I have always loved the world of Pokemon, but wondered what it would be like to create a new story following new characters. All Pokemon have been created the writers, creators and developers of the already existing Pokemon world. This is a just a new canon following new characters. I hope you enjoy. If you want to see any of my other writing please refer to my profile. Thanks! I hope you enjoy!
Chapter 1:
The Adventure Begins
Dust saturated the air as the people jumped out of the way. Tyrogue was dashing around the outskirts of town with his master Phillip right next to him. Tyrogue was a gift from his dad on his tenth birthday and Phillip never left him alone.
After Phillip finished his fifth and final lap he and Tyrogue went to the PokeStore for two bottles of water like they did every single day for the last three years.
New Bark Town was a cozy town. It was a hot spot for new trainers to come to their Pokemon from the infamous Professor Elm.
"A lot of the kids are heading out to become Pokemon Trainers today, will you be joining them Phillip?"
"Not this year Mr. Sahless. I'm gonna continue working with Professor Elm."
"But you're so good with them Phillip! It's really obvious you love Pokemon!"
"Thanks Mr. Sahless. Not this year. Maybe next year."
"You said that last year!"
Phillip smiled at him and left him with the change as he dashed off.
Phillip walked leaning back a little with his arms crossed behind his head taking in the smells of the morning dew with Tyrogue by his side. A deep sigh emitted from Phillip. He loved working in the lab, but there many times he felt like there was more. Putting his hand on Phillip's shoulder Tyrogue comforted Phillip.
"Ty-rooogue."
His lips began to curl into a smile.
"Thanks Tyrogue."
He looked at his watch.
"We're gonna be late! I'll race you home!"
Phillip learned the hard way that if Tyrogue doesn't get to train every day he gets stressed out and short tempered. In a flash the two friends dashed off to Phillip's house. Upon arrival his mother greeted him.
"Good morning Phillip and Tyrogue! Are you ready to head out like all the other boys and girls this afternoon?"
Phillip clenched his fists and bit his lip to gather himself.
"No mom!"
"But your father will be so proud!"
"I wouldn't know mom." He snapped back.
Phillip was accustomed to the references to his dad, they came up everywhere he went, but he had only seen him three times in the last four years and the comments everyone showered on him only seemed to aggravate him.
Within minutes Phillip and Tyrogue ran to Professor Elm's lab to help with all the new trainers getting their first Pokemon. Every few months all the ten-year olds in the area would come to Professor Elm's lab to get their starter Pokemon. Phillip and Professor Elm trained each and every Pokemon that came in to get them ready to be the pal of some first-time trainer. Phillip loved raising them and training them from birth to help set someone else up for success.
A little girl was bouncing with enthusiasm as she arrived at the head of the line and greeted Phillip. He laughed and pulled out a Pokeball.
"I think this one will be good for you."
He let the Pokemon out of the ball and a Ledyba emerged. Ledyba moved over to Phillip and nuzzled his leg. He crouched down and stroke the Ledyba under it's neck as he gave it one of his special meals he made just for the Ledyba and other bug Pokemon he had.
"This one is a girl. She's four weeks old."
He nudged the Ledyba towards the little girl.
"Go ahead and introduce yourself."
"Hi Ledyba! My name is Stacy! And I'm going to be your trainer! We're going to be lifelong pals!"
Phillip laughed as he encouraged Stacy to touch the Ledyba.
"She really likes it when you rub under her neck like this."
Phillip took her hand and rubbed it under Ledyba's neck. With another small nudge the two embraced in a hug as Phillip explained to Ledyba that her job was to befriend and protect Stacy. Ledyba nodded as Phillip handed her the Pokeball.
"When she grows strong her Silver Wind attack is very powerful against other grass and bug types."
A few hours passed when the last of the kids had received their Pokemon. A loud CRASH echoed through the lab as Professor Elm stumbled into a table. Putting his hand on his face he closed his eyes as Professor Elm's fall scattered all of Phillip's neatly stacked papers. He ran over to help Professor Elm as he jumped up shouting and giggling to himself.
"I'm alright! I'm alright! Don't worry about me."
Phillip helped him up.
"Are you okay?"
"Yes Phillip, I was trying to reach that paper over there. Have you seen my nephew? Has Nathan Elm been in today?" He was covered in sweat.
"I don't think so Professor. He's pretty late… are you sure he's coming?"
They waited a few more minutes before they began to clean up. Once everything was put away a loud banging on the door shot through the lab.
"We're done for the day!" Phillip shouted to the door and began looking around. "Where is Professor Elm?"
Professor Elm ran to the door with the papers he just stacked flew everywhere. As the Professor opened the door a young man was standing there in a green hoody, a backwards yellow cap, red sneakers and blue shorts.
"Hi uncle! How are you?"
Before Professor Elm could respond Nathan ran past him and began jumping and searching all over for his Pokemon.
"Where is he? Where are you keeping him? Where is my Pokemon?"
Nathan ran up to Professor Elm asking again and again. Professor Elm turned his back to Nathan, closed his eyes and crossed his arms.
"I don't think I should give him to you."
"Come on uncle! Oh please uncle! Uncle! Unnnn-cllllllleeee!" Nathan said tugging on Professor Elm's lab coat.
"You were supposed to be here at noon Nathan. It is now four o'clock in the afternoon!"
"Uncle! It won't happen again I promise."
Phillip stood in shock watching the spectacle before him as he laughed to himself. Professor Elm finally gave in and began searching for the Pokeball he reserved for Nathan.
"Do you know where I put that Pokemon Phillip?" Professor Elm asked as he scoured everywhere.
Phillip dropped his head down and began rubbing it. He pointed out the last Pokemon and Professor Elm laughed at himself as he handed the Pokeball to Nathan.
"What is it!? What is it!? What is it!? Come ouuu-uuuut Pokemon!"
Phillip stood amazed at Nathan's ignorance. He walked over to Nathan. As he saw the Pokeball, he looked back at Professor Elm.
"Professor… I don't remember this Pokemon. I never caught it did I?"
"Oh no Phillip. I caught that this morning. I half expected Nathan to dawdle and be late." He said glaring at Nathan.
Phillip threw the Pokeball out and called the Pokemon. A Cyndaquil emerged. Phillip reeled in surprise then looked at Professor Elm.
"Professor Elm! Cyndaquils are-!"
"Cyndaquil!" Nathan exclaimed as he ran to Cyndaquil to give it a big hug. As he embraced it Cyndaquil blasted him with flames as he rolled on the ground in pain.
"-rancorous at first…" Phillip finished his statement a second too late.
"It takes them some time to get used to their trainer… it seems to not respect you Nathan…"
Nathan popped up.
"I'll make him respect me!"
Nathan picked him up. Cyndaquil burned him again. Nathan let out a scream of pain. The door flung open. A teenager about the same size as Phillip popped in wearing baggy black pants, black sneakers, and a loose fitting gray t-shirt.
Phillip dropped his head to the ground with a massive sigh.
"Not you…"
"Hey losers!" the teenager shouted.
"What do you want Griffin? Aren't you supposed to be out burning baby Pokemon or drowning little children?"
"Very funny Phillip." Griffin crossed his arms and looked away. "I wouldn't be caught dead with a weak baby Pokemon. I only gather strong ones!"
Phillip raised his voice.
"What do you want Griffin?"
"Don't be so touchy mama's boy. I just wanted to see if you and that pathetic Tyrogue of yours were still hanging around here or if you had grown up and decided to journey out like a real man."
Nathan tried to grab Cyndaquil once more only to be burned again.
"Hah! You're pathetic kid! Give up before you get started!" Griffin shouted at Nathan.
Nathan dropped his shoulders and looked at the ground as he walked to the back defeated. Phillip glared at Griffin.
"Are you done?"
"Hah, more than done. I'll see you later loser." Griffin yelled back and walked out the same door he came in tilting his head back with a smug look on his face.
Professor Elm stood between Phillip and Nathan bouncing his eyes between the two of them. His eyes light up with an idea as he approached Phillip.
"May I have a word with you Phillip?"
"Absolutely Professor, what's up?"
"I was just thinking… what if…" Professor Elm shrunk back in hesitation then shook it off. "…what if you accompanied Nathan on his journey?"
Phillip's eyes narrowed into a glare, "no Professor."
"But you are so good with all the Pokemon we've caught and trained in the last three years, and no one knows more about moves, strategy and technique than you. I think it would be very beneficial for both of you."
"No Professor." Phillip repeated sternly.
"I'm not saying you need to catch a bunch of Pokemon or compete in the tournament. I'm just asking you to accompany Nathan as a coach."
"Professor, you have been trying to get me leave for the last two years and follow in my father's footsteps. I don't want to be like my father. I don't want to abandon my family for the sake of some crazy dream to be a Pokemon master or something like that."
"But you love Pokemon, wouldn't it be the greatest feeling in the world to raise some of your favorite Pokemon from infants and watch them grow and develop? You love it more than anyone I know, and you have far exceeded anything I could ever teach you."
Phillip's eyes widened and his demeanor softened.
"Besides Phillip, Nathan looks up to and adores you. I think he will learn a lot from you."
"Fine Professor. For the Pokemon and for Nathan I'll do it, but just as a coach, nothing more."
"That's all I ask. Now let's go tell Nathan the good news."
The two approached Nathan as he sat with his face in his hands. Phillip approached him and lightly touched his shoulder. Nathan looked up.
"Hey man, it's gonna be okay. Cyndaquil will grow to love you. You are going to accomplish great things. And I am going to go with you to make sure that happens." Phillip said.
Nathan's face lit up.
"You are!?"
Both Professor Elm and Phillip nodded towards him. Within minutes the two had Pokedex's and we're ready to go. They split up to pack and met back at the entrance to the town. Many of the townspeople met them at the gate to send them off. Phillip and Nathan's moms were in tears as they waved farewell to them.
Nathan drug Cyndaquil down the road because he refused to go with him or get back in his ball. Phillip had never seen anything like it before. The crew continued on for a few miles when they were forced to take a break because Nathan was frustrated and tired. Phillip was at a loss. As he looked around he saw a wild Mareep off to the side of the road.
"Hey, do you know how to catch new Pokemon?"
Nathan shook his head.
"Come with me, I'll show you."
Phillip thought the extra Pokemon might help Cyndaquil adjust to no longer being a wild Pokemon if a newly caught one respected and followed its master, and he had always wanted a Mareep.
Phillip unleashed Tyrogue to engage Mareep. The two Pokemon stared each other down. Mareep knew it was being challenged and it had far too much courage and pride to be caught without a fight. Without warning the Mareep charged at Tyrogue. Tyrogue rolled out of the way. Mareep whipped around and Phillip knew it was about to perform a shock attack.
"Dodge that!"
With a back handspring followed by a cartwheel Tyrogue evaded the barrage of Thundershocks. Mareep charged again.
"Jump up Tyrogue!"
Tyrogue flipped over Mareep.
"Quick do a body slam!"
Tyrogue's body splashed onto Mareep then picked him up for a body slam. As Mareep was stunned Phillip threw a Pokeball. After several seconds had passed Mareep elected to stay in the ball. Phillip had caught Mareep.
Nathan was jumping up and down with excitement.
"That was so cool!"
Even Cyndaquil clapped for the show. Nathan went to give Cyndaquil a high five and as he touched him Cyndaquil burned him and laughed. Continuing to drag Cyndaquil the crew made it a few more miles before they encountered a bird Pokemon.
"What's that?" Nathan asked as he pointed the Pokedex towards it.
"MURKROW, FEARED AND LOATHED BY MANY, IT IS BELIEVED TO BRING MISFORTUNE TO ALL THOSE WHO SEE IT AT NIGHT."
"Not me. I'm gonna catch it and it will bring about good luck for me! Cyndaquil attack that Murkrow!"
Cyndaquil refused to attack it.
"What? You can't refuse!"
Once again Cyndaquil shook his head refusing to listen.
"Oh fine! I don't need you! I'll catch it myself and then you'll respect me!"
Nathan picked up a rock and chucked it at Murkrow. Phillip ran to stop him, but it was too late. Murkrow looked at Nathan and growled, followed by an even louder and shrill scream.
Seconds later several Murkrow popped out of the ground and the surrounding trees. The flock of Murkrow launched an attack at Cyndaquil as Phillip jumped back in surprise. Cyndaquil tried his best to defend himself but was overwhelmed by the sheer number of Murkrow.
"Hey leave my Cyndaquil alone!" Nathan shouted as he leapt to cover Cyndaquil from the oncoming attacks. The night began to fall and the attacks quickened. Cyndaquil fired several fire blasts to no avail. The two of them continued getting pummeled. Phillip threw out Mareep's Pokeball ordering it to launch a Thundershock attack. The strike was powerful and several Murkrow fell. Mareep tried to continue attacking but had been severely weakened from its battle with Tyrogue. The group had a short respite until it began to pour rain. Nathan, Cyndaquil and Mareep too weak to continue on.
Phillip called Mareep back and picked up Nathan and Cyndaquil as he ran as fast as he could. As Cyndaquil was being held by Nathan his eyes began to grow wide as he could sense Nathan's love for him. The Murkrow volley continued as more swarmed to attack the party. Phillip began to stumble after going several yards. The weight was too much for him. He could feel his muscles giving out.
Phillip tripped as a girl was hiding under her umbrella with her bike next to her. Phillip loaded everyone onto the bike. Before the girl could say anything, Phillip blasted off on a tear down the path. It seemed as though every Murkrow in the region was after Nathan and Cyndaquil. The group sped through the city line as the bike crashed spilling everyone off of it.
Phillip flew several feet away from Nathan and Cyndaquil. All the Murkrow began to dive bomb Cyndaquil. Nathan leapt to protect Cyndaquil. Cyndaquil had felt a newfound love for Nathan and dug deep inside himself. Cyndaquil rolled over and jumped towards the Murkrow launching an extremely powerful fire blast that torched the majority of the Murkrow and vaporized the bike. The remaining Murkrow flew away in cowardice.
Cyndaquil lay next to Nathan as the both of them stared at each other with a smile on their face. In an instant the rain stopped and Phillip pointed them to a Pokemon Center that was within eyeshot.
To be continued...