Chapter-1: Silver beginnings

Disclaimer: Hagh… No. I do not make ANY money off of this story. NO. I do not own Pokemon or any other property I decide to use in this fanfiction. If you have paid to read this fanfiction you have been ripped off and therefore deserve it. Seriously? Who the hell would pay to see fanfiction?

I looked down at Pallet Town from a nearby hill. The Pidgey were happily chirping and I could hear the sounds of children playing with various Pokemon. I saw everything from Prof. Oak's lab to the Harbor. Even… the house… It has been far too long since I have seen that house.

"Red… Red! EARTH TO RED!" I hear scream from my shoulder.

"GAGH!" I yell in pain from that idiot yelling into my ear. I felt something jump from my shoulder.

"Finally!" I look down and see my old trusted pain in my ass. Sparks the only somehow talking Pikachu. She had always been sassy since I got her from Oak. "You have spaced out for the past 10 minutes." She replied angrily.

"Sparks… The hell? I told you not to speak! Last thing we need is for her to find out I am here before I can visit her! Do you want me killed?" I chastised her.

She rolled her eyes and sighed. "Happy now? Also what part of 10 minutes was not understood? I had no choice" she yelled back in Pokespeak.

"Hagh…" I pull my hands through my scraggily hair and re put on my red cap. "Forget it. Let's just get to the house." I reply before I start walking down the hill. I feel a weight on my shoulder as Sparks jumps on.

"Why do I feel the odd sense of Déjà Vu?" I hear her ask.

I laugh slightly. "That is because we are going down a large hill that can oversee a lot of things to see her."

"Oh yeah… I still remember the first day you two met." She replied.

"I would imagine so. I can never forget it either…" I reply as my mind goes back to that fateful day.

Mt. Silver- 25 Years Ago.

"Well we may as well stay here for the moment." I say looking at the Blizzard whipping around us. Normally I would leave but for some reason I felt a calm listening to the raging wind and seeing the snow fall.

"Are you nuts?!" I hear Sparky yell from behind me.

"If you would wish to try and look for the entrance to our home in this Blizzard be my guest." I reply sarcastically. "Besides not even Espeon sensed the storm coming in. Besides the view isn't half bad and we have Charizard if we get too cold."

I turn back around and I feel her jump onto my shoulder. The warmth from her little body is a nice touch. "You know we wouldn't have to be up here if you only let me Thunderbolt those reporters and rabid fans."

"I would rather not end up in jail at 17, Sparks. Though I do have to admit it does get lonely up here."

"Ha! The great Champion Red Ketchum longing for a girlfriend? Good luck with that. We live on top of the harshest mountain on the planet. If the weather and treacherous hike doesn't kill you the high-leveled wild Pokemon sure will. Not to mention those rumors we spread about a red-eyed ghost?"

"I can always not order ketchup the next pick up Sparky. Seriously though. Why the hell do I have to get the only Pikachu that can talk?" I reply in anger.

"Because you would literally have no one else to talk to besides your other Pokemon and that would make you look even crazier... Truth hurts Red." she replied patting my shoulder with a sigh. "Tell you what, if a girl somehow walks up that path in the next ten seconds I will give up ketchup for a month. If not you double my Ketchup rations." She replied.

"Deal" I figure I may as well amuse her.

Step-step-step… I hear the footsteps of a challenger approach. Oh please dear Arceus let it be a girl so I can rub it in Sparky's face.

"Hello? Is somebody there?" I hear a feminine voice sound off behind us.

I would have laughed out loud if not for the fact I love to pull off ambiance for the few trainers that make it up here. Sparks however was growling a little. The wind rippled around us. This really was the perfect weather for a climactic battle. I turned around.

A girl around my age with a rather ridiculously looking white hat with a red ribbon. She had her brown hair in two pigtails. Weirdly though even though she was wearing a winter coat and boots she was in shorts with long socks on.

"My name is Crystal! I am the Champion of Johto. I have collected all the badges from Johto and Kanto. I am here to challenge you Red for the title of Kanto as well!" she yelled at me.

Normally. I would stay silent like a badass then wipe out her team, but I just had to know. "How are you not cold with those shorts?" She and Sparks apparently thought it was good to then pratfall at my question. "What?" I asked in confusion.

"Excuse me?" she replied after she pulled herself out of the snow.

"It is -20 up here. How the hell are you wearing shorts and not freezing?" I repeat. "Seriously when I first started up here I was in the bulkiest clothes I could find."

"I like the cold a little so what? Are we gonna battle or what?" she replies with a pout. I daze out for a second as I get preoccupied with how cute she looks pouting.

I then motion for Pikachu to get into position. "Pika!" she yells out with some sparks indicating she is ready.

"Go Donphan!"

Needless to say the battle went well, for me. I wiped her entire team with Sparks. She huffed and got a little mad. She then thanked me for the battle and promised to return before walking back down. I thought she was bluffing you would have to be crazy to climb Mt. Silver more than once.

Three weeks later…

"Another Blizzard? This close to spring?" I asked as I looked out into the snowy depths again.

"Who knows maybe the bitch came back." grumbled Sparky.

I laugh a little before replying "You are only mad because she made it that you have to give up ketchup for a month."

"I have every right to be mad. Ketchup is the gift of Arceus himself and because of her I have been denied that gift."

Step-step-step

Another challenger? Well this is new I normally only get a challenger once every two months. "This mountain is a lot easier to climb when you actually know which way to go." I hear a familiar voice female voice say.

I turn around and see a familiar sight. "Still rocking those shorts I see." I reply with a slight laugh.

She looks up and catches my eyes. "You know… I could swear Green said you were the strong silent type." She replied with a slight pout.

Green… Now that is a name I have not heard in a long time… "Well when I see a crazy person hike up a freezing mountain in shorts I can't help but comment." I reply with a smirk.

"Why you… Forget it! Are we gonna battle or not!" she fumed she even stomped her foot down. I wanted to laugh so badly.

Sparky jumped off my shoulder and sparked the ground around her. "Pika Pi!" she… roared. I guess she still had resentment for the ketchup thing.

"Go Donphan!" she too roared before the tusk Pokemon popped out.

I had to admit… She did slightly better that time. Her final Pokemon Typholsion actually had me bother to command Sparks. But she still got wiped by Pikachu.

"Damnit! Not again. Hagh…" she yelled frustrated before looking down at her Pokeballs. "You guys did good."

"You want some Revives and Full Restores? You took off before I could offer last time." I say to her getting off my natural podium of sorts.

"What? No I am good thank you, but I will come back and beat you next time." She replied cheerily.

"Well, it doesn't hurt to dream." I reply in actual sincerity. However….

"You rude jerk! Next time I will wipe that smirk right off your face." She yelled before taking off the mountain again.

"But… I wasn't joking… or smirking for that matter." I reply at the blizzard around us.

"Smooth Casanova…" I hear Sparks say behind me.

"Oh come off it Sparks. She is just a challenger who happens to be a girl. It is not like romance will bloom like some cheap romance story." I reply.

"Sure…" she replies with rolling eyes.

9 weeks later

"You realize you are being slightly childish right?" Sparky says beside me in the bush near the entrance to the peak clearing.

"Question? Who the hell else do I have that comes regularly that I can trick like this? Besides she is like clockwork every three weeks she comes up to challenge me." I reply.

"Your first regular contact in two years and you decide to prank them… This can only go well." She replies in sarcasm.

"There is another reason why I am doing this." I reply with a roll of my eyes.

"Oh? What is that?"

"I want to see how she reacts when I am not here. I am curious whether or not it is worth it to seek friendship with her. So before I make that choice I want to observe her a little." I reply.

"Hagh… Even Green would agree this is so not the way to go about this. Hell. Have you even considered asking for his advice?"

"Are you crazy!? He would hold it over my head!" I yell at her thinking she finally lost it.

"Well that's better than the hair brained scheme your crazy ass is coming up with. I honestly think you have officially gone crazy. This mountain froze your brain…" Sparks replies before going silent.

"Sparks? What is it?" I ask in concern for my friend who had slight look of fear and surprise.

"Did Sparks just talk?" I hear behind me.

I flinch at the proximity of the voice. I turn around and make sure my face is neutral. "Isn't it rude to interrupt someone when they are talking to themselves?"

Maybe Sparky is right. I have lost my marbles. Why the ever living hell did I just say that. I can hear Sparks slap her face and Crystal looks at me showing she didn't believe me. "Uh huh bush boy. You may have lost some of your marbles up on this freezing hell you call home but I haven't."

"Hagh… Before my idiot of a trainer makes himself look even more retarded. Yes. I can talk." Sparks interrupts walking between Crystal and me.

"How?"

"How do you talk human? I just learned as a small Pichu. If you have a complaint then you can just kiss my sparky little-"

"Sparks! Then is no reason for that language around a lady." I chastised.

"Oh please." She rolled her eyes before jumping onto my shoulder.

"Hagh…" I sigh before facing Crystal. "So we gonna battle or do you want to listen to my sassy Pikachu insult you all day?"

"While I would love to finally get to the battle where I beat you. What was that about seeing if I am worth friendship?" she smirked evilly.

"What will it take for you to never speak of what you just heard?" I reply hastily. Last thing I needed was for this spread and ruin my reputation.

"Hmm… I don't know… I am sure Green would just love to hear about this." I paled thinking what Green would do to me…

"I will do anything!"

"You idiot…" I hear Sparky say beside me before I look at Crystal and see the pure sense of evil emanating from her.

"Anything?" she replies. I knew I was going to regret this but I offered and I can just back down now.

"Yes…" I sigh. I closed my eyes and waited for my fate.

"Tell me about yourself."

"Huh?" I ask slightly dumbfounded.

"Well I want to see if you are worthy of being my friend. I figure the best way to do that is to tell me your story." She replied with a smile. I could feel the smile widen across my face. She was going to be a fun keeper.

We didn't battle that day instead all we did was talk. I told her about my adventure. How I started with my trusted sassy Pikachu. I told her about my gym battles, my journey, my fights against Team Rocket…, my rivalry with Blue and Green, and then about my trusted team of Pokemon.

"Oh yeah… I still haven't seen your team past Sparks and your Venusaur." She asked kindly. I nodded before grabbing the Pokeballs on my belt and releasing all my Pokemon.

"This is Gaia the Venusaur. As you have already met. She likes to act like the mother hen of the group."

Gaia bowed a little and let out a soft "Saur"

"This is Hydros the Blastoise. He is rather lazy but can be quite fierce when he needs to be."

Hydros gave a thumbs up as he leaned on a nearby wall. "Blastoise."

"This is Vee the Espeon. She is the Older sister figure I guess? She helps to contact each other on the mountain."

Espeon bowed as well. "Espeon."

"This is Snuggles the Dragonite. She really loves to hug… Which I am sad to say is not only how I 'caught' her but also how I won a couple matches…"

Snuggles gave a little dance before giving Crystal a large hug which the group then had to break her out of.

"Then last but not least. Is Charizard… the Charizard. He is currently competing with Sparks to see who is the strongest on my team."

Charizard let loose a huge blast of fire with a mighty roar "Roargh!"

Splat. A poor Pidgey was apparently right above us. "Welp… I guess I found my dinner for the night." I say in cruel humor.

She held her hands over her mouth in horror as I walked over to Pidgey. "You are kidding right?!"

I smirk before shaking off the soot on the birds feathers and getting out a full restore. "Nah. Pidgey don't have enough meat on their bones. Beside I still have Gyarados steak in the fridge." I reply before letting the Pidgey go.

SMACK! "OW!"

"Don't joke about that. You know I have a Pidgeot!" she yells at me.

"Sorry. Being on a mountain does that to you." I reply nursing the cheek she slapped.

She huffed before forgiving me and telling me to go on. So I did I kept talking. I went on to talk about the crazy press and fans constantly swarming me. So I decided to live in place where not only I could have peace but a trainer would need to test themselves against the mountain before facing me.

Then she started to talk about her life. Which I have to admit was actually rather interesting. She had a similar journey to mine. Though I admit I was surprised about Team Rocket returning. About her rivals.

"Silver and Gold? Not to mention Crystal… Was it a fad to name your child after minerals in Johto?" I joke.

"Red, Blue, and Green are better then?"

"Touché."

After giving both our life stories we just talked… It was rather nice so nice we didn't even notice night fall until Sparks zapped the both of us.

"Woops…" I say as I notice the stars in the sky.

"Oh my… I didn't even notice."

"Charizard would you please fly her back down the mountain?"

"Raar!" he agreed with a small roar and a flap of his wings.

"Thanks. I will see you again soon." She said with a smile before she took off on Charizard's back.

I looked at them until they disappeared into the night sky. "I was wrong. You are a Casanova." laughed Sparky.

"Oh shut it Sparky."

6 months later…

She started visiting me more and more until finally she started seeing me once every week. Not every time did we battle either. Sometimes we would just hang out and talk about our lives and Pokemon. I was really enjoying the company and my Pokemon loved her.

She was actually starting to become a match for my Pokemon. Doing better each time she would battle me. She took out 3 the last match. Today was the day she would come again. I had showed her my personal cave awhile ago. Which we agreed to be our meeting point before we would head off to the peak.

"The first snow storm of the season is always bad but this…" Sparky referenced the near apocalyptic storm we saw raging outside the cave.

"She is late…" I say. Today was the day should visit me but she was an hour late. I was starting to get worried.

"Maybe she saw the storm and decided to delay?" Sparky hoped. But we both knew better. That woman was as stubborn as a Rhyhorn and if she set her mind to it…

"Charizard! Snuggles!" I call out. I hear the two Pokemon step behind me.

"Search for Crystal! Charizard start at the base and work your way up. Snuggles start at the middle and meet up with Charizard after that you two start up from the middle and meet up with me. I will start from the Peak and work my way down on foot.

"Roar." They said before they took off. I looked back to my other Pokemon.

"Hydros. Gaia. If Crystal has started to get hypothermia I need you to prepare the cave. Vee. I need you to connect to Charizard, Snuggles, Sparky and I."

They shake their head before heading deeper into the cave. "Ready Sparks?"

"Hell ya! That girl might actually become your first girlfriend I am not about to lose her yet!" she yells as I falter my first step out.

I smack her a little before venturing outside in the storm. I vaguely think how badass I must look with my scarf and cloak billowing in the wind and my Red eyes glowing. But then I immediately set out on my task.

One Hour later…

I was the one to find her down in the snow next to her Typhlosion. According to her Typhlosion she mistakenly climbed a hibernating Onix who woke up and tossed into the cliff. He managed to scare it away with a well-placed Focus Blast to the face. After that he kept trying to keep her warm and hoped I would come.

I examined her as best I could and determined she was at least fit to move. But flying may have been out of the question. "Espeon!" I called out.

"Master. Have you found her?"

"Yes but I will need Charizard and Snuggles help to carry her to the cave. Get them over here ASAP."

"Did you two hear that?"

"Of course we are on our way." I hear Snuggles answer before the connection is cut.

Typhlosion and I did the best we could to keep her warm while those two made it up the mountain. I gave her my jacket and used my scarf to wrap her legs.

"Red. After we stabilize her we will need to go to the Hospital. She has been in the snow and cold for too long." I heard Sparky tell me.

"You're right… My only choice would be to use Charizard flying down the mountain while he is in that new form we found." I growled. "But Red! You and Charizard haven't mastered it yet! You will hurt yourselves doing it!" She replied worried before I hear the two dragon Pokemon land beside us.

We make a stretcher of a tarp I had and branches off of nearby trees. We then carried up the mountain and into my cave. It took a while but my Pokemon and I were able to stabilize her condition. She still had not regained consciousness however.

I looked outside the Blizzard had gotten even worse. "Everyone." I announce. They all looked at me ready for my order. "Get ready to leave. We need to take her to hospital. We may be there awhile." They all shook their heads in understanding.

"Charizard." I call as my trusted fire dragon comes near.

"Raar?" I asked curiously.

"That Blizzard is far beyond anything we can fly in. Unless we use that new form. Are you willing to take that risk with me?" I asked.

The proud fire-type nodded his head and gave his approval.

Thirty Minutes Later…

I got to the nearest Hospital which happened to be in Viridian City. The poor nurses looking at my slightly frozen self with a Charizard and shivering girl in a large blanket. "Please help…" I say weakly.

Once Crystal was out of my arms and wheeled away by the nurses. I fell to my knees and gasped in pain… Charizard was in a similar state. We had never held that form for so long. It took a lot out of the both of us… I vaguely remember hitting the ground before black.

The Next Day

"Ugh…" I moan as I came back to the conscious world.

"Well, well, well, look who came back from the land of the dead." I hear a rather annoying voice to my side.

"It is nice to see you too Green." I say before looking to my right. In all his spiky-haired glory Green Oak was at the chair by my bed.

"No really? The hell did you do? Both you and your Charizard were checked in for extreme exhaustion and exposure to the elements." I hear him say.

Poor Charizard. He did so much for me to save Crystal… Wait Crystal! I then sit up quickly as I remember Crystal. Then quickly regret it. "Owwwww…. The girl I brought yesterday? Crystal. Where is she? Is she ok?" I asked in slight panic.

"I am fine you idiot." I hear from behind the curtain next to me. Green stood up and moved it showing a rather livid Crystal. Who, besides the bandage on her head looked fine.

"Crystal! You are alright I was so worried…" I say in relief.

"YOU WERE WORRIED!? YOU!? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW WORRIED I WAS!?" she basically roared.

"Whoa there Crystal… Dude just woke up. How was he supposed to know he had been out for a week?"

"A WEEK!?" I yelled. "How is Charizard? What about my other Pokemon?" I asked back in panic mode.

"They are fine. Your Charizard woke up two days ago and is still at the Pokemon Center. I have been taking care of both of your Pokemon at my gym." He replied trying to calm me down.

I sighed in relief again and settled down. Before I looked at Crystal. "So are you ok?"

"Besides a bruised ego and bones. I am fine. The doctors were apparently amazed at your first aid skills. Also it helped you got me off the mountain so fast. Thanks. You saved my life."

I frowned. "But because of me your life was in danger in the first place. If I had only showed you my path sooner."

"Path?" she asked in confusion.

"You hadn't told her yet?!" asked Green.

"My secret path up and down Mt. Silver. It cuts the travel time in half and is completely safe from Pokemon and the weather. I was going to show you last time but you were in such a rush to leave I didn't have the chance. I am so sorry." I felt like crying for a bit letting my friend get hurt because I wasn't persistent enough. Then I felt arms around me.

"Hey it is alright. I am fine. If anything you got the worst of it." She replied softly.

"Thanks…"

"So again I have to ask? How the hell did you get in such a state? Also how did you get through one of the worst storms in Kanto history?" I heard Green ask.

"Oh that. It's a new trick Charizard and I learned. With it we were able to fly through the storm. Downside is that it is extremely taxing on both of us. The most we were able to hold it is 10 minutes. We flew for 30."I explained.

I got smacked in the head twice. "You are an idiot…" replied Gary.

Crystal started shaking me yelling at me. As she was something… clicked. As it were. "AND ANOTHER THING." She continued yelling. I looked at her properly for the first time. Forwhatever reason I got this feeling to never let go of her. So I do the most rational thing in my pain and just woken up from a slight coma mind.

"Hey Crystal."

"What!?" she yells fiercely her eyes damn near on fire.

"You wanna go on a date after I check out of the hospital?"

"WHAT!?"

Back to the Present- Pallet Town

Things kinda clicked into place after that. After the initial stuttering she decided to give me a shot. Green the prick wouldn't not shut up about how his little Red was all grown up.

It took a little while before I finally moved off the mountain. Turns out Crystal had the same approach to fans and media that Sparks did. Which meant I could get off the mountain finally. Though the poor reporters were afraid to even go anywhere near Pallet Town.

Crystal and I dated for several years before getting married. We had our ups and downs like any relationship would but I was happy. We even had a bouncing baby boy that we named-

"Again Red?" Sparks interrupted.

"Sorry. I was reminiscing. Back to the good old days. Before…" I start before I stop myself. Now was not the time to bring up those emotions.

"I understand…" I could see even her eyes started to water a little. I walk up to that familiar white door and knock.

"Mimey? Did you forget something?" I hear on the other side. She opened the door. A sight I had not seen in 13 years.

"Hey Crystal. I'm back."

Her eyes went wide. "Red…"

AN: So… yeah. This is a result of reading too much fanfiction while another idea is floating around in my head. As was mentioned this is a two-shot. Yes. I made Crystal and Lyra the same person. The rest will be in part 2 which I hope will be out next week. But then again I sorta should be writing my Halo fanfiction right now. Then my Pokemon one. So… at the latest two to three weeks. Also virtual cookies if you can guess the twist I plan for chapter 2. I left lots of hints. Well anyway, review, favorite, follow… Whatever else you feel like. Have a nice day.