Skye was quite pleased with their start. She had made time to get to know her new pokemon, traveled for sometime now, soon to arrive in Viridian city, and she had already caught one pokemon, a small male Sandshrew. The adorable thing had been stuck between a rock and fallen tree, so she really didn't need to battle him, instead she got him out of the small hole by catching him.
A smile was steadily growing on her face, as she took notice of the buildings up front. "Look Charmander! It's Viridian city! We're finally here!" The pokemon took notice of his trainers excitment and began wagging his tail. "Chaaar! Charmander char!"
It was in a good time too, her pokemon needed the tender loving care of a nurse Joy and Skye needed some food in her, it was around noon anyway.
She sighed and took Charmander in her arms as the small fire type was tiring out from walking, of course she could have recalled him in his pokeball, but Charmander seemed to prefer staying out.
"HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!"
A woman's voice screamed, causing the two to flinch and freeze, as a Officer Jenny stopped in front of them with her bike. "Is there something wrong officer?"
"I'm sorry miss, but i need to see your ID, there has been various cases of pokemon being stolen, and i need to make sure that the Charmander your holding isn't stolen."
Blinking, Skye nodded and dug out her Pokedex, which she handed over to Jenny who opened it.
"I'm Dexane, a Pokédex programmed by Professor Oak for Pokémon Trainer Skye Storm of the town of Pallet. My function is to provide Skye with information and advice regarding Pokémon and their training. If lost or stolen, I cannot be replaced. " A female voice spoke, and Skye saw her picture lighting up on the screen.
Officer Jenny smiled and returned the Pokedex which Skye quickly pocketed. "Well, i see no problem here, where are you headed?"
Glad that it was over, Skye returned the smile. "Pokecenter, to heal up my pokemon and eat something, then i'll probably visit the market and head back on the road." Giving a nod, officer Jenny pointed to the dirrection of the pokecenter. "If you take that road you'll get to the pokecenter a lot quicker, and there's a small cafe near it so you can eat there. The market should be close by as well."
Giving her thanks, Skye continued walking and in no time arrived at the pokecenter and walked in, being greeted immediatly by the pink haired nurse. "Welcome to Viridian city pokecenter!"
"Hello nurse Joy." Skye greeted her. "Could you please heal my pokemon? They are quite tired from our journey." "Of course! Please put Charmander back to his pokeball and place the pokeballs on this tray." The nurse told her, and Skye swiftly recalled Charmander and put her pokeballs on the slots in the tray.
"Say, nurse Joy? What is the closest gym around here?" That question had burned inside her for a while, it would be best to get some information about the gym and form a strategy before trying to challenge the gym.
"Oh! The closest one is in Pewter city! Maybe a day-half if you're fast- from here!"
Skye nodded, Pefter city... Yes, now she remembered! Her father visited some friend of his there once in a while. "Do you know what type of pokemon they use there..?" Nurse Joy frowned and glanced at the ceiling, clearly trying to remember. Few seconds later her face lit up. "Oh i do! The gym leader, Brock, uses rock-types!" Thanking the nurse, Skye allowed her to continue on with her pokemon.
Rock types... If she remembered right, they were weak against grass, water, fighting, steel, and ground type moves, while strong against bug, fire, flying and ice type moves. She already had Sandshrew a ground type, but maybe she could get her hands on a water, grass or fighting type... Maybe, for now she would focus on Sandshrew...
Shaking her head, she headed for the phone's. She should call her father and professor Oak...
Dialing the familiar number, she waited for her father to pick up the phone, and soon smiled when the picture of Jason Storm and his Hitmonchan appeared on the screen. "Hi dad! I made it to Viridian city!"
"Ah! Already? It took me two days!" The man cried out in shock. Skye face-palmed at that. "It's because you're lazy, dad..." This caused a sweatdrop to travel down the head of Hitmonchan, who silently agreed.
Coughing, Jason smiled sheepishly. "Anyhow... Have you caught any new pokemon yet?"
"Sure have!" Skye beamed. " A really cute Sandshrew! He and Charmander are being healed at the moment tho... I decaided that after i've done everything i need in Viridian, i'll continue to the forest and sleep under the sky, instead of staying the night here."
"That's my girl! You know, the first pokemon i caught was a Beedrill! I almost died too, because the damned thing was trying to use poison needle on me!" The man laughed, ignoring the blank look on his daughters face. "But kid, be careful in there you never know when i wild pokemon will attack and they tend to be jealous of caught pokemon."
"I will, bye dad." "Bye sweetheart!" The phone call ended, and Skye quickly dialed the other number.
"Hello? Professor Oak?"
"Hmm? Oh! Skye! You made it to Viridian city it seems! How are you? Any new pokemon?"
The professor appeared on the screen, smling at her. "Hi professor, yes i made it to Viridian and i am now at the pokecenter getting Charmander and my new pokemon Sandshrew checked out by nurse Joy."
She told the older man who nodded in approval. "My grandson, Gary, left few hours ago, so you might see him there, and Ash Ketchum left only hour and half ago!"
Skye was surprised by that. Ash and her had been childhood playmates, so she knew him really well, but Gary was pretty unknown to her, since she only saw him few times and had already had the first impression that he was cocky and full of himself. "Really? Did Ash get Squirtle or Bulbasaur like he wanted? Sure hope he wasn't mad i took Charmander!"
Suddenly, the professor looked sheepish. "Well... No. Ash didn't get either of them. Gary took Squirtle and another trainer took Bulbasaur.." Shock filled her senses, and she felt her heart stop for a moment. Ash didin't get his starter...? Oh no... "B-But you just said he left hour and half ago!"
"Yes, yes i did. Ash didin't get one of the usual starters, instead he was given a Pikachu, which your father had found... You remember that rascal, don't you?"
How... Could she not? The electric type had zapped her father and jumped on her shoulder, cooing at her and rubbing it's cheek against hers before her father had batteled it in a fit of annoyance with his own Raichu. Personally, Skye had adored the yellow pokemon would have liked to keep it, but if Ash had it, she was happy.
Smiling she nodded. "Did it zap Ash too? Or is dad a special case?" She joked, but professor confirmed it by sighing and hung his head.
"Excuse me! Your pokemon are ready now!" The voice of nurse Joy called out, and Skye glanced over. "One moment please!" She turned back to professor Oak. "I'll be going now! I'll call again to check in sometime, bye professor!" "Bye, and good luck Skye."
The call ended and Skye hurried to the desk where nurse Joy was waiting with her two pokeballs.
"Your pokemon have been healed completely!" The nurse chirped and handed her the balls. "You should buy them some pokefood from the market, or else they won't have the strenght to battle."
Noddidng she placed the two pokeballs on her belt and thanked nurse Joy, before leaving the pokecenter and walking to the near by cafe.
"Can i take your order?" Surprisingly, it didn't take even a minute for a waiter to come after she sat down.
"Umm... I'll take the venusaur burger, charfries and a bubblebeam soda." Skye didn't eat meat, because to her it was just gross to eat pokemon that some trained and befriended, so usually ordered a meat free meals or fries, stangely enough every food was named usually after pokemon or their attacks...
The waiter smiled. "Coming right up miss." And he left.
This thankfully gave her mind time to wonder. She knew now what types the first gym used, which was good. She could probably find a grass or water or flying type in Viridian forest if she was lucky, even a bug type could come handy like Butterfree or Beedrill which were bug and flying types... She would also need a water type at some point and a electric type would be good too...
She barely noticed when the food came, just mumbeled a thank-you and munched silently on her food.
She was thankful nurse Joy had fed her pokemon, now they could rest little while in their balls...
Before she knew it, she had eaten her food, so she paid the waiter(remembering to give him a good tip too.. She used to waiter in Pallet and it sucked when someone gave you so little that you couldn't buy a gumball with it!).
Skye made her way outside and glanced around for a market, soon spotting one and heading for it.
Walking in, she made a beebrill-line to the medical section, and grapped as many of potions, heals, antidotes and other thing from there for her pokemon and herself, then she continued to the food section where she took incredients for the pokefood she planned to make her pokemon, and food for her too.
After some thinking, she grapped few extra pokeballs, a new shirt and few bottles of water.
Skye passed through the check out after she paid for the items and left in a hurry. If she was lucky, she could make it to Pewter city just minutes before it got dark, tomorrow she would challenge the gym.
When the looming woods of Viridian forest came closer, Skye couldn't help but to shiver. 'i hate places like these...' She thought t herself. Not because of the bug-types, she actually thought some of them were adorable... But because of the creepy feel the forest had.
Taking a deep breath, she ventured in to the forest.
"Sandshrew! Use rapid spin!"
Skye watched proudly, as her new partner obeyed instantly, and hit the Beedrill with all he had.
The Beedrill let out a hurt buzz and tried to lift itself off the ground, but Skye wasn't about the let that happen. "Quick! Use Swift!"
The attack hit dead on, and Beedrill fainted. Grinning, Skye took out an empty pokeball and threw it at the bug type. "Go pokeball!" She watched with giddy excitement(Along with Sandshew, who was ready for more if needed) as the pokeball blinked, before it setteled down. Releasing a joyful laugh, she hurried to to pokeball and grapped it.
"Yes! We caught Beedrill!" Sandsrew joined in, and jumped up, crying happily. Skye turned to her pokemon and kneeled down, petting the ground-types head. "Well done, sandshrew! You're growing really strong, really fast! We can definately win our first gym if we keep this up!"
Happy, Sandshrew cooed and nuzzeled her palm, before Skye returned him. Now she had to tend to Beedrill.
Opening the pokeball and releasing the bug pokemon, she began to use potions and herbs to bring the pokemon back to reality and when it woke, she wordlessly gave it a Oran berry which Beedrill devoured.
"Welcome to the family Beedrill." She smiled at it and took out her pokedex pointing it at Beedrill.
"Beedrill. This Pokémon is an evolved form of Weedle, following its Kakuna stage. Its sting is highly poisonous. "
"Well, nothing new in that i suppose... What attacks do you know?" She murmured and to her relief, Dexane spoke again.
"Beedrill's known moves at the moment are: Fury attack, Twineedle, poison sting and bug bite."
Skye smiled, it seemed she had caught a good one. "Well then! Good to have you Beedrill! Are you a girl or boy?" To her amusement, the Beedrill actually flexed his 'muscles'. "A boy then."
Withdrawing Beedrill, Skye continued on her way. No point in staying at the forest if she was close to Pewter city, she rather slept in bed than on the ground any day.
RUSSLE.
She jumped, as she heard something in the bushes and snapped her head towards the bush.
RUSSLE RUSSLE.
It could only be a Weedle... Or a flying type searching for food... Not anything dangerous like a thief!... Right?
RUSSLLE RUSSLE RUSSLE.
OH GOD! What if it was? SKye quickly took out Charmanders pokeball and was ready to throw it, until two, absolutely adorable, yellow ears with black tips poked out of the bush, and a yellow pokemon jumped out, one that Skye knew very well from her experience back at home. A wild Pikachu.
The electric type froze when it noticed Skye and when they made eye contact it's cheeks sparkeled with electricity, a clear warning, one that Skye had seen before on her father's Raichu as well when he tried to fend off wild pokemon that tried to come too close to her.
Getting down on her knees she gently cooed at the electric mouse. "It's okay sweetheart, i won't do anything to you... Calm down alright? Are you hungry? I have some berries with me if you are.."
It's ears turned at the sound of her voice and perked up. It came a little closer.
"That's it sweetie... No need to zap Skye, right? I won't hurt you.." Now that she thought about it, the Pikachu was a little thin, wasn't it? Probably because the flying types, bug types and grass types ate most of the food...
Slowly taking out a oran berry, she offered it to the Pikachu, who was now glancing from the berry to her face. "Go on, take it. No tricks i promise." The yellow mouse inched closer, before swiping the berry from her hand and going little ways from her, quickly devouring the blue berry.
It had to have been hungry to eat that fast, how long had it been since it's last meal? Carefully, Skye pointed her pokedex at it. "Pikachu, the Mouse Pokémon. It can generate electric attacks from the electric pouches located in both of its cheeks. "
But the picture was different, as was Skye's memory of the last pikachu she saw. The black tips on it's ears were hich shaped in downward-facing spikes unlike the normal smooth curve other Pikachu's had, and there was a small torn on it's tail, most likely from a fight with another pokemon and Pikachu was slightly thinner than the one on the pokedex.
Smiling, Skye took out few more berries and left them on the ground. "Here's some more, feel free to eat them. Bye.."
She stood up, and left the Pikachu to feed. The poor thing needed some food, and it didn't seem to trust her at all, so it was better to just leave it alone.
Skye walked along the grassy road for sometime, before she head something behind her, and glanced over her shoulder. The Pikachu had followed her.
Acting like she didn't notice the electric mouse, she continued to walk, aware how the Pikachu hurried after, calling out to her.
"Pii! Pikachuu! Pikaa!"
Halting, she slowly turned around, to look at the distressed pokemon. "Hm? Do you want to come with me?" She almost 'aww'ed when Pikachu's tail and ears perked up.
The electric type quickly climbed to her shoulder and released a happy 'Chaa!' as it rubbed it's cheek against hers. Laughing, Skye took out a pokeball. "I'll take that as a yes!"
Gently tapping the pokeball to Pikachu's head, she watched as the pokemon disappeared inside in flash of red. The pokeball blinked thrice and setteled in her hand.
Smiling, she placed the ball to her belt. "Well, i'll be... Two pokemon in one day, must be my lucky day."
Chuckeling, she continued on her way, she could actually see the forest ending, which ment that she was close to Pewter city.
Finally, she was on the road, and she headed straight to the town.
The city seemed peaceful enough. Not like Pallet, but that was obvious... There wasn't a place as peaceful as Pallet.
Skye glanced around curiously, as humans and pokemon walked about, stopping for a moment to talk to a trainer with a Butterfree whom had landed on her head.
The Butterfree was absolutely adorable and Skye couldn't help but to gush over it, to the amusement of the trainer who watched Skye coo at his pokemon.
Tearing herself away from the two(but not before hugging the adorable bug type once more) she waved goodbye and made her way towards the pokecenter for a quick visit to heal her pokemon and eat something... It also would be a plus if there was a room available.
"Welcome to Pewter city pokecenter!" Nurse Joy called with the familiar loving voice that every Joy seemed to possess.
"Good evening nurse Joy, Could you please heal my pokemons? We've traveled through Viridian forest and i thought it would be best to make sure they're okay... And is there a room available for the night?"
She handed her four pokeballs to the nurse who smiled at her. "It's nice to see a responsible trainer like you, few other trainers just passed here and they weren't too concerned about their pokemon unfortunately. Yes, there are free rooms, you can pick any of the free ones. Would you like something to eat as well?"
"If it wouldn't be too much of a problem."
The nurse nodded. "Very well, your pokemon should be ready in few. Chansey, please escort-?"
"Skye."
"Skye to the cafeteria and give her something to eat."
The pink pokemon walked up to her and cooed cutely, so Skye pointed her pokedex at it.
"Chansey, the Egg Pokémon. Chansey is a kind Pokémon who shares its egg with those who are sick or injured. "
Chansey led her to a table, disappearing for few moments, and coming back with a trolley filled with different foods. Thanking it, Skye took few of the ones she liked.
The sun had already disappeared from fiew and she could see few pokemon setteling in for the night as she ate. She supposed she should as well, seeing as tomorrow would be her first gym battle and she wanted to get up early for last minute training.
Right as she finished her food, nurse Joy walked to her. "Here you are, your pokemon are all well now and here is the key for your room."
"Thank you nurse Joy, goodnight."
Skye carefully took her pokeballs from Joy and stood up, she ventured to the area where the rooms were, checking the number on her key(15) and after finding it, she went inside and placed her bag down.
After taking a shower, dressing in her PJ's(black ones that had Butterfrees and Venomoths on them) she fell on her bed, and slowly drifted to sleep.