Eishiba awoke early. It was always too easy to wake up on a day of great importance. The problem was that is was way too early. Sleep and nervousness did not mix. The sun was just starting to come up. Eishiba wanted nothing more than to go get his first Pokemon.
"My first Pokemon!" Eishiba said to himself as he sat up on his bed. The sheer thought of having his very own Pokemon sent chills through him. He wondered what it would be. He slipped out of bed and dressed into a blue t shirt and shorts. He put on some sneakers as he walked out of his room quietly. He past his sisters room, seeing she was still asleep. Both his mother and father were asleep also. He walked to the door and stepped outside. "How much time has gone by since I woke up?" He thought to himself. "Is it time to leave yet? I want to get going."
The crisp morning refreshed Eishiba as he covered his arms. It was a little chilly. He looked out at the sun as it was rising. "I feel I am going to see many of the rising suns." He told himself. He then started to pace. He was extremely nervous, not knowing what to do to pass the time. Just then, he heard the door to his house shut. Eishiba turned to look and saw his father coming up to him.
"Your up early," Zayin said to his son. Eishiba looked at the ground and nodded. "Just thinking about today. Its kind of a big day for me. I get to start something new, I get to get away from here." His dad then got to the main point, "And you get your own Pokemon." Eishiba nodded.
"I am really excited about it, but I'm worried it will be to difficult. I hope its easy to train," Eishiba said, still looking at the ground. Eishiba didn't feel very confident. New things never went well with him. He knew he would be the one to be laughed at. It never seemed to fail that he was always the only one who seemed to struggle. His dad put his arm around him and said, "It takes practice, once you start, you just get used to it. Kind of like when you play your guitar. At first it was really difficult, cause you didn't have coordination enough to strum with one hand while holding the strings down with the other hand. Eventually, you got the hang of it."
Eishiba nodded. He always liked how his dad seemed to be able to word things and make them easy to understand. It made him feel better. "And besides," Zayin continued. "Starter Pokemon are always easy to start training. I don't think you will have too much trouble."
Eishiba's mind began to wander as he said, "What if it won't listen to me? What if its like that stupid Ash character from that dumb Pokemon show who couldn't control his Charizard, heck, his Pikachu didn't even like him in the beginning. What if I can't do this?" His dad paused and then said, "There is a big difference between you and Ash."
Eishiba said, "And what is that?" His father continued, "First, your real and he is not. Second, he was a complete idiot. I mean seriously...who tries to catch a Spearow by throwing a jacket over it?" Eishiba laughed as his father went on. "And third, he was a 10 year old boy, and 10 year old boys haven't actually hit puberty and had their pokeballs drop yet."
Eishiba laughed extremely loud and long with his father. His dad always seemed to be able to make any moment of sadness or nervousness seem happy. He was going to miss his dad. His dad made a last comment, "If for some reason you really can't get your first Pokemon to listen, just give it food. Pokemon love food. Take a handful of ours, just so you have something to offer your new friend. It may be a little bland but thats because its basic Pokemon food, not for any specific Pokemon."
Eishiba loved how his dad was so smart and always thinking, always ready. Eishiba looked at his dad and said, "Thanks, I feel better already." The sun was now up and getting closer to being time to leave. "You better go pack some of your stuff," his father said. Eishiba walked back inside. His sister was up by now. She was sitting in the living room floor watching some stupid show with four colored creatures that danced and sang and talked like babies and had TV screens on their bellies. They all looked demonic. His sister jumped around shouting, "Teletubbies! Teletubbies! Teletubbies!"
"Ugh," Eishiba groaned as he went into his room. He shut the door, trying to avoid getting the theme song stuck in his head, which would then require him to listen to it several times in order to remove it. He didn't really have much to pack. He went to his guitar and put it in its nylon case. Inside the case he also crammed in some extra clothes. He then wrapped his sleeping bag around the guitar case. "I got to take only whats important," he thought to himself.
He set his stuff by the door and walked to the kitchen where breakfest was. His mother was a great cook, and he was going to miss that also. He enjoyed the warm meal of eggs and bacon as he tried to tune out the dancing, multicolored demons. That was one thing he wouldn't miss. After eating Eishiba stood up ready to leave. His mother and father both hugged him. Rather than crying, both parents were happy for him. "I'm glad they are crying over me leaving," he thought to himself. His sister then hugged him also. "I guess its time for me to head to the Professors place."
His father said, "Remember what we talked about, you will do fine." Eishiba felt full of confidence as he turned and headed out the door. The air was warmer now. He was glad for wearing shorts. The road was nothing but dirt the whole way. He thought of nothing other than what his first Pokemon would be. He felt better knowing it would be something easy.
He walked to the Professors Lab and stood in front of the door. "I could always turn back and save myself the embarrassment of failure." No, he wasn't going to accept that. He had nothing to worry about...at the moment. He opened the door and walked inside. His nose wrinkled as it smelled like a hospital inside. He hated hospitals, always hating the smell, like he was going to catch a disease from someone.
He looked around at all the machines and tools used by the Professor. Eishiba noticed a few others already waiting. He set his pack down and stood waiting patiently. He tried to think of anything to say but the shy side of him kept him quiet. Suddenly there was a shout, "Help!" Eishiba looked towards the direction it came as everyone began to run out the door. Eishiba waited until everyone else had gone and followed behind. He noticed a girl getting up off the ground as everyone exited.
After following everyone, Eishiba saw the Professor inside a corner with wild Pokemon edging toward him. The Professor called out exclaiming that Pokeballs were in his bag. Eishiba sat back and waiting, hoping there would be one left for him to use. After everyone else had taken theirs, he looked in the bag and saw one left. He bit his lip hoping it would be easy to use. He lifted the ball into his hand. The big metal ball filled his palm. He then threw it into the grass.
The ball opened and a flash of light came from the Pokeball as something emerged from it. Eishiba kept his eyes on the ground, waiting to see what stood up. The light died away but he saw nothing on the ground. He heard a flapping noise and looked into the air to see a small dark, dark blue, almost black bird flying around. Its chest was red and white and its beak was short, yet wide yellow. Eishiba realized it was a Taillow. He bit his lip remembering the stories of how fierce a Taillow could be and how they would stand up to other Pokemon. He then decided to try an attack. "Wing attack!" Eishiba called out. Taillow didn't seem to listen, for the small bird seemed to have other ideas in mind. "Oh great, it won't listen to me..." Eishiba thought.
Taillow swooped down and pecked at a few Wurmples. Taillow was incredibly fast, and seemed to manuver easily in the air. Eishiba could feel the air push past him as the Taillow swooped at the Pokemon. After most of the Pokemon had been chased away, Eishiba tried to call it back. He held the Pokeball in his hand as a red laser came from the center of the ball. Taillow was so fast it dodged the laser, or perhaps Eishiba just had bad aim. Either way, Taillow clearly didn't want to go back into its ball. Eishiba was starting to get nervous again. "I can't even get that bird back in its ball," he thought. Finally some words of his father came to mind, "Pokemon love food."
Eishiba reached into his pocket and pulled out a small pack of Pokemon food. He opened the pack and put a small piece on the ground. It smelled awful. The smell of the food made his stomach turn. The food itself was black and almost looked like a brownie. He took a few steps away from the food and called for the Taillow. The small bird fluttered overhead and finally landed and began to eat. Once it was done Eishiba called it back. "I hope my first is easier to train than this," he thought.
The Professor lead them back to his lab and told them that the Pokemon they used, they can now keep. Eishiba stood with wide eyes. He looked at the Pokeball in his hand. "You got to be kidding," Eishiba said somewhat loud. Professor Birch said to Eishiba, "Your the one who got Taillow?" Eishiba nodded as the Professor continued, "Would you rather start with something else? I have a JigglyPuff available also."
Eishiba didn't what was worse, having a Pokemon that didn't obey, or being a guy and owning a Jigglypuff as his first Pokemon. Eishiba muttered, "No...Ill hang on to this one. I was told starters are easy to train. This one doesn't seem to pay attention to me." Professor Birch said, "Yes, most starters are easy but Taillow are known for standing up for themselves and being protective. As fierce as the Taillow is, it also gets lonely easily. I won't lie, your starter as a Taillow will be a little more challenging than most. Its attitude changes easily."
Eishiba took that as, "Get ready for a tough time." Eishiba was handed a red gadget. He said, "Oh good, an electronic dictionary that you have to fill in yourself." Or maybe it was the version that spoke? Who knew. Eishiba grabbed his pack and walked out the door, heading to the first route. He hung his head as he walked. His new adventure had begun...
OOC: I was assuming the Pokedex was like the one in the game rather than show but its whatever.