Hey guys! I know I took a while to write but I was out of good ideas for this chapter. Like how it should go on…
I figured it out what to write and so here it is… but before that,
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!
So here it is:
Chapter 3: A former World Champion?
Leo's Pov
"So just one more mile," I said to myself looking into the map. I was still on route 19 with my Poke-egg in my hands. Floccessy was just a mile away. I looked at the egg in my hands wondering all the time what creature it holds in there. Just a look at the egg brought a smile on my face. I kept walking avoiding big grasses where wild pokemon tend to hide.
After a while of walking, I heard a sound, a sound of small boys shouting in an aggressive yet joyful way. I ran towards the sound to find two boys having a pokemon battle. They both were young for having a pokemon battle but my mind was more concentrated more at their pokemons.
"Pidove, fly up then quick attack!" one of them ordered. Listening to the order the pigeon-dove pokemon flew up and then glided at a great speed towards Lillipup, the other pokemon.
"Dodge Lillipup, then bite!" The other one said. Lillipup jumped to its side avoiding the attack and then jumped onto Pidove biting its wing. Pidove crashed onto the ground.
"Lillipup, finish it with a tackle!" The other one cried as his Lillipup dashed towards the grounded Pidove.
"Pidove!" but before the boy could order to dodge the attack, Lillipup gave a fierce blow to Pidove sending it rolling.
The battle was over and the winner was the boy with the Lillipup. I thought of congratulating the winner but I rather went to the boy who lost. He looked depressed and I thought of comforting him a bit. I went near him, patted him on the back and said,
"Hey, don't be sad! Losing a battle isn't a big deal."
"It is! At least for me," he said kind of ignoring me.
"And can I know why?"
"I always lose against him. He acts like he is the favorite student of Alder!" he said now getting a little angry. I looked into the direction of the other boy but he was already gone.
"Alder? Who is he?" I asked.
"What? You don't know Alder! You are kidding right!" the boy looked at me with a "REALLY!" look.
"Really, I don't know who Alder is." I said thinking that he would be quite a famous man for the look that the boy gave me.
"You are a trainer and you don't know who Alder is! That is just insane of you! Alder is the former WC and currently my master for teaching me Pokemon training."
"A former what?"
"Now you are really joking or making fun of me! A former World Champion!"
"What!? A World Champion!" I exclaimed.
"Yes, and currently he runs a small school for training boys and girls who wish to go on an adventure, a real time pokemon adventure." The boy said. His eyes were now glistening like stars. But then just a thought came into my mind.
"Hey, will you take me to Alder! I would surely like to meet a former champion. I could get some tips from him."
"Sure! Why not? Let's go," he said and we started walking.
After a while of walking I found the boy staring at my Poke-egg. I smiled and asked him realizing,
"Hey, what's the matter?"
"Uh… nothing! I was just looking at your… poke-egg," He said.
"Oh… it's actually my starter," I smiled.
"What!" He shouted out loud.
"Yes, it's my starter. My very first Pokémon and the only one I have," I said sheepishly.
"Oh really, that's quite wonderful."
"By the way, I'm Leo!"
"Oh, I just forgot to introduce myself. I am Nathan!" He smiled and I returned it.
We walked for a while, but then suddenly something struck me. I didn't found out that I was walking on the roads of Floccessy town. I just looked around while walking looking at the pathway then to the houses. There was a silent breeze which had a sweet scent of blossoms, cherry blossoms.
"It's quite good in here, isn't it?" Nathan said with a smile.
"Ya, it feels good. So laidback with its simplicity it's just wonderful! I just love it here!"
"Yeah! But hey, it's getting late and we need to reach to Alder's before the sun sets." And with saying that he started running. I also ran behind him.
After a while he stopped. I came near him and said,
"What happened? Need to catch your breath?"
"No! We are here." He pointed at a small two storied wooden house. There was a yard in front with a cherry blossom tree at one corner. When we entered the yard, I noticed a thing. There was no grass on it rather there were white lines drawn. But then I understood it was made to look like a stadium, a pokemon battle field to be clear.
"Come on!" Nathan called and then I noticed he was already at the door, ready to knock at it. I went and stood beside him as he knocked on the door.
The door opened and there stood an old man with red hair wearing a old cultural kind of robe.
"So Nathan, you are back. What took you so long?" He said in his grumpy yet energetic voice.
"I actually met this young trainer and he saw me battle and asked me for some tips to battle, so I gave him some tips of mine… err… your and that's what happened," he grinned and then winked at me.
"Oh, so you took some tips from Nathan?" The old man looked at me in a merry suspicion. It felt like he knew what had happened. Nathan looked at me with those famous anime puppy eyes.
"Uh… yeah… I did!"I said, much to the pleasure of Nathan.
"I'm Alder, a teacher of pokemon training basics."
"And a former world champion!" Nathan shouted.
"Not a world champion Nathan, just the former Unova champion." The man said it wit just so ease with not a pinch of arrogance. He didn't look at all like a champion. I generally thought the champion to be more of arrogant, the one who feels he rules the world or something like that.
"So you are a former Unova champion! Quite wonderful to meet you, I'm Leo, Leonardo Jayson,"
"Oh hello Leo, come in." All three of us went inside. But the moment Nathan came in, he ran towards a small room and disappeared. Then Alder just stopped into his tracks and looked at me, then at my hands, and then I found out he was looking at my starter, my poke-egg.
"Actually this is my starter," I said laughing a bit sheepishly.
"Your starter? That's not ordinary to start one's journey with a poke-egg, now is it?"
"Yeah it's not 'normal'. But there's a long story behind it."
"Oh, but I better say, you are a lucky guy to get that egg!"
"Get this egg? What do you mean?" I didn't understood what he meant at all.
"Nothing, you will know it when the time comes," he said getting into his house a little more. His house wasn't a small one as it looked from the outside. It was quite big. There were bookshelves on every wall filled with neatly arranged books. There was just one open wall but there was a green board on it, probably for teaching. The room was filled with small chairs with those removable hand tables or whatever they are called.
"So you have started your journey just now," Alder said.
"Yes,"
"Oh, so what about a battle?" He asked with a smirk.
"With you? I can't have battle with you. You are a former champion,"
"Not with me, with one of my students."
"Yeah then it's ok… hey but I don't have a pokemon which can battle."
"I know it. So here is what I want you to do. You have to go to Floccessy ranch. Then you will meet the owner of the ranch there. He has a package for me. You have to bring it to me. But let me tell you that the package is confidential and it's of great importance to me, understood!" I listened to him about the package that I have to bring. I nodded to all what he said.
"So Leo, the package is very important and so you shouldn't lose ii. You have to just go there, take the package and bring it back to me," he said but then a thought struck me.
"Hey but what does this has to do with the battle," I asked him as I was confused.
"Look near the Floccessy ranch there are numerous pokemon you could befriend and catch them. So you bring me the package and catch whichever Pokémon you want." The package really meant something for him. Even if I didn't catch any new pokemon I would surely get the package for Alder.
"Ok! I am ready. I will bring you the package and… uh… try to catch… pokemon." I said and turned back towards the door. I came out and Alder followed.
"I will be back in a few hours with the package and… uh… with new pokemon!" I said to him and started off towards route 20.
I opened up my map and looked exactly where this ranch was. It was not so far from Floccessy but it was quite a walk to get there. I tucked my starter, yes the poke-egg, in my backpack. I kept his zip open so that the poke-egg breaths. Yeah, I do think it breaths.
I started walking in the direction of the ranch. All the while I thought how down to earth Alder is yet then his eager face would come in my mind and then I would think of his weird attraction to this package.
I was walking towards the north of Floccessy town and it was getting quite dark. After walking so much, I decided to rest. I found a plain patch, fired up a bon-fire with quite difficulty and then went to sleep in my tent with the poke-egg by my side.
Here Leo is out on an errand to bring a package for Alder from the Floccessy ranch owner. Will he be able to get the package? And of course as Alder said will he CATCH his first pokemon in this ranch? All this and more in the coming chapter of An Unusual Start!
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