Chapter 2: The Electrifying Shock
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As Bradley stepped out onto his porch, he spun around and gave his mom an enormous hug, this would be their last embrace for over a year. With neither one of them wanting to end this emotional farewell, they were interrupted by Bradley's best friend Terrace Irvingston.
"UGH Uh! Sorry to interrupt the family moment, but we need to be on our way," Terrace said. He was a dark complexioned fellow, with brown hair that caresses down his face. He has bright blue eyes that sparkle in the sunlight. He tends to be a little stuck up and cocky, and has a tendency to be a bit pushy. He is a very organized young boy that makes schedules and plans to follow them.
"Ok…" Bradley mumbled still caught in the embrace. Finally, he pulled away and with a nod he was walking down the steps and heading for the gate to meet up with Terrace.
"BYE! I love you!" Mrs. Dunan called to Bradley.
He turned around to wave, and took one last glimpse of the place he called home for the past ten years. He saw the yellow walls of the two story house, and the green shingles on the rooftop. There were green paneling's around each window and white shutters that bordered them on both sides. His mom's prized yellow rose bushes bordered the porch, and there was a giant Abelia tree that honored the famous Professor Abelia, who established the Kansai Region 1,000 years ago.
The title of Professor of the Kansai Region has been passed down to all of the descendants of this family. The family has agreed to continue the family name of Abelia, instead of taking another name from their spouse. Their bloodline has been referred to as royalty by some of the citizens of the Kansai Region.
Bradley felt a tugging on his left arm, and was suddenly jerked in the direction of the lab. He looked at Terrace and saw the keen determination that was in his eyes. He was determined to get to the lab with fifteen minutes to spare.
"What's the rush?" Bradley questioned.
"Do you really want to keep the great Professor Abelia waiting?" Terrace countered.
"Well you know that she will not be mad if we show up a few minutes late. Also, it doesn't matter how early we get there because Suella is always late." Bradley pointed out the facts with a sly look on his face.
"I don't care, Professor Abelia is my idol! I will never keep her waiting. By the way, which Pokémon are you going to choose?" Terrace asked with an intriguing edge to his voice.
"I'm not real sure, I want to look at all of them and see which one I have the greatest connection with. I mean, any one of them would be an incredible starter; Jolteon, with its electrifying talent, Vaporeon, with its aqua magnificence, or Flareon, with its scorching heat. Have you come to a decision on which one you want?" Bradley replied, in a factual manner.
"I have come to the conclusion to go with Flareon! I have always seemed to favor the fire element of Pokémon over all others." Terrace responded.
"That's cool, looks like I will have to choose between Jolteon and Vaporeon now." Bradley stated while wearing a dumb-founded look on his face.
I just don't know what to do. Jolteon would be a very quick and strategic Pokémon to have while I'm battling, but on the other hand, Vaporeon would benefit me when I could escape into the water. This is such a difficult ultimatum to over pass, Bradley thought to himself.
As the two boys were walking through the town of Kyoto, they admired the beauty of the Abelia trees that stood firm in honor of the Abelia family. They also took the time to appreciate the ancient architecture of the houses that rested in the town. Then they stood before the only renovated building in the entire town of Kyoto, which was Professor Abelia's lab.
It was a white building that had windows all over it. The design of the building was completely up to date because a few years ago there was a massive fire that burnt down the original lab that was built by the original Professor Abelia.
Terrace was completely over whelmed by being seconds away from getting his very first Pokémon. He was jumping up and down in his excitement, while shrieking like a little girl. Bradley just stared at him, and waited for him to calm down. After five minutes, Bradley couldn't stand it anymore and had to interrupt Terrace.
"You know you are going to keep Professor Abelia waiting, right?" he questioned. Terrace glared at him before pulling himself together and barging through the glass doors.
Bradley quickly followed him through the doors and was caught in aww by the complete organization of the labs contents. As he looked from the shelves to the research area, he could not find one thing out of order. While Bradley was scanning the lab trying to find at least one thing out of order, Terrace walked over to Professor Abelia and began to chat.
Suddenly, the doors to the lab swung open and an out of breath Suella was leaning on the doors, trying to recuperate.
"I am so sorry…" she lost her breath, "for being tardy."
"It is quite alright, we were just about to begin," Professor Abelia informed the young girl.
Bradley and Suella quickly walked across the lab to be with Terrace and the Professor.
"So, to begin I want you all to know that accepting your trainers badge is an enormous responsibility. You will have to not only think about your own safety but also about the safety of your Pokémon. Do you accept this responsibility?" Professor Abelia asked the three young trainers.
"WE DO!" the three joyously answered in unison.
"Great! Well now that we have that put behind us, let me retrieve your Pokédex's," she announced. She turned around and grabbed one pink Pokédex and two red Pokédex's from a table. She hand Suella the pink one and flipped one of the red ones open to see whose it was, once she figured that out she handed Bradley and Terrace their personalized Pokédex's.
"Now these Pokédex's have a few features you may not know about. If you will open them you will be directed to the main screen. In the main screen you have multiple options, of course, you can view your Pokémon and their moves, and get info on any Pokémon that you may encounter. In addition, you can call people from it, transfer Pokémon with it, and research background information on any gym leader. Well that pretty much sums that up." She instructed, while the three new trainers were going through the new features with curiosity.
"This is so cool!" Terrace muttered under his breath.
"Now all that is left is for you all to receive your starter Pokémon," Professor Abeilia announced.
"I would like to begin with Flareon, please," Terrace insinuated.
"Actually I don't like the trainer to decide their starter…" Professor Abelia lectured them, "I like the Pokémon to choose its trainer." She then released the Jolteon, Flareon, and Vaporeon.
The Pokemon stared at the trainers not knowing what to do next.
"Don't be afraid, choose the person that you feel a connection with." Professor Abelia encouraged the Pokémon.
Then, Flareon stepped forward and looked at the three trainers. Terrace was in the middle of the three with his fingers crossed. When Flareon saw this she quickly snorted at him and walked over to Suella. Terrace hung his head in rejection, he felt glum all of a sudden, and was ready to leave.
Next, Vaporeon stepped forward. She had made her decision the second she laid eyes on Terrace. She quickly skipped over and took a seat next to his feet.
This meant that Jolteon was going to be Bradley's starter. He bent down and opened his arms in a welcoming gesture. Jolteon completely ignored him and walked around the trainer to sit behind him.
Bradley turned around and said, "We are going to become great friends, you just wait and see!" In that moment, Jolteon struck him with a thunder shock attack before turning around to put her back towards him.
"Looks like we already have a connection," Bradley joyously told the Professor through laughter.
"What might that be?" Professor Abelia questioned.
"We both have electricity pulsing through our veins…" Bradley said before passing out right in front of the others.
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