Pokémon Neon Version
Author's Note: This is filled with original characters and focuses on the trainers more than the Pokémon.
This story is actually based off of a comic I put on hiatus for the time being. I have added detail in typing format and made some changes from them. I was inspired to make the comics due to my fondness of Pokémon villains (I just think the uniforms and characters are cool, however, I do not support Pokémon abuse and misuse) and the games. The readers might want to use headphones since I'm using music in this (I don't own the songs). Also, I do not own Pokemon; this story was made to entertain and not for profit (even though it would be cool if some of my characters became official ones and I would make some money off of it, but I doubt that's going to happen).
Chapter 1 Introduction
Music: FireRed/LeafGreen Pallet Town
It was the day that most trainers dreamt of. One of the crowning achievements in a trainer's life was obtaining a starter Pokémon. The other goals varied, but for starters, it was defeating the Elite Four, becoming Champion, and completing the most recent edition of the Pokédex. Those were the four goals that Sandra wanted to achieve.
But of course, who would want to walk around in his or her underwear doing that, definitely not Sandra. She decided to be styled in her usual attire. The brush got rid of her morning tangles so her hair wouldn't end up in a sloppy Tangela mess, but it was still wild enough to somewhat resemble an Entei's mane. She wore a grey T-shirt that was hidden underneath a black jacket with a high collar that stopped near her chin. Then there were the black shorts that went along with long, stocking-like black-and-white striped socks that made Sandra appear as a witch. In addition to that, her dark, Haunter-looking-creature themed shoulder bag and her black Mismagius hat didn't help ether. One look at this girl would make you assume that she is a magic user, or think that she has a very gothic sense of fashion.
She walked down the stairs in the corner of her room and greeted her mother who was boiling spaghetti noodles.
"Leaving so soon?" Sandra's mother asked, "But I just started making lunch!"
Sandra chuckled, "Well I'll just have to miss lunch because I'm not definitely missing this!"
She smiled and said, "Be off on your journey then, but don't forget to contact me once in a while."
Her mother resumed her cooking, but turned around in time to catch Sandra almost out the door. "And also don't forget to tell Professor Ivy I said hi! Bye, honey!"
Sandra stood in front of her house admiring the outdoors. Hydroton, believe it or not, was a small community. The name deceived a good number of tourists, who were hoping to be in a big city only to be disappointed with a couple of small factories, a few houses, and a lab; all surrounded by forest and a couple of rivers.
She glanced at the sign, "Hydroton, 'Start out small and make it big!'"
She grinned at the slightly punny reference, but later frowned at how much time she spent loitering around. It is time to get back to business.
Professor Ivy's laboratory was a one mile walk away. She had a really nice garden filled with various exotic plants and Pokémon topiaries. Sandra stepped inside and was instantly greeted by a female assistant. She was a brunette woman wearing a blue headband, a white sweater, and some lipstick. The assistant was holding a clipboard by her waist on the side of her hip and stood in front of a medium-sized bookshelf.
"Hello there! Are you here for a Pokémon?"
Sandra nodded.
Music: Pallet Town fades and the FR/LG Introduction Instructions plays
The assistant placed her clipboard on the desk. It was holding a questionnaire. There were only two questions on it.
"Just fill out the form and you'll be all set!" She called out.
Q1: What is your name?
Q2: Are you a boy or a girl?
□Boy
□Girl
The line was filled with Sandra Tenebrae while the box beside Girl was "x"ed. The one beside Boy was left blank.
*Music stops*
Sandra handed the clipboard back to the attendant.
"Professor Ivy will be here shortly. Thank you for filling out the form." She replied.
"Alrighty then!" Sandra cheerfully answered.
She took the time to take a good look at the room. A closer examination upon the bookshelf that the assistant was standing in front of showed that it was filled with encyclopedia volumes, pokémon research books, and books on other regions. There was a desk to Sandra's left with a comfortable looking chair and a portrait hung above them. It was of a bulbasaur grinning in a garden and standing next to a flower that looked as if it would belong to its next evolution.
She moved on to the rest of the room. The white walls and tiled floor were spotless despite the amount of potted plants in the room. It seemed like every few feet there would be a random miniature palm tree, fern, bush, and whatever was green, small, leafy, and could stay indoors. The portraits of grass-type pokémon were the same way.
The front door opened to reveal a woman with a really messy bun. She had leaves and twigs in her light brunette hair, but yet her white sweatpants, gardening shoes, and light green sweater were free of dirt.
She looked at Sandra with soft light green eyes and proceeded to walk in and stand near a palm tree and a clock (which read 2:00 P.M.).
"Hey there!" she greeted as she scratched her head, "I'm Professor Ivy! Sorry about that, I was researching in the field. That's why my hair is messy."
The awkwardness was creeping up on Sandra.
"Well give me a few moments to shower and get ready. I've already kept you waiting long enough." she proceeded to walk into a different room.
A few minutes later she returned wearing a lab coat and some different shoes. Her hair wasn't in a bun anymore, and it also wasn't as messy. She walked over to the desk and pulled a pokéball out of it. One of her hands rested on the pokéball, which stopped it from rolling all over the desk, while the other was raising an index finger in the air.
M: FR/LG Professor Oak's Theme
"Welcome to the world of Pokémon!" she recited with her eyes closed, "This world is inhabited by creatures known as Pokémon."
One of her fingers found its way to the button on the capsule. It clicked, and an ivysaur came out of it in a beam of red light.
"We, humans, work alongside Pokémon. At other times we play with them or even challenge others to a battle with them. These people are known as Pokémon trainers…"
M: Music stops, record slips
"I know all of this already." Sandra interrupted, "Next you're going to say that you research Pokémon."
Professor Ivy grinned nervously.
"Sorry! It's nostalgia." she hesitated a few seconds before glaring at Sandra, "But somebody should've taught you better manners, young lady! It's rude to interrupt someone."
Sandra sighed and apologized.
"Thank you, now on to your starter!"
M: FR/LG Professor Oak's Laboratory
Professor Ivy returned ivysaur and placed the pokéball back inside her desk. She then pulled out a small, long metal box.
"There are three Pokémon here."
She opened the case which revealed three pokéballs snug on a cushion with small signs in front of them. All of the signs had an elemental icon beside a Pokémon's name along with the name of a region below it. Each pokéball was a different color and had a small symbol on it. The symbols were the same ones on the signs.
"Each of these Pokémon is from a different region."
Sure enough, each of the signs read: "TREECKO, HOENN; CHARMANDER, KANTO; TOTODILE, JOHTO." There was a leaf, a fire, and a droplet of water that respectively went beside the Pokémon names.
"It was a special privilege for me, but now I'm giving them to some lucky future trainers. So go ahead, take your time to choose."
"Ooh! Hm…" Sandra rubbed her chin with her fingers as she thought about it, "So hard to choose… I pick…"
The thoughts of wonderful adventures with her choice raced through her mind, and she screamed out, "TOTODILE!"
The door quickly burst open and a voice called out.
"Hold it right there."
The sudden change in atmosphere startled both females.
A mysterious boy pointed at Sandra. "I will not have you secure the first choice!"
He ran over and snatched the red pokéball. He proceeded to grin at his lovely prize with his eyes closed.
Sandra studied him for a moment. He had very pale blonde hair, and it appeared as if a clump of it was sticking out of the back of his head. He wore a grey jacket along with some black pants and white boots.
He pocketed the pokéball in his jacket, and thanked Professor Ivy.
His silver eyes met Sandra's, and her heart skipped a beat. There was a warm sensation as she realized how handsome he was.
"Who's that?" she purred.
Professor Ivy looked at the boy, "That's another trainer who wanted a Pokémon. His name is Zeta Psychicus."
Zeta looked at the both of them, "My name can be pronounced in two ways. You can say the e as if it were an a in May, or you can say it as an e in me or even an i in iguana."
Professor Ivy smiled and said, "I'll stick with the a."
Sandra nodded in agreement, "I'll do the same."
Zeta smiled at both of them, "Thanks. I prefer the a, but my family seems to be one of the few people that says it as e. They even spell it as Zita just for laughs."
He stopped right there, and just in time, too. If he didn't, he would've been interrupted by the door opening for a third time.
"Am I late?" a voice nervously asked.
The three people turned their attention to the dark-skinned boy with a huge afro walking in. He looked like he could get into disco, but his outfit said otherwise. It was a normal red shirt with a pokéball that went with some grey shorts, white crew socks and some weird white shoes.
"Well, not really." the professor replied.
The boy smiled, "Hey there guys!"
Sandra gasped and shouted, "IT'S AFROMAN!"
Professor Ivy snorted while Zeta chuckled.
The boy surprised and embarrassed responded with, "It's actually Eli Pugna."
Sandra laughed and said, "I know who you are, Silly! He and I were best friends since grade school. Just recently, I've found out that we are actually cousins."
"Huh," the professor said, "Well, I'm sorry Eli, but you can only have the remaining Pokémon, Treecko."
"Oh, I actually like Treecko," he responded, "It's totally fine, really! Thanks!"
He picked up the green pokéball. Sandra thought about it for a few seconds before she realized that she hadn't picked up Totodile during all of the commotion about Zeta. She quickly took the blue one.
"I'm glad you didn't get the blue one."
"Huh?" Eli asked, confused.
"It's mine!" Sandra hissed, "Back off!"
"Okay?" Eli started to look uncomfortable and a little scared.
Sandra took another few minutes to try and remember something she might have overlooked. A couple of things suddenly came to her mind.
"Hey! How come I'm the only one to fill out those forms?"
Professor Ivy chuckled, "These boys filled them out already!"
Eli grinned and said, "That's right, I made sure I filled that in before I came here!"
Zeta nodded, "Likewise."
"Hmm…" Sandra rubbed her chin for a little bit. "Oh, yeah what about the Pokédexes?"
Professor Ivy smiled. "I'm glad somebody asked." She pulled another metal box out of her desk and opened it. There were three of them; one was brown, another was black, and the third was purple.
"I call shotgun on black!" Sandra quickly snatched it away.
"I'll take brown." Eli calmly said.
Zeta looked at the three of them and stated, "I don't want to take one. I'm fine without one."
Professor Ivy pouted and begged. "Please? It will help you on your journey. You don't even have to fill it out! It automatically records data on Pokémon you've seen!"
"I wish the games had the same ones." Sandra remarked.
Eli nodded understandingly.
Zeta sighed and reluctantly took the purple one.
Professor Ivy looked at all three of the children and then pinched her nose. "Now, I'm all out of Pokémon. What am I supposed to do now?"
"Well, what you normally do!" Sandra said, "Dabble in your garden and enhance your research!"
Everybody laughed, even Zeta and Professor Ivy.
Author's Note: The town name might sound weird, but I like it. Since I named my story this, I'm sticking with naming the towns after elements (mainly gases). What I'm mainly doing is just naming things after scientific stuff, and my best friend is giving me ideas. A big thank you for my best friend's few ideas/brainstorming ideas.
Also, I am a big fan of the FireRed and LeafGreen games. Their music is awesome.
Third more, I'm sorry if I droned on too much on the descriptions and dialogue. I'm not too great at typing/writing action scenes and describing outfits.
Fourth note, the three main characters' last names are Latin words (that I googled). Zeta's is obvious, and you might notice a little pattern.
And the last and final note: I was brainstorming with my friend and we came up with Zotra. That's the last change for the name of the region! I've noticed that for every region in the main game there is an o sound (I have even said Unova slowly [U-NO-VA, I usually say the name quickly] and noticed it there, too). I decided on Zotra instead of Haino because I thought it sounded catchy, plus it reminded me of a fort/town from the Avernum games (Cotra).
Fun Fact: Almost all of the regions in the main games consist of five letters. Sinnoh has six.
Oh, and for people who are actually interested in this. I will upload a chapter once every week.