AN: Yay! Another Pokémon journey fan fic! Please note that my Chapters will eventually be longer than this one.
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokémon in any way, shape, or form.
Hi! My name is Riley Gooberson. For obvious reasons, I don't tell people my last name. I live with my Mom in Azalea town, which is in the Johto Region. This is the story of my Pokémon journey:
One morning in the summer, the sun was shining brightly. Pidgeys chirped, and all was peaceful, until...
"RIIIILEEEY! Why are you still asleep? It's already 8:00!" my mom yelled as she burst into my room.
"Moooomm!" I whined back groggily, "I was going to get up in 5 minutes, no need to come up and yell at me."
"You're late enough for the trainer orientation as it is!" Mom replied as she quickly walked down the stairs, "I'll have your breakfast ready when you come downstairs, but hurry up; it's a long way from Azalea town to New Bark town."
I dragged myself out of bed and pulled on a black shirt, a red jacket, and black shorts. I also grabbed my signature yellow and black hat and the fingerless gloves I got for my 15th birthday last week. Last, I pick up my black Poke-gear and slipped it in my pocket.
After I was all dressed I sluggishly descended the stairs and greeted my mom. "Hi," I said dully. I sat at the table across from the kitchen and my mom set a plate of bacon and eggs in front of me. "Thanks," I said, mostly to keep her from nagging me about never saying thank you.
"So, which starter Pokémon are you thinking of choosing?" My mother asked. "Will you choose Cyndaquil, Totodile or Chikorita?"
"I don't know," I answered, "I'm late enough, so I probably won't have that many choices anyway." I finished my breakfast and stood up. "I should get going." I picked up my backpack and shuffled to the door. "Goodbye Mom! I'll be back in a few days." I opened the door and trudged down the front steps.
"Goodbye, son!" My mom called after me as I walked down the driveway, "Come and visit soon!"
I reached the end of the driveway and turned to hit the road to Professor Elm's lab. At the end of the street, I got on a bus to Violet city. Unfortunately, the buses around here can only go to Azalea, Violet, Goldenrod, Ecruteak and Olivine city.
I paid the bus driver 10 pokédollars and, seeing as there was no on else on the bus, sat down in the back. He drove forward a few meters and then opened the door again. A lot of people got on and one confident looking boy sat down next to me on the back bench.
He was wearing a new looking blue and white hoodie with blue jeans. His confident look slowly disappeared as we pulled away from the bus stop. He took a shaky breath, and then noticed me watching him.
"Are you a beginner too?" he questioned me.
Normally I would have said, "No, actually I am the champion of the Hoenn and Sinnoh regions," but I was tired and told him I was indeed a beginner.
"So am I! I'm on my way to New Bark town for my first Pokémon, are you goin' there too?" he asked.
"Yeah, I am. My name is Riley. What's yours?" I inquired in return.
"My name is Nathan, Nathan Wimpman. But just call me Nathan. By the way, if we make on it time, which Pokemon are you going to get?" he asked.
That hit me hard. I hadn't thought about it yet.
"I-I don't know yet. I was just focusing on getting there on time." I said.
"I think I want Cyndaquil, if it's still there."
We sat on the bus for a while after, both silently thinking about our upcoming Pokémon journeys. After a while we started talking again. Nathan told me about how he had been traveling to New Bark Town for about week ever since he left his home in Olivine City. After a while, we arrived in Violet City.
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Also, thanks to Fan fiction user Teengamer for beta reading my first chapter.
