Pokemon Emerald, Ruby, and Sapphire

Chapter 3: A First Encounter


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I find the walk down route 102 to be extremely boring. Deciding that it might be a little more enjoyable with my Pokemon out, I release Torchic and Mudkip.

"Hey guys!"

"Mud mud!" Mudkip says, then proceeds to bite its tail. Torchic gets mad and is about to chase Mudkip when I pick it up.

"Hey, since we're on the road, why don't we train? We haven't battled...well...actually..ever!" Torchic shrugs. I smile.

"Okay, I'm gonna check your level on my Pokedex so wait just a minute..." I dig around in my bag, my hand brushes against a thin metal rectangle, and I pull it out. Holding it over Torchic, I press a couple of gray buttons.

"Torchic, the fire type Pokemon. Level 10." The Pokedex says in its monotonous voice. I move it over to where Mudkip is looking at its paws, fascinated.

"Mudkip, the water type Pokemon. Level 10." I frown.

"I really don't know where you got this experienced, but whatever, at least it makes my life loads easier. I wont have to train like crazy before arriving at Petalburg city to battle the gym..leader.." I frown.

"Well, I really don't want to battle the gym leader. We're on bad terms." I make a sickened face. "And since I have two different identities, I'll have to battle them twice.." I groan, flopping over at the waist.

We walk a little ways through the forest and arrive in a normal clearing with some fallen trees on the ground. I walk over and sit on the log, while Mudkip and Torchic make do with the short stump on the ground, being unable to climb such a large log. I flip my fanny pack around and dig through it.

"So, what would you guys like...?" I stare at my bag in disbelief.

"We're out of food!" I take the half of a protein bar and pop it into my mouth. I swallow it in one gulp and groan. I toss the last two pieces of Pokemon food to Torchic and Mudkip, and watch as they eat them. All three of our stomachs growl loudly and I look away, my face turning red.

"This is just wonderful..." I jump almost immediately to my feet.

"Okay! That means we'll just have to scavenge around for food! Let's go!"

The three of us run down a ragged path, on our search for food.


We approach a large open space, and see a lot of trees with apples in them.

"Hey! Guys! Look up there, there's some apples!" I run up to the largest tree, with the juiciest fruits. I scale the trunk like a Slaking, and sit on a branch.

"Alright! Let's get a haul!" I cheer, and pick the food, then drop it to my friends below. They catch it in a large leaf and a mountainous pile appears. I leap down, landing in a cool stance. Mudkip and Torchic applaud, well, as much as they actually can, Torchic doesn't have arms so it just hops up and down. I bow.

"Thank you for your splendid audience behavior!" Mudkip eats an apple whole, while Torchic and I munch on our slowly.

"Ahh..." I sigh in happiness.

"Food is sooo amazing...I'd forgotten what it tasted like!"

I take larger bites and juice dribbles down from the corners of my mouth then runs to my chin. I clench my left fist.

"Food like this makes me ready for anything!" I proclaim.

WHOOSH!

Torchic, Mudkip, and I are all blow several feet by a mighty force. I yell loudly and hit the ground hard, then roll a couple meters. I feel my shoulder jerk painfully, and I bite my lip, cringing. The whirlwind suddenly subsides, and the three of us look up. Ahuge group of Tailow are flying above us, glaring menacingly.

"Aw crap!" I curse.

"It's the enemy of my Tailow flock! They have a huge grudge against me because I whooped their butts last time they came territory tripping!" I explain to my Pokemon.

"Our best bet to do on an empty stomach is..." I look at my Pokemon, and Torchic stares at me worriedly, while Mudkip looks like it's going to cry.

"RUN!" I shout, and we take off like the wind, with the group of Tailow right behind us.

"This is just great." I complain, my feet pounding against the dirt as we run blindly. I shake my head.

"Really, I wish I hadn't taken those Tailow's food, maybe then they might've just run us away instead of chasing us mercilessly." I face palm my head over and over.

"Stupid, stupid, stupid.."

WHAM! I crash into a tree and fall backwards. Mudkip and Torchic appear before my eyes as I look up at the sky. They jump up and down nervously. I sit up, and hold my forehead with my head.

"Ouch.." I hear squawking, and whirl around. Tailow shriek at us, and begin to dive.

"Uh oh!" I say, and push myself off the ground, sprinting away, my head spinning. I shake my head, my eyes unfocused. I slap my cheeks.

YES, that snapped me out of it. I take a detour and dash around a tree.

"Okay, let's take the main path, if we get caught in a dead in somewhere, we're done for!" I say.

"Mud kip!"

"Tor tor.."

"Though, we should try something to slow them down..." I turn around and face the Tailow.

"Mudkip use Water Gun! Torchic, EMBER!"

"TOR!"

"MUD KIIIIP!" I watch is fascination as the two blast at least fifty Tailow out of the sky.

"Okay, NOW run." I say, and we spin around, and take off in the opposite direction, following the path. We reach a crossroads and I look back and forth wildly. "Which way!" I ask, grabbing my head.

"Argh! Let me think for a second.." I close my eyes and sniff the air.

"I smell water..." I murmur, and my eyes snap open, and I point my finger down the left route.

"Let's go this way!" We make our way to the river, as the Tailow get closer. I look behind me, and push myself harder. I turn back to look at where I am going, but it is too late.

"WAHHH!" I scream, and crash directly into a person. The two of us skid across the stoney ground. I push myself off of them gingerly, cringing at the scrapes on my arms, but I can just imagine what this person has on their back. I look at them. Two inches away from my face is a boy. He stares at me, then blinks.

"What do you think you're DOING!" He shouts at me. I scramble off. I look over to see a pot of soup on its side, and its content splattered all over the ground. I groan.

"Uh oh..."

He crosses his arms.

"You-"

"Ca-CAW!" We both whip around, hearing the Tailow's cry.

"RUN!" I shout. And my Pokemon and I run away. The boy follows and matches our pace.

"Why am I being chased? I didn't do anything.." He complains.

"Just shut it, and RUN! They don't care if you've done nothing, they just want to attack!" I reply. He looks at me quizzically, and sprints faster than me.

"Hey!" I catch up, then stop and turn. He skids to a halt, and looks back at me.

"I dragged you into this. So I'll save you." I tell him.

"Mudkip, use Water Gun! Torchic Ember! And keep it up!"

The two Pokemon knock more and more Tailow from the sky and finally they are to exhausted to fight anymore. I walk up to the Tailow.

"Hey you! If your leader is here, tell them to come down here and fight! I'll take them on!" The boy watches me calmly with interest. A Tailow appears from the flock and flies down to me.

"Let's battle." I say. It smirks, and I clench my fists.

"Well? You can have the first move." It looks at me carefully, then suddenly attacks with a Whirlwind. I bring my arms up to block and am slowly pushed back. I dig my heels into the ground, and hold myself where I stand. Pushing through the wind, I run to the side and bring my fist up. I knock the Pokemon back. It regains its flight, and starts to come in for a Peck attack.

I hold up my arm, and it pokes me sharply. I clench my teeth, and grab it around the middle, then slam it into the rocks. I bring my foot up and kick it hard. I reach into my bag and pull out a Pokeball. I look up, but see the Tailow come at my face with its beak and claws. We make a circle dance of dodges and attacks.

I swat at it with the ball and after quick and intricate hand movements, I bring the Pokeball up, and catch the Tailow's Peck attack with the button on my Pokeball. Tailow become a red light and goes into the ball. I hold it firmly, and listen for the click. Ta-chunk. I let out a sigh of relief and turn to the other Tailow.

"I've defeated your leader, so you can now go back to your part of the forest!" I say loudly.

"Please stop attacking us!"

They look at me angrily. I throw the Pokeball into the air and the Tailow appears. The Pokemon start to attack but my Tailow caws loudly. They stop. I walk next to it and smile. "I'm going to take good care of your leader, so don't worry. He'll become much stronger with me." They seem to think for a minute, then they nod and mentally give me their blessing.

I bow to them, and they fly away and become small dots in the sky. I turn back to my Pokemon. "We did it guys! We got ourselves another Pokemon!" I'm immediately tackled to the ground by all three of my Pokemon. I laugh loudly and rub their heads.

"Thanks guys, please get off." I finally get up and dust myself off. I remember that the boy from earlier still exists and turn back to him. Before I can speak, he does.

"You're bleeding." He points out. I look down at my arm and nod.

"Oh, so it seems." Walking forward, the boy looks down at me. I stop slouching and we're almost eye to eye.

Suddenly, he grabs my wrist and I open my mouth in surprise.

"Let go-!" I start to shout, but I see him applying a salve to my wound. I relax as he dabs it on with a q-tip. I bite my lip, as the medicine stings and he continues to work with his eyes closed.

"It stings a little." He tells me. I say nothing. He reaches into his bag and sticks on a band aid. He leans back and I look at my arm.

"Uhh...thanks, I guess." I say, the words unfamiliar to me.

"Erm...my name is Sapphire." I say, changing the subject. I reach out my other hand and wait for a hand shake, well, at least that's what is supposed to happen. I've never shaken hands with someone before.

"Ruby." He says, and takes it. After giving it a firm shake, he yanks hard, and I'm jerked forward. I stumble towards him and he smirks. My eyes narrow. He leans past me and whispers into my ear.

"You're not very bright, are you." He states. My face heats up in anger.

"Oh yeah! I saved you!" I explode.

"Did I ever say I needed saving?" He replies. I frown.

"One minute you're nice, then the next you're insulting me. What's up?" He shrugs and grins.

"Well, Sapphire, I'm heading back to my camp." He turns away and I follow him, stomping the whole way.

"Don't think you can get away with this, you.." I grumble after him. We reach his campfire and I look down at the slop on the ground.

"Eww, you were going to eat that?" I grimace. He looks over his shoulder still making an amused face.

"It wasn't finished and you came in with your flock of Tailow to interrupt my cooking." He says.

"Hmph, I don't think you look like the cooking type." I snap. He crosses his arms.

"Really? Why don't I show you?" he inquires. I nod begrudgingly and sit down on a large rock as he starts his cooking chemistry. I watch as he puts in a teaspoon of this, and a dash of that. I look back and forth as Ruby crouches by the pot and makes a stew. He then gets up and starts to make a dough on a wooden board. I raise my eyebrows.

Ruby seems to be in his own world now, so I know that if I speak I wont be heard. I rest chin on my hands and blink at everything around me. I'd already returned my Pokemon to their Pokeballs because they didn't feel like watching someone cook. I'd have to say, watching Ruby, I have a new respect for the art of cooking.

His knife chopping is like a blur and he tosses his vegetables over his shoulder with perfect precision and they land lightly into the broth of the stew. I guess I nodded off, because next thing I know, Ruby is shaking my shoulder. I sit up immediately, awake.

Getting up, I follow Ruby over to a portable table and sit down in a seat. A loaf of bread sits in the middle of the table and bowls of fruit surround it on each side. He spoons different things out of the bowls and places them on the plate before me. I look down at it and look at the food.

"Do-" I start.

"Do I have any Pokemon food?" He answers. "Yes."

I nod and pull out my Pokemon.

"Go!" I toss them out. Ruby places bowls on the ground and pours brown snacks into them from a circular container. My Pokemon dig into their food, and are really happy to be eating it. I wonder what Ruby's recipe is.. He walks back over to me and I look up. He crosses his arms.

"Are you going to eat it?" He asks. I nod and pick up my silver spoon.

"Umm..." I mumble. "Is this real silver?"

"It is one hundred percent silver." He replies. I look up.

"How did you get it?" He rolls his eyes.

"I bought it." He says bluntly.

I chew on the side of my mouth. I dip my spoon into the bowl and put the spoonful into my mouth. I take a couple more bites and Ruby stares at me expectantly. I look off to the side, a little embarrassed about the results.

"It's good...I guess." I mutter. He grins. I jump up and slam my hands onto the table.

"But just because you make good food doesn't change my opinion of you!" I point my finger at him.

"I don't expect you to." Ruby says calmly and looks up with yet another smirk on his face. I growl and sit back down.

"Well, even though I don't know if you're a Pokemon trainer-even though you have Pokemon food so you must be-I'm going to consider you my rival, so be prepared for a thrashing!" I jab my spoon at him and take a hunk of bread and stuff it into my mouth. He sits down and begins to eat also. I chomp on all the things he has displayed on the table, and completely forget that he's there. I stop eating once I notice him staring at me, his chin resting on the top of his hands. He's smiling at me. I pause and chew carefully.

"Wassup?" I say after swallowing.

"Oh, nothing, I was just watching you..." He replies. I shrug to myself and continue to chow down. After I finish eating I stand up and Ruby begins to clear the dishes away. He walks to the stream and dunks them. He's surprised when I join him by the water. I crouch down beside him and start to swish my plate around.

"I'm only doing this favor to repay you for the food, that's it." I say, frowning at the water. My head is pushed down and Ruby ruffles my hair. I fix my bandana and look up at him as walks back over to the table. I jump to my feet and help him pack his things away. I return my Pokemon and stand before Ruby.

"Well, rival, I'll see you later." I say, and salute, then jog off in the direction of Petalburg City before Ruby can say a word.


I arrive in my previous home town, and head directly to the Pokemon center. I walk in and trot up to Joy.

"Hey, heal my Pokemon for me." I tell her, and drop my Pokeballs onto the counter.

"Of course, what's your name?"

"Sapphire." I say boredly. "Can't you remember me? I only just moved away."

"I see..." She responds and places my Pokemon into a machine. After Ruby's tremendously delicious meal, I feel no need to eat anything for dinner. The sun is setting behind the trees and I yawn After a day of getting chased, a nice cotton pillow and mattress sounds very nice.

I demand a key from Joy, nicely of course, and head up to the second floor. I open my door and the handle clicks and I peer in. Walking to the bed, I flop face first onto it for a a soft face plant. I'm snoring within minutes.


I stretch the next morning, my eyes feeling hard and difficult to close. I squeeze them shut and then look around. Morning sun filters through the blinds and streams into my room. I skip down the stairs and stomp up to Joy. I hold out my hand.

"Gimme my Pokemon." I command. Joy pulls them out and I swipe them away. I dash from the center and look around. I sigh. I have an appointment I must absolutely not miss.

Though I actually would just love to skip it for pizza, which is a pleasant alternative to what I'm really supposed to be doing. I walk down the street, which is so familiar I feel homesick. Shaking away unneeded feelings, I find myself before some random guy. I make a bored face and flatten out my eyebrows in mock annoyance.

"Ah! A new trainer! Come this way to the Gym, I'm sure you don't know where it is so you might want to check it out!" I have really no choice in the matter and I am dragged against my will over to the gym. The weird man skips away to bother some other trainer. I look up at it and take in a huge breath.

"I'M BAAAACKK!"


I stomp up the stairs and enter the Gym through the electronic sliding doors. I reach the main room and com across a man who's back is turned to me. I clear my throat loudly to get his attention.

"Yo dad." I mumble.

"Well, if it isn't May-Sapphire! So you finished moving in?" He talks cheerily. I stare at him blankly as he rambles on.

"I'm surprised that you managed to get here by yourself!" He says.

Really, dad, is it SOO amazing that I came here all by myself? Really? I think in my head, and roll my eyes.

"Oh, I see. You had your Pokemon with you." He says, looking down at my Pokeballs on my belt.

"I guess you're going to become a trainer like me May-Sapphire!"

In your dreams dad, I wont be "like you." I think again.

"That's great news! I'll be looking forward too it!" My dad pats me on the shoulder. He sure can carry a conversation all by himself without me even talking to him..

"You're not giving your mother trouble are you?" He asks. I open my mouth to reply but he ruffles my hair and knocks my bandana off. I growl to myself and shove it back on.

"Well, I know you don't, you're a good girl who wont cause trouble for anyone!"

Show how much you know... I trail off, and situate my bandana so it isn't so lopsided. I don't like it when dad ruffles my hair. But I didn't mind Ruby doing it, at least he didn't knock my bandana clear off! I bite the insides of my cheeks.

There's a loud slam and the two of us look behind us to see a boy walk in.

"Umm..I.." He mumbles.

For cryin out loud, spit it out! I complain.

"I'd like to get a Pokemon, so please..." He sorta finishes.

"Hm? You're...Uh..Oh, right. You're Wally right? My dad asks.

"I'm going to stay with my relatives in a Verdanturf town. I thought I would be lonely by myself," He says.

I roll my eyes and look away. What a sob story...

"So I wanted to take a Pokemon along." I make a face. I knew that was coming.

"But I've never caught a Pokemon before." He continues. "I don't know how.."

"Hm. I see." Dad replies thinking carefully.

"May-Sapphire, you heard that, right? Go with Wally and make sure he catches a Pokemon safely."

Why are you ordering me around? Who says I should help this kid catch a Pokemon? He should learn how the hard way like everyone else! I nod silently to my dad.

"Here Wally , I'll loan you my Pokemon." He says, and hands him a Pokeball.

"Wow! A Pokemon!" Wally says in awe. I stare at them in a blank envy.

Dad never allowed me to play with his Pokemon, and now he's loaning them to a kid he doesn't even know? I swallow a lump in my throat.

"Oh, and I'll give you a Pokeball to catch something with." Dad hands him another ball.

"Wow! Thank you!" I clench my fists. Two gifts in one day? I never got anything like this! I'd be lucky to get even a small trinket from my dad on my birthday, but usually he'd say something like-"You have everything you need, right?" Then he would smile happily and mess up my hair with his big hand. Sometimes I'd get lucky and mom might make me a cake...

I turn on my heel and leave, feeling like my insides are boiling. Wally stumbles after me.

"W-wait!" He calls. My dad sure is good, he can talk and talk Our whole conversation was just him.

Geez, all I said was- "Yo dad." Wally gets in front of me.

"Follow me!" He says, and takes me to some tall grass near the Pokemon Center. I follow, so I can help him, because I have no choice. I sigh, my arms dangling unwillingly to the ground.

"May-Sapphire, Pokemon hide in tall grass like this don't they?" I nod wearily. He looks up at me.

"You don't talk much, do you?" I groan inwardly.

I reeaally don't want to talk to him, but I don't have a choice.

"Depends." I say shortly.

"OK!" He turns away. "Please watch me and see if I can catch one properly!" I wait a second, then he suddenly lets out a shout.

"Whoa!" A Ralts jumps from the grass and attacks us. Wally lets out my dad's Pokemon.

"Zigzagoon!" It says after appearing.

"Use Tackle!" Wally commands. Zigzagoon stares at Wally. I make a go on motion lazily with my right hand indicating that Zigzagoon should listen, then recross my arms. Zigzagoon attacks the Ralts. I sit down and watch. I could run for a million years through these woods and never come across a Ralts. But when WALLY comes traipsing through here, he immediately finds one. He walks right into the grass and finds an extremely rare Pokemon..

I close one eye. Today is not my day.

I watch pensively.

"Okay, I weakened it, now what!" Wally asks happily. I point.

"You've gotta throw a Pokeball, and-WATCH OUT! It's running away!" I jump to my feet and the two of us give chase. Running harder, I jump up into the air and grasp a tree branch. I swing from tree to tree until I'm closer. I drop down like a Spinarack, and pounce on the Ralts, pinning it to the ground. I jump off the struggling Pokemon as Wally reappears.

"Go Pokeball!" He says, and throws it directly into my face. I fall over and pull the ball off my face.

"Watch it you!" I shout, and toss the ball back.

"Aim, then throw!" I instruct. "Hold the ball up behind your head as if you're going to play baseball...now...throw it straight like an arrow."

"GO POKEBALL!" He shouts, and it hits the Ralts. The ball swallows it up in a red light and the ball lies there and after a couple of blinks it's caught.

Of course Wally had to trouble getting it, minus throwing wrong. I let out a breath and beckon him over.

"Let's go."

"I caught my first Pokemon!" He says cheerily. "Thank you so much May-Sapphire! Let's go back to the Gym now!" I roll my eyes as I follow him. He really doesn't listen well, like my father, because I'd just said- "Let's go."


"So you caught your first Pokemon?" Dad asks Wally. "Good job!"

"Thank you, yes, I did. Here's your Pokemon back." He turns to me.

"Hey, thanks for coming along with me." He thanks me. I nod and bow slightly.

"You two are why I was able to catch my Pokemon!"

Yeah...it worked out perfectly fine... I grumble.

"I promise I'll take good care of it! Oh! My mom's waiting for me, I have to go!" He yelps. "Bye Sapphire!" He runs from the Gym. We watch him go.

"Now... May-Sapphire, if you want to become a strong trainer, here's my advise." Dad says. I listen carefully, because in the Pokemon department, dad is amazing.

"Head to Rustburo City beyond this town. There you battle the Gym Leader Roxanne. After her, go on to the other Pokemon Gyms and defeat their Leaders." He leans down looks at me hard.

"Collect Badges from them, understood?" I nod. He stands up straight. "Of course, I'm a Gym Leader too. We'll battle one day May-Sapphire. But that's only after you become stronger." I turn around after nodding and leave. So, apparently I'm supposed to go to battle some Gym Leader named Roxanne because my dad is too good for me..

I make a pouting face then screw it up in an angry expression. I head for route 104, but I'm stopped by some man in sunglasses.

"By the way you're dressed, I'm guessing your a trainer." He says. "But you're clothes aren't that dirty, so I supposed you could be a rookie or just some normal kid..heh. I'm a guy who looks for talented trainers. Sorry to bother you." He walks away.

Well, that was rude. I look down at my clothes. I growl. I can be dirty if I want too.

Next time I meet that guy, he'll be sorry... I stomp off in the same direction he was heading. I stretch and look at the noon sun. I have all day to plan my revenge on the weirdo, think about my talk with dad while he did all the talking, and why Wally found such a rare Pokemon on his first try.

And maybe I might run into Ruby, then I can whoop him in a Pokemon battle! I suddenly get a drive to actually do something productive. I clench my fists and a fire gets into my eyes.

"Yes!" I shout, and fist pump the air.

Yay! Chapter's finally over! Took long enough.. -_- And I'm leaving my readers for my Pokemon Ranger and Black and White hanging...oh well. I haven't a clue on what to write next for either of them so they can wait. ^_^

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