Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon.
CHAPTER 2: THE NEXT MORNING...
The next morning, Brendan woke up having had a good night's sleep (Muddy hadn't). He opened the drawer containing his socks. He tried to look at his socks, but he couldn't. Since his socks weren't in the drawer. "Mom, do you know where my socks are?" Brendan yelled downstairs. "I've put them in the washing machine!". "Crap!".
Brendan ran downstairs, rushed into the washing room, and opened the washing machine. `Muddy! Where are you?" Brendan yelled, while searching between his underwear. "Kip?"."Muddy! I can hear you! Where are you?". "Kip... mudmudkip!*I'm up here on the cupboard!*". "Don't be scared! I'll find you!" Brendan yelled, looking into the washing machine. "*Idiot...*".
After searching for another five minutes in the water, Brendan stood up and found Muddy's pokéball lying on the cupboard. "Damn!". After half an hour containing showers, questions from his mother, talks about Brendan being reckless and in puberty, and a lot of cleaning, Brendan left the house, gnawing on a sandwich and carrying a bored and complaining Muddy on his shoulder (Muddy didn't fall off! Wow!). Though Brendan couldn't actually understand what Muddy was saying, he soon came up with a translation. "Yes, I think visiting Prof. Birch would be a good idea.". On his way towards Birch's laboratory (the only big building in town), he met May. "Hi! How's your Mudkip?" she asked. "Oh, fine, I guess...".
When they both entered the lab, Birch came running towards them. "Aww... you two would make a fine couple..." he said, clasping his hands together. Both Brendan's and May's head began to change colour. "We are not a couple!" they said in union. "But... ah, forget it. Here, I've just received this in the mail." he said, handing them pokédexes. "If you see new pokémon, you can check on them with this device. Since you both are Trainers...". Brendan: "I am?". May: "You bet you are!". "But...". "But what?". "Um...". "Hm?". "I mean...". "Eh?". "Crap!". "Mudkip!*Where is the toilet?*". "Riiight...". Birch: "Ahum, you two, could you please continue this outside?". "But dad, you started this discussion!" May replied against an already fleeing Prof. "Too bad. Well, I guess I'll be heading home, then." Brendan said, lifting a angry looking Muddy. "Okay, I'll see you tomorrow, when we go to Petalburg!" May answered while walking away. "Going to... what?".
When Brendan came home, his mother immediately started talking about tomorrow, when he and May should go to Petalburg and see his father. "But who arranged all of this?". "Me and May's mother, of course!". "But... why?" Brendan asked, while kicking his backpack, containing a very annoyed Muddy. "Well, since you two make such a great couple...". Laughing came out of the bag. Brendan's mother, noticing that the bag was shaking, opened it and pulled out a hysterically laughing Muddy. "Eh mom... Meet Muddy… Muddy, meet my mom…". Muddy looked at Brendan's mother. Brendan's mother looked at Muddy. Muddy used Water Gun. Mom ducked. Brendan didn't. "Damn!".
Later, Brendan took a shower (again), and Muddy ate his lunch (which took about an hour). Muddy was officially introduced to the house (not just the drawer containing socks and the washing room) and managed to make it to the toilet in time. The next day, when Brendan woke up, he found Muddy in a drawer wearing earplugs (don't ask me how he wears them). At 8 o'clock, he walked out of the house carrying a yellow backpack and a (still) sleeping, ear plugged Muddy on his shoulder. After waiting for about ten minutes, May came walking out of her house, fastening a bag to her belt, causing the Torchick and Wurmple on her shoulders to fall off.
After exchanging greetings and talks 'bout stupid parents who arranged stupid things, they began walking towards Oldale Town.
As they left Littleroot, they saw a giant green snake-like pokémon fly high above them. "Ain't this a cliché..." Brendan said, just before tripping over a rock.