The only story-writing experience I have is completion of NaNoWriMo two years ago. This will be a fairly long story, with possible sequels. It will contain some profane language here and there. Hopefully, I won't abandon this like I do with other whims >.>
Anyways, I did most of the general planning for the story as well as the first chapter yesterday. It's the most original idea I've had for a story, in my opinion, so I hope it will be good. It takes place in Sinnoh and will follow the game more or less. I expect it to follow the game less and less later in the story, though it will have Team Galactic's actions the same for the most part. It may seem like a generic story at first, but that will change as time goes on.
I would appreciate any advice / constructive criticism, as well as the locations of any errors within my story. I'm not sure on how long I want my chapters to be, and may lengthen this first chapter when I work on chapter 2. Anyways, on with the story.
Chapter 1: Arrival
Sean tossed one of his pokéballs up into the air, catching it each time it fell. He caught it one last time, sitting up as he did so. He ran his fingers through his short, brown hair, sighing and thinking at the same time.
Why did my parents have to make me go to Sinnoh instead of letting me stay in Johto? I don't give a damn about Team Rocket. Who cares if they were returning after a year of inactivity. I could have handled them if they tried to mess with me. It's not like I'm ten or something, like in the older days when little ten-year-olds got to go on their journeys. I'm sixteen, I can take care of myself.
His thoughts were interrupted when a voice spoke over the intercom, "We are fifteen minutes away from the southwestern port of Sinnoh, near Sandgem. Be ready to exit the ship once we arrive."
Sean, knowing that we was starting his journey at Sinnoh no matter what, got up to pack all of his belongings. He didn't have much other than clothes, all of which were shorts and t-shirts, all varying colors of light brown. The only important things that he had brought with him were his two pokémon: his starting pokémon Penn, a Cyndaquil, and his newly caught Mareep, which he had decided to call Jewel.
When he finished packing up, he looked up at the clock and noticed he still had ten minutes left. He grabbed the pokéball he had been tossing earlier and released Penn from the pokéball. It was a small pokémon. It was yellow for the most part, except for the turquoise that ran across the top of its head and back, as well as four red circles on its back, which would release fire during battle.
"Hey boy. We're not going to be traveling in Johto." The Cyndaquil tilted its head slightly to the side, confused. "Yeah, I know. We're going to be traveling through Sinnoh instead. There will probably be a lot of pokémon you and I have never seen before, and there probably won't be any others like you or Jewel, but that's alright. Good thing I got you as a partner before my parents made me leave Johto, right?" Penn showed his agreement by jumping on Sean's shoulder.
The ship had been stopped for a little while, and the other passengers were all leaving. Sean took off his old, dirty shoes and tossed them into the trash, replacing them with new white shoes that would last him a while. "Well, I guess it's time to go." He got up and returned Penn to his pokéball, continuing out the door. As he was walking on the edge of the boat, he stopped to look out into the sea.
One day, when I'm stronger, I'll return to Johto, whether my parents want me to or not. I'll get rid of Team Rocket permanently for making me leave Johto.
He continued to stare for a few more seconds, then slowly turned around and left the boat.
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After traveling north for a little while, Sean had arrived at his destination: Professor Rowan's Lab. Even though he had already acquired a starter pokémon, he still needed to get registered for the Sinnoh League, and the lab was the closest place. It was off-white and only a story tall, unlike the other houses in the area, but it was very wide and a little secluded. In fact, it looked a lot like Professor Elm's lab. Not caring to stare at the building any longer, Sean walked through the doors. Upon entering, he saw a large man in a white lab coat talking to a boy and a girl. Apparently, Sean had arrived when two new trainers, like him, were getting their first pokémon.
While Sean was looking around at all the weird machines that were also similar to, but not the same, those in Professor Elm's lab, the man in the white lab coat looked up and noticed him, calling out across the room, "Ah, you must be Sean."
Upon hearing his name, Sean looked towards the man, "Uh, yeah. I'm Sean."
"Come on over here," replied the man, "I'd like to introduce you to these two." Sean, upon being asked, walked towards the trio. "By the way," continued the man as Sean neared, "I'm Professor Rowan." The professor extended his hand and Sean shook it. "These two trainers here," he indicated the two Sean had noticed earlier, "are new trainers like you, although they haven't received their starter pokémon yet. By the way, what pokémon did you choose in Johto?" The two others looked at Sean at the mention of a starter from Johto.
"Oh, um," Sean began as he grabbed his pokéball and released Penn, "I chose a Cyndaquil. I've also got a Mareep."
"Oh wow!" exclaimed the girl, speaking for the first time, "I've never seen one of those before. What's its name?"
"Uh, his name is Penn, with two 'n's."
"It's one of the three starters of Johto. It's the fire starter, which you can tell by the red spots on its back and yellow underbelly. The grass starter is called Chikorita while the water starter is called Totodile. Sean, do you know what the starters for Sinnoh are?"
"Not really, I never thought to look them up, since I already had Penn."
"Of course," replied Rowan, "you'll be able to see them in a few minutes. But first, I'd like to introduce you to these two, Lauren and Chris," he indicated the two to his sides.
Lauren extended her hand, "Hi, I'm Lauren."
Sean took her soft hand and shook it, "Hey, I'm Sean." Until now, he hadn't seen what Lauren looked like. She had wavy, light brown hair that went down a few inches past her shoulders, which matched her hazel eyes. She was wearing a dark brown shirt and blue jeans. Sean took an instant liking to her and, from what he saw, she did, too.
"Hey, my name's Chris," said the boy, taking Sean's attention away from Lauren. Chris had light brown hair with hints of blonde throughout it and dark brown eyes; he was more or less Sean's height, but a slightly larger build; he wore a red and blue shirt and blue pants. Sean sensed a confidence about Chris, replying with a simple, "Hey."
"Now then," began Rowan, "it's time for you two to choose your starter pokémon. There are three choices of a grass-, water-, or fire-type starter. These three are Turtwig, the grass-type tiny leaf pokémon; Piplup, the water-type penguin pokémon; and Chimchar, the fire-type chimp pokémon."
He released each one as he said its name. The first one, Turtwig, looked sortof like a green turtle with a yellow jaw and yellow feet, as well as a brown shell. It also had two leaves on the top of its head. The second was Piplup, which was blue, with what looked like an odd, blue hoodie. It had white around its eyes and light blue leading up to its yellow beak. Its feet were yellow, too, and the rest of its body was light blue, with the exception of two small white circles on its chest. The last pokémon to be released was Chimcar, which looked like a small, orange chimp with a fire on the end of its tail and a light tan stomach and face. None of them looked like the starters at Johto.
"When you've decided, choose the pokémon you would like to start with," the professor told the two.
Almost immediately, Chris walked over to the Piplup and picked it up, "I'm going with Piplup."
"Good choice, here's Piplup's pokéball." Rowan handed Chris the pokéball.
After returning Piplup to its pokéball, Chris left with a hasty, "bye," saying he'd head to the first gym at Oreburgh.
Sean looked back at Lauren, who was lightly biting her lips while looking at the two remaining pokémon, deep in thought. After a little while of looking back and forth between the two, she finally walked over to the Chimchar and picked it up. "I'll take this Chimchar, which I'll name Charm."
She, too, left the lab, bidding the remaining two people farewell. As Sean was about to leave, he was stopped by Rowan, "One second, Sean. You don't know much about the geography of Sinnoh, so I'll give you a map. The marked cities are those with badges. As you can see, the closest is the Mine Badge in Canalave, but you won't be able to go there at this time, seeing as you don't have a pokémon that can carry you across the water and the ferries are out of order. The next closest is Oreburgh, which is where Chris is headed to, apparently. If you want, you can stop at Jubilife or continue through to the east to Oreburgh. It's your choice. Do you understand?" Sean nodded. "Also, I've already registered you for the Sinnoh league with this pokédex," he picked up a small red device that looked different than the ones in Johto, and handed it to Sean. "Ok, you can go now, that's all I needed to give you."
Sean was finally going to start his journey. Maybe it won't be too bad in Sinnoh, he thought, thinking of Lauren, as he opened the door to exit the lab.
Anyways, I did most of the general planning for the story as well as the first chapter yesterday. It's the most original idea I've had for a story, in my opinion, so I hope it will be good. It takes place in Sinnoh and will follow the game more or less. I expect it to follow the game less and less later in the story, though it will have Team Galactic's actions the same for the most part. It may seem like a generic story at first, but that will change as time goes on.
I would appreciate any advice / constructive criticism, as well as the locations of any errors within my story. I'm not sure on how long I want my chapters to be, and may lengthen this first chapter when I work on chapter 2. Anyways, on with the story.
Chapter 1: Arrival
Sean tossed one of his pokéballs up into the air, catching it each time it fell. He caught it one last time, sitting up as he did so. He ran his fingers through his short, brown hair, sighing and thinking at the same time.
Why did my parents have to make me go to Sinnoh instead of letting me stay in Johto? I don't give a damn about Team Rocket. Who cares if they were returning after a year of inactivity. I could have handled them if they tried to mess with me. It's not like I'm ten or something, like in the older days when little ten-year-olds got to go on their journeys. I'm sixteen, I can take care of myself.
His thoughts were interrupted when a voice spoke over the intercom, "We are fifteen minutes away from the southwestern port of Sinnoh, near Sandgem. Be ready to exit the ship once we arrive."
Sean, knowing that we was starting his journey at Sinnoh no matter what, got up to pack all of his belongings. He didn't have much other than clothes, all of which were shorts and t-shirts, all varying colors of light brown. The only important things that he had brought with him were his two pokémon: his starting pokémon Penn, a Cyndaquil, and his newly caught Mareep, which he had decided to call Jewel.
When he finished packing up, he looked up at the clock and noticed he still had ten minutes left. He grabbed the pokéball he had been tossing earlier and released Penn from the pokéball. It was a small pokémon. It was yellow for the most part, except for the turquoise that ran across the top of its head and back, as well as four red circles on its back, which would release fire during battle.
"Hey boy. We're not going to be traveling in Johto." The Cyndaquil tilted its head slightly to the side, confused. "Yeah, I know. We're going to be traveling through Sinnoh instead. There will probably be a lot of pokémon you and I have never seen before, and there probably won't be any others like you or Jewel, but that's alright. Good thing I got you as a partner before my parents made me leave Johto, right?" Penn showed his agreement by jumping on Sean's shoulder.
The ship had been stopped for a little while, and the other passengers were all leaving. Sean took off his old, dirty shoes and tossed them into the trash, replacing them with new white shoes that would last him a while. "Well, I guess it's time to go." He got up and returned Penn to his pokéball, continuing out the door. As he was walking on the edge of the boat, he stopped to look out into the sea.
One day, when I'm stronger, I'll return to Johto, whether my parents want me to or not. I'll get rid of Team Rocket permanently for making me leave Johto.
He continued to stare for a few more seconds, then slowly turned around and left the boat.
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After traveling north for a little while, Sean had arrived at his destination: Professor Rowan's Lab. Even though he had already acquired a starter pokémon, he still needed to get registered for the Sinnoh League, and the lab was the closest place. It was off-white and only a story tall, unlike the other houses in the area, but it was very wide and a little secluded. In fact, it looked a lot like Professor Elm's lab. Not caring to stare at the building any longer, Sean walked through the doors. Upon entering, he saw a large man in a white lab coat talking to a boy and a girl. Apparently, Sean had arrived when two new trainers, like him, were getting their first pokémon.
While Sean was looking around at all the weird machines that were also similar to, but not the same, those in Professor Elm's lab, the man in the white lab coat looked up and noticed him, calling out across the room, "Ah, you must be Sean."
Upon hearing his name, Sean looked towards the man, "Uh, yeah. I'm Sean."
"Come on over here," replied the man, "I'd like to introduce you to these two." Sean, upon being asked, walked towards the trio. "By the way," continued the man as Sean neared, "I'm Professor Rowan." The professor extended his hand and Sean shook it. "These two trainers here," he indicated the two Sean had noticed earlier, "are new trainers like you, although they haven't received their starter pokémon yet. By the way, what pokémon did you choose in Johto?" The two others looked at Sean at the mention of a starter from Johto.
"Oh, um," Sean began as he grabbed his pokéball and released Penn, "I chose a Cyndaquil. I've also got a Mareep."
"Oh wow!" exclaimed the girl, speaking for the first time, "I've never seen one of those before. What's its name?"
"Uh, his name is Penn, with two 'n's."
"It's one of the three starters of Johto. It's the fire starter, which you can tell by the red spots on its back and yellow underbelly. The grass starter is called Chikorita while the water starter is called Totodile. Sean, do you know what the starters for Sinnoh are?"
"Not really, I never thought to look them up, since I already had Penn."
"Of course," replied Rowan, "you'll be able to see them in a few minutes. But first, I'd like to introduce you to these two, Lauren and Chris," he indicated the two to his sides.
Lauren extended her hand, "Hi, I'm Lauren."
Sean took her soft hand and shook it, "Hey, I'm Sean." Until now, he hadn't seen what Lauren looked like. She had wavy, light brown hair that went down a few inches past her shoulders, which matched her hazel eyes. She was wearing a dark brown shirt and blue jeans. Sean took an instant liking to her and, from what he saw, she did, too.
"Hey, my name's Chris," said the boy, taking Sean's attention away from Lauren. Chris had light brown hair with hints of blonde throughout it and dark brown eyes; he was more or less Sean's height, but a slightly larger build; he wore a red and blue shirt and blue pants. Sean sensed a confidence about Chris, replying with a simple, "Hey."
"Now then," began Rowan, "it's time for you two to choose your starter pokémon. There are three choices of a grass-, water-, or fire-type starter. These three are Turtwig, the grass-type tiny leaf pokémon; Piplup, the water-type penguin pokémon; and Chimchar, the fire-type chimp pokémon."
He released each one as he said its name. The first one, Turtwig, looked sortof like a green turtle with a yellow jaw and yellow feet, as well as a brown shell. It also had two leaves on the top of its head. The second was Piplup, which was blue, with what looked like an odd, blue hoodie. It had white around its eyes and light blue leading up to its yellow beak. Its feet were yellow, too, and the rest of its body was light blue, with the exception of two small white circles on its chest. The last pokémon to be released was Chimcar, which looked like a small, orange chimp with a fire on the end of its tail and a light tan stomach and face. None of them looked like the starters at Johto.
"When you've decided, choose the pokémon you would like to start with," the professor told the two.
Almost immediately, Chris walked over to the Piplup and picked it up, "I'm going with Piplup."
"Good choice, here's Piplup's pokéball." Rowan handed Chris the pokéball.
After returning Piplup to its pokéball, Chris left with a hasty, "bye," saying he'd head to the first gym at Oreburgh.
Sean looked back at Lauren, who was lightly biting her lips while looking at the two remaining pokémon, deep in thought. After a little while of looking back and forth between the two, she finally walked over to the Chimchar and picked it up. "I'll take this Chimchar, which I'll name Charm."
She, too, left the lab, bidding the remaining two people farewell. As Sean was about to leave, he was stopped by Rowan, "One second, Sean. You don't know much about the geography of Sinnoh, so I'll give you a map. The marked cities are those with badges. As you can see, the closest is the Mine Badge in Canalave, but you won't be able to go there at this time, seeing as you don't have a pokémon that can carry you across the water and the ferries are out of order. The next closest is Oreburgh, which is where Chris is headed to, apparently. If you want, you can stop at Jubilife or continue through to the east to Oreburgh. It's your choice. Do you understand?" Sean nodded. "Also, I've already registered you for the Sinnoh league with this pokédex," he picked up a small red device that looked different than the ones in Johto, and handed it to Sean. "Ok, you can go now, that's all I needed to give you."
Sean was finally going to start his journey. Maybe it won't be too bad in Sinnoh, he thought, thinking of Lauren, as he opened the door to exit the lab.
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