Pokémon Voyages Red-Blue (4)

To recap: Joshua just beat Drake in a three-on-three battle, the first time Pokémon have ever listened to him.


I whooped, and Squirtle spun again just for fun. A bunch of kids who’d been watching came over to congratulate me. 

Drake muttered a string a words I won’t repeat. Then he said to me: “Careful, Josh. You might make an enemy.”

The next day at school was probably the best day of school I’d ever had in my life. I need to find a postal guy who’ll deliver to Mount Silver to send Red a thank you card.

Even with Drake’s all-day stink-eye at me, I felt great. Bulbasaur, Charmander and Squirtle loved it to, although whenever they were all out of the pokèball at once, the often fought about who actually carried them to victory (at least, I’m guessing that’s what it was about).

During free period, three different guys challenged me to a battle. I beat two of them, but the bell rang before the third battle. 

As I walked home, a Dragonite fell out of the sky. 

            The Dragonite was carrying a pouch full of messages and handed me a letter. In case you didn’t know: most postal guys don’t use Dragon Mail to deliver messages. I took the letter, and Dragonite left with a small Rawr.

            I opened the letter in my room.

            You know you have to go further. Oak has your license.

            Of course, I knew who it was from. I really do need to find the Mount Silver postal guy.

            I ran to Oak’s lab.

            Oak was home, muttering something about where on earth his pokèballs had gone. When he saw me, though, he lit up. “Ah! Hello, Joshua. Have you seen my starter pokèmon? I set them down on a bench two days ago, and they just vanished.” 

            I looked down at the three pokèballs on my belt. Red… You had better not have…

            Oak pulled out a letter. “Someone sent this to me. A letter of endorsement, though it doesn’t say who it’s from. It has the sign for the Indigo League, so it must’ve come from someone in it: a Gym Leader, the Chairman, Elite Four member, the Champion.”

            I held the letter in my hands. It was typed, so I couldn’t recognize the handwriting, but I had no doubt in my mind who it was from.

            To whom it may concern:

            This is a letter endorsing Joshua of Pallet Town to compete in the Kanto Indigo League. A license is included so that he may begin immediately, as well as a pokèdex.

            Sincerely, _______

            “Awfully short, isn’t it?” Oak questioned. “Here’s the license and pokèdex that were included.”

            My heart pounded as I took the two items. I could finally begin.

“I wish you luck,” Professor Oak told me. “Oh, and someone sent this, too.”

It was Red’s jacket: well, looked the same, anyways. But it was my size and didn’t have his name inscribed in it. It had mine.

I slipped it on. Perfect.

@Hades0918 @clasingla you both seemed interested in these so here's part four