Baby Ruby Chapter 1

A nice warm breeze gently blew over a small town known as Littleroot Town. It was a cloudy, rainy, warm night. In the small number of houses and buildings in the town, a movers’ truck was parked in front of a house with a sold sign in front of it. The movers had moved a majority of the objects inside the house, they were almost complete with the task at hand. The sold house was only two floors, but it had everything a new home owner needed like a kitchen, bathrooms, and two bedrooms. The new, eighteen year old owner of this house looked out an open window on the second floor of the house. The movers were almost finished with the last object that needed to be moved into the house. The breeze flowed through owner’s long blonde hair, her ocean blue eyes gazed upon the horizon, and her chest rose as she inhaled the fresh air deeply. She waved goodbye to the movers as they pulled out the sold sign in the lawn, and drove off. The owner closed the open window and made her way downstairs. As she walked through the lower half of her home, she saw the countless items that was given to her by her family from heirlooms to her favorite wooden ship wheel from her grandpa. The owner locked the front door while picked up a letter that her father told her not to open until she got everything unpacked. A neatly cursive “To Venus,” was written on the front of the letter. Venus, was the name of the new home owner and her mind raced with all of the possibilities that could be within the letter. Venus opened the letter as she walked up the stairs and took out the letter as she sat on her bed. The letter read, “Dear Venus, everyone here hopes that you moved into your new home safely. So, to celebrate, we sent a special gift to Prof. Birch who should be living in the same town as you. Don’t worry about bothering the professor, he was great friends with both me and your grandad so he’ll be more than happy to see you. Best of luck, your father …” The name was smudged, but Venus knew that her father wrote the letter with love and care. She set down the letter on the night stand by her bed, changed into her pajamas, and went to bed, eager for the sun to rise, the next day.

The next day…

Venus woke up to the sounds of a loud scream in the distance. She shot up out of her bed, quickly got dressed in her blue striped jacket, put on her favorite brown sandals, and ran to where the scream came from which from the looks of the town, came from Route 101. Near the entrance to Route 101, Venus saw a little girl who was curled up in a ball near the base of a tree, and trembled slightly. Venus gently approached the girl and tapped her on a shoulder.

Venus: What’s the matter little girl?

The little girl looked up at the voice that tried to get her attention, and was taken back. The girl had never seen a woman like Venus! Venus stood a tall 6’4”, which was a lot taller than anyone else in the town. She was a bit chubby, but that gave her a very soft and huggable look. Venus was about to speak again, but another scream was heard from Route 101. Venus looked down the entrance of the route to see a stout, large person run around in circles as he flailed his arms. Venus walked up to the man to see what he was on the run from, only to see a Poochyena asleep on the ground.

Venus: Excuse me sir. Why are you running from this sleeping pup?

The man dug his heels into the ground as he placed his hands on his knees to catch his breath. He looked over at Venus with eyes of a person who has seen a lot of things that a normal man should not have seen. Now that he stopped his run, Venus saw that he wore a white lab coat, and had a satchel strapped over his shoulders.

???: This Poochyena is nothing but trouble! Please, you have to scare it away before it does more mischief! Use him!

The man tossed a red and white ball at Venus who caught it and accidentally opened it. A bright light came out of the ball and took the form of a small, green, lizard creature with a large tail. It idly yawned as it put its arms behind its head and stretched. Venus recognized what kind of pokémon this was from the guidebooks she read about Hoenn, this was a Treecko that was in front of her.

Treecko: Aaaah~, what a great rest. What’s up Birch?

Venus: Birch?

Birch: Treecko, thank goodness! Help me please!

Treecko: Ehhhh?

The Treecko lazily walked over to the Poochyena and gave it a gentle pat on its head.

Treecko: Professor, this little dudette looks like she’s having a good nap like I was.

Birch: Please just get rid of it before it bites me again!

Venus: I can help with that.

Venus slowly walked to the Poochyena and tenderly scooped it up in her arms. She hummed softly as she walked deeper into the route, and rocked it gently too. The professor bit his nails in anxiousness until Venus walked back to him and the Treecko with no Poochyena in her arms.

Birch: Oh thank goodness you saved me! My name is Birch, if the little sleeper over there…

He pointed at the Treecko, who at the moment rested against a tree contently.

Birch: Didn’t tip you off. I am the pokémon professor of the Hoenn Region.

Venus: Nice to meet your Professor Birch, my name is Venus. I think you were told about me in advance.

Birch: Venus huh? Hmmm…. Oh yes! Follow me.

Birch walked back towards the entrance of the route. Before Venus could follow him, the Treecko from before jumped onto her shoulder which caught the trainer off guard. Not a word uttered though, as Venus patted the Treecko on his head and followed Birch. It wasn’t long before Venus and Birch went inside his lab. Birch’s lab was a small building, there was only one floor but there was still some scientists there in the midst of some research done.

Birch: Make yourself at home Venus.

Venus: Thank you.

Birch: Now then, I have gift for you from your family. It should still be on my- Wait….

Birch looked around his desk in search for the present, he even began to search through the drawers of the desk yet still found nothing.

Venus: Is there a problem?

Birch: It appears that my assistant, Brendan may have took your present by accident.

Venus: Where is he?

Birch: At this time? He’s probably at Route 103. Why?

Venus: I’m going to find him. That’s why.

There was not a hint of rage in Venus’ voice as she walked out the door and hurried out the door with the Treecko still on her shoulder.

Meanwhile one Route 103…

A young man looked down at the present that he held in his hands. This young man was Professor Birch’s assistant Brendan. The present in Brendan’s hands was a lovely shade of pink and had a royal blue bow on top of it. The young man set the present down beside him and laid down on the grass.

Brendan: I must have grabbed the wrong box by mistake when I was rushing. This isn’t even my fashion case at all. It’s just a present made out to someone named Venus. I don’t even know anyone by that name. In fact, I didn’t even know Venus could be used as a name.

Venus: Well it’s my name.

Brendan: Oh really? It really is quite a uniqu-GAH!

With a jolt, Brendan bolted upright and turned around to see Venus with her hands on her hips. When it dawned on him what the situation looked like in the eyes of Venus, a heavy blush grew on his face as he was caught red handed with her present.

Brendan: I’m guessing that this your box?

Venus: Yep.

Brendan: I’ll give it back to you…

Venus: Oh, thank you so much.

Brendan: But…do you want to have a pokémon battle first? It would be my first time battling someone other than my dad!

Venus thought for a moment, before the Treecko jumped off of her shoulder and gave her a thumbs up.

Venus: Alright, one battle. Let’s roll…uhh….

Treecko: Call me Will.

Venus: Alright, let’s roll Will!

Brendan: Awesome my first battle! Thank you so much, let’s not disappoint Kinder!

Brendan sent out a small, orange, yellow chick out of his pokéball. As the Torchic landed on the ground, it danced around a bit while it spurted out beautiful tiny flames.

Venus: Ahh, what a cute little dance.

Brendan: Thanks, I taught him myself. Now Kinder, use scratch!

Venus: Counter that with a pound Will!

One heated match later…

Brendan: That was an amazing battle, Kinder.

Venus: You were amazing out there, Will.

Both of the pokémon were locked in a hug from each of their trainers as they blushed and squirmed at the compliments they received. Once Brendan returned Kinder back to his pokéball, he tossed the present over to Venus and it was caught by Will.

Brendan: A deal is a deal, and you won fair and square. Hopefully I get to battle with you in the future Venus, see you back at the lab.

While Venus waved goodbye to Brendan, Will had already opened up the present that was meant for her and looked at its contents.

Will: Hey Venus, congrats on getting a trainer case. These things are hard to come by now a days.

Venus: A what now? Was that what my father gave me?

Venus took the violet case from Will’s grasp and opened it up. In the case was a photo of her on an identification card and eight empty indentations of various shapes.

Will: So I guess now you’re a pokémon trainer, eh?

Venus: And that makes you my starter.

Venus shut the case, put it back in the box, and hugged Will with a warm smile on her face.

Venus: I’ll make sure that no harm will come your way, and you’ll be safe. I promise… Now come on, let’s go back to the lab.

One quick trip back to Prof. Birch’s lab later…

Venus and Brendan stood next to each other as Birch paced back and forth in front of them. He was obviously deep in thought about something and was troubled about what decision to make. He finally nodded to himself and grabbed two red phone like objects from his desk. He gave the objects to Venus and Brendan.

Birch: I’m going to be as straight to the point as I can be, so I don’t confuse you two with any jargon. These devices are called Pokédexes, and you can see what kind of pokémon you have caught with it. There was a nifty patch from the Kalos region that allows you to see the health of all the pokémon in your party too, and the best part. It’s got an AI on it that can talk too, but no one really uses that.

Brendan: So does this mean what I think it means?

Birch: You got it eager mcbeaver. You two are certified pokémon trainers now. Venus, you can go. I’ve got a few words to say to Brendan.

Venus: Sure thing.

With a turn, Venus walked out the door of the lab to go to her house to pack essentials before she headed off on her journey. Birch put a hand on Brendan’s shoulder when the lab door closed, and looked at him with a look of pride.

Birch: Throughout all of my years of being a professor, I have never been so lucky to have an assistant such as yourself. You are prestigious, hard-working, and you already have a clear goal of what you want to do in mind. You have always put the best effort into whatever I ask you to do, but you do it in such a way that sets you apart from the rest of lab assistants. Even though your father does not approve of what you do, I, along with everyone here in the lab, support you one hundred percent. Which is why we all pitched in and got you something special.

Birch pulled a secret drawer in his desk that blended in with the rest of the mahogany wood, and pulled a small envelope from it. He gave it to Brendan, who couldn’t believe that this was happening as tears of joy began to well up in his eyes. Brendan took the envelope and opened it up to see the certificate of his dreams, his own contest pass.

Brendan: B-but my dad is not going to like this?

Birch: Who has to tell him? Ignorance is bliss.

Brendan: It sure is.

Birch: Now go on! Go and take the contest world by storm!

Brendan: Thank you sir! I will!

With tears of joy streaming down his face, Brendan ran out the door with contest pass in hand. Birch waved his assistant off with nothing but happiness on his face.

Meanwhile, at Venus’ house…

Venus: And that’s the last thing.

Venus stepped back from her bag on her bed after she placed the last item of need in it. She wanted to be prepared for anything so she packed: folded clothes of various types, her Pokénav plus, her new Pokédex, all of her money that she had, and a pair of sneakers. All of that, within one duffel bag that was a worn green color. Venus slung the bag’s strap over her shoulders and was ready to set off.

Venus: Will? Are you ready to go?

She looked at the head of the bed where she last left the sleepy Treecko, only to find him curled up in a state of comfortable sleep. Venus couldn’t help but chuckle to herself at the content look on Will’s face. She returned so as to not wake him up, and walked out of her house. She locked the front door, and made her way to the entrance of Route 101.

Venus: Well, it’s time to start my journey.

With confidence and excitement, she stepped into the route, and officially started her pokémon journey.


END OF CHAPTER!