Trainer Red, a 14 year old Pokemon Trainer from the town of Pallet in the Kanto region was currently sleeping in a sleeping bag inside Mr. Briney's boat. Red long ago has started a new Pokemon journey through the region of Hoenn to see new Pokemon and battle tough trainers with his Pokemon, most noticeable with his starter Pikachu. He wasn't alone on this journey, joining him is a young female trainer name May Sapphire, who he took under his wing to train.
Recently, the two were traveling to Dewford City with a old man named Mr. Briney and his boat. However they got caught in a Sharpedo incident and badly damage the boat, making the gang stay on a island until Mr. Briney could fix the motor of his boat.
Red also manage to catch one of those Sharpedos, who was the leader of the clan of other Sharpedos after having a battle with it as it was trying to sink Mr. Briney's boat, thus catching his first Hoenn Pokemon.
The male trainer wasn't wearing his usual outfit for he was just wearing his blue jeans and a black shirt. Missing from him was his red trainer hat with the white bill and a semi white pokeball symbol as he let out his luscious brown hair out. His red sleeveless jacket was lying beside him as he snore in his sleep.
Red was tossing and turning in his sleep for he was having quite a dream that was humorous, dark, and action packed with awesomeness that he could make his dream into a tale of its own if he wanted too. The trainer finally woke up when the morning sun's heat hit his body, slowly waking him up and reveal his brown color eyes.
Red slowly lifted his body from the sleeping bag, let out a loud yawn, and stretch his arms up in the air. The male trainer scratched his luscious brown before looking out the window, only to be blinded by the bright light of the sun that greeted him.
He yawn once again as he kept on scratching his brown hair before speaking his first set of words that very day.
"Man do I feel tired. Felt like I've been sleeping for a year or something since that whole Sharpedo event. That or the author was busy with something important before making this chapter." Red said, yawning his words.
Red began to look around to find his starter Pokemon Pikachu in the area with him, only to see that the yellow mouse wasn't present with him at the moment. Red rubbed his tired eyes he kept on looking before just shrugging it off, finding his best Pokemon pal.
"Huh? I guess that yellow mouse of mine got a head start on the day." Red said, looking around.
Red kindly unzipped himself from his sleeping bag and stood on his legs after stretching them a bit. Once he got the sleepiness out of his legs, he made his way out the door to exit the boat to feel the fresh air without his trademark jacket or hat with him.
Once he was outside, he was hit with a nice breeze of the ocean air as he exhale it. He smiled, for he liked feeling the cold air hit his hair as it wave in the wind. Red decided not to wear his trainer hat a bit longer and go with the flow.
Red jumped off the boat and landed on his two naked feet on the sandy floor of the island he and the others were staying at. He looked to his left to see his young protege, May Sapphire, who was at the camping site from yesterday alongside Mr. Briney as the two were eating breakfast. Red's Pikachu was there as he being feed by May herself.
The ex-champion of Kanto smiled as he walked towards the gang as his naked feet touch the sandy shore of the island. May and Mr. Briney notice Red coming towards them as he got more closer.
May smiled, happy to see her mentor Red finally wake from his slumber and start the day off. Pikachu also smiled seeing his trainer as he ran off towards him and jumped on his right shoulder.
"Pikachu!" The mouse chanted happily.
"Hey buddy, nice to see you too. I hope you slept well as I did." Red scratched Pikachu's chin.
"Hey Red! Glad you're finally awake. I was starting to think that maybe you were gonna sleep the whole day away." May teased her mentor.
"Pfft! As if! I won't waste a day of my chances of meeting new Pokemon and people." Red smiled as he then looked at Mr. Briney and this fine day. "Morning Mr. Briney."
The old man smiled, "Morning to you too Red." He greeted him.
"So Red, did you sleep well because it sounded you did after hearing you snore a bit your sleep." May asked.
"Yeah I did, slept like a Snorlax after eating a huge buffet of food. I did had this strange dream though." Red said, thinking back.
"How strange was the dream?" May curious to know.
"Something about a fire princess fighting an evil ice princess that has been freed from her ice prison for 4,000 years. I tell ya it was an awesome dream." Red said, really pumped.
"Wow that does sound cool! Maybe you can make it into a tale of your own. It would be awesome to read about it." May suggested.
Red chuckled, "I should, but it would take a lot of time and work to put every scenery I want together. It even gets dark in a few places, but has a rewarding ending." He stated.
The two trainers looked at Mr. Briney, "Have you gotten the motor fixed already?" Red asked.
Mr. Briney nodded, "Almost, just give me another hour and the boat will be ready to take us to Dewford City." He said.
"Sweet! Second badge here I come!" May said, excitedly.
"In the meantime, you two should check out the island. Go sightseeing." Mr. Briney suggested.
"Cool, I've been seeking to know what this island hold in store for us." Red said, looking into the trees and bushes of the island before looking at May.
"Wanna join May?"
"I would like to Red, but I'm gonna stick around to train my Pokemon for a bit for our upcoming gym battle at Dewford town. You saw how my battle with Roxanne went. I gotta be ready for anything." May said, clenching her fist.
Red smiled at the young trainer, "Well said May. I'm proud that you want to get stronger." He said. "Looks like me and Pikachu are gonna travel this small island for a bit. Right buddy?"
"Pikachu!" The mouse nodded his head.
"First I gotta get some grub. My stomach is howling out loud." Red rubbed his stomach and grabbed some food.
Moments later
After getting his breakfast and left May behind at sandy shore while Mr. Briney was fixing the boat. Red was back to wearing his regular trainer jacket, hat, and yellow backpack. Pikachu was on his right shoulder, looking at the beauty that is the island.
On the way, they as spotted a few wild Pokemon that were living on the island. Pokemon such as Wumples climbing up the trees, Zigzagoons playing a game of tag, and Tallows resting on their nest peaceful.
Red stopped walking as he and Pikachu smell the air of the island. "Man I love this! I kinda wanna climb the trees to get a good view of the island." Red said to the mouse.
"Pikachu!" Responded the mouse.
Something caught Red's eyes looking at one of the trees. "Hey buddy look! That's a banana tree!" He said excitedly.
Both Red's and Pikachu's stomach began to growl in hunger. "Looks like we're still a bit hungry after breakfast. How about we get some bananas to eat." He suggested.
Pikachu nodded as he jumped off Red's shoulder and landed in front of him as he stood on all four. Red smiled and threw a fist at the air as he was battling.
"Okay Pikachu, use Iron Tail on that tree!" Red commanded.
"Pikachu!" The mouse shouted and nodded as his tail began to glow and gave the tree one hard hit.
Pikachu backed up as he and Red watch the tree shake violently. The trainer and Pokemon got themselves ready to catch some bananas as they raise their hands in the air.
However, when the bananas fell off the tree. In a blink of an eye they all disappear from Red's and Pikachu's view.
"What!" Red shouted.
"Pika Pikachu!? (What happened?)" Pikachu yelled.
"Where did those bananas go? They were just right there!" Red said.
Before Red could say anything else, he was then hit in the back of his with a banana peel. "Hey! Who threw that!?" He yelled angrily.
Red and Pikachu were then hit by multiple banana peels as they were being shot around the trees around them. Red cover his head while Pikachu tried to hit back with his tail.
Red and Pikachu began to ran as they look for cover from the banana peels. Red and Pikachu found cover behind a rock as the banana peels finally stopped coming. The two peeked over the rock they were hiding behind only to have Red get smacked straight on the face by a banana. Pikachu couldn't help but laugh at his trainer, who gave him a mean glare.
"Okay! Who's the wise guy throwing the bananas!" Red yelled as he rubbed the pain on his face.
Red and Pikachu watched as they saw a black figure zipping around the area. Red and Pikacha was impressed by the speed of the creature that was zipping around for they couldn't get a single view of it. Pikachu stood in front of Red, ready to face whatever it is that's coming to them. After a while, the creature stopped by doing a great pound attack on the ground creating a small dust cloud around the area. Red and Pikachu covered their eyes as they were blinded by the dust cloud and waved their hands to blow away the dust from them.
When the dust cloud finally cleared, what stood in front of the trainer and mouse was small green gecko like Pokemon. The gecko Pokemon looked at Red and Pikachu with fearsome eyes for it seems it didn't like it's company and had a twig on it's mouth like a toothpick, showing that it has a bold attitude.
Red was taken surprised as he found the gecko Pokemon really interesting for he was always found interest in the more reptilian looking Pokemon like his Kanto starters. Knowing Red's liking to reptilian creatures, Pikachu knew that Red would want to capture the pokemon that laid before them giving him an extra reason to battle for his trainer.
"Woah, what a cool looking pokemon." Red said, reaching down his pocket and grabbed his pokedex as he pointed at the green lizard.
"Treecko is a small, green, bipedal reptilian Pokémon. It has yellow eyes with long, narrow pupils. Treecko's hands and feet each have three digits covered with tiny spikes. These spikes allow it to scale vertical walls with ease. Its stomach and throat are red. It also has a line across on its stomach resembling a pouch. Treecko has a large, dark green tail with two separate lobes that it uses to sense humidity. This ability allows it to predict the next day's weather."
"Treecko!" The grass lizard chanted proudly.
"So it's call a Treecko. That's cool, but why is it attacking us in the first place." Red said, asking his Pokedex for more information.
"Treecko is a bit of a rarity in the wild, and is more common in captivity. However, when in the wild, Treecko lives inside overgrown forests. It makes its home in tall trees, and will attack anyone that comes near its nest. Because of its territorial nature, it is known to be the protector of the forest's trees. Treecko is known for its calm and collected personality. It will never panic under any circumstances, even when faced with a bigger foe."
Red looked up from his pokedex, "I see. So Treecko was attacking us because we enter it's home and we hit one of his trees. I get it now, but did you really have to throw those bananas at us?" he said, annoyed.
Treecko just responded by getting into his battle pose and threw out his twig from his mouth. Red smiled seeing the tough attitude Treecko was giving. He could tell that Treecko wasn't one to back down by the look in his gecko eyes. Red had a feeling that his encounter with Treecko was fate.
"Well then Treecko bring it on! If it's a challenge you want from me and Pikachu! Then it's a challenge you get!" Red pointed his finger at Treecko. "Let' show him, Pikachu!"
"Pika!" The mouse chanted cockly as he sparked his cheeks.
From out the blue, Treecko put his hands together and send out quick Energy Ball at Pikachu. Red commanded Pikachu to deflect the attack with a Iron Tail, sending it to the sky. Pikachu rubbed his nose in a cocky manner seeing that he easily deflected the attack with tail, making Treecko a bit annoyed.
The lizard pokemon back up and hid up the trees for its next move. Pikachu watched carefully as Treecko was jumping tree to tree in a fast pace. Quickly Red commanded Pikachu to use Iron Tail as Treecko then appeared heading to towards the mouse pokemon. On impact, both Pikachu's Iron Tail and Treecko's Pound attack collided with each other.
Treecko surprised Pikachu by using Screech straight to its face, catching Red off guard. Treecko then used it's Absorb attack and drain some of Pikachu's energy and regain some of his health back. Pikachu shook off the gecko pokemon as he rubbed his hurted ears from the Screech attack.
Treecko then taunted Red and Pikachu to chase after him as he ran into the forest. Red and Pikachu nodded at each other as they went after Treecko together further in the forest. As Red and Pikachu were running through the forest. They caught glimpse of Treecko climbing tree to tree. Red looked down at his partner and nodded at him as a sign to climb up the tree.
Pikachu ran up one of the trees and began chasing Treecko tree to tree. Treecko looked back and shot its Bullet Seed towards the mouse. Pikachu quickly dodge the incoming seeds by jumping onto a another tree.
"Pikachu! Thunderbolt!" Red yelled.
Pikachu shot his attack as it clash against Treecko's Bullet Seed. Treecko was going all out with his attack, however since Pikachu was a lot more experience and stronger than Treecko that his Thunderbolt went past his Bullet Seed and gave one strong shocking attack. Despite being a grass type that electric attacks aren't effective, the Thunderbolt was enough to knock out Treecko as it fell off the tree.
As Treecko fell to the ground and struggled to get up, Red saw the opportunity to take out one of his empty pokeball and threw at the lizard Pokemon. The empty pokeball open up as hit contacted with Treecko's body and sucked the lizard in the pokeball with a red beam of light.
The Pokeball shook in the air and landed on the ground. Red and Pikachu watch as Treecko was trying to break from the pokeball by shaking it. Red was biting his lips as he waited while Pikachu position himself ready in case Treecko breaks free and attacks them.
After waiting for a bit, the pokeball finally stopped shaking as it just laid on the ground. The moment of truth happened as the Pokeball then let out a sparkle glow, signing that Red has fully capture Treecko as his Pokemon.
Red grew a smile as he picked up the pokeball and pointed up at the sky in pride. "Yeah! We caught a Treecko!" He said.
"Pikachu!" The mouse said happily as he climbed on Red's right shoulder.
"You did well as always buddy. Let's head back to May and Mr. Briney." Red said, scratching Pikachu's chin.
Moments later
"Torchic! Use Ember!"
"Torchic!"
The small chicken Pokemon shot her Ember attack towards the thin air. May was training more of Torchic's ember attack seeing how far it could reach and how it could get.
While May was training, Mr. Briney was almost just about done fixing his boat as he and his Pokemon Wingull smiled at their boat.
May's stopped training as she saw her mentor Red and his Pikachu comeback but with a huge smile on his face. The female walked towards the Pallet Town Trainer with a curious look on her face.
"You seem happy? What happened in that forest?" May asked.
Red shrugged, "Oh nothing, just caught me a new pokemon that me and Pikachu encounter." He answered.
May's eyes widen."Really? What pokemon was it?" She said, excitedly.
Red took out his pokedex and show a picture of Treecko on it. "This pokemon right here, Treecko." He said.
"Hey that's one of the Hoenn starters. That's pretty cool you found one on this island." May said.
"Yeah, I figure I catch it because it was pretty much alone from the looks of it. It's quite fitting since that I have this Treecko too." Red said, looking at his Pokedex.
"How so?"
"Well because you and Brendan both have your own Hoenn starters, so it's only fitting that I have my own to have." Red explained. "This Treecko put a good decent fight against Pikachu here that I couldn't help but want it."
"Cool, maybe when we met Brendan again. Our Hoenn starters could hang out."May suggested as she looked down at her Torchic.
"Torchic!" The pokemon agreed.
"Red! May!"
Red and May looked at calling out for them. "The boats is all fixed up and ready to go." He shouted.
"Awesome! Now can get the show on the road!" Red said, putting his hands on his hip.
"Finally! I can't wait to get off this island and continue our journey. It felt like we been stuck here for almost a year." May said.
"Once we get to Dewford City, I'm heading to the nearest Pokemon Center and get both Sharpedo and Treecko out from their boxes. I can't wait to start training them." Red excitedly said, pumping his fist.
Red and May began to pack their things in their bags and called back their Pokemon. The two trainers looked at each other with a smile as they began to run over to Mr. Briney's boats.
The two hopped aboard the ship as Mr. Briney started the engine of the ship and sail away into the ship. Red, Pikachu, and May went to the side of the boat as they looked in the direction where their next destination lays. Red was excited to learn more about the Pokemon that Hoenn has in store for him as well as learning about the stones that Professor Oak gave him.
May felt more excited that her next gym battle is coming up shortly and she was ready as ever for the gym leader of Dewford City has in store for her. What made the journey more excited for is the the thought of having her childhood hero standing beside her and having his assistant.
There's no doubt what lays in Red and May's future was nothing but a endless journey for the both to become the best Pokemon Trainer. It's their dream to be best is what brought them together in this unexpected journey.
End of chapter 10
(A/N): As you know, I've been really slow making the next chapter of my Pokemon Tales series and it's been almost a year since the last part. That's because I've been busy making other stories for my Sonic Tales. Heck, "The Cold Heart of Hate" story pretty much took the whole summer to make it fully complete. Now I've been wanting to go back to make more Pokemon Tales, but the thing is that I want to end it soon.
Now I don't mean Pokemon Tales series is completely gonna end. What I mean is to end the position that my Pokemon Tales is at right now. What you are reading right now is what I call the "Hoenn Arc". Originally what I had plan is just a retelling of Pokemon Alpha Sapphire but with Red in it. Why I choose to do this is because I wanted make my own quest story like the Pokemon anime and give Red his own journey, but I'm really not adding anything new and I don't like that. Another reason why I want to end the Hoenn Arc right now is because I realize I can't do a long quest story like the Pokemon anime and it's really holding me back from making the stories I wanna make about Red and the rest of his friends.
So here's what I'm gonna do about it.
The next chapter, Chapter 11 is gonna be the last chapter for the Hoenn Arc. Chapter 11 is gonna have a huge time skip for Red and May's journey through Hoenn for the chapter is gonna take place at the end, but there's a twist to it. In the last chapter I'm gonna explain the plot points that happen in Pokemon Alpha Sapphire and wrap it up in one chapter. This story is gonna have a "Complete" status for I don't like to leave unfinished stories behind.
Once I'm done with it. I promise you from there on out that I'm gonna be making original, adventurous, and humorous stories for my Pokemon Tales series in the same style as my Sonic Tales series if you are familiar with that series Stories about Blue, Brock, Ethan, Misty, May, Brenda, and Lyra much more in these original stories I have for them. Each entry is gonna be short one shot stories or multi chapter stories that don't go above ten parts unless it has too.
Not to mention it will put a lot of stress away from me and not make me feel like I'm in a timer and you guys don't have to wait for almost a year, plus on the good side. It will help me get closer to make the Pokemon Tales and Sonic Tales crossover once I establish the characters of Red and his friends. I really want Sonic and Honey from Sonic Tales to meet Red and May from Pokemon Tales for they are similar to each other. Maybe just maybe I'll be able to work on that other "Tales" series that I wanted to work on that will have a crossover with both of them.
And just to give you guys a tease for what I plan after the Hoenn Arc is done. Here's a title of the second Pokemon Tales entry.
Pokemon Tales: A New Leaf
That title alone is enough to give you idea what's gonna happen after the Hoenn arc and there's a lot more planned like having Giovanni come back and strike Red's friends and family for revenge.
I hope you guys understand why I'm doing this. I really want to make more Pokemon fics and unleash my ideas for everyone to see. I'm ready to unleash the inner Pokemon fan that I am and show my love for the series through my stories.
And if you're wondering, yes. The next chapter is coming soon.