Last time on PA: TN - RGB, Red tried to catch a strange, unknown Pokémon, but failed, thinking he could win with Poliwhirl. After being taught a quick lesson by a boy who also tried to catch the strange creature, Red, devastated, decided to come to Professor Oak's lab to be taught how to be a good trainer.

And I DON'T OWN NINTENDO, GAME FREAK, OR POKÉMON! If I did, Vanillite wouldn't exist. I like the rest of Gen 5, though.

Chapter 2

Bulbasaur, Come Home!

No answer.

Red rang the doorbell a second time. And a third time.

"Anybody home?" Red called out.

He lightly knocked on the door. And it opened.

Red walked inside.

The lab had bookshelves, tables, and papers.

"Oh, my…" Red managed to mutter. He couldn't think of anything else to say.

He looked over at a row of Pokéballs.

I had no idea there were so many Pokémon. Red thought.

He saw another Pokéball. It was separate from the others.

"What's this one?" Red asked himself.

He picked it up and saw a little tag on it. It read "Bulbasaur".

Red took his Poliwhirl's Pokéball and held it up to the Bubasaur's.

The two Pokémon just stared at each other.

And then, the door opened. Not the front door, but a door in the back of the room.

All of a sudden, an old man in a lab coat was in front of Red.

The old man also noticed the Bulbasaur's Pokéball in Red's hands.

"You Pokéthief!" the man shouted.

"W-Wait!" Red stuttered. "I d-didn't mean t-to -"

Red was cut off when he accidentally tripped on a button, releasing all of the Pokémon stored in the lab.

"You idiot!" screamed the man. "Now look what you've done!"

The man ducked and avoided a Pidgey.

"Oh, when the Professor comes, he'll be -" Red started.

"I am the Professor, you moron!" screamed Oak. "Just get those Pokémon back!"

It took forty minutes, but Red eventually got most of the Pokémon back into their Pokéballs.

Red looked out the window, obviously nervous. Oak noticed this.

"Don't tell me some of them escaped….." said the exhausted Oak.

"I'll go out and get them!" announced Red.

"Oh, no you don't, Pokéthief!" Oak said as he stopped Red from leaving.

"But I'm not a Pokéthief!" Red exclaimed. "Look, I'm sorry I came into you lab uninvited and I'm sorry about releasing the Pokémon. But we have to get them back!"

"It's too late for that," sighed the Professor. "It'll be dark before we find them all."

"We can't just give up," Red said. "I'm going after them!"

Red bolted out the door and onto Route 1.

The bell of a bicycle ringed.

Professor Oak was on a bicycle, trying to catch up with Red.

"Think you can do this all by yourself?" asked Oak. "You won't know what to look for!"

Red just smiled as they continued traversing Route 1.

"And after we get them all back," said Oak. "You better believe that I'm turning you in!"

"Yes, sir!" said Red.

They found a lot of the Pokémon on Route 1, but some managed to go as far as Viridian City.

"Here, kitty…" said Oak as he and Red closed in on a Meowth.

Red threw the Pokéball, and retrieved the Meowth.

"If I knew we were chasing them all the way to Viridian City," said Oak. "I would have decided I was too old for this."

"The last one is Bulbasaur," said Red. "And there it is!"

Red had spotted it. The Bubasaur ran into an old building.

"After it!" shouted the Professor.

The tired duo ran past the building. A sign in front said "Viridian City Gym is CLOSED".

They opened the door and looked inside.

It was empty, except for a few spider webs and a statue.

"Where would it go…" mumbled the Professor as he looked around

Red took a closer look at the statue. It was a man's face on a pedestal.

The man looked more menacing than the man in black he saw earlier.

"There you are!" said Oak. He had found the little Pokémon. "Now, come to daddy -"

The Bulbasaur tackled Oak right in the stomach.

Red darted up and approached the Bulbasaur.

"Don't be afraid," he said. "I know you're nervous. It's the first time you've been outside."

Oak just stared at Red, a little surprised.

"You were kept separate from the others in the lab, weren't you?" Red asked in the nicest tone of voice. "I'll bet you haven't seen another living thing besides Oak."

The Bulbasaur walked up to Red and let Red pet him.

But it was all interrupted by a booming sound. Red, Oak, and the Pokémon turned around to see a giant Machoke standing before them.

Oak fainted upon seeing it, so the wild Machoke attacked Red.

Red was about to punched, but something stopped it.

The Bulbasaur had used Vine Whip, keeping a firm grip on the Machoke's arm.

But the strong Pokémon eventually broke free from the vine and the Bulbasaur ran over to Red for protection.

Red and the Bulbasaur were up against the wall. The wild Pokémon would attack at any moment.

Red had to think fast.

Then, he noticed a little ray of sunshine shining through the shades.

If Bulbasaur has a bulb, and the sunlight… Red was thinking lightning fast.

Red opened the shades, letting sunlight into the building.

The Bulbasaur's bulb started to glow a little.

And all of a sudden, a giant beam was released from the bulb's tip, knocking out the Machoke.

After Oak woke up, Red told him what had happened.

"You knew about Solar Beam?" Oak inquired.

"No," replied Red. "But I figured that since plants turn sunlight into energy, and this little guy had a bulb on his back, -"

"You just figured it out?" asked Oak.

The Professor started laughing like a mad scientist.

"The Bulbasaur is yours!" Oak exclaimed. "Seems he's taken quite a liking to you."

"Cool!" Red said as he was given Bulbasaur's Pokéball. "But first, I did not go into your lab to steal Pokémon! I just wanted you to teach me how to be a better Pokémon trainer."

Red told him about the incident with the glowing creature.

"I see," said the Professor. "But do you know what it takes to be great?"

Red was a little confused at this point.

"Knowing a lot of clever tricks?" Oak continued. "Having a power-house in your arsenal? Is that what you think makes a great trainer?"

Red thought about it.

"If you do, you're wrong." Oak said.

Red was stunned.

"What counts is what's in your heart," revealed Oak. "The connection you had with the Bulbasaur. That feeling from deep within. That's the key to becoming a great Pokémon trainer."

Oak pulled out a small device.

"What's your name, son?" Oak asked.

"Red." was the reply.

"Here, Red," Oak said. "This is a Pokédex. It is a Pokémon encyclopedia. When you see a Pokémon that you've never seen before, scan it with the Pokédex. It will tell you its moves and other important stuff! Once you've found and scanned all 146 Pokémon in the Kanto region, you may truly be a great trainer."

"Me," Red said. "A great trainer."

"But if you expect learn about all the Pokémon," Oak said. "You can't stay here. You must expand your territory! You should start in the Viridian Forest north of here. You'll probably find Pokémon you've never seen before. Plus, that happens to be where…"

Oak stopped.

"What?" Red asked.

"Ha!" exclaimed the Professor. "Never mind!"

Okay! What is Oak holding back from Red? Don't spoil if you know. Bulbasaur is on the team! The journey will begin! Don't forget to review and share! See you later!