I want to say right off the bat that this is both my first Nuzlocke run AND my first (hopefully) full playthrough of any Gen V game. Although I am using the generic character 'Black', his thoughts are my own. So if it bothers you, pretend he is me instead of shouting at me for writing him OOC.
The T rating is because I can have a foul mouth, and therefore so can Black.
"Fuck me." Black thought, groaning heavily as he stood in his room. "This is the stupidest shit ever. Why was I born in Unova? Why couldn't I have been born in Kanto, or Johto, or Sinnoh, or hell even Hoenn would be better! But no, here I am, a slave of stupid Unova. For Christ's sake this region looks like a Q!"
Beside him another young man, Cheren, stood waiting. He was impatiently tapping his foot. "What is taking her so long…" he muttered.
No sooner had he spoken than a young woman came darting up the stairs and into Black's room. "Sorry I'm la-"
"Late as usual!" Cheren snapped, interrupting her.
"Sorry!" she cried. "So, are they here? Today's the day we get Pokemon, right?"
"Yes, Bianca. Professor Juniper is giving each of us a Pokemon, and they're all in that box there." Black said, gesturing to a large blue present sitting on a table in his room.
"Eh? Really? Wow! Black, since it was delivered to your house, you should pick first!" Bianca said happily.
"I agree. Black, you choose first." Cheren added.
"You just want to make sure yours has the type-advantage, Cheren…" Black thought to himself as he tore off the green bow and opened the lid. Sure enough, three ordinary pokeballs sat waiting inside. "Snivy, Oshawott, and Tepig. Aw man, all three of these are so bad. I can't pick. I know! I'll leave this up to chance." Without saying a word, he ran to his desk and retrieved a handful of dice.
"What are you doing?" Cheren asked.
"Deciding. Hold your horses." Black grumbled, rolling the dice onto the table.
"Don't you see Cheren? These Pokemon are going to be our new friends! Black just wants to be sure he makes the right choice." Bianca giggled.
"Hm, only rolled a three once, so Tepig is out. But the other two I rolled equally. Very well, I'll roll again." Black picked up the dice and rolled again. "Not Oshawott. Not Oshawott. PLEASE not Oshawott. Anything but that stupid mudkip/snowman lovechild!" The dice came up having rolled for Snivy twice. "Shit…"
"Alright, I choose Oshawott." Black groaned, picking up the pokeball belonging to the blue sea otter.
"So cute!" Bianca said. "Then I want Tepig. Cheren, you can have Snivy!"
"Wait a second, why you get to choose my Pokemon for me?" Cheren snapped. "…Well that's fine. I did want Snivy after all."
"Knew it."
"Oh, this is so exciting! Our very own Pokemon…" the young woman said, looking at her pokeball. "Black! I have a great idea! Pokemon get stronger when they battle, right? So let's have our new Pokemon battle each other!"
"Hold on, think about this Bianca. We're in Black's room." Cheren objected.
"Thanks for at least being a voice of reason here…"
"It'll be fine! These Pokemon are still small. Nothing bad will happen. Now come on Black, let's battle!"
EPIC BATTLE ENSUES! Two pint-sized Pokemon shoving each other around a tiny room! Truly this is a battle unlike any ever seen before! Or it could just be a typical first battle between starter Pokemon, if you prefer being a spoil-sport.
"Oh wow, you're really good at this, Black! You totally beat me!" Bianca said all too happily.
"Bitch, you messed up my room! My mom is going to kill me!"
"Uh, Bianca, you might want to take a look around…" Cheren murmured.
The young woman blinked a few times and glanced around the room she had just finished battling in. It was a mess. The only things that seem to have remained untouched (strangely enough) were the TV, Black's PC, and the Nintendo Wii. It took a few moments to register for her.
"Oh my gosh! Did our little Pokemon do that?" "No shit, Sherlock." "Wow! Even though they're small, Pokemon are really strong!"
Cheren sighed. "At least let me heal your Pokemon…" he said, picking the defeated Tepig up off the floor and treating it to a revive, a potion, and a couple ethers. "And yours too, Black." He said, shoving the fire pig into Bianca's arms and giving similar treatment to Black's Oshawott.
"You're so good at this." Bianca said while Cheren did his thing. "Hey, I know, Black and I shouldn't be the only ones to battle! Cheren, you should too." She hopped up and down a few times and quickly moved to the side.
"Hm, I must admit I do want to battle. And I can't mess up this room more than you have. Alright Black, let us see who is stronger!"
EPIC BATTLE ENSUES! Two pint-sized Pokemon shoving each other around a tiny room! Truly this is a battle unlike any ever seen before! Or it could just be a repeat of the same damned battle that happened two minutes ago. You know, if you prefer being a pessimist.
Once again Black and his lame mudkip/snowman lovechild were victorious. The Oshawott even gained a level! In excitement, the three decided to go and thank Professor Juniper and see if there was anything she needed from them in return. Back's mother greeted them as they came downstairs, claiming far too cheerfully that she had heard the ruckus upstairs. When Bianca and Cheren both apologized for wrecking Black's room, the woman assured them that no harm had been done and that she would take care of everything for them, and that going to the professor was far more important. For some reason Black had a very bad feeling about this.
At the lab, Professor Juniper began to explain why she gave Pokemon to Black and his friends. Already knowing what she was going to go on about, Black zoned out and began to think what he should do about his Oshawott. Even though he didn't want it, he knew it would be a bad idea to just cram it into a PC or release it. Only when the professor spoke to him directly did he remember he was actually in the lab for a reason.
"Do you want to give your Oshawott a nickname?" she asked.
"Do I? It's not like I'm going to be attached to this thing." Black thought, releasing his Pokemon as he saw Bianca and Cheren had theirs out too. Black looked down at it, and it smiled happily up at him, waiting impatiently to hear the name it would be called for the rest of its life. "...I'm gonna call you Kenny."
The little sea otter looked like it had been stabbed in the heart and tears formed in the corners of its eyes.
"Kenny? But your Oshawott is a girl!" the professor exclaimed.
"No. Kenny's fine." Black confirmed.
Deciding it was a lost cause, the professor finished up her explanation and handed each of the youths a Pokedex. On their way out, Bianca stated that she wanted to speak to her parents, and that Black should do the same. Reluctantly, Black agreed. It would be awhile before he saw his mother again. She'd probably like to know where he was going.
To his surprise, Black's mother seemed to already know that he would be leaving to help Professor Juniper fill the pages in the Pokedex. With a quick hug good-bye, she happily sent Black on his way. The young man then decided he should check up on Bianca, knowing she would probably be late otherwise. As he approached her house, he could hear loud yelling coming from inside. The front door was open a few inches, so he went on inside.
"-to go out there! You hear me? You have no real-world experience!" Bianca's father was shouting at her.
"I don't care what you think! I have a Pokemon now! This is my chance to see the world! I'm leaving!" she shouted back, turning on her heel and pushing passed Black as she ran out. Without a word to her fuming father, Black went out after her.
She was standing just outside, wiping the tears that were streaming from her eyes. "I will do this. I have to. Professor Juniper is counting on me! Black, you and Cheren can't be the only ones who get to go on an adventure. I get to come, too. You believe I can do this, right?" she asked, not looking at him.
"If you're asking me, then you probably won't be able to hold up to this for very long." The young man gave a shrug. "I think you're old enough to do what you want if you have a Pokemon. Besides, the professor asked you to." He stated in as friendly a tone as he could.
Bianca sniffled again and rubbed her eyes. "You're right. There's no reason I shouldn't do this. Thank you. I should get going now. You too. We don't want to fall behind!" She straightened herself up and made a run for Route 1.
Black sighed. Starting today he would go and explore the rest of the Unova region. As much as he disliked his own home, he had never been outside of Nuvema Town. He hated to admit it, but he was excited. Maybe seeing the rest of the land he would find somewhere he likes? As he thought about this, he too made his way for Route 1.
To his surprise both Cheren and Bianca were waiting for him just outside of Route 1. They explained that the two of them thought they should all take their first steps away from home together. Even in his sour mood Black couldn't help but feel this thought was somewhat endearing. The three of them stood side-by-side and on a count of three all stepped forward onto the route. The professor was waiting for them and smiled happily at the silly little thing the three had just done. Bianca was all smiles about it, but both Cheren and Black seemed more embarrassed than anything else.
"Why don't I show you how to catch Pokemon?" the professor offered. "You'll need to know if you want to make more friends."
Before she could receive an answer, she spotted a wild patrat and went through the steps of capturing it with her Minccino. Once she was finished, she handed each of them five pokeballs to complete their teams. She then said she would be waiting for them in Accumula Town just north of where they were and left them on their own.
"Hey, we should see who can catch the most Pokemon before we get there!" Bianca suggested.
"Turning it into a competition should make things even more interesting. Alright. Let's do it." Cheren agreed. "It will also help fill the Pokedex. You should join us, Black." And with that Black was left to his own devices.
"…Like I'd take part in your petty little competition. There's only two types of Pokemon in this grass. Besides, I have my own way of making this more interesting." Black said to himself. No sooner had he spoken than a wild Lillipup decided it was time to attack.
Without a single problem, Black used Kenny to capture the wild Pokemon. After paying a quick "thank you" to the sea otter, he took her back into her pokeball and rushed for Accumula Town, defeating two other wild Pokemon on his way. If the start of his journey would rely on Kenny and the new Lillipup, he would need both of them in fighting condition, and the Lillipup was far from it. He needed a Pokemon Center.
Cheren and Bianca both seemed thrilled that they had all only caught a single Pokemon, and they all had a Lillipup. With that they dispersed into the new town. Black frowned down at his new edition. If his friends both had lillipups, he would need something to make his special.
"Right. Soon as I can, I'll get this thing a nickname. From here on out I should give all my new Pokemon names. I'll need to think of something for this boy…" Black mumbled to himself as he made his way into the Pokemon Center.
Of course he wouldn't be alone in there, and he groaned as he saw Professor Juniper waiting with Bianca to teach them all about how to use its services. Black half-listened to her and got his two healed. Afterwards, the woman directed them to the other service counter and explained all about the different things they should buy to help them. When she was done, she waved good-bye and went to find Cheren. Bianca immediately began to browse the items available. Black didn't care what they had at the time, and instead went to get his new teammate to a decent level. He had a feeling Lillipup would be needed soon.
The way Black chose his starter is basically how I did it, only I used random .org's die roller to do it.
I've tried finding the picture I reference (mudkip/snowman lovechild) but I cannot locate it. I'm pretty sure it was on deviantart, and that I had faved it. If somebody finds it, or thinks they have found it, it would be much appreciated if you could send me a link so that I can credit the artist for that idea.
Please leave a review if you liked it! Also is you find any spelling/grammar/naming/etc. mistakes it would be really awesome if you would let me know!