Pokémon Red (Book 2)

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Lyra's POV

The sky had a pink aura that floated in the air like a tidal wave, slowly moving towards the Johto Region.

The sky was indigo in color. Cirrocumulus clouds were seen and we're slowly disappearing.

The wind was soft and cold, making a couple of leaves fly around in a row. Then there was the scent of the newly blossomed flowers, Hibiscus and Tiger Lillies, to be more specific.

My small town - New Bark, was surrounded by pine trees. In the Eastern part, it had Route 27, which led to Kanto and was mostly water. On the other hand, the Western Route 29 led to Cherry Grove City.
New Bark was a town in south-eastern Johto and was isolated from most of the region.

The population of the town was also low due to it's isolation and the lack of amenities.

I stood outside the house, playing with my cute little Pokemon - Marill.

Marill was a water type Pokemon that I caught with the help of my mother. And she has been my companion from a past few years.

'Marill, come on. Time to go home', I called, with a pleasant smile on my face.
Marill hopped in my arms and I walked inside the house.

'She finally rolls in', said Mother, in an annoyed way.

Wait, I didn't even introduce myself, did I ?

My name is Lyra and I am ten years old. I am quite tall for an average person of my age and I am fit too, Marill makes me run a lot.

I usually keep my brown hair tied forming two pony tails.

And, another thing - I have a stepmom. I don't like telling everyone that because I like her very much and don't want people to judge me. My mom passed away when I was a baby and since then my stepmother has taken care of me, more than my father ever did.

My father, was the chairman of Indigo League. But still his salary was low. He wanted me to become a Pokemon Trainer so that I could get my family wealthier by becoming a Gym Leader. But I wasn't that interested, I wanted to become a Fashion Designer.

Still, I was forced by my father to become a Trainer and I had to apply for the Johto League, unfortunately got approved too.
And the very next day, I had to choose my starter Pokemon. I wasn't excited, I wanted to stay at home and do nothing.

Going to school was a better thing, but I already quit that a few years ago.

'Lyra, have you packed your bag ?', asked Dad, with a tensed expression. His eyebrows did the up and down thing.

'No, not exactly', I said, thinking what to say.

Marill hopped off and ran upstairs to my room. Mom and Dad looked at me with curiosity.

'I have no idea what she'll do', said Mom. 'Do you ?'.

'I don't either', said Dad.

I had a feeling that Pokemon Training was going to consume me. I didn't feel right about it.

'Moreover, your cousin is coming from Kanto', said Mom, casually.

'Who ? Your sister's son ?', asked Dad, knowing who it was.

'The one with the Pikachu ?', I asked, I wasn't able to recall his name though.

'Exactly, he'll be there by tomorrow morning', said Mom, casually.

'Okay', I said, smiling. 'I'll compete him then'.

I walked upstairs, ignoring rest of the conversation. When I walked into my room, it was all messed up.

The bed sheet was off of the bed, the books were lying on the floor. Even the curtains were lying on the floor and the rod was broken.

Marill was sitting on the bed, afraid. She looked towards the window, which was open. I walked to the window and looked outside, it was now dark outside.

Then, I saw a few bird Pokemons flying on the rooftops of the houses.

I looked at Marill in confusion. 'We got to clean this up before anyone sees this'.
Marill hopped off and started to gather the books and align them onto the shelf.

I grabbed the curtains to hang them back to the rod. The rod was broken so I taped it and fit it where it was.

After when the room was clean-er, I quickly closed the window. 'All clean'.

Marill smiled and clapped her hands, making a wobble-wobble sound.
I dropped myself onto the bed and took a deep breath. 'Aaahhhh'.

Marill imitated me, lying on the bed and taking a deep breath.

'We have to go tomorrow', I said, worried.
'Marill', said Marill, sad.

'It'll be so boring, no more fun anymore', I said, cribbing.

'Maa-rrilll', cribbed Marill.

I closed my eyes, thinking about the good things. But there really wasn't any, I had to leave my family, my town, away for months on lone journey.

Maybe, I'll have to go with my stupid cousin and that'll be super boring.

I had a dream. I stood outside my house, the sky had the same pink aura and suddenly I saw something within the aura. A Pokémon ? Can be.

It rolled over and took a front flip and flew towards a mountain, north from New Bark, called Mount Silver.

Mount Silver was the tallest mountain in both Kanto and Johto and was the coldest too. From my house, the white bed of snow can be easily seen on the top of the mountain.

But it's chilly conditions didn't affect any other town. It was miles away from New Bark but still, it didn't affect the nearby places. It is said that a legendary Pokemon called Ho-oh, lives there.

So, the Pokémon appeared again in the aura, it was small and pink and had a long tail. Nothing else could be said about it from a distance.

'Lyra', said my mom's voice and I woke up.
I was breathing heavily. I looked around and saw Marill, still sleeping. Mom was standing beside the bed with her arms fold, she wore her night dress.

'Come down for dinner', said Mom, with a smile. I stood up. 'I'll miss when you're off for your journey'.

Mom hugged me and kissed gently on my forehead. 'I'll miss you too, Mom', I said, hugging her back.

'Come on, have dinner first', said Mom, walking me to the dining table.

I sat down and she fed me dinner with her own hands. It felt like the best time of my life, to be with my Mom.

I will miss both of my parents when I'm gone for that so called journey.

After eating the dinner, I slept back, while Marill was still sleeping.

'Night', said Mom, closing the door.
'Nighty night', I said, waving to Mom.

I changed my clothes to my blue pyjamas with a Marill-like design.

'Marill, wake up', I said, shaking Marill.
I had to give dinner to Marill, I had a box of Pokefood left. Marill woke up and I fed her Pokefood with my hands.

Then, I slept along with Marill lying beside me. My dream continued.

This time, I was walking on snow. It was a mountain, there was big wooden sign board with Mount Silver written on it.

I started climbing it upwards. I looked around and saw six Pokeballs hooked on to my belt. Suddenly, a snow ball hit my face and I woke up.

It was still dark, I looked at the LED watch, it was three'o clock. I slowly stood up and started to walk towards the window and saw outside.

It was dark, only a few street lights could be seen. I opened the window to let the air come in. Suddenly, the wind blew harshly inside the room and I had to quickly close the window again.

'Marill', murmured Marill, while sleeping.
I looked at Marill and smiled. I lied down on the bed and slept.