Title: Pokemon Missions

Chapter: 1

Story by: almond

"Wake up, you sleepy dumbo! Watch if I don't smack your butt! It's time for work!" An woman holding a cane shouted into a young boy's ears when he was sleeping soundly.

"What's it? I need...rest..." The young boy named Flame said sleepily, then yawned and went back to sleep. This time, the woman flared up and used the cane and smacked him. Flame slept through. The woman whacked again. Flame still slept through. This time, the woman got really angry and screamed, "YOU IDIOT BOY!!! HOW DARE YOU DISOBEY ME??!! GET UP THIS INSTANT AND WORK NOW!!! I SAID NOW!"

Flame heard that and knew she was almost erupting. "Better get going..." he thought. He was so used to this caning. He gets them almost every single day. Oh well, why can't I have a decent family like everyone else? He thought as he walked to his bathroom yawning. After 1 minute of washing up, he rushed to the kitchen to help prepare breakfast.

"Ow...what's it for today?" a boy walked into the kitchen and asked. Looking at the food Flame is making, he screamed, "WHAT?! AM I SEEING WRONGLY? WHY IS IT ABALONE? MUM, DAD! THIS IDIOT FLAME ATE MY DELICIOUS MEAL AND LEFT ONLY ABALONE AND SOME SCRAPS FOR ME TO EAT! WHACK HIM!"

"Oh no." Flame thought. He didn't do anything at all. He felt like kicking that boy called Freeze, but was just too scared. After all, that stupid boy's parents gave him some good Pokemon and he was just too scared if he used them. Flame's aunt and uncle came rushing in bringing a cane and started whacking. He just can't stand it. I am 12 years old now, which is old enough to get myself a living. I don't need to stay in this damn house. After 3 whacks, he was just thinking of giving his uncle some punches when the doorbell rang.

Flame's aunt and uncle immediately stopped whacking him and went to open the door. He went too and saw a person with a cape behind him. That person spoke to Flame's aunt and uncle, "Good morning, madam and em...both of you...em...oh well, perhaps...gays?" With that, Freeze went up to him and shouted, "WHO ARE YOU CALLING A GAY?!" That man replied, "Well, to anyone who talks to me." That shut Freeze up. Flame did not know who this guy was but a person who can shut Freeze up was counted good to him. That man continued, "I have come to rescue this poor boy." At that moment, Flame's aunt and uncle responded. "YOU CAN'T TAKE HIM AWAY! AND WE DIDN'T INVITE YOU, SO GO AWAY!"

"Well, well, well...I didn't start the fight. You started it, so don't blame me for getting rash."

"So a fight's what you want, huh? Come on then! Go, Poochyena!" Flame's uncle threw a red and white ball (which is a Pokeball) and out came a gray-black dog. It snarled angrily at the caped person.

"Oh, it's a fierce-looking dog! Well, well, you chose a nice one. For me to finish off, that is...Go, Dragonite!" He tossed a purple and white ball and a huge Dragon came out. It smiled at the tiny dog, who was looking fearfully at its masters. However, his masters have a fearful look too. Flame has never been so delighted all his life. But his uncle ain't giving up. "Hmph...so you got a huge dragon eh? But looks can be deceiving, can't they? Maybe that stupid dragon has just air inside its body and one bite can finish it off. Poochyena, Crunch!"

Poochyena obeyed its master and ran to the dragon's feet and bite it hard. Dragonite looked down and saw it, then reached out its hands for it. Then, holding it up high in the air, it tossed Poochyena a few times, grinning. Flame looked in amazement while his aunt, his uncle, and his cousin almost fainted. "So, how about it? A fair exchange of your Poochyena for the boy?" "No...I mean yes! YES!" Flame was so happy. He rushed over to the caped guy and Dragonite hurled Poochyena into his Uncle's face, slamming him onto the ground. Then the caped guy brought him out of the house that he has lived in for 12 years, into the beautiful world outside.

"So, if I'm not wrong, you are Flame right?" The caped guy asked. Flame nodded. "Great! My name is Jake." Jake shook his hands with Flame. Then Flame asked, "So why did you rescue me?" Jake said, "Because you are special. You are not any other person. You are Flame." "What do you mean?" Jake replied, "Never mind. You are still young. But I will just tell you one thing, some evil force is going to take over the world soon. They are gonna kill all mankind!" Flame was bewildered. "But you can stop them! You have that powerful...what is it? Oh ya, Dragonite! You can finish them in one hit like you did to my aunt and uncle!"

At that point, Jake suddenly looked depressed. "You are wrong, Flame. I don't even have the power to defeat one of their people. You can defeat them if you train hard." "But why me?" "Like I said, you are special. They are a very powerful bunch of people, those guys. They kept calling themselves Team Power, or something like that. You will need all the 8 badges from all 8 gyms in this Pokemon World to defeat them, because they will launch an unbeatable power. Even that isn't enough. You will need courage and strength, which is what you have, Flame. Once you have gotten all the badges, you will know what to do. Since you don't have any Pokemon, you can take this to begin your quest."

Jake dug into his pockets and took out a Pokeball. He handed it to Flame. "Take this, you will need it soon. Plus, you are now in Cleanace Town. The first gym is at Fiery City, north of here. Good luck in your journey. Goodbye." With that, Jake sent out his Dragonite again and flew off.

Flame was getting energetic already. "I must stop these evil forces!" He thought. He looked at the Pokeball again. "Someone has done a great deal for me! I must help him in whatever way I could!"

To be continued...

What will that Pokemon Jake gave Flame be? Will Flame be able to fulfill his mission?

Plus, meet new trainers, new friends, and new adventures!

All of the above in "Pokemon Missions: Chapter 2!"

P.S. Please review my story as I took a long time writing this chapter! Thanks!