The Special Adventures of Leaf Green


I told myself I would eventually get to every main game and write a fanfiction for each...and since Leaf has/will appear(ed) in a few of my fanfictions, I decided that this should be the next one I get to, since the rest are a mess in my head. (Timelines are very confusing and overlap too much. :O ) However, I have a more solid idea of what I'm going to do with this one. ^-^ And for the title...since I'm going to take some plot points from the Pokemon Adventures manga, I thought it fit. And Leaf is 16 in this fanfiction, because during the FRLG arc in the manga, she is 16. I'm making Gary 16 too.

Here is the timeline for all my fanfics!

Pokemon: The Story/Soul of Crystal/Rangers: The First Defenders

3 years later

Shadows of Almia/The Special Adventure of Leaf Green

Half a year later

Black and White/Platinum

2 months later

Guardian Signs: Path of Truth

4 months later

Pokemon Ranger/EmeraldRubySapphire/Heart of Gold

2 years later

BW2

2 weeks later

XY

Read away~


Chapter 1: Pallet Town Beginnings


"Leaf? Leaf! You're alive, thank God!"

"Where were you?"

"How did you get back?"

"Leaf-"

...

"Hey, Leaf."

Gary.


My eyes fly open, and I remove both of my hands from where they had been resting on my forehead. I shiver, and sit up, looking around warily.

I dreamed of it again, and I imagined Gary being here. Again.

I rub my eyes. Luckily, Gary isn't here. Sighing, I stand up, and look down the hill towards my house.

"LEAF!? Where are you!?" I hear my mom scream. I begin sprinting and skid downward barefoot.

"I'm here mom!" I call out, and trip over a rock, just to do a handstand and land back on my feet. My mom looks at me sternly.

"I told you to always tell me where you're going, and never go far from the house."

"I was just up on the hill-"

"And that is too far away for my tastes," she cuts me off. I look at the ground, and bite my lip.

"I don't know what happened to you back then," she says, "but I don't want whoever took you to do it again!" She suddenly look world weary. "I don't think my heart could handle it." She looks at me worriedly.

"I still don't think you should even go on a journey with Pokemon," she says. "But since you seem so willing to go, I know I won't be able to stop you." She shakes her head.

"It's time for breakfast," she says. "Then you can head over to the Professor." I nod obediently, and follow her inside.

My pancakes are already stacked high on my plate, and I begin to eat, while staring off into space. The sound of my mother fades off into the distance, and I sleep for a spell.

"Leaf, I'm scared!"

"It's going to be alright."

"But he's coming back!"

"I know, I know..."

I blink, as a flash of red passes in front of my vision, and I shake my head; heart pounding fast. It was just my mother's apron...just her apron. She begins washing dishes.

"Are you going to eat? Usually you're a lot faster." I slowly turn my head over to her, waiting for the panic in my chest to subside.

"Oh, sorry," I say. "Give me a second." I shovel the food into my mouth, even though I'm not hungry anymore. I jump to my feet, and carry my dishes over to her.

"Go clean yourself up," she tells me. "When you're done, I've got a present to give you." I nod, and jog up the stairs to my room. I look into the mirror in the bathroom, and let my hair down out of its ponytail before scrubbing my face clean. Dabbing myself with a fluffy towel, I clean my dirty feet in the tub, then head back downstairs. I see a box on the table when I descend into the kitchen, and my mom smiles, as if she were trying to keep herself from crying.

"Here you go!" she says, and I pull the flaps open to reveal: new clothes. I raise my eyebrow at her.

"Well, you've been wearing those clothes for almost 11 years..." she says, trailing off. I look down at my dark blue, mini dress. Now I understand. I need to look as different as possible when I'm traveling. I smile, and pick up the box.

"I'll change right away," I say. "Thank you mom." She nods at me.

"I put my heart into making those clothes," she says. "And I hope you like the bag and shoes I bought!" I nod, and carry the box upstairs.

Pulling out all the items, I begin putting them on. A mint colored tanktop with baggy socks to match, red skirt, white shoes, and white hat. I turn to look at my self in the mirror. I look a lot different. Less...recognizable.

I smile, knowing my mom did a very good job. As long as I keep my hair down, I won't look too much like the girl I used to be. Swinging my arms back and forth, I head downstairs and shoulder my new yellow bag. My mom clasps her hands together.

"It worked-! I mean, you look beautiful!" I smile.

"Thanks mom."

"Now, you're all ready to head to the Professor's house," she says, and hands me several supplies for my journey, as well as some food. I organize it in my bag, and pull my mom into a hug.

"I'll be fine," I say, and she sniffs.

"Just be safe," she says.

~.~.~

I'm not scared of Gary because he bullied me when I was younger, is a weirdo, or anything like that. No, it's something I can't explain. There's just something about him that makes me want to scream and run away. His presence...is just too odd.

I'm practically shaking when I look up the pathway to the professor's house and see Gary Oak sitting by the gate. He glances to the left, and notices me. I almost faint right then and there.

His eyes. They're unnerving.

He pushes himself to his feet with ease, and walks over to me, his hands in his pockets.

"My grandpa is waiting for you," he says. "And so was I, now let's hurry and go inside to get our pokemon." I nod trying my best to hold my breath, and follow him through the door and into the lab.

"Gramps?" Gary calls.

"Ah! Over here!" Gary holds the door open for me, and I force myself to walk inside without staring at him in obvious fear. Professor Oak, the renowned man that all of Kanto knows stands before us.

"I know you are impatient and tired of waiting," he says. "But let me explain to Leaf here, what is going on." I fumble my hands together nervously, but look at the professor.

"There are three pokeballs here," he says. "And you both can choose a pokemon!" I nod, and look at the three.

"There are three types," he explains. "Bulbasaur, the grass type, Squirtle, the water type, and Charmander, the fire type." I look at the three as Oak releases them all to make the choice easier. I stare at all of them.

Bulbasaur is practically sleeping, while Charmander is growling. Squirtle is the happy looking one, so I walk towards it.

"Umm," I start. "My name is Leaf Green, do you want to be my partner?"

"Squirtle!" it cheers. I pick it up.

"Looks like the decision has been made!" Oak says, and I smile at him. "What are you going to name him?"

"Bubbles!" I say.

"I think he likes it!" Oak smiles.

The previously growling Charmander is now being petted by Gary, and seems to have chosen him. Bulbasaur is still asleep, so the professor returns him to his pokeball.

"Well you've both chosen your pokemon!" he says. "Why not have a battle?" My heart drops.

"Ah...I don-"

"Alright," Gary says, and looks at me. "You ready? Let's head outside."

I gulp, but the professor ushers me out, and I squeeze Bubbles in my arms til it squirms and I apologize several times.

Gary waits on the lawn for me, and I clasp my hands together, wishing I could leave now. Gary leans down to his Charmander, and whispers something to it, before looking over at me. I jerk slightly, but wait for Oak to begin the battle.

"Are both sides ready?" he asks. I nod, wanting to get this over with.

"Bubbles, use Tackle!" "Charmander, dodge." Bubbles runs through the grass, and misses Charmander by a lot.

"Use Ember."

"Chaaar!"

"Bubbles, duck!"

"No fire attacks near my house, Gary," Oak says. Gary glances at him and sighs.

"Alright, alright."

"Water Gun!" Gary doesn't even tell his pokemon to dodge, and Charmander swoons into a faint.

"Looks like I lost," Gary says shoving his hands into his pockets.

"Leaf wins!" Oak declares. "Congrats!"

I frown at Gary's Charmander as it sits up, looking unfazed, as if the attack did nothing...or not as much damage as it let on. Returning our pokemon to their pokeballs, we look at professor Oak.

"One last thing," he says. "Here are your pokeballs, potions, and pokedexes. Please be careful with these things." He hands us each our own set. "And you'll need a map so you don't get lost."

I take the map with one hand, and put my newly acquired items away with the other.

"Oh, and since you are both going to be heading through the Viridian forest, you should go together!"

"What!?" I yelp, then shut my mouth.

"Sure, whatever you want," Gary says. "Smell you later Gramps." He turns away, and heads towards the path. Professor Oak smiles at me.

"Goodbye children!"

I turn away, and walk towards the forest, right behind Gary.

"You seem awfully jumpy," Gary says, and I jerk in surprise as we walk down Route 1. "Then again, you never talked to me when you were younger."

I pull at my hair nervously. "Oh...sorry then." He doesn't turn around.

"Doesn't matter," he says. "Just make sure you don't stray off the path and get lost. I don't want to have to go looking for you, however, Gramps made me promise I would get you to Viridian." I stop.

"He did?"

"Course," Gary says. We keep walking, but I feel even more wary now.

On the other hand, I need to act normal, then maybe he won't bother me as much. It's midday before I get a great idea. I should get "lost" in this forest, and head to Viridian by myself so that I don't have to be with Gary when it gets dark. I notice a turn in the path, and nonchalantly hide behind a tree. After a minute, I peek around the trunk and see that he's gone.

"What are you doing?" Gary asks from behind me, and I shriek, falling down.

"I was suddenly tired, that's all," I say.

"You should've said something," he tells me. "I want to get out of Viridian as soon as possible." I nod, and follow him. Pulling out a sandwich from my bag, I begin eating it.

Bubbles munches on pokemon food my mom had packed into my bag, and I stare at Gary's shoes, as we head through the forest. I wish that I had another plan, because the more time that passes, the darker it gets. My pokemon eventually gets too sleepy to even walk, and I return him to his pokeball.

That's when I think of a good idea.

"G-...Gary?"

"What?"

"Well, I...umm..."

"What?"

"I have to go to the bathroom!"

He whirls around and gives me an incredulous look, then sighs.

"Fine, hurry up." I nod, and sprint away off the path and into the underbrush. I grin to myself.

After all these years, I've still got the knack for these sorts of things:

lying, planning, escaping.


:) Yup! There you have it. I'm giving Gary a different personality than normal, but he will still have part of his old flirty, self. ;)

Tell me what you thought!

~Misty