Thanks for the reviews! I don't own Pokemon except for my own characters, but here's chapter 2 anyway!
Chapter 2: Angel's First Pokemon
"Ha! There's no way out of this one, Miss Angel!"
The light of the sun shone through the tops of the trees and Pidgey's were flying as young children laughed from the playground that was on the far end of Pallet Town park. Sitting in the sprawling grass was Angelina, surrounded by some neighborhood children.
Two years had gone by as Angelina had grown into a pretty ten-year old child. She wore a black pleited skirt, a gray tank top, black sandals, and her hair was pulled back in a stylish ponytail with bangs framing her heart-shaped face.
A little boy with sand-colored hair faced Angelina; on the grass were arranged trading cards with pictures of different Pokemon on them. Angelina's card looked like a puppy with flaming red fur and tiger stripes tagging its back and a bushy tan tail. The top of the card read "Blaine's Growlithe" right beside "HP 50". The sandy-haired boy's card was a sea blue turtle with a curly tail. On the top read "Squirtle" and "HP 50".
"This is the end for you, Miss Angel," the boy said. "Next turn, my Squirtle is gonna' take you out!"
Angelina, however, sat with her eyes closed and her arms folded calmly. "Maybe…. or I might have a trick up my sleeve." she held up her right hand, which revealed five of the cards, and drew from the deck near her with the other. "I'm sorry, but this game is over." She placed down a card that looked almost like the one she had in front of her. This one, however, was larger with many more stripes on its red and tan fur, with an even bushier tail if it were possible. "I play Blaine's Arcanine. And since I had already powered it up, I'm free to wipe you out."
"Noooo!" the boy scratched his head feverishly.
The other children clapped and cheered and Angelina blushed.
"That was a good match, Leroy." Angelina held out her hand to her opponent.
"Huh?" The little boy looked up at her with a surprised look. "…gee, thanks, Miss Angel!" He shook the girl's hand.
The town square's clock tolled for noon and all of the kids of Pallet Town left the park to eat lunch. Angelina walked through the park all alone but really didn't mind it; usually she would later be joined by Daisy Oak.
"Good bye, Miss Angel!" a group of younger kids waved to her. "See ya' later!"
"See you tomorrow," Angelina waved.
"Angelina!"
"Huh?" Angelina blinked and turned around.
Leroy, the sand-haired kid from earlier, came running up to her; both his hands clasped around his deck of Pokemon cards. He slid to a halt in front of the girl and stopped to catch his breath.
"I just wanted to tell you that I'm gonna get stronger and become a better challenge to you." Leroy told her.
"Let me help you." Angelina reached into her back-pack and pulled out her own respective deck of Pokemon cards. With a bit of search shuffling, she withdrew two cards and handed them to Leroy.
"….Ah! But Angelina, these are the strongest cards in your deck."
"Remember, this game isn't just about trying to beat your opponent, but also learning about Pokemon and how to use them effectively in different situations. Just don't get a big head, okay?" Angelina smiled.
Leroy took up the cards slowly and smiled back. "Thanks, cool! Well, bye!" he waved and walked away.
Angelina was now walking down the dirt roads of Pallet Town. The early afternoon sun dyed the sky in a mixture of purple, blue, and yellow. A light breeze blew against the tree tops and caused the leaves to sway for a wild second.
"Hey, Angel!" a feminine voice from behind Angelina called out. She turned around and smiled at Daisy, whom was a couple inches taller and had just become a teenager after celebrating her thirteenth birthday in May.
"What happen to you back there?" Daisy asked with a curious smile. "Thought you were supposed to wait for me in the park."
"Sorry, I got a little distracted."
"Again?" Daisy asked, hands on her hips and rolled her eyes. "What is up with Leroy, anyway?"
Angelina shrugged her shoulders and started to walk down the road with her friend following.
"By the way, Angel, we aren't going to your Aunt Vicky's house today." Daisy said with a grin. Angelina glanced back at her with a raised eyebrow. "Grandpa will explain everything. So let's go!" she cheered, taking the lead and she detoured from the main road to the side road, which lead to her grandfather's laboratory.
Daisy and Angelina walked across a small bridge that went over a river, through the gates and climbed the stone steps lined with headges. They stopped in front of the doors of a large and oddly shaped building. The colors from the sky gave the building a nice multi-colored shade.
Angelina stood patiently as Daisy took out a key and unlocked the door, peeking inside.
"We're here Grandpa! Where are you?" Daisy called.
"Daisy—" The muffled voice from inside the laboratory followed by a rapid tumbling sound.
"Grandpa!" Daisy suddenly burst into through the doors in a mad hurry and ran down the hall.
Angelina blinked and followed. "Daisy, wait up!"
Light from the afternoon sun flowed into the open windows of the laboratory. There was a rather old-looking man in his mid 50s with short brownish-gray hair sprawled out at the foot of the stairs to the upper level along with an avalanche of books. He wore a white lab coat over his red-collared shirt and orange pants, finished with dark brown shoes. His eyes swirled wildly from his dizziness.
"…Professor Oak?" Angelina blinked.
"Are you okay, Grandpa?" Daisy went to help Professor Oak to his feet.
"I'm just fine. A bunch of books aren't gonna hurt me."
"What were you doing, Professor?" Angelina asked, folding her arms. "Ya' know if you're not careful, you'll fall down and break your back."
"I was trying to haul all of those books upstairs to the library."
"Oh, great," Daisy sweated anime style, "Grandpa, how many times do I have to tell you that you're no superman—you just can't haul all those books up the steps at once!"
Professor Oak dusted his lab coat off, "I'm glad you two are here. I have gifts for you." He started away from the mess and walked down the hall.
"But Grandpa…."
"I'll clean it up later, Daisy." the professor replied to his granddaughter.
Angelina and Daisy followed with one of them sporting a questioned expression.
Professor Oak led the girls into a large room with tranquil, yet amazing whirl of flashing lights of machines and equipment. The sunlight poured through the windows onto the high-polished floor. Angelina glanced around the lab; there were many books crammed into the shelves. Papers and magnifying glasses were spread all over in an awful mess. Some shelves had red and white-colored balls instead of books. She was even awed upon looking out the window at the sight of thousands of Pokemon in the field surrounding the house.
"The Pokemon you see out there belong to Pokemon trainers who get their Pokemon here." the Professor informed Angelina.
"Wow," Angelina turned around. "I definitely want to be a Pokemon trainer when I grow up!"
The professor chuckled, then stood in front of some sort of tall cylindrical glass container filled with white smoke.
"What's up with that?" Angelina said, pointing to it.
"This is the surprise I was saving for you. I'm sure you know that each new trainer receives a starting Pokemon from their local professor. Well, recently, I've captured three Pokemon and I need a trio of trustworthy trainers who can help these Pokemon discover their true potential."
"CLACK!"
Angelina and Daisy let their book-cases drop to the ground with a clatter. True, Angelina had often fantasized of being a Pokemon trainer and even joked about it. But she never knew that a surprise like this would ever befall her on such a normal day of school.
"You mean—"
"That's right! How would you two like to help these miss-fit Pokemon find some good partners?"
"You know I would!" Angelina and Daisy jumped up a little too quickly and blushed in unison.
Professor Oak chucked, probably reminiscing about when he received his first Pokemon. "I knew you'd say something like that." He walked up to the container and pressed a red button on the side. The glass doors pushed away from each other, allowing the smoke to go billowing out into the room. On the inside was a pillow with a triad of two red-and-white Pokeballs resting atop it lifelessly.
"Um…. Professor?" Angelina stared on in confusion. "You said there were three Pokemon, where's the third?"
"A young boy came by earlier and picked it up," Professor Oak replied. "Now he's off on his journey with a Squirtle."
"Oh wow!" Angelina awed. "Squirtles are popular in the Orange Archipelago, next to Blastoise of course!"
"All right, I have chosen the Pokemon that best fits your personalities." Professor Oak picked up a red-and-white ball marked with a flame insignia on it. "Charmander represents your spirit, Angelina; it's flames burn as bright and intense as your determination to win." He gave Angelina the Pokeball and it burst open in a flash of light.
The Pokemon, resembling a lizard, was a orange as fire with a yellow belly, a burning flame lit at the tip of it's tail, and purple eyes. "Charmander!" It cried happily, smiling at its new trainer.
"Awww, he's so cute!" Angelina picked the Pokemon up and cuddled him. "I'm naming you Charcoal, and you're going to be a great Charizard when you evolve later!"
"Now for you, Daisy," Professor Oak continued, "Like a plant, you represent the continuing cycle of growth and mystery. The seed-bulb Pokemon, Bulbasaur, will suit your personality." He gave Daisy another red-and-white Pokeball with the leaf insignia, allowing it to erupt in her hands.
The green, toad-like seed-bulb Pokemon croaked upon it's release. It had a small body with a green face, red eyes, and a huge green bulb on its back.
"Hello there, my name's Daisy." Daisy knelt down and patted the Pokemon on the head gently.
"Bulba-saur!" the seed Pokemon smiled.
"Great, I can tell we're gonna' get along fine." Daisy smiled.
"Oh—I almost forgot one final thing." Professor Oak reached into his pocket and pulled out a small black and red device. When it was flipped open, the inside revealed a blank screen and a few buttons on both sides. On the side with the screen were four buttons in the shape of arrows pointing in different directions, which were probably used for scrolling. "This is a Pokedex, a device that's like a mechanical Pokemon encyclopedia. Not only does it carry information on Pokemon, but also caries your trainer license." He gave the first one to Angelina and dished out another from his pocket to Daisy.
"See ya!"
"Bye, Grandpa!"
Angelina and Daisy waved goodbye to Professor Oak from outside his lab and started down the stone steps.
"I'm so excited! Starting tomorrow, we are official Pokemon Trainers!" Daisy exclaimed, admiring her new Pokedex.
Charmander and Bulbasaur traveled beside their trainers quietly.
"I'm going to take the long way to my Aunt Vicky's house. I'll see you later." Without another word, Angelina walked towards the left, Charmander happily skipping behind her.
"Okay, I'll tell your mother you're on your way." Daisy shouted to her.
Even though the trees were full of Pokemon, they were really quiet this time of day. The sun was slowly sinking behind the horizon in the sky. Angelina walked backwards with her hands on the back of her head. She and Charmander stared at each other without blinking.
"Hmm," Angelina stared at her Pokemon more intently. Like a mirror, he stared at her back. They were as silent as the trees around them. Even Angelina's backpack beat against her back without sound.
"Are you going to…. stare at me like that all day?" Angelina finally asked.
A wide smile spread on Charmander's face and his purple eyes glimmered largely.
"Eh," Angelina closed her eyes and sweated anime style. "You know, no offense to you or anything, but you look a little too rough to fight." she said.
"Char?" Charmander tilted his head to the side.
"Can you understand me at all?"
Charmander just replied by wagging his tail wildly and small embers from its flaming tail flew in the wind.
"If you keep doing that, your flame will go out." Angelina told him and he stopped immediately.
"Angelina, there you are!"
"Huh?" Angelina turned around as Daisy ran up to her. Bulbasaur was perched at Daisy's feet.
"I know the long way to your aunt's house takes a while, but you were gone for an hour." Daisy stated.
"Sorry, I was just thinking on the way back there." Angelina told her, giving a slight smile.
Daisy nodded. "Everyone is at Pallet House." She told her friend. "We're celebrating before we go on our Pokemon journies tomorrow."
"Sounds good, let's go!" Angelina said, excited it was almost dinner time and also looking forward to spending time with her family.
The fresh smell of beef stew drifted from the inside of Pallet House, which was styled like a busy Japanese-style restaurant. The sun coming into the windows made up for the dim lighting. While the adults were keeping an eye of the younger kids, Angelina and Daisy were eating and chatting excitedly about their Pokemon journies and their Pokemon were eating their food on the floor.
"So what league you going into?" Daisy asked, sipping her tea.
"Well," Angelina began, after she swallowed some noodles and beef. "I was thinking maybe Johto. The region has a wider selection of Pokemon and would give more experience."
"That's very interesting," Daisy said as she nodded. "I love all kinds of Pokemon! I want to study them just like my grandfather does. Good luck on your journey, though."
"Thanks," Angelina smiled. Excited as she was for her first Pokemon journey, she didn't know how important a role she would be playing in the Pokemon World.
§To Be Continued§
*Angelina gives her Pokemon cards to a boy named Leroy.
*Angelina gets a Charmander from Professor Oak.
*Angelina wants to start her first journey in the Johto Region.
*Daisy wants to be a Pokemon researcher like Professor Oak; reference according to the Pokemon Adventures manga, Daisy Oak is a Pokemon Coordinator and works as Professor Oak's assistant.
*Pallet House is Pallet Town's only restaurant owned by Delia Ketchum, which she inherited from her mother, according to Takeshi Shudo's novelization.
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