seeing no sign of the Professor and in his place a small yellow mouse with red cheeks.
"W-What!?" Nanka gasped at the Professor's sudden disappearance, looking down at the rodent Pokémon now before her. "Is that… a Pikachu?"
"This world is inhabited by creatures called Pokémon!" Nanka heard the Professor say, but saw no sign of him.
"Professor, where are you!?" Nanka frantically looked around as the Professor's voice continued to ramble, talking about some of the most basic facts about Pokémon.
"Now tell me." The Professor said as a short girl with braided green hair, dressed in a sleeveless blue shirt and a short red skirt, appeared before Nanka. "Are you a boy? Or are you a girl?"
"I'm a girl, Professor!" Nanka yelled out as she looked to a mirror image of herself, frozen in place with a smile.
There was silence for a few seconds, before Oak's voice returned with another question, "What is your name?"
"Professor, it's me, Nanka Chandler!" Nanka yelled out into the void as she averted eye contact with her frozen mirror image. "You've known me since I was born."
Nanka's shout was met with further silence; silence that stretched on for so long, that Nanka begun to look around her surroundings again. When she turned to look to her mirror image, she was surprised to find a brown haired boy now standing there, adorned in large purple jumper.
"G-Man?" Nanka gasped out to the sudden appearance of smirking but unresponsive friend.
"This is my grandson. He's been your rival since you were a baby" Oak introduced his grandson, as the frozen image stared at Nanka with a smug smirk.
"Professor; I know who G-Man is…" Nanka mumbled, glancing over to the frozen G-Man before her and pouting, "…besides, we're friends, not rivals."
"…Erm, what is his name again?"
"How can you forget your grandson's name!?" Nanka shouted out into the void.
Nanka rubbed her temples, continuing to hear the Professor's voice as she begun to wander aimlessly in the void.
"Nanka!" Oak's voice boomed, causing Nanka to jump up in fright. "Your very own legend is about to unfold!"
"T-that's wonderful to hear Professor but…" Nanka begun to reply back, only to notice something strange, "…um, a-am I shrinking!?"
"A world of dreams and adventures with Pokémon awaits!" The Professor's booming voice proclaimed.
"I-I've always wanted to go on an adventure but why am I shrinking!?" Nanka screamed out in panic, as she became smaller and smaller.
"Let's go!" The Professor's voice continued undeterred.
"Heeelllppp!" Nanka screamed once more as the white void became even brighter, blinding the soon-to-be Pokémon trainer.
"Heeelllppp!" Nanka continued to scream as she bolted upright, throwing her bed covers off of her.
Confused at the familiar sight of her bedroom, Nanka took a few deep breaths, her mind recovering from the bizarre dream. Upon realising that what she had just experienced was just a dream, realising she was now awake, she realised what day it was.
"My Pokémon adventure!" Nanka yelled out with excitement.
Eagerly leaping out of her bed, Nanka made haste in throwing off her pink nightgown and getting on her planned adventuring clothes; the same as her reflection wore in her dreams. The excited girl then skipped over to her desk, snatching a potion off of it, before carefully making her way down stairs.
Reaching the bottom of the stairs, Nanka wandered over to a still tree, a yellow bag and a white hat held on its branches.
"Good morning, Soodwood! Is mum still on her morning jog?" Nanka asked the tree-like Pokémon as she grabbed her items from his rocky limbs.
"Su…do." The Sudowoodo said with a small nod.
"Don't worry, I'll be back to show her my starter!" Nanka promised as she ran the front door, slipping on her shoes laid down near it. "Goodbye for a little while, Soodwood."
Nanka ran out the door with a growing smile on her face. For today was the day she'd get her first Pokémon from the Professor and thus be allowed to travel far and wide.
"I get to go on an adventure!" Nanka giggled as she begun to skip to the local lab.
"Chuuu…" Nanka heard in the distance, halting her skipping.
Spinning around towards Route 1, the exit of Pallet Town, Nanka saw sparks of electricity shooting up in the distance. Curiousness overcame excitement as Nanka begun walking towards Route 1.
Nanka leisurely walked over to the grass, trying to get a closer look at the sparks, shooting out in frequent intervals. Upon arriving before the grass, she stopped in her tracks; worries overcame curiosity.
"Hey! Wait! Don't go out!" The Professor's familiar voice shouted out, warning the already halted Nanka.
Nanka was about to turn around, to greet and reassure the Professor, when a rare and out-of-place Pikachu sprung forth.
"A Pikachu!?" Nanka yelped in surprise as the yellow mouse stood before her, sparks flying from it's cheeks.
"Pika!" The Pikachu declared with an eager grin, smacking the floor with it's tail; it's whole body buzzing with excitement.
"Pika…" The wild Pokémon generated more sparks, preparing a Thundershock… when it was suddenly hit by a Pokéball.
"Oh," Nanka uttered as the attacking mouse was trapped inside a Pokéball, "I thought you needed to weaken them first."
As a precaution for the dangers that lay ahead, Nanka had done quite a bit of reading and studying the nights before. Before her though, a Pikachu had been captured without the slightest bit of harm done to it.
Either her books were wrong or the Professor was extremely lucky.
The Professor sighed with relief as he picked up his Pokéball, before turning around, "Nanka, dear… are you alright?"
"Y-yes, Professor." Nanka replied, looking down with shame. "I-I'm sorry, Professor. I should have been more careful."
The thought of scalding Nanka did not once cross the Professor's mind as he beamed, "That's good to hear. Now… how about we go to the lab and get you your very first Pokémon?"
It was a short journey to the Professor's lab, an upon entering the building, Nanka noticed a familiar spiky haired boy.
"Gramps! I'm fed up with waiting!" The Professor's grandson remarked, an then upon noticing Nanka, added. "Well, well… I didn't expect you to wake up so soon, rival!"
"Good Morning, G-Man." Nanka greeted her friend, frowning at being referred to as 'rival.'
"G-Man! Why are… ah whatever! Just wait right there!" The Professor quickly snapped, before turning back to Nanka with a smile. "Now Nanka, do you see that ball on the table?"
Nanka looked over to the Pokéball that rested on the table, her eyes glistening as the Professor continued to speak, "You may have it! In it is a Starting Pokémon I picked out especially for you!"
Nanka gleefully skipped over to the Pokéball, whilst G-Man grumbled as he stared intently at the Pokéball.
Just as Nanka was about to pick up the Pokéball containing her first Pokémon, her future travelling companion and her ticket to see the world, a fuming G-Man shoved her aside.
She could only question what she had done to upset G-Man so much as she fell into a roll, a rolling motion that led to her colliding with the wall.
"No way, Nanka!" G-Man shouted out as he held up the Professor's Pokéball. "I was here first, so I'm having this Pokémon."
Nanka would have replied, but upside down and against the wall, she was a little too dazed to respond.
"Nanka!" The Professor called out with concern as he went over and helped the dazed girl to her feet. "Don't worry, we'll sort you out another starter."
'Hmm, I wanted Nanka to have something more special than the usual Bulbasaur or Squirtle…' The Professor pondered as Nanka waited patiently, her vision now steady, '…it needs to be something rare, like a… I know!'
"Did you know Nanka…" The Professor began to say as he retrieved a Pokéball from his pocket, the same one who'd used earlier on the wild Pokémon that had attacked Nanka, "…that Pikachu have become increasingly rare as of late?"
Nanka nodded, "Yep; their numbers plummeted after a criminal organisation began hunting them down in mass."
"Well as rare as they are, we happen to have encountered one today." The Professor said as he placed the Pikachu containing Pokéball into Nanka's hands. "An I'd like you to have this Pikachu."
"T-thank you, Professor." Nanka replied, a little apprehensive over having the Pokémon that had recently attempted to attack her for her starter.
The newly declared Pokémon Trainer looked to the Pokéball in her hands, that which contained the Pikachu that had moments ago tried to attack both her and the Professor. This Pokémon would be her partner from this day forth and so she felt it right to give her travelling companion a decent name.
After much pondering, Nanka ruled out Tailing and Cheeky as names and settled on Jolt; a fitting name for such a speedy electric type.
To her shock, just as she was about to leave, G-Man suddenly challenged her to a Pokémon battle. Retrospectively thinking about it though, it shouldn't have surprised her, G-Man was always rather competitive with her.
She was surprised all the same, an as a newbie trainer she had little idea how to respond. She had even less of an idea when Jolt came out of his Pokéball with no order; eager for battle. Nanka's first Pokémon battle had begun.
Nanka had been lucky; she knew that as Jolt's second Thundershock struck perfectly. Her brain was scattered in the fight so all she could do was react.
When G-Man ordered a Tackle attack, she requested a Thundershock; when he commanded a Tail Whip, she yelled out for a Growl.
Jolt had responded well though, even if he appeared to be annoyed when asked to Growl.
"What? Unbelievable!" G-Man shouted out as he picked up his defeated Eevee. "I guess I'm going to have to toughen you up first."
"G-good job… Jolt." Nanka complimented her victorious Pikachu, only for the rodent to turn away from her with a huff.
"Enough fooling around here then." G-Man proclaimed as he rushed out the lab, turning around briefly to shout back. "Nanka! Gramps! Smell ya later!"
Nanka and Jolt quickly found out that they had left poor first impressions of each other.
To Jolt, Nanka was girl who constantly mumbled to herself and shrieked at every surprise.
To Nanka, Jolt was a bad tempered Pokémon that liked to have his own way, who was now stubbornly refusing to get back into his Pokéball.
So a great first step for their journey then.
"S-stop that! Just, come, here!" Nanka complained as her starter Pokémon struggled in her arms, pushing away from her constantly. "Y-you can't just go… running off by yourself!"
As Nanka approached her home, the door of the house swung open, a long green haired woman standing in the doorway with a grin.
"Poppet! So what's your start…" Nanka's mum didn't end her question as she witnessed her daughter and a Pikachu fighting and arguing with one another.
Jolt was eventually brought inside the house, but was quick to leap out of his trainer's arms and begin running about the abode. Nanka meanwhile sat down at the table, laying her head upon it.
A small Drifloon floated over to her, using it's stringy arms to raise Nanka's head, "Ohhh, Drifty. I wish I could have you as my starter."
"Aww, come on Poppet." Nanka's mum giggled as she watched her daughter's starter explore the house. "I quite like the energetic rascal."
Nanka groaned, dropping her head back down to the table, despite her mother's Drifloons attempts to lift her head back up.
"That said, you should probably go get check on him." Mrs Chandler noted as a crashing sound was heard from upstairs. "I think he's going through your room."
"Aaahhh!" Nanka shouted out as she shot right up, an darted up to her room. "Jooolllttt!"
After stopping her… 'inquisitive' Pikachu from dismantling her room, Nanka waved goodbye to her Mother and the Pokémon of the household an set off on her journey. Whilst her mother wasn't worried about how Nanka would do on her first time travelling; Nanka was, and so planned to do a quick walk to Viridian City and back. The uncertainty of how she'd cope with her electric mouse companion was the main reason for this decision.
It had taken a lot of effort to drag Jolt along, but he seemed much happier once he was able to run about Route 1, seeking out battles.
It had not taken long for Nanka and Jolt, whom was unharmed despite many a battle along the way, to reach Viridian City. It was a familiar place to Nanka, her Mum having taken her to the town's school many a time.
She considered wandering around the quaint town, but having spoken to a Pokémart employee along Route 1, she was eager to purchase some Pokéballs. So off she and her healthy Jolt went.
She had not even been given a chance to decline before the Pokémart cashier had thrust a package intended for the Professor into her arms.
Jolt smirked at this; Nanka reconsidered whether she should have named his Cheeky instead.
Feeling it would be impolite to decline, given she needed to head back home soon anyway, Nanka accepted the task of delivering the parcel to the Professor. Hopefully she'd be able to purchase some Pokéballs afterwards.
Nanka and Jolt ran a lot on their way back to Pallet Town, yet still made their way back slowly. The running was entirely Jolt chasing after wild Pidgeys and Rattatas, with Nanka in turn chasing after her Pikachu.
Upon arriving to her hometown, the duo made their way to the Professor's lab, wherein the Professor greeted them with a broad smile, "Why hello, Nanka." You and your Pikachu seem to be getting along."
'Oh no… the Professor is going senile.'
"Oh, I almost forgot…" Nanka uttered as she handed over the parcel to Oak, "…I have a delivery for you Professor."
"Ah, why thank you Nanka." Oak gladly grabbed the package. "You're always so helpful. Have you ever considered becoming my-"
"Gramps!" A familiar shout cut off the Professor as G-Man marched into the laboratory, stopping upon noticing Nanka. "What are you doing here, Nanka?"
"Hello again, G-Man. I was just delivering a package to the Professor." Nanka greeted her childhood friend.
"Hey, whilst you're here, you should check out my Eevee." G-Man proclaimed as he sent out his Eevee, the brown furred Pokémon greeting Nanka and Jolt with a small bow of his head. "He's gotten stronger; I bet he's even stronger than your Pikachu already."
"Pikaaaa…" Jolt frowned at this suggestion, sparks buzzing from his cheeks in preparation for a battle.
Before Jolt could initiate a fight though, Nanka had grabbed a hold of her Pikachu, mentioning to G-Man, "Perhaps we'll find out another time."
Jolt wasn't happy about this, sticking his tongue out at his trainer. Meanwhile, the Professor had retrieved a couple of red devices from the back of the lab and presented them to the two trainers.
"It's perfect timing that you're both here." Professor Oak said as he handed the two devices over. "I had forgotten to give you both a Pokédex earlier."
The Professor explained the device could record information on captured Pokémon and how capturing more Pokémon would help the Professor with his research.
"So long as this doesn't distract me in becoming the Indigo Champion…" G-Man started to say as he took his Pokédex, "…then leave it all to me! Nanka's help isn't needed."
"I-I'll try and help best I can." Nanka commented, ignoring G-Man's own comment.
G-Man wasted no time in leaving Pallet Town; eagerly rushing off on his Pokémon Adventure. Jolt would have loved to have done the same, but with the trainer he was stuck with, they instead made their way to 'her' house for the night.
"A-are you sure I'll be fine on my own?" Nanka mumbled out to her mother as they sat at the dinner table.
"Of course you will; don't worry so much." Mrs Chandler remarked as she pointed over to Jolt, who was dining along Mrs Chandler's Sudowoodo, Drifloon and Helioptile. "Besides, you won't be alone; you've got Jolt with you."
Her mother's words only worried her more, given the poor start to her companionship with Jolt. Nevertheless, by the next morning, Nanka prepared herself to truly travel out into the world and begin her journey.
"Good morning, Nanka!" The sweet voice of Daisy Oak called out to her, stopping her just outside the town's exit. "Would like to join me for some tea before you go?"
"Sure!" Nanka accepted gleefully, much to Jolt's annoyance.
Nanka and G-Man's sister chatted away over a pot of tea; a regular pastime between the two friends. It was a pleasant activity to do given the long road ahead for Nanka.
"By the way, I believe my brother forgot to give you this." Daisy said as she slid a town map across the table. "You've probably already prepared one yourself but…"
"Oh no, not yet; I was actually going to buy one in Viridian." Nanka replied, taking the map with a thankful smile. "Thank you, Daisy."
After finishing her tea and receiving well wishes, Nanka truly set off on her journey, her heart filled with happy memories.
"I don't need to buy a town map now, but I still need to buy some Pokéballs." Nanka said aloud as she ventured along Route 1, Jolt searching the grass for battles, though with few results this time. "I wonder how many I should get. I need some, but I also need to be careful with my money."
Arriving at Viridian City, Nanka headed straight to the PokéMart to make her purchases. The Pallet Town trainer had only briefly considered the option of purchasing a couple or a lot of Pokéballs, before settling for an in-between amount of five Pokéballs.
Having stepped back out into Viridian City, it dawned on Nanka that she was truly parting ways with all she had known, even if she knew she'd return someday. A sense of nostalgia washed over her as she decided to wander around town.
Given its size, it had not taken Nanka long to show Jolt around Viridian City. A few visits to homes of school friends; she was pleased to see Speary the Spearow doing well, along with a quick pop in to her old school and it was over. It did strike Nanka, that even with both Pallet Town and Viridian City's population; the school only ever had a handful of students per class.
There was also the Viridian City gym, but as per usual, it was shut.
Having toured the city, Nanka was left looking at her gifted town map, wandering where to go next.
"So we can either visit the Indigo League, perhaps ask about the Viridian Gym whilst we're there…" Nanka said aloud, "…or we can go explore Viridian Forest. What do you think, Jolt?"
The moment Nanka turned around to ask her Pikachu, said Pikachu had already begun running off towards Viridian Forest.
Blocking the way to Viridian Forest was a hung-over elder, who wouldn't budge until he had his coffee. Nanka got him a beverage promptly, though she had not expected him to perk up so much after a single sip. She also did not expect a wild Rattata to walk up to them in Viridian City.
Without a moment's hesitation, an before Jolt could pick a fight with the wild Pokémon, the elderly man threw a Pokéball at the Rattata.
"Maybe the Professor was just lucky." Nanka remarked to Jolt as the hung-over man stomped off to the PokéMart, bitter about failing to catch the Rattata.
Jolt frowned at the reminder at how easily he was caught and turned away from his trainer with a huff.
"I guess a bit of damage would make it easier to catch Pokémon after all." Nanka said to herself as she looked onwards to the nearby Viridian Forest.
Sunlight rained down past the leaves and branches of the numerous trees of the Viridian Forest, bathing Nanka and Jolt in glistening light as they trekked into the area. Jolt immediately began bounding along the soiled paths, the roots surprisingly absent from it, as if the trees were ordered to not encroach upon it.
Nanka enjoyed the sights, taking in a deep breath, enjoying the gentle aromas of the small variety of flowers that blossomed in the forest.
"Just a quick heads up." A local boy called out to Nanka as she wandered by the forest's largest tree. "My friends are about the place, looking for Pokémon battles."
"Thank you for the warning…" Nanka replied to the boy with a smile, "…but I should be fine. I'm only looking about today."
She waved goodbye to the boy by the tree, now worryingly on the look-out for eager trainers. Jolt was not a fan of this tedious walking and so dashed straight into the grass.
"Jolt, wait!" Nanka called out as she ran after her Pokémon, into the grass of wild Pokémon.
"A Caterpie!" Nanka exclaimed as the Bug Type poked its head out of the grass.
Seemingly disturbed by the ruckus Jolt had been making, the Caterpie had saw fit to investigate. Now it was in a battle with a feisty Pikachu and a trainer whose hand had begun digging deep into her bag.
'My first caught Pokémon.' Nanka thought with an uneasy smile as she pulled out a Pokéball. 'I hope…'
The situation had been tense.
It was just a low level Caterpie, but in the circumstance of trying to catch her first Pokémon, Nanka felt like she was staring down a legendary. When Jolt grew impatient at growling and shot out a Thundershock, Nanka's heart momentarily stopped.
The Caterpie had withstood it though, as well as the first Pokéball Nanka threw. With the second ball tossed, she managed to capture it.
Sending out her newly caught Caterpie and noticing an odd dust sprinkled on it's body, Nanka named her new travelling companion, Dusty.
Even Jolt seemed to approve of the name, briefly beaming a smile to his trainer.
A great surge of accomplishment rose from Nanka's heart as she cheered, "We did it, we did it! We caught a Pokémon!"
Going back to the Pokécenter to heal her party of two, Nanka chose this opportunity to inquire about the dust found on Dusty's body.
When they informed her that it was toxic, Nanka begun to mumble concern after concern, only reassured when they noted the dust was likely from a parent Butterfree. Still worried for her Caterpie, as her normal state of mind, Nanka decided to train Dusty for a bit.
"Are you okay, Dusty?" Nanka asked her Caterpie, whom was trying to bury her own face into the ground.
Dusty's first battle had not gone as well as hoped. On the way to Viridian Forest, the newbie trainer had been sprung upon by a wild Rattata. Dusty tried to beat away the foe with a Tackle, but it proved too weak. In the end, Jolt intervened and had the Rattata scurrying away after a Thundershock.
"Dusty, look up, you won!" Nanka cheered as her petted her face-planted bug.
Dusty had just taken out a Rattata with a penchant for Tail Whips, without Jolt having to intervene. After the last Tackle struck, Dusty had thought she'd failed to knock out her opponent and so buried her head in the ground in defeat.
Slowly looking up though, Dusty seemed to squeal with delight at her victory.
Having trained up Dusty, and eager to continue her journey, Nanka set out for Viridian Forest as the sunset bathed it in orange light.
"Hi, do you have a Pikachu?" did not seem like a declaration of battle, but it was these words that the Lass in the forest said to Nanka as she sent out a Nidoran Female.
Disappointment washed over the Lasses face when Nanka responded by sending out Dusty to battle.
"Umm, I guess I kindly accept your offer to battle…" Nanka uttered without a shred of certainty.
An that was how Nanka's second trainer battle began.
"A-as you can see, I do happen to have a Pikachu." Were hardly words of triumph, but it was all Nanka could think to say as she won her battle against the lass.
Dusty's consistent Tackles and well-timed dodges had won her the battle against the Lasses' Nidoran Female. Obviously tuckered out, Nanka soon called out for the wandering Jolt to take over and fend off the Lasses' Nidoran Male. Two shocks later and the battle had been won.
"Dusty!" Nanka cried out when her Pokémon suddenly shone intensely, fearing her Pokémon had just blown up.
As the figure of Dusty within the shining light begun to change and mold into something pointier and sterner, Nanka realised her Pokémon was actually evolving. She'd heard they emitted a glow upon evolution, but this light was near blinding.
As the light died down, it revealed that her Dusty had evolved into a hard and green Metapod.
Nanka's first night of her adventure had been spent at home, tucked away in her cosy bed. Her second and current night was being spent in a small, cheap tent under a tree in the shadowy Viridian Forest.
It was too dark to see and too far to travel to travel to either Pewter City or back to Viridian City. On the bright side, Dusty seemed pleased with her new form, sleeping contently, whilst Jolt seemed to be warming up to her as he snuggled up beside the two of them.
Waking up was not a strong suit of Nanka's; her bed always felt too comfortable to leave. After a night in the Viridian Forest though, she learned the bed was not the problem, for even in a cramped tent she had no desire to wake up. It was only through Jolt's consistent pestering that she was not still lying peacefully in her tent.
With flickering eyes and un-braided hair, Nanka emerged from Viridian Forest. Pewter City was just a short distance away as Jolt sped towards it. Meanwhile, Nanka meandered, shielding her sleepy eyes from the morning sunlight.
"Awww, did someone enjoy their nap?" Nanka cooed, with a slight giggle as her Pikachu stirred from his sudden slumber.
As Nanka was talking with the Pewter City's nurse, Jolt had strolled on over to the Jigglypuff hanging about. The Jigglypuff saw fit to treat the curious Jolt to a song; a song that had him fast asleep in seconds.
The awakened Jolt turned away from with his trainer with a huff, his cheeks becoming even more red than usual.
Pewter City was a small settlement nestled between a mountainous area, with few things worth noting about… unless you liked stone. What it did have, an certainly its main attraction, was the Pewter Museum of Science.
"Wow… I haven't been here since the school trip when I was little." Nanka said to herself, reminiscing about childhood memories, before turning to Jolt and asking. "Should we visit it?"
Jolt seemed unsure, but after a slight shrug, did a small nod. "Pika."
At just P50, a ticket for the Pewter Museum of Science was a bargain. Whilst the room dedicated for displays was rather small, considering the size of the building, it did present many fascinating items.
From space shuttle models to Pokémon fossils and even meteors; a myriad of scientific discoveries were available to see. The Moon stone in particular caught Nanka's eye; perhaps because it was said to have been found at Mt. Moon, a destination Nanka wanted to explore herself.
It was only after leaving the museum that Nanka realised how large the building was, as well as the second building adjoined to it. This second building was seemingly inaccessible, with steep ledges, large rocks and overgrown foliage blocking the way. Jolt did give a good try of forcing his way through though.
"Hmm, I'll have to remember to come back here and figure a way through someday." Nanka mused, making a mental note of it.
"Hey, wait!" Nanka protested as she was dragged before the Gym.
Apparently the Gym Leader was looking for challengers and a man loitering just outside Pewter City was very keen on getting said Gym Leader new challengers. So eager that he stopped Nanka from heading to Mt. Moon and dragged her to it.
Nanka considered the invitation as it were, but standing before the Gym and feeling it's imposing air of importance, Nanka didn't feel like she'd have a chance of victory.
"Do I even have the right stuff?" Nanka pondered aloud, as the building before her seemingly stared her down.
What Nanka wanted to do on her Pokémon journey was simply travel, but she had admittedly been finding Pokémon battles more fun than she had ever expected.
Looking down to Jolt, his enthusiasm was plain to see, as well as rather infectious.
"Okay then, let's at least try." Nanka decided. 'But first…'
"First I should visit the Indigo League." Nanka finished her train of thought, remembering the shut Viridian Gym. "It'd be lovely to see and I can ask about the closed Gym."
Jolt wasn't thrilled at this, as it delayed his desired battles in the gym they were closest to, but regardless ran off in the direction of Viridian Forest.
"Oh yeah, we have to go all the way back through the forest." Nanka mumbled.
The trek through Viridian Forest had not taken as long as expected, for all Nanka had to do was retrace her steps. It was still a timely trek and the sun had started to descend by the time she arrived in Viridian City.
'Can I get to the league before it gets dark?' Nanka pondered to herself as she started to walk down Route 22, unsure whether to turn back or not.
Lost in her indecisive thoughts, Nanka accidentally tripped over a Nidoran Female.
"I'm really sorry!" Nanka yelped out as the ticked off Nidoran Female Tackled after her.
During her fleeing, Nanka sent out Dusty in the way of the Tackling Nidoran. Thanks to her hardened shell, the Nidoran ended up bouncing back upon colliding with Dusty the Metapod.
This routine proceeded until the sun had set and night was established, at which time, Nanka decided to toss a Pokéball at the relentless but tuckered out Nidoran Female.
"My third travelling companion!" Nanka cheered.
"A mild-mannered Pokémon that does not like to fight." Nanka read out from the Pokédex. "Well, so long as you don't step on them I guess."
As Nanka laid in bed, courtesy of the Pokécenter's provisions for all travelling trainers, she looked to the Pokéball containing her Nidoran . The Pokédex mentioned it's ability to secret venom, which Nanka in turn thought would make a good name.
Day four of her Pokémon journey and the third time Nanka was forced to leave her nice, comfy bed. Jolt was not a fan of lie-ins and his method of waking her up was to simply push her off the bed.
Awake earlier than she'd have liked, Nanka used this opportunity to introduce Venom the Nidoran Female to Jolt and Dusty, as well as to begin training up Venom. Venom was a little weak at first, but was rapidly making progress.
Just as Nanka was making her way to the Indigo League, she bumped into G-Man.
"Have your Pokémon gotten any stronger?" G-Man asked, already unclipping a Pokéball off of his belt.
"Well, I assume so…" Nanka began to say, casting an eye to her trio of Pokémon, when she noticed G-Man's obvious intentions. "…Ohhh, you're challenging me to a Pokémon battle."
Nanka wanted to decline but didn't bother; it would've been futile with G-Man.
"This is my Metapod, Dusty!" Nanka introduced her Pokémon as G-Man sent out his own Pokémon. "An Dusty, this is my friend G-Man and his"-Nanka turned to see a Flying Typed Spearow emerge from G-Man's Pokéball-"um… Spearow."
"Spearow, Peck that bug!" G-Man shouted enthusiastically, his Spearow quickly striking Dusty.
"Aaahhh; time-out! Jolt, please switch in for Dusty!" Nanka blurted out at the unfortunate match-up, though it was a request Jolt was more than happy to abide by as he lunged into battle.
If ever asked, she'd kindly not admit it, but when Dusty began to glow for a second time she completely forgot about her victory against G-Man.
The glow of evolution drew all the focus of her and her other Pokémon onto Dusty, as they keenly witnessed Dusty the Metapod become a Butterfree.
When Dusty noticed all of the pairs of eyes watching her, she dropped down to the ground and begun burying her face in embarrassment.
"Y-yeah, that's great that your Butterfree evolved and all…" G-Man attempted a congratulations, but his envy dripped with each word, "…but my Spearow and Eevee are going to be so much cooler when they evolve."
"Thank you." Nanka replied with a giggle, as she continued to fuss over her evolved and embarrassed Butterfree.
"Y-yeah! An I'm going to quit dawdling around here and go get my Pewter City Gym badge!" G-Man announced as he ran off to heal his Pokémon.
Nanka could have considered travelling over to the Indigo League to inquire about the closed Gym a wasted effort. She could barely get the attention of anyone there; without Gym badges, it seemed like you didn't exist.
Looking down at the Pokéballs containing her newly acquired Nidoran and recently evolved Butterfree; she felt the trip was well worth it. Now she and Jolt could focus on the Pewter Gym.
"Now then, who needs a bit more training before taking on the Gym…?" Nanka said to herself as she sent out her other two Pokémon alongside Jolt. "I guess it'd be you, Venom."
"Ni!" Venom agreed with a nod, following Nanka and the other Pokémon to Route 2.
"We'll train a little bit, then do our best at Pewter Gym!" Nanka cheered, punching up in the air, unaware that Jolt did the same from behind her.
A/N: Apologies for the abrupt end, but the same thing happened during my NPMA Act 1 over on Miiverse as well. When I made NPMA, I had no idea that there was a 100 post limit to each post... I found that out rather abruptly. Thankfully I have smoother transitions to the next Acts and Act parts following this.
In any case, that there was the first Act of Nanka's Pokémon Miiverse Adventure: Director's Cut! I'm currently experimenting with how to present it; I've aligned each 'post' to the centre as I feel it looked more natural and made it easier to read. If you feel it'd be easier to read whilst aligned to the left, feel free to say.
Whilst this is a finished story, an one initially made through the rushed and limited process of Miiverse, I will gladly accept feedback; both positive and critical. I shall attempt to upload a new chapter every Sunday... or just after every Sunday. I hope you enjoyed and I hope you'll look forward to Nanka and Jolt's continuing adventures!