Well, a bit of background, (not much at all), Phanpy is my favorite Pokemon, I love writing stories, this is my first attempt at a first person narrative, it will be episodic, each episode may not be tied in directly to the one before it. Yay comma splices!
Episode 1
On Christmas morning, there is reason for many people to be happy, if not all people, but for Terrance and his brother and sister, there was more reason than most had to be especially happy. In the heart of ten-year-old Terrance there was already an uncontainable joy. It showed all over his face and could be heard now in his voice.
“Let’s open the presents now!” he shouted.
His mother giggled and sat on the couch as his father rose from the same couch and approached the Christmas tree to take all the presents out from underneath, “Okay, Terrance, settle down,” she said.
“Alright, this one is for Angela!” said Terrance’s father excitedly as he handed a small box, wrapped in red, to Terrance’s sister, “And this one is for Joseph!” he shouted again, handing Terrance’s older brother an oddly-shaped package, “And this one is for Terrance!”
Terrance’s father handed him a package that was also oddly-shaped. He unwrapped it to reveal that it was an elliptical capsule, unlike anything that had been on his Christmas wish list. The mystery only added to Terrance’s excitement as he ripped the paper away from his present. His brother and sister beside him were solely focused on their own as well. When Terrance had finished unwrapping his present, he could only stare at it confused.
He looked over at his mother on the couch as his father pulled out more presents and put them in front of the children they belonged to.
“Mom,” he said, “What is this? What do I use it for?”
His mother giggled, “Open the rest of your presents, then we’ll tell you.”
Terrance looked over at his siblings to see that they had received very strange gifts too. His brother received a capsule like Terrance’s, but it was a different color, and his sister had received a small, red box-shaped device. Its structure was reminiscent of that of a calculator. Finally it clicked for Terrance what was happening. That was a Pokédex, like he’d seen on TV. Terrance held his tongue at this moment, though he had a feeling a bigger gift was yet to come.
Festive wrapping paper continued to fly around the living room as gift after gift was unwrapped. A backpack was unwrapped, a belt that was “built to hold things,” according to Terrance’s father. These gifts were all the same between Terrance and his siblings, save the color: For Joseph, a theme of black and blue, for Angela, a theme of pink and dark purple, and given to Terrance, a theme of red and gold. Finally, they all opened one last gift: each received a hat that was fitting to the color scheme of the rest of their gifts.
Terrance had finally had enough. Holding in the knowledge of what was coming became too much for his little heart to contain. He shouted as loud as he could, with a smile beaming across his face, “When do I get to see my Pokémon?!”
Terrance’s parent’s faces lit up. Such a clever boy they had. Terrance’s father walked out of the room, and brought me into the room first. I remember laying eyes on Terrance for the first time. He looked at me the same way I was looking at him. He was elated, his eyes bearing more happiness than anyone ever thought capable. Of course, it was he who looked at me that way first. It was that look that was impossible not to return. He ran up and embraced me as he went to his knees to stand on my level. He was much taller than me, I remember, as could barely reach his waist at the time, even on my hind feet
“A Phanpy!” shouted Terrance, “Horray, a Phanpy! Mom, Dad, I’m so happy!”
Behind me came Terrance’s brother’s Pokémon, an awfully mechanical-looking Pokémon. It suited Joseph’s mind well, though. Always contemplating, breaking everything down logically. Terrance possessed some of that ability, but not nearly at the level of his brother. It was a Magnemite. As he entered the room, the ornaments on the tree began to gravitate towards him. Joseph smiled and ran to his Pokémon, almost as excited as Terrance.
Finally, out came Angela’s Pokémon. The middle child of the three, she always expected everything would come last for her, as her younger brother was given everything first, and her older brother took everything else. This Pokémon, however, made her forget it all as soon as she saw it. Cubchoo came out from behind Magnemite and awaited an embrace. The small bear was really adorable. Looking at the Pokémon now, you wouldn’t know it, but that’s a story for later…
Angela walked slowly towards her Pokémon and sat down first, then cautiously embraced him, “I’ll call you Snowy,” she said.
Joseph chuckled a little, “Creative, Angela.”
Angela wrinkled her nose and stuck her tongue out, “It’s the perfect name for him,” she said defiantly.
“Okay, okay, fine,” said Joseph, “… let’s see whose is strongest. Right here, right now.”
“No,” interrupted their father, “You’ll see whose is the strongest while you’re outside.”
Terrance stood, that was my trainer, already up for the challenge, “I wanna be part of this too!”
Joseph was already on his way outside with his Pokémon, “Well come on, then!” he shouted.
Terrance and I hurried after him, with Angela and Snowy slowly making their way out there.
“Magnemite,” said Joseph, “Tackle Angela’s ‘Snowy’!”
Magnemite made no sign of comprehension aside from simply carrying out the action. No nod, no vocalization, just one aggressive move made towards the little white bear. I kept waiting for Terrance. Finally a command.
“Okay, I’m going to name you Aecen, okay? Aecen, go tackle Magnemite!”
I did as I was told. After a good running start, I jumped up, extended my legs, and ran after Joseph’s Magnemite. In all my excitement, I must have missed a command, because instead of forcefully tackling my opponent, I simply landed next to him on top of ice-covered grass. I looked up to see Snowy gloating. He had just done a number on me, but Magnemite seemed mostly unharmed. I heard Joseph’s voice again.
“Magnemite, don’t slow down! I said tackle Snowy!”
Magnemite responded with action again, finally reaching Angela’s Pokémon and knocking him to the ground.
I slowly picked myself up to stand. That ice was so painful!
“Aecen!” I still love to hear the sound of my trainer’s voice, just as I did then. As soon as I heard it, all the pain went away, “Scare them! Growl at them!”
I let out a growl as fierce as I could manage. It seemed to work, as both of my opponents took a step back.
Angela called out to Snowy, “Use the Icy Wind move again!”
Snowy breathed deeply and let out another layer of ice while he breathed out. I just barely stepped aside from the attack, and prepared for another command. Joseph was relentless.
“Magnemite, tackle Snowy!”
Again, Magnemite did as told.
“Aecen!” Terrance… “Tackle Magnemite!”
I jumped onto Magnemite as Magnemite lunged for Snowy. There was a jumble of legs, trunk, tails, magnets and screws as all three of us tumbled over one another.
“Okay, that’s enough!” Terrance’s father called out, “Come back inside and have breakfast with us.”
I heard Terrance sigh with disappointment as did his siblings.
Joseph protested, “But the battle isn’t over!”
“Finish it later,” was the reply.
“Fine…”
I tried to stand as Terrance walked up to retrieve me, but there was a heavy metal thing on top of me… oh… that was Magnemite. I pushed a little harder, and flung him off my back. Snowy giggled watching him fly up and hit the ground. Magnemite finally made a noise!
“Gwank!”
Snowy began to laugh out loud now, and so did I. Terrance grabbed my trunk while it was in the air, “Come on, Aecen, let’s go eat!”
I happily followed. Joseph was already inside without Magnemite. Angela stepped in right behind us with Snowy. Each of us were given a suitable Christmas meal, and began to chow down.
Terrance broke the cacophony of chewing and grunting as was often heard at mealtime in that house and shouted, “Dad, this is the best Christmas ever!”
Episode 1
On Christmas morning, there is reason for many people to be happy, if not all people, but for Terrance and his brother and sister, there was more reason than most had to be especially happy. In the heart of ten-year-old Terrance there was already an uncontainable joy. It showed all over his face and could be heard now in his voice.
“Let’s open the presents now!” he shouted.
His mother giggled and sat on the couch as his father rose from the same couch and approached the Christmas tree to take all the presents out from underneath, “Okay, Terrance, settle down,” she said.
“Alright, this one is for Angela!” said Terrance’s father excitedly as he handed a small box, wrapped in red, to Terrance’s sister, “And this one is for Joseph!” he shouted again, handing Terrance’s older brother an oddly-shaped package, “And this one is for Terrance!”
Terrance’s father handed him a package that was also oddly-shaped. He unwrapped it to reveal that it was an elliptical capsule, unlike anything that had been on his Christmas wish list. The mystery only added to Terrance’s excitement as he ripped the paper away from his present. His brother and sister beside him were solely focused on their own as well. When Terrance had finished unwrapping his present, he could only stare at it confused.
He looked over at his mother on the couch as his father pulled out more presents and put them in front of the children they belonged to.
“Mom,” he said, “What is this? What do I use it for?”
His mother giggled, “Open the rest of your presents, then we’ll tell you.”
Terrance looked over at his siblings to see that they had received very strange gifts too. His brother received a capsule like Terrance’s, but it was a different color, and his sister had received a small, red box-shaped device. Its structure was reminiscent of that of a calculator. Finally it clicked for Terrance what was happening. That was a Pokédex, like he’d seen on TV. Terrance held his tongue at this moment, though he had a feeling a bigger gift was yet to come.
Festive wrapping paper continued to fly around the living room as gift after gift was unwrapped. A backpack was unwrapped, a belt that was “built to hold things,” according to Terrance’s father. These gifts were all the same between Terrance and his siblings, save the color: For Joseph, a theme of black and blue, for Angela, a theme of pink and dark purple, and given to Terrance, a theme of red and gold. Finally, they all opened one last gift: each received a hat that was fitting to the color scheme of the rest of their gifts.
Terrance had finally had enough. Holding in the knowledge of what was coming became too much for his little heart to contain. He shouted as loud as he could, with a smile beaming across his face, “When do I get to see my Pokémon?!”
* * *
I guess that’s where I come in. I’m Terrance’s Pokémon. It’s been many years since this Christmas morning, and I remember it so clearly. They say that a Donphan never forgets. I suppose that it’s true. Since I’ve got nothing better to do, I’ll recount my knowledge from where I left off. Terrance had just shouted, that’s right…
* * *
I guess that’s where I come in. I’m Terrance’s Pokémon. It’s been many years since this Christmas morning, and I remember it so clearly. They say that a Donphan never forgets. I suppose that it’s true. Since I’ve got nothing better to do, I’ll recount my knowledge from where I left off. Terrance had just shouted, that’s right…
* * *
Terrance’s parent’s faces lit up. Such a clever boy they had. Terrance’s father walked out of the room, and brought me into the room first. I remember laying eyes on Terrance for the first time. He looked at me the same way I was looking at him. He was elated, his eyes bearing more happiness than anyone ever thought capable. Of course, it was he who looked at me that way first. It was that look that was impossible not to return. He ran up and embraced me as he went to his knees to stand on my level. He was much taller than me, I remember, as could barely reach his waist at the time, even on my hind feet
“A Phanpy!” shouted Terrance, “Horray, a Phanpy! Mom, Dad, I’m so happy!”
Behind me came Terrance’s brother’s Pokémon, an awfully mechanical-looking Pokémon. It suited Joseph’s mind well, though. Always contemplating, breaking everything down logically. Terrance possessed some of that ability, but not nearly at the level of his brother. It was a Magnemite. As he entered the room, the ornaments on the tree began to gravitate towards him. Joseph smiled and ran to his Pokémon, almost as excited as Terrance.
Finally, out came Angela’s Pokémon. The middle child of the three, she always expected everything would come last for her, as her younger brother was given everything first, and her older brother took everything else. This Pokémon, however, made her forget it all as soon as she saw it. Cubchoo came out from behind Magnemite and awaited an embrace. The small bear was really adorable. Looking at the Pokémon now, you wouldn’t know it, but that’s a story for later…
Angela walked slowly towards her Pokémon and sat down first, then cautiously embraced him, “I’ll call you Snowy,” she said.
Joseph chuckled a little, “Creative, Angela.”
Angela wrinkled her nose and stuck her tongue out, “It’s the perfect name for him,” she said defiantly.
“Okay, okay, fine,” said Joseph, “… let’s see whose is strongest. Right here, right now.”
“No,” interrupted their father, “You’ll see whose is the strongest while you’re outside.”
Terrance stood, that was my trainer, already up for the challenge, “I wanna be part of this too!”
Joseph was already on his way outside with his Pokémon, “Well come on, then!” he shouted.
Terrance and I hurried after him, with Angela and Snowy slowly making their way out there.
* * *
The six of us took separate corners in the yard. Terrance and I were in the corner furthest from the house. I saw Terrance’s parents staring out the window, ready to witness their children’s first battle. I awaited a command, the battle was already in me, even at that age, I trusted Terrance to tell me what I needed to do, but he was not the first to speak.“Magnemite,” said Joseph, “Tackle Angela’s ‘Snowy’!”
Magnemite made no sign of comprehension aside from simply carrying out the action. No nod, no vocalization, just one aggressive move made towards the little white bear. I kept waiting for Terrance. Finally a command.
“Okay, I’m going to name you Aecen, okay? Aecen, go tackle Magnemite!”
I did as I was told. After a good running start, I jumped up, extended my legs, and ran after Joseph’s Magnemite. In all my excitement, I must have missed a command, because instead of forcefully tackling my opponent, I simply landed next to him on top of ice-covered grass. I looked up to see Snowy gloating. He had just done a number on me, but Magnemite seemed mostly unharmed. I heard Joseph’s voice again.
“Magnemite, don’t slow down! I said tackle Snowy!”
Magnemite responded with action again, finally reaching Angela’s Pokémon and knocking him to the ground.
I slowly picked myself up to stand. That ice was so painful!
“Aecen!” I still love to hear the sound of my trainer’s voice, just as I did then. As soon as I heard it, all the pain went away, “Scare them! Growl at them!”
I let out a growl as fierce as I could manage. It seemed to work, as both of my opponents took a step back.
Angela called out to Snowy, “Use the Icy Wind move again!”
Snowy breathed deeply and let out another layer of ice while he breathed out. I just barely stepped aside from the attack, and prepared for another command. Joseph was relentless.
“Magnemite, tackle Snowy!”
Again, Magnemite did as told.
“Aecen!” Terrance… “Tackle Magnemite!”
I jumped onto Magnemite as Magnemite lunged for Snowy. There was a jumble of legs, trunk, tails, magnets and screws as all three of us tumbled over one another.
“Okay, that’s enough!” Terrance’s father called out, “Come back inside and have breakfast with us.”
I heard Terrance sigh with disappointment as did his siblings.
Joseph protested, “But the battle isn’t over!”
“Finish it later,” was the reply.
“Fine…”
I tried to stand as Terrance walked up to retrieve me, but there was a heavy metal thing on top of me… oh… that was Magnemite. I pushed a little harder, and flung him off my back. Snowy giggled watching him fly up and hit the ground. Magnemite finally made a noise!
“Gwank!”
Snowy began to laugh out loud now, and so did I. Terrance grabbed my trunk while it was in the air, “Come on, Aecen, let’s go eat!”
I happily followed. Joseph was already inside without Magnemite. Angela stepped in right behind us with Snowy. Each of us were given a suitable Christmas meal, and began to chow down.
Terrance broke the cacophony of chewing and grunting as was often heard at mealtime in that house and shouted, “Dad, this is the best Christmas ever!”
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