Indigo Plateau, two weeks ago

The Stadium is in full excitement in the grand finale of the Pokémon League. Blue's Arcanine just took out Red's Snorlax with Double-Edge, ending up fainting itself from the recoil. "They're both down! Now Champion Blue and the Challenger Red have only one Pokémon left each!", the announcer calls out, Blue smirking. "We both know what's left, Red. So I'm sorry, but this is where your battle ends. I choose you, Blastoise!", he declares, sending out the large blue Pokémon sporting a sturdy shell and two large cannons from his back. Red doesn't say a word, simply sending out his own Pokémon in red, having wings and a build like a dragon - a Charizard. "It's Charizard versus Blastoise!", the announcer summarizes, "Now, the final showdown begins!"

Blue wastes no time taking the action. "Blastoise, use Hydro Pump!", the Pokémon immediately launches two powerful volleys of water at the Charizard, which immediately takes to the sky, readying to attack from above. "You know, Red, you should know better than to use an attack telegraphed so easily..." Charizard is speeding downward at Blastoise, who braces for impact. "Use Counter, now!", Blue orders, Blastoise taking the impact and using the momentum to toss Charizard over its back, slamming it into the floor. "Another one and Charizard will go down... so it won't fly up again...", Blue figures, making an order: "Hydro Pump again!", as Blastoise attacks, Red makes a simple gesture, Charizard raising to the sky as the sunlight becomes more intense, seeming to make the Hydro Pump weaker. "Charizard just used Sunny Day!", the announcer explains, "Now it has the advantage when it comes to weather. But will it be enough for it to come back?" Blue looks rather distraught, but sees that Charizard is nearly defeated. "Finish it with Ice Beam!" Blastoise fires a thin, teal-colored ray from the cannons that emits an icy chill, while Charizard blasts out a golden energy sphere floating up, which swiftly releases a similarly golden beam striking down on Blastoise, interrupting its attack and taking it down. "And Blastoise has been defeated! Red is the new champion of the Pokémon League!", the announcer calls out in sheer excitement along with the crowd screaming with joy, Blue withdrawing his Blastoise in utter contempt. Red stoically withdraws Charizard, as if he knew this is exactly how the battle would play out.

Within a bedroom in Pallet Town, the young Orange had been accurately following the battle - she wasn't particularly siding for one or the other, she was just super excited to see such top-class Pokémon do battle. "That was the best battle ever!", Orange shouts, having been into Pokémon battling for a few years by now. Being only nine years old, she never went out of Pallet Town. However, she'd often visit the mothers of Red and Blue respectively to hear about their exploits. It being quite late, she goes to bed, still thinking about the battle she just saw.

Pallet Town, Today

Today was Orange's birthday, her mother calling her downstairs. Orange doesn't hesitate one bit, immediately sprinting down happily. "Happy Birthday", her mother tells her, "I got your present arranged over at the Pokémon Lab. Be sure to visit it!". Orange nods, finishing stuff with her birthday cake and whatnot to rush for the Pokémon Lab, not wanting to waste any time - she can already tell it's going to be her first Pokémon!

Rushing into the lab, Professor Oak welcomes her with a smile, having already anticipated that she wouldn't waste a second getting here as soon as she can. "Ah, welcome, Orange! Your mother has already told me above your birthday.", he greets her, gesturing her to a rectangular table with three Poké Balls on them. "As you may expected, the birthday present is a Pokémon. Choose well, since you'll have just one like any other trainer coming here!", he explains, leaving Orange to look at the table. By the Pokéballs are images depicting the three Pokémon - being Bulbasaur, Charmander and Squirtle - as well as noting them being Grass-, Fire- and Water-Type respectively. Orange gave it some thought, before finally settling with Charmander. "This Pokémon is really quite energetic!", Professor Oak comments as Charmander is sent out, Orange deciding to happily walk outside with her Pokémon out.

"It's amazing that I can finally go out with you! We're going to have so much fun, visiting towns and all...", Orange keeps rambling to her starter about what kind of adventures they'll face and what she hopes to do, Charmander just happily following her along without really getting what she's doing. Her rambling continues so long that by the time she's finished, she already managed to pass through Route 1 all the way to Viridian City. Orange giggles, reading the sign that confirms she has indeed hit this new city. "Alright, Charmander, here we go!", she declares.

Team Info Section

At the end of each chapter, I will post a team info section that contains data on the active trainers (dex holders, if you're a manga fan) with the Dex progress, number of badges and where their Pokémon are standing. This intro text will be omitted in all future chapters.

Orange

Pokédex: 1 Seen / 1 Caught
Badges: 0

Pokémon:

Charmander Level 5
-Scratch
-Growl