Chapter (2): Trade or Not

I called Professor Oak with a video phone in the pokemon center. Professer Oak's picture appeared in the screen.

"Professor Oak, can you tell me what's the meaning of this?" I released my pokemon to show him. The little pink cat was still giggling and floating. He surely was so cheerful. "I get this pokemon instead of a charmander!"

"Well, that's a mew. You already got a pokedex. You should check the details of your mew." Professor Oak replied. I totally forgot about the pokedex. I was so stupid and forgetful that I even forgot about my own pokedex. Is it just my brain? Anyway, I did as Professor Oak told to do so. The pokedex beeped and a female voice started to speak.

"Mew's a legendary pokemon. Its type is physic type. It can use all types of move. Many scientists believe mew to be an ancestor of pokemon."

"What!" I was surprised. I actually got a legendary pokemon. I mean I did not even know that I got a legendary pokemon. Now I saw the reason why mew did not obey me in the last battle.

"Must have given you a wrong pokeball. You see, a group of scientists delivered me a mew for me to study. But when I opened the pokeball which was supposed to be containing mew, a charmander popped out. Anyway, do you want the charmander? If you want Charmander, I can transfer you through the PC. And you transfer me the mew back, okay. It's a trade." Professor Oak asked me. I did not know what to say. Then I decided that I'll trade Mew and Charmander. Because I thought Charmander was the perfect pokemon for a starter trainer like me and if I kept mew, I would not be fair to other trainers. Then I took a glance at the PC if the PC was ready to use. But I only saw the PC which was out of order.

"Well, we can trade at Pewter City. You only have to pass through the Viridian Forest. See you." Professor Oak told me his last words and he disappeared from the screen. I was about to return mew to his pokeball. But then he used telepathy to contact me.

"Please don't put me into that little ball. I cannot freely move in there. And the ball is dark and scary." Mew's voice was just the same as before. I couldn't believe that mew hated his pokeball. Pokemons are supposed to love their pokeballs. I mean the other pokemons love their pokemon. I only saw one who hate his pokeball. It is the pikachu who always stay on Ash's head. Ash is in Sinnoh Region now. However, I agreed mew that he could outside if he wanted to.

"I will be happy if you release me." Mew said. I gasped. But that was going too far. Then I refused him rudely. He seemed to be pretty sad. I left the pokemon center. As soon as I left, I saw another starter, the one who chose bulbasaur. Her name was Lilly and she said she was going to Vermillion City through the Diglett's cave. She said she had a ferry there which will be taking her to Johto Region. She thought Johto Region was more suitable than Kanto for a starter trainer. In fact, she could only get seven badges here since the viridian gym was destroyed after Ash Ketchum's battle. The gym was owned by Team Rockets, the bad guys who always steal other trainers' pokemon. I could understand how she felt. But as for me, I would start training here, in Kanto Region. I will defeat the first gym in Pewter City. Then I realized that Brock was still with Ash on his journey to the pokemon master. I wondered who will be the gym leader. I said bye to Lilly and went on my own way. I was relieved since Lilly did not find out what pokemon I had. She forgot to ask me about Mew.

"You know, I would be happy if I were free. I always want to roam free in the horizon. But scientists captured and raised me since I was a baby. Now that I am four years old, they sent me to Professor Oak. Then Professor mistaken my pokeball for a charmander's. That's why I am in your hands. I want to be free, you know. I don't know why other pokemons want to be raised by pokemon trainers." Mew said to me telepathically. I finally understood what Mew felt. He must have felt pretty lonely without seeing the outside world, That's why he seemed to be pretty happy when he was outside. He had never seen this beautiful world in his life. Being stuck in a building without being able to go outside must have been tough. But I didn't know that many pokemons want to be captured by trainers. I mean they always run. And to capture a pokemon, you have to weaken it first.

"I don't know about it, too. But maybe pokemons want many friends. If you don't have a friend, you really don't know what happiness mean. I can be your friend if you like." I made up finally.

"Friend?" Mew asked me telepathically.

"If you still want to be free, I will not trade you with Charmander but set you free when I caught my first pokemon." I promised that word. I really did not like seeing someone sad. So I shall fulfill his wish. In fact, I was okay if I can start training my new pokemon. Maybe, I was just being too generous.

Anyway, we continued our journey and now we were in the Viridian Forest. I first found a caterpie so I prepared myself to capture it. I did not need to worry about poke'balls. This time I did not forget to buy some.

"Mew, help me out." I said.

"Nope, I am staying out of this one." He said. I was angry for a moment. Then I swallowed my anger and threw a pokeball at the Caterpie. Luckily, I caught it without weakening it. The details about Caterpie was recorded in my pokedex. I signed, disappointed at Mew. He kept, disobeying me. But as my promise, I need to set him free.

"Mew, you are free as I promise." I always kept my promise so this will be the same. I was happy for Mew a little.

"I won't go." Mew said to me telepathically.

"Huh?" I surely was surprised. I thought Mew wanted to be free in his whole life.

"I want to see what friends really are. So I am sticking with you for a while." Mew said, smiling. I returned the smile. I finally arrived in Pewter City and went to the pokemon center.

"Hello, so are we ready to trade?" Professor Oak asked me through the video phone.

"Not really. You see I would like to know Mew a lot better. We would like to become friends."I said, not knowing if Professor Oak would allow this. There was a pause for a while. Finally Professor Oak said, "Okay, it's your choice then."

I was glad that Professor Oak let me keep Mew. I wondered what will happen next with this little cute Mew in my life?