I wish to make some comments about the fic:
1- The sudden changes in the story make to change some vital things in the plot, but, as TPP is totally Fanon I will use my own story to avoid contradictions, don't worry, this story will be the same but I will need to change some things of the story.

2- English is not my native language, so sorry by the grammar errors.

3-I'll change rival's name Gary to Blue, I'll update it in the first chapters.

4-The combats have been altered for the drama.(If you think that is not a good idea, feel free to say it).

5- GIVE ME YOUR OPINIONS, DAMN IT.

Failure is a success if we learn from it. Malcolm Forbes.

Chapter 4: A story of stangers and perseverance.

Finally after a long way fighting trainers and a lot of wild Pokemon (or running away of them), Red Vermilion City was standing in front of them.

In this coastal city their next target was waiting: Lt. Surge and his third badge, but before they had things to do.

They were going to the S.S. Anne when a boy stopped them.

"Hey, you" said the young boy "I'm interested in make a trade with you".

"what kind of trade?" asked Red.

The boy took a pokeball of his pocket and threw it, releasing and Farfetch'd

"His name is Dux" It's yours if you give me your Spearow.

Red decided that It was better to accept the deal, that Farfetch may be useful in the future.

He hadn't spent much time with Spearow, so they weren't emotionally attached and Spearow would get used the new trainer very quick.

They changed their Pokemons, after the boy left, Red examined carefully his new Pokemon, he was small, and didn't seem very scary of his new trainer, Red knew that he made the best choice.

He arrived to the ship, where a man put in hs way.

"Ticket?" Asked the man.

Red showed him the ticket that Bill gave him.

The man checked the ticket, verified that it was valid and let him enter.

The S.S. Anne was a luxury cruisier, he would stayed to live there, but that wasn't in his plans, he had to investigate to find something useful.

He began investigate the train, after unless two hours without finding anything he was going to the captain's room, when he heard a voice calling him.

"Hello again, Red. I see that you are enjoying the trip"

Blue was there, waiting the opportunity for face him again.
"I'm tired, Red, Do you think that you are a better trainer than me? I'm going to defeat you, Red, my Pokemons are waiting."

Blue and his Pokemon showed that they really improved since the combat in Cerulean City, but as the last time his Pokemon fell one by one before his eyes, he only had a Pokemon left able of fight.

He whispered to the Pokeball.

"You can, raticate"

His Raticate showed that it was a worthy opponent, he left Pidgeotto in a very bad shape, but Pidgeotto, avoid dying using sand attacks to mlind him and using all his strenght Pidgeotto made a final blow that almost pierced in half Blue's Pokemon.

"No, Raticate", shouted Blue, the poor Raticate couldn't resist the attack and got seriously injured by the Pidgeotto.

Blue, scared by his friend's health carefully took the injured Pokemon.
"I don't how do you manage me to defeat me so fast, but this isn't going to end like this, I'll show you that I am better trainer"
He ran with the Raticate still in his hands, he had to go fast to a Pokemon Center, meanwhile somebody appeared from one of the ship's room after watching the whole combat.

"this might be very useful to our plans" thought the man.

The stranger left the ship, when he saw all that he needed to know, now he would have to send the information to "him".

After Red got the HM01 cut from the captain Red was ready to face Surge, he went to the gym, but he found a bush in the way so he would have to cut it to enter, to do that, first, he needed that one of his Pokemon learnt Cut, and second make it cut aforementioned bush.

Dux seemed the most appropiate candidate, so Red prepared to make him learn the movement.

"Dux, learn cut, now" said Red "c'mon, it's easy, learn it."

The time passed, minutes then hours, Red tried to ask to the Helix and to the ticket, but there was no way to Dux to learn it, then finally after several hours Dux learnt Cut, then they tried to cut the bush and they made it very quick, they entered the gym, and in a surprise movement Red completed the puzzle at the first try, without knowing how he even has did that.

Lt. Surge was a very fierce rival, also he had Eletric-type Pokemon, so he was very dangerous, after long battle Red saw how all his Pokemon fell, once recovered, Red decided to try defeat hm again, but before he would have to cut the bush again, although Dux already knew Cut this time, Red spent hours trying to make him cut the bush, when Dux finally cut it Red entered the gym to fight the leader once more.

The situation was desperate: Pidgeotto, Jay Leno, Drowzee, Dux, Rattata, all fell fighting Surge's Pokemon, in the end a seriously injured Abby, and a not-tooharmless Raichu kept fighting, Abby wishing make his master proud used all of his remaining strength to use a last, bide and after that, Raichu fell unable to keep fighting.

Lt. Surge ammazed by the link of the trainer with his Pokemons gave Red his now third badge.

"The most important thng to a trainer is loyalty to their Pokemons and goals, you already made it" said Surge "Good luck".

Red left the gym, after cure his Pokemon in the Pokemon center, he went east to go to Lavender Town, crossing the Rock Tunnel in the way.

He came back to Cerulean City where he tried with great effort to make Dux cut the bush. Then he continued to walk to the Rock Tunnel ready to a long fight.

"Too fast."

Suddenly his Pokemon dissapeared, all the things(The roads, the trees the grass began to move away until he was alone, all he could see was white until infinite.

"Hello, Red"said someone behind him.

When Red turned away saw a man in black robes with a hood and a mask covering his face.

"who are you?" asked Red "what is this place?"

"That are not the interesting questions, Red" said the man. He seemed young by the voice.

"This is a place where nobody unpleasant will hear our conversation, but we have not much time" he continued.

"Red, a lot o things are happening and you are in the center"

"what are you talking?" asked Red.

"I can't tell you the details." Red couldn't understand anything "But you should ask yourself questions and, with the time you will have to face choices and losses."

"Sorry, I can't understand it, what is the danger?"

"The mob"

"What?"

"Sorry, I have to go, be perseverant, Red, and be careful"

Then the man dissapeared, and all the things came back at his spots, the Pokemons were confused, Red was in the ground, almost inconcious.

"The mob?" asked to himself Red "What does that mean?"

He decided to continue after travel he found a way between a ledge and a wall, and always he tried to cross it he fall by the ledge and whe he got it, he had to come back to cure his Pokemns.

"I'm not going to give up" though Red, he tried and tried, after more than five hours Red finally left the ledge behind and arrived to the Rock Tunnel.

There, he walked in the dark, trying to find a way out, but the problems appeared quickly, Rattata who by idea of Red learnt dig began to dig them out of the cave in any moment, Red finally fed up and kept Rattata in the PC to avoid problems for the moment, also he has Jay Leno that was more quiet.

They finally reached the end of the cave but just before exiting, Pidgeotto, challenged by the experience evolved to his last and defintive form, Pidgeot, now it was clear, he was will lead them to the victory.

They exited the tunnel, crossed Lavender Town and Saffron City without almost stop and went directly to Celadon City, there was Ericka, the next leader, and he will get his fouuth badge, Red was ready to anything but he couldn't stop thinking about what happened before, who was that man and what he wanted, it was questions without anwers, but he knew that he has time to think about it. He went to the gym.

Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th. Julie Andrews