Writing Jay's Journey Through the Henzo Region

LadyLady

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Hello everyone! So this is my first ever fan fic story, and I'm a little nervous about posting the first chapter, but I hope you all like it. It will be updated regularly and obviously tell me what you think, good or bad.
the absence of Jay's description in the story was done intentionally as I wanted to let the reader create Jay, have him be a response, creatively towards the story, but of course if you don't like doing this you could do what I do, which Ive always imagined him as Jimmy/Gold, I don't know why but hay. Feedback would be appreciated :) thank you for reading and enjoy! :))

Heres an image of the Henzo region map i made in paint hahaha omg:
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Jay's Journey through the Henzo Region​


Chapter 1 - The Beginning

Jay's eyes pierced open, his dark pupils edged sideways to see his alarm clock at 5:59. He patiently waited for the digits to change and as soon as the time hit 6:00 he leaped out of his warm toasty bed and got dressed straight away. He was that excited about receiving his starter pokemon that when he was running down the stairs he took a little tumble. After recovering from the fall he ran to the living room to see his mother.

"Morning, ma! Today's the day!"

Falora sat up from her maroon, silky couch that was situated in her self designed lounge and told Jay to come take a seat, she looked cautious.

"I wanted to tell you sooner, but your father told me not to." A worried expression began to appear on Jay's face.

"Professor Blossom has unfortunately run out of starter Pokemon..."

Jay's eyes began to boil up. "However!" quickly snapped Jay's mother. "There's no need to worry; your father has kindly sent you a Pokemon he previously caught. We both really hope you enjoy your Pokemon!"

Jay's mother handed Jay his first pokeball, his eyes grew big and bright, and with that he was ready for his adventure.

Jay threw his pokeball in the air, shouting the words "I choose you" and out came an Eevee, Jay was in awe, he didn't know whether to be happy or upset. There was a slight awkwardness as Eevee and Jay made eye contact. Deep black pupils engaged with Jay, the furry, milky brown fox staring at him.

Jays mother quickly noticed. "Jay... Don't you think that your Eevee is cute?"

However being truthfully honest Jay didn't want a 'cute' Pokemon, he wanted a fierce, strong Pokemon. In his mind Jay had been playing out scenarios such as battling with a flaming Charizard or a ruthless Empoleon. Jay then snapped back to reality and stormed out the door, Eevee followed. Whilst walking through Jays home town 'Windflower Town' he headed south to Windflower Forest, he began to mumble to himself.

"Who does she think she is... i deserve bett...the league..what to do."

Windflower Forest was beautiful, a tropical, delicate arrangement of flowers and trees, all of them dancing as the wind blew them left to right. The blazing heat that radiated from the the gigantic ball of gas that levitated in the sky slowly tingled Jay's tanned skin. Shimmers of light would slowly wicker, like a strobe light in Jay's face, on and off as he would move between trees and leafs. The smell of decomposed leaves and summer breeze swept Jay's nostrils, the odour was rewarding in the sense that it was calming.

Eevee laid a straight stare at Jay, trying hard to catch his attention. But Jay was too distracted of the matter at hand because of getting Eevee. As he was unintentionally walking towards a steel wall, his mumbling got worse and he banged the wall, and it clattered a metal sound.Jay looked up and realised it was the back of a Skarmory, Jay stood is shock whilst Eevee was pulling on Jays trousers. Jay noticed there was a dark figure sitting on top of Skarmory, the figure turned around. Jay saw that it was a woman, a skinny woman with rugged ash white hair and dark purple witch-like clothing, she had enough gold jewellery to blind a child and was clutching onto a silver rod with a violet orb located on the end.

"Skarmory... Razor wind my beauty." The woman softly commanded.

Jay then suddenly noticed she was carrying about four briefcases entitled 'windflower bank' but before Jay could say anything, Skarmory was twenty feet in the air attacking with a razor wind. Sharp gushes of wind began to form as Skarmory flapped its metal wings, ferociously, Skarmory roared.

'SKAAAAAR!'

"Ahhhh!" Jay panicked, and covered his face preparing for the worst, about 10 seconds had passed and Jay still didn't feel any different, he then opened his eyes sluggishly to see a warn out and brutally hurt Eevee lying in front of him. Scratches covered Eevee's tender fur whist she laid on her back pleading for help.

Jay stood silently, his face in distraught. He kneeled down and held Eevee in his arms.

"I'm sorry." he whispered and ran back home.

Jay barged through the wooden door to his house and entered the lounge, he told his mother what had happen with guilt covering his face.

Falora released her roserade and had her take care of Eevee, whist Jay began a mild therapy session.

"Don't worry, Eevee will be fine, what you need to focus on now though is your journey, now you have received your starter Pokemon, you can travel around the Henzo region and challenge the Henzo gym leaders!" Reassured Falora.

Jay looked back on Eevee with guilt in his eyes.

"I've let her down mum, she trusted in me, but I was a coward."

"There's no point dwelling on that right now! The best thing you can do is be there for Eevee when she needs you most!"

Jay nodded his head, he grabbed Eevee and gave her a cuddle, Eevee was just coming through with the help of an Oran berry.

"Anyway Jay! I think it's time for you to receive your Pokedex and head on your journey!" replied Falora, attempting to take Jay's mind of Eevee.

"Hm" Jay quickly replied and picked up Eevee carefully, then headed straight for professor blossoms lab on the east side of town.

Jay stared at his surroundings, he could see his home town, full with sunflowers that would wave to him as the wind blew, short stumpy cottages with silky smoke peering from the chimneys. He could smell the fresh essence of the flowers and feel the wind gently brushing his face. On his way he noticed Officer Jenny and her workmen sealing of the windflower bank, he quickly scurried over there and explained to her what had happened.

"Hmm yes. It seems you had an encounter with Alexis Stain," officer Jenny told Jay, "An escaped convict and master art and money thief, the police have been searching for her for about 6 months now, no one really knows what she's up to."

Jay looked confused, staring into space as he imagined Alexis, he's never heard of her before, he then said his goodbyes to Officer Jenny and carried on towards the lab.

"Hello!? Anybody here?" Jay shouted as he barged through the lab door.

At then end of the white tiled lab, a young girl was sitting at her desk with a laptop, researching and typing excessively. She was aware someone had just entered and quickly swivelled her black office chair 180 degrees and made intense eye contact with Jay.

"Ahh Jay my lovely little turnip, I was expecting you hehe," Blossom quietly replied.

Professor blossom had wavy long pink hair and bright blue eyes, her lab coat was way too big for her and so was her thick black glasses. Quite a short girl however must definitely not be underestimated as her research on Pokemon mythology is word renown.

"I take it you heard about the lack of starter Pokemon" she said in a soothing manner "I know it's a disappointment but..."

"A disappointment?" Jay quickly interrupted, Blossom's face looked confused.

"No professor! It's been a blessing." Jay smiled at Eevee, as she did with Jay.

"Well then, I'm glad everything turned out ok for my little carrot cake, here is your pokedex, and here are some cute little pokeballs! Yay"

Professor Blossom started doing a little celebration dance, she got into it so much that she didn't even realise Jay had already left. Thrusting her little arms up and down.

"This is it Eevee! Our own adventure, me and you!" Eevee stared into Jays eyes to see that she had finally been accepted as a worthy partner.
 
I didn't know I was so charismatic.

Lol as for the story, get rid of the arbitrary descriptions. Develop the characters' personalities, rather than embellishing the smaller things. Create a "tangible" reason to want to read the next chapter.
 
haha Jay, cheeky, thank you for the critism and im sure you'll see character development soon enough, hopefully haha


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Chapter 2 - Furious Fighting



"Ok Eevee, let's see what moves you know." Jay pulled out his brand new Pokedex and pointed it at Eevee.

"Eevee, the adaptable Pokemon. Eevee has an irregular genetic code which allows for multiple evolutions. Eevee knows these attacks; tackle, bite and sand-attack." The Pokedex then slid down.

"You seem strong Eevee!" Jay told her in a proud manner. "You know what happens now right?" Eevee turned her head in a confused manner, "well now we challenge the Henzo gym leaders of course!"

Jay and Eevee headed down south to windflower forest where they had recently bumped into 'Alexis Stain' an escaped convict from Duskfall City. Jay and Eevee both entered windflower forest cautiously, it was dark. The only light available to them was the light that was peering through the overgrown trees, it shimmered on the pathway Jay and Eevee where walking on. Suddenly an oddly shaped bush to the left of them started to shake, Jays eyes grew wide as they usually did whenever he became nervous. Eevee noticed how uncomfortable Jay looked and started to growl. The bush becoming more intensely active. Shaking back and forth, side to side, up and down. Jay could feel something moving between the shadows behind him. The hairs on his neck stood as tall as the Castelia skyscrapers located way in Unova. He could see in the corner of his eye that Eevee also felt this presence...

"Rah!"

"AHHHHH!" Jay and Eevee both scream simultaneously and fell face first on the floor.

"Hahahaha!" Jay turned his frightened face around to see a young girl with feather brown pigtails and piercing eyes. She was wearing a bright yellow jacket with small skimpy denim shorts, laughing to herself. She then covered her soft lips with her shaky hand. "I'm so sorry, but that was amazing! You totally fell for it!"

Jay looked puzzled, "What?" he replied sarcastically.

"My prank silly!" The young girl rolled her eyes. "Gastly, play times over." As she finished her sentence a sinister ball of gas arouse from the shaky bush and joined the girl in laughing. "You should have seen your face!"

"Ermm who are you?" Jay asked anxiously.

"Oh where are my manners? My name is Clarissa and this is my partner in crime Ghastly; we just started our Pokemon journey. I just flew in from Johto to visit my mother here in Henzo, although I do live with my father in Ecruteak City I decided to get away from Johto and begin my journey here!"

"Oh right," Jay replied effortlessly, "so this your way of making friends?"

Clarissa's newly plucked eyebrows began to raise. "Well erm, yes, actually, what's your name?"

"My name is Jay, and I've just received my starter Pokemon and beginning my journey too!"

Clarissa's eyes began to sparkle, she turned to Gastly and elegantly gave him a wink. "Well don't you think that we should have a battle? I mean, we are both beginning trainers so it should be pretty even right?" Clarissa eagerly awaited a reply from the rookie trainer.

Jay gave a little smirk to Eevee, "now this sounds interesting!"

"Good!" Clarissa quickly replied, "then let's get this started!"

"Ok Eevee, are you ready?" Eevee gave Jay the nod.

"Gastly! Let's go!" Ghastly moved into position, both Jay and Clarissa took about ten steps back and prepared for battle.

"I guess I'll make the first move, rookie aha. Gaastly! Thunder Bolt!" Gaastly let out a snicker, electrical energy formed around Gastly's lifeless body and beamed at Eevee, landing a direct hit.

"Gastly learned a TM move from my mother here in Henzo, its to cover weaknesses," Clarissa proudly exclaimed.

"So strong" Jay mumbled under his breath. "Eevee! Use tackle!" Eevee ran towards ghastly, leaped in to the air, and had a direct hit, however Eevee's determained body went straight through Gastly, like running through air.

"Hahaha! Silly boy, you can't use a normal attack on a ghost type, it just doesn't work my dear," Clarissa began to smirk whist Jay was beginning to become nervous.

"Gastly! Curse the Eevee then finish with a thunder bolt!"

"Gaaaaaaaastlyyyy!" Ghastly smirked devilishly at Eevee then began to scream in pain.

"What's happening!?" Jay shouted.

"Oh aha, you will see soon enough, now... Gaastly! Thunder bolt attack!" Gaastly began to once again produce mesmorizing jolts of thunder around its evil body, becoming more and more strong as the energy enveloped him.

"Quickly Eevee! Sand attack!" Eevee made a direct hit as sand had rushed from her paws into Gastly's vision.

"Eeeeeevveeee" whelped Eevee

"What's wrong!?" yelled Jay.

"Hah, that should be the curse kicking in." Clarissa replied with no sympathy in her tone.

"Eevee! You can pull through this! Now, use bite!"

"Bite?" Clarissa worriedly replied.

Eevee ran towards a frustrated Gastly and wrapped her jaws around her opponents face.

"Ghaaa" Gastly squealed. Clarissa was in shock at the move Eevee had just used. Determined not to be beat she stood upright and gave her next command.

However Gastly was still prepering for his big, and shocking finale, electrical energy triggered around his body still, shocking Eevee as it made contact with bite.

"Eeeeeeeeee!"

"GAAARSTT" Gastly finally used his move on Eevee, sparks of electricity blasted the sliky fox across the forest, coliding with the solid floor.

"Oh no" Jay mumbled, "Eevee!"

Gastlys eyes lit up as he could see the curse kicking in even stronger than last time.

"Eeveeee!" Eevee could not hold out any longer from the curse and fainted.

"Woo, looks like I win!" Clarissa boasted.

Jay ran over to Eevee, this began to feel like daja-vu. "I can't believe I've let you down again, I promise to look after you better from now on!"

Clarissa looked puzzled then began to feel sorry for Eevee. "What do you mean 'again' Jay?" Jay explained to Clarissa what had happened only a couple of hours prior.

About twenty minutes later Eevee started to come round, it felt like deja-vu for her too.

"Oh Eevee you're feeling better?" Jay asked as his eyes glistened and his mouth began to form a smile of relief. Eevee just cuddled Jay as he was sitting on the forest floor leaning against an ancient tall tree.

"I'm glad to see Eevee is ok, you tried really hard in that battle Eevee, except you didn't try hard enough I suppose" Clarissa just had to have her little input in at the end.

"What do mean hard enough? Eevee tried her hardest, to me she's the real winner" Jays eyebrow raised.

"Whatever you say lame Jay" replied Clarissa with a sarcastic tone "so what are you doing now Jay?"

"Well, I think I'm going to head to 'Blankelet town' as there is a gym located there."

"You don't say, that's where I'm heading too, although I have to go see my mother before I continue my journey 'officially' aha, I guess I'll see you around Jay."

"I guess you will Clarissa" Jay and Clarissa both shook hands and headed their separate ways. "What a day aye Eevee, I think we should set up camp for now, it's getting pretty dark" Eevee nodded in agreement.

Late at night when Jay and Eevee where laying in his sleeping bag, Jay could faintly see a bright ruby light shining through the tent. Although remembering what happened last summer, Jay being as curious as he his wanted to still go check it out. Jay remembered vibrantly that last summer he got into trouble because of his curiosity, he was aboard the S.S Anne taking a trip to Kanto for the summer. It was mid-day and as usual Jay and his mother and farther where browsing the decks when Jay could hear a strange noise coming from the ocean. "WHAIIILLL" is the sound he could faintly hear, Jay began to follow the noise loosing focus of everything else. He followed the whisper to the end of the ship, he wanted to peer straight down into the vast sea, but he couldn't quite see above the paneling. He Jay climbed on to the thick wall that blocked him and the ocean and sat on top of it. A nearby passenger saw what Jay was up to and began to rush over there. "Hay, young boy!" the mans voice startled Jay and he slipped. Jay went crashing into the deep sea, unable to swim. The water gushed, and waves spilled, panicking Jay began to shout for help. Luckily for him a tall man on the ship saw Jay, and even more luckily he was a trainer, he managed to save him by sending out his Mantine and Pidgeotto. Jays family was furious with him, so as soon as they stopped off in Kanto they got the boat straight back to Henzo, making sure Jay was joined at the hip with his parents the entire journey.

After recapping what had happened last summer Jay decided to not go heading into the forest in search of this bright red light. No matter how interesting it seemed.
 
Chapter 3 - Forest Flames


The sun began to shine through Jay and Eevee's tent. They slowly awoke from the radiating heat and the cry of the local Pidoves that resided in windflower forest. Jay sat up, still thinking about the mysterious red light that he saw yesterday at twilight. Wondering what it was, if anything. Eevee greeted Jay with a lick to the face, as it was her way of saying 'morning.' Jay and Eevee crawled out of their damp tent, stretched, then yawned like a Gulpin. He felt like he was seeing the forest for the first time because it was now from a trainers perspective. The way the sun sparkled on the vivid, lush leaves, how the Caterpies and Weedles scurried from tree to tree, with no worries or responsibilities, and finally the smell of adventure, with a hint of dampness.

Jay and Eevee began their travels along the pathway, strutting along with the feeling of confidence after yesterday's battle.

"Ya know Eevee, I reckon we could have easily won that match with Clarissa."

Eevee once again twisted her furry fluff-ball of a head ninety degrees clockwise in a confused manner.

"Well, she did have the advantage having known that normal type attacks have no effect on ghost types, I suppose we just need to train some more"

Eevee, overjoyed with what she heard, let out a roar "EEEEEVEE!"

"You want to begin training right now!? Well okay..." Jay grinned. "If you insist"

Jay and Eevee started to train near some old worn out trees, Jay commanded sand attack, followed by tackle, then finished with bite. The tree collapsed. Eevee's strength was improving, slowly but surely. The ancient timber tree made a hollow sound as it went crashing to the ground, through the space where the wooden wall would usually be standing, Jay and Eevee spotted a robust helicopter in the near distance. They both moved in, closer and closer, they hid behind a rusty old bush, peering through the cracks they both noticed the helicopter was opening up its silver doors. Jays eyes grew wider as he became even more intrigued. A short stumpy man appeared, sharp black shades covered his eyes and grey hair flicked from the tip of his elf like ears. He wobbled down from the helicopter, pointed his short chubby fingers into the darkness of the forest and shouted.

"There! Search you imbeciles!" after finishing about four to five men scurried out from the ship. They were all wearing the same uniform, a tight grey shirt that tucked into their dark black trousers, and a murky brown jacket followed by a maroon top hat which was accompanied with a sliver feather. The men ran into the woods, with determination in thier pupils. Jay held Eevee close as he could sense that something was strange, he still stayed however, eagerly watching the small fat man.

"If you idiots don't find this, the boss will have our heads! Hm." The strange man then threw a Pokeball in the air, "Lairon! Help them search!" The bulky Pokemon began to have a wander, Jays eyes kept firmly on the location of Lairon. Jay watched Lairon as it traveled around where Jay and Eevee were hiding, keeping his fixed eyes only on the metal beast.

"I see you like being nosey?" A voice said.

Jays stood still, as did Eevee, they slowly turned around to see the fat man looking down on them, as if they were intruders in their home towns forest.

"Nobody likes a pest dear child" the man said in a patronising tone. "Especially one with no taste in Pokemon" he turned his focus to Eevee.

Jay replied with anger, "you leave her alone you creepy weirdo!"

"How dare you talk to me like that, me! Martius IV! I could have you for supper!" Martius started to slur his words and saliva kept leaping from his round chubby mouth. "Lairon! Show this idiot a lesson, iron head lets go!" Lairon charged from behind trampling the lush flowers that got in its way.

"LAAAAII"

"Ouickly Eevee, sand attack!" Eevee quickly leaped in font of Lairon and with its tiny paws hurled sand into Lairons steel face. Lairon started to lose control and crashed into a nearby tree. Knocking the wooden structure to the ground.

Jays face gave a sign of relief "now Eevee, let's get outta here!"

Jay and Eevee ran the opposite direction, not looking back. Bark encrusted branches whipped Jay in the face, he couldn't see where he was going, all he wanted was to get as far away from Martius as he could. He didn't realise but the sun had gone down by now, and they were alone, with only the silver moon as their torch.

Jay finally stopped running, "there it is again" Jay told Eevee, catching his breath. Eevee looked confused, "the bright light! It's coming from over there!" Jay and Eevee followed the light deeper into the woods. Eevee was once again pulling on Jays trousers telling him to go back, but Jay couldn't resist it. Not for the second time anyway. As Jay and Eevee crept closer they could distinguish a flame, but it was different. The flame was a mixture of fire and smoke, as it Intertwined in the air like a little dance. Eevee then spotted we're the fire was coming from, she tugged Jay and swivelled her head to inform him. Jay could see a small red Pokemon, sweating and looking tired. Jay pulled out his Pokedex to get some info.

"Magby, the flaming Pokemon. If a Magby is spouting yellow flames from its mouth, it is in good health. When it is fatigued, black smoke will be mixed in with the flames."

"I see" Jay informed Eevee, "this Magby must be exhausted!" Jay grabbed an Oran berry from his rucksack and moved slowly towards Magby. Magby could see Jay coming closer and closer and eventually attacked, but this time only black smoke was produced.

"There there Magby, I'm here to make you feel better" Magbys eyes widened, this reminded Jay of himself, the way his eyes would grow whenever he got nervous. Magby cautiously took the Oran berry from Jay and gulped it in one. Magby soon felt better but not 100%. Jay could see this so he decided to carry Magby until he and Eevee found a place to camp.

That night Magby woke up, lost and scared. He could see Jay and Eevee across the tent cuddling whist they sleep. Magby stared, as if he had never seen such love, he then crept over to their sleeping bag and wiggled his way in. He began to slowly smile as he fell into slumber.
 
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