"One upon a time..." mumbled tall young man with bright red hair as he scribbled into a notebook. "Lived a young boy itching for adventure..." Continued the young man as he sat in his cabin on the cruise liner docked in Castelia Bay in Unova. "Argh! No no no! Too generic. No one wants to read that old school crap anymore." Victor Willows argued with himself as he scratched out the words heavily with the blue ink pen in his left hand. Sighing to himself he relented his efforts for the day and closed his notebook. Standing from the desk his room provided he stepped over to his bed to double check if he had forgotten anything in his backpack. Fresh set of clothes, check. Winter clothes, check. Swim trunks, check. Underwear, check. Extra socks...crap. To add insult to injury the sound of the ships horned blared from overhead signaling the ship's departure. "Looks like a trip to the on board gift shop is in order." Victor mumbled to himself as he scooped up his wallet and room key from the desk. "Yay! Adventure!" He mumbled dejectedly as he stepped out of his room. "What a great start to the novel. Our intrepid adventurer has forgotten his socks! Gasp, what ever shall he do?" Victor thought to himself as made his way through the halls of the ship.
A few days later Victor was stepping down the ramp in the shipyard outside Pallet Town. If it wasn't already evident on his face Victor was extremely excited. He was finally on his first day of his adventure. It had been 7 long years in the making, but he was finally going to be a true travelling trainer. The anticipation was killing him. The ten year old inside him wanted to burst out in a dead sprint for Professor Oaks lab, but he held true to himself. Overhearing a woman calling the attention of some elementary school kids to get in line for their tour of Pallet Town Victor took opportunity at free directions. Sure it took him longer to get to his destination due to having to trail behind so not to look like he was stalking kids, but he knew with as popular as the lab was they wouldn't at least pass by it. Besides he enjoyed what he could of the tour anyway. It was nice to see the hometown of one of the most popular trainers in the world. When they arrived to the lab Victor was in just as much awe as the kids. Sure he had been to Castelia City numerous times and the buildings there are really tall, but he had never see a building quite like the lab. Finally stepping past the kids to the gate they all noticed him and began to mumble shocked questions to one another. One finally spoke up.
"Hey mister! Are you a trainer?" A little blonde girl asked. Victor paused in handing the guard his ID and turned to the girl. "Not yet, but I will be thanks to the raffle." He mentioned. Hearing he won the raffle riled up the kids even more causing more kids to throw questions and excited suggestions. Like what pokemon did he ask for and what pokemon he should ask for and where he should or wanted to go. Victor was quickly overwhelmed until finally the teacher called everyone's attention using her Chatot's Hyper Voice. "Simmer down children simmer down. Let this gentleman go on his way I'm sure he is rather busy." Said the older woman with a reassuring smile towards Victor. He nodded thankfully and added, "Yes, I am actually a little late I think so I must get moving. Wish me luck." Victor then quickly made his way past all the kids, through the security, and towards the lab entrance. Once inside he was in awe once again seeing all the windows and halls leading to different departments in the lab. It took everything in Victor's power to stop himself from exploring every nook and cranny of the place merely settling for looking around and craning his neck around corners to see what he could see. "Um...excuse me sir." Said the receptionist vying for Victor's attention. "Are you here for the Trainers' Program?"
Turning toward the woman Victor smiled sheepishly being caught unawares. "Yes. Victor. Victor Willows." He said showing his ID and acceptance letter. "Lovely. Thank you for participating. Congratulations and good luck on your adventure. Orientation is down that hall third door on the left." She said offering a smile and pointing down a hall behind her. Victor returned the smile and merely nodded in response before making his way past her. Walking down the hall he saw more windows and doors. In one window he watched on as a baby Bulbasaur was born from an egg and tended to by a nurse and her Blissey. It was a beautiful sight to behold. Unable to look away he pulled out a notebook, different from the one he tended to on his trip to Kanto, and begun jotting down details and facts he remembered from his studies as a kid and made note to cross reference everything. Moving on he turned into the door he was directed to and found a man in a lab coat and a tired smile. Raising an inquisitive brow Victor walked inside. It looked like Professor Sumac, as he introduced himself, was having a bad day. Thankfully for him Victor happily allowed him to say his speech. For Victor it was nostalgic. It reminded him of Professor Bianca and her speech he heard at school when he was ten.
"Now it's time to meet your partner pokemon. You ready?" Asked the Professor with a much more genuine smile. Victor took a deep breath, let it out slow calming his nerves, and nodded with a excited grin. Turning around toward the pipe behind him the professor picked up the pokeball before handing it to Victor. Pushing the release button the ball opened in a flash of red light. A moment later a small furry Puppy Pokemon was standing on the counter. Seeing his new owner the pokemon barked and jumped into Victors arms happily licking his face. It was a Lillipup a pokemon native to Victor's home region of Unova. He was the perfect little fuzzball. Every adventurer needed a trusty sidekick and now Victor had..."Humphrey." Said Victor testing the name. The puppy stopped in its licking to look at his new master cocking it's little head adorably as if contemplating the name. Barking his approval Humphrey doubled in his licking efforts. After a few more minutes a happily fighting off Humphrey's assault Victor finally had enough. He hated doing it but it was time to draw the line. He grabbed the puppy by the scruff and looked him in the eye. "Hey that's enough. I love you too, but we are wasting the professor's time. We can play later okay? I promise." Victor offered. Humphrey looked down dejectedly then looked back up with the biggest of puppy dog eyes.
Victor started to feel bad that it lead to this then he realized what had happened. "Hey, I know that move I've seen it used before. Don't try lowering my attack with your Baby-Doll Eyes you goof leave that for the battle field not friends." Victor said reassuringly as he lovingly pet his partner showing he meant no harm. Smiling on to the new best friends Professor Sumac handed Victor his Pokedex, pokeballs, and OI card wishing him good luck before directing him towards the waiting rooms. Victor took the gear and thanked the professor as he scooped up Humphrey. Making his way to the waiting rooms he saw several were full already. Thankfully it was an easy choice as number two was his lucky number. Opening the door Victor saw there were two other occupants inside along side their pokemon. A spiky haired blonde guy with sharp features sat with a Ralts on his shoulder. He was being greeted by a red headed man with a Lotad. Victor let them be as the next thing he noticed was the smell of food. Following his nose Victor saw the table full of all kinds of treats for human and pokemon alike. Giving the other guys an acknowledging wave Victor stepped over to the table of food and grabbed a few bits of this and that before taking his seat and sharing with Humphrey. As they ate together it all started to really sink in. He was an official trainer and he was about to go on the adventure he'd always dreamed of since he was little.
A few days later Victor was stepping down the ramp in the shipyard outside Pallet Town. If it wasn't already evident on his face Victor was extremely excited. He was finally on his first day of his adventure. It had been 7 long years in the making, but he was finally going to be a true travelling trainer. The anticipation was killing him. The ten year old inside him wanted to burst out in a dead sprint for Professor Oaks lab, but he held true to himself. Overhearing a woman calling the attention of some elementary school kids to get in line for their tour of Pallet Town Victor took opportunity at free directions. Sure it took him longer to get to his destination due to having to trail behind so not to look like he was stalking kids, but he knew with as popular as the lab was they wouldn't at least pass by it. Besides he enjoyed what he could of the tour anyway. It was nice to see the hometown of one of the most popular trainers in the world. When they arrived to the lab Victor was in just as much awe as the kids. Sure he had been to Castelia City numerous times and the buildings there are really tall, but he had never see a building quite like the lab. Finally stepping past the kids to the gate they all noticed him and began to mumble shocked questions to one another. One finally spoke up.
"Hey mister! Are you a trainer?" A little blonde girl asked. Victor paused in handing the guard his ID and turned to the girl. "Not yet, but I will be thanks to the raffle." He mentioned. Hearing he won the raffle riled up the kids even more causing more kids to throw questions and excited suggestions. Like what pokemon did he ask for and what pokemon he should ask for and where he should or wanted to go. Victor was quickly overwhelmed until finally the teacher called everyone's attention using her Chatot's Hyper Voice. "Simmer down children simmer down. Let this gentleman go on his way I'm sure he is rather busy." Said the older woman with a reassuring smile towards Victor. He nodded thankfully and added, "Yes, I am actually a little late I think so I must get moving. Wish me luck." Victor then quickly made his way past all the kids, through the security, and towards the lab entrance. Once inside he was in awe once again seeing all the windows and halls leading to different departments in the lab. It took everything in Victor's power to stop himself from exploring every nook and cranny of the place merely settling for looking around and craning his neck around corners to see what he could see. "Um...excuse me sir." Said the receptionist vying for Victor's attention. "Are you here for the Trainers' Program?"
Turning toward the woman Victor smiled sheepishly being caught unawares. "Yes. Victor. Victor Willows." He said showing his ID and acceptance letter. "Lovely. Thank you for participating. Congratulations and good luck on your adventure. Orientation is down that hall third door on the left." She said offering a smile and pointing down a hall behind her. Victor returned the smile and merely nodded in response before making his way past her. Walking down the hall he saw more windows and doors. In one window he watched on as a baby Bulbasaur was born from an egg and tended to by a nurse and her Blissey. It was a beautiful sight to behold. Unable to look away he pulled out a notebook, different from the one he tended to on his trip to Kanto, and begun jotting down details and facts he remembered from his studies as a kid and made note to cross reference everything. Moving on he turned into the door he was directed to and found a man in a lab coat and a tired smile. Raising an inquisitive brow Victor walked inside. It looked like Professor Sumac, as he introduced himself, was having a bad day. Thankfully for him Victor happily allowed him to say his speech. For Victor it was nostalgic. It reminded him of Professor Bianca and her speech he heard at school when he was ten.
"Now it's time to meet your partner pokemon. You ready?" Asked the Professor with a much more genuine smile. Victor took a deep breath, let it out slow calming his nerves, and nodded with a excited grin. Turning around toward the pipe behind him the professor picked up the pokeball before handing it to Victor. Pushing the release button the ball opened in a flash of red light. A moment later a small furry Puppy Pokemon was standing on the counter. Seeing his new owner the pokemon barked and jumped into Victors arms happily licking his face. It was a Lillipup a pokemon native to Victor's home region of Unova. He was the perfect little fuzzball. Every adventurer needed a trusty sidekick and now Victor had..."Humphrey." Said Victor testing the name. The puppy stopped in its licking to look at his new master cocking it's little head adorably as if contemplating the name. Barking his approval Humphrey doubled in his licking efforts. After a few more minutes a happily fighting off Humphrey's assault Victor finally had enough. He hated doing it but it was time to draw the line. He grabbed the puppy by the scruff and looked him in the eye. "Hey that's enough. I love you too, but we are wasting the professor's time. We can play later okay? I promise." Victor offered. Humphrey looked down dejectedly then looked back up with the biggest of puppy dog eyes.
Victor started to feel bad that it lead to this then he realized what had happened. "Hey, I know that move I've seen it used before. Don't try lowering my attack with your Baby-Doll Eyes you goof leave that for the battle field not friends." Victor said reassuringly as he lovingly pet his partner showing he meant no harm. Smiling on to the new best friends Professor Sumac handed Victor his Pokedex, pokeballs, and OI card wishing him good luck before directing him towards the waiting rooms. Victor took the gear and thanked the professor as he scooped up Humphrey. Making his way to the waiting rooms he saw several were full already. Thankfully it was an easy choice as number two was his lucky number. Opening the door Victor saw there were two other occupants inside along side their pokemon. A spiky haired blonde guy with sharp features sat with a Ralts on his shoulder. He was being greeted by a red headed man with a Lotad. Victor let them be as the next thing he noticed was the smell of food. Following his nose Victor saw the table full of all kinds of treats for human and pokemon alike. Giving the other guys an acknowledging wave Victor stepped over to the table of food and grabbed a few bits of this and that before taking his seat and sharing with Humphrey. As they ate together it all started to really sink in. He was an official trainer and he was about to go on the adventure he'd always dreamed of since he was little.
