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17: The Excitable Woman
Cyndaquil initiated. Unleashed an Ember fireball in Ralts' direction. Despite appearing cute and harmless, Ralts could fight. All animals could. Instincts for survival and combat had been passed down through millions of years of ancestors. Ralts wrapped a hand in pink...
The art website is out!
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The website contains art of Joe's Pokémon, and it has character art.
It has PokeDex entries and simple character profiles.
I plan to add more pages over time. Map, Timeline, Collectibles. There's a lot I...
16: New Friend
Melony returned to the lobby five minutes later. Now she wore a beige ribbed sweater that was a little too big, the cuffs going beyond her wrists. She wore an extremely short black pencil skirt. Black thigh highs. Boots. She saw Joe looking over her briefly. It wasn't a...
15: Enjoy Life
Sun poured in through gaps around the curtains. Joe awoke and was too scared to move. Ralts was grabbing his head. Sprigatito was curled up on his chest. Cyndaquil had wrapped himself in Joe's hand. If he moved, he'd wake his children.
Joe yawned as lightly as he could. He had...
14: Battle of the Beefcakes
Caveman threw the first punch. Joe ducked it and sent a couple quick jabs into the behemoth's side. Aimed for the liver. It was an easy way to take someone down. But Joe recoiled instead. It was like punching a brick wall.
Joe tried to step back. Caveman swung his...
13: Target Acquired
Rotom put the address Amelia had sent into a map. It was a few streets away from the warehouse, overlooking the entrance. It was further away than Joe expected, but after some thinking he figured it was the right choice. The further away Amelia was, the safer she was. It...
12: Eager to Impress
Joe walked into one of the countless fields with the mountain as a backdrop. He couldn't see anyone. Perfect. He had to begin training straight away. Both for tonight and the future. Raikou wasn't going to save itself, and Joe was nowhere near strong enough to help it.
He...
11: Pokemon Journey
Joe tapped his feet as he waited. Should've known he'd need an appointment. Professors are busy people. If he'd known, he could've bought a book on his way to the lab. Minutes passed. He shifted in his seat. He was restless. Joe was about to start playing with Sprigatito...
10: New Day, New Problem
Joe awoke to his stomach grumbling. The sun hadn't graced the horizon yet but he'd gone to bed early without food.
There had been a massive Copperajah in the room, but the dream answered it. Joe had a feeling Raikou wouldn't appear again any time soon.
The dream also...
9: Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Joe gasped. Coughed. His eyes burst open. A rotund silhouette was in his sight. He blinked. The shadow disappeared. Maybe a fleck of dirt. He saw white clouds casually floating along. He coughed some more. Sat up, turning his attention away from the sky. Bent...
8: A Minor Problem
A low rumble like thunder echoed around Mt. Silver. It came from Raikou simply breathing. Its narrow eyes never left Joe.
Joe was not equipped to fight a legend. Raikou. One of the Beasts. Joe learned about it in school. History class. The species was part of Johto's past...
7: Sterling
The sun rose and fell and rose again. Joe reached his destination. New Bark. A homely little town. Population of twenty thousand. Joe stood on the deck. Leaned on the railing. Watched the town come into sight. New Bark was overrun by nature. Massive fields. Lines of trees opposite...
6: Jasmine's Goodbye
Sprigatito took over Joe's pillow that night. No point getting a pet bed. They'd be away for a year starting tomorrow. He laid her to rest on one side. Claimed a side for himself. In the middle of the night he awoke with a sneeze. Sprigatito was curled up in front of his...
5: Spri-GOT-ito
Joe awoke from his daydream. He shifted in his seat. Sprigatito took the hint. Jumped off Joe's leg so he could stand. Somehow the small cat had finished the entire packet of food. Joe rose. Dusted off his trousers, crumbs fell to the ground. He stretched. Sprigatito hovered...
4: Creative Nickname
Joe marched to the lighthouse, Jasmine on his back. He finally realised why the light was out. Jasmine was here to treat a Pokemon. It was at the top. The light of this lighthouse was sick and unable to fulfil its duty.
He observed the building. Chipped white and blue...
3: On the Edge
Joe barged into the Gym's reception area. His shoulder struck the glass door before it could move out of his way. The assistant rose from her desk, this time clearly on edge. Her eyes widened. She took a step back. Joe was now perceived as a threat. He reached the desk.
"Where...
2: Gut Feeling
Two years ago. Joe was on shift at the PokeMart. It started raining lightly. Could see it on the windows. Early afternoon meant few customers anyway. People were at school or working.
"You met that weirdo at the Gym? Jasmine? She's, like, so annoying. And this weather is trash...
1: The Big Man
Olivine. A modern port city surrounded by a mass of fields for export. It's in a country called Johto, with millions of people calling this place home. City planners avoided skyscrapers, so the settlement expanded out, not up.
Deep in the bustling streets of Olivine, a small...