09-11-2013, 12:54 AM
Don't let this happen to you. (Click to View)
This was the first chapter of my story, and arguably the worst. Read at your own risk.
The sun was too sleepy to get up. The wall of clouds was too lazy to move out of the way. The sky hung in perpetual morning over the town of Pallet. Inhabitants walked outside to drink their coffee, take their Rattata for a walk, or simply smell the fresh mountain air and feel the breeze in their hair.
I, however, was waiting outside of Oak's laboratory. I had been sitting here for just over an hour, playing cards with my friend and rival Sky. Pokemon were being given out today, and we were the first in line to receive them.
"Yes! Four sevens! I win the match!" shouted Sky.
"Not so fast, buddy. Four queens," I said triumphantly.
"Aw, come on, Grey! You cheated!"
"Well, so did you."
Sky was my official traveling companion. We had agreed, since we were eight, to travel the Kanto region, collect all eight Gym badges, and eventually fight for the title of Pokemon Champion. Now that we were twelve, we could finally do so. His usual wardrobe consisted of black running shoes, blue jeans, a sky blue jacket, and a white baseball cap with the word "Silph" on the front in stylized writing. Sky had short, blonde hair tucked away under his white baseball cap.
"Come on, Grey, I played my hand fair and square! I have a queen in my deck!"
"Well, I have a seven in my deck."
This is the way we always played, seeing who could pull off the most outrageous decks. I even got six tens once.
As we were bickering about who was the winner, Professor Burgundy, one of Oak's aides, unlocked the door to the lab.
"Well, boys, aren't you going to come in? I assume you're waiting for your Pokemon."
"Where's Professor Oak? Isn't he supposed to be giving out Pokemon?" Sky asked.
"He's... Ah, he's off surveying. They're planning a new city north of Pewter, in the mountains. There's a lot of iron and ore there."
We walked inside the lab, and the first thing that hit us was the snow. It was snowing inside the lab.
"Why in the world is it snowing inside, but not outside? We're in a building, and it's snowing!" I wondered quite loudly.
"Sorry, boys, but we have to keep it this way or Articuno will leave."
Articuno was standing on a table, crooning softly while another aide ran various tests on its feathers. "Cuno!" it cried when it saw us.
"And why would Articuno be in the Lab again?" I asked.
"We want to figure out what is creating such a strong armor in its feathers. Its feathers are so strong and resilient, even a Charizard's Metal Claw has trouble getting through. When we get done, it will greatly help Silph Co. in producing new, stronger Poke Balls."
We waded through the snow to a lab table set up with three Poke balls. "You know the drill, don't you? Each of these balls contains the regulation Starter Pokemon: Bulbasaur to the left, Charmander in the center, and Squirtle to the right. Which one would you like to choose? Pick wisely, the -"
"I've already chosen. I want Squirtle," I said.
"I want Charmander," Sky replied.
"Why in the world would you pick a type weak to my own?" I asked.
"One word: Charizard."
Professor Burgundy seemed taken aback at our haste and quick decision. "Are you sure? Well, here you go!" Sky took his Charmander and I took my Squirtle. We put the shrunken Poke Balls in our pockets.
"Why don't we step outside and have a battle? I'm sick of all this snow." Sky suggested.
"Articuno! Cuno!" Articuno shot at Sky angrily.
Once we were outside under the cloudy sky, I grew my Poke Ball to full size and released Squirtle.
"Squirtle squirt!" Squirtle was slightly small, but his face was beaming with delight and respect. I could tell we were going to be great partners.
"Aren't you going to nickname your Pokemon?" Sky asked me.
"Nah, I like Squirtle the way it is."
Sky and I lined up against each other and put our Pokemon in front of us. Charmander glared at Squirtle with a Leer that could pierce armor. Squirtle shrugged it off and flashed a smile to Charmander.
"The battle between Rivals Sky and Grey will now begin," I shouted, as I saw my friend as my enemy for the first time...
The sun was too sleepy to get up. The wall of clouds was too lazy to move out of the way. The sky hung in perpetual morning over the town of Pallet. Inhabitants walked outside to drink their coffee, take their Rattata for a walk, or simply smell the fresh mountain air and feel the breeze in their hair.
I, however, was waiting outside of Oak's laboratory. I had been sitting here for just over an hour, playing cards with my friend and rival Sky. Pokemon were being given out today, and we were the first in line to receive them.
"Yes! Four sevens! I win the match!" shouted Sky.
"Not so fast, buddy. Four queens," I said triumphantly.
"Aw, come on, Grey! You cheated!"
"Well, so did you."
Sky was my official traveling companion. We had agreed, since we were eight, to travel the Kanto region, collect all eight Gym badges, and eventually fight for the title of Pokemon Champion. Now that we were twelve, we could finally do so. His usual wardrobe consisted of black running shoes, blue jeans, a sky blue jacket, and a white baseball cap with the word "Silph" on the front in stylized writing. Sky had short, blonde hair tucked away under his white baseball cap.
"Come on, Grey, I played my hand fair and square! I have a queen in my deck!"
"Well, I have a seven in my deck."
This is the way we always played, seeing who could pull off the most outrageous decks. I even got six tens once.
As we were bickering about who was the winner, Professor Burgundy, one of Oak's aides, unlocked the door to the lab.
"Well, boys, aren't you going to come in? I assume you're waiting for your Pokemon."
"Where's Professor Oak? Isn't he supposed to be giving out Pokemon?" Sky asked.
"He's... Ah, he's off surveying. They're planning a new city north of Pewter, in the mountains. There's a lot of iron and ore there."
We walked inside the lab, and the first thing that hit us was the snow. It was snowing inside the lab.
"Why in the world is it snowing inside, but not outside? We're in a building, and it's snowing!" I wondered quite loudly.
"Sorry, boys, but we have to keep it this way or Articuno will leave."
Articuno was standing on a table, crooning softly while another aide ran various tests on its feathers. "Cuno!" it cried when it saw us.
"And why would Articuno be in the Lab again?" I asked.
"We want to figure out what is creating such a strong armor in its feathers. Its feathers are so strong and resilient, even a Charizard's Metal Claw has trouble getting through. When we get done, it will greatly help Silph Co. in producing new, stronger Poke Balls."
We waded through the snow to a lab table set up with three Poke balls. "You know the drill, don't you? Each of these balls contains the regulation Starter Pokemon: Bulbasaur to the left, Charmander in the center, and Squirtle to the right. Which one would you like to choose? Pick wisely, the -"
"I've already chosen. I want Squirtle," I said.
"I want Charmander," Sky replied.
"Why in the world would you pick a type weak to my own?" I asked.
"One word: Charizard."
Professor Burgundy seemed taken aback at our haste and quick decision. "Are you sure? Well, here you go!" Sky took his Charmander and I took my Squirtle. We put the shrunken Poke Balls in our pockets.
"Why don't we step outside and have a battle? I'm sick of all this snow." Sky suggested.
"Articuno! Cuno!" Articuno shot at Sky angrily.
Once we were outside under the cloudy sky, I grew my Poke Ball to full size and released Squirtle.
"Squirtle squirt!" Squirtle was slightly small, but his face was beaming with delight and respect. I could tell we were going to be great partners.
"Aren't you going to nickname your Pokemon?" Sky asked me.
"Nah, I like Squirtle the way it is."
Sky and I lined up against each other and put our Pokemon in front of us. Charmander glared at Squirtle with a Leer that could pierce armor. Squirtle shrugged it off and flashed a smile to Charmander.
"The battle between Rivals Sky and Grey will now begin," I shouted, as I saw my friend as my enemy for the first time...
If you haven't already figured it out, I am very self-conscious about my writing.
Enough sidetracking! To the point!
This thread will be all about people writing Fanfictions, how they write, where their ideas came from, etc. I believe the only inhabitants of this thread will be me (GKA and Pokemon: Dead Version), Grassdragon (Arceus The Untold Story), Hachi (The Banished Dragon), and Kalas Rey if he ever decides to come back. If you ever write a fanfiction, feel free to talk about it here. Or if you don't write, you can talk about our fanfictions.
So let's talk about fanfictions!
