Okay, so as a gift to you guys for my One Year Anniversary, I'd like to give you a new project that I'm working on. Hopefully, I'll update it non-stop once Sentai X Rider is finished, but for now I'll give you the first two parts. Hope you enjoy!

"Mommy, the night sky looks so beautiful, doesn't it?"

The young boy, around age 7, sat on top of his mother's lap, watching the stars in the sky flicker like small pieces of diamond shining in the darkness of the underground.

"Yes, Jake, it is very beautiful… and they say if you wish on a star as it flies across the horizon, it will come true…"

"I wish I could have my own Pokémon, like the kind dad had," the boy, Jake, stated, looking up to the sky.

His mother sighed. It had been over 2 years since Jake's father had passed away in an accident, leaving her and her son all alone to fend for themselves. "I'm sure eventually you'll get a Pokémon, Jake, and you'll train them to be just as strong as your father's were, bless his soul…"

"I miss him, mom…"

"I miss him too, Jake, but we've got to keep looking toward the future. Your father wouldn't want us mourning over him, and I know he's smiling down at you knowing how strong you will become…"

"Yeah…" Jake looked above him, his eyes glittered with his dreams of becoming a true Pokémon master when he grew up.

Suddenly, Jake heard a small squeak in the distance. He looked over to see a small yellow object on the ground. He tilted his head with curiosity, and was surprised to hear a squeak coming from it.

"Mom… there's something over there…"

His mom looked over to where Jake was pointing. He hopped off his mother's lap, moving closer toward the yellow object.

"Careful, Jake," his mother warned, "It could attack you!"

As Jake got closer, he noticed that the yellow object was a small mouse-like creature with long ears tipped with black, and a tail bent at right angles. The small creature had cuts all over its face and on its pink cheeks, and it appeared to be in pain...

"Mom!" Jake shouted, "I think this Pokémon is hurt! We need to get it inside!"

"Pi…" the small Mouse Pokémon moaned, obviously in pain. Jake reached out, picking up the small creature in his hands, and began to walk toward the house.

"What's a Pichu doing all the way out here?" Jake's mother wondered. Suddenly, out of the corner of her eye, she saw a large bird-like shadow about to attack Jake and the Pokémon. "Jake, watch out!"

"Fear…" the bird crowed, revealing its long beak and giant wingspan. It took to the air, scratching at Jake with its talons.

"AHHH!" Jake screamed, defending himself and the Pichu with his hands.

"Mr. Mime, use Psychic to stop that Fearow!" Jake's mom ordered, throwing a red and white orb out in front of her, instantly, the orb split in half, revealing its hollow inside and a white light that shot out toward the ground and materialized into a pink humanoid Pokémon that looked similar to a clown. Before the Pokémon, a Mr. Mime, could attack, it was hit by a powerful peck by the Fearow's beak and was knocked to the ground. The Fearow then turned toward Jake, who held the Pichu tight in his scratched arms.

"I won't let him hurt you, little guy…" Jake assured, determined to protect the innocent creature. As the Fearow inched closer to them, the Pichu tried to squirm out of Jake's determined grip, escaping from his arms are jumping in front of him. The Pichu began to spark with electricity, and suddenly released a huge bolt of lightning that shot out at the Fearow, electrocuting it. The Fearow collapsed on the ground, its body still sparking with electricity.

Jake stared in awe as the Pichu stood there victorious. His mother also had an expression of surprise as well, but she moved toward Jake, guiding him inside, while she held a phone in her hands.

"Professor? It's Allison Crimson. I need you to hurry over here immediately. Jake was attacked by a Fearow, and I need you here…"

As Jake walked back into the house, he placed the Pichu on the table. The Pokémon was injured, but it would be able to recover. He reached into the cabinet, which held multiple medicines for healing Pokémon, and pulled out a small purple spray bottle, and held out the Pichu's arm to spray it with the medicine.

"A little bit of Potion may help you, little guy. It might sting a bit, though…" After spraying the contents on the Pichu's arm, its wounds slowly began to heal. The Pichu sat up slowly, looking at the young boy confused.

"You're all better now, little Pichu! You had me worried for a second there, but now you're alright!"

The Pichu looked over at the boy, who was smiling at the small mouse, and slowly smiled back at him. Suddenly, Jake heard a voice coming from the small creature that sounded odd to him. "Th-Thank you…"

Jake looked at the Pichu, confused to the fact that it had just spoken to him. "You can talk?" he asked.

"Yeah… I guess so…" the Pichu replied, staring at Jake, "Thank you for saving me…"

"My father taught me that all life is important, and that is why I couldn't just leave you there to die…" he held out his hand toward the Pichu, waiting for the little mouse to shake it, "My name is Jake…"

"Hi, Jake…" Pichu replied, shaking Jake's hand.

"What's your name, little guy?"

"I… I don't have a name. I don't have anyone… I'm all alone."

"Oh… well that won't do… what about the name Volt?"

"Volt… Volt. I like that name!" the Pichu cheered, jumping into Jake's arms. Jake smiled and laughed as the newly christened Volt nuzzled him gently, small amounts of static electricity charging up his pajamas.

"From now on, Volt, we're gonna be the best of friends…"

5 Years Later:

Jake looked around his room slowly, breathing in the air around him. The teen couldn't believe that this would be the last morning in a while that he would wake up to the familiar bedroom he'd been living in the past 12 years. Today, he was finally leaving Pallet Town on his journey into the outside world to see what is out there.

"Jake!" his mom shouted from downstairs, "You'd better hurry! Professor Oak is waiting for you!"

"Coming, Mom!" Jake replied, grabbing his shoes and placing them onto his feet. He wore a red jacket with dark blue pants, and had a Backpack slung over his shoulder. He felt his short brown hair, realizing that something was missing…

"Hey, Volt, have you seen my hat?" he called out. As if in response, a yellow mouse popped its head out of a pile of dirty clothes on the floor. The Pokémon had long black-tipped ears, red circles on its cheeks, and a tail about as long as its height that was shaped like a lightning bolt. On its head sat a red hat with a hollow circle that appeared to be split by an invisible line and had a small white circle in the center of it.

"Here's your hat, Jake!" Volt replied, smiling up at his friend. Jake carefully took the hat off Volt, placing it atop his head.

"You ready to get on our huge adventure, buddy?"

"As ready as I'll ever be, Jake!"

Hopping atop Jake's shoulder, the two slid down the stairs, ready to go and take on the world.

Notes: So, for those who don't already know, I am a HUGE fan of Pokémon. Ever since the days of Gold and Silver (which is part of the reason why that is my name here), I've played through the games of adorable Pocket Monsters and formed bonds with the team that I created. Because of that, I really wanted to make a fanfic retelling the events of Red and Blue, considering that is where it all began.

So, this prologue goes through the backstory of my main character, Jake Crimson, before he sets out on his adventure. I really wanted to try and mold the trainer that was Red from the Red and Blue games into something fitting of my style. Jake is basically the typical protagonist, but you can't really go wrong with that in Pokémon. I mean, look at Ash! Anyways, I hope you enjoy this fanfic as much as I will writing it. Peace out!