[Region: Johto]
[Location: New Bark Town]
[Date: 12th January 2005]
[Time: 11: 32 AM]
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I pursed my lips as it was roughly 28 minutes till I collected my first Pokemon and I felt a little trepidation welling within my heart, thinking of the stuff that was going to happen shortly after.
I would be leaving New Bark town behind me and it felt kind of… worrying, I was well capable of understanding what my mother was capable of- especially if I didn't call her for a month or try to stay in contact.
The Johto region had an international network which spread across the region, this was used to trace each trainer although it would be inactive in thick forests or cave regions but it was the best thing they could do right now and considering it was 2005- it was already really good in this world.
In thin grass areas like the route to Cherrygrove city, The League network was active but in caverns- your Pokédex would be disconnected from the League network.
"Not to mention we pay a shitty 300 Pokedollars a month for the league network," I muttered under my breath.
My Aunt paid 300 Pokedollars for the network and then she turned on the hotspot for me, Sadly there weren't any such versatile things like Phones in this world.
Pokedexes were the current future of the world- your transactions could be made with them, web sites could be visited and Porn could also be accessed.
I grabbed my brown bag and swung it over my shoulder in a stylish fashion and pulled by hair back with a comb. It was truly amazing to be able to actually go on a Journey and I planned to be a successful trainer.
I had worn a black T-shirt with a Pokeball symbol on the left breast and blue jeans, hanging a brown bag over my shoulders- it contained stuff needed for my Journey- sadly Professor Elm didn't give out Pokéballs like Professor Oak but Mom had already purchased 5 for me.
There were also items like Potions, Antidotes, Paralyz heals and other stuff which were to aid me in my journey. Clean pairs of clothes were neatly folded into this bag and my Pokédex was in my pocket.
I was truly prepared for my time away from home and everything was set, as long as I was able to call home every day… it would all go along nicely.
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"So you've finally come downstairs, huh?" Mom asked as she sat at the dining table with Aunty.
It was pretty hard to tell them apart, but they had different hair styles… so it was easy now.
"Yes Mom," I said and leaned in, giving her a kiss on the cheek, "I'm completely prepared,"
"Hope you know the rules on which I gave you before you go for this Journey," Mom reminded and I gave a nod.
There were three rules;
The first rule is simply to call everyday so she wouldn't get worried about me.
The second rule was to treat my Pokemon as friends, not as weapons.
And the final rule was- If I get any girl pregnant, I better take responsibility… if I came back and met her at home, I would get the beating of my life quite literally.
Luckily If I even had intercourse, There were things called 'CONDOMS', I would be able to prevent unwanted pregnancies with that single item.
And I'm making sure to buy a packet of it, before I leave home- in case of unexpected situations.
"Oh, in case you do get a girlfriend- you can always drop by when you're at the league, not to mention your trainer battles are going to be streamed on the League page so I can see how talented you are," Aunty said and I gave a slight smile.
Professor Elm not only distributed Johto Pokemon like the game or even the anime showed to be true- last time I was in the lab, he had the Kantonian starters as well.
I gave my Aunty a kiss on the cheek too.
"After I collect all my gym badges, I'll make sure to stay until the league," I said, "and if I do get a girlfriend- I'll bring her over, I'll make sure she's pretty too,"
You'd expect me leaving would make my mother tear up but she had already been expecting and preparing herself-
"Have a good time," Mom said while tears rolled down her eyes as she ran up to me and encased me within a hug.
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"Ah, I'm finally gone," I whistled to myself as I walked to Professor Elm's laboratory.
The morning breeze blew against my face as I took each step forward- the air in the Pokemon world was far fresher than the city air I was used to.
"Good morning Drake, quite a nice morning," Jimmy said and I turned to the him.
This guy was referred to as Jimmy here, but in the games- Ethan and in the Fananimation I watched- Gold… how many fucking names did he have?
"Yeah it is," I said and flashed a bright smile at him, "Lynda sent me a message, y'know. She said I should meet her outside the Town for something,"
"Hah, Might be for some early morning fuck," Jimmy said and I sighed.
Lynda and I have a relationship as Friends but Jimmy sadly mistakes the mood, he's handsome but when there's a boy that's even more handsome in town- the girls know who to pick.
This isn't like the original town in the games where they were about 4 houses… there was a big ass town with lots of houses, almost large enough to be deemed a city.
And we were the only people actually becoming trainers in this joint- Lynda was the daughter of Professor Elm so yeah, she got her Pokemon quite early.
"It isn't what you think," I said, "Besides she'll be leaving the town too, she said she's gonna complete the Pokedex or something along the lines of that,"
Completing the Pokedex… huh? That was surely a taxing mission but that could make you stronger.
Surely I wasn't idiotic enough to think I could go to every nook and cranny of the Johto region just because I wanted to compete the fucking Pokedex.
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