Chapter 1: Go! Pokémon!
The alarm clock sounded for six o'clock, and Cameron awoke to stop it. He stood up and stretched and dragged himself to the bathroom downstairs to wash his face and brush his teeth. He undressed himself and took a shower. When he got out, he dressed himself into a pair of blue jeans and a black T-shirt. He then pulled on a denim jacket and blue denim gloves. He brushed out his dark caramel colored hair then walked downstairs to the kitchen to pour a bowl of cereal for him.
When he finished eating, he packed a lunch for himself and put it in his blue backpack for later, grabbed a few water bottles to pack as well, before pulling on a pair of brown boots. He put on his back pack and walked out the door, closing it behind him. He had taken a few steps outside when the house door opened again.
"Cameron," a female voice called to him. He turned to see a woman with sherbet orange hair and cerulean blue eyes. She was dressed in a white and pink bathrobe.
"Mom," He replied and walked back to her.
"You're not leaving without saying goodbye to your mother are you?" She kneeled down and hugged him.
"Mom, I'll be back. Don't worry!" He hugged her back and laughs a bit.
"Ok, hun. You have your lunch?"
"Yes, mother."
"And you've packed some water?"
"Yes, I did. Don't worry about me. I'm gonna be late."
"Alright sweetie, take care and stay on the trail"
"Okay I will." He says before starting walking again.
"I love you!" His mom calls and waves.
"Love you, too!" He replies and waves back. His mother watches him walk away and sighs, a mixture of pride, grief, and nostalgia. She then goes back inside the house and closes the door behind her as Cameron walks down the path.
Cameron is eleven years old and has been attending a Professor Lilac's Pokémon School every Saturday for the past three years. Now, today, Cameron is graduating and, as a token of achievement, Cameron gets to choose his very first Pokémon. He couldn't help but be excited; ever since he was told he would get one, he dreamt of what kind of Pokémon he would get.
The morning mist was beginning to clear and the sun, beginning to warm the air. Cameron walked confidently along the trail and took in the surroundings; the birds sang high in the trees and on the ground a family of Rattata scuffled by. Cameron, although he hadn't been very many other places, considered this walk one of his favorites. It was relaxing, refreshing, and a perfect walk for a boy about to become a Pokémon Trainer.
After a few hours of walking, Cameron walked over and took a break on the rock that he always sat down on to take a break. I pulled out the peanut butter and jelly sandwich that he had made for himself that morning and started eating a half. The other half would be for the walk back home. He ate the sandwich as he watched a couple of Pidgey chasing one another amongst the tree tops. He finished the sandwich and took a few sips from one of the water bottles before getting up and walking again. Now came the part of the trail where the trees and greenery got a bit thicker than before. He stayed on the trail like his mother had told him to though. He was now approaching Pallet town now. Only a little bit longer and he would be there.
All of a sudden, everything seemed to happen at once. A branch broke underneath his foot and someone in the lingering fog ahead called out.
"Did you hear that? What was that?" The voice asked as a silhouette began emerging from the mist. Cameron didn't know why, but he quickly dove into a bush and hid. Cameron could see the almost all of the man except for his face. He was wearing a purple body suit with a black belt, gloves and boots. But there was only one thing that truly caught Cameron's attention that made him know he should be terrified.
On the front of the man's shirt was a big, bold letter – Just a single letter; R.