This is What I Want
Chapter 4: I'm not sure if I can trust you.
Jessica's POV:
I wake up in a sleeping bag, right beside Green. I immediately scream, not used to the surroundings, but then I remembered the whole Hilda and Jessica thing. Switching between Kanto and Unova will take some time to get used to. Green suddenly bolts up from his sleeping bag, looking worried.
"Jessica, got a bad dream?" he asked.
"Yeah, sorry about breaking your eardrums." I joke, trying to lighten the mood.
"No worries." Green checks the time from his Pokedex. "It's only seven in the morning, but we still have to travel through the Viridian Forest. Hopefully we'll reach Pewter before night time, but that's unlikely since the forest is basically a maze." A maze, huh? This is gonna be fun. Hopefully it's just like the one in the games, so I know where to go.
"Then what are we standing here for? Let's go!" I exclaim.
While walking, Green manages to capture a wild Pidgey, and a wild Rattata. "Don't you want to catch a Pokemon?" he asks me.
"Nope, well at least not the ones we've found so far. What other Pokemon can we find past here?" I ask back.
"Well, in the route that leads to the Indigo Plateau, there's more Rattata, some Mankey, and some Spearow." He answers. "And in the Viridian Forest, there's mostly Caterpie and Weedle."
I'm shocked, how does he know that? "How do you know that?"
"I'm the grandson of Professor Oak, of course I'm supposed to know these things." he replies.
"That makes sense, I guess. I'm going to get myself a Caterpie and a Spearow, maybe." I tell him.
"Those Pokemon are weak though, why do you want them?"
"I'll prove to you that they're not weak, I'm going to become Champion with them!" I retort. "Sure, it might take a while to train them, but it will be worth it!"
"You do know that you'll have to beat me if you wanna be the Champion, right?" he reminds me.
"What about Red? Aren't you worried about him?"
"Honestly, I am." he admits. "He's probably the only one who can stop me from being Champion."
"What about me?" Is he forgetting about me?
"You want to go to the Elite Four with a Butterfree! That's pathetic!" Ouch.
"So you're saying that I have no chance of winning?"
"That isn't what I mean." he replies, but it's too late. He already made me angry.
"Of course it is! I'm leaving. I'm going to beat your entire team with my 'pathetic' team, and we'll see who's capable of being Champion then." I start running.
"Jessica, wait!" he tries to get my attention, but it doesn't work. He doesn't have to be that harsh about it! I'm going to prove to everyone that it doesn't matter if your Pokemon is strong or weak, it's how you raise them.
I reach Viridian City. I get my Pokemon healed up in a Pokemon Center, and I just sit in a corner, thinking of strategies on how to beat Green's team, which is currently a Squirtle, Pidgey, and Rattata. Someone taps my shoulder, and I see a familiar person wearing a red cap and jacket.
"Red." I wave at him. "How have you been? Is your Pokemon any stronger?"
He nods, and he finally talks to me. "Where's Green?"
"I ran away from him in the first route. He told me that I couldn't beat the Elite Four, and he doesn't see me as competition." I tell him. "He's a jerk." He nods at this. "It will be so weird travelling alone though, but I'll get used to it, eventually."
"Travel with me." he says. Wait, what? Why would he travel with me? There's no point, I'll just be a burden if I go with him. "Don't worry about it." Did I just say that out loud? He nods, which means that I'm thinking out loud again.
"I'll be useless if I go with you though, I'm just going to drag you down." He shakes his head. "I don't have a way out of this one, right?" He gives me a thumbs up. "Let's have a Pokemon Battle to decide it, please? If I win, I'm going to travel alone. If you win, you're dragging me along with you." He nods.
We head outside of the Pokemon Center, and we start our battle.
"Bulbasaur, go!" I send my Pokemon out. He sends out Charmander, of course. Great, I'm going to lose, unless…
"Bulbasaur, Leech Seed!" he throws out from his back three seeds that gets planted on Charmander's feet.
"Ember." he calmly says, and the fire-type opens its mouth to shoot bolts of fire. It hits Bulbasaur, and sadly, it faints in one shot. I immediately run up to it, worried.
"Bulbasaur, are you okay? Please wake up!" the Seed Pokemon replies with a weak sound, and I immediately run in the Pokemon Center to heal him. I look at Red, and sigh.
"That was unfair! You had the type advantage!" I argue with him, but he just gives me a look that says 'your fault'. "Fine, I'll travel with you, on one condition." He raises his eyebrow at me. "Don't give me your hand gestures and your facial expressions. I want you to talk. I'll give you time to think about it."
"You're trying to make Red of all people talk? That's impossible!" I hear from behind me. Of course, why does he have to be here? I feel anger rushing through my body, but I hide it for now.
"Hi, Green!" I say with a fake smile. "How's your team going along? I'm sure that they're better than mine!"
"Seriously? You're still thinking about that? I thought you would've forgiven me already!" Green says. "Anyways, I'm here to come get you so we can head to Viridian Forest now."
"How can I forgive you when you basically said that I have no chance in becoming Champion? Even if I did, I'm not sure if I can trust you. How will I know that you won't say something like that to me again?" I snap. Before he could answer, I start talking again. "I'm going with Red." I pull Red right beside me. "Even if he doesn't want to talk, at least I know that he can't hurt me. Red, let's go." I run out of the Pokemon Center, dragging a surprised Red to Route 22.
During our time in Route 22, I catch myself a Spearow, and trained it up against the wild Pokemon there. Red and I didn't say a word to each other. After a few hours, we go back to the Pokemon Center and take a break before heading to Viridian Forest. Once we got inside the forest, Red finally decides to break the silence.
"Yes."
"Yes to what?" I ask, genuinely curious.
"Yes, I'll try to talk more." he calmly replies.
"Really?" He nods. "Yay! I can get to know you better!" I exclaim in joy, like a little kid. "First of all, why'd you suddenly want to try and talk more?"
"Based on what I've seen, you're a nice person. I want to get to know you better and if I have to talk more, I'll try to. Besides, talking more might help me in the future." he explains.
"Why are you so silent anyways?
"Green."
"What did Green do to you?" I'm confused.
"He ruined my trust." he admits. "We were good friends until he just decided that I wasn't worth his time and started our rivalry. It's not a good feeling, so I decided to not open up to anyone, until today." He looks crestfallen.
"He told me that you were the only person who could stop him from being Champion." I tell him.
"Well, he obviously forgot about you." he reassures me. "Your Pokemon seem to really like you, even the Spearow that you just caught earlier. I like to believe that what matters the most is how you treat your Pokemon, since that's what makes them stronger and more willing to win battles for you."
"Wow. That's really sweet, Red." He blushes a little when I say this. "I like this talking Red more!"
"Jessica, there's a Caterpie there. Do you want it?" he offers me. I see the little bug, and I nod. I send out Bulbasaur to try and catch it. It got caught easily, so I'm glad.
"Thanks, Red! I'm tired, though. Do you mind if I set up camp and sleep?" He shakes his head. I put the sleeping bag down, and start to sleep. "Good night, Red."
Hilda's POV:
I wake up to Hilbert shaking me.
"Hilda! Wake up! We have to go!" he says, excited.
"What do you want? I'm still sleepy!" I ask him, a bit annoyed.
"Professor Juniper got the starter Pokemon earlier than expected, and she said we can start our adventure today!" he explains.
"What do I have to do with this?"
"She agreed to give you a Pokemon too!" he says.
I immediately jump out of bed and run to the bathroom, getting myself ready. I've never really played the fifth generation games, so I don't know what to expect. Once I got myself dressed, I said goodbye to my mom and went outside with Hilbert.
"Where's Cheren and Bianca?" I ask.
"They should be in the lab already, you took so long in getting ready."
"And what is that supposed to mean?"
"Nothing, definitely nothing." he replies, a bit nervous.
We go inside the lab, and I see Cheren and Bianca with a young woman. "Who's the lady with Cheren and Bianca?"
"That's Professor Juniper." he tells me.
"Hi there! I've been waiting for you! Let me introduce myself for Hilda. My name is Professor Juniper, and I am researching how Pokemon came into existence. The four of you are here today to receive your first companion!" the woman, who I now know as Professor Juniper, explains.
"I only see three Poke Balls on the table, and there's four of us. How is this going to work?" Cheren asks.
"Wonderful observation, Cheren. The fourth Pokemon is actually with me. I think that Hilda will be the most suited person to take care of her, so I'm giving it to her." She holds her hand out to me, revealing a Poke Ball. "Here, take it. I'm sure she'll like you." I take it, and send her out. The Poke Ball reveals a tiny, pink Pokemon that looks like it's wearing a white bowtie.
"What is this?" I ask, curious as to what the Pokemon is called.
"Here, use the Pokedex on her. It will tell you what kind of Pokemon she is, and additional information such as what attacks she knows, what level she is currently, and what type of Pokemon she is." She hands me a red object that kind of looks like a phone, which is probably the Pokedex.
I point it at her, waiting to see what the Pokedex says. Nothing happens. Professor Juniper laughs at me, and shows me how it's actually used. The Pokedex suddenly starts talking. 'Gothita, the Fixation Pokemon. Gothita watches Pokemon and Trainers with an intense stare. Apparently, they are looking at something that only Gothita can see. It can become so obsessed with watching that it doesn't notice attacks. This Pokemon is a Psychic-type, and there is no known locations as to where you can find it. It is currently level 5, and it knows the moves Pound and Confusion. Its gender is female.' "Awesome! Can I really have her?" She nods. "Thank you so much! Here's your Pokedex back, Professor." I offer it back, but she refuses.
"No, you should keep it. That's why I gave you the Pokemon!" she tells me. "I'm going to go get your brother and your friends now, so I can explain everything clearly."
She goes back to get the others, and she explains to us that she wants us to complete the Pokedex for her. We all agree. After we head outside, Cheren starts talking. "Do you guys want to have a Pokemon battle?" he asks.
We all agree, and I'm going to fight Bianca while Cheren fights Hilbert. I should know how to battle already, but I still have to keep up my act that I lost my memory, so I pretend that I don't know how to.
"Bianca, how does a Pokemon Battle work, exactly?" I ask her.
"Don't worry, Hilda. All you have to do is command your Pokemon to use an attack, until the other person has lost all their Pokemon. Pokemon can't die though, or at least I think they can't." She reassures me.
"Okay, then. Gothita, let's win!" I call her out of the ball.
"Oshawott, let's go!" She sends out her Pokemon. I quickly grab my Pokedex, to learn more about it. 'Oshawott, the Sea Otter Pokemon. The scalchop on its stomach is made from the same element as claws. It detatches the scalchop for use as a blade. It can also be used to break open hard berries. This Pokemon is a Water-type, and there is no known locations as to where you can find it. It is currently level 5, and it knows the moves Tackle and Tail Whip. Its gender is male.' "Oshawott, use Tackle!" she orders.
"Gothita, please dodge and use Confusion!" the Fixation Pokemon successfully dodges and lands her attack at Oshawott, and he was defeated in one hit. "Good job, Gothita! You can rest now." she smiles at me, and I return her inside her Poke Ball. I walk over to Bianca, and she congratulates me. We see Cheren and Hilbert still battling, with a Fire-type and a Grass-type. According to the Pokedex, they're called Tepig and Snivy, respectively. Eventually, my twin manages to barely win over Cheren's Tepig.
"That was awesome, Hilbert!" I run up to him and hug him.
"Thanks, Hilda. So, who won between you and Bianca?" I point to myself, and he smiles. "Great! We both won our first Pokemon battles!"
"Yeah, it's pretty cool." I reply. Why is my head hurting all of a sudden? I don't have time to think about that, as I fall to the floor unconscious.
Author's Note: Here's Chapter 4! I'd appreciate any advice or remarks about this story, even if it's negative.