CaptainCombusken
Ninja.
The Adventures Of Zack, A Trainer (A.K.A TAOZAT) (Rated PG)
Index-Foreword
-Episode One- New Beginnings
-Episode Two- Alice captures a Pokemon!
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Foreword.
So... this is the first time I'm actually going to properly do a Fanfic. No matter what other people think, I'm keeping this baby going.
The point is that it's meant to be a continual thing, like the Anime. It's basically the anime, but how I would do it, with different characters and in written (well, typed) form instead of visual.
Please note that this is basically my first ever Fanfic, so by no means am I going to be fantastic yet. But I have studied English for GCSE so I know how to write with considerable knowledge. Basically, what I'm saying is don't be too harsh, but equally don't treat me like a child.
Episode One- New Beginnings
It was tipping it down when Zack awoke that morning. The night before, the rain had started, a large thunderstorm gathering around Littleroot town and the surrounding area. Zack had barely slept all night. He was a light sleeper. Small noises disturbed him, like rustling on leaves outside. He kept his window open because it was mostly too hot in the summer to bear the nights otherwise.But this storm was completely unpredicted. He'd watched the weather the day before, done by using Pokemon to accurately analyze the weather for the next day. They'd said nothing about a thunderstorm. It was... completely uncalled for. And it made the young, aspiring Pokemon trainer Zack ticked off. He hated not sleeping. And now, on his first day as a trainer, he would be cranky. Great. Professor Birch wouldn't enjoy this sight.
Nevertheless, best to keep going. He wasn't going to be late for his first Pokemon, after all! He already knew who he would choose. To him, it was obvious. Zack rose from his bed and proceeded to do the mundane morning activities that were so common in modern life, such as getting dressed, eating breakfast and preparing his bag. He got dressed in his usual attire, Camo shorts with a green t-shirt with a Marsh Ball emblem on the front. The t-shirt had a brown collar and brown rings around the base of the arms and the t-shirt itself. Zack also stuck his cheap but good quality sunglasses stylishly in his t-shirt, before putting on his shoes, which were green converse-style shoes, but with slight alterations. They were much more robust than normal converse shoes and they didn't have the logo.
Zack's bag had a camo pattern too, and was light yet very spacious. He'd need one like this for his epic journey. It already held three potions, gifts from his friends in Littleroot, Toby and Alice, and one form his mother. His dad was a gym leader, Wallace. But recently his dad had stopped being a gym leader. That confused Zack. He didn't know much about his dad.
It was 8AM exactly when Zack stepped out of his door and started his leisurely jog to Professor Birch's lab. It was still raining very heavily, making Zack sigh heavily. He didn't like rain. But he kept jogging around Littleroot town. He was used to this place. He walked or jogged around it every day. He went past Toby's house. Zack knew his friend would already be ready and almost certainly already at the lab. So he carried on, stopping at Alice's house. He knew she wouldn't be ready yet. She was always very distracted, and chances were, she'd be late today as well. It was Zack's job to make her get up.
He arrived at her door drenched. He knocked on the door three times hard and in quick succession. He heard noises from inside, and the pounding of somebody coming down the stairs. Seconds later, there was a click of the door being unlocked, and then the door swung open.
"Zack! Good to see you! I guess you'll be here to pick up Alice, then?" the voice came from a woman. She was a very warm expression. She was a baker, and Alice's mother. Like her daughter, she had blue eyes and red hair, but the similarities stopped there. Alice was paper-thin, much more like her father, who was a Pokeahtlon leader, whereas her mother was quite chunky and well built. Their taste in clothes was radically different too.
Zack tried to look upwards at Alice's mother, but as soon as he did, his soaking wet hair dripped into his eyes. He grumbled, and turned round, bending over, before shaking his head from side to side like a dog would to get rid of the rain. He then turned back around towards the house.
"Mrs S! Nice to see you too. Yep. I'm here to get Alice. Is she ready yet?" asked Zack.
"Yes, at least she'd better be... ALICE!" shouted Carla Stiller to her daughter.
"Coming!" came a cry from above in the house, followed by some footsteps. Then there was the same thud Alex had heard earlier as Alice came down the stairs. She looked at she normally did, he red hair done into pigtails, and wearing sunglasses on her forehead. She wore a simple purple t-shirt with the Pokeathlon logo on it, and some tracksuit trousers which were navy coloured. Alice liked simple but comfortable clothes. She wasn't a showy over-the-top girly-girl, and was much more refined.
But there was no doubt she was a girl, though. The way she held herself and the things she enjoyed talking about were very feminine things, a stark contrast to Zack's very masculine outlook to life. Toby was... well, he was much weedier than Zack, because his main muscle was his mind. Zack worked evenly on all his muscles, including his brain. He was clever, but not as clever as Toby. Alice was on a par to Zack in terms of intelligence.
"Hey, Alice. You ready eh?" Zack teased.
"Yeah. Wouldn't miss this day!" replied Alice.
"Well then, let's go." Zack said. Alice nodded.
"See you, Mum!" said Alice to her mother, who nodded.
The pair continued Zack's jog, but with more pace than Zack had put into it earlier. The rain was getting heavier, and they didn't want to hang around for long.
They soon arrived at the lab. It was an impressive structure, large, white, glass windows, very hi-tech looking. They'd already seen it plenty of times though. What interested them was Toby, who was waiting by the entrance, sitting just out of the rain, looking bored.
"So, you finally arrived." said Toby.
"Yeah." said Zack "So... why you sittin' out here?"
"The professor's doing some field research. He won't be back until 10." said Toby.
"Damn..." said Alice.
Just then, a little boy came running towards the lab. He saw the three of them and ran towards them at huge speed, and began speaking very quickly.
"Zack, Zack! You gotta help! You too Toby, you too Alice! Professor Birch is in trouble! He's being attacked on route 101 by a huge pack of Poochyena!"
The boy was Zack's little brother, Luke. He too dreamed of being with Pokemon, but he was only nine, not yet old enough to start his adventure. However, he loved spending time looking at Route 101, at all the Pokemon there. He and Zack shared the brown hair, green eyes and medium height that was so common in their family.
"Whoa, Lukie? You sure about this?"
"Of course I am, Zack! Help Mister Birch!"
Zack looked at Alice and Toby. They both looked very determined. They nodded in sync to eachother, before running towards Route 101...
They arrived at the scene in minutes, With Zack, the most athletic, at the front, and Toby, who wasn't very physically fit, trailing behind and panting heavily. There they saw that professor birch was indeed being chased around by a large pack of Poochyena. Birch didn't have any Pokemon on him, apart from in a suitcase which he'd dropped close to where the three were standing now.
Birch noticed them and called to them in a panicked voice.
"Zack! Alice! Toby! In the suitcase! There are three Pokemon! One each, hurry, Heeeeeeelp!"
Zack nodded and rushed over to the suitcase. He flipped it open, revealing three Pokeballs in protective foam. On the foam, beneath the Pokeballs, were the names of the three Pokemon within the suitcase. Zack straight away picked up the middle one.
"Torchic, the Chick Pokemon!" he said triumphantly. He'd wanted this Pokemon for practically forever.
Alice was next, diving for the one on the left, before standing next to Zack and shouting
"Treecko, the Wood Gecko Pokemon! YES!"
Finally, Toby, who picked the remaining Pokemon and held it above his head like the other two had done.
"Mudkip, the Mud Fish Pokemon!"
They then shouted "GO!" in unison and threw their Pokeballs. In a flash, the three Pokemon materialized. Zack's Torchic chirped a fierce war cry, Alice's Treecko nodded coolly, and Toby's Mudkip cried cheerfully, just happy to be battling.
"Torchic, use Scratch! Let’s go!" shouted Zack to his new Pokemon.
"TOR!" yelled the Torchic, and it launched itself at the Poochyena, scratching powerful repeatedly. It took out two in just a few seconds.
"Mudkip, use Tackle!" ordered Toby. The Mud fish Pokemon smiled and charged at the Poochyena, clearing them away as if they were skittles.
Finally, Alice's turn.
"Treecko, use um.... Pound!" she said. The Treecko nodded and started hitting the Poochyena repeatedly with its fists.
It wasn't long before the Poochyena were completely out of the pack and lying everywhere or running away. Torchic and Mudkip had done the main damage, but Treecko hadn't done too badly either.
Professor Birch looked round and sighed. His clothes were torn in places, but aside form that, he was safe. He looked very gratefully over at the trio and walked up to them.
"Thank you so much, guys! Thanks for coming so quickly, and thanks for getting rid of those pests so quickly too! Now then, I'm guessing you wanted you first Pokemon today, am I right?"
"Yes, of course! I... I mean Yes, sir." said Zack, a little too excitedly.
Professor Birch chuckled. "Enthusiasm is never to be frowned upon, my dear boy. Well, the Pokemon now by your side are my gift to you. These Pokemon were specially bred for me and have some special moves each! I was going to keep them, but after what you did for me, they're all yours! I'll let you guys figure out their moves for yourself. But... I have not yet stopped with the gifts! Firstly, I'd like you all to have this Pokedex. I'm always in need of new adventurers like yourselves to do research where I can not, and unfortunately, of late, not many youngsters have wanted to start Pokemon journeys. Hopefully, though, you three may start the tradition once more." the Professor then handed them each a shiny new Pokedex before continuing.
"Also, a few little gifts so you can really start your journey properly. Five Pokeballs and Five Potions each, as well as badge cases for Zack and Toby, and a Pokeathlon medals case for Alice. Enjoy!" he handed them these, before heading back towards Littleroot town.
"Once again, thank you! And good luck! Keep in touch!" said the Professor, before walking back towards his lab, suitcase in hand.
Zack turned round to his two friends.
"So... that was pretty cool."
"Uh-huh." said Toby. "Umm... Zack, you know you said you wanted to travel with both of us? Well... uh, I don't wanna do that."
"Oh. Right. Ok... well, I guess we'll see eachother again on various points, right?" Zack looked very visibly disappointed and hopeful.
"Yeah..."
"Well... see ya." Zack said, and his expression darkened and his head fell to the floor.
Toby walked off into Route 101. Zack looked down.
"Zack, listen, it doesn't matter. I'll still be travelling with you..." reassured Alice.
"Yeah, I suppose." replied Zack. He looked up. No point in staying angry for to long. "Well, what are you waiting for, Pokeahtlete? Let's GO!"
And with that, he started running towards their next destination, Dewford Town.
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