Chapter 3 - Ash Who? .. Green explains it!
"His name-" she paused and looked up at the two. "-is Ash Ketchum."
Blue looked to his side and chuckled. "What kinda name is Ash Ketchum?" he said grinning. Red ignored him and looked at Green. "What does he have to do with anything?" he asked. Green put the photo down. "Allow me to explain..." she began.
"Just like us, Ash is from Pallet Town; and just like you, Red, he has a Pikachu. He wants to be a Pokemon Master too. A few days ago, he turned 10 and went to Prof. Oak to start his journey-" Blue looked up. "Gramps?" he interrupted. Green nodded. "Hold on, just how exactly do you know all this Green?" asked Red. "I spoke to Prof. Oak this morning!" she replied impatient. "Anyway if I can finish..." she said crossing her arms. The boys nodded.
"Ash ended up in the Virdian City Pokemon Center, where he was giving his Pikachu a rest. Suddenly, two goons from Team Rocket attacked the Center, then Ash battled them causing the Center to explode! Misty, the Cerulean City gym leader, was also a witness to this." Green continued. "So that means Team Rocket's back in Kanto-" Red clenched his fist. "So that means we have to stop them!" he shouted. Green slapped him in the back of the head. "Stop interrupting!" she yelled. She then smiled. "But that's exactly the point!" Blue walked over to the window. "Looks like we're going back to Kanto." he said with a determined look. Red, still rubbing his head, jumped up. "Yes! We're going back home!" he said throwing his fist in the air. Blue and Green nodded.
Meanwhile class already let out...
Akina and Yellow were walking outside; Akina stretched. "Man! Just the first day and we've already learned so much!" she said yawning. Yellow laughed. "Yeah, I'm already exhausted.
"Yo! Akina!" said a familiar voice from behind. "I know that voice!" she said turning around. Hideki was waving and running toward the two girls. "Hideki-san!" she shouted waving back. "Hideki?" repeated Yellow. Hideki finally caught up with them and bent over trying to catch his breath. "Yellow, this is a friend of mine, Hideki. He's in our grade, but is in class 2-c." explained Akina. Hideki nodded. "Nice to meet ya!" he said smiling. Yellow smiled back. "I'm Yellow, I'm in the same class as Akina!" she replied.
Just then, Gold came running over. "Yo! Guys!" he yelled. "Great what's he want?" said Akina sounding annoyed. Hideki frowned. "Who are you?" he said lifting his eyebrows. "My names Gold and I'm a friend of Akina! Nice to meet ya!" Gold said grinning. "H-hey! Hold up, I don't even know you!" shouted Akina. Gold shook his head. "Enough of that!Akina, It's about your sister!" Gold said panting. "What happened to Green?" shouted Akina worried. Gold wiped some sweat off his forehead. "Apparently Team Rocket's in the Kanto region again and Green, Red, and Blue are going to head there to stop them by the end of this week-" Just before he could finish his sentence, Akina ran off. "H-hey! Where are you going?" Hideki shouted. Akina looked back, "To find Green!" she shouted back.
Akina searched almost every room in the building, but no sign of her sister. "Where can she be?" thought Akina. She slowed down and began to walk. Suddenly something outside the window caught her eye. It was Green, walking with Red and Blue. "There she is!" shouted Akina as she took off.
"Green!" Akina yelled as she approached her sister. They turned around. Green smiled, "Oh hey-" she began but Akina interrupted her. "So you're just gonna leave me without saying a word?" she shouted. Green's facial expression dropped. "Akina, just relax." said Red, trying to calm her down but Akina wasn't interested in what he had to say. "I'm going with you." said Akina suddenly. Red gasped. There was a pause. "No." said Green. Red and Blue looked at her. "This isn't a job for you, Akina. You're going to have to stay behind." Green said with a cold look. Akina clenched her fists. "No way." she whispered. Green, Red, and Blue looked at her.
"You've always looked down to me, even when we were kids. You always assumed I couldn't handle myself, but not anymore!" yelled Akina. "I'm not a little kid!" Green and Akina stared at each other; there was silence. "Green...maybe..." said Red quietly. Green turned around with her back facing Akina. "Red, Blue, let's go." she said walking away. Blue turned around and followed, but Red looked at Akina. Akina turned and walked away. Red watched her leave.
Akina walked all the way thinking to herself. When she arrived at her house it was empty and quiet. She looked over at a photo of her and Green. Akina made a face then placed the photo down.
She lay down on the couch and eventually, fell asleep.
A few hours later...
Akina opened her eyes slowly and looked around; it was night already. "I know what I have to do..." she thought to herself. She got up quietly from the couch and tip-toed to her sister's room. Green was there, sleeping. Akina tip-toed upstairs into her room and turned on the light. She opened her closet door, pushing away some of the clothes. She grabbed a white tanktop that exposed a little bit of her belly, and a pair of light khaki cargo pants. She threw on her red and white sneakers with the black straps and tied her hair up, then placed her lucky red sweatband on her head. "Now for the final touch-" she said as she grabbed her silver goggles and placed it on top of the sweatband. Akina nodded. "Now time to head to Prof. Elm's lab." She threw her bag over here shoulder and quietly headed out the door.
Akira arrived at the professor's lab and stood there studying the odd looking building. "It looks so deserted." Akira thought to herself. She shook her head, "Alright focus." She looked through the window and saw the lab empty inside. Akira knew this was her chance. She carefully opened the window, which was suprisingly unlocked. She jumped inside then noticed a desk with three pokeballs. She put her finger on her chin, "Which one should I take?" Akira studied the pokeballs carefully. "This one!" she said grabbing the one on the far right. Suddenly the alarm went off. "Oh shit!" yelled Akira. She put the pokeball in her bag and hopped out the window into the forest.
Akira ran as fast as she could, until she knew she was safe. She arrived at an open area in the forest and caught her breath. "That was close." She took a deep breath, reached into her bag and pulled out the pokeball. "Okay come out." The ball opened up and a bright light flew out. Standing there, was the pokemon Totodile.
"Wow! Totodile!" Akira said amazed. It looked confused, then spotted Akira. Totodile striked it's battle pose. "N-no! You got it all wrong! Totodile, my name is Akira, and it's my dream to become the greatest pokemon trainer! I've chosen you as my very first partner!" Akira smiled, but Totodile seemed cautious.
The bushes began to rustle. Akira looked over. Suddenly a wild Beedrill flew out from the bush. "A-a Beedrill!" shouted Akira. "Oh yeah!" she looked down at Totodile. "Totodile, use your water gun attack!" she shouted pointing at the Beedrill. There was a pause; Totodile turned it's head and ignored Akira. "What?" moaned Akira.
The Beedrill attacked Totodile and it fell back. "Totodile!" screamed Akira. She ran over to the injured pokemon and bent down next to it. The Beedrill flew toward the two of them, getting ready to attack once more. "No!" Akira covered Totodile from the attack, injuring herself; Totodile looked up at Akira. "Get away!" she shouted at the wild pokemon.
Suddenly, Totodile jumped up in front Akira and used it's water gun attack. The Beedrill was sent flying away. "Wow, that was a very powerful water gun..." Akira whispered to herself. Totodile nodded proudly. Akira hugged her pokemon, "Thank you Totodile." she said softly. The pokemon smiled, but then collasped to the floor. "Ah! I have to get you to a Pokemon Center quick!" she said as she picked it up and ran off.
Akira ran as fast as she could, looking for a Pokemon Center. Just then, in the distance, there was a cabin among the trees. "There has to be some type of help there!" she said sprinting off toward it.
"Hello?" She said opening the door slowly. "I'm in need of some help!" There was no answer, so she stepped inside. Akira flipped on the light and it revealed an empty room, with nothing but a bed, table, and a dresser. She looked around and spotted a potion on the table. "Well this is an emergency..." she grabbed it and sprayed it on the Totodile. It jumped up like it was in perfect health again. "Great! That looked like it did the trick!" she pet Totodile on the head.
Akira nodded. "Now Totodile, will you be my partner in my journey I'm about to begin?" she asked smiling. Totodile jumped up, signaling yes. Akira was delighted and hugged her pokemon. This was now the start of Akira's journey as a Pokemon trainer but little did she know she had a long way ahead of her.