Pokémon FireRed and Pokémon LeafGreen Chapter One: Pallet Town Legends My heart was racing that day. My friends Leaf and Blue, who, along with me, had been living in Pallet Town ever since we were born, highly anticipated that fateful day – the day we became Pokémon Trainers. Pallet Town is a peaceful little town in the region of Kanto, and also where our story began. After thirteen years of waiting and dreaming, my best friends and I could finally receive a starter Pokémon from the local Pokémon Professor, Professor Oak. Professor Oak is Blue’s grandfather. Having the privilege of befriending and growing stronger with these magnificent creatures is awesome, but it comes with great responsibility. As you and your Pokémon work together to achieve more and more goals, the bond between you grows ever stronger. But enough about that. Let me take you back to the beginning. “Red….Red!” That was the first thing I heard that morning. It was my mom calling out to me from the kitchen. “Red,” she said. “Wake up, Red! Last night you were all excited and raring to go! This is your big day, isn’t it?” I groaned. “Coming, Mom…. Eventually….” I fell out of bed and put on my red-and-white shoes and socks. I threw on a black T-shirt and a pair of baggy light-blue jeans. Also, I put on my favorite red cap on top of my light brown hair. Then I put on my red vest with a tall, white collar, grabbed my yellow knapsack and dashed out of the room. I was going way too fast, and I ended up tumbling down the stairs. “Ooh!” my mom said, covering her eyes. “Are you okay?” I got up and dusted my vest. “No…… but I’m so excited that I don’t even feel it!” My mom chuckled. “Alright then, Red. You’d better be off.” “’Kay, Mom! See you soon.” “And happy thirteenth birthday!” I walked out of the house. A cold breeze whooshed by. “Soon…” I thought. What was I thinking? A Pokémon journey can take a long time. A really long time. Before I even took my first step I felt myself banging into someone, and I was pretty sure of who it was. “Ouch…” I said, rubbing my bruised forehead. I looked up from where I was lying on the ground to find that I was knocked down by my friend, – why do I keep calling him that? Well… Blue is my friend, I guess… Kind of. Let’s just say we have a really competitive relationship. Blue always wore a black T-shirt with a short, bent collar, baggy indigo jeans, and, which I found rather odd, a small necklace with a white oval in the middle. Also, he had two, small indigo cuffs around his wrists, just like the black ones around mine. Blue’s hair was very spiky, and it was very, very light brown. So light it almost looked like orange. “Ouch!” Blue growled. “Watch where you’re goin’, pipsqueak!” I got up slowly. “Blue…..” I said. “You’re only two inches taller than me. And it was you who knocked me down…” “Pfft. Anyway, Red, we’ve gotta go get our starter Pokémon! We can’t be late!” Just as we were about to head off to Professor Oak’s lab, we heard a familiar voice call out to us from behind. “Yo, Red!” she shouted. “Blue! Wait up!” I turned to find that it was Leaf, my other best friend. Blue immediately turned his attention to Leaf and frowned. The rivalry between Blue and Leaf is just as strong as the one between him and me – if not stronger. Blue scoffed. “Took you long enough.” Leaf always wore a sleeveless blue T-shirt, a small white hat, black cuffs around her wrists, and a short, red skirt. Also, she wore light blue just-below-the-knee socks and was carrying a yellow bag. Leaf was just under my height, and she had long, brown hair. “What are we waiting for, guys? Let’s go meet our partners!” The three of us dashed over to Professor Oak’s lab. “Yo, Gramps!” called Blue as we were walking in. “Where are our Pokémons?” “Patience, Blue.” said Professor Oak. “And the plural form of Pokémon is Pokémon, not ‘Pokémons’. “Whatever,” scoffed Blue. “I just want him now!” Professor Oak shook his head. “Tsk, Tsk. For waiting patiently and being more polite, I will allow your friends to select first.” Blue’s mouth dropped open. “That’s alright.” said Blue, smiling. “I don’t mind at all, since I’m real mature!” Leaf rolled her eyes. “Well?” I said, looking at her. “Ladies first!” “Nah!” she exclaimed. “It’s alright, you can go ahead.” “Thanks,” I replied. I slowly walked over to the small, chestnut brown table with the three Pokéballs on it. Professor Oak snapped his fingers. With that, they all popped open. On the left was the Grass-Type Pokémon, which Professor Oak told me, was called Bulbasaur. I thought it was cute and all, but it wasn’t for me. I turned my attention to the one in the middle. That one was the Fire-Type starter, Charmander. It looked perfect. What could be better than a bipedal lizard that breathes fire? Then I took a look at the one on the right, Squirtle, which was the Water-Type starter. “You know…” I said. “I think I’ll stick with Charmander. My father gave me the name “Red” because the color red stands for warmth and fire, and he wanted me to become a man with warmth and fire in his heart. That’s why I decided my starter would be Fire-Type, befitting my name. Also, I heard its final evolution is really tough.” “Good for you!” exclaimed Professor Oak. He turned to Leaf. “Now, then. Will you be choosing Bulbasaur, the Grass-Type, to match your name?” “Hmph.” Like I’d pick a Pokémon for such a childish reason. Red chose Fire, so I’ll choose water!” “Hey!” I said. Fire Types are weak against Water Types. And Water Types are weak against Grass Types. And Grass Types are weak against Fire Types. So we all had at least one strength and one weakness. It was like a circle. Leaf was chasing me while I was chasing Blue while Blue was chasing her. “In that case,” said Blue, “I pick Bulbasaur!” We were all holding our starters. “That settles that, then!” said Professor Oak. “Good luck on your journey!” We all thanked him and headed off.
Pokémon FireRed and Pokémon LeafGreen Chapter One: Pallet Town Legends My heart was racing that day. My friends Leaf and Blue, who, along with me, had been living in Pallet Town ever since we were born, highly anticipated that fateful day – the day we became Pokémon Trainers. Pallet Town is a peaceful little town in the region of Kanto, and also where our story began. After thirteen years of waiting and dreaming, my best friends and I could finally receive a starter Pokémon from the local Pokémon Professor, Professor Oak. Professor Oak is Blue’s grandfather. Having the privilege of befriending and growing stronger with these magnificent creatures is awesome, but it comes with great responsibility. As you and your Pokémon work together to achieve more and more goals, the bond between you grows ever stronger. But enough about that. Let me take you back to the beginning. “Red….Red!” That was the first thing I heard that morning. It was my mom calling out to me from the kitchen. “Red,” she said. “Wake up, Red! Last night you were all excited and raring to go! This is your big day, isn’t it?” I groaned. “Coming, Mom…. Eventually….” I fell out of bed and put on my red-and-white shoes and socks. I threw on a black T-shirt and a pair of baggy light-blue jeans. Also, I put on my favorite red cap on top of my light brown hair. Then I put on my red vest with a tall, white collar, grabbed my yellow knapsack and dashed out of the room. I was going way too fast, and I ended up tumbling down the stairs. “Ooh!” my mom said, covering her eyes. “Are you okay?” I got up and dusted my vest. “No…… but I’m so excited that I don’t even feel it!” My mom chuckled. “Alright then, Red. You’d better be off.” “’Kay, Mom! See you soon.” “And happy thirteenth birthday!” I walked out of the house. A cold breeze whooshed by. “Soon…” I thought. What was I thinking? A Pokémon journey can take a long time. A really long time. Before I even took my first step I felt myself banging into someone, and I was pretty sure of who it was. “Ouch…” I said, rubbing my bruised forehead. I looked up from where I was lying on the ground to find that I was knocked down by my friend, – why do I keep calling him that? Well… Blue is my friend, I guess… Kind of. Let’s just say we have a really competitive relationship. Blue always wore a black T-shirt with a short, bent collar, baggy indigo jeans, and, which I found rather odd, a small necklace with a white oval in the middle. Also, he had two, small indigo cuffs around his wrists, just like the black ones around mine. Blue’s hair was very spiky, and it was very, very light brown. So light it almost looked like orange. “Ouch!” Blue growled. “Watch where you’re goin’, pipsqueak!” I got up slowly. “Blue…..” I said. “You’re only two inches taller than me. And it was you who knocked me down…” “Pfft. Anyway, Red, we’ve gotta go get our starter Pokémon! We can’t be late!” Just as we were about to head off to Professor Oak’s lab, we heard a familiar voice call out to us from behind. “Yo, Red!” she shouted. “Blue! Wait up!” I turned to find that it was Leaf, my other best friend. Blue immediately turned his attention to Leaf and frowned. The rivalry between Blue and Leaf is just as strong as the one between him and me – if not stronger. Blue scoffed. “Took you long enough.” Leaf always wore a sleeveless blue T-shirt, a small white hat, black cuffs around her wrists, and a short, red skirt. Also, she wore light blue just-below-the-knee socks and was carrying a yellow bag. Leaf was just under my height, and she had long, brown hair. “What are we waiting for, guys? Let’s go meet our partners!” The three of us dashed over to Professor Oak’s lab. “Yo, Gramps!” called Blue as we were walking in. “Where are our Pokémons?” “Patience, Blue.” said Professor Oak. “And the plural form of Pokémon is Pokémon, not ‘Pokémons’. “Whatever,” scoffed Blue. “I just want him now!” Professor Oak shook his head. “Tsk, Tsk. For waiting patiently and being more polite, I will allow your friends to select first.” Blue’s mouth dropped open. “That’s alright.” said Blue, smiling. “I don’t mind at all, since I’m real mature!” Leaf rolled her eyes. “Well?” I said, looking at her. “Ladies first!” “Nah!” she exclaimed. “It’s alright, you can go ahead.” “Thanks,” I replied. I slowly walked over to the small, chestnut brown table with the three Pokéballs on it. Professor Oak snapped his fingers. With that, they all popped open. On the left was the Grass-Type Pokémon, which Professor Oak told me, was called Bulbasaur. I thought it was cute and all, but it wasn’t for me. I turned my attention to the one in the middle. That one was the Fire-Type starter, Charmander. It looked perfect. What could be better than a bipedal lizard that breathes fire? Then I took a look at the one on the right, Squirtle, which was the Water-Type starter. “You know…” I said. “I think I’ll stick with Charmander. My father gave me the name “Red” because the color red stands for warmth and fire, and he wanted me to become a man with warmth and fire in his heart. That’s why I decided my starter would be Fire-Type, befitting my name. Also, I heard its final evolution is really tough.” “Good for you!” exclaimed Professor Oak. He turned to Leaf. “Now, then. Will you be choosing Bulbasaur, the Grass-Type, to match your name?” “Hmph.” Like I’d pick a Pokémon for such a childish reason. Red chose Fire, so I’ll choose water!” “Hey!” I said. Fire Types are weak against Water Types. And Water Types are weak against Grass Types. And Grass Types are weak against Fire Types. So we all had at least one strength and one weakness. It was like a circle. Leaf was chasing me while I was chasing Blue while Blue was chasing her. “In that case,” said Blue, “I pick Bulbasaur!” We were all holding our starters. “That settles that, then!” said Professor Oak. “Good luck on your journey!” We all thanked him and headed off.
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