Author's Note: So as you guys know I removed the story initially simply because I had a lot going on in my life, and I really didn't have the effort to continue writing the story even though I do have it planned out. However, I was lucky enough to get my life back on track, and I decided to revisit this story due to my current bingwatching experience with X&Y.
Chapter 1:
The Starter Pokemon Crysis
It was only ninety thirty -four when the bright sun shined through the boy's bedroom. Everything was a mess, toys and dirty clothes were scattered all throughout the floor, and the bed was even worse. The soft red blanket had several creases due to the heavy sleep he took the night before, but worst of all the boy with black hair, slept in his red pajamas wasn't aware that he was about to fall off his bed, unconsciously. Then BOOM!
The alarm clock goes off at 9:35.
"OWW!" The little boy yelled as he hit the carpet, "Hey what the?"
He looked over at his alarm clock, "NINE THIRTY-FI... Oh no I'm gonna be late."
Just like that, he took a quick ten minute shower, and looked at his reflection in the mirror afterwards. He's got light brown eyes, black hair, wears a red striped shirt over a black T-shirt, and blue jeans. The young boy grabbed a red and white beanie shaped like a cap with a pokeball in the center of the edge. It covered the top layer of his hair since the cap like structure that stuck out, but the sides and the back were still visible. After that, he went into the kitchen where his mother was cooking.
The boy's mother looked like she was in her early thirties, and had brown eyes with black hair. She wore an orange T-shirt with jeans, and was taller than him due to their difference in boy's mother glanced over at him as his chin banged the slippery kitchen floor with a wet-floor sign right in front of him.
"I see somebody woke a little clumsy." his mother said, jokingly.
The boy got up slowly, "Now's not the time mom I gotta leave soon to grab my very first pokemon."
"Oh that's right I completely forgot it's your tenth birthday isn't it, Rahul?" The boy's mother asked.
He nodded with a smile, "That's right, and I gotta get there as fast as I can."
"Well at least have these before you start charging off." She said as she passed three chocolate chip muffins to her son.
Rahul took the muffin's from her, "Wow thanks mom."
As he joyfully ate his mother's delicious food, "Well I know you're father's been waiting to give this to you for a long time, so I hope you'll like it."
The dark haired boy looked curious, "Sure, but what is it?"
"It's this, Rahul." His mother drew out a pokeball with flame designs, "A pokeball that your father created before he left to on a pokemon research trip."
Rahul took the item from her, "Wow thanks mom."
"No problem consider it as a birthday gift from both of us." She said.
He ran toward the door, "Well anyway mom I'll see you later."
"Wait just a minute." His mother ordered.
The young boy looked confused, "Now what?"
She threw a bottle of chocolate milk at him, "Just making sure you had something to drink while you were on your way to Professor Oak's Lab."
Rahul rushed out the door, "Well thanks again mom."
She said, "No Problem."
While he sped toward the Professor's lab, Rahul drank his chocolate milk along with some string cheese he grabbed from the store as a snack. This only took him about five minutes before he crashed on the stone staircases that led to a house combined with laboratory. He knew exactly where he was standing, Professor Oak's Laboratory. As he walked up the stairs, butterflies slowly swarmed within his stomach. At the same time, sweat flew down his face. Alot was running on his mind due to the time, it was already 10:15 am, and the thought of not having any starter pokemon bugged him.
"Ugh maybe I should just go home." Rahul looked away from the door before he stopped himself, "Wait a minute unless..."
He peeked back at the door, "Unless I knock on the door just to make sure."
The ten year old knocked twice with his fist. The lock clicked, and the door opened as a gray haired man with black eyes wore a lab coat over a purple t-shirt with creme jeans, a black belt, and brown shoes. The old man looked pretty pleased as soon as he saw Rahul stand before him.
"Ah it's good to see you again Rahul." The old man said.
The young boy sighed in relief, "Looks like I'm lucky to get here Professor Oak."
Professor Oak nodded, "Indeed young man, now tell me what held you up from getting here on time?"
Rahul scratched his head in embarrassment, "Well let's just say that I kinda overslept."
"There is a lot that you have to do for being a Pokemon Trainer, and being late to receive your very first Pokemon is not acceptable." The Professor said.
"I understand sir." The dark haired boy said in a sad tone.
Professor Oak stated, "However, you're lucky that none of the other beginning trainers have arrived here either, so that means the three starter pokemon are still here for you."
"Awesome I can't wait to see them." an energetic Rahul said.
"Well we're not gonna get anywhere by standing here." The old man said.
"Good point."
Rahul followed the Professor into his house to a door with made of steel. Once the old man opened the door, Rahul couldn't believe what he was seeing before his eyes. There was a machine with three pokeballs sitting within three tiny platforms in the form of a geometric triangle that's concealed by a protective shield.
"OH MY GOD! is that..." A hyperactive Rahul said.
He interrupted, "Yup those three hold the three starter pokemon you get to choose in order to begin your pokemon journey."
Rahul said, "The question is which pokeball holds which starter?"
"Well why don't we find out." Professor Oak pressed the button as the protective shield disappeared, and he threw the Pokeball in the air, "Alright you three come on out."
The first ball opened as a glowing figure shined before it could be easily seen, "Bulbasaur."
The second pokeball mimicked the same thing, "Squirtle."
Finally, the third pokemon appeared from it's ball, "Char."
"Awesome a Bulbasaur, Squirtle, and a Charmander." Rahul's said with excitement.
"Char..." The orange reptilian creature said with an aggressive tone.
"Squirtle." the light blue turtle said in the same tone.
Rahul raised an eyebrow , "Uh, Professor, what's going on?"
"I almost forgot that charmander and squirtle don't get along." The Professor swallowed his saliva, "In other words..."
Before the old man finished his sentence, charmander ran from the lab as squirtle attacked him. While doing so, he chased after the orange fire tailed reptilian which left Bulbasaur as the only starter pokemon in the lab.
"That doesn't sound too good." The dark haired boy said, awkwardly.
Professor Oak quickly ran out the room, "Bulbasaur I'll need your help for this, Rahul I need you to grab the empty pokeballs in order to place them back in."
"Of course." Rahul grabbed the pokeballs before he scrammed with the professor.
The boy followed the professor and bulbasaur to locate the other two starter pokemon. However neither of them found squirtle or charmander around Pallet Town for a thirty minute duration. They even took separate paths in order to find them which lasted another fifteen minutes. But after that attempt, Rahul rendezvoused with Professor Oak and bulbasaur outside of the laboratory.
"Did you find any clues, Rahul?" The professor asked.
He shaked his head, "No I've been unable to find a clue at all, what about you?"
"I'm afraid we haven't been able to find anything either." Professor Oak said.
Rahul said, "What are we gonna do now?"
Suddenly several shots of water flew into the sky from the forest to east of the laboratory. This quickly caught their attention followed by bulbasaur who rushed into the forest. Immediately, Professor Oak and Rahul followed the pokemon.
"Where do you think Bulbasaur is going?" The ten year old asked.
As the professor ran, "I think he's onto something. It's gotta be the other pokemon, no doubt about that."
"Well let's hurry up, and get them quickly." Rahul said as he caught his breath.
The boy, Professor Oak, and Bulbasaur charged through a forest until they came across a field where Charmander and Squirtle squared off in a ferocious battle. It was a surprise to Rahul, who gazed at them. Both starter Pokemon barely stood on their feet due to the bruises they've received from one another.
"Rahul now's your chance to throw their pokeballs at them." The Professor ordered.
He nodded, "I've got it covered."
The ten year old threw the pokeballs into the air which forced the starters to return, but it didn't accordly after they flicked it back to him. Due to this result charmander and squirtle gave Rahul a dirty look as if they were gonna attack him.
"This isn't good." The dark haired boy said.
A random voice yelled, "RROOWW!"
Rahul looked at the sky, "What the?"
"Watch out." The Professor yelled.
A Fearow used it's wings to create a strong wind which caused squirtle to hit his head against a tree. Rahul, Professor Oak, and Bulbasaur attempt to hold their ground against the flying pokemon, and Charmander did the same thing as bulbasaur.
"What are we gonna do?" The boy asked.
The blue turtle cried behind Professor Oak, "Squir... Squirtle Squirtle."
"Charmander." said The timid small orange reptile.
Rahul remembered something he learned about charmander on tv when it came to the moveset and stamina. That alone gave him an idea as he noticed Charmander hold his own against the huge flying bird.
"Rahul, you've got to tell Charmander to use ember in order to stop Fearow."
"I was just about get there. Now Charmander you gotta listen to me." Rahul said.
Charmander turned his head slightly toward Rahul, "Char..."
"If you can use ember, then that's one way you can defeat Fearow." Rahul explained.
Professor Oak called out, "Yes Charmander you can do it."
"Bulbasaur." said the turquoise pokemon with a plant on it's back.
"Squirtle." The blue turtle said.
Charmander nodded before he turned his head, "Charmander... CHARMANDER!"
The orange reptilian lizard spat tiny fire spicules at Fearow who changed the attack and charged at charmander with it's wings glowing. The fire tailed Pokemon on the other hand looked kinda nervous as Fearow came in at full force.
"Quick tell Charmander to dodge then jump on fearow's back." The Professor said.
Rahul answered confidently, "Right, Charmander dodge, and jump onto Fearow's back."
"Char.." said the orange pokemon as he dodged the flying pokemon, and climbed onto it's back, "CHARMANDER!"
"FEAROW!" The flying pokemon yelled as Charmander held on.
Professor Oak mentioned, "Quick now tell Charmander to use headbutt."
"Alright, now Charmander use headbutt." The dark haired boy ordered.
A confident Charmander screamed, "CHARMANDER!"
"FEAR...ROW!" Fearow yelled as charmander headbutted the back of the bird pokemon's head which caused him to collapse.
"Char." Charmander said as it rushed back to the others.
An excited Rahul stated, "Wow Charmander you were amazing."
Professor Oak nodded, "I agree, you showed a lot out there today."
"Bulbasaur."
"Squirtle."
Charmander scratched his head from embarrassment, "Charmander."
Rahul looked at the Professor, "Hey Professor Oak, now that we're done with this, let's head back to your laboratory that way I can decide on which pokemon I to choose."
"Actually I was just gonna suggest the same thing to you." Professor Oak said.
The five of them took about ten to fifteen minutes until they got back to the laboratory. Although, there was a tiny issue that happened once they got there.
"I think we're busted." Professor Oak said with an embarrassed look.
Rahul's mother said, "Where have you two been?"
"Honestly it's his tenth birthday, and you two end up disappearing just like that?" Another woman yelled behind Rahul's mother.
The ten year old made movements, "Mom don't worry we're all here now."
"Honestly Sonia he kinda reminds me of your father." The brown haired woman asked.
She looked around the same age as Rahul's mother. The brown haired woman also had brown eyes, and wore a pink buttoned shirt with a old fashion green silky skirt.
"You said it, Delia." The dark haired woman said.
Professor Oak pointed out, "Well let's just say we ran into a slight problem as Rahul was about to choose his first pokemon."
"Oh then why don't you tell us inside." Delia suggested.
Rahul and Professor Oak explained the whole story to both his mother and Delia. The old man quickly went over the stuff that happened when they went into the forest, The battle between charmander and squirtle that was soon replaced by charmander's battle against the wild Fearow which resulted in charmander's victor. They explained it to both of them within no less than thirty minutes.
"Honestly what's gonna happen with those two pokemon in the future." Delia said with a curious expression on her face.
Sonia said, "Well they are just starter pokemon, odds are another trainer would wanna take one of them as their first pokemon."
Professor Oak nodded, 'She does have a point."
They looked over at Rahul who began to freak out, "Uhhh why are you guys staring at me like that?"
Delia giggled, "Well you haven't decided on which pokemon you'll choose as your starter Rahul remember, you used to always brag to me about how excited you were for your tenth birthday to arrive. It kinda almost reminds me of Ash when his journey began."
His mother patted his shoulder, "Don't forget that you did the same thing to me and your father too."
"Well that day is finally here." says Professor Oak he presented the the three fully recovered starter pokemon, Bulbasaur, Squirtle, and Charmander, "So Rahul pick and choose your very first pokemon."
"Bulbasaur." the green pokemon with plant attached to it's back.
"Squirtle." The blue turtle said.
"Char." The orange reptilian lizard said.
Rahul carefully examined over the three pokemon for about five minutes before he made his decision. Bulbasaur, Squirtle, and Charmander all gave him a smile as he pondered about of who to choose as his very first pokemon. Then, a grin appeared on his face as he finally came to his decision after what happened today.
"Professor Oak." Rahul said.
The old man asked, "Yes Rahul, what have you decided?"
He pointed at his choice, "I wanna take charmander as my very first pokemon."
"Char!" The orange fiery tailed pokemon looked surprised.
Professor Oak smiled, "Very well then."
"But could I request you something?" The ten year old boy asked.
"Go on." He said.
Rahul drew out the pokeball surrounded with flame designs, "Can you put Charmander in this Pokeball instead. It's a gift from my father, that way I can remember him and hopefully I can see him again someday."
"Sure thing." The Professor took the special pokeball from Rahul, "Charmander catch."
Charmander jumped into the air, and touched the pokeball button, "Char."
The pokeball sealed, and glowed red for about ten seconds before it came to a completely stop.
At that moment, Professor Oak handed the pokeball back to him, "Here you go Rahul, take good care of Charmander."
Rahul nodded, "Don't worry I will."
All of them had lunch before Rahul went out on his journey. They each had freshly baked mozzarella sticks, spaghetti with marinara sauce, and water. Rahul was the only one who went for seconds to ensure his stomach would be satisfied for a couple hours. After that, everybody stood outside the Professor's lab before Rahul took off.
"Well this is it." a nervous Rahul said, " I guess, I'm finally gonna start my pokemon journey.
Professor Oak nodded, "Yes, but don't worry just remember to always have fun and make new friends with wonderful pokemon while you're on your journey."
Rahul smiled, "Thanks Professor Oak."
The old man drew out a third generation kanto pokedex, "and you'll also need this, your very own pokedex in order to collect an infinite amount of day on pokemon that you'll discover."
"Awesome." an energetic Rahul said, " you've been a lot to help me Professor Oak."
"Pleasure is all mine." the old man said.
Sonia handed her son a blue backpack, "Alright my little son, here's your stuff."
The dark haired boy checked everything within the backpack. It was filled with a couple clothes, toothbrush, a photo of him, his mother and father from two years ago, along with several snacks. Those were the only things in his backpack.
"Wow thanks mom." a cheerful Rahul said as he placed the straps over his shoulder, and place his newly acquired pokedex in his pocket.
"No problem." the dark haired woman proudly said.
Delia stated, "Rahul, if you happen to run into my son during your journey be sure to let him know that his mother misses him, and I wish you the best of luck in becoming the greatest pokemon trainer ever."
"Thanks misses Ketchum." The dark haired boy said while he looked over at everyone along with Pallet Town, "Wow it's gonna feel weird not being here for a while."
Professor Oak said, "Well all trainers must start their journey eventually, so go Rahul, and remember what I told you."
"Of course." Rahul said as he started to walk away, and heard them wish the best of luck on his journey from afar until their couldn't be heard. At the same time, he thought to himself, "So it's finally here. This is how it all begins with me, Rahul Blaze, setting out on a journey to become the greatest pokemon trainer ever."
Don't really have much to say this time around, but I guess I'll let you guys know that I'm gonna release all the past chapters simultaneously, and just like the ending suggests this is only the beginning. I hope you all enjoyed, and as always thanks for reading.