《Pokemon Reincarnated Adventure》 Mason It was but another tuesday night at the cancer hospital, in room B78 of the second floor in the 3rd hall. And in this room was a boy, well atleast what was left of him. His legs were missing, in fact they were amputated. If you couldn''t guess already, this is our main character, Mason. Not much of one huh? Another thing about him is his arm was missing along with his legs. Only one arm, straight from the elbow down was just a prostethic. Although this child was in such a terrible condition, with such unfair disadvantages, he still hasn''t lost hope. If you would look into his eyes, they weren''t lifeless nor sad. In fact, they were brighter than even the stars! Why you ask? Well of course it was due to him currently playing his favorite game in existence; Pokemon. Pokemon was a turn based battle game where one would control a tamed beast called a pokemon and use them to fight other pokemon trainers. A popular game appealing to young boys, and even spanning across the age gaps reaching middle aged men''s interests. He could be considered one of the best players. He had played every single game on every single system. He had constantly played every game and transferred his data over to the newer games. The latest pokemon game, sun and moon had recently come out and he had already caught every single pokemon in the game, including from previous games. Why still play when he has already completed this games purpose? He was of course catching shiny pokemon which he could boast about to the nurses and doctors, his only friends. He couldn''t go to school in his condition, he had stage 4 lung cancer and although he wasn''t told how long he had to live, he knew it wasn''t very long. The sun shined through the window into his eyes, he squinted his eyes and laid down, closing his nintendo. ''Ugh, im getting bored of this version, I need a new version.'' He looked at the TV and turned on a show, of course it was Pokemon. In fact he hated the pokemon tv series, he believed Ash essentially made every wrong choice a trainer shouldn''t make. It was supposed to embody the idea of being kind and benevolent yet the entire idea of pokemon contradicts it. It should simply just follow the story of an actually competent main character and how he deals with pokemon battles and exploring the world full of pokemon. Instead the viewers are given Ash Ketchum who in the simplest form would be called a piece of shit. He is the most annoying main character ever known to TV and the fact that he doesn''t age makes the story even worse. Mason was certainly into Pokemon, to even get sensitive over such a topic. The only reason he watched the show is because it was pokemon, ignoring the shit MC took some time, but he worked it out and actually kinda enjoyed the show. Slowly, as time went on, his lack of sleep caught up to him. ''Hmm, strange, why am I so sleepy? More than usual even."The author''s tale has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. He still hasn''t realized what was going on until he focused and looked around his room. There he saw his father, holding a pillow and a syringe. His heart thumped fast. This couldn''t be right? No way, his parents aren''t like that. ''thump'' his heart couldn''t help but beat faster. Tears streamed across his fathers face. "I''m sorry! This is what''s best for you, this is hard on me too! I''m sorry!" "huh, what ar-" is all he managed to squeeze out before his father pushed the pillow into his face. Screaming would do no good now, lacking an arm and being skinny really made this 16 year old''s chances slim. He couldn''t do anything as he died in the scariest way possible. ''why not just shoot me instead of making me suffer?'' He normally would have been able to do something to alert the hospital, but he was drugged by his father, it was already a miracle he hasn''t fallen asleep. Soon his energy was depleted and his squirming began to die down. "I''m sorry!I''m sorry!I''m sorry!I''m sorry!I''m sorry!I''m sorry!I''m sorry!I''m sorry!" His father kept chanting, almost as if he was convincing himself of what he was doing was right. ''no dad, you don''t understand! I don''t want to die yet! I WANNA LIVE!'' Thoughts couldn''t be conveyed unfortunately so he was stuck under the pillow until his squirms died down and he lost conciousness and he died there on the spot. That day signified the death of a boy, and the start of a legend. ........................................................................................................................ Pallet Town... A woman could be heard moaning, breathing, and gasping continuosly. "Push!Push! A little more!" A woman giving birth in the local doctors building could be seen. She wasn''t anything too special, a pretty housewife with a talent in cooking. All that could be seen was the woman, a doctor named Dr. Malset and another woman. No sign of a potential father could be seen. With a last push he baby came out, a healthy, pale baby came out crying. It''s crying was much stronger than it should have normally been for a newborn baby. The doctor feared that there was something wrong, but with careful examination he found nothing wrong. Well except one thing. The baby''s eyes were a deep shade of red which stood out. ''Its nothing, hes but a baby, the color will probably change in the future.'' Thought the doctor. "Let me see my child" Demanded the woman. "alright, be careful now. Don''t want anything to happen to it after all that effort." He smiled. As the woman held her baby her eyes brightened and a smile broke, a face full of love was shown and she felt so happy just looking at him. She especially loved his eyes the most out of all his features. "So about his eyes they ar-" "Perfect" She interupted. "Huh? Your not alarmed by them?" "Oh why would I? They are the same as my husbands." The doctor made a weird face. "alright then, I guess this signifies our new addition to our small population of pallet town." He went up to a board which read 599 and rewrote 600. "How convenient he was born just a bit after oaks son. I hope they will grow to be friends." The woman smiled, "I too hope they would grow to be friends." Little did they know that these two boys fates are intertwined much deeper than friends, they were meant to be something else, something more; Rivals. ...................................... Pallet Town Strolling down the open streets, Red greeted everyone cheerfully. "Good morning Mrs.Sallis" "Morning Mr. Cawalski" "Morning Dr. Doolski"(Don''t roast my names) "Well good morning Red." Everyone had a bright smile on a happy day while speaking to this bright, cheerful boy. Red continued on his way to the park of Pallet Town, that''s right, you heard it. Pallet Town. The very same town of beginnings that Ash came from. The most important part of this town is Professor Oak. Although he is locked up in his lab most of the time, Red has seen him a couple of times. They spoke and became friends due to the multiple events in which they met and surprisingly got along really well in. Red got to the park and looked around, squinting. He finally spotted what he was searching for, Blue. He continued on ahead with a smile. "Hey Blue! Did you wait long?" "No, well at least not as much as you usually make me wait." Red smiled. "So what did you call me here for?" Blue''s smile left his face and a stern expression came upon his face. "Red, now that we are 11 years old, we have come of age to obtain our Pokemon." At this wake-up call, Red shivered. He remembered. In fact, he had lost his memory the entire 11 years he lived in this alternate world and now with that wake-up call, he remembered. Floodgates in his head opened up as his eyes grew wider and his vast memory and knowledge were awakened. ''What the fuck was I doing this whole time?'' ''Where the fuck am I?'' ''My name is Red. Pallet Town, Oak.'' !!!! ''No way, no way, no way! This can''t be true, it isn''t true. I refuse to believe it!'' ''Wait, if this is true, then all those Pokemon I see...'' He instantly looked around, ignoring Blue and his reactions. He looked at all the wonderful creatures known as Pokemon. Pigeys and spearows flying around why rattatas were skidding across the land. A smile instantly bloomed on Red''s face. ''HAHAHA! Am I in heaven? Pokemon! It really is Pokemon!'' ''Ok, I can explore later, for now, let me deal with this shit rival blue.'' As a conqueror of all Pokemon games and viewer of all the episodes, how could Red(Mason) not know who Blue was, he was Red''s rival and would become the champion that Red would later defeat. Too bad someone took over Red''s body(Mason), because Blue wouldn''t be able to become the champion or even have some form of hope of becoming the champion. As an expert, Mason knew all the best Pokemon and the best ways to train one. He had a plan, a plan to build the perfect team and defeat the elite four and become the champion.This content has been misappropriated from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. "Red!" "Huh? Yes, Blue?" "I said that I am not playing with you and leaf anymore!" "Hmm? Why so?" Of course, Red already knew the reason, he was but playing his part. "I am gonna be a Pokemon trainer. I, the future Pokemon league champion will not be seen with the likes of you two!" "Hmph, you think your so tough Blue?" "Huh, excuse me?" Blue brought his fist up. Red brought his fist up, this would signify the first fight of the 2 rivals. It also signified Red''s first loss. Blue punched out first and red being inexperienced and weak could only take it and fall on the floor, with a bruise on his cheek. "Hmph, you can hang out with your ''girlfriend'' leaf! Smell ya later!" ''Ah, I see. He is but a child, he acts tough but is still fairly innocent inside.'' He always had a crush on Leaf but she was always oblivious and as they got older, she liked Red more due to him being handsome and blue not up to par. ''Really too simple!'' Red smiled. Blue seemed to be walking towards his home. ''I believe tomorrow should be the day, the events are going according to plan.'' Red stood there until he realized, he was standing. He looked down at his left arm, moved it, clenched it and unclenched. ''Hahaha! Finally, I can move, I can walk, I can do things! God gave me this chance, I must take it!'' Red instantly went home and changed clothes and came downstairs. "Well, where are you going?" Red''s mother asked as he was leaving. "I''m going to go for a run." "Oh ok then, see you later son!" She smiled happily. "Bye!" Red began running and exercising, going through the park and playing around in the monkey bars. ''I couldn''t work out and have a healthy body in my previous life but now I have a perfectly healthy body, so wouldn''t it be selfish to not use it to it''s fullest extent?'' Red continued even though he was tired and sweating profusely. He finally dropped on the floor 2 hours after he began, panting and gasping for breath. He began smiling and laughing. "hahhahaahah!" ''Thank you, god, I will work hard for this second chance, I swear!'' He went home, showered and changed clothes. He sat in his room watching TV. ''So this is what is on TV in the Pokemon world.'' Red was flipping through channels until he landed on a Pokemon battle channel. ''This is it!'' He was watching trainers having Pokemon battles and this wasn''t a basic pidgey vs. Meowth battle, no it was 2nd or 3rd evolution Pokemon with high power levels and cutthroat fighting. Red instantly became excited. ''It looks so real, this is how Pokemon look like in real life? It''s better than any great CGI animations that anyone has ever made, there''s so much texture on their skin and every movement flowed so well, exactly how a living creature would move!'' He stayed intent on watching these great fights and couldn''t look away, he stayed watching until 11 o''clock. What caused him to stop watching was him hearing a doorbell ring. He got up and answered the door. ''Who would come at this late hour?'' He opened the door to find a cute 10-11-year-old girl with brown hair and green eyes. "Hey Red!" Red smiled, although he didn''t have any interest in this girl or any girl at the moment for a matter of fact, he still was happy that he could see his best friend. He still retained his memories from when he had lost his memory. He remembers the days and hours they had fun playing with each other. "Hey Leaf, what brings you here so late." She averted her gaze and moved her hands from behind her back, revealing a basket holding cakes and sweets. Red instantly smiled. "Did you make these?" "Yeah.. my mom helped though! I only made these because I heard you are becoming a Pokemon trainer tomorrow with Blue! Is it true?" ''Hmm, I personally know that I will become a Pokemon trainer tomorrow but the original Red shouldn''t and wouldn''t know.'' "I don''t know, I wasn''t told about any of this." "Hmmm, well if you decide to become a Pokemon trainer, I will too!" ''This girl really likes me too much! Haha'' "I am planning to become a Pokemon trainer so I recommend you to also begin practicing and learning. Who knows, if you show talent maybe professor Oak will allow you to become a trainer early!" "Ok! I will make sure to catch up to you no matter what!" "Catch up to me, why not try to surpass me?" "Well..." "Nevermind, just go get some sleep ok?" "Mhmm!" She skipped away and back home. ''This girl might be an issue in the future, I guess my MC aura is too effective on the ladies'' Red smiled as he went back upstairs to get some sleep. ''Tomorrow is the big day, I better at least get some sleep.'' Red couldn''t get much sleep to his overloading excitement, he would finally fulfill his lifelong dream. Beginning "Pidgey!Spearow!" Red awoke to the unsettling cries of flying type Pokemon. ''ah, nothing better in the morning than a headache. Still, I can''t believe I''m in the Pokemon world!'' He got up and peered out his window, squinting at the glaring sunlight. A smile slowly bloomed on his face as he felt the real warmth of this world. Red went over to his bathroom after making his bed. He swiftly undressed and jumped in the shower, after taking a long, steamy shower, he wiped himself off and wore his clothes. As he brushed his teeth while looking into the mirror, he couldn''t help but admire his new looks. ''I sure am handsome, huh?'' Mason never stood out in his old life, well not in a positive way. He definitely stood out, but as an outcast, not someone special. Being handsome and capable in this life truly made him feel like he had something to offer, like he was someone. Red walked out the bathroom and went downstairs to eat breakfast, the heavenly scent of eggs and bacon in the morning was always enticing. ''Thank you, Arceus for creating all our beautiful Tepigs and Pidgeys. I will never take food for granted ever again.'' Although he attempted to laugh it off, the fact that he was eating Pokemon unsettled him, but he slowly accepted it, especially with his 11 years of life on here. ''Today is the day!'' "Whats all the excitement about?" His mother asked him. "Oh, just a new game coming out!" Red faked his enthusiasm. "Oh, you kids and your video games." His mother chuckled. "I have a gift for you Red" "Hmm? What is it?" He spoke with his mouth full, causing laughter from his mother. She stood up and walked to her bedroom, bringing out a wrapped present. She set it down on the table where I could feel and unwrap it. "Go on, open it" Red slowly opened up the gift and saw the signs on the box, It was the newest phone model!! The P-Phone X, all the kids were dying for it and Red, being from a middle class family with no father never expected to be a kid with the latest model. A smile bloomed on his face as he was close to tears. "Mom! We can''t afford this, how and why did you get this for me?" His mom sighed and looked at him lovingly. "Son, something big is gonna happen today, just think of this as my farewell gift. Now hurry up and transfer your card and information from your old phone." He got up and hugged his mother, and although he loved his old mother, he couldn''t help but love his new one the same way. She was just such a wonderful mother and he felt lucky to know that someone cared for him this deeply. While transferring his phone, Red wondered about what kids would think at his school if they saw his phone. ''On second thought, no. It would probably get stolen.'' He got up and went upstairs after talking and thanking his mother for half an hour, they only stopped theirbonding time due to her shifts being now. It was the weekend and Red had nothing better to do, so after an hour of exercisehe opened up a movie on his flat screen and began playing with his new phone. This phone was truly high tech! It entered the user based on face recognition, fingerprint, and iris scanning. Any method was available, It even had holographic display. His mother must have worked many extra shifts to obtain this for him, he couldn'' help but feel warm and thankful. While watching a Pokemon movie(Not anime Pokemon, actual IRL acting Pokemon movie, remember they actually exist, cuz sometimes I forget myself) Red got a phone call. It was from an unknown number and while he was thinking of ignoring it, he remembered what today was, his beginning day, the day where he would begin his legend. Red answered the call expecting it to half be Oak and half be a random caller. It turned out to be Oak. "Hello Red, we haven''t seen each other in a while, care to stop by the lab for a moment?"Love this story? Find the genuine version on the author''s preferred platform and support their work! Red knew that this moment would decide his fate so he took hold of it and pushed forward. "Of course professor Oak, if there''s help you need, you can ask me anytime. I''m usually free so it''s not a bother." "hahaha! What a polite boy, nothing like my grandson, oh how I wish he was even a portion as nice as you. It would make life much easier." ''Damn old man, who do you think is nice again? All jokes aside, he seems to really like me.... don''t tell me he swings that way, and that low too?'' "Alright, I will be right there professor!" Red hung up quickly and sat there for a minute thinking. A smile soon broke out on his face as he thought of the upcoming adventures in the future, he was ready for anything the world would throw at him. .............................................. Leaving the house, Red quickly kissed his mother goodbye and ran towards Oaks lab. Greeting the neighbors and townspeople he passed, he quickly found his way to Oaks lab. Standing right in front of this building that would determine and decide his destiny, he took a deep breath and steeled his resolve. He marched straight on and into the building. Oak was sitting on a chair typing up on his computer, running his programs and setting his devices and gizmos. ''God knows what kinky shit he does with that stuff he makes.'' Red joked. "ah Red, my boy. I have been expecting you. Please do have a seat while I get finished. I will be but a moment." "Alright then." Red smiled brightly. "Hey, loser!" "Huh? Me?" Red looked around, only to find Blue sitting in the lab, also waiting like him. "Yeah you loser! What are you doing in my Grandpa''s lab?" "I could ask the same thing." "No, you can''t actually. He''s my grandpa so being in the lab is a normal thing, and besides, I am becoming a trainer today!" "Really?" "Yeah!" "That''s great! You''re a big boy now aren''t you, your grandpa doesn''t need to hold your hand anymore? That''s great!" "Red, I''m warning you! Stop mocking me!" Blue was full on mad. This pampered child was always at the top, even now he was one of the best, if not the best among his peers. This caused large amounts of arrogance to form and his personality took a turn. "Ok, ok. I get it, calm down. Damn!" ''This kid sure has a temper. Be lucky your grandpas here or otherwise I would beat your ass myself.'' "Alright, boys." Red cringed at the way Oak said the word boys, as if he was a woman. "I have a favor to ask of you both, and don''t worry I will pay you back for your efforts in the form of Pokemon. Actually, ever since I was young, it has always been my dream to collect and record data on every Pokemon in the world. And although I have been to many places and collected many Pokemon, I am still far from all. I have grown old and weary and realization has dawned upon me that I cannot finish this task alone, so I ask you from the bottom of my heart. Will you catch every Pokemon for me, and complete my Pokedex?" Red was prepared to say yes, but Blue intervened. "Whats a Pokedex?"-Blue "Ah, I forgot to tell you boys." Oak pulled out a red device which looks much classier and slicker than the original Pokedex. ''At least I don''t have to go around,hauling a big ugly 20th-century looking piece of technology, this new version screams modern and 21st century!'' "This is a Pokedex, it will record the data of all the Pokemon you encounter. I require you to boys to fill it if you please would. And although catching is much more favorable, pokeballs are fairly expensive so I won''t force you to go to those lengths. But please, fill this out." "Alright!" Red nodded vigorously Oak laughed at his enthusiasm. "Thank you, Red." Oak then turned to look at Blue, who was still contemplating. "What do we get in return as payment?" "Ah, I will gift you both, rare and powerful starter Pokemon. And although they won''t be the strongest early on, they carry the most potential out of any Pokemon." "Then let''s get to it old man!" Blue rudely shouted. The professors in the lab just shook their head at this rude, loud, and arrogant boy. "Alright follow me, lads." ''So it''s lads now huh? This guy sure is a creep, I don''t feel safe around him. All jokes aside, who should I choose? Should I go with the OG Charmander or go Squirtle? Screw Bulbasaur that piece of shit. Lamest Pokemon ever. Period'' Oak opens out a glass container, bringing out 3 pokeballs, setting them up on a counter. "Alright! In here reside 3 powerful Pokemon, and each one of you gets to choose only 1! So choose carefully for they willaccompany you for the rest of your life!" "Heh, you can go first loser, I am not a greedy bastard like you, I don''t need to cry about which one I choose." "hahaha!" Red laughed extremely hard. ''OMFG this naive kid, he is such a bullshitter! HAHAHA'' "You think I don''t know what your doing? You wanna pick a counter against me after I pick right?" "huh? uh- no no uh...." "hahaha caught you there didn''t I. I don''t really mind, you are weak so even if you have an attribute advantage, you will still lose!"-Red "Don''t underestimate me!" Red walked up and didn''t think long before he picked Charmander! ''OG is the way to go! But honestly its hard to find good fire-types in Kanto so it''s best to choose Charmander who is one of the strongest Pokemon, period.'' "Charmander? Hahaha, a wonderful choice Red!"-Oak "If you choose fire, then I will choose grass!" ''Hahaha! caught em'' hook line and sinker! It''s not hard to fool a kid. I got one obstacle out of my way. We will constantly have rival battles so I don''t want the type advantage to pose an issue, too bad he''s that naive to believe in bull shit pride.'' Blue walked up and chose grass, we both called out our Pokemon. "Bulbasaur, I choose you!" Blue threw out his arm, releasing a green little creature. "Charmander, I choose you!" Red threw out his arm, he too released an orange, slightly bigger creature. This orange lizard had a burning flame on its tail, and although it was in its 1st stage, it still looked quite menacing! ''HAHAHA! This is all real! I am a Pokemon trainer! Thank you, god, Thank you!'' "Would you like to compare our power?"-Red "Hmph, you are way too weak to try to challenge me now! Try again later, for now, I have Pokemon to catch" Blue said as he grabbed his Pokedex, newly obtained pokeballs, and Pokemon and walked out cooly. ''Damn, that was a cool exit.'' Red also grabbed his stuff and after promising Oak once again and thanking him, made his way out. "Now onto a new adventure!" ------------------------------------------------- First Fight! And Onward to Pewter City! After that embarrassing shout at nothing, Red looked around to see if anyone saw, relieved at the lack of presence, he sighed. ''Phew, that woulda been embarrassing if someone saw me.'' Red made his way to forward only to hear his name being called by 2 feminine voices. He turned around to see a woman he recognized as his own mother, and a friend he recognized as Leaf. "Red! Red!" "Yeah?" The ladies finally caught up to him and took a second to catch their breaths. "So, did you get it?" Red smiled and reached his hand into his bag and took out a Pokeball. "Charmander, come out!" He yelled with passion. ''Damn it feels so good to say that and watch it happen.'' A bright light was emitted from the Pokeball as it took shape into a Charmander. ''Hahaha, this is my Charmander, mine! Damn it''s way too beautiful I swear.'' "Wahhh!~~" The ladies gasped as they began to rub and hug Charmander. Quite the ladies man isn''t he. ''Ah! I almost forgot I have to build a good relationship with Charmander to strengthen our bond.'' "Charmander! Here boy!" Red yelled with enthusiasm and happiness at the sight of this great creature. Charmander heard his owner and with a happy jump, he landed in his embrace. Red had the most peaceful smile and face he has had his whole lifetime, in both worlds. Having a Pokemon in your embrace feels much better than anything else in this world, that''s a fact. "Hey Red, did you happen to obtain a Pokedex too, by any chance?"-Mom "Yeah, I have it right here."-Red "Well take it back to Oak with your new P-Phone X, he will give you a special form of the Pokedex that he has successfully tested and created not too long ago."-Mom "Hmm, ok then!" Red said with a big smile beneath all his confusion. ''New form? What is this?'' He walked back to the Pokelab and showed Oak his phone and Pokedex. "Ah! You should have mentioned you had the newest P-Phone model, I have something I can add to it. Hurry and give me your Pokedex and P-Phone X!" "Ok," Red said with a confused look. He handed both the devices to Oak, and Oak left quickly. while waiting, Red decided to deepen his bond with Charmander, so they played catch with the 25 pokeballs that Oak had gifted him for his journey. Charmander really enjoyed catch and shown by the ever-increasing enthusiasm in his movements, his trust in Red was increasing. ''He''s actually really cute, isn''t he?'' "Alright, it is finished." Oak came back with only the Phone in his hand, nothing else. "Hmm? Wheres the pokedex?" "I installed it straight into your phone, now you can more efficiently keep track of the Pokemon you discover." "Cool!" ''This is great! Much more efficient than carrying around both the Pokedex and the phone.'' "Thank you, Professor Oak!" "You are most definitelywelcome Red. Oh and by the way, I recommend going to Viridian city first after you make it through Viridian forest and all the routes in between. Heal up your Pokemon there in the Pokemoncenter and make your way to Pewter city, where you will truly begin your adventure!" ''Of course, I know all of this old man.'' "Ok, thank you very much, professor." "No problem, now get on out of here."Unauthorized use of content: if you find this story on Amazon, report the violation. "haha! Bye!" Red ran out and said goodbye to Leaf and his mother one last time. "Will you visit often?"-Mom "Of course I will." "Red! I will become a trainer and I will catch up to you! No! Surpass you!"-Leaf "Haha! I am looking forward to it!" Red said with a bright smile which caused her to lose focus and slightly blush. "Seeya!" Red yelled as he ran out of the town, through the wilderness. ------------------------------------------------------------------ "Amazing!" While looking at the Pokemon in the wilderness, Red couldn''t help but praise. Pidgeys, caterpies,weedles, metapods, rattatas, spearows, and much more. So much variety in all the different Pokemon around, Red couldn''t help but get excited. "Time for the first battle, Charmander I choose you!" Red chose a caterpieto fight for his first battle. The ball hit the floor and a strong light was emitted as it took shape into a lizard with a pure, strong flame burning on his tail. ----------------------------------------- The Pokemon each had the others attention and the fight was on! "Charmander, use scratch!" Charmander jumped towards the slow caterpie and scratched it, a whimper was heard as he dealt high damage to it. It instantly retaliated by tackling him, then taking advantage of Charmander''s imbalance, shot string shot, drastically slowing him. ''Alright, now that I am damaged and slowed, I gotta play thedouchebag move!" "Use growl!" Charmander gave a half menacing, half cute roar, but it did the job. Caterpie attempted to tackle Charmander. "Wait until he is close, then sidestep!" Charmander sidestepped in the last second. "NOW! Scratch!" Charmander scratched the recovering Caterpie. Critical hit! Even if the Caterpie hit him, with the lowered attack from growl, the damage would be minimal. It fainted, and Charmander looked very excited, probably due to the adrenaline from the battle. Red ran and hugged Charmander. "We did it, buddy! We won our first battle!" Red felt great, no more than great, he couldn''t stop the happiness and his ever-increasing pulse. ''That felt great! That''s a Pokemon battle, isn''t it! Hahaha!'' "Time for the next one!" ----------------------------- Pidgey used Gust! "Charmander dodge and use it now!" That''s right, ember! He learned it a fight after Red''s first fight. The blaze coming from the tail reached the bird, bypassing the wind that would have blocked it, roasting the bird. A Pokeball soon followed. "Alright, although not a permanent member, it will do for now. 3 knocks on the ball later and it was caught. "Hahaha! My first caught Pokemon!" ----------------------------------------------- Red continued on his path and his fighting continued. Although there was no concept of leveling, there definitely was improvement every fight. In fact, Charmanders speed, strength, and flames got stronger with each and every fight. Not only that but he was getting used to fighting. This allowed him to act on his own in some situations without Red having to order him as much. This is what Pokemon training was, making them better and stronger with every fight! Pidgey was improving a lot too, its size and strength grew as it obtained more battle experience and learned. Red was getting the hang of training Pokemon and Pokemon fights. It was truly different than Pokemon fights in games, there was no turn base and there truly was a lot of action and strategy. He purely had to choose when and how to attack the enemy Pokemon, which was very taxing. Surely more so than turn-based fighting. But nonetheless it was exhilarating, Red even began to sweat and feel emotions in the middle of battle, almost as if he was fighting alongside Charmander up there. ''Ah, so this is what it means to treasure Pokemon as partners and friends, not just tools. We both are fighting together, and without one another we cannot accomplish much, but together, we can reach the skies!'' Red''s epiphany allowed his and his Pokemon''s fighting prowess soar to a new level, one mustn''t just order a Pokemon around, they must think of all aspects, including the Pokemon''s energy, emotions, and pain. Red continued fighting, slowly improving with every encounter. He refused to catch basic Pokemon like rattata and spearow, but Pidgey was a good addition, for now. ------------------------------ "Hey, you! Fight me!" And finally, an answer to Red''s expectations, Trainers do exist! Well, at least the annoying wilderness trainers. "Alright then! If its a fight you want its a fight you''ll get!" ------------------------------------ "Metapod I choose you!" yelled the kid enthusiastically Red couldn''t help but start laughing. ''haha! A Metapod, let me guess, he will harden the whole fight?'' And to Red''s expectations, he was right. "Charmander! Ember" "Harden!" "Hahaha!" "Hey! Whats so funny" "Nothing kid, nothing." "I am not a kid, you''re probably my age!" "Mhmm." The battle didn''t take long, 2 embers and the metapod was out. Next Pokemon he sent up? Another Metapod! "Hahahaha!" Red couldn''t help but laugh yet again. ----------------------------------- ''Trainer fights are pretty fun, but I need to find an actual competent trainer instead of some kid who catches every caterpie he sees.'' Red continued onward, facing many challengers along the way. He gradually got stronger and stronger, until the fated day came, in which he would have his first fight with blue. He was walking normally in the woods, with Charmander waddling cutely behind him when he spotted someone he knew. ''Blue!'' That''s right! His rival who had been a pain in the ass for the past few years and wouldn''t stop being one for a while to come. "Red! I can''t believe someone like you could make it this far, I have got to say that I am proud." "Mhmm" Red nodded annoyingly and sarcastically. This same remark that would haunt Blue even in his nightmares due to annoyance began today. "Fight me you loser!" "Do you really enjoy losing Blue?" ----------------- "Go Bulbasaur!" A green small Pokemon was released from the capsule as it roared with its raspy little voice. "Bul-ba-saur!" "Hmph, that turd can''t stand a chance against my Charmander!" "Go Charmander!" "You may have the type advantage Red, but I will prevail with my exceedingly advanced skill in Pokemon fighting." "We''ll see about that!" And so the battle of rivals truly began that day, in that little forest. Their fight, which may seem insignificant currently, will mean much more for the world, and they don''t even know it!(Obviously not including Mason)