Thursday, February 29, 1996 / 7:00 A.M. / Route 1, Kanto, Japan

It was absolutely freezing when I woke up. Dudley had buried himself under my shirt, pressing up against my chest, to escape the cold. Frost coated the trees and grass. The sun just started peaking over the horizon, the sky slowly becoming lighter and lighter. My breath hung in the air before drifting off with the slight breeze, which made it even colder. I was not looking forwards to getting out of the toasty sleeping bag…

"Ugh… It's so cold…" I hugged Dudley closer, trying to hold onto as much warmth as possible. Dudley made some happy purrs. I checked my watch. 7:03 A.M... Too early… I still had about 10 more hours of travel before I get to Viridian, so I reluctantly got up, much to Dudley's dismay. We ate some breakfast before setting off.

Fortunately, it wasn't too windy, but it was still frigid. Although my jacket kept my upper body warm, my legs were freezing. The missing panties certainly didn't help. Also fortunate for me, was no more crazy perverted mice were attacking me. Or much of anything really. After only a few encounters with some Pidgey, it was already lunch time. And this is when my fortune ended.

"What? Where'd all the food go? There was plenty of stuff in here this morning!" I looked at the bottom of the bag… to see a hole. One that appears to be bitten open with some big, fat rat buck teeth. Dudley, however, wasn't bothered that much, since he could photosynthesize, according to the book the Professor gave me. So, with no food in the bag or in my stomach, I continued on my way.

Wild Pokemon encounter after encounter, I just sprinted past them, not even calling out Dudley. I barely had the energy to run, and certainly not to battle. After a few hours of this grueling pattern of walking up the hill, and sprinting away from those evil, violet rodents, I finally reached the entrance of Viridian City, just after twilight.

"Finally!" I sighed deeply as I walked into the Pokemon Center, collapsing onto one of the couches by the entrance. After a couple minutes of lying there, a nurse came up to make sure I was alright. She took Dudley's Pokeball to heal him, and directed me towards the café, which gave out free food for Pokemon Trainers. How nice of them! And oh, was it delicious! I don't know if it was the starvation, or the food itself, but it was probably some of the best food I've ever had. After that, I learned that the Pokemon Center provides free rooms to Trainers as well. I've died and gone to heaven! No more sleeping on the ground for me! I walked into the room I was kindly given and my eyes laid upon the most wonderful thing: a shower.

"A shower too? Yes, please!" Striping off my clothes, I jumped into the steamy cascade of hot water, washing away not only the dirt and grime of the long trek up, but also the fatigue and weariness.

A Chansey knocked on the door. The head nurse had told her that the girl that took this room was very tired after a long walk from a small town to the south, and that she should try to make her stay at the Pokemon Center as comfortable as possible. When no response came, the Chansey opened the door slowly. The joyous humming from the shower was music to Chansey's ears, who quickly and quietly entered the changing room. The Chansey picked up the girl's clothes, which were scattered all over the floor. No panties for some reason. She then placed a folded white towel and bathrobe in a basket on the counter, before swiftly making a quiet exit.

Just as I finished washing my hair, I heard a loud knocking at the door, and a nurse calling. "Uh… I'll be there in a minute!" I called out, stepping out of the shower. I looked around for a towel, but there wasn't one to be found. Even my clothes were gone, no longer on the floor where I left them. Panic began to set in. "Where'd me clothes go? Ugh…" The nurse knocked again.

"Is everything alright in there?"

"Y-Yes! Everything is totally alright!" I looked around frantically, but I couldn't find a single thing to cover myself. I sighed deeply, steeling myself. The nurse is a girl too, so it isn't too bad, right? I covered my chest with one arm and opened the door.

"Miss Kobayashi, your― oh! I-I apologize, I did not know you were bathing." The nurse turned her head, blushing deeply. She held out a Pokeball. "Your Bulbasaur is now fully healed, and is fitting fit."

"T-thank you very much! For everything!" As I reached out for Dudley's Pokeball, I swear I noticed the nurse's gaze straying a little too far down my body. But when I looked up, she was looking away awkwardly, blushing.

"Don't be afraid to come up to the front desk if you need anything." The nurse said with a wink and a strange emphasis on 'anything.' "And Miss Kobayashi…"

"Y-yes?"

"The towel and bathrobe are in the basket in the changing room. And your clothes will be delivered to your room as soon as they are clean." She smiled before heading off to the lobby. I thanked her again before quickly backing back into my room, sighing in relief. I set Dudley's Pokeball on the table and jumped back into the shower.

The next morning, I thanked the nurse once again for everything that the Center has done for me, before heading off to the Pokemart. Sadly, while my clothes were now nice and clean, I still lacked panties. And I don't think they sell clothes at the Pokemart. Hopefully Mother gave me enough money for everything… Luckily, she did indeed. As I went to check out, the clerk stopped me.

"Hey, you don't happen to be from Pallet Town, do you?" He asked. I blinked in surprise.

"Yes, yes I am."

"Splendid! I have a package here for Professor Oak, but my delivery man called in sick today. Do you think you could deliver it to him, if it isn't too much trouble of course?"

"Sure, no problem. I'll make sure he gets it." I said, accepting the small package from him, along with the things I bought.

"Thanks, you're a life saver! Here, have a free Pokeball as well!" The clerk said happily, placing a Pokeball in my hand.

"Um, do these things ever like, not work? I tried using one on a Rattata yesterday, but it didn't go in at all. Or was it defective?" The clerk pondered for a second.

"Well, of course Pokeballs won't work 100% of the time. If a Pokemon is too strong, it might break out of the Pokeball, destroying it. But if it didn't even enter the Pokeball, then that Rattata most likely already belonged to another trainer." He smiled proudly. "We only sell the highest quality items available, straight from the producers at Silph Co. I can assure you that unless the Pokeball was damaged in some way, it should absolutely not be defective."

"Oh I see… so that perverted little scamp was a trainer's Pokemon…" I said to myself.

"What was that?"

"Oh, nothing. Thank you, I'll get this to the Professor as soon as possible!" I said quickly excusing myself from the store. Not wanting to spend another night outside if I didn't have to, I immediately started on my way home. Apparently, the return trip is only half as long as the way up. All along Route 1, there are large ledges that are too steep to climb, but not so high that jumping off the top will result in injury. By jumping these ledges, one can get to Pallet Town much faster than they could if they simply followed the exact same path as on the way up. The ledges are also pretty much completely desolate; no tall grass, and thus, no wild Pokemon to slow you down.

After about 4 hours of traveling, I was already about half way home. "Man, this is much easier when gravity's on your side!" I checked my watch. 3:42 P.M. "If I run, I can probably get home before dinner. Alright!" I yelled, running and jumping off the next ledge, eager to sleep in my own bed again.

Blue finished tying a scrap of red cloth around the neck of a Rattata. "There, now you're looking sharp, Rattata." He pet its head. "Thanks to you, now I've got two pairs of panties! Heh heh. I'd love to see the look on the girl's face when you took them." He leaned back against the ledge face, resting in the shade in between training sessions with his Squirtle, and his new Rattata, which he just caught two days ago. A rather interesting Rattata as well. When Blue captured it, is was holding a small scrap of red cloth of unknown origin. And later that very night, Rattata ran off for a bit, and returned with a pair of cotton candy pink panties, still warm from whomever was wearing them. Blue sighed. "Perhaps you can help me sneak into Green's house and raid all her underwear while she's away? Haha!"

"Alright!" Blue was interrupted from his perverse scheming by a girl's voice, calling out to the sky. He looked up in surprise, just in time to see a girl jumping off the ledge, right above him.

A girl? Then he saw what she was wearing. In a skirt? Just as he was starting to enjoy the view, he suddenly noticed what she WASN'T wearing. AND she isn't wearing panties?! The girl landed, her skirt flying up, exposing her nude behind to Blue and his Rattata, who both were in a state of flabbergasted arousal. Just as the girl sprinted off towards Pallet Town, Blue snapped out of his stupor.

"Wait… was that Green?"