Pokémon
Fire Red and Leaf Green

Chapter
Three:
When Kindred Spirits Unite

        “Chuuuuuu!” and a loud,
high-pitched scream was the first thing my friends Blue, Leaf and I heard from
our future closest pals, Yellow and Pika. “Whoa!” said Leaf. “That sounded like
a girl getting electrocuted!” She turned to me. “C’mon, Red, let’s go check it
out!” We dashed over to where we heard the shriek come from. “Wait up!” Blue
called, running right behind us. We were surprised by what we saw. It was a
blond with a huge straw hat, skinny dark blue jeans, a long orange sleeveless
shirt, and a long-sleeved black one underneath. He also wore purple boots and
had a brown belt with a Pokéball pocket tied tightly around his waist. He was
awfully small.  Blue smirked. “It’s a
guy…” he said, trying to keep a straight face. I laughed. Then Blue joined me.
We couldn’t help ourselves. Leaf just rolled her eyes and walked over to the
victim. “Poor thing…” she said, putting her hand on his back. Yellow moved.
“Something must’ve scared the living daylights out of you.” “Ouch…” he said,
while getting up. Then he gave the Pikachu sitting next to him an angry look.  “He lives!” shouted Blue. Yellow coughed.
“Pika…” he said. “If you do that one more time, I swear I’ll-” Pikachu interrupted
by emitting sparks from his bright red cheeks. He was warning Yellow not to
tick him off again.

        Yellow turned to us.
“Hello!” he said in a high-pitched, but rough voice. “I’m Yellow!” The boy then
explained how he got his Pokémon, the warning he got from Professor Oak, and
why Pika electrocuted him. “I got him because he was the last one left.
According to Professor Oak, the other three were taken by other Trainers.” The
three of us looked at each other, and then turned to Yellow. “Well…” started
Blue. “Those Trainers were…” Leaf continued. I ended the sentence “…us.” Yellow
just smiled. “That’s alright. What I’m worried about is Pika… I hope to get
along with him soon…” he said looking at Pika, who merely turned away and
frowned. “Heh…” the three of us said looking at each other. “Good luck with
that.” Yellow said he was hoping to strengthen the bond him and his Pikachu
through battle. “To cut a long story short…” said Yellow, “I’d like to travel with
you guys!” Leaf nodded. “Sure you can! And you can call me Leaf!” I just
smiled. “Yeah, alright. I’m Red!” Blue just crossed his arms and rolled his
eyes. “You may address me as ‘Master Blue’.” “Er….okay?” said Yellow.

        I elbowed Blue. Then he
just shot me a death stare. Yellow inched closer to Leaf. He seemed to be more
comfortable around her. “So, you guys are aiming to collect, what? Eight
badges?” We all nodded. “Well, I’ll join you! Come on, Pika.” Pika sluggishly
hopped on to Yellow’s shoulder. A few minutes later, the four of us were
merrily walking down the road to Pewter City, where we would get our first Gym
Badges. I suggested that we split up to look for some wild Pokémon.

        Everyone agreed happily
except for Yellow, who seemed nervous. “O-okay….” he stammered. “MAN UP!” Blue
shouted, elbowing Yellow hard. Yellow just cleared his throat. “We really
should get this over with…” With that, the four of us separated and strolled
along our own paths, keeping in mind that we would meet again soon - or not too
soon - in Pewter City. I strolled along at a leisurely pace, making sure not
walk past too quickly in case there were any rare Pokémon. I stopped suddenly
because I heard something fluttering its wings behind me. I turned around to
find a Pidgey hovering in front of my head. It gave me a funny look. Then he
kept on hovering right in front of my face, staring at me. I wasn’t sure of
what to do. What happened next was so sudden I jumped, for the Pidgey had taken
my lovely red cap and flew off with it in its beak deeper into the forest. I
immediately raced after it, shouting at it to stop, but he just flew on as if I
wasn’t there. I grumbled with anger, and then threw off my big, yellow backpack
because it was slowing me down very much. “I’ll get you!” I threatened. “And it’ll
look like a messy accident!” The Pidgey stopped. He slowly turned around, his
wings fluttering more slowly than before, and dropped my cap next my foot.
Then, he flew down to the ground and looked up at me with huge eyes. “Aw…” I
said. “I didn’t mean it, little fella…” I bent down on my knee and stroked its
back. The Pidgey hopped up onto my lap and started cuddling with me. I told him
that he could join me if he wanted to. “Well?” I said, extending my hand with a
Pokéball in it. Pidgey happily slashed his wing at the little button at the
middle. With that, the Pokéball popped open, and Pidgey went in, along with a
bright red light. The Pokéball shook three times. Then, stars popped out. I
officially had a new partner.

        After returning to
retrieve my knapsack which I had left behind, getting lost, finding my way, and
getting lost again, I found myself in Pewter City. It was dark, and the street
lights lit up the city beautifully. Later, I met up with a happy Leaf, a ticked
off Blue, and a rather scratched up Yellow. “Charmy has a new friend!” I said
cheerfully, sending out my newly-caught Pidgey. “So does Squirt!” added Leaf,
who sent out a Caterpie. Blue apparently didn’t catch anything, because he was
looking away and frowning. “At least I have Bulba…” he mumbled. Then the three
of us turned to Yellow. “Ouch…” he said. Blue smirked. “You’re all scratched
up, aren’t you?” I walked over to Yellow. “Are you alright?” I asked, putting
my hand on his shoulder. And I’m not positive, but I think I saw his cheeks
flush red. Maybe he was tired. “Yes.” he said. “I know I don’t look like I just
came back from a tea party, but I got something out of it. Pika?” To our
surprise, Yellow’s Pikachu hopped up onto his shoulder and smiled. Yellow
started to tickle him. “Pikachuu!” he said laughing and rolling around. Yellow
looked back at us. “He gained my trust.” Then Pika hit the back of her head
with its tail. Yellow frantically re-adjusted his straw hat which had almost
fallen off. He laughed. “Alright.” He said to Pika. “I gained your trust, too.”
Pika smiled. “How’d that happen?” asked Blue. Yellow answered, “Long story.” “Aw,
come on!” said Leaf, nudging Yellow’s shoulder. “Tell us!” Yellow sat down on a
bench. “Alright.” He said. And that story was extraordinary.