A dream come true.
With the sun now setting over the tree tops, Silence began to fall around Sengo, this only added to his exhaustion, he'd been march north for the last 6 hours, what kept him going? The knowledge that the hidden clearing was just up ahead, he could already hear the trickle of water from the stream there he was getting close. Crawling under the thorn bush he admired the clearing, it hadn't changed in 11 years when he and his older Sister had found it back when he was six, it had been their little secret and still was.
Setting down his swag, he sat back against a tree. Thing had changed since then he was a lot older now and his job at the outdoors store kept him busy, very busy he'd come here in his work clothes the whole brown hikers pants and mud green shirt. Though ever after all that time he could still remember when the first Pokémon show had come out they come here pretending that they were on and adventure looking for Zapdos, Personally he'd always liked Vulpix but his sister got to choose the game that day. If he'd had known she was going to disappear that day he would have never agreed to play in the forest with her.
Closing his eyes he let out a sigh, it still made him sad to be here but he'd promised himself to be here every year on the day she went missing, tomorrow was that day. Standing back up he began unrolling his swag, when a book fell out of it. The book was one he used to draw Pokémon, It always amazed him how popular his art was, they were only pencil drawings, still it helped him cope with the stress of the job. Lying down on the swag book at his side, he began drifting off into sleep still thinking about his sister and wondering where she could be.
"Rattata use hyper fang." A voice yelled out snapping Sengo from his sleep, Franticly he looked around for the voice, Through the trees he could see a little boy with a blue cap. Funny he looks like the youngster from the old games. Sengo thought to himself getting up to see what was going on.
As he stepped forward another voice reasoned to the 'youngster' "Pidgey use gust."
Sengo stopped that was the second Pokémon name he'd heard in the last few minutes, Creeping up he decided to check if these kids where playing around, but as he got closer it became clearer that this wasn't a game, right in front of them stood two Pokémon both looking worn out from a battle. Sengo was dumbfounded how was this possible, turning around he looked at the clearing the clearing the trees weren't the same as the ones he'd chosen to camp under, they looked the same as the ones in the Johto region of Pokémon. For a moment he doubted his sanity the stress of work must have finally made him snap or.. A bubble began to well up inside him or he'd just entered the world of Pokémon, "let's see where option b leads us." He said softly to himself grabbing his swag and hurriedly rolling it up making sure to keep hold of his book, he knew he'd need that soon enough because it had everything in it from maps to battle stats.
Swinging the swag over his back he looked at the map in the book to his best guess he was near new bark town, "that would make this route twenty nine." He said to himself at the same time thinking about how he was going to get a Pokémon, when it dawned on him in the last game it mention the elm gave the last Pokémon to someone, maybe it was still there, maybe he could get it.
Making sure not to be seen by the battling youngsters Sengo snuck out of the trees heading west. To new bark town. Surprisingly he wasn't that far from the town, Stepping into the professor's lab he looked around it was so clean. In awe he made his way to the man at the far end of the lab.
Clearing his throat. "Professor Elm?" he asked nervously.
The Professor turned around. "yes?" he answered looking at Sengo
Sengo just stood there gaping for a moment "can I help you?" Professor Elm asked looking concerned.
Giving himself a little shake Sengo pulled himself together "I need your help I need a Pokémon but I don't know how to catch one." He told the Professor.
The Professor just looked sternly "you know you look a lot like a young girl who came in here a long time ago," he commented "how do I know you'll take care of a Pokémon?" he asked
Sengo looked around the room for a moment thinking "because, Pokémon are my life I'd never even consider letting one get hurt." He said earnestly,
Elm said nothing then smiled turning away again walking over too two pokéballs on a machine. " I have a Pokémon that'll be perfect for you. " Elm said taking one of the Pokéballs and walking back over to him As he held it out Sengo reached for it only to have it pulled away. "I need you word that you'll always care for the Cyndaquil in this ball." Elm told him.
Staring into the professors eyes Sengo spoke in a clear voice. "I give you my word that I will always look after this Pokémon and never will I or any one else treat it with cruelty."
Satisfied Professor Elm handed him the Pokéball, it was at this moment a loud crash came from outside, and every one rushed out to check what it was. Knowing what was going to happen Sengo followed them outside before saying a quick thank you to Professor Elm and heading off into route 29 again, he'd rather be outside a town where he could get to know his new Pokémon better.