Author's Note: Howdy!
If you are reading this note thingie, then you are about to read my fanfic. You're thinking 'duh' at this point of time. Anyways, this is my story about a girl trainer by the name of Crystal. The name Crystal is from the newest Pokemon gameboy game…well…Pokemon Crystal. I haven't been around the Pokemon section of Fanfiction.Net lately, so I don't know if this has been done before or not. I'm guessing it has. But this is my point of view of it, so it will probably be different from the others, or I hope so anyways. Well, you reviewers out there tell me if it's different from what you're used to reading or not. Tell me nicely, please, I'm a gentle soul.
Anyways, moving on. This fanfic is going to be based off of parts of the anime and the game. I will also be making a couple of things up…okay, okay, a lot, but I guess that makes it original.
This story is based when Ash is twenty-two, so that would be around nine years. Ash is thirteen right now, isn't he? Well, anyways, this is a bit off of the game but I'm sticking to it. This fanfic will also have the G/S main character in here. (In my game, I named the boy character Max. Remember that!) I'm telling you this, so you won't get confused.
I'll quit babbling now. Enjoy the story! ^_^
Clear as a Crystal
By: Junebug_182
It was a beautiful, sunny day. No clouds appeared in the sky, making the different shades of blue be admired. Birds, both, pokemon and animal, flew across the cloudless sky, looking for their breakfast. Down below, a girl with long, spiky, light blue hair could be seen, walking towards a small village. Pokemon from both, the air and the ground, scattered away from her, fearing from being caught. The girl didn't seem to notice or care for that matter. She kept on walking, with her head held high. This was a special day for her. The day she was getting her pokemon license.
Most people, mainly boys, get their pokemon license as soon as they hit the age of ten. Most girls like her, wait to get their license later on, if ever. Usually girls go to school to get their education before they get their license, so if they get bored or get sick of the life of a Pokemon Trainer, they can get a job somewhere. Men usually love the life of a Pokemon Trainer. They loved the adventure and danger of it. Also, mothers don't seem to be worried as much with boys than girls. People usually think that boys were so much tougher than girls were.
Maybe it's true. The girl thought deeply to herself. But I will prove them wrong!
Her mother made her wait for her license. She told her to wait at least until she graduates junior high before she could get the license. Her mother hoped that once she goes back to school, she would realize that school was more important than being a drifting pokemon trainer. But she was wrong. Her passion of being a trainer made her grades drop by daydreaming in class. She was once an A average student, but now she was barely maintaining a C- average. Realizing that her daughter wasn't going to improve in her schoolwork, she finally let her become what she wanted. A pokemon trainer.
As she was getting closer and closer the village, she could see a big, wooden sign that states:
'Welcome to New Bark Town, the town where the winds of a new beginning blow'.
Understanding the message, she walked past the sign and into the village. Most ten year olds in Johto come here to get their beginning pokemon. Surprisingly, there aren't a lot of pokemon trainers in Johto. But what she heard from her parents, most trainers go to Kanto to train. For what reason, she didn't know. Continuing to walk, which her pace was now faster, she headed towards the buildings that lay ahead.
Walking into a neighborhood, she took quick glances at the pretty houses. The village was obviously a rich little town. There was no sign of poverty in sight. She sighed heavily. In her hometown, Cherry Grove, there were quite a few places of poverty. Again, she quickened her pace a bit.
After walking for a while, she finally reached her designation. Right in the middle of the village, was a big building, possibly the biggest building in town. It was seven stories high and about a city block big. In front of the building, was a sign that states:
'Elm Pokemon Research Center'
Feeling a smile spreading across her face, she quickly walks into the building. Inside the building, was a huge lobby. Chairs and couches were set in the middle of the room where a big screen T.V. was placed. On each side of the room, were halls that seem to lead to another room. Pictures of pokemon were hung on the walls of the room. Causally, she walked towards a man that looked around his thirties and was dressed in a lab coat. He was sitting in one of the chairs and looked fast asleep.
"Mr. Elm," she said loudly, wondering if it was a good idea to wake him or not. Elm slowly opened his eyes and lifted up his head, which was resting on his hand.
"Oh, hello young lady." He said, quickly getting up from the chair. He seemed to be embarrassed for sleeping. "You don't happen to be Crystal Kamso, are you?"
Crystal's eyes sparkled with excitement. "Yeah! That's me! Did my mother call you?"
"Yes she did. I was expecting you here."
He turned to the left side of the room and walked towards the hall. "Follow me. I'll get out the beginning pokemon for you to choose." Nearly shrieking with excitement, she followed him.
"Strange isn't it?" Elm said, walking towards the end of the hall, which seemed to go on forever.
"What's strange?" Crystal asked, looking at Elm.
"Well," Elm said, facing her, "it seems strange that there is less and less girls being pokemon trainers nowadays."
Crystal kept staring at him, her eyes questioning him to continue.
"Ten years ago, there used to be as many females being pokemon trainers than males, if not more. What's even more strange is that there was never a female pokemon champion."
Crystal's eyes grew wide. "Really?! Never?"
Elm shook his head. "Nope. Never. Now, there're just a few women pokemon trainers around. You're the first girl this year that became a trainer. Last year, there was none."
Crystal lowered her eyes towards the floor. She never knew about there never being a woman champion and about there being less women trainers.
"Well, here we are." Crystal raised her head up. They had reached the end of the hall. At the end, there was a wooden door. Elm placed his hand on the doorknob and turned it. The door opened, revealing a big room that looked like an office. Elm raised his arm, inviting her in. Walking inside the room, she sees a table that she didn't see while ago. On the table, was about a dozen pokeballs, each having a leaf or a water symbol on them.
"I only have Chikorita and Totodile, sorry."
"That's alright." She said, looking at the pokeballs. She didn't really care which pokemon she has, as long as she has something to train. She ran her hands over a couple of pokeballs, feeling the smooth surface. She was trying to decide which pokemon to take. Chikorita was cute, but she didn't like grass-types very much. Most girls would go for cute types, but they are usually weak and they don't seem to win very many battles.
Totodile it is.
"I choose Totodile." She said, picking up a pokeball with a water symbol on it. Elm smiled kindly.
"Good choice."
Crystal smiled widely as she stared at the pokeball in her hand. Her first pokemon. What challenges would await them? There's only one way of finding out and that's by going out there and catching and training for her team. Turning to face Elm, her smile faded a bit.
"I'm going to be the next pokemon champion." She said suddenly, her tone was serious. Elm smiled at her.
"I'll be cheering for you all the way."
She simply nodded and turned towards the door. Before she could reach for the doorknob, Elm rushed towards her with something in his hand.
"Here," he said, handing Crystal a Pokedex. "It has your pokemon license in it. It will also show you pokemon that you haven't seen yet. And my phone number is in it. I'll call you when your pokemon box is filled up." Crystal gave him a confused look. He sighed and explained how the pokemon box system works and how she can get her pokemon from a PC. The whole time Crystal was staring at her new Pokedex, curious of what it has. After he was done talking, she looked back up at Elm.
"Thank you for everything." She said, giving him a grateful look, before going back towards the door.
"You're welcome. And good luck with your training." He said, waving at her. She turned around and waved back. When he shut the door, Crystal began to walk towards the lobby. The pokeball was still in her hand. Curious of what her pokemon looks like, she gently tossed the pokeball onto the ground.
"Totodile! Come out!" She yelled. A bright red flash appeared all around the hall's walls, as a blue, crocodile-looking pokemon came out.
"Totodile!" It said, in a high-pitch voice. Crystal giggled at the sound of its voice.
"You must be a she." She said, in between her giggles. Totodile nodded her head with excitement. She had been in that pokeball for ages and she was feeling a bit restless. Crystal took out her Pokedex to try it out. When she opened it and pointed it to Totodile, it showed a picture of Totodile and made a beeping noise. Then it spoke.
"Pokemon: Totodile, the crocodile pokemon.
"It is small but rough and tough. It won't hesitate to take a bite out of anything that moves."
Crystal nervously glanced up at Totodile. She looked up back at her, showing puppy-dog eyes. Crystal giggled at the sight. The pokemon looked harmless and dangerous at the same time. But she didn't think that Totodile would bite her. Crystal continued to walk towards the lobby, looking back every once in a while to make sure Totodile was still following her.
When she reached the lobby, there were more people in the lobby, watching T.V. When Totodile screech out her name, people turned around to see what was the commotion was about. As people did this, they were surprised to see a girl with a pokedex. A little boy that was with his mother, pointed at her and asked his mother, "Why does that girl have a pokemon, mommy?" Uncomfortable with their shock looks on their faces and the comment the little boy made, Crystal quickly, but calmly, walked out the building, with Totodile running right behind her.
Walking out of the village, Crystal turned around, just to see Totodile right behind her.
"Oh! I've forgotten all about you." She said, shock by her own actions. But Totodile didn't seem to mind at all. She bounced up and down, shouting her name. That caused Crystal to giggle again.
"I'm glad I picked you as my pokemon." She said, with a bit of sadness in her voice. Totodile quickly understood the tone of her voice and quickly ran to her leg and hugged it. She smiled warmly at the pokemon and picked her up. Carrying her, she continued to walk back to Cherrygrove City. With Totodile in her arms, Crystal began to daydream of her becoming a Pokemon Champion. She saw herself and Totodile standing in the middle of the stadium with people in the stands, cheering loudly for them. In the crowd, she sees the little boy in the lobby, point her and telling his mother, "That's the girl we saw in that big building, mommy! Someday, I'll be a great Pokemon Champion just like her…."
As Crystal was daydreaming, she didn't notice a big piece of a log laying in her path. Totodile noticed it and was pulling on her shirt collar to get her attention. But it was too late. Crystal tripped over the log and fell face-first on the ground.
"Owww…." She cried, rubbing her face. Totodile, who had jumped out of Crystal's arm just before she hit the ground, was standing in front of her. She stared at her master, innocently, as she was slowly getting off the ground.
"I really should stop daydreaming." She murmured, mainly to herself. Crystal quickly brushed herself off and continued to walk to her village with Totodile right behind her.
"You know what, Totodile?" Crystal said, after a moment of silence. Totodile looked up at her, her eyes telling Crystal to continue. "If I…no…when I became the pokemon champion, I going to encourage girls to became pokemon trainers. I'm tired of boys always thinking that girls are weaker than them or they're better pokemon trainers than we are. I'll show them!" Totodile began to jump up and down, chanting her name over and over again. Crystal looked down at her pokemon and giggled.
"We'll show them." She said, correcting herself.
Author's Note: That's the end of chapter one. Chapter two will be up in a couple of days, a week at the most. So what did you think about it? Good? Needs improving? Perfectly fine the way it is? I need you to tell me this. I don't want any flames, unless you flame me then tell me what to improve on. Um…I need to know something. Does Totodile say his/her name? I stopped watching the anime a long time ago and I don't have cable. I looked all over the Internet, but I couldn't find anything to answer my question. Thanks for reading my story, even if you didn't review. ^_^
----Junebug_182
"…Because there is no greater enemy than an idiot that doesn't understand that he is an idiot."
----Jhonen Vasquez