Oh Hello! Welcome to the second chapter of 'The Unusual Start'.
Last time on 'The Unusual Start', Leo started his adventure quite differently than he thought. He is now set on his journey, without a pokemon! Let us see what happens as he takes his first step into the world of pokemon training and mastery,
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon in any way. Satoshi Tajiri and his team own it while I am just a fan of this franchisee and love to write about it…
However, I do own the plot and the OC's.
In addition, all the characters in this story are fictional and bear no resemblance to any human dead or alive!
And here it comes,
Chapter 2: What if this is my starter!
Leo's POV,
"Here it is," I said to myself as I stood on the border of Aspertia city, the city where I grew up. I saw at the footpath, which ended just where I stood and started a dirt path covered with trees from both sides. Route 19, the route that led us out of Aspertia towards Floccessy town and I was going to take my first step into the world as a Trainer.
I took a deep breath and jumped on the path. The moment I jumped a slight breeze brushed through my hair as if signaling the start of my adventure. I started walking on the dirt path, kicking the sand occasionally.
"I now need to find a pokemon. Where should I search then?" I said as I started searching in the big grasses. One would have found it quite easy but for some reason I couldn't find even a single one. It was weird cause many of the time; Patrats would come scurrying into the town. They weren't even afraid of the people. Now, I couldn't even find them even in the wild.
"Maybe, I'm not good enough to become a trainer," the thoughts filled in my minds.
"Nah! It's just they are afraid or something," I shrugged off the thought and continued searching. Even after a while, there was no sign and I tell you, this was bugging me a lot. I went a little further and started searching again but to no avail.
After some time of searching, I gave up. It was no use searching a pokemon like this. I sat down and took out my Pokedex. As it was the only way for me to know about this route. I have been through this route many times, but never indulged in the types of pokemon that lived in here. About Patrat, I have seen it in the city and guessed it would have come through this route. I also had heard about a feline pokemon living in here. I haven't seen it. I didn't even know what it is called. It was this ignorance about the nearby route, which caused me to think if I would even become a trainer.
I opened the Pokedex as it opened with a 'Ping.' It started scanning the area by itself. After a few seconds it stopped and a voice spoke,
"Route 19, a short path leading from Aspertia city to Floccessy town. The route is very pleasant for a short walk as the pokemons here are friendly. Patrats and Purrloins are mostly found here."
It ended its description with a similar 'Ping' as I kept it back.
"So the feline pokemon is called Purrloin," I said to myself as I wondered where I should find these pokemons. I just sat there for a while, enjoying the cool breeze. I know starting on an adventure, I should be more enthusiastic, but this cool breeze was enough to calm down anyone.
After a few minutes, I got up, brushed the sand from my clothes, and started walking. I was now nearly half way to Floccessy, but then I stopped suddenly. There were voices coming from the nearby bushes. I slowly went near the bushes to see who it was.
"Oh, come on! It should be somewhere near. How can it go on its own? It doesn't even have legs! You dumb!"
There were two people dressed like military persons with those bulletproof jackets on. One was much taller than the other and it seemed they were in search of something. I hid myself fully into the bushes as they continued their conversation.
"We have been searching for it since 2 days and we have had no success. How do you know that it is still here? It would be in someone's possession by now."
"The boss has ordered us to find it! And if we don't find it by the earliest, only Arceus could save us from that man's wrath! Understood!"
"Uh… ya ok!" the two men stopped arguing and started searching. After a moment, they were out of my sight. I got out of the bushes.
"They would have really lost something quite important," I said to myself, "But now I need to start my search again."
I ventured a little further on the route, which had turned quite different. A large hill stood on one side, while on the other there were the trees. The breeze had also stopped. It was just too calm. I walked on a little further looking here and there.
After a minute of waking, I heard some rustling from a patch of grass. I hoped it too be a pokemon. So I got ready in a position to catch it.
And then the pokemon popped out of the grass. It was a small brown puppy having two big ears and a very cute face with a small red nose and two puppy eyes. Its short tail just wagged while he had some blue fur on its back. This was it, my chance of getting a starter. However, before catching it, I should know what it was. So I took out my Pokedex and scanned it,
Lillipup,
A small brown puppy pokemon,
It faces its opponents with great courage even if they are stronger than it is. But when at a disadvantage in a fight, this intelligent pokemon flees.
The long hair around its face work provides amazing radar that let it sense subtle changes in its surroundings.
It is mostly found on the routes 1, 2, and 3.
Height: 1'04" (0.4 m)
Weight: 9.0 lbs (4.1 kgs)
"Route 1, 2 and 3! Kind of weird to find it here? But who cares" I got into the position to catch it. Took one of my pokeball, pressed on the push button and as it grew in its size, I threw it towards it.
The pokeball struck it on the head and opened. A white light covered Lillipup as it got pulled in it. Then the pokeball fell on the ground. It wriggled as the Lillipup tried to get out. It wriggled again and then it wriggled the third time and the moment I thought it was caught, it came out.
"No! It was nearly caught!" I said as it barked in its high-pitched voice and then began running. I followed it. Oh come on, it was the only pokemon, I had seen from morning and I did need a starter even if it is a Lillipup.
It suddenly jumped into some bushes and I followed it. The bushes were so thick that I could hardly manage myself out while the little one wriggled out of it. However, when I came out of it, I saw a big plain surrounded by huge trees. It was just a big plain. The Lillipup just stood there in the middle, looking at me. I smirked, as it had no chance of running now. But before I could do anything, it went towards a plank and started barking at it.
"Are you trying to show me something?"
"Pup pup Lillipup!" it cried and which surely meant a 'yes'.
I went near the plank and pushed it aside. There was a small fissure there. And inside it, there were neatly arranged rocks to support something. On the rocks, there was a… I just gasped at it. It was a Pokemon Egg,A pokemon egg with two wing-like things on its side, which made it look like a 'V'. It was actually white in color and had a fiery design of flames on it. It was just fabulous. It had that fiery sense in it and it felt like it was sending alluring waves out of it. I had seen pokemon eggs quite a lot of times. But this was different, a lot different from those. I just couldn't stop gazing at it. It felt like it was hypnotizing my eyes. I advanced my hands towards it to get it when an old grumpy voice called out,
"Hey, what are you doing?" I looked towards the voice and there stood an old man with a stick in his hand, probably for helping him walk. He had the clothes like that of a sailor and he was literally bald.
"Nothing, just looking at this," I said calmly getting a little away from the egg.
"You don't touch it! I know you are from that team of goons who are trying to get it," he shouted at me.
"Goons? No, I am a trainer and has started my adventure today," I told him.
"A rookie trainer? Then show me your starter pokemon!" he said in his grumpy old voice.
"Uh… actually… I don't have a starter,"
"Ha! You don't have a starter and you say yourself a trainer?"
"Actually, I am in a search of a starter,"
"In search? Really? I don't believe you!" and then I told him everything about what had happened.
"So you tried to catch my Lillipup and he brought you here?" he asked.
"Yep, that's all what happened," I nodded.
"Oh ok! I got it. But then what are you doing with that egg?"
"I was just seeing it and it was the Lillipup who showed me this," I answered.
"Hmm... is he?" he looked at the Lillipup.
"PUP PUP!" it nodded.
"Ok I believe you, but let me tell you something, do not tell about the egg to anyone," he said.
"But why?"
"Cause, there are some people out there searching for this and they don't seem that good, so I am hiding it from them," he continued.
"Oh so those guys were searching for this, they did seem a bit odd."
"I found the egg two days ago and I was going to give it to them but then I heard them say that their boss was going to suck out all its energy and that did sound bad to my old ears," he said.
"What! Suck out its energy! Are they crazy?"
"However bad it sounds, it has to be done,"
"Hun," I turned back to see those two standing there, smirking.
Get ready for destruction,
For your devastation!
To be blasted off in the air!
To surrender against us,
Coz, here we are,
TEAM WARHAWK!
"Team War… what?"
"Team War Hawk! You idiot!" the shorter one cried.
"Now will you bring that egg to us so that you will go home without any harm," the taller one said.
"And what if, I didn't?" I gave them a glare. I was burning from inside on just the idea of sucking a Pokémon's energy who was yet to see the world. And this fire was seen in my eyes.
"You hand it over or face the consequences," they both glared at me. This was all signaling towards a pokemon battle but I didn't have any at that time and this was the biggest problem revolving in my head. And then it was I heard the voice… of barking!
"Pup! Pup! Lillipup!" And there it was the little dog pokemon barking at the grunts which seemed more like calling for a BATTLE!
"So you want the other way! You get it. Go Woobat," the taller grunt out his pokeball and send flying in the air but then I noticed it was a black and grey pokeball. It was weird. The pokeball bounced on the ground and opened. A white light flew out of it as a pokemon started taking shape.
It seemed like a bat but the only way to know it was to remove my Pokedex and scan it and I did so as it started in its mechanical voice,
Woobat,
A bat pokemon found mostly in dark forests and caves. It emits ultrasonic waves from its nose to learn about its surroundings.
It uses suction from its nostrils to stick to cave walls during sleep. It leaves a heart-shaped mark behind which is said t bring good fortune.
Height: 1'04" (0.4 m)
Weight: 4.6 lbs (2.1 kgs)
"If Woobat needs some help, I will surely assist it. Go Trubbish!" the shorter grunt send out his pokeball, the similar one. The pokeball slammed on the ground, opening and sending out a trash bag. Yes, it was a trash bag.
"Trubbishhh!" it shouted in a high-pitched rough voice. I now moved the Pokedex towards it.
Trubbish,
The trash bag pokemon. It is said that this pokemon was formed due to a chemical reaction between garbage bags and industrial waste.
They tend to live in places full of garbage and dirt. They often follow people who litter around. Their belch contains poisonous gas.
Height: 2'00" (0.6 m)
Weight: 68.3 lbs (31 kgs)
"So Lillipup, you ready to battle these freaks,"
"Pup! Pup!"
"Use tackle on Woobat!" I ordered as Lillipup started running, achieving momentum, and then slamming into Woobat. Woobat crashed on the ground but got up instantly.
"Woobat tackle," the Woobat flipped its wings furiously and flew towards Lillipup but without any order, Lillipup dodged wonderfully.
"You have trained him, haven't you?" I smirked towards the old man as he nodded.
"Trubbish, use poison gas!" but suddenly Lillipup was caught off guard as poisonous gas covered him.
"Lillipup, try not to inhale it!" I was starting to run out of ideas and the battle had just started. But then an idea struck me.
"Lillipup, use sand attack to get out of the gas," I called as Lillipup started kicking sand in the air as the poisonous gas cleared, but from it came Woobat.
"Lillipup dodge! Then bite!" Lillipup just jumped at the last second and bit Woobat terribly. Woobat fell on the ground flinching and then it fainted.
"Looks like now it's a fair match, isn't it idiots?" I said as a smirk rose to my face.
"Come back Woobat!" he pointed his pokeball in the direction of the fainted pokemon as a black mist covered it, calling it back in the pokeball.
'Kind of weird' I thought looking at that mist than the usual red light, which absorbed the pokemon back into its pokeball.
"Toxic spikes!"
Suddenly a lot of spikes fell on Lillipup and he got enveloped in them.
"Lillipup, Try to get out of those before they poison you!" I ordered as the little puppy started wriggling in the sand.
"Now, pound!" came one more order as the Trubbish jumped in the air and aimed to fall on Lillipup.
"Lillipup wriggle to your left!" hearing the command, Lillipup wriggled in time to his left and avoided the attack. The Trubbish bumped on the ground with a thud. The attack looked much more like body slam than pound.
"Now, tackle Lillipup!"
"Poison gas!" Lillipup attacked Trubbish and the attack did hit but Lillipup also got covered in the gas. Lillipup seemed poisoned as he struggled to stand on his feet. While on the other hand, Trubbish was also hurt.
"Lillipup, you can do it, tackle!" I cried as Lillipup, due to his brave nature, tried his best to run and slam into the garbage pokemon.
"Once again, Poison gas!" shouted its trainer as the pokemon gave one more belch, bigger than the before ones, straight towards Lillipup.
"Lillipup, jump in the air and dive towards that trash bag!" Lillipup jumped in the air as the gas flew from below Lillipup as he dived towards Trubbish, and a direct hit! Trubbish fainted.
"So, is it over?" I smirked as they glared angrily at me.
"We will get to you, someday or the other!" they two cried, before calling the fainted Trubbish in its pokeball and then ran away in to the forest.
"Pup!" Lillipup barked slowly as he fell down. I ran towards him and noticed he had fainted.
"Don't worry! He will be all right. Let us take it to my house. It's just back there. And take that egg with you!" the old man said taking the Lillipup into his arms. He then motioned me to follow as he started walking. I took a glance at him then towards the egg, the enchanting egg. I went near it, lifted it from its place, and stared at it in awe. It was magical. The small wing-like things at its back were hard like it and the design of flames on it was just wonderful.
I came back to reality as I witnessed that the old man was now at a distance. Without wasting any time, I ran in his direction and caught up to him. He walked in front of me without saying anything. It was just silent walking.
After sometime of walking, we came near a house, a wooden house. I followed him inside. He opened the creaky door and went inside it. I followed him and saw the house was a small one with a rocking chair near a fireplace, a small bed in one corner, and a small table in between. There were three chairs surrounding the table. It was all of wooden. He went near the table, placed the Lillipup on it, and removed a bottle from the bag hanging nearby. He dropped some liquid from it in Lillipup's mouth.
"He will be okay now!" he said and asked me to have a seat. I sat on one of the chair, still holding the egg.
"Sir, can I ask you something?"
"Sure."
"Sir, why do you leave here, don't you feel lonesome," I asked as he gave me a nod.
"I knew you would ask that. I am Kronius. Actually I was a sailor in my youth years."
"A sailor?"
"Yes, a sailor! I used to ferry people from Virbank to Castelia. But my dream was to go to distant lands, meet different pokemons and people, make friends etc etc," he said as he went in to a dream sequence.
"Then, what happened?"
"Then, one day a big storm occurred, it was said that a pokemon caused it. But no one believed it as to cause such a dangerous and vigorous storm couldn't be a Pokémon's doing. My boat got caught in the storm and it got destroyed. I barely could save myself. Because of this incident, I started fearing the seas and came here to settle. Far away from the seas," he continued as for some reason he looked frightened.
"Then, you found Lillipup here and stayed here up till now," I guessed and he nodded.
"So now, what have you decided about your journey? You are still without a starter," he smiled.
"I don't know!" I was still confused.
"I have an idea! How about, you take this as your starter," he said pointing to the egg.
"This? The poke-egg? But it isn't even a pokemon yet!" I looked at it.
"But it will hatch in the coming days. Who knows, it could hatch even now," he smiled at me again. I looked at it, thinking on what to do. It wasn't that a trainer would ever start with an egg as a starter. But then it was a pokemon and it could be a starter. I thought for a while and then came up with an answer.
"Good idea!" I said as I got up from the seat, glanced at the egg, and then returned the smile to the old man.
"Thanks!" I said. I then started moving out. I waved at him and then walked out of the small cozy house. He came out and stopped me,
"I don't know your name yet!"
"Oh yes, I'm Leo, Leonardo Jayson," I said and started walking. I looked at my starter, a poke-egg. I never had thought I would start with a poke-egg. But, what's wrong in it?
"It is a pokemon, not yet, but some day or the other, it will be one!" I assured myself and set out towards Floccessy.
Finally, Leo has a starter. What? A poke-egg for a starter, kind of weird but this is a pokemon story and anything happens here...
And now he is set out on his journey, WITH A STARTER!
What awaits him is still unknown. And who is this team Warhawk! Just a group of minor goons or a big evil organization?
All these questions will be answered in the following chapters…
So stay tuned and keep reviewing!
Till then buh bye!
Me: *calls out his Braviary* Braviary fly me home! *sits on it and flies away*