10-03-2006, 04:47 PM
*Really stupid title*
CHAPTER 1:
"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
- Acts 1:8
"Is it really here, Professor Oak?"
"Yes, Joshua, be patient."
"But it's so rare! I've never seen one before."
"Calm down," footsteps were heard coming up a small flight of stairs and into a dark room. A light clicked on, revealing two characters: A tall, elderly man, whose grey hair really showed his age, and an excited young boy, around the age of fourteen, a nice coat of brown hair and a bit of facial hair on the grow, almost jumping around in excitement. The taller man picked up a green and white ball from the middle of a pedestal in the middle of the room and handed it over to the boy.
"I had to catch it in an Ultra Ball," he explained. "It was too rare to let go that easily."
The boy examined the ball carefully. It was green on the top, a nice shade of solid green too, and white on the bottom. Seperating the two colours was a band in the middle with a button in the center.
"Are you going to open it now, Josh?" the man asked.
"What?" Josh asked, clearly showing more interest in the ball then in his friend. "Oh, sorry, Professor Oak. I'll do that now."
Josh pushed the button in the middle of the ball and held it outwards. It opened quickly, emitting a bright white flash. A the flash was taking form of a small creature. Within seconds it was complete, colour and all.
The creature had curious eyes, and resembled a penguin. It's whole body was icy-blue in colour, and it had a cute look about it.
"Poch?" the little guy asked, clearly confused about it's new surroundings.
"Aw, it's a cute li'l guy," Josh knelt down, observing it for a second, and then turned back to the professor. "What's it's name, Professor Oak."
"Pochama," he replied. "I haven't really had the time to observe it," he paused. "And that's where you come in."
Josh was too busy surveying Pochama to have listened. "I'm sorry, what did you say?"
"I want you to train Pochama and study its patterns and, possibly, evolution," Josh just stared. "C'mon, Josh, you're how old now?"
"Fourteen," he dully said.
"Fourteen," the professor repeated. "And you've had your Pokemon liscense for HOW long now?"
"Are we going somewhere with-?"
"Four years. And how many adventures?"
"Professor, I really-"
"HOW many adventures?"
"None," Josh lowered his head.
"Josh, you were the top of your class, most qualified to go on your adventures. Yet you've sat squandered in your room for the past four years."
Josh sighed. "It's not as though I've done it on purpose..."
The Professor picked up Pochama and gave it to Josh. "If you decide tommorow, come see me."
Josh carried Pochama out and the little Pokemon squirmed, obviously wanting to escape his arms. He held it out so it could see him, and placed it on the ground, still keeping a grip on it.
"Hey, Pochama," Josh knelt so he'd be the same height as it. "I'm your new trainer. I suspect we'll have to get along now."
The little thing gave him a look and nodded, it turned around and continued out.
Josh was at home and packing his bag within thirty minutes of his meeting with Professor Oak. He paused and sighed. He turned to a massive book on his bed, next to his bag. It was labelled "The Bible". It had been a long time since he had read anything in it. He closed his eyes, and started talking, his confused Pochama listening intently.
"Lord, please help me decide," he said quietly. "I want to help raise this little guy and spread Your word throughout this world, as You instructed in the book of Acts. But I'm a little unsure of what the future will hold. I just pray You will help me get through this and help me tell the would about You," he opened his eyes and looked around, noticing how confused his new friend was.
"What's the matter, little guy?"
"Poch?" it imitated how Josh was before.
"Praying?" Josh was now just as confused. "Oh, you didn't understand what I was doing. I was praying to God," Pochama was still confused. "Let me show you."
Josh walked over to his bookshelf, Pochama followed and he looked along the rows until he found what he was looking for. "Ah ha," he knelt down to Pochama and showed it the first page. There was a picture of a bright light at the very top, darkness in the middle, and the round edge of what appeared to be the earth. Josh read the caption under it to his partner. "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth."
By this point, Pochama slightly understood a bit better, but seemed to want to know who God was.
"Do you want to know who God is?" Pochama nodded and Josh continued. "Well, as you can see here, He created heaven, earth," he moved his finger to another panel, "and Pokemon. He is Lord of all, and He created us. He loves each and everyone of us."
Pochama seemed to have understood, and it showed in its voice. "Pochama. Poch, pocha."
"You want to know more, Pochama," Josh asked. His partner nodded. "Well, despite God making us in his own image," his Pokemon sat down next to Josh and looked up at him as he spoke, "we still live in sin. And we were condemned to die for it. Eternal punishment in hell," Pochama looked downcast. "But, He sent the Hope of the world. God, impregnated a virgin woman, and she had His Son, who, over His time performed many, many miracles. People did not believe His claim as the Son of God was ignored by His people so they sentenced Him to death. Hung on a cross," by now, Pochama was in tears. Josh petted it and continued. "He died for our sins. And was thrown in a tomb to rot. However, the mighty Son of God rose three days later," Pochama stopped crying. "And continued preaching for another forty days, and then God called Him into heaven until He returned. He's still alive! Isn't that cool?" Pochama was clapping and cheering.
"You know what, little guy? I think I'll enjoy traveling with you."
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Any thoughts? Too short, I know.
CHAPTER 1:
"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
- Acts 1:8
"Is it really here, Professor Oak?"
"Yes, Joshua, be patient."
"But it's so rare! I've never seen one before."
"Calm down," footsteps were heard coming up a small flight of stairs and into a dark room. A light clicked on, revealing two characters: A tall, elderly man, whose grey hair really showed his age, and an excited young boy, around the age of fourteen, a nice coat of brown hair and a bit of facial hair on the grow, almost jumping around in excitement. The taller man picked up a green and white ball from the middle of a pedestal in the middle of the room and handed it over to the boy.
"I had to catch it in an Ultra Ball," he explained. "It was too rare to let go that easily."
The boy examined the ball carefully. It was green on the top, a nice shade of solid green too, and white on the bottom. Seperating the two colours was a band in the middle with a button in the center.
"Are you going to open it now, Josh?" the man asked.
"What?" Josh asked, clearly showing more interest in the ball then in his friend. "Oh, sorry, Professor Oak. I'll do that now."
Josh pushed the button in the middle of the ball and held it outwards. It opened quickly, emitting a bright white flash. A the flash was taking form of a small creature. Within seconds it was complete, colour and all.
The creature had curious eyes, and resembled a penguin. It's whole body was icy-blue in colour, and it had a cute look about it.
"Poch?" the little guy asked, clearly confused about it's new surroundings.
"Aw, it's a cute li'l guy," Josh knelt down, observing it for a second, and then turned back to the professor. "What's it's name, Professor Oak."
"Pochama," he replied. "I haven't really had the time to observe it," he paused. "And that's where you come in."
Josh was too busy surveying Pochama to have listened. "I'm sorry, what did you say?"
"I want you to train Pochama and study its patterns and, possibly, evolution," Josh just stared. "C'mon, Josh, you're how old now?"
"Fourteen," he dully said.
"Fourteen," the professor repeated. "And you've had your Pokemon liscense for HOW long now?"
"Are we going somewhere with-?"
"Four years. And how many adventures?"
"Professor, I really-"
"HOW many adventures?"
"None," Josh lowered his head.
"Josh, you were the top of your class, most qualified to go on your adventures. Yet you've sat squandered in your room for the past four years."
Josh sighed. "It's not as though I've done it on purpose..."
The Professor picked up Pochama and gave it to Josh. "If you decide tommorow, come see me."
Josh carried Pochama out and the little Pokemon squirmed, obviously wanting to escape his arms. He held it out so it could see him, and placed it on the ground, still keeping a grip on it.
"Hey, Pochama," Josh knelt so he'd be the same height as it. "I'm your new trainer. I suspect we'll have to get along now."
The little thing gave him a look and nodded, it turned around and continued out.
***
Josh was at home and packing his bag within thirty minutes of his meeting with Professor Oak. He paused and sighed. He turned to a massive book on his bed, next to his bag. It was labelled "The Bible". It had been a long time since he had read anything in it. He closed his eyes, and started talking, his confused Pochama listening intently.
"Lord, please help me decide," he said quietly. "I want to help raise this little guy and spread Your word throughout this world, as You instructed in the book of Acts. But I'm a little unsure of what the future will hold. I just pray You will help me get through this and help me tell the would about You," he opened his eyes and looked around, noticing how confused his new friend was.
"What's the matter, little guy?"
"Poch?" it imitated how Josh was before.
"Praying?" Josh was now just as confused. "Oh, you didn't understand what I was doing. I was praying to God," Pochama was still confused. "Let me show you."
Josh walked over to his bookshelf, Pochama followed and he looked along the rows until he found what he was looking for. "Ah ha," he knelt down to Pochama and showed it the first page. There was a picture of a bright light at the very top, darkness in the middle, and the round edge of what appeared to be the earth. Josh read the caption under it to his partner. "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth."
By this point, Pochama slightly understood a bit better, but seemed to want to know who God was.
"Do you want to know who God is?" Pochama nodded and Josh continued. "Well, as you can see here, He created heaven, earth," he moved his finger to another panel, "and Pokemon. He is Lord of all, and He created us. He loves each and everyone of us."
Pochama seemed to have understood, and it showed in its voice. "Pochama. Poch, pocha."
"You want to know more, Pochama," Josh asked. His partner nodded. "Well, despite God making us in his own image," his Pokemon sat down next to Josh and looked up at him as he spoke, "we still live in sin. And we were condemned to die for it. Eternal punishment in hell," Pochama looked downcast. "But, He sent the Hope of the world. God, impregnated a virgin woman, and she had His Son, who, over His time performed many, many miracles. People did not believe His claim as the Son of God was ignored by His people so they sentenced Him to death. Hung on a cross," by now, Pochama was in tears. Josh petted it and continued. "He died for our sins. And was thrown in a tomb to rot. However, the mighty Son of God rose three days later," Pochama stopped crying. "And continued preaching for another forty days, and then God called Him into heaven until He returned. He's still alive! Isn't that cool?" Pochama was clapping and cheering.
"You know what, little guy? I think I'll enjoy traveling with you."
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Any thoughts? Too short, I know.
