Pokemon Presents:

Lances Dragon Adventures

Episode 1:

The Draco Journey

Lance is known as the Dragon Champion of both Kanto and Johto respectively. Some say he was born to raise dragons, some say he's just a flying type champion, others say he's not even a native of Kanto. That last part is true, he was born in the town of Blackthorn City in the Johto Region. How did his journey begin you ask? Well, that tale is about to be told.

Blackthorn City - Dragons Den

A young boy, aged 11, swims a few laps in the den. He swims in the lake treading water. He worksout to keep himself in shape. All of a sudden, a giant Dragonair rises up from the waters, the boy is horrified by the giant Dragonair. There is a laugh heard in the distance, it is an older kid. The older kid with blue bangs and a brown leather vest laughs hysterically. "You'll never be a master Lancy" the kid teases him. Lance, is angry with the older kid "you know what Cyle? I will be the best, like no one ever was!" Cyle yawns, knowing how stupid that phrase is "you've been saying that since you were five. Let the real expert get to the higher level" Cyle says, snickering at the boy "I will aim to be the dragon type master!" he says with confidence. Cyle stares down at Lance.

Out of the shadows, an old man walks into the den, both boys turn around, it is the Master of the Dragon Type User Clan. The Master glares at Cyle "bothering your little cousin again, are we?" Cyle stutters a bit "n-no grandpa. N-nothing a-at all"

NOTE: Yes, Cyle is gonna be Lances older cousin and Clairs older brother. Clair is revealed to be years younger than Lance. Cyle is about three years older than Lance.

The Master looks at Cyle suspiciously "you know, you're gonna be a big brother soon. Your mother wants you to be nicer to Lance and your new sibling" he says, eyeing his oldest grandson. Cyle smirks "I'll teach my brother a thing or two about Dragons" he says, feeling overconfident about his new sibling. "You don't know if it is a boy or a girl. Don't get overconfident young man" The Master says to Cyle. The Master goes over to Lance "come boy, this is your time" he takes Lance over to the Shrine. The door closes, leaving Cyle out to mess around in the lake.

Blackthorn City - Dragons Den - Shrine

The Master escorts Lance into the shrine. Lance is frightened but gains the courage to step inside. He feels creeped out by all of the other people standing around him in hooded cloaks. They all eye Lance. The Master stands on top of the stage. He stares down at his grandson. The hooded figures look at Lance. Lance is shy, he asks "are these guys necessary?" feeling nervous. The Master ignores his question and announces to the whole shrine "your time has come Lance! You reached the age of being a Pokemon Trainer at aged 10, you spent a year studying and learning about the Dragon Type Clan! Now, you are 11, you are ready Lance! Here is the Ultimate Test!" The Hooded Figures get down on their knees and pray to Lance. Lance is confused, he knows he had to skip out on getting his first pokemon at age 10 like everyone else, but he didn't think he'd have a lot of people watching him pass a test. The Master gives him a few questions "What are Pokemon to You? Friend? Ally? Or Tool?" Lance is confused, he doesn't know what this has to do with the Dragon Type Test, he struggles to speak, he spits out "Friend!" The hooded figures look at each other, they whisper to each other on the response. The Master nods and moves on to the next question "what helps you Win Battles? Strategy? Training? Or Cheating?" The hooded figures glare at Lance, the young boy feels nervous by all of the glares, he spits out an answer "strategy!" The hooded figures all look and whisper to each other, they whisper comments to the boy. The Master slams his stick down to silence the figures "what kind of trainer do you want to battle? Weak? Strong? or Anyone?" everyone in the room whisper to each other. They look at Lance wondering what his answer would be. Lance answers with confidence "Anyone! Not weak, not strong, anyone!" The master shows no expression. He goes on to the next question "What is most important about raising Pokemon? Love? Knowledge? Or Violence?" The hooded figures whisper, they look at each other talking about their answers. Lance gives out an answer without even trying to think, "Love!" The hooded figures are shocked, they whisper even louder. The Master slams his stick down to silence them again he yells "Final Question!" The room goes silent "Strong Pokemon or Weak Pokemon? Which is it that is most important?" The hooded figures gasp, they all whisper to each other, they all glare at Lance wondering what his answer would be. Lance swallows and speaks up feeling confident, he says "Both!" The room goes silent. The Master pauses, he thinks for a moment, he then says to the boy "very good, very interesting, this is the kind of master who has answered all questions correctly. You sir, have received your very own, but RARE, Dratini!" The crowd gasps, they all clap their hands and congratulate Lance. Some of the hooded figures put their hoods down. Lance recognizes the figures, he sees his Mom, his Dad, his Uncle Sam, Uncle Herb, Grandma Mary, Cousin Liam, and all of the other citizens that are close friends of his family. The Master gives Lance his pokeball, it contains a Dratini. "Congratulations Lance! You passed the test 100%! Not even Cyle could pass with flying colors, he got a 69%. I'm proud of you, Grandson!" The master gives Lance his Dratini. Lance is excited, he doesn't know what to say, he then asks "wait, what is so rare about this Dratini?" he says, feeling curious. Grandma Mary answers "that Dratini has the move Extremespeed, that is Rare for a Dratini to have." The Master smiles "yes, your Grandma and I were the last two to have a Dratini with that move. You are the first in decades to receive one, treat it well!" Lance smiles, he bursts out of the doors feeling excited.

Blackthorn City - Dragons Den

Lance throws his Pokeball out in the air, out of the ball comes a Dratini. Lance smiles at the pokemon, he says "Hi Dratini, I'm Lance. We're gonna have an adventure together!" Dratini is shy at first, but goes over to Lance, he nuzzles him.

Blackthorn City - Lances House - Kitchen

It is night time, Lance and Dratini are both eating food in the kitchen. The family of Lance all sit down to celebrate his final test of the Dragon Clan. His dad says to him "Are you sure you wanna explore Kanto? There is a rare place in Unova where you can see more dragons that aren't even in this area" he asks his son. Lance says to his dad "dad, I gotta see the world. I promised my penpal that I would meet him up on our journey together after my dragon test. I'm not gonna miss out like I did last year." His mother sighs "we just want you to have the same traditions like our generation did. Blackthorn City has lots of things for you. You could end up being a master there" she says, trying to change his mind. Lance refuses "no, I wanna see the world, my penpal wants to take on the pokemon league challenge and I want to do that too!" His Aunt Carol looks at Lance, she says to him "I allow you to take on the world!" she says supporting her nephew. His Uncle Sam / Carols husband says to her "are you serious? He's only 11?" His Aunt Carol stands up for her nephew "and so was Cyle, but you made him stay back and train here. I want our next child to have the same opportunity I never had." Uncle Sam is confused, he asks "what do you mean?" Aunt Carol responds "I've meant to go see the world. I wanted to, but my parents refused to let me go out there. Right after they passed, I wanted to go, but I got pregnant with Cyle and had to marry you at 17. I want Lance to have what I never had. It's too late for Cyle, but not too late for Lance!" she gets a strong kick from the baby. Sam responds "honey, you're 8 months pregnant, go easy." Aunt Carol ignores him, she looks at Lance, "honey, go see the world. Do something I couldn't do! Go catch every Pokemon you see and learn about the Kanto Region." Lance smiles, he says to his aunt "I will Aunt Carol, for you and the baby!" Lance hugs his Aunt Carol while Dratini joins in, he listens in on the baby. Their family friend, Marvin, suggests "go see an old friend of mine. I learned a lot from him and other pokemon. His name is Professor Oak, he'll teach you everything about Pokemon." Lance smiles, "I will, thank you!"

Blackthorn City

Lance leaves his house, he is about to go down the path to Route 45. He takes a few steps under the arch, he is about to leave until he is stopped by Marvin. Marvin calls out to Lance "Lance, wait" he calls out running to him. Lance turns around, he looks to see that it is Marvin, Lance is confused, wondering why Marvin is calling out to him "what?" he asks curiously. Marvin throws a pokeball up in the air, out comes a Pidgeot, the pokemon cries with pride. "Let me take you to pallet town, I could use that time to visit my old friend. Lance doesn't hesitate and leaps on, Marvin, Lance, and Pidgeot all soar into the sky.

Up in the sky, Lance feels that he is free from his own place. Everything looks so small down in the city. Lance is excited to start his Pokemon journey.

Aunt Carol looks up at the sky, she sees her nephew on top of a Pidgeot with Marvin guiding the young lad. Aunt Carol waves at Lance, she waves until her water starts to break. Uncle Sam runs out of the house, he is on high alert, he yells "Cyle, call an ambulance!" Cyle is nowhere to be found. "Cyle?" Yells Uncle Sam. There is no sign of their only son.

Cyle leaves blackthorn city, he looks back and glares at the town. He goes down route 45 and doesn't look back.

Up in the air, Lance feels like a candy wrapper in an updraft. He almost falls, but grabs on to Marvin. Marvin says to him "woah, careful there. You don't wanna start your pokemon journey in the seas" he says with a chuckle. Pidgeot laughs at his trainer's comment. Lance's Dratini pops out of his pokeball, he rides on his trainer's shoulder. They both look down and gaze at all of the pokemon in the seas. These pokemon look so new to Lance, the only pokemon that look familiar to him are other Dratinis or Magikarp. "Mr. Marvin" Lance asks to get his attention. Marvin looks and says "please, call me Marvin" he says laughing. "Marvin, what is this thing we are on?" Lance asks, while admiring Pidgeot. "Why we are on a Pidgeot, they are seen in lots of places, including over Blackthorn. This one is one of my best captures since the beginning." Pidgeot smiles at his trainer. He caws feeling proud to be one of his best captures. Lance gets curious, "what is it that you do? I always thought you were a dragon trainer like the rest of us?" Marvin laughs, "nah, I'm a researcher here at Blackthorn, I studied dragons and got hooked when I met my wife at blackthorn, she used to train in the ice cavern." Lance drops his jaw, "your wife is the daring ice slasher!" he says excitedly. Marvin laughs "I wouldn't say that, but yes, she took her dragons and battled each and every ice type she could battle. Dragons are weak to ice and she went in there with no refusal." Lance responds "your wife is a legend! I didn't think she was that type of person. I thought she was just a librarian." Marvin says to him "nope, people can have a past, even legendary ones. Just don't mess with her, she raised a Piloswine since it was a Swinub. Things got messy with those teenagers" he says, advising Lance.

The land gets closer and closer, there is dry land. Marvin yells "Land Ho! We've reached Pallet Town!" Lance gazes at Pallet, wondering what is in store for him. He and Dratini both gaze thinking about their future.

TO BE CONTINUED…..