-1Important! I do not own Pokemon nor am I associated with Nintendo or Game Freak.

Chapter 4

The Crazy Coffee Man

"I'm ready to catch some Pokemon," Jason said happily. Jason and Lexi had just received their first Poke Balls and were on their way back to Viridian City. Jason really wanted to increase his collection.

"Come on, Jason," Lexi said. "There are only weak Pokemon here. Don't waste your time." They continued on, that is, until Jason happened to notice a Pidgey trying to pull something out of the ground.

Pidgey was a small brown, bird Pokemon that were really common, but could become one of the best bird Pokemon if trained properly. "I'm going to catch it!" Jason shouted. "Go, Squirtle!" Jason called out his only Pokemon, the water type, Squirtle.

"Use Tackle," Jason commanded. Squirtle flew at Pidgey, but Pidgey kicked dust up into Squirtle's eyes, blinding it. Pidgey then flew up high while Squirtle ran around trying to get the sand out of it's eyes. "Squirtle, come on," Jason said.

All of a sudden, Pidgey started flapping it's wings really hard. "What's it doing?" Jason yelled. The noise was getting so loud he couldn't hear himself think.

"It's starting a Gust attack," Lexi yelled back. A gust of wind started to form near Pidgey, it wasn't long until it shot the wind straight at Squirtle.

"Watch out!" Jason called. But it was too late, the gust hit Squirtle. He got up, but you could easily tell damage had been done. "Now use Bubble," Jason said. Squirtle used it's new learned move and shot bubbles out at Pidgey. It seemed to do a lot of damage. Pidgey came crashing down.

"Finish this with a tackle," Jason said. Squirtle slammed into Pidgey, almost making it faint. Jason threw an empty Poke Ball at it.It turned only twice before it clicked shut.

"I got a Pidgey," Jason shouted happily. "I've caught my first Pokemon!" Jason practically skipped all the way back to Viridian.

They entered Viridian and Jason went into the Pokemon Center to heal his new Pidgey. They then tried to leave Viridian City because there was nothing left to do there. However, they faced one problem.

There was this guy blocking the only road out of Viridian shouting, "Coffee, Coffee, where is my coffee. I want coffee!"

Lexi and Jason were kind of scared of this guy, they didn't know what he would do if they tried to pass him. Lexi was the first one to build up the bravery to go talk to him. She walked up to the man and asked, "Can we please go past you?"

"NO, NO, NO," he shouted back at her. "Not until I get my coffee." The guy was really old, with gray hair, that is, what little hair he had left. He was literally dancing around the street, spinning in circles, letting no one pass.

"Let us through, old man," Jason demanded. Jason did not like being told what not to do. It made his mother furious. "We have to go through."

"Not until I get my coffee," the man repeated. He went back to pacing up and down the path.

"Who usually brings you your coffee?" Lexi asked sweetly.

"Who cares?" Jason said. "I'll battle you old man, one on one." He brought out a Poke Ball, ready to do battle.

"Fine, fine," the man said. "Go Krabby!" He threw out his only Pokemon, a small red crab that was known for being mean.

I guess it fits him, Lexi thought.

Jason through out his Pidgey for it's first real battle. "Use Sand Attack," Jason commanded. Pidgey started to kick up dust at Krabby's face, blinding it.

"Grrrrr," the man growled. "Use Water Gun to wash it away." Krabby shot water at itself, washing all of the sand away. "Now use Vice Grip!" Krabby jumped up to try and grab Pidgey with it's pinchers, but Pidgey flew up high, dodging the attack.

"Now, use Gust," Jason shouted. Pidgey started flapping it's wings furiously until it created a mini tornado that was shot straight at Krabby. It was sucked up and slammed right into the ground. But it wasn't done yet.

"Use Bubble to bring down the Pidgey," the man said. Krabby shot little bubbles out of it's mouth that shocked the Pidgey on impact. It came crashing to the ground.

"Now use Vice Grip!" the man commanded. Krabby rushed toward Pidgey, and trapped it in it's pinchers. Pidgey screamed as Krabby squeezed harder.

"Pidgey!" Jason yelled. "Try to use Sand Attack." Pidgey used all of it's strength to loosen it's foot from Krabby's grasp and shoot sand at it. Krabby staggered back, scratching at itself to remove the sand.

Pidgey was able to again fly up and high to have a better chance of dodging Krabby's attacks. Krabby finally got all of the sand out of it's eyes by shooting another Water Gun attack at itself.

"Pidgey, use Gust again," Jason said. Once again, Pidgey sent another gust of air that slammed Krabby down into the ground. This time, it didn't get back up.

The Coffee Man recalled his Krabby. "I can't believe I lost," he wailed. "Now I need my coffee more than ever!"

"Grandpa," somebody called. A girl about 16 or 17 ran up to them with a mug in her hand. She was tall, pretty, and had flowing blonde hair. Jason stared in awe.

"Here's your coffee, grandpa," she said. She handed the man the mug. He sipped it graciously.

"Thanks, Janelle," he said. Jason stood there, staring at the girl. Love at first sight.

"Sorry about all of this," Janelle said. "You guys can pass."

"Thank you," Lexi said as she walked forward. She turned to say something to say, but Jason hadn't moved an inch. "Boys," she mumbled as she dragged him along.

Next stop: Viridian Forest.

Author's Note: You will not see the old man again, but Janelle will definitely appear again. (Maybe her and Jason's love will blossom) Now that Jason caught a Pidgey, Lexi will catch a Pokemon in the coming chapters.