This is What I Want
Chapter 1: The Choice I Made
Jessica's POV:
I just want to get away from it all. The pain, the bullying, and the abuse.
My name is Jessica. I'm seventeen years old, and I despise my life. For some reason, everybody hates me, and thinks I'm worthless. I'd frequently be punched by the popular kids, because apparently 'people like her' were supposed to be treated that way. My family situation isn't the best either. I have a brother who I know loves me very much, but my parents just treat both of us like trash. My father would come home to beat my older brother up just so he could get his son's salary. It's despicable, really. I usually just try to ignore it and play games, like Pokemon, but I couldn't take it anymore. That's why I packed my clothes, and ran.
I ran until I found an alleyway that seemed safe, and I immediately fainted.
I see a figure in the distance, but I can't see who it is. "Jessica, I'm giving you a chance." I definitely don't know him. And what does he mean by a chance? The voice seems to know what I'm thinking, and replies: "You can start a new life, but you have to make some sacrifices. I'm going to show myself so you can understand me more."
The figure goes nearer, and-
Oh. My. Arceus! "Arceus? Are you real? If you are, does this mean that I'm going to live in the Pokemon Universe?"
He just laughs at my question. "Obviously, but it comes with a price. You will be going to the Pokemon Universe alone, which means that you'll have to leave your brother." Leave my brother? With them? He's the one who deserves this more than me! "Yes, you may think that he deserves it more, but he doesn't believe in us, unlike you." He's totally reading my mind right now. I would've thought that only Mew could do that. "Yes, she can do telepathy, but I can too. Creator of the Universe, remember?" Oh, right.
"I think that my brother's strong enough to handle himself, but how will he react if I suddenly went missing?" I ask the Creator.
"You're the one who ran, remember? At least you were nice enough to leave a note before you left." Well, that's taken care of.
"You said sacrifices, so what else do I have to give up?"
"I'm making you eleven years old again." That's not a big deal to me. I smile at Arceus. "I guess I'll accept, then. Quick question, though. Why are you doing this for me?"
"You don't know it yet, but you'll be very important to the world soon. I'm afraid I can't tell you anything else, except for the fact that you'll have to be good at lying, since I fear that if you tell people that you aren't from here, that it may cause destruction not only in my world, but yours too. Goodbye for now, Jessica."
I wake up under a tree. I quickly look for the mirror in my bag to see if I look different, and I do. I look younger. I rummage through my bag some more, and see that all my old clothes are suited for my size. The money that I had, which wasn't a lot, was converted to the currency in this world. I don't even know what it's called. I check to see if anything else is different in my bag, when a Rattata attacks me. I scream, and ran as fast as I could with my bag. I bump into someone.
"Sorry, sir." I apologize without looking at him.
"Were you the one who screamed earlier? What happened?" The man asks.
"Sir, I was just checking my things under this tree, when a wild Rattata attacked me. I panicked because I don't have any Pokemon."
He looks at me shocked. "You don't have any Pokemon? And you're here? How? Where are your parents? What's your name?"
I guess this is what Arceus means when he says that I need to lie. "My name's Jessica. My parents, they um… they died when I was younger." I could see his shock turning into pity.
"Oh, you poor thing! Here, follow me to my lab. It's not far from here. I'm Professor Oak." No way. It's Professor Oak himself! I finally get the courage to look at him.
"Professor Oak, the famous Pokemon researcher from Pallet Town?" I ask.
"Yes, that would be me! We're almost there, you can see my lab in the background." It looks amazing! I probably looked like an idiot, just staring at the sky awestruck. "Here, come inside. I'll give you a Pokemon to keep you safe." He's giving me a starter?
"Professor, you don't have to do this for me." I defend.
"Yes, I do. You need to be safer, and your Pokemon can help you with that."
"Gramps! I'm fed up with waiting!" I guess that's Red's rival then, Green. I'm probably one of the few people who sympathized with him when he lost the Champion title and his grandfather criticized the way he raised his Pokemon. I also like Red, though. Now that I think about it, I wonder if I can become the Champion myself? I know that Red is probably destined to win it, but what if, by some strange reason, I beat both him and Green? It's not like the world is gonna blow up if I do that, right? 'I'm rarely going to use telepathy and listen to your thoughts, but you can literally do whatever you want in this world. However, this isn't a game. It won't restart. It's an actual place, with actual Pokemon and actual evil organizations. Whatever you do now, it can change what the evil groups do, how other people react to these, and how certain people end up. Your choices can be dangerous, so I'd suggest that you actually think before doing something.' Arceus? He's still watching over me? 'You just started, of course I will! Once you reach the next city, you have to rely on yourself. Just don't do anything stupid.' Okay. I won't. By the way, I'd personally prefer if you stopped doing that, it's really creepy. 'I'm trying to help you!'
"Uh, Jessica?" Green snaps me out of my thoughts. "While you've been standing there staring at nothing, Gramps explained everything to me, and I understand why you're here now. I'm Green, Professor Oak's grandson." He sounds sincere, which is surprising since he's pretty arrogant in the games.
"I'm Jessica, but you know that already." The lab doors open to reveal Red. Arguably my favorite Pokemon protagonist. I feel so inferior being in the presence of these people. He puts his attention to me, and gives me a confused look that says 'who are you?'
"Red, you're late to the party! This is Jessica, Gramps found her in the forest, screaming and running into him. Apparently, she doesn't have any Pokemon yet, so Gramps will give her one for her safety." Green explains everything to him. Red just nods.
"Kids, there are three Pokemon inside these three Poke Balls. Since Jessica's a girl, she gets to go first." Cool, I get to go first. I'm surprised Green didn't say his line, but it's probably because I went first, not Red. I examine the three Pokemon, and I decided to pick Bulbasaur since I think he looks cute, and Venusaur isn't a laughing matter. Green went next and got a Squirtle, probably since he wants to have an advantage against Red, not me. Red got the last Pokemon, the Charmander.
"Green, I challenge you to a Pokemon Battle!" I proudly challenge him. He accepts, and I surprisingly won. "Awesome, I actually won! Green, you did great in that battle!" I hug him. He was shocked that I did that, but he didn't pull away until I did, so that's saying something.
Red fights Green, and Green won. "Am I great, or what?" Red replies with a shrug.
"Oh, before the three of you go, I'm giving you these, my invention." He gives each of us what looks like a data recorder of Pokemon. "It's called a Pokedex! It automatically records data on the Pokemon you've seen or caught. If you catch a Pokemon, it gives more information compared to just fighting it. Here, take five Poke Balls each for your Pokedex!" He gives us the Poke Balls. "And before you guys leave, I have to talk to you for a second, Green." Green obliges and I'm left alone with Red.
"So, your name is Red?" He nods. "Can you talk? You haven't said a single word since I first saw you." He nods again. "Why don't you want to talk to me?" He doesn't reply.
"Jessica, just don't bother with him. He's always been like that. We've been neighbors for a few years now, and he still rarely talks to me." I turn around and see Green there, I guess he's done talking to the professor. "Gramps told me that we should travel together. He says that you need someone to protect you."
"Are you okay with it? If you're not, I'll just leave and travel alone."
"Of course I'm fine with it! Just make sure you don't slow me down." I'd like to think that he'll slow me down, but sure.
"Let's go then. Goodbye, Red. Good luck on your journey, and I really wish that we meet each other again." I bid farewell to the guy who I look up to in the real world.
"Smell ya later, Red!"
We left Pallet Town, and started walking to Viridian City. "Really, Green? Smell ya later?" We both laughed at this.
"Don't blame me! I just got used to saying that!"
I feel happier right now, but I still wonder if the choice I made was the right one.
Author's Note: Should I continue this one? I'm thinking of actually finishing a story, but I don't know which one. Please leave your opinions as a review, if possible.