Kari Arc
Scene 1: Kidnapped
Every story's protagonist has a past. Whether good, or bad, it's what happened to them in their past that makes them into the person they are today. And today, we will delve deep into the story of the Poke'Idol- Trainer Prodigy- Princess of the Stage: Kari.
Born and raised in the small city of Viridian, Kari was able to live the first year of her life in happiness and bliss along with her mother, Celeste; father, Giovanni; and older brother, Silver. Just when Giovanni and Celeste were wanting to settle down and start a family, the position of Viridian Gym Leader opened up. 1 year later, Silver was born. Silver, named after the color of his eyes, looked just like his mother. Giovanni and Celeste were so happy with their son, and soon, he would have a little sister named Kari.
While Giovanni fulfilled his duties as Gym Leader, Celeste stayed home with the children. Sometimes she would take day trips with the kids to her home of Pallet Town. Here, she would visit her best friend, Delia, her son Ash, and their old mentor, Professor Oak. It was a party every time they visited: Delia would make a feast and they would invite the neighborhood children to Professor Oak's lab to play with all the Poke'mon. Silver, Kari, Ash, and even little Gary Oak became the best of friends. Blue, Gary's older brother, often invited his friend Red over, and sometimes, the little girl from down the street named, Green, would stop by for playtime!
One day, while on their usual return-trip, Celeste stopped in at the Poke'mon Center just on the outskirts of Viridian City. While Celeste fed Kari, Silver went outback to play. Just as Celeste went to retrieve Silver from the yard, he was snatched up by a Ho-Oh. Celeste chased after it. She sent out her team of Poke'mon but without having a Flying-type of her own, she was unable to stop the Legendary Poke'mon. Celeste ran and ran until her weak heart gave up. She curled up in the middle of the road and cried with Kari in her arms until past sunset. She was found hours later by Giovanni. He had been worried after he returned home and found it empty. After checking with the Poke'mon Center, where Celeste had last phoned in, Giovanni was informed by Nurse Joy of the kidnapping. Giovanni took Kari and the distraught Celeste home.
The police searched all over Kanto for Silver and the Ho-Oh. After 2 years had passed, Celeste gave up hope of finding her son. By this time, Kari had turned 3 years old and had seemed to have no memories of her brother. Celeste and Giovanni promised each other that they would devote all of their energy to keeping her safe and keeping her happy. Although Celeste had hidden away any evidence that a young boy had ever lived in their house, Giovanni never forgot. He began plotting new ways to search for the Legendary Bird Poke'mon, but even as the city's gym leader, Giovanni had very few sources he could confide in- he knew that he would need more.