" Talking"

Thinking

" Dragon Talking!"

Take hold of these, for they will not be expressed in any other chapter.

A ripping echoed through out all entire route, scattering all animals within the area. A tear in the air just above the path appeared, revealing a white and gray swirling within it. A few minutes of the phenomenon allowed it to spit out a boy for its depth.

I'm still gonna need some time to get use to that. Phillip thought as he stumbled forward a bit as he tried to return to his feet. He shook his head to rid himself of the unsteadiness that filled him. He was so focused in his actions, he didn't notice a creature coming out of some grass behind him.

" Huh?" Phillip said as he felt something probe the back of his leg. He looked behind him and saw a rat with buck teeth that would make a beaver envious. It was colored purple with a cream underbelly, and one white whisker on both sides of the snout. It had red eyes and a long tail with a slight curl at the end of it.

Phillip leaned down, and the rat shot off like a bullet back into the grass. And this is where I wish I had the same talent as Bubbles.

" Earth to Phillip! Come in, Phillip!"

Phillip groaned as the voice echoed through his head. I can hear you, Gabriel. What do you want?

" There is a settlement close by. Hopefully, you'll learn what dimension this is to have these exotic creatures-"

Pokémon.

" What?"

Pokémon. That's what the creatures are called. And if we're where I think we are...

Phillip ran down the path, following directions that Gabriel gave him, and soon found himself at the outskirts of a small town.

The town had only a couple buildings in its perimeter. The sea was seen at the southern part of it, but everywhere else was shrouded by trees. Phillip stood slightly elevated above the town due to the hill his stood upon, giving a clear view of the place. He heard a call of a bird from nowhere, but he didn't mind much.

Phillip jumped forward a bit and slid down the hill with one thought: Who will is see there?

Gabriel responded. " Don't you know this already? Shouldn't you know this already."

Phillip jumped once more upon getting near the base of the hill while replying, Not entirely. There have been many times where the protagonist was changed. I could meet Red, or I could see-"

" Gangway!"

Phillip moved to the side as a black-haired boy ran past him with his pajamas still on.

Or I could see Ash, who had just rushed past me.

Phillip followed the boy to the needed place. Ash didn't stop, but that didn't bother Phillip much. He just kept pace.

Soon, they reached a large house that sat at the top of a hill. There were shrubs and trees that lined that walkway up, but some stood off in the middle of it. A steel fence surrounded that area and a gate stood open to the staircase up. A crowd lingered at the bottom of the place, but Phillip couldn't have cared mush less.

Ash was absorbed in his running. However, he did stop for a minute to weave through the people in front of the place, but still bumped into someone as he exited the crowd. Phillip cleared the crowd with a jump and looked back over to Ash.

A boy with rust-colored hair, a blue t-shirt, and blue pants stood in front of the gate, blocking off all who tried entering. A necklace swung around as he turned, allowing a shine to reflect off the golden coin on it.

The boy didn't even need to think as he said, " Hey! Watch where you're going!" He did a double take. " Well, you must be Ash. Better later then never, I guess. At least you get the chance to meet me." The arrogant tone on this kid was nauseating.

Ash got up and said, " Gary?"

" That's Mister Gary to you! Show some respect!"

Phillip groaned mentally. Someone kick his guy. He's gotten on his high horse.

Gary turned sideways and placed his hands on his hips. " Well, Ash, you snooze, you lose. And you're way behind right from the start. I've got a Pokémon and you don't."

Ash was dumbfounded. " You've... got your first Pokémon?"

Gary pulled out an extremely small red-and-white ball, which grew to fit his hand when pressed in the middle of the horizon. " That's right, loser! And it's just inside this PokéBall!" A couple cheerleaders started a cheer, but were cut off when Phillip gave a stare that could melt glaciers.

Gary must have noticed this, as he said, " Well, where's my cheering fans?"

Phillip spoke up. " They're tired out. Why don't you go start your journey instead of prattling around like a large git?"

Gary set his eyes on Phillip. " Oh yeah? What gives you the right be all high and mighty? I bet you don't even have a Pokémon!"

Phillip's answer came when he walked up to Gary, took him by the wrist, and twirled it to pin the arm against his back. " I can because I don't need Pokémon to be strong, unlike you."

" Alright, I get it! Just let go!" Gary squealed. Phillip did and Gary walked off for a car waiting for him. Once inside, he waved at the people who followed the car as it took off, saying something about " history in the making"

Ash clenched both fists in front of his face. " I show you!" Unfortunately, the boy in question was gone already.

" Oh, you decided to show up after all." Ash and Phillip twisted around to see olden man behind them. The man wore a white lab coat with a red shirt underneath. His hair was a mix of gray and brown. There was some resemblance to Gary, but the old man's face was less arrogant and wiser than Gary was.

Ash jumped in front of the man. " Ah! Professor Oak! Where's my Pokémon?"

" Your Pokémon?" Oak asked.

Ash nodded. " Yes, I'm ready!"

" You look like you're ready for bed, not Pokémon Training." Oak said with a chuckled behind it. " I hope you don't think you're going to train in your pajamas."

" Oh, no, professor. I got messed up this morning and I was a little late, but believe me: I'm ready for a Pokémon!"

The professor hummed a bit before looking over to Phillip. " What about you? Are you here a Pokémon?"

Phillip bowed to him. " Only if you can supply."

_Scene Change_

The inside of the place was a mechanic's dream. There were a massive amount of machines here, but Phillip couldn't understand them. Lab equipment was found either hanged up or laying conveniently on tables for usage. He didn't know why a " Pokémon Professor" would need a scalpel, but he really didn't want to think about it, much less hear about it.

Ash picked a Poke Ball off a special table. " I thought about it a lot, and it took me a long time, but I finally decided to choose Squirtle!" The ball opened and...

" Oh!" Nothing came out of it.

Oak explained. " Already taken by someone who was on time."

" I wish I hadn't over slept." Ash placed the ball back on the table and grabbed another. " But now I will choose as my Pokémon... Bulbasaur!"

The same happened as before.

" That one was also taken by a kid that wasn't late." Oak told them.

Ash placed the ball back. " That' no problem. Because my Pokémon will be... Charmander." He picked up the last ball and... nothing came out. Again.

Oak placed a finger under his chin as he said, " The early bird gets the worm, or in this case, the Pokémon."

Ash turned to the professor. " Does that mean all the Pokémon are gone?"

Oak looked nervous. " Well, there is still one left, but I-"

" I'll take it!"

Oak pressed a button and the middle of the table opened up to show another Poke Ball. Oak picked it up and said, " I think I should warn you; there is a problem with this last one."

Ash answered with, " I have to have a Pokémon." Oak gave in and handed the Ball over. The ball opened up and a yellow light flashed out of it. It landed on the middle of the table and a figure appeared. When the light ended, a new creature appeared.

This one was yellow colored, but had brown stripes along the back and the beginning of its tail, black tips to its pointed ears that stood straight, and red spots on its cheeks, similar to blushes. It had small arms and feet, each with five digits at the end. It's mouth was small as well, but had bigger black eyes with a black nose in the middle of its face.

Oak told them, " Its name is Pikachu."

Phillip looked at him. " Its name, or its species?"

" Both."

Ash gave it a weird stare. " It's so cute! It's the best of all!"

Oak hid a smirk well. " You'll see."

Ash picked up the recruit. " Hi, Pikachu." Phillip almost immediately saw the tick mark on the Pikachu's face. Once in a hug, it then released a powerful electric attack, causing Ash to become crispy.

Oak explained once more. " It's also known as Electric Mouse. It's usually shy, but can sometimes have an electrifying personality."

The electrocution stopped for Ash to say, " I see what you mean."

" Shocking, isn't it?" Phillip chuckled at Oak's infinite puns.

Oak then pulled a rectangle device and more Poke Balls. " Now take this: your PokeDex and Poke Balls." Ash reached for them, but only added Oak into another strong shock.

Once the shock shimmered down, Oak hurried Ash out to turn to Phillip. " Listen, you may have seen that the three main ones are gone, but only because Ash's mother asked me to give him a special Pokémon for his birthday. Don't tell him anything."

Phillip nodded. " Understood."

" Good. Now, let's see what we have."

Oak opened a cabinet, showing rows and rows of Poke Balls. " I place these here in case I run out of the first ones. Now please, pick your Pokémon." Phillip read the letters on each and decided quickly.

" My partner will be Charmander." Phillip picked the ball in the middle and it opened upon entering his hand. The yellow light returned and upon disappearing, a new friend appeared.

The reptile was standing for one, which was weird on its own. It was colored orange, but had a cream underside. Two fangs were seen on its upper and lower jaw when it had its mouth open, and had blue eyes. It had four fingers on its hand and three clawed toes. It had an orange tail that had a live fire and the back of it.

Phillip knelt and Charmander didn't move. He reached out and rubbed its head and the Charmander leaned into the touch.

Oak did the same thing with Ash and wiped out a PokeDex and some Poke Balls out of nowhere. " Here you go. Enough to start you on your journey." Phillip took the equipment and listened to Oak as he said, " There are many Pokémon that roam this world. Are you sure you want to take this journey?"

Phillip smiled. " Trust me; this will be fast."

_Scene Change_

Phillip leaned against a tree, sighing as he hit the ground. " Well, I guess we can say we started our journey." He pulled out his Poke Ball and tossed it into the air. A light flashed and Charmander appeared on the ground. It looked around twice before turning to Phillip. It rushed up to him and stood in front of him.

Phillip smiled at it. " Hello again. Nice to meet you."

" Char?" Charmander said. Probably the only thing it could say.

Phillip sighed again before pulling out the PokeDex. " Now let's see what you've got." He opened the device and it nearly sounded off.

" Charmander: A-"

Phillip scrolled through the intro. " Don't care."

As he scrolled through, Phillip found the stat page. " There we are. Now, let's see."

Charmander

Lv: 5

Moves: Scratch, Growl.

Phillip didn't even try to raise an eyebrow. " I"m guessing we're in need of some training time." Charmander laid a hand on the back of its head, obviously sheepish on this fact.

Phillip picked himself and started walking. He stopped when he realized Charmander wasn't following. He turned and said, " Come on. We have a way to go and you won't get stronger just sitting right there." With that, the Charmander shot up to Phillip without a " Char" to say.

It didn't take them anymore than two seconds before the first Pokémon to appear.

This one was a bird with brown feathers with a lighter underbelly and wings. It's beak and feet were pinkish-gray. There black markings around its eyes and cream feathers just above them.

Phillip looked down at the Charmander. " You ready?" It nodded. " Then let's start our first battle. Use Scratch!"

Charmander launched forward and slid a claw across the Pokemon's body. It fell back, but got up just as quick. The bird then launched itself forward in a full body tackle.

" Dodge!" Charmander did as requested and jumped over the attack. Phillip stared at the Pokémon and it froze over.

" Scratch!"

The Pokémon regained it bearings, but was too later. The attack hit and it went down again, though not making a move to get back up. Phillip tossed a Poke Ball at it and the Pokémon was enclosed in a white light before being dragged into the sphere. The ball hit the floor and began shaking violently. However, it then calmed as a puff resounded in the area.

Phillip picked up the ball and held the PokeDex up to it.

" Scanning..."

" Pidgey: The-"

Phillip skipped the entire description for the Stat page

Pidgey

Lv: 2

Moves: Tackle

Phillip looked at Charmander. " Looks like you have yourself a training buddy." Charmander gave a low grumble. Phillip knelt back down and said, " Hey. You did good out there. This is just how things work on this journey." Charmander didn't say anything more.

Phillip looked up and noticed some clouds starting to cover the sky. " We better get moving. I'd rather not be wet, and I'm sure neither would you."

" Char!" came the response. They took their leave from the route, hoping to avoid the oncoming downpour about to happen.

That's a wrap!

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