"Charmander, ready to go?" Wilhelm asked as he finished munching on his food, which he and Charmander ate under the shade of the tree, safe from the light of the sun in the afternoon.
"Mander" Charmander replied as she stood up on his stubby legs.
Pointing the Pokeball at him, Wilhelm returned Charmander to the Pokeball. Then he turned around and began packing whatever he took out, and placed the trash in a separate bag to throw later because there was a law that Forest Rangers enforced to keep the natural habitat of Pokemon free from any human-induced pollution.
"Next destination, Viridian City." Wilhelm muttered as he checked his Pokedex for the location, and after finding the right direction he left for it.
Fortunately for him, the walk was not very long as he had covered most of Route 1 already. It only took a 9-minute walk, until he was at a leaning ledge with a mean incline.
"There should be a more…stable place for going down." He said as he looked left and right, and soon found what seemed to be a flight of stairs. Walking down from it, he finally reached the bottom of the small hill, near the other end of the small stream, which was filled with small patches of bushes and trees on either side of the stream.
As he was about to cross the stream of water, he observed an annoyed sound.
"Aww…come on!" Looking in the direction of the voice he found the source to be a girl with red hair. And as he observed her, he felt something wrong.
Why is she fishing here? Unless someone has released or is actively rearing the Pokemon in the stream, there will be no Pokemon to catch. It is too shallow for any native species to thrive, not to mention it is a branching stream. If she wants to fish something, would it not be wiser to fish in the downstream?
Wilhelm thought and wanted to talk to her, but seeing how annoying she was and a redhead at that, he decided to ignore approaching her. However, the reason may more have to do with being a redhead than being annoyed.
So, he turned around to leave when the voice sounded, "Hey, you there!"
No, no, no. I am not doing it. I don't hear you.
"I know you hear me!"
Nope. I don't.
And then, he broke into a full-blown sprint, running away as fast as he could from her, the reason being unknown to many, but a genuine one. Trust him.
…
"Ha-Ha Did I Ha-ha- lose her?" Wilhelm said, out of the air as he looked back. Not seeing any patch of red hair in sight, Wilhelm breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thank god." He muttered as he looked in front of him to a sign board stating: Viridian City {Gary Was Here. Ash is a Loser}
"Well, the last comment is rather rude. Let me add one more to it." Wilhelm said as he took out a marker from his backpack and approached the signboard and…
…left.
Leaving behind an addition.
: Ash is a bozo.
…
Well, I reached my first destination.
Wilhelm thought as he stood in front of the Pokemon Center. The building was large and easily recognizable, as a Pokemon Center Building should be.
He then placed his hand on the door, pushed it open, and was greeted with cool air from A/C and the characteristic smell one would smell in any hospital.
Without gawking at the place, Wilhelm walked to the main reception table over the tiled floor, reflecting his body and light from above.
As he reached, Nurse Joy in her uniform greeted him with Chansey standing behind her.
"Hello, nice to meet you. This is the Pokemon Center.
I am Nurse Joy. How may I help you?"
Nurse Joy asked with a professional smile, at which Wilhelm took out two Pokeballs from his belt and placed them on the table in front of her.
"Yes, I would like to. One of them is a Pidgeotto that I caught recently put on stasis and inside the other is my starter Charmander. Pidgeotto might be inflicted with minor burns." He said at which Nurse Joy nodded as Chansey placed the two Pokeballs on a tray.
"Understood. We will take care of it. You need not worry. While we take care of it, you may rest in the trainer's accommodation." Nurse Joy suggested to which Wilhelm nodded and said, "Okay, I will visit the city for a bit."
"Please do. Though be careful. Team Rocket members are on the loose." Nurse Joy said and then he turned around, leaving the place behind.
Getting out of the Pokemon Center, Wilhelm took a deep breath and muttered to himself, "Where do I go now…? PokeMart…? Restaurant…? Hmmm…let's eat something first."
Deciding this, he made his way to the restaurant, when…
*VROOM*
…a bike passed him in a blur and drove into the Pokemon Center of all places.
"What the hell happened?" He muttered…not being able to understand what happened at all.
But then he heard the voice.
That damned voice.
"HEY! YOU ARE THAT PERSON-"
Red-head alert. Run!
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