Moemon Ruby prologue

Prologue: Pyrah

Sapphire woke up, her head groggy and hurting from the previous night.
“Oh god, how much did I have to drink from that stream last night and how bad was it?” She asked. “I lost count after the third five headed Pichu.”
She fell out of bed, stumbling over to the dresser to take an aspirin.  As she did, she caught sight of herself in the light of the windows of the dark room.
She was dressed in a black shorts and a sapphire colored longer, short sleeved shirt that almost went to the edge of the short shorts.  She wore black socks that went halfway up her shins and sapphire colored shoes.  She had on white colored gloves with black fingers and a black band with a sapphire colored stripe on them.  She wore a sapphire colored bandana around her head, a single white stripe going around it.  Her hair was a dark brown, going down to her shoulders.  Her canines were longer than normal, giving her a slight primal look to her, which she thoroughly enjoyed.  She had sapphire colored eyes, which looked like liquid pools, shining brightly.
She heard the creaking of the door, her rushing to put on a wind breaker and a pair of thin, but long pants.
“What the hell are you doing in there?!” a shocked voice called, opening the door. “You were supposed to be with your father.”
“What the hell is she talking about?” Sapphire thought, head still fuzzy. “I thought I was sleeping in the woods.”
“Huh?” She asked, her brain not having fully processed what her foster mother had said.
“We’re at our new home.” Her foster mother said, smiling at her, regaining her composure after the shock of seeing her in the back of the van. “Sorry for yelling, but I had no idea you were back there.  I’m actually glad you didn’t ride on the roof.”
“What?” Sapphire thought to herself.  Then it hit her: she wasn’t hallucinating or dreaming.  She had just had a shitty ride in the back of a moving van as she and her recently added foster mother headed to their new home in Littleroot town.
“We’re in Littleroot.” Her foster mother said, smiling at her.  Sapphire groaned as she stood up fully, feeling the full effect of waking up in her body.
“So” Her foster mom asked, gesturing to the house. “What do you think?”
“I wanna crash.” Sapphire said, rubbing her throbbing head and nursing the growing headache.
“Your room is upstairs.” Her foster mom said, sighing as she pointed. “First room on the right.  I had wanted to go see your father today, but if you’re not feeling well, then I guess it can wait.”
“Yeah.” Sapphire said, heading up. “The back of that van was horrible.”
“You could have sat in the front.” Her foster mother said.
“No room.” Sapphire said, finding her room. “Plus, the top would have been better.”
“You know that’s dangerous.’ Her foster mother said.
“That’s my kinda thing then.” Sapphire said.
“Set the clock!” her foster mother shouted, the sound of the TV being heard in the background.
“On it!” Sapphire called back, looking at the clock on the wall.  It was set to twelve as was standard for new clocks.  She set it and put the batteries in it, letting it go.  Luckily, she’d remembered what her foster mother’d taught her about it.  Finally, she looked around the room.
It was quaint.  The movers had done a good job with the stuff that was already shipped.  In fact, the only stuff she and her foster mother had brought was her mom’s dresser as well as some odds and ends furniture.  Other than that, everything was already there.  Sapphire’s desk with her PC and notebook was already in the corner, her TV and Gamecube next to it, which her parents had bought to help integrate her into society.  Her bed was a short walk from the desk, being on the same wall as the desk.  Sapphire’s backpack was under the bed, a rug under there as well.  She flopped onto the floor, falling asleep almost instantly.

Later
Sapphire woke up, hungry and in less pain.  She moved over to her PC, staring at it, watching the pretty colors.  Once she’d gotten bored, she left to head downstairs.  Upon entering the kitchen, her mother presented her with a delicious breakfast of bacon, eggs, and pancakes.  Sapphire devoured these, standing up and stretching when she had finished, ripping off her windbreaker and pants.
“Oh, I just got a call from your father.” Her mom said. “He said that his friend, Professor Birch lived next door and would like to meet you.”
“Uh huh.’ Sapphire said, grabbing a soda can.  “That’s all well and good, but I felt like heading out of town.”
“Sorry, kiddo.” Her mom said. “No heading out without a Pokémon.  You know it can be dangerous.”
“Aw come on!’ Sapphire whined. “I belong in the wild!  It’s in my nature!”
“Oh, don’t worry.’ Her mom reassured her. “It’ll be fun.  Besides, they have a boy your age.  I’m sure you’ll have fun with him.”
“Meh.’ She said. “Not my type.”
“You haven’t even met him.” Her mom said, sighing. “Give him a chance to be your friend at least.  I mean, just to say you gave it a chance.  You remember what happened the last time, don’t you?”
Sapphire froze, looking at her arms.  She then stood up, stretching.
“You’ll do it, won’t you?” her foster mother asked.
Sapphire shrugged, heading towards the door.
“At least give him a chance.” Her mother called. “And, don’t take those shorts and shirt off.  I don’t want you running through the town in that leaf bikini you made.”
“As long as he’s not full of himself.” Sapphire said, shrugging. “And, why not!?  That’s my favorite outfit!”
“It’s indecent.’ Her foster mother said. “I know you were taken in by us less than two months ago, but you still need to try to be decent.”
“Alright alright.” Sapphire said, sighing, pouting a little. “I’ll bet I could have gotten away with it in the woods.”
“You only lived with Pokémon then.” Her mother said. “Of course you would have.”
“Well” Sapphire said. “It was still better than a house.”
“I’m okay with you thinking that.” Her mother said, sighing. “Just, don’t go streaking through the town like you did back in Johto.”
“But, it was hot!.” Sapphire said, sighing.
She walked next door to the neighbor’s house, knocking on the door.  A woman opened the door, smiling at her.  Sapphire steeled herself, knowing that she’d have to get it over with eventually.
“Oh, hello.” She said. “You must be Sapphire.  Your father has told us so much about you.”
“What specifically?” Sapphire asked, suspicious.
“Well” She said. “He said you were… wild.”
“Yep.’ Sapphire said, shrugging, her hands behind her head. “That’s me.”
“Well” the woman said. “Ruby should be upstairs.  Don’t get too wild.”
“That’s so not a guy’s name.’ Sapphire said, walking in. “Plus, he’s not my type.”
“Oh?” the woman asked. “You’ve met before?”
“Nope.” Sapphire said, reaching the stairs, leaving the woman very confused.
Sapphire made it up the stairs, looking inside to see a boy dressed in black athletic pants with red and green shoes.  He wore a black shirt with a red Pokéball on the front.  He had white hair that was spiked.  His eyes were red with a hint of brown.
“Who are you?” he asked, looking at her, confused.
“Name’s Sapphire.” Sapphire said, pointing at herself. “We’re neighbors.”
“Seriously?” the boy asked. “Well, whatever.  I’m Ruby.”
He extended his hand, Sapphire looking at it, confused.
“You shake it.” Ruby said, looking at her, confused.
“huh?” Sapphire asked.
“Like this.” Ruby said, taking her hand in his and shaking it.  “See?  You’d think you were raised in the woods.”
“I don’t do well with people.” Sapphire said.
“I see.’ Ruby said. “Well, I don’t bite.”
“You better not.’ Sapphire said, the threat radiating in her eyes.  Ruby flinched back slightly.  He then noticed that she was in very good shape.  Maybe even better than him.  He made a mental note not to piss her off.
“Well” he said. “I’m gonna head out and do the work my dad asked me to do.  If you wanna see him, he’s in the lab to the south of here.”
With that Ruby left, leaving Sapphire to walk down the stairs and out the door, heading straight for the lab.
Upon arrival, she cautiously entered, looking around nervously.  The attendant saw her coming over, Sapphire tensing up.
“I’m sorry.” He said. “But, the professor is out.  However, he will be back shortly.  If you want to see him now, however, he is on route 101, north of here.”
“Th-thanks.” Sapphire said, nodding as she quickly went out, avoiding the gazes of any other people that happened to be out and about.
As she reached the entrance to Rout 101, she heard someone call for help.  A little boy by the route was looking out into the route, worried.
“There’s someone that needs help.” He said. “But, I’m scared to go out into the tall grass.”
Sapphire steeled herself, walking out into the route, seeing a sight.
There was a large man dressed in a lab coat running from something that was hidden in the tall grass.  Sapphire couldn’t figure out what it was, but she stepped closer to the man, looking at him.
“Help!” he shouted, seeing her. “Quick, grab one of the Pokéballs in my pack and help me get away from this Pokémon!”
Sapphire, wary of the man, yet still curious, headed over to the bag, pulling out a Pokéball.  She touched the button on it, the ball popping open, which caused her to jump back.  However, the bigger shock was what came out of the Pokéball.  Now, Sapphire knew Pokémon were kept in Pokéballs, but she didn’t expect this.  Not by a long shot.
Inside the Pokéball was what looked like a nine year old girl in a white dress.  She had green hair and red eyes.  There were two red ‘horns’ coming out of her head, one behind the other.
“What are you?” Sapphire asked, going up to the little girl and kneeling down, looking at her.
“I’m a Pokémon.” She said in a snarky attitude. “Duh.”
“I’ve seen Pokémon.” Sapphire said. “You are not a Pokémon.”
“I don’t know where you come from.” The little girl said. “But, every Pokémon looks kinda like me.”
“What?” Sapphire asked. “So, they’re all human?”
“They look human.” The girl corrected in a bit of an arrogant tone. “However, we are far superior.”
“Well” Sapphire said, pointing to the professor. “I think we gotta help that guy.”
“Whatever.” The girl said, looking over. “Let’s get this over with.”
“Yes.” Sapphire said. “By the way, what kind of Pokémon are you?”
“I’m a Torchic, duh.” The girl said. (A/N: I know what I described her as was a Ralts, but in my Moémon Ruby copy, the Torchic sprite is a Ralts and the Blaziken a Gardevoir sprite with the Combusken unaltered.  Funny thing is, they’re a different sprite than the actual Ralts and Gardevoir sprites)
“Well” Sapphire said. “That sounds like a Fire type. Do you know any Fire type moves?”
“No.” the girl said. “I don’t.  You gotta earn those!”
“Huh.” Sapphire said. “Well, what do you know?”
“And, you call yourself a trainer.” The girl scoffed.
“No.” Sapphire said, shaking her head.  “I’m just a girl.  But, I was raised by wild Pokémon.”
“You sure you’re human?” the girl asked, looking at her. “You don’t seem like any humans I’ve met.”
“I guess I’m different.” Sapphire said, shrugging.  “Well, let’s help that guy.”
“Whatever.” The girl said, rolling her eyes as they ran over to help, a little girl in a dark grey dress with dark grey shoes and gloves popped out.  She had red eyes and dark grey hair.
“Quick!” Sapphire said. “Use Scratch.”
“At least you’re not completely incompetent.” The girl said, running up and raking her sharp nails on the other girl.  The other girl looked down at it, tears coming to her eyes.  She began to sniffle.
“I only wanted to play.” She said before running away and crying.
“Oh no.” Sapphire said, feeling a twinge of sadness in her heart.
“What a baby.’ The girl in white said, rolling her eyes.
“That’s not very nice.’ Sapphire said. “You hurt her feelings.”
“Whatever!” the girl said. “Let’s just get him back to his lab.”
“This way to my lab.” The professor said, leading them.
Once they’d gotten there, the professor introduced himself and Sapphire herself.
“You were pretty good with your Torchic.” The professor said.
“Uh” Sapphire said. “Why do they look human?  Then never looked human where I’m from.”
“There is a strange power at work in Hoenn.” The professor said. “But, it’s a mystery no one knows.  I digress: since you were so good with your Torchic, how about you and her become companions and travel on a journey together?”
“Yes!” Sapphire said excitedly. “I’d love to get out into the woods again!”
“Weirdo.” The Torchic muttered.
“Well” the professor said. “I need you to see my son, Ruby in Route 102 first.  He can get you started.”
“Alright.” Sapphire said, nodding. “By the way, does this Torchic have a name?”
“Yes.” The professor said. “It’s Pyrah (Pie-ruh).”