Quick note: if you do not know the yellow storyline, this might get confusing to you. I'd suggest simply looking up a walk through. :) that's what I did!
"Onix! Dig underground!"
"Wait Squirtle! Just like we practiced; wait to move."
The Gym became quiet, only a small sound of rumbling under the feet of a Gym Leader, a Trainer, and a small Pokemon.
Shigeru Gary Oak stayed motionless like Squirtle; pressing a bare foot down on the ground, searching for where Onix would appear.
"Now Onix!"
Suddenly, the rock pokemon shot from the ground, charging directly towards the small, blue Squirtle. He, however, trained for this and noticed the Onix early on. Squirtle leaped forward, going into its shell and sliding to move out of its way. Then Squirtle quickly turned, heard Gary's order to attack, and shot his Water Gun on the Onix's side. The Onix winced and tried to go underground again to protect himself but Squirtle, being the nut that he was, jumped in after it and continued a rapid Water Gun behind him.
The two people who were still above ground could only listen to the battle and a few moments later, Onix shot up from the ground and fainted, Squirtle standing atop of the rock Pokemon as he gloated on his win.
With a 'yes!', Gary hopped up, giving the Squirtle a thumbs up as it ran back towards him.
Brock, the Gym Leader, heartily laughed as he returned Onix to its pokeball, clapping afterwards.
"Congratulations Shigeru! That was some battle!"
Gary smiled and bowed politely.
"Thank you for the battle," he kindly stated.
"Don't thank me for that!"
Gary watched as Brock ran over the field as it began to close and handed him the Boulder Badge. Gary held the badge up to the light, enjoying the glimmer it gave off. It reminded him of the goal he was striving for.
After talking for a moment, Gary thanked him again and left the gym. But as soon as he walked a few steps forward, there stood 6 girls in cheerleader outfits, smiling brightly at the boy. Gary stood there wide-eyed for a moment and before he could speak one said, "you were amazing Shigeru!"
"Yeah you're so cool! How did you manage to beat Brock so easily?"
"Uhm well-"
"You're so tough!"
"Wonderful!"
"Super duper fantastic!"
"And handsome to back it up!"
Then, all in unison, then said, "can we be your groupies?"
Gary had to take a step back as they moved closer.
"G-groupies?"
"Yeah! We'll follow you around and cheer you on every step of the way!"
"We even have a car! It'll be easier to travel~," said the redhead as she turned to reveal a red convertible.
Gary whistled at the car; it was one beaut. But sadly, he knew he had to decline because of his objective.
"Ah, I don't think so ladies. I'm kinda trying to rush through this adventure."
"A car won't help you rush? And we'll just be in the sidelines, you won't even notice us!"
"No thanks," he replied, walking past them.
He eyed the car for another moment before making it to the town Pokemon Center. Although he thought the situation was now in the past, the girls continued to follow and pester him until he went into the building.
'Honestly, there are some freaks around here...' he thought as he was greeted by a Nurse Joy.
After fully healing his team, he began making his way to Route 3 when he noticed a red convertible drive up and stroll next to him. He tried to ignore the odd girls for a while but turned towards the car when he reached his final limit.
"Maybe I didn't make myself clear earlier."
"We noticed you didn't go to the market to get more supplies so we got some for you!" the brunette cheerleader explained, ignoring Gary's previous comment.
The girl threw a bag at Gary which he quickly caught.
"It's an 'I'm sorry' gift from us. Catch ya later!"
And with that, they drove off, giggling and talking. Gary watched them leave then looked into the bag, finding many potions, pokeballs, escape ropes, and many more things. He groaned, wishing he could give this back but he really was low on supplies... Well, it was a gift.
Gary looked through his pokedex again as he walked back to Cerulean City. That Bill sure was a weird fellow. But oddly intelligent.
Walking through a pathway that led to Bill's house, Gary nonchalantly looked up when he heard someone coming.
"Oh look over here Pikachu! This place looks promising."
Gary's eyes widened, hearing Ash's voice. He caught up to him already? How? Gary pivoted and was about to run and hide but paused. Run and hide? What for? After clearing the nervousness from his mind, he turned back around and began walking towards said Trainers' voice.
"Well, well look whose beaten the first Gym Leader," Gary loudly stated, hoping Ash had heard.
The shorter boy was closer than expected as he questioned behind a few trees, "Gary?" Gary seemed to freeze at the sound of his rival vocalizing his name.
"The one and only..."
Gary leaned on a tree, feeling as if he was close enough to Ash. For some reason, Gary didn't really want to see him. Not only did his voice sound different, he felt as if looking at his old friend might trigger something. That odd feeling that he was trying to run away from.
"So, you're still struggling along back there?"
"Huh? I just got here!"
"So I'm already ahead by a badge then."
Ash became quiet for a moment then retaliated, "W-well before I went there, I wanted to do some sight-seeing!"
Gary scoffed, looking down at a Rattata that thought it was hiding well then ran by his feet. There was an awkward silence for a moment as they leaned on opposite sides of a tree. Gary suddenly felt nervous, debating whether he should say something. But what was there to tell? The brunette shifted his feet around on the dirt, creating a bit of a circle to occupy his stressed mind. When exactly did this start? Becoming anxious whenever Ash came around. Did it truly hurt him that badly to have lost his best friend?
"...So how've you been?"
Gary broke out of his confusing thoughts as Ash used his ability to block out all other sound. Why was their such kindness interlaced with that question? Their separation was not that long ago; maybe around a week (6 days actually. Gary didn't hesitate to keep count). And after years of practice and nonstop use, Gary couldn't help but to answer arrogantly.
"Ha! I'm doing great! I caught a bunch of smart and strong Pokemon! This has been pretty easy for me," Gary lied. It was true that he had already caught so many Pokemon but many of them left him because of his attitude. He made sure to keep that tidbit out of this conversation, for this adventure was surely the opposite of easy.
Ash scoffed, Gary visualizing the boys' eyes rolling.
"Oh please, this journey is tough for us beginners and you know it!"
"So you admit that this is tough."
"Of course!"
"So why haven't you given up yet?"
"Because I'm not like you."
Gary turned to this; shocked by such an accusation. He thought Ash knew him completely!
"What the heck do you mean?!"
"Whenever we played anything as kids and you'd lose, you'd get super angry and not talk to me after! Including that match we had a couple days ago. I could see how pissed you were every time you lost."
Ok so maybe he did know him well.
The two became quiet again as Gary had no comeback to that statement. All that could be heard was the wind rustling the trees and Ash's Pikachu seeming to become frustrated about something. Gary thought about his attitude and wondered where it all started. Maybe the death of his parents? That surely scarred him but that didn't seem like the cause.
With a sigh, he discarded the thoughts for now. He'd think more on it some other time when his heart was in a more natural pace.
"Hey guess what?"
Gary decided to conclude this meeting.
"I saw Bill today. He showed me his rare Pokemon and that added a lot of pages to my pokedex."
Quick footsteps were suddenly heard as Gary's raw sienna eyes clashed with the burnt sienna of Ash's. Gary quietly swallowed as Ash stared at him, his eyes wide in shock.
"You mean the Bill?!"
Suddenly Gary's knees felt a little shaky.
"Y-yeah. World famous Pokemaniac. Made the Pokemon Storage System on the PC too. You should go meet him and thank him since you're using his system. His house is down this pathway, to the right. Well I better get rolling! I've got Gym Leaders to beat; unlike you. Smell ya later!"
"Ah, Gary wait!"
But Gary already ran off; back to Cerulean to heal his team, to move on to the next Gym, but mainly to get away from his old friend.
As he began making his way to Route 5 to leave Cerulean, his jog turned into a speed walk, then to walking, then simply standing there. With a deep sigh, Gary put his hands through his hair. He seriously needed to pull himself together! Why was he rushing? Maybe...avoiding Ash was for the best. If he starts to act weaker whenever he's around the dark haired boy, how will Ash continue on his own journey?
After concluding that he'd challenge Ash in every other encounter, he began to walk down the route again until he heard the sound of a car down the dirt road. He walked to the side, stepping onto the grass and out of its way until he saw the car slow down and the same cheerleaders from before.
'Oh no,' he thought.
"Hiiiii Gary!" they all said in unison.
"So how have you been?"
"Fine."
"Good with your supplies?"
"Yes."
"We watched you battle in Cerulean! You were a-mazing!"
"Care to drive? It'll be so much easier to reach the next city," the red headed cheerleader cooly stated.
"And how will I catch Pokemon in a car?"
"We'll just stop! And we can take breaks every now and then!" the blonde happily replied, seeming to be the densest of the group.
Gary stayed quiet and tried to ignore them again.
"Either way, Shigeru-kun, we'll be following you 'til the end of this adventure. The only difference is you in a car," the brunette stated.
Gary paused, in turn making the girls stop the car. He looked at the car, then back at the girls. They all had a different personality and seemed to enjoy his presence. And having a car means more distance from Ash...
"Fine, move over," he said as he jumped into the passenger seat, the blonde who sat there quickly moving over.
"We'll be fine under one condition."
"What's that Shigeru-kun?" the green haired girl asked, giving Gary an odd stare as she put a few fingers through his hair.
With a quick push of her hand, he stated, "Don't call me Shigeru-kun. Just Shigeru or Gary is fine."
With that, the red head began to drive.
"So, shall we do quick introductions?"
"Alright."
Gary turned in his seat, angling himself to look at all the girls.
The red head who started the conversation spoke first, stating that her name is Fuela and she favors fire type Pokemon. That was quite obvious as even her hair resembled the element, being short and spiked up at the ends.
"I'm Liana! And I LOVE electric Pokemon!" Gary looked her over, but, excluding the color of her hair, you couldn't tell her preference. Her hair was long and in two pigtails and her figure was quite slim.
The brunette named Teres was into ground Pokemon and seemed to have a sweet but smart personality. The black haired girl was called Kuron and was into dark types. She tended to stay very quiet but knew when to have fun and cheer when Gary was around. Then there was the pink haired cheerleader named Niel. She seemed like the sweetest of them all, her hair making Gary think of a puff of pink cotton. She preferred normal types. Gary then looked over to the final cheerleader, the one who continued to watch him in the oddest manner.
"I am Liet. I adore grass types. But of course, not as much as Shigeru-san..."
Liet gave him another leer then brightly smiled as to play off a facade for the girls. Her green hair was in a long braid and Gary couldn't help but to notice that she was the most 'gifted' when it came to the bosom area.
Ignoring her stare, Gary turned back forward and watched the city come closer, hoping these girls wouldn't get in his way. He never noticed Liet's continuous stare to the back of his head. With a quick lick of her lips, she thought up a plan to see if fate would decide to reward her with a certain boy.
To Be Continued
AN: yeah, this is where I'm cutting off for now. If you're going by the walk through, I wonder if you can guess the next location :3 remember, I'm going by every place that Ash meets Gary :3
Ah things will get screwy and unhappy. But that's the point right? Shigeru sacrifices a lot of things for sweet, clueless Ash lol
Oh and I hope you like the cheerleaders ;D they play a large role in this story so try to remember them! I'll still be helping along the way with that of course. Lol I'm sure all of you fans also adore Liet by now XD
Anyway R&R please! They are what keep me going! If I get a lot, I will update faster lol