TOYS: Dawn Of A New Era
Chapter One: Brand New Beginnings
Artemis scuffled out of bed as he groaned, rubbing his eyes. His puffy fur above his head sticking out as he shook it out of his line of sight. He glanced around his small room, the dark wooden floor was still barley to be seen as he looked at the window, moonlight shining in. "Damn..Dad wakes me up SO early." he huffed, grabbing his black headband from his dresser, sliding it on his head as his puffy fur hung out from above it. He grinned, looking at himself in the mirror. "First day of actual training is today..Well..I've gotta give it my best..!" the yellow Pikachu said to himself. He opened his bedroom door to see a light on downstairs. He walked down, looking around as the main room was dark. The light coming from the kitchen. "Dad. Why did you wake me up so early? I'm pretty sure training doesn't start RIGHT now you know.." he said walking into the kitchen as he saw his dad, he was sitting at the kitchen table, the yellow Pikachu with a cup in his hand. His dad was always his idol. He'd herd heroic stories about him, how countless times he'd saved the village with his friends, and got out of situations that were impossible to get out of. But that was Adam alright, always doing the impossible. "Training may not start now..But you must rise and wake up first. Then prepare yourself. Earlier the better!" Adam smiled. "You old people and waking up early..I'm fifteen, I don't need to be waking up THIS early!" Artemis mumbled, glancing away from his dad. "O-OLD? OLD. HEY, WATCH YOUR MOUTH. I'M NOT OLD!" Adam growled. "I may be well...GETTING THERE...But heh. I'm still as good as I was when I was your age.." he sighed. Looking at Artemis. "Yeah whatever dad. So...FOOD! What's for breakfast?" Artemis questioned, sniffing around as he hopped onto the counter, looking for cereal. "Just make whatever. I don't care, I'm only up because well...I just wanted to get you up early. HAHAHAH." Adam remarked, laughing in his seat. "Yeah yeah shut it..I'll come back today stronger than you dad...heheheh." Artemis scowled, "Stronger than me in one day? Son..You might be WAY to ego headed." Adam laughed. "But..Your training will be different than mine." Adam said, turning his full gaze to Artemis. "W-What? It is? I thought grandpa was gonna train me!" Artemis groaned, adjusting his black headband. Soon eating from a cereal box as he looked at his dad. "No..Grandpa trained me in a way that made it to where I was only focused on hand to hand combat. My other skills I lacked hard..I had to make up for it when I was a bit older..But I'm still not good in that category..So you will take special training from an old friend on mine Artemis..Heck. He wasn't around much. But when he was there, we needed him..He dissapeared for a long time as well..Only to come back a couple years ago.." Artemis's eyes went wide as he thought to himself 'MAN! WHO COULD THIS BE? Well I obviously don't know him...But it's gotta be someone STRONG! yeah!...I'm hyped!' Artemis opened his mouth, chewing the dry cereal. "So...Dad, this guy is strong yes? well...What will he be training me exactly." he questioned, curious about whats to come. "Well Artemis..I'm not sure what STYLE he will do it in, But I told him. You are to master hand to hand combat. AND your natural electric abilities...So one day you can be stronger than me son..That's what I want..I may be the village leader now, but when my time comes I need someone better than me..Stronger...Wiser...It'll be you. I'm lending that opportunity to you." Adam smiled slightly. "You will be stronger than me in every way possible my son. And once you are..I'll be very proud of you." Artemis's eyes grew wide once more. "STRONGER THAN YOU, AND THE NEXT LEADER? WOW REALLY DAD!?" he said jumping off the counter. "Well now I know what I'm training for! I won't disappoint you father...I promise!" he smirked, a shine in his eye. "Well I didn't think you would Artemis, the day you were born I knew you were not normal..You have so much potential inside you..You need to unlock it..And become one with yourself." Adam said, closing his eyes with a small sigh. "If only I was like that when I was younger..I just learned everything the hard way..But I suppose that's what made me who I am today." Adam scuffled. "Now finish eating son, it may be early..But I wanna take you to meet your trainer!" Artemis stretched, looking at his father. "Heheh! alright..Nothing wrong with a early start anyways..I'll get my things, and we can be on our way!"
~End of Chapter One~