"Oh, for Arceus's sake… I can't belive that Leaf actually accepted the battle... I mean, I know that Blue knows how to battle but... look at her with her happy face... I think this the end for my Bulbasaur." Prof Oak thought about the fight.
But suddenly, Leaf switched from happy face to serious face. She started to analyze her Bulbasaur until she said "So your nature is brave huh? That's very interesting, Ray."
"You can see which nature it's just by looking?" Blue asked surprised.
"And that's not even half what we can do, right Ray?" She said looking for her Bulbasaur.
"You're right… Master. Let's beat these guys!" Ray said before cracking its own neck.
"… So you can talk to you pokemon… big deal! Charmander scratch!" Blue said pointing to Ray.
Charmander scratched the Bulbasaur hurting its cheek. Leaf start to think it was obvious that charmander was faster than Ray if they just keep hitting each other with scratch and tackle the result would be Ray's death… So she used another strategy.
"Quick, Ray Growl… Growl like there is now tomorrow." She said yelling to her bulbasaur.
After many tackles, growls and scratches Ray emerged victory but barely… He just have 1 HP after the battle. It could barely stay stand but the strategy worked so it was happy.
"My my… Leaf you surprised me. I can't believe you win. Now there is one more thing that I want that you two do."
He went to a table behind him a pick two red things. "This is my new invention, the pokedex! It automatically records data on pokemon you've see and caught. To make a complete guide of all the pokemon in the world, that was my dream! But, I'm too old and I can't get the job done. So, I want you two to fulfill my dream for me. Oh and I can't pay." Samuel explained as he gived the pokedex for both.
"Every pokemon? Are you serious? You are sending two kids to travel all around kanto to find every freaking pokemon? You don't see anything dangerous or irresponsible about this?" Blue said thinking awkward his own grandfather sending them to a dangerous mission.
"What's wrong, Blue? Is this too much for OW Great Blue Oak?" Leaf said in a tease tone.
"S-shut up. You will see you may have luck in this battle but I am gonna be the greatest! Smell ya later!" He said before leaving the lab.
Later, when Leaf was near of the route 1, she came close to Ray to explain the situation "Okay, Ray, listen up. We have only one chance to catch a pokemon so you must let then conscious so we can capture."
"AAAAAAAWWWW" Ray said in disappointment.
"Okay let's go… I hope it's an awesome pokemon!" She said as she started to walk in the tall grass. Suddenly something appeared in front of Leaf… It was a Rattata.
"WOW A Rattata just what I wanted" She said cheerfully while she put her both arms to the air. "Okay, Ray is show time and remember what we talked."
"Fine Fine Fine… You're no fun…" It said while preparing for the battle.
"Bring in on, Green one! I can take anything you give me." The Rattata responded.
"That's what she said." Ray joked.
After two tackles Leaf threw a pokeball and captured the female Rattata. She named Mila.
"Great job, Ray. Now let's take Mila to the poke center." She said congratuleting Ray.
"Wait! Since we've already captured in this route... Can I keep here training a little longer."
"... I don't see any problem with that... Okay, Ray, you can fight the way you want." She said happily.
Ray just smilled... "The way I want, huh?" Minutes later after they crossed the route 1, both of them were blood-soaked.
"Ah so refreshing." Ray said cheerfully.
" I think I'm gonna puke." Leaf said with one hand on the belly.
After that, they went to the pokecenter to rest a bit. Leaf discovered that there was gym in this city but she thought they were too weak to challenge the gym leader. So they went to route 22 to search for a new pokemon for the party. After they walked a little on the tall grass, Leaf found a Mankey.
"Okay Mila you have to weaken it, so we can capture, understood?" She explained to her new pokemon.
"Leave to me, master!" Rattata said nodding to her.
Mila came close to the mankey and... Beat the crap of it.
"Hey Master, I did!" Mila said cheerfully.
"No, Mila. You were supposed to weaken it not beat it." She said a little disappointed.
"Oh, sorry, master." Mila said.
"Bored now. it's clobberin time." Ray said already cracking its own neck. Leaf facepalmed. Leaf's pokemon were all brute.
"Well, well, well. look what we have here." A certain boy said appearing in the scene.
"Blue?" She said surprised.
"It's payback time. Now your plant frog it's gonna die. I have a charmander who knows ember and a pidgey who knows gust. Say goodbye to him." Blue said showing his pokemons ready to kill.
"Not if they are sleeping…" Leaf said smirking while Ray used sleep powder on both pokemons. After that Ray beat both of them.
"Awww! You just lucked out!" Blue said angry. " I need the 8 badges before I face the elite four. You better do as well… Oh sorry I forgot you're not even gonna get 1. Hahahaha. Smell ya later"
Leaf just rolled her eyes. "Okay guys I think we're done of training. I mean Ray is Level 15 and Mila 7. I think we can beat any gym leader in Kanto… Let's go." They headed to the gym of viridian ready for their first gym battle. When they approached the door of gym there was a board on it.
'Very sorry. I'm out taking over the world… I mean getting milk. Please forget the first part. – Viridian city gym leader."
"Hmph… Seems legit… Oh well let's head to pewter city." Leaf said.
"Don't you think a little bit strange?" said Mila a little worried.
"I don't see any problem with buying milk." She said innocently.
They arrived at viridian forest, Leaf tried to capture the first pokemon but it didn't worked because someone, who has a name Ray, killed the pokemon.
"Oh come on, Ray… You know the rules. How do you expect we make a team if you kill anyone who came close to us." Leaf said a little disappointed.
"Sorry, Master. I got a little carried away." Ray smirked innocently.
"Your luck is that I can't get angry with you. Besides I don't there is any pokemon valuable here." She said petting its head. Then suddenly a Pikachu appeared from know where.
"Oh you got to be kidding me… Couldn't you appear like I don't know 3 minutes ago?" Leaf said while putting a hand in the face.
They continued their journey, defeating every opponent and pokemon that appeared. It looks like nothing could stop them… but then something happened.
They were near from exit of viridian forest when a weedle appeared.
"Let me deal with it, Master." Mila said confidently.
"Are you sure? You're not in a full health." Leaf said concerned.
"100 percent."
Mila hit with a quick attack, but somehow it managed to survive and counter attacked with… poison sting. Mila was poisoned.
"NNNNNOOOOO Mila…" Leaf said as she ran to it. She pick it from the ground. "Don't worry Mila you are gonna be ok, I promise!"
Leaf raced after the pokecenter in pewter town. She was felling while carrying Mila that it was getting weaker. She couldn't believe, she didn't want to let it down. But then Mila turned in Leaf's direction.
"I-I'm sorry, Master… I just wish we could spare more time together." Mila started to slowly close the eyes…
Leaf fell on her knees, started shaking her head in disbelief and tears started running down her cheeks. She felt a hole in her chest. She not just broke a promise… her first pokemon has died.
Rattata (Mila) Met: route 1. lvl-4-9 X
