EVERYONE: - Ongoing It Begins

[Umbreon Ruler]

I'm a little nervous. I've posted this on two other forums, and on one, it was pretty popular. But on the other, it died by the third chapter. It's short now but it gets longer, and on a side note, without the italics, center, bold, etc. it might get a little confusing at times.

Chapter 1: A New Generation

The sun was just rising on the small town of Pallet. Professor Oak was in his lab, wondering when the new beginning trainers would arrive. He had just set out the Pokeballs of Squirtle, Charmander, and Bulbasaur, the three official starter Pokemon of Kanto. As he set down at his desk he was thinking about the day one of Pallet's most accomplished trainers, Ash Ketchum had received a Pikachu as his first Pokemon. Just then, his doorbell rang and interrupted his daydream.

"That must be them." he said anxiously while got up to answer the door.

Meanwhile, in a average white house on the edge of Pallet, a boy was hurriedly getting dressed with a worried look on his face. He had dark brown hair and today was supposed to be the day that he was going to get his starter Pokemon.

"This is bad, this is bad." He kept saying to himself as he laced up his shoes. As soon as he was dressed he raced out the house with a quick goodbye to his mother. He hopped on his bike and petaled as fast as he could but he knew that there was a very slim chance that he would get there in time.

He was getting tired, but he never slowed down. He finally made it up a steep hill and could see the large lab in the distance.

"Finally!" he yelled in triumph. He was completely out of breath when he got to the door but he didn't care. All he wanted was his starter Pokemon. He burst through the doors but he couldn't see Professor Oak.

"Professor... Oak..." He wheezed.

"Hmm?" a voice behind him said. He spun around and there stood Professor Oak holding a round object in his hand. "Who are you?" The Professor asked.

"My name... Danny... Please... Professor... Starter..." He managed to cough out.

"A starter Pokemon?" Oak asked. "I'm sorry, but I've already given them all away."

"Really?" The boy asked desperately.

"I'm afraid so." Professor Oak said.

"Man, I really messed up this time..." He said as he slowly walked out the door.

The Professor felt sorry for this boy and was trying to think of a solution when he looked at the round object in his hands. "Danny wait!" he yelled.

"What is it?" Danny said with hope in his eyes.

"You can have this." Oak said as he held out the round object. Danny became disappointed again.

"What's that?" He asked glumly.

"It's a Pokemon egg." He said. "Do you know Ash Ketchum?"

"Of course, who doesn't?" Said Danny.

"Well one of his closest friends gave me this egg. I believe that she's one of the eight gym leaders of Kanto." He stated. "I know it doesn't seem like much now, but this egg will hatch and become just as powerful as every other Pokemon out there." He said.

"I guess so..." he said as he took the egg from Oak. “Thank you." Then he left the lab and hopped on his bike. 'I better say g'bye to mom before I leave,' he thought.

"One more thing." Professor Oak said "Here's your Pokedex." Then he handed Danny a small red device. When he saw it, Danny brightened up a little, but not much.

As he was riding home, he saw three trainers heading toward Route 1. There was a girl with long blonde hair holding a Squirtle and talking to another trainer. He had spiky red hair with a Bulbasaur walking at his side. Behind them was a boy with black hair that was made into a ponytail who was holding a Charmander in front of his face. "Use flamethrower." He kept saying.

'Idiots.' Danny thought. 'Doesn't he know that Charmander can't use flamethrower until he gets stronger? It's not fair that those three got Professor Oak's starter Pokemon and all I got was this lousy egg.'

When he finally got home, his mom made him breakfast and packed him a lunch. "Now don't forget to change your underwear everyday. And be nice to the other trainers. Oh, and-"

"I know mom." He cut in. "Don't worry, I'll be fine." Then he got on his bike and started to ride toward Route 1.

"And don't forget to..." Danny was to far away to hear her now. Even though he wasn't happy to only have gotten an egg, his heart was pounding with excitement about the journey that he had just begun.

A few hours later Danny was still pedaling along Route 1. He was completely winded and decided to stop for a break. The sun was about to set and the egg hadn't even made the slightest movement. "I guess I'll have to camp here." He said. So far, his journey wasn't turning out the way he had hoped. He hadn't seen a single Pokemon, not even a Pidgey.

Just then, he heard some rustling in a nearby patch of grass. He got excited, hoping to see a rare Pokemon, but all that came out was a Rattata. Danny was too tired to deal with anything as common as a rattata right now so he threw a rock to scare it away.

The baby mouse squeaked in fear as he ran back to the patch of grass, as Danny set down to rest and set the egg beside him.

"Raaaaaa-ticate!!!!"

Danny immediately jumped to his feet and watched in horror as a large Raticate jumped out of the patch of grass.

Danny picked up the egg to make sure that it didn't get broken and started to run away. 'Dang! I should've gotten on my bike!' He thought. But it was too late. The Raticate was catching fast and there was nothing he could do.

Then Danny tripped over a large rock and fell to the ground. He knew it was all over. All he could do was sit there.

The Raticate leaped into the air and opened her mouth to prepare for a Hyper Fang.

Danny shut his eyes and braced himself for the pain. But instead he felt the egg burst in his arms. For a split second he thought he broke it, but he opened his eyes and saw a small blue Pokemon in his lap. Then he looked up at the Raticate and, to his extreme relief, saw that it was sleeping.

"What happened?" he asked the little blue Pokemon.

"Poli!" she yelled happily.

Danny took out his Pokedex and pointed it at his newly hatched Pokemon.
"Poliwag" the electronic voice said "The Tadpole Pokemon. It is possible to see this Pokemon's innards through the swirl on its stomach. Its legs are not yet suited for walking, so it spends most of its time in the water."

"Poliwag, huh?" He said. "What attacks does it have?" He pressed a button and a list of his Poliwag's attacks appeared on the screen. "Bubble and Hypnosis. That must be it! Poliwag put the Raticate to sleep using his Hypnosis."

Then he lifted him up in front of his face and smiled. "You're a cute lil' guy aren't ya?" This remark made the little Poliwag angry. " Sorry... Cute little... Girl?" The Poliwag immediately brightened up again. "So you're a girl? Well, in that case, I think I'll call you Chloe." This made the little girl even happier. "Well Chloe, we'd better get to sleep." Just as he was lying down he thought, 'Maybe getting that egg wasn't such a bad thing after all.'

 

[kiara411]

Good story. What's going to happen next?

 

[Umbreon Ruler]

This chapter's not very eventfull, but it's just to gain momentum for the rest of the story.

Chapter 2: Bad Luck

It was almost 8:00 am on Route 1, just north of Pallet Town. Yesterday, Danny Carson had begun his Pokemon journey with a Pokemon egg which, last night, had hatched into a baby Poliwag, who Danny had named Chloe.

Danny was still asleep this morning, but Chloe had awoken bright and early to explore. She was looking over one of the tall, steep ledges that covered Route 1, when she saw a large Pidgey flying toward her, with a hungry look in his eyes. Chloe wasn't scared simply because she didn't know that she was in danger. She thought that the Pidgey wanted to play, so she sent out a cute spray of bubbles. This distracted Pidgey so he missed Chloe by an inch, but immediately turned around and took aim again. Then, the spiral on Chloe's stomach started to turn in circles. Almost instantly, the Pidgey fell asleep and hit the ground head first.

Meanwhile, Danny was just waking up after having a bad nights sleep. "I feel like I slept on concrete." he muttered to himself as he arose. "How did you sleep, Chloe?" he asked. There was no answer. "Chloe?" He asked again, this time with a little worry in his voice. He jumped to his feet and started running around, looking for his little Poliwag. "I should have been more careful." He was saying. "She's barely bigger than my fist! I should have put her in a Pokeball!" Then it dawned on him. Chloe had no Pokeball. "How could I forget to bring Pokeballs!?" he yelled while he continued to look for her. "Where are you, Chloe!?!?" He yelled.

"Poli?"

He turned around and saw Chloe staring at him with a confused look on her face.

"I found you!!!" He joyously yelled, while hugging her as tight as he could, "But you're all dirty. What happened?" He asked. "It doesn't matter. As long as you're safe! Now let's head over to Viridian."

"Poli!" She happily agreed.

~~~~~

They had been walking for about an hour. Danny couldn't ride his bike because, this morning when he went to get it, the Rattatas had chewed it into hundreds of different pieces.

"Hey," He said "I think I see Viridian! See it Chloe!?" Viridian was more than twice the size of Pallet and Danny had only been there once before, but that was with his mother in a car.

"We're about to have our first gym battle!" He yelled. He started to sprint toward the city with Chloe on top of his head.

He arrived at the city almost dancing with excitement. "First we'll go to the Pokemon Center, then the Mart to get some potions and Pokeballs, then... The Gym!!!" Of course, Poliwag didn't have any idea what he was talking about.

He went to the Center and healed Chloe and got a room. Then he went to the Mart and bought a slew of potions and Pokeballs using the money that his mother had given him. Finally, he was ready to go to the gym.

He had been walking on the sidewalk for a while and was starting to get worried that he was lost. Eventually, he reluctantly asked someone for directions.

"The gym?" The man said. "Why, it's right over there." He said, pointing to a large building a few blocks away.

As soon as he saw this, Danny started running toward the building. "Thanks!" He yelled. He was getiing closer and closer. He could see the doors. He could barely take the excitement.

BAM!

He had hit the locked door... Hard. "What's going on!?" He said frantically, banging at the door.

"That gym's closed, sonny." Said an old man who had been watching Danny this whole time.

"It wasn't closed the last time I came here." Muttered Danny.

"When was that?" The old man asked.

"A few years ago." Said Danny.

"It's only been closed a few months." Said the old man.

"Oh." He said with disappointment in his voice. Then he walked away from the gym, dragging his feet as he went.

About an hour later, he was sitting on a bench beside a small pool. There was a sign beside it that read: "Wishing Pool. Toss in a coin and make a wish." Danny threw in a coin even though he knew it wouldn't work. 'I wish that my journey would get a little better. So far it hasn't exactly been bursting with fun.' He thought. Then he let out a big yawn. He hadn't realized how tired he was until now. The warm summer sun was starting to get to him. He wanted to go back to the Pokemon Center to his room, but he was too tired. He leaned over onto his backpack, causing it to tip over. A shrunken Pokeball rolled out and landed in the grass.

"Pidge?" A Pidgey watching from a tree flew over out of curiosity. He started pecking at the Pokeball and it suddenly enlarged, causing the Pidgey to jump back. He hopped over again to investigate the strange, now larger, red and white orb. Once again, he pecked it, but this time, it opened up and swallowed the Tiny Bird Pokemon. It shook a few times and finally stood still. Danny had caught his first Pokemon and he didn't even know it.

Chloe had been in the pool watching the Pidgey the whole time. Now, she jumped out and swatted the Pokeball with her fish-like tail. It hit Danny square in the forehead, waking him up instantly, then opened, releasing the Pidgey.

"Aargh!! What happened!?" He yelled angrily. Then he saw the Pidgey, watching him. He slowly picked up the Pokeball that had hit him in the head and threw it directly at the little bird. But, to his surprise, it bounced right off the Pidgey's head and never even opened. "What?" Danny said. Then he took out his Pokedex and pointed it at the Pidgey.

Pidgey, the Tiny Bird Pokemon. It is very territorial. It will not hesitate to attack an opponent more than twice its size if it feels that it is threatened.

Danny noticed that, beside the Pidgey name on the Pokedex screen, there was a small image of a Pokeball.

"But that means that I've captured one already." He said, obviously confused. Then he picked up the Pokeball he had thrown and pointed the button on the front at the Pidgey. "Return?" He said. Instantly, a red light shot out of the Pokeball and engulfed the bird, sucking him in. "It's... Mine?" He looked at the Pokedex and saw that the Pidgey he had caught was male. "Hmmm... I'll call you Mark." He said, looking at the Pokeball.

He looked up at the cloudless sky, deep in thought. 'I can't always give up.' Then he jumped to his feet and started running toward the Viridian Forest, with new hope in his heart.

 

[Bluntasaur]

Overall, I'd rate this as average.

Nothing here that particularly grabbed me, but I've seen worse.

 

[Umbreon Ruler]

Overall, I'd rate this as average.

Nothing here that particularly grabbed me, but I've seen worse.

The first few chapters really are dull, and this one sorta is too. But after this, it starts to become different from the games, then the next chapter is a step farther, then the next, etc.

Chapter 3: Dangerous Grounds

Danny had just entered the Viridian Forest with Chloe on his shoulder and his newly-caught Pidgey, Mark, in his Pokeball. The forest was even bigger than Viridian City, with trees and tall grass everywhere you looked.

“I wonder what kind of Pokemon we’ll find in here.” Danny asked to no one in particular. “Or maybe we’ll find a trainer so we can show off our skills.” He said proudly, even though he had never actually been in a real Pokemon battle.

Just then, he heard some rustling in a tree behind him, and he spun around, hoping to see a rare Pokemon. He jumped back a little as he saw a strange yellow creature fall from the branches attached to a string. It had beady black eyes which seemed to be staring at Danny. He pulled out his Pokedex to find out more about this strange creature.

Kakuna, the Cocoon Pokemon. Although it appears immobile, on the inside it is very busy preparing for its upcoming evolution.

Danny looked at the Pokemon as if it was some sort of monster.

“Don’t even think of touching my Kakuna!” Said a voice from behind him.

He turned around and saw a small boy wearing a large straw hat, a white tank top, and shorts that looked a little too small for him. In his hand he held what looked like a butterfly net.

“Who are you?” Danny asked, praying for him to be a trainer so that he could finally get into a battle.

“My name is Kevin.” The boy said. “I specialize in bug-type Pokemon, and that Kakuna that you were about to capture is mine!”

“You think I was going to capture THAT?” Danny said as if he thought the idea was funny. “Sorry kid, but I only capture powerful Pokemon.” Danny had actually been planning on catching the Kakuna but he didn’t want to look foolish in front of another trainer.

“Why you…” Kevin said angrily. “I’ll show you a powerful Pokemon!” He said as he threw a Pokeball high into the air. It burst open and a small, green caterpillar-like Pokemon appeared.

Danny’s Pokedex was already out so he figured he should get some information on this Pokemon as well.

Caterpie, the Worm Pokemon. This Pokemon can devour leaves bigger than its own body. It releases a foul smelling odor from its antennae.

“Let’s see. A bug-type.” Danny was muttering to himself. “So that means that a flying-type would have the advantage. Luckily, I have….Mark!” He yelled as he threw Mark’s Pokeball toward the battlefield.

“Pidge-eee!!”

He pressed a button on his Pokedex, trying to find out about Mark’s attacks. It then displayed a list of Pidgey’s skills on the screen: Gust, Tackle, and Sand-attack.

He thought it over for a moment, then ordered a Gust. Pidgey started to flap its wings at an amazing speed, forming a miniature tornado that sucked Caterpie into the air.

“Caterpie!!!” The little worm screamed as he was twirled within the spiral of wind. Then he landed on the ground, completely knocked out.

“Good job Pidgey! Return.” Danny yelled as a red light shot out of the Pokeball and sucked in Pidgey. ‘Was that it?” Asked Danny in a superior tone of voice.

Kevin declared that the battle wasn’t finished yet and threw another Pokeball. This time, a Pokemon that looked similar to a Kakuna emerged.

“Another Kakuna?” Danny said, with obvious disappointment in his voice.

“Not even close!” Kevin yelled, still fuming over his previous loss.

Danny was still skeptical so he held up his Pokedex to find out.

Metapod, the Cocoon Pokemon. The shell covering this Pokemon is as hard as rock, giving this Pokemon a superb defense.

“That shell might be a problem.” Travis muttered trying to come up with a plan. He decided just to start the battle and see how it went. He motioned for Chloe to join the fight, unsure whether she could handle herself at such a young age.

“Poliwag!” She yelled happily as she leapt off of his shoulders.

Danny commanded a bubble and Poliwag laughed as it released a few bubbles that floated into the air and popped.

“Poli, Poli!” She was obviously having a good time playing.

“What a wimpy Pokemon!” Kevin yelled, rolling over in laughter. He managed to order a Tackle through his constant giggling.

The Metapod then flung its entire body toward Chloe and hit her right in the stomach, knocking her onto her back. Luckily, she got back up in a few seconds.

“Most Metapod can’t use tackle,” Kevin said intelligently, “But if you raise it from a Caterpie with love and care, like I did, you’d be surprised at what it can do.”

“Thanks for the lesson.” Danny muttered, obviously annoyed at Kevin’s pompous attitude. “Now Chloe, use bubble again!”

This time, the little Poliwag was angry. She inhaled deeply and shot out hundreds of bubbles with much more pressure than before, hitting Metapod hard.

Kevin bragged that such a weak attack wouldn’t be enough to beat his Metapod, and then ordered another Tackle.

Chloe dodged the tackle easily, since speed wasn’t exactly Metapod’s specialty, then, upon Danny’s orders, shot out another barrage of bubbles even more powerful than the last. It was obvious that the Cocoon Pokemon couldn’t take much more of this, and Danny was sure that he would win the battle.

“Alright then.” Kevin said to himself. “Harden!”

“Harden? I’ve never heard of an attack like that.” Said Danny.

Just then, Metapod started to glow very slightly. All the indents left on his shell by the bubbles started to disappear as Metapod’s body stiffened.

“What’s happening!?” Danny yelled in bewilderment.

Kevin explained with a smirk that Harden drastically raises a Pokemon’s defense.

“Making its shell a little harder won’t save you!” Danny yelled. “Another bubble Chloe!”

Following his orders, Chloe released several bubbles, all of which squarely hit Metapod.

Danny thought that it had been an effective hit, but upon a closer look he realized that the bubbles had barely phased the pupa Pokemon.

“That won’t do any good.” Kevin said slyly. “Now…..Tackle!”

Metapod launched itself toward Chloe, but she was, of course, able to dodge him, being the faster Pokemon.

Danny then ordered a Hypnosis, frantically trying to come up with a plan but failing miserably.

The spiral on Chloe’s stomach began to turn, immediately inducing sleep upon Metapod.

“Start using bubble, and don’t stop!” Danny yelled.

Chloe started shooting bubbles which were all hitting the foe. Due to his light weight, Metapod was tumbling all over the place, but it didn’t appear to be doing much damage.

‘What am I going to do?’ Danny thought

Kevin then ordered yet another Tackle from his Pokemon as it threw its entire body toward the little water Pokemon.

Chloe was getting tired, and Danny knew that it would be difficult to dodge it this time. “Bubble!” he yelled, but they didn’t do much good. Danny wanted to close his eyes, not wanting to see his Pokemon get hit again, but he owed Chloe the respect to see this battle through.

Metapod was almost there and Danny knew that it was over. Then she opened her mouth and inhaled deeply. Danny thought it was another bubble and knew that the effort was useless. But to Danny’s surprise, a powerful jet of water shot out of her mouth and knocked Metapod unconscious.

“What was that?” Danny said as he whipped put his Pokedex to check Chloe’s attacks. This time, a new skill appeared under hypnosis and bubble: water gun. Danny didn’t know what to think at first, but he eventually realized what had just taken place. “We won. WE WON!” He screamed in excitement. “We won our first battle!”

~~~~~

The sun was setting, and Danny was still beaming about his first victory. Although the battle did take a large amount of time and seriously slowed him down, it brought his confidence to new heights. Unfortunately though, he was less than a quarter of the way through the forest, and there would be many other trainers to slow him down. But this only made him more excited.