It has been 2 weeks since that day, since Sandshrew and I became partners, I bought a Pokeball for him and everything. My Mother seems to enjoy having him around, though he does cause some troubles, but it's nothing to big, just a few messes here and there.
"Traft come down!" Trafts mother yelled from the edge of the stairs leading to his room. Traft groggily got up from his bed.
"Mom? Why does she want me?" Traft mumbled in a daze. He slowly slide out of bed and opened his door.
"What is it mom..."
Oh no what has Sandshrew broke this time...
"Traft I want to discuss something with you."
"Yeah, what is it?"
"I think..." She paused for a bit. "I think you should go on a journey."
"What!?" What did she just say...
"I think you should go on a journey." Traft looked at her confused.
"I'm fifteen."
"So, going on a journey is an amazing experience, you don't need to take care of me."
"But I..."
"Do this for your mom, make me proud." A journey, I never thought I'd be going on one.
"I will."
"Good, I already made you an appointment to get your licence at the Pokemon Center. You and Sandshrew can do much more outside of Lavender Town, I've already packed your things." Traft's mom hugged him. "Goodbye."
"Goodbye mom."
With that Traft made his way to the Pokemon Center.
Getting the licence wasn't all that hard, all it took was a picture really. I don't get one of those flashy Pokedex's though, only trainers who receive them directly from Pokemon Professor can acquire them.
I still can't believe I'm actually going to go on a journey, what am I gonna do, should I go for the badges? Wow I can't believe the way I sound, just yesterday I would have told you I couldn't care less, but now the thought keeps racing in my mind.
"Um excuse me nurse do you know where a map is?"
"Just over there." She pointed to the wall where the map is hung up.
"Uh thanks."
"I hope to see you again." Huh that was strange, you know she seems to say that to everybody even when they're healing their Pokemon...
Traft made his way of to the map and took a good look at it.
"Ah there's the map, well lets see. It seems I could take route 8 to Saffron City, but I'd be making a strange loop and would have to do back tracking later. If I go down route 12 and slowly make my way to Fuchsia City I should be able to get around fine."
Before I leave I should pick up an actual map though, I'll head to the store. As soon as Traft left the Pokemon Center Dermin showed up.
"Traft! Wait up!"
"Oh hey Dermin came to see me off."
"So it's true then, you're leaving... Then" Dermin lifted his arm with a Pokeball in hand. "Battle me" Traft smiled.
"Alright you're on." This is going to be my first battle...
"You sure have changed recently." Dermin threw the Pokeball. "Alright go Butterfree!" Traft threw his as well.
"Alright, Sandshrew"
"Butterfree use gust!" Sandshrew went flying and tumbled into a tree.
"Damn, alright Sandshrew use scratch." Butterfree easily dodged it.
"Now confusion Butterfree." With the confusion in effect Sandshrew ran right into a wall and fainted.
"Am I that bad that I can't even control my Pokemon..." Traft mumbled as he returned Sanhshrew. Traft looked at Sandshrew's Pokeball as Dermin spoke up.
"You're probably wondering what happened, you see the move confusion does exactly what the word means."
"Don't worry about this we'll both get stronger, trust me. Good job Dermin."
"Here" Dermin threw a bag at Traft.
"Whats this?"
"It has a map and some Pokeballs in it."
"Wow thanks man" Dermin began to walk away.
"Hey Dermin, next time I wont lose!" Dermin turned around and smiled.
"Go out and kick some ass Traft."
With a quick stop at the Pokemon Center Traft left Lavender Town down route 12.
"Well I'm getting hungry, come on out Sandshrew." Sandshrew came out and looked eagerly at Traft. "How about we find a nice place by the water to eat." Sandshrew nodded happily as they walked by the water and sat down.
"Lets see what mom packed for us, here's some Pokemon food Sandshrew" Sandshrew ate happily as Traft pulled out a Sandwich. "Huh it says eat first, makes sense it is a Sandwich that can go bad." They both relaxed with the nice water air breezing up against them.
Out of nowhere something flopped out of the water and landed beside Traft and Sandshrew. Startled Traft jumped up quickly.
"Huh, whats that!?" A Magikarp flopped out of the water beside Traft.
"A Pokemon! It's the first one I've seen, I have to catch it! So how do I do that again?"
Traft pulled a Pokeball out of his bag and touched the Magikarp with it. The Magikarp flew inside it, and the ball began to shake. It shook three times then pinged.
"Did... did I catch it.." Traft picked up the ball. "I did, I caught a Pokemon! Wow Dermin should have said it was this easy!" Traft and Sandshrew were jumping up and down.
"Come on out!" The Magikarp flopped out of the ball.
"Karp karp."
In all honesty I don't know much about Pokemon I know a bit but I never made it a must to know it. If my father didn't leave I probably would have left when I was ten, but I always felt a responsibility to stay home with my mother and help out the best I could.
"Welcome to the team." Traft smiled
"Karp karp."
"I'll take that as a happy karp, here." Traft gave Magikarp some Pokemon food and he eagerly ate it.
"Well it's getting late I better set up camp, return Sandshrew and..." Traft smiled "I'll call you karp for now." Traft set up camp and fell asleep for the night.