Pokemon: The Road to Victory
Chapter 2. Onward to Pallet
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Last time we left right when Hideo had gotten news that he was finally going to be able to go on a full fledged journey. Now we join our hero again as he's about to leave. Now let's go along with him as he goes to Pallet.
"Uhh flashlight, band-aids, pokeballs of course, and umm let's see," Hideo searched his room for things to bring along in his backpack, "dad's hat. I'm gonna need that for good luck."
Ketcha came into the room carrying an overloaded backpack which he could barely hold.
"I'm.... argh... all set...ughh" Ketcha fell over. Hideo laughed. He knelt over his fallen brother.
"I think you're going to have to leave some of this stuff behind Ketcha."
"Oh all right." Ketcha walked out struggling again.
"Heh heh," Hideo could only laugh at his brother's silliness.
"Okay Poochyena, Beautifly, and Wingull." He named each pokeball as he snapped them onto his belt.
"Alright, I'm all done packing."
"Hat. Vest. Pants. Oh my gloves, almost forgot." He went to his night stand at the side of his bed and snatched his gloves and began to put them on. His eyes slanted back at the night stand as he snapped up his gloves.
"Only one thing left." Hideo walked over to his bedside dresser where the pokeball the Professor gave him was. He picked it up.
"Pikachu, come on out." Hideo said. A light covered the room, then it subsided, leaving a Pikachu on his bed. Hideo leaned over.
"Pikachu." It shook his head a bit and yawned like it had been sleeping.
"Hmmm...Huh....Oh.....Hmmmm" Hideo moved to the left, then the right, over and then knelt down. He moved in every direction to see every aspect of Pikachu's body.
"Nice shiny coat. Red patches. But what about the tail..." He reached over and grabbed its tail.
"Pika?! PIKACHU!!!"
BZZZZZZZZZ
"Ahhhh!!!!" Hideo's eyes were seeing stars and he couldn't keep his balance.
"Very....powerful....ugh," Hideo fell over onto his bed. He eyed his Pikachu.
"Now aren't you a strong one." Pikachu tilted its head and smiled.
"Pika!"
"Well, I'm glad you're having fun zapping the life outta me. Heh heh." Hideo then heard a voice come from downstairs.
"Hideo, Ketcha. Let's hurry it up we're about to leave!" Hideo's father shouted.
"Huh? Leave?" Hideo called back Pikachu into its ball, grabbed his bag, and then fell over.
"Whoops, my shoe laces are untied." He tied them tight and slid down the railing of the stairs. Ketcha came down right after he did with a lot smaller pack this time.
"Guys done packing?" Oak asked.
"Yup, but where are we going? I thought me and Ketcha were the ones going."
"Well, we know how much you've been wanting to go somewhere new.... so when I go to stay with Oak in Pallet town, Well, you're going along too." Hideo's dad said.
"Pallet Town? In Kanto!? I'm starting there! Oh my gosh I can't believe this."
"Didn't think you would hehehe." His father said.
"So I'll be able to travel the same way he did." Hideo mentioned.
Yes, he was a fine trainer... well still is heh heh." Oak said.
"But don't forget Hideo. This is the year you've been waiting for." Hideo's dad said
"How can I forget. It's what I've been training for my whole life."
"Ahh yes, the Pokemon World League that takes place every five years. Only the best make it there." Oak said.
"Yesiree! And my boy is one of those best. Even though he never went on an actual journey, when he turned 10 he beat all the trainers around our area." Hideo's father said.
"Yes, I've heard of his impressive record. But this is no regular test of skill. This is where Pokemon Masters themselves compete. Perhaps it'd be best not to expect too much this time around. Just do your best."
"Yeah, that's right son. Do your best and be proud of your best."
"Alright Dad." He did his little hand shake that he and his dad do.
The Professor looked at his watch.
"Wow, I think its best time we leave. We have to catch a plane on the new air strip in Oldale Town."
Hideo's dad coughed and then got up, the same with Professor Oak. Hideo and Ketcha put on their backpacks. Ketcha held his Wailmer stuffed toy close.
"Oh wait, before we leave. I have to give you something," Hideo's dad said, "come over here with me. His father motioned for Hideo to follow him. His dad walked over to a dresser in his room and pulled out a necklace.
"Here. You put your starting pokemon's pokeball on the small magnet at the end of the necklace." Hideo opened his hand and smiled when his father placed it in his palm. Hideo tied it around his neck and as he placed Pikachu's pokeball in the designated spot his father said,
"Y'know, your mother was the one who made that. She was so excited that you were about to start your journey." Hideo looked up at his dad then hugged him.
"Oh that reminds me. You guys go to the car, I'll be there in a second." Hideo ran to his room upstairs and grabbed a picture frame with a photo of him, his mother, and his dad.
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"Wow...." Hideo smushed his face against the window of the plane, "that's Pallet Town?"
"Why, yes it is." Oak said.
"Do you see the large building with the windmill?"
"Yeah."
"That's my laboratory."
"Dang, you have a big lab!" Kethca mentioned.
"Heh heh, well I need a big lab for all the pokemon I study." Oak said.
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The plane landed and now the family and Oak were on their way to his Lab.
"Well, here we are." Oak opened his arms out.
"You're going to have a blast here Dad, especially with all the Pokemon!" Ketcha said.
"You bet I am." He said. Hideo's stomach then growled.
"Uhhh whoops."
"Looks like you guys will have to eat before going out to become a pokemon master huh?"
"Eat?!" Ketcha smiled widely.
"We'd appreciate it" Their father said.
"Well, then come on in. I'll have food in a few moments."
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"Mm mm mm good." {(Campbells soup!)} Hideo said.
"Yeah yeah!" Ketcha said with a full belly.
Hideo stood up, his chair fell back, and he placed his hat on, and flip it backwards.
"Guess it's time to go." Hideo said boldly.
"Guess so. Good luck my boy." Hideo father said.
"Remember, always keep your head up even if you lose." Oak said.
"I will." Hideo nodded. Their father knelt down and placed a hand on Ketcha's shoulder.
"Now make sure you watch out for your older brother," he began to whisper into his ear, "sometimes he can do some pretty unthinkable things because he doesn't think."
"Hey! I heard that!" Hideo said. Ketcha and his dad laughed.
"Be careful and be there for each other."
"We will." Hideo and Ketcha said in unison. They turned their backs to Oak and their father and began walking down the road. They waved good bye and Hideo finally became the Pokemon trainer he had always wanted to be.
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Hideo and Ketcha walked outside the town limits and started to walk into the woods.
"So where are we going?"
"According to the PokeNAV, Viridian City. It's about a day's walk away."
"Do you think we'll run into some pokemon."
"Of course. Maybe even a trainer or two." Hideo gripped his pokeball on his necklace and was full of anticipation.
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We've arrived at our second stop in our story of Hideo and his quest to become the greatest trainer of all time. In our next encounter with Hideo he will go into his first battle in Kanto and meet his first friend. To Be Continued.....
Chapter 2. Onward to Pallet
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Last time we left right when Hideo had gotten news that he was finally going to be able to go on a full fledged journey. Now we join our hero again as he's about to leave. Now let's go along with him as he goes to Pallet.
"Uhh flashlight, band-aids, pokeballs of course, and umm let's see," Hideo searched his room for things to bring along in his backpack, "dad's hat. I'm gonna need that for good luck."
Ketcha came into the room carrying an overloaded backpack which he could barely hold.
"I'm.... argh... all set...ughh" Ketcha fell over. Hideo laughed. He knelt over his fallen brother.
"I think you're going to have to leave some of this stuff behind Ketcha."
"Oh all right." Ketcha walked out struggling again.
"Heh heh," Hideo could only laugh at his brother's silliness.
"Okay Poochyena, Beautifly, and Wingull." He named each pokeball as he snapped them onto his belt.
"Alright, I'm all done packing."
"Hat. Vest. Pants. Oh my gloves, almost forgot." He went to his night stand at the side of his bed and snatched his gloves and began to put them on. His eyes slanted back at the night stand as he snapped up his gloves.
"Only one thing left." Hideo walked over to his bedside dresser where the pokeball the Professor gave him was. He picked it up.
"Pikachu, come on out." Hideo said. A light covered the room, then it subsided, leaving a Pikachu on his bed. Hideo leaned over.
"Pikachu." It shook his head a bit and yawned like it had been sleeping.
"Hmmm...Huh....Oh.....Hmmmm" Hideo moved to the left, then the right, over and then knelt down. He moved in every direction to see every aspect of Pikachu's body.
"Nice shiny coat. Red patches. But what about the tail..." He reached over and grabbed its tail.
"Pika?! PIKACHU!!!"
BZZZZZZZZZ
"Ahhhh!!!!" Hideo's eyes were seeing stars and he couldn't keep his balance.
"Very....powerful....ugh," Hideo fell over onto his bed. He eyed his Pikachu.
"Now aren't you a strong one." Pikachu tilted its head and smiled.
"Pika!"
"Well, I'm glad you're having fun zapping the life outta me. Heh heh." Hideo then heard a voice come from downstairs.
"Hideo, Ketcha. Let's hurry it up we're about to leave!" Hideo's father shouted.
"Huh? Leave?" Hideo called back Pikachu into its ball, grabbed his bag, and then fell over.
"Whoops, my shoe laces are untied." He tied them tight and slid down the railing of the stairs. Ketcha came down right after he did with a lot smaller pack this time.
"Guys done packing?" Oak asked.
"Yup, but where are we going? I thought me and Ketcha were the ones going."
"Well, we know how much you've been wanting to go somewhere new.... so when I go to stay with Oak in Pallet town, Well, you're going along too." Hideo's dad said.
"Pallet Town? In Kanto!? I'm starting there! Oh my gosh I can't believe this."
"Didn't think you would hehehe." His father said.
"So I'll be able to travel the same way he did." Hideo mentioned.
Yes, he was a fine trainer... well still is heh heh." Oak said.
"But don't forget Hideo. This is the year you've been waiting for." Hideo's dad said
"How can I forget. It's what I've been training for my whole life."
"Ahh yes, the Pokemon World League that takes place every five years. Only the best make it there." Oak said.
"Yesiree! And my boy is one of those best. Even though he never went on an actual journey, when he turned 10 he beat all the trainers around our area." Hideo's father said.
"Yes, I've heard of his impressive record. But this is no regular test of skill. This is where Pokemon Masters themselves compete. Perhaps it'd be best not to expect too much this time around. Just do your best."
"Yeah, that's right son. Do your best and be proud of your best."
"Alright Dad." He did his little hand shake that he and his dad do.
The Professor looked at his watch.
"Wow, I think its best time we leave. We have to catch a plane on the new air strip in Oldale Town."
Hideo's dad coughed and then got up, the same with Professor Oak. Hideo and Ketcha put on their backpacks. Ketcha held his Wailmer stuffed toy close.
"Oh wait, before we leave. I have to give you something," Hideo's dad said, "come over here with me. His father motioned for Hideo to follow him. His dad walked over to a dresser in his room and pulled out a necklace.
"Here. You put your starting pokemon's pokeball on the small magnet at the end of the necklace." Hideo opened his hand and smiled when his father placed it in his palm. Hideo tied it around his neck and as he placed Pikachu's pokeball in the designated spot his father said,
"Y'know, your mother was the one who made that. She was so excited that you were about to start your journey." Hideo looked up at his dad then hugged him.
"Oh that reminds me. You guys go to the car, I'll be there in a second." Hideo ran to his room upstairs and grabbed a picture frame with a photo of him, his mother, and his dad.
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"Wow...." Hideo smushed his face against the window of the plane, "that's Pallet Town?"
"Why, yes it is." Oak said.
"Do you see the large building with the windmill?"
"Yeah."
"That's my laboratory."
"Dang, you have a big lab!" Kethca mentioned.
"Heh heh, well I need a big lab for all the pokemon I study." Oak said.
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The plane landed and now the family and Oak were on their way to his Lab.
"Well, here we are." Oak opened his arms out.
"You're going to have a blast here Dad, especially with all the Pokemon!" Ketcha said.
"You bet I am." He said. Hideo's stomach then growled.
"Uhhh whoops."
"Looks like you guys will have to eat before going out to become a pokemon master huh?"
"Eat?!" Ketcha smiled widely.
"We'd appreciate it" Their father said.
"Well, then come on in. I'll have food in a few moments."
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"Mm mm mm good." {(Campbells soup!)} Hideo said.
"Yeah yeah!" Ketcha said with a full belly.
Hideo stood up, his chair fell back, and he placed his hat on, and flip it backwards.
"Guess it's time to go." Hideo said boldly.
"Guess so. Good luck my boy." Hideo father said.
"Remember, always keep your head up even if you lose." Oak said.
"I will." Hideo nodded. Their father knelt down and placed a hand on Ketcha's shoulder.
"Now make sure you watch out for your older brother," he began to whisper into his ear, "sometimes he can do some pretty unthinkable things because he doesn't think."
"Hey! I heard that!" Hideo said. Ketcha and his dad laughed.
"Be careful and be there for each other."
"We will." Hideo and Ketcha said in unison. They turned their backs to Oak and their father and began walking down the road. They waved good bye and Hideo finally became the Pokemon trainer he had always wanted to be.
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Hideo and Ketcha walked outside the town limits and started to walk into the woods.
"So where are we going?"
"According to the PokeNAV, Viridian City. It's about a day's walk away."
"Do you think we'll run into some pokemon."
"Of course. Maybe even a trainer or two." Hideo gripped his pokeball on his necklace and was full of anticipation.
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We've arrived at our second stop in our story of Hideo and his quest to become the greatest trainer of all time. In our next encounter with Hideo he will go into his first battle in Kanto and meet his first friend. To Be Continued.....