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Chapter 3: The new team member.

Few hours after our journey started, me and Blue were walking towards Viridian City.

My fellow trainer was silent and I was thankful for that since I was still thinking about the massive change this story had taken.

Did my encouragement changed so much the plot? How many other major changes are still there for little, unknowing me?

We were walking slowly, enjoying the quite calm and least dangerous Route 1.

Another thing I noticed after we left Pallet Town was that Professor Oak didn't give us any empty Pokéballs and I started to think how those will be given.

Probably in the Poké Market I hoped. While we were given some money for necessities, receiving five extra Pokéballs would have helped a lot.

This is why we were just walking in the Route and not capturing the Pokémon nearby.

The end of the Route was clarified by the sign standing on the left side of the road.

'Viridian City' I sigh in relief and both me and Blue starts to walk faster, directed toward the Pokémon Center.

Once we passed the open doors, the well-known Nurse Joy greeted us.

"Welcome to the Pokémon Center, how may I help you?"

Blue took the initiative "We wanted to know if there were some free rooms for Trainers."

The nurse looked at the registry on the table and nodded. "Yes. There are some of those occupied but there is still a room with two single beds."

Then she presented us with an unfamiliar instrument. "Please, use this to register yourselves if you are still not registrated for the Pokémon League." We both took out our Pokédex and put them onto the instrument. After few minutes, a green light signalled us that we could remove the Scanner.

"Good. Now please follow me for your room." She started to walk in the hall on the right, Blue and I walking closely.

The room was decent, if I have to judge it, even if a bit too much spartan.

The walls were a light shade of grey and there were just two beds and a TV.

Yet it had enough, if not more space for us to place our backpacks.

Our Starters were immediately released and given their dinner. They were not returned afterwards, both of us deciding to keep our Pokémons to sleep outside with us.

As Blue had Squirtle sleeping on his legs, I had Charmander positioned on my chest.

The little lizard was... adorable and I started unconsciously to scratch the Starter where his 'ears' should be. Blue and I smiled at hearing the little Pokémon purring at my touch.

I always fancied myself as a good caretaker for animals, even though most of my childhood had been lacking any sort of pets because allergies.

After an hour or so, everyone was sleeping. The previous battle and walk had took a toll on both me and Blue and the late hour didn't help much.

My dreamless sleep was interrupted when I heard a small explosion.

The loud sound woke up the Starters and Blue too and we all started to walk toward the entrance.

...God, why did you put THEM in there. Inwards I was screaming like a madman.

Three quite known figures were trying to get away with several Pokéballs.

They would have succedeed if it wasn't for a small mouse-like Pokémon.

A Pikachu.

Oh. The luck of Jessie and James...

"Ge' out , ya mouse." Meowth screeched.

Blue and I exchange a look and nod at each other.

"Squirtle, use water gun." Blue whispered.

'Charmander, use ember.' I thought at the starter.

Another thing I forgot to mention was that both Starter had learned their second moves during our first, little battle.

Replying with their cry, both Pokémon barraged the trio.

They were a little bit scorched, yet wet because of the Water Gun.

Looking at the still focused Pikachu, I order him silently 'Now use thundershock.'

"Pii-kaa" The mouse Pokémon started to charge up and the Rocket Trio realized what was happening. "CHU!" The electric attack hit them directly and the water caused ulterior damage because folgoration.

A small explosion erupted and the criminal were... pushed in the sky?

...Whaaaaaaa?

I swore I also heard them yelling "Team Rocking blasting awayyyy"

...Well they didn't said their Motto, so it was certainly better than the Anime.

Sadly I feel like it will not be the last time we met them.

"What a bunch of morons.." I shared the same thoughts of my rival.

Nurse Joy, that had woken up by the short battle, approached us and wanted to check up our Starters.

While we were waiting, I notice the same Pikachu looking at me weirdily.

It seemed as if he wanted to come to me. I shrugged and, taking from my backpack an electric pokémon food can, I made motion to him to come closer.

In just few seconds, the Pikachu was eating with gusto the food from the can, sitting on my lap.

"This Pikachu is a wild Pokémon." I turned and saw Nurse Joy returning with the Starters' Pokéballs. "It had been living in this center for a while. It seems like he likes you."

I nod at her, still looking at the electric mouse. I felt something being put in the table. Looking up I saw it was a pokéball. "Use this."

Oh.

...Neat!

Poking Pikachu on one of his long ears, it turns his attention to me.

I wabe the Pokéball at him and, after some thinking about the decision, it nods at me.

He push with one of his small hands the small, white circle of the ball and got absorbed in it.

I look at Blue. And he give me a determined look.

Even though we were travelling together, it didn't mean that we were not rivals anymore.

AN

Another Chapter, New challenges and, certainly, a new Pokémon.