Author's Note: Hey guys! It's been a long week! I was tempted to post this as soon as I got it edited, but I want to keep it a daily update so people know when to expect it. So instead I've just been writing chapters down so I don't have to worry about being too busy one week to write anything. I have already two chapters in waiting to be posted! I'm seriously enjoying this! I hope you guys enjoy it too!
Red. Is there much to say about him? He's just too cool for words to properly praise him. So I'll just move to the next character.
You guys probably noticed the obsession Leaf has on Blue. Creepy, yes, but it is also a little cute. At least for me. She'll get used to him though, so don't worry.
Oh, so I'm not going with some of the cliches on Blue. I'm not going to have his grandfather forget his existence, because that's just depressing and frankly ridiculous. I mean really? You forget you own GRANDSON! I'm also not going to have him say, 'smell ya later' constantly. Maybe just once or twice, but that's about it. I'm already emphasizing that he's obsessed with beating Red, and that he is egotistical and I think that's enough to get across that he's Muther Fuckin' Blue! Ahem. Well now that I'm done ranting, let's get on with the story.
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon. Pokemon belongs to Nintendo, game freak and Shogakukan Comics.
Leaf, Blue, and Red were walking through route 1, making their way towards Viridian City. As they traveled, the group found themselves facing lots of pokémon. Pidgies and rattatatas often popped up around. Red and Blue would ferociously compete against each other to battle these wild pokémon and level up their pokémon. By now, Blue's squirtle and Red's charmander were both level 8. Leaf managed to get her Bulba to fight a little pidgey, after much coaxing of course. He was now level 6.
Leaf kept herself between the two men to keep herself from being attacked by a rattatata again. Neither male complained seeing as it kept the two from each other.
"Um, so why did you guys come? I thought you guys were battling." Leaf asked to cut the uncomfortable tension between the two boys.
Blue's frown was replaced with a grin. Leaf had to control herself from swooning for the boy. Red's frown grew.
"Well, it wasn't much of a battle to begin with. His charmander was quite easy to subdue with my squirtle. Since it was such a boring battle, I asked gramps if I could just start the journey. He told me to help you instead, so I did. This loser chose to tag along." Blue boasted. Leaf was pleased that he won. Not only was he handsome and cool, but he was so strong too!
"I'm so happy for you!" Leaf gushed as if she had just made a confession. Blue wasn't really listening as he was more interested in giving Red a triumphant smirk.
"I lost because charmander was lazy. If we were really battling, you'd be on your ass crying right now." Red nonchalantly shot back. This wiped the smirk off of Blue's face.
"You lost because you don't know how to control pokémon the way I do! Leaf here can even beat you!" Blue retaliated. Leaf's response was a blissful sigh; he had just said her name!
"I just got my Pokémon, its normal for it to not listen to me at first. If you had a charmander than you'd have known that, but if I recall, you don't have one, do you?" Red simply stated.
Blue was now fuming, and Leaf cringed. Red shouldn't have rubbed it in his face. It just wasn't nice. Perhaps Blue shouldn't have provoked Red, but still…
Blue was about to tackle him, when he realized that Leaf was in his way. He glared down at the girl.
"Move it, Leaf!" Blue growled. Leaf scrambled to get out of his way, but found arms grab her from behind.
"Don't listen to him." Red bluntly stated, holding her down. This made Blue twitch in irritation. He grabbed Leaf's hands and tried to move her out of the way, but Red had a strong grip on her. Leaf wasn't sure what was going on, or why they were playing tug-of-war with her, but right now Blue was holding her hand. She was in heaven.
"Don't use Leaf as a shield, you coward! Let me hit you!" Blue yelled out. Red rolled his eyes.
"I'm not a coward. I just don't get why she needs to follow your every beck and call." Red simply stated.
"Who cares what she does! Let's focus on what I'm about to do to your face!" Blue managed to push Leaf out of the way and aimed a punch at Red. Red managed to block it with his arm. Leaf felt a little sad that Blue let go of her, but realized the trouble happening before her.
"Um, guys, let's not fight, ok?" Leaf tried, but miserably failed as the two boys began to seriously brawl.
The two proved to be an equal match for one another. Red had managed to give Blue a serious bruise on the shoulder and Blue managed to give a good hit to Red's stomach. The two boys both gave each other a punch to the face. Leaf's eyes were only on Blue throughout the ordeal, admiring his strength.
Just when the two were about to land their last punch, a man shouted out "Hey you guys! Come over here!"
The three turned to find a man sporting a store apron leaning against a tree. Leaf smiled while Red and Blue noticed the suspicious air about this man. He had a huge scar under his eye that seemed to make his hard glare even worse.
"I said come over here." The man beckoned them towards him. Blue and Red just stayed put, not trusting the man at all. Leaf trotted up to him, not detecting any harm from the man. Blue called for her to come back desperately, but she was already up to the man.
"Um, yes?" Leaf asked politely. The man gave her a huge grin.
"Hey! I work at the pokémart in Viridian and I'm here to promote it!" the man said joyfully. Leaf tilted her head. Didn't Professor Oak say they needed to stop by a pokémart in Viridian?
"Oh, what's in a pokémart?" Leaf asked curiously.
"Well, it's basically a convenient chain store that sells all kinds of things, like potions, paralyze heals, and pokéballs!" the man happily answering Leaf's question.
"Oh, me and my friends were actually heading to a pokémart. How can I find it in Viridian?" Leaf asked the man.
"Well, it's quite easy! Just look for the building with a blue roof! It's the only one of that color!" the man gladly directed her.
Leaf gave the man a gracious bow. "Thank you sir! I'm so happy I talked to you!"
The man scratched his head in embarrassment. "Aw, shucks! It was no problem lil' miss! It's my job as an employer to give top notch costumer service! Oh, and I'm also giving out samples to trainers. Here's a potion!" the man handed Leaf a small container.
Leaf accepted the item and gave a ' Thank you so much! Good bye' before departing.
When she made it back to the group, the two boys stared at her in astonishment. She had come back alive!
"Leaf…What did that man say?" Blue asked her slowly, afraid of her turning into some kind of monster. That man just did not look right. There was no way he was harmless.
"Oh, he's a really nice man! He works at the pokémart and directed me there! He even gave me a potion!" Leaf smiled, showing Blue the potion she received. Blue grabbed the potion from her hand.
"I'll be taking this! You are really stupid aren't you! That man could have been dangerous! This thing could be filled with poison or sedatives! It's a good thing you have me around!" Blue scolded her.
Leaf felt really ashamed. She never considered that the man was a bad guy. It was so hard to believe after he so kindly helped her.
Red grabbed the potion form Blue's hand and examined it. Blue growled in protest, but didn't bother trying to get it back; he was finally feeling the effects of the battle they had just a couple of minutes ago.
"It's not a poison, it's a potion." Red simply stated, before giving it back to Leaf's hands. Blue scowled at Red.
"How do you know?" Blue asked angrily. Red looked through his bag and then revealed to him a potion.
"I just know." Red bluntly stated, before walking off on the trail once again.
Blue slumped in frustration. Both Leaf and Red had a potion. He was the only one who didn't! And his squirtle seriously needed a potion. He felt so unprepared.
"Oh, you should ask that man for a potion sample too!" Leaf suggested. Blue brightened up at her suggestion. She was right!
Blue turned to greet the pokémart man, but was only met with emptiness. He had left. Blue frowned.
"Ah crap! I wasted all my time with you guys when I could have gotten one!" Blue cried out in frustration.
Leaf, wanting to please Blue, placed the potion into Blue's hands. He looked questioningly at her.
"Are you making fun of me?" Blue asked angrily, feeling that she was just pitying him. Leaf shook her head.
"No! My Bulba doesn't really need it. You and Red have been working really hard. You guys need this more than…me." Leaf stated, suddenly realizing how far behind she was compared to them. She felt so slow in this training stuff!
"Wow, thanks Leaf." Blue accepted the potion. Leaf blushed, though in her heart she felt really good for helping him out.
"It's nothing. You guys deserve the best." Leaf gave a shy smile.
"You know, you're alright Leaf. Before I thought you were kind of annoying, but today you really proved to me different." Blue flashed a grin before running off after Red.
Leaf felt her whole body heat up and her heart beat fast. He looked really cool when he smiled at her like that. Leaf could feel herself get determined. She was going to work hard to keep Blue proud of her.
Leaf ran after the two boys who were almost out of sight now. She was suddenly happy for this journey. It wasn't going to be as bad as she had pictured.
The trio, after many hours of battling and occasionally getting lost(mainly because Blue would run off after a pokémon, and the others would follow him), managed to find themselves at the entrance of Viridian City.
Leaf stared in awe at the beautiful site before her. She had never left the village, so this was the first time seeing such a big town. She had never seen buildings so big before, and so many of them at that.
"Oh yeah, you haven't been anywhere out of Pallet before have you?" Blue asked her with a small smirk of accomplishment. Leaf was surprised. She didn't realize Blue had come to Viridian city before.
"You guys, um, have been here before?" Leaf asked curiously. Blue and Red passed each other a look of reminiscence before giving a nod to Leaf.
"Yeah. I mean I've been here with Gramps a bunch of times, but occasionally me and Red would sneak out here." Blue informed. This surprised Leaf. She should have figured that he traveled with Professor Oak, but she didn't realize that they would venture out of the village.
"W-Without a pokémon!" Leaf asked in bewilderment.
"Oh, no. I'd borrow Gramps pokémon, without him looking ,whenever we'd go. We're not THAT stupid!" Blue explained. Leaf felt a little left out. Sure, she never really hung out much with Blue, but she had built this delusion that she knew a lot about him. She didn't realize that Red and he were that close to sneak out of Pallet by themselves.
"Oh. I see." Leaf said a little sadly. Blue didn't catch it as he began walking into the city again. Red looked at her observantly though, making Leaf feel squeamish on the inside.
"You don't really know much about pokémon." It was more of a statement than a question. Leaf shook her head sadly, feeling the need to explain herself to Red.
"I never thought I'd be doing this, honestly. I've never been cut out for things like this." Red nodded understandingly, before looking forward. Blue had realized that they weren't following him and began yelling at them to catch up.
"You'll be fine." Red suddenly stated. Leaf looked at him in surprise. She didn't expect words of comfort from him. "These things are better learned through the heart." He simply explained before jogging towards an impatient Blue. Leaf smiled. She had once thought he was intimidating, but he really seemed to be nice. Leaf felt some of her nervous spell, vanquish from the boy's kind words. She really misunderstood him.
When Leaf caught up to the boys, the two were once again arguing. The two then realized her presence, and Blue went off.
"About time you caught up! Let's get this package!" Leaf nodded and then began looking around. This place was huge! How were they supposed to find it in this big mess?
Despite her confusion, Blue and Red began walking a set path, as if they knew every inch of the city. Leaf wasn't surprised if they did in fact know the layout of the city well.
When the two boys finally stopped before a building, Leaf realized it wasn't the blue building she expected. It was a red-roofed building, which stood before her like a giant. Leaf gaped at the building in admiration.
"Wh-what is this place?" Leaf asked Blue.
"It's a pokécenter; you can heal your pokémon here. We figured we'd heal our pokémon before doing anything else. I mean Red especially needs the healing. His pokémon did take an awful beating." Blue quickly turned it to taunting. Leaf looked at the building in wonderment.
"Let's go." Red curtly stated, before entering the building. Leaf followed behind a seething Blue; upset that Red didn't pay a mind to his taunt.
When Leaf entered the building, she was even more amazed at how big the place looked on the inside. There were so many different people attending to their own pokémon. Nurses were around helping trainers with their pokémon. Leaf followed the two boys walk to a counter, where a red haired woman stood before her. She had a friendly smile that made Leaf feel comfortable in an instant.
"Oh, hey you two. I see you are back. Did you overwhelm your grandfather's exeggcute again, Blue?" the woman greeted the two boys. Leaf at first was stunned, how did this woman know Blue and Red? But then she remembered that the two often came to Viridian.
"I don't need Gramp's pokémon anymore! I got myself my very own today!" Blue stated with pride.
"Oh really? That's good! It was about time, too! You boys always seemed ready to have your own pokémon! Now let me see your pokémon." the lady clapped. Blue gave her a cheeky grin, when handing her his pokéball. Red followed suit. Then the woman realized Leaf's presence.
"Oh my, I have never seen you before." The woman simply stated, though giving Leaf a kind smile. Leaf felt a little embarrassed.
"This is Leaf; she lives in Pallet Town with us. She also got a pokémon." Blue introduced Leaf. She gave the older woman a small bow and put bulbasaur back into his pokéball before handing the woman her pokéball.
"Well, congratulations dear. I'm Nurse Joy, the head nurse here. I'll make sure your pokémon is at full health." The woman smiled, before walking up to a big strange machine.
Nurse Joy placed their pokéballs in a slot and suddenly the machine began to glow. When it stopped glowing, Nurse Joy picked up their pokéballs and gave it back to the three. Blue released his pokémon as soon as he got it and grinned at his squirtle who seemed pumped up to do anything.
"Well, I have to attend to some business. It was nice seeing you two. Also nice meeting you, Leaf. Feel free to come here whenever you want. Healing pokémon is free here." The nurse smiled before disappearing.
"We're done here. Let's get that package for Gramps." Blue began to make his way out of the pokécenter. Leaf released Bulba before ensuing behind him.
Blue lead the group to another building. This time it had the blue roof she was looking for. It was a small shop, but packed with people.
The three entered the shop, and caught the attention of the cashier. He beckoned the three to approach the counter.
"You three from Pallet Town, right?" the man asked. Leaf was taken aback by how he knew that. Did he know Blue and Red too?
"Yeah, but how'd you know that? I don't think we've seen you before here." Blue asked the man, just as surprised as Leaf.
"Well, let's see, the clean clothes, the rare looking pokémon, and the obnoxiously naïve happy expressions. Yup. Definitely a newbie from Pallet Town. Or at least this girl is." The man bluntly pointed out to Leaf. Leaf blushed. Was it that obvious?
"Ok. Well, yeah. We are from Pallet Town. I'm guessing you've got the package." Blue responded back.
"Yeah I got the package. It's been sitting here for a week already. It took you guys long enough." The man set a brown package in Leaf's hand. Leaf found that it had some weight to it.
"Yeah, whatever." Blue grunted eager to get out of the store. Red was wandering about, looking at the merchandise.
"Oh, and be sure to tell the professor that the next time he orders something, actually REMEMBER that he did instead of having a fit over why we charged him money." The man called to them before the group left the building. Blue sighed. His grandfather was definitely getting old.
"So, shall we head back?" Leaf asked the two. Blue looked around for as sec.
"Well, since we're here, let's go check out the gym!" Blue gave a cheeky grin. Red agreed and Leaf just followed suit.
"Wait, what's a pokémon gym?" Leaf asked. Blue gave a snort.
"Pft. Of course you wouldn't know THAT! It's basically a place to test out your strength. You face a bunch of trainers until you reach the gym leader," Blue began lecturing Leaf. Leaf listened to him seriously, trying to stop herself from being distracted by the fact that he was looking at her. "The gym leader is the strongest in the gym, and if you beat him, you get a badge which basically states that you surpassed the gym. Then you head to the next gym and so on. There's a total of eight badges, each stronger than the next, and when you get all eight, then you can go to the Indigo Plateau and fight the elite four!"
Blue found himself getting pumped up just talking about it. He was definitely going to challenge the gym here.
"Wow! Where is the Indigo Plateau?" Leaf asked. This whole gym thing seemed really amazing. She wondered if she could beat a gym.
"It's actually to the east of Viridian City. On the way back I can show you!" Blue beamed. Leaf couldn't help herself from smiling at Blue. He seemed so excited at the moment.
"Blue, watch out!" Red suddenly called out to Blue. Blue turned, but found himself tripping over something. Blue collided with the ground, and realized he was on top of something. He quickly got up and saw an old man rolling on the earth. He found himself twitching involuntarily.
"Oh, grandpa!" a girl cried out, walking up to the group. Blue frowned. What was wrong with this old geezer?
"What the hell! You tripped me!" Blue yelled at the old man. Old man only responded with a loud yell, before rolling around once again. This man was seriously out of his mind.
"Grandpa! Stop being so difficult." The girl tried to get her grandfather to get up, but to no avail.
"I absolutely forbid anyone from crossing here!" the man bluntly stated before going back to rolling around. The three gave each other a look. Who the hell was this?
A/N: Dun Dun Dun! Who is this mystery old geezer? Ok, so if you've played Pokemon red, blue, green, yellow, leafgreen and firered, then you'd know who it is. Also the scary pokémart employer. Love him! I was almost tempted to have him join the group. My friend and I had so much fun putting more depth to his personality, but I had to move on with the story. Anyways, this is my favorite chapter of the two so far. I enjoyed writing it. Perhaps it was because I was listening to Viridian City from the 2.B.A Master Album. It's what I named the chapter after actually. I also played a little of pokémon leafgreen to try to have some accuracies portrayed in the story. Please give a review of what you thought of it. I'd like to know if it's a likable story. Have a good weekend readers!