The Search for the Red Gyarados

"Despite exploration teams best efforts, however, the rare, oddly colored Pokemon eluded detection. The rumored red Gyarados failed to appear, even fleetingly to the crestfallen team..."

"That concludes out special report. 'Search for the Red Gyarados!' Brought to you by Jubilife TV on Nationwide Net! See you next week, same time same channel!"

As the program ends you sit back. It was kind of a waste of time, you doubt there is even such a thing as a red Gyarados. Standing you moving to get dressed in your usual attire, fixing your hair and donning your beanie. You then gather your dishes before heading making your way out of your room.

Your room makes up the top floor of your small home with your bed in one corner and your computer in another. Gathering the empty cereal bowl you walk around the table in the middle of your carpet and head down the stairs.

On the lower floor you make your way across the room and deposit your bowl and spoon into the sink, you may be off to go on a grand Pokemon adventure but you intend to help your mother while you still can.

"Dawn!" Your mother calls. "Barry came calling for you a little while ago. He left in a hurry but it seemed to be about getting yourselves some Pokemon today, you should hurry and meet him dear!"

"Thanks mom!" You call out snagging your back pack on the way out the door. "I'll make sure to say goodbye one we get our own Pokemon!" Stepping outside you see Twinleaf Town, your home. It being named a town is a rather humorous joke as there are only four houses in town including both yours and Barry's. The morning air is brisk on your face and the wind blows gently through your long hair. With a smile you head over to Barry's house.

It takes less than a minute to walk the short distance to your friends and as you approach you hear a ruckus inside the house. You move to knock on the door when...

THUD

Barry bursts from the door inside running into you. His tall frame crashes into your much shorter one causing you to stumble backwards.

"What..." Barry goes to question having not payed any attention to where he was going. "Oh, hey Dawn!" He laughs to himself. "What are you doing laying down outside my house?"

You are about to tell him you were coming to see him when he blurts out more words.

"Hey! I'm going to the lake! You come too! and be quick about it! You saw the news report that was on TV, right? 'Search for the Red Gyarados! The mysterious appearance of the furious Pokemon in a lake!' Well I'll bet our local lake has a cool Pokemon like that in it, too! Maybe we can even befriend it and make it our first! So, come on! That's what we're going to do, we're going to the lake to find a cool Pokemon like that!"

You shake your head as he walks quickly in front of you his blonde hair almost shining with his enormous energy. You used to find him annoying but as he was the only potential friend in the area he came to grow on you. You know this is a bad idea, but you follow Barry anyways.

Heading North-North West you leave Twinleaf Town and head to Lake Verity. Upon arriving at the lake shore, not far from your home town, you find two men speaking to one another in the tall grass just ahead. One is quite old, with white hair, and white shirt covered under blue jeans and a sky blue vest. The other is a young man, maybe a year or two your senior, with black hair and a red cap. The young man's voice is the first you hear.

"Professor, there's nothing out of the ordinary on the other side, either!"

"I may have been mistaken..." The gruff voice of the older man causes an odd fear to fill you. After a pause he speaks. "Lucas, we're leaving." The young man, Lucas and the old man, leave the tall grass and begin walking directly towards you. The old man glances at your belts and noticing the lack of pokeballs nods before making his way past. The young man speaks up as they pass however giving you a wink as he does.

"Pardon, folks." Barry glances back in their direction when they are out of ear shot.

"What do you think they were up to?"

"I'm not sure." You respond. Noticing something in the grass ahead. "Hey, what's that?" Barry turns his head and looks, squinting in the morning light.

"I'm not sure! Let's go check it out!"

"Barry it's in the tall grass. What it a wild Pokemon appears?" Barry laughs.

"We won't be in there long enough for them to, and if they attack I'll catch one." Knowing once more that this is a bad idea you follow Barry, mostly just concerned for his safety. Once closer the two of you notice the item left behind by the two from before was a briefcase. Barry picks it up.

"A Briefcase?" He says looking it over. "Should we try to return it to them? I heard the one guy say Professor, can't be many of those nearby." As he finishes speaking wild Starly burst from the tall grass angry that their nest has been disturbed. Startled Barry drops the suitcase, which pops open on the ground.

In the briefcase on top of some clothes and papers sit, three Poke Balls. Thinking quickly you grab one, and throw it.