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Chapter 1
The sound of chatter filled the house as people began to celebrate. The bright decorations around the outside house let the whole of Rustboro know that today was someone's birthday. Inside the house a fifteen year old boy was unwrapping gifts in his room away from the guests. He was dressed in a dark blue suit, but kept pulling at the collar because he wasn't used to using suits. He found an unusual letter addressed to him but all it said on the envelope was 'Red Waterflower'. Inside the envelope were two tickets to the Kanto Region. Red placed the ticket back into the envelope and continued opening gifts.
A gentle knock on the door drew Red's attention from the gifts. His mother forced him out of the room and into the backyard where a huge cheer greeted his arrival. Red's mother was young, just by looking at her nobody would assume that she had a fifteen year old child. For the past 5 years Red had been travelling and through the Hoenn and Johto Regions. He had won the Silver conference and placed in the top 4 in the Hoenn conference. He was a home town hero; it was the first time the town had seen him since he arrived two days ago.
"Misty, you must be so proud of your son." Nurse Joy said as she pulled Red's mother aside. Red had been gone for five years and all his old friends seemed so different. He was waiting for one person, a special person. The party had gone on for about two hours and still the person Red waited for wasn't there. As he gave up hope someone clasped their hands around his head covering his eyes. "Guess who?" a soft and feminine asked. Red lifted and the hands off and spun around. She was finally here. "Erica, finally! I thought you would never show." He said as he hugged her. Erica was Nurse Joy's daughter and Red's oldest friend. Erica golden blonde fell onto her shoulders perfectly, her green eyes looked like gems as they sparkled when he started into Red's. She had travelled alongside Red competing as a coordinator.
A few hours later the party was finally over and Red, Erica and Misty were left with the clean up. "I forgot to ask before but why were you so late?" Red asked as he cleaned the backyard. "My dad and I were researching Wurmple and you know how he gets." Erica explained as she carried a few plates into the house. When Erica was out of earshot, Red went inside and saw his mum. "When I was ten you I asked you who my father was, you told me you'd tell me when I was older. Every year after that on my birthday I asked you again and you told me the same thing. Now I'm fifteen and I think I'm old enough to know," Red said with emotional tone as his mother washed the dishes. Misty placed the last plate in the dish rack and dried her hands. He walked into the living and Red followed. "Why do you want to find your father? He didn't want anything to do with us." His mother retorted calmly.
Red and his mother were at a familiar stand of. It was sort of a tradition between Red and Misty, Erica was accustomed to this as she was always there. Every year on his birthday Red would phone his mother with the single reason of asking her about his father. Red had never gotten a straight answer but now he was finally home and could ask his mother in person. "Why must you always ask me this on your birthday?" Misty said with tears in her eyes. A tense silence filled the room; Misty wiped the forming tears away and walked over to the bookshelf.
She pulled out an old dictionary and opened to the middle. Inside of the book was a worn out picture. By then Erica had joined Red and Misty in the living room. Misty didn't say anything as she looked at the picture. "Mum, I'm not a kid anymore. I need to know. I have to confront him, 15 birthdays he missed. I have to see the life he gave us up for. " Red exclaimed with a strong resentment. Misty looked up at her son crying this time. She pulled herself together and decided to tell Red the truth.
"I met your father when I was a little girl. We travelled the world together. I loved him since the day I fished him out. I stayed with him using the lame excuse of him owing me a bike. We finally got together when we were travelling through the Hoenn region; I was 17 at the time. When he found that I was expecting, he panicked. He was a Pokémon trainer and a good one. He told me he had his whole life ahead of him and that a child would ruin his dreams. One day he just disappeared and returned to his home in the Kanto." she said as she sat down again and started crying again.
Erica comforted Misty as Red picked up the picture. The year dated on the picture was the year Red was born. Misty composed herself. "His name is Ash, Ash Ketchum. Last I heard he was in the Kanto region." She said. "It's settled then, I'm going to Kanto!" Red exclaimed pulling out the envelope with him name. Red was filled with rage. "All these years you made it seem as if he left because of circumstance. You told me he had to leave. Now I find that he was just a ..." Red was cut off by his mother who had gotten up and walked over to her son. Misty tried to console her highly emotion son but he didn't give the chance. Red went to his room and began packing. Erica placed her hand on Misty's shoulder. "Go with him; make sure nothing happens to him." Misty whispered to Erica as she embraced her.
Hope this is better.
The sound of chatter filled the house as people began to celebrate. The bright decorations around the outside house let the whole of Rustboro know that today was someone's birthday. Inside the house a fifteen year old boy was unwrapping gifts in his room away from the guests. He was dressed in a dark blue suit, but kept pulling at the collar because he wasn't used to using suits. He found an unusual letter addressed to him but all it said on the envelope was 'Red Waterflower'. Inside the envelope were two tickets to the Kanto Region. Red placed the ticket back into the envelope and continued opening gifts.
A gentle knock on the door drew Red's attention from the gifts. His mother forced him out of the room and into the backyard where a huge cheer greeted his arrival. Red's mother was young, just by looking at her nobody would assume that she had a fifteen year old child. For the past 5 years Red had been travelling and through the Hoenn and Johto Regions. He had won the Silver conference and placed in the top 4 in the Hoenn conference. He was a home town hero; it was the first time the town had seen him since he arrived two days ago.
"Misty, you must be so proud of your son." Nurse Joy said as she pulled Red's mother aside. Red had been gone for five years and all his old friends seemed so different. He was waiting for one person, a special person. The party had gone on for about two hours and still the person Red waited for wasn't there. As he gave up hope someone clasped their hands around his head covering his eyes. "Guess who?" a soft and feminine asked. Red lifted and the hands off and spun around. She was finally here. "Erica, finally! I thought you would never show." He said as he hugged her. Erica was Nurse Joy's daughter and Red's oldest friend. Erica golden blonde fell onto her shoulders perfectly, her green eyes looked like gems as they sparkled when he started into Red's. She had travelled alongside Red competing as a coordinator.
A few hours later the party was finally over and Red, Erica and Misty were left with the clean up. "I forgot to ask before but why were you so late?" Red asked as he cleaned the backyard. "My dad and I were researching Wurmple and you know how he gets." Erica explained as she carried a few plates into the house. When Erica was out of earshot, Red went inside and saw his mum. "When I was ten you I asked you who my father was, you told me you'd tell me when I was older. Every year after that on my birthday I asked you again and you told me the same thing. Now I'm fifteen and I think I'm old enough to know," Red said with emotional tone as his mother washed the dishes. Misty placed the last plate in the dish rack and dried her hands. He walked into the living and Red followed. "Why do you want to find your father? He didn't want anything to do with us." His mother retorted calmly.
Red and his mother were at a familiar stand of. It was sort of a tradition between Red and Misty, Erica was accustomed to this as she was always there. Every year on his birthday Red would phone his mother with the single reason of asking her about his father. Red had never gotten a straight answer but now he was finally home and could ask his mother in person. "Why must you always ask me this on your birthday?" Misty said with tears in her eyes. A tense silence filled the room; Misty wiped the forming tears away and walked over to the bookshelf.
She pulled out an old dictionary and opened to the middle. Inside of the book was a worn out picture. By then Erica had joined Red and Misty in the living room. Misty didn't say anything as she looked at the picture. "Mum, I'm not a kid anymore. I need to know. I have to confront him, 15 birthdays he missed. I have to see the life he gave us up for. " Red exclaimed with a strong resentment. Misty looked up at her son crying this time. She pulled herself together and decided to tell Red the truth.
"I met your father when I was a little girl. We travelled the world together. I loved him since the day I fished him out. I stayed with him using the lame excuse of him owing me a bike. We finally got together when we were travelling through the Hoenn region; I was 17 at the time. When he found that I was expecting, he panicked. He was a Pokémon trainer and a good one. He told me he had his whole life ahead of him and that a child would ruin his dreams. One day he just disappeared and returned to his home in the Kanto." she said as she sat down again and started crying again.
Erica comforted Misty as Red picked up the picture. The year dated on the picture was the year Red was born. Misty composed herself. "His name is Ash, Ash Ketchum. Last I heard he was in the Kanto region." She said. "It's settled then, I'm going to Kanto!" Red exclaimed pulling out the envelope with him name. Red was filled with rage. "All these years you made it seem as if he left because of circumstance. You told me he had to leave. Now I find that he was just a ..." Red was cut off by his mother who had gotten up and walked over to her son. Misty tried to console her highly emotion son but he didn't give the chance. Red went to his room and began packing. Erica placed her hand on Misty's shoulder. "Go with him; make sure nothing happens to him." Misty whispered to Erica as she embraced her.
Hope this is better.
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