Pheew. So far, so good.. Need all the support i can get, though... Go, imagination~! xD
Dodrio in the backyard screeching thrice. Pidgey alarm clock ringing. Pikachu eyes slowly opening. Sleeping Red loudly snoring. This is the scene that can be seen in the bedroom of our red-clothed hero. So far, not good. Still not awake. After all, the last night was a bust one for our teen hero. First, he took the heavy parcel in the ViridianGrove Pokemart and hand-delivered it towards Pallette Town, only carrying by hand (if you hadn't read Chapter 1, Red is physically strong). Then, he was attacked by nocturnal Pokemon along the way, like Hoothoot & Spinarak. Luckily, Pika managed to cease em all. (Nice going, Pika.)
"Pika... Chuuuuuuu! *BZZZZZZTTTT*"
"Aaaaaahh! Aurgh... Pika, way to go to wake me up... *Groan*" Red, as usual, was woken up by his good, ol', electrifying 'alarm' friend, Pika, with a friendly ThunderShock.
"Good morning, mom... Bye, mom." Red said with a quick kiss on his mother's cheek as he sped through while snatching the toasted bread in the dining table.
"Going so soon...? But this could be your final day before leaving on your journey, Red.." She said with still a cheery tone. (Like mother, like teenage son.)
His mother was very young-looking for her age, 34. She seemed almost like in her 20's. Well, this could also be from the fact that she only had an offspring once.
"Yeah, mom, but... I gotta go. Morning's a good time to embark, y'know what i mean.?"
"Morning? It's almost 9am, Red. Sun's already up." She said with an open-eyed giggle.
"Hehe. Yeah, well, maybe... But..." Before he can speak up, his mother smooched him on the cheeks for 2 seconds and hugged him real tight. Red already surpassed his mother's height by age of 14, so his mom's already tip-toeing.
"Mom... I'm not going that far from you, mom."
"Yes. I know that. But still... *sobs* I'll be missing my only baby." And she started crying.
"Aww, mom... Mom. I'll promise you, I'll come back. And after all, I'm still going to call once in a while."
*wipes tears* "*Sniff.* Yes. You also promise me you're going to do your best, 'kay? And don't let yourself get harmed."
"Yes, mom."
And Red finally left and waved goodbye to her beloved mother, who keeps on yelling 'I love you, Red~! Take care.' from afar.
Bringing memories of his hometown, Red and Pika left Pallette Town and then again crossed Route 1 to reach the city from before.
"ViridianGrove. It says here in the Town Map app in my PokeGear that it has a Gym in it. And since I'm already a full-pledged, official Trainer, i can now collect badges and gain access to routes beyond here. You ready, Pika?"
Pika glared with determination and agreed.
Then, a cold, different-colored Water Gun shot out from nearby. Pika was striked off Red's shoulders!
"Pika! What the-? Where'd that come from...?"
Red searched his surroundings but couldn't find the wild Pokemon who shot out the bluish Water attack.
"Hmm. That's strange. There aren't any Water Pokemon found in this area nor any ponds for Pokemon of such to be found."
What could be the cause of that strong Water Gun? Could it be friend, or foe? Or maybe just a wild pokemon...? Stay tuned~!
