Chapter 2- Viridian City and Into the Forest
Seth walked on, following the path. He had encountered a few Pokemon- and had made Liz a little stronger. The battles were quite hard though, as she was only a normal-type, and was a weak attacker. He had managed to catch a Pidgey, which helped him with the battles; the flying moves were useful in battle, as nothing was able to hit the little Pidgey. Seth hummed softly, seeing the city up ahead."Aha, Viridian City..."He mumbled, glad to have reached it; the walk was not very fun, with Rattata trying to steal his things and his new Pidgey, who he named Spy, trying to fly off.
Seth sighed, shaking his head some.'This journey hasn't gotten on such a good foot as I had first imagined. Oh well, it can only get better from here.'He thought.'Or at least, I hope it can.'With those thoughts in mind and a small sigh, he kept trudging on. He finally reach the city, and looked for the Pokecenter.'It's usually a building with a red roof, right?'He thought, trying to recall what he had learned from T.V.'Aha, there it is!'
He walked towards what he believed to be the Pokecenter, and opened the door. He was relieved when he found it it really was the Pokecenter, and not some bizarre building with traps and other things.'My imagination is... Wild.'He thought, chuckling mentally. He walked up to the Nurse Joy of this Pokecenter- she was a woman of standard height, soft and kind ocean blue eyes, and bubble gum pink hair- who smiled as he reached her."Hello! Welcome to our Pokecenter! Would you like me to heal your Pokemon?"
"Uh, yes. Very much."
"Okay! Wait a little bit for your Pokemon to finish healing! In the mean time, why don't you check out the few things Viridian City has to offer."
"I will.. Thank you."Seth said, handing over his Pokemon.
He then left the Pokecenter, knowing his Pokemon were in good hands. He sighed, looking around. Viridian city didn't like like much; just a few houses, a path to the side, the Pokecenter, the Pokemart, and a gym.'I always thought cities would be bigger than this..'He mused,'Guess I was proven wrong. I might as well buy some supplies from the Pokemart; may need them later.'With this, he walked towards the blue building. When he opened the door, he admired the items around him; shelves full of items for Pokemon! They ranged from simple toys to grooming tools, from items for battle to Pokeballs, and some other things. He was slightly overwhelmed from all of it.'Small on the outside, frigging gigantic on the inside!'He thought, browsing the shelves for items he may need. He picked up a few Potions, some Pokeballs, Pokemon food, stickers for his Pokeballs, and other various items he may need.
When he reached the cash register to buy the things, he winced at how much he had to pay. He could afford it, but it would lead him to barely having any money left.'For your Pokemon, Seth, for your Pokemon...'He thought wearily, still not liking the price. He forked over the money, stuffing all the items into his bag.'Oh, the pain... Now I'll actually have to eat my mom's cooking! Food poisoning, here I come.'
The next and pretty much final place to visit on Seth's list was, of course, the Gym. He frowned when he noticed the lights were off.'Gyms are usually bustling with activity, from what I've read and saw on T.V.'He thought,'This one seems dead as a doorknob.' He read the sign, which said 'CLOSED'.
'I did not know Gyms could even be closed, especially because it's only midday...'He thought, frowning some more,'What is up with this?'
"This Gyms been closed for a long while."Seth practically jumped out of his skin when a voice suddenly started speaking. He looked around, relieved to see it was just an old man that was speaking. He was confused as to how the old man appeared; Seth was pretty sure the man wasn't there when he arrived at the Gyms doors.
The old man kept speaking, not noticing the confused look on Seth's face."The leader for this Gym just suddenly... Vanished. Out of thin air."
"V-vanished?... But, how...?"
"No one knows. People believe he was murdered, or either went corrupt and joined Team Rocket."
"... Team... Rocket?"
"A evil organization... Something kids like you don't need to know about. Now, I'll be off. Your Pokemon are fully healed, by the way."The old man said, walking away.
'How'd he know all that... How'd he even know my Pokemon were being healed?... This will possibly be a encounter I won't forget.'Seth thought, shaking his head a little.'Well, might as well get my Pokemon, if what he said was true... Them being healed, that is. The rest... I dunno. I don't think I wanna know, at that.'
Seth exited the Pokecenter, after asking for directions to the next town.'Shoulda bought a map when I was in the Pokemart... Oh well, maybe I will at the next town.' He thought, mumbling a bit. He stopped suddenly, gaping at what was in front of him. It was a forest, with trees so high giants would be impressed, with colors more vibrant than any picture or sketch he ever drew, and many sounds coming from it; some friendly sounding, others... Not so much.'That Nurse Joy didn't say ANYTHING about a darn forest...'He mentally groaned,'So many trees for me to walk into, so little time. At least I have Spy to take care of the bugs. And maybe I can finally encounter trainers and have a actual battle.'
With those thoughts, and many more, in his mind, he trudged into the gigantic forest; where hostile trees, trainers, and bugs await him and his Pokemon.
A/N: Psshh... The ending sounds a little rushed for me. Oh well. My mind doesn't process the idea of 'Do not rush a chapter' when it comes to finishing a chapter. Hehe. And yay, reached 1000 words, purely on the chapter without this Author Note! Woo! I feel so proud of myself :'D
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