Chapter 2:
Beyond the Hometown
Location: Nuvema Town
Well, here we were. Standing outside the road to Route 1, about to take our first big step into adventure. The yellow leaves fluttered in the wind, as if they were waving us off.
"Nervous?" Cheren asked.
"A little" I replied, voice incredibly shaky. "I just can't believe this day is finally here."
"Well, I think it's only fair we take our first step together" Bianca told us. We all took a deep breath and walked on together.
Location: Route 1
"Our adventure is officially underway" I told everyone. "It's time to get this show on the road!"
"Hold on a minute." Professor Juniper walked up to us. "You're on a journey, so you need to learn how to catch a Pokémon."
"I completely forgot about that" Bianca said.
"How could you?" Cheren responded. "Catching a Pokémon involves lowe-"
"I'll demonstrate Cheren" Professor Juniper said. She walked into the tall grass. Out came a small brown Pokémon with puffed up cheeks and a sharp tooth. It had a long tail which was white and bushy at the end, and its eyes were red and yellow.
Patrat (ミネズミ)
010
Normal Type
Scout Pokémon
1'08" (0.5 m)
25.6 lbs (11.6 kg)
Extremely cautious, they take shifts to maintain a constant watch of their nest. They feel insecure without a lookout.
"Go Minccino!" Professor Juniper shouted, sending out a small white fluffy Pokémon with big ears. "Use Pound!" Minccino jumped into Patrat. Patrat stood its ground and came back with Tackle. It charged into Minccino who fell over on impact.
"It's HP is low!" Cheren shouted. "Throw a Pokéball!"
Professor Juniper got out the red and white ball. "You're mine Patrat!" She threw the ball at the weakened Pokémon as it went inside. The ball started shaking.
"Will she do it?" Bianca asked.
Sure enough, she did! Patrat was caught!
"That's how it's done!" Professor Juniper said.
"Easy peasy" Cheren replied. "Or, I hope."
"I forgot to register Minccino in the Pokédex" I said sadly. "But hey, there will be many more Minccino on my journey!"
"Well, my work here is done" Professor Juniper told us. "I wish all of you the best of luck!" We waved her off and she walked back in the direction of Nuvema Town.
"Well, you heard her!" Bianca said. "Let's go catch some Pokémon!"
I walked down Route 1. Some of the autumn leaves that gave up their cling to the trees and blew across the sea. There was a gap in the trees that I could see to, multiple tall buildings.
"That must be Castelia City!" I shouted.
"Oh yeah!" Cheren said. "To think we will be going there and beyond on our journey. Have you caught anything yet?"
"Nah, I'm just training up Oshawott. All I've found so far are Patrat."
I knew less talking would get me to the next town, Accumula, faster, so I went on my way. Separating me from Accumula Town was another big patch of grass. I walked through and encountered a Pokémon. It was small, brown and had hair all over its face. It was also adorable.
Lillipup (ヨーテリー)
012
Normal Type
Puppy Pokémon
1'04" (0.4 m)
9 lbs (4.1 kg)
It faces strong opponents with great courage. But, when at a disadvantage in a fight, this intelligent Pokémon flees.
"I choose Oshawott!" I shouted, throwing my Pokéball and sending out Oshawott. "Use Tackle!" Oshawott charged into Lillipup. Lillipup was hit hard and almost went down in one blow. Lillipup then came back with a Tackle of its own; it didn't do much. "One more Oshawott!" Oshawott charged into Lillipup again, this time knocking it out.
"Nice one Oshawott!" I said, hi fiving it. "Okay, Accumula Town is dead ahead. Let's head there!"
Greeting us at the end of Route 1 was Bianca. "So, how many Pokémon did you catch?"
I shrugged. "Erm, none."
"Oh, come on. I've already added a Lillipup to my team! You can do better than that!"
"This is a long journey, there will be more Pokémon" I told her. "Come on, let's head to the Pokémon Center. Oshawott is exhausted and I'm sure Tepig is to."
Bianca held out Tepig's Pokéball and sent it out. Tepig was bruised and panting at a rapid rate. "I think it is!" Bianca said, her face gleaming. She knelt down to Tepig and stroked its black ears. "You'll be great again in no time!"
Location: Accumula Town
Accumula Town is a small settlement with a park. There is a few flats, a set of concrete stairs going down to another set of flats and one more set of stairs going up to a lookout point, where you could see mostly forest, but also the outline of Striaton City. There was also the red roofed Pokémon Center with glass windows all around.
"Look how far we've come in one day!" I said.
"I know right?" Bianca shouted, taking pictures presumably for her Pokésnap story. She got ready to do a selfie with Tepig, but completely forgot about Tepig's tiredness. "Oh yeah, I forgot. Let's get you healed up!"
Inside the Pokémon Center was massive. There was a wide corridor with a blue shop to the right. At the end of the corridor in a pink nurse dress with red curly hair. This was Nurse Joy.
"This is where we heal?" I asked Bianca.
"Yep" she said as we walked to Nurse Joy.
"Hello, and welcome to the Pokémon Centre" she said. "Say, I haven't seen you two before. Are you new?"
"Yep!" Bianca replied. "We just started our journey yesterday."
"Well. As you know, the Pokémon Center is a place to heal your Pokémon free of charge. The blue shop is called the Pokémart. You can buy all different items such as Potions and Pokéballs."
"They'll come in handy" I said, as I handed Nurse Joy my Pokéball. She put it into a machine with 6 circular holes in it that glowed upon putting it in. She then gave it back to me.
"All happy and healthy!" Nurse Joy said. "Okay, the rooms upstairs are vacant, feel free to stay the night!"
"I will, I'm tired" I told Bianca. "See you tomorrow. If you see Cheren, tell him I'm here."
"Got it!" Bianca said as I headed upstairs.
What a great day. I never thought that I would reach Accumula Town this quickly, but here I am. The next location is Striation City, where I will battle for my 1st Badge. My 1st of many Badges!
