Link to Chapter 3:
https://pokemon.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000003700137
LOCATION: PEWTER CITY
“Get it!”
“Hurry!”
“It’s getting away!”
The next day, Red watched as a crowd of angry people chased a tiny yellow Pokémon across the marketplace. He grabbed a poster from a nearby wall. It said, Wanted. Pikachu. Mischievous electric mouse. Reward for capture.
“So that’s what all the fuss is about,” whispered Red. “I guess I’ll give them a hand!”
The people cornered the small Pikachu. One of them threw a net over it, but Pikachu electrified a hole through it.
Red called out Saur. Pikachu used Lightning Wave, but Saur used Sleep Powder, and Red threw a Poké Ball. He had caught Pikachu.
“Young man, you’ve saved us! That pest was ruining our businesses! We wish you’d come a long time ago! Where are you from?” Red was at one of the people’s houses.
“I’m from Pallet Town,” he replied.
“What brought you here?” asked the owner of the house.
“Wanna know?” Red asked. “Then watch while I do this!” He pulled out his Pokédex and scanned Pikachu.
Red showed the people the data of Pikachu on his Pokédex. “So this wild Pikachu came out of Viridian Forest to live in the city…” he mused.
“What an awesome device!” said one of the men.
Red nodded. “There are hundreds of Pokémon in the world! And once I collect all their data, I’ll have a complete Pokédex!” He looked down at Pikachu’s Poké Ball. The stubborn electric Pokémon was definitely not satisfied.
Red was in one of Pewter City’s meadows, trying to train Pikachu. “Jeez, you look cute, but…” he grumbled.
“You’re taking it easy on that Pikachu, aren’t you, Red?” said a voice from behind.
Red looked up to see Blue, standing in front of him. “You’ll never fill your Pokédex playing around like that. I’m embarrassed to have you as a rival on this quest!” Red gasped. Blue smirked.
“Red, before we fight, allow me to let you in on something,” drawled Blue. “This town’s Gym Leader, Brock, is looking for someone worthy to fight him. I intend to do so, and win the Boulder Badge.”
Red frowned.
“Gym Badges are meant to show that you beat a Gym Leader,” explained Blue. “You need to collect eight badges to get into the Pokémon League Tournament. The person who wins the Tournament will become the Champion of their region. So here’s my challenge to you… let’s see if one of us can become Champion. First, which of us is going to win the Boulder Badge first? You… or me? Of course, it shouldn’t be much of a match, since you can’t even train an electric mouse.”
“I’ll take that challenge!” Red said. “And you’ll regret it!”
“One more thing,” said Blue. “Brock is a Rock-type Pokémon Trainer. Your Pikachu won’t be any good against him.” And Blue walked away, dropping a poster behind him.
Red picked up the poster. “So the next challenge is tomorrow at noon…” he said. “Let’s do it! Blue is gonna be sorry he ever – whoops, almost forgot.” He pulled out Poli and Saur. “The Pokémon I brought with me are low on health. First thing in the morning, I need to go to a Pokémon Center and get these guys healed!”