If you can please read on, chapter two is where things get interesting , this is my first stroy , so give it a chance, Any reviews are always welcome
We all know the story of the two Hero's of pallet town , Ash and Gary. Two rivals, two forces that constantly collide. Two equally powerful forces, each determined to out do the other but this is the story of a third force that rivalled the other two, a story of a hero not well know, a hero forgotten by the world, a legend which ever so often can be heard as a whisper in the wind. The journey of a boy like no other.
Beep,beep,beep,beep, "alright , already , shut off, mother fu..."before, I could finish, my dear old mother interrupted me," honey, you might want to wake up!".
" Oh come on, can't I sleep for 10 more minutes! I mean it is summer and it's like 10 in the morning ," I slurred while still half asleep.
" If you really want to honey , though I don't think you should keep professor oak waiting any longer." What , why would professor oak wait for me... Wait , shit , is today the day ? I jumped or rather fell out of bed still rather sleepy but slowly energy was getting released in my body as my excitement grew.
I checked the Calendar, pinched myself, checked the calendar again, then rushed out of my room, changed , brushed , grabbed a toast as I ran out the house, while I ran out the door , mother yelled," remember , pick carefully , this is going to be your partner for the rest of you life !" She had that special smile on her face, a smile that greeted me every morning, a smile that never gets old, a smile full of love,the smile I would protect at any coast, a smile just for me. " and don't forget to take ace with you , he still has to go for his walk," she added.
" Alright," I yelled back ," how's my little champ doing! Hope it wasn't to hot last night, but you wouldn't have to worry about that, if you just came inside you know."
" ruff, ruff,"
" yea, yea I get it, now finish your drink and let's go , professor oak is waiting ya know !". As though he heard no word , ace slowly but surely finished his drink.
I remember when dad first brought him home , a scared little growlithe, soaked to the bone, dad had found him abandoned in an alley left there to die. I remember that night so well, because it was first time, I had ever been aware of a thunder storm, mother would always tell me every time, I would hear thunder, I would do this cute little jump and then start laughing. I was really young back then , about one year old and still yet to say my first world, but as luck would have it when dad walked in with growlithe in his arm, I started saying ace again and again and again.
To this day my parents don't know what possessed me to say ace , but I did and that how's ace got his name. Him and dad would go on walks everyday, sometimes I would tag along and all three of us would play tag or catch and mom would wait at home siting at the porch waiting for us but it all changed when dad went missing on a boat trip to sinnoh, ever since then mom always sits on the porch at night waiting for dad to return and ace who refused to come inside always staying outside, waiting for the day to come , always on the look out for a man who may never return.
A sharp bark from Ace brought me back to reality and then we headed off in the direction of Oaks lab. We ran as fast as we could, me panting and fighting for each breath since I was never really a runner and ace happily bounding along like he could so this all day long, man i sure wish, I could run like that . 15 min later we arrived at the stairs of the lab, I sat down at the bottom steps struggling to catch my breathe while ace ran circles around me, brushing his bushy little tail on my back every now and then. I took in a deep breathe and then rushed up the stairs going two flights at a time, trying to keep up with ace as we approached the main door, I hurriedly rung the bell, as I waited for the door to open.
" Hold your horses or rapidash, whichever one you prefer, I be right there with you ," came a voice from deep within. " you young ones are always in a rush, well do come in now," said oak as he opened the door. " aahh well if it isn't ace, been a while hasn't it boy and oh I guess you are here as well," said oak chuckling at his own joke.
" well aren't you a funny one professor," I replied with a frown on my face
,"my, my, take it easy now, I am just joking," he said while he was getting attacked by ace. " Go upstairs , first room on the left, I be right behind you right after, I clean all the slobber off myself!" said oak as he closed the door behind us.
Waiting for no further instructions from the professor, like no running , and don't touch anything, we ran up the stairs and into the room. Where both of us waited for the professor to come, while we held our breathe's in excitement. I tried looking around the room, try to get a sense of what goes on in his lab , but I couldn't , my eyes would not budge from the centre of the room. That's where my partner was waiting, the key to open the world of Pokemon , the key to my adventure. Oak briskly walked into the room," you know , you are not the only one who was late today, there was a boy who just left with a rather challenging Pokemon," he said amused. Well, I was glad I wasn't the only one, it always feels better to know someone else made the same mistake.
"Also you are very lucky because more starter Pokemon just arrived, unlike ash, you actually have a choice!"said oak,
" thanks the heavens!what kind of Pokemon did ash go with ? What about Gary ?" I asked .
" well, if I tell you, where is the surprise ? " was all he said. Ash and Gary both already have their Pokemon, shit I am falling behind, they both were my two sworn rivals , but they never though of me as a rival, never acknowledged me as an equal. Soon that will change. " you know the choice, charmender, bulbasaur, and squirtle, take your pick," said oak. One by one I opened all three of the pokeballs, and released all three starters. Which one to pick... Charmender and squirtle both were full of confidence, puffing there chests out, eyes big and bright but what caught my eye was the little bulbasaur, smaller in size then the other two, seeking refuge behind professors leg, seemed like he was a little shy.
"Well, I would like to go with the bulbasaur, little guy reminds me of myself, I used to hide behind my dads leg like that when I was little and whenever, I would meet someone new they would have to pry me from his legs if they wanted a hug or something, you know since I was the cutest baby ," I said with a goofy smile on my face.
" I am glad you picked him, I was getting worried If the little fur ball would get picked but seemed like thats done and over with! Well here is you pokedex , 5 other pokeballs to start you off and now you are free to go ! Go forth new trainer and take the world by storm! And make you name known far and wide," said oak as he rushed me out the lab . " Thanks again professor ! I sure will be known every where ," I said as I closed the door behind me.
Standing here on top of the steps outside, I felt a warm feeling in my heart, finally after years of dreaming of this day the moment was here , now I could set out to fulfil my dreams and become the Pokemon master and if, I failed at least, I tried. " So bulbasaur , are you ready to be my partner? And you know what from now on , I will call you ichi, you like that ?" Though at first ichi continued to hide under ace , whom he had taken a liking to , but the moment I said I would call him ichi, little guy stepped forward and held out his paw, not wasting a moment I met it with a palm and wrapped my fingers around , I swear the little guy started shaking his paw , but that gesture right there sealed it for us, we were partners for life.
The three of us rushed down the stairs , where at the end my mother was waiting for us. " It's time for you to go all ready, can't believe you have grown so much, from that little boy who hid behind his fathers leg to a strong confident boy, ready to start a journey on his own, don't worry I won't hold you here any longer, all you need to know is that I am always waiting for you here so hurry and go become a Pokemon master!" While she said all this tears rolled down her checks but she still had that smile, the smile that made me strong.
Next she reached down to ichi who was now hiding between my legs," Now little man down here, I am trusting my boy to you, he is still young and wreck less so forgive if he ever hurts you , he is still learning and growing , just like you,please protect him for me." When she finished ichi stepped out from my legs and stood strong and confident as my mother gave a final hug and then one to ichi. Then it was aces turn who licked both me and ichi till we were covered in slobber and then as though giving us final words of advice , gave a little bark.
" Listen up ace , your the man of the house now , so you better take care of mom, alright ! " he made a little nod, which made me feel good. " And mom I will be back before you know it, keep smiling!". Ace howled as we started walking away waving as we went. We set off towards the forest , with our sights held far in the future, our journey had began. And ... then we ran back because , I forgot my bag and money which were still in my mothers hand,then we hugged again and ran back toward the forest!