Disclaimer: I don't own Pokémon. If I did, you would be able to rebattle gym leaders in every game.
"Speech"
'Thought'
Even though Brendan was more than ready to start an adventure, he didn't really expect it starting off by responding to somebody crying for help. He ran as fast as he legs would let him go through Route 101. He had to dodge through the many obstacles of the route to find whoever was pleading for help.
"Almost there." Grunted the protagonist as he jumped over a bush. But fate had other plans for him today, in the form of butting someone else in the head.
The protagonist stumbled back to ground, holding his forehead.
"Ita." Groaned Brendan. His eyes were squinted, which didn't allow him to see who he ran into.
"Ouch, you have a really hard head." Groaned the other person.
The brunette opened his eyes to see that he had run into a blond girl about the same age as him. She was holding her head just like he did and was blushing, probably from the pain.
"Ow, sorry about that." Brendan apologized to her as he offered her a hand back up. She reluctantly took his hand to get up. "Um...mind if I ask who you are?"
"My name is Erica, Erica Tamashii." Answered the girl as she stood up and shook the brunette's hand.
"Nice to meet you. I'm Brendan Kobushi." Introduced the teen. That last name sounded important in Erica's mind.
'Kobushi...I've heard that somewhere.' Thought the girl. She waved it off for later as she knew there was something more important at hand.
"So Brendan, are you the one who was calling me for help?"
Brendan couldn't help but feel a little offended at that question. He had a long-lasting history of doing things himself hence him riding in the back of a moving truck. Even though this girl couldn't have known who he was, his face still had a little bit of offense.
"No, I'm not. In fact, that is what I was running to." Answered the brunette quickly.
The girl's face suddenly shifted to a surprised and questioned look. Brendan didn't initially understand what she was surprised about, so he had to ask to find out.
"What's wrong?"
"If it wasn't you or me, then who was calling for help?" Her question forced him to think about that question. Who was calling for help?
"HELP!" The two of them turned in the same direction to find out who they were looking for.
Professor Birch was running around in the nearby tall grass. Specifically, he was running from a couple of pokemon. Dark, little dog pokemon called Poochyena were chasing him and trying to bite him.
The pokemon professor jumped a nearby tree like a cat while the pokemon started to bark and try to climb up the tree. He looked over to where the two trainers were located.
"Oh good! You two over there! I could really use some help!" Yelled the professor with a sheepish smile at the situation he was in.
"Sure! How can we help!?" Yelled Brendan in response. Professor Birch pointed in a direction relatively close to where the two trainers were standing. They followed the direction and found a tan bag.
"In that bag are three pokemon! You could get help from them to defeat the Poochyena!" Answered the man as he held onto the branch.
Erica kneeled down and picked up that bag. She unzipped it and pulled out three pokeballs. Each pokeball had a mark on it that indicated what type of pokemon was in it.
Brendan picked up the pokeball that had the water drop on it, and Erica picked the one with an ember on it. The two trainers immediately released their pokemon.
The water starter was the adorable amphibian, Mudkip. The fire starter was the cute chicken, Torchic.
"Mudkip, use tackle!" The tiny water pokemon jumped and rammed into the dark type, diverting their attention away Birch.
The other Poochyena jumped off of the tree and began to run and attack Mudkip from behind. But the Torchic jumped in front of the other.
"Torchic, use scratch!" Jumping up, the chicken scratched its opponent with its feet.
Running towards their pokemon, the two trainers joined for a double battle. Brendan turned his attention to Professor Birch, who was still in the tree.
"Professor, now is your chance!" Yelled the protagonist. Birch nodded and tried to walk down the bark, but instead he fell down and hit the ground. Both Brendan and Erica shared the same face of embarrassment.
The bearded man scuttled away and picked up his bag as he got away from the area.
"Yosh! Are you ready for this Erica!?" Chanted the brunette. The blond was slightly surprised by this boy's confidence, but she was slightly attracted to it as well.
"Yeah, let's do this Brendan!" She plastered on her confident smirk.
Both of the tiny bite pokemon growled, despite the challenge that they were presented with. They both howled in unison, boosting their attack.
"Torchic, use growl." Torchic followed the order and growled to decrease the moral of the enemies.
"Mudkip, use tackle on the right one!" The famous water starter rammed itself into one of the wild pokemon, effectively defeating it quickly.
Both Erica and her partner made note of how odd it was that he didn't try to lower the attack. Once again, she decided to push it to the side till later.
"Use ember on the other Poochyena!" The fire chicken spewed a couple of tiny flames to defeat the last wild pokemon.
Erica and Torchic sighed, it had been a little while since she had felt such a battle like that, despite how quick it was. Her gaze turned over to see what her partner was doing.
"Yosh! Way to go Mudkip!" Brendan was yelling in excitement and pumping his fist into the air.
'This guy. He is...unique.' A slight red tint spread across her cheeks. The feeling of being rubbed by the leg interrupted her thoughts. Torchic was rubbing Erica's leg in affection.
Brendan could not stop feeling excited at the moment. His first battle after moving into Hoenn and he had no problems at all. Even making friends with a pokemon he just met was awesome.
"You know Erica, you and Torchic were awesome out there." Commented Brendan, gaining some trust from Erica.
"Thank you. You and Mudkip did really well, despite the reckless style." Even though it was a bit of insult, Brendan was very happy with that comment. But something else clicked in the teen's mind as he looked at Erica holding Torchic.
"...She's...pretty.' A blush spread across his face as he thought about her appearance.
Suddenly, Professor Birch came running towards the two trainers. He was very much out of breath, both from running from the Poochyena and running back to his saviors.
"Oh thank you very much." Thanked the worn-out professor as he bowed.
"It's no problem, glad to help." Said Brendan in response. Looking closer at the two people, Birch started to figure out who they were. He snapped his fingers snapped as he came to a conclusion.
"You two are Brendan Kobushi and Erica Tamashii aren't you?" Asked the man as he pointed to each of them, to which they each gave a nod of approval.
"It is good to finally meet the two of you." Commented the professor as he shook both of their hands. "Please, you must come back with me to my laboratory."
Being told where to go wasn't really something that Brendan was found of. But this was the man that he was looking for, so perhaps it wouldn't be so bad.
In Littleroot town, there was a small lab at which Professor Birch conducted research. Littleroot town was chosen as the destination because of how close it was to nature. Birch had decided to give three pokedexes and three pokemon to three trainers deserving of them.
However, he would get that down until his daughter was finished scolding him for going out without telling anyone.
"What were you thinking Dad? You know that you have to tell somebody where you're going when you leave." Complained May.
Birch tried to calm his daughter with a sheepish smile, apparently the man had a history of getting himself into trouble.
"Professor Birch, why exactly were the pokemon chasing you back there?" Asked Brendan. Once again, the professor put up a sheepish grin and rubbed the back of his head.
"Well, I was climbing up a nearby tree to examine a Wurmple without disturbing it. I was so close too, but I fell down onto the Poochyena." Explained the Professor sheepishly.
Needless to say, all three of the teenagers looked at him with a face that indicated how embarrassing of an event that was.
Despite the embarrassing looks that he was getting from everyone, the professor walked over to the nearby computer and started to type in a command. A few jolts of energy were carried through the wires and into a nearby dome-like device. The lid on top of the device popped open.
"Now, onto business." Said Birch as he walked over to the dome and picked up three orange devices.
"These are the pokedexes that I developed. You three wanted each wanted one of these to take with you, correct?" Asked the professor.
All three nodded and each of them took one of the pokedexes that he held. Brendan however, was caught off by something strange.
'Why does it look like a Gameboy Advance?' Thought the protagonist. It was a little bit odd that the advanced device looked like a gaming device.
"Judging by your performance out there, you two did exceptionally well out there with Mudkip and Torchic." Commented Birch to Brendan and Erica.
"In fact, it seems that those pokemon have already bonded with you, maybe you should take them with you." Suggested the professor. Both of the trainers appealed to the idea.
"All right I like the sound of that. I think that I'll name you...Aqua!" Said Brendan to his starter. Erica and May laughed a little at the uncreative name.
"Then I think I'll name you...Amber!" The fire type chirped up at the idea.
Professor Birch reached over to the last pokeball on his desk, the one with the leaf on it, and gave it to his daughter. Her face was bright with excitement. Opening it revealed a tiny lizard with a tail that looked a little bit like a leaf, Treecko.
"Hi there Treecko. My name is May." Said the girl as she shook the tiny pokemon's hand.
The professor cleared his throat to get attention from the three trainers.
"I want each of you to take these pokemon and these pokedexes with you as you venture out into the world. I'm itching to see what grand stories you three will be able to create out there." Said the professor.
The two girls thank Birch in a similar way, bowing in thanks. But Brendan had his own way of showing his appreciation.
Brendan ran up to Professor Birch and started shaking the man's hand in an energetic manner. After the frenzy of nearly tearing off the man's arm, the brunette picked up Aqua and bolted out of the lab.
The pokemon professor was caught off guard by this, and May giggled a little at her friend's attitude. However, Erica was barely fazed.
'I've seen that attitude somewhere before.' Thought the girl as she reflected on her previous adventure.
With much vigor, Brendan was racing with Aqua to get out of the town and get started on his adventure.
"Brendan!" He stopped before reaching the gates and turned around to see who called him. His mother was running up to him, holding a green and white backpack.
"Are you setting off honey?" Asked the mother as she handed the bag to her son.
"Yeah Mom, I've got to start my journey." Answered the boy with a little reluctance. Despite the fact that he would get to start off on a journey, Brendan was a little sad about leaving his mother behind.
Caroline was easily able to detect her son's sadness. She decided it best to reassure him of her support.
"Well, just know that both your father and your mother are proud of you. You will always have a place here at your home."
She turned around and walked back to the house, but not before giving her son one wave goodbye.
Brendan stood outside of the gate for more than a couple of seconds with the same face. His expression was a mix between sorrow and concentration. Deciding to put it aside however, he slapped his backpack on and began to run towards Route 101.
"Yeah! Let's do this!" Yelled the protagonist as he partner pokemon ran alongside him out into the world.
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