I DO NOT OWN POKEMON! Its my Dream!
The first thing I noticed as I walk through the forest is how lush it is. The ground in the area is very fertile and is a natural grower of plants and fruit, which also means many Pokemon. Flora decided the best way to see her new surrounding was on top of my head. So soon I was walking through the forest with a giant bulb on my head. Luckily no one saw us. The forest was so beautiful. It was like it had not been touched for a long time. I saw a flock of Pidgey flutter when I came too close. I also saw a family of Rattata soaking in the sunlight on a stump . Wish I had my camera! Slowly we make our way through the forest.
"Flora, do you see anything up there?"
"Bulba, Bulba, BulBA, BULBA!"
She had pointed to the west, so I started walking that way. I keep walking until I come upon a clearing and in the middle of the clearing is a Weedle eating a rare flower, the Vermilion Flower, it's favorite food.
"Nice Job Flora! Its a Weedle! Lets see if we can catch it."
Flora jumps off my head and seems to change personalities instantly. She becomes more confident and determined. Good. Now lets see what moves a Bulbasaur starts out with. I open the new handbook I saw my mom put in my pack and turn to the page with Bulbasaur on it. Bulbasaur, it bears the seed of a plant on its back from birth. The seed slowly develops. Researchers are unsure whether to classify Bulbasaur as a plant or animal. Bulbasaur are extremely calm and are difficult to capture in the wild. So the bulb will grow bigger on Flora. Interesting. I scan through the page until I find the list of moves. After a Bulbasaur has hatched, the only move it will know is Tackle. Then after it grows a bit, it will quickly learn Growl. So, Bulbasaur probably knows Tackle and maybe Growl. Might as well go for the first strike.
" Flora, Tackle!"
Flora jumps into motion as it quickly lopes towards the Weedle. The Weedle doesn't seem to notice until the last moment and goes flying into a trunk.
"Nice Job, Flora! Lets try a pokeball!"
I quickly grab a pokeball from my pack and throw it at the weedle, just as one of my classes had taught me. The Weedle is caught in a flash or red light and is sucked into the pokeball. It wiggles once, and then the Weedle pops out.
Darn. Flora's tackle must not have been strong enough. I should go for another one. Flora seems to be wait-
"Flora! Quickly, Dodge!"
Weedle had sprung himself off of the tree and was coming in with a quick Poison Sting. Flora scrambles to get out of the way, and barely dodges the sharp white stinger on Weedle's head.
"Flora, one more Tackle!"
Flora again goes in for the Tackle, but Weedle scurries halfway up a tree. Flora instead hits her head against the tree.
"Flora! Are you okay?"
I run over to where she hit the tree, and now she is downright angry! I didn't expect that from the scared little Bulbasaur a little while ago. Flora runs at the tree that Weedle is in and uses a Tackle on it! The Weedle loses balance and falls off. Then Flora again tackles it into a tree.
"This time for sure! Go pokeball!"
The pokeball flies at just the right angle, and I manage to capture Weedle with the red light. The pokeball starts to wiggle, and eventually the little red and white indicator dulls. Wait, WHAT? I JUST CAPTURED MY FIRST POKEMON! WOOHOO!
"Nice Job Flora! We just got a new friend!"
I run over to where the pokeball is sitting and pick it up. A warm fuzzy feeling grows inside as I stare at the pokeball with our new pal inside. Flora comes over and sniffs the pokeball, then snorts and walks over to the sun and sits in the sun. Well, we know what her opinion is of our new friend. Great, more drama. When I thought I had enough in high school, now I have to deal with it in my OWN Pokemon. I debate what to nickname my newly caught Weedle, and decide that Killer is the most appropriate.
As I walk through the forest, I notice all the Pokemon sounds around me. It reminds me that the forest is alive. I come to the edge of a part of the forest where a flock of pidgey were grazing. Another Pokemon I can catch! I'll use my Weedle on it. Even with the type disadvantage, the Pokemon are weak enough it shouldn't make a difference.
"Go Killer!"
I throw the pokeball close to the flock of pidgey where they all fly off except for one, whose eating seed off of the ground. Weedle bursts out of his pokeball in a flash of red.
"Killer, Poison Sting!"
Weedle springs himself at Pidgey, but Pidgey quickly dodges by flying into the air. It uses Gust, and blows Weedle right into my face. A stinger in my cheek did not feel good. It faints from that gusty attack. Then the Pidgey just fly's off. Damn it!
"Tee hee! Your pretty weak aren't you?"
Surprised, I turn around to see a girl sitting in the trees, watching me.
"You took forever to catch a little Weedle. I've been watching you for a while. And then you can't even catch a Pidgey? Pathetic. Your a lousy Trainer. And you Pokemon are no exception."
How dare she accuse my Pokemon of being weak. I mean, I just started, what did she expect?
"Hey, my Pokemon aren't weak! I'll show you how powerful they are!" I throw out Flora's pokeball and she pops out.
"Oh? So you want a Pokemon battle? Ok, Go Charmander!" A fiery red Charmander pops out of her pokeball.
O crap. Why did it have to be the exact opposite of my type? O course it would be.
"This will be a one vs. one battle. Your Bulbasaur versus my Charmander. Got it?"
I nod.
"Good. Since we have no judge, I'll let you have the first move."
Ok so she will let me have the first move. Hmm...
"Flora, Growl now!"
Flora lets out a low growl that seems to disturb Charmander, but it seems to shake it off.
"Charmander, go for a Scratch!"
The Charmander rushes on its stubby legs right at Flora.
"Flora, Dodge it!"
"Not going to happen!"
Flora dodges to the left, but Charmander is too fast. It catches Flora in the foot and she goes sprawling into the grass. She gets up but is limping on her leg. Not good. Charmander comes at Flora again, but this time i'm prepared. When Charmander gets close...
"Flora, Hit Charmander straight on with a Tackle!"
Flora prepares as Charmander comes at her, and she rushes straight at Charmander with a tackle. The impact flings them away from each other. Flora goes down hard, and Charmander just brushes off the attack like it was nothing! I rush over to her where she's struggling to get up.
"I give! I don't want my Flora badly hurt."
"So I see the weak trainer is also a wimp!"
Flora doesn't like that. She gets up slowly and moves in front of me.
"You want to keep battling? You sure?"
Flora nods in assurance.
"Ok, here goes! Flora, one more Tackle!"
Flora rushes at Charmander.
"Charmander, Dodge it!"
Charmander barely dodges Flora's tackle. This battle isn't going well for me. I notice the surrounding trees. Perhaps I can use them to my advantage!
"Flora, get up the tree!"
Flora quickly turns to the nearest tree. She swings up using her vines to propel her into the tree until she reaches a sturdy branch. Charmander watches intently, focusing to see what Flora is doing,
"Now Flora, use Tackle!"
Flora throws herself from the big branch and jumps right at Charmander, who is still watching her intently.
"Nice try, but that's not going to work. Charmander, dodge it and use Scratch!"
Charmander runs toward the tree that Flora came from, stops and jumps. As Charmander comes at her, Flora loses speed and starts too fall instead of fly. Flora is helpless to Charmander's attack and gets scratched in midair. She goes flying from the force and slams into the tree. Hard. Hard enough to leave a dent in the wood.
"Flora, are you alright?"
I run over to wear Flora is laying, with Charmander looming over her. I run past Charmander and pick up Flora.
"Bulba... bulba..."
Flora fainted in my arms.
"It's alright, you did fantastic. Take a rest while I find a pokemon center, ok?"
I pull out her pokeball and in a flash of red light, she's in the pokeball.
"Hehehe, I told you I was strong. The nearest Pokemon Center is Viridian City. You better head there."
Thinking of what lies before me, half the forest in darkness that i had not noticed, despair sets in. I had planned to spend days here, and ended spending hours! The bike would have been nice right about now. I see a red flash in the background behind me.
"Well, Trainer, I've spent enough of my precious time on you. Viridian City is that way. Bye Loser!" She runs towards the tree line and disappears.
"Hey, I never got your name!"
Laughter follows. "Leila. My name is Leila." Her voice fades... as if the darkness had swallowed it up.
(Sigh) Well now I have to figure out how get the hell out of these woods. Might as well head in the direction where she pointed.
Starting off where she told me to, I trudge through the forest, tripping on branches and vines in the dark. Hmm, I wonder if there's a flashlight in my backpack. I set down my pack near a tree and rummage through it. Sure enough, there's a flashlight in the bottom with some duct tape and a message. I figured you'd end up in a cave or forest in the middle of the night with your carelessness. Plan better next time! I chuckle silently at the message. Then i turn the flashlight on, and the world brightens. Walking in one direction, sure enough, Of course I end up in the creepy forest, lost. Better just keep walking until I find something man-made. I wonder around for what seems like hours, climbing up hills and back down. Stumbled across a few Pokemon nests. Pokemon are not happy campers when awoken!
Frustrated, I sit down in front of a giant tree, split down the middle by what appeared to be a lightning str... BOOM! Jumping at the sound, as if there were a lightning strike behind me! I get up as quick as I can and run around the giant tree. On the ground below me is a giant pile of burnt grass, as if lightning hit. But i didn't hear any other lightning. As I look around, I see the shadow of a Pokemon in the darkness. It must have caused this burn! As I run up to see what kind of Pokemon it is, it speeds away, seeming to fly on its feet with its speed. I quickly run after it. A mysterious Pokemon! I want to know what it is! As I run through the forest, i start to lose track of it before I catch it again, standing on a tall hill before me. The shadow of a figure looks my way, then runs off again before i can even yell anything. Not that I could if I want. I'm so out of breathe and tore up. I keep following, over a stream and down a valley, and before i know it, the forest ends. In the distance I see lights. Viridian City! Looking around for the mysterious Pokemon, it was nowhere to be found. Darn! Maybe the Aide will have some info on it. I hitch a ride on the road from an old farmer headed to the city. He drops me off at the Pokemon Center, and as the electrical doors slide open. All's quiet when I walk in, except for Nurse Joy sitting at her desk. Oh, the joys of Pokemon Centers. I walk up to the desk and hit the bell.
"Hi, what can I help you with? O dear you look positively scratched up!"
"Yeah I got lost in the forest. Can you heal my Pokemon?"
"Yes, of course. They will be fully healed in the morning. There's an open room if you want it, fully equipped with everything to clean up in. Room 12."
"I think I'll do that. Thank You!" I start to walk to the stairs.
"No Problem. Mind if I ask, how did you end up getting out?"
"I don't think you'd believe me if I told you."
"I suppose not. I also need your name! How am I supposed to give you your Pokemon back?"
"Oops sorry about that. Dolan. My names Dolan."
"Well it's nice to meet you Dolan."
"Night!"
I walk up the stairs into a long hallway with numbers on the doors. Room 12's at the end. I open the door and I set my stuff down, and decide that the bed looks too comfortable. I don't even feel the pillow on my cheek as I fall asleep.
