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Pokemon L: Year 1 episode 3

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Year 1


      Episode 3: Present.





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“Oore?” Furret was trying to wake me up that morning.

“Fur..r… zzz….” I was mumbling about.

“Rae!” she jumped on my belly with might.

“Ah! Fff…Furret…! Be… more… subtle… next…. uh” I complained as I awoke of all sudden, as Furret saw me awaken, she ran downstairs like wanting me to follow, I woke up and checked the clock, it was 9:00am.

Charlo wasn’t on his bed… could he possibly be with my father? I hurried and prepared myself to go down, once I had my shoes and a decent hair I prepared myself for what I was going to see as well…

“Good morning dear, and happy birthday!” My father yelled, standing next to the table with a small decorated box on it and Charlo playing along with Furret around the entire house.

“Dad!” I ran and hugged him, “Thank you… when did Charlo woke up?” I asked.

“He did just this morning, fortunately I did it as well… he was about to burn the whole house and curtains with his flames… so Archell here I’ve got something for you, go ahead open it!” My father gave me the pretty white and red stripped box he had.

“Yay! What is it what is it?” I opened the box violently and…

“Dad…!? I can’t believe it… is this a…?” I couldn’t believe what I was seeing.

“Yes Archell, this is the last technology device, even bought from stranger regions, it’s a Graphi-on; it allows you to make not only calls but also allows you to virtually make video calls with over two persons at the same time, the images of the people will pop up in the shape of circles on the sides of the Graphi-on like additional tabs and not squares like other gears and devices, allowing you to video-call over four people at time while doing something else on your main menu. Sending messages with this gear is the easiest thing ever, and it has even a GPS application and touch screen…” My father could not stop speaking…

“Uh… I understand… I think…” I had no idea what to say about it… “whe-where did you get this!?” I asked, speechless.

“Ah, ah, you don’t ask those things about presents!” My father said amused. “Ah, back in my days when I used technological stuff… and now technology is much different…”  My father started to be a day dreamer again.

“Dad! Don’t miss the point!” I tried to make him pay attention…

“Right… look Archell… the professor Oak wants to see you right now in his laboratory on Pallet town, and bring Charmander with you, you’ll get some surprises” My father said suspicious.

“Really!? Pallet town!? I’m going right now then! Furret and Charlo! Let’s go!” I didn’t think twice!

“But Archell! Your breakfast, don’t be so rushed” My father stopped me.

After the breakfast, I was excited to get to Pallet town, Furret hopped on my shoulders as always as I left home, but Charlo wanted a ride as well, so if both couldn’t get a ride, both would have to walk.

“Hey Charlo don’t stay behind!” Furret and I were experts at running together, but Charlo seemed to be a bit slow. We ran through the whole city and streets, crossing the locals and malls from Viridian city, greeting numerous neighbors and people congratulating me, until we finally made it to the famous Route 1.

“Pallet town, huh? A small place… smallest than people actually tell…” I mumbled to myself as I saw the place from the distance on the little hills from the route, a little nostalgia came to me.

Ah Pallet town, home of many legends and newly born trainers, the best heroes start here and become strong… or that’s what they tell me all the time. The professor’s lab was at the very final of this town, I ventured though the place and seemed like a quiet place to spend summer, with good local markets and nice houses, also a couple of famous houses from a couple of famous trainers that were the target of many tourists… well, I finally reached and entered to the laboratory, it surprised me to see a lot of people on the entrance including the six guys from my city and class on school… I suspected this was the annual starter’s day, today in my birthday.

“Professor? Professor! Its Archell here” I said once I found the laboratory, Furret and Charlo were behind me, the professor seemed a little busy attending his business on the laboratory as always… the people at the entrance of the lab were all teen aged like me and were waiting outside, could they possibly be the chosen students from the other cities as well?

“Ah Archell!” Oak shout once he finally sighted me. “Come here please, I need to talk to you” The professor said while leading me to the Pokémon room, the room were the annual starters were given to the chosen students, but the room was empty still; the students were still waiting on the entrance.

“I’m glad you have taken good care of Charmander, I see you are very gentle with Pokémon and he trusts you much enough to follow; no wonder why Furret and you are a great couple, but if you don’t mind... I need to return Charmander to his Poké ball for the annual starter’s event…” The professor asked me very kindly… but I wasn’t actually sure of wanting to let him go.

“Oh… professor… I don’t know… I’ve not spent too much time with Charlo… but…” I couldn’t find the proper excuse… to stay with him; maybe I had taken too much love of him already with the nickname…

“Hm? Charlo? Did you name him already? Excellent, then I think there’s not any problem…” He seemed to be pleased to listen how much care I took of him.

“Problems? For what?” I was confused now.

“Archell, your father and I used to be very good workmates in our days, we along with professor Saluno and other new professional dudes were the best ones in our area and used to travel here and there on many researching works… I perfectly know you feel the need to start an adventure, a journey that every Pokémon trainer wishes to accomplish, so as a birthday gift indeed, allow me to give to you… this Charmander, as your starter” The professor spoke… and it was admirable.

“Woah… professor… are you sure? What will happen to the kid who will receive this Pokémon…? I-I can’t take a gift like that… from someone else!” I was getting a bit excited and nervous, but I didn’t want to be selfish.

“Ah, don’t worry for that, we have more Pokémon here, I remember so many years ago a little kid who started his trainer adventure with a Rattata… eh let’s say he arrived a little late and we had difficulties… er but that’s not the point! Also accept it as a reward for your good grades” The professor finished and gave me Charlo’s Pokéball.

“Awesome! Thank you very much professor! Now I’m a step closer from my goals… from a team, I promise I will take care of him and raise Charlo, right Charlo?” I was really happy to have received him and saved the Pokéball in one of my pockets temporally.

“Gra ar!” Charlo was full of joy.

“And…” I continued. “My father said there was something for me… was it this?”

“Ah yes, your father asked me to explain you… he wants you to get to Johto and start your journeys there; the place where he first started his adventures… also the place where Amir and Rous met, does it tells something to you?” The professor gave me these great news, music for my ears.

“Johto…!? It’s… perfect! This is great! Of course! But… how will I…?” I asked intrigued, every time more excited and nearly jumping of joy, this was really happening!

“Here’s the surprise Archell, happy birthday!” The professor shouted and immediately gave me something special… it was…

“A…!? A ticket for… THE S.S. AQUA!?”  I had to hold my wishes to go out and shout it to everyone like a fool “One of the most luxurious and popular Kanto-Johto cruises!? For the love of Arceus, I’ve always wished to be there, how did he get this!?” This was the best birthday of the world already.

“I’m glad you liked the surprise Archell… I know you’ve been training with your friends for years and your father taught you everything about Pokémon, so why don’t you have a battle with Charmander outside? I can see into his eyes the wishes for a fight, also it will be a good way to know at what level you are at battles” The professor proposed.

“A battle with the little Charlo?” I stopped to think.

“I am not sure if it would be fair enough! But we won’t underestimate anyone, so I accept!” I said after thinking for several seconds. Furret and I were ready for all.

“Great then” I’m glad you’re showing the spirit and interest of a real trainer” Oak applauded.

Once outside in the yard, ready for a little practice battle with Charlo, the audience was unavoidable and some of the kids from the town approached to see the battle from the distance, the professor seemed calm in front of the situation.

“Charmander has already been trained for a time to obey battle commands, to be honest, this charmander you call Charlo has been stuck in the laboratory for the selection process for a couple of years already… due to his troublesome character we couldn’t find a proper trainer or training, now show me that you deserve him!” The professor said, Charlo stepped forth with a serious stare ready for battle.

“Ready Furret? Remember, don’t be too rough with him, it’s just a little!” I warned.

“Thank you Archell, but I don’t think he’s that little” The professor closed his eyes and stated arms-crossed. “Charmander, go with embers please” He commanded.

“Grra!”  He opened his mouth and let out big recurrent bullets of fire to attack Furret meters away.

“Furret, dodge counter with a quick attack!” I commanded quickly.

Furret started to run, ready for a violent charge, every second faster and missing each of the explosive balls of fire with speed but not much grace due to the explosions, and just when Furret was about to strike in the middle, Charlo made a quick foul play by stepping aside and using his elusive hot tail, stumbling Furret and making her trip over obstreperously.

“Wow he’s good…! Furret quickly get up!” I yelled and she stood up in a jiffy.

“Quick, scratch!” Oak shuddered. “Grar!” Charlo’s claws started to gleam menacingly preparing for attack, and he started to run like a warrior towards Furret.

“Furret, counter him!” I yelled, and Furret sharpened her claws as well like short daggers in ‘X’ shape.

Charlo tried to attack Furret consecutively with his claws, but Furret was faster, stepped back and blocked every attack with her own claws, countering at the same time in occasions, dealing painful scratches that made Charlo step back.

“Slam!” I shouted to Furret who was readying her tail to attack.

“Smokescreen quick!” Oak commanded.

Charlo opened his mouth and turned the fire into a total black smoke that diminished the visibility to zero, Furret started to complain and no one of us could see anything, I didn’t know where he was!

“Gar!” Charlo growled and leapt high over the smoke, ready for more scratch attacks directed to Furret, but I wasn’t going to allow that, I was getting a bit tired, this would finish for once.

“Furret quick attack!” I commanded and Furret didn’t lose any time, ran quickly like a flash and with a big jump, bashed Charlo yet in the air with such a might, sending Charlo meters away, Charlo fell on his back on the ground painfully while Furret landed carefully.

“Aarg… gr..…” Charlo complained and was about to give up.

“It’s enough” The professor Oak shouted calm.

“Uh…?”  Furret and I stopped.

The professor clapped slightly, seeming happy of the results. “Wonderful Archell, you have good battle techniques just like your father, too bad he stopped his training years ago, but I hope you follow the tradition” He said pleased and approached to me along with Charlo, who made a little effort to stand up and walk.

“Hearing that from the famous professor is awesome, thank you!” I said.

“I have seen your talent… you have a very good gift, you have the Pokémon understanding;  take the place of their feelings and understand what they feel like sometimes, a good signal that you are a good trainer” Oak spoke.

“I… I see, I had heard about your ability for seeing the talents on trainers… it’s a pleasure to hear that” I said nervous.

“I hope I have taken the best decisions then… Archell, can I trust you to give you this advanced technological artifact created to the purpose of registering the dates of Pokémon around the world? Can you carry… this updated National Pokémon Dexter?” The professor pulled out a Pokédex.

“… A Pokédex? Not just anyone can get one…! Am I really getting this… professor?” I asked… I think this was getting too good that it had to be a kind of hallucination, dream or something!

“Yes… this new one not only automatically register the dates, but you can also add the detailed dates of every Pokémon specie apart of their weight and biological analysis, like their nature and behaviors with trainers details you find if you spend time enough with it, so we can reunite the dates and make more researching, it’s useful, not all of the Pokémon Dexter have the same information, we now compile new dates from different ones to reunite information and discover new things with this new information adder apply, I can deduce that you are the right person for the job” The professor spoke.

“If that’s the case I would be glad to help!” I said happily and he gave me the Pokédex.

“Archell, great adventures are prepared for you out there, but being a trainer is considered one of the hardest goals to make real, and the patience is the mother of the training in this case! You must understand that the things you’re about to see are nothing like the peaceful things you have lived on your city this far” Oak stated.

“I hope I can take it then” I said nervous at last.

“You should return to your house soon, Amir must be waiting” The professor finished kindly.

“Yes… thanks for everything, professor, really… this is the best day of my life!” I smiled and then I said goodbye, excited, I leaded to home like lightning bolt through the route and the city along with Furret and Charlo, now like a newly born team, I knew what was coming next!

“DAD” I opened the door violently and without any advices.

“I knew you’d like” He was already waiting for me.

“But of course…. This is the best birthday I’ve ever had, thanks to you… thank you for all the gifts, they were so many, where did you get the money!?” I asked, nearly in joke…

“Ah ah, those things cannot be asked, and… the best for you dear, tell me, are you ready to go? The daily bus to the main Kanto’s port on Vermilion City will depart soon; the boat will go soon… I hope you have your ticket” He told me… I was happy but…

“Yes… I am…” I started to feel sad, “Dad, will I come back some day?” I asked, now doubtful.

“Who knows, but you have waited for this moment for years now, don’t look back” He cheered me up.

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The dusk drew near in the afternoon; the sky was turning orange… I spent the rest of my time left to make sure I had everything, to save my small but humble amount of money in case of emergency, save Charlo’s Pokéball, and everything else necessary, once all was ready, I took my bag with me and my father accompanied me to the bus stop, Furret on my shoulders and Charlo on my arms.

“Whitney…! She didn’t come…” I mumbled once we were there, and then…

“Archell! …Archell!!” A sound echoed in the road, I saw the picture of Whitney running towards me from the distance, just before the bus arrived.

“Whitney…!? You came… for me!?” I was glad to see her for the last time.

“Yes… don’t you think I would miss it? What kind of friend would I be?” She said proud, I was nearly letting out some tears out.

“Anyway… I spent the whole day making this for you... i-it’s something to remember me…” She gave me a collar with a shy looking face, a special collar… it had a brown totem, just as hers.

“Thank you… I knew you would do something like that… you always do” I said… as I always used to.

“You know me…. And well, don’t make everyone wait; you’ve got an adventure to live, don’t forget to be sociable silly, you’ll need help… I may see you later… or someday” Those were her last words.

The bus finally arrived to the stop, and then I ridded in, saying goodbye to both, my father and Anna.

“May you find what you desire… my daughter” My father said slightly seconds before the bus resumed its routine.

Finally departed, traveling through half region, taking bus routes, I started to think about it all… I would probably take a long time in this travel… I would probably go through hard things and situations, I would probably never return to home or see Whitney on my travels… now I was by my own in this world, but at least, I had a very good friend with me; Furret, and a new buddy on the team; Charlo, to make me companion and give me something to do… it was just time to grow up a little, and get off me that old childish attitude of mine.

The bus finally arrived to Vermilion City from the Kanto region after a couple of hours; I was at time for the next “boat”; to board the famous S.S Aqua and travel to Johto this night and arrive the next morning maybe.

Once inside… I saw a last picture of my favorite part of this continent; Kanto, with some fresh wind by my side, Charlo a little dizzy by the movement of the boat and Furret looking at the sea, I knew this would mean not only the start of my new stories and legends, but also… maybe the start of a new research; I would find Rous at any cost, I had the chance on my hands.

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