Chapter 3: We Made a Promise
A kid Sabrina ran along laughing and giggling as a kid Gary chased after her, smiling and laughing himself. They seemed to be the age of six and were playing in a large field with beautiful flowers; the sky blue and the sun bright. No clouds were around and a gentle breeze would dance along every now and then.
Sabrina's hair was shorter and she wore a long orange dress with a large purple flower in the middle and sandals. Gary was simply wearing black slacks and a short sleeved red t-shirt and tennis shoes.
After a moment of running around, they both collapsed on the ground, panting and laughing. They rolled over on their sides and looked at each other, such innocence in their young eyes.
"Gary? Do you think Professor Oak will let me be a Pokémon Researcher too?" Sabrina asked, her voice full of spunk and kawaiiness*. Gary blinked and looked at her.
"Why would you wanna do a dumb thing like that? Being a Pokémon Master is more amazing!!" he replied, rolling back onto his back and placing his arms behind his head and he stared up into the sky. Sabrina puffed out her bottom lip then sighed and rolled onto her back and placed her hands gently onto her stomach.
The wind blew gently again, making Gary's spiky light brown hair dance with it.
"Well…your Grandpa seems to have lots of fun doing his job. I wanna have fun too." Sabrina finally said.
"Keh…being a Pokémon Master can be fun too. You pretty much do the same thing. Besides…I think we should both agree on choosing what we want." Gary said getting softer. Sabrina blinked and looked at him.
"Why's that?" she asked curiously. He was silent then blushed and looked away.
"Because…I want us to be together…" he murmured, making Sabrina blush too. It was quiet between them except for the sounds of their hearts thumping in their chests.
"Gary…I want us to be together too…" Sabrina started, making Gary blink and look at her. Then she continued, "We still have awhile till we're older and we make a decision…no matter what though, we'll be together forever. We'll both become a Pokémon Master if you want." She finished then sat up and looked at him smiling happily with her eyes large and shimmering. He smirked and looked at her and sat up too.
"Alright then…it's a promise! We'll be together for…" he stopped as figures in the distance caught his attention. Sabrina blinked then turned her head and looked in the same direction. She gasped and stood up and Gary did the same and he got in front of her, as if to protect her.
Coming up from the horizon were two other kids who looked to be the same age. One was a boy wearing a red cap and vest with a black shirt underneath and black hair sticking out from under his cap, then blue jeans and tennis shoes. The other was a girl with long blonde hair, high up in a pony tail. She wore a long yellow dress with black leggings underneath and slip on shoes.
The boy was carrying the girl on his back and once they were close enough to see Gary and Sabrina, they stopped and stared at them. Gary and Sabrina stared back, curious but cautious as well. Finally Gary spoke,
"Who are you and what do you want?" he asked, trying to act tough. The other two were quiet for a moment then the girl spoke, even softer than a Rattata squeak.
"Go on Ash-kun…tell them." The boy name Ash looked at her from the corner of his eyes then back at Gary and Sabrina and nodded.
"Very well then; my name is Ash Wood and this is Fiore. We've been traveling alone for awhile now until we met up with each other and started traveling our journey together…" he paused then continued hesitantly. "Are you one of us?" Gary and Sabrina blinked.
"One of you? What do you mean?" Gary asked.
"Gah…it's no use Fiore. They don't know. They have parents and a home, let's continue on." Ash said and started walking off, Fiore sighing.
"No, wait!! What do you mean?" Sabrina asked, reaching her hand out for them to stop and running out from behind Gary. Gary ran after her and stood beside her, in front of the mysterious two. Ash and Fiore stopped and stared at them.
"It's none of your concern. We seek only the chosen ones…" he said narrowing his eyebrows.
"Ash-kun…don't be mean…I think they must be one of us…" Fiore spoke softly, a little louder than before and slid off of Ash's back then walked forward and stood in front of Sabrina, smiling sweetly.
Gently, Fiore took Sabrina's hands in hers and closed her eyes. Sabrina blinked and Gary and Ash watched. After a moment, Sabrina's and Fiore's hands glowed lightly and Fiore nodded.
"Ash-kun…they are one of us. They have the powers…I sense it…" she said with her eyes still closed. Ash's mouth dropped a bit in surprise then he sighed and nodded.
"Fine Fiore…you win. I'll spill…" he muttered. Fiore giggled and released Sabrina's hands from hers and opened her eyes.
"Come…let's sit down and you can listen to our story." She said and took Sabrina's hand and led her down as she sat. Sabrina obeyed and sat down beside Fiore who seemed to have a liking to her. Gary sat beside Sabrina on the other side while Ash sat in front of them. Ash was about to speak when yelling and screaming was heard.
"No!! Wait Ash!! Wait for us!!" a girl yelled and Ash growled in annoyance.
"Great…SHE'S here…" he murmured. Gary and Sabrina looked at each other and blinked. A girl of the same age came running, her blue hair sticking up from the sides and a hat on her head. She also wore a leather white shirt and leather blue shorts with tennis shoes and long socks. She ran up to them panting and fell the ground next to Ash.
"Ash…you…have to…wait…others…" she panted out. Fiore smiled.
"Crystal-chan! The others are coming too?" she asked. The girl named Crystal sat up and nodded.
"Apparently y'all have found the missing two, so we must all be here." She said. Gary and Sabrina were obviously confused but they waited patiently. Soon, two other boys were coming. One boy had a yellow cap on that was twice as big as his head and black hair sticking straight out from the front. He also wore a red sweatshirt and black shorts and tennis shoes. The other was a calmer and darker kid who had longish red hair that went to his shoulders. He was wearing a long sleeved black shirt and black pants with black boots.
"Glad you could make it, Kris, Paul." Ash said as they ran up. Kris panted and grinned sheepishly.
"Eh shut up Ash! At least we came!" he said plopping down.
"Yes. It's heard the other two have been found…" Paul said sitting down calmly.
"Yes Paul-san. Sabrina-chan and Gary-san are here…" Fiore said pointing to them. Paul blinked and a slight blush appeared on his face at Sabrina. Kris grinned.
"Howdy!! Nice couple you two make!!" he said laughing. Sabrina and Gary blushed.
"Excuse me!?" Sabrina exclaimed.
"We're only kids!! Quit acting all grown up!!" Gary yelled.
Aw come on!! I was joking…" Kris muttered rubbing his head. Crystal shook her head then smiled.
"Well it won't be long! I see Ruby and Brandon coming right now!!" Crystal said giggling. A girl was running like crazy to them, dragging a boy right behind her who was dizzy eyed and screaming.
The girl zoomed up to them, panting and grinning while the boy panted on the ground, gasping for breath.
"What'd I miss!!?!" the girl exclaimed. Paul sighed.
"Nothing Ruby…just sit down so we can talk. I'm already sick and tired of being here…" he muttered.
"Ah lighten up Paul!! Quit being EMO!" Kris said nudging him and Paul glared.
"Touch me again and I'll throw a Spearow at your face…" he muttered and Kris sweat dropped and grinned sheepishly again.
Ruby plopped down; grinning excitedly while the boy named Brandon finally caught his breath and sat beside Ruby.
"Don't…do…that again…" he panted and she rolled her eyes. Ruby's hair stuck down on the sides and she wore a light purple shirt that cut on the sides and blue Capri's with no shoes or socks on. Then Brandon wore a long sleeved red and black sweater with black pants and red boots and black fingerless gloves and shades on his black slick hair.
Ash clapped his hands and sighed.
"Now that everybody is here, we can begin!" he said and everybody looked at him. He nodded. "Alright then…everyone, we have found the remaining two chosen ones: Sabrina and Gary!" he said and the others stared at them. Sabrina and Gary blinked and sweat dropped.
"Well…do they speak?" Ruby asked and Brandon nudged her and rolled his eyes.
"Be nice!! You guys are scaring them!" Fiore said shushing them then turned to Sabrina. "It's ok now…tell us about yourselves." She finished.
"Um…like what?" Gary asked.
"Anything. Everything you tell us will help us to determine where you belong and what you are chosen for." Ash said and Gary and Sabina blinked but nodded.
"Ok then! My name is Sabrina Oaken from Pallet Town. I'm an older sister of triplets and my mother died when we were born. I never knew my father and I don't know what happened to my younger sisters. I was taken in by Gary's grandfather, Professor Oak of Pallet Town, so that's how I met Gary." Sabrina started. Everyone seemed to understand and was interested and she continued. "Well, some other things about me…um…my favorite color is Purple and I love all Pokémon but Fire Pokémon are my absolute favorite! I want to be a Pokémon Professor when I'm older but maybe being a Pokémon Master would be better…um…there's nothing else really about me I can say. I'm still young and not much happens in my life so far!" she finished and smiled with her eyes closed.
The group of kids looked at each other and nodded.
"Good! So you're definitely in!" Crystal said and Sabrina blinked.
"Um…"
"Don't worry about it Sabrina. Ok Gary, you're next." Ash said and Gary nodded.
"Ok then…my name is Gary Oak of Pallet Town as well. My parents died, when I was five years old, in a car accident and I was token in by my grandfather, Professor Oak. I also have a little sister, Daisy Oak and she's two years old and lives with us too. I'm seven and one year older than Sabrina and we've known each other our whole lives. My favorite color is Dark Green and I enjoy the Water type Pokémon. When I get older, I'm going to train to become the greatest Pokémon Master." He finished with a nodded and crossed his arms.
The group looked at each other again and they smiled.
"So, there we go. We have the remaining two!" Ash said with a smile.
"Hooray!! No more searching!!" Crystal said clapping her hands together.
"Wahoo!! Now we can be together at last!!" Ruby yelled and Brandon smiled and nodded. Sabrina tilted her head down and blinked.
"So…why are you all here? What's happening exactly?" she asked quietly and they calmed down as Ash cleared is throat.
"You see, we are all orphans. None of us know our real parents…we don't even know if they're even alive! And…each of us has certain powers related to an element of Pokémon." Ash said looking at everyone.
"So…let me get this straight…you all have…'powers'?" Gary said blinking and quoting the word with emphasis and they nodded.
"However…because of this…we're being hunted." Crystal said, her bangs falling over her eyes.
"H-Hunted…?" Sabrina asked quietly and Fiore nodded.
"Yes…you see the old Team Rocket boss, Giovanni, was over powered by another person. Giovanni was most likely killed while a new Team Rocket grew and expanded." She explained.
"There's no clue as to who the new boss is…but it's obvious he's powerful and we must be aware." Paul said. Sabrina and Gary were quiet for a moment then Sabrina stood up and looked at them with her fists clenched.
"Then we have to stick together." She said and Gary blinked and she continued. "If we are being hunted, then we must not get caught, especially by the new boss of Team Rocket. All of our lives, Gary and I have been alone, wondering if there were others like us. Now we know we aren't alone and we have to stick together." She said smiling and everyone smiled too. They all stood up and looked at one another, even Gary as well.
"Fine then…from this day on, we shall make a promise." Ash started then placed his hand out front, closed his hand together then stuck out his pinky and continued. "No matter what happens, we will stick together as one. Always friends…we're the only ones and we need each other. I promise to stay." Ash finished smiling.
Sabrina smiled and nodded and wrapped her pinky around Ash's.
"I promise too." She said and Gary followed suite and nodded and wrapped his pinky around theirs.
Pretty soon, Fiore did the same, followed by Crystal, Kris, Paul, Ruby, and then Brandon.
All linking pinkies together, they made a promise to stick together like glue. Unaware of the danger they were going to face in the future, the innocent children traveled onwards together to train their powers and defeat the Team Rocket boss once and for all to save themselves and become one with the world…