A few days later,
Gold wakes up in his bed In New Bark Town, feeling confused and lost. Was everything that happened before just a dream? Is the real first day of his journey starting now?
"Gold, you're awake!" His Mother says with a huge look of relief as she tightly hugs her conscious yet still hurt son.
"Easy Mom, still feel a little sore here and there" Gold says in response.
"I thought I lost you forever!" Gold's Mother says as she holds back her tears.
"Where's my Pichu?" Gold says quietly as he instinctively examines his bag, only to remember the events that transpired a few days ago.
"I'm sorry for your loss" Gold's Mom says as she was the first one to notice that his starter Pokemon was missing. "What happened?"
"Some Red-Haired Kid stole it from me and left me like this" Gold quietly says as he looks up to the ceiling of his room, feeling defeated. "I just hope Pichu is Ok."
A few minutes pass, and Gold and his Mother just silently stay in their positions, not having much to say to each other. The silence is broken however, when there is a knock on the door of Gold's room.
"I'll go get it." Gold's Mother says as she opens the door. To her surprise, the man she saw at the door was no ordinary man from New Bark Town, not even from the Johto region. It was none other than Professor Oak from Pallet Town!
"Greetings Mrs Rogers." Oak says with a smile, trying to lighten up the mood.
"Why hello Professor Oak" Gold's Mother says in response in a happier tone than before. "Please come in."
Professor Oak enters the room first, followed by Mr. Pokemon and Professor Elm, who all greet Gold's Mother accordingly. Like his mother, they are all relieved that Gold did not suffer any life threatening injuries from the encounter with the shady Kid, but the situation is nothing spectacular either as Gold had his very first Pokemon mercilessly stolen from him.
"Its nice to see you all here, caring for my safety." Gold says, still in bed.
"Nice to meet you too Gold. I am Professor Oak, with my friend Mr. Pokemon here."
"I've heard your really famous in both Kanto and Johto, you even have your own radio show." Gold says in response to the Professor from Pallet Town.
"He sure is. He just has to be there when new discoveries are made, which is why he travelled so far just to meet me." Mr. Pokemon says in response.
"So, what was this discovery of yours you wanted to show me?" Professor Elm asks Mr. Pokemon, curious."'
"Why, I can just show it to you!" Mr. Pokemon says in response as he takes a large egg out of his backpack. The egg is large enough to fit into both of Mr. Pokemon hands.
Professor Elm is taken aback by the new discovery, as no one in the world of Pokemon was familiar with the mechanics of Pokemon reproduction yet. The only instance of reproduction that had been observed before was a Mew giving live birth many years ago to its genetically modified offspring, Mewtwo. However, that was an exception rather an a rule due to Mew's status as a Legendary Pokemon.
As most Pokemon studied up until the present day were those owned by trainers, there was no opportunity for them to breed in captivity. As such, the discovery of Pokemon Eggs was a very significant step in the ongoing research to understand the world of Pokemon.
"Is that what I think it is?" Professor Elm enquires as he carefully inspects the spherical shell.
"Precisely, a Pokemon Egg." Mr. Pokemon says in response. "There have been many theoretical speculations up to this point, but here is the real deal. Most Pokemon we know produce offspring via the means of eggs, keeping them warm and incubated until the time has come for their young one to hatch."
"Amazing!" Professor Elm says as he can't help but be excited.
"So, what type of Pokemon is inside it?" Professor Oak asks.
"I honestly don't know." Mr. Pokemon replies. "I was lucky enough to save this particular egg in time, after I saw a Wild Fearow trying to steal it. I took a huge risk, as I could've been badly hurt, but It sure was worth the Noble cause."
"Speaking of stolen things, I wonder how Pichu is doing." Gold says, feeling saddened due to the reminder of what happened to him.
"We can only hope he is doing ok. We've informed the local authorities, who are currently doing the best they can." Professor Elm says in response.
"I'll be sure to give them the description of the Kid who stole my son's Pokemon." Gold's Mother says, leaving the room to immediately finish the task at hand.
With Professor Elm, Mr. Pokemon and Professor Elm left in the room, they all get ready to inform Gold of what they had planned for him.
"Gold, I know what happened to you was not good by any means." Professor Elm "But I know you won't give up on your dream on becoming a Pokemon Trainer. I was going to keep the egg from Mr. Pokemon for my own research, but I now I think that its better off with you."
"Thanks, Professor Elm." Gold says with a smile on his face, feeling grateful. However, he then looks up to the ceiling again while lying down in his bed. His expression changes to a more cynical one before he slowly says in a quiet but negative tone, "I will use my new Pokemon to beat that Kid, he deserves to be humiliated."
The three old men look concerned after they hear him say this. Professor Oak is the first to stand up and come near Gold, looking at him straight in the eyes and responding.
"Look Gold, I know you've been feeling frustrated lately, but humiliating others is not the answers. The only thing which counts is to treat your Pokemon with trust and love, its something I witnessed firsthand when my grandson lost the Pokemon League."
Gold then immediately snaps out of his negative attitude, realizing that Professor Oak is in indeed correct.
"Gold, there is something else, I would like to give you for your journey." Professor Oak says.
"Yes, Professor Oak?" Gold asks in response.
"Here is a Pokedex." Professor Oak says as he shows Gold an electronic device. "It records data on new Pokemon you have caught. I previously thought it was complete 3 years ago when 150 Pokemon were caught, but it turns out, there are many new Pokemon we never knew about."
"Wow, it looks amazing." Gold says as he looks at the device with wonder in his eyes."I really have to thank all three of you, I never cease to forget how much you've done for me."
"You're Welcome." Professor Oak, Professor Elm and Mr. Pokemon say all together.
"I'm sure you'll make an amazing Pokemon trainer" Mr. Pokemon says as he places the Egg in Gold's room, "but its probably best to rest for now until you're in shape to walk on your feet."
"You're right, Mr. Pokemon." Gold says with a smile on his face as he pulls the covers on top of himself and gets ready to go to sleep.
The three Pokemon Professors all smile at each other as they are impressed by Gold's ability to cope with such a tragedy. They then leave the room in order to let Gold soundly sleep in peace, as is typical of the average New Bark Town resident.