So guys. First off, thanks for stopping buy to read it. Second, I hope you enjoy it. They aren't really in a set region at the moment, since there hasn't been mention of one, but it contains every species of Pokémon so far. The town names, gym leaders etc are my own creation, so they might seem a bit strange. Also, I decided to change the typical way trainers and coordinators received Pokémon because its a nice twist. Please do review, even if its a few words or a few sentences, I'm always happy to hear your comments, thoughts and feedback. I'm just really getting into Pokémon fics, so it might be a bit rusty. Anyways, heres the first chapter!
An eggcellent beginning
"So, Jean, what type of Pokémon you gonna' choose?" asked a tall, messy blond haired boy. He was dressed in a pair of dark blue jeans, white trainers, a blue t-shirt. Overall, he looked pretty scruffy, but Hayden Ranner wasn't one to spend a long time on his attire. He seemed to follow the motto 'If it covers your bits, who cares'
The slightly smaller, slim girl hastily striding at his side had her brow knotted in deep though, and she was chewing her bottom lip, a few red strands of hair drifting into her mouth from her curly vibrant hair. Her green eyes were sparkling though, out of excitement and anticipation. It took her a few moments to actually realise that Hayden was talking to her. "Oh... well, I'd really love an ice or grass type. But I guess it all depends on what eggs we choose" Jean replied, with a quick smile. Hayden nodded in agreement, shifting his backpack on his shoulders.
The two had just turned fourteen, the time there parents finally decided they were allowed to start their own Pokémon adventures. The two had grown up together, living next door in the small town of Strane. They'd pretty much been best friends there whole life too, Hayden was usually cool and calm, but when he did lose his temper he needed Jean to calm him back down. Jean was rash and always jumped into things, so Hayden was there to go through the whole thing logically. They fitted together quite well really. They were travelling to Redville City at the time; to receive they're Pokémon eggs from Professor Willow, the local Pokémon expert. Instead of being given an already hatched Pokémon, new trainers were now given eggs so that they could hatch them there selves and establish a very strong bond with the Pokémon.
"I'd really love an dragon, or maybe even psychic type. But I think those eggs will already be gone." Hayden sighed. "Just think, if our parents would have let us go a few weeks ago, when the new eggs were put in the lab, we could have had a choice from loads." His shoulders seemed to sag as he thought over the possibility. Jean's eyes flickered to her friend for a second, and she seemed to come out of her thinking trance. Patting him on the back she smiled warmly at him.
"Maybe, but I just know that any Pokémon we get is gonna' be great! And besides, were not even far from Redville, I can just see the huge Poke-Store!" pointing to a large spire appearing over the duty hill in which they were making their way up. Hayden's blue eyes drifted to it, and something seemed to light up. "Race you to the Lab?" Jean asked, already in a running stance and a challenging smile across her face. "You're on, Slowpoke!" Hayden replied, already dashing forwards and laughing.
The two teenagers came skidding up to the Lab doors, panting and slightly disgruntled from getting through the city crowds. The Lab was a little out of the way from the hub and bub of Redville, on a
small hill. "I... I.. won" Hayden panted, doubled over to catch his breath, his messy hair now even more messy.
"No.. way...I got.. here.. first" Jean replied in between breaths, wiping sweat off her forehead and leaning against the pristine white wall of the building. The whole complex was pure white, and in weather as hot as this, it reflected the light at a almost unbearable level. Without carrying on the argument, Hayden shrugged and stood straight, brushing himself off. Jean followed suit and the two stepped through the automatic doors into the cool, airy reception area, relishing in the air conditioning.
Deciding not to take seats to wait around, the two made their way up to the front desk, where a haughty looking woman with a large nose sat. Upon their arrival she looked up at them through glasses perched on her nose and began to type their names into the computer. A few seconds later it bleeped some information back and she directed them to a door down the hall way. "Thank you" Jean called over her shoulder as they began to power walk down the hall.
"Just think Jean... were about to get out own Pokémon! It's really about to happen!" Hayden buzzed, scanning the numbers mounted on the doors frantically. Jean didn't reply for a few seconds but chewed her lip.
"I can't believe it's finally happening!" she practically giggled. Suddenly Hayden yanked her arm, so that she clumsily flopped to a halt. Her eyes found the number Twenty Eight, and gulping slightly, she knocked three times before opening the door and stepping in, Hayden close behind her. The room was what could be expected of a Pokémon Laboratory, posters and graphs of various data adorned the walls, along with several bookshelves, and a few large flashing machines sat in the corner.
Professor Willow herself entered the room from a open door at the right side of the room. She was tall and skinny, with hazel curls that extended to her back. As usual, she was dressed in plain black trousers and top, and a long white lab coat. She waved for them to enter the room properly and greeted them with handshakes and smiles. "Wonderful to finally meet you. I've had your data recorded for some time, it was a bit of a relief to enter it into a Pokedex" she laughed.
"Its wonderful to be here!" Jean said, her voice shouting excitement. Hayden nodded in agreement, and stopped his fidgeting hands with an effort. It was pretty clear that both of them were extremely restless. "Well, lets not waste any more time. If you'd like to take a seat briefly." Professor Willow gestured to the hard backed chairs and the small white table as she entered the room she had made her entrance from. Exchanging ecstatic glances, the two sat down hastily, dropping their backpacks by their feet. Jean's hands wouldn't stop gripping the light blue summer dress she wore, and every now and then she'd tug at the simple black cardigan she wore over it.
Moments later, the Professor reappeared clutching an assortment of shiny looking items. Placing two rectangular, pocket sized devices in front of Hayden and Jean, baby blue and powder pink respectively, she let the bundle of small red and white Pokeballs fall onto the table. She pushed six towards them each, and fished out a key from her lab pocket, turning towards the wall. "Those are your new Pokedexes, the colours you ordered on your forms. I've just updated them actually, with some new features. Not only does it serve as your I.D and data bank, but its now got a complete map
of Kanto, and basic information on all known Pokemon species" she said, her back to them as she began to turn the key in a lock on a well concealed door. "And of course your Pokeballs. Until your egg hatches I doubt you'll have much use for them though".
Hayden and Jean gave each other a quick glance of glee and then began to fiddle and inspect they're new gadgets, grins painted on there faces. Jean held her powder pink Pokedex up to the light proudly before carefully placing it in a side pocket of her bag, and Hayden was already clipping his Pokeballs onto his belt. "Thank you so much Pofessor!" Jean gushed, while Hayden stumbled about his own thanks. She turned and grinned at them as she pushed open the door and waved it away. "No problem, honestly. Now, if you'd like to follow me, you can choose your eggs" Hayden and Jean leaped up after her and quickly scooted into the room she had ushered them into.
It was plain, white and square, quite small. The temperature had changed though, this room felt a lot warmer, and the four doors leading in all had keypads and various cameras dotted the room. The reason for all this security sat atop the various tables dotted around, each holding three eggs. The large eggs were a spectrum of colours, adorned with clashing patterns. Professor Willow shut the door behind her and typed in a code of some sort, the click of a lock was heard. "Now, bear in mind that the Pokémon you choose is expected to be treated well. And you can't just come running back because you don't like it. All these Pokémon will hatch when they're ready and don't expect them to be fighting champions straight away, its up to you as the trainer to help them grow." She said in a voice that hinted she had said this so many times already it was like a speech. "Have a look" she said with a nod towards the tables.
Without any more need to be told, Hayden rushed over to a table on the right side of the room while Jean began on the left side. She was already bending down to inspect one, Hayden was marvelling at the stripy pattern one he had found. "We can, if you wish, tell you which Pokémon is inside the egg. A lot of trainers wait for it to be a surprise though." Hayden heard Professor Willow as he scooped up a warm feeling egg, a bright yellow and streaked in thin black lines. He clasped his hands around it and gasped slightly as it wriggled a little. He smiled, this one felt sort of... right in his hands. Was this going to be his first ever Pokémon?
"Wow, Professor, it shook!" Jean cried, holding a slightly wobbling egg in her own hands. It was slightly orange and had dark red circles rotating the whole thing. Professor Willow chuckled. "Yes, I imagine they would, since they're very close to hatching.".
Positively beaming, Hayden held the yellow egg close to him, and made his way to the Professor. Jean joined him, clutching the pretty egg very close to her, it was still wobbling. "We've both chosen our eggs Professor" Jean said, flashing a smile at Hayden as she observed his egg out of the corner of her eye. Nodding, the Professor smiled. "Would you like to know what Pokémon they are?". Immediately, both Jean and Hayden shook their heads in union. "I think we'd both like to keep it as a surprise" Hayden spoke quietly, still a bit overwhelmed at finally receiving a Pokémon egg. Jean looked ready to bounce off the walls as Professor Willow reopened the door.
"Well, I've given you everything I must. I guess from now you might want to head over to the Pokémon Store and get some supplies, have a look around the city and then start on through Redville forest. Remember though, you can't fight until your Pokémon's hatched." She said, smiling as the two hitched they're bags up.
"We can't thank you enough Professor, you've no idea how long we've been waiting for this" Jean spoke fast, out of excitement. Hayden nodded vigorously. "Its really nice of you to take time out your schedule to do this for us" he gushed. She waved it away once again.
"Just doing my job. If you get the time, do drop by so I can see how they're doing, won't you?" she called as they made their way back down the hall.
The two walked in silence for a few moments, before looking at each other, eyes wide. "Wow!" they gasped in union.
"I think mine looks better than yours. I never really liked yellow" Jean teased, hugging her egg even closer. The two were slowly striding down one of Redville's many jam packed streets, making they're way to the looming five floor Pokémon Store. Hayden stuck his tongue out at her, his arms wrapped around his own egg.
"I can't wait until mine hatches now!. I'm guessing it'll be a electric type of some sort cos' of the yellow. When I first saw it I immediately thought of Beedrill because of the lines, but obviously Beedrill isn't a baby Pokémon" he consulted, dodging around a rushing woman with a briefcase. "Yours looks like a fire type, or maybe a rock type?" he pondered, while Jean proudly admired it.
"I hope its not too long, I don't think I can wait more than a few days!" she suddenly burst, as they turned into the street that the Pokémon Store stood on. It was easily the biggest building in the city, and once they entered they were bustled about by the sheer amount of trainers and other people buzzing around. They stopped next to a store map and began to discuss what to get.
"I think a few potions and antidotes should do" Hayden said, checking his wallet for the money his parents had saved up for him. It wasn't exactly a lot, but he'd survive. "Don't forget some Paralyze heals, Samantha told me that there's a lot of bug Pokémon in Redville woods" Samantha was Jean's older sister by five years. She was a very accomplished trainer, preferring not to take the Contest path like her little sister. Hayden had met her a few times and was deeply impressed by her Pokémon. Catching the lift to the fourth floor, the two stepped out into the mania again and struggled there way to a shelf packed with orange Potions.
"Man... remind me never to come to a Pokémon Store like this again" Hayden mumbled, elbowing his way through a group of shoppers who seemed intent on not moving. Jean followed, clutching the basket full of produce with her free hand, and almost toppled over a stray food box. Catching herself, she spotted a free till and dashed towards it. The rest had queues about ten minutes long already. Slamming into the counter, she dropped the basket on top and caught her breath. The spotty clerk looked amused and began to scan everything in, dropping the items into bags. "That's twenty five Pokedollars please" he said miserably. Hayden passed his hand of the price to Jean, and they collected they're change and bags and made for the lift and exit as fast as possible.
Stepping back outside into the sunshine, Hayden consulted his watch. "Its lunch time already Jean! We ended up spending almost two hours in their cos' it was so busy. I guess we should go grab some lunch and phone our parents at the Pokémon Centre before we leave for Redville woods?" he
suggested along with a loud rumbling stomach. Rolling her eyes, Jean followed him as he set off towards the large red roofed building down the street.
"How can you still be eating?" Jean sighed, her hand in her palm, as her green eyes drifted to Hayden, sitting on the other side of the booth. He was digging into more fries from the food bar that any registered Trainer or Coordinator could help themselves to. A few other trainers dotted the lobby of the Pokémon Centre, and as usual, Chanseys and Nurse Joy darted this way and that.
Taking a big gulp and grabbing another handful Hayden grinned at her. "I'm a growing boy, I need nutrients and that" he said, stuffing more into his mouth. Jean herself had finished her own food almost twenty minutes before, but Hayden kept getting more. "Yes, because fries are packed full of nutrients" she said sarcastically. Her egg sat nestled on her bag next to her, as did Hayden's next to him. Popping the last few chips into his mouth he brushed his hands off. "Okay, okay I'm finished now. Let's go call our parents, Mum's gonna be over the mood about my egg". He fished up his egg carefully and grabbed his backpack as did Jean, and they both made their way to the video phones on the wall. These were free too.
They both set their bags by their feet and cradled their eggs in one arm, and picked up the receiver with the other. Jean's father and mother answered the phone, and Hayden's mum picked up. After showing their eggs and talking about their next plans, they said goodbye and hung up. Hayden breathed a sigh of relief. "My mum never fails to amaze me with the amount of useless information she comes out with when it comes to travelling. 'Make sure you use non biological washing powder because otherwise you'll come out in a rash down below'" he said, much to the roaring amusement of Jean. "Well, dad and mum just said be careful and phone them once we reach Hailen Town. And they're gonna get Samantha to contact me when she can, apparently she's really busy with training at the moment" she said as the two walked back out onto the street.
"Just think, it'll be us being busy with training soon enough" Hayden said with a dreamy smile across his face, which Jean mirrored for a while. That was until she let out a cry and toppled over a bin she hadn't seen. Colliding with the ground painfully, she let out an even louder shriek as her egg rolled from her grasp, and down the street narrowly avoiding a truck's thick wheel. "NO! MY EGG!" she screamed, leaping back up, her knees bleeding. Hayden let out a gasp as he tore after her, clutching his own egg even tighter.
Pounding along the street, and crashing into several angry shoppers, Jean's heart thudded. She hadn't even had her egg for a whole day and already she'd possibly lost it. What if it got hurt? Or what if someone else picked it up? A flash of red between a old woman's shoes informed her of its location, and she swung around a post apologising the old lady who began to curse after her, only to be bashed again by Hayden. Angry shouts followed him. "Sorry old lady!" he cried over his shoulder.
Jean's thighs ached now, and her breath was becoming ragged. Why hadn't anyone picked it up? But most of the people were to engrossed in their destinations to notice a small red egg rolling around there feet. "Noo... my egg!" she whispered to herself, leaping over a bin, her vibrant red locks catching the wind, and achieving a slipper landing. It was then that a bunch of people made there way across the road, leaving a large gap in the crowd, more importantly, her egg coming to a stop at
a pair of feet, where a pair of hands stooped down and picked it up. "NOOOO!" she shouted, throwing herself at the boy who now held it.
With a crash and grunt of pain, Jean landed on top of the boy who slammed into the pavement. Hayden only just managed to skid to a halt, seconds away from toppling on the tangled mess. He bent double to catch his breath for the second time today and wiped sweat from his even messier blond hair. The boy that Jean had crashed into extracted himself from her legs, and jumped up, wiping dirt off his green jacket and blue jeans with a slightly annoyed expression. He had a small cut on his chin, and his brown hair streaked with blond was disarray. He still clutched the egg, which was now visibly vibrating. Jean lay on the street for a few seconds, receiving a lot of strange looks from passersby, and then leaped up, her chest heaving. She snatched the egg from the boy's hand with a glare and began to inspect it for damage while stroking it. The boy frowned, he was a bit taller than Hayden, and had deep hazel eyes. "Don't worry about it, me picking your egg up before it rolled onto the road and got squished, its fine. Oh, and thanks for the apology for throwing me to the floor" he said coldly, picking up his backpack, throwing it on his shoulder and stalking off.
"Thank god, it looks fine" Jean breathed, hugging it close. Hayden gave her a look, with raised eyebrows and she snorted in frustration. "Why are you giving me that look!" she cried, actually stamping her foot. Hayden whistled in amazement before replying rather flatly.
"That boy just stopped your egg getting run over, and the most you can do is snatch the egg off him and not even apologise". Red bloomed in Jean's cheeks as her mouth opened and closed, strangled sounds emitting. "Well... I... He shouldn't have gone snatching it up!" she hissed as she brushed herself off, determinedly not looking at Hayden. He sighed. "Next time let him know you want it to carry on rolling, probably under a car tyre, won't you?". Jean didn't say anything for a while and simply stared down at her egg.
"Well its not like I'm going to be seeing him again is it? Nothing to be done about it now so will you just –." She stopped short as her egg began to shake so violently that her arms were having difficulty staying still. She gasped, gave Hayden an excited look and quickly ducked into a cafe they were standing by. Sitting on the nearest table she carefully placed the wobbling egg on the table and gazed intently as cracks began to fissure across the red surface. Racing in after her, Hayden began to stare, rubbing his own egg.
Suddenly the egg let off a bright white light, which when faded away, was replaced by a small red Pokémon looking slightly confused. It had puffy red hair on its head, and a pointed yellow beak/shooter sort of thing for its mouth. There was silence for a second before Jean positively squealed in delight and scooped the little Pokémon up in her arms, showering it with kisses. "Wow! You're absolutely adorable!" she preened, patting his fluffy head. It looked up at her with a cute little grin and snuggled against her arm. It really was true, the first person the Pokémon saw they regarded as they're guardian of sort until they could look after themselves. While Jean hugged the Pokémon even tighter Hayden grabbed his Pokedex from his jean pocket and flipped it open, pointing it at the now snuggled red thing.
Magby, the living coal Pokémon
Magby's state of health is determined by observing the fire it breathes. If the Pokémon is spouting yellow flames from its mouth, it is in good health. When it is fatigued, black smoke will be mixed in with the flames. It is found in volcanic craters. Its body heat exceeds 1,100 degrees Fahrenheit, so don't underestimate it.
"Well, he is really warm!" Jean said, as the Pokedex reported it was a male. The Magby looked up at her with another grin and a tiny yellow ember poofed from its mouth. She giggled and patted its head. "He's really cute" Hayden exclaimed, putting his Pokedex away and rubbing his egg even more intently.
"Isn't he just! We're going to look amazing for contests!" Jean replied, as Magby hopped onto the table and sat down. At the mention of contests he looked up at his new trainer clearly confused. "Oh.. well they're like shows were we get to dress up, and we make all our moves look beautiful! Then we fight against other Coordinators, which is what I am, and they're Pokémon. We'll be winning lots of ribbons for the Grand Festival!" Magby considered the information for a second. "Sound good?" Jean asked expectantly. Magby nodded vigorously and leaped up, striking a pose. It really was adorable. Jean giggled, and scooped him up again, clearly over the mood.
"This has hyped me up even more for when my egg hatches!" Hayden said with a grin as the two made they're exit from the cafe, Magby now safely in Jean's arms. "Hopefully it'll be soon!. Except I don't intend on rolling my Pokémon halfway down Redville before it does hatch" he said with a wink at Jean, who rolled her eyes with a smirk. "Hmm... its getting late already. Shall we just stay at the Pokémon Centre tonight? That way we can have a whole days worth ahead of us". Jean agreed it would be sensible, and the two headed back. Nurse Joy gave them keys to there own rooms, served up dinner and checked Magby, who was fine.
Scrambling into bed with a yawn, Hayden laid his head down on his pillow and gazed at his egg, this caught the moonlight through the window. Whoever you are in there, good night.