Red eyes flashed as someone spoke into the phone. It was low and quiet, but still there.

"Yes. Let the operation begin, then. I will see you out on the battlefield."

The phone turned off as he sighed. That was far from easy. He then checked the time. The others were probably waiting to start the journey. Persian went over as he sighed.

"Good girl..." He gently patted her head before returning her. "I need my most trusted Admin at my side. Shall we?"

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He sighed as his two "friends", Blue and Leaf, clashed about the fact that the professor wasn't there. He eyed the three Pokeballs, wondering if he could slip one to his side without the Professor. He sadly couldn't as the elder's voice crept through the air.

"You two!" They split up as the Professor went to the table, which made Red snap out of his daze. "Now then... I guess it's time for you to take your Pokemon and travel." Blue immediately protested a bit.

"But Red already has a powerful Pokemon! Why does he need another?" Red stayed quiet as his eyes practically burned into the back of the Oak's head. His Persian was his partner in crime. She wasn't just his Pokemon. The Professor must've seen the glare as he chuckled.

"Persian is his caretaker. You know that, Blue. He needs a proper Pokemon in order to travel." Blue seemed to growl at that while Red's glare turned into a soft gaze as he looked at the Pokeballs. "So why don't you three pick your starters?"

Leaf chuckled as the duo went forward and made a grab for Charmander's ball. They locked eyes before Red went over and picked up Squirtle's Pokeball, surprising the others. Blue was actually the one to move to Bulbasaur.

"Strange choice." Red sent a glare as he sent the small pokemon out. He had heard that Charmander and Bulbasaur were a little easier to find once you looked in places near the region's borders. Squirtle was not, being rare in the far southern oceans of Kanto and even marked as ultra rare. This was only one of the two reasons he chose the Water type, the other being power. He knew a rare Blastoise trainer to have swept regions such as Kanto, despite Erika and LT Surge. He picked up the turtle as the Professor went on a little talk.

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Once in the silence of his house, he sent out Persian and silenced Squirtle. The other two were trying to find out where he went before he turned to the small Pokemon, who had been examined by the sly cat.

"I'll say this, Squirtle." It paused as his voice danced across the air with even the silence being louder than it. "You'll be trained to do more than just be the best. You will also learn to work with the darkside and my fighting style. I am quiet, and you'll train on that. So let us begin your needed training."