Chapter 1
I woke up to the annoying buzz of my alarm clock. Looking over, it read "March 5th 8:30". Sitting up in an instant, I grinned like a maniac. "It's my 13th birthday!" I exclaimed to my empty room. Then I remembered the time. "CRAP! I'm gonna be late!" Jumping out of bed, I ran to grab my new clothes: A purple top that tied behind the neck, black jeans, purple Converse, and black, elbow length, fingerless gloves. Grabbing my bag and running to the bathroom, I brushed my recently bleached-blond, long hair, and applied dark eyeliner around my green eyes.
Nearly tripping down the stairs, I ran into the kitchen and grabbed a banana. I was almost out the door, when I heard my mom call me.
"Crystal!" came the angry voice.
"I'm leaving on my journey!" I yelled back irritatedly, not even pausing. Halfway down the street, I slowed to a walk, stretching my back. Reaching into my bag, I found my map of the region. Not that I needed it yet. The Pokemon Starter Showcase was just on the other side of my little town of Tekiteki. I could already hear the excited murmuring of a crowd of kids. Reaching the crowd, I easily made my way to the front. Not many kids actually waited to leave, and even more didn't care to hike out to the middle of no where just to get their first Pokemon.
A hand on my shoulder made me jump. Behind me was an aging man, about 45 with just hints of grey showing in his dark hair. He held a package in his hands.
"Crystal! I saw you over here and came to give you this! Happy Birthday!" he said, handing me the package.
"Thanks, Professor Maple!" I smiled as I opened the package. Inside was the latest Pokedex. "Cool!" I said, then gave him a hug.
"Good luck on your journey!" he said. Just then, I heard a voice come over a megaphone.
"Ladies and gentlemans! It's time to come and choose your starter!" The line in front of me was removed, and I walked into the large field, where large banners displayed where different starters from all the regions were being shown. There were a few I planned to check out: Treecko, Squirtle, Charmander, Piplup, and Torchic. First, I found the fire type exhibit, and headed over to view the Torchics and Charmanders.
The Torchic exhibit had quite a few cute, fluffy little creatures hopping around and being adored by quite a few people. One came over to me, and I reached out to pet it. The thing pecked my hand, and I drew it back quick. The thing gave me an angry look, and hopped away. Guess I was rejected.
Charmanders were cute too, but they kept ejecting small flames of delight. One came up, and as someone put down food, it turned and nearly burned my hand with its tail. Rather dangerous little things, huh?
Water Pokemon hopefully would be so agressive or spazzmatic. First I came to Squirtle. They were rather shy, but a few attracted the little creatures. Finding that my luck wasn't for drawing one of these little creatures to me. In fact, one saw me and quickly drew back inside its shell. Sweatdropping, I moved onto the Piplups.
The beaks reminded me of the Torchic, but they were rather stubborn, and hardly approached anyone. Mostly people were approaching them. Not caring enough to have my hand pecked again, I sighed and walked on.
As I walked, I noticed the increase of these people in white and black. They had wierd, perfectly straight hair, even the guys! Could they be from...
Pushing them out of my mind I reached the Treecko exhibit. They weren't as cute as the others. Did I really want something that looked like that? Maybe I should try the Charmanders again... Just then, I heard an explosion. People started screaming. Spinning around, some guy with dark hair, combed over perfectly, with a big black 2 on his white shirt. On the back was a large club, like the playing card suite. The announcer was tied up, and on the ground was a strange Pokemon that looked like a big pokeball. I heard the pokedex beep in my bag, pulling it out, I looked at the screen. The pokemon appeared on the screen, and an electronic voice spoke.
"#100. Voltorb: the ball pokemon. It has a tendancy to explode using the moves Explode and Self Destruct. When using Explode, it normally has two uses before fainting due to its high resillience."
Slipping the thing back in my bag, I looked around. The pokemon were all looking around wildly.
"Greetings, youngsters!" said the man who apparently own the Voltorb. "Now, if you will all be so kind as to hand over all the Pokemon, no one will get hurt!" He kicked the man off the stage, next to the Electrode. There were mumbling, and shocked voices, and I was taken aback. People slowly brought over the Pokeballs, but I couldn't stand to watch. Looking around wildly, I grabbed the first Pokeball I saw.
"Hey! Butt face! I'm not about to let you do this!" I yelled, running over to the stage. "Go! Whatever you are!" I threw the ball, and out came the pokemon. A... Treecko?! Not time to worry about that!
"You little brat! You don't even know how to use that Pokemon! You really think that little thing will take out my Electro-" He was cut off as the Treecko ran straight up to the red and white Pokemon.
"Treecko! Use pound!" I yelled.
"Tree-" it pulled it's tiny fist back. "KO!" It punched the Voltorb straight in the face, sending in flying backwards into the stage, K.O.ed.
"Wh-what?!" said the guy. Then his face hardened. "You only one because Voltorbs HP was low from using Explode! You goons!" He looked at the group of the strange people standing over in a crowd.
"We got all the unclaimed Pokemon, sir!" shouted a girl. Some protests rose up.
"But I didn't get mine!" complained many voices.
"Too bad!" called the guy on the stage. "And you, girl! You haven't seen the last of the 2 of Clubs!" he yelled. He took the Voltorb back in its ball, then ran off.
"H-hey! Boss! Wait for us!" yelled the grunts. Many took off after him, but one guy was left strugling with a large sack of pokeballs. He was slowly dragging them along. Sweatdropping, I looked at Treecko.
"Pound him." I simply stated. Treecko cocked his head at the guy for a second, then ran up quickly and pounded the guy in the gut. The sack dropped, and the guy flopped over. I grabbed the sack and walked back with the Treecko. Many people cheered, but I just shrugged.
"Good job, Crystal!" said Professor Maple, running over to me. "It seems like you and that Treecko make a pretty dynamic duo!" I smiled, looking at the Treecko.
"Yeah. He's pretty cool, huh?" Treecko looked at me happily.
"Tree!" he said.
"Guess I should name you, huh?" He nodded. "How about... Gecko?" The Treecko gave me a annoyed look. "Okay! Okay! Sorry I'm not very creative... What about... Storm?" He looked pleased. "Storm it is!"
"Well, Crystal and Storm! Look like you guys are of to a running start! Enjoy yourselves!" the professor commented.
"Will do! Thanks Professor!" I ran off with Storm to check out of the Showcase. This would be the start of my epic adventure!
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CURRENT CHARACTERS AND POKEMON:
USED:
Crystal- Storm: Lvl 5 (Treeko)
The 2 of Clubs- Voltorb: Lvl 12
