Chapter 2 A Perfect Start
This is a little preface saying that I will be taking a concept from a story that I really enjoyed. It was called Pokémon Ash's Journey by STORYMaker2. So go check him out and you will have to see what the concept is that I am talking about. Disclaimer: I do not claim to own any of the property of Pokémon or StoryMaker2.
As Will walked into his house, he was greeted by his Dad who immediately turned his attention to his son's new companion.
"Who is this little guy?" his Father asked.
"This is my starter Pokémon, Growlithe. He is a fire type." responded Will.
"Let's look at his stats on your pokedex." his Dad said.
His Growlithe appeared to be very physically attacking and very fast, but had decent stats in every other category.
"I wonder what his nature is as well." the father curiously asked.
The nature of the Growlithe was Docile.
"What does that mean, Dad?"
"If I'm not mistaken, I think it means it has no weaknesses, but then again it has no strong suits." His father replied knowingly.
"How do you know all these things Dad?"
"I used to be a trainer before your mother announced that she was pregnant with you?"
"Oh I remember now."
"Well you better get off for your journey of a lifetime." His dad told him.
"I'm gonna miss you, Will."
"I'll miss you too." Will said as he grabbed his bag and left out the house.
His dad called out to him once again reminding him that he forgot one of the most important things for his journey, his Growlithe. He sprinted back to his house and let the Pokémon out of the house and said his goodbyes once again.
"We are gonna be the greatest team that there ever was, Growlithe." Will said looking down at the Orange puppy.
The canine replied back with a light bark, which Will took as an agreement. What he failed to notice was he was walking straight into the path of a certain other trainer who also wasn't paying attention to where they were walking. The two trainers collided into each other. Will opened his blue eyes to see a pair of beautiful brown eyes looking back at him. It was Sarah. Their faces inches apart.
"Oh hi there." Sarah said as she laid atop the young boy.
Sarah raised up and helped Will up.
"It looks like we just keep running into each other." Sarah jokingly said "Literally."
"I'm sorry about that. I guess I'm just too clumsy." Will shyly said as he was still blushing from being that close to Sarah.
"I guess I'll see you around." Sarah said.
"I hope we will." Will said.
Sarah continued along the path to go see her Mom once more before she left. Will continued along the path into Route 1 with his Growlithe at his side. He felt as though he could conquer the world with his Growlithe at his side.
The two ventured into the forest for about an hour before stopping to take a break. He gave Growlithe some food and a bowl of water, from which the Jolly Dog dug into.
"So you're a big eater, huh?" said Will as he petted the orange coat of his new companion.
All of a sudden his Growlithe's head perked up to the sound of rustling in the bush behind them. Growlithe turned around suddenly and began to growl. Will also jumped up in fear that Growlithe might run after the sound. After a few moments of waiting, a small purple rodent like Pokémon popped out of the bush. It had an oran berry in its mouth.
Will held his pokedex up and scanned the Pokémon. Nidoran A small, quadruped rodent-like Pokémon. It is pinkish purple with darker spots, and has large, spiny ears, oversized front teeth, and red eyes. Its back is covered with many large spines that can release potent poisons if threatened. There is a long, pointed horn on its forehead. The size of this horn is indicative of the strength of its venom.
"OK Growlithe watch out for its horn and use Ember!"
The Rodent looked at the duo with fierce red eyes. As Growlithe unleashed his ember, the Nidoran began to charge with its horn. The embers made an impact on Nidoran's skin, however Nidoran kept charging towards Growlithe.
"Growlithe Dodge it!"
As Growlithe moved it was clipped by Nidoran's horn resulting in him being thrown back towards Will. Luckily Growlithe looked unharmed, but Nidoran was on the attack again.
As the rodent was dashing at Growlithe, Will commanded "Jump onto his back and use bite."
The fast approaching Rodent charged forward and was mounted by Growlithe who bit down on the poisonous Pokémon. The Nidoran bucked and attempted to kick off the Orange Dog, but to no avail. The Nidoran quickly wore down and collapsed.
"Go Pokeball!" Will screamed as he threw a red and white ball towards the exhausted purple rodent.
The ball engulfed the Pokémon in a red light and began to shake. The ball shook three times and dinged.
"Alright I caught a Nidoran !"
Will ran over to the ball and picked it up and whispered to the captured Rodent "We're gonna be a great team."
His Growlithe ran up to him with his wagging tail and began to bark in approval. Will rubbed his starter and congratulated him on his first battle.
"You are the best, Growlithe."
The duo decided that they had rested for long enough and were ready keep trekking through the forest. His dream of becoming a Pokémon master had begun with a great start.
Their walking had led them to a river, where they decided to have another break and to eat dinner. Will let Nidoran out of his Pokeball and introduced himself and his Growlithe to the new team member. The Nidoran squealed what Will hoped was a sign of excitement. He dumped some food into two bowls for each of his new friends to eat. Growlithe as predicted chowed down on his bowl of food. Nidoran slowly ate his food while staring at his new companions with curiosity. After finishing its food, it yawned and began to start to fall asleep.
"This looks a good a spot as any to set up camp." Will stated.
He set up a tent and climbed into it. His Pokémon followed suit.
As he was trying to think himself to sleep, he thought to himself "I wonder how Sarah is doing."
He slowly succumbed to his exhaustion.