Pokemon: 20 Years Later
Episode 1: New Faces, Familiar Places
"Charmeleon, use Slash attack!" A commanding voice shouted. A red, somewhat intimidating creature nodded and ran full speed towards another creature.
"A direct hit!" The Announcer shouted. "Tangela is unable to battle!"
A trainer withdrew the injured Tangela and reached for another Pokeball. "Go Poliwhirl!" A blue amphibious looking creature with a swirl on it's belly popped out.
"Alright, Charmeleon…" The trainer said. "Give it a Flamethrower!" The reptile obeyed and a burst of flames erupted from it's mouth.
"Poliwhirl, counter it with an ice beam!" the other trainer commanded. The beam of ice collided with the fire, but wasn't enough to stop it. The flames hit Poliwhirl, and knocked it back. "Poliwhirl, use Water Gun!"
A jet of water jet out, but instead of going after Charmeleon, it came towards the trainer.
"Ayeeaaahhh!" He shouted. The trainer woke up drenched on his bed. "What the hell is going on?" He was still confused after waking up abruptly.
"Waking your ass off is what I'm doing!" An older man said, obviously annoyed by his son. "Andy, today's your big day, and you're oversleeping? This is what you've been talking about all week!"
"I'm sorry… Danny kept me up all night. I didn't get to bed until 3 AM!" Andy said in defense.
"Well Danny is already up. He probably got his Pokemon already. You better get going too!" The father explained.
"Alright dad, see ya." Andy got dressed and walked out of his room. He dashed downstairs into the kitchen, where a pleasant aroma was in the air. "I smell… pancakes…" He thought to himself. "No time for that though, because I gotta get my Pokemon!" He walked to the door and stopped. "Well, maybe a couple won't hurt!" He dashed back in the kitchen.
"Hey sweetie, I made a big plate of pancakes for you!" Andy's mom said. "You don't want to start your journey on an empty stomach!"
"Thanks mom." Andy said while grabbing his plate. He sat down at the table. His other brother, Jamie, was sitting down eating already. "Hey Jamie, when did you wake up?" He asked.
"About an hour ago." Jamie replied. "This is my second helping of pancakes!"
"Hah, you best hope you don't get sick on your first day." Andy joked. He and his 2 twin brothers were all getting their first Pokemon. "You'd rather eat pancakes than get a Pokemon?"
When the 2 were finished, they prepared to leave their somewhat large house in Pallet Town. Before they could get out, Their Dad stopped them. "Hey guys. Just remember, you're mother and I are always here when you need us. I was a trainer just like you two once, and my mom was always there." The 2 just rolled their eyes and listened to his lecture. "So remember, let us know if anything happens. You have out number."
"Alright dad, can we go now?" Andy asked, getting impatient.
"Yeah… go on now. Oh, and here, take this. This used to be mine when I first started out." he held out a rumpled old hat, one half was red, and the other was white. It had a peculiar green swirl on the front.
"Gee dad, thanks…" Andy said, puzzled at the bizarre gift.
"Oh, so I don't get a present?" Jamie asked, a little offended.
"Sorry, I lost all my other hats. They all sucked, anyway."
"Ok, whatever." Jamie mumbled.
The two walked out of the house, and off to the Lab.
"Man, that brings back memories of my first day…" The father said, dreamily. "It was quite the experience… Right, Pikachu?" An old looking yellow rodent looked up from the cushion it was lounging on and nodded. "Good times… good times…"
Andy and Jamie walked down a vacant road until they reached a large, dull, rectangular building. "Well, here it is." Andy said. "When we walk through these doors, our saga will begin."
"Yeah, right. It will be sooooo epic." Jamie replied sarcastically. The 2 went through the doors, into a room filled with various equipment. Bookshelves lined each wall, all filled with large books. Men in lab coats dashed around the room, spouting different commands to each other. They walked to the end of the room, where 2 people stood. One was a boy, same age as Andy and Jamie. The other was a middle-aged man holding a clipboard. When they approached them, the man spoke.
"Ah, there they are. Now that you all are here, we can begin." The man said.
"Hey Professor Oak!" The boy started. "Since I got here first, can I pick first?"
"Sure, Danny. You go over to that table and take a Pokeball. Inside it contains one of three starter Pokemon." he said, like it was a routine phrase.
Andy watched Danny go up to the small table. "Please don't take Charmander…" He thought. "I've always dreamed of having one. Please don't take it. Please."
Danny took a long time trying to decide who to pick, much to the annoyance of the others; Especially Andy, who was itching to take the Charmander. Danny finally picked one up. "Ah." The Professor said. "That's the Pokeball that contains Squirtle, the turtle Pokemon." Danny shook his head and picked up another. "That right there is Bulbasaur, the seed Pokemon." Danny once again shook his head in disgust. He picked up the last remainding Pokeball. "Yes, that is Charmander, the flame Pokemon." Danny looked at it, and held it up.
"Charmander, you're my first Pokemon!" He shouted. Andy's heart sank. No. No. No! This cannot happen! I was supposed to get Charmander!
Oak delightedly nodded and motioned for Jamie. He took no time to pick up the Pokeball with Squirtle. "I pick Squirtle!" He exclaimed.
Andy sadly walked over to the table and picked up the Bulbasaur. He looked at it for a while, disappointed. "I guess I have Bulbasaur then…" He muttered.
Oak sensed his disappointment, and pat him on the back. "Now now, don't be upset. Bulbasaur is very versatile, and great for beginners. Many great champions of the world had Bulbasaur as their starter." He lied.
Andy raised his head. "R-really?" he asked.
"No lie." Oak replied. "Bulbasaur are considered by many experts to be the best starter. You should be proud to own one."
"Wow! I guess this isn't so bad after all!" Andy cheerfully exclaimed. "Welcome to my team, Bulbasaur!"
"Well, looks like we all got what we wanted!" Jamie said. "I was afraid someone already took little ol' Squirts!"
"Squirts?" Danny asked, amused.
"Yeah, it's his nickname!" Jamie shot back. "Why don't you nickname your Charmander?"
"Nah, I'll keep it simple. Plus, I wouldn't want to embarrass him with a dorky name!"
"I'll give you a dorky name, you dweeb!
"Dweeb? I'm not the one that has a night-light!"
Andy ignored his 2 brother's bickering and thought for a second. "Hey, professor, do we get pokedexes?"
"Oh yeah! Thanks for reminding me." He walked over to another table and grabbed 3 little red devices. "Ah, here we are. Ok, listen up everyone. With these, you'll all be able to record every Pokemon you encounter on your journey. Just hold it up to an unknown Pokemon, and it will recognize it immediately. Make sure you go everywhere, and record everything. Don't let me down."
They all grabbed a Pokedex. "Here guys, take these empty Pokeballs. If you see a wild Pokemon, weaken it as best as you can. Then throw one of these at it, and viola! That Pokemon is yours." The boys took them and headed out. "Good luck!" Oak said as they walked out of the lab.
"Man, I can't believe it! We're actually starting our journey!" Andy exclaimed. "This is the best day of my life."
"I'm kinda nervous…" Jamie sighed. "What if we don't do good at all? What if we fail as trainers?"
"You might, but that doesn't mean we all will." Danny pointed out. "Don't worry though, we'll do great. It's in our blood after all." Both of their parents are renowned Pokemon Trainers. "Dad was close to becoming a master, and Mom was a gym leader!"
"Being a great trainer isn't hereditary, stupid. It's something that you have to earn yourself." Jamie argued.
"Will you guys shut up? We haven't even left Pallet yet and both of you are starting to bug me. And Jamie's right, by the way. We have to make it on our own." Andy said, annoyed.
The trio continued bickering until they reached their first mark: Route 1. "When we cross this road, our journey has officially started. And I don't know about you guys, but I'm going out right away and catching me a team of Pokemon!" Danny bragged. "Those little suckers won't know what hit 'em!"
"Shouldn't we focus on reaching Viridian, though? That's where the first badge is. Besides, if you payed attention in school, you'll realize that the only Pokemon between here and there are Pidgey and Rattata." Andy pointed out.
"Oh… that's all? Man, I really wanted a challenge." Danny sulked.
"In that case, why not meet our Pokemon? I haven't even seen Squirts yet." Jamie said. "Let's see our Pokemon already." And with that, he threw the Pokeball and out came the little turtle.
"Squirt-Squirtle Squirt!" The small Pokemon shouted.
"Hey little guy, I'm your new trainer!" Jamie happily boasted. 'Squirts' jumped up happily into the trainer's arms.
Danny took notice of this and threw his Pokeball containing Charmander. "Charmander, come on out!" Danny shouted. The Pokeball opened with a flash of white light and Charmander appeared, somewhat taken aback at it's surroundings.
"Char… Mander?" It muttered.
"Hey Charmander, I'm your new master. Now Obey me!" Danny commanded in a threatening voice.
Charmander looked at him in terror and ran behind a tree. "Char Char…" It said, looking very scared.
"Hey, I was only kidding little guy. You don't have to be scared…" Danny slowly creeped towards it. "Now now… just calm down, I'm your friend." He reached down and grabbed it's tail, which proved to be a big mistake. It reacted so suddenly, and before he knew it, a huge burst of flames went straight at Danny's face.
"AAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! HELP, SOMEONE HELP I'M ON FIRE!"
"Squirt, can you use water gun yet? Jamie asked. The Squirtle looked disappointed. "Just try your best to put out those flames, ok?" The Squirtle focused all it's might and opened it's mouth. A small stream of water spewed out.
"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU CALL THAT? THANKS TO YOU I'M GONNA DIE!" Danny screamed.
"Wait, isn't there a small river around here somewhere?" Andy asked. "I remember fishing there with mom and dad."
"Oh yeah, you're right…" Jamie agreed. "YO DANNY, RUN TO THE RIVER!"
Danny mechanically dashed out towards the woods, and Andy and Jamie followed close behind. The Charmander crept from behind the tree and chased behind them.
It wasn't long before the panic-stricken Danny found the river. Without a thought, he jumped right in. The current was fast, and when Andy and Jamie reached the river, Danny was already 100 yards away.
"I hope he realizes that there's a waterfall at the end of this river…" Andy said.
"There is?" Jamie replied, shocked. "We better catch up to him then!"
The duo chased after Danny downstream, but the current was too fast to keep up with. "Damn. At this rate, we'll never catch up to him." Andy said in disappointment. "Let's just hope for the best."
"Yeah, I sure hope he doesn't end up being Gyarados bait. I heard that they live in there." Jamie warned. "We should keep running."
"Right, let's go."
To be continued…
Well, there you have it. You met the 3 main characters, Andy, Danny, and Jamie. Also, can you guess who their parents could be, especially daddy? But that's for later. ;) Another thing to point out. You all are probably wondering how Charmander pulled off such a brilliant Flamethrower. You'll find out why next chapter. That serves as a plot later in the series. :D
So stay tuned, folks! There's PLENTY more to come, and make sure you REVIEW AND TELL ME WHATE YOU THINK AND HOW TO IMPROVE.
So stay tuned, folks! There's PLENTY more to come, and make sure you REVIEW AND TELL ME WHATE YOU THINK AND HOW TO IMPROVE.
You're probably like, wtf why did he repeat that? It's cuz I want you to all be aware of how important it is. SO DO IT AND DO IT RIGHT!