Geo and Jake walk down a dirt covered road through a tranquil open plain. The breeze blows the leaves on nearby trees and gently combs through Geo and Jake's hair. Red, orange, and yellow colors blend together in a spectacular way as the sun sets ahead of them. Several Pokèmon frolic through the peaceful plains in small groups.
"Jake?" asks Geo as he looks intensely at Poliwags pokèball,"why didn't Poliwag listen?"
Jake gives a quick glance before answering.
"I'm guessing it's because he's still getting used to his new trainer. He's probably used to doing his own thing."
Geo double clicks the gray button on the pokèball to shrink it. He puts it on his magnetic belt for safe keeping.
They both continue to walk down the road before seeing a forest up ahead. Several types of trees sprawled from the ground in it. Several types of bird Pokèmon could be seen flying in and out of the tall trees.
"Were almost to Viridian City. It's just past that small forest." says Jake.
Geo stops and looks down. Tears start to fall from his deep blue eyes. Jake stops and looks at him. Geo, the boy who wants to beat Ash and become a Pokèmon master has broken down infront of him.
Several things were running through his mind. He pondered as to why Geo would cry. Was he scared? Was it Poliwags disobedience? What could it be? Jake walked over to Geo and smiles at him.
"Don't cry." he said.
Geo looked at him and produced a fake smile. It was the kind of smile that would fool normal people. Jake was not a normal person. In truth, Jake was Geo's first friend. He could see the pain Geo was in even if he was a mile away.
"I miss him." cried Geo.
Jake felt terrible. He didn't know what he was talking about but he know it was bad. Whoever he was, he meant the world to Geo.
"Who?" asked Jake.
Geo's tears started to pick up and gain thickness.
"My dad! He left when I was six. Poliwag was his first Pokèmon. I want to follow in his footsteps but I'm scared. What if I'm not good enough?"
Jake smiled at him and said,"You are. Just believe. Don't give up. I know that a parent leaving is hard, I've had the same thing happen to me, but you can't give up. Live for them. Show them you're strong."
Poliwag emerges from his pokèball and stared at Geo. He could feel something was wrong. He still didn't like Geo at all especially since he lost the battle but he didn't want his trainer to cry.
"Poli." he said as he reluctantly rubbed his tail against Geo's leg.
They both looked at him. Geo bent down and picked up Poliwag. He held him close to his heart and rubbed his cheek on Poliwags head. Poliwag looked angry at first but then started to calm down. He even gave a brief smile. He still didn't trust nor like Geo. He still let him do this for some reason. Maybe it reminded him of someone else.
The tears that flowed from Geo's eyes landed on Poliwags blue head. They were being absorbed into his skin.
Eventually, Geo stopped crying and he put Poliwag on the ground. He looked at Jake and smiled.
"Thanks."
Jake pretended to play it cool.
"It was nothing."
Jake sees a wild Spearow eating by a nearby tree. If he catches it, he will have his first caught Pokèmon.
"A wild Spearow!" he yells before running over to it.
Geo and Poliwag follow him.
Jake pulls out Cyndaquils pokèball and throws it. Cyndaquil emerges ready to battle.
"Cyndaquil, help me catch that Spearow!"
"Cynda!"
The Spearow prepares to defend itself. It's feathers stand up a little as it lunges and starts to peck Cyndaquil.
"Cyndaquils health is at 80 percent." says the watch.
Jake looks excited as he yells," Use ember!"
Cyndaquil releases a strong bright flame from its mouth that hits the Spearow.
The Spearow remains unfazed as if trying to intimidate Jake and Cyndaquil. It flies into the sky and dives down, capturing Cyndaquil in its bird like feet. It lifts him into the air and starts to peck at his head as it flies higher and higher.
"Cyndaquil!" yells Jake in a panic.
Cyndaquil starts to panic as well. He begins to flail in the air, forcing the wild Spearow to let him go.
Cyndaquil falls from 17 feet in the air. Jake panics even more as Cyndaquil gets closer and closer to the ground.
Geo rushed under Cyndaquil with Poliwag.
"Poliwag, use water gun full power!"
Poliwag shoots a strong blast of high pressured water from its mouth. The water hits Cyndaquil and slows him down some not enough. Gravity still forces Cyndaquil to fall fast. Geo and Jake prepare for the worst.
"I have a plan. Jake get Cyndaquils pokèball ready."
Jake pulls out the pokèball and gets ready to push the button on it.
When Cyndaquil gets 5 feet from the ground, Jake pushes the button and a blue beam of light engulfs Cyndaquil as he returns to the pokèball.
"That was close. Thanks man."
Geo smiles at Jake.
"Let's just get moving before more Spearow come." he says as he picks Poliwag up.
They both walk into the forest.
In the forest, they see several different trees. Some have bug type Pokemon from different regions and some don't. The sky starts to turn dark as the sun gets closer and closer to vanishing. The orange and yellow colors start to fade and stars appear in the sky as dusk turns to night.
Most Pokèmon start to curl in hole of nearby trees for the night. Some rest in nest made from leave and sticks. Not much could be heard except some rustling from Pokèmon walking through bushes.
Jake and Geo stop and set up a small camp in a flat part of the forest.
"Tell me about our location?" Geo says to the watch.
"Pallet forest is a newly grown forest that was created by Ash Ketchum to protect the Pokèmon of route one. It's been here for about 11 years. Several Pokèmon now call it home. Gary Oak is said to study and care for some of the Pokèmon here as well. To the east is a river with a powerful current that leads to Viridian City." says the watch.
Jake pulls out a dark green sleeping bag from his backpack.
"Ash created alot of new places in Kanto. They say that when he started his journey, he ran into a Spearow and it chased him and Pikachu to a bridge. There they fell into the river and was swept away by the current."
Geo looked at Jake. He had heard different.
"No way," claimed Geo,"I heard that when he was running from the Spearow, he ran into a gym leader. He took her bike and road it to Viridian City."
Geo pulled out an empty water bottle. He turned to Poliwag who was observing the trees.
"Hey Poliwag. Let's go get some water."
Poliwag glanced at him for a second before returning to the trees. Geo realised that Poliwag didn't want to so he went on his own.
Geo walked past several trees and Pokèmon before he reached the river. The moonlight created a beautiful scene. It glistened on the river as the water continued to flow. There were Magikarp, Poliwags, finneons, and several other water type Pokèmon swimming in the river. They all seemed happy because some jumped out and back into it but not before being illuminated by the light of wild Volbeats. The light they emitted gave the river and surroundings a magnificent greenish yellow glow.
Geo walked over to the river and put his water bottle into the water. The current was strong and almost forced his hand back.
As he filled his water bottle he began to think about Poliwag and his father. Several questions emerged.
"Dad. You're the reason I started this journey. I promised. A long time ago. I promised to find you. No matter what it takes. Why did you leave and never come back? Why?" he asked himself.
He stood up with his bottle full. As he began to walk he saw a girl laying in the cold forest grass. Geo walked over to her to get a better look.
She wore a purple and dark blue striped shirt with a black small cat shaped purse on her shoulder. The eyes of the purse were emerald green. She also had a dark blue school skirt on. The same kind that you'd see if you went to school in Japan. It had Pikachu yellow striped lines at the bottom. She also wore white knee long socks that reached to the area between her knees and ankles. Her black shoes were covered by the grass. Her dark brown hair was short and reached arced to her cheeks but the back reached her neck. It resembled the color of mud only lighter.
Geo shook her arm but she didn't wake up. He noticed that she had a pokèwatch on.
"Is she a trainer?" he asked himself.
He lifted her up into his arms and carried her back to camp.
Upon arriving, Jake questioned why he had brought her.
"Maybe she's injured." reasoned Geo as he laid her by the fire that Jake and Cyndaquil made.
"What's her name?" asked Jake.
Geo shrugged and put his sleeping bag over her for warmth.
"Where did you find her?"
"By the river. She was laying in the grass." said Geo.
After a while they decided to let her rest for the night. Jake turned to Geo and asked, "Why did you break down earlier?"
Geo looked at him. The look on his face told Jake that he regretted it.
"Six years ago, my dad left. He said he was going on a Pokèmon journey but he never came back. He took his Poliwag with him before he left," he continued as Jake got into his sleeping bag,"His Poliwag was obedient. It made me think he was a great trainer. So looking at my Poliwag. It made me think that I would never be as good as he was. After all. I'm just a kid. I've been through so much. I want to prove that I'm useful and that I matter. That's one reason why I want to become a Pokèmon master."
Jake looks at him. He knows that his story isn't very different from his own. Geo was in pain and yet he was letting him know about his past. These days, people could use that against him. It's happened to Jake several times.
"You're going to be a good trainer one day. Just believe."
Geo smiled as he rested his body on the cold dirt ground. Poliwag walked over to him and laid next to his trainer.
The girl opened her eyes after hearing Geo's story.
"Um. Where am I?" she asked.
Jake and Geo shot up and looked at her.
"She's awake." said Geo.
Jake stood up and walked over to her.
"My name is Jakeri Jyoti. The guy over there is Geo Matsuda. But I'm the one that rescued you from a flock of wild Spearow. Well. Me and Cyndaquil here."
The girl looked at him in disbelief. How could she have been knocked out by a flock of Spearow?
"That's not true. I found you by the river. You were passed out." said Geo.
She walked over to Geo. Her cheeks were a bright red as she blushed from the sheer thought of thanking him.
Geo looked into her firered eyes. It was like looking into a fire stone. He knew this girl was special.
"I'm. Um. I'm on my way to Viridian City. I just got my Pokèdex from Professor Oak." she said in a sweet and gentle voice.
"We're headed there. You can stay with us tonight and we can all head there tomorrow morning." said Geo.
"Thank you. Geo. I think I'll do that." she said.
"what your name?" asked Geo.
The girl looked at Geo and smiled.
"My name is Sura Kyokawa. Nice to meet you both."