Pyro: Hey, I just got this idea in my head and just kind of… built it…

Maniac: This seems like it could actually be a good story…

Pyro: Whatever.

Maniac: Pyro doesn't own Pokémon, except in her dreams.

Pyro: I WILL ONE DAY!

Chapter 1

"Blue! Wake up honey!" I woke up to my mom and almost growled. I wasn't Blue anymore. I was Red now. I grudgingly got up and walked into the bathroom.

"It's not Blue, mom, its Red. The name is Red." I called down before closing the door and locking it.

I wore the clothes that I just bought. A red hat, black tee, red and black jacket, blue jeans, and running shoes (Like the male character for FireRed or LeafGreen.) I dressed in the clothes I picked and looked at my reflection before putting my hat on.

I cut my hair short about two days after the incident, and it was now what people called a bob cut and didn't even touch my shoulders.

And my eyes; my formerly blue eyes, where my namesake came from were now a blood red.

I tugged the hat on and looked again. The red hat casted a shadow over my eyes, so now the color was darkened. My hair was muffled under the hat, but I only grabbed my prepared bag and headed downstairs.

I walked into the simple kitchen to see my mom talking with Green, my green-eyed, spiky-haired, best friend. Green looked over and gave a smirk.

"Your mom tells me to pretend that you're a guy while we're traveling together, huh Blu—Red?" Green confirmed. I smiled and nodded my head, grabbing the cup of coffee in his hand and gulped its contents down.

Green took a simple white box with a red ribbon from his bag and handed it to me. I walked over to the refrigerator, stood my tippy toes and took down a package messily wrapped in newspaper with a green card on the top.

"Happy birthday to us, Green," I told him as we exchanged gifts. "What'd you get me?"

I opened my present to see an already opened iPod and in ear Skull Candy black headphones staring back at me with a $25 and $15 gift cards. I looked over to Green as he lifted up his new camera and enough film to last him at least a year, with a fold-up tripod.

"Cool, you already downloaded me some songs too." I noticed, looking through the basic songs that Green knew were my favorites. Green was aweing at his new camera.

"Thank Mew. I needed a new camera and more film too." Green murmured. I put my gift in my pocket and finished my coffee as Green put his gift away.

"Let's go to Grandpa's Lab, and then we're having a little celebration before we leave." Green told me. I nodded and left with Green to Professor Oak's Lab.

"Do you know which one you're going to get?" Green asked. I nodded.

"I want a Charmander." I said simply.

"I'm going to get a Squirtle." Green told me.

"When we leave, which Pokémon are you going to catch first?" I asked.

"I don't really know."

We made it to Professor Oak's Lab and made it inside and saw the professor looking over three Pokémon; Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle.

"Hey professor," I greeted to the Pokémon expert, who looked over and smiled.

"Hello Blue."

"It's Red, Gramps." Green told his grandpa, whose cringed in remembrance.

"I'm sorry Red, my memory is failing my old mind," the man apologized. "Now do you two know which Pokémon you two will pick?"

We both took our chosen Pokémon without a second thought, and I looked over sadly at the Bulbasaur that was left behind.

"PROFESSOR, PLEASE THELL ME THAT BULBASAUR IS STILL THERE!" A voice yelled out, and Green's cousin, Lydia ran inside.

Lydia was an exact copy of Daisy. She had dark blonde hair that was pulled back by a headband, and she wore a green dress with white leggings underneath.

"Don't worry Lydia, Bulbasaur is still here." Professor Oak reassured. Lydia sighed in relief and picked the Bulbasaur up. Lydia wanted to be a Pokémon Coordinator, so instead of traveling with me and Green, she'll be heading over to the lower parts of Kanto for contests.

"Good luck in the contests Lydia, happy birthday." I told the girl as I handed her new customized Running Shoes and a new PokeGear. Lydia squealed with glee and gave a hug.

"Thanks Red!" Lydia told me before running out while yelling that she had to catch a ferry.

"Hey Red, wanna battle?" Green asked suddenly. I put down Charmander.

"Alright, Coal, let's see how we do." I told my newly named Charmander.

"Well, let's go Blast!" Gary told his Squirtle, who went wide-eyed before popping back into her shell.

…

Uh, what?

"Come on Blast, it's alright, just a battle…" Green cooed at the shell.

"Char Mander Char." Coal told Blast. Blast stayed still. Professor Oak sighed.

"She's a bit of a shy one, you see." Green sighed.

"That's pretty obvious Gramps." Green murmured, as he pet the Squirtle.

"Don't worry, we need to battle for the first time to get ready for the journey, and once we finish the battle, you should gain more confidence." Green reassured. Blast soon emerged and nodded.

"Alright then, let's make this a great first battle, Coal!" I encouraged Coal, who nodded.

"Coal, use a Growl!"

"Blast, use a Tackle Attack!"

Coal gave out a Growl before Blast hit and reduced the damage by a bit.

"Scratch and hit her with your tail!"

Green and Blast both looked surprised at this combination. Blast used her arms to protect herself from Coal's Scratch attack (which Blast effectively cringed from), but that left her side open to get hit with Coal's strong tail.

"Blast, use Tackle Attack!" Green told Blast. Green was too narrow-minded on his attacks; our Pokémon only knew Growl/Tail Whip and Scratch/Tackle at their level, and he would only use offensive techniques. My last attack was possible because of Coal's nimble and unrestrained body, but Blast's shell was restraining her and her movements weren't as quick. Right now, Blast was coming in for another Tackle.

"Coal, slide under her and use your tail to push her down!" Coal quickly slid down under Blast's incoming body, stood up, and used his tail to knock her down. When Blast's head and limbs came out, she was on her back and unable to get back up.

"Squirtle, Squirt!" Blast cried out in panic.

"Scratch Attack!" Coal ran up to Blast's vulnerable body and used his sharp claws on her, which made her faint.

"Nice use of Coal's tail, Red. Green, you did well for your first battle." Professor Oak told us before picking up both our Pokémon and giving them Potions for their wounds. He then held out two trays with two already enlarged Pokeballs (that belonged to Blast and Coal), two Pokedex (one black with red flames and one black with blue water drops), and five empty Pokeballs each.

"You two do well on your journey. Now you better go home for your birthday celebrations. I'll be there as soon as I clean up here." Prof Oak told us. We took our things and left while holding Coal and Blast.

We entered our shared backyard to see almost all of Pallet's residents with two tables with gifts piled high on each, a huge cake that was split down the middle with chocolate and vanilla, and of course, as tradition a gym mat floor.

Like many things we shared; books, video games, and movies, we also shared birthday parties since we were babies. Hell, we even shared a crib together; in fact my earliest memory was Green falling asleep on me and suffocating me with his weight.

Ah, good times.

We immediately got pieces of cake and mauled the sugary goodness. Even Coal and Blast were shoving the food down their throats.

"Oh Green~!" A voice called out, causing Green to choke on his bite of cake. Daisy, Green's older sister and famed Pokémon Coordinator, ran up to us, ignoring the onlookers chuckling at Green's expense.

"Hi Daisy…" Green said weakly.

"Green, you chose a Squirtle! Did I kill your testosterone levels that much?" Daisy squealed. I smirked and chuckled into my cake. Green was turning so red that he looked like Coal.

"Err, um, well-"

"Never mind, but while you're out on your journey with dear Red, you better protect the girl with your life because if you don't, I'll sick Cherry on you!" Daisy threatened. Cherry was Daisy's Flareon that would jump off a bridge if Daisy told her to.

"Don't worry; I know I'm going to protect her. I won't let her get hurt again." Green said solemnly. We stopped eating for a second before continuing with the temperature dropping by a bit.

Everybody knew he was talking about the incident; the incident that turned me from Blue to Red.

"I'll still sick Cherry on you if a hair on her head is out of place." Daisy said, before biting her piece of cake. I had to laugh. Green paled a few colors with her threat. The picture back in focus.

After opening the present we received (Town Maps, PokeGears, Super Potions, Bikes, etc.) we were moving on to our tradition on the gym mats.

"Let's see if you can beat me this year, Red!" Green called out. I gave a smirk.

"You're going down, Green."

And with that final sentence, I flipped him over my shoulder.

Allow me to explain; every year since we were five and took mixed martial arts, we had a tradition on our birthdays to have a good spar. No strikes, only grappling and flips were allowed.

Green stood up and attempted to go for my legs. I ran up his torso and used my shins to trap his neck and flipped him again. While I recovered from the subsequent flip that I endured, Green grabbed my arm for an arm bar. I grabbed the hand he was using and turned to put him into choke.

Green did a forward roll and I was forced to let go due to his crushing weight. I was put into a headlock and instinctively tripped him with a sweep.

And so the match continued.

I'm not sure how long we fought, but soon enough, we were sweating like those Pokémon that my cousin White sent pictures of; I think it was Tepig or something like that…

"Tie?" Green asked throughout his panting. I nodded.

Did I mention we almost always end in a tie?

We drank some Soda Pop before saying good-bye to Pallet Town once more and looking at the entrance to Route 1.

We took a step into the tall grass and started to walk. We were on our journey.

We kept on walking until something purple and lite blue caught my eye. I walked towards it and Green followed me curiously. I looked over and saw.

Eggs.

That's right, two freaking Pokémon eggs just lying in the grass and not a nest.

I picked up the purple egg and Green picked up the lite blue egg. They weren't in a nest so they should be alright to take. We walked around to get to Viridian City while contemplating the Pokémon that could be inside.

"Rattata or Poliwag?"

"No. Rattata's eggs are smoother in texture and Poliwag aren't around the area."

"Tangela or Zubat?"

"Tangela live in tropical conditions (just made that up) and Zubat live in caves."

"Machop or Shelder?"

"Machop live in mountains and Shelder eggs are either underwater or on the shore."

"Grimer or Horsea?"

"Grimer eggs would smell and just what the hell would a Horsea be doing here?"

…

"Ok, I fucking give up." Green finalized.

I just sighed and continued up our way through Route 1. The Rattata and Pidgey were easy to beat when we had a fresh supply of Super Potions with us.

We soon entered Viridian City and walked into the Pokémon Center and to the counter where Nurse Joy was sitting at.

"We would like to register for the Pokémon League." I told Nurse Joy who nodded and took out two forms.

Name: Red Fern (AN: Idk, just chose something random)

Birthplace: Pallet Town

Hair: Brown

Eyes: Red

DOB: February 20, 1998

First Pokémon: Charmander

Gender:

…

Oh Crap. I wanted to hide the fact I was a girl but if I lied, would it get me kicked out of the League? I looked over at Green who nodded solemnly. I looked down and put my answer.

Male

We handed the sheets in to Nurse Joy and requested a room. Nurse Joy nodded and gave us our Trainer Cards.

"You're in luck; you just got the last room with two beds. I'm sure two guys wouldn't like sharing a bed!" Nurse Joy teased. I twitched, but it went unnoticed.

Good Mew, I hope acting like a guy will be easier than I hope.