NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 5: Rebirth
[Unknown time and location]
In Kanto, there is a little town in the middle of the forest, Pallet Town. It is a peaceful and quiet place. There are only two important people currently there. One is the former Champion of Kanto and the most important Pokemon researcher, Professor Samuel Oak. The second person it's our protagonist, who at this very moment, is being born.
"Keep going, keep going! Just one more push!" Some doctors told a woman who was currently in labor.
"Urghhhhh!!!" the woman struggled.
"It's almost there!"
*Baby noises*
"It's a boy!" One doctor told her.
The woman was wiping away her tears, both from pain and joy. And a nurse was holding her baby for her.
"Congratulations Mrs. Ketchum. He is a healthy baby boy" said the nurse. "I am sure the father will be proud of him. But where is it?
"Oh, he..."
"..."
"Oh sorry, I did I touch on a sensitive topic?"
"It's... fine"
The nurse paused, awkwardly.
"So what is his name?" she asked.
The woman paused, thinking. After a while, she said:
"I'll call him Red, Red Ketchum".
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[Alex's POV]
'Urghhhhhh' Alex suddenly saw a bright light, coming from all directions. He felt strange, like someone stretched and crushed him, but without the pain. He tried to open his eyes, but he could only see blurred faces, and could only hear muffled voices.
He was trying to figure out what was going on with him, until…
"I'll call him Red, Red Ketchum".
...
'Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu######$$$$$$'
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[Some time later]
A young woman with her baby was leaving the hospital, but weirdly enough, only one man was waiting for her.
"Hello Delia, I see that your son has been born" he said.
"Yes professor Oak, this is little Red" Delia said, smiling as she held him. "He is the cutest, isn't him?"
"Yes, and I can see that he is identical to his father" Professor Oak said.
"Ah, yes..."
"..."
"Sorry, it's hard to get used to such a change; after all, it wasn't until recently that he were here with us.?"
"Yes, I still can't believe that he really…"
Delia fought back tears, and Oak sighed, feeling a sting of regret.
"Yes, and I am sorry Delia, it is all my fau-"
"No" Delia interrupted him. "It is NOT your fault. Stop blaming yourself, he knew the consequences, but still did it".
'Holy cr#$, continue, continue. The lore is getting good' Alex, thought.
"But still" Oak said. "If I only didn't tell him…"
"Professor, blaming yourself won't fix anything".
"Yes, you are right about that, Delia" Oak said.
Then, they stood there, in silence.
'Urghhh, they stopped just when I thought they would say what happened' Alex thought. 'At least I have to gather all the information that I have'.
'Okay, first of all, like in every timeline, apparently my "father" went to buy milk. Secondly, I ended up being reborn as the mot#$% fuc#$%& Red. Thirdly, since I am a newborn, there are still ten years left until the plot starts. And I need to start doing some preparations because this is real life now, not a child's game. I don't think that the villain teams will wait years to start their plans, and be so weak to the point they can be beaten by a ten year old child that just started his journey' Alex concluded.
"So what do you plan to do now Delia?" Oak broke the silence.
Delia started thinking.
"I think it's time for me to take over the family business" Delia said.
"Oh, so you are going to start running Pallet House, good. Losing the only restaurant in all Pallet Town would be really bad" Oak said.
*Baby noises*
"Sush, sush, everything is okay darling".
*Angry baby noises*
"It's okay, it's okay".
It took Delia a couple minutes to calm "Red" down.
'Sh"#, it's horrible that I have to pretend to be a normal baby. But I will have to keep pretending for at least three more years" Alex thought.
"Quite the child you have Delia" Oak said. "But he looks pretty healthy".
After saying that, Oak looked at "Red".
"Hello there! Welcome to the world of Pokemon! My name is Oak! People call me the Pokemon Professor! This world is inhabited by creatures called Pokemon! For some people, Pokemon are pets. Other use them for fights. Myself… I study Pokemon as a profession. Soon Red, a world of dreams and adventures with Pokémon will await you!
'What the actual fu#$, did he just give me the intruduction to the games?!'
*Baby noises*
*Baby noises*
*Baby noises*
"Haha, it seems that you are already eager to explore the world little Red. That is good"
Then he crouched a bit.
"You know, I've got a grandson a few weeks older than you. I hope you two can be friends".
Delia laughed.
"Stop it Professor, he is just a baby. He can't understand you at all".
*Baby noises*
"Yeah, but who knows? Although he is just a newborn, he looks pretty smart, I bet he is going to follow my steps and become a Pokemon researcher" Oak responded.
"Come on Professor, you are just wishing he follows your legacy in case Blue doesn´t".
'Wait Blue? Blue exists? But now that I think about it, since I am Red, I think that makes sense'.
*Baby noises*
"Nonono, I don't just hope Blue will become a Pokemon researcher, I am SURE Blue will become a Pokemon researcher" Oak said.
'Oh Professor Oak, if it was his counterpart, Gary; then yeah, he would. But it is Blue of who we are talking about. He doesn't become a Pokemon researcher, he just becomes an idiot Pokemon trainer that tries to outdo his rival, and fails miserably each time'.
"Don't you think you are talking to soon Professor? They are just newborns" Delia said.
"Yes, but I have a feeling that they are both destined for greatness".
'Oh Professor, you have no idea. I am going to do what both Ash and Red didn't. I am going to become the Pokemon Master, I am going to awaken my aura powers to become the strongest and I am going to be the best champion ever. You just wait".
*Baby noises*