His first birthday

After being shocked with the mere coincidence of his name, Clyde's mind began to clear again as he looked at his mom. Feeling the gaze of the newborn, Grace brightly smiled at her son.

"What is it? Is there a problem? It seems like I'm forgetting something... Oh! I think I need to breast feed you!" Grace exclaimed. This is an important step because it gives the immunological effect of colostrum, which provides protection against infections and disease.

"Breast Feed? She would do what...?" As Clyde was still processing what his mom would do, a memory that would haunt him for the first year of his life occurred. Right after the traumatic memory, Clyde was full and he immediately fell asleep.

After a few hours, Clyde woke up again, but what greeted him were 2 strangers. The girl and boy were both in their teens, however the boy looks more older than girl. "Maybe he is a year or two older than her" Clyde thought.

"Is our little brother awake?" He heard the teenage girl's smoothing voice as he saw her staring right at him.

"Don't bother him! Can't you see that he seems to be confused at us. You must introduce yourself first so that the baby may be more familiar with you!" The teenage boy stated.

"Oh, he's similar to a newborn Pokémon! I guess this makes it easier, being a Pokémon groomer myself. Hi Clyde! I'm Sarah Evans, your older sister! I'm the second child of our family." Sarah, with her blonde locks cascading down her face, stared at Clyde with her bright brown eyes as she stated her identity to him.

"Oh... So, she's my sister? She seems nice and pretty; and I think she's a wonderful sister to have based on the aura she radiates." Looking at his own sister's pretty face brilliantly smiling, he can see an aura surrounding her. Well Clyde here has 'vivid imagination' but it is really apt because Sarah looks like a light bulb with her wide smile. Laughing at his own thoughts, Clyde giggled at his sister which brought shock, again, to the room.

"Oh, Mom! Dad! Bill! Look! Clyde is laughing and I'm the one who made him laugh!" Cheering herself, Sarah called the attention of the shocked persons present at the room.

"Maybe you look funny and comical that's why he laughed." Bill bitterly stated. He has brown hair that splits in the middle of his head and his brown eyes are looking jealously at his sister.

"Now let me try, I'll make him laugh louder than you did." Bill put himself in front of Clyde the said "Hi Clyde! I'm your big brother and I'm the eldest of us, three siblings. My name is Bill Evans, it is spelled B-I-L-L, Bill. Now, don't mind your sister, she's a crazy case. I want us to be close because when you grow older, I'll show you my researches on Pokémon!" From his original smiling look, a passionate gaze was seen on Bill when he mentioned his researches.

"A researcher... A Pokémon one. Wait. Did he say a 'Pokémon' researcher?" Dumb struck by the revelation, Clyde then remembered a pink silhouette pushing his incubator into the nursery room. "So, this is the Pokémon world? And that pink figure was Chansey? Well she is the number one assistant of health care professionals here in Pokémon. The fact that she's here in the hospital doesn't seem surprising." Clyde was lost in thoughts.

When Clyde was just a child, he always watched Pokémon from the only television that the orphanage had. Even when the nuns are angry because he hasn't eaten yet, Clyde still watches Pokémon with glee.

Suddenly, he realized that his big brother is still talking to him. Remembering the words "I'll show you my researches on Pokémon" that his brother stated, Clyde was very excited and released a cheerful giggle, which, again, stunned the family present in the room.

"Look guys! I made him cheer in laughter!" Excitedly looking at his brother, Bill called the attention of his family.

Cheers and laughter could be heard in the room as the Evans Family was affectionately watching the cute innocent baby Clyde.

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1 year after...

Clyde could be seen reading a book with a look of concentration. How studious he might be, it still looks funny and cute for a baby reading a book with seriousness. When the family brought Clyde home, he got to meet his grandfather Michael. He looks strict and scary due to his indifferent nature, but he sure is warm when you smile at him. Yes, Clyde here just smiles widely at his grandpa, who would then spoil him rotten.

His grandpa already has gray hair due to his old age, however that did not diminish his handsome looks, but rather enhanced it. His facial features seemed a bit faded but Clyde could see the striking similarity of his dad with his grandpa. Also, everyone in the family has the same bright brown eyes, which looks amazing if you see them all together.

Clyde has achieved a lot of milestones so far. Which, of course, are his milestones in life as a baby. First is Rolling over. He did this in the first week he was in the house. The reason? He wanted to watch the television, which was in the opposite side of the crib. Luckily, the television was only 12 inches away so he got to watch it and pass by his boring life in the crib.

Well that was for the first month, by the end of that, he has already memorized all the commercials and imagined the plots of the programs. What interested him was Pokémon programs which includes PokèNews, PokèUpdates, PokèTrivia, PokèLife, PokèBattles and a lot more. You get the gist of it. If it's for Pokémon, Clyde watches them all. Now, he got a lot of substantial knowledge when it comes to Pokémon.

By the third month, Clyde was already able to sit up without support, and a month after that, Clyde was able to speak his first word. It was during the time when he wanted to read, but his brother could not understand him. He has been practicing it for a long time which often results to incoherent mumbles, but at last, he got to say it correctly. Looking seriously at his brother, he cutely said "Book!". Now that was a sight to behold, instead of mama and dada or the name of his siblings, what Clyde said was 'book'. Now this shows that you must not underestimate a book lover's dedication to books.

Well, the family accepted it really well after the shock, since they really know how unusual Clyde is. Who says 'book' as their first word and even reads a book by himself a month after learning the alphabet? Clyde did, and how unusual his circumstances may be, they were proud to have a smart and intelligent baby brother and son. He even laughed when he was just born, which normally, they could only laugh at the time frame of 3 to 4 months. Technically, all of these are possible if the baby could recognize what is funny or recognize how to read the letters. They take longer since it takes time to learn these things but Clyde here, already knows them.

By the fifth month, he can already read by himself and he was already able stand up. It was awkward since Clyde had been standing all his life, but he doesn't have memories when he was trying to walk as a baby before. However, after all the struggles, Clyde could finally stand up by himself.

In the following month, besides reading books, Clyde had already practiced walking; when it was almost 6 months, he was able to walk by himself on the crib without falling down. This, gave another round of shock to his family, since a child normally starts to walk at the age of 9 months or up.

By the time of 8 months, he was transferred out of the crib and was settled into a cute bed since the moment he said the words "Crib, not for Clyde" to his mom, which was the longest phrase he had said since he learned how to talk. Due to that, he was able to pee and excrete by himself in the toilet. Another month passed and Clyde already knew the full layout of the first floor of their house.

The house was quite big, but it looks like they have no neighbors since it seemed so quiet when nobody is talking. The distinct chatter present in a neighborhood couldn't be heard in this place. Clyde tried to go out of the house when no one was watching, and what he saw, has left him with his mouth wide open.

The house was beside a large light house, and next to the light house was a range of Pokémon located in a wide ranch. Their house and the light house were located in a cliff, while the beach and the forest were found nearby. "So that's the reason why we don't have any neighbors." Clyde thought.

From the front door, the first thing you can see is the living room, with plushy brown couches and a wide television that was around 50 by 35 inches wide.

To the right of the living room was the kitchen, where Clyde often finds his sister making Pokémon food. He'll ask her to teach him when he grows a bit older. Now, the left of the living room was a sliding door that leads to the ranch. Wrought-iron fences decorated it, as his family's Pokémon and a wide range of them were roaming the area. The ranch was over 20 kilometers wide, covering up the nearby beach, rocky cliffs and the forest. All sorts of berries were found in the ranch. As he read in a book, there are over 80 types of berries, with the effect of each one varies on its type. He can see all kinds of Pokémon roaming the ranch, may it be fire-type, water-type, rock-type, ground-type, grass-type and the rest of other types.

Back to the house, if Clyde goes straight in the living room, he will be in the hallway where the bedrooms are located. His bedroom and his parent's bedroom are found in the there. Further down the hallway, the circular stairs are located which leads to the second floor. He guessed that his siblings' bedrooms are located upstairs.

As for his room has, it has its own bathroom. However, since he cannot reach the toilet, there are step ups next to it. This was suggested by Clyde since he doesn't want to pee or excrete in a potty tray. He cannot reach the sink yet so he also has a step up that leads to the sink. Clyde requested to have these step ups besides his bed, toilet and sink, just right after he was transferred out of the crib. He then learned how to step on them. Doing these hygienic tasks by himself preserved what little dignity Clyde has left for himself.

If he ever gets tired climbing the step ups, he could just crawl. In his room, Clyde requested a huge shelf, which mostly covered his wall except for computer and television located in the corner of the room. The books he has already read are placed into the shelf, while the unread books are located beside his bed. He doesn't know how to use the computer yet, but he will learn eventually.

A year went by so fast in Clyde's life, and by the time it was almost his birthday, he learned how to run. Clyde was born on August 28, in which thankfully, the Pokémon world had the same Gregorian calendar since he may not know his own birthday if it was any different.

Clyde was reading peacefully but when the clock struck 12 a.m. exactly, which turned the date from August 27 to August 28, he heard a voice speaking in his head.

"Hello Clyde, or Host no. 0428. Welcome to the PokèMorph System."