Adventures of Seth
Chapter 2 Rising to the Challenge
As I stepped out into the bright sunlight, I thought for a second. May was a full fledged pokemon trainer and I was just a kid. Nothing more than a mere bystander to life! I couldn't pass up the opportunity to be a trainer. Ever!
With new found determination I walked down the street to the only "Big" building in town, Professor Birch's Pokemon laboratory. I stepped up to the sliding door and caught a glimpse of my reflection before the door slid open. A medium-Tall kid white hair and red clothes.
I had to shield my eyes when I got inside. Bright flourescent lights and newley waxed chrome tile is not a good combination. Through squinting eyes I viewed the very clean lab. Flat computer moniters with very complicated looking diagrams lined the walls. Rows of bookshelves lined the walls too. Not only was I taking in my surroundings, I was also trying to find someone. Not one person was in here. "Hello?HELLO..." My voice echoed off the walls, filling the air with a bunch of ''Hello"s.
A short younger man in a labcoat popped out from behind a bookshelf. For a second there i could have sworn I saw an exclamation point above his head. Need more sleep, Need more sleep. He walked over to me and told me to keep my voice down. I asked him where Professor Birch was and he told me I was wasting my time here because he was out catching pokemon.
I walked/Jogged out of the lab just to get away from that grouch! Too many sleepless nights in front of a computer screen. Hate it when that happens. Oh well, Forgive, Forget. I walked north to the entrance of our town and my jaw dropped. A grassy field? Where's the road? Are you telling me that we came here through a field? And in a delivery van too! Over to the left a little kid was pacing back and forth. A scared look was on his face. I powerwalked over to him and got down on my knees to be able to see eye to eye. "What's wrong?'' I asked. ''Professor Birch is being chased by a mean pokemon'' He pointed over to the far end of the field. Sure enough, two small shapes trapped in an endless circle. ''I gotta help him" I said. "But you don't have a pokemon!" "Don't worry kid, I'll improvise!"
I knew being on the schools track and field team wouldn't be completely worthless. I sprinted through the tall weeds, hopping over anthills and dodging large rocks. Finally I made it over to where his pack was and, panting slightly, I called out to him, "What can I do to help?" I couldn't help but be amused at the sight. A short, Stout man being chased by a poochiena. "See(pant) my pack? (Pant) Use a pokemon!" I bent down to open the Camo Green Backpack. 3 Metallic Red and white balls about the size of a grape fell onto the grass. Out of the corner of my eye I saw may running up to us out of the woods. This was my chance to be impressive. I picked up the first one I could get my hands on. I pressed the little button on the front and it grew to the size of an orange. I threw it over by the raging pokemon. A green pokemon came out from the pokeball. "Trreeeko" . "Treeko! Pound attack!" Treeko Jumped high into the air, Front flipped and dropped onto poochiena. Poochiena fell down and didn't get up. Professor Birch threw me an empty pokeball. "Here! you've earned it!" No Second Thoughts Here! May stepped beside me. I immediately got into "Cool Pose Position", And Threw the pokeball. A ball of red light flew into the other ball. It fell onto the ground and wiggled a bit. Then stopped. "YEAH, I GOTTA POKEMON. WHAT NOW LIFE? IM NOT A BYSTANDER ANYMORE! CANT TOUCH THIS! After I finished my little victory dance, I looked over to the others. They Kind of looked scared. Prof. Birch Shook his head violently and said, '' Congratulations, your first pokemon! Great! Why don't you go home and tell your mom. I'll call your dad." I agreed and took off toward my house. A pokemon trainer! Wow!