Pedro's Journey through Hoenn

After healing their balls after the battle with the evil Team Rocket members Suzy and Todd Gillespie in western garden of Striaton City, Sophia, Pedro and Landon continue their journey by venturing through garden and then up north towards the city exit. As they passed out of Striaton City and into 'Unova Route 3', Sophia approached Pedro.

"Tell me about your-self," she asked him. "I've been travelling with you for the past few days and I don't know any about you."

"I was born in Harlingen back in the year of nineteen ninety seven. My parents were illegal immigrants, which kind of makes me an illegal alien as well," he replied.

"But you were born in America and not in Mexico. You are a citizen of the United States. Your patents might be illegal aliens but you were in the rightful place. But carry on," Sophia comforted.

"Yes, I was adopted so I don't have to worry about that," Pedro explained. "When I came of age -that is eleven years old – I travelled to Hoenn where I started my Pokémon journey. It was like home. I had got there late so most of the starters had already been taken. However there was a Mudkip left, which is the one I chose. With that Mudkip I was able to catch me very first Pokémon, a very brave Zigzagoon, which has gone with me everywhere. I think I'm closer to that Pokémon than my starter."

"That is true weird and bizarre," said Landon. "Usually you are the strongest with your starter. But I never gained a starter. I had to catch me Sandshrew without a Pokémon. It was hard – trust me."

"Yeah, I am glad I had that laxity," Pedro spoke with a taint to contentment. "The first gym lader I faced was some guy in Petalburg City. He was easy, so I got past him very quickly. Said that his son was some champ of that region but looking at how weak the father was I doubted the son was better. Anyway, I journeyed to Rustboro City where I faced the gym leader there, Roxanne who specialized in rock type Pokémon. She was no match against my water type Pokémon Mudkip, and we were able to easily defeat her Geodude. The Pokémon tried to throw rocks at my one, but Mudkip's water blast knocked it back to the wall. It was a great site to see."

"It sure would," said Sophia. "Carry on please. I am interested."

"After that, I caught a boat trip down to Dewford Town. The trip took a few days so it gave me a chance to practise against other trainers. I learnt a lot from those few days," Pedro recounted. "A day or two I arrived at Dewford Town. I could spell the salty see and the seagulls screeching for their stolen meal. It was a peaceful sight the town. A few shacks here and there. I challenged the gym leader but was defeated. He was also a fighting type type trainer so I had to find a ground type. I managed to borrow one from the local trainers, and with that I was able to defeat the gym leader Brawly."

"Oh, I am amazed that you were able to overcome that. I thought I was the only one to lose to the gym leader. I am so surprised," said Sophia.

"So was I," said Pedro. "After that I took another boat trip to Slateport City. Yet again I spent a few days practising against other trainers. I soon got to Slateport City which was an old sailor's town. An honest sense told me to move since there weren't any gyms there. So I trekked up north. I was too poor to buy a bike, so I couldn't go through the biking road. Instead I walked the wild path where I faced many dangerous Pokémon and vicious outlaw trainers ready to steal my Pokémon. "

"Oh no, that must have been!" Sophia yelped out.

"Yes, but I eventually go to the next town - Mauville City," Pedro said with a sigh of relief, like when a beast had got away from its deadly premature, wanting to rip it apart. "I faced against Wattson an electric type specialist, but my water type Pokémon was no strength against it."

"I am glad you won," said Sohpia happily and pleased that she was able to comfort her friend.

"Yes, I am glad as well," said Pedro. "I then I tried to bare the desert up north but I had no goggles to protect my eyes. So I had to turn back."

"I would have been able to get through that with my Sandshrew!" exclaimed Landon. "Who even needs goggles? My eyes are perfect as they are."

"I'm sure those sand-storms will disagree with you there," Sophia put him down to earth. "Carry on Pedro. I'm sure Landon won't interrupt you ever again."

"Thank you Sophia," he said before continuing his story. "So I had to climb a mountain –which burnt my hand as I grabbed onto the hot rocks but I was able to obtain special gloves that allow me to climb the mountain without burning my hands - where a battle between to criminal organisations had occurred. Many deaf Pokémon were scatter everywhere. It scared me so much that I had to get away as quickly as possible. I soon came to Lavaridge Town where I rested in the spa before challenging the gym leader there, who was called Flannery. She was an easy gym leader to defeat. She thought she was clever to bring out a Torkoal, a fiery tortoise looking monster, but my Mudkip showed her whose boss."

"I hope that taught her a lesson!" boasted Sophia. "Good on you for teaching that gym leader how we do things in America!"

"After that victory I went back down the mountain and crossed some patch of water and travelled in some jungle. It rained most of the day and strange and scary, scary, and scary monsters attacked my at all corners. Even more criminal were prepared to take me on. Just a kid lost in the jungle. It was the worst moment in my entire life."

"I am glad we live in America. It's one of the safest countries in the world. And where you were there were deadly tsunamis. I would never want to go to there," stated Sophia.

"I was able to overcome that and soon came to the town that was made in tree huts. I was able to defeat the gym leader there with ease. I soon exited the jungle and came to another seaside town called Lilycove City where I defeat the gym leader there as well. I then learnt the ability surf, and with that move I travelled with my Mudkip to the Mossdeep City. I was added by a trainer name Finn to defeat the gym leaders there since they were twins and therefore had a double battle. We both gained a badge and travelled together to the last gym."

"How exiting," said Landon?

"The place to visit was Sootopolis City so I had to borrow a fire Pokémon which Finn gladly gave me. After a quick victory, I moved onto the Elite Four. I managed to defeat the first member, Sidney, but when I came across the second one, Phoebe, I lose the battle and suffered the worst defeat in my Pokémon career. We weren't allowed to re-challenge the Elite Four so I returned back to America where I decided to travel to this region."

"That was amazing story," said Sophia. "But it looks like it is getting dark. I think that's a town I see over there."

The school was happy for them to rest in one of their classrooms. Plenty of trainers were said to travel through there but today there weren't any other then Sophia, Landon, and Pedro. The quickly go set up and then decided to go to sleep. Pedro rolled in his sleep as very bad memories came back to him. He kept shaking around but he wasn't able to wake up. He had to bare the really bad dream if he liked it not.

"Get over here you little mierda," he said with a crawl tone of a voice. A younger Pedro, around the age of nine, stared up at his enraged father, who was at that current moment clinching his fists. "Get over here antes de I have to make you do!"

"Ok," he said with a whisper of a voice. He sounded like a mouse compared to his father. "Ok," he repeated, in case his father didn't hear him the first time.

"I didn't bring up my son to be a little wimp," he spat in the young Pedro's face. "GET HERE NOW." Pedro couldn't bare it. He wanted to fight out but he knew he couldn't take on his father. His father as much tougher then he would ever be.

"OK I WILL!" the little boy said. "YOU DON'T HAVE TO KEEP YELLING AT ME!"

"WHAT DID YOU SAY?!" he said as he started to kick poor Pedro. The boy tried to scream, hoping someone would help him, but his father got a sock and stuffed it in his mouth. He kept kicking Pedro for what seemed like hours. "THIS WILL FOLLANDO TEACHES YOU NOT TO ME CABREAN."

Pedro woke much more slackened before. He decided that it wasn't worth sharing the truth about his upbringing to his new friends - at least not yet.