"Pokémon Endless Journey - Volume 1: Red, Green, Blue and Yellow - The First Legend"

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Hey everyone. Or at least the few people who come across this. This is the first volume of a massive fanfiction saga that I am currently still planning and decided to start straight away. This is a secondary account though, and this project had a start in my primary account, known as 'Beast Out Ghost', being known mainly for his Pokémon and Megaman Starforce fanfics (between others). So, yeah, same guy, but Best Out Ghost hasn't been updated in quite a while, in all of the planned stories no less. But no more. Two years prior, I started writing original stories and my taste for fanfics wasn't the same, but due to recent events, I decided to finish what I started, only with an updated twist. In 'Beast Out Ghost', there are three fanfics retelling a set of Pokémon games, two complete, one incomplete, and all with amateur grammar, vocabulary, and storytelling. Thus why I wanted to 'reboot' them, if you will, and on a separate account so I wouldn't 'cheat' because of old followers and whatnot. Besides, having two very similar fanfics in the same account just seems odd to me. I will start on Generation I and won't rest until Generation VI (though I might wait for Pokémon Z to come out) and the sage won't be restrained by the main games alone. New events, better storytelling abilities, and an overall better knowledge on the matter then when I first started. I will write the stories in separate 'volumes' but it will all be condensed at some point in a massive fanfic with exclusive chapters for the curious ones. Of course, a lot is inspired not by the games alone but also the manga Pokémon Adventures / Pokémon Special, but everything is fair in love, war, and fanfiction. Now, sorry for such a long post, I don't really have a potato, but hope you enjoy the story!

Chapter 1 – Beginning of a Journey:

Soft sunlight. Rustling grass. Silent people. Light breezes.

All of these could be used to describe Pallet Town, a small, well, town from the southern area of the Kanto Region. It didn't have the biggest population, nor any sort of special attraction, like a Gym or a famous monument, but it did possess strong points. Lack of pollution, for example.

But it was also there where a certain young boy was born and grew up, until he eventually decided to start an adventure.

Red. That was his name. Some days prior, he became 12, the ideal age for one to start their Pokémon adventure. At least, in theory. Being young, most Trainers depart from their homes in search for adventure, but they must take their time in order to figure out just how exactly they intend to do that. By joining the Pokémon Ranger Academy? By becoming a scholar and, eventually, a Pokémon Professor? But Red already had in mind what he wanted his journey to include: the challenges the Gyms offered, and possibly even the Elite 4, the four most powerful Trainers in the region.

Well, if he were even able to defeat at least 4 Gym Leaders, he would be happy enough. But he had to wait to see where the Journey would lead him to.

"Let's go." He spoke to himself after adding the final piece of clothing to his outfit. Red's overall appearance consisted of jeans, a black t-shirt, a short sleeved red and white jacket, a matching cap over his spiky black hair and a pair of reddish-brown eyes gazing at a mirror, to be sure he was ready to take off.

Rushing downstairs, he passed by the kitchen, where his mother had just placed a cake inside the oven.

"Mom, I'm off to start my adventure."

"My! So suddenly? At least come back to taste my cake in a while."

Red laughed awkwardly. Apparently, his mom didn't want to accept the fact that it was time for him to start of an adventure. But he had his mind set, and nothing would stop him.

"I'll be back in a while, but after that, I'm off."

"Alright, alright…" his mother sighed. "But be careful, okay?"

"Of course! I'll be back before you know it anyway!"

After rushing out the door, his mother sighed, weakening her smile. "It's natural for me to be worried, right?"

It would be hard to slow down the 12 year old, let alone stop him. But a loud voice managed to do so. Just before he could approach the patch of grass in the northern passage of the town to the linked Routes, a loud yell echoed.

"Hey! Wait! Don't go there!"

"!" Red almost toppled over, surprised by the deep voice behind him. Turning around, he found a man, probably in his fifties, wearing a lab coat. He did seem to be panicking a little bit. Red recognized him almost immediately "What the-?! Professor Oak?"

"It's unsafe to go there! Wild Pokémon live in the tall grass! And they can jump out an attack you at any moment!"

However, this didn't convince Red all that much. With narrow eyes, he took a look at the grass that didn't even reach his knees.

"What are they? Ninjas? I'm pretty sure I would see them coming…"

"You need your own Pokémon for your protection."

"But that's why I was going there. To befriend one."

"I can see your logic, but it's far too dangerous." Professor Oak had a stern expression, but softened it shortly after. "I know. Come with me to my lab."

"Eh? Why?"

"So I can offer a Pokémon to be your partner."

Red opened his mouth in order to speak up but didn't. As the professor walked and led him to his laboratory, Red looked behind towards the grass and gave a strong look.

"The Professor is right… Sorry… I couldn't keep another promise…"

After a short walk through the smallest Town in the Kanto Region, Professor Oak and Red entered the laboratory, where a young boy awaited for the return of his grandfather.

Red took a step back due to the glare of the boy. His eyes were of a strong hue of green, his spiky hair brown, and the main outfit consisting of black trousers and a purple sweater.

"Red, this is my grandson, Green. Do you remember him?"

"Green…?" Memory searched for an answer. "Ah!" And it did. "We used to play together when we were five! I thought you moved away! Where've you been?!"

A short answer was given with a slightly cold voice. "Overseas."

"He's been studying Pokémon for the last few years." Professor Oak explained, as he moved towards a nearby table where 3 Poké Balls rested. "Well, I suppose you would like to choose. I only have these three Pokémon left to give away. Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle. Green, would you like to make the honors?"

Green, who had been leaning on a wall for the past few minutes, started walking towards the table and took the middle Poké Ball. "I already had this one in mind anyway." Green dropped the Poké Ball, making it open and let out his starter Pokémon.

"Charmander!"

"Whoa…!" Red had had some contact with Pokémon before, but this was his first time seeing a Charmander up close.

"Now Red." Professor Oak cleared his throat, reminding Red to choose. Of course, he immediately darted towards the table and stared at the two Poké Balls, curious. However, the one on the left began to shake slightly.

"Huh?"

As it became faster with its movements, the Poké Ball opened up on his own, letting out a smiling Pokémon that jumped into Red's arms. "Bulbasaur!"

"Wha!" Falling back due to the sudden 'attack', Red landed on the floor, with Bulbasaur resting on his chest.

"Bulba!"

"Hey there, fella." Red was still surprised, but the look on Bulbasaur's face was enough to convince him of petting the little Pokémon.

As Red stood up, holding the Seed Pokémon in his arms, Professor Oak noted the strange behavior of the Pokémon. "He seems to like you a lot. Would you like to take Bulbasaur with you?"

Red looked down and received yet another smile from the Pokémon. Slightly surprised since they had just met, including through the red glass of a Poké Ball, Red couldn't understand why Bulbasaur was so happy. Maybe it was part of his personality. Or maybe it was something that went beyond comprehension.

"Yeah. I'll take him."

"Bulba!"

Professor Oak handed the Poké Ball to Red, so he could withdraw the Pokémon whenever he needed to.

"Here, take these as well." Professor Oak handed to both Red and Green a small device, each colored respectively according to their names. Red's was of a vibrant crimson color, while Green's was more of a soft viridian.

"What are they?"

"Pokédex. They give you information about any Pokémon you encounter. Additionally, it also records how many and which Pokémon you've encountered or even captured."

"Really?"

Red placed Bulbasaur on the floor and then aimed the Pokédex at him before opening it up and pressing the button.

'Bulbasaur, the Seed Pokémon. Bulbasaur can be seen napping in bright sunlight. There is a seed on its back. By soaking up the sun's rays, the seed grows progressively larger.'

"Whoa! Cool!"

Charmander became the next target.

'Charmander, the Lizard Pokémon. The flame that burns at the tip of its tail is an indication of its emotions. The flame wavers when Charmander is enjoying itself. If the Pokémon becomes enraged, the flame burns fiercely.'

"Intriguing." Green admitted before turning towards the door and walking towards it. At the same time as Charmander started following his trainer, Red called them out

"Hey, Green!"

They turned. "Hm?"

"How about we battle? For old time's sake?" Red knew that Green's personality had changed over the years. Why that was, he didn't know, but one thing he could be certain was that Green could not refuse a challenge if it would put his tittle of 'the best' in cause.

"I see you haven't changed. Why not? It won't take that long anyway."

"Pretty cocky, huh?"

Having moved to the backyard of the laboratory, the two Trainers were on opposite sides of the field, each having their respective Pokémon in front of them, glaring at one another.

Professor Oak volunteered himself as the referee for the battle.

"Ready? … Begin!"

"Charmander, start this off with Flamethrower."

"Char!" Charmender released a stream of fire from his mouth, directing it towards Bulbasaur.

"Dodge!" Red commanded, Bulbasaur jumping out of the way in order to avoid.

"Thanks to the Pokédex, I know all of Bulbasaur's moves. And I didn't spend years glued to the TV for nothing. This might be my first battle, but Green won't beat me so easily!"

"Now, use Tackle!"

"Bulba!" The Seed Pokémon ran up to Charmander and projected his body into the opponent.

"Hold him down!"

Charmander took the hit, but held onto Bulbasaur's large head with both hands, trapping him.

"Growl!"

"CHAAAAR!" Charmander barked loudly, intimidating Bulbasaur a little bit.

"Now, throw him away and use Scratch!"

Hurling Bulbasaur away, Charmander jumped in, ready to use his sharp claws.

"Vine Whip, quick!"

"Saur!" Two vines emerged from beneath the bulb on Bulbasaur's back, which extended and hit Charmander, intercepting the attack.

"Ember!"

"Razor Leaf!"

Charmander fired a twisting stream of burning embers, as Bulbasaur countered by firing multiple razor-sharp leaves from beneath his bulb once more.

"Bulbasaur, let's kick this up a notch! Solar Beam!"

After the order was given, Bulbasaur began to gather light particles into its bulb.

"What?!" Green was caught by surprise. "Grandpa, why does that Bulbasaur know Solar Beam?!"

"My, my, I never said they were weak by any means."

Green narrowed his eyes and growled. "Charmander, Flamethrower! All out!"

"Char! Charmander!" Releasing yet another breath of fire as Bulbasaur finished charging the attack.

"BUL-BA!" Bulbasaur fired a yellowish-green beam, aimed at Charmander. The attacks collided, creating a minor explosion.

"Well, that was dangerous!" Red though, as the smoke cloud dissipated. He had seen multiple situations on TV matches that were similar to the one he had gone just through, but the shockwave was much more intense then he expected it to be.

"That's enough now." Professor Oak intervened. Though confusing both Red, Green and their Pokémon. After all, they were still able to fight, there only having been a few landed hits and exhaustion at best due to the events of the battle. "You don't want to be late to start off your adventure, now do you?"

"Oh…" Red approached Bulbasaur and gave a thumbs up. "Way to go, Bulbasaur."

"Bulba!"

The sound of Charmander being withdrawn into a Poké Ball was heard, making Red and Bulbasaur to look at the Trainer. Green started to walk away, but Red caught up to him. "Hey!"

"Hm?"

Extending a hand, Red grinned. "That was a cool battle. Don't you think?"

"…" Green looked down, but disregarded the hand. "Red, I'm not the same person you used to play with. I'm not interested in little games anymore." Green turned and walked away, leaving Red somewhat stunned by what his old supposed friend had just said.

But that didn't stop him.

"Hey! Green! Mark my words! We are now Rivals! You hear?!"

Green stopped and gave a short glimpse to his new found rival. "Do whatever you want."

As the two Trainers became further apart from each other, the more their objectives increased.

Both wanted the same: to become Champion of Kanto. And even if Green disregarded Red's proposition, he knew that sooner or later, they would face each other once more, and battle for one reason or another.

They knew each other, after all.

Pokémon of the day:

Bulbasaur - Bulbasaur have a variety of Grass-type abilities granted to it by the bulb growing on its back. Powders, scents, petals, and seeds can come from the very tip of the bulb, and vines and leaves can come from the base. By manipulating these into moves like Leech Seed, Vine Whip, Razor Leaf, Petal Dance, Leaf Storm, Power Whip, Bullet Seed, Seed Bomb, Sweet Scent, Poison Powder, and Sleep Powder, Bulbasaur have quite an arsenal at their disposal. The bulb can absorb sunlight, allowing Bulbasaur to restore health with Synthesis or fire a powerful SolarBeam.

Charmander - Charmander can breathe fire, which allows them to use a wide range of Fire-type attacks. However, the strength of these are very closely connected to the strength and health of the Charmander, since it draws on the life force which fuels the flame on its tail to fuel the flames of its attacks. With time, it can learn powerful Fire-type techniques like Flamethrower and Fire Blast. It can even learn to breathe the blue flames of Dragon Rage. It can also use the flame on its tail to attack by swinging it about, or wield its small, yet sharp claws to use Slash. However, these attacks are usually weaker than those from the flames Charmander breathes.

I hope you all enjoyed this first chapter and I hope that you'll either leave a review, favorite it, or even follow it down the line for the many more events that will transpire. Until next time.