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Pokemon – Red's adventures

Chapter One: The Adventure Begins

It was a warm, early summer day morning when the newly fifteen year old's alarm clock rang its wake up call through the small bedroom. His groan added more noise to the room, before a hand emerging from a blanket hit the loud objet, knocking it off the stand towards the floor. The crash that sounded from the impact was even louder than the alarm's noise and shocked the young man into awareness.

With another groan, Red slowly sat up in his bed while rubbing the sleep from his eyes. Looking down to his freshly destroyed alarm clock, he wondered why has set it to ring the day before. As sleep left his system and more coherent thoughts filled his head, it dawned on him.

Suddenly filled with excitement, he jumped from his bed and grabbed the nearest pair of clothes within reach and bolted to the bathroom, yelling his anticipation for the day to come. A short hour later, he was in the kitchen, eating his breakfast while his mom cooked hers on the stove.

"Boy Red, you're sure excited today." She said, watching her son gulp down his juice before taking another big bite from his meal.

Too eager to talk, he mumbled something she couldn't understand as he chewed.

She suppressed a laugh. "Sweetie, swallow before you speak. It's impolite to do other wise."

Nearly chocking down his meal, he finished what was left on his plate before answering his mother. "Today's the day I've been waiting for my entire life! Finally, I not only get my own pokemon but I get to start my very own adventure!"

His mother could only smile at that. "I know you have, that's why I got you this." she said, before showing him a red cap, with an image that resembled half of a pokeball.

Eyeing the hat, Red grinned. "Oh wow mom! That's awesome." Taking it from her hands, he placed it on his head. A perfect fit.

"You look so handsome sweetie."

"Haha, thanks mom! I love it!"

He would have added more but by then, he had already put is plate in the sink and was getting ready to leave. His mom however stopped him and he found himself in her embrace as she hugged him tightly.

"I'm so happy for you and beyond proud, but be careful out there."

Struggling against her grip, he replied quickly. "I will mom, don't worry."

She smiled. "I'm your mother! It's my job to worry." She then let him go and he turned to look at her. "Honestly though, be careful, make lots of friends and have fun. I love you Red."

He smiled back to her, grabbed his bag and turned for the door. "Love you too mom!"

Without another word, he left his childhood home and headed for Professor Oak's laboratory down the street, oblivious to the tears his mother had in her eyes as she watched him bolt down the street.


One house down, a small family of three were quietly enjoying their breakfast as they watched Red pass by their window. The daughter, a girl Red's age, quickly got up as soon as the boy was out of sight, almost knocking over her plate as she did.

Her mother, seeing her daughter's sudden movements, gave a laugh. "Blue, sit down and finish your meal. The pokemon will still be there when you get there."

The girl, Blue, smirked and sat back down. "Not if Red has his way. He gets impatient when it comes to pokemon."

Her dad, who was sitting across from her, sipped from his coffee mug. "He has every right to be. It's not every day a young lad gets to set off on his first journey."

Eyeing his daughter, he added, "Speaking of which, have you three each decided which ones you'll all be picking?"

Blue shrugged. "Red, Green and I talked about it length and, to us, it doesn't really matter which starter we get."

"Spoken like true pokemon masters."

Her mother, who had just recently left the kitchen, came back holding a small light brown bag. "I took the liberty of preparing a small bag for your journey."

She then gave the bag to her daughter, who quickly rummaged through its contents. "I mostly packed essentials you'll need, among other things."

While Blue was still browsing through the bag, her father got up and made his way to the wardrobe that was near the front door. "And, no daughter of mine is going to go on an adventure without looking her best."

He then took out a white hat with red half-circle lined on its front. He handed it to his daughter, who then put it on her head. Throwing the bag around her shoulder, she ran to the nearest mirror and looked at herself. With a smile, she rushed back to her parents and hugged both of them.

"Thank you, both of you, for everything." She said, holding back tears.

Her parents hugged her back and her father spoke while her mom kissed her forehead. "Go and have a grand adventure sweetie."

"And show those boys, who are always arguing over who's best, that it's none other than you." Her mother added.

She nodded in reply, turned and made for the door. "Love you both, bye!"

"Love you dear!" "Bye and best of luck!"

And with that, Blue, the young girl from Pallet Town, left her small home and ran down the street in Red's wake.


On the opposite side of town, a similar wake up to Red's was taking place. Unlike him though, once Green disabled his alarm, he fell right back asleep. It was only until his elder sister yelled at him from the floor below that he rolled over in surprise and fell from his bed.

Green, noting that he had slept an hour late, rushed to gather his things and bolted down the steps, almost running into Daisy, his sister.

"Shit, Green!" she yelled out, stepping out of his way. "Watch were you're going!"

"Sorry sis! Can't stop, I'm late enough as it is." He replied, as he darted passed her and ran into the kitchen, grabbing a slice of a toast before heading for the front door. She sighed as she watched the door slam behind him and once more walked up the stairs.

How typical of him, leaving without even saying goodbye. Still, he's Red's and Blue's problem now. Hopefully, those two can take care of him on the road. Than again, knowing Green, he'll want to travel alone. She chuckled. I almost feel bad for his pokemon, he's quite the character.

She smiled. Best of luck Green!


Red sat in the professor's main lab anxiously trying to patiently wait for Green, the professor's grand-son and Red's long time rival. Blue sat beside him, nervously fidgeting in her seat. The two of them were making small talk, only to be cut by the harsh opening of the front door.

Green, with his unkept brown hair, half ran into the building, slamming the door upon entering. After seeing him, Red got to his feet and yelled, "About time you got here Green! I was just about to march into the professor's study and demand that we start without you!"

"You would've WHAT?" The newcomer said, walking towards Red. "You wouldn't have dared too! We've been waiting for this day for years! And you would've just ruined it like that?"

Red started walking towards Green. "It's your fault for being so damn late!"

Behind the two, Blue gently got to her feet; not one bit surprised at her friends. "Guys, I think you should-"

"ENOUGH!"

The sudden shout made both boys jump and Blue turned to see Professor Oak walk into the room. Eyeing Blue, he said "Sorry for interrupting you dear." to which she smiled.

"If you two want to fight," he said, gesturing to the boys, "then wait until you get your own pokemon."

Red and Green looked at each other, and then back to the professor, and shamefully looked to the floor.

Grinning, the professor turned back to the door he just walked out of. "Good. Now, let's get this show on the road, shall we?"

The three kids followed the elderly man into a room filled with pokeballs stacked upon endless rows of shelves. In the middle of the room, there was a round table on which was placed three evenly spaced pokeballs.

The professor turned towards the kids. "In this room, I will give you your first pokemon." He pointed at the table. "The ball to the left contains Bulbasaur, a grass type; the center one holds Charmander, a fire type. Lastly, the one to the right has Squirtle, a water type."

He looked back at the kids. "Red, since you were the first to arrive, you can pick first." This earned an enthusiastic answer from Red and a groan from Green.

Without hesitation, Red walked to the table and picked the center ball. Grinning, he made his way back to his friend, admiring the shining orb in his hands.

"Blue, you're next."

The girl followed Red's steps and after a small amount of consideration, chose the one on the right. Green, being impatient, walked up behind her and grabbed the last ball.

The professor, who had begun to speak, stopped when Green turned around and pointed at Red. "Red! I challenge you to a battle! Time to finally see which of us is better!"

Red wasted no time replying. "Ha! I'm the one who's going to win! Let's battle in the fields near the edge of the village."

"Fine by me."

"Hey wait!"

Ignoring the professor's request, both boys ran out of the room, pokeball in hand. Watching them go, Blue sighed and pressed the button on the ball in her hand. With a snap, the ball split open and a red beam burst out, hitting the floor in front of her. It quickly took shape before fading and, in its place, stood a small blue turtle.

Leaning down at the pokemon, Blue gave it a smile. "Hi Squirtle. I'm your new trainer, Blue. I'm sure we'll be the best of friends."

The turtle looked at the young girl and gave her a smile. "Squirtle!"

The professor, walking up behind her, spoke gently. "At least I can count on you Blue to be the responsible one."

Picking up the turtle in her arms, she turned to look at him. "Yea, those two can be a handful when they want to be."

"Here," he said, holding out his hand, "you wouldn't mind going to give them these, would you?"

Looking down at what he was holding, Blue nodded. "Sure, just let me get my bag."


Out in the fields on the outskirts of Pallet Town, Red stood before Green, but was facing the town behind him. "Shouldn't we wait for Blue?"

"Why?" Green asked, "You want her to take your place? Chickening out already?"

Red turned to his rival. "I said no such thing!"

Green grinned. "Then let's get this battle going!"

He then threw the pokeball in the air and smiled as it opened mid-arc and a red beam shot out, materialising into a Bulbasaur before him. He caught the ball as it landed in his hand.

"Hey Bulbasaur. I'm you're new trainer, and we're going to beat that loser."

The small plant dinosaur turned to Red and let out a small growl, anxiously waiting the battle to come.

Red adjusted his cap and threw his own pokeball and shortly after an orange lizard stood in front of him.

Smiling, Red said, "Hey Charmander, I'm Red; your trainer. Together, you and I, we'll be an unstoppable team!"

The small lizard gave the enthusiastic teen a smile followed by a nod and turned to the dinosaur before it.

"We've wasted enough time!" Green yelled out. "Bulbasaur, Tackle!"

And with that, the battle began.

Head down, Green's Bulbasaur begin running towards Charmander. Within a few second, it was inches away from hitting the small lizard, who ducked to side following Red's request to dodge the attack.

"Great, now use Scratch!"

Immediately following the command, the lizard jumped back towards the dinosaur, claws at the ready, and scratched down its side.

"Tackle it again Bulbasaur!"

Recoiling from the sudden pain, the pokemon lowered its head once more and dashed towards the lizard, coming in contact with its under-belly. This sent Charmander spiralling backwards before landing on its back.

Rolling off its back, the fire lizard let out a growl that distorted the air and got to his feet. The threatening noise made Bulbasaur stagger back a few steps and it shook its head to regain focus, but it was late.

Charmander had already got back up and was running towards it, clear with the intent of scratching it once more.

"Leech Seed!"

Green's command was loud and clear. Bulbasaur leaned forward, directing its bulb at Charmander and sent out a small seed, which landed at the lizard's feet.

Ignoring it, Charmander tried to close in on the pokemon before it but nearly fell as the seed sprouted and wrapped itself around its foot.

The lizard suddenly yelled out as the seed started sapping its strength and fell to its knees.

"Great! Now let's go for another Tackle!"

Unable to move, Charmander was defenceless as the dinosaur rushed towards him. Behind it, Red yelled out. "Char, use Ember!"

Suddenly, the fire on the lizard's tail burned brighter and, with a small roar, the lizard shot a gush of fire out of it's mouth which not only burned the vines that was slowly trapping it but surrounded the running Bulbasaur.

Having already built up a small amount of momentum, Bulbasaur was unable to stop and Green commanded it to keep running through the upcoming jet of flames. As fire burned its skin, the dinosaur kept on pushing forward and shortly came in contact with Charmander once more. It used the last of its strength to propel the lizard into the air.

Charmander flew backwards and fell hard on its back, knocking it unconscious just as Bulbasaur succumbed to its injuries and fell forwards, out cold.

Both trainers stared dumbfounded at the scene before them, unwilling to accept the draw. They were jolted back to reality by the sound of clapping and both turned to see Blue standing near the battle scene with her Squirtle peaking out of her white hat.

"Good job you two, that was a wonderful first battle." She said, smiling at them.

"What was wonderful about it?" Red yelled. "A draw! We can't settle on a draw!"

"He's right! I won't be happy until I've won!" Green walked up to Bulbasaur and leaned down. "Hey, Bulbasaur! Wake up, we have to-"

He was suddenly hit by a cold jet of water, which sent him onto his back. Turning to Blue, he yelled "Why'd you do that Blue?"

"Stop it! Both of you! What you two need is to calm down and listen to me!"

She sighed and put Squirtle down, which curled up at her feet. "Look, first off, you both need to put Charmander and Bulbasaur back into their pokeballs and heal them."

"Hop to it." She added once she saw neither of them were moving. With a groan, both Green and Red returned their pokemons, and walked towards the teenaged girl.

"Now," she said, opening her bag, "the professor gave this to me, and wanted you to have one as well before you both ran off."

In her hand, she took out two red devices, and handed one to each of the guys.

"That's a Pokedex." She explained. "It's a high-tech encyclopedia that records all the pokemon that you've seen and caught. According to the professor, only those who complete the Pokedex can claim to be a true pokemon master."

Red, fumbling with the device, jumped with excitement. "Haha! Perfect! With this, my adventure can now truly begin."

Green simply pocketed the device and turned to leave, before asking "Is that it? Or was there something else?"

"One second." Blue reached into her bag and quickly withdrew ten smaller pokeballs. "The professor also wanted me to give you both five of these. These are empty pokeballs, which are naturally used to catch wild Pokemon."

Handing them the balls, she added, "I trust you both know how to catch them."

Red grinned and nodded while Green simply attached them to his belt and turned to leave once more. He made his way towards the end of the field before stopping.

"I'm heading to Viridian City to heal Bulbasaur and start my own adventure."

As he left, he turned to look at the both Red and Blue and smirked. "When we run into each other once more, don't hesitate to challenge me. Just know that I won't lose!"

Watching his friend leave, Red yelled back at his rival. "You can expect the same from me, Green!"

And with that, both Red and Blue watched as Green strode through the Pallet Town fields and headed off towards Route 1. Once Green was nothing more than a speck in the distance, Red turned and looked at Blue.

"So, Blue, what do you plan on doing?"

She avoided his gaze and looked down at Squirtle. "I don't know; probably head off just like you two. Challenge a few gyms and the whole lot."

Red smiled at her answer. "In that case, you wouldn't mind travelling together for a while, right?"

At that, she looked at him and met his eyes, only to quickly look to the side once more.

"Yea, I'd like that." She answered in a small voice.

"Perfect!" With that, he turned and started walking in the direction Green had left. He stopped after taking a few steps and looked back at Blue, who hadn't moved.

"Come on! Let's go!"

She looked at him once more and nodded. "Right, sorry."

She then picked up Squirtle, who scurried up her arm and hid himself in her hat until only his head was visible and she set off behind Red. It wasn't long before the two of them started down the road, talking about the many adventures that awaited them.