Chapter 2

"So tell me how you managed to get all of these amazing and legendary pokemon. It has to be one heck of a story." Bill said as they walked down the crowded streets of Indigo city. The place was crawling with trainers getting ready for the preliminary rounds in perhaps the biggest pokemon tournament in the world.

"Well I guess I should start at the beginning then" replied John as they continued down street.

Flashback sequence

"Happy 16th birthday John" exclaimed his parents as they sat around the kitchen table with a big chocolate cake with peanut butter icing stock full of candles.

As he blew out the candles John made his wish, the same wish he'd made for the last six years, for his parents to let him get a pokemon and begin a journey of his own like his friends had done over the past several years. With the candles blown out John and his brothers tore into the cake with reckless abandon. As the cake grew ever smaller due to the ravenous boys around the table as John's mom pulled out a small package from a drawer in her planning desk.

"Well John, your mother and I think you will really like your present this year" said John's parents full knowing that he would love it, as John tore open his present.

"Oh wow pokeballs" exclaimed John as he lifted them out of the box hoping that they contained real live pokemon.

"Well why don't you open them up son," his father replied smiling at the utter happiness his son was displaying.

The excitement on John's face was priceless as he opened up the balls with a flash of red light.

"Wow a ditto, and another ditto," surprised that his parents had gotten two of one of the rarer pokemon. Ditto's weren't exactly common although given that they had toe ability to transform into anything they could be more prevalent but in hiding. It had always been a dream of his to travel the world to collect rare pokemon and compete to be a pokemon master. Now he finally had a two pokemon of his very own and could begin his own journey of discovery.

"Now son, we know you've wanted pokemon for a while now so you could go and try to be world champion and now that you have them you'll want to leave right away. Am I right son" said his father with some concern in his voice.

"Yep" replied John with a smile as his dad hit the nail on the head.

"Well, John your mother and I would like for you to finish your high school education before leaving on your journey. If you wait until then your mother and I will fully support you in your quest." Said John's father hoping he would take him up on the offer.

After a few tense moments John finally replied that he would wait until after he graduated to begin his quest to become world champ. Besides he thought to himself I still need time to prepare my dittos, they can be powerful but they need a lot of training to do so. He was broken from his reverie by his brothers wanting to go outside and play with the new pokemon.

End flashback

"So your parents gave you the dittos for your 16th birthday," said Bill as John finished up the first part of the story.

"Yeah that's were the story starts, with my first pokemon, so where's this great restaurant," replied John, as they turned the corner onto a quiet street in the normaly bustling metropolis that is Viridian city.

"Its right here Ganley's Pub. It's got a great selection of burgers, and other foods," said Bill as they took their seats in the near empty pub.

"Well, I could go for a burger right now I'm starved," said John as he began to salivate in anticipation of a nice juicy hamburger just like Pavlov's dog.

"Good call, two burgers with the works please," Bill said to the waitress as she took their orders. "Now John I have to know how you used the dittos to get these high powered pokemon. Sure ditto can change into anything but they never have the power of the original." Said Bill really wanting to know how John did it.

"Well, Bill here is how I did it," replied John taking a sip of his rootbeer.