The Tracey Chronicles
A/N: I was kind of stuck when I was thinking of ways for Tracey and Janie to start their journey so this may be a little boring. I hope you like it anyway.
Chapter 3: A New Journey
"W-what?" Janie asked, stunned. "Tracey, what's going on?"
Tracey shrugged. "Nothing. I...just want to join you on your journey."
"But what about here? What about being Professor Oak's assistant? You don't want to do it anymore?" Janie pressed. Tracey saw the confusion on his little sister's face. He wanted to tell her his real reason but not just yet...
"I just want a change of scenery for a while. If you don't want me to go, you can just say so..."
"Don't be ridiculous! Of course you can come," Janie said with a smile, but Tracey could still see the suspicion in her eyes. Janie wasn't that easily fooled, Tracey was reminded.
"Cool," Tracey replied and grabbed his backpack from its spot hidden behind the couch.
"Um, aren't you going to tell Professor Oak? I mean, he'll worry, won't he?" Janie asked as Tracey headed out the door.
Ha! That's a laugh! Tracey's mind whispered sarcastically. He muttered, "I wouldn't count on it."
"What was that?"
"Nothing. We should get going. Just where were you planning on heading anyway?" Tracey said, changing the subject.
"Pichu and I were planning to head to Ivory City. I heard they're holding this annual Pokemon Celebration all this week. It's supposed to be a blast," Janie replied.
"Pi-chu! Pi!" Pichu bubbled happily on her shoulder.
"Ivory City? Where is that?" Tracey asked.
"It's not that far from Pallet actually. We might have to cut through Viridian Forest if we want to make it there today," Janie told him, still watching him carefully.
"Janie, don't look at me like that, okay? I'm fine! I'll call Professor Oak whenever we get to Ivory City," Tracey said, trying his best to sound convincing.
Janie still looked unconvinced but she nodded slowly. "Okay. Then let's get going."
The day was beautiful. Tracey loved the feel of the warm sun on his tanned skin. It'd been a while since he'd been traveling around, and it surprised him that he had missed it.
"Hey!" a voice called suddenly from their right.
"Huh? Who's there?" Janie answered as they stopped and turned.
A teenaged boy with dark green hair stood a distance away. He was dressed in a blue vest and gray shorts and held a Pokeball in his hand.
"Are you two Pokemon trainers?" He demanded.
"Yeah? So what if we are?" Janie shot back. Tracey saw the sparkle of challenge in her eyes.
"My name's Ace. How about a battle? I've been out here for days, and I haven't been able to find a single decent opponent."
"I accept!" Janie said readily. She plucked Pichu up from her shoulder and handed it to Tracey. "Trace, could you look after Pichu for me? I don't like for it to battle."
Tracey smiled and took the small Pokemon into his arms. "Sure. It's been a while since I've seen you battle. Go get him!"
"Thanks," Janie said and turned back to face her opponent. "How many?"
"One on one is fine by me, Sweetheart!" Ace said, producing a Pokeball. "Go! Tauros!"
A brown, bull-like Pokemon appeared. He puffed out a snort and stomped its front hoof on the dirt.
Janie pulled a Pokeball out of her backpack. "Flareon! I choose you!"
After the popping noise and the bright flash of light, Flareon appeared. It did a graceful twirl with its tail and crouched, ready for battle.
"Flareon!"
"Hmph! A Flareon, huh? Okay, go Tauros! Tackle attack!" Ace ordered. The Tauros came stampeding towards Flareon.
"Pi. Pichu!" Pichu cried and clung to Tracey as the ground beneath them rumbled. Tauros ran at full speed towards Flareon. Tracey looked at his sister nervously. Why hadn't she given Flareon any commands to counter attack?
"Flareon! Jump!" Janie commanded suddenly. Flareon pounced high up into the air just as the Tauros came zooming by under it. It slid as it struggled to halt and turn back, sending dust flying everywhere.
"Flamethrower!" Janie called.
"Flare!" Flareon's eyes began glowing ominously. It landed back on the ground with ease and whirled, its head lowered. Snapping its head up, a powerful explosive stream of flames erupted from its mouth.
"Look out Tauros!" Ace yelled quickly. The Tauros stumbled clumsily as fast as its stubby legs would allow to avoid the cascade of fire. "Take Down!"
"Get out of the way, Flareon!" Janie hollered. The Tauros barreled into Flareon just as it hopped aside. Hit from the side, Flareon tumbled a few times before stopping in a dusty heap. The Tauros reared again and got ready to do another take down.
Flareon didn't look ready to give up, though. It shakily got to its feet and faced the Tauros down.
"Pi! Pi! Pi-chu!" Pichu cheered.
"Wow. Janie's Flareon must have a lot of experience. It just got hit by a Tauros and it's still battling," Tracey commented in awe.
"Do it, Tauros!" Ace screamed. Tauros began running.
"Flareon, don't be afraid of it! Quick Attack!"
Flareon took off with an amazing burst of agility. It dashed right past the Tauros, turned, and rammed into the Tauros full force from behind. The larger Pokemon stumbled forward and collapsed with a cry of surprise.
"Finish it, Flareon! Flamethrower!"
The dazed Tauros could not escape the sizzling flames this time. It roared in pain as Flareon blasted another huge burst of fire at it. It fainted, overworked from the intense battle.
"Tauros, return!" a red beam shot out from the Pokeball in Ace's hand and surrounded the fallen Pokemon.
"Way to go, Janie!" Tracey cheered proudly.
"Pi, Pichu. Pi!" Pichu added sweetly.
Flareon let out a triumphant cry and rushed into Janie's outstretched arms. She laughed as it tackled her playfully to the ground.
"You were great, Flareon!" Janie replied and stood up. Flareon ribbed up against her leg affectionately.
"That was great, Janie!" Tracey congratulated when he ran up to her with Pichu.
"Pichu!" Pichu put in and jumped into her arms.
"Thanks you two," Janie blushed at the praise.
Across from them, Ace was walking towards them. He smiled and offered a hand to Janie.
"That was an excellent battle. Thanks a lot. Now I know that my Pokemon and I need to do more training," He said as he shook her hand.
"No, thank you. I really had to work for that victory," Janie said.
"You're pretty good for a kid. Do you have Pokegear?"
"Sure do."
"Can we exchange numbers? I'd like a rematch someday."
"Sounds good."
Tracey listened to the exchange in puzzlement. What was Pokegear? Janie reached into a pocket inside her vest and produced a small device that looked like a flip phone combined with a small circular computer screen.
Janie and Ace took a moment to exchange numbers before stepping back from one another.
"It was nice meeting you Janie. I hope we'll battle again someday so that I can beat you," Ace said.
"We'll see," Janie replied. Ace smirked and left.
Tracey eyed his sister with new respect. "What's Pokegear?"
"This," Janie said a held the device out for Tracey to see. "It's a phone, map, clock, and calendar. It really helps me a lot on my journey."
"Cool," Tracey commented and Janie tucked it back into her vest. Then she laughed a little.
"What is it?" Tracey asked, surprised that she had just burst out laughing.
"Nothing. I've just got this feeling that this is going to be one crazy trip," Janie answered.
"What do you mean?"
"I don't know. Just a prediction, I guess."
"That's optimistic," Tracey said sarcastically as they began walking again.
It took them a hour to get through the Viridian Forest. Tracey and Janie stood at a fork that branched off to Marble Jade City and Ivory City.
"What's in Marble Jade City, Janie?" Tracey asked curiously.
"I don't know. I've never been there. Why don't we go there after we leave Ivory City? I heard they've got a lot of ancient stuff involving Pokemon there," Janie said.
"Sounds good."
Just as they were about to turn off towards Ivory City, a frantic call stopped them.
"SOMEONE! HELP ME! PLEASE!!!!!"
A/N: I was kind of stuck when I was thinking of ways for Tracey and Janie to start their journey so this may be a little boring. I hope you like it anyway.
Chapter 3: A New Journey
"W-what?" Janie asked, stunned. "Tracey, what's going on?"
Tracey shrugged. "Nothing. I...just want to join you on your journey."
"But what about here? What about being Professor Oak's assistant? You don't want to do it anymore?" Janie pressed. Tracey saw the confusion on his little sister's face. He wanted to tell her his real reason but not just yet...
"I just want a change of scenery for a while. If you don't want me to go, you can just say so..."
"Don't be ridiculous! Of course you can come," Janie said with a smile, but Tracey could still see the suspicion in her eyes. Janie wasn't that easily fooled, Tracey was reminded.
"Cool," Tracey replied and grabbed his backpack from its spot hidden behind the couch.
"Um, aren't you going to tell Professor Oak? I mean, he'll worry, won't he?" Janie asked as Tracey headed out the door.
Ha! That's a laugh! Tracey's mind whispered sarcastically. He muttered, "I wouldn't count on it."
"What was that?"
"Nothing. We should get going. Just where were you planning on heading anyway?" Tracey said, changing the subject.
"Pichu and I were planning to head to Ivory City. I heard they're holding this annual Pokemon Celebration all this week. It's supposed to be a blast," Janie replied.
"Pi-chu! Pi!" Pichu bubbled happily on her shoulder.
"Ivory City? Where is that?" Tracey asked.
"It's not that far from Pallet actually. We might have to cut through Viridian Forest if we want to make it there today," Janie told him, still watching him carefully.
"Janie, don't look at me like that, okay? I'm fine! I'll call Professor Oak whenever we get to Ivory City," Tracey said, trying his best to sound convincing.
Janie still looked unconvinced but she nodded slowly. "Okay. Then let's get going."
The day was beautiful. Tracey loved the feel of the warm sun on his tanned skin. It'd been a while since he'd been traveling around, and it surprised him that he had missed it.
"Hey!" a voice called suddenly from their right.
"Huh? Who's there?" Janie answered as they stopped and turned.
A teenaged boy with dark green hair stood a distance away. He was dressed in a blue vest and gray shorts and held a Pokeball in his hand.
"Are you two Pokemon trainers?" He demanded.
"Yeah? So what if we are?" Janie shot back. Tracey saw the sparkle of challenge in her eyes.
"My name's Ace. How about a battle? I've been out here for days, and I haven't been able to find a single decent opponent."
"I accept!" Janie said readily. She plucked Pichu up from her shoulder and handed it to Tracey. "Trace, could you look after Pichu for me? I don't like for it to battle."
Tracey smiled and took the small Pokemon into his arms. "Sure. It's been a while since I've seen you battle. Go get him!"
"Thanks," Janie said and turned back to face her opponent. "How many?"
"One on one is fine by me, Sweetheart!" Ace said, producing a Pokeball. "Go! Tauros!"
A brown, bull-like Pokemon appeared. He puffed out a snort and stomped its front hoof on the dirt.
Janie pulled a Pokeball out of her backpack. "Flareon! I choose you!"
After the popping noise and the bright flash of light, Flareon appeared. It did a graceful twirl with its tail and crouched, ready for battle.
"Flareon!"
"Hmph! A Flareon, huh? Okay, go Tauros! Tackle attack!" Ace ordered. The Tauros came stampeding towards Flareon.
"Pi. Pichu!" Pichu cried and clung to Tracey as the ground beneath them rumbled. Tauros ran at full speed towards Flareon. Tracey looked at his sister nervously. Why hadn't she given Flareon any commands to counter attack?
"Flareon! Jump!" Janie commanded suddenly. Flareon pounced high up into the air just as the Tauros came zooming by under it. It slid as it struggled to halt and turn back, sending dust flying everywhere.
"Flamethrower!" Janie called.
"Flare!" Flareon's eyes began glowing ominously. It landed back on the ground with ease and whirled, its head lowered. Snapping its head up, a powerful explosive stream of flames erupted from its mouth.
"Look out Tauros!" Ace yelled quickly. The Tauros stumbled clumsily as fast as its stubby legs would allow to avoid the cascade of fire. "Take Down!"
"Get out of the way, Flareon!" Janie hollered. The Tauros barreled into Flareon just as it hopped aside. Hit from the side, Flareon tumbled a few times before stopping in a dusty heap. The Tauros reared again and got ready to do another take down.
Flareon didn't look ready to give up, though. It shakily got to its feet and faced the Tauros down.
"Pi! Pi! Pi-chu!" Pichu cheered.
"Wow. Janie's Flareon must have a lot of experience. It just got hit by a Tauros and it's still battling," Tracey commented in awe.
"Do it, Tauros!" Ace screamed. Tauros began running.
"Flareon, don't be afraid of it! Quick Attack!"
Flareon took off with an amazing burst of agility. It dashed right past the Tauros, turned, and rammed into the Tauros full force from behind. The larger Pokemon stumbled forward and collapsed with a cry of surprise.
"Finish it, Flareon! Flamethrower!"
The dazed Tauros could not escape the sizzling flames this time. It roared in pain as Flareon blasted another huge burst of fire at it. It fainted, overworked from the intense battle.
"Tauros, return!" a red beam shot out from the Pokeball in Ace's hand and surrounded the fallen Pokemon.
"Way to go, Janie!" Tracey cheered proudly.
"Pi, Pichu. Pi!" Pichu added sweetly.
Flareon let out a triumphant cry and rushed into Janie's outstretched arms. She laughed as it tackled her playfully to the ground.
"You were great, Flareon!" Janie replied and stood up. Flareon ribbed up against her leg affectionately.
"That was great, Janie!" Tracey congratulated when he ran up to her with Pichu.
"Pichu!" Pichu put in and jumped into her arms.
"Thanks you two," Janie blushed at the praise.
Across from them, Ace was walking towards them. He smiled and offered a hand to Janie.
"That was an excellent battle. Thanks a lot. Now I know that my Pokemon and I need to do more training," He said as he shook her hand.
"No, thank you. I really had to work for that victory," Janie said.
"You're pretty good for a kid. Do you have Pokegear?"
"Sure do."
"Can we exchange numbers? I'd like a rematch someday."
"Sounds good."
Tracey listened to the exchange in puzzlement. What was Pokegear? Janie reached into a pocket inside her vest and produced a small device that looked like a flip phone combined with a small circular computer screen.
Janie and Ace took a moment to exchange numbers before stepping back from one another.
"It was nice meeting you Janie. I hope we'll battle again someday so that I can beat you," Ace said.
"We'll see," Janie replied. Ace smirked and left.
Tracey eyed his sister with new respect. "What's Pokegear?"
"This," Janie said a held the device out for Tracey to see. "It's a phone, map, clock, and calendar. It really helps me a lot on my journey."
"Cool," Tracey commented and Janie tucked it back into her vest. Then she laughed a little.
"What is it?" Tracey asked, surprised that she had just burst out laughing.
"Nothing. I've just got this feeling that this is going to be one crazy trip," Janie answered.
"What do you mean?"
"I don't know. Just a prediction, I guess."
"That's optimistic," Tracey said sarcastically as they began walking again.
It took them a hour to get through the Viridian Forest. Tracey and Janie stood at a fork that branched off to Marble Jade City and Ivory City.
"What's in Marble Jade City, Janie?" Tracey asked curiously.
"I don't know. I've never been there. Why don't we go there after we leave Ivory City? I heard they've got a lot of ancient stuff involving Pokemon there," Janie said.
"Sounds good."
Just as they were about to turn off towards Ivory City, a frantic call stopped them.
"SOMEONE! HELP ME! PLEASE!!!!!"