Izaya walked down Route 3, humming to himself. He was on his way to Mt. Moon. He needed to train Argos some more and gain some experience in being a better trainer as well.
"Hey, you!" An unknown voice called out to Izaya.
Izaya looked to the source of the voice, reaching to his belt for his pokeball just in case it was another Team Rocket member looking for a fight. A short boy in khaki shorts and a grey shirt with spiky brown hair was running towards him. Something was wrong.
The boy stopped in front of Izaya, panting and gasping for air. "You need to stop them!"
"S- Slow down," Izaya said, "I need to stop who?"
"Team Rocket!" The boy said, "They took my Mankey!"
Izaya's eyes widened. Was he really being asked to go against the top criminal organization in this region when he couldn't even defeat Brock?
"Well, there's probably a police station somewhere around," he said, looking back the direction he came.
"No!" The boy yelled, "You're a pokemon trainer, right? They'll be gone by the time we get the police! Please, just help me!"
Izaya knew he was right. He took a deep breath in and exhaled, collecting himself.
"Okay," he said, "Where'd they go?"
"Mt. Moon," the kid said, "I was able to grab this off of one of them before they got away." He handed Izaya a black watch with a red "R" engraved inside.
Izaya examined the watch and then removed the pokeball at his side, releasing Argos from the pokeball.
"Smell this boy," Izaya said, holding the watch to Argos. Argos smelled it, gaining the scent that he was looking for.
"You got it boy?" Izaya asked, to which Argos gave a triumphant nod, "Then let's go!" Argos gave a bark in response and began running towards Mt. Moon, following the scent. Izaya followed close behind.
-.-
They were at the entrance into Mt. Moon now. Argos stood before the cave entrance, growling towards the inside. Almost as if on cue, a swarm of Zubat flew out of the cave, echoing into the sky, but they didn't bother Izaya and Argos.
"Well," Izaya said, "We can't quit now." He walked into the cave, letting Argos lead the way.
Argos continued sniffing around, following the scent through the cave, twisting and turning until they came to a dimly lit room, with two strangers standing, looking at a map.
"I told you were lost!" One snapped at the other.
"It's not my fault!" The other snapped back, "It's dark in here and reading maps isn't exactly my forte!"
They were a boy and a girl. The boy had bright blonde hair and blue eyes and the girl had black hair with emerald eyes.
When Argos began growling, that's when Izaya knew these were the perpetrators.
"Hey!" Izaya said, "You're the one's who stole that boy's Mankey aren't you?"
They looked over to Izaya and Argos and then back at eachother. The girl gave a light chuckle and stepped forward.
"Yeah, and?" She asked, "What's it to you?"
"I'm going to need that Mankey back," Izaya said, clenching his fists, "Now."
The boy stepped up now, preparing a pokeball, "You know you're gonna have to fight us for it, right?"
Izaya smirked, looking at Argos. "Argos, attack!"
"Go Sandshrew!" The boy yelled, flinging a pokeball, releasing a small yellow pokemon.
The Sandshrew and Argos stared at eachother momentarily before charging at eachother.
Argos snapped at the Sandshrew, attempting to catch it in his jaws. Sandshrew dodged and kicked up dirt into Argos' eyes.
Argos yelped, shaking his head. Sandshrew lunged forward, scratching Argos on the chest. Argos responded by opening his mouth, fire spewing out of his mouth, engulfing Sandshrew.
And just like that, it was over.
"Sandshrew!" The boy said, "Come back!" The fainted Sandshrew was withdrawn from the battle and back to it's pokeball.
The boy grunted, taking another pokeball from his belt and tossing it towards Izaya.
"Take the stupid Mankey," he said, "It's worthless anyways." With this being said, he turned his back, mumbling to himself.
The girl gave a light giggle and stepped towards Izaya, holding her hand out. "My name's Avery," she said, "And the idiot you just defeated is my brother, Jeremy. We could use people like you in Team Rocket."
"Not interested," Izaya said, pocketing the pokeball that Mankey was in and completely ignoring her hand shake.
"That's a shame," Avery said, with a sigh, "But I have a feeling we'll see you again."
Izaya rolled his eyes and turned his back, following his trail back through the cave, Argos right by his side.
-.-
"Did you get him back for me?!" A familiar voice rang out as soon Izaya walked out of the cave. "Did you get back my Mankey?" The boy was running towards him, obviously still worried.
Izaya smiled, pulling the pokeball from his pocket, and tossing it towards the kid.
"There ya go, kid," Izaya said, "Try to be more careful with your pokemon."
"Thank you!" The kid exclaimed, holding the pokeball in his hands, smiling at it.
Izaya smiled, walking back towards the entrance of Mt. Moon to train some more.
Suddenly, he felt a tug on his shirt. He turned around to see the little boy, holding out the pokeball towards Izaya.
"You're a good trainer," he said, "I want you to have my Mankey. I know you'll treat him right and make him strong."
Izaya was shocked. He was actually being offered this kid's pokemon. He hesitated, before grabbing the pokeball and looking at it, a smile on his face.
"I won't let you down, kid," Izaya said, "I promise I will do everything I can to make him the strongest."
The kid's face lit up. "Thank you!" He said, lunging forward and hugging Izaya.
Izaya stumbled back for a second, but placed a hand on the kid's back, hugging him back.
The boy let go and ran off, waving goodbye to Izaya.
"Argos?" Izaya said, to which the Growlithe barked, "You have a new teammate, buddy." He tossed the pokeball up in the air and caught it again. He turned back to the entrance of Mt. Moon.
"Now, let's train and get ready to get our first gym badge!" Izaya said. Argos yelped in excitement, following Izaya into Mt. Moon.