Sylvia's Pokémon Journey
Ch. 2
I walked swiftly down the path which led to Pewter City, carrying Oddish. I was glad to have finally gotten away from my little sister and my mother, who had been yelling at me for not taking her when I got my first pokémon and fawning over her baby who was all grown up and leaving home, respectively. I loved them both, but sometimes they were incredibly annoying. Even more annoying than those two dumb little kids in Pallet Town, Ash and Gary, both five years old and neither one with a shred of common sense. They would be my sister's age in a couple of years, and by then I wanted to be far away, where I wouldn't have to baby-sit either of them again.
As my house disappeared behind a hill, however, my relief at having gotten away turned to joy as I realized that I had finally started on the road to being a pokémon master! I'd start with Brock's dad, head for Cerulean, and then.who knows? I could be headed for Indigo plateau in a few months! Sylvia Viridian, from Viridian City (my family was descended from the city's founder), soon to be the world's greatest pokémon master, had finally begun her pokémon quest!
I was so proud and happy that I didn't see Brock coming up the road in front of me, and I almost ran right into him. Brock had been my best friend for years, ever since we met when we were five. Sometimes I helped him and his dad take care of his brothers and sisters.
"Whoops! Sorry, Brock," I said, sidestepping just in time to avoid a collision, "I didn't see you coming."
"No, that was my fault. I wasn't looking wh- hey, you're carrying an Oddish!" he replied, sounding very surprised.
"Really?" I said dryly, "I had no idea."
"Ok, let me rephrase that. Why are you carrying an Oddish?"
"Because it got tired walking, and it doesn't like pokeballs," I replied, grinning cheerfully.
"That's not what I meant."
"I know." I grinned even more broadly.
"Since when are you a trainer, too?"
"Since this morning. What do you mean, 'too'?"
"I got my trainer's license yesterday. Wanna see my pokémon?" He didn't wait for an answer. "Go, Geodude!" he shouted, throwing a pokeball. The pokeball opened when it hit the ground, and a rock-like pokémon with two long, thin arms and large, craggy hands appeared.
"Geo-dude!" it exclaimed. Its voice was, well, gravelly.
"Cool!" I said, setting Oddish down, "I'll challenge you to a match, if you want."
"Aw, beat me to it. Gimme your best shot!"
I complied. "Oddish, use your, umm," I checked my Pokedex, "Absorb attack!"
"Ordish ord!" it replied, powering up.
"Geodude, tackle, now!" Brock said.
"Geo-dude!" It began moving toward Oddish.
But Oddish attacked first. Geodude began to glow green around the edges, and the green energy flowed over to Oddish. Geodude slowed, then stopped and collapsed weakly on the ground.
"Uh-oh," Brock said, "Geodude, return!" He held out the pokeball, and Geodude turned into energy and flowed back inside.
"All right! Great job, Oddish!" I exclaimed, scooping it up into my arms and hugging it.
"Orddish!" it replied happily.
I turned to Brock. "I hope Oddish didn't hurt your Geodude too badly."
"Naw, it'll be fine. I'll take it to the pokémon center in a minute," he said, then put on a fake-formal tone of voice, "But first, it is my solemn duty to give you this." He reached into his pocket and pulled out a small gray pin, handing it to me.
"Umm, Brock," I blurted out, confused, "this is a Boulderbadge." Then realization dawned like the end of a daydream. "You mean."
"Yup!" he said proudly, "Pewter City has a new gym leader - me!"
"That is so cool!" I cried. "But.what happened to your dad?"
He looked down at the ground. "That's a good question," he said bitterly, "He told me to look after my siblings and left. It's been a week now, and no news. I was kinda lookin' forward to starting my pokémon journey, but I couldn't find anyone else to mind the gym, so it looks like I'll be stayin' here for a while."
"Oh, Brock, I'm so sorry! I didn't realize.I knew he was never around much any more, but.You should have called me!"
"No, you're right, it's not that different. We've been on our own for a while now and it's been okay. I mean, Dad.he never really recovered after." He looked away for a moment.
I could take a hint. I knew it was true that Brock's dad had never been the same after his wife had died. Brock never talked about it, but I knew that it still hurt him to think about her death, especially since he had to help his siblings deal with it. He had been forced to take care of them, because his dad couldn't, and at an age when most kids are playing with action figures, he had had to manage most of the affairs of the family. And now he didn't have even the token support of his father.
"Sooo.I guess you'd better take Geodude to the pokémon center, huh?" I said, just to break the silence.
He snapped out of his thoughts. "Oh, right. So, I guess I'll see you around, right?"
"Not for much longer. I'm heading for the gym in Cerulean soon."
"Oh, okay. Well, then. I guess I'll see ya when I see ya!"
"Yup, guess so. Bye!
"Bye!"
So he went one way and I went the other, one step closer to my goal of being the world's greatest pokémon master!
The End (for now, at least:))
Ch. 2
I walked swiftly down the path which led to Pewter City, carrying Oddish. I was glad to have finally gotten away from my little sister and my mother, who had been yelling at me for not taking her when I got my first pokémon and fawning over her baby who was all grown up and leaving home, respectively. I loved them both, but sometimes they were incredibly annoying. Even more annoying than those two dumb little kids in Pallet Town, Ash and Gary, both five years old and neither one with a shred of common sense. They would be my sister's age in a couple of years, and by then I wanted to be far away, where I wouldn't have to baby-sit either of them again.
As my house disappeared behind a hill, however, my relief at having gotten away turned to joy as I realized that I had finally started on the road to being a pokémon master! I'd start with Brock's dad, head for Cerulean, and then.who knows? I could be headed for Indigo plateau in a few months! Sylvia Viridian, from Viridian City (my family was descended from the city's founder), soon to be the world's greatest pokémon master, had finally begun her pokémon quest!
I was so proud and happy that I didn't see Brock coming up the road in front of me, and I almost ran right into him. Brock had been my best friend for years, ever since we met when we were five. Sometimes I helped him and his dad take care of his brothers and sisters.
"Whoops! Sorry, Brock," I said, sidestepping just in time to avoid a collision, "I didn't see you coming."
"No, that was my fault. I wasn't looking wh- hey, you're carrying an Oddish!" he replied, sounding very surprised.
"Really?" I said dryly, "I had no idea."
"Ok, let me rephrase that. Why are you carrying an Oddish?"
"Because it got tired walking, and it doesn't like pokeballs," I replied, grinning cheerfully.
"That's not what I meant."
"I know." I grinned even more broadly.
"Since when are you a trainer, too?"
"Since this morning. What do you mean, 'too'?"
"I got my trainer's license yesterday. Wanna see my pokémon?" He didn't wait for an answer. "Go, Geodude!" he shouted, throwing a pokeball. The pokeball opened when it hit the ground, and a rock-like pokémon with two long, thin arms and large, craggy hands appeared.
"Geo-dude!" it exclaimed. Its voice was, well, gravelly.
"Cool!" I said, setting Oddish down, "I'll challenge you to a match, if you want."
"Aw, beat me to it. Gimme your best shot!"
I complied. "Oddish, use your, umm," I checked my Pokedex, "Absorb attack!"
"Ordish ord!" it replied, powering up.
"Geodude, tackle, now!" Brock said.
"Geo-dude!" It began moving toward Oddish.
But Oddish attacked first. Geodude began to glow green around the edges, and the green energy flowed over to Oddish. Geodude slowed, then stopped and collapsed weakly on the ground.
"Uh-oh," Brock said, "Geodude, return!" He held out the pokeball, and Geodude turned into energy and flowed back inside.
"All right! Great job, Oddish!" I exclaimed, scooping it up into my arms and hugging it.
"Orddish!" it replied happily.
I turned to Brock. "I hope Oddish didn't hurt your Geodude too badly."
"Naw, it'll be fine. I'll take it to the pokémon center in a minute," he said, then put on a fake-formal tone of voice, "But first, it is my solemn duty to give you this." He reached into his pocket and pulled out a small gray pin, handing it to me.
"Umm, Brock," I blurted out, confused, "this is a Boulderbadge." Then realization dawned like the end of a daydream. "You mean."
"Yup!" he said proudly, "Pewter City has a new gym leader - me!"
"That is so cool!" I cried. "But.what happened to your dad?"
He looked down at the ground. "That's a good question," he said bitterly, "He told me to look after my siblings and left. It's been a week now, and no news. I was kinda lookin' forward to starting my pokémon journey, but I couldn't find anyone else to mind the gym, so it looks like I'll be stayin' here for a while."
"Oh, Brock, I'm so sorry! I didn't realize.I knew he was never around much any more, but.You should have called me!"
"No, you're right, it's not that different. We've been on our own for a while now and it's been okay. I mean, Dad.he never really recovered after." He looked away for a moment.
I could take a hint. I knew it was true that Brock's dad had never been the same after his wife had died. Brock never talked about it, but I knew that it still hurt him to think about her death, especially since he had to help his siblings deal with it. He had been forced to take care of them, because his dad couldn't, and at an age when most kids are playing with action figures, he had had to manage most of the affairs of the family. And now he didn't have even the token support of his father.
"Sooo.I guess you'd better take Geodude to the pokémon center, huh?" I said, just to break the silence.
He snapped out of his thoughts. "Oh, right. So, I guess I'll see you around, right?"
"Not for much longer. I'm heading for the gym in Cerulean soon."
"Oh, okay. Well, then. I guess I'll see ya when I see ya!"
"Yup, guess so. Bye!
"Bye!"
So he went one way and I went the other, one step closer to my goal of being the world's greatest pokémon master!
The End (for now, at least:))