Hello, again! Yes, I'm back with another chapter! Please, please, please tell me what Eevee should evolve into. I'm debating between Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon or Glaceon. Sorry, I prefer not using the evolution stones to evolve Pokémon. Anyway, I only own the idea of this story and my OCs.
Chapter Two
Off We Go
Pikachu, Eevee and I left Pallet Town to our first destination: Viridian City.
The three of us were all excited, I could tell. It was the start of our journey together.
I learned early on Eevee disliked walking and would much prefer to be in my arms, but I put her down every so often because my hands got tired. Despite disliking walking on the ground, Eevee absolutely despised her PokéBall.
Viridian City wasn't a great distance away, but I would have gotten there more quickly with my bike that I so stupidly forgot.
Anyway, at least the view was nice. I mean, Viridian City was known for its surrounding Evergreen trees.
There was also lots of Pokémon around, but mainly bug Pokémon. Like my mother, I wasn't a big fan of bugs. In fact, I got so annoyed with the bugs, I asked Pikachu to thunderbolt 'em. I'm such a genius.
Yes. I was being sarcastic. The couple of bugs Pikachu electrocuted lived in a hive of perhaps fifty or so bugs.
Fantastic.
The three of us were rushing away from the bug Pokémon until my last breath.
No, until I tripped.
Pikachu kept using thunderbolt, but there were just too many. And they wouldn't die. Yes, that was a huge factor.
They were about to attack us with whatever they could attack with until from behind them came a burst of flames that burned most of them to a crisp.
In fear, the others scattered away.
Thank God! I thought, releasing a huge sigh of relief.
"What the hell did you do the get them that angry?" A guy's voice sourly asked.
"Heh, heh…" I fake laughed. "You see, um, my Pikachu, sort of, electrocuted a couple of them?" I smiled a bit, getting up from the ground.
"You WHAT?" He yelled ferociously. Then he let out a large sigh. "Whatever. Just who are you?"
I noticed he had quite handsome features. By the looks of it, he was obviously a Pokémon Trainer. He had medium length brown hair and determined brown eyes.
(A/N: He has the appearance of Touya from Pokémon Black and White)
I was smirking now with my thumb pointing to me. "The name's Silvia, Silvy for short. That's Pikachu and that's Eevee." I introduced my Pokémon and myself. "And who are you?" I asked back.
"Kane." The guy simply replied. And he pointed to his Pokémon. "Growlithe."
"Nice to meet ya, you heading to Viridian City?" I asked.
He nodded and then tilted his head, which most likely meant, "What's it to you?"
"Why don't we travel together? We're both heading the same way."
Kane let out another deep sigh. "Sure."
I squealed a bit. "Yay!"
My expression then became serious. "First question. Why are you traveling?"
His expression remained emotionless. "To be a Pokémon master, of course. You?"
"I don't really know what I want to be just yet. But I left my home to find my missing father and cure my brother's illness." I explained.
"Second question. How old are you?" He copied my questionnaire format.
"Thirteen. What about you?" I replied.
"Fourteen in a couple of months." He stated flatly.
"Question three. When did you become a trainer? How many badges do you have?"
"That's two questions. I became a trainer a about a week ago, but I lived on One Island so I took a boat and arrived just on the outskirts of Pallet Town. I don't have any badges yet because I got here yesterday."
"Question five. (Since you asked question three and four) Why is your Eevee an abnormal color?"
"Originally, I have no idea." I laughed a bit. "But Professor Oak gave her to me when I showed him the large connection we share."
We continued the questionnaire with enjoyment for it passed the time of heading to Viridian City.
Viridian City wasn't much of a city. Perhaps just a large town. There was a gym, a PokéCenter, a PokéMart, and some homes.
Anyway, I was somewhat saddened to have to leave Kane. It was really nice to be able to talk to someone while we travelled.
"Are you battling Viridian's gym leader today?" I asked him.
"If I can." He told me.
"May I watch?"
He shrugged his shoulders. "Sure."
Pikachu and Eevee seemed very excited to cheer for Kane.
As we entered the gym, I was surprised to see someone I knew.
"Grandpa!" I exclaimed, running to him for a big hug. "I thought you retired!"
"Well, I was retired until the current gym leader said he had to leave somewhere, so I'm taking over until he gets back." He smiled.
I had forgotten Kane was there, until I remembered.
"Oh! This is my friend, Kane! He wants to battle for a badge." I introduced. "And Kane, this is my grandpa, the temporary gym leader, the one and only *Blue."
Kane and Grandpa both greeted each other, shaking hands.
"So you wanna battle? Okay, but I'm not easy."
Kane nodded with determination.
"Great, let's get started. Silvy, I need you to be the referee. Do you remember how?"
I also nodded. Pikachu and Eevee were by the bleachers, ready to cheer for Kane.
"This will be a one-on-one Pokémon battle. The gym leader will only be able to select one Pokémon at a time and the trainer may switch at any time, however the gym leader may not. The victor will be decided after the defeat of three Pokémon in the party." I announced clearly.
"Come on out, Pidgeot." Grandpa called, throwing his PokéBall into the air.
A large Pidgeot appeared that looked really tough.
"It's your turn Growlithe." Kane also called.
"The trainer may begin first." I said.
"Growlithe, use Bite!" Kane began.
Growlithe raced towards Pidgeot to bite it, but evaded the attack by flying up high in the air.
"Now, Aerial Ace!" Grandpa exclaimed.
Pidgeot came crashing down towards Growlithe.
"Try and avoid it!" Kane called to Growlithe.
And Growlithe did try, but Pidgeot's speed was so great, it was unavoidable.
Pidgeot hit Growlithe with amazing speed and strength.
Dust covered the air, leaving suspension between everyone.
In the end, Growlithe was knocked out.
"Kane's Growlithe is unable to battle." I stated. "Do you wish to continue?"
Kane smiled. "Good job, have a good rest." Kane returned Growlithe to his PokéBall.
He then turned to me. "Sorry, I do not have anymore Pokémon."
"By default, the winner is Blue." I said.
After the battle, we went back to grandpa's house.
"You have potential." He complimented. "But, the reason you lost is because you need more experience as a trainer. I can tell you are very kind to your Pokémon, which is very good, but without learning about the world around you, you won't be the best."
"Thank you. I'll come back. And when I do, I'll be stronger." Kane responded with a grin.
"Good. Now," He faced me. "When did you decide to become a trainer?"
"Yesterday. Mom finally gave me the 'okay'. Professor Oak gave me Eevee and I'm taking dad's Pikachu with me." I explained. "Also, I promised to find dad and find a cure for Lex."
"Do you have any idea where Ash could be?"
At the same time I shook my head, Kane choked on his tea. I gave him an are-you-okay look.
"Ash, as in Ash Ketchum?" He asked.
"Yeah, why?" I countered.
"Like the Ash Ketchum? The Ash Ketchum of the century? The world-famous Ash Ketchum that became the one and only Pokémon Master of all the regions?"
I gave him a skeptical look and then sighed. "Yeah. My name is Silvia Ketchum. Therefore, he's my dad."
Grandpa laughed a bit.
"Are you serious? That is so cool. Wait, does that mean that Pikachu… is Ash's Pikachu?"
Now I was being annoyed by his childish admiration. "Bingo."
Then, an idea suddenly popped into my head. "If you wanna meet him that badly, then let's travel together. I'm out looking for him and you wanna meet him then it makes total sense."
Instantly, Kane replied, "Sure."
Grandpa changed the topic. "So, what kind of trainer do you wanna be, Silvy?"
"Um… To be totally honest, I'm not a big fan of battling. I kinda dislike seeing any Pokémon hurt, with the exception of bugs. Also, contests really aren't my thing. Dressing up Pokémon doesn't appeal to me much. I guess, a Pokémon breeder, maybe?"
"Seems like a fine idea." Grandpa supported me.
We said our good-byes to Grandpa after he suggested that we head to Pewter City.
I was waiting outside of grandpa's house while grandpa and Kane were talking to each other. Meanwhile, I was playing with Pikachu and Eevee. They seemed to enjoy it very much.
I looked towards Kane who just happened to look at me. I smiled at him, while he suddenly just blushed.
I thought grandpa might have told him something he shouldn't have.
Our next destination was Pewter City, but to get there, we needed to pass through Viridian Forest, which I heard had a lot of bugs.
Oh boy.
*Okay, I need to explain something for future chapters. I've sort of combined the anime and manga generations together. Basically, manga come first, then the anime, and finally Silvia's generation. So for this fanfiction, Red marries Green and has Ash, Blue marries Yellow and have Misty (and her other sisters), and Ash marries Misty and they have Silvia and Lex. Also, for this purpose, Blue is not the grandson of Professor Oak and is not related to Professor Oak in any way, shape or form. Message me if you need further explanation.
Yay! I finished another chapter! I hoped you liked it very much! Next chapter will introduce a new Pokémon to the gang and maybe a new character. I don't know!
See ya next time,
~srose00
