Fire Red and Leaf Green
Green hummed to herself as she walked. She was nearly to the Viridian Forest, and beyond it lay Viridian City. There was a Gym in Viridian City, she knew, but it had a reputation for being much to difficult for beginning trainers. So she'd go to Pewter City first, to challenge the Gym Leader there. But first she had to get more Pokémon! She had been keeping her eye out for Pokémon for some time, but the most she came across were Weedle and Caterpie, even a Wurmple here and there. She really didn't want a bug type, being as how they weren't all that strong. Sighing, she placed her hands behind her head.
"You'd think I'd at least see some bird Pokémon around here. I mean, I'm not even to the forest yet, and this place is crawling with bugs..." Side-stepping a Spinarak, she made her way slowly down the dirt road. Small bushes and trees lined the road, but nothing big. Viridian Forest was in sight now, but it would still be a good few minutes before she got there. As she was walking, she found herself wondering about Red, and how he was doing.
"... Argh! I don't even care about Red! Little nose-picking egg sucker." She mumbled, her face turning a light shade of red. Then, her face became curious.
"Blue and Yellow... why do those names sound familiar? They shouldn't be hard to forget, I mean, how many people are there named after colors, for Heaven's sake?" She muttered to herself. She seemed to talk to herself a lot...
"Red I've known for a few years... but Blue and Yellow... they sound familiar, but I'm not quite sure where I've heard of them. I don't think we went to school with them?" She placed a finger to her lips and looked upward, thinking. 'We' referring to she and Red. Being as she wasn't paying attention, she didn't notice the apricorn in the road, and promptly tripped over it.
"Wah!" She landed flat on her face, and sat up, holding her nose.
"Stupid apric... things..." She picked it up. This one was green. Slipping it in her bag, she stood, and dusted her front off. With a heavy sigh, she began to walk again. But, as she looked forward, she suddenly got to be in a much better mood. There was the Viridian Forest! She could run the rest of the way, but her knees were a bit sore from the fall, so she walked.
"Hey... now that I think about it, I haven't seen my Pokémon yet!" She stopped, and began to dig through a side pocket on her shoulder bag. She finally found the Pokéball with the leaf emblem on it, and pressed the button, holding it out in front of her.
"Bulba!" The Pokémon appeared in a flash of white light. Green smiled, and kneeled down, reaching a hand out. Bulbasaur sniffed her hand, then gave it an approving lick.
"Wow, Bulbasaur are much cooler looking in real life." Green giggled, and gave its head a little pat. Bulbasaur began to brux, and then Green stood.
"Okay... we better get goin'." She returned Bulbasaur to its Pokéball, and slipped it back into the pocket of her bag. Deciding she could take the pain, Green began to run...
"Yeesh. Viridian Forest sure is... dark." Green wrapped her arms around herself, glancing around. Yes, dark it was... then she stopped, forced a sly grin, and planted her hands on her hips.
"That's why I'm a Pokémon Trainer! Adventure! Danger! And all that other stuff!" And with that, she began a confident stride through the forest. Until something flew down and swiped her hat. She looked around quickly, still not quite sure what had happened.
"Hey... my hat!" She felt the top of her head, and all that was there was hair.
"What the... hey! You!" Green spotted the culprit. She took out her Pokédex.
"Taillow. The Tiny Swallow Pokémon. Taillow are brave little Pokémon of the Flying Type, and are often found trying to pick fights with other Pokémon or Trainers." The feminine voice of the Pokédex told ehr. She nodded, putting it away. Taillow wanted a fight? It had one!
"Bulbasaur!" She threw Bulbasaur's Pokéball, and out it came. Taillow ruffled its feathers up, apparently pleased to have a fight. It dropped Green's hat, and dove at Bulbasaur.
"Uhh... wait, what're Bulbasaur's attacks..." Green took her Pokédex out again and flipped it open, scanning down to Bulbasaur. As she was doing this, Bulbasaur was running in circles, its head being pecked at furiously by Taillow. Finally, she found the page, and put the Pokédex away, then picked up her hat and put it neatly on her head.
"Bulbasaur! Vine Whip!" She called, spreading her legs apart a bit and bracing them. Bulbasaur stopped running, and extended its vines upward, snatching Taillow up. Taillow chirruped in protest, struggling against the vines. Bulbasaur slammed Taillow into the ground, then retracted its vines. Taillow took a minute to recover, but when it did, shot like a lightning bolt at Bulbasaur. 'Quick attack...' Green thought.
"Bulbasaur! Use your Stun Spore attack!" She said, thinking quickly. From Bulbasaur's bulb shot a cloud of yellow powder, and as Taillow zoomed through it, the tiny bird became paralyzed, and fell to the ground. Green reached for an empty Pokéball and drew her hand back.
"You're mine, Taillow!" She called as she threw he arm forward, the Pokéball hitting Taillow squarely in the chest. The tiny Pokémon was sucked inside, and the ball began to rock back and forth, the button of the ball glowing a bright red. Bulbasaur and Green both watched expectantly, both hoping for the tiny Pokémon to be caught. And, sure enough, the ball stopped shaking, and fell silent. Green was quiet a minute longer, then a smile appeared on her face.
"I caught my first Pokémon! Yes!" She squealed with excitement. Bulbasaur bruxed gently, happy at being successful. Green picked up the Pokéball, and returned Bulbasaur to his. She then put her hands behind her head and began walking down the path once more, basking in the afterglow of her first capture. What a way to start a journey!
"Hmm. I hope Taillow is a good Pokémon to start with. What am I saying? Any Pokémon is a good Pokémon to start with!" And with that, she was off and running again.
Before nightfall, she'd made it through the forest. And Viridian City was less than a ten minute walk! She'd made good time. With heavy eyelids, she put her hands behind her head and trudged on. After a few minutes of walking, she could see Viridian City. And it was quite close. She cast her gaze upward, searching the heavens for the north star. And she found it' hovering just above Viridian City. She smiled, and returned her eyes to the road. When she finally reached Viridian City, it was just past seven in the evening. She didn't much remember making it to the PokéCenter, handing her Pokéballs to Nurse Joy, and falling asleep on the couch, but she did. Nurse Joy had covered her up with a shawl, and then closed up for the night.
Green awoke with a yawn, and sat up. She was instantly worried about her hat. But looking down at the ground, she saw her hat laying beside the couch. Good, she thought. At least I'd had the sense to take it off before sleeping. Standing, she stretched, and scratched her navel absently. She wandered off to find the showers, which she found in a back room of the PokéCenter. After taking a long, hot shower and combing her hair, she brushed her teeth. Then, pulling a spare set of clothes from her bag - ironically, the same outfit as the one being washed now - she dressed, putting the hat on last. She all but skipped into the front room.
"Good morning!" Nurse Joy smiled at her. She smiled back, and leaned on the counter.
"G'morning! Did I drop my Pokéballs off with you last night?" She asked candidly.
"You sure did, and your Pokémon are good for the going!" Nurse Joy reached under the counter and pulled a tray out, two Pokéballs sitting in the first two indentions. Green took them, slipped them into her shoulder bag, and thanked Nurse Joy.
"Okay! According to this sign, Indigo Plateau to the left, Pewter City to the right. I believe I'll go to Pewter." She knew talking to herself was a bad sign, but, eh. With newfound determination, or perhaps the determination she had yesterday, she set down along the path to Pewter City, and didn't notice Red Sasuke in the public transportation bus that passed her a few minutes later...
Green hummed to herself as she walked. She was nearly to the Viridian Forest, and beyond it lay Viridian City. There was a Gym in Viridian City, she knew, but it had a reputation for being much to difficult for beginning trainers. So she'd go to Pewter City first, to challenge the Gym Leader there. But first she had to get more Pokémon! She had been keeping her eye out for Pokémon for some time, but the most she came across were Weedle and Caterpie, even a Wurmple here and there. She really didn't want a bug type, being as how they weren't all that strong. Sighing, she placed her hands behind her head.
"You'd think I'd at least see some bird Pokémon around here. I mean, I'm not even to the forest yet, and this place is crawling with bugs..." Side-stepping a Spinarak, she made her way slowly down the dirt road. Small bushes and trees lined the road, but nothing big. Viridian Forest was in sight now, but it would still be a good few minutes before she got there. As she was walking, she found herself wondering about Red, and how he was doing.
"... Argh! I don't even care about Red! Little nose-picking egg sucker." She mumbled, her face turning a light shade of red. Then, her face became curious.
"Blue and Yellow... why do those names sound familiar? They shouldn't be hard to forget, I mean, how many people are there named after colors, for Heaven's sake?" She muttered to herself. She seemed to talk to herself a lot...
"Red I've known for a few years... but Blue and Yellow... they sound familiar, but I'm not quite sure where I've heard of them. I don't think we went to school with them?" She placed a finger to her lips and looked upward, thinking. 'We' referring to she and Red. Being as she wasn't paying attention, she didn't notice the apricorn in the road, and promptly tripped over it.
"Wah!" She landed flat on her face, and sat up, holding her nose.
"Stupid apric... things..." She picked it up. This one was green. Slipping it in her bag, she stood, and dusted her front off. With a heavy sigh, she began to walk again. But, as she looked forward, she suddenly got to be in a much better mood. There was the Viridian Forest! She could run the rest of the way, but her knees were a bit sore from the fall, so she walked.
"Hey... now that I think about it, I haven't seen my Pokémon yet!" She stopped, and began to dig through a side pocket on her shoulder bag. She finally found the Pokéball with the leaf emblem on it, and pressed the button, holding it out in front of her.
"Bulba!" The Pokémon appeared in a flash of white light. Green smiled, and kneeled down, reaching a hand out. Bulbasaur sniffed her hand, then gave it an approving lick.
"Wow, Bulbasaur are much cooler looking in real life." Green giggled, and gave its head a little pat. Bulbasaur began to brux, and then Green stood.
"Okay... we better get goin'." She returned Bulbasaur to its Pokéball, and slipped it back into the pocket of her bag. Deciding she could take the pain, Green began to run...
"Yeesh. Viridian Forest sure is... dark." Green wrapped her arms around herself, glancing around. Yes, dark it was... then she stopped, forced a sly grin, and planted her hands on her hips.
"That's why I'm a Pokémon Trainer! Adventure! Danger! And all that other stuff!" And with that, she began a confident stride through the forest. Until something flew down and swiped her hat. She looked around quickly, still not quite sure what had happened.
"Hey... my hat!" She felt the top of her head, and all that was there was hair.
"What the... hey! You!" Green spotted the culprit. She took out her Pokédex.
"Taillow. The Tiny Swallow Pokémon. Taillow are brave little Pokémon of the Flying Type, and are often found trying to pick fights with other Pokémon or Trainers." The feminine voice of the Pokédex told ehr. She nodded, putting it away. Taillow wanted a fight? It had one!
"Bulbasaur!" She threw Bulbasaur's Pokéball, and out it came. Taillow ruffled its feathers up, apparently pleased to have a fight. It dropped Green's hat, and dove at Bulbasaur.
"Uhh... wait, what're Bulbasaur's attacks..." Green took her Pokédex out again and flipped it open, scanning down to Bulbasaur. As she was doing this, Bulbasaur was running in circles, its head being pecked at furiously by Taillow. Finally, she found the page, and put the Pokédex away, then picked up her hat and put it neatly on her head.
"Bulbasaur! Vine Whip!" She called, spreading her legs apart a bit and bracing them. Bulbasaur stopped running, and extended its vines upward, snatching Taillow up. Taillow chirruped in protest, struggling against the vines. Bulbasaur slammed Taillow into the ground, then retracted its vines. Taillow took a minute to recover, but when it did, shot like a lightning bolt at Bulbasaur. 'Quick attack...' Green thought.
"Bulbasaur! Use your Stun Spore attack!" She said, thinking quickly. From Bulbasaur's bulb shot a cloud of yellow powder, and as Taillow zoomed through it, the tiny bird became paralyzed, and fell to the ground. Green reached for an empty Pokéball and drew her hand back.
"You're mine, Taillow!" She called as she threw he arm forward, the Pokéball hitting Taillow squarely in the chest. The tiny Pokémon was sucked inside, and the ball began to rock back and forth, the button of the ball glowing a bright red. Bulbasaur and Green both watched expectantly, both hoping for the tiny Pokémon to be caught. And, sure enough, the ball stopped shaking, and fell silent. Green was quiet a minute longer, then a smile appeared on her face.
"I caught my first Pokémon! Yes!" She squealed with excitement. Bulbasaur bruxed gently, happy at being successful. Green picked up the Pokéball, and returned Bulbasaur to his. She then put her hands behind her head and began walking down the path once more, basking in the afterglow of her first capture. What a way to start a journey!
"Hmm. I hope Taillow is a good Pokémon to start with. What am I saying? Any Pokémon is a good Pokémon to start with!" And with that, she was off and running again.
Before nightfall, she'd made it through the forest. And Viridian City was less than a ten minute walk! She'd made good time. With heavy eyelids, she put her hands behind her head and trudged on. After a few minutes of walking, she could see Viridian City. And it was quite close. She cast her gaze upward, searching the heavens for the north star. And she found it' hovering just above Viridian City. She smiled, and returned her eyes to the road. When she finally reached Viridian City, it was just past seven in the evening. She didn't much remember making it to the PokéCenter, handing her Pokéballs to Nurse Joy, and falling asleep on the couch, but she did. Nurse Joy had covered her up with a shawl, and then closed up for the night.
Green awoke with a yawn, and sat up. She was instantly worried about her hat. But looking down at the ground, she saw her hat laying beside the couch. Good, she thought. At least I'd had the sense to take it off before sleeping. Standing, she stretched, and scratched her navel absently. She wandered off to find the showers, which she found in a back room of the PokéCenter. After taking a long, hot shower and combing her hair, she brushed her teeth. Then, pulling a spare set of clothes from her bag - ironically, the same outfit as the one being washed now - she dressed, putting the hat on last. She all but skipped into the front room.
"Good morning!" Nurse Joy smiled at her. She smiled back, and leaned on the counter.
"G'morning! Did I drop my Pokéballs off with you last night?" She asked candidly.
"You sure did, and your Pokémon are good for the going!" Nurse Joy reached under the counter and pulled a tray out, two Pokéballs sitting in the first two indentions. Green took them, slipped them into her shoulder bag, and thanked Nurse Joy.
"Okay! According to this sign, Indigo Plateau to the left, Pewter City to the right. I believe I'll go to Pewter." She knew talking to herself was a bad sign, but, eh. With newfound determination, or perhaps the determination she had yesterday, she set down along the path to Pewter City, and didn't notice Red Sasuke in the public transportation bus that passed her a few minutes later...