Three kids from Pallet Town, Viridian City told them to “come on down,” They’re about to go to school, But is school really cool? Nine Months One - “Weird Weekend in Viridian” Story Written by The Freedom Fighter The characters in this chapter and their ages, in order of appearance: May Oak - 16 Gary Oak - 14 Ash Ketchum - 14 Daisy Waterflower - 17 Violet Waterflower - 16 Lily Waterflower - 16 AJ Kamensky - 15 Melanie Shrub - 17 Richie Sparky - 14 Brock Slate - 16 Misty Waterflower - 14 Continuity Explanation: No Pokémon in School! * Except for research purposes or another approved excuse from both the Pokémon League and the Viridian City Senior High School Executive Board, no Pokémon are allowed on school grounds. Failure to follow this rule could result in suspension from school and could result in further action from the Pokémon League. Trust me, this rule is going to get a few people into trouble later on. ( ) denotes either an action the character is doing or a note of mine to point out to you [ ] denotes what a particular Pokémon is saying, in English **** denotes a scene change Disclaimer: These characters aren’t mine, and they probably never will be. This series is rated PG, although all chapters may not contain material that qualifies for that rating. This series will soon be available at my website, The Poké-Post: Web address: http://www.acmecity.com/games/mythical/292 ************************************************************************ August 30th, 4:00 p.m., Viridian City Senior High School Dormitory Village, Flame Hall The sound of a key turning is heard, and then the door to one of the dorm rooms open. May steps in first, taking the key out of the hole, then carrying in one of Ash’s bags. Gary and Ash follow, carrying some more luggage. May: (placing the bag she’s carrying on one of the beds) Wow, this room doesn’t look that bad. The two boys drop all of their bags and begin to look around the room themselves. Gary: Not bad at all. The beds look to be in good shape, and so do the closets. Ash: It’s kind of small, though. May: Small? Ash, Gary, you two have got it made! The room I was in when I was a freshman was only half as big as this one... and I had to share it with a roommate too! It wasn’t even in that good of a condition! The curtains were tattered, there was a spring coming out of my roommate’s bed frame, it even smelled like... well, let’s just say it wasn’t a pleasant smell. Ash: (shaking) I don’t even want to think about what it was like in there. Gary: Hey, Ash, let’s go get the TV from the car! Ash: You brought a TV? Wish I thought of that. Gary and Ash run out of the room to the car, while May begins to unpack some of Gary’s belongings. She takes out a pack full of Gary’s purple shirts and starts to shake her head in disagreement. May: My brother doesn’t have any fashion sense at all. Where does he dig these ugly things from anyway? Suddenly, a spherical object falls from the pack and lands next to May’s feet. May: What’s this? She bends over to pick it up, and finds out that it’s a Pokéball. May: A Pokéball? Doesn’t Gary know that Pokémon aren’t allowed on school grounds without permission? She then hears a muffled voice from one of Ash’s bags. Curious, she goes over to it and zips it open. A familiar figure jumps out of the bag. Pikachu: (jumping into May’s arms) Pika! [May!] May: Pikachu? Don’t tell me Ash tried to sneak you here in that bag! Ash: Sneak who here in one of my bags? May turns to see Ash and Gary carrying in a small twelve inch TV. Both of their eyes suddenly bulge open when they see May holding Pikachu and a Pokéball. They nearly drop the TV on the floor in surprise! After putting the TV in a safe place, they then turn to May. Gary: May! What are you doing with my Pokéball! Ash: And when did you get a Pikachu? I didn’t know you had one. May: Gary, I was unpacking your stuff when it dropped out! And Ash, this Pikachu isn’t mine, it’s yours! Pikachu jumps from May’s arms right onto Ash’s head. May: You stuffed him into one of your bags in order to bring him here! Ash: I didn’t tell Pikachu to come along! He stuffed himself into the bag while I wasn’t looking! He wanted to come with me! (to Pikachu) I told you to stay home, Pikachu! Pikachu: (shakes his head, disagreeing) Pika pi! Pi chu pika pika pika cha pikachu pi chu pichu cha cha pi cha pikachu pikachu! [No way! I’m not staying home with your lightheaded mom and that sweep-happy Mr. Mime!] Ash: Hey! My mom is not lightheaded! May: (amazed) You can actually understand what Pikachu is saying? Ash: Yeah. It tends to happen when you spend four years of your life with a Pokémon. Gary: (snatching his Pokéball from May) Who told you that you could unpack my stuff anyway, sis? May: (getting angry) Because I’m your big sister and I wanted to make sure you guys actually unpack everything! Gary: Ash and I can handle it ourselves, May. Besides, don’t you have your own problems to deal with? (smiles) You still have to go to your room and meet your roommate, and then you’ve got cheerleader practice at seven, right? May: (yelling in Gary’s face) Fine! I can see where I’m not wanted! May storms out of the room and slams the door behind her. Ash: Now why’d you have to go and do that, Gary? Gary: Because she was getting on my nerves. What’s your Pikachu doing here, anyway? Is it in love with you or something? Ash: No! Pikachu just followed me! He stuffed himself into my bag! Gary: Sure he did. Pikachu: (charging up) Pikaaaa! [Thunder charge!] Ash: Pikachu, no! Don’t shock, Gary! Besides, we have to live with him until June. Say, why did you bring a Pokéball? Gary: Why? For protection! Ash: You know that Pokémon aren’t allowed on campus without a valid excuse. Gary: Don’t worry, no one will find out! Plus, your Pikachu is more likely to get caught, since he follows you all over the place, and he refuses to get into a Pokéball! Ash: Pikachu won’t get caught! I’ll make sure of it! Pikachu: Pika pi! [I’ll make sure too!] Gary: You think so? How about we make a bet? Whoever’s Pokémon gets caught first has to pay $50 to the winner. Deal? Ash: Deal! The two shake hands. Pikachu watches, unsure whether he likes where this situation is going. Gary then begins to walk out. Ash: Hey! Where are you going? Gary: To the football field! I’m trying out for the football team! Gary walks out the door with his football cleats in hand. Ash yells at him as he leaves. Ash: Who’s going to help me hook up the TV? ************************************************************************ 4:30 p.m., Viridian City Senior High School Dormitory Village, Blizzard Hall After parking her car and getting a parking permit, May carries her two bags into the building and towards her third floor room. May: Three ten. This looks like the right room. May pushes open the unlocked door, and sees the room is already decorated with plaques of water Pokémon, pink curtains, and vases full of daisies. May: Looks like Daisy’s already here... and she’s made herself at home. May puts her bags down and closes the door. Daisy suddenly pushes the door open from behind her, unaware that May is standing there, and she falls flat on her body to the floor. Daisy: Hi, May! (looking down) Like, what are you doing down there? The absent-minded, blonde haired, oldest sister of the Sensational Sisters of Cerulean City steps into the room in a very revealing red dress and matching high heel shoes. May: (getting up) Hi, Daisy. Clumsy as usual, I see. Daisy: How was I supposed to know you would be standing by the door? You should be over by the bed. May: (picking up her bags, then admiring the room) You’ve already decorated the place, huh? Daisy: Yeah! Like, cool, right? May: Sure. Daisy: Well, good luck unpacking, May, dear! I’m heading off with my sisters! I’ll see you at cheerleading practice tonight? May: Right. Remember, it’s at seven o’clock at the main gymnasium. Violet, the purple haired and tallest of the sisters, walks in the door, with a purple shirt, blue jean shorts, and purple high heels, which all accented her features. She is followed by the youngest of the three, Lily. Her pink hair flowed freely down her shoulders and onto her t-shirt, the same “Viridian City Cheerleaders Rule!” shirt that May was wearing. She is also wearing a short pink skirt and matching heels. Violet: Hiiiiiii! Lily: Ready to go, Daisy? Daisy: Yeah! (to May) Bye, May! May watches as the three almost identical-looking sisters walk out of the room, laughing, and going off to do who knows what. ************************************************************************ 6:00 p.m., Geodude Practice Field About seventy boys of all shapes and sizes are trying out to make the forty-four man team. Gary is lining up with four other boys on the field, all preparing to take off running. Coach: Okay, group five. Here’s your chance to shine in the forty yard dash! Go! Gary takes off into the early lead, but another boy passes by him at the last moment as they lead the pack over the finish line. Coach: Not bad. Kamensky, 4.54. Oak, 4.58. He calls off the names of the other three kids, who didn’t do as well. Coach: That’s all for you guys. The first cut is after practice on Monday afternoon. Next! The two boys walk off the field next to each other. Gary: Man, you’re fast! You surprised me there! Kamensky: Thanks. You weren’t too bad yourself. Gary: Well, talent runs in the family. (sticks his hand out) I’m Gary Oak. Kamensky: (does the same) I’m AJ Kamensky. Pleased to meet you. Although, I’m surprised that a freshman can actually keep up with a sophomore. Gary: Are you saying that I’m slow? AJ: No. It’s just we don’t see young boys that can run with the upperclassmen very often. Gary: Say, since we’re done for the day, do you want to get a bite to eat? AJ: Sure! I know of this great place for football players! You’ll love it! ************************************************************************ 7:15 p.m., Vileplume Arena (Viridian City Senior High School Main Gymnasium) A large group of girls dressed in short sleeve shirts and jogging shorts are jumping up and practicing their splits and cheers. May, Daisy, Violet, and Lily dont’t seem to be having any trouble, since they had already been in the cheerleading squad before. Still, everyone with the exception of the captain was required to try out for the squad at the beginning of the year. May: Come on, girls, keep up! Daisy: Yeah! This is as easy as pie! Violet: This is a breeze! Lily: (wiping the sweat off her forehead) This is exhausting! Suddenly, a girl comes out into the gym. She’s blue haired, some of it tied up in a ponytail, all being held in place thanks to her light green bow. She is also dressed just like the others. She then steps forward to talk to the would-be cheerleaders. Girl: Good evening, everyone! May: Recruits, this is Melanie Shrub, the captain of the Viridian City Senior High School Cheerleading Squad! Melanie: Thanks, May. I see that a lot of you want to be part of our elite squad. The girls nod in agreement. Melanie: It takes more than beauty to be part of the team, though. It also takes altheticism, a pleasant attitude, and a lot of hard work to become a cheerleader! She then starts to examine some of the younger recruits, trying to mentally picture whether or not they had potential. Melanie: Over the next week, I’ll be teaching you some of our basic routines. Then, this Friday afternoon, we’ll have three cheerleading experts come in and judge each applicant. The best will be accepted to the team! Good luck to you all! (smiling) Now, let’s start with a few stretching exercises! ************************************************************************ 11:30 p.m., Viridian City Senior High School Dormitory Village, 202 Flame Hall Gary and Ash are lying in their beds, trying to get some sleep. Gary: Ash. Ash: Gary. Can’t sleep either, huh? Gary: Yeah. I just feel weird here. I mean you and me, we’ve been rivals for four years, but yet, we’re somehow managing to keep from strangling each others throats. Ash: Amazing. Suddenly, there is a banging sound coming from the door. Gary goes to open it, and several boys come barging in the room, led by a brown haired kid with a strange blue hat. Gary: Who are you? Leader: I’m Richie Sparky, and I’m here to let you guys know what’s up. Ash: (getting out of bed) I don’t care who you are! Go bother someone else! Richie: Shut up, you fool! I’m not done yet! Gary: What do you and your gang want anyway? Richie: I just want to let you know that I rule things around here! Anyone who answers otherwise will get a severe beating! Ash: You can’t just go around thinking your the boss! Richie: Who says I can’t? (to Gary) If I were you, I’d get another roommate. This one’s too dense. Ash: (shouting) Who are you calling dense, you low life? Gary: Get out of our room before I call the cops! Richie: (smiles, then glares at them both) Okay, I’ll leave... for now. But if you try and cross my path, don’t expect to live the day without a little rumble. With that, Richie and his goons left the room. Ash: I can’t believe this! School hasn’t even started and I’ve already got an enemy! Gary: (clenching his fist) This Richie character isn’t going to get away with this. ************************************************************************ August 31st, 2:00 p.m., Viridian City Senior High School Auditorium The next day, all of the freshmen had gathered in the auditorium for a special orientation assembly. Ash: I don’t see why we have to go to this stupid assembly. Gary: You only say that because you just want to watch that show of yours... you know, the one with the teenagers who transform into superheroes. Ash: No! Not that one! Gary: Really? Ash: Actually, it’s the other one... the one with all the dinosaurs who try to save the Great Valley! (Author’s Note: Try and guess what show Ash is talking about!) Gary: (rolls his eyes) Man, you are one weird kid. Suddenly, Melanie comes on stage and begins to talk. Melanie: Welcome, incoming freshman! I am Melanie Shrub, president of the Student Government Association here at Viridian City Senior High School... as well as a member of the senior class! The crowd replies with mixed reactions of glee and disgust. Melanie: My purpose here today is to give you a preview of what to expect as you spend the next four years of your life learning all of the important facts of life! Ash begins to admire Melanie for some reason. Ash: (in thought) Where have I seen her before? Suddenly, a strange boy comes running up on stage. With dark brown spiky hair, a matching colored vest covering an orange short sleeve shirt, light brown pants, and some tennis shoes, he seemed to have a crush on Melanie... a huge one. Boy: Oh, Melanie, oh, Melanie, please say you’ll go out with me tonight! Everyone in the auditorium breaks out in laughter except for Melanie, who is now really angry at the boy. Melanie: Brock, can’t you see I’m trying to do an orientation here! Brock: (with hearts in his eyes, starts to sing) Oh, Melanie, can’t you see! I’m crazy for you! I wanna be with you! Melanie: (singing in her own tone) I’d never go out with a slob like you! With that, Melanie marches off the stage. Brock, still determined to win Melanie’s heart, chases after her. The crowd is still laughing in hysterics... except for Gary. Ash: (laughing) Did you see that guy cling himself to her? It’s like he’s a girl magnet or something. Gary: That wasn’t funny, Ash! Can’t you see that she didn’t like him! I can’t believe you don’t have feelings for anyone but yourself! Gary runs out of the auditorium, angry at Ash. Ash: Gary! That’s not true! You just don’t have a sense of humor! Gary doesn’t hear Ash. The young trainer decides to sit back down and ponder whether or not his decision to laugh was indeed the right one. Unknown to him, someone else in the arena isn’t laughing either... a young redhead, with a lonesome ponytail sticking out. She is wearing a blue vest over her traditional yellow tank top, held down by red suspenders that connect to her blue jean shorts. If any of you didn’t know by now, this is Misty. Misty: I can’t believe everyone here is so immature! Can’t they see she was trying to inform us about the joys of high school. (sighs) Reminds me of some of the trainers who are always insulting me when I decide to battle them for a Cascade Badge. To be continued... Comments, suggestions, and ideas for future chapters can be sent to my e-mail address, jgg121@psu.edu. Copyright Date: 2/21/00