Title: Pokemon Red and Blue

Author: Pika189

Chapter 2: Preparations

Email: houndoommaster@juno.com

Category: Pokemon-Other Trainers

Saweet is sweet for y’all that don’t know.

 

 

The next morning, he woke up around 6:30. He went into his normal room. He could tell that his mom hadn’t woken up yet ‘cause it was pitch black in his room. He felt his way across his room. He felt for the light switch and turned on the lights. After his eyes had adjusted to the light, he put on an all red T-shirt, a pair of denim jeans, a pair of black wrist bands, and a pair of Running Shoes. He then logged into his PC. He had 3 unread messages.

1 was from the Pokemon League, saying that he was now able to prepare for his Pokemon Journey. His 2nd message was from Cody, saying that he’d called Mason to make sure that he knew about the plan. And the last 1 was from Mason, of course, saying that he knew about the plan now that Cody’d called him.

He checked the boxes next to the messages he’d gotten from Mason & Cody. He chose to reply to those messages. He said “Hey, just wantin’ to let ya know that the plan’s still on! Also, tell me what Pokemon you’re gonna start wit. I’m startin’ with a Charmander!! Well, see ya at school. P.S.: Let’s meet each other at the end of the street. Then we can walk to school together. Later!” He knew Cody & Mason checked their email around this time. So that’s why he sent his reply now.

 

Later that morning, his mom finally awoke. It was 7:22. His mom started fixing breakfast. She was fixing scrambled eggs, bacon, sausages, the usual breakfast for the Mauphins. Steve couldn’t wait for breakfast. He was starving! And school started at 8:25. Plus, he still had to finish packing. And he couldn’t wait to get out of school in a couple o’ hours. He just couldn’t wait!

After breakfast, he ran upstairs to his room and grabbed his bag, as well as his shades. He quickly ran down to the living room. He was about to rush out the door, when his mom called to him “Have a good last day! I love you, honey! See ya in a couple of hours. Bye!”

“Bye, mom! I’ll call you if I’m gonna be late! Bye again!” Steve called back. And with that, he was off to school for the last time. He saw his friends waiting for him at the end of the street, just like he’d asked them to.

“HEY, GUYS!!!! WASUP!!!!!” Steve called to his friends. “THANKS FOR WAITIN’!!!!!”

“You don’t have to shout! We’re closer than you think!! Oh, and your welcome!!!” Mason called back to him.

Once he’d gotten up to them, he asked, “So, what Pokemon will you guys be starting with?!?! Oh, and I changed my mind on what Pokemon I’ll be starting with. Not Charmander, but Dratini!” Steve announced.

“I heard those are really hard to train!” Mason replied.

“Yeah!” Cody retorted.

“Well, I wanna challenge myself!!” Steve proclaimed.

“Well, I think I’ll choose….” Cody started. “…Bulbasaur!!!”

“I am definitely choosing Staryu!!! I’ll whoop anyone’s ass!!!” Mason shouted.

“Whatever, just don’t get too cocky, Mason.” Steve replied.

“Don’t worry, I won’t.” Mason assured.

“Oh, I worry!” Steve stated.

“I WILL NOT get too cocky, aight?!!” Mason shouted angrily.

“Oh look, I’ve pissed him off!” Steve laughed.

“SHUT UP, OR I’LL, I’LL!!!” Mason threatened.

“You’ll what? Shove me to death?!!” Steve replied, still laughing.

“SHUT UP!!!” Mason screamed.

“Ok, calm down guys. We’re gonna be late!” Cody interrupted.

“Fine!” Steve & Mason said in unison.

They just barely made it. It was 8:20 when they got there. They quickly got to their lockers, which were surprisingly close to each other, and put their stuff up. They quickly dashed to their classes. They barely made it.

The next 2 hours went by rather quickly. His 1st class was gym. He absolutely loved gym! He was currently on Basketball, which was his favorite sport. He was 1 of the best athletes in his gym class. Him, and his friend, Cody. They were fierce rivals when it came to Basketball. They’d go 1 on 1 any chance they got.

His 2nd class was Math. He hated Math! He had a D-! He was currently on multiplication, which was surprisingly easy for Steve. He had an F before he was on multiplication.

After his Math class had ended, he headed for the office. Mason and Cody arrived around the same time as he did. They went in and asked to see the principle, Mr. Botchky.

“What would you 3 want to see me for?” Mr. Botchky asked.

“We’re wanting to drop out of school to get ready for our Journeys!” Steve replied.

“Are all of you at least a month younger than 10?” Mr. Botchky asked.

“Yes, I’m exactly that. Cody will turn 10 in a week. And Mason here is already 10!” Steve replied.

“Very good! Do you all have a note from 1 of your parents or any guardian you might be living with?” Mr. Botchky asked.

“Yeah, here ya go.” Steve replied as they handed him their notes.

“Very good, indeed! You may go now. I’ll erase yer files. Good luck! And have fun!” Mr. Botchky called to them as they left.

Once outside, they started to head home. “Meet me at my house in an hour!” Steve called to his friends as he dashed home.

 

By the time he’d gotten home, he dialed Prof. Oak’s phone #. “Hello? This is Prof. Oak.” Prof. Oak answered.

“Hey, Prof.! It’s me, Steve!” Steve replied.

“Oh, hello, Steve! What do you need?” Prof. Oak asked.

“I was wondering if I could reserve my 1st Pokemon, Prof.!” Steve asked anxiously.

“Sure, Steve. What Pokemon would you like?” Prof. Oak asked.

“I’d like a Dratini!” Steve said excitedly.

“Ok, let me see…” Prof. Oak started. “Well, Steve, yer in luck! Look’s like we have 1 more Dratini! Would you like it in a month?”

“Yes Prof.” Steve replied.

“Ok, I’ll have it ready. Bye!” Prof. Oak hung up. Steve did the same.

 

When his friends arrived, he quickly answered the door and let them in. “Hey guys. Wasup!” Steve said.

“Nutin’ much.” Mason and Cody replied.

“So, what’d ya want us over for???” Mason asked.

“Well, first of all, did you guys reserve your Pokemon?” asked Steve.

“Yeah, I did!” Mason replied.

“Me, too!” Cody responded. “So, did they have any more Dratinis?”

“Yeah!!” Steve replied. “What about you guys? Did they have the Pokemon y’all wanted???”

“They didn’t have any more Staryus. But they did have a Poliwag.” Mason replied.

“They had no more damn Bulbasaurs!!! But they did have a Growlithe left!” Cody replied.

“You didn’t answer my question!!!” Mason yelled.

“Ok, ok, calm down. Well, I wanted you guys to come over so that we could go shopping for our Pokemon Journeys!” Steve replied.

“Aight, it’s cool.” Cody replied.

“I’m down.” Mason replied.

“Aight, it’s settled. We’ll leave in about 15 minutes. But first, Mason, let’s go 1-on-1 at Super Smash Bros. Melee!” Steve said excitedly.

“I call winner!” Cody announced.

“Ok, it’s on!” Steve replied. Just then, Steve’s cell phone started ringing. He answered it, “Hello?”

“Hey man, wasup!” it was Tony.

“Yo, wasup! So, what do ya want?” Steve asked excitedly.

“My dad changed his mind! He said I could go on my Pokemon Journey in a month! You know what this means?! I can go witchu, man!” Tony replied.

“SAWEET!!!” Steve replied excitedly. “So, can ya come over? Me, Mason, and Cody are gonna go shoppin’ for our Journeys! As soon as we finish our little Super Smash Brothers Melee bout.”

“I dig. I’ll be right over!” Tony replied, and he hung up.

“What was that all about?” Mason asked.

“Well, Tony’s comin’ along with us! For our Pokemon Journey, I mean.” Steve replied.

“Awesome!” Mason and Cody replied.

“So, should we wait for him? Or should we go ahead and start partyin’’” Cody asked.

“Let’s wait. SSBM just ain’t the same w/o Tony.” Steve replied.

“Yeah, let’s wait!” Mason agreed.

 

Tony arrived about 5 minutes later. We quickly ran up to my room. My Gamecube was already hooked up. “Name the rules.” Tony said calmly, as if he would win by a long shot.

“You must choose a character, and stick to that character. Six lives w/ a 3-minute time limit. Only stages that suite1 of the characters that are battling it out. 1-on-1 only. 2.0 damage. All items except Poison Mushrooms, Bunny Hoods, Starmen, Bo-bombs, Hammers, and Red Shells. And no taunting. Got it?” Steve explained.

“Yessir, we got it.” Tony replied.

“Ok then, let’s get it on! It’s me and Mason 1st. Then Cody, you’ll take winner. And Tony, you’ll take on that winner.” Steve explained.

“Kay, now let’s get this party started!” Tony replied, ready to battle, super smash bros. style.

“I am DK!!!” Steve announced confidently.

“I call Fox!” Mason shouted.

“I’m definitely Samus!!!” Cody stated.

“And I call Marth!” Tony announced.

“Aight, let’s go Mason! Or are you too scared to take on the master?!” Steve challenged.

“No! I’ll take ya on!! And I’ll whip ya good, too!!!” Mason shot back.

“Fine, I guess you do want yo’ ass kicked!” Steve replied. Steve and Mason both picked up a controller (Steve picked up the black controller and Mason picked up the platinum controller). Steve & Mason chose their characters. It would be Donkey Kong vs. Fox McCloud. Steve then set the rules. They then chose a stage. Steve chose DK Island: Congo Jungle. And Mason chose Star Fox: Venom. They tossed a coin and called it. Steve won the coin toss. Congo Jungle it was. Steve chose the stage, and it was on. Steve brought Donkey Kong over to Fox. He was about to kick him, when Fox got behind DK and started to hurricane kick him. He then started the Fire Fox. He guided it toward DK, landing a direct hit. He then went over to DK and knocked him out of the park w/ a smash attack. DK now had 5 lives left. “Typical, very typical, Mason. I should’ve known you’d start off w/ a bang. But I know your strategy like the back of my hand. And I’m about to take control, little man!” Steve shot at Mason.

“Is that so?!” Mason mocked.

“Yeah!” Steve shot back.

“Well, I’ve got news for you: you ain’t gonna ‘take control’!!!” Mason replied angrily. Once DK regenerated, he quickly ran towards Fox. He belted him one that sent him flying out of the stage. They were tied with 5 lives each. “You’re gonna pay for that!” After Fox regenerated, he went for a Home-Run Bat. But DK got it 1st. “Oh Shit!” he started to try to stay away from DK. But he was quick. DK got a cheap smash on Fox, hitting him out of the park. But foolishly, DK fell off and killed himself. As soon as they’d both regenerated, the time was up. They both had 4 lives. It went into sudden death. DK quickly got a smash on Fox, winning the bout.

“Yeah, I won!” Steve cried victoriously.

“Damnit!” Mason cried angrily.

“Now it’s you and me, Cody!” Steve announced. Cody then picked up the platinum controller. They both chose their characters. It would be DK vs. Samus Aran. They both chose a stage. Steve chose Past Stages: Kongo Jungle and Cody chose Planet Zeebes: Brinstar. They tossed a coin and called it. Cody won the coin toss. Brinstar it was. Cody chose the stage and it was on.

“You are SO gonna lose!” Cody cried confidently.

“You’re just an amateur! YOU CAN’T WIN!!!” Steve screeched. Steve brought DK over to Samus and started womping on him like there was no tomorrow. He then backed up and started to charge up his Giant Punch technique. Samus took this opportunity and fired several missiles at DK. Only 1 hit. DK then headed for Samus and landed his Giant Punch, sending Samus flying. He then ran to the edge of the stage. He began a smash attack and held it so he could charge it up. Samus did a double jump and then used her spinning technique to get back to the stage. But before she landed, DK used the smash attack, defeating Samus.

“Damnit!!!” Cody cried. Samus had 5 lives left. After Samus regenerated, Samus quickly darted back and charged up her Charge Shot. DK took this time to grab a Pokeball that had appeared on the stage. He threw it at Samus. The Pokeball opened to reveal Charizard. Charizard started using Flamethrower. It started to move its head from side to side while breathing flame. Samus got engulfed in the flame. While this was happening, DK started charging the Giant Punch. He got up close to Samus and let it rip. He sent Samus flying once again. After this, time ran out.

“I beat you and Mason! I am DA BOMB!!!” Steve cried.

“Not so fast, you haven’t beaten me yet.” Tony interrupted.

“We’ll see if you’re more than just talk.” Steve replied.

“You’re on!” Tony accepted. Steve and Tony chose their characters. It would be Donkey Kong vs. Marth. They each chose a stage. Steve chose DK Island: Jungle Japes. And Tony chose Special Stages: Final Destination. They tossed a coin and called it. Tony won the coin toss. Final Destination it was. Tony chose the stage and it was on. DK and Marth ran towards each other. DK got a few hits on Marth. But Marth quickly took the lead. He landed a couple of special sword slashes on DK. He then smashed him out of the park. After DK regenerated, DK ran over to Marth and smashed him out of the park. Tony was angry. He brought Marth over to DK and started slashing him with his sword again and again. He then backed up and started to charge up his special sword slash. DK came over and Marth used his attack, sending DK flying. After that, time ran out.

“Darn it, I lost!” Steve screamed.

“Ha ha, loser!” Tony chanted.

“Shut up!” Steve replied angrily.

“Well, what’re we waiting for??? Let’s get the hell outa here! To the mall!!!” Cody exclaimed.

“Yeah, let’s go!” Steve agreed. They then headed out and started for the mall.

“Wait! Let’s go to Prof. Oak’s and get our Poke’Mart passes 1st!” Cody suggested.

“Kay, let’s do that.” Steve replied. They then started for Prof. Oak’s.

Once they got there, they went in and said “Hey Prof., what’s up?!”

“Hey kids, how’s it goin’?” Prof. Oak replied happily.

“Well, we were wonderin’ if we could get our Poke’Mart passes.” Steve answered.

“Kay, I’ll go and get them for y’all.” Prof. Oak replied, and he was off to get the passes. A few minutes he returned w/ the passes. “Here you go.” he said as he handed them their passes.

“See ya, Prof.!” Steve called as they left.

“See ya!” Prof. Oak called back.

 

As soon as they got to the mall they split up and agreed to meet back at the entrance.

 

Steve went to 1 of the clothing shops. He picked out a pair of black jeans with a chain, a blood red T-shirt, a pair of deep red wrist bands, and a pair of midnight blue biker gloves. He also got a red Trainer’s backpack. He went to the front counter to pay for the outfit and backpack. “That’ll be ₤2100” said the clerk. Steve paid and left.

 

Cody went to 1 of the major shops. He picked out a white long-sleeved shirt, a pair of blue jeans, a black wrist band, and a red Kansas City Chiefs cap. He also got a black Trainer’s back pack. “That’ll be ₤1500” said the clerk. Cody paid and left.

 

Mason went to 1 of the clothing shops. He picked out a deep blue sleeveless shirt, a black T-shirt, a pair of black jeans with 2 chains and a Pokeball on each pant leg, a pair of black wrist bands, and a black boo cap. He also got a deep red Trainer’s backpack. He went to the front counter to pay for it. “That’ll be ₤3150.” Said the clerk. Mason paid and left.

 

Tony went to the biggest shop at the mall. After looking around a bit, he picked out a silvery gray jacket, a bright red T-shirt, a pair of blue jeans, a black wrist band, and a black cap representing Jay-Z. He also got a black Trainer’s backpack representing Linkin Park. He went up to the front counter to pay. “That’ll be ₤1950.” said the clerk. Tony paid and left.

 

They met each other at the entrance, just like they’d agreed. They quickly left. “Let’s go to the Poke’Mart!” Steve piped up.

“Kay.” the other’s agreed. They headed for the Poke’Mart.

Once they got their, they got 20 Potions, 20 Antidotes, 20 Burn Heals, 20 Ice Heals, 20 Awakenings, and 4 Escape Ropes. They went to the counter to pay. “That’ll be ₤32,000” the clerk said. They paid and left. They started to head home. Steve to out his portable radio. He changed it to ‘Kanto Great Jams’.

“We now will give you “Breaking the Habit” by Linkin Park” the radio broadcaster said. “Kanto Jams!”

 

(Breaking the Habit-Linkin Park)

 

(verse 1)

Memories consume

Like opening the wound

I’m picking me apart again

You all assume

I’m safe here in my room

Unless I try to start again

 

I don’t want to be the 1

The battles always choose

‘Cause inside I realize

I’m the 1 confused

 

(chorus)

I don’t know what’s worth fighting for

Or why I have to scream

I don’t know why I instigate

And say what I don’t mean

I don’t know how I got this way

I know it’s not alright

So I’m breaking the habit

I’m breaking the habit

Tonight

 

(verse 2)

Clutching my cure

I tightly lock the door

I try to catch my breath again

I hurt much more

Than anytime before

I have no options left again

 

I don’t want to be the 1

The battles always choose

‘Cause inside I realize

That I’m the 1 confused

 

(chorus)

 

(verse 3)

I’ll paint it on the walls

‘Cause I’m the 1 at fault

I’ll never fight again

And this is how it ends

 

I don’t know what’s worth fighting for

Or why I have to scream

But now I have some clarity

To show you what I mean

I don’t know how I got this way

I know it’s not alright

So I’m breaking the habit

I’m breaking the habit

I’m breaking the habit

Tonight

 

After the song ended, Steve’s cell phone rang. “Hello?” Steve answered.

“Hi!” it was Stacy.

“Hey, wasup?!” Steve replied happily.

“Not much. I asked my dad if I could with you guys as long as I don’t start my Pokemon Journey! I have no clue why he doesn’t want me to start my Journey. But at least I can come witchu. Who’s going with you any way?” Stacy asked.

“Cody, Mason, and Tony!” Steve responded.

“Awesome! Well I’ll see ya later! Bye!” Stacy hung up.

“Who was it?” Cody asked.

“Stacy, she’s comin’ wit us! She can’t start her Pokemon Journey, though. Don’t know why, either.” Steve replied.

“That’s great!” Cody replied. By that time they had gotten home to Steve’s house.

 

 

A/N: Well, what’d ya think??? R&R!!!! I’ll probably update again within the next couple of days! C y’all!!!