Pokémon: Red's Stories

My Loss

I used two days to reach Pallet Town after that kid defeated me. It was about time I visited my hometown, it's almost three years since last time I was here, talked to mom and The man who sent me on my journey, professor Oak. On my way here I stopped by Blue in Viridian City. He is the Gym leader there now, he told me that they wanted me to be the new gym leader there after Giovanni disappered, but since no one could reach me on Mt. Silver, they had to give the title to someone else so they choose the boy from Pallet Town who was Champion first and the grandson of the famous Oak from Pallet. I told Blue about my loss at the mountain top, against this kid whose name I didn't even know. Blue seemed pissed off, I think it might be because Blue wanted to be the one who defeated me, he has been my rival since our days in diapers after all.

Blue told me the kid's name was Gold, he is the new champion of the Indigo Plateu. Gold defeated The Elite Four and the Champion! Lance acted as champion in my place, I couldn't bare to just sit in that room to just wait for someone to actually be a challenge, so when I left to train at Mt. Silver I talked to Lance about taking over the title in my place, it seemed fair as he was the champion before Blue and me. Both he and the Pokémon League Association agreed to this. The rumours also say that Gold defeated the remains of Team Rocket in Johto, so he took my title and even finished a job I clearly failed to finish, I thought defeating Giovanni in the Gym Match three years ago would stop from him keep going down the criminal path... How much have happened since I left..?

I just lay here in my bed now, in my old room, thinking about my battle with Gold. After I became Champion of Kanto I have felt like no one was a challenge to me, it was no fun. I must have gotten cocky somehow, but this Gold kid, helped find my passion for Pokémon battles again. He showed me that there will always be someone better than you. I will not give up. Never.

My pokémon are over at Oak's lab, he wanted to see them before I, according to his word "disappear from the face of the earth again". This is the first time since I left Pallet Town four years ago I am without my Pokémon, completely alone. I feel so alone right now, without them. Like they have grown to be a part of me. They have been with me so long, never let me down once! My loss against Gold is my fault as a trainer, not theirs.

I think I will rest up a couple of days here in Pallet, then head out again, on a new journey, I have to become a better trainer, learn to think in new ways and gather more experience as a trainer and a human. This could be interesting!

Gold, I want a rematch, and this time I will win! Mark my words!