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The Saga of Blue, Silver, Ruby and Pearl
Chapter 1 – Getting a Pokemon
Blue
Blue groans and tries to go back to sleep. When he realises he can't he opens his eyes fleetingly. It's still dusk, he can tell. He groans again. He leaves his bed and walks around his room. Blue stops to look at his reflection in the mirror. Spiky white hair, brown eyes and a slightly crooked nose. Still, for a thirteen year old, he is pretty small. He walks away from the mirror but doesn't bother getting back into his four poster bed, the main reason being he thinks he is too excited to go back to sleep. Today is the day he turns thirteen, he isn't really that excited about being thirteen. No, he's excited because when you turn thirteen you are able to get your first Pokemon and start on your quest to become whatever you want to be in the Pokemon world. Blue checks his Rolex; it's four in the morning. He groans for the third time before collapsing on his bed. Maybe, just maybe, he will be able to drift off to the land of sleep.
Silver
A purple haired boy is being shaken awake by his mom. "W-What?" He asks feebly.
"Today's the day," his mom replies. She leaves the room, knowing he would get up as soon as possible now that he remembers today is the big day.
The purple haired boy is named Silver. He is of medium height for a thirteen year old. His eyes are sharp and cold. His face; sullen, an almost ghostly expression. He would be regarded as cute if it wasn't for the jagged scar on the side of his left cheek, nobody knows when or how he got it. He doesn't care. It's part of him now. His mom comes back into the room with his clothes. He takes them and watches her leave the room. He begins to stare out the window; thinking.
Pearl
"Mom?" Pearl asks suddenly.
"For god's sake, Pearl, it's five in the morning! What do you want?" Her mom sighs.
"Am I ugly?" Pearl's voice breaks.
"Of course not!" Her mom replies quickly. "You are beautiful."
Indeed she is; with black hair swimming down to the tips of her shoulders, stunning green eyes and a gorgeous smile. A perfect thirteen year old girl.
Pearl's mom leaves the room. Pearl should be happy right now; it's her thirteenth birthday and in a couple of hours she'll have her very own Pokemon. Instead she is feeling sad as she jumps back into her bed because there is a question she can't answer running through her head: Why, if she was so pretty, did Blue call her ugly?
Ruby,
A blonde haired girl snores on as her sister creeps into her bedroom. Unfortunately for her sister, the girl is only pretending to be asleep. Her sister crawls over to the computer and turns it on. Just as she does that, however, the girl calls out; "get out of my room, Chloe!"
Chloe spins around in shock. "Come on, Ruby!" She pleads. "I only want to search up the Pokemon you might get!"
"You can see it when I'm gone," Ruby says quietly. "Now get out!"
Ruby is pretty small for a thirteen year old. But with short, straight blonde hair and bright, inquisitive blue eyes nobody is going to care how small she is. Especially when they see her perfect smile.
Ruby watches Chloe run out of the room before walking over to the computer to check the time. Twenty past six. In the morning! That means she only has five hours and forty minutes before she gets her first Pokemon!
Blue
"Honey," a brown haired woman says as Blue sits down at the old, wooden kitchen table. "There was really no need to wake us all up at six in the morning."
"I know, mom," Blue lunges across the table for the box of Cornflakes in front of him. "But today is probably the best day of my life."
"You mean most important, dear," Blue's mom starts scratching her ear.
"Yeah, whatever." The white haired boy starts eating his cereal. He sits up in his chair and asks; "what's wrong with your ear?"
"What?" She looks up, distracted. "Oh, it's just a rather odd itch. I'll go and get your clothes for you, shall I?"
"Could you?" He asks as she leaves the small kitchen. "Thanks!"
Blue takes up a mouthful of Cornflakes with his spoon and guides it into his mouth. He wonders what his quest/adventure would have been like six years ago. Six years ago, on this very day, Red left Pallet Town to become the world's best Pokemon trainer. Red was just ten years old when he left. Everything began to change just after he left. The rules were changed; you now have to be thirteen years of age to go off on your quest/adventure, your nearest professor is able to pick your starting Pokemon for you (due to every single trainer picker Charmander as their starting Pokemon), Kanto, Johto, Hoenn and Sinnoh Pokemon got mixed together throughout the different countries. But the hardest rule of all is that you have to get at least thirty two badges before you can challenge the elite four. As for Red, Blue had heard that he was training in Mount Silver. Blue didn't care. Red never bothered calling his family and eventually, Red vanished out of Blue's life. Blue and Red are brothers.
Blue pushes his nearly empty bowl of Cornflakes aside as his mom enters the room holding his clothes. "Here you go," she says as she walks up to him. She drops his clothes on the table.
"Thanks," Blue says quietly as he sees her taking his bowl and bringing it over to the sink. He stares at his clothes for a couple of seconds. "Mom?" He asks abruptly.
"Yes, dear?" She replies as she tries to put make up on her chubby cheek.
Blue swallows and asks her; "would Red be proud of me?"
"Well, of course!" His mom exclaims. "You two have the same birthday, remember? So he would know today is your day, right? Of course he's proud of you!"
Blue nods and proceeds to throw on his clothes; a black Adidas tracksuit, a blue Nike polo shirt and his white Puma trainers. Blur runs upstairs and goes into his bedroom, he scans his shelves until he finds what he wants; his sleek black gloves. He puts them on and sprints downstairs. He checks his watch; half ten already! "Mom, can we go?" He asks.
"What time is it?" She glances at the clock on the kitchen wall. "Yeah, we better get out of here."
Blue's mom grabs her keys and ushers Blue out of the house. There is no need to set the alarm because Blue's dad is in there. She unlocks her Mercedes and gets in. Blue opens the passenger seat door and sits down. This is his favourite car because of the smooth leather seats.
They get to the laboratory after fifteen minutes of driving. Neither of them said anything in those fifteen minutes. Blue's mom parks the car. Blue's mom tries to say something but the words seem to get stuck in her throat. Blue closes his eyes and leaves the car. He strolls over to the laboratory and waves at his mom before turning around and knocking on the huge brass door.
Silver
Silver is dressed in a mixture of Tommy Hilfiger jeans and a Lacoste polo shirt. "Can we go yet?" He asks his mom.
"Yes, dear." She replies.
They leave their apartment. Silver's mom locks it and they walk down to their car. A Nissan Micra. "Mom?" Silver inquires.
"Yes, dear?" She asks.
"Where did dad go?" Silver looks at her imploringly with his piercing blue eyes.
"You mean, after he lost to Red?" Silver nods and she sighs. "I don't know. That all happened five years ago, Silver. I haven't heard from him since that happened. Of course, there have been reports. Besides, the famous photographer has dedicated his life to try and find him and he hasn't had any luck. But, Silver. You listen to me. Your father would have been the happiest man in the world to know that his son is getting his first Pokemon today."
She starts the engine and makes the car accelerate. Silver is in deep thought. Will Whitney be there? He wonders. Probably, it's her birthday too.
It takes them just over five minutes to reach the lab. Silver jumps out of the car and tells his mom he'll walk home. His mom drives off and he is about to walk inside the lab when a pink haired girl bounds out of it and runs into him.
"Sorry, Silver." She giggles.
"It's alright, Whitney." He grunts. "In future though, look where you're going." He notices the Poke Ball she is holding. "You got a Pokemon? What one?"
She blushes. "An Igglybuff."
"Deadly!" Silver says enthusiastically.
"Thanks," she says. "Well, I'll see you around."
"Yeah," Silver says. "See you."
Silver opens the door and enters the lab.
Pearl
"Come on, mom!" Pearl demands. "We have hardly any time left!"
"Pearl," her mom replies. "It's ten in the morning. You still have two hours."
"Well, maybe I should put some make up on then," Pearl muses to herself.
"You don't need to, Pearl," her mom sighs. "You're stunning as it is."
She is. With her nails painted red and her white Abercrombie jumper and her pink skirt, she looks stunning. "Thanks," she says. "But can we please go?"
"Alright then," her mom says.
They get into her car; a Porsche, and her mom starts driving. "What Pokemon would you like?" Her mom asks.
"Oh, I don't know." Pearl begins to wonder about what Pokemon she might get. Forty minutes later they arrive. "I'll ring you later!" She assures her mom. She gets out of the car and watches her mom drive off. She turns around and walks over to the lab. A pink haired girl is waiting outside.
Pearl toes to open the door but the pink haired girl stops her. "Professor Oak told me to wait out here so I'll assume it's the same for you, I'm Whitney by the way."
"Oh, ok." Pearl is taken aback. "I'm Pearl."
"Pleasure," Whitney says.
"What?" Pearl is confused.
"It's a pleasure meeting you." Whitney explains.
"Pleasure's all mine," Pearl says.
The door opens and Professor Oak steps out. "I'll assume you two young ladies are here for your Pokemon? Step right this way!"
Pearl enters the lab.
Ruby
Ruby adjusts her handbag for the millionth time that morning, it's pink. Like her designer jumper.
"I really don't approve of that skirt," her mom says.
"Why?" Ruby asks.
"It's way to short," her mom frowns. "It doesn't even reach your knees!"
"It's nowhere near my knees," Ruby points out.
"Exactly!" Her mom says.
"Whatever, I'm going to go and get my new Pokemon, ok?"
"Yes, dear," her mom sighs. "But come back as soon as possible."
Ruby leaves the house. She wonders if any boys will be there. Maybe Silver. A couple of minutes later she gets there and knocks on the huge door. Professor Oak answers. "Why, hello, Ruby!" He says. "You're the first one here! Come on in!"
Blue
An old, grey haired man wearing a white jacket who goes by the name of Oak answers the door. "Blue! You're one of the last ones! Step right this way!" Oak leads him to the back of the room. "Now, I had to think long and hard about you Blue. You're very promising in school. And Red is your brother. This is in your blood. But still. Your starter Pokemon is normally everything. Do you know what Pokemon your brother started with, Blue?"
"No, Professor." Blue answers.
"He started with a Pikachu, Blue," Oak tells him. "And the last time I was talking to him, Pikachu and himself had the greatest bond a trainer ever had. He beat most of the champions, you know that? His rival, I forget his name now, Lance, Stephen and Cynthia were all beaten by him. But he never wanted to be league champion. Instead he trains up in Mt Silver."
"When was the last time you talked to him?" Blue asks.
"A couple of weeks ago, we keep in contact," Professor Oak replies. "Why?"
"I haven't talked to him since he left." Blue replies sullenly.
"Really?" Oak asks. "How odd. Don't worry, I'll tell him to contact you. Anyways, your starter Pokemon, probably your most important Pokemon. I thought long and hard before coming to the conclusion. Sentret is your Pokemon."
"You're not serious?" Blue's jaw drops in disappointment.
"Of course not!" Oak laughs. "No, your Pokemon is Charmander!" Oak takes a Poke Ball from one of the shelves, presses the sleek metal button at the halfway cross between the red at the top half and the white a the bottom half. A Charmander appears from a burst of red light.
"Mander?" The Pokemon looks around. Blue gets a clear look at him now, the Pokemon resembles a red chameleon. The tip of its tail is on fire. Of course, if the fire goes out, the Pokemon dies.
"Charmander," the professor says. "This is your new trainer. His name is Blue."
"Come here, Charmander," Blue clicks his fingers.
Charmander walks over to him and stands beside him. Blue crouches down and puts his hand out. Charmander puts his paw on top of Blue's hand. "Charmander!"
Blue laughs. "I think he likes you," Oak says. Oak looks around before lowering his voice and saying; "can you go over to my private office? It's in that room over there, it's just that I want to show you something."
Blue frowns and shrugs. "Alright." He turns to Charmander. "Come on, Charmander!" He says. Blue leads Charmander to Oak's private office. He opens the door and enters the room.
Silver
Silver is greeted by Professor Oak as soon as he walks into the room. "Ah, Silver! Over here, please!"
Silver runs over to him. "Hey there, Professor!"
The professor ignores him and continues to scan the many shelves filled with Poke Balls. He picks one up and hands it to Silver. "Silver, you are the most promising student I have taught. But you are cold and distant as well. So I couldn't give you a Pokemon that needs loving. But you will definitely be a brilliant trainer. I couldn't find any Kanto Pokemon that would do you. So I decided that I would have my colleague from Johto import me one. This will probably just be a Pokemon to you, a Pokemon just for battling, a tool. But it's not. A Pokemon needs love and dedication Silver. Unless you learn that and open up your heart, you will not go anywhere in the world of Pokemon. Do you understand?" Silver nods. "Good, you may now see your Pokemon."
Silver presses the button on the middle of the Poke ball. "Go! Pokemon!" He shouts. A blue like crocodile is released from a beam of red. It's skin is blue with patches of black around it's eyes, a yellow V-like shape running from arm to arm and red triangles sprout up from his back. "It's a Totodile!" Silver breathes. He has waited his whole life for this.
The Totodile looks up. "Toti?" It asks curiously.
Oak crouches down. "Totodile, this is your new trainer. The one I was telling you about. What do you think of him?"
Totodile stares imploringly at Silver for a couple of minutes. Then he runs up to him and climbs up to the top of his head. Silver laughs. "Hi, Totodile, I'm Silver."
"Silver, can I ask you something?" Oak inquires.
"Sure," Silver lifts Totodile from his head and places him back onto the ground.
"Can you go into my private office and wait for me there? It's very important." Oak mumbles quietly.
"Oh, eh, yeah. Sure." Silver says. He holds up the Poke ball. "Totodile, Return!" A jet of red light sucks Totodile into the Poke ball. Silver walks up to Oak's private office. He knows where it is because he had been called in there quite a number of times during school for various reasons. He enters the room and closes the door that was ajar.
Pearl
Pearl and Whitney follow Professor Oak to the back of his lab. "Yes," he mumbles to himself. He takes a Poke ball from one of the bottom shelves. He turns to Whitney. "Whitney, there will be a number of times after I hand you this Poke ball where you will wonder why I chose this Pokemon for you. Don't worry, Whitney, I had my reasons. You have to trust me on this. You have been a brilliant student and you will be a brilliant trainer, which is why I wish for you to have this." And, so saying, he releases the Pokemon from the Poke ball. A scrawny Pokemon, shaped like a pink balloon with an afro lands on the ground.
"Iggly?" It looks up at the three humans.
"I give you Igglybuff." Oak announces.
Whitney runs over to Igglybuff and picks her up. "Oh my God!" She shrieks. "It's so cute! Thank you so much, Professor!"
Oak laughs. "You're welcome, Whitney. Run along now, I'm sure your family will want to see it."
Whitney runs out of the lab.
Oak turns to Pearl. "Pearl, did you know that you were one of the best students I ever had?"
"No, Professor." She replies, taken aback.
Oak keeps scanning the shelves for the right Poke ball. "Well, you were. Which is why I have decided you will work the best with this Pokemon. Of course, I myself didn't have it. But sometimes, for the sake of what's to come, you have to acquire what you need. I got this Pokemon imported from Hoenn, Pearl."
"For me?" She asks, flattered.
"Yes, I believe you will learn how to use this Pokemon's ability the proper way. In battles, and other things."
"I see." Pearl lies.
Oak sees the correct Poke ball and grabs it from a shelf just over his head. "So I present to you, Pearl, a Ralts." He presses the metal button on the side of the Poke ball to release a near human shaped Pokemon with a green head with two red triangles ticking out the back and front of its head and a white cloak covering the rest of its body.
"Ralts?" The confused Pokemon begins to levitate.
"Ralts, this is your new trainer, her name is Pearl." Oak tells him.
Ralts levitates over to Pearl. "Hi," Pearl says. "I'm going to be your trainer now. I really do want to be friends with you. If that's ok with you?"
Ralts nods. Oak hands over the Poke ball to Pearl. "Come on in, Ralts." Pearl presses the button and Ralts allows itself to be sucked into the Poke ball.
"Pearl?" Oak says quietly.
"Yes, professor?" Pearl looks up.
"Would you find going into my private office and waiting for me, it's just over there. I have something else I need to show you." Oak says discreetly.
"Ok," Pearl says. She puts the Poke ball in her pocket and walks over to the door. She enters the room.
Ruby
"Now Ruby," Oak starts. "You know yourself that you were a brilliant student. But I need to ask you a very important question; was there a rivalry between you and Pearl to do better in tests and other challenges?"
"No," Ruby is confused. "Why?"
"No reason." Oak walks to the left of the building and looks at the Poke balls, trying to find the right one for Ruby. "Ruby, you should know something. The Pokemon I got for you was imported by a fellow professor, from the Sinnoh region. I think this Pokemon completely fits you and you will grow to love it. I hope this Pokemon helps you on your quest." He finds the right Poke ball and picks it up. "Ruby, I give you Piplup." He presses the button on the side of the Poke ball and a blue penguin with a yellow beak and yellow feet lands on the ground.
"Piplup!" Piplup screeches.
"Hi, Piplup," Ruby puts out her hand and allows Piplup to sniff it, when he stops sniffing her hand Oak hands Ruby the Poke ball. "I'm going to be you knew owner. You're going to be my very first Pokemon. You are my very first Pokemon. And I want you to know that whatever happens, I just want us to be best friends. Ok?"
Piplup nods. "Good," Ruby says. "Now, return." Piplup vanishes.
Oak clears his throat. "Eh, can I ask a favour of you, Ruby?"
"Yeah, sure, what is it?" She asks.
"Could you wait in my private office? It's just over there, and you might be waiting a while, but please do. It's important. Oh, and here are the keys to let yourself in." He hands her the keys and she nods.
She walks over to the room, unlocks the door and enters.
To be continued in…
Chapter 2 – Talking about Quests
