Fool on the Planet

Spots where nature could be observed at its most marvelous moments. Flowers blooming, Pokemon living and scenic areas where one could lose themselves amidst the quiet isolation Mother Nature had to offer. He hitched up his scarf over his mouth and zipped up his jacket, the walk to his picnic spot was a bit of a long one.

The cold winter bit into Green’s cheeks as he and Leaf left the store. Snow crunched beneath their feet and the air was still and frigid, weather like this was uncommon in Viridian City. Sure, it snowed but usually the morning sun cleared it all up by the time anyone was awake. Last night’s blizzard was unexpected, but the people of Viridian were hardy, snow was plowed out of driveways and people were bright and cheery. It was like a picture from those Christmas Postcards that Daisy liked to send. It seemed that way on the outside, but on the inside, Green was in turmoil. Part of him wanted to leave and be alone with his failures, but he also wanted to stay with Leaf who gave him much comfort and a true sense of belonging.

Through pine-needles and snow, the scent of a lovely evergreen forest met them. The air was still and silent as it should be during a cold winter day, rays of sunlight glinted off the surface of the snow. Green watched the clouds his breath made as he and Leaf marched on, even though the girl was near him the boy felt solitude in the weather. It had always been a familiar feeling for him, traveling alone, only having his wits and his Pokemon by his side. Sure, he had some acquaintances and friends but he hardly spoke to them, Hell, he only dialed Daisy ever few months to let her know that he’s still around. Ever since he was younger, all of his days were spent traveling alone.

Truth was, he didn’t like it anymore.

He wanted Leaf, badly. The girl who showed him companionship throughout the years, the one who stuck by him, even when he was mean. Leaf had taught Green more than she thought, and he wanted to repay her back. Through his travels he learned a lot of things, and of course, made lots of money battling other people and earning gym badges. But none of that mattered when it was compared to Leaf.

The voice in his head came to a halt when he realized that the two of them hadn’t said a word since leaving the PokeMart, but that was fine. They reached the spot where a log bench awaited them. But the best part wasn’t there yet, “Alright Leaf, for this next part you gotta deal with this!” with that, he covered Leaf’s eyes with his mittens and steered her to his favorite part of this sanctuary: the outlook. With a flourish, he let Leaf’s eyes gaze upon a small valley with trees lined with snow and a frozen pond at the bottom. By miraculous luck, some Pokemon scampered about, adding to the splendor of nature.

“This is a place no one’s seen, it’s my spot. I even took the log bench up here by myself. And now, well…” As confident as he was, as aloof as Green could be, he still felt his cheeks flare up, “Now, this is our spot…” He shook his head and smiled, “Anyway, let’s get this fire started. I can’t feel half of my body heh.”

When Charizard was sent in, there was an unmistakable glint of jealousy and admiration in Chili’s eyes as he exclaimed in a child-like awe. “Whoooa! Cool!”

Green only smirks before siccing his Charizard on the Emboar, flames jet and surround the pig warrior. Chili commands his Pokemon to use the flames and take Charizard down a peg with a Fire Blitz, which was what Green was hoping for.

“Yeooow! We’re playing with FIRE, MAN!”

“Now Charizard!” Green yelled with ferocity, Charizard gripped Emboar and raked it across the restaurant’s walls before splintering a window and hurtling outside. Green took one look at Chili and dashed through the hole their Pokemon made, a smoking crater lies outside. Charizard rises with Emboar still in its clutches, they both rise high into the azure sky before crashing down again, sending several trees crashing down.

Green stands with his arms crossed as he shoots a smug grin at Chili, his plan quickly went up in flames. Filled with performance and bravado, Green puffs out his chest and proclaims, “Chili, I’m afraid that you’ll have to start using your head to defeat someone of my caliber” He runs a hand through his hair and stares down Chili.

He was a contest competitor. It was naturally the next step right? Many trainers who battled Pokemon also competed so Green decided, why not be the best at both worlds?  However, before he would compete he would need a disguise, and a stage name, after all, something that no one could suspect. When the idea to wear a mask finally came around, he was a little nervous. After all, it would be far too easy to see through a mask right? But as luck would have it, the mask was very good at obscuring Green’s identity and garnering him a rather embarrassing nickname; “El Subueso.” But in the end, he couldn’t complain.

At first Green thought that being a coordinator could be a little boring, but as he soon found out: it was actually very fun. A very miniscule part of him actually enjoyed coordinating; buying fashionable outfits for him and his Eevee and practicing combinations together in the privacy of his gym. It was all good fun, especially since it gave him a chance to bond with his wonderful Eevee.

Once he felt more comfortable with his outfit and the way Eevee moved on the field, Green decided that it was time to participate in a competition so he signed up for a rather small one in an otherwise unnoteworthy town. With all of the efforts he put into choreographing, he and his Eevee easily swept away the competition and brought home the gold. After this, Green was recommended to go on to bigger and better contests so that he may become something of a superstar. Jumping on that chance, he agreed to it and received his first ribbon (a very lucky charm that he holds on his person whenever he can.)

After performing in many contests, Green would work his way up from the ranks of performers until he started to hear about a rather amazing performer.  Stories were passed around about her, some good some bad. Her name was Lisia and she was raised two rather ambitious people (word is one’s a Gym Leader and the other is a Champion) and she was considered something of an idol in Hoenn. He finally got the chance to see her in action during one of the Hoenn Circuits, he and his Eevee performed spectacularly. Her pirouettes and contest moves astounded the audience and garnered the approval of the judges.

When the results were announced, Green was less than surprised to find out that he’d be moving up and that he’d be facing off against Lisia for the gold. He bowed with her and the other contestant as the audience filled the stage with clapping before stepping behind the curtain to get his things and leave.

“Hey wait! Hey!”

Green was halfway out the door when he heard her call out for him, she held her hand out. “Hey, I’m Lisia. I just wanted to wish you luck tomorrow and ask…” There was a moment of silence, Green could almost feel what she was going to say next, “Who are you?”

“Who I am doesn’t matter, what matters is my plan.” Without removing his mask, Green whirled around to look at her in her eyes, “No one cared who I was ‘til I put on the mask.”