Hey out there to anyone trying to read this story! This is my first attempt at writing any kind of fanfiction. This chapter is rather short, but I promise to make the next ones longer. In this chapter I introduce the 3 main human characters. I will be introducing other characters, but the story will revolve around the 3 mentioned below. This first chapter is a little on the PG rating side, but the story for the most part will not be. The story deal with death and other real life subjects.
I will mainly be pulling from the Pokemon video games and manga. There will be very little having to do with the anime.
Please enjoy!
A Journey of the Heart: A Pokemon Adventure
Chapter One: A Boy and His Ruckus
Welcome to a world of Pokemon! A world of adventures full of fun, friendship, laughs, and love. This world consists five regions full of Pokemon; Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh and Unova. Many Pokemon are found in each region. Some Pokemon can only be found in specific regions while others can be found every where. But today we travel to Kanto to check in on our main man JB.
JB lives just on the outskirts of Viridian City. He has dreamed of a life with Pokemon, but has never had the chance to fulfill that dream. Today we find JB sitting by the window in his room staring out into the rain. Let's listen in on his thoughts.
"Why does my birthday have to fall on the dread day that the kids get to take their first Pokemon and start their adventures as a Pokemon trainer? It's been a little over a year since Mom and Dad told me I couldn't start my journey. They needed me here and they didn't have the funds to help me on my travels. But I dealt with it. One day I'll get to go, but this day just reminds me how sad that moment in my life was."
Oh, I guess I forgot to mention that once kids turn 16 years old they can decide to receive a Pokemon from the head professor of the region and travel around meeting new people and collecting badges to compete in a tournament. Why 16 you ask? Well the kids have finished their basic schooling and are transitioning to university. Doing it at a younger age would just be crazy! Can you see a 10 year old traveling around on his or her own? How ridiculous. Parents should have their heads examined.
"Jackson Bernard Hart! You get down here this instant and set the table for dinner! Your father will be home any minute!"
"Yes, Mom! Be there in a second!" JB fixes his spiky blond hair in the mirror and makes his way downstairs. His mother in her late 30s with shoulder length blond hair that has been tucked behind her ears and green eyes. She is wearing a floral printed sun dress that falls just below her knees, a light blue buttoned up sweater that is unbuttoned and white slip on shoes. She has been cooking and baking all day for her son's special meal. She understands what today means to him. He is 17 today and she wants to remind him just how much he means to her and his father.
"Thanks for setting the table sweetie."
"Not a problem Mom. So what's for dinner?"
"I am making your favorite... Lasagna! Nothing is too good for my blue-eyed boy. Now go ahead and sit down, I think I just heard your father walk through the door."
"Hey all! I'm home!" JB's father walks through the door and places his brief case on the floor and a large box with holes next to it. He is a tall man in his 30s with short cut blond hair and blue eyes. He is wearing a white buttoned up shirt with a brown sports coat with tan patches on the elbows over top of it, a blue bow tie with red dots, brown slacks and brown dress shoes. "How is everyone today? Happy birthday JB."
"Thanks Dad. Mom has been in the kitchen all day making dinner and I have been hanging around the house doing yard work and cleaning up the garage. Not too bad of a day. How was work?"
"Same old work. Teaching summer school isn't what it's cut out to be. The kids don't really want to be there, so I try to make it bearable. After dinner I have a surprise for you so eat up."
Dinner goes by smoothly. Lots of small talk. JB's parents are teachers so they want him to focus on his education, but they understand his feelings for adventure and hope that one day he can have them. They aren't a family rich with money, but rich with love and compassion.
"The box by the front door is for you. It's your birthday gift from your mom and me. We want you to know how much we thank you for sticking around after Grandpa died instead of adventuring off. It's not super big, but it's what we could afford."
"Not a problem. I love you both and would do anything to help out."
"Now take the box upstairs to your room and open it up. Don't make too much of a mess young man," say JB's mom. With those words, JB runs up the stairs to his room with the box. He closes the door and sets the box down on his bed, staring at it.
"What could be inside?" JB is nervous and excited all at once as he reaches for the top. He removes the top and BAM! A flash of blue knocks him to the ground. "What was that!?" JB picks himself up and takes a look around. He looks behind his desk. Nothing. On top of his bookshelf. Nothing. After searching he sits on his bed and suddenly he hears a quiet squeak. "Under the bed! I didn't look under the bed!" JB bends down next to his bed and lifts the bed skirt. He sees a blue furry ball in the back corner near the wall. He shines a flashlight for a closer look and BAM! The blue fur ball flies past him and starts to fly around the room knocking things over. It finally lands on top of JB's dresser where he can get a better look at it. "A zubat! Oh wow! Mom and Dad got me my first Pokemon." JB is ecstatic.
JB slowly approaches the zubat. The zubat stands a little over 1 foot tall, small for a zubat. It has light blue fur all over it's small body. It even has a tuff of hair on the top of it's head. There are two long appendages protruding from the bottom of the zubat to help with balance. Purple fur covered the inside of it's long wings and ears. This zubat has large teeth so JB new it had to be a boy.
"Its ok little fellow, I'm not going to hurt you. I just want to be friends. I'm sorry I scared you with the flashlight."
As JB approaches the zubat with his hand extended a feeling of calm comes over him. There is almost a slight wave of energy bouncing off JB through his body. The zubat sniffs at JB's hand and then flies into the air and lands on his arm.
"You are amazing zubat. You caused quite a ruckus in my room." JB pets the zubat on the head. The zubat is calm now. "You know what? I think that's what I will call you. Ruckus. That's what you made in my room so that's your name. You like your name?" Ruckus flies a loop in the air and lands back on JB. "You are a pretty good flier Ruckus." Just then there is a knock on the door.
"Everything alright in there?" JB's Mom slowly opens the door where she and her husband are standing. "Do you like your present, honey? We heard the commotion and wanted to make sure things were…" There is a slight pause from JB's mother. "Well I would say you seem to be having quite a bit of fun from the looks of your room."
"Mom! Dad! Ruckus is the best! Look he even has spiked up hair on his head like me! We got off to a rocky start, but he seems to like me now. Thank you! Thank you!"
"Ruckus, eh? That's a good name for this little guy. I didn't want to ruin the surprise before, but now that I see you two getting along you better take this." JB's dad tosses a Poke ball in the air. Ruckus swoops in and grabs it with his mouth. "Holy cow! He can do tricks already."
"Ruckus is pretty spectacular. He and I are going to be the best of friends. Drop the ball, Ruckus." JB holds out his hand and Ruckus drops the ball into it. "Well Ruckus, this is going to be your Poke ball for when we are on the move. You ready to test it out?" Ruckus flies a loop in the air. JB opens the Poke ball and a red flash of light engulfs Ruckus and transfers him into the ball. "I've got my first Pokemon! Come on back out Ruckus." JB taps the button in the middle of the red and white ball and opens it up. A red flash of light streams out and Ruckus appears. "Well Ruckus, welcome to the family."
Epilogue…
We now visit a hospital in Goldenrod City in the Johto region. Inside a private room painted in a light blue, a young man at the age of 18 with brown hair lies in a hospital bed, his eyes are shut. The young man is hooked up to many monitors. A girl also with brown hair, about 2 years younger than the young man sits next to him holding his hand. She looks at him with tears in her green eyes.
"Come on big brother, you got to wake up. I miss you. I miss your stories. The family needs you to wake up Grant. I think Dad might be drinking again. He hasn't had a drink since Mom died. Over 2 years in a coma is enough. I get the joke. Please just wake up."
A nurse pokes her head in, "Miss Giddy, I hate to say this, but visiting hours are almost over."
"Thanks Lenore, I'll just get my stuff. I'll see you tomorrow." The nurse nods her head and leaves. The young girl gathers her things and makes her way to the door. As she stands in the door way she turns her head around and looks at her brother and blows him a kiss. "See you tomorrow, bro."
"Hey Hazel, where you going? I just got here," says a low, soft voice.
The young girl, Hazel, turns around and looks at her brother. "Grant?"
"Hey sis. A funny thing happened to me on the way to the Johto League." Grant looks at his sister with his big brown eyes. She is petrified that this is just a dream.
"Stop standing around. I could really use a burger and fries."
Hazel pinches herself and snaps out of her petrifaction. "You jerk. I have missed you so much." She races to his bedside and hugs him.
"Not so tight. I'm fragile."
Thanks for reading chapter 1! Please review!
