Fanfic Preview: Pokemon Universe Part 1: RBY.

"Stand back!" Blue said, adopting what he thought was a "tough" pose. "I am Lance! The Dragon Master of the Elite four! Face me and prepare to be defeated!!"

"No fair!" Red complained. "You always get to be Lance!"

"That's just 'cause I'm awesome!" Blue said frankly. "You can be the new guy... What's his name?"

"I don't wanna be Bruno!" Red whined. "He never wears a shirt! Lance has that awesome cape, and really tough Dragons!"

"I wanna play!" Blue's sister came running out of the house. "I wanna play!"

Red and Blue rolled their eyes. To two eight year olds, a seven year old was immensely immature. "No girls allowed," Blue protested. "Go back in the house Daisy!"

"There are girls in the Elite Four!" Daisy protested. "There's Agitha! And Ms. Lorelei! I wanna be her!"

"That's different!" Blue said quickly. "Anyway, this isn't just a game to us, it's practice! One day I'm gonna be the Pokemon champion! I've gotta know how to conduct myself!"

"Not if I get there first!" Red shouted.

"I could be a Champion too if I wanted!" Daisy complained. "I just don't want to! I'd much rather be a Gym Leader!"

"Yeah right!" Blue laughed. "The day you become a Gym Leader is the day I shave my head!"

"I'm going to hold you to that!" Red laughed. "Go for it, Daze!"

Blue grumbled. "Both of you plotting against me," he pouted. "Well, if I'm gonna be bald, I'll need something to cover my shiny head..." Blue snatched the crimson and white Baseball cap off of Red's head. "You don't mind if I borrow this, do you?" he said mockingly.

"Hey!" Red said. "Give that back!"

"Smell ya later!" Blue ran off to his grandfather's Laboratory and Red followed, Daisy tagging along not far behind.

When they got to the lab they found Blue crouched behind a doorway, the hat hanging from his hand. Red quickly snatched it back. "That's not funny, Blue!" Red said loudly, putting the cap back on. "My dad gave me that hat!"

"Shh!' Blue hissed, listening in as to what's going on in the other room. Red listened too. He heard Professor Oak, Blue's grandfather, arguing with his daughter, Blue's mother Sam.

"He's a respected scientist," Sam sighed. "One of the top men in his field! I thought you'd be happy!"

"The man is a crank!" Professor Oak protested. "Five seconds away from living in a hunted castle with Tesla coils everywhere! Why would you going to work for this man make me happy?!"

"Dad, this is a chance to blow the mystery of Pokemon wide open!" Sam was starting to shout now. "The origins of Pokemon! The missing link between them and us! If what he's telling me is accurate, whatever it is he's found calls into question every theory we have!"

"And if that's true, that's very exciting," Oak said calmly. "But I don't like this man's methods! He's been raked over the coals several time for being inhumane!"

"Dad, I know Dr. Fuji is a bit..." Sam seemed to struggle to find the words.

"Insane?" Oak offered.

"Unorthodox," Sam finished. "But I can't pass this up. My whole life, your whole life, has been leading to this. This is the find of the millennium."

"I'm worried about you," the Professor sighed.

"That's very sweet," Sam smiled. "But I'll have David with me. It's perfectly safe."

"Is it?" Oak snickered. "Then why aren't you taking the kids?"

Sam stopped and didn't answer.

"Where is the Money coming from, Sam?" Oak asked sternly. "It's not a Government or University grant. I wouldn't have to hear about this project from you. So how? How is Fuji paying for all of this?"

Sam paused. "A private benefactor," she said. "It's all above board."

"You've never been able to lie to me," Oak said quietly. "Why are you trying now?"

Sam simply looked into her father's eyes. "We'll be back in a couple of months," she said quietly. "Please take care of the kids while I'm gone."

Oak rolled his eyes, resigned to the situation. "Alright," he sighed. "Just... Look after yourself, alright?"

"You too," Sam hugged her Dad, smiling. "And make sure to take those pills every four hours like the Doctor told you!"

"I swear, you're worse than your mother," Oak sighed. "I love you. Be careful..."

"I love you, too!" Sam smiled as she left the lab. She didn't even notice the three kids listening at the door.

There was silence for a few minutes. Finally Red got up the courage to say something. "Where are your parents going?"

"Cinnabar Island," Blue sighed. "Some research thing. Real hush-hush..."

"I'm really worried," Daisy said. "They won't tell us anything... Usually it's hard getting them to stop... I have a bad feeling about this."

"Cram it, squirt," Blue said, a little too harshly. "Everything will be fine." That's what he said, but the look on his face said he was worried too.

Red had to break the tension. He didn't do well in emotional situations. "Hey!" he said suddenly. "You up for a challenge?"

"Always!" said Blue, perking up.

"We both want to be Champion, right?" Red said, getting more and more excited. "So we make a game out of it! We each make the best Pokemon team we can, and we end it with a HUGE Battle right on top of the Indigo Plateau!" Red offered his hand.

"You're on!" Blue grabbed Red's hand and proceeded to grip it as tightly as he could. "Hundred Poke says I make it to the Plateau before you do!"

"You wish!" Red shouted.

"I wanna play! I wanna play!" Daisy protested.

Red and Blue looked at Daisy. "You can be the referee," Red offered. "You help us decide a winner! Sound fair?" Blue nodded.

"So I have power over both of you?!" Daisy smiled. "That's fun! One point for Red!"

"There aren't points!" Blue protested. "That's not how this works!"

"Questioning the Official!" Daisy said smugly. "Five points docked from Blue!"

"Ha ha!" Red said mockingly.

"Poor sportsmanship!" Daisy shouted. "Minus six points for Red!"

"Hey!" Red protested.

"Get her!" Blue shouted. And the three children ran laughing out of the lab.

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Eight years later, Red woke up in his bed, a ten mile grin on his face. He was sixteen now. Officially of age to start the League challenge. Blue's Birthday was a month ago, but he had waited, because he wanted to play fair. It was time for them to get their Pokemon.

Let the Games begin.

BTW, in my head Blue's sister is the female trainer from FRLG. Yeah, this story is just going to be my headcannon for Gen 1 of Pokemon. What do you guys think? If I were to post it on AO3 would I get readers?

Don't worry, BTW. Doctor Whooves will be out soon. If not tomorrow.

Comments

[gamexpert1990]

What do you guys think? If I were to post it on AO3 would I get readers?

I'd read it, but please post a blog here linking to it when you release and update it?

[LightOfTriumph]

4306739 About that... You'd probably wanna see this..

[gamexpert1990]

4306741
I already read that, actually, the only reason I haven't left comments yet is because my phone was acting up the other night and then I forgot to go back again...

I'llgobackthroughthembytheendoftodayIpromise!