So…this is a work in progress, but I do have a plan so hopefully it will be finished fairly soon. Expect updates weekly or more depending on how I feel. Green is a guy, Blue is a girl. Pokémon nicknames are from the English VizMedia translation. Only the first 3 generations of Dexholders are in my plan, unless the others get enough support. (Also, Emerald will not be present, sorry if you love him). However, Pokémon are fully evolved at this point (i.e. Aibo the Ambipom). SpecialShipping, OldRivalShipping, FranticShipping, and MangaQuestShipping are my main preferences. Other miscellaneous notes: Entire Bold sentence are interjections by me, the author, to try and explain something. Flash backs are in past tense and third person, but the rest is in present and first person. Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon or any of the characters :'(
Yellow's POVKanto Castle
"He's back today, Yellow? Aren't you excited?" Blue asks. It's obvious how excited she is; her eyes are practically sparkling. She looks great as usual, her cute dress, the accompanying ribbons and the color coordinated bag just accentuated her natural beauty. Compared to her, I feel plain wearing my practical yellow dress and leggings.
"I…I suppose I'm glad, but he doesn't mean nearly as much to me as he does to you, Blue." I reply, voice soft. We walk through the main gate of the castle into the marketplace. The guards bow their heads as we pass. It seems like an ordinary day. People are haggling over goods, Tauros are hauling carts, and the atmosphere is cheerful and busy. Suddenly, people begin to notice Blue and me walking through, and they turn their heads, staring at us. Blue, taking it into stride as usual, smiles and waves. I try to emulate her and force a smile onto my face. Inside, however, it feels like Kitty, my Butterfree, is loose in my stomach. Eventually, we make it through the marketplace and I breathe a sigh of relief.
"It wasn't that bad, Yellow, come on," Blue laughs, grabbing my hand and pulling me along. She peers into the sky. "Hey Yellow, what's that?" she asks. Two black specks are just becoming visible.
"Green and Red should be arriving soon." I hear a voice say behind me. I spin around and Oak, his grey hair reflecting the sunlight.
"I totally forgot, Green is your grandson, isn't he?" I ask. Blue rolls her eyes as my poor memory is shown yet again. Blue smiles as the black specks grow into two creatures; a large red dragon with a brown haired boy riding on it and a grey flying dinosaur with a boy clutching its talons. The two Pokémon land, and I recognize them as a Charizard and an Aerodactyl. The boys hold out their right hands and the lizard Pokémon fly into two different dark portals and disappear. I gasp, but Oak just smiles.
"So you two have learned at least one of the ancient arts of the Sinjoh people. I can't wait to see what else you learned on your trip, Green." Oak says. The brown-haired boy, presumably Green, just rolls his eyes. The other boy, who I suppose is Red, smiles, and walks up to Blue and me, holding out his hand.
"Hi, my name is Red. And you must be Yellow, the beautiful princess of this castle," Red says, addressing Blue. I blush, feeling awkward, but Blue smirks and brushes the comment aside.
"Actually, this is Yellow. My name is Blue, and I am just a humble handmaiden of the princess," she says. Red blushes too, but at this point, Blue is tired of our conversation and turns to Green.
"Hey, why haven't you said hello yet, Greenie?" she asks. Her usual cocky smile is plastered on her face. Green simply rolls his eyes and mutters something under his breath.
"So, Mr Oak, I already made plans to catch up with the boys, and we're gonna have a picnic, and… anyway, just tell the guards. Bye!" Blue says. She whistles, and her Blastoise shoots out of the nearby pond. She grabs my hand, Green, and Red, drags us onto Blasty's shell, and shouts a command. The jets on Blasty's back fire and we plough through the water for a while, until we come crashing onto the river bank into a pile. Blasty snorts and dives back into the water. The four of us get up. We are about half a mile from where Oak is still standing, on a large hill facing Kanto Castle.
"Green! Take this!" Oak holds out his arm, and a Fearow ferries a small bag to Green before returning to Oak and carrying him away. Blue smiles, and pulls several sandwiches and other snacks from her bag.
"Look, I brought lunch!" she says, and unfolds a blanket from the bag. Red smiles and sits, eagerly taking a sandwich from Blue and digging in. Green shakes his head and grabs a bland-looking rice cake from Blue before turning and sitting as far from the rest of us as he can. Blushing awkwardly (again), I take a sandwich from Blue and sit down next to her and Red. However, Blue winks at me and moves over to sit with Green, leaving me alone with…Red. Just like at the marketplace, Butterfree seem to be flying my stomach, and I sneak a glance at Red. He's staring off into the distance, probably thinking something deep and meaningful. Suddenly, he looks at me. I blush, and shake my head, looking at Green and Blue. She's put sauce or something on Green's rice cake and his eyes widen at the change in flavor as he bites down. Blue giggles and Green rolls his eyes. Green says something, and Blue laughs again. Suddenly, she reaches out and grabs his hand. Green's eyes widen, but he laughs. It sounds strange coming from his mouth as I notice that I haven't even heard him speak yet. I realize that their relationship has been going a lot longer than today, and somehow I feel left out. Blue was my only friend, but I suddenly realize that those two will have a relationship that I will never have. Red's sudden laugh startles me. I had almost forgotten he was there.
"It's funny how close they are. I can hardly get Green to respond when I say something, but already he's laughing," Red says.
"Have…have you known Green long?" I manage to say. Red is looking at me attentively, as if I was saying something incredibly interesting.
"I met him about five years ago, when Oak, his grandpa, sent us on a trip out to the distant Sinjoh ruins to study relationships with Pokémon. I was just a kid in the village outside the castle who loved to have, and win, Pokémon battles, but Oak saw something, and invited me to go with Green to go with him, as a bodyguard, and also a…a friend, I suppose. Blue, who was a kid like us back then, was his only friend, and I had always thought their relationship was pretty one-sided until now." He gestures to Blue, who is quite obviously flirting with Green. Somehow, he doesn't seem to mind.
"So you just went on a five year journey with some kid you hardly knew?" I can't believe how easygoing Red seems, to just drop everything to help out Oak.
"I'd known Green before that, he was the only trainer back then who could match me. He always seemed to bring out the strength of his team in any situation. But yeah, as a person, I hardly knew Green. But when the king's advisor and the top researcher of the land asks you to do something, you do it. It seemed like a pretty worthy cause, and besides, any chance to train with my Pokémon is worth it." Red's eyes seem to light up at the mention of Pokémon. I find myself thinking about him. He's very straightforward and open, considering he's talking to a princess and a stranger. Suddenly, a yellow shape streaks out of a bush nearby, and lands on Red's head.
"Hey Pika!" Red laughs, petting the yellow mouse. Sparks flicker along the happy Pokémon's red cheeks.
"A Pikachu! I have one too! Come on out, Chu!" My own Pikachu peeks her head out of a bush, and the two Pikachu start to play. I breathe a sigh of relief as the two Pokémon divert the attention away from my own awkwardness.
This chapter is mostly filler and setting things up, but enjoy some SpecialShipping moments and OldRivalShipping too. See you soon!