Well, it would seem that the poll I posted earlier was near unanimous in terms of which three Pokémon got the most votes. Which ones are they? Well, that's what this chapter is all about! It's about introducing our three trainer pals to the three Pokémon that will be their starters! So now without further delay, IT'S TIME FOR A DEATH BATTLLLLLLLLEEE with the Pokémon!
Audience: T.T
Me: Sorry, folks. I just needed to get that outta my system.
Disclaimer: I still don't own Evangelion, or Pokémon! But I wish I did. Then Shinji wouldn't be such a wimp, and Ash would've annihilated that Tobias creep; legendaries or no legendaries!
"..." = Regular Speech
"Italics" = Thinking
"Bold" = Yelling
"Bold Underlined" = Pokémon Data
Meeting the Starters!
Running through the smaller forests of Route 1 were three small children around six years old. It was Shinji, Asuka, and Rei on a little safari of their own. They wanted to help professor Oak with his Pokémon research, and figured the best way to do so was to observe the local wild Pokémon. But so far, they were having no luck finding any Pokémon. There wasn't even a single Pidgey or a Rattata.
"Shinji, are you sure there are supposed to be wild Pokémon around here?" Asuka asked.
"Positive! Professor Oak said so himself!" Shinji replied.
"Then how come we haven't seen any?" Rei asked. "Normally there are lots of wild Pokémon on this route!"
Shinji and the others stopped running. This was very strange indeed. Rei had a point, there were normally tons of wild Pokémon out here. What could have caused them all to disappear like this? Suddenly, there was a rustling sound from some nearby bushes. And whatever it was, it sounded like there was more than one. The kids gasped when they saw what had walked out of the bushes.
They were Pokémon! And not just any Pokémon; but the three that are supposed to be the starter Pokémon for new trainers in Pallet Town!
One of them was Squirtle, a Pokémon that resembled a turtle that stood upright on its hind legs. It had light blue skin, a shell that was pale yellow on the belly, light orangish brown on the back with a white rim connecting the two parts of the shell, and brownish red eyes. It had three fingers on each hand, three toes on each foot, and a curly tail sticking out of its shell.
The second one was Bulbasaur, a grass-type Pokémon that looked kinda like a dinosaur mixed with a plant. It stood on all fours, and had light blue skin with a dark green flower bud growing out of its back. It had red eyes, and three white clawed toes on each foot. It also had pointy ears, and three dark green marks in the middle of its forehead.
The third Pokémon was Charmander, a fire-type that looked like a bipedal salamander. It had bright orange skin with a yellow underbelly, yellow skin underneath the length of its tail, and green eyes. It had three clawed fingers on each hand, three toe claws on each foot, and a flame burning brightly at the end of its tail.
But there were some strange differences with these particular Pokémon and others of their kind. That being that they each had strange markings on their skin. Squirtle had two periwinkle stripes on top of its head, and a periwinkle stripe going horizontally toward the back of the head from the outside of each eye. It also had similar dark brown markings on the back of its shell.
Bulbasaur had dark green zigzag marks on each leg, similar zigzag marks on the outside of each eye, and a similar mark underneath its growing bud. And Charmander had dark orange stripes running down its back, and the back of its tail. It also had a patch on top of its head that was the same color as its stripes, a single dark orange stripe on its snout, and more of these stripes in its knees and its arms.
Despite these odd differences, the kids instantly seemed drawn to these Pokémon. But both the kids and these Pokémon cringed as they heard an angry voice off in the distance.
"Damn it, where'd those odd marked Pokémon go? I didn't spend all month trapping them just to have them escape!"
Shinji, Rei, and Asuka knew instantly that the man talking was a Pokémon poacher. He must be after Charmander and its friends, and that's why he was so mad that he lost them! After all, the Kanto starter Pokémon are rare enough as it is, but with these markings? The kids knew that these Pokémon would be worth tons of money on the black market.
Shinji suddenly picked up Charmander, causing the startled Pokémon to yelp. He turned to Rei and Asuka with a determined look on his face.
"Girls, grab Squirtle and Bulbasaur! We gotta get these Pokémon to Professor Oak's lab before that poacher gets here!" Shinji said.
Rei and Asuka nodded in agreement. If that poacher got these Pokémon, there was no doubt in their minds that they'd never see the light of day again! As quietly as possible, Rei picked up Bulbasaur while Asuka picked up Squirtle. The kids then ran back to Pallet Town as quickly as their little legs could carry them, hoping that Charmander and its friends would be able to take shelter at Oak's lab.
***In the Hall of Origins***
A hooded figure was watching the scene from a special portal in a lab. It had sent the three Pokémon to that place to become the Starters of the Chosen Trinity. However, that poacher came along and nearly foiled the plan!
Thankfully they were able to escape and make it to the kids. They just hoped that this plan would work out in the end.
And there's chapter two! If anyone can guess who sent these Pokémon, you get a cyber cookie! Until next time, enjoy the chapter! Please be sure to leave lots of reviews!