A/N: No, this Jasmine is gym leader Jasmine, but younger since Hoenn takes place 2 years before Johto. Thanks for the review :)
I rushed out to the gate as fast as I could. "What the hell was that?" I asked nobody in particular. "Um, mister," a little girl near my legs said. "somebody out there sounds like he's in trouble." He? That sounded like a girly scream to me. "Would you go out to see what happened for me?" She asked. "Sure. Stay right there." I ran into Route 101.
"Eeek! Help!" A man(?) yelped from the grass. I peered over and saw a stocky guy being chased by a horrible creature from the depths of hell itself! ...Nah, it was just a Zigzagoon. I wish it were a horrible creature. The man was apparently cornered by the Zigzagoon and couldn't do anything about it. "Hey! You there!" He shouted at me. "Take one of those Pokeballs from that bag in the ground and help me out over here!" I looked at the bag by my feet and thought about using Ohm instead. Oh well, he told me to get one, right?
"Let's see..." I thought out loud. "This guy looks cool." I picked a Pokeball and released the Pokemon resting inside it. "Treecko!" The green lizard Pokemon shouted. Treecko, huh. He looks pretty smug. "Treecko! Use... uh..." It hit me that I had no idea what moves Treecko could use. The Treecko looked at me, question mark pretty much floating around his or her head. "...Tackle?" Treecko shook their head. "...Uh, scratch?" Treecko shook their head again. "Pound?" Treecko leaped to the Zigzagoon and gave it a nice smack in the face with its tail. The Zigzagoon retaliated by slamming headfirst into Treecko, knocking it a few meters away.
Treecko looked pretty unfazed by that attack. They stood back up and assumed a fighting stance oddly similar to a Hitmonchan's. "Treecko! Use pound again!" Treecko leapt up, did a 360 in mid air and slammed hard on Zigzagoon. I really didn't think that was necessary. I shrugged and rolled with it as Zigzagoon smashed body first into Treecko, causing Treecko to slam into Professor Birch then ricochet onto the Zigzagoon, knocking the raccoon Pokemon out cold. Treecko stood up and bowed. Even the first Pokemon I meet in this damn region is a showoff.
"Well... that was an interesting battle." Professor Birch said with a monotone voice. "Regardless, that was a spectacular handling of Pokemon. Say, what's your name?" I tipped my hat. "Brendan." Flawless. Professor Birch lit a bulb. "Ah, Norman's kid! Welcome to Hoenn. Sorry for the strange introduction, I was busy examining the wild Pokemon in this area when this Zigzagoon suddenly came and attacked me out of nowhere." I looked at its tail and saw a footprint. Figures.
"Anyway, prof... is this Treecko a dude or a chick? I have no freaking idea." I just had to get that question answered. If only there were some way I could check my Pokemon's health, gender, power level, maybe even stats... that would make my life so much easier. "That Treecko is a male. A quite interesting one too, seeing his performance in battle." Treecko jumped up and did a 360. Again, really? "Say, Brendan, it's not that safe here, so why don't we talk in my lab?" Sounds good to me, so I nodded and walked with him to the lab.
"So, Brendan," Professor Birch took a sip from his mug. "Did you have any Pokemon with you in Johto?" I nodded. "Yep. I brought one along for the ride right here actually." I released Ohm from his Pokeball and he flew onto my cap. Ohm beeped happily. Professor Birch's eyes turned the size of dinner plates. "Wha-whaaaat? You have a Pokemon already? Why'd you take one of the Pokemon from my bag then?!" I shrugged. "You told me to." Professor Birched raised a finger in retort, but lowered it when he realized he dug his own grave. "Oh... my fault, then. Treecko really seems to like you, though, so why don't you keep him?"
Treecko and Ohm were glaring at each other, looking like cats about to fight. Which is weird since they're both dudes... or what passes for a guy Magnemite. "Yep, I'll keep him. I think I wanna name him Ark." Professor Birch put his mug on the table and clapped his hands. "It's settled! That Treecko is now yours. Take care of him, Brendan." I nodded respectfully. "Hm, Brendan, why don't you go see my daughter, May? I'm sure she's excited to meet you." Professor Birch said with excitement in his tone. "Actually, I'd already met her earlier." I wasn't about to tell this man that I met her in her room without permission. "Ah, that's great! Why don't you go see her?" I looked at Ohm and Ark, literally just inches away from attacking each other. I sighed and returned them to their Pokeballs. "I'll go find her. Seeya later, prof!" I left the lab.
Halfway through Route 101, I realized I had no idea where I was going. 'Ah, crap...' I thought to myself. I shrugged it off and kept pressing forward, fighting off wild Pokemon as they popped out from the bushes. Honestly, they didn't look hostile. They appeared scared of the trainer walking through their playground, so I pet a few Zigzagoons on the head while walking to the next town, occasionally fighting off the angry Poochyena that didn't go away after I pet it. After finally making my way through the tall grass, I noticed something crawling up my leg. No... not something. Somethings. A feeling I often felt in Johto when Weedles would stick to my legs. I looked down and saw Wurmples, like 6 of them, sticking to my leg like car stickers.
'Ah, crap...' I thought to myself. 'Guess I'll have to do this the way Jasmine cleared bugs from my legs.' I sent out Ohm. "Ohm, mind using Thundershock on me?" Ohm blinked and beeped in disagreement. I pat Ohm on the magnet. "It's okay, really. Just give me a good zap." Not wanting to disobey orders from his trainer, Ohm loosed a thunderbolt onto my very being and sending the Wurmples straight off my legs. I gave Ohm a good rub on the screw. I coughed out some smoke in the shape of a Koffing."Thanks, buddy." Ohm beeped in delight as I returned him to his Pokeball.
Continuing my travails, I walked inside the town and saw a replica of Littleroot town with a Pokemon Center and a Pokemart. Strangely, there was only two houses. Still no road... I looked at a sign in the middle of the town. 'Oldale Town... it sure is old.' I thought to myself. I walked over to the Pokemon Center. "Afternoon, Nurse, can I get my Pokemon healed?" I asked the Nurse politely. "Sure, just leave them here. They'll be good in a few minutes." I gave her the Pokeballs containing Ark and Ohm and plopped down on a cushion. I opened my PokeNav and gave someone a call.
"Yo! Falkner!" I yelled into the PokeNav, earning a glare from the nurse. "Sorry, nurse!" I shouted back. She just sighed. "Hello, Brendan." Falkner replied, smug grin on his face. "How's Hoenn?" I shrugged. "It's pretty chill where I am. Two small towns, lush, green pastures, and a Pokemon professor terrified of Zigzagoons. How's Jasmine doing? Shy as ever?" I asked. Falkner shrugged in response. "Oh yes. She still trembles at the sight of any human interaction outside you and I, but she's doing fine." I chuckled, remembering Jasmine literally trembling when I introduced her to Falkner. "So, how's your training going?" I asked. "It's been going pretty well. Pidgeotto and I are killing it." Falkner sent out his Pidgeotto and he perched on Falkner's shoulder.
"Excuse me! Your Pokemon are ready!" The nurse shouted at me from the counter. "Oh, gotta go Falkner, my Pokemon are ready. Talk another time." Falkner waved goodbye then I ended the call. I walked over to the nurse, claimed my Pokemon and left her a small tip. She smiled and bowed at me, thanking me for the tip. Being a Pokemon nurse must be a thankless job.
I walked out of the Pokemon Center and walked to the west exit. "Hey!" Some weird guy yelled. "Don't go there! I have to document rare Pokemon footprints!" I looked at the prints, which appeared to be a size 8. Knowing that the guy would never let me through, I sighed and decided to go up the north exit instead.
Route 103 was slightly bigger than Route 101. Lots more grass, trees, ledges and a small river on the east. I walked to the river and went for a swim. The water in Hoenn is a lot cleaner and bluer than in Johto; I swam a bit further, Magikarps and piranhas attempting to tackle me, but I shrugged them off and swam to the other side. 'Hmm,' I thought. 'I don't think I'm supposed to be here yet, but I'll go look around.' I walked around the route, battling the occasional trainer, and noticed a cycling road similar to the one in Kanto.
I used to go biking a lot in Johto with Falkner, so this wasn't all that new to me. I took my folding bike out from my bag and rode off onto the cycling road. The wind from up there was amazing! I could legitimately feel all my worries being washed away on that road, until a trainer challenged me to one-on-one Magnemite vs. Magnemite battle. I won, but Ohm looked pretty beat, and Ark was really tired from the trainers on ground, so I picked up the pace and biked to the nearby city.
'Mauville City, huh. This place looks like a massive shopping mall.' I thought to myself as I walked into the city. This place looked a lot like a high tech version of Goldenrod City, both being absolutely huge and having people bustling about from each corner. I walked to the Pokemon center and got my Pokemon healed again, this time opting to play some games on my PokeNav. 'Damn... can't get past this level.' I was about to rage quit but the nurse called me and said my Pokemon were ready. Leaving a tip, I exited the Pokemon center and walked around and noticed a gym. 'I should challenge this gym.' I walked into the gym, ready for my first ever gym battle.