Hello! Welcome to chapter 3! I know that a lot has changed in terms of chapter size and story progression, but the exam period is over, so I can spend a bit more time writing this. As ever, please review honestly.
Chapter 3 – Meeting and greeting
As I turned down the street leading to my house, I couldn't help wondering what my mother's reaction was going to be on my choice. I mean, she always wants what's best for me, but what if she hates Fire type Pokémon? What if she disowns me for even just accepting a Pokémon? Still anxious, I entered my house to see my mother watching TV. It looked to be a movie, where four boys are walking on railroad tracks. It made me wonder about my adventure too…
"Oh, hello dear! My, you're back soon," said Mum. "What happened, weren't there any chairs there?"
"Exactly! Mum, I want you to meet my new partner. Say hello, Charmander!" I replied.
"Char-Charmander!"
"Aww, he's so cute. You should know that Charmander was actually the Pokémon I chose as my first Pokémon too!" announced Mum. I rather happily surprised by that revelation and was left rather speechless for a few seconds. "Well, stay for tonight, son. You've got the first big day tomorrow!"
"Actually," I interrupted. "I would like to go out to Route 1 to train for the afternoon, if that's alright? Of course I'll stay the night though!"
"Well… oh, how can I deny you and Charmander your training? Go on, have fun and stay safe!"
As I strolled over to the gates, I could see Green waiting for me. I ran over to meet her as quickly as possible, without leaving Charmander behind. As we met up we started up a conversation, whilst also walking towards the first patches of grass.
"So, did you mother like him?" she asked.
"She sure did! Did you know she also picked Charmander as her first Pokémon? I was surprised because I've never seen it. In fact, I've only seen her Mr. Mime, and that's because it does the cleaning!"
"Wow, no way!" she said, astonished. "So do you know what other Pokém-"
"Shhh. Sorry, just seen a wild Pokémon. C'mon Charmander, let's go!" I whispered.
"Good luck!" she whispered back, eager to see if I would catch it.
I walked over to the Pokémon in the grass, and it turned around, scratched its head with its hind leg, then took its battle stance.
"Alright, let's get this Pikachu. Use Ember!" I ordered. Pikachu sustained moderate damage, and released a small spark, of which also caused moderate damage.
"Thundershock… Are you alright?" I asked, to which Charmander nodded and took its battle stance. He then fell back to one knee as small sparks surrounded its body. "Darn, Paralyzed. Try to use Ember!" Charmander stood up, fired a large set of embers, bringing Pikachu to low health. Pikachu, now fatigued, disappeared. It then reappeared on Charmander, knocking him to the ground. Charmander slowly got up, visibly exhausted. "Whoa, I've never seen a Pikachu with Extremespeed! Well, I want you all the more, go Poké Ball!" It started to wobble. 1… 2… 3… Ping! "YES! I caught a Pikachu!"
"Well, come on out!" I shouted, throwing the capsule into the air.
"Pikachu!"
"You do realise that you can just hold the ball in front of you and do that?" said a voice from my right. "Besides, most people keep their Pokémon inside their Poké balls. Why don't you?"
"Oh, hi Blue." I replied casually. "Meet Pikachu, my newest partner!"
"Pika?"
"Blue here is my friend and will be travelling with us, Pikachu. Now, to answer your question Blue, Pokémon are companions, not slaves, and as such don't deserve to travel in a capsule." It was upon this statement that Pikachu looked up at me in amazement. "In fact, the only time I shall put a Pokémon in a Poké ball is when it is too injured to walk or stay balanced on my shoulder." It was to this that Charmander cheered.
"Wait! You haven't met my new Pokémon. Go Eevee and Pidgey!" Two Pokémon appeared at his side, one of them a small cream bird with small wings and a small but powerful beak, the other a small brown fox with a white fluffy collar. "Good aren't they?"
"Ooh, are we comparing our current teams? Say hello, Spearow!" asked Green. I suddenly noticed she had a small brown bird with a pinkish bead sat on her shoulder.
"Spearow!" It chirped, bowing its head politely. I then noticed her Bulbasaur was tugging at her sleeve with its vines.
"I've already introduced you, silly!" she said, stroking her Bulbasaur under the chin. "Blue, how did you know that Bulbasaur was a she?"
"I wondered that too. How did you know?" I asked, portraying my thoughts.
"Look at the chlorophyll spots. They're heart shaped. Only female Bulbasaur have that," Blue stated. "Learnt that from gramps."
"Show-off. I'm going to go home now, thinking about it. It's starting to get dark and my mother's probably getting worried about me," I said. "Good night!" I then turned away from Blue and Green, heading back home for what might have been the last time.
Well, there we go, chapter 3 done and dusted. Now, the story will start to progress from here, and chapters should get longer and more in depth. There is a poll on my forum for whether I should write about the Sevii Islands, and if so how so? See you next time! Bye!