Chapter 1
In a house at Mauville City, Anita couldn't sleep. She knew that she would recieve word on her scores from the pokemon test tomorrow. Whether she was able to receive her license and go on a journey hinged on that score. She knew that she studied well, but still, she was worried. If she didn't pass, she'd have to wait almost a year, and take the classes again.
She sat up in bed, twirling a few strands of her shoulder length brown hair around one finger. Outside, she could hear the sounds of nocturnal pokemon like Oddish and Poochyena on one of the nearby routes. From her studies, she knew that Oddish was most likely absorbing moonlight, and the Poochyena was probably searching for prey.
She glanced at the computer in the corner, sitting on her desk. Next to it, she had her belt pouch, all packed with the things she would need for her journey. Around the room was various plushies she played with when she was younger, as well as some posters of famous trainers. Even though her mom was never a trainer, she still supported Anita's dream to become one.
She laid back down on her bed, soon falling into a fitful sleep. The next thing she knew, she was being woken up by the sun filtering in her room outside, and the smells of breakfast downstairs. She hopped out of bed, got dressed in her trainer clothes, and grabbed her backpack. She then went downstairs, where her mother had pancakes ready.
"Oh, Anita, good morning," her mother said, then handed her an envelope. "I'm guessing that you'll be wanting to read this."
She took the envelope from her mother, carefully opening it and reading what the piece of paper said inside. The first word she saw was "Congratulations".
She quickly read the rest of the letter. It basically told her to go see Professor Pine to get her license, starter pokemon, pokedex, and 5 pokeballs. It included an address, but Anita already knew where his house was located, so she didn't need it.
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After a quick breakfast, Anita grabbed her belt pouch, slipped it around her waist, and rushed over to the professor's house. Her house was right next to the pokemart, and his house was on the east side of town. So it wasn't too far of a walk.
Anyway, she walked in and looked around the lab. It was mostly wide open, with computers here and there. Along one wall, There was a long bookcase, full of books. Along another wall, there was a shelf full of pokeballs. Each pokeball contained a basic pokemon for the trainers to get for their starter.
"Good morning, Anita," Professor Pine said, stepping out of the back room. "I'm guessing you're here for everything you need?"
Professor Pine was a young man in his 20's. He had brown hair, which was usually neatly combed back, wore glasses, and was usually dressed in a white lab coat and black pants.
Anita nodded, and the professor handed her the license first. The license had her picture, as well as her name, height, and weight. She also got 5 pokeballs, which were connected to a small belt clip. Last, she received her pokedex, which was put away in a pocket.
"So, what pokemon do I get to start with?" Anita asked.
"That's for you to decide, in a way," the professor said, waving a hand at the rows of pokeballs behind him. "Just choose one pokeball, and the pokemon inside is yours. The pokemon in these pokeballs should be simple for a beginner trainer to control, so you don't have to worry about that."
Anita went to the pokeballs and looked over them. They were all the same, and there were no labels. So it was impossible to tell which pokemon was in which ball. She reached out a hand and grabbed one of the red and white balls at random.
"That's now your pokemon, Anita," the professor said. "I wish you good luck on your journey."
"Let's see what I got," she said, pressing the button.
There was a flash of light, and a pokemon came out of the pokeball. When she could see what it was, she blinked and took another look, barely believing what pokemon she got.
The pokemon flopping in front of her, looking like a fish out of water...was a Magikarp.
To be continued...
In a house at Mauville City, Anita couldn't sleep. She knew that she would recieve word on her scores from the pokemon test tomorrow. Whether she was able to receive her license and go on a journey hinged on that score. She knew that she studied well, but still, she was worried. If she didn't pass, she'd have to wait almost a year, and take the classes again.
She sat up in bed, twirling a few strands of her shoulder length brown hair around one finger. Outside, she could hear the sounds of nocturnal pokemon like Oddish and Poochyena on one of the nearby routes. From her studies, she knew that Oddish was most likely absorbing moonlight, and the Poochyena was probably searching for prey.
She glanced at the computer in the corner, sitting on her desk. Next to it, she had her belt pouch, all packed with the things she would need for her journey. Around the room was various plushies she played with when she was younger, as well as some posters of famous trainers. Even though her mom was never a trainer, she still supported Anita's dream to become one.
She laid back down on her bed, soon falling into a fitful sleep. The next thing she knew, she was being woken up by the sun filtering in her room outside, and the smells of breakfast downstairs. She hopped out of bed, got dressed in her trainer clothes, and grabbed her backpack. She then went downstairs, where her mother had pancakes ready.
"Oh, Anita, good morning," her mother said, then handed her an envelope. "I'm guessing that you'll be wanting to read this."
She took the envelope from her mother, carefully opening it and reading what the piece of paper said inside. The first word she saw was "Congratulations".
She quickly read the rest of the letter. It basically told her to go see Professor Pine to get her license, starter pokemon, pokedex, and 5 pokeballs. It included an address, but Anita already knew where his house was located, so she didn't need it.
---
After a quick breakfast, Anita grabbed her belt pouch, slipped it around her waist, and rushed over to the professor's house. Her house was right next to the pokemart, and his house was on the east side of town. So it wasn't too far of a walk.
Anyway, she walked in and looked around the lab. It was mostly wide open, with computers here and there. Along one wall, There was a long bookcase, full of books. Along another wall, there was a shelf full of pokeballs. Each pokeball contained a basic pokemon for the trainers to get for their starter.
"Good morning, Anita," Professor Pine said, stepping out of the back room. "I'm guessing you're here for everything you need?"
Professor Pine was a young man in his 20's. He had brown hair, which was usually neatly combed back, wore glasses, and was usually dressed in a white lab coat and black pants.
Anita nodded, and the professor handed her the license first. The license had her picture, as well as her name, height, and weight. She also got 5 pokeballs, which were connected to a small belt clip. Last, she received her pokedex, which was put away in a pocket.
"So, what pokemon do I get to start with?" Anita asked.
"That's for you to decide, in a way," the professor said, waving a hand at the rows of pokeballs behind him. "Just choose one pokeball, and the pokemon inside is yours. The pokemon in these pokeballs should be simple for a beginner trainer to control, so you don't have to worry about that."
Anita went to the pokeballs and looked over them. They were all the same, and there were no labels. So it was impossible to tell which pokemon was in which ball. She reached out a hand and grabbed one of the red and white balls at random.
"That's now your pokemon, Anita," the professor said. "I wish you good luck on your journey."
"Let's see what I got," she said, pressing the button.
There was a flash of light, and a pokemon came out of the pokeball. When she could see what it was, she blinked and took another look, barely believing what pokemon she got.
The pokemon flopping in front of her, looking like a fish out of water...was a Magikarp.
To be continued...
