Chapter 1: The Journey Begins!
I enter the studio room and take a seat in the wooden chair placing my notes on the table.
?: *Ahem* Greetings to all visitors. My name is Kydan Shukera Witress, but I would like to be called KW for short... due to some "unwanted" reasons. To get things started, this is my first story that I have and will publish on my account. I have been working hard on these for quite sometime now and have checked them over many times to make sure that they were all readable and correct. So... without any further time consuming, enjoy the-
?: Now wait just a bloody minute!
A black figure with red eyes enters the studio room and takes a seat next to me. He gives me a angry death glare.
KW: Ah, ladies and gentlemen, may I present one of my partners in crime... Dark!
Dark: You bloody son of a honey biscuit! You left me back at the house on purpose!
KW: *Innocently* Did I really? I am SO sorry there bud. I thought you were in the shower?
Dark: Don't give me crap! You knew darn well I was ready to go!
KW: *Whisper* We'll talk about this later... Anyways folks, enjoy the first chapter of my first story ever and I hope you all have a good day/night! Disclaimer, if you would please?
Disclaimer: KW does not own Pokemon, but if he did, he would perhaps change a majority of the recent seasons so far. However, he does own his OC characters.
In the Kanto region, in the south end of the entire region, laid a small town known as Pallet Town. There weren't alot of people that lived there, perhaps maybe about a few dozen that occupied the town. It was a perfect place for those who wanted to be Pokemon Trainers, especially a laboratory that stood on top of a hill. That labratory was owned by a man named Professor Samuel Oak, but alot of people called him just plain 'Oak'. He is one of the many Pokemon Professors around the entire earth that study Pokemon, especially rare and almost impossible ones too, even some that are yet to be discovered. But that's not all, it was a place where beginners start their first Pokemon journey across the globe. Inside a two-story blue with white trim house, one of the beginners was actually getting ready to begin his journey today. His name was...
"Kidan! Hury up and get down here before your late!" a woman voice shouted.
"Give me a sec mom!" Kidan shouted back to her. He turned his attention back to his travelling supply on the bed. "Okay. backpack... check. Rope... check. Medicine and food for both me and my Pokemon... check. A sleeping bag... check. Change of clothes for both day & night... check. Toothbrush, cologne & deordirant... check. Hm, What am I forgetting?"
Kidan pondered and looked around the room to make sure he wasn't forgetting anything. His room was colored in a sky blue with a white ceiling. He had a large bed with blue and red sheets that could fit two people at the most, a small stand next to the bed in the right corner with a lamp and fan, a wood blue-tanned dresser against the front of the bed, a good-sized computer table with a up-to-date computer installed in the left corner of the wall, a 16" flat screen TV with a Xbox 360, Blue-Ray and Playstation 3 connected to it, all in the right corner by the computer and his closet in the middle side of the wall. He glanced around and found what he was looking for. He went to his dresser and grabbed his black leather jacket with red details around it. He walks up to the mirror that hanged next to the dresser and looked at himself in the mirror.
He was thirteen years old with short black hair and brown eyes. He was skinny but was a tad muscular, just not athlete material though. He wore his black leather jacket over his white t-shirt that had a strange blue printing on it and had blue jeans on. He made sure he was prepped and ready to go on his first journey alone. He was extremely excited. Mostly, at the age of ten, most young trainers would begin to travel around the world with their first Pokemon they receive at Professor Oak's Lab. However, Kidan wasn't able to do that during his age. You see, it all started when...
"KIDAN!" His mom yelled from downstairs.
"Alright, alright! I'm coming!" Kidan replied to her a bit annoyed. "Sheesh, can't even get myself ready anymore without her yelling." he mumbled under his breath.
Kidan grabbed his bag, money and PokeGear device and ran out of his room. He ran down the stairs as fast as he could, but tried not to trip, for that would only make him look like a complete idiot. He ran across the kitchen where two pokemon were walking around the kitchen cleaning & cooking. One was a Fairy-like Pokemon that was big with long pink pointy ears, a curled up hair on it's forehead, a big curled up tail with big dark pink fairy-like wings. That Pokemon was known as Clefable.
The other Pokemon was the Egg-like Pokemon. Same size as Clefable, it was big with a pink oval-like body with ears that looked like strings of hair on the side. It carried an egg inside its pouch on it's stomach. That Pokemon was called Chancey.
"Bye Clefy! Bye Chance! See ya' later!" Kidan yelled and chimed to Clefy and Chance as he ran past them through the kitchen.
They both waved 'bye' to him as he ran out the kitchen door & outside. He runs up to the white fence gate where his mother stood, a bit annoyed & her arms crossed. She wore a blue skirt with a white tank top that seemed a bit dirty from gardening. She had black hair, blue eyes, quite skinny and was around her mid-30s.
'Oh boy, I'm not gonna hear the end of this one now.' Kidan thought to himself as stops right in front of her, catching his breath.
"Kidan, I told you to be down here 10 minutes ago!" his mother replied to him annoyed.
"Sorry mom, I was... trying to make sure that I... had everything to go! Oh boy!" he replied to her trying to catch his breath.
"... Well, it can't be helped." she sighed but then smiled. "Your much like your father after all."
"Well, like father like son right?" Kidan said jokingly.
"So true." she giggled in defeat. "He did want me to tell you though that he wishes you luck on your journey and sorry he couldn't make it to see you off."
"Yeah I figured that would happened." Kidan said a bit obvious but understood why. "Though I'll probably run into dad when I travel. I'll be able to show him my Pokemon too." he finished smirking proudly.
"You sure will..." She said sighing. "Oh, my little boy is growing up. Whatever happened to my little six year old son who loved to chase Pokemon around in the backyard everyday with any-?"
"MOOOM!" Kidan complained.
"I know, I know, I just..." She sighed sadly. "I just want you to be careful out there, okay?"
"I will mom." He replied with a reassured smile. "I'll have my Pokemon with me the whole time, so I shouldn't have any trouble. After all, I have my teachings that you and dad taught me anyways."
Kidan smiles and gives his mom a big hug. Letting her go, he opens the gate as he runs towards Professor Oak's Lab down the gravelled road.
"Oh Kidan! Remember to change your you-know-what every-" She shouted to him.
"I KNOW, I KNOW! DON'T SAY IT!" he shouted and complained back to her.
He continues down the road as Clefy and Chance walk out of the house as they stand by Kidan's mom, waving at him.
'He grew up so fast...' Clefy sighed.
'Yep. I can still remember him being that six year old child that used to chase all those wild Caterpie and Rattata in the backyard with nothing on.' Chance said to him.
'Mystie... do you think he'll be alright after so long?' Clefy asked Kidan's mom.
"I'm sure he'll be fine Clefy. We all taught him everything he needs to knows to travel." Mystie reassured to him.
'... Will he be able to handle that 'power' he carries with him okay?' Chance asked Mystie a bit concerned.
"... I'm sure he will. He's alot stronger than he looks." Mystie assured her with a smile.
'Let's hope so.' Clefy replied.
Clefy and Chance felt worried about Kidan but just trusted Mystie's judgement and only hoped for the best for him. Though, deep down, Mystie wasn't entirely sure herself. She was worried that something could happen to her son while he travels. However, he trusted him long enough to do what was necessary if anything were to happen.
Down the road, Kidan ran as fast as he could, wasting no time to get his pokemon from Professor Oak himself. He kept on thinking what his starter would be all month. The three starters to choose from were Charmander, the Fire Lizard Pokemon, Bulbasaur, the Grass Bulb Pokemon and Squirtle, the Water Turtle Pokemon. All of those types were great he thought, but he knew he could only pick one. That's when finally figured out who he wanted as a starter two nights ago.
'I'll pick the one that my father chose when he was a kid... the one that I used to play with when I was younger.' Kidan thought to himself smirking as he picks up the pace.
Kidan speeds up as he got closer and closer to the lab. On his way, he passed some wild Rattata, Pidgey, Caterpie, Weedle, Spearow and Nidoran, both male and female by the bushes and trees. He couldn't wait to catch them all, for he dreamed that he would be the greatest Pokemon Trainer around. He liked the idea of Pokemon Master, but liked the idea of just becoming a strong trainer like his parents once were before he was around. That suited him just fine though. He would travel all around the world, meeting new pokemon, friends and places. Mostly, he couldn't wait to challenge those other trainers and tougher ones known as Gym Leaders. Those ideas got him pumped as he reached the viewpoint of the lab. As he got up to the white colored fence gate that leaded to the lab, he leaped over it without tripping or getting hurt, landing on his feet as he continued to rush to the door. But something was a bit odd. As he reached the door he saw that the door knob was broken.
"That's odd. Why's the door knob broken?" he questioned himself. He opens the door and enters the lab. "Hello? Professor Oak? I'm here for my starter!"
As he enters, he takes a glance around the room. To his suprise, no one was home. Nothing has been wrecked nor touched. Not even the machines were on. This made him a bit weiry.
"Why aren't the machines on? Oak usually has the machines on when he's
still home or even gone out." He said to himself in a whisper.
Kidan walks up to the staircase as he glanced around the room one last time, making sure he didn't miss a thing. Finding nothing, he starts walking up the spiral stairs to the next floor. He crept over the stairs to make sure there wasn't anyone that wasn't suppose to be here. He slowly looked over the stairs and glanced around the room. The room was filled with machines. Most of it were for Pokemon Research and data gathering that Professor Oak gathered from his field works or from other professors. In the middle of the room was a circular machine that measured to Kidan's chest, but just a bit smaller. In the middle were three Pokeballs, each circling around the center. Though, the middle center was competely empty. Kidan looked at it curious.
"Wonder why there's not another Pokeball here? Oak usually has another Pokemon in the center." Kidan said curiously. "Hmm..."
Kidan began to think about the situation. From his childhood, he would always visit Professor Oak & the Pokemon to either talk, play or help. He treated Oak like a grandfather ever since he was just a small boy. His parents knew Oak personally when they moved to Pallet before Kidan was born and Oak treated his mother and father like family. When Kidan was born, Oak promised to help watch over him whenever they went out for dinner or anything else that needed their attentions. For all those years, he knew Oak very well and the situation right now was greatly odd. Everything in the lab didn't feel right to him.
"..." he pondered silently. Unknown to him, a figure crept behind him as it opened its mouth, producing purple needles from inside. "... !"
Kidan's instincts suddenly reacted instantly as purple needles shot from behind him. He dodged them easily as he landed with his back against the circular machine. He turned his gaze to a purple snake with a yellow ring around his neck, known as Ekans. The Ekans looked mean and looked like it was aggresively trained. Kidan could tell that there was no way trying to escape it, except by fighting it. Coming from behind Ekans were three figures. They had black clothes & hats on, wearing white boots & gloves. Their shirts had a signia on them reading the letter 'R'. One of them had dark blue hair, in which appeared to be in charge of the other two and the Ekans.
"What are you doing here kid? This place isn't for the likes of you!" The dark blue haired man said to him.
"I was gonna say the same to you. I don't think Professor Oak would want someone entering his house uninvited." Kidan replied to him narrowing his eyes.
"Your a little smart mouth, aren't ya? We can fix that." The dark blue haired man said evily grinning.
"What did you do to Professor Oak?!" Kidan demanded.
"He's perfectly fine, for now. Once we get his Pokemon that is." The dark blue haired man said coldly. "So I'll cut you a deal kid. Since it seems that your so acquainted to the Professor, why not just give us his rarest and strongest Pokemon, and we'll trade you the old man? Then we'll leave... with perhaps some minor bruises."
"Even if I did know where he put them, there's no way I'm going to give them to you!" Kidan shouted. "Professor Oak would want me to take care of them, no matter what!"
"So you dare defy the great Team Rocket?" The dark blue haired man questioned.
"Team Rocket? Who in the world are they?" Kidan asked.
"Oh you'll soon find out. Ekans! Poison Sting again!" The dark blue haired man ordered.
"EKANS!" The purple snake shouted.
Ekans shoots his Poison Sting at Kidan once again as he dodges them with fast instinct reflexes. Ekans kept shooting at him with dozens and dozens of purple needles, dodging them each time. Though after a bit, Kidan was getting tired quickly.
'Crap! I can't keep dodging those Poison Stings forever! I gotta try to battle it with something else, but what?' Kidan thought to himself thinking of a plan. Then he turns his gaze over to the Pokeballs in the machine. '... That might work.'
Kidan takes a deep breath. "Forgive me, Professor..."
With no other way to fight, he quickly rushes towards the Pokeballs and snatches one of them from the corners without them noticing, still dodging Ekan's Poison Sting attack. Kidan had his back against the giant viewing window as Ekans and the three Team Rocket grunts walked over to him.
"No where to run now kid!" The dark blue haired man stated.
"Who said anything about running?" Kidan replied smirking as he clicked a button expanded the Pokeball in his hand.
"What?!" The dark blue haired man shouted astonished. "Where did you get that?"
"Okay! Go... Pokeball!" Kidan shouted ignoring the man's question as he tossed the Pokeball into the air.
Emerging from the Pokeball came a orange lizard creature. He was small with small arms and feet. His teeth was about the size of a human's older teeth, only sharper. He had a tail that had a flame burning on the end, right on the tip. Kidan was excited and overjoyed. Out of all the Pokemon he wanted, he chose the one Pokemon that he wanted the most. That Pokemon was Charmander.
"Awesome! I chose Charmander!" Kidan said excitedly feeling more confident.
"Crap! He's got one of the starters!" One of the grunts yelled.
Charmander started to study his surroundings, looking at the Team Rocket group and then back to Kidan.
'Huh? Your not Oak! Where is he?!' Charmander demanded.
"Charmander, you have to calm down and listen!" Kidan told him.
'Not until you tell me what's going on!' Charmander demanded again.
"Charmander, listen to me! These guys did something to Professor Oak and are trying to steal his Pokemon! We need to protect them all before they can get to them! Can you help me out please?" Kidan explained to him asking for his help.
'...' Charmander fell silent.
"... Please Charmander." Kidan pleaded.
'... Alright.' Charmander nodded in agreement.
"Alright then! Let's go Charmander! Use your Ember attack on Ekans!" Kidan smiled as he commanded him.
"Ekans, fire back with Poison Sting!" The dark blue haired man ordered.
Charmander's Ember and Ekan's Poison Sting collided, both equally matched. But in the end, Charmander's Ember was stronger, wiping out Ekan's Poison Sting attack which the small fire balls all collided against Ekans, knocking him out.
"No! Ekans!" The dark blue haired man shouted in disbeliefed from his defeat.
"Hurray! You did it Charmander!" Kidan cheered.
'Heh! Piece of cake!' Charmander said makinng it sound like it was nothing.
"Sir! What do we do?! That was our only Pokemon we brought!" One of the grunts asked worried.
"Grr... We'll have to retreat! We'll let the Boss know that this was a failed mission." The dark blue haired man replied. The three Rocket grunts started running as the leading Rocket turned back to Kidan. "This isn't the end kid! I, Darek, swear on behalf of Team Rocket and our leader, will get our revenge!"
With that, Darek runs out the lab, catching up with the other grunts that had fled. Kidan and Charmander sighed in relief as the threat of the so-called, Team Rocket, was over.
'You know kid, your not so bad.' Charmander commented to him turning around to face him.
"Neither are you. Your totally beat the crap out of that Ekans with one attack!" Kidan commented back.
'Aww come on. I could've beaten him with my eyes close. Oak picked me for a special reason anyway.' Charmander said rubbing the back of his head embarrassed.
"Yeah, Oak made a good choice if..." Then Kidan's eyes shot opened as he realized he forgot something. "OH CRAP! PROFESSOR OAK! I TOTALLY FORGOT!"
'Oh crap, me too! We better find him!' Charmander stated also remembering Oak's absence.
Kidan and Charmander start looking for Oak inside the house. Downstairs, inside the closet, strange noises were coming out of there. Kidan & Charmander quickly went to the closet and opened it. As they opened it, Professor Oak fell down flat on his face with his body all weird in anime style. He wore a white lab coat with light brown tanned pants and had dark grey haired with wrinkles on hi face.
"OW!" Professor Oak groaned form his fall.
'Oak!' Charmander said running to his side.
"Professor Oak, are you alright?" Kidan asked concerned. He and Charmander helped Oak to his feet as he put his hand on the back of his head, rubbing it.
"I-I'm fine. Those theives threw me in there when I wasn't looking." Oak assured them both. "They wanted to know the password in opening the PokeBall Storage room, but I wouldn't tell them. So they just left me in there and just tried to find the storage room themselves. They were too stupid to realize that you need a key card, in which I have in my pocket. And also the storage room is in the back."
"They said their names were 'Team Rocket'?" Kidan asked curiously.
"Yes. They're a group of thieves that are trying to steal all the strongest Pokemon in the world. They didn't start doing this 'til about a few months ago. Their organization began to spread across the region, mostly being Pokemon thievery." Oak explained.
"Was there anything else that they've done?" Kidan asked.
"Nothing really important. But what I want to understand is where those three went off to?" Oak questioned.
"Yeah, I was just thinking that too..." Kidan replied pondering to himself.
"Hm?" Oak turns his attention to Charmander who was next to him. "Why is Charmander out of his Pokeball?
"Oh, u-uh... heheh, w-well..." Kidan studdered with embarrassment.
"And why do you look like you were attacked?!" Oak asked shocked.
"Eheheheh... Well, you see..." Kidan started to explain.
Kidan explained what happened when he entered the house and with the battle with Darek and his Ekans upstairs. He said that with Charmander's help, they were able to send those three packing. Oak was a bit suprised about it. Though, mostly worried and fustrated at the same time.
"Kidan! You know you could've been hurt back there!" Oak shouted. "Those guys are dangerous and they could have done something to you! What were you thinking?!"
"Relax, Professor, I'm fine!" Kidan tried to assure him. "With Charmander's help, we were able to beat them easily like I said."
"... Fine, you two did a good job beating them." Oak sighed. "But try not to cause anymore trouble again, got it?"
"Understood Professor." Kidan reassured him.
"Well, now that that's settled, we might as well get you started. This a big day for you anyways." Oak pointed out smiling.
"Finally! I am totally psyched Professor! I can't wait to begin my journey!" Kidan said cheering excitedly. He was waiting for this moment for three years, and right now, nothing was going to stop him.
"I'm sure you are Kidan." Oak chuckled. "Now, come with me."
Kidan and Charmander followed Professor Oak upstairs to the machine that carried the other two starter Pokemon. Kidan stood to the side as Oak walked up to his computer and picked up a strange device & a handful of small empty Pokeballs.
"Over the years, I have watched you grown to be a energetic and kind young man, Kidan." Oak started to explain. "You remind me of your father when he was a young Pokemon Trainer. He was exactly like you; energetic, quick, smart and loved all the Pokemon across the globe. And now, here you stand today, following your father's footsteps on becoming one of the greatest Pokemon Trainers in the world. Perhaps one day, you'll be able to challenge your father in a Pokemon battle."
"I hope so Professor. That's just one of the many goals I inquire to complete." Kidan said with a confident smile.
"I'm sure it is Kidan." Oak chuckled. "Now, out of three Pokemon you see before you today are Bulbasaur, the grass type Pokemon, Squirtle, the water type Pokemon and of course, Charmander, the fire type Pokemon, which I'm sure your already acquainted with now."
Bulbasaur, Squirtle and Charmander all stood in line and faced Kidan, all smiling at him, eagerly waiting for one of them to be chosen by their new new trainer.
"So Kidan, which one will you choose to be your starter?" Oak asked him.
"Hmm..." Kidan started to ponder. "I choose..." he started to say. Though, he already knew who to pick from the start. He walks up to Charmander and kneels down to him, smiling. "So Charmander? Do you wanna be my partner?"
Charmander was shocked at his sudden request. 'R-really? You want m-me to be your Pokemon?'
"Well of course! I wouldn't pick you if I wasn't sure!" He replied to Charmander smiling. "Besides, you were pretty strong against those Team Rocket guys anyways. And I think you and I have alot in common. So... what do you say?"
Charmander looked at his with teary eyes. 'Heck yeah!'
He suddenly jumps into Kidan's arms with joy. About three years ago, Professor Oak has had Charmander in his team. But, over those three years, he was never chosen to be anyone's Pokemon starter which made him think that he wasn't worth being anyone's Pokemon partner. Since then, he would always either be kept in his Pokeball or be helping Oak around the lab and his research. Now, after years of hopeless dreams and with no faith, all of his efforts have paid off. He was finally someone else's Pokemon partner, and hopefully a life-long friend.
"It seems Charmander has taken a liking to you Kidan." Oak chuckled smirking at Charmander's sudden excitement.
"Hehe, He sure does!" Kidan laughed putting Charmander back on the ground.
"Now that you have chosen your Pokemon partner, do you wanna nickname him? Every trainer has the authority to nickname their Pokemon when they either obtain them or capture them." Oak explained to Kidan.
"Hm?... I don't know." Kidan said not so sure of himself. He looks down to Charmander. "Do you wanna have a nickname Charmander?"
Charmander started to think for a moment. 'Just call me 'Char' or my regular name. Either one will do.'
"Alright then... 'Char' it is then." Kidan said smiling.
"Very well, then Char it is. Now, in order to begin your journey, you'll need to take these with you." Oak said while handing him a small red device and a handful of empty Pokeballs.
"W-wait a minute Oak! Is that a-?!" Kidan started to say realizing what the small device was.
"Yes. This is the new National Kanto PokeDex." Oak started to explain. "Highest standard encyclopedia device for gathering data on Pokemon. While you travel, I would like you to gather as much data as possible on every pokemon you see or catch, even the most rarest Pokemon.
"You can count on me Professor Oak!" Kidan assured him giving him a thumbs up.
"Good. Now, take these with you. It will help you capture the Pokemon you attend to catch during your journey across Kanto." Oak said as he hands Kidan ten empty Pokeballs.
"Thanks Professor. I won't let you down!" Kidan said confidently.
"I'm sure you won't Kidan." Oak said smiling.
Kidan, Oak and Char all walk downstairs and out the door. Kidan and Oak say their goodbyes as he and Char leave the lab and off to begin on their journey across the Kanto region.
"So, you ready to do some travelling with me Char?" Kidan asked him as they walked down the dirt road.
'You bet I am!' Char replied with excitement.
"Good! Cause there's gonna be alot of tough trainers and Pokemon to face out there. Who knows what we'll be up against." Kidan pointed out to him.
'Hey, I gotta ask ya'; how are you able to understand me anyhow? I mean, I know humans can't understand Pokemon as far as I know, so how are you able to understand our language?' Char asked him curiously.
"Hm? Well, it all happened when I was younger, about three years ago, there was..." He started to explain to Char as they walked.
Kidan explains his childhood story to Char about a fatal accident that took place in his hometown of Pallet when he was ten years old. They chatted from there as they started their journey through the Kanto region.
Meanwhile, Oak was back inside the lab, sitting in his chair looking over the computer as he starts going over some data he recently gathered from one of his recent PokeDex holders.
"Hmm... interesting. Very interesting..." He pondered to himself.
KNOCK. KNOCK. KNOCK. KNOCK.
"Hm? Wonder who it is?" Oak asked himself.
He gets out of his chair & walks down the stairs to the door. With the door handle broken, he easily just opened the door from the hole. To no suprise, he saw a young girl that was wearing a white hat (AU: looking like Green's from the manga), a blue and white blouse and t-shirt. Her hair was long and brown and her eyes were an aquatic blue. She was roughly the same age and height of Kidan. He seemed to be expecting her somehow.
"Good morning Professor Oak!" The young girl replied happily.
"Ah, good morning Cealy! I was wondering when you were coming." Oak replied to her with a smile.
"Yeah. sorry, I was doing a bit of preparing for the journey. I guess I lost track of time." She apologized rubbing the back of her head in embarrassment.
"I see. Can't be too prepared now, can ya'?" Oak asked her not upset at all.
" Well, not unless you wanna travel with only the clothes on your back?" Cealy joked. They both just laughed.
"Well, you ready to get your starter Pokemon finally?" Oak asked her smiling.
"Yep, sure am!" She said with enthusiasm. But then she remembered something. "Um... actually, do you mind if we wait for Kidan to get here? You see, we were gonna travel together around the Kanto region."
"Kidan?" He asked curiously. "Oh, that's right! He already left this morning. He actually left the lab about a half an hour ago."
"What?! He's already gone?!" Cealy said in disbelief and some fustration.
"Well, yes. He's on his way to Viridian City as we speak." Oak said to her.
"Aw man! He was suppose to meet me here!" Cealy said with annoyance.
"I'm sorry Cealy, I didn't realize you two were gonna travel together." Oak apologized to her.
"Well, we made a promise a few years back about travelling in a group. He must've just been too excited again, I guess..." Cealy sighed. She was upset about him leaving without her, but understood that he was anxious to travel around Kanto for years. 'Perhaps I should be happy for him.' She thought to herself sadly.
"Believe me Cealy, he was extremely excited earlier." Oak explained to her. "That's what happens when you start on your first journey.
"Yeah I guess. I wonder if I can still catch up to him though..." Cealy thought out loud but doubted.
"Well actually, if you get your starter and gear together right now, I can lend you one of my old bicycles in the garage." Oak said to her to give her some assurance.
"You... You really mean that Professor?!" She asked with high hope.
"Why of course. I haven't rode any of them for years now, so I don't mind." Oak assured her.
"YAY!" She cheered but then stopped in emabarrassment.
Oak just chuckled at her excitment. 'Ah, young kids...' He thought to himself. "Now come on in and choose your starter. Otherwise, you won't be able to catch up to him in time."
Complying, Cealy entered Oak's lab and was asked to choose the two remaining Pokemon that were left at the moment. With careful thinking and concideration, Cealy chose Bulbasaur than Squirtle. Though Squirtle was disappointed, it would only have to wait for the next beginner to choose him later. Professor Oak gave Cealy the same items he gave to Kidan; the National Kanto PokeDex and ten empty Pokeballs, as well as Bulbasaur's pokeball. With that, Oak gave Cealy one of his bicycles that he kept in the garage and then said their goodbyes to each other.
"Think you can hold on long enough Bulb?" Cealy asked her Bulb-like Pokemon partner, Bulbasaur.
'Yep! Just don't make me fall off!' Bulb said to her as he sat in the basket in the front of the bicycle.
"No worries!" She assured him as she started to peddle. 'Hang on Kidan, Cealy & Bulb are coming your way!' She thought to herself.
With great haste and speed, she peddled as fast as the wind could carry her with her new partner, Bulb, sitting in the basket as they travelled down the dirt road to Virdian City.
Now the adventures of Kidan and Cealy has begun. However, this was but all the beginning of their joruney, for there are many dangers and people that they never know or will face. Even for another hero, who is seen walking a grassy path in Viridian Forest with his Pokemon partner, both looking for something.
"... Not here either." He sighed to himself. He looks around the area a bit more before concluding. "Let's keep looking bud. WIth luck, it might be in the west part of the forest for all we know."
"Squirt!" The blue Water Turtle-like Pokemon said to his trainer.
Both the unknown trainer and his small Pokemon partner begin their travels through Virdian Forest in order to find what they came looking for in the first place. Whatever they are trying to find must be of great importance.
TO BE CONTINUED...