Sorry, I've been gone for quite a while now. Finally I'm back with the third chapter in my character Brian on his first pokemon journey. I hope to write a lot more in the near future and get this story going. Hopefully I get more then two chapters out before I take another oneandahalfyear break (wow... It's been quite some time). But enough of me blabbering. Here is the next chapter in «Brian: Starting in Kanto»
Brian: Starting in Kanto
Chapter Three: Beginning on a journey!
A shiny light blazed from where the pokemon materialized. It gradually took shape into a small purple blob. "My pokemon of choice is Ditto" Brian grinned. "Who not choose the one pokemon that can become all the others".
"Quite an exiting choice you have made, young Brian. It is quite a challange to raise a Ditto as your first pokemon because every time it changes to another pokemon, you have to adapt your strategy to a new type of pokemon. It wil be challenging, but it is also a great way to get a broad experience with different types of pokemon".
Brian flipped open his pokedex and pointed it towards Ditto. A light computerized voice started speaking. "Ditto, a transform pokemon. It has the ability to reconstitute its entire cellular structure to transform into whatever it sees". Brian got down on his knee in front of the pokemon "Hello Ditto, don't be scared. I'm Brian, your new trainer", he reached out his hand and stroke it gently over the top of Dittos jelly head. The Ditto gave Brian a sudden smile, already accepting Brian as its new trainer. With a bright red flash it disappeared back into its pokeball again.
Rob was standing by the five remaining pokeballs now, clearly having trouble with his decision. Finally he grabbed a bell and opened it. With a bright flash they were all lying on the floor smoke trailing from their clothes. Rob gave a gasp, before stammering out "I..I...I think.. I choose.... Voltorb... Wow, what a punch in that charge..."
Later that day, Brian and Rob started towards Applegreen forest. It's not a big forest, bit it is swarming with pokemon. A nice place for some good beginner practice. It was about twenty minutes walk from Mr. Furrets breeding center. They took a short brake when they reached the forest edge, eating some food and maybe try out their new pokemon in a friendly match. Brian managed to eat one and a half of the sandwiches his mother had provided. Rob finished what was left of it.
"You ready for a match Brian?" Rob was already about to let his Voltorb out. "You bet I am! The looser got to collect firewood for tonight! OK?".
In an instant, Ditto and Voltorb was facing each other, ready for battle. "Ditto, eh... attack?!?" Brian hesitated. There was no reaction from Ditto other than a confused look before getting hit by Voltorbs charge. Brian fiddled to get his out his pokedex to see the list of moves Ditto was capable of. "Ditto, just dodge" Ditto managed to dodge Voltorbs tackle an yet another charge. The high pitched voice of Brians pokedex starterted over the noise from the battle. "Ditto got one move available. Transform. This makes your Ditto transform into the pokemon it is facing and also adopt it's moves".
"Of course, how could I be so stupid? NOW Ditto, TRANSFORM". Ditto started glowing white and gradually took the shape of a ball. After a few short seconds a white and purple Voltorb was facing Robs red and white Voltorb. "And now Ditto... eh... Tackle!?!" Ditto hit Voltorb dead on, throwing it straight into a rock, but Voltorb rolled back in front of Rob again and sent out a bright burst of electricity. Ditto easily dodged and slammed into Voltorb again with another tackle. Voltorb sent its charge inn all directions, frying all in its path, including Rob himself before fainting of exhaustion. "Owww... I think maybe you won this one Brian", Rob managed to say before falling over.
The sun went down behind the horizon, taking most of the light with it. A pale strip of a new moon started to become visible on the cloudless sky. The only light left came from a small fire just on the outskirts of Applegreen Forest. Beside it sat Brian with his Ditto, and Rob polishing his Voltorb. They had found some healing berries on the forest edge to feed their pokemon with. Voltorb was already fit for more training, but it was decided to take the rest of the day of without anymore battles. Instead they spent the evening collecting various berries and fruits for the next day traveling through the forest. All the time they carried with them their new pokemon, spending a lot of time with them to get to know them better. Brians Ditto was quite calm, enjoyed being carried around while Robs Voltorb was a bit more feisty, and didn't hesitate to give Rob some shocks when it felt uncomfortable or felt grumpy.
Brian poked the logs in the fire with a pointed stick, making sparks dance towards the sky. The pokemon was back inside their pokeballs, gaining strength for the next day of training. Rob and Brian planned to take the route straight through Applegreen forest, challenging some low level bug pokemon on the way, and maybe catch one or two new pokemon. "What do you think we're gonna meet out in the forest Rob?" Brian stopped poking the fire, turning towards Rob who was sitting on a nearby log. "Some, Caterpies, Weedles and maybe some Pidgeys and Rattatas. Just the common types I think. If we're really lucky we might see a Mankey or a Nidoran, but they are not very common in this area". As always, Rob got full control of what types of pokemon that lived in the area. He had spent countless hours reading all he could come over about pokemon. His favorite works was written by the legendary Professor Oak over 60 years ago. It was an encyclopedia full of information, statistics and locations of all the pokemon known to live in the Kanto region.
They continued to talk long into the night, still too exited about their journey to sleep. Finally, when the moon had traveled a fair distance on the starlit night sky, sleep caught up with them and they crept inside their sleeping bags, keeping close to the fire for warmth. The first day of their journey to become respectable pokemon trainers had come to an end.