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Nintendo and Game Freaks
********* Serge was twelve years old and now finally a graduate from Pokemon Tech. Serge was the youngest graduate in the history of the school. According to the Pokemon League rules though Serge could not participate in league matches because of his age. You had to be thirteen to start on the journey. The league made little exceptions but none was made for Serge. He applied to get his Pokedex but the league denied his request. Serge decided to train for a year and maybe catch new Pokemon while he was training. Serge wanted to go to Kanto to meet Professor Oak, the Pokemon Professor as some like to call him. Serge's mom bought him tickets for the train. Today was the day he had to leave to Celadon City. He couldn't wait. He had yet to move out of Blackthorn City but now was the day he was going to live on his own. Get use to the world outside Johto. He promised himself though that he would come back to Johto, not as a citizen, but as a trainer.
The train slowly took off from the train station. It would be an hour until the train arrived in Celadon City. They had to travel through the underground tunnel first. It was a long ride but at least Claire made snacks for the trip. Serge wasn't hungry yet because of the nervousness of meeting the famous Professor Oak. Lance called ahead to ask the professor to pick up Serge at the train station. At least Serge didn't have to try and find Oak's home in Pallet Town. Pallet Town now has been growing since Ash Ketchum and Gary Oak became the top two trainers in the Johto region. Serge had met both trainers and saw both of them take on Claire for their eighth and final badge in the Johto League.
Serge looked out the window and saw that the train was finally entering the underground tunnel. It was the first of its kind connecting the Kanto and Johto regions. The only way to reach the Hoenn Island was by the underground path carved out by Pokemon. The other islands were the Orange Islands. The Orange Island held a challenge match but to qualify one must beat the eight Orange Island trainers. Many have done so in the past but the Orange Island master was a different matter. He had a dragonite one of only five that were registered as a tame Pokemon. Lance and Claire both had one each, then there was the Orange Island master, Gary Oak, and then the last dragonite captured or raised was just registered to Ash Ketchum. Serge had taken the time to memorize all the facts about dragon-type Pokemon. His favorite though was dragonite.
Serge heard the train rambling upon the tracks as they entered the first checkpoint in the underground tunnel. "Five more to go," whispered Serge to himself. He looked around and saw a magazine lying in front of him on the desk. Pokemon Monthly was the title. On the cover Serge saw Ash holding up the Johto League trophy that he won by beating Gary Oak. Serge had read this magazine already at Claire's house but he decided to read it again. The first article was entitled 'How to Find and Catch Rare Pokemon.' The article had a picture of an aerodactyl in an inset. The picture was only a shadow of one with a person hanging from its claws. Serge found out later that the person was Ash. Serge flipped to the article highlighting the Johto League tourney. 'Small Town Boy Finds Johto Gold' was the article title. Serge was there but he was always interested in how others interpreted the battle. Ash won because of his pikachu beak Gary's eevee in a very highly controversial match. Some said that Ash used underhanded tactics to beat Gary. The people that said that though were the ones that cheered for Gary and was his biggest fan.
The train finally emerged out of the water and the intercom stated that they should be arriving at the Celadon City station in a matter of moments. Finally he gets to meet the famous Professor Oak.
********* Serge was twelve years old and now finally a graduate from Pokemon Tech. Serge was the youngest graduate in the history of the school. According to the Pokemon League rules though Serge could not participate in league matches because of his age. You had to be thirteen to start on the journey. The league made little exceptions but none was made for Serge. He applied to get his Pokedex but the league denied his request. Serge decided to train for a year and maybe catch new Pokemon while he was training. Serge wanted to go to Kanto to meet Professor Oak, the Pokemon Professor as some like to call him. Serge's mom bought him tickets for the train. Today was the day he had to leave to Celadon City. He couldn't wait. He had yet to move out of Blackthorn City but now was the day he was going to live on his own. Get use to the world outside Johto. He promised himself though that he would come back to Johto, not as a citizen, but as a trainer.
The train slowly took off from the train station. It would be an hour until the train arrived in Celadon City. They had to travel through the underground tunnel first. It was a long ride but at least Claire made snacks for the trip. Serge wasn't hungry yet because of the nervousness of meeting the famous Professor Oak. Lance called ahead to ask the professor to pick up Serge at the train station. At least Serge didn't have to try and find Oak's home in Pallet Town. Pallet Town now has been growing since Ash Ketchum and Gary Oak became the top two trainers in the Johto region. Serge had met both trainers and saw both of them take on Claire for their eighth and final badge in the Johto League.
Serge looked out the window and saw that the train was finally entering the underground tunnel. It was the first of its kind connecting the Kanto and Johto regions. The only way to reach the Hoenn Island was by the underground path carved out by Pokemon. The other islands were the Orange Islands. The Orange Island held a challenge match but to qualify one must beat the eight Orange Island trainers. Many have done so in the past but the Orange Island master was a different matter. He had a dragonite one of only five that were registered as a tame Pokemon. Lance and Claire both had one each, then there was the Orange Island master, Gary Oak, and then the last dragonite captured or raised was just registered to Ash Ketchum. Serge had taken the time to memorize all the facts about dragon-type Pokemon. His favorite though was dragonite.
Serge heard the train rambling upon the tracks as they entered the first checkpoint in the underground tunnel. "Five more to go," whispered Serge to himself. He looked around and saw a magazine lying in front of him on the desk. Pokemon Monthly was the title. On the cover Serge saw Ash holding up the Johto League trophy that he won by beating Gary Oak. Serge had read this magazine already at Claire's house but he decided to read it again. The first article was entitled 'How to Find and Catch Rare Pokemon.' The article had a picture of an aerodactyl in an inset. The picture was only a shadow of one with a person hanging from its claws. Serge found out later that the person was Ash. Serge flipped to the article highlighting the Johto League tourney. 'Small Town Boy Finds Johto Gold' was the article title. Serge was there but he was always interested in how others interpreted the battle. Ash won because of his pikachu beak Gary's eevee in a very highly controversial match. Some said that Ash used underhanded tactics to beat Gary. The people that said that though were the ones that cheered for Gary and was his biggest fan.
The train finally emerged out of the water and the intercom stated that they should be arriving at the Celadon City station in a matter of moments. Finally he gets to meet the famous Professor Oak.