Kamon dragged himself out of bed and into the shower. Today was the day he would get his first pokémon, but he was getting up way to early. He wasn't due at Lyra's Lab until noon, but he was getting up at six in the morning! There were six hours inbetween that! However, Kamon's mother wanted him to get an early start.
"The early Pidgey catches the Wurmple," Kamon remembered his mother saying the night before.
He stepped out of the shower and dressed himself quickly. It was going to be another windy day in New Bark Town, but since he lived there his entire life he was used to it. His light blue swim trunks were to bright for his eyes to look at this morning so instead he threw on his Navy blue and green ones. He contemplated whether he should put pants on over them, but decided against it in the end and just threw on a dark blue t-shirt.
Kamon slowly walked down the stairs. Even after the shower he wasn't fully awake and if he wasn't careful he might...THUD! Kamon fell down half the staircase. He rubbed his butt as he stood up. "What a way to wake up," he mumbled to himself.
He made himself a quick breakfast and ate it as fast as he could. Kamon realized that he might be able to see some different water type pokémon in the pond if he went at an earlier time than usual. He dashed out the door after writing a note to his mom telling her where he would be if she needed him.
As if she needed a note for that. Kamon was always around water. He wasn't that hard to find. He would either be at the pond or the samll body of water that connected the Johto region to Kanto.
Kamon tossed his shirt onto the ground and he kicked off his shoes. He jumped into the pond, not caring how cold the water felt on his skin. He pulled goggles out of his pocket and put them on. He looked through the plastic to see some Marill teaching some Azurill how to swim. The little blue balls at the end of their tails were bobbing on the surface creating miniature waves.
Kamon smiled and decided to join the fun. An Azurill began kicking it's feet hard and it started to move in a circle. Kamon chuckled so he surfaced for more air and noticed an Azumarill walking toward the pond.
"Azumarill," she called sweetly.
The Marill popped their heads out of the pond and began to pull the Azurll back to shore. The Azurill that was going in a circle before was still kicking and gave two Marill a hard time bringing him back to the edge of the pond. Kamon waved goodbye to the pokémon and they waved back. The Azurill waved their tails since they didn't have any hands or arms.
Something scaly brushed Kamon's foot and he hoped to god that it wasn't a Gyarados. Although Gyarados was his favorite pokémon and seeing one in real life would be amazing, having one eat him would not be cool. He turned around quickly and saw a bunch of orange in the water. He sighed. "Only Magikarp. I survived another day," he added jokingly.
He dove down and grabbed the fin of a Magikarp. They didn't seem to mind when he did that, in fact, most Magikarp actually seemed happy to interract with him. Maybe it was because they didn't interact with people very often. Putting that thought aside, Kamon looked around to see what other pokémon were around.
Some Poliwag were using thier tail in an effort to move faster. A few Goldeen swam around the large group of Magikarp he was currently hiding in. He even caught a glimpse of a Staryu spin by. They were really rare in this pond, but somehow they found their way there.
Kamon continued his adventure in the pond until after the sun hit the middle of the sky. ...Middle of the sky...Noon... Kamon jumped out of the water and pulled his t-shirt over his head. "Crap," he shouted as he booked it toward Proffesor Lyra's lab.
Lyra had taken over Elm's lab when he retired. She had done a fabulous job of taking care of it and even added on to make even more room for her research. Her long time friend Koury worked as her assistant. Kamon knew them well. Since he lived in a small town he practically knew everyone.
Kamon burst through the doors and walked up to Lyra. "I'm here," he said breathlessly.
Lyra took in Kamon's appearence and a small smile found it's way onto her face. Until a minute ago, she was angry about him being late, but for him to rush in like that... "And you're dripping all over my floor," she said with a chuckle.
Kamon looked down at the puddle he was still making and smiled awkwardly. "I was swimming in the pond with the pokémon and lost track of time. I'm sorry for being late." He clapped his palms together like he was praying for her forgiveness.
"I can see that," Lyra said with a smirk. She pulled on Kamon's goggles, which were still on his face, and let go. It made a small sound as the plastic met flesh. Kemon let out a small noise as well and Lyra smiled. "Now you are forgiven."
"That was mean Lyra," Kamon complained.
"So is being late Mr. Tantei." Kamon pouted. She called him Mr. and his last name followed. "I don't even know if I have a Totodile since you're so late," Lyra lied.
"WHAT," Kamon shouted. His eyes were wide with worry and Lyra saw tears were beginning to form.
Lyra was taken aback. She had forgotten how sensitive Kamon was. "I...I was kidding. I still have one. I saved him just for you Kamon."
Kamon smiled and his eyes returned to their proper size. "Don't scare me like that Lyra."
I really shouldn't, Lyra thought. "Come to the back of the lab and we'll get you set up with your pokémon. Oh! And I have your trainer card ready as well."
"Sweet! How's it look?"
"Why don't you see for yourself?" She pointed to a table with two pokéballs on it. A blue trainer card sat in front of one of them. He picked up the card and looked at it. It was a dark blue with some kind of ocean design on part of it. It had Totodile on it, his region, his full name, and a place for badges. "What do you think?"
"It's perfect," Kamon said.
"That pokéball right there has your Totodile in it too. Are you going to give it a nickname?"
"Yup. I stayed up all night thinking of the perfect name for him. I'm going to call him Jet. I choose you!" A red light shined from the pokéball and a Totodile appeared in front of Kamon. "Hi Jet, I'm Kamon, your trainer."
"Totodile," Jet shouted in joy as he jumped into Kamon's arms.
"Wow, you two are close already. Imagine that. A fish boy getting along with a water pokémon," Lyra teased.
"Not a fish boy," Kamon pouted.
"Totodile," Jet said and he copied Kamon.
"Could you get any cuter," Lyra asked sarcastically. She grabbed a red device from the table behind her and handed it Kamon. "Here you go. You're very own Pokédex. Enjoy!"
Kamon took the Pokédex and put it in the same pocket as his trainer card.
"Go talk with Koury on your way out. He has some items to help you get started."
"Really? That's kind of you. I'll go talk to him now." Kamon looked at the table and noticed only one pokéball left. "Who's that for?"
Lyra picked up a clip board. "That is for a girl named...Allison Katherine Goldman. It's a Cyndaquil."
"What happened to Chikorita?"
"I don't know," Lyra said with a puzzled look on her face.
"What do you mean you don't know?"
"Well, when I woke up this morning I found her pokéball empty and she was nowhere to be found. I get the feeling she'll be back here eventually though. She's really rash, remember."
Kamon remembered when he bumped into Chikorita at the pond one morning. It was just looking around. She was so small back then too. He brought it back to Lyra's lab and found out it was actually going to be someone's starter pokémon. "She didn't go down without a fight either," Kamon thought outloud as he remembered putting on all the band-aids afterward.
"You looked like a Meowth's scratching post," Lyra laughed.
"I thought Cikorita was supposed to use tackle, not scratch."
"It is," Lyra said matter-of-factly. "Chikorita is just a little...different from other pokémon."
Kamon sighed. "Yeah, a little. I sure hope she is alright."
"You still have my number in you Pokégear?"
"Yup," Kamon answered with a nod.
"Good. Let me know how Totodile is doing, okay?"
"Yes ma'am." Kamon turned around and began to look for Koury. As soon as he found Koury and got the items, he would be able to begin his adventure!
