Pokémon – Thunder Yellow

Fanfiction By – Spirit Reader

Pokémon Original Creator – Satoshi Tajiri

Chapter 1: An Electrifying Beginning – Part 1

And there goes Tauros, charging towards Nidoqueen with the intensity of a bulldozer! But wait…Nidoqueen caught Tauros with its bare hands. And…there it is, the Hyper Beam! Tauros has been taken out by Nidoqueen's powerful Hyper Beam attack!

That was the sound coming for the television set of 15-year-old Takashi Nakamura as he was busy watching an incredible Pokémon Battle while taking the time pack a bag with all sorts of supplies. Pokémon are powerful, yet mysterious creatures of incredible size and shape that roam the world in abundance. Trainers, those who raise and train Pokémon, battle each other in the hope of improving their skills and one day obtaining the exclusive title of Pokémon Master.

As he continued watching the battle on his TV, a large smile slowly started to appear on Takashi's face. The way the Pokémon were facing each other and how skillfully their Trainers were commanding them motivated him to an incredible degree. For almost all of his life, Takashi has long desired of one day leaving his home and traveling the world as a Pokémon Trainer, catching and raising any Pokémon that he happens to encounter during his travels. Now that he's 15, the legal age in which one can become a Trainer, he finally has the opportunity to do so. Because of that, the young man can't help but feel excited as he knows he'll soon by like the Trainers that he's watching on TV.

"Just one more night…" He said to himself. "Just one more night and I can finally become a Pokémon Trainer. Once that happens…I can finally work towards my dream."

Like many young Trainers, Takashi's dream is to one day become a Pokémon Master. However, the goal of becoming a Pokémon Master is much closer to his heart than most people. It stems from his father, Tatsumi, who he considered to be his hero growing up. Even though he wasn't a widely known Pokémon Trainer, Tatsumi's dedication towards himself and his Pokémon was something that his son always found to be very inspiring. It's because of him that Takashi made it his dream in life to become a Pokémon Master so that he can be as cool as his father.

Unfortunately for Takashi however, Tatsumi will never get the opportunity to see his son strive to achieve his dream. This is because he tragically passed away while out on a Pokémon Journey back when Takashi was only 6-years-old. On the day Tatsumi left on his final journey, Takashi told his father about his dream and how some of the kids his age made fun of him because of it, saying that he couldn't do it. Upon hearing this, Tatsumi simply smiled and told his son that even if nobody believed in him, he always will. It's those kind words of his father that motivates Takashi so much, knowing that his goals are not just for himself, but for Tatsumi as well.

Once the Pokémon Battle on TV came to an end, Takashi stopped packing his bag for a moment and turned his attention towards photograph of him and his father. Upon making his way towards it and picking it up, the expression on his face changed slightly, becoming a mixture of excitement and motivation.

"Just watch dad. I'm going to do it! I'll become the greatest Pokémon Master the world has ever seen! Just you wait!"

As Takashi made that declaration to his late father, someone opened the door to his room and stared at the young man from behind. This individual was Takashi's mother, Haruka Nakamura. A very attractive woman, Haruka had pitch-black hair like and bright blue eyes just like her son. Her attire consisted of an ordinary dress with blue and white stripes and her long hair was tied into a braided ponytail. She was also wearing a necklace that held a gold crested jewel in the middle.

While looking at her son from behind, Haruka couldn't help but smile at the enthusiasm that he was displaying. She knew very well how close his dream of becoming a Pokémon Master was to him and, being a former Pokémon Trainer herself, knew how determined Takashi was in achieving it. Even so, after noticing that it was well past midnight, Haruka knew that it was late and that Takashi needed to go bed and get some rest for tomorrow.

"What do you think you're doing up, young man?!" She questioned him. "You should be in bed, Takashi!"

Upon hearing his mother calling out to him, Takashi suddenly perked up and quickly turned to face her. When he did, he instantly saw her looking at him with an angry expression on her face. Since he was leaving to begin his Pokémon Journey the next day, Haruka told him to head to be early so that he can get an early morning start. However, doing so meant that he would miss the Pokémon Battle that he just finished watching on TV and he knew he couldn't do that. Also, it was because his Journey was tomorrow that Takashi just couldn't bring himself to fall asleep.

"I can't go to bed, mom!" He told her with a slight frown on his face. "My Pokémon Journey starts tomorrow. I'm too excited to sleep."

"…Well, if you can't sleep then you should at least be getting ready for tomorrow."

Haruka looked around Takashi's room, trying to find the remote to his TV. Once she found it, she quickly changed the channel for the Pokémon Battle that her son was watching to a news channel.

"Here…watch this," She told him. "And make sure you go to bed when this is over."

Once she said that, Haruka placed the remote on Takashi's bed and promptly left his room. As soon as she was gone, Takashi turned towards the news program and saw that it was being hosted by Professor Oak, a leading Pokémon Researcher who lives in the same place where he and his mother live, Pallet Town.

"Good evening, Pallet." Oak said. "On tonight's broadcast I will be discussing the 3 Pokémon that new Pokémon Trainers may start their Journeys with; Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle."

As Professor Oak continued talking, he pointed to 3 pictures that were on the wall behind him that displayed the Pokémon that he was referring too. Bulbasaur was a Grass-Type Pokémon that resembled a dinosaur with a plant bulb on its back. Charmander was a Fire-Type Pokémon who resembled an orange lizard that could not only stand up on two legs, but also had small flame burning on the tip of its tail. And finally, Squirtle was a Water-Type Pokémon that resembled a blue turtle that had a large brown shell.

In the Kanto Region, which is the country that he lives him, these 3 Pokémon are the ones that almost every Pokémon Trainer typically starts with when they begin their careers. For this reason why Takashi took the time to study as much as he could on all of them as he knew that he would be picking one to start his own Journey with. All 3 of them were pretty cool and Takashi secretly wished that he pick all 3 so that he wouldn't have to choose. Unfortunately for him though, that simply wasn't the case.

Soon, as the program was beginning to come to an end, Takashi finally finished packing all the things that he would possibly need for his Journey tomorrow. He then went on to change out of his clothes and prepare to sleep in his bed for what would be the last time for a while. As he was doing so however, Takashi took the time to listen as Professor Oak spoke to the audience one last time.

"Remember Trainers," He said. "The road to become a Pokémon Master is a long one filled with many obstacles. Only those with the strength of heart and the will to be one with their Pokémon can ever hope to achieve such a goal. Never forget that."

"Don't worry…I won't!" Takashi said confidently as he grabbed his remote and cut off his TV.

Once he did that, the young man cut off the lights to his room and laid down comfortably on his bed with his comforter lying over him. However, although he tried his best to fall asleep, Takashi was still too excited about tomorrow. He wondered what kind of Pokémon he would meet during his travels and what kind of battles that he will partake in. Takashi also thought about all the places that he would visit and all the friends that he would make as well. All of those thoughts ran through his mind and so it made it damn-near impossible for him to fall asleep.

Upon realizing this, Takashi went on to make sure that the door to his room was closed before grabbing his remote and cutting his TV back on. He then lowered the volume so that his mother couldn't hear him before changing the channel back to what it was before. As he went on to watch a replay of the battle that he just watched previously, Takashi smiled to himself as he turned and looked at the picture of himself and his father again.

"Just one more night," He said to himself. "Just one more night and it all begins."

Once he said that, Takashi turned his attention back towards the battle, becoming excited when he saw both Trainers send out their first Pokémon.

"Takashi…Takashi, wake up now!"

As his mother started calling him from downstairs in the kitchen, Takashi was still sleeping in his room, completely unaware that it was now morning. Because he watched the entirety of last night's Pokémon Battle again, it wasn't until late into the evening that he finally found himself able to fall asleep. Upon doing so however, Takashi was so exhausted that couldn't bring himself to wake up and get out of bed. If this continued, then he would miss the chance to get his Starter Pokémon and begin his Journey. Fortunately though, the aspiring young man would soon receive some help with his predicament.

Just as Haruka was about to call out to her son again, the doorbell to her home started ringing. She was about to ignore it at first, but upon hearing it again, Haruka stopped what she was doing and proceeded to make her way towards the front door. When she opened the door she was quite pleased to see who was there.

One was a young man with short, messy black hair and green eyes. His attire consisted of a black and blue shirt with black jeans. He was also wearing a set of brown gloves that not only covered his hands, but a part of his arms as well. The other one at the door was a young woman with long blonde hair and blue eyes. Her attire consisted of a white and orange shirt and blue jeans. She was also wearing a bright red ribbon that was resting at the top of her head.

"Kazuto…Minako…Good morning, you two!" Haruka said with a warm smile on her face. "Are you both ready for today?"

"Yes we are, Mrs. Nakamura," Minako replied.

Kazuto Mikamura and Minako Suzuki are two aspiring Pokémon Trainers and are childhood friends of Takashi. Having known one another ever since they were little, the three of them are extremely close, working hard so that they can one day achieve their goal of becoming great Pokémon Trainers. It's because of this that they all decided that they would leave for their respective Journeys once they all turned 15. Both Minako and Kazuto believed that Takashi would already be up, given how excited he was about this, but were surprised when that was not the case.

"Where is Takashi, ma'am?" Kazuto questioned. "He was the one who told us yesterday to meet up here yesterday."

"He's probably still in bed," Haruka said as she turned her attention towards the upstairs of her home for a moment. "I told that boy not to stay up late. Could the two of you go upstairs and get him?"

Both Minako and Kazuto agreed to Haruka's request and proceeded to make their way upstairs. Once they arrived, Minako started knocking on the door of Takashi's room for a bit, but got no response. This prompted her open the door and both she and Kazuto saw their friend lying on his bed, fast asleep. While Minako found this scene to be quite amusing, Kazuto did not and thus quickly made his way towards Takashi. He then started shaking him, hoping that it would be enough to wake him up.

"C'mon man!" He said. "Get out of bed! Today's the day that we start our Pokémon Journeys and we're going to be late to get our Starter Pokémon because of you!"

Kazuto kept on shaking his friend, hoping to get some type of response from out of him. Unfortunately, not matter how hard he tried or what he said, Takashi just continued to sleep in his bed. It was like he was in a coma and that nothing was going to wake up him. He was about to give up, but stopped when he saw Minako begin to make her way towards Takashi. She then looked back towards Kazuto for a moment and gave him a small smile, silently informing him that she'll take it from here.

Upon making her way to the sleeping Takashi, Minako looked at him with a warm smile on her face. She found him to be very adorable as he slept that as she felt that she could watch him sleep for hours. Eventually, Minako gradually crept closer to Takashi and as she did, Kazuto looked on in shock as a small blush started to appear on his face. However, Kazuto's shock soon turned into fear as the expression on Minako's face changed into one of anger and irritation.

"WAKE UP, YOU MORON!"

Using both of her hands, Minako clapped them at the very instant she screamed right in Takashi's ear. The sudden sound of both noises were enough to finally wake up Takashi, who immediately jumped out of bed and fell face first onto the floor. He then slowly lifted his head and the first thing he saw was an angry Minako staring at him, almost ready to kill him at any moment.

"Uhh…Good morning, Minako," He said in a nervous tone of voice.

Although he tried to play off the situation, it was clear to Takashi that Minako wasn't having any of it. Because of that, the young man simply braced himself as Minako went to beat him up for sleeping and making them late. As he started screaming in pain, Haruka listened as she continued making breakfast in the kitchen. However, she made no effort to help her son as she knew that this beating was something he brought upon himself.

Eventually, once Minako was finished unleashing her anger upon Takashi, both she and Kazuto proceeded to make their way back downstairs. After about 10 minutes, Takashi finally came down as well. His attire mostly consisted of a red and blue shirt with a black jacket and blue jeans. He was also wearing a pair of black and red fingerless gloves and hat that covered his extremely spiky hair. Lastly, as he made his way towards the kitchen table, everyone saw that Takashi had several small bruises on his face, thanks in large part to the beating that Minako gave to him.

"So sweetie…did you have a good sleep?" Haruka questioned as she handed her son his breakfast.

Takashi didn't respond to his mother's words, knowing full well that she was making fun of him. Instead, the young man simply focused on his food, devouring it with the speed of the world's fastest Pokémon. Once he was finished, Takashi went on to have both seconds and thirds before finally having his fill. After that, he put his plate into the sink and proceeded to make his way towards the door along with his friends.

"Alright mom," He said as he turned towards his mother. "I'm heading out to Professor Oak's Pokémon Lab."

"Okay…" Haruka replied. "Make sure you come right back once you're done though. I want to give you something before you leave to go on your journey."

Nodding his head in compliance, Takashi said his goodbyes to his mother before leaving his home with Minako and Kazuto. The three of them then started making their way through Pallet Town as they walked towards Professor Oak's lab. Because of how late they were, the trio needed to make up for lost time. In order to do that, Kazuto suggested that they take a short cut through a nearby forest. Realizing that they didn't have much of a choice, both Takashi and Minako agreed and soon the three friends found themselves walking through the woods.

As they walked, Takashi and his friends took the time to observe their surroundings. Normally, because they don't have any Pokémon of their own, they were forbidden to walk through the forest without adult supervision. Because of that, none of them had the opportunity to see how wild Pokémon are in their natural environment. Takashi found it to be simply incredible and it only affirmed his desire to receive a Pokémon of his own and begin his Journey. However, it also put a certain question into his mind as well.

"Hey guys…" He said as he turned his attention towards his friends. "Do you know which Pokémon you're going to choose as your Starter?"

Minako and Kazuto looked at one another for a second as they were both surprised by Takashi's sudden question. They then thought about it for a moment before turning their attention back towards Takashi and giving him an answer.

"Well…I decided to choose Squirtle as my Starter," Kazuto answered. "I've been doing my research and I believe that it's the most balance of the three choices, making it the ideal choice."

"Well…my choice isn't as complicated as Kazuto's," Minako responded. "I'm going to choose Bulbasaur. My mother said that she started her own Pokémon Journey with a Grass-Type. Since she's my hero, I decided that I want to follow in her footsteps. What about you, Takashi?"

Upon being asked that question, Takashi closed his eyes and thought about it for a moment. As he did so, his mind flashed back to the time when his father was still alive. He always loved it when he participated in battles, especially with one Pokémon in particular. When his father died, Takashi decided that when he was old enough to begin his own career as a Trainer, he would choose the same Pokémon that his father chose when he was his age.

"I'm going to chose Charmander," He answered. "I decided long ago that I was going to chose Charmander…so that I can raise it all the way until it evolves into a Charizard, the same Pokémon that my father had."

A big smiled started to appear on Takashi's face as he thought about how powerful his father's Charizard was and how he'll soon have one of his own. Upon seeing that smile, both Minako and Kazuto let out a small smile of their own as well. All three of them had a reason to choose one the Kanto Region Starters and those reasons were very close to their hearts. Because of that, the three friends continued on through the forest so that they could finally reach Professor Oak's Lab.

Eventually, after about 10 minutes of walking, Takashi and his friends finally reached the end of the forest and were able to see the Research Lab in the distance. When he got a good look at it, Takashi realized that he was so close in beginning his quest on becoming a Pokémon Master. With that, he prepared to make his way over there with his friends. However, before he could take a single step forward, something extremely loud suddenly sounded off back inside the forest.

"What…What was that?!" Kazuto questioned as he nervously turned towards the forest.

Takashi and Minako turned back towards the forest as well, both of them wondering the exact same thing. When that loud sound shot through the woods again, Takashi noticed that it sounded a lot like thunder. However, that couldn't be it as there wasn't a single dark cloud in the sky. Eventually, once he heard the noise for a third time, the young man decided to go investigate it, much to the surprise of both of his friends.

"Hey!" Minako yelled as she called out to Takashi. "Where do you think you're going? The Lab is the other way!"

"I'm going to figure out what that noise is!" Takashi answered as he turned to face his friend. "You two go on ahead and I'll meet you there later."

Once he said that, Takashi continued on his way through the forest in order to find out the source of the loud noise. As they watched him leave, both Kazuto and Minako were a bit worried as they were unsure what to make of this whole situation. Eventually, the two of them decided to simply trust that their friend knew what he was doing. After all, they both knew that Takashi can be extremely resourceful when he needs to be and that he can take care of himself. With that, they continued on ahead to Professor Oak's Lab.

Meanwhile, Takashi continued his way through the forest as he grew closer to the loud sound that he was hearing. As he did so, the young man could now see sparks of yellow electricity shooting up into the air. Although the sight of this scene puzzled him somewhat, Takashi continued to press forward. Eventually, when he finally arrived at the place where the electricity was coming from, Takashi proceeded to hide tree so that he wouldn't be noticed by anyone. Once he was certain that no one saw him, he took a peek to see what was going on.

To his amazement, Takashi saw a large number of yellow mouse Pokémon all gathered together in one place. He also saw that each of them had bright red circles on their cheeks and that the electricity that he was seeing before was coming from them. Upon getting another good look at them, Takashi's eyes lit up a bit as he was finally able to recognize who these Pokémon were.

"Those are Pikachu…" He said quietly to himself.

Having seen them on TV and read about them in books, Takashi was aware that Pikachu are Electric-Type Pokémon that typically live in forests like the one he's in now. He also learned that they usually use their electric powers to roast up any food that they find too hard to chew normally. Once he saw pieces of burnt and chewed up fruits on the ground around them, Takashi was able to confirm everything that he knew about the Pikachu. Still, even though he happy about that, Takashi was even more happy to see actual Pikachu standing right in front of him.

Even though he's seen plenty of Pikachu on TV before, this was the first time that Takashi is actually observing them in their natural environment. Now that he was able to get a better look at them, he was truly able to see how cute and adorable they all were. Takashi was soon tempted to get a closer look at all of them, but before he could do so he saw something happen amongst the group of Pikachu. This prompted him to stay where he was and observe what was going on.

From what he could tell, Takashi noticed that a fight was beginning to take place involving one of the Pikachu. However, what made this Pikachu different from all the others that he was seeing was that this one had a noticeable tuft of fur on the top of its head. Not only that, but the opponent that this Pikachu was facing wasn't another one of its kind. Instead, it was facing a bigger Mouse Pokémon with brown fur and yellow sacs on its cheek. Once he got a good look at it, Takashi's eyes widen as he knew what it was.

"That's…that's a Raichu!"

Raichu are the evolved form of Pikachu and Takashi read that they have far more aggressive personalities than their pre-evolved form. Also, due to the fact that it was the only one amongst this pack of Pikachu, the young man was able to determine that it was the leader of the entire group. Takashi was also able to tell that both this Raichu and the Pikachu it was battling against were fighting because of food. Apparently, Raichu was hogging all of the fruit that they were eating, leaving this Pikachu without any food of its own to eat.

Although Pikachu was half of the size of Raichu, the little yellow mouse wasn't afraid of its leader and attacked it as hard as it could. However, Raichu was easily able to brush it aside without any type of difficulty whatsoever. As he looked on from a distance, Takashi started to feel bad for Pikachu, but he chose not to interfere as he knew that this wasn't his fight. Eventually, the battle between the two came to an end with Raichu tossing Pikachu hard into a tree. The Mouse Pokémon then went on to ate the last piece of fruit that was on the ground before leading the pack of Pikachu to another section of the forest.

Once Raichu and the pack of Pikachu were gone, Takashi looked on as the Pikachu that was battling just now was slowly getting back up to its feet. He could tell from the expression that was on its face that the Mouse Pokémon was very upset about what happened. Even though this had nothing to do with him, Takashi just couldn't stand by and do nothing for Pikachu. As a result, he looked around the area until he was able to find some fruit that was inside of a brush. He picked it and proceeded to walk over to Pikachu.

"Here you go…" He said as he presented the fruit over to Pikachu. "I'm sure you'll like it."

Pikachu looked up at Takashi with a confused expression on its face. The Mouse Pokémon had no idea who this young man was or why he was hear presenting it with food. All it did know is that it was feeling pretty insulted about what Takashi was doing. Pikachu's pride was already damaged after failing to defeat Raichu and the fact that Takashi was going out of its way to feed it was only damaging its pride even further. Because of that, Pikachu angrily slapped the fruit out of Takashi's hand with its lightning-bolt shaped tail.

Although a bit surprised by Pikachu's act of aggression towards him, Takashi didn't back down from the Electric-Type Pokémon. He then smiled at it before attempted to try and pet its head. Unfortunately, before he could do so, Pikachu angrily growled at Takashi, causing the sacs on its cheek to start sparking with electricity. Seeing that caused Takashi to pull back, which gave Pikachu the opportunity to run away.

Once Pikachu was gone and he was left all alone in the forest, Takashi stood there quietly as he thought about what just transpired. All he wanted to do was show Pikachu some compassion after what happened to it, but it was clear that he didn't truly understand its feelings. He wanted to go look for it, but a thought soon entered his mind and Takashi realized that he was forgetting something extremely important.

"Oh crap! I got to get to Professor Oak's!"

Realizing that he was missing out on picking out his Starter Pokémon, Takashi rushed out of the forest and ran as fast as he could to the Professor's Pokémon Lab. As he ran though, Takashi was still thinking about that Pikachu and he hoped that once he finally got his first Pokémon from Professor Oak that he could find the Mouse Pokémon sometime later and interact with it a bit.

Meanwhile, unbeknownst to Takashi, Pikachu was busy watching him leave from a distance. Once it saw him, the Mouse Pokémon turned its attention towards the fruit that it knocked out of Takashi's had earlier. Although it didn't really want to, Pikachu was getting really hungry and would need all of its strength for what it was planning to do later. With that in mind, Pikachu reluctantly walked over towards the fruit that Takashi's picked for it and quickly ate it. As soon as it finished, the Electric-Type Pokémon ran deeper into the forest in order to catch up with its pack.

Eventually, after running for about 10 minutes, Takashi finally made it out of the forest and reached Professor Oak's Lab. Even though he was out of breath, the young man couldn't help but form a giant smile on his face. He's now just a few moments away from realizing his dream of becoming a full-fledged Pokémon Trainer. Because of that, he dashed towards the lab as fast as he could, mowing down whatever that happened to be in his way. Unfortunately, because he was being so rash, Takashi failed to notice that someone was exiting out of the lab.

This individual was a young man with short black hair, red eyes, and lightly tanned skin. His attire consisted of a basic black and red jacket that covered a darker red shirt and dark grey jeans. He also had somewhat of a fierce facial expression, almost like he didn't care about anything other than himself. So, when he saw Takashi heading towards at a break-neck speed, he promptly sidestepped out of the way and watched as he slammed face-first into the wall of the lab.

"Ow…" Takashi said as he held his face. "That…hurt…"

As Takashi tried to shake off the pain that he was feeling, the young man that was next to him simply looked with a blank of expression on his face. By the time Takashi recovered and he got a good look at him, he instantly realized that he was about to run into this individual and felt bad about what he was about to do.

"Oh…I'm sorry," He said in an embarrassed tone of voice. "I guess I wasn't paying attention to where I was going."

"Obviously…" The young man replied in a condescending tone. "Next time don't get in my way. I have far better things to do than to deal with fools like you."

Takashi's eyes widen a bit after hearing this person call him a fool and he soon started glaring at him rather fiercely. However, the individual wasn't fazed at all and simply ignored Takashi as he prepared to leave. As he started to walk though, Takashi noticed that he had a PokéBall, a red and white capsule used to contain Pokémon, grasped in his hand. Upon seeing it, he quickly put the pieces together and realized that this young man must've gotten his Starter Pokémon from Professor Oak.

"So…What kind of Pokémon did you get?" Takashi asked him.

"What does it matter to you, kid?" The young man replied.

"Just curious…"

The young man looked at Takashi for a few moments as he debated whether or not he should answer his question or not. He could tell from what Takashi is wearing that he was planning on getting his Starter Pokémon from the Professor as well. However, from his own point of view, he believed that Takashi wouldn't make for a good Pokémon Trainer, probably only being a mediocre one at the very best. As a result, he decided to say the following to Takashi as he began to walk away.

"I'll say this…" He started off. "It's a Pokémon that you could never train, no matter how hard you tried."

Upon hearing that, Takashi started to snap and the anger that was showing on his face before quickly became even fiercer. When he saw that, the young man simply snickered and continued on his way so that he could begin his own Pokémon Journey. Before he could get too far though, Takashi ran up and soon blocked his way.

"Now you listen here!" He told him. "I'm going to become the world's greatest Pokémon Master one day! I'll become so good that I'll be able to train any Pokémon that I capture, no matter how impossible it may seem. You hear me…I'm going to be the very best, that no one ever was!"

As he watched as Takashi glared at him with a determined look on his face, the young man snickered at him one more time. He then turned his back on Takashi and began taking his leave. However, before he got too far, he made sure that Takashi heard the following.

"The day you become a Pokémon Master…is the day Hell freezes over."

With that, the young man continued on his way to begin his own Pokémon Journey while Takashi simply glared at him as he left. Every fiber of his being wanted to go after this new Trainer, but he ultimately decided against it. Takashi knew that if he truly wanted to get back at him, then he would need to become a strong Pokémon Trainer in his own right and defeat him the right way. As there was only one way to do that, Takashi turned around and proceeded to enter Professor Oak's Lab.

Upon entering the lab, Takashi examined the place for a moment and was quite impressed by what he saw. As the structure also acted as Professor Oak's home, it had a sizeable living room as well as a highly advance lab on the inside. From what he could tell, this was the perfect place to research on any type of Pokémon. For a moment, Takashi was tempted to spend some more time looking around the lab, examining all the things that he could find. However, he quickly decided against that as he knew the real reason why he was here.

"Excuse me…!" He said, trying to call out to someone. "Professor Oak…it's me, Takashi. I'm here to get my Starter Pokémon!"

Once he called out to the Professor, Takashi waited for him to appear as he stood in the living room of his lab. After a few minutes of waiting, he was tempted to call out to him again. But, before he could do so, the young man soon started to hear something coming towards him. As the sound slowly grew louder, Takashi recognized the noise as footsteps and wondered if they were Professor Oak's. Unfortunately, when the individual in question finally appeared, Takashi saw that it was Minako and not the Professor.

"Hey Minako…" He said to his friend. "Do you know where Professor Oak is?"

"He's in the back with Kazuto," Minako answered. "Follow me and I'll take you there."

Shaking his head in agreement, Takashi proceeded to follow Minako as she led him to where both Kazuto and Professor Oak were. As they walked through the lab, Takashi noticed a PokéBall resting on Minako's belt buckle and knew right away that it was her Starter Pokémon. Seeing his friend have a Pokémon only made him even more eager to have one of his own, but Takashi soon noticed that Minako didn't seem all that excited for some reason. Concerned about this, he was about to ask her what was wrong, but stopped himself when they arrived at their destination.

Upon reaching another section of the lab, Takashi saw both Kazuto and Professor Oak standing next to a desk. Like with Minako, Takashi saw that Kazuto also had a PokéBall and that it was probably his Starter Pokémon. However, like with her, Kazuto seemed to have a mixed expression on his face. Just seeing that look on both of his best friends faces concerned Takashi a bit, but his mind was taken off them for a moment as Professor Oak walked towards him.

"Hello Takashi…" Oak said with a small smile on his face. "It's good to see you again."

"Same here, Professor," Takashi replied. "I've been waiting a long time for this day…and now I'm finally ready to begin my Pokémon Journey. So, when do I receive my Starter Pokémon?"

Like with Kazuto and Minako, the smile that was on Professor Oak's face slowly faded once Takashi mention getting his Starter Pokémon. When he noticed this, Takashi was starting to worry that something was wrong. Before he could ask what it was however, Professor Oak proceeded to grab a red object from out of his coat pocket and hand it over to Takashi.

"Before I do anything, I want you to have this Takashi," Oak said to him. "This is a PokéDex and it has information on nearly every Pokémon that's been discovered in the world. It also acts as your Pokémon License, so make sure that you keep on you at all times and don't lose it."

"Thanks Professor…" Takashi said as he took the device. He then examined it for a moment before placing it into his pocket. "I'm sure that it'll help me out a lot. Now…I would really like to receive my Starter Pokémon now."

Once again, Takashi noticed that Professor Oak didn't seem to be all that eager to give him a Starter Pokémon. This caused the feeling of worry that he was having earlier to slowly grow even worse. The young man was about to say something to the Professor, but stopped when he saw Oak lean next to one of his desks for a moment. He then looked Takashi directly in eyes and said something that he didn't really want to say.

"I'm sorry Takashi…" He started off. "But unfortunately, I don't have any more Starter Pokémon to hand out today. I just gave out my last one shortly before you arrived here."

Upon hearing this, Takashi continued to have a silent expression on his face. However, as the realization that he couldn't get a Starter Pokémon began to dawn on him, his expression quickly changed to one of extreme disappointment. Ever since he was a little boy, he's been waiting for the day that he would finally be allowed to have a Pokémon of his own. Unfortunately, that won't be the case today and there was only one thing that Takashi wanted to know at this moment.

"But how can that…be?" He said in utter disbelief.

"The Professor tried waiting for you," Kazuto said as he walked over towards his friend. "But then another new Trainer came in and requested a Pokémon for himself. Professor Oak couldn't just turned him away empty handed, so he gave him the final Pokémon that he had left."

"I'm sorry Takashi," Minako followed as she gently placed her hand upon her shoulder. "But what took you so long when you entered the forest? I thought you said you would be right back."

As his mind tried to comprehend everything that he was hearing, Takashi finally realized that it was because of his time looking at the pack of Pikachu that he was delayed for so long. Not only that, but Takashi also realized that the male Trainer that he met shortly before entering the lab was probably the same one that took Professor Oak's final Starter Pokémon. It's because of all of these things that Takashi wouldn't be able to get a Pokémon for himself and the young man slowly realized that he had no one to blame for this but himself.

While Kazuto and Minako tried comforting Takashi, who looked very disappointed, Professor Oak looked on and couldn't help but feel bad for the young man. Having known him ever since he was a little boy, Oak knew how much Takashi has been waiting eagerly for this moment and how passionate he is about being a Pokémon Trainer. He also knew how much Takashi loved Pokémon themselves, so seeing him so sad like this broke the Professor's heart a little bit.

"Please don't be sad Takashi," He said to him. "I may not have any more Starter Pokémon today, but I'm scheduled to receive a brand new set by the end of the week. All you have to do is wait a little bit longer and soon you'll be out on your own Pokémon Journey."

Takashi heard what the Professor had to say, but it pretty much fell on deaf ears. The young man was still too upset, both with himself and about this situation to really care. Upon seeing this, Professor Oak couldn't really say anything else to comfort him and simply looked on with a saddened expression on his face. Soon, the group of 3 Trainers went on to say their thanks and goodbyes to Professor Oak and proceeded to make their way out of his Pokémon Lab.

Once they were back outside, Takashi and his friends began making their way to the edge of Pallet Town. The plan was, after they receive their Pokémon, to leave Pallet Town from here and begin their Pokémon Journeys together. Unfortunately, as Takashi still doesn't have a Pokémon of his own yet, that plan simply couldn't take place. This prompted both Kazuto and Minako to wonder if they should hold off from starting their Journeys and wait for their friend to get his own Pokémon first. However, upon reaching their destination, Takashi wouldn't have any of that.

"Well guys…" He said as he looked at his friends. "I guess this it. You two should probably head out now…"

"But Takashi…" Minako said, still noticing the saddened look on his face. "What about you?"

"Yeah man…" Kazuto followed. "I thought we all agreed that they would all leave on our Journeys together? It wouldn't be right for us to go on ahead and leave you behind."

After hearing what his best friends had to say to him, Takashi immediately understood where both of them were coming from. If the situation was reversed, Takashi wouldn't want to leave on his Journey until either Kazuto or Minako finally obtained a Pokémon of their own. However, that simply wasn't the case and although Takashi was upset, he would be even more upset if he held back his friends any longer.

"Look guys…" He told the both of them. "I'll be okay. You two both have your own dreams that you're trying to achieve on your Journeys and I don't want to keep you from that. Besides, just because I'll be starting off a little bit later doesn't mean that we won't see each other again. Trust me…by the time you guys see me again, I'll have plenty of Pokémon by my side and be one step closer to achieving my dream of becoming a Pokémon Master."

Once he said that, Takashi let out a big smile, hoping to assure both Kazuto and Minako that everything would be alright, regardless of what happens to him. Although they were still reluctant to leave him behind, the two of them knew that they would be doing more harm than good for Takashi if they continued to stay here in Pallet Town. To that end, the two of them ultimately agreed to leave home and begin their Pokémon Journey. So, after Kazuto shook Takashi's hand and Minako gave him a hug, the two new Trainers proceeded to walk the path out of Pallet Town.

Takashi continued waving goodbye to his friends, trying his best to keep his composure in front of them. As soon as he couldn't see them anymore, the young man stopped waving his hand and soon placed his head down. Then, as his hair began to hide his face, Takashi slowly started to shed tears. He then turned around and slowly began making his way back to home.

"Takashi…Takashi, it's time to eat…"

Shortly before her son returned home, Haruka Nakamura was busy preparing the gift that she was planning to give to Takashi before he left to go on his Pokémon Journey. The gift really meant a lot to her and she wanted to make sure everything was ready once Takashi entered the house with his brand new Starter Pokémon. Unfortunately, Haruka's celebration was quickly put on hold when an extremely upset Takashi finally returned and he explained to her what happened. Once he did so, Takashi walked away and went into his room and politely asked his mother not to bother him for a while.

It's been roughly 7 hours since then and Takashi still hasn't come out of his room. Worried about her son, Haruka went out of her way to prepare some of his favorite meals, hoping that would cheer him up. However, she received no response and after thinking about it for a moment, she realized that she should have expected as much. Haruka knew how much being a Pokémon Trainer meant to Takashi and the fact that he couldn't begin his Journey, even if it meant waiting for a few more days, truly hurt him. Even though she was his mother, Haruka knew that there were some things that she couldn't help out with and this was one of them.

As Haruka continued thinking about Takashi, a small Pokémon soon joined her inside of the kitchen. It was an extremely beautiful creature with white and pink fur and bright blue eyes. However, the most amazing attribute about this Pokémon was the extremely long ribbon-like feelers that extended from out of its neck. When Haruka turned her head and saw the Pokémon next to her, a small smile appeared on her face as she knelt down and began petting its head.

"Hey there Sylveon," She said to it.

Sylveon gently nodded its head towards Haruka as the latter continued to pet its head. Having been with each other since Haruka was just a little girl, the two of them have an extreme strong bond and thus are always there for each other whenever one of them was upset about something. Today was no different as Sylveon could sense the sadness that was in Haruka's heart and proceeded to comfort her by taking one its feelers and wrapping it around her right arm.

"Thanks…but I'm very worried about Takashi. Hope that he feels better soon."

Sylveon nodded its head in agreement. Just like how its known Haruka since she was a little girl, Sylveon has known Takashi since he was just a baby. Not only that, but it also knew how much he loved Pokémon, with Sylveon being the first Pokémon that he's ever interacted with. Because of that, it was just as concerned for him as Haruka was and it also wondered what it could do for him.

As Haruka and Sylveon continue to think about this, Takashi was busy staring out the window in his bedroom, thinking quietly to himself. As he does so, the young man was wondering how Minako and Kazuto were doing. Were they able to make it to the next town? Did they manage to catch any wild Pokémon? In the end, Takashi didn't know the answers to those questions and that bothered him? However, what bothered him even more was the fact that he couldn't experience any of those things and that ate him up inside.

While he continues to think about that, the young man looked up into the sky and noticed that the clouds were quickly growing darker. Takashi could tell right away that a pretty bad thunderstorm was getting ready to make its way towards Pallet Town. At first, he had intention of doing anything about the storm as he would alright as long as he stayed inside of his house. But, as the clouds continued to grow darker and darker, Takashi saw something that surprised him greatly.

Suddenly, from out of nowhere, he saw a large bolt of lightning come for the forest right next to Pallet Town. However, what surprised him the most was the direction that the lightning came from. Instead of coming down from the sky, the lightning instead came up from the ground. As far as he could tell, there was no way that a bolt of electricity could naturally come up from the ground. Something strange was going on and for some reason that he couldn't quite explain, Takashi felt that he had to find out what was going on here.

To that end, Takashi quickly made his way downstairs and suddenly dashed out of his house. By the time both Haruka and Sylveon realized what was going on, Takashi was already entering the forest. Once he did so, he saw the lightning grow even more intense as multiple bolts were shooting up into the sky. Even so, Takashi didn't falter as he felt what was happening was something that he had to experience. Eventually, just as the rain started falling down from the sky, Takashi finally arrived at the site of the lightning strikes.

To his surprise, Takashi saw that the lightning was coming from the pack of Pikachu that he encountered earlier in the day, specifically the Pikachu with the tuft of fur on its head. The little Mouse Pokémon was busy engaging in a fierce battle against the leader of the pack, the Raichu it had problems with. Both Pokémon were exchanging a powerful barrage of electric attacks against each other, the resulting clash of which is the cause of the bolts of lightning shooting up high into the air.

As Takashi continued to look on at this scene, trying to figure out what was going on here, Pikachu quickly dashed towards Raichu has fast as it possibly could. Unfortunately, Raichu was able to easily avoid the attack and respond by punching Pikachu with a powerful fist of electricity. The attack was so great that it sent Pikachu flying into a nearby tree, actually denting it upon impact. Even so, despite being gravely injured, Pikachu refused to back down and quickly charged towards Raichu again.

While looking on at this scene, Takashi was quickly becoming concerned with Pikachu's well being. It was obvious that Raichu was dominating this battle, easily blocking all of Pikachu's attacks and responding was devastating counters. With each blow, Pikachu was taking on more and more punishment and the Mouse Pokémon was running the risk of getting a permanent injury. Takashi wanted to step in and stop this battle, but he couldn't bring himself to do so. He saw that Pikachu was determined to finish this battle and had no intention of stopping until it was over. It's because of that, Takashi couldn't bring himself to stop the Mouse Pokémon, even though he really wanted too.

Eventually, as the battle was beginning to draw to a close, Raichu knocks Pikachu back into another tree with its tail. It then began to approach the yellow Mouse Pokémon as it slowly started picking itself back up. By the time Pikachu did get back up to its feet, Raichu was gathering energy within its mouth and was about to release it. Although Pikachu saw this happening, it was simply too weak to attempt to avoid the attack. As a result, Raichu launch a powerful beam at Pikachu that sent it flying several feet back, landing hard on the cold and wet ground.

"…Oh my god…" Takashi said silently as he looked on in disbelief.

Raichu looked on as Pikachu laid motionless on the ground. After about a minute of waiting, the Mouse Pokémon finally realized that the battle was over and decided that the time had come for it to leave. With that, Raichu started walking away from the area and it was soon followed by all the other Pikachu of its pack. By the time all of them were gone, the only ones left were Takashi and the Pikachu that Raichu had soundly defeated.

As the rain continued to fall down from the sky, Takashi slowly walked towards the injured Pikachu and stared down at it with a shocked expression on his face. He couldn't believe what he just saw and he couldn't understand why it happened. All he did know is that this Pikachu was in need of medical attention and if something was done soon it could die from its injuries. Refusing to allow that to happen, Takashi picked up Pikachu and held it in his arms. He then rushed out of the forest, making his way towards the one person who could help him, Professor Oak.

"Don't worry Pikachu! You're going to be alright…I promise!"

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Refusing to let a Pokémon die on his watch, Takashi Nakamura rushes over to Professor Oak's lab in order to help the injured Pikachu. However, even if Pikachu does make a full recovery will it be grateful to the young man that saved its life or resentful? Also, when Professor Oak finally receives his next batch of Starter Pokémon, which one will Takashi choose to finally begin his Pokémon Journey with?

Next Time on Pokémon – Thunder Yellow, Chapter 2: An Electrifying Beginning – Part 2

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Spirit Reader: Hello everyone, this is Spirit Reader. I hope you all enjoyed the first chapter of my newest story. It's a reboot of my previous Pokémon story and I really worked hard on it so I would really appreciate it if you would send me a review and let me know what you thought about it. Also, as this is a reboot, I will soon be deleting my other Pokémon story, Trials to Becoming a Master, in order to avoid confusion.

Well, that's it for now. Once again, I want to thank all of you were taking the time to read this story. Until next time this is Spirit Reader, signing off!