"Ahm. Amahmanm."
As the bright blue arms wrapped around Andy's finger, he jerked backwards somewhat in a reaction to how cold and slimy they were, but he allowed the snail-like creature to keep its hold on it. It felt weird…the tentacles were slick, but not overly wet or sticky, and had a definite fine texture to them, almost like a tongue. The Omanyte's eyes were huge compared to the rest of him, and he seemed to have a surprised look about him at all times. Andy, being careful to let the Omanyte keep his finger, shifted his body around slightly, so that he could get a better view of his new Pokemon ………… his ……new……. Pokemon. Wow, that was weird.
"So?" Asked Nurse Joy, returning from the counter with a small bowl of pellet-shaped food for the Pokemon. "What's its deal? How old is it? What does it know?"
"What does it know?"
"Yeah, like moves…attacks, you know."
"I…don't know. How can I tell?"
"Aim your 'dex at it, silly!"
"My…decks?"
"Oh my god, you don't even have a Pokedex? All trainers get them when they're starting out."
"I've never been a trainer."
"NEVER?"
"never."
"Well you HAVE to go see Oak then! He's the closest Pokemon Professor to here, down in Pallet. You know where that is, right?"
"South of here, right?"
"Right. Straight through Viridian."
"Okay…" he said, pausing to remember those three words one more time.
never
too
late.
"…Looks like we're going on a bit of a trip." Andy stood up, and gestured in the direction of the door. "Come on, buddy! We're going to Pallet Town." He began to stride towards the archway that served as the entrance and exit for the building. He was so happy. Yeah, he was a bit old to be starting out as a trainer, but who cares? For the first time in his life, he was going to make a decision, and STICK to it. He was going to become a Pokemon Trainer. It couldn't be any worse than running a crappy little Pokemart, could it? And he did actually own the mart, so he could definitely use that to his advantage. He reached the door, and was about to open it and run out into his brand new world…
"AHEM…Forgetting something?"
"Oh god, I'm sorry Nurse Joy! Thank you so much for everything, and I'll stop by when we get back to Pewter!"
"Not that. Him." She pointed to the ground, and Andy saw that his Omanyte…still trying to catch up…had only moved about two feet, sliding himself along the floor on his six tentacles.
"Ah. Yes. Thank you." Quite embarrassed, Andy reached down to pick up his new friend and carry him on his shoulders. He lifted the Omanyte off the ground, held him high in the air…and attempted to balance the heavy shell on his shoulder. He let go of it…for a split-second, and it started to teeter off. He tried again, shifting it more towards the front. He let go of it…for a split-second, and again, it started to fall. "Okay, this is not going to work. Looks like you have to sit in the ball." He reached for his pocket, and pulled out the ball that Nurse Joy had given him, pressed the black button and recalled the Omanyte in a beam of bright red light.
"And I would definitely recommend that you go to the Mart here in town and get some more pokeballs…and maybe a book or something, since you don't have a Pokedex yet."
Andy nodded, and again picked up his stride as he walked through the door and out into the World of Pokemon.
As the bright blue arms wrapped around Andy's finger, he jerked backwards somewhat in a reaction to how cold and slimy they were, but he allowed the snail-like creature to keep its hold on it. It felt weird…the tentacles were slick, but not overly wet or sticky, and had a definite fine texture to them, almost like a tongue. The Omanyte's eyes were huge compared to the rest of him, and he seemed to have a surprised look about him at all times. Andy, being careful to let the Omanyte keep his finger, shifted his body around slightly, so that he could get a better view of his new Pokemon ………… his ……new……. Pokemon. Wow, that was weird.
"So?" Asked Nurse Joy, returning from the counter with a small bowl of pellet-shaped food for the Pokemon. "What's its deal? How old is it? What does it know?"
"What does it know?"
"Yeah, like moves…attacks, you know."
"I…don't know. How can I tell?"
"Aim your 'dex at it, silly!"
"My…decks?"
"Oh my god, you don't even have a Pokedex? All trainers get them when they're starting out."
"I've never been a trainer."
"NEVER?"
"never."
"Well you HAVE to go see Oak then! He's the closest Pokemon Professor to here, down in Pallet. You know where that is, right?"
"South of here, right?"
"Right. Straight through Viridian."
"Okay…" he said, pausing to remember those three words one more time.
never
too
late.
"…Looks like we're going on a bit of a trip." Andy stood up, and gestured in the direction of the door. "Come on, buddy! We're going to Pallet Town." He began to stride towards the archway that served as the entrance and exit for the building. He was so happy. Yeah, he was a bit old to be starting out as a trainer, but who cares? For the first time in his life, he was going to make a decision, and STICK to it. He was going to become a Pokemon Trainer. It couldn't be any worse than running a crappy little Pokemart, could it? And he did actually own the mart, so he could definitely use that to his advantage. He reached the door, and was about to open it and run out into his brand new world…
"AHEM…Forgetting something?"
"Oh god, I'm sorry Nurse Joy! Thank you so much for everything, and I'll stop by when we get back to Pewter!"
"Not that. Him." She pointed to the ground, and Andy saw that his Omanyte…still trying to catch up…had only moved about two feet, sliding himself along the floor on his six tentacles.
"Ah. Yes. Thank you." Quite embarrassed, Andy reached down to pick up his new friend and carry him on his shoulders. He lifted the Omanyte off the ground, held him high in the air…and attempted to balance the heavy shell on his shoulder. He let go of it…for a split-second, and it started to teeter off. He tried again, shifting it more towards the front. He let go of it…for a split-second, and again, it started to fall. "Okay, this is not going to work. Looks like you have to sit in the ball." He reached for his pocket, and pulled out the ball that Nurse Joy had given him, pressed the black button and recalled the Omanyte in a beam of bright red light.
"And I would definitely recommend that you go to the Mart here in town and get some more pokeballs…and maybe a book or something, since you don't have a Pokedex yet."
Andy nodded, and again picked up his stride as he walked through the door and out into the World of Pokemon.