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The Story of Steven
By opaltiger
Chapter One
'Salamence is unable to battle! Metagross wins the match!'
Steven grinned as his prized Pokemon defeated his last opponent.
He was finally the Pokemon Champion!
'Steven! Steven!' his mother called, her eyes bright with happiness.
'STEVEN! WAKE UP!'
Fourteen-year-old Steven Avatar woke to the sounds of his mother banging on the door of his room.
'Hey, you don't want to be late for your birthday party, do you?'
Steven grinned. He had almost forgotten about his birthday.
He wormed his way out from under the covers, then slipped on a jet black t-shirt with a Ho-oh on one side and a Lugia on the other. He also added his usual jeans, and tied a bandanna around his head.
Steven looked at himself in the mirror, and nodded in satisfaction.
He was quite tall for his age, with darkish-brown hair and green eyes.
Rushing downstairs, Steven almost crashed into his father who was preparing breakfast.
Richard Avatar was the Hoenn League Champion, and considered to be one of the best trainers in the world.
Steven looked at what his father was making, and grinned. It was a cake in the shape of a Beldum, one of Steven's favorite Pokemon. Even though it was basically a large metal hood with one eye, Steven knew it could evolve into Metagross, one of the strongest Steel types in the world.
Steven, like all the other Avatars before him, loved Steel types. He thought they were really strong, and second only to Ghost and Dark types, if even them.
As he entered the living room and sat down on the couch, Steven heard his mother calling. 'Would it be OK with you to Fly over to Mauville City and to the day care to help your father?' she asked.
Steven grinned. 'OK, but after I get my presents!'
Natalie Avatar stuck her head in the door. 'If you agree to receive one present at the Day Care,' she countered.
Steven sighed. 'Fine,' he answered.
Eagerly awaiting the time set for his party, Steven stepped out back to the family Pokemon, Blazing Shadow, a Houndoom.
Houndoom looked like a large, black dog with a devilish tail.
'Doom, Houndoom?' the large dog whined.
Steven grinned, and began scratching him behind the ears.
After a while, Houndoom began purring, an odd sound to come from a dog. Steven quickly stepped aside, and with good cause. A few seconds later, a huge Flamethrower attack erupted into the sky. Blazing Shadow looked at Steven sheepishly.
The teenager sighed, and went back inside. Checking his Pokemon wristwatch, he noticed it was 11:47, and the party was at twelve-thirty.
Thinking the time would never come, Steven went back to his room, and began surfing the web on his laptop.
After about an hour of looking at ads for hundreds of different detergents, sprays, and lotions, Steven went downstairs to finish the decorating.
As he entered the living room, most of the balloons and streamers were already up.
Steven sighed. Why was time crawling along like a Seviper!?
After about ten minutes, the first guest finally started coming. They were basically family friends, though a few high-ranked Pokemon trainers were also invited. Among those was Lance, Champion of Johto. Steven had known Lance since he was practically baby, because he was one of his dad's best friends.
After accepting a few gifts, [Some Pokemon books, a Pokemon game for his laptop, and a new Legendary Pokemon shirt], Steven started bugging his dad for the cake. His father finally agreed, and cut the cake.
Even though it looked for all the world like a real Beldum, the cake was actually a black forest on the inside.
Steven gobbled it down in record time, then went upstairs to rest for a while. Unfortunately, this ended up in him instantly falling asleep.
***
'Steven, do you go to sleep at every opportunity?!' Natalie shouted outside Steven's door.
Steven sleepily walked over to the door and opened it. He smiled sheepishly at his mother. 'What time is it?'
Natalie looked at her watch. 'Four thirty, and it's past time you were heading for Mauville.
Steven grimaced. He had almost forgotten about his promise. Ah well, his prize was a present, so he might as well keep it.
Stepping out of his room, Steven headed downstairs. 'Hi.' He said to his father, 'I just felt so tired…'
Richard smiled. 'It's OK. You ready to go?'
Steven nodded and opened the front door. A blast of warm air hit him, coming from Lilycove. He turned to Richard, who was wearing a black Pokemon backpack. 'So, we're flying on Skarmory?' he asked his father.
Richard nodded, and threw a Poke Ball. A metal bird appeared, his wings streaked with crimson. Skarmory opened his mouth, and let loose an earsplitting screech.
Richard winced. 'OK, about all of Mosdeep should've heard that. If they didn't, they're all deaf!' he announced. Steven grinned, and hopped onto Skarmory.
Richard followed him, and the two took off.
It took about twenty minutes to reach Lilycove, and another fifteen to get to Mauville. From there, the Day Care was a five-minute walk away.
So, forty minutes later, Steven and Richard were standing outside the building marked 'Day Care.'
Richard approached the door, and knocked.
'Come in,' a voice from inside called.
Steven opened the door, and followed his father into the day care center.
The lady behind the counter smiled. 'Ah, yes, Richard. Come to pick up your eggs, I believe?' she asked.
Steven looked in surprise. Eggs? Richard had been raising Pokemon eggs?
Richard nodded. 'Yep, one egg for each of us!' he remarked.
'Hold on, I'll bring them right in…' the lady said, disappearing.
Steven looked around the small room, then grew bored and walked into the afternoon sun. Looking with interest at all the different Pokemon behind the fences of the Day Care, he wondered what Pokemon were in the eggs, and what his present would be.
'Steven, come help me with these eggs, will ya?' Richard's voice came from inside.
Steven entered the building, and gasped. The two eggs his father was looking at were completely silver, with only a touch of red here and there. He instantly knew they came from Steel Pokemon.
Richard smiled at him. 'Here, put them into these bags, but be careful!'
Steven sighed. He could handle an egg. Usually.
Putting the metallic egg into the bag, he followed his father outside.
Richard was already mounting Skarmory, and putting his bag in a special place on his wing feathers.
Steven followed suit, and, just as he was about to board Skarmory, Richard hopped down. He took off the backpack, and handed it to Steven. 'And here is your final birthday present!'
Steven took the backpack, and opened it. Inside were a few devices plus…
To be continued…
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Well, this cliffie doesn't really matter, since I'm posting the first two chapters together, but please appreciate my evilness!
Anyway, this chapter is being posted at the same time as: Soul of Dragons Chapter 5, A World of Questions Chapter 6, and The Story of Steven Chapters One and Two. A quadruple update!
Well, see ya!