Story Notes:
The journey will go from Kanto to Johto, to Hoenn, to Sinnoh. I may do the battle frontiers but i don't know (we'll see when i get there)Disclaimer: Pokemon and all related characters, locations, items, ect are the copyrighted property of Nintendo and as such I claim no rights to them.I'm currently working two jobs and I'm kinda making this up as I go along, so don't be surprised if there are delays between chapters... I'll try to update this as regularly as i can (I do apologies for the delays, but that's how life goes)Updates...Genre: Adventure/Romance (relationships between characters will begin to develop after the Kanto League)Warning: One later chapter will contain fairly light scenes of sexual intercourse between two characters. (Much later chapter,will be marked for mature content) For now, I'm rating this PG 13
Chapter 2: The Adventure Begins
Time rolled by and eventually the day of Alex's tenth birthday came around. It was 9:30am and as the sun's warm rays began to spread across Solaceon town, everyone slowly began to start the day. As Kris got breakfast ready, Scott went up stairs to wake the kids. After he woke the younger two up, Scott made his way down to Alex's room to find him up and getting ready to go.
"Well good morning, you ready to go?" he asked
"You bet, just gotta grab a few more things" Alex answered him in an excited voice as Melody, now a Kirlia, helped him finish.
As they finished, Alex felt something soft rub up against his leg. He looked down to see Sophia, his Vulpix, and Lucas, his Riolu, look up at him happily.
Alex bent down and placed a hand on their heads. "Hey you two, you ready to head out on an adventure?"
Sophia and Lucas both nodded their heads happily as Alex scratched Sophia behind her ear and scratched Lucas on the top of his head. He had received Sophia and Lucas when he was eight from Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, pokemon breeders and friends of the family. Sophia was a very shy and timid little Vulpix, who took a liking to Alex. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson decided to let Alex keep her and gave him an egg to raise as well, which 5 days later hatched into a Riolu that he named Lucas. He had a much more serious nature to him and Sophia was a little frightened of him at first. It took some time but eventually, with a little help from Melody, Sophia and Lucas became good friends. Alex, Melody, Sophia, and Lucas made their way down stairs to find everyone eating breakfast. After getting Sophia, Lucas, and Melody their breakfast, Alex grabbed his seat to enjoy his.
"So are you all packed?" Kris asked.
"Yep did it last night, just grabbing a few extra things." Alex answered as he began eating.
"So you excited about today?" Scott asked him.
"You bet, today is the day I start my journey" he answered with a great excitement in his voice, "I can't wait to get going"
"Hold on there, mister pokemon master" Scott chuckled, "First things first, we gotta go see Professor Rowan and get you your pokedex."
"I know, I know" Alex laughed.
"So, have you decided which pokemon you're going to receive from Professor Rowan?" Kris asked.
"Aren't they Turtwig, Chimchar, and Piplup?" Andrew asked.
"Yep" Alex replied as he looked towards his little brother.
"So which are you going choose, big brother?" Emily asked.
"He already has a Fire-type." Scott said as he looked over at Sophia, "So I would guess Turtwig or Piplup."
"Well actually, I don't think I need a starter pokemon from Professor Rowan" Alex said.
Scott and Andrew looked over at him. Andrew was a little surprised by his answer.
"I already have my starter pokemon" he said as he looked over at Melody, "I already have three great pokemon and I'm gonna win with the pokemon that I catch on my own."
"Alright, if that's what you want to do" Scott smiled at him.
"And I think I want to go to the other regions first" Alex looked across the table, "I want to work my way thru the Kanto, Johto, and Hoenn leagues first before I take on the Sinnoh league. I gotta lot to learn and I want to take on the other leagues before I challenge home."
Scott and Kris were a little surprised. "Alright, if you really want to do that, then go right ahead" Scott smiled.
After everyone finished eating, Alex ran upstairs to grab his things and head out. Scott and Kris got everyone loaded into the car as they prepared to head out.
"Alright guys this is it, today we start our journey" Alex smiled at his pokemon before returning Sophia and Lucas to their pokeballs.
As they ran back down stairs, Scott and Kris yelled from the front door.
"Come on slow poke, we gotta get going"
"We're coming, we're coming" Alex said as they rushed thru the front door
"Aren't you going to put Melody in her pokeball?" Scott asked
"Nope, she hates traveling like that" Alex answered, "She'd rather be outside with me"
"How do you know that?" Kris asked with a slightly confused look on her face.
"She told me so" Alex smiled.
Kris and Scott sometimes forgot about the bond those two shared together. The link that had been created between their minds four years ago. And although they still didn't really understand it, it was there and it was very strong. And they also knew that ever since that day, Alex and Melody were practically inseparable.
Alex and Melody jumped into the car next to Emily and Andrew. Scott and Kris follow and hop into the front. "Before we go to Sandgem Town, we gotta stop by the Johnson's house first." Scott said as he looked into the back seat.
"They say they have a surprise for you guys" Kris added.
After a short ten minute drive, they arrived in the drive way of the Johnson's house. As the family got out of the car, they found Mr. Johnson carrying a case of pokemon food. While Mrs. Johnson was carrying a pokemon egg in her hands. As pokemon breeders, they helped raise pokemon and eggs for other people and as such were constantly kept busy.
"Hey guys, good morning" Mr. Johnson greeted.
"Good morning, how are you doing today?" Mrs. Johnson said with a gentle tone.
"We're doing just fine" Kris said as the group approached.
"Hi Melody" Mrs. Johnson happily said as she leaned down at the Emotion pokemon.
"How are your pokemon doing Alex?" Mr. Johnson asked as he placed the case of food down.
"See for yourself" Alex said as he pulled his pokeballs off his belt.
Alex pushed the button in the center of the balls. As the balls expanded to their actual size, he threw them into the air. They opened with a bright light. And as the light faded, Sophia and Lucas appeared in front of Alex as he caught the pokeballs. Mr. Johnson leaned down and quickly looked over the two pokemon.
"Looks like you have done a pretty good job raising them" Mr. Johnson commented.
"And it looks like you have done a great job taking care of Melody as well" Mrs. Johnson added as she place her hand on Melody's head.
"Thanks" Alex smiled
"So, I hear someone is starting their pokemon journey today" Mr. Johnson said as he looked over at Alex.
"Yep and I can't wait to get going" Alex said excitedly.
"Come with us, we have something for you" Mr. Johnson said as he picked the case of food back up.
They made their way into the house as Mr. Johnson placed the case of food into a bin. Alex returned Sophia and Lucas to their pokeballs. After emptying the case, Mr. Johnson led them into a room filled with pokemon eggs.
"Wow" Andrew exclaimed.
"There's so many of them" Emily said in amazement.
"This is our incubation room" Mr. Johnson explained, "This is where we keep all the eggs we take care of."
Mrs. Johnson made her way down one of the rows and picked up an egg. It was white and had a few red and blue triangular shapes on it
"And this one is for you" she said as she handed it to Alex.
"Wow, thank you" he replied happily.
"Can we get one too?" Emily asked.
Not wanting to be left out, Andrew jumped up "Please"
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson both laughed, "Ok, ok. Why don't you two each pick one to raise yourselves."
They both cheered as Emily made her way down a row, while Andrew went down another. Emily saw an egg that was a brownish shade with an almost cream colored zigzag going around it. "I'll take this one" she said as she grabbed the case containing the egg. Andrew found one that had a goldish color and had a brown stripe going around it. "Then I'll take this one" he grabbed the case with excitement.
"Ok, you two can take those home, but you gotta promise to raise them properly ok" Mr. Johnson said in an almost fatherly tone.
"We promise" they said practically in unison.
Everyone made their way outside and as they all said their good-byes to each other, Melody suddenly turned and looked out towards a large rock.
"Huh, what's wrong Melody?" Alex asked her.
"Something is coming" she replied.
Suddenly, a fin appeared out of the ground and made its way towards them at very quickly. Everyone quickly turned towards the approaching creature. As it came closer, Alex reached for his belt and grabbed one of his pokeballs. It stopped barely four feet away from their feet and suddenly surfaced in a small cloud of dust. As the dust began to clear, Mr. Johnson was able to identify what it was.
"It's a Gible" he said with surprise in his voice.
"What's a Gible doing in these parts?" Mrs. Johnson wondered.
The Gible looked at everyone and opened its mouth. As everyone was wondering what it was doing, Gible fired an red-orange fireball from its mouth. Melody quickly jumped and used Protect to shield everyone from the attack.
"What was that?" Scott asked.
"That was a Dragon Rage attack" Mr. Johnson said as Melody's Protect faded.
"Why did it attack us?" Kris asked in an annoyed tone.
"I don't know, I think it's trying to play" Mrs. Johnson replied.
"Playing!?" Kris practically shouted.
"Gible like to fight with each other and are generally pretty gutsy" Mr. Johnson explained, "The males generally do a lot more fighting than the females and judging from the cut in its fin, I'd say this one is male."
"Well if it's a fight that it wants, then that's what it's going to get" Alex exclaimed.
"Here, hold this" he said as he handed his egg to his mother. "Melody lets teach this little guy a lesson"
Melody readied herself to battle while Gible stood there chuckling happily.
"Be careful, Gible is a combination Dragon and Ground type pokemon which means that Electric moves aren't going to have any effect on it and Fire type moves won't have much effect on it either" Mr. Johnson quickly exclaimed.
"Alright, let's use Psychic" Alex said as he pointed at the small dragon type. Melody's eyes began to glow light blue as she prepared to launch her attack. A moment later, she fired a pair of light blue beams of energy at her opponent. The Gible took the hit and was sent back a foot or so, but just got to its feet and fired another Dragon Rage.
"Melody, use Protect" Alex said urgently.
Melody quickly shielded herself from the attack and as the smoke from the explosion cleared, Gible had vanished.
"Huh, where did it go?" Alex looked around trying to locate Gible.
"It must have used Dig" Mr. Johnson said as he pointed at a hole in the ground, "Be careful, it could be anywhere"
Suddenly, Gible jumped out of the ground in front of Melody and hit her in the side. She fell back and hit the ground as Gible landed on its feet.
"Melody, are you ok?" Alex ran over to her
"I'm fine" she said as she got to her feet.
Gible suddenly started to run towards them.
"I think it's using Tackle" Mrs. Johnson exclaimed.
"Ok, then let's give him a taste of your Magical Leaf" he said as Gible continued to run towards them.
Melody began to spin around as a flurry of light green leaves began to fire towards Gible. It stopped and tried to get out of the way but way hit by a flurry of leaves and sent flying back, landing on its bottom.
"Now follow up with Psychic" Alex said with confidence in his voice.
As Melody finished her spin, her eyes began to glow light blue and as she came to a stop, unleashed another powerful psychic blast causing Gible to skid across the ground and slam into a large rock. Alex quickly reached into his bag and pulled out a pokeball.
"Alright, here goes" he said as he pushed the center button. "Go Pokeball!!!"
Alex threw the pokeball towards Gible. The ball hit it on the nose. The pokeball opened up as a bright red light began to engulf the Land Shark pokemon. As the light completely enveloped Gible, it disappeared into the light and was drawn into the ball as it closed. The ball fell to the ground and began to shack back and forth. Everyone watched the ball wondering if the capture would work or not. After about thirty seconds, the pokeball stopped and made a "bong" sound. As he walked up, Alex leaned down and picked his pokeball. He turned back around and held it up.
"Alright" he jumped with joy, "I did it, I did it"
"Congratulations" Scott said as he smiled.
Alex walked up to Melody and hugged her, "Thank you Melody, I couldn't have done it without you" he said happily. She looked up and smiled at him.
"Alright you two, come on we gotta get going or you'll miss the boat to Kanto" Kris said as she lead everyone to the car.
"Take care everyone" the Johnson's said as they waved good bye.
After an hour and a half of driving, Scott pulled the car into Sandgem Town. He stopped the car outside of Professor Rowan's lab as Alex practically leapt out of the back seat. As they made their way into the lab, they were greeted by the professor's assistances.
"Hello there, how can I help you" one of them asked.
"My name is Alex and I'm a beginner trainer"
"And you're here to pick up your pokedex and starter pokemon, right?" the other assistant asked him.
"Actually, I'm just here for my pokedex. I don't need a starter pokemon" Alex replied.
"Is that so" a voice said from behind.
They all turned and saw an older man who was about in his early to late fifties.
"Welcome back, Professor Rowan" one assistant said.
"So you're the famous Professor Rowan" Kris said with surprise.
"Yes that would be me" Rowan said.
"So you're here just for a pokedex, not a starter pokemon young man" Rowan asked as he approached the young trainer.
"Yes sir, see I already have a friend I have been with for a long time and I promised myself that I would start my journey with her" he said as he looked at the professor and placed his hand on Melody's head.
Professor Rowan smiled as he looked at him. "Very well young man" he said as he handed Alex a red pokedex. "This pokedex will provide you with all the information you will need thru your pokemon journey."
"Thank you, sir" Alex said as he received the pokedex from Rowan.
"Good luck on your journey, young man" Rowan said as he walked towards his assistants.
"Thank you" Alex made his way back to his family as they walked back to the car.
"Buckle up everyone, we got a long drive ahead of us" Kris said as they all climbed in.
After traveling by car for hours, they finally arrived at their destination. Canalave City. The main port city of the Sinnoh region. As they got out of the car, it was evident that Canalave was a busy place to be. Boats coming in and out, while people were in constant motion unloading crates from the boat and people loading boats to be shipped.
"Excuse me, we're looking for the boat the Kanto region" Scott approached a standing sailor.
"Oh, it is going to arrive at that pier over there" the sailor responded as he pointed at an empty pier, "But it isn't set to show up for another thirty minutes"
"Thank you"
Everyone walked over to the spot where the sailor said the boat would show up. While they waited for the boat to show up, Scott pulled out his favorite fishing rod, sat down and cast his line. After about 7 minutes or so his line began to twitch. As he began to reel it in, he could feel the size of whatever was on the other end of his line. He gave a strong yank and out of the water flew a Lumineon.
"Wow, what is that?" Alex asked as he pulled out his pokedex.
"Lumineon, the Neon Pokémon. Lumineon lives in the ocean's depths. It lures Pokémon by flashing light in the patterns on its tail fins." said the voice form the pokedex.
"Quite a catch, if I do say so myself" Scott said as he threw it back into the water.
"Can I give it a try, please" Alex asked.
"Alright, knock yourself out" Scott handed him the rod.
After a while, Alex was getting edgy. "Man, I got nothing."
Scott laughed, "Be patient, let the fish come to you."
Suddenly, there was a tug on the line. Alex quickly grabbed tightly and started to reel the line in. As the line came closer and closer, he gave a sharp tug and pulled a strange fish out of the water. It had tattered blue fins, large gloomy eyes, and these big lips that looked like they were frozen in a frown. Everyone stared at this creature.
"What in the heck?" Alex pulled out his pokedex as he looked puzzlingly at the fish.
"Feebas, the Fish Pokémon. Although extremely ragged, it's a tough Pokémon that can live in almost any kind of water. Its evolved form is Milotic."
"A Feebas, now that is a rare catch indeed" Scott said in amazement.
"What do I do with it?" Alex gave his father a confused look.
"Well you could throw it back, but if I were you I'd keep it" he said, "It might not look like much, but it's pretty rare to come across one of these pokemon."
"It's really that hard to find?"
"Yeah, so you might want to think about catching this one." Scott suggested. "Who knows, it might come in handy"
Alex gave him an odd look, but he knew his dad knew what he was talking about. Most of the time anyway.
"If you say so" Alex reluctantly agreed.
"Alright Melody, let's get in there and use Psychic" he said as the two of them got to their feet.
Melody fired a blast of psychic energy at the Feebas, but as it got closer, Feebas' body suddenly became surrounded in a glowing reflective substance. As Melody's attack hit, it was bounced off and was sent flying back where it came from.
"Protect!!!" Alex yelled as the psychic energy came closer.
Melody quickly put up the barrier and blocked the returned attack.
"What was that?" Alex asked as her Protect faded.
"Mirror Coat, a retaliation move that counters any special attack, inflicting double the damage taken" his pokedex answered his question.
"A move that returns special attacks at double the damage" Scott said in amazement.
"I gotta catch this" Alex said as he put his pokedex away.
"But all of her attacking moves are special attacks, if you keep going like this you'll just get stomped by your own attacks" Scott warned him.
"Hmm... I got it" Alex reached at his belt.
"Alright, if special attacks won't work, then we'll just have to get it close." Alex threw the pokeball.
"Go Lucas!" The pokeball opened as a bright light erupted out of it. As the light faded, Lucas appeared ready to battle.
"Alright little buddy, let's use Quick attack"
Lucas charged and slammed into Feebas at high speed, sending it back onto the pier. Feebas managed to get itself up right and open its mouth. A light blue ball formed in front of its mouth and then light blue beams were fired towards the Riolu.
"Dodge it quick"
Lucas quickly jumped out of the path of the beams as the hit the spot where the Riolu was standing. As they converged, the spot where Lucas was a moment ago became covered in a sheet of ice.
"That's an Ice Beam attack" Scott said.
"Lucas, counter with Force Palm" Alex commanded.
Lucas landed and ran towards Feebas. As he approached, he thrusted his paw onto its side and hit Feebas with a powerful shockwave. Feebas flew a foot into the air and landed on its side. Alex grabbed an empty pokeball out of his bag and threw it at the injured Fish pokemon. Feebas became enveloped in red light as the ball opened and was drawn into the ball as it closed. The ball landed on the pier and shook for a few seconds before it came to a halt. Alex walked over and picked up the pokeball.
"Thanks Lucas, you were great" he said as he returned Lucas to his pokeball.
Scott got a fairly large bucket and filled it with water. "Let's have a look at your catch" he said as he placed the bucket down at his feet.
Alex opened the pokeball and Feebas appeared in the bucket. Scott quickly looked over it. "Ah, this one is female" he said as he placed it back into the water.
"How can you tell?" Emily asked.
"I do a lot of fishing and I can tell these things" he said proudly.
"Well, that makes coming up with a name easier" Alex said as he leaned down towards his new pokemon.
"Now let me think, what would be a good name for you?" he said as he tried to think of a good name. "Hmmm... How about... Mimi"
Feebas started to splash around happily. Melody walked up and tapped Alex.
"She says she likes it" Melody said.
"Ok, then from now on your name is Mimi" Alex said with a smile.
Alex reached into his bag and pulled out a small case of pokemon food. He poured some into his hand, brought both together, and then slowly placed them into the water near the surface. Mimi slowly made her way over and looked at what he had in his hands. Slowly she began to taste the pokemon food and after a taste of it, she began to work her way to eating the rest of it. As she finished, Alex began to pet the top of her head with one hand as he reached for her pokeball with the other hand.
"Mimi, welcome to the group" he said with a smile as he returned her to her pokeball.
Suddenly, they all heard a loud horn. They turned and saw a large boat approach the pier where they were at.
"That must be it" Scott said as he got to his feet.
As the boat came right up next to the pier, Alex prepared to board. He turned to his family as they all shared a big hug together. As they broke it, Alex and Melody made their way up the ramp and onto the boat.
"Good luck sweetie" Kris said to him.
"Good luck big bro" Andrew said.
"Take care of yourselves you two" Scott said as he waved his arms
"And don't do anything crazy big brother" Emily said as she also waved her arms.
"Good bye guys, we'll see ya later" Alex said as he waved good bye to his family.
As the boat made its way to Kanto, sun began to set and Alex started to feel a little drowsy. Melody started to feel herself getting tired too. They were shown a room to stay in and as he placed his things down on the floor and his egg in a safe place, Alex leapt onto one bed and got comfortable. Melody decided to take the other bed and got herself situated. They both felt their eyes growing heavy and eventually gave in. As they both drifted off, Alex said to himself, "Kanto league, here we come."Chapter End Notes:you all know the drill... review, comment, rate, tell me what needs to be fixed or what could be done differently
"Well good morning, you ready to go?" he asked
"You bet, just gotta grab a few more things" Alex answered him in an excited voice as Melody, now a Kirlia, helped him finish.
As they finished, Alex felt something soft rub up against his leg. He looked down to see Sophia, his Vulpix, and Lucas, his Riolu, look up at him happily.
Alex bent down and placed a hand on their heads. "Hey you two, you ready to head out on an adventure?"
Sophia and Lucas both nodded their heads happily as Alex scratched Sophia behind her ear and scratched Lucas on the top of his head. He had received Sophia and Lucas when he was eight from Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, pokemon breeders and friends of the family. Sophia was a very shy and timid little Vulpix, who took a liking to Alex. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson decided to let Alex keep her and gave him an egg to raise as well, which 5 days later hatched into a Riolu that he named Lucas. He had a much more serious nature to him and Sophia was a little frightened of him at first. It took some time but eventually, with a little help from Melody, Sophia and Lucas became good friends. Alex, Melody, Sophia, and Lucas made their way down stairs to find everyone eating breakfast. After getting Sophia, Lucas, and Melody their breakfast, Alex grabbed his seat to enjoy his.
"So are you all packed?" Kris asked.
"Yep did it last night, just grabbing a few extra things." Alex answered as he began eating.
"So you excited about today?" Scott asked him.
"You bet, today is the day I start my journey" he answered with a great excitement in his voice, "I can't wait to get going"
"Hold on there, mister pokemon master" Scott chuckled, "First things first, we gotta go see Professor Rowan and get you your pokedex."
"I know, I know" Alex laughed.
"So, have you decided which pokemon you're going to receive from Professor Rowan?" Kris asked.
"Aren't they Turtwig, Chimchar, and Piplup?" Andrew asked.
"Yep" Alex replied as he looked towards his little brother.
"So which are you going choose, big brother?" Emily asked.
"He already has a Fire-type." Scott said as he looked over at Sophia, "So I would guess Turtwig or Piplup."
"Well actually, I don't think I need a starter pokemon from Professor Rowan" Alex said.
Scott and Andrew looked over at him. Andrew was a little surprised by his answer.
"I already have my starter pokemon" he said as he looked over at Melody, "I already have three great pokemon and I'm gonna win with the pokemon that I catch on my own."
"Alright, if that's what you want to do" Scott smiled at him.
"And I think I want to go to the other regions first" Alex looked across the table, "I want to work my way thru the Kanto, Johto, and Hoenn leagues first before I take on the Sinnoh league. I gotta lot to learn and I want to take on the other leagues before I challenge home."
Scott and Kris were a little surprised. "Alright, if you really want to do that, then go right ahead" Scott smiled.
After everyone finished eating, Alex ran upstairs to grab his things and head out. Scott and Kris got everyone loaded into the car as they prepared to head out.
"Alright guys this is it, today we start our journey" Alex smiled at his pokemon before returning Sophia and Lucas to their pokeballs.
As they ran back down stairs, Scott and Kris yelled from the front door.
"Come on slow poke, we gotta get going"
"We're coming, we're coming" Alex said as they rushed thru the front door
"Aren't you going to put Melody in her pokeball?" Scott asked
"Nope, she hates traveling like that" Alex answered, "She'd rather be outside with me"
"How do you know that?" Kris asked with a slightly confused look on her face.
"She told me so" Alex smiled.
Kris and Scott sometimes forgot about the bond those two shared together. The link that had been created between their minds four years ago. And although they still didn't really understand it, it was there and it was very strong. And they also knew that ever since that day, Alex and Melody were practically inseparable.
Alex and Melody jumped into the car next to Emily and Andrew. Scott and Kris follow and hop into the front. "Before we go to Sandgem Town, we gotta stop by the Johnson's house first." Scott said as he looked into the back seat.
"They say they have a surprise for you guys" Kris added.
After a short ten minute drive, they arrived in the drive way of the Johnson's house. As the family got out of the car, they found Mr. Johnson carrying a case of pokemon food. While Mrs. Johnson was carrying a pokemon egg in her hands. As pokemon breeders, they helped raise pokemon and eggs for other people and as such were constantly kept busy.
"Hey guys, good morning" Mr. Johnson greeted.
"Good morning, how are you doing today?" Mrs. Johnson said with a gentle tone.
"We're doing just fine" Kris said as the group approached.
"Hi Melody" Mrs. Johnson happily said as she leaned down at the Emotion pokemon.
"How are your pokemon doing Alex?" Mr. Johnson asked as he placed the case of food down.
"See for yourself" Alex said as he pulled his pokeballs off his belt.
Alex pushed the button in the center of the balls. As the balls expanded to their actual size, he threw them into the air. They opened with a bright light. And as the light faded, Sophia and Lucas appeared in front of Alex as he caught the pokeballs. Mr. Johnson leaned down and quickly looked over the two pokemon.
"Looks like you have done a pretty good job raising them" Mr. Johnson commented.
"And it looks like you have done a great job taking care of Melody as well" Mrs. Johnson added as she place her hand on Melody's head.
"Thanks" Alex smiled
"So, I hear someone is starting their pokemon journey today" Mr. Johnson said as he looked over at Alex.
"Yep and I can't wait to get going" Alex said excitedly.
"Come with us, we have something for you" Mr. Johnson said as he picked the case of food back up.
They made their way into the house as Mr. Johnson placed the case of food into a bin. Alex returned Sophia and Lucas to their pokeballs. After emptying the case, Mr. Johnson led them into a room filled with pokemon eggs.
"Wow" Andrew exclaimed.
"There's so many of them" Emily said in amazement.
"This is our incubation room" Mr. Johnson explained, "This is where we keep all the eggs we take care of."
Mrs. Johnson made her way down one of the rows and picked up an egg. It was white and had a few red and blue triangular shapes on it
"And this one is for you" she said as she handed it to Alex.
"Wow, thank you" he replied happily.
"Can we get one too?" Emily asked.
Not wanting to be left out, Andrew jumped up "Please"
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson both laughed, "Ok, ok. Why don't you two each pick one to raise yourselves."
They both cheered as Emily made her way down a row, while Andrew went down another. Emily saw an egg that was a brownish shade with an almost cream colored zigzag going around it. "I'll take this one" she said as she grabbed the case containing the egg. Andrew found one that had a goldish color and had a brown stripe going around it. "Then I'll take this one" he grabbed the case with excitement.
"Ok, you two can take those home, but you gotta promise to raise them properly ok" Mr. Johnson said in an almost fatherly tone.
"We promise" they said practically in unison.
Everyone made their way outside and as they all said their good-byes to each other, Melody suddenly turned and looked out towards a large rock.
"Huh, what's wrong Melody?" Alex asked her.
"Something is coming" she replied.
Suddenly, a fin appeared out of the ground and made its way towards them at very quickly. Everyone quickly turned towards the approaching creature. As it came closer, Alex reached for his belt and grabbed one of his pokeballs. It stopped barely four feet away from their feet and suddenly surfaced in a small cloud of dust. As the dust began to clear, Mr. Johnson was able to identify what it was.
"It's a Gible" he said with surprise in his voice.
"What's a Gible doing in these parts?" Mrs. Johnson wondered.
The Gible looked at everyone and opened its mouth. As everyone was wondering what it was doing, Gible fired an red-orange fireball from its mouth. Melody quickly jumped and used Protect to shield everyone from the attack.
"What was that?" Scott asked.
"That was a Dragon Rage attack" Mr. Johnson said as Melody's Protect faded.
"Why did it attack us?" Kris asked in an annoyed tone.
"I don't know, I think it's trying to play" Mrs. Johnson replied.
"Playing!?" Kris practically shouted.
"Gible like to fight with each other and are generally pretty gutsy" Mr. Johnson explained, "The males generally do a lot more fighting than the females and judging from the cut in its fin, I'd say this one is male."
"Well if it's a fight that it wants, then that's what it's going to get" Alex exclaimed.
"Here, hold this" he said as he handed his egg to his mother. "Melody lets teach this little guy a lesson"
Melody readied herself to battle while Gible stood there chuckling happily.
"Be careful, Gible is a combination Dragon and Ground type pokemon which means that Electric moves aren't going to have any effect on it and Fire type moves won't have much effect on it either" Mr. Johnson quickly exclaimed.
"Alright, let's use Psychic" Alex said as he pointed at the small dragon type. Melody's eyes began to glow light blue as she prepared to launch her attack. A moment later, she fired a pair of light blue beams of energy at her opponent. The Gible took the hit and was sent back a foot or so, but just got to its feet and fired another Dragon Rage.
"Melody, use Protect" Alex said urgently.
Melody quickly shielded herself from the attack and as the smoke from the explosion cleared, Gible had vanished.
"Huh, where did it go?" Alex looked around trying to locate Gible.
"It must have used Dig" Mr. Johnson said as he pointed at a hole in the ground, "Be careful, it could be anywhere"
Suddenly, Gible jumped out of the ground in front of Melody and hit her in the side. She fell back and hit the ground as Gible landed on its feet.
"Melody, are you ok?" Alex ran over to her
"I'm fine" she said as she got to her feet.
Gible suddenly started to run towards them.
"I think it's using Tackle" Mrs. Johnson exclaimed.
"Ok, then let's give him a taste of your Magical Leaf" he said as Gible continued to run towards them.
Melody began to spin around as a flurry of light green leaves began to fire towards Gible. It stopped and tried to get out of the way but way hit by a flurry of leaves and sent flying back, landing on its bottom.
"Now follow up with Psychic" Alex said with confidence in his voice.
As Melody finished her spin, her eyes began to glow light blue and as she came to a stop, unleashed another powerful psychic blast causing Gible to skid across the ground and slam into a large rock. Alex quickly reached into his bag and pulled out a pokeball.
"Alright, here goes" he said as he pushed the center button. "Go Pokeball!!!"
Alex threw the pokeball towards Gible. The ball hit it on the nose. The pokeball opened up as a bright red light began to engulf the Land Shark pokemon. As the light completely enveloped Gible, it disappeared into the light and was drawn into the ball as it closed. The ball fell to the ground and began to shack back and forth. Everyone watched the ball wondering if the capture would work or not. After about thirty seconds, the pokeball stopped and made a "bong" sound. As he walked up, Alex leaned down and picked his pokeball. He turned back around and held it up.
"Alright" he jumped with joy, "I did it, I did it"
"Congratulations" Scott said as he smiled.
Alex walked up to Melody and hugged her, "Thank you Melody, I couldn't have done it without you" he said happily. She looked up and smiled at him.
"Alright you two, come on we gotta get going or you'll miss the boat to Kanto" Kris said as she lead everyone to the car.
"Take care everyone" the Johnson's said as they waved good bye.
After an hour and a half of driving, Scott pulled the car into Sandgem Town. He stopped the car outside of Professor Rowan's lab as Alex practically leapt out of the back seat. As they made their way into the lab, they were greeted by the professor's assistances.
"Hello there, how can I help you" one of them asked.
"My name is Alex and I'm a beginner trainer"
"And you're here to pick up your pokedex and starter pokemon, right?" the other assistant asked him.
"Actually, I'm just here for my pokedex. I don't need a starter pokemon" Alex replied.
"Is that so" a voice said from behind.
They all turned and saw an older man who was about in his early to late fifties.
"Welcome back, Professor Rowan" one assistant said.
"So you're the famous Professor Rowan" Kris said with surprise.
"Yes that would be me" Rowan said.
"So you're here just for a pokedex, not a starter pokemon young man" Rowan asked as he approached the young trainer.
"Yes sir, see I already have a friend I have been with for a long time and I promised myself that I would start my journey with her" he said as he looked at the professor and placed his hand on Melody's head.
Professor Rowan smiled as he looked at him. "Very well young man" he said as he handed Alex a red pokedex. "This pokedex will provide you with all the information you will need thru your pokemon journey."
"Thank you, sir" Alex said as he received the pokedex from Rowan.
"Good luck on your journey, young man" Rowan said as he walked towards his assistants.
"Thank you" Alex made his way back to his family as they walked back to the car.
"Buckle up everyone, we got a long drive ahead of us" Kris said as they all climbed in.
After traveling by car for hours, they finally arrived at their destination. Canalave City. The main port city of the Sinnoh region. As they got out of the car, it was evident that Canalave was a busy place to be. Boats coming in and out, while people were in constant motion unloading crates from the boat and people loading boats to be shipped.
"Excuse me, we're looking for the boat the Kanto region" Scott approached a standing sailor.
"Oh, it is going to arrive at that pier over there" the sailor responded as he pointed at an empty pier, "But it isn't set to show up for another thirty minutes"
"Thank you"
Everyone walked over to the spot where the sailor said the boat would show up. While they waited for the boat to show up, Scott pulled out his favorite fishing rod, sat down and cast his line. After about 7 minutes or so his line began to twitch. As he began to reel it in, he could feel the size of whatever was on the other end of his line. He gave a strong yank and out of the water flew a Lumineon.
"Wow, what is that?" Alex asked as he pulled out his pokedex.
"Lumineon, the Neon Pokémon. Lumineon lives in the ocean's depths. It lures Pokémon by flashing light in the patterns on its tail fins." said the voice form the pokedex.
"Quite a catch, if I do say so myself" Scott said as he threw it back into the water.
"Can I give it a try, please" Alex asked.
"Alright, knock yourself out" Scott handed him the rod.
After a while, Alex was getting edgy. "Man, I got nothing."
Scott laughed, "Be patient, let the fish come to you."
Suddenly, there was a tug on the line. Alex quickly grabbed tightly and started to reel the line in. As the line came closer and closer, he gave a sharp tug and pulled a strange fish out of the water. It had tattered blue fins, large gloomy eyes, and these big lips that looked like they were frozen in a frown. Everyone stared at this creature.
"What in the heck?" Alex pulled out his pokedex as he looked puzzlingly at the fish.
"Feebas, the Fish Pokémon. Although extremely ragged, it's a tough Pokémon that can live in almost any kind of water. Its evolved form is Milotic."
"A Feebas, now that is a rare catch indeed" Scott said in amazement.
"What do I do with it?" Alex gave his father a confused look.
"Well you could throw it back, but if I were you I'd keep it" he said, "It might not look like much, but it's pretty rare to come across one of these pokemon."
"It's really that hard to find?"
"Yeah, so you might want to think about catching this one." Scott suggested. "Who knows, it might come in handy"
Alex gave him an odd look, but he knew his dad knew what he was talking about. Most of the time anyway.
"If you say so" Alex reluctantly agreed.
"Alright Melody, let's get in there and use Psychic" he said as the two of them got to their feet.
Melody fired a blast of psychic energy at the Feebas, but as it got closer, Feebas' body suddenly became surrounded in a glowing reflective substance. As Melody's attack hit, it was bounced off and was sent flying back where it came from.
"Protect!!!" Alex yelled as the psychic energy came closer.
Melody quickly put up the barrier and blocked the returned attack.
"What was that?" Alex asked as her Protect faded.
"Mirror Coat, a retaliation move that counters any special attack, inflicting double the damage taken" his pokedex answered his question.
"A move that returns special attacks at double the damage" Scott said in amazement.
"I gotta catch this" Alex said as he put his pokedex away.
"But all of her attacking moves are special attacks, if you keep going like this you'll just get stomped by your own attacks" Scott warned him.
"Hmm... I got it" Alex reached at his belt.
"Alright, if special attacks won't work, then we'll just have to get it close." Alex threw the pokeball.
"Go Lucas!" The pokeball opened as a bright light erupted out of it. As the light faded, Lucas appeared ready to battle.
"Alright little buddy, let's use Quick attack"
Lucas charged and slammed into Feebas at high speed, sending it back onto the pier. Feebas managed to get itself up right and open its mouth. A light blue ball formed in front of its mouth and then light blue beams were fired towards the Riolu.
"Dodge it quick"
Lucas quickly jumped out of the path of the beams as the hit the spot where the Riolu was standing. As they converged, the spot where Lucas was a moment ago became covered in a sheet of ice.
"That's an Ice Beam attack" Scott said.
"Lucas, counter with Force Palm" Alex commanded.
Lucas landed and ran towards Feebas. As he approached, he thrusted his paw onto its side and hit Feebas with a powerful shockwave. Feebas flew a foot into the air and landed on its side. Alex grabbed an empty pokeball out of his bag and threw it at the injured Fish pokemon. Feebas became enveloped in red light as the ball opened and was drawn into the ball as it closed. The ball landed on the pier and shook for a few seconds before it came to a halt. Alex walked over and picked up the pokeball.
"Thanks Lucas, you were great" he said as he returned Lucas to his pokeball.
Scott got a fairly large bucket and filled it with water. "Let's have a look at your catch" he said as he placed the bucket down at his feet.
Alex opened the pokeball and Feebas appeared in the bucket. Scott quickly looked over it. "Ah, this one is female" he said as he placed it back into the water.
"How can you tell?" Emily asked.
"I do a lot of fishing and I can tell these things" he said proudly.
"Well, that makes coming up with a name easier" Alex said as he leaned down towards his new pokemon.
"Now let me think, what would be a good name for you?" he said as he tried to think of a good name. "Hmmm... How about... Mimi"
Feebas started to splash around happily. Melody walked up and tapped Alex.
"She says she likes it" Melody said.
"Ok, then from now on your name is Mimi" Alex said with a smile.
Alex reached into his bag and pulled out a small case of pokemon food. He poured some into his hand, brought both together, and then slowly placed them into the water near the surface. Mimi slowly made her way over and looked at what he had in his hands. Slowly she began to taste the pokemon food and after a taste of it, she began to work her way to eating the rest of it. As she finished, Alex began to pet the top of her head with one hand as he reached for her pokeball with the other hand.
"Mimi, welcome to the group" he said with a smile as he returned her to her pokeball.
Suddenly, they all heard a loud horn. They turned and saw a large boat approach the pier where they were at.
"That must be it" Scott said as he got to his feet.
As the boat came right up next to the pier, Alex prepared to board. He turned to his family as they all shared a big hug together. As they broke it, Alex and Melody made their way up the ramp and onto the boat.
"Good luck sweetie" Kris said to him.
"Good luck big bro" Andrew said.
"Take care of yourselves you two" Scott said as he waved his arms
"And don't do anything crazy big brother" Emily said as she also waved her arms.
"Good bye guys, we'll see ya later" Alex said as he waved good bye to his family.
As the boat made its way to Kanto, sun began to set and Alex started to feel a little drowsy. Melody started to feel herself getting tired too. They were shown a room to stay in and as he placed his things down on the floor and his egg in a safe place, Alex leapt onto one bed and got comfortable. Melody decided to take the other bed and got herself situated. They both felt their eyes growing heavy and eventually gave in. As they both drifted off, Alex said to himself, "Kanto league, here we come."Chapter End Notes:you all know the drill... review, comment, rate, tell me what needs to be fixed or what could be done differently