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Chapter 1
Night was falling across the horizon of Violet City but not everything was calm. An argument ensued shortly after supper was finished at a family residence. It was not uncommon for this type of thing to happen at this particular homestead but the ensuing outcome was most definitely a first.
"Tony, get back here! Do you hear me?" the older man bellowed as he chased after Tony.
"No way! You're more hot headed than a Magmar using Overheat!" Tony yelled back as he pulled out a pokeball and threw it into the air. "Charizard, come on out! Let's get air born!"
Upon being released from its pokeball, Charizard roared once and grabbed a hold of Tony before taking off into the air. The older man gasped and shielded his eyes from the flying dust. As soon as he was able to see clearly again, he shook a fist at Tony.
"Come back down here, NOW!" he demanded of the dark haired youth.
"No, Dad. I'm not a little kid that you can just boss around anymore." Tony said as he climbed over Charizard's shoulder to seat himself at the base Charizard's neck.
"Anthony Ketchum, if you leave now, I - I'll disown you!!" the elder Ketchum exclaimed.
"If that's how you feel... Let's go Charizard." Tony calmly replied as his pokemon gracefully made a wide arc in the air and headed south-east towards the Kanto region. Out of his father's sight, a few stray tears streamed down his face.
Well after midnight, Charizard landed in the foothills north of Cherrygrove City. Too emotionally exhausted to do much of anything else - much less look for a Pokemon Center to lodge in, Tony curled up in a fetal position and quickly fell asleep next to Charizard's warm body.
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Morning came far too quickly for Tony. Before he knew it, a wild Chikorita woke him up with a start. Rubbing some of the sleepiness from his eyes, Tony got his bearings then looked at the pokemon that had aroused him from his sleep.
"What the - Charizard, what are you doing with that Chikorita?!" Tony exclaimed, now fully awake and on his feet.
Charizard roared before indicating to Tony that it was in the process of battling the small grass type pokemon. Chikorita took the momentary distraction to slap at Charizard with its Vine Whip attack. Bellowing in rage, Charizard caught the vines in its claws and dragged Chikorita up into the air as it prepared to slam Chikorita into the ground by means of its Aerial Ace attack.
A split second before it was released from Charizard's attack, Chikorita blasted Poison Powder in Charizard's direction. The impacted force of Chikorita slamming into the ground caused a cloud of dust to surround the combatants. When the dust settled, Chikorita was unconscious and Charizard lay on its side, in pain due to the poison powder's effects.
"No, Charizard! Hang in there, buddy!" Tony pleaded as he returned his only pokemon into its pokeball. He turned to get an empty pokeball for Chikorita when he remembered the events of the previous evening. "Oh... yeah. The other pokeballs are at home and since Dad disowned me, I don't have a home to go home to so that I could retrieve them."
Sighing, Tony pocketed Charizard's pokeball and carefully picked up Chikorita. A rumble coming from his stomach reminded Tony to get to the nearest Pokemon Center soon or he'd be as unconscious as the pokemon he carried.
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"Nurse Joy!" Tony exclaimed as soon as he saw her come out of the examination room. "How are they?"
"They'll live." Nurse Joy said with a good natured smile as she handed him Charizard's pokeball. "But Tony, why was your Chikorita outside of its pokeball?"
"Actually, that's a wild Chikorita. I woke up and found it battling at full force with my Charizard. I would have caught it but all of my empty pokeballs are back in Violet City and most likely have been thrown out by now."
"What do you mean?" Nurse Joy asked out of concern. She had known the Ketchums for a number of years and thus knew of the infamous short temper that the elder Ketchum had which lead to many an argument between father and son. After a brief wave and smile to a brown haired young woman who had just entered the Pokemon Center, she gasped and turned her attention back to Tony. "Don't tell me that your father kicked you out."
"Worse, he disowned me." Tony sighed as he leaned against the closest wall and closed his eyes. "No home, no pokeballs, not even some decent travel equipment! I'm screwed."
"Um, excuse me. I have something for you." came a voice that was unfamiliar to Tony.
As soon as Tony opened his eyes, he saw the young woman who had just entered the Pokemon Center moments before. In her outstretched hand was a pokeball. A compassionate smile broadened across her face.
"I - I can't accept it. I wouldn't be able to repay you for the pokeball anytime soon." Tony said with gratitude in his voice.
"Then don't pay it back. It's a gift. I insist. I couldn't help but overhear some of your conversation." she said as she firmly placed the pokeball in Tony's hands. "My name's Cordelia. What's yours?"
"Anthony Ketchum, but just about everybody calls me Tony. Thanks for the pokeball, Cordelia." Tony said before facing Nurse Joy. "May I see that Chikorita now?"
"I don't see why not." Nurse Joy said with a grin. "Follow me, please."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Upon entering the room that Chikorita was resting in, Tony had a better chance to examine the now awake pokemon. It looked different than any other Chikorita he had ever saw before. It's body was a more brilliant, almost neon, green in color and the leaf on its head was brown.
"Is it normal?" Tony mindlessly wondered out loud.
"Chiko?! Chikorita!" Chikorita said with a huff as Tony got closer, as if to say, "Normal? Of course I'm normal, I'm me!"
"I think it's safe to say that you have a healthy Chikorita on your hands. It's coloring is different but that's part of what makes it special." Nurse Joy said.
"S'pose you're right, Nurse Joy." Tony said before looking Chikorita in the eyes. "Hey, Chikorita. That was a pretty impressive battle you had with Charizard. How would you like to travel with us?"
"Chi? Chikorita Chiko?! Chikorita!" the pokemon said, at first incredulous but then certainly happy at the prospect. It walked to the edge of the bed and touched the release button on the pokeball in Tony's hand. In a flash, Chikorita was snuggly inside the pokeball.
"All right! I have a Chikorita!" Tony exclaimed enthusiastically.
"Way to go, Tony." Cordelia congratulated him from her position near the doorway.
"Thanks." Tony replied.
"If you don't mind me asking, where will you go from here?" Nurse Joy asked.
"I... I'm not sure. I can tell you for a fact where I'm not going anytime soon. Home. I was thinking of heading towards the Kanto region. Maybe try my luck against the gym leaders and the Pokemon League. After that is anyone's guess." Tony said after a few moments of thought.
"May I join you?" Cordelia piped up. "I was heading for Pallet Town myself and I could use some human company."
"I don't know.." Tony said with uncertainty.
"If you want, you can consider it repayment for the pokeball. Plus I'm a pretty good cook!" Cordelia replied with a cute giggle.
"Okay, I guess we can go together." Tony shrugged. "When you're ready to leave, we'll head out."
"Actually, I'm ready now. This was my last pit stop in Cherrygrove City before heading east." Cordelia grinned. "By the way, Nurse Joy. I gave that item you requested to Chansey."
"Thank you, Cordelia." Nurse Joy said as she lead the two youths out to the main waiting room of the Pokemon Center.
Having caught his first pokemon in a long time, Tony waved good-bye to Nurse Joy as he and Cordelia left the Pokemon Center and began their adventure due east to the Kanto region.
Night was falling across the horizon of Violet City but not everything was calm. An argument ensued shortly after supper was finished at a family residence. It was not uncommon for this type of thing to happen at this particular homestead but the ensuing outcome was most definitely a first.
"Tony, get back here! Do you hear me?" the older man bellowed as he chased after Tony.
"No way! You're more hot headed than a Magmar using Overheat!" Tony yelled back as he pulled out a pokeball and threw it into the air. "Charizard, come on out! Let's get air born!"
Upon being released from its pokeball, Charizard roared once and grabbed a hold of Tony before taking off into the air. The older man gasped and shielded his eyes from the flying dust. As soon as he was able to see clearly again, he shook a fist at Tony.
"Come back down here, NOW!" he demanded of the dark haired youth.
"No, Dad. I'm not a little kid that you can just boss around anymore." Tony said as he climbed over Charizard's shoulder to seat himself at the base Charizard's neck.
"Anthony Ketchum, if you leave now, I - I'll disown you!!" the elder Ketchum exclaimed.
"If that's how you feel... Let's go Charizard." Tony calmly replied as his pokemon gracefully made a wide arc in the air and headed south-east towards the Kanto region. Out of his father's sight, a few stray tears streamed down his face.
Well after midnight, Charizard landed in the foothills north of Cherrygrove City. Too emotionally exhausted to do much of anything else - much less look for a Pokemon Center to lodge in, Tony curled up in a fetal position and quickly fell asleep next to Charizard's warm body.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Morning came far too quickly for Tony. Before he knew it, a wild Chikorita woke him up with a start. Rubbing some of the sleepiness from his eyes, Tony got his bearings then looked at the pokemon that had aroused him from his sleep.
"What the - Charizard, what are you doing with that Chikorita?!" Tony exclaimed, now fully awake and on his feet.
Charizard roared before indicating to Tony that it was in the process of battling the small grass type pokemon. Chikorita took the momentary distraction to slap at Charizard with its Vine Whip attack. Bellowing in rage, Charizard caught the vines in its claws and dragged Chikorita up into the air as it prepared to slam Chikorita into the ground by means of its Aerial Ace attack.
A split second before it was released from Charizard's attack, Chikorita blasted Poison Powder in Charizard's direction. The impacted force of Chikorita slamming into the ground caused a cloud of dust to surround the combatants. When the dust settled, Chikorita was unconscious and Charizard lay on its side, in pain due to the poison powder's effects.
"No, Charizard! Hang in there, buddy!" Tony pleaded as he returned his only pokemon into its pokeball. He turned to get an empty pokeball for Chikorita when he remembered the events of the previous evening. "Oh... yeah. The other pokeballs are at home and since Dad disowned me, I don't have a home to go home to so that I could retrieve them."
Sighing, Tony pocketed Charizard's pokeball and carefully picked up Chikorita. A rumble coming from his stomach reminded Tony to get to the nearest Pokemon Center soon or he'd be as unconscious as the pokemon he carried.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Nurse Joy!" Tony exclaimed as soon as he saw her come out of the examination room. "How are they?"
"They'll live." Nurse Joy said with a good natured smile as she handed him Charizard's pokeball. "But Tony, why was your Chikorita outside of its pokeball?"
"Actually, that's a wild Chikorita. I woke up and found it battling at full force with my Charizard. I would have caught it but all of my empty pokeballs are back in Violet City and most likely have been thrown out by now."
"What do you mean?" Nurse Joy asked out of concern. She had known the Ketchums for a number of years and thus knew of the infamous short temper that the elder Ketchum had which lead to many an argument between father and son. After a brief wave and smile to a brown haired young woman who had just entered the Pokemon Center, she gasped and turned her attention back to Tony. "Don't tell me that your father kicked you out."
"Worse, he disowned me." Tony sighed as he leaned against the closest wall and closed his eyes. "No home, no pokeballs, not even some decent travel equipment! I'm screwed."
"Um, excuse me. I have something for you." came a voice that was unfamiliar to Tony.
As soon as Tony opened his eyes, he saw the young woman who had just entered the Pokemon Center moments before. In her outstretched hand was a pokeball. A compassionate smile broadened across her face.
"I - I can't accept it. I wouldn't be able to repay you for the pokeball anytime soon." Tony said with gratitude in his voice.
"Then don't pay it back. It's a gift. I insist. I couldn't help but overhear some of your conversation." she said as she firmly placed the pokeball in Tony's hands. "My name's Cordelia. What's yours?"
"Anthony Ketchum, but just about everybody calls me Tony. Thanks for the pokeball, Cordelia." Tony said before facing Nurse Joy. "May I see that Chikorita now?"
"I don't see why not." Nurse Joy said with a grin. "Follow me, please."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Upon entering the room that Chikorita was resting in, Tony had a better chance to examine the now awake pokemon. It looked different than any other Chikorita he had ever saw before. It's body was a more brilliant, almost neon, green in color and the leaf on its head was brown.
"Is it normal?" Tony mindlessly wondered out loud.
"Chiko?! Chikorita!" Chikorita said with a huff as Tony got closer, as if to say, "Normal? Of course I'm normal, I'm me!"
"I think it's safe to say that you have a healthy Chikorita on your hands. It's coloring is different but that's part of what makes it special." Nurse Joy said.
"S'pose you're right, Nurse Joy." Tony said before looking Chikorita in the eyes. "Hey, Chikorita. That was a pretty impressive battle you had with Charizard. How would you like to travel with us?"
"Chi? Chikorita Chiko?! Chikorita!" the pokemon said, at first incredulous but then certainly happy at the prospect. It walked to the edge of the bed and touched the release button on the pokeball in Tony's hand. In a flash, Chikorita was snuggly inside the pokeball.
"All right! I have a Chikorita!" Tony exclaimed enthusiastically.
"Way to go, Tony." Cordelia congratulated him from her position near the doorway.
"Thanks." Tony replied.
"If you don't mind me asking, where will you go from here?" Nurse Joy asked.
"I... I'm not sure. I can tell you for a fact where I'm not going anytime soon. Home. I was thinking of heading towards the Kanto region. Maybe try my luck against the gym leaders and the Pokemon League. After that is anyone's guess." Tony said after a few moments of thought.
"May I join you?" Cordelia piped up. "I was heading for Pallet Town myself and I could use some human company."
"I don't know.." Tony said with uncertainty.
"If you want, you can consider it repayment for the pokeball. Plus I'm a pretty good cook!" Cordelia replied with a cute giggle.
"Okay, I guess we can go together." Tony shrugged. "When you're ready to leave, we'll head out."
"Actually, I'm ready now. This was my last pit stop in Cherrygrove City before heading east." Cordelia grinned. "By the way, Nurse Joy. I gave that item you requested to Chansey."
"Thank you, Cordelia." Nurse Joy said as she lead the two youths out to the main waiting room of the Pokemon Center.
Having caught his first pokemon in a long time, Tony waved good-bye to Nurse Joy as he and Cordelia left the Pokemon Center and began their adventure due east to the Kanto region.
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