The crack of dawn broke long after Jax was up. Jax had been up for an hour when the sun broke. He was on his way to see May. He wanted to ask her what it was that she wanted him to do. The annoyance of not having his memory was starting to lessen. He was now able to recall why he lost his memory and why he was battling Team Magma. May was an early riser, even earlier than Jax. Jax walked up to the lab door and rang the door bell.
May opened the door she look like she had been up for a few hours already. "Why your up early. What brings you here I thought you would be on your way to Petalburg to challenge Norman by now."
"Well since I can't remember what happened I thought I would ask you again. First...Why did you give me a pokedex? And I know it's repetitive but why do I have Mudkip?"
"Simple on both of the answers I gave you Mudkip and the pokedex so you could help me research the legendary pokemon in the Hoenn region."
"Thank you for both of the gifts and I will help you. Now I need to go see your dad and learn what I can about being a pokemon researcher. Wait one last question. Why did you think I stole Torchic?"
"I told you I saw a man who looked like you run out of my lab when I was coming back from lunch. When I entered the lab Torchic was gone. You had already left to challenge Norman at that point but he resembled you greatly."
"Alright so I think I know who sole him. My memory is slowly coming back to me. A man in a red suit had a Seviper. We were battling and I remember saying something about not taking what isn't yours. I think team magma stole your pokemon."
"Well thank you for the info. Now go see my dad about what you wanted to see him about. Be sure to stop by here before you leave on your quest. I may have something for you."
Littleroot town lay south of Oldale town. It was a small village but it was the starting place for the hero of hoenn Brendan. Brendan and May both received their pokemon at about the same time. They both left on their journey however at the same time. Brendan was fourteen when he left and now he would be sixteen. He rarely visits the town however. Rumor has it that Brendan is now in Sinnoh fighting another crime syndicate. Brendan was the one person in the world that could tame Rayquaza. Using Rayquaza Brendan stopped Team Magma and Team Agua form destroying Hoenn. He also led a strike force into both of the syndicates layers and arrested Archie and Maxie.
The professor's lab was on the far side of town. Birch had a wonderful view of the forest that surrounded the town. The door to the lab was open as usual and Jax walked right in. The professor was sitting at his work station working on some new data that he had recived from a professor in Johto.
"Ahh Jax welcome." The Professor had become accustomed to the young mans habit of walking in. "What bring you here? I was under the Impression that you would be at Petalburg by now."
"Well that is what I wanted to talk about professor. You see May sent me to find data on the legendary pokemon, and I have no clue on how to do that."
"Well you have been tasked with an important Mission. This is not something you should take lightly. Sootopolis has history with legendary pokemon and other legendary pokemon have been found throughout the region. You should start by becoming a strong trainer. We both know from your days training with me in my training school that you are not good at battling, but you are good at assisting me in the lab and you have a strong sense of justice. That would be the best thing to have in a trainer. Now if you do not mind I want you to take this to my daughter. It is a packet of important research." The professor handed Jax the packet and rushed him out the door.
Now that he was on his way to start his journey he wondered how Brendan was at battling when he first started.
A few minutes later he was entering Oldale town. when he reached the door to the lab he heard a scream from inside. The person screaming was a man in a red suit. May had him in a head lock and was choking him. "May stop let me handle this guy. I think he is the one who poisoned me and my poochyena." May released him and Jax hit him right in the penis. "That is for my pokemon." He hit the man again but this time in the nose "and that is for my medical bill."
"I didn't know you could fight."
"I don't fight normally but this man had it coming now why was he hear and why did you have him in a head lock."
"He broke into the Lab and was trying to steal treecko. I'm going to search his stuff for my pokemon."
"Alright." Jax knew better than to bring up the research packet that was in his backpack. Once May found her pokeball she called the police and they took him away. "Now I have something for you. It is from your dad." Jax handed her the Packet.
"Thank you. Now I have a gift for you. Here it is your very own Pokenav." May handed him the pokenav and explained how to use it. "This will help you and here take this with you to." She gave him a small case. "That is your badge case. It will hold the badges you get on your quest." When he was preparing to leave he walked to May and gave her a long kiss. It lasted about a minute and then he left.
Heading now to Petalburg city Jax felt that he wouldn't be able to defeat Norman. He remembered watching Brendans battle against the Elite Four on T.V. he saw just how powerful one had to be to be able to fight them. Jax could only imagine the power that Norman held. The gym leaders are a way to test a trainers ability. Once a trainer has defeated all eight of the gym leaders he or she may be a strong enough trainer to face the Elite Four.
Jax was a rookie trainer who hasn't even battled once with his pokemon, that he could remember. Now he was on a quest to find information on the legendary pokemon. He knew that his chances of finding data would increase if he was a strong trainer, but Jax didn't know the first thing about battling. He had to go train his pokemon that much he knew. East of Petalburg was a patch of grass that wild pokemon appeared in some times, Jas was about to go train his pokemon and catch a few others.
A few hours passed as Jax fought the wild pokemon. He didn't manage to catch or beat very many. He fought mainly Zigzagoon and Poochyena. The Zigzagoon made a fool of Jax. The last one he fought was able to doge almost all of Alpha's attacks. The racoon pokemon easily took out Alpha and Poochyena. Jax was scurrying to the pokemon center when he saw a face he recognized from TV. Wally.
Wally was a friend of Brendon's and was also the Battle Tent Champion. He gained a lot publicity from his achievement and also his role in the Magma Crisis two years ago. Wally was able to sneak into the Magma base during the crisis and find secret documents about a powerful form of the legendary pokemon. Not much was known about the forms other than It powered the pokemon by a great amount.
Jax knew that this might be his only chance to ask a powerful battler for some tips. "Wally... Can I ask you a question?"
"Are you with the press?"
"No. I am a novice trainer just starting on my journey. I was going to ask if I could have some tips on battling."
"Sure. I am always wanting to help young trainers. Try to find an opponents weakness. If you can, then exploit it. Type advantage is a strong key component in battles."
"Yes thank you."
"Here take my Nav number and I will call and check up on your progress from time to time."
"Really? Thanks."
"No problem. Take my advice and challenge the battle tents to hone your skill in battles."
"Alright." Wally soon declared that his time was short and he was running late for a meeting with Norman.
"Really I was going to challenge him soon." Jax exclaimed.
"Alright come along. We will speak with him together."
Norman was in the center of his gym when the duo arrived. "Wally? Who is this with you?"
"Norman I would like you to meet Jax. Jax is a new trainer who started his journey yesterday." Exclaimed Wally
"Really? I would be glad to test your skill. Wally would you mind being the judge for our battle? That is if your up to it, Jax."
"I sure am." Jax's voice hinted to the uncertainty that Jax hid.
"Very well the battle between Norman and Jax will commence. Each trainer will use one pokemon and if Jax wins he will receive the gym's badge."
Norman sent out a small sloth pokemon and Jax sent out Alpha. The slakoth was a slow pokemon but it had a disturbing move. Yawn. Alpha hit the sloth with all it had but it still wasn't enough. Once the Yawn move hit Alpha he started to slow. Both pokemon, now extremely slow were moving in a groggy fashion. "You battle with out confidence in your pokemon this is why you have trouble winning. You attack all at once and don't let up even when you are not doing damage. The pokemon you are facing has a move that will slowly put your pokemon to sleep. You had no knowledge of this and you can no longer fight it. Strategy is the key to any battle. SLAKOTH FINNISH THIS!" The sloth hit Alpha with enough force to cripple a man. The small blue pokemon was no longer able to battle.
"Alpha is no longer able to battle. Norman is the winner." Wally wore a neutral expression, but Jax could tell that the green haired trainer was starting to feel sorrow for him.
"It was a good battle. You let yourself fall trapped in slakoth's slowness. I have an idea. Go to Rustboro City and challenge Roxann. Once you beat her come back here and I will teach you how to battle."
Jax left the gym without a word. He hurried over to the pokemon center and healed his pokemon. He knew that he should go fight Roxann and he would, but he wanted to do some more training on his own first. The Petalburg coast was full of pokemon and even had a few tall grass patches. He would head to the coast in the mourning.
