[i]“But Professor, I’m just a goof-off…”, “No, you trust your instinct and that take talent, drive and determination to never waive from that. This is perfect for you.”[/i] The words of Professor Willow rang through the young blonde’s head as he strolled down the pathway nearing the exit of the Virdian Forest. It had been three years since he was given the task to capture the Legendary bird Zapdos and gain his position as a leader to up-coming trainers. Neither one of the other leader’s in training (if you will) had succeeded in capturing their own legendary birds but… well Spark himself didn’t know where to start.

Then again, when you go on out for your first time as a Pokemon Trainer, you were never really handed an instruction guide on how to do so. Just a pokedex and your first pokemon; even though he had been a trainer for a while, it was weird to get thrown back into the same seat once again.

A long sigh left the blonde as he worked his way through the forest. “Pika-Pee.” Beside him was his starter pokemon and longtime friend, Pikachu.

“Oh yeah, I got some food.” Spark’s voice echoed through the forest as he stopped walking and crotched down. Pulling his backpack from his back he set it on the ground and opened it with a gentle motion. Inside sat a warm egg which he gentle patted. After giving the un-hatched egg a bit of attention he reached into a side pocket and pulled out a pokemon’s snack bar. “Here you go buddy.” He said with a grin as he pulled apart the packaging and handed it to the Pikachu. 

“Pikachu!” The pokemon said excitedly as his little hands grabbed the treat and his head nuzzled against Spark’s hand as a thank you. Soon the two were back on the road again, the young man’s hands laced together behind his head and the pokemon munching away on a snack.

“Beautiful day.” He said as he looked up at the sky with his bright blue eyes. Inside of him, he could feel what could be best described as a pull. Somewhere in Pewter City, someone had information on where he could find the hiding place of his legendary bird… or maybe it was something else pulling him there. Who knows but he was following his instinct and hiking to Pewter City.