DISCLAIMER: If I owned Pokemon, Ash would be 26 years old... seriously.

The Adventures of Edward Fireheart: The Kanto Region

Chapter 1: Beginnings

The skies were clear without one single raindrop as Ed was sitting at his desk, seeing the golden rays of the sun illuminate his room. His room was bright blue with shelves full of books, a bed with black and green sheets, and a desk with a television on the top of the hutch part of the desk. The alarm clock said it was around 7:00 in the morning. The weather was nice with very little humidity. The sky also had a pink hue around the celestial object. Ed grinned a little bit as his brown eyes scanned the green hills of Pallet Town and the dirt path leading north to Viridian City. Today was going to be the best day of his life.

Today was going to be the best day of his life because he will be able to finally leave Pallet Town and go on a Pokemon Journey, just like everybody else when they reached a certain age. However, even though you could get a Pokemon at the age of 10, Ed decided to wait until he was 13. Pokemon journeys are long and perilous, but now it was time to take a risk. Staying in Pallet Town for the rest of his life was not on his bucket list.

He left the room, turned to his left and headed straight to the bathroom. As he turned the light on, his black wavy hair was a mess. As he went to brush his hair, the sound of his alarm clock went off. It sounded like a loud foghorn that echoed throughout the whole entire house. It was so loud, the dead could wake up to it. He headed back into his room, shut it off and headed back to the bathroom.

While he was brushing his teeth, the following things appeared on his mind as he was doing his usual routine. He had a lot of questions. For example, questions were such as where could he go get food and where are there places to sleep or better yet, where are there places to do laundry? Since his mom and dad never went on a Pokemon Journey, they could never answer these questions. This was basically all on him to figure out.

He walked back into his room. He was now dressed in blue jeans with black sneakers. He wore a white t-shirt with a blue jean jacket over it. He also had a green hat with black stripes on it. However, it was more of a visor hat. He took a deep breath as he turned around to his desk. There was a gold picture frame. His mom and dad were sitting there with a smile on their face and there he was in the middle, grinning from ear to ear as he was with his mother's Dewgong in the photo. He placed the photo on the table. Turning around, he saw someone taller than him. She had brown hair and blue eyes. She wore a pink shirt with black sweatpants. She was tearing up.

"Morning...," she said, sniffling, "Are you ready to meet Professor Oak?"

"Yes," said Ed, smiling, tearing up a little bit, "Stop, you're going to make me cry."

His mother laughed, "Ed, it's okay to be emotional. It's going to be quiet without you being around. I mean your father works nights at the Xanadu Nursery as a security guard, you were always home and you were there when I was sick..."

"Grandma is down the street, mom," said Ed, "So is your aunt."

"Yeah, but if something happened, do you really think they are going to come quickly?" asked Mom, "I mean, I do have Dewgong."

"Dewgong is strong," said Ed, smiling, "Remember the time you burnt the biscuits and the kitchen went up in flames? Dewgong was there."

His mother narrowed his eyes, "Don't remind me. This is why your father does the cooking."

"Hey, I can cook too," said Ed.

"Um, remember the time you set the lid with tomato sauce on fire?" asked his mother, smiling.

Ed's eyes narrowed as she looked at him. His mother laughed as he walked away, "Ha ha..."

He walked through the blue hallways. There was a brown rail that attached to the right side of the wall. Ed walked down the stairs as he saw his father walking into the front door. He was dark-skinned with glasses. He wore a black security guard uniform with Poke Balls in hand. Ed smiled as he looked at him. His father hugged him tightly.

"My son... 13 years later and you finally decide to go on a journey. I'm so proud of you," he said.

Ed grinned, "Thanks, dad."

His father grinned, "Kelly, didn't we raise such a wonderful son?"

"Yes, Doug...," Kelly said, as she walked down the stairs, "Even though he can be annoying sometimes."

"Thanks, mom," said Ed, smiling.

"Remember, you are a Fireheart," said Doug, smiling, "Whatever happened during the time you were at the academy was in the past. You are going on a journey where you will be able to have experiences and become the person that you want to become. No matter what happens, you can always call us if you have questions. We will support you one hundred percent."

Kelly nodded as she walked over toward Ed, "Make sure you call me every night to make sure you're safe."

"Yes, mom," said Ed, smiling.

"If you don't, I'm calling Officer Jenny. Remember the time you went to Kevin's house and you didn't come home till late?" asked Kelly.

Ed looked at her, "I know. Officer Jenny arrested me."

"Mm-hmm and you almost spent the night in jail!" said Kelly, putting her index finger in the air. Ed dropped his face to the floor as he looked at the ground. His parents started laughing at him for a few seconds.

"It's okay," said Doug, looking at him, "Remember, we have the right to embarrass you."

"I know," said Ed, sighing, "You're family. If you can't embarrass anybody in the family, the family dies."

Kelly smiled, "Duh."

Doug looked at his watch, "Anyway, you better get to Professor Oak's lab before all the Pokemon are taken!"

Ed's eyes darted at Doug, "Thanks, dad."

Ed stepped forward to his counter. As he picked up his wallet and cell phone, he headed straight toward the front door. As he turned the golden knob, the brown door pulled backwards. As he walked out the front door, the brown door closed behind him. He smiled as he looked at the cars parked in the driveway.

"I wish I can drive to these cities... but it's a waste of gas," muttered Ed, "And it would be too easy."

He made a left onto the main street. As he walked along the dirt trail toward the lab, he noticed the hills. They were green fields that were bright and lively with a house within an acre of each other. Looking up, he could see the Oak Laboratory ahead. It was a white building with a white tower next to it. There was a yellow turbine on the tower and it stood on top of a hill. He took a deep breath as he walked up the hill. As he walked up the hill, he was breathing a little loud. Obviously he never did a lot of physical exertion in his life. Focusing on his breathing, he was praying that he didn't fall on the ground. He stood there as he saw the laboratory.

"Thank you," said Ed to himself, smiling. He almost fell on his knees to kiss the ground, "I'm alive... ten minutes later."

He saw the two red doors to get inside with a golden doorbell. Ed pressed the doorbell. Ed stood there and waited. Immediately, the door creaked open. Ed smiled as he looked at Professor Oak. He wore a red collared shirt with a white lab coat. He had khaki dress pants as he looked at Ed, "Ah, Eddie. You're here."

"Thanks," said Ed, "Can I come in? I'm ready."

As the door opened up, Ed walked inside as he saw the living room. It was huge. It had shelves of books that contained research on Pokemon. Smiling, he followed Professor Oak to his lab. His lab was completely white with grey shelves of trainer's Poke Balls. He smiled as he looked at the three Poke Balls there were on the table. It was for the new trainers.

"So," said Ed, smiling, "I get to choose?"

"Well, the other two were supposed to be here around this time," said Professor Oak, "You might as well go ahead and pick the Pokemon you want as your partner."

Ed smiled as he looked at the three Pokemon. He opened all of them up. One had four legs with a spotted blue-green color. It had red eyes with small teeth and it had a green onion-like bulb.

"This is Bulbasaur, the grass type Pokemon. He's very caring and friendly."

Ed nodded as he turned to see the next Pokemon. It was an orange lizard with a flame on the tip of its tail. It had black eyes and it was smiling.

"This is Charmander, the fire type Pokemon. This Pokemon is a girl. She's very playful, fun, and really nice."

Ed grinned. He then turned to see a blue tiny turtle like Pokemon. His face turned away from Ed.

"This is Squirtle, the water type Pokemon. Yeah, he's very... antisocial. He keeps to himself and he's not really a good listener. He's very hard to talk to."

Ed looked at him, "Why?"

"Well, this is no ordinary Squirtle," said Professor Oak, "You see, I get Pokemon Eggs and they hatch into these Pokemon and I raise the starters until new trainers are ready. This Squirtle..."

He paused for a second as he looked at Ed.

"Yeah?" asked Ed. Professor Oak sighed as he looked at them, "The last trainer that went on a journey with him abandoned him right outside Viridian City... he was arrested for almost murdering the Pokemon. He starved Squirtle."

Ed turned around as he looked at the creature, "Wow..."

"Yeah. So," said Professor Oak, raising an eyebrow, "Who do you want to choose?"

Ed sighed as he looked at him, "I always loved water types. I mean Charmander and Bulbasaur are pretty cool. But, I really do like Squirtle."

"Uh," said Professor Oak. He had a look of nervousness on his face, "Are you sure you want to choose Squirtle?"

Ed nodded slowly, "Yes. I think I can get through to Squirtle. He's been through a hard life and shouldn't have to be abandoned."

Squirtle turned around as Ed grabbed his Poke Ball. A red beam shot out as Squirtle raised his eyebrows. Before he could run, the beam caught him and Squirtle returned to his Poke Ball. Ed turned around and looked at Professor Oak.

"Okay," said Professor Oak, sighing, "Squirtle is going to be a bit difficult. I mean it's easy to use when going around the Indigo League, but you might have a problem with him. With your inexperience, he may not obey you."

Ed looked up. He seemed confident, "I am willing to take that chance."

Professor Oak nodded, even though he thought Ed was insane in choosing Squirtle after the hard life it had, "Well, if you are willing to help take care of Squirtle, then you definitely have the confidence of being a Pokemon Trainer."

He took out a red handheld device from his desk drawer and gave it to Ed as well as a white bag full of empty Poke Balls.

"This is the Pokedex. It will receive data on Pokemon you have seen and caught. It's a high tech encyclopedia for you," said Professor Oak, "And these Poke Balls are for you to help capture Pokemon."

"Right," said Ed, grinning with excitement once again, "Thank you so much."

"Anytime Ed," said Professor Oak, "I'm sure your parents are waiting for you."

Ed smiled, "You bet. I can't wait to show them what I chose."

Ten minutes later, the sun was now a little bit higher in the sky. The skies were bright blue as Ed walked back to the house. The house was shining in bright blue with brown windows and a brown door with a golden knob. Ed reached for his keys and opened the door. As he walked into the living room, his parents stood there with cameras. Ed placed the bag full of Poke Balls on the counter

"Hey!" said Kelly. His mother was ecstatic as she walked over to him with the biggest smile on her face, "So, who did you choose?"

Ed grinned, "I chose this guy."

He took out the Poke Ball and released Squirtle. Squirtle looked at the parents and crossed his arms, walking away.

"Wow," said Kelly, "He seems... angry that you chose him."

"Well, part of why I chose Squirtle was I wanted to show him that not all trainers are bad," said Ed, "I was being... benevolent and sympathetic."

"Okay," said Kelly, looking at him, "I think maybe you should go switch."

"Kelly," said Doug, looking at his mother, "By the time he gets back, everyone would have gotten their Pokemon."

"Ed is not ready to tame a Pokemon that has anger issues," said Kelly.

Doug sighed as he stood there with his glasses pressed to his face, "Kelly, if he can help Squirtle, then he will be a successful trainer."

"I know," said Kelly, sighing, "But, my baby boy shouldn't have a hard time with his first Pokemon."

"My? Don't you mean our?" asked Doug.

Kelly rolled her eyes. She didn't realize what she was saying. She nodded as she started sniffling, "Sorry, I didn't realize what I was saying."

His father looked at Squirtle. His face was cold as Doug looked at Ed, "What happened to him?"

"It seemed the last trainer left him on Route 1 to die," said Ed, looking at Squirtle.

"That's just wrong," said Kelly, looking at the Pokemon, "I feel so horrible for him."

Ed nodded and sighed, "You're telling me?"

Suddenly, there was a knock at the front door. Ed turned around as he went to open the front door. Turning the golden knob, the brown door pulled toward him as a trainer stepped into the house. He was totally dark skinned with a grin on his face. He wore a green t-shirt and white shorts as he looked at Ed.

"You! You picked the Pokemon that I had on reserve," he said.

"Huh?" asked Ed, looking at him. The trainer took out a Poke Ball and gave him the death stare. His black eyes were full of jealousy. Ed's eyes were full of confusion. What was he talking about? Professor Oak never made reservations on anything.

"And who might you be?" asked Kelly, "How dare you speak to my son that way?"

"My name is James Celestia. I am from Cinnabar Island. I spoke with Professor Oak last night. Squirtle was supposed to be mine," said James.

"Well, Professor Oak should have told me. And since when do Pokemon Trainers make reservations?" asked Ed, giving him a snappy attitude.

James looked at Ed. His eyes were now full of red, hot anger and a somewhat full of jealousy. He turned around and slammed the door. Ed looked at his parents.

"I don't even know this kid," said Ed.

"Let him be. I don't think you did anything wrong," said Kelly, looking at him.

Ed nodded, "True."

Squirtle started walking toward the living room. As it was looking at Dewgong. Dewgong floated over and started talking to him.

"Squirtle... Squirt.. Squirt..."

"Dewgong... gong... gong."

"At least he's talkative," said Kelly.

Suddenly, Squirtle got angry as Dewgong started laughing. Squirtle released bubbles from his mouth. Dewgong was hit. Dewgong turned around with a look of anger and concern.

"Dewgong, stop!" shouted Kelly.

"Squirtle, stop!" shouted Ed.

Dewgong stopped as Ed's mother ordered him too. Squirtle, on the other hand, tackled Dewgong to the floor. Ed took out his Poke Ball.

"Return, Squirtle!" yelled Ed. As the red beam shot out from the Poke Ball, Squirtle jumped up to tackle Ed. The beam hit Squirtle. However, Squirtle shrugged it off and tackled Ed in the face. Kelly and Doug stood there as Ed landed on the ground.

"Ed!" shouted Kelly.

Ed rolled his eyes. He looked at his parents and sighed. Feeling the bruise on his left cheek, he looked at the ceiling, croaking in pain, "This is going to be one interesting journey."

A/N: Welcome to my new series called The Adventures of Edward Fireheart series. Because of the Kalos Region coming out, I realized that I never planned a project where a trainer goes through all six regions and with this new region appearing in October, I think it would be interesting to write something like this and go back into writing original trainer writing, which I haven't done in a long time.

Well, I hope to get good reviews. See you next update!