"Just you and me for awhile now. Sure you want to do this?" Jessica asked as she looked over at Brandon. They were standing on a hill just outside of Pallet Town.
"I've dreamt of doing this my whole life. And besides, we'll have our Pokémon with us, we won't be alone." Brandon smiled as he looked over at his companion. As he took a breath, he smelled the air. There was no scent, but for some reason the air made Brandon want to run out into the distance and catch the first Pokémon he saw. Without hesitation, he did just that.
"Where are you going!?" Jessica yelled after him. She was running as fast as she could just to remain within shouting distance. "I'm gonna catch a Pokémon!" He yelled back as he continued to run.
The two raced down the hill with a strong breeze blowing against them. Jessica grabbed her hat with one hand so it wouldn't fall off. "Why does he want to catch a Pokémon so badly?" She asked herself. "He just got a Charmander." A large strand a green passed them as they ran, or at least that's what the forest looked like due to how fast they were running.
Finally Brandon had stopped in a small clearing. Jessica caught up a few moments later, breathing much harder than him. Brandon grabbed his only full Pokéball from his belt quietly. "Time to catch me a Pidgey," He said confidently. "Charmander, go!"
Within seconds, the red and white ball was in the air. It opened and from it emerged the familiar red lizard that had its tail on fire. "Char, Charmander!" It said confidently, very similar to it's new master. Charmander looked straight at the small group of Pidgey, small bird Pokémon. There was no more than six.
"Okay Charmander, scratch, now!" Brandon called to his Pokémon. Without hesitation, Charmander dove forward and began scratching one of the Pidgey. The flock of bird Pokémon quickly flew into the air and out into the next clearing.
Brandon sighed in disappointment, as did his Charmander. "You could have a been a bit more nicer!" Jessica yelled at him. "Nicer?" He asked. "Pokémon aren't going to join you if you just ask them to."
"Of course not! But they're not going to respond to you just attacking them," Jessica replied, almost annoyed. "Here, watch how I do it." She began to walk slowly into the clearing where the Pidgey flew to and took out her Pokédex, a small device Professor Oak gave both of them before they left. This red object was said to be able to tell information about any Pokémon. Jessica pointed it at the Pidgey Brandon had attacked just a few moments ago.
"Pidgey, the tiny bird Pokémon," The robotic voice said. "This Pokémon does not like to fight. It hides in tall grass, foraging for food such as small bugs." Jessica nodded, taking out her Pokéball. Brandon stood watching her, waiting to see what 'impressive' move she could possibly make. His Charmander was entertaining itself with it's Pokéball.
"Bulbasaur, come on out!" Jessica cried out. Bulbasaur shot out of the Pokéball. "Come on," Jessica told her newfound friend. Brandon and Charmander watched in amazement as their friends walked right up to the group of Pidgey. "Excuse me," Jessica said softly. The Pidgey group looked up. "May I please battle one of you? I"ll be able to give you food whenever you need it." Jessica added a nice smile after saying this.
Brandon and Charmander looked at each other as the injured Pidgey nodded in an agreeing fashion. "Who would've thought that that would actually work?" Brandon asked his Pokémon.
"Bulbasaur, tackle attack!" Jessica ordered. Her Bulbasaur charged forward, hitting the Pidgey hard. It stabilized quickly and began to fly into the air. "It's a sand attack, tell Bulbasaur to move!" Brandon shouted at his friend. Jessica looked over at him and then back at her Bulbasaur.
"Move, quick Bulbasaur!" Bulbasaur dove out of the way of the flying sand. The Pidgey, being too tired from two attacks, flew back down to the ground. "Now, Bulbasaur! Another tackle!" Bulbasaur charged again, hitting the Pidgey even harder. Jessica grabbed an empty Pokéball from her belt almost immediately.
"Pokéball, go!" She threw the Pokéball at the defenseless Pokémon. It quickly opened and swallowed the bird. As it shook, Jessica crossed her fingers. Finally, the middle light turned white.
"Yes!" She shouted. "I caught a Pidgey!" Jessica began to dance around with her Bulbasaur.
"I don't believe it," Brandon said as he look down at his Charmander. "I absolutely don't believe that a wild Pokémon would just accept a battle like that."
After settling down a bit, the pair of trainers continued to walk for a few miles before stopping and setting up camp. It didn't take long to do as their camp really only consisted of two sleeping bags. With their Pokémon safely in their Pokéballs, the group slowly drifted into sleep.