Hey friends! Sorry that it's been so long since I've updated this story. D: I promise that you'll enjoy the direction this story is starting to take though! I'd also like to let you know that I have BIG plans for the future of this story, so please look forward to that! Enjoy!
This chapter was update on October 14th, 2015 due to the misspelling of "Vermilion".
Chapter 10
As a kid, there was a point when my parents had to leave home for an extended period of time. I was told that they were going on a long business trip and that I wouldn't see them for a while.
We stood at the doorway to the house and said out goodbyes.
"Bye Mom, Dad.", Daisy said, tears streaming down her face, "We'll see you soon."
"Don't worry honey.", Mom began, "We'll be back soon enough. Just stay strong and take care of your brother. You've grown into such a beautiful young woman and I'm so proud of your bravery in a time like this."
"Daisy, why are you making such a big deal?", I asked, "They're just going away for a little while. It's not like we'll never see them again."
Daisy bit her lip, trying to hold back her tears, "You're right.", she said. It was odd that Daisy would let me mock her like that without getting mad at me.
"Green.", Dad came up to me, "It's gonna be a while before you see me or your mom again. It could be years. Be here for your sister and make Mom and Dad proud. I know that you have the ability to be an amazing Pokémon trainer, just like the two of us."
They then walked out of the door and waved us goodbye.
"We'll see you soon, I promise.", Mom said.
"Make us proud.", Dad said.
Daisy then shut the door.
"I will.", I said.
…They never came back…
"Why are you avoiding the truth?", I heard a voice ask.
"I…don't know what you're talking about…", I mumbled.
"…", there was a long pause, "What are you so afraid of?"
"What are you talking about!?", I shouted, "I'm not afraid of anything!"
"Stop thinking about what others will think. Follow your heart.", the voice said.
"I seriously have no idea what you're talking about!", I yelled.
"Just tell him. I know you understand what I'm talking about.", the voice began to fade.
"Who are you!?", I was getting frustrated.
"…I already told you who I am…", the voice responded.
I woke up in a cold sweat. I squinted my eyes in the bright light that shone through the blinds.
"Ugh, what time is it?", I thought.
I checked the clock next to my bed. It was 12:00pm.
"Crap!", I exclaimed. I wanted to get up earlier so that I could make it to Vermilion in time to battle the trainers on the S.S. Anne.
I quickly jumped out of bed, got dressed, grabbed my stuff, and charged out of my room. As I passed the front desk at the Pokémon Center, I left my key and quickly left the building. I walked South towards the exit of Cerulean City. I noticed a bike shop and figured that I could travel faster with a bike, but they cost one-million Pokédollars each!
"Wow, what a scam.", I thought.
I reached the southern portion of town, but there was no way to co that way. It was filled with really high fences and small trees that were impossible to pass through.
"I need a Pokémon who knows cut.", I thought, but I didn't have enough time to find the HM. I followed the fence around town to see if there would be an opening somewhere else that I could get through, but it just led to a house in the Northeast portion of town.
"Why would they make a town that you can't escape from?", I thought.
I kicked the fence in frustration. A woman then came out of the nearby house having heard me kick the fence.
"Oh, are you trying to leave Cerulean?", she asked, surprisingly politely.
"Uh, yeah.", I replied, "Sorry about kicking the fence."
"You're just frustrated.", she said with a smile, "You aren't the first trainer who couldn't find a way out of town. Please, come in."
I walked into the house and was greeted with the woman's husband and her son.
"Hello.", the husband said, "What's your name?"
"Green.", I replied. I was beginning to get a little bit antsy. I wanted to leave town ASAP.
"I just invited him in for a cup of tea.", the woman said, "He needs to leave town, but I figured that it would be nice for him to relax a bit. Doesn't he look tense to you?"
"Yes, he does.", the man replied, "Please, sit. We won't keep you too long."
"That's what I like to hear.", I thought before sitting down.
I had a cup of tea with the family and spoke with them for a few minutes before I decided to head out.
"Okay hun.", the woman said, "There is a gate to the left of the house. Nobody notices it because it's pretty hidden. It leads to the path that can take you East towards Lavender town or South towards Saffron City. I'm assuming you're going to the S.S. Anne?"
I nodded in response.
"Okay, you'll wanna head South, go through Saffron City, and continue until you reach Vermillion.", she replied, "Take care!"
"Thank you.", I responded before leaving.
I walked over to the left side of the house and found a gate in the fence. I walked through and walked around the path until I was heading South.
"Finally!", I thought.
After a few minutes I was finally at the entrance to Route 5.
Out of nowhere I heard a crash in the distance. I turned around and saw that the house I was just at had police officers surrounding it. I could also see what looked like Team Rocket members escaping through the back of the house.
I wanted to go back and help, but I really needed to be heading out. I didn't want to miss the ship.
"The police are there. They'll help.", I rationalized.
I continued walking South, away from the chaos that just unfolded in Cerulean City.
Route 5 was very basic. I was just a steady hill with a single building on it, the Pokémon Daycare. I would come back to see what that was about later.
I reached a building that was the entrance to Saffron City. I walked in and started to walk through the room to enter Saffron City.
I was stopped by the security guard.
"So…thirsty…", he groaned, "Please, bring me something to drink and I'll let you through."
"Are you serious!?", I shouted, "I need to go through Saffron to get to Vermilion!"
"Underground Tunnel…", he mumbled.
"Underground Tunnel?", I thought, "Maybe there's one outside…"
I left the building and looked around outside. Sure enough, there was a building that I completely missed earlier. I walked up to it and read the sign. It read "Underground Tunnel".
I walked in went down the stairs. I was then in a long tunnel. I quickly walked through it, trying my best to make it to Vermilion as soon as possible.
About halfway through the tunnel I noticed that someone dropped something on the ground. It was a strange-looking object, but I knew exactly what it was.
"An experience share.", I said out loud. I picked it up and immediately gave it to Abra. Now he would be able to gain experience from battles that he wasn't in. It was exactly what I needed to train him.
I walked for a few more minutes before I eventually reached the next set of stairs. I walked up and exited the building.
I walked out of the building and into the sunlight. I checked a nearby sign to see where I was. "Route 6", the sign read. I looked around Route 6 and noticed that this route was larger than Route 5 and had a good amount of trainers in it.
I was slightly irritated when I noticed how long it was gonna take to get through that route, but at least there were trainers to battle.
I began to battle the trainers of the route. They were a little bit stronger than trainers in the past, but still not too much of a challenge.
Abra was steadily gaining experience with the experience share and Rattata was proving to be a really strong team member. Rattata was probably one of my favorite Pokémon at that point. He was intense and pretty rash. I liked him a lot because I could relate to him.
I had defeated many trainers in the route at this point. I had walked around the small lake in the middle of the area and was at the southern-most portion. There was one more trainer to battle before I would enter Vermilion City.
A young camper caught sight of me and stopped me, the usual procedure. He challenged me to a battle and quickly sent out a Spearow.
I smirked; I had been on a roll. I then sent out Rattata, my best Pokémon.
"Rattata, quick, use quick attack!", I called before the kid got a chance to react. Rattata ran very quickly up to the Spearow and land a quick attack dead in the center of its chest. Even I was stunned by how quick Rattata was on his feet at this point.
The foe Spearow was unable to regain its balance. It wobbled around for a little bit before falling to the ground. Rattata had taken it out in one shot.
"Good job Rattata!", I shouted, "I'm proud of you!"
"I'm so…proud…", I thought. That was the first time I had ever told any of my Pokémon that I was proud of them. I felt like the worst person, "My Pokémon…must hate me…"
The other trainer sent out a Raticate, but I couldn't focus on the battle enough to regain my composure. I just watched as my Rattata was hit with multiple attacks from the Raticate.
Suddenly, I was brought back to my senses when Rattata started to glow.
"He's…evolving!?", I yelled out loud. The light, more blinding than the light that appeared as my other Pokémon evolved, slowly began to fade until out came a Raticate.
I finally regained my will to battle, "Raticate, use hyper fang!"
Raticate ran up to the other Pokémon and slammed its jaws shut, jutting its fangs into its skin. The opposing Raticate screamed in pain.
"Put it out of its misery!", I yelled. My Raticate then picked up the foe with his teeth and slammed it to the ground, taking it out.
Raticate then ran back up to me to go back to his Pokéball.
"Good job, Raticate!", I praised. I decided that I would praise my Pokémon from then on for their victories.
I then returned Raticate to his ball and walked into the next stop on my journey, Vermilion City.
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