victory_road | 1st Run // Welcome to the World of Pokemon!

[ The video comes on to show a brightly grinning newcomer! He's already on Route 29, having bolted from New Bark the moment he had his feet under him and his Pokemon given to him. ]

Hey world! I just got here and I got this super cool dog! Look at him! He's on his back legs and run like a champ, it's amazing! Show 'em what ya got Danny! [ The camera focuses on a Riolu, bright-eyed and eager. Danny the Riolu playfully flexed it's not-impressive arms, before turning and using his Quick Attack to show off his speed. Zip-zip! But then Ash quickly told Danny to stop and turned the camera again; this time it lands on a Sentret nearby. ]

Holy shit, who's that Pokemon? I'm gonna try and catch it. Here, hold this- [ Wait. The camera's being handed to the Riolu. Who turns it on himself and winks, before turning it back to Ash, who is trying to sneak up on the Sentret. Before lunging for it, trying to physically grab it. The Sentret rightly squeaks and struggles with him, before getting a good Scratch on his arm and bolting off. Someone skipped the tutorial on how to catch Pokemon... ]

Ah, ffffff-uck-

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Heh, can't blame a guy for trying! [ Yes, yes you can. ]

No worries. There's tons of them to go around, right? Means I can just try the proper way next time! [ Danny gives an encouraging cheer, jumping up to hi trainer's shoulder to pump his little fist in the air. Heck yeah! ]

[... Goddamn that is some level of enthusiasm. Good thing she was bothered by those kids in Sanctuary enough that it doesn't annoy her too much...]

Indeed, there are. But you might want to be careful if you pull a stunt like that again; not all of them are as fluffy and harmless as that one was.

[... The scratches Ash got from the flailing sentret don't really say "harmless", but. That's absurdly tame compared to what she's used to.]

Nah, some people called me up and told me that I'm meant to have Danny here fight them. And showed me some of their cool ones too! This guy, Maurice, had this fatass rhino with armour on it. He even said he rides around on him too. I'd love to catch one of those!

[Fatass rhino.... with armor? That doesn't ring any kinds of bells...]

You're out of luck, if you want to find something like that on the early routes. Monsters with actual fighting potential don't start showing up until you reach at least Violet City.

[...]

If you do find one of those, tell me where.

If I find one, I'm gonna be showing it off to everyone, don't worry!

And hey, these little guys got plenty of fight! That little raccoon didn't just roll over.

[ Each Pokemon to understand
The power that's inside! ]

[Another snort.]

Oh please, that's nothing. Those rodents have all the ferocity of stuffed animals compared to the beasts you can obtain after some journeying.

[She fiddles with her gear a little to pan the camera out, then lets out a sharp whistle. From behind her, the large, fluffy form of an Arcanine appears, head tilted curiously as he watches... whatever it is his trainer is doing.]

Something like this is much better.

[sorry man she uses sentret as training fodder at this point, any ferocity they might have is completely lost on her]

[ Holy shit. Holy shit. She might notice how Ash's eyes had widened and might even be sparkling at the sight of this GIANT ORANGE TIGER DOG. ]

Holy shit. Who is that and where'd you get them??

[... It's funny, when Athena first arrived, she'd swear to you that she wouldn't get attached to these animals. That they were all just time bombs, waiting to turn into monsters that could put the Pandoran wildlife to shame.

But now... now, she can't stop that flash of pride as Ash looks so awestruck.]

This is Cerberus, an Arcanine. [Cue happy bark from the big doggo!] You can find his previous evolution to the west of Ecruteak City. To allow it to evolve into the form you see here, you need an item called a Fire Stone.

[ Ash is marking this on his map immediately. As in, on the route west of Ecruteak, he's written ORANGE DOGS!! ]

Man, that's ages away...Looks like I'm stuck with you for a bit, Danny. [ He teases his Riolu, who sticks a paw in his face and it's tongue out. Fuck you Ash, he's a delight ]

Do you have other ones? Like, not just dogs but other Pokemon?

[... Hm. She'd only shown Cerberus because she knew where to catch Pokemon like him. She wouldn't be able to give Ash an answer on her other powerhouses if he were to ask about their locations, but if he just wants to see...]

Of course. I've gathered a decent team in my months here.

[It's a good thing she's still milling about outside the inn. It's not hard to find a table to set her gear on and give Ash a better view, becase when she calls out again, a very large, red and black Haxorus walks into view, followed by an Aegislash hovering close behind.]

These two are more of my heavy hitters. Typhon and Xiphos.

[ Ash whistles, reaching up to pat Danny. Now Danny was amazing, but there was no denying; those were impressive, very big Pokemon. ]

Were they that big when you got 'em? [ He doesn't fully know about evolution yet, poor boy. ]

[It's a good thing Xiphos doesn't... exactly have a chest, because if he did, he'd be puffing it up in pride at that whistle. He's a pokemon who knows he's a badass, and it's darn good that other people can see it! Typhon is a bit more modest, but he does let out a happy sort of growl at the whistle.]

No. Xiphos was a bit smaller, though not by much. Typhon... [She lowers one of her hands, to just about the height of her knee. It's a drastic difference, considering the Haxorus now towers over the (...admittedly short) gladiator.] After he hatched, he was only about this big.

Oh man... Maybe you'll end up really big someday, Danny. [ He gave his Riolu a smile, who flexed their not very strong arms again! ] If you get that big, you can't be riding my shoulders. I'm pretty tough but I wouldn't be able to carry around anything that big!

Unless it was an empty cardboard box.

[ Danny gasped and pouted at the idea, making a point of half hugging his head. Ash laughed ]

Aw well. Probably best I start small!

1st Run // Welcome to the World of Pokemon!

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