Pokemon: The Origins of LeafGreen
I'll explain this clearly: I only reached Gen 4, I lost complete interest in Pokemon since Gen 5 came out, I'm stick with the good old memories, so my story will feature Pokemon and moves from Gen 1-4, including some pre-evolutions and evolutions.
PD: I'm Mexican, so my English isn't that great, sorry if I write things that doesn't make sense at all or grammar mistakes.
Chapter 1: I choose you!
The first scene features a brown haired sleepy girl in a two piece pajama, which consists of a sleeveless light green shirt and a leaf color short, trying her best to not get bothered by a voice that keeps shouting her name from the other side of the door.
"Leaf! Leaf!"
"W-who… who is it…?" Just as she was giving response she just immediately covered her head with her pillow trying to fall asleep with no success.
-"Leaf! …*Sigh* Sometimes that girl sleeps more that a Snorlax." The woman tried knocking the door in an attempt to wake up her daughter. "Leaf! Wake up already!"
"Come on! It's too early…" She answered the voice with an annoyed tone
"Have you forgotten what day it is?" The woman said trying to get the attention of her daughter, who was still struggling with her pillow. "Well, I'll have to call Professor Oak and tell him that you preferred sleep than getting your first Pokemon".
"My first… Oh!" The young girl steps out quickly from her bed; due to the rush, fell flat on her back and butt, expressing her pain.
"Are you ok sweetie?" The woman asked.
"Ow… Yeah, I'm fine! Thanks for waking me up mom." She said hiding her embarrassment.
"Honestly you should try waking yourself up, specially on an important day like this". Her mother said a little disappointed.
"I know I know! Care to give me a small 'good morning' now?" She said trying to calm down her mother.
Her mother couldn't avoid giggling and answer her little Leaf with a: "Good morning Leaf".
"Good morning mom" Leaf said.
"You better start getting ready; I'll prepare breakfast while you're at it". Her mother said as she was stepping back closing the door of the room.
"Thanks mom! I can't believe I almost forgot about it, well, better rush up!" Leaf proceeded to take a quick shower, dry herself up and iron her hair, followed by getting dressed. She stood in front of her mirror admiring her 14 years old figure with a determination face, wearing a sleeveless turquoise t-shirt and socks, a red skirt, white-red shoes, and her beloved white hat with some red lines. She went down stairs for breakfast.
"Leaf! Breakfast's ready!" Her mother shouted.
"I'm here! Good morning Chimeco!" She greeted her Chimeco's mother who answered back with a cry of joy.
A few minutes passed before Leaf ended up with her breakfast, expressing her gratitude to her mom. "That was delicious! Thank you mom!"
"I'm glad you liked it sweetie. Now you better get going, or you might miss your chance". Her mother said.
"Right! Thanks again mom! I'll see you later!" Leaf got off quickly, but Chimeco stopped her. "Oh yeah! I almost forgot about you Chimeco!" She petted Chimeco like she always does and the Pokemon cried with happiness. "Ok then! See you around!"
Leaf began running with much enthusiasm directly to Professor Oak's laboratory, walking through the beautiful streets of Pallet Town and seeing its wonderful people and Pokemon, when a familiar face crosses her way. It was a brown haired and eyed man wearing light purple jeans, black shoes, a black t-shirt with a formal opened short sleeved green shirt.
"Hey Leaf!" The person said.
"Gary!" Said Leaf.
"You're heading to gramps lab aren't you?" Gary said.
"Yes I am. I'm going for my Pokemon!" She sounded really happy.
"I was about to do the same thing. Too bad I'll beat you there first!" He said it with a cocky voice and rushed to the laboratory.
"Wait! Gary!" Leaf said as she persuaded him.
"You better not get behind! Or you won't get any Pokemon Leafy!" That nickname would always make Leaf mad.
"Don't call me like that!" She said.
They soon arrived at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
"Well, there doesn't seem to be new trainers around here. How lucky of you Leafy!" There was never a moment Gary wouldn't tease Leaf.
"Can you stop calling me like that please?! Besides, Professor Oak said he won't be waiting for anyone else besides us and Red. Speaking of Red, where is he?" She said a little worried.
At that moment, a young boy about the same age as Leaf and Gary entered the lab in a rush, wearing a red t-shirt with black sleeves, shoes of the same colors from above, Gary jeans, a pair of black wristbands and a red colored hat with some white lines, similar to Leaf's one.
"Good morning Red!" Leaf said.
"Leaf! Gary! Sorry I'm late guys, I overslept" Red said while still panting.
"Why you apologize, it's not like we were waiting for you" Gary said.
"I was! And I overslept too Red, so don't stress yourself about that". Leaf said.
"Oh well, never mind now, is Professor Oak here yet?" Red turned around to see if there was any sight of the professor.
"No, and I'm getting desperate by the time, Gramps is never late on special occasions like today" Gary said.
"Special occasion…" Leaf said with a low tone.
"Yeah! This is the day we start as trainers!" Red said while getting excited.
"Precisely Red" A voice sounded from the front door.
"Professor Oak!" Red and Leaf said.
"Gramps!" Gary said.
"All of you look so energetic today. No surprise there, this is an important day in the story of a trainer" Professor Oak said.
"We know Professor" Red said.
"Hey Gramps, can we jump straight to the selection?" Gary said.
"Ok then, follow me" The professor took the three future trainers to another room which contained three PokeBalls, Red and Leaf couldn't hide their excitement.
"There you have it! These three Pokemon are the Kanto region starters: Charmander, the fire type Pokemon; Squirtle, the water type pokemon; Bulbasaur, the grass type pokemon" He said to the three of them.
"Amazing!" Leaf said.
"Quit the dumb face Leafy" Gary said.
"Come on! You're just excited as I am!" Leaf said a little mad.
"But I don't make a fool of myself like that" Gary said.
"That's enough Gary!" Red yelled at Gary.
"Let's calm down, shall we? Now, Leaf, which Pokemon will you choose?"
"Hey! How she comes to choose first?!" Gary shouted.
"Because we are gentlemen, aren't we Gary?" Professor Oak said to his grandson like if he was repressing him.
"Tsk! Fine then. In won't matter, the Pokemon I pick will became the strongest anyway" Gary said getting over with it.
Leaf stepped in front grabbing the PokeBall from the right, revealing the Pokemon out of his lock. "I know which Pokemon shall be! I choose you Bulbasaur!
Out of the Pokeball appeared the grass type Bulbasaur, which cried with joy and hugged her new trainer.
"Nice choice Leaf! Bulbasaur's a female by the way" Professor Oak said.
"Great! We got girl power! Right Bulbasaur?" Leaf said very happily. Bulbasaur was just as happy as she was.
It was now Red the one who grabbed the left corner Pokeball, revealing Charmander, the fire type Pokemon. "Ok, now it's my turn. I choose you Charmander!" The fire type was filled too with joy and hugged Red.
"So you picked Charmander Red, he's a boy by the way" Professor Oak said.
"Yeah, just seeing Charmander and his flame makes me remember the passion with my father always battled, that burning look on his eyes, ready for every situation, he wanted to me to continue his legacy, which is why he named me Red, because of the fire" Red said with a burning look on his eyes.
"Quit the drama Red. And since there's no other Pokemon left…" Gary stepped to grab the last Pokeball, containing the water type Pokemon Squirtle. "Come out Squirtle!" Just as Squirtle pop out, he too hugged his new trainer.
"Congratulations to all of you. The joy in your faces reflects your feelings at this moment. You have set a big foot in you path as Pokemon Trainers! Remember to treat Pokemon with respect, they are you're partners after all" Professor Oak said to the new trainers.
"Thanks Professor" Leaf said while heading outside with her new Pokemon, followed by Gary.
"Hey Leaf! Let's check our Pokemon in a battle!" Gary said in an attempt to challenge Leaf.
"What? A battle? Isn't too soon?" Leaf said with doubt.
"Don't tell you're scared Leafy?" Gary said with a cocky attitude.
Leaf was getting sick of always having to tolerate that jerk, and Bulbasaur cried ready for the battle, which gave Leaf the courage to take the challenge. "Ok Bulbasaur! Let's do it!"
"*Sigh* so pushy as always. All right then, this will be your first fight of many, so a little experience will help you. I'll refer this match" Professor Oak said.
"Good luck Leaf!" Red said, and Charmander wished luck to Leaf and Bulbasaur too.
"Thank you Red!" Leaf said with a smile on her face. She, Gary, and their Pokemon took position.
"Prepare yourself Leaf. Squirtle use tackle!"
"Bulbasaur use tackle too!"
Both Pokemon charged and hit each other, making them to go back.
"I know water-type Pokemon are weak against grass-types. Bulbasaur use razor leaf!" Leaf ordered to her Pokemon, but Bulbasaur was confused and didn't seem to know what to do.
"Bulbasaur? What's wrong?" Leaf said.
"Tackle!" Squirtle had hit really hard Bulbasaur, making her cry in pain.
"Bulbasaur! Are you ok?" Leaf said worried.
"Leaf! Bulbasaur doesn't know that move yet! Try with another one!" Red shouted at Leaf.
"In that case, use vine whip!" Once again, Bulbasaur didn't knew what to do, making Leaf to worry even more, while Squirtle charged with another tackle sending flying Bulbasaur to Leaf feet.
"Bulbasaur!" Leaf said as she was kneeling to her fainted Pokemon.
"Bulbasaur is unable to battle! Squirtle is the winner!" Professor Oak said.
"Hahahahaha! I can't believe how easy was. Are you sure you're ready to become a trainer Leafy?" Gary said making fun of Leaf.
"I-I…" Leaf was shattered by that humiliation that could barely speak.
"Knock it off Gary!" An angry Red shouted from the distance.
"What? I'm just saying the truth" Gary said.
Leaf almost fell in tears while looking at her Pokemon. "Bulbasaur, forgive me…" She said.
"…Fight me instead!" Red shouted, and Charmander stood in front along side his trainer.
"Mmm… very well then. The result will be the same no matter who I battle" Gary said, pretty confident of himself after his previous victory.
"Let's go Charmander!" Red said,
"Char!" The fire type cried.
Gary quickly gave Squirtle the first command. "Squirtle, use water gun!
"Charmander! Dodge it and use scratch!" Following Red orders, Charmander quickly evaded the water gun and scratched Squirtle right in his face, making him to cry in pain.
"Withdraw!" Squirtle hid on his shell following his trainer command, while Charmander kept attacking with no results at all.
Given the situation, Red came with an idea. "Charmander! Hit it with your tail and flip him!
"Char!" Charmander cried and lifted Squirtle making it to fall on top of his shell.
"Squirtle Squirtle!" The water type struggled to get back on his with Gary getting desperate about how to reverse the predicament.
"Now scratch him again! Char!" Red and Charmander said, who managed to scratch the back-flipped Squirtle several times, causing him to cry in pain and faint.
"Squirtle is unable to battle! The winner is Charmander!" Professor Oak said.
"We did it Charmander! Char!" Both Pokemon and trainer were happy for winning their very first battle.
"Wow… that was incredible…" Leaf murmured.
"Squirtle, return. You did fine buddy. Well, I guess I better go home and get ready to start my journey. Leaf! Don't sweat too much! And Red… this isn't over, just wait until I get a bunch of strong Pokemon. Smell you later guys!" Gary had already left.
"Leaf, stand up" Red said to Leaf, who has still o her knees.
"Red…" She said.
"It's my fault Leaf, I should have stopped the fight" Professor Oak said.
"It was me who failed, to me, and Bulbasaur" Leaf sounded really sad.
"You didn't knew the moves Bulbasaur knows right now Leaf" Red said trying to cheer up Leaf.
"If you had a Pokedex it would have been useful the info" Professor Oak said.
"And where I am supposed to get one?" Leaf said.
"From the parcel I ordered" Professor Oak said.
"A parcel?" Both Red and Leaf answered.
"It was supposed to arrive yesterday, something must have gone wrong. I ordered some special parts I was missing to finish constructing the Pokedexes. Red, would you mind taking this errand for me?" Professor Oak said.
"Okay, I will. After all, it's a way to thank you for my newest Pokemon. Char!" Red and Charmander said.
"Go home for now Leaf, and show your mother your new Pokemon! I'll call you when the Pokedex it's ready" Professor Oak said.
The grass type cried to cheer up her trainer, who slowly began to put a smile on her face and stood up. "Alright, thanks again professor, and Red. Come on Bulbasaur, let's go home!" Leaf said.
Later that day in Leaf's house, Bulbasaur was eating a special Pokemon meal Leaf's mother prepared, and it was having fun playing with Chimeco.
"Bulbasaur sure loves his food!" Her mother said.
"It's a 'she' mom" Leaf corrected her mother, who later apologized and couldn't avoid giggling".
"You really did a good choice with Bulbasaur Leaf" Her mother said.
"Yeah…" Leaf was still thinking about her earlier loss.
"Are you still like that for your fight with Gary?" Her mother said, and Leaf didn't say any other word. "Sweetie, it's ok, it was just you're very first battle, all you have to do is work alongside your Pokemon" Her mother said trying to comfort Leaf.
At the time, the phone ringed and her mother picked up the phone. "Hello? Oh, Professor Oak! Tell Leaf it's here?"
"The Pokedex! Come on Bulbasaur! Let's go!" After hearing these words, Leaf got up from the table and rushed back to Professor's Oak laboratory, with Bulbasaur following her from behind.
"Leaf! She already left Professor…Yeah, she sure looks excited" Her mother said putting a smile on her face.
Back in the laboratory:
"Leaf! You're here already?" Professor Oak said.
"I left the moment I knew it was ready. Huh? Where's Gary and Red?" Leaf asked.
"They already left with their Pokedexes, but I got one for you too" The professor handed the last Pokedex to her, teaching her how to record the data of any Pokemon she caught or see.
"Wow! It shows all of Bulbasaur's data! Saur!" Leaf and Bulbasaur were fascinated with the device.
"The Pokedex is a Pokemon encyclopedia, it contains data from the Pokemon living in the Kanto region. Catch as many as you can and raise them properly" Professor Oak said.
"I will professor, and thank you again" Leaf said and headed back home.
That night, Leaf was relaxing herself with a bubble bath, and since her new partner was also a female, she didn't mind taking Bulbasaur with her, who would do nothing but to splash on the water over and over, making a total mess all over the bathroom with Leaf just giggling. At the same time, Leaf couldn't avoid thinking what was next for her. Just like Gary said, was she ready to become a Pokemon trainer? That question had hit her real hard; though Gary only did it to tease her a little. She was also thinking about her mother's days of young. She was a great Pokemon coordinator back in the Sinnoh region, she even won the Grand Festival twice, and fell in love with his father, and married. He was a frontier brain on Sinnoh's Battle Frontier, so being the daughter of an excellent coordinator and a skilled Battle Frontier trainer made Leaf felt like she was a mere shadow of her own family.
Unfortunately, they had a hard rupture and ended up divorcing, and Leaf mother decided to move to Kanto to live a peaceful life; Leaf's real roots were in Sinnoh, but she was really happy to have been born and raised in Kanto. Her father would visit and video call her often, so she really didn't grew up without a parental guide. Both of them never had a relationship with another person that wasn't their first love.
Eventually Leaf emerged from the bathtub and wrapped herself in a towel heading back to her room, she dried herself up and put her pajamas; she was ready to go to sleep, and decided that she wanted her newest partner to past the night by her side. Leaf gave a small kiss and a "Good night Bulbasaur" to the grass type, who somehow was trying to say the same to her trainer. Both trainer and Pokemon closed their eyes and fell asleep.
-To be Continued-
So what do you guys think? I must say I've been reading the Pokemon Adventures manga lately, just because of the female protagonist. Since she is only remembered by many people because of the manga, I decided to make a story that features her counterparts from the videogames. I hope you guys liked it! This story will mostly feature the evolution of Leaf's Pokemon and herself too. Please share it, that would really help me out. Bye bye!