Team Wildfire: Rekindled
Chapter One: New Life! New Friends! New Body?!
*Narrator's p.o.v*
Welcome to the world of Pokémon. In this world exists fantastical creatures known as Pokémon. These creatures live almost everywhere from the woods to the sea to your very own backyard! Humans and Pokémon work together to achieve great things and make dreams come true. There are some Pokémon, though, that have come together to form rescue teams in order to assist and defend the helpless. In this story, we will follow the adventures of one human who gets to experience the life of a Pokémon and discover hidden secrets within himself as he meets a new group of friends as they learn what it takes to be a rescue team.
*Squirtle's p.o.v*
''Hey, Squirtle! Wake up! Your friends are here to go register as a rescue team!'' my dad, Blastoise, yelled from somewhere in the house. I opened my sleep-filled eyes and sat up in my straw bed. I then let out a stretch and a loud yawn. ''You up or am I going to have to wake you up?''
''I'm up, dad,'' I hollered getting up. I lumbered out of my bedroom and saw Riolu and Zorua sitting in the living room. ''G'morning, guys.''
''Good morning, Squirtle,'' Zorua said cheerfully. ''Ready to go register?''
''Yeah, yeah, let me just grab some fruit and a drink,'' I yawned walking into the kitchen.
''Well don't take to long!'' Riolu nagged.
''Yes mom,'' I mumbled annoyed. I picked up a huge apple and scarfed it down before taking a few gulps of water out of our water pot. I washed my face and walked back into my room. ''Okay, I'm ready!''
''Okay, let's go!'' Riolu commanded. Riolu and Zorua ran out the door.
''Hey wait!'' I shouted. ''Bye dad! See you later!''
''Have a good day, Squirtle!'' dad called waving. I saw Riolu and Zorua ran into the forest towards Pokémon Square.
''Hey guys! Wait up!'' I pleaded waddling after my friends. ''It's not easy running with a shell!''
''This is training, Squirtle!'' Riolu yelled looking back at me. ''You got to stay in shape for when we go on missions!''
''Hey, I'm fit already!'' I yelled annoyed.
''When was the last time you weighed yourself?'' Riolu taunted.
''Um…three weeks ago,'' I answered sheepishly.
''Well then you better keep up the pace, chubby!'' Riolu mocked. Anger quickly rose inside me.
''I'LL SHOW YOU CHUNKY!'' I roared charging ahead. I quickly caught up with Riolu and Zorua. I then passed by the two Pokémon knocking them to the side. ''HA! HOW'S THAT?!'' Riolu and Zorua wobbled around dizzily. I looked ahead and saw a giant log blocking my path. ''Nothing's gonna stop me!'' I leaped over the blockade and…
*?'s p.o.v*
I felt a pleasant breeze blow over me as I slept peacefully. It was nice but something felt…wrong. Very wrong. I felt grass below me. W-where am I? I thought. Is this a dream? Or reality? I could've sworn I heard someone or something in the distance causing me to stir. I began to wake up when…WHAM! I felt a great weight land on my back causing me to yelp in shock and pain.
''Oh! I'm so sorry! Are you okay?'' a voice asked. I opened my eyes and saw a Squirtle looking at me in my face.
''What the-?! A talking Squirtle?!'' I exclaimed. ''How is that possible?!''
''Um…aren't you a Pokémon, too?'' Squirtle asked pointing.
''N-no, I'm not!'' I answered.
''Then what are you?'' another voice asked. I looked above me and saw a Zorua and a Riolu looking over the log I was resting next to.
''I'm a human,'' I replied nervously. Everyone cocked their eyebrows.
''But you look like any run-of-the-mill Growlithe,'' Riolu said skeptically.
''What? No! I'm telling the truth!'' I said defensively. I attempted to stand up but I instead fell onto my back. ''What on Earth?''
''Here, maybe this'll help,'' Squirtle said turning his back to me. I saw my reflection in his shell. Instead of my normal self, I saw a Growlithe. The only thing remaining of my human body was my blue eye color. ''I got my shell polished a few-'' I interrupted Squirtle with my screaming.
''What the heck is going on?! How did I turn into a Growlithe?!'' I shouted panicked.
''Can't you remember anything?'' Zorua asked. I tried remembering any past events but sadly, nothing came to mind.
''No, no I can't,'' I responded sadly. ''My mind is a blank.''
''Nothing? Nothing at all?'' Riolu asked crossing his arms.
''Where you came from? Your family? Your name?'' Squirtle quizzed.
''No, not my home or family, but I remember my name,'' I answered. ''I'm Anthony.''
''Anthony? That's a silly name!'' Zorua laughed as he and the others rolled on the ground laughing and clutching their stomachs.
''Hey! It's a nice name!'' I snapped offended.
''I'm sorry but…hoo, I've never heard of such a name,'' Squirtle said wiping the tears in his eyes. Squirtle tried to get up but had difficulty doing so.
''Here, I'll help you,'' I said moving behind Squirtle and pushing him up with my head.
''Thanks,'' Squirtle said. ''It's sometimes not easy having a shell.''
''I bet,'' I chuckled. Riolu cleared his throat.
''Anyways, my name is-'' Riolu began.
''I'm Squirtle!'' Squirtle butted in knocking Riolu to the side.
''And I'm Zorua,'' Zorua chimed in.
''Couldn't you have let me finish?'' Riolu growled as he got up. ''I'm Riolu, the leader of our rescue team.''
''It's nice to meet you three,'' I smiled. ''And rescue team?''
''A rescue teams helps Pokemon in need,'' Zorua explained. ''Would you like to join us? We were just on our way to town to register.''
''Umm…okay,'' I said timidly. ''I certainly don't know where to go myself.''
''Can he join us, Riolu? Can he?'' Sqirtle asked wrapping his arms around my neck choking me.
''Well okay,'' Riolu said. ''Let's go.'' We then started walking. However due to not being used to using four legs, I stumbled about.
''Need a little help?'' Squirtle asked lifting me up. Squirtle then walked in front of me until we were about five feet away. ''Just use one leg at a time, okay?''
''Alright,'' I replied. I put one leg in front of the other slowly. ''Hey, I think I got the hang of this. This isn't too hard.'' I soon made it over to Squirtle.
''Great job, Anthony!'' Squirtle praised.
''Can we go now?'' Riolu asked impatiently.
''Alright, alright,'' Squirtle said annoyed. We resumed walking.
''What's Riolu's problem?'' I whispered.
''He's always been like this,'' Squirtle whispered back. ''Acting like he has a bug up his butt. I think it was his parents who did this to him. They were really harsh on him and they rubbed off on him.''
''Hey Squirtle, let me see your hand,'' Riolu said holding out his palm as vein pulsed on his head.
''Uh, alright,'' Squirtle said putting his hand on Riolu's palm. Suddenly, there was a flash of light from Riolu's hand and Squirtle was sent back in a massive explosion. Squirtle hit a tree and his head spun.
''Squirtle! Are you okay?'' I asked concerned.
''Look at all the cute little Pidgeys,'' Squirtle said dizzily.
''Don't worry about him,'' Riolu snorted blowing away the smoke emanating from his paw. ''Force Palm isn't that strong a move.'' Riolu then began walking away.
''Riolu!'' Zorua said trying to stop him.
''Wow, he's a jerk,'' I said under my breath.
''Riolu's not all bad, really,'' Zorua said trying to smile. ''He's in actuality a caring friend.'' We lifted Squirtle up and helped him walk as we continued to follow Riolu. Suddenly, we felt an earthquake in the distance.
''Wha-?! What's going on?!'' Squirtle shouted waking up.
''It's an earthquake!'' I shouted. Verious bird Pokemon flew above us frightened. The trees shook filling the air with the rustling of leaves. Soon though, the earthquake stopped.
''Thank Arceus,'' Zorua sighed in relief.
''Yeah, at least no one got hurt,'' Riolu added. ''Let's go.'' We continued on our way unaware of any trouble the earthquake has caused.
*Riolu's p.o.v*
We made our way into town and came to the center of Pokémon Square. There were many shops and stands offering a variety of services from Kangaskhan's Storage to the Keckleon Bros. Shop to Persian's Felicity Bank.
''Welcome to Pokémon Square, Anthony!'' Squirtle said. ''The Pokémon here are nice and friendly folks eager to help fellow rescue teams.''
''Hey Squirtle,'' Lombre said walking up to us. ''Whose your new friend?''
''This is Anthony,'' Squirtle said patting Anthony on the back. ''He's new around here. He's also the newest member to our team.''
''It's nice to meet you, Anthony'' Lombre said in a friendly tone.
''Likewise,'' Anthony smiled.
''Good luck with your rescue team,'' Lombre said walking away.
''We will,'' all of us said simultaneously. We continued on our way to Pelipper's Post Office.
''What is our team name anyways?'' Anthony asked.
''Oh, it's-'' I began looking at the paper. However, there was nothing on the paper. ''Squirtle, why is there nothing in the team name box?'' My anger slowly rose.
''Oops, I forgot to add that,'' Squirtle said dropping sweat. I quickly proceeded to strangle Squirtle and shake him back and forth.
''Guys stop!'' Anthony commanded.
''What? He deserves it!'' I snapped.
''I said STOP!'' Anthony shouted surprising everyone in the area. I put down Squirtle and Squirtle stuck his tongue out at me in anger. ''I have an idea for a name.''
''Well let's hear it,'' I ordered.
''Wildfire, Team Wildfire,'' Anthony stated.
''Wildfire?'' Squirtle said raising an eyebrow. ''What about Tidal Storm?''
''Or Nightfall?'' Zorua suggested.
''Iron Fist or bust,'' I said stubbornly crossing my arms.
''Well, looks like it's a stalemate,'' Anthony said dropping sweat.
''I think Wildfire is the perfect name for you boys,'' a voice said. We looked and saw Kangaskhan walking up to us. Her massive feet caused the ground to shake slightly.
''Yeah, it's an awesome name!'' Kangaskhan's daughter added.
''You really think so?'' I asked.
''Mm-hm,'' Kangaskhan added smiling. ''And besides, your newest member has the right to come up with the team name, no?''
''I guess so,'' I said rubbing the back of my head. ''Wildfire it is.''
''That's good,'' Kangaskhan said approvingly. ''Good luck with the rescue missions.'' Kangaskhan then walked away.
''Bye!'' Kangaskhan's daughter waved.
''Thanks, Riolu,'' Anthony smiled.
''Oh, uh, sure,'' I said nervously. I wrote down Anthony's name and the team name on the submission sheet and we resumed walking. I slid the paperwork into the mail slot near the post office and we walked back to town.
''Hey Riolu, we gotta show Anthony the team base!'' Squirtle said eagerly.
''I know, Squirtle,'' I said. ''We're going to do that right no-'' Suddenly, a Butterfree came fluttering into the Sqaure panicked.
''HELP ME! HELP ME AND MY POOR BABY!'' Butterfree screamed as tears streamed down her face like a salty waterfall.
''What's wrong with your baby, Miss Butterfree?'' Blastoise asked trying to calm Butterfree down.
''M-my baby fell down a fissure in the ground in the Tiny Woods! The ground just suddenly opened up!'' Butterfree said calming down but still frightened.
''Don't worry, Miss,'' Blastoise reassured. ''We'll get your baby out safely.'' I then ran up to the two Pokémon.
''We'll save your baby, ma'am!'' I volunteered.
''You will? Oh, thank you!'' Butterfree said gratefully.
''C'mon guys! Let's go!'' I commanded.
''R-right!'' the others said. We then ran for the Tiny Woods.
''Good luck, boys!'' Blastoise hollered almost out of earshot.
So there's my first chapter of my remake of Let's Go Team Wildfire. I hope you enjoyed it. Please leave a review with what you liked and what I can improve on. Also, check out my collab with SunnySummer77, Team Wildfire: Darkrai's Revenge. And don't forget to follow me on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter (links on my profile)! Catch you later guys! BigBossMan out!