Chapter One
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JaysonXStudios
Broken Memories Author - Alleged Baller
- Location
- Somewhere in Cerulean City
- Pronouns
- he/him
Chapter One - Waking Up
Ugh... my head... what the- where am I...?
I look around to see myself lying on the dirt of some sort of forest. I stand up and continue looking around.
"Rata!"
Huh? What the...?
I turn around to see a green rat standing there.
"Hey! You, kid!"
What now?
I turn to see an orange haired girl in a crop top, suspenders, and shorts. She seems to be carrying a really messed up bike above her head.
"Not leaving much to the imagination, are you?" I joke
"Ugh, perv. Look, have you seen a kid in a red hat run through here?" She asks
"Never seen anyone else, just been me and this green rat." I point behind me
"Green... rat? You don't mean a Rattata, do you? Those are purple, not green. Plus, there's nothing behind you." She says
I turn around to see the green rat gone.
"Huhn. I swear, it was just here. Looked like a green Rattata..." I mutter
"Whatever! I'm gonna go now, I have to find that boy. See this bike, he did this!" The girl captures my attention
"Sounds like a jerk, how about this. I don't know where I am, so if I help you find this kid, you give me information." I offer
"Hm... okay, fine. I accept your offer, two pairs of eyes are better than one. I'm Misty." The girl, or Misty, sticks her hand out for me to shake it
"Nice to meet you Misty, I'm-" I freeze
What... is my name...? I did just wake up, I'm gonna have to come up with something aren't I...? Okay, something cool.... Uh, got it!
"Uh, you alright there? Did you forget your name or something?" Misty snaps her fingers in my face
"Huh! Oh, sorry, Misty. I'm Sallec." I grab her hand and shape it back into a open palm to shake her hand
"Sallec, never heard of a name like that. Now come on, let's find the kid who destroyed my bike!" Misty says as she runs ahead
I quickly follow suit, running after her.
"Hey, wait!"
We run until we see a city in the distance.
"He's probably over there in Viridian City. Come on." Misty points towards the city
"Viridian City, sounds familiar..." I mutter
"Sallec, look, there he is!" She points to a boy running towards the city
"Come on then! We have no time to waste!" I grab Misty's hand and drag her behind me
"H-Hey! Don't pull me like that!"
As we run towards Viridian City, we run past some sort of station that seems to be empty. We slow down.
"Sallec, w-wait, look at the ground."
I glance at the ground to see tire tracks.
"They seem to be heading towards the Pokemon Center." She states
"Hm, well, what're we waiting for, come on." I start walking ahead with Misty following
As soon as we get to the entrance, Misty barges in like a crazy person.
"There you are! I got you now!" Misty shouts
I run in after her to find her screaming at the boy.
"Oh, what happened to your bike there?" The kid asks
"You happened to my bike you little loser! This is what happened when you stole it to save your pokemon! Now I see- whoa!" Misty almost collapses, having been carrying that bike all this way
I put my hand on Misty's shoulder to keep her balanced, to which she sighs in relief and puts her bike down.
"I got you, there. Listen, with what I'm hearing, you sorta gotta pay her back for the bike." I say
"Yeah, what Sallec said!" Misty replies
"I'm sorry, but I can't really do anything until-" the kid gets cut off by Misty
"Enough with the lame excuses! I just want a new bike now!" Misty starts shouting
"Calm down, no need to make yourself look like a jerk." I pat her shoulder
"Listen, it's my Pikachu, he's not doing too good." He says, head down
"What? Is it serious?" Misty asks
"I don't know, probably. But there's nothing I can do but wait." He says
I walk up to the kid.
"Sorry about Misty here. I'm Sallec." I stick out my hand for him to shake it
"I'm Ash Ketchum of Pallet Town." He, Ash, shakes my hand
All of a sudden, a pink haired woman walks out of two doors beside us with a Pikachu on a medical bed.
"Pikachu, are you alright?" Ash walks up to what I presume is his Pikachu
"Your Pikachu's procedure went well, good thing you got it here so fast. It only needs a bit more rest until it's good as new." The woman says
"Thank you Nurse Joy." Ash thanks her
"You are very welcome. Try not to overwork your pokemon next time though." Joy says
"That's not what- nevermind..." he gives up
"Hey! Don't think I forgot about the bike you owe me!" Misty says
"Sorry, I'll try and make things right as soon as I can." Ash says
Wow, he isn't as much of a jerk as Misty put him out to be.
"I fell for that last time! Whatever, just take care of your Pikachu, we'll settle this later." She sighs
"Whelp, my job here is done. Misty, I would very much like my end of the deal." I say
"What? But we didn't get me a new bike!" Misty argues
"Our deal was to find the kid, or Ash here. Not to get you a new bike. Just give me the information on where I am so I can figure stuff out!" I argue right back
"O-Oh, right..." Misty says, seeming a little hurt
Ah, okay maybe that was a bit harsh... Ugh, I hate myself...
"Look, Misty, I'm sorry. I'm just-" the sound of glass breaking stops me
I turn around to see two pokeballs on the ground. All of a sudden, a giant snake and a toxic... underwater bomb? Well whatever it is, its unleashing some sort of smoke on us!
"What the-? Who are they?" Ash asks
"Don't be frightened, little boy." A woman's voice comes from the smoke
"Allow us to introduce ourselves." A man's voice now comes from the smoke
"To protect the world from devastation. To unite all peoples within our nation. To denounce the evils of truth and love. To extend our reach to the stars above." They both say
"The rhyming just gave me a headache... tone down the rhyme schemes, alright...?" I ask, putting a hand to my head
"...Jessie..." The red haired woman continues
"...James..." the blue haired one follows along
"Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light..." Jessie says
"...Surrender now or prepare to fight..." James says
"...Are you done...?" I ask
"Meowth, that's right..." the... talking Meowth says...?
Then there's silence. Even the pokemon they sent in are silent.
"...What?" Ash speaks up
"Does he not get it?" Jessie asks
"How can I? You guys don't even make sense..." Ash responds
"Look, we're here for your pokemon." James sighs
"Ohhhhhh!" Me, Misty, Ash, and Nurse Joy say
"You're not getting Pikachu!" Ash suddenly shouts
"Pikachu? We're not interested in your pitiful electric rat." Jessie scoffs
"We seek only rare and valuable pokemon, unlike your Pikachu." James continues Jessie's statement
"You do realize this is a Pokemon Center, right? Meant for weak and injured pokemon? You're wasting your time." I state
"That may be true, but we'll just pick out the gems from the trash." Jessie says
"You're starting to bug me..." Ash says
"Oh look, the boys bugged."
"Meowth, then let's squash him!" Meowth pipes up
"Koffing, Ekans, attack!"
"Guys, we might need to-" Misty interrupts me
"Run!" She shouts
We run through the back, and into a back room filled with pokeballs. All of a sudden the lights go out.
"They must've cut the power!" Misty points out
"Don't worry, we have our own Pika power source." Nurse Joy states
Pretty soon, we have a bunch of Pikachu chanting while powering up the room.
"Crisis situation has risen. Initiating Emergency Pokeball transport sequence." A computer says
"This is the Viridian City Pokemon Center, we have an emergency situation. Transporting Pokeballs." Nurse Joy says
"Does stuff like this usually happen!?" I ask
"Not that I know of!" Ash replies
I notice smoke slowly seep in. I follow it and see it's coming from the door, which is currently being beating down right now. Very quickly, the door breaks down and we are met with the Seviper and Koffing in front of us.
"Guys! The door!" I say
"This means war, Ash, Sallec, grab pokeballs and throw them!" Misty says
"You got it!" I grab a random one off the shelf
"Alright, here we go, pokeball!" Ash throws a random one
"Pidgey?" I ask
The Pidgey then flies away in fear due to the literal giant snake in front of it.
"That won't stop us..." Jessie arrives with James next to her
"Dang it, looks like it's my turn!" I toss a pokeball, only for a Spearow to come out
As Pidgey just did, Spearow flies away in fear
"Once again, won't stop us." James says
Ash ends up throwing another pokeball, but it just appears empty. He throws yet another one, only for a Rattata to flee.
"Ugh, looks like it's up to me now! Ash, get Pikachu out of here!" Misty shouts
"Got it!" Ash runs over to Pikachu
"Sallec, take this!" She hands me a pokeball
I nod and throw it, revealing it to be a Staryu.
"Get the Koffing, I'll get the Arbok. We're gonna crush these clowns!" She continues
"That's pretty big talk from a little lady like yourself." Jessie states
"You're right about the pretty part, so thanks for the compliment." Misty replies
"The girl thinks she's pretty." James acknowledges
"I think she's pretty too. Pretty pathetic!"
Misty growls in anger and throws her pokeball. A... Goldeen? She quickly returns, which lets me to see her plan.
"Uhhh, that's her best shot?" The red haired rocket member asks
"She's all washed up..." James states
"You and I both know water pokemon aren't any good outside of water. I was just warming up!" Misty says
"What? How is that warming up?" Ash asks
"Just get Pikachu out of here!"
"Right!" Ash quickly runs out with Pikachu
"Now, Sallec!"
I throw the pokeball Misty handed me, a Staryu huh? Alright, I can get with this. We try our best to distract the Ekans and Koffing, but they get away and chase Ash. Pretty soon, we find that Team Rocket is following Ash completely, leaving us to put the pokeballs on the floor back onto the shelf so the robotic hand takes them to the transporter that takes them to another city I guess.
"Alright, that's all the pokeballs transferred!" I sigh
"What about A-"
*KABOOM*
Ugh... my everything...
I slowly get up and look around to see myself in a pile of rubble in the darkness of the night. I suddenly remember where I am, the pokemon center! I stand up quickly and start trying to get the destruction off of everybody. I find that the computer we used is still safe, but what about the others?
"Where's Ash and Nurse Joy?" A police officer pulls up in a Motorbike
"As far as I know, underneath everything." I state, finding Misty knocked out
I get all of the rubble off of her as the officer manages to find Nurse Joy and wake her up.
As I try to wake Misty up, Ash pops up with his Pikachu and a bunch of other Pikachu... what happened over there?
"Haha! That was awesome Pikachu!" Ash exclaims
"Ow, my head..." Misty groans
"Good, you're awake. Are you alright?" I ask helping her to her feet
"Yeah, I'm fine..." She says as she stands up all wobbly like
I catch her before she falls into the rubble that would've broken a bone or two. Surprised we aren't more injured from literally having wall and ceiling hit us.
"Woah, careful now." I say as I keep her balanced, to where she hold on to my arm to keep herself from falling
Ash heads over to us and asks if we're fine. We tell him we are and head towards Nurse Joy.
"I'm alright, thank you Officer Jenny." Nurse Joy says as she stands on her own
"So looks like they're gone. Are all the pokeballs safe?" I ask
"That's what I'm about to find out. I'll be good here on out, I doubt they're gonna come back." Joy states
"Ah great! I'm gonna challenge the gym here, so I'll see you guys later!" Ash says as he starts to walk away
"Actually, the gym here in Viridian City is closed. There is one in the next city over, Pewter City." Officer Jenny says
"Oh... looks like I'm heading to Pewter City then." Ash continues walking
"Hey! Ash, wait! You still owe me a new bike!" Misty runs after him
"So, what are you going to do Sallec?" Officer Jenny asks
"No idea, I mean, I just remember waking up in a forest outside of here and meeting Misty." I state
Wait... Misty!
"Actually, I think I know. Misty! Where's my information!" I run after her
Behind me, I hear Jenny and Joy laugh, which brings a small smile on my face.
"Misty! Hey, wait up!"
I eventually catch up, setting a hand on Misty's shoulder, scaring her in the process. Once she realizes it's me, she calms down.
"Oh right, forgot about our deal." Misty says
"Deal, what deal?" Ash pops up behind us, which confuses me since he was way ahead of us
"Oh, if I helped Misty track you down, I'd get information on where I am." I state
"You don't... know where you are?" He asks
"I know, it's weird. I met him in the forest outside Viridian and he didn't even know where he was. It's like he just woke up there." Misty says
"That's exactly what happened." I say
"Hm, then you probably have a family here we could find. You remember any family?" Ash continues
"I don't remember anything."
"Well, let's get the information bit done with or I'll feel bad about leaving you out here without any clue. You're in Kanto, we're just entering Viridian Forest to Pewter City, as you know. Are you a trainer? You seemed to know a bit about pokemon." Misty asks
"As far as I know, I don't have an occupation. That whole pokemon knowing thing just came naturally I guess." I rub the back of my neck
"Huh. I thought you were, you look like one anyway." Ash acknowledges
I realize I actually do. Jean's, black and white gloves (A/N: A lot like May's) a black T-Shirt, even a pokeball belt around my waist and around my shoulder.
"You sure your not a trainer?" Misty asks, crossing her arms
"I'm pretty sure." I sigh
I then realize I have Misty's pokeball still.
"Oh Misty, here. Forgot to give Staryu back." I hand her the pokeball
"Staryu! I almost forgot about you, sorry." Misty says
"Well, I'll be going now. You two have a good one, I'll try and find out who I am. Thanks for the info Misty, I'm going back to Viridian." I state, walking back
"W-Wait!"
I stop and turn around.
"What's up?" I ask
"Maybe you'd wanna c-come with? I mean, I'm gonna follow Ash until he gets me a new bike, so might as well have someone to talk to. Plus, you might find something in Pewter City that could give your memories back." Misty offers
Huhn, she's actually right. I could find out who I am and not be alone with my thoughts. I've learned that in the last few seconds that I think too much and will eventually drive myself crazy like I am now.
"Alright, sure, I'll join you guys to Pewter City. Also, I really wanna see Pikachu's power in action." I accept
"You hear that Pikachu, you got a fan already." Ash says
"Yes! Uh, I mean- Alright, cool. Let's head out now then!" Misty says