Okay let's see. I have Ch. 1 done. Hopefully, it isn't as bad as the prologue was. I 'm starting Ch.2 and I will post it ASAP. I'm running a tight schedule and school starts 3 days from now, so posts may come slow. I've scanned one pic and am going to scan others as soon as I finish drawing them. Anyway, in order to not make anymore of a fool out of myself as I already have, I'll begin Ch.1.
Chapter 1: Picking Starters! Holly vs. Blazer!
Victor, Vincent, Heather, and Holly stood outside of Professor Annie Applepalm Evergreen's lab as they waited for her to open the bright orange door in front of them. It had been two days since they had graduated, and they were ready to pick their starters.
Victor impatiently glanced at his watch for the fourth time. He was wearing a black turtleneck, a gray sweater, blue gloves, tan pants, and gray boots. The expression on his face told everyone not to say anything to him that would tick him off. Basically, he wanted to get this over with as quickly as possible.
Heather was standing next to Holly as she told her the latest gossip. She wore an ornage headband in her pink hair, a blue shirt, an orange sweater, matching orange pants, and pink shoes. She looked over to Victor who was giving her his usual angry stare, but she didn't let that bother her as she continued talking.
Holly couldn't care less about what Heather had to say, because she was too busy staring at Victor. She wore a blue shirt, a red vest, blue pants, and black sneakers. She was lost in her own little world and didn't really care about anything Heather had to say to her.
Vincent, casually sitting in one of the chairs by a Hibiscus plant and not having a care in the world, sported a blue t-shirt, a red sweater, yellow pants, and red boots. He leaned back and gazed at the cloudless sky above him. It was a pretty day and the weather was perfect, just the way he liked it.
Finally, the orange door opened and the professor came out. "Hi," she greeted them. She was looking as colorful as ever wearing her purple hair in pigtails, a tye-dye tank top, a lab coat, a purple miniskirt, and orange flip-flops. "Here to get your starters?"
"Yeah," Victor impatiently said. "May we come in?"
"Not yet," she replied. "Sit down. I have to explain something. There's a restriction."
"What restriction?" asked Heather.
"You all are not allowed to see one another until you reach Marshall," she explained.
"Huh? Can we at least talk on the phone?" inquired Holly.
"No contact whatsoever is allowed in Destiny Region."
"Why not?" Vincent curiously requested.
"You must find your destinies."
"What?" asked Victor. "Destinies?"
"If you do not, you will never suceed. It is told that in order to become the Champion, you must find your destiny," Professor Evergreen told them.
"So my cousin had a destiny?" Vincent inquired.
"Yep. It was to be the best trainer ever by being a rebel and standing out among all trainers."
"So we have to find our destinies in order to be as successful as Marshall?" Heather asked.
"You got it."
"Okay, okay. Enough with the destiny stuff, let's pick our starters and leave," Victor told the professor as he again glanced at his watch.
"There's a change in that, also. You have to pick all three starters from either Kanto, Johto, or Hoenn," she explained. "One of you will have to pick one from each region. You will come in through this door one at a time and exit through the back door. There will be four paths. You must choose one. Once you do, it will be sealed up and you will not be able to turn back. Some of the paths are longer than others, but you will battle the gym leaders all in the same order. Along those paths, you will find your destinies. Now let's pick your starters."
Victor was the first to walk in. In front of him were six metal tables. The inside of the lab looked as untidy as ever. There were desks and tables loaded with magazines, papers, documents, books, and tablets. Every inch of space availible had something collecting dust in it.
"Pick a region," Professor Evergreen told him.
"Hmm," Victor said as he contemplated. "Kanto."
"You sure about that?"
"Yeah," he firmly told her.
"Okay," the professor said as she handed him the pokeballs from one table. "Now choose your path."
Victor walked out of the back door and found a small, gated area with a soft ground, a small fountain pouring out water, and many trees that surrounded the area. In front of him were four paths. The one to the farhest left was red, the next was yellow, then pink, and finally, blue.
"What path should I chose?" he said as he thought carefully. Hmm. I guess red," he said as he stepped in and an iron gate slammed behind him.
The next one to chose a starter was Vincent. He stepped in as the door was closed behind him.
"Pick a region," Professor Evergreen told him.
"I'll pick Hoenn," he determinedly stated.
"You're sure, right?"
"Yep," he answered as the professor handed him the pokeballs from the table that was the farthest away. "Go forth and pick a path, Vincent."
"Once he got to the yard, he was struck with awe. "Which path? I"ll take yellow," he said as he stepped in and the gate slammed behind him.
The third to have the orange door closed behind them was Heather. She excitedly walked into the lab.
"Pick a region, sweetie,"the professor commanded.
"I like Johto," she told her.
"Are you sure?" Professor Evergreen asked.
"Yup."
Once receiving the pokeballs, Heather walked out of the back door. "Hmm. Pink or blue? Pink or blue?" she pondered. "Pink."
Finally, Holly walked into the lab. "I wish this wasn't so hard, Mom. I won't see Victor till I get to Marshall," she said.
"Well, it's your quest. Now pick one starter from each region," her mom stated.
"Hmm. Bulbasaur from Kanto, Totodile from Johto, and Torchic from Hoenn."
"You sure?" aske Professor Evergreen as she handed her the pokeballs.
"Yeah," Holly told her.
"Her mom hugged her. "You go find your destiny and do well."
"I will mom. don't worry," Holly reassured her as she walked out of the back door.
One outside, she looked down the last path, and triumphantly walked down it, determined to find her destiny.
A few days later after leaving New Hue Town, Holly made her way to Wender City. It was a large city with many schools, towering buildings and a lot of people. It wasn't a very popular city in Destiny Region, but it had its fair share of fans. After going to the Pokecenter, Holly walked over to the gym.A large pit of fire in front of the gym was the city's most popular attraction.
Her pokemon were on the improve. Her strongest were her starters that had evolved and were about level twenties. The next member of her team, an Oddish, was at level 13.
" 'Blazer, the young fire master'," she spoke as she read the sign outside of the gym. "So I'm dealing with the fire type. My Croconaw will breeze through this."
Holly walked into the gym. It was not lit by lights, but by many torches. They lined the gray walls made of stone. There was a pit of fire similar to the one outside, except about three times the size. Standing in fron of it was a boy about her age. He wore a red bandana, a yellow t-shirt, orange shorts, yellow socks, and red sneakers. This was the gym leader, Blazer.
"You are?" he asked.
"I'm Holly Evergreen, a graduate of Destiny Academy in New Hue Town!" she excitedly replied.
"Okay then, let's get this started! This should be one agressive battle. Go! Numel!" he commanded as he threw out a pokeball.
"Go! Crocks!" Holly yelled as she did the same. "Use Water Gun!" A tremendous blast of water was aimed at the Numel, but it was dodged.
"Ha! Numel isn't as dull-witted as it seems! Magnitude, Numel!" It produced an overwhelming earthquake that cause the Croconaw to fall over.
"Get up, Crocks! We're not going to let that dopey thing win! Water Gun!"
This time, it didn't miss. Not only was it effective, but it was also a critical hit, causing the Numel to faint.
"Great job! Woohoo!" Holly chanted.
"Hey, we're not done here. Go! Vulpix! Overheat!" the fire trainer commanded. The attack may not have been effective, but it did a great deal of damage to the Croconaw.
"Crocks! Return," shouted Holly. "Go Smokes! Use Quick Attack!" Quick Attack didn't do much damage, but it seemed to be working a bit as her Combusken darted quickly past the small Vulpix.
"Ember!" Blazer commanded, but the attack missed.
"You're doing great, Smokes! Just keep using Quick Attack!" Holly commanded. every attack used against the Combusken was no use because of its amazing speed. Finally, the Vulpix was fainted and the very fatigued Combusken got a break.
"Woohoo! Great job, Smokes! You rock!" Holly cheered as she gave it a high five.
"Well, it looks like you won. Here's Flame Badge. Now your pokemon are allowed to use Cut outside of Battle and here's a TM. It's Overheat," Blazer told her as he handed her a flame-shaped badge.
"Thanks a lot!" Holy told him as she was beginning to leave.
"Wait!" Blazer yelled after her. "Let me warn you that it gets a lot harder from here. A lot harder."
"Don't worry! I can take on anyone!" Holly assured him as she left.
"Hmm," said a male voice that was coming from someone hiding behind the gym as he watched Holly exit Wender City. "She claims she can take on anyone. Ha! She'll see how wrong she is. She'll see."
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If you need any help with the gym leaders in R/S/E, let me know. I'm always happy to help!