Third chapter: New pokémon, new challenge.
[A/N: Waddup ! Its ya boi Lustfulpride comin up with a lit chapter for ya, homies! Kaito is about to get his first pokémon in Hoenn, but what will he choose, or should I say "randomly pick". Anyway enjoy this chapter. Oh yeah I forgot, Ash sucks. Pikachu sucks, Drew sucks . everyone sucks except for Brendan and May, Hoenn zealot FTW!]
DISCLAIMER: me no own pokémon. Me good now?
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{None must walk the same path as I did, for I saw only pain and suffering coming out of it. My arrogance and ego was my own downfall, that's why I must walk the path alone, cursing none but my fate}.
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"S-SOMEBODY HELP ME!".
Kaito heard a scream coming from the road to the north of the town and he rushed to aid who's in danger. He knew that the voice was none other than the Professor's, or at least that's what he hoped it'd be. Even while sprinting towards the possibly dangerous situation, Kaito couldn't stop thinking of how the hell he could save the professor, what if he was being attacked by a wild and dangerous Pokémon? Not to mention that he doesn't know what a Hoenn Pokémon looks like at all. Kaito ran as fast as he could to reach the professor then came to a stop when he saw what's happening. Like it came straight out of a comic book; the professor was running in circles screaming, trying to run away from what it looks like a quadruped Pokémon similar in appearance to hyenas and canines. Its body is primarily gray with a black face and throat, paws, and belly. Its eyes are red with yellow sclera, and it has a red nose. Its lower jaw has two pointed teeth sticking out and the fur at the base of its tail is rumpled and shaggy. Kaito fought the urge to burst in laughter at the Professor trying to outrun a Pokémon who's trying to nip at his lab coat. Trying to outsmart the Pokémon, Professor Birch ran towards the nearest tree and climbed one of its branches to escape his pursuer who, in return, rapidly scratched against the tree using its front legs and barked loudly at the Professor. When he noticed Kaito standing not far away from them, Professor Birch waved and shouted to get his attention." Hey Kaito, can you help me over here?". Kaito shook his head in response " I can't help you, Professor. I don't have any Pokémon right now, I'll run back to twon and get some help". Just as Kaito turned to leave, the professor shouted again " My satchel is over there, there are three Poké balls inside it, grab one and help me out !". Kaito looked at the direction where the professor pointed and there it was, the brown satchel that was left there by the professor when he tried to run from that wild Poochyena. He grabbed the satchel and looked inside its contents, papers, sketches of different Pokémons, some broken pens and three red and white spherical balls. He hesitated before choosing one, under the continuously annoying yelling of the professor to hurry himself up, Kaito picked one of three Poké balls and threw it in the wolf's direction " Come on out, whatever you are". When the Poké ball opened, a small, amphibious, quadruped Pokémon emerged from the ball with a croaking sound, addressing itself as "Mudkip!" as Kaito managed to conclude. It has a blue body with a light-blue underside, a large head with a blue fin on top and a light-blue tail fin. It has black, beady eyes and orange, star-shaped gills on its cheeks. Disgusted by the looks of the fish-like pokémon, Kaito stuck out his tongue with a 'bleh' sound ." Suicune's fluffy cheeks, its hideous. Just look at the rubbery skin of this fish pokemon. I bet he smells like one". Hearing a Pokémon crying behind it, the wolf pokémon turned around to see the blue pokémon looking at it and immediately they both took a fighting stance. The wild Poochyena's tail began to bristle, its growl got even louder and it fangs bore even more. Kaito knew that this pokémon was trying to scare Mudkip away but its not going to work as his Pokémon croaked back and waited for his trainer's command to attack. Kaito thought about what moves this pokémon might have, trying not to think of an advanced move, he shouted the simplest move in the book " Alright Mudkip, I know we just met but you must follow my orders, use tackle on that Pokémon!".
As if they've known each other for a long time, Mudkip immediately obeyed and rushed towards its opponent to tackle it, sending the Poochyena flying towards a boulder nearby. The Poochyena whelped in pain but regained its pose soon after. Enraged, the wild pokémon howled loudly before charging at its enemy, blasting Mudkip into a tree before it could react or giving Kaito enough time to order his pokémon to dodge. " Wha- how? That attack couldn't possibly do that much damage. Wait, the howling must've raised its attack. It seems I'm not dealing with an ordinary pokémon. Tsk, I wish I had a poké ball with me, I would've caught it. Mudkip, finish this with another tackle!" By the time Kaito gave the order, Mudkip was already up and ready to end this battle. It charged towards the wild pokémon with brutal force, knocking the hyena out when it hit a tree. Panting from sheer pain and fatigue, the water pokémon laid on its stomach with its eyes shut. Kaito returned his pokémon to its ball after praising it" you did well for your first battle, fin boy". A sound of clapping and laughter caught the boy's attention, looking at the Professor, he was surprised to see the professor not caring about the dangerous situation that he was in not a minute ago. "You fought like a true trainer, Mr. Koda. I'm impressed to see how you handled this even if it was your first battle with a Pokémon you've just met. But uhh.. as you can see, this is hardly the place where we can talk. Come with me to my lab and we can discuss this".
After returning to the Professor's lab , Kaito handled the ball that contained Mudkip to the professor, after healing it using a machine similar to those in pokémon centers, Professor Birch sent out Mudkip to meet his new owner . Mudkip simply looked at Kaito with a sheepish smile then tapped on his shoe, Kaito lifted Mudkip and looked at the Professor, who smiled as if he knew what Kaito was about to say. " Professor Birch, I know what you're thinking, but I can't accept your offer . I-I am not ready to go on a journey just yet" . Professor Birch merely laughed at Kaito's poor act " Oh you can't fool me, Kaito. I saw how you dealt with that Poochyena, you were born to be a trainer. C'mon now, don't be afraid, there's much you can learn when you travel, especially in Hoenn. There are wonders in this region that you cant find anywhere else. Besides, you'll travel alongside my son and that girl named May, isn't that great? Here, as a token of my thanks for saving me, I'm giving you Mudkip, I can't think of a trainer to take it better than you, Kaito". Kaito looked at his pokémon, whom croaked in a happy tone, then back at the Professor. " I-I don't know what to say, Professor Birch, sir. I am truly greatful, sir." Kaito took the ball from the Professor's hand and returned Mudkip to it, all while fighting the urge to shed a tear. He heard of how those whom call themselves pokédex holders start their journey after receiving a Pokémon from their region's pokémon professor, and he knew that he was about to start his own. He thanked the professor before walking out of the lab which was filled with scattered papers and buzzing machines.
It was early in the morning when Kaito walked out of the lab, an hour passed since he fought that wild Poochyena and he wondered if any of his family members would be awake. Stepping inside the house, Kaito heard his mother singing from the kitchen, he walked inside and cleared his throat to get her attention. " Oh, good morning, dear. Where have you been? You left the door of your room open so I wondered where would you go at this time of the day". Kaito explained to his mom how he heroically saved professor Birch from a wild pokémon and how he was rewarded with a Mudkip. He sent out his newly obtained pokémon to show his mother, who gasped in happiness when she saw how cute and small that Pokémon is. She gave the pokémon a pat on its head before looking back at her son. " Honey that's great. You can start your own journey now that you have a Pokémon of your own, say why don't you g ahead and take a shower while I make breakfast for the family?". Kaito nodded before returning Mudkip to its ball and rushing upstairs.
Kaiser and Callie were already siting around the table waiting for breakfast when a faint knock on the door caught their attention. May walked into the house wearing her regular outfit and immediately stopped when she saw that she was interrupting their breakfast " uhh. Good morning, M-Mr. Koda, sir . sorry if I came a bit earlier, I'll come back later". Kaiser shook his head and gestured with his hand to may to have a seat " It's ok, May. Come have breakfast with us, we'd be happy if you joined us". May quietly sat next to Callie, whom she was reading a book about native Pokémons of Hoenn. They both looked at a picture of a rock Pokémon with a crescent moon shape. In the center of the crescent is a pointed, beak-like structure. It has deep-set, red eyes. Beneath it was another picture of a primarily orange, spherical Pokémon. It has eight yellow, rocky spines extending from the sides of its body, and multiple small, yellow stony bumps running vertically along its center. On its back are dual rocky mounds, situated to the sides of the midline. Its large eyes consist of thick, semicircular yellow eyelids through which black sclera and red pupils can be seen. A black ring with six extensions surrounds each eye. " the crescent-shaped pokémon is called Lunatone and the other is called Solrock, the meteorite pokémons. It is said that they have fallen from space. What's interesting is that they can only be found in the meteorite cave. " said Callie. May met Callie when her family moved from Goldenrod city to Hoenn two months ago, Callie told May about her dream to become a Pokémon professor one day and travel around the regions to study all pokémon known to man. While May did not share the same dream as her friend, she supports Callie nonetheless. Catherine peeked out of the kitchen all of a sudden and called out to Callie " Honey can you come over real quick? I want some help with the dishes. Oh and may can you please go upstairs and drag Kaito out of his room?". May nodded and went upstairs to bring Kaito downstairs with her, sure they did not have an actual helpful conversation yesterday and she was curious what his room looks like. Probably messy and filled with unwashed clothes scattered here and there. Passing by the master bed room and Callie's colorful door, she stood in front of Kaito's bedroom, the door was slightly open and when she listened carefully, she heard a faint humming sound. Without a knock, May barged into the room, yelling. " Kaito, everyone waiting for you downstairs, what's taking you so…" May froze in shock to see Kaito wearing a short towel that barley reached his kneecap, a black shirt with golden straps and towel over his head that he was using to dry his hair. Kaito' immediate reaction was throwing the towel over his head into May's burning red face. " Get out of my room, woman! Didn't you learn how to knock!". Kaito slammed the door shut in May's face before she could say anything. "well at least he was told that we are waiting for him downstairs".
It was an awkward breakfast for May, she couldn't look Kaito in the eyes after what she did. Neither Kaito had the guts to talk to his father after he showed him his new pokémon, he silently thanked Arceus that May showed up -even if it wasn't the way he hoped-, because if she wasn't there, Kaiser would have slapped his son for accepting that Pokémon as a gift. He knew that Kaiser would not let his son go on a journey, but he's out of options right now. Sipping on his coffee, Kaito looked at May, her face still burning red. He finished his breakfast then stood up " I'm going for a walk outside, I want to visit a nearby town called Oldale. I heard there is a shop there so I'm going to buy stuff. Be back later". Kaito grabbed his black survival backpack and walked outside. Everyone silently looked at their plates before May got the hint, they wanted to discuss something privately. She quietly stood up and thanked Catherine for the meal, which Catherine responded with a nod, then hastily went after Kaito.
May caught up with Kaito, even if he did not turn around to let her walk beside him even after she yelled at him to wait for her. " Hey, umm… sorry about earlier, I didn't know you've just came out of the shower. So anyway, congratulations on having your first pokémon, Kaito. So what did you name it?". Kaito looked at May with a stern expression then up ahead " I didn't name it, not yet. Maybe later, maybe, maybe not. It's a fish, its slimy, rubbery and I bet it smells like one. Also I'm not in the mood to name my pokemon". May puffed her cheeks then stuck her tongue out towards Kaito " well aren't you a ball of sunshine, Mr. grumpy man. Anyway, Oldale town is not far ahead, hey Brendan told me that he's doing some field research to the north of Oldale, lets go and see what's he doing later on, okay?" Kaito simply nodded in agreement.
Route 101 was a short road to the north of Littleroot town, with few Zigzagoons, Wurmples and Poochyenas scurrying around. the grass was long enough to reach their knees, while it didn't bother Kaito since he wore pants, it annoyed May mainly because she wore short shorts "ugh! I hate it when the grass brushes against my skin, it irritates me!". Kaito chuckled in response " Well maybe if you wore a regular pants just like I do you wouldn't be complaining, May". May danced in a crircle and lift her hands up in the air in a graceful manner "Are you serious? Do you want me to look casual? I look gorgeous in this outfit, thank you". "No, I'm being practical. These biker shorts will become more annoying than the grass we are walking through right now. If it rains, your shorts will become drenched and will tighten around your…..never mind. Actually, go for it. You look amazing in these shorts" Kaito smiled sheepishly at May and gave her a thumbs up, but May knew what he was thinking. "Pervert!" She quickly slapped Kaito across the face and walked ahead of him. Kaito rubbed his cheek with hand, confused by what just happened " what? What did I do? I didn't say anything wrong".
Oldale town was bigger than Littleroot town, and a bit more noisy. To the north of the town was route 103 and to the west was route 102. The nearest building to them was a pokémon center, with its red roof that distinguished it from the rest of the buildings, and to the north of it stood the pokémart, with a blue roof similar to May and Kaito's eyes. The two walked into the mart and was immediately greeted by the cashier" Hello and welcome to Oldale poké mart, sorry if we are not as luxurious as the marts in other cities but we have supplies for young trainers t use on their adventure. Say, I haven't seen you before, sir. What is your name?". " My name is Kaito Koda, I've just moved to Littleroot yesterday. Do you have any potions here that I can buy?". The cashier nodded happily as he reached out for a potion up in a shelf and handed it to Kaito "Here you go, since its your first time I'll give it to you for free. Feel free to drop buy when you're shopping for supplies before starting your adventure, I'll be happy to provide you with everything you need". Kaito thanked the cashier before heading out with May to meet with Brendan.
Route 103 was by all means gorgeous, with a lake to the east of the route that reflected the sun rays and a colony of sea birds which was called Wingull according to May, or neckless birds with ridiculously large beaks, also according to May. After walking for few minutes with Kaito trying to mute out the grunts of his friends complaining about how sharp the grass is when it comes to contact with her bare legs, they both noticed Brendan near a pond observing a cocoon which attached itself on a tree branch and writing some notes in his notebook. May quietly snuck behind Brendan, leaving Kaito behind to observe her prank. Brendan was so into his research that he didn't sense May standing right behind him. With a swift move, she pushed him face first into the pond, but Brendan was quick enough to throw his notebook aside before falling into the pond. When he finally got out of the water, he saw his friends rolling in the grass crying from laughter. He took off his beanie and squeezed it dry. " Ha ha. Very mature, May, very mature. So you brought Kaito with you just as I told you, This'll be the perfect time to test our new friend here and his Mudkip. I must ask you first Kaito; are you ready?". Kaito looked back and forth between Brendan and May in confusion " Wait what do you mean test me? Did you two planned this meeting?". Brendan sighed as he adjusted his wet beanie over his head "Well, aside from that prank May has pulled earlier, yes we planned this small encounter to test how can you handle real battle against trainers, Kaito. Now you two shall battle each other right here, right now". Both Kaito and May looked bewildered at each other before looking back at Brendan and both yelled in unison.
"I'm going to fight her/him?!"
[A/N: *checks time* HOLY KYOGRE ITS 1:30 AM WASLKJHFAKSD! whew! It was a long chapter, And it took me two days to write. It's hard to write when English isn't your native language but I'll try my best to overcome this obstacle.._.; . So anyway, next chapter will be quite the eventful one, stay tuned. Don't forget to comment your reviews in the comment section, it'd help me get better in writing. Also I'd be pleased if someone would show me a trick to lure one of them beta readers. See yea next week fellas, CHAO!]
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