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So far Rhett's trainer career has been a flop, he lost his first battle to his bitter rival and he nearly lost E.T.. But nonetheless, Rhett kept on and was now standing at the gates to Route 1.
"Ready?" Rhett asked as he held his Charmander in his arms.
E.T. nodded his head in response, at that the two marched in and officially began their quest.
"Alright E.T. so Jack can't beat us, again... We need to do some serious training." Rhett proposed.
E.T. wriggled his way out of Rhett's arms and onto the damp field. E.T. took note in the change of environment and quickly jumped in confusion.
"It's just dew." Rhett chuckled.
E.T. sniffed the ground and returned to standing position with shrug.
"Anyways, we need to find Pokemon." Rhett claimed.
The two both marched along the Route road, the scenery was nice. Route 1 wasn't a forest at all, Pallet Town was just surrounded in trees, beyond that was a lush green field. Off in the distance he could see a cluster of building. That was Viridian, but it was so far away he didn't even want to think of traveling that far. The occasional bush gave the Route a little eye candy and a river flowed through the field. It seemed the most ideal place for trainers to start.
"Char!" E.T. chirped as the little Pokemon pointed over to a bush.
Rhett saw the bush shaking, there was obviously a Pokemon inside. This was a great opportunity to train that he couldn't let pass up.
"Alright, E.T. Scratch it up!" Rhett commanded.
E.T. with a leap landed in the bush and dove into the foliage. Rustling and struggling could be heard, but E.T.'s flame was a good sign for Rhett to follow. Finally, E.T. flung something out of the bush and in the open.
It was small and purple, with a curly tail and two large buckteeth. It had a white underbelly and two big shiny eyes. A Rattata.
"Hmm... Go get it!" Rhett ordered.
E.T. came bounding out of the bush and landed atop the small unsuspecting rat. The two tangled in a clash of claws and teeth. E.T. flung the little monster in the air and it flopped onto the ground with bang. But despite the big hit the little rat got up and hissed at the two.
"Oh wow, this little guy is a scrappy little one." Rhett exclaimed.
By this time he could see some other trainers in the Route starting to look at him and spectate the battle.
"C'mon E.T. you got this, we have a crowd now." Rhett yelled.
E.T. bounded towards the opponent and leaped into the air to finish it off. The rat scurried under E.T.'s feet and spun around behind the Charmander. Charmander swerved and quickly ducked as the rat lunged for his head. E.T. smacked the little guy with his tail and the Rattata flopped back on the floor.
"Alright, good job E.T.!" Rhett clapped in satisfaction.
But it was not over yet, the rat got up again, he trembled in anger and fatigue. He shined his teeth and shook his tail. The Pokemon charged at his adversaries.
"E.T.!" Rhett yelled and pointed behind E.T..
E.T. turned and was clobbered by the Rattata, the two again began to roll in the grass and beat each other down. It wasn't until E.T. gripped the smaller Pokemon by his tail and tossed the rat up in the air again. But this time E.T. spat at the airborne Pokemon, but instead of spit a volley of steaming coals sped their way towards the helpless Rattata. The coals pelted the rat and finally sent the thing straight down to the earth, and finally it was knocked out cold.
"Finally! Great work buddy, that was amazing, you earned Ember!" Rhett celebrated as he hoisted the ecstatic Charmander in the air.
The trainers around him have stopped watching, except one, she was sat down next to a stump and slowly got up once she saw Rhett look at her. She slowly walked over, almost seductively. She was close to Rhett now and he could get a good look at her.
She had the perfect tan, shiny brown eyes, and shoulder length silky black hair. She wore extremely short tight shorts and a black jacket with white lining, she wore the jacket open exposing her stomach and a black sports bra. She smirked as she looked a Rhett in a smug way.
"Great work out there Tiger." She shot at him.
She seemed just about the same age as Rhett, she was slightly shorter too. She slid a hand on her hip and jutted it out.
"Thanks." Rhett said in a flat tone.
"What's the matter, not used to people like me?" She asked in a cocky tone.
"Nah, I can handle people like you everyday." Rhett shot back.
"Oh feisty, I like it." The girl smirked.
"Who are you?" Rhett asked crossing his arms as E.T. jumped on his shoulders.
"The name's Vega Thompson." Vega said as she winked.
"I've never seen you before, where are you from, why are you here?" Rhett questioned.
"Slow down, slow down, I hail from the Johto Region." Vega said.
"Johto? Like, west of here?" Rhett asked.
"Yes, I came here to finally conquer the Kanto league, like I'm sure you want to also?" Vega asked.
"Definitely, I'm gonna be the very best, no one's gonna stand in me and E.T.'s way." Rhett smirked as he slapped hands with E.T..
"Interesting, well you're gonna have to beat more than a simple Rattata in order to do that." Vega cocked.
"We'll get better, trust me." Rhett smirked back.
"Haha oh alright, I'll see ya around tough guy, maybe one day I'll see just how powerful you can be." She concluded as she turned and walked away with a final wave.
E.T. looked at Rhett and Rhett looked down at the Charmander. E.T. grinned and patted Rhett's cheek.
"Another rival, huh, don't worry little buddy, we're starting out, we can only get better... I hope." Rhett said as he placed the little lizard on his head.
"Char!" E.T. chirped as the two took off down the Route road towards their next stop in Viridian City.
The duo may just be starting out but the bond between the two is growing quite fast! With new rivals and new opportunities the two can only go up... Or can they?
Alright, four down, and we're off to an alright start, keep viewing the story and I'll continue writing up, but in the fact of the story! Vega is our new character and she dresses like quite the whore, now there won't be anything too graphic because of the rating, but Vega will be a reoccurring character and rival for our Rhett, just like Jack! Thanks for reading, and drop a review if you found anything interesting!