Looking at the Charmander getting patted under his palm, he couldn't help but feel melancholic about his past and remeineisce about times that would never return.
He shook these feelings off as soon as they appeared, he knew that it wasn't the time to feel sad when the starting line of his journey had just shown itself in front of him and he wasn't about to just let it slip by.
As he lay deep in thought while occasionally smirking under the warmth his new companion gave off, Blur called out to him.
"Hey Red, isn't it about time you stop daydreaming, lol."
Red woke from his thoughts and turned his head to look at Blue who was smirking as though he was looking at a helpless child and noticed that he was the only one still petting his Pokemon as even Green and the professor were looking at him with a soft expression.
Red was a bit embarrassed at this but didn't show it in his face as he turned back to look towards his Charmander who seemed to e crooks as to why his master had stopped petting her head with a pout which made the little creature even cuter and Red couldn't help but start to pat her head again as the spectators could only sigh at his actions that gave out that he ad become way too fond of his new companion but nonetheless his friends were more than happy for his friend who hardly interacted with anyone else, show such emotions to another being other than his close friends and family.
Red soon got up from his squatting position as though satisfied with his indulgeful deed and turned to face his two friends and the professor who were patiently waiting for him, but noticed that Green and th professor stood a bit further away from where Blue stood and he soon caught on with what Blue was they by to do.
Upon seeing Red stand up and seemingly aware of what was happening, Blue said with a knowing smirk.
"Red, remember our past promise that we made about what we would do when we got out first Pokemon?"
He seemed a bit excited when he said this as his eyes were blazing with passion that were having a hard time concealing his inner mood which got even more rowdy when Red replied with the words he wanted to hear.
"Yes, that we would have our first Pokemon battle."
"Then, shall we start?", said Blue barely able to maintain his composure. He sent out his Squirtle who had been kept inside the Pokeball.
The turtle-Pokemon was more excited than ever to have its first battle with its master and seemed to be ready for anything that his opponents would throw at them.
Red, smirked at this and didn't say anything but his actions spoke louder than he words as his Charmander stepped up against the Squirtle who was eagerly awaiting his master's orders.
On the sidelines, Green was a little worried as she fidgeted about until the professor addressed her worries.
"Don't worry about them, it's their first battle after all, its normal for them to be excited about it, and oh, you don't have to worry about them damaging the surrounding, I'll have Dragonite set up a barrier around them."
After Oak said this, Dragonite set up a barrier around the two youths who were preparing to battle with the help of the move 'Safeguard', the same move that helped its master through thick and thin.
Green was relieved when she saw this and now that her worries had stopped clouding her mind, she herself was excited at the prospect of seeing a pokemon battle between her friends.
On the othe hand, the two youths had adrenaline rushing through their head and were only thinking about having an amazing battle with their opponent and weren't much aware of their surroundings.
"Squirtle, Water Gun!!"
Blue made the first move as Squirtle shot out a burst of water that flew out of its mouth and flew at a fast speed towards Charmander who set up a barrier of flame that gathered in front of it and successfully blocked the incoming shower, leaving steams rising from the place the two elements had collided, leaving the surrounding with mist where one could hardly see what was happening.
While this was happening, Red was a bit surprised because his Charmander had moved according to his will before he could even speak out his thoughts. He soon gathered that, maybe him and his Pokemon had a sort of telepathic understanding with each othe and could thus transmit ones will to the othe without having to orally speak out their thoughts to each other.
Red realised that this may have been the reason he had unconsciously patted the Charmander for so long as he himself felt Charmander's urge to be patted even without Charmander having to express itself.
Red got enlightened by this, and was now even more hyped at the prospect of becoming a Pokemon Trainer.
As though following his will, Charmander moved without delay after the steam had faded and the surroundings became clear enough to make sense of what was happening.
Charmander shot out embers of its mouth continuously as it headed towards Squirtle's position, who although surprised by the change of events, quickly regained its senses and moved according to its master's will as it count less bubbles shot out towards the incoming embers.
The two attacks collided mid air leaving clouds of mist in its wake as the surrounding once again became hard to navigate through, although to Blue' surprise he could see Charmander's shilloutte rushing through the mist as it appeared a few centimeters away from Squirtle with flames spinning around its tiny fist.
Charmander swung down its fist with all the force it could exert as he fist got ever closer to Squirtle's body, but surprisingly, Squirtle reacted in time as though expecting its opponent to attack when it entered its shell and hardened its exterior.
The burning fist made contact with the hard shell as the shell flew a couple meters away but was met with a quick follow up by Charmander who shot a spherical ball wholly consisting of flames towards its defendant.
Squirtle, although managing to dampen the force of the attack by lot was left dizzy for a moment which Charmander and Red took whole advantage of.
Green who was watching with measured breaths due to her excitement couldnt help but feel worried about the Squirtle that was left defenseless against the incoming attack.
"Shouldn't we stop them professor?"
The professor shook his head lightly at this and informed Green.
"Its up to Blue to decide when to give up."
Green seemed to not be able to remove her worries as she hoped that Red would stop his barrage of attacks before it could harm the Squirtle too much.
But she was honestly surprised as she didn't expect Red to be so good at commanding his Pokemon which he somehow did, even without having to verbalize his thoughts. This was something he had only seen when she watched Pro Trainers facing against The Elite Four.
The professor had a knowing smile though as he looked towards Red who seemed to mysteriously be able to command his Pokemon.
His have soon turned towards Blue who seemed to be having a hard one facing against Red who appeared calm and serene on the surface.
He could only shake his head at Blue as he knew that Blue's talent was much more oriented towards researching and development of said researches and not towards battle oriented activities. While Blue seemed to be at a lost regarding what to do and looked a bit frustrated.
Squirtle who was left defenseless was about to be hit by the flames when Blue spoke out with hurry.
"I forfeit!"
As soon as he said that, the flames approaching Squirtle extinguished themselves and vanished completely before it could reach Squirtle.
Green heaved a sigh of relief at this and the professor had an approving smile as he nodded at Blue's choice to forfeit instead of letting his Pokemon get hurt.
Red was the same as he didn't have any pride whatsoever and instead was looking towards Blue with approving eyes that seemed to appreciate his effort instead of celebrating his first ever victory
Although Blue was a bit frustrated that he couldnt lead his Pokemon properly, he felt a little better as he turned felt his grandpa's and Red's approving gazes.
After the battle, Blue rushed towards Squirtle who was laying on the ground without much injuries that would have been a lot worse if Blue hasn't stopped the battle before it was too late, but it seemed ashamed of itself as it looked down at the ground with a sullen expression.
Blue didn't want it feeling down after all the effort it had put in to battle for him, he picked up the little tortoise as he bought it to his eye-level and smiled at it with pride.
"You did good Squirtle, you did good."
Squirtle seemingly understanding its master's words, almost burst into tears as it swore to get stronger than ever to protect its master.
On the other hand, Red and Charmander were bathing in the bliss of having won their first ever pokemon battle as they both had a content smile on their faces.
They looked at each other and could see the ambition that was barely hidden behind their eyes. Charmander had a bright smile as it approached Red with haste steps that were completely contrasting its powerful display of power just before.
Red looked at it with a slight smile and the pokemon of even more thrilled as it could sense how it's master was feeling right now.
*clap, clap, clap*
The professor clapped his hands as an applause at the the combatants display of their respective strength.
"Great job you two, I'm impressed."
The professor said with an approving smile as he looked towards the thankful expressions of the two.
"Well, I bet you're all hungry by now, I have a bit of surprise for the lot of you."