A cool breeze meandered down to and along the coast of Pallet Town, ruffling through the hair and clothes of Ambrose McGrade. The young man had just disembarked a boat which made birth from Cinnabar Island, the last stop he made before finally reaching his ultimate destination of the quaint, coastal village into which he now strolled. He adjusted his pack as he crunched over the grainy sand which swiftly transmuted into dirt and grass, brushing some of the hair away that the wind had blown into his eyes.
The trip from Cinnabar had been brief, but that was only the final leg of his trip. He had started off in Fuchsia City, It had been just a few short months since Ambrose returned to the science institute which his late father submitted research to in his hometown. The previous year had been spent more or less alone in the Seafoam Islands and surrounding waters, finishing his father’s work. Before that, he was there for two years, but those were with his father. It was the Islands and their damp and cold that had taken his father away, but Ambrose did not hold any ill will towards the land. His father had died doing what he loved, and he wouldn’t have had it any other way.
After his return to Fuchsia and his presentation of the research he still credited to his father, Ambrose waited a few months before venturing out again for his new journey - that of a Pokemon Trainer. He left his own boat there with the house that was now legally his own (the money he had received for his father’s extensive field study was more than enough to buy off the house, so he needed not worry about mortgages or such expenses) in the care of an old friend. From Fuchsia he sailed to Cinnabar, and from there caught a ferry to Pallet. And now he was walking up into the small hamlet from the coast, heading for the Oak laboratory.
He found it easily enough, for it stood out against the other buildings dotted around the landscape. He had passed through the town quickly, for it was small and his pace was swift. He approached the large white building and passed through the doors, where there was an attendant behind the desk, who looked up.
“Hello,” she said. “Are you here to see Doctor Oak?”
“That I am,” Ambrose replied, taking a look around the building. The walls and floor were sterile white and overhead ceilings lights conjured forth a great brightness. Finally he turned his attention to the woman behind the desk and approached her.
“Very well. Please follow me,” she beckoned, taking her leave of the desk and starting through another pair of doors and down a hall. Ambrose trailed her at a brisk pace, down the hallway, around a corner or two, and passed a few open rooms which he peered into. His passing glances revealed glimpses of equipment and machinery and technicians, but nothing more. Finally he was led to a large room at the end of one particular hall, where the woman left him.
Inside, there were a few machines, bedizened with buttons and switches, that were purring softly in the background. A few tables and chairs were around the room, a few books and papers sitting upon them, and a bookcase took one wall. Standing in the midst of the room was a man, obviously older than Ambrose but still quite youthful despite his age. He noted Ambrose’s entry and smiled at him, and walked over, white lab coat trailing behind.
“Good day, I am Doctor Gary Oak, if you couldn’t guess,” he announced. “And I take it you are a new trainer here to pick up your Pokemon? Could I have your name?”
“Ambrose McGrade,” Ambrose said simply, still absorbing the décor of the room. Oak headed over to one of his machines, next to which there was a table. He flipped through some papers and hit a button on the machine, where a panel slid away, revealing a tray of Beta Balls, and also grabbed another device from the table.
“Here we go,” Oak said when he returned. “This is your Beta Ball, obviously, which holds your first two Pokemon, which were decided upon per your exam results and personality test. And this is your wristwatch, completely state of the art. It will display everything you need in relation to a Pokemon or battle. You need to just press this button… these to scroll, select.. And so on.” He then handed the items over to Ambrose, who took them and began attaching his watch to his wrist. “Well, I suppose that about covers it, doesn’t it?”
“Looks that way, thanks doc,” Ambrose said. “So I guess I’m all set.”
“Yes, indeed. If you are unsure of your destination, the three logical gym choices would be north to Pewter, south to Cinnabar and east to Saffron. You can catch the monorail in Viridian City to get to Saffron in no time.”
“Hmm… I think I’ll check out Saffron. I haven’t been there in ages. Well, thanks a lot. I suppose I better be on my way. Pokemon to train, gyms to beat, you know,” Ambrose said. He and the professor bid each other goodbyes, and he then exited the lab. Before doing anything, he brought out his Beta ball and sent out the first two Pokemon he had ever owned.
The first beam of light quickly materialized into the red crustacean, Krabby. The shellfish snipped at the air and scuttled a few steps proudly upon being released. Ambrose had seen and studied many Krabby over the past few years, and he immediately noticed that this particular Krabby was noticeably larger than the average. One of its claws was also slightly larger than the other. The Pokemon approached the second which formed, a snow-white Seel. The Krabby pushed into the fellow sea beast lightly with its larger claw, and then scuttled back a step, snipping its claws again. It was obviously trying to show dominance.
The Seel was much more graceful than her counterpart, and clapped her fins together softly after emergence. She didn’t seem to have a look on her face that was quite as goofy as the archetypical Seel, though her horn seemed small.
Ambrose was happy, though unsurprised, that both of his Pokemon were of the water type. They were indeed his favorite breed, and he knew a lot about them after studying them for a long time. He had already made a list of names in his head for water Pokemon he caught or received, and chose the two most logical for the pair.
“Hello,” he bade them. “You certainly are a strong-looking Krabby. And you are a very poised Seel. You both display traits which make you easily recognizable, so I will grant you both unique names as well,” he explained. Both creatures seemed to be cooperative with the idea. “So, Krabby, I’ll call you Aegir. And Seel, you will be Ran. Any objections?” Neither Pokemon seemed to be in discordance.
“Good. Well, it was nice to meet both of you. I will put you back in the ball now, for I am sure you will be more comfortable in there than walking all around on the dry land. But I will let you out into the water often, don’t worry.” He then returned both Pokemon, and looked out onto the landscape. He readied himself for his next destination - Viridian City.
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I went on an assumption with the Gary Oak thing, just following how I recall the old ones and the fic, but if it's different let me know and I'll change it.
