--This is my first major fan fiction and it is based on the Pokemon game series. It is the novel-style retelling of a fictional game, Pokemon Violet, and takes place sometime between Pokemon Yellow and Pokemon Gold and Silver. Therefore, some changes made between the generations in the region of Kanto have not taken place or are about to take place (e.g. Copycat's house being demolished). I have researched this to the best of my ability but I can make mistakes. If you see any mistakes, whether they be grammatical or factual information from the games, please feel free to message me and I will try to fix them or place a not after the chapter saying it is intentional. Artwork for the characters can be found on my Deviant Art: Thetruewindsorceress. Note: I am not Thetruewindsorceress on this site. Without further ado, I present Pokemon Violet.--
Chapter Two
With a heavy heart and an anxious mind, I strolled from my bedroom, packed and ready. Today was one of the most important in my early life and it all began here and now. Now I would get my first Pokemon, now I would make a decision that would stay with me for quite a while and now I would start out on a journey I knew would encompass many months, maybe even years.
I had told my mother the previous night and hinted to my sister I would be leaving for a while. Mother teared up a bit, saying she would miss me but was supportive. My sister bragged that now she would have two rooms in the house but mother scolded her for this. Go figure that she would be happy about my desertion of Pallet Town.
So now, with a heavy backpack and anxious feet, I left the front door and headed over to Oak's Lab.
It was a big place, one of the biggest buildings in town. Most of the homes here were brick and shingle while the new-looking lab towered in glass and steel. Needless to say, it was not hard to miss. And here stood a number of people, all waiting to see what Pokemon Lily had chosen. Being the little sister of Blue made her very popular and those on his side of the fight (that opposite of Red) were eager to see her excel.
As though through clockwork, the moment I went to enter the building (after the heckles from numerous Lily fans), the little monster burst out and showed off her new Squirtle. The brown-shelled creature waddled out after her, the light casting off it's slick cyan skin. The Pokemon had seemed to already pick up on Lily's personality, posing for the fans and smirking at me.
"Where do you think you're going, lady?" Sneered Lily, crossing her arms over her deep blue shirt.
"I'm going to get my first Pokemon if you'd let me through the door." I tried to push my way through but she blocked the opening with her arm.
"Oh no you're not. This is my day, not yours! If you think you can even begin to be better than me than you have no chance!"
"That's not what I'm doing it for. This is more than just a competition to me. It's a new lifestyle."
"No, you just don't want me to beat your boyfriend Red!"
"He's not my boyfriend!" I snapped back quickly. "If that's true then you're doing this just so I don't beat Blue."
"Whatever you think, lady." Lily stuck her nose up in the air. "I'm going to go and leave for Viridian City, bet I get there before you! Smell you later!" And with that, she ran off, her fans cheering. She really was becoming like her brother.
Once her fans had dissipated, I made my way into the lab. It was even bigger and better on the inside, being slated with slick white tiles. Large bookcases filled with books on Pokemon, several of which were written by Oak himself, lined the walls. All around were desks piled with papers and specimens and blueprints to things too complicated for me to understand. Near the back of the building it was a bit more organized and there sat a large, circular machine in the center of the floor and a water containing-apparatus on one of the walls. Here I saw the Professor and one of his assistances talking.
"So that's when we realized that…Oh, hello Violet." The Professor noticed me in the lab. "What can I do for you today?"
"I want my first Pokemon. I've decided I want to become a Pokemon trainer!" I eagerly voiced.
"Well…that's a bit of a surprise. Did this decision have anything to do with Red being here a few days ago?"
"Maybe. But I really want to do this, no matter what."
"Alright, if that's so then I can't stop you." He smiled and gestured towards the circular machine in front of him.
There were two Pokeballs in this machine, both of them looking nondescript. There was a slot for a third but this one was already taken, by Lily I assumed. I walked forward and picked up the one to the right, making my choice.
"Alright, this is the one I want."
"Don't you want to know what are in the Pokeballs first?"
"Well…that would help I guess…but I didn't have a first choice so I'll just take what I get."
"Alright, then. In that one you're holding there is a Pokemon called Charmander. It's the Lizard Pokemon and a powerful fire-type. While it won't know any fire moves until you have trained it up a few levels, it can grow into one of the most powerful of all the Pokemon in Kanto. The flame on the end of it's tail is an indicator of it's life-force. Should the flame go out, the Pokemon would perish."
"Alright, that sounds pretty good!"
"Would you like to give your Charmander a nickname?"
"Oh, well, I didn't know you could do that…I'll call him Blaze." I smiled strongly.
"Ok, Blaze it is then. Now that you have your first Pokemon, go out there and start your Pokemon adventure!" He shook my hand and wished me luck as I thanked him for my Pokemon.
Tucking the Pokeball into my bag, I exited the lab with my course set to Route 1. I would not make it directly, though for right outside the lab stood Lily and a crowd of her fans, ready for me to exit the lab. She and her Squirtle stood with their hands on their hips (or whatever Squirtles have) and grinned a menacing grin. I instantly knew that she was trouble and that something would soon erupt.
"So, he actually let you have a Pokemon, lady? That's a surprise. Grandpa can be a little forgetful sometimes. He must have forgotten how much of a weakling you are!" She laughed.
"Oh yeah, I don't see you making any major progress."
"Well in the time that you were in there, I went out and beat two Pokemon on Route 1!"
"You're lying, you couldn't have even gotten there and back in the time I was inside."
"Well, if you're so sure then why don't you show me how strong you think you are! Squirtle, go!" The creature barreled towards me and I fumbled to retrieve the Pokeball from my bag. I threw it just in time and Blaze dashed in a red beam of light from it's container.
Blaze was ready for action, the flame at the end of his bright orange tail blazing high. His claws gleamed in the morning sun and he smiled coyly, revealing a mouth full of needle-sharp teeth. I was beginning to like this one.
"Blaze, Scratch him with your claws!" I commanded at Squirtle came running for him. Blaze obeyed and ran forward, swinging one quick hand in front of him and catching Lily's Pokemon on the top of his round little head. Squirtle fell back on his tail, three red marks crowning his head where Blaze had hit. Tears in his eyes, he cried out and ran back to Lily who shook him off and demanded he get back in the fight. The Pokemon sadly obeyed and went in for a Tackle. Blaze avoided and racked his claws against Squirtle's back but his thick shell protected him. Squirtle whipped around and smashed into Blaze with his thick skull.
"Hang in there!" I reassured. Blaze fell back but instead of crying, got right back up and into the fight. He came at Squirtle one last time and slashed with his claws to snag Squirtle on the right side of his face. Squirtle once again teared up and ran back, this time passing by Lily, who he knew would force him back in the fight. He kept running right past her and she ran after him, giving me some choice parting words.
"I swear, you must have cheated! The next time I see you, I'll be stronger and I'll destroy you and your Pokemon!" She left quickly, calling after her Pokemon to come back there and show them who was boss. Apparently not her, for the Pokemon just kept on running.
After seeing her leave so quickly and run out of sight, I proclaimed my joy of winning my first ever Pokemon battle. Blaze smiled and ran back to me, clutching at one of my legs. I kneeled down and embraced him proud of my little fighter. It seemed that I had made the right choice in picking him.
With my head held high, my first Pokemon on hand, and a burning ambition to once again cream that little punk Lily, I headed from Oak's lab, towards Route 1 and out into a new and exciting world.
--So chapter two is done! I have to say I really like writing this and I hope you like reading this! Chapter one did well, at least by my standards, and got 25 hits first day. I also got an encouraging review (well, more of a comment) and was put on some one's alert, all on my first day of writing. I'm happy with the attention (whether it be meager or not) so I plan to continue. If you have any corrections, comments or suggestions, they are more than welcome. Stay tuned for chapter three when things really start to get rolling, Ciao!--