Author's Note: I hope you enjoyed the first chapter. I just wanted to say a few words before you continue reading Although I have said this is based off the games there will be some anime characters that appear and the game characters will be very similar to the anime counterparts. I have also increased the ages of the kids so that they started their journey when they were fourteen instead. I felt that it was more realistic that this was the case. Enjoy the rest of the story!
Chapter 2
To the Hoenn Region!
Red, Blue and Leaf had all decided to travel to the Hoenn region together. Now that Blue had finally gotten time off as Viridian Gym Leader he had much more time to travel. Hoenn was good because there were so many Pokémon there that didn't live in Kanto or Johto.
'There it is,' Red said looking at the huge port ahead, 'Slateport City.' As the boat docked the three trainers decided to go their separate ways throughout Hoenn. Leaf stayed on the boat so she could go to Lilycove City to participate in Pokémon Contests. Blue decided to go south. As Red was walking north towards Mauville City he saw a man wearing all black clothes and a black beret. It couldn't be. They disbanded years ago.
'Go Swampert!' Red heard a voice calling. Red had never seen a real Swampert but he knew what it was. A boy the same age as Red appeared from behind. The man turned around and Red saw the big, red letter "R" on his torso and that confirmed it. He was a Team Rocket grunt. A woman wearing similar clothing came up next to the first grunt.
'I choose you. Mightyena!" the female grunt called while her partner called, 'Raticate! Go!
'Come on,' Red said, 'Charizard!'
'Fire Blast!' Red called as the other boy called, 'Hydro Pump!' The two Rockets were easily defeated. Nothing had changed about them in five years. They were as weak as ever.
'Team Rocket,' the boy said.
'I thought they disbanded,' Red said, 'In Kanto.'
'They first appeared in Hoenn very recently,' the boy told him, 'I'm Brendan from Littleroot Town'
'I'm Red, from Pallet Town,' Red replied.
'You must know Professor Oak,' Brendan quickly said, 'But tell me more about Team Rocket.'
'They started about twenty years ago but they weren't really well known until five years ago,' Red started, 'About the same time I began my Pokémon journey their plans got bigger. They started by stealing fossils from Mt. Moon with the intention of selling them. That's when I first saw them. Then they started recruiting new grunts just outside Cerulean City before robbing some residents in Cerulean City. They even tried to recruit me. I didn't see them again until I discovered their hideout under the Celadon City Game Corner and that's where I first met the boss, Giovanni. I beat him in a battle but he escaped but he left the Silph Scope behind. I then heard they were in Lavender Town in the Pokémon Tower. I was told they had murdered a Marowak'-
'They killed a Pokémon?' Brendan asked with shock and disgust.
'That's right. The Marowak began to haunt the Pokémon Tower. I used the Silph Scope to unmask the ghost, which was Marowak. I calmed its spirit and sent Team Rocket away. After that they moved all the graves to a new building called the House of Memories. Team Rocket took over Saffron City and Silph Co. I had gone in and after a long way through I found Giovanni again. They were trying to steal the Master Ball but I stopped him. The president gave me the Master Ball to thank me. I didn't see Team Rocket until I challenged the Gym in Viridian City. The Gym Leader's identity was a total secret but he revealed himself to me. It was Giovanni. I beat him and won the Earth Badge. He decided to disband Team Rocket forever. But then I travelled the Sevii Islands and some Grunts were trying to steal a Ruby and I stopped them. They did succeed in stealing a Sapphire but I won it back from them. I never heard from them again. Those gems were required to make Celio's network machine work.'
'The one that connected to Hoenn?' Brendan asked.
'That's the one,' Red replied, 'Team Rocket did come back in Johto three years later without Giovanni but I'm not really aware of they did. The only thing I knew what happened is they took over the Goldenrod City Radio Tower to try and contact Giovanni but he never came.'
'Who stopped them that time?' Brendan asked.
'Another kid called Gold,' Red replied, 'He's a very good trainer. We had a big battle on top of Mt. Silver. It was a draw.'