A solo Journey
By: Poke Merc
Chapter One: Sandshrew
	Let me give this straight, no one should be alone. Especially in a world where 
young people go on adventures with lifelong friends. It's kind of sappy when you think 
about it. Enough of that… This is set in Pallet Town as a 13 year old goes about his day. 
My name is Adam, I'm not much to look at and my outfit is plain and simple, a blank 
blue hoddie, baggy jeans and black shoes. My parents are never home and I consider the 
Pokemon journey to be lame. So I merely live out my school-free days in the summer. By 
the time I walked to the Oak Ranch to work my summer job the other six workers were 
already there, Kim, Daniel, Christopher, Jaime, Joseph, and Ashley. I saw Kim and 
Daniel caring for a sick Ponyta beyond the white picket fence. I jumped the fence and 
crept up slowly behind them. I then abruptly said " Hmmm, now whacha doin there 
buddy?" I chuckled as I saw The Pokemon and its caregivers jump. " Adam, a real 
pleasure seeing you this early." Kim retorted. " Lemme see what's got ol' Ponyta sick 
here." I asked. The young kids parted and I gazed at the sickly Ponyta. " It's got the flu, 
Tch, Ponyta's show a slightly discolored mane and tail with the cold and an almost sickly 
green during the flu." I lectured. " Yes that's right Adam." The voice I noticed as 
Professor Oak's said. I laughed a little and said" What, you think I'm always wrong?" I 
retorted. " No, it's just the last exam your score notified that you didn't study." Oak said. 
Kim laughed at that statement and Daniel chuckled. "Where as Daniel and Kim passed 
with flying colors." Oak added. I frowned and said" Well, then it look like Ponyta's 
gonna need some Influenza pills crushed into her food. " I said. "Okay then Daniel, Kim 
everyone else is gonna need help feeding the Rock Pokemon. Adam you're going to be 
on Sick and Injured duty today. Now there's a Sandshrew that could use your help and I 
want you to help him." Oak ordered. I moaned and Kim and Daniel ran off to help feed 
the Rock Pokemon. " Now go, I'm sure the Sandshrew doesn't like to be ignored." Oak 
ordered. I stalked off to the Sandshrew and noticed that it was lying down. I ran towards 
it and saw that its hind leg was shaped strangely. " Hey little guy, what's the problem 
with your paw?" I asked kindly. " I think it's broken, oh, it hurts!!!" I heard the 
Sandshrew say. I screwed up my face and said," You can understand me?!" I asked, 
surprised. " Why yes I can, now can you please help my paw please?" The Sandshrew 
retorted. "Oh, okay." I said. I elevated the paw and tried to move it. The Pokemon 
groaned out in pain. I then rubbed the Paw and felt the bone fracture. " Oh yeah, it's a 
small Fracture today, hmmm, you're gonna need a medicine administered and Gauze 
wrapped around it." I ordered. " So can you help me?" The Sandshrew asked. " Of course 
why wouldn't I?" I asked. The Sandshrew shrugged and I gingerly picked it up. I cradled 
it in my arms and jogged towards the Laboratory. When I reached the back door I 
knocked it open. " Okay, I've got a Sandshrew with a fractured Paw, I need a Potion 
now!" I yelled out. At once there was a running of feet and Tracey Sketchit ran over with 
a potion. " Here ya go Adam." He said. I nodded and sprayed the Potion on Sandshrew's 
paw. I then rubbed the Paw again and felt the fracture go away. " Now Sandshrew you're 
gonna have to wear this gauze and keep of that paw for the rest of today." I ordered. With 
that I wrapped the Pokemon's paw in Gauze and carefully placed Sandshrew on the 
ground he limped a little and smiled. " Well at least I can walk." He said. I nodded and 
said" Thanks, Tracey." " No problem Adam." I smiled and helped the Sandshrew out the 
door. He looked up at me and said " Thank you so much for helping me." " No, problem 
little guy." I replied. He limped over to me and hugged my leg. " Hey, why don't you go 
on a Pokemon journey?" he asked. " Well I guess I never really got around it, and I think 
I'm not ready for it yet." I replied. " Well, I think your ready, the way you treated me was 
amazing." Sandshrew said. " Yeah, maybe…." I said mystified by my thoughts of, Ami 
Ready? Will I go? He then said " Well I guess you'll go and do your job." Sandshrew 
said, a tone of sadness in his voice. " Don't worry little guy, I'll visit you after I'm done 
Okay!" I said cheerfully. " Really, cool thanks!" Sandshrew said. The other Pokemon I 
cared for that day was a Shellder with a Cold, A Beedrill with a Broken Wing and an 
Oddish with a bad cough. After I cared for the Oddish Professor Oak approached me. " 
Well, Adam you did a good job today and I want to talk to you about something, over 
dinner, back at Lab." " Okay, sure. Wait I promised Sandshrew…" "It's Okay you can 
bring him this involves him too." Oak said. I jogged over to Sandshrew and said " Hey 
little guy, Oak wants us to go to his Lab to talk and have Dinner." "OKAY!!!" was his 
enthusiastic reply. I picked him up and carried him over to Oak's lab. When we reached a 
small table I noticed that Professor Oak and Tracey were the only ones there with 
Sandshrew and me. "Ah, Adam you can put Sandshrew over there to eat that Pokemon 
food and we'll have Broiled Fish. " Oak said proudly, as if he made the meal himself. 
While we were eating Oak said" Adam… now me and Tracey now that you have not 
gone on a Pokemon Journey for three years now. And we believe that your profound 
relationship with Sandshrew this early on is an indicator. We think that you should go on 
this journey and Sandshrew should be your starter. "Really…" I said. " Adam, I know 
your skeptical about these journeys but me and the Professor believe you can do it." 
Tracey said. " Well if you guys say I can do it then I'll try." I replied. Tracey and the 
Professor smiled. " Well then, pack your things and tomorrow at about 9 o clock sharp 
you'll get Sandshrew, a Pokedex and some Pokeballs." Oak said. I stood up and left the 
Lab, thinking to myself. " A journey eh? Well anything's better then staying in this 
dump. Ah, well Sandshrew'll help me out, he's a good friend." With that I entered my 
house and cheered.


So whacha think!! Please send a review via e-mail. My address is 
lordadam9@hotmail.com