I was already reasonably far away from home. Now my steps were leading me towards Route 101. My goal now was arriving Littleroot Town to meet Professor Birch and get my first pokémon. Needless to say, I was really excited! Until something crossed my mind: what if a wild pokémon attacked me? But I instantly I remembered that in Route 101 there only were small pokémon, the only danger could have been a female Mightyena protecting her puppies. But fortunately there were no incidents during my way to Littleroot Town; I could find a way to walk through my path without having to walk into the tall grass.
After walking for a while, I could see Littleroot Town in the distance. I rested my back against a tall tree and I took a deep breath. Then I started to scratch my forearm... Yes guys, that's a weird quirk of mine; whenever I'm nervous or really excited, I start to scratch my arms compulsively. I already have a few small scars... But I commanded myself to stop. After that, I saw a small pond. I refreshed my face a bit and after putting my glasses back and once the water stopped rippling, I stared at my reflection: I'm a pretty average girl; my hair was done in a simple high bun, that's my go-to hairdo. My eyes are brown and slightly almond shaped, my nose is a bit wide and my lips aren't too thick or too thin, they are normal... just like me. Altought during my adventure a lot of extraordinary things happened to me, but that's a story for another moment.
And without stopping walking, I finally made it to Littleroot Town: a small and peaceful place, pretty much like Oldale Town. My parents already gave me the directions in order to arrive to Professor's Birch laboratory: I just had to walk straight and soon I would see a big building, Birch's lab. And as I expected I arrived in the wink of an eye. I carefully knocked the door and I heard a voice from inside inviting me to go inside. There was awaiting me a man in his late 30s-early 40s. I closed the door and he walked towards me.
"Hallo! You must be Emily Davis." He said while offering his hand for a handshake.
"Yes, that's me!" I laughed while shaking his hand.
"Well Emily, I bet you are really excited to get your first pokémon, aren't you?" He asked.
"Yes, of course! What's more, these days I could barely sleep!" I said sincerely. That made him laugh cheerfully.
"And did you already decide wich starter you are going to pick or are you still undecided?"
"I'm going to choose Treecko!" I assured with an excited tone in my voice.
"Well, then come with me."
He led me to a table. There were three Pokéballs. He explained that on the left there was Treecko, on the center there was Torchic and finally in the right side there was Mudkip.
I caught the pokéball containing Treecko.
"Well... I guess it's already done." I said
"Why don't you release your pokémon so you can greet each other?" Professor Birch asked.
"Huh... All I have to do is throw the pokéball, right?" I asked him with a tone of doubt in my voice. I saw others doing it, but I never did it myself!
"That's right! Don't be afraid."
I stared at the spherical device, I sighed and finally, I threw the pokéball. My Treecko turned around to see me. I went down on my knees to be at his same height and I said "Hi!" The reptilian like creature looked at me from head to toe and then he gave a nod of approval.
"Well, it looks like he already likes you!" Birch said happily.
"So soon? I expected him to dislike me at first or something." I was quite surprised, to be honest.
"Trust me, that happens sometimes, but in this occasion looks like the pokémon really likes you, and he just met you! By the way, would you like to nickname him? He's a male."
"Yes! I'll call him Trevor" That was the first name that crossed my mind and I thought that it really fitted him.
"Trevor? That's a nice name!" Professor Birch said.
"Do you like your name, Trevor?" I asked my new friend.
"Treecko!" That's what I got as a response. He seemed really happy... And that made me happy too. It looks like we started out really good!
"If you want to get your pokémon back to the pokéball, all you have to do is pointing the device at him and pressing the button on the center." Professor Birch observed.
I followed his instructions and in fact, Trevor returned to the pokéball. Once again, I saw other people doing this, but since I never did it by myself it was totally new to me.
I was going to say goodbye to Professor Birch but he said
"Wait! You are going to need this." Then he gave me a Pokédex, a set of ten pokéball and a map.
After that I thanked Professor Birch and he wished me good luck on my journey. Then I left the lab and I quickly headed towards Oldale Town. I didn't want to look for wild pokémon yet, I wanted to introduce my new partner to my parents and buy a few potions in the Pokémarket.
I arrived to my parent's house in the blink of an eye. They got startled to see me appear so suddenly.
"Emily, was there any problem?" my mom asked concerned.
"No, it's all fine! I just wanted to introduce you to my new friend, Trevor!" I announced.
"Thank Arceus! I thought you had an accident or something." Said my dad.
"Greg, don't be so negative!" My mom scolded him.
I got the pokéball out of my bag and I released Trevor. My parents were amazed at the sight of my very own pokémon!
"What a cutie!" My mom cooed.
"Yes, he sure is!" My dad agreed.
After playing with him for a while, they told me that I should go on with my journey, reminding me too to keep on touch no matter what. I said goodbye and I headed towards Route 102. When I arrived here, I felt safe, because now I had a pokémon of my own and I didn't have to be afraid of wild pokémon. But what I found there was more annoying than a wild pokémon.
There was a teenage boy. He was walking around, and it was clear that he had no idea of what to do. He was blonde and blue eyed, and he was wearing a yellow jacket and a pair of jeans. Then he spotted me.
"Hey you, come here! I challenge you to a battle!" He yelled. Wow, he was straight like a dart! I was pondering whether accepting his proposal or not.
"Don't tell me you're afraid to lose!" He mocked.
"Of course not! It's just that... this will be my first battle ever." I said.
"Great, a noob!" He said smugly.
"A noob? Tell me, how long have you been traveling?" If he was still here, maybe he just started, as well as me.
"Four days! And you just got your first pokémon. I have more experience than you!" I was starting to dislike this guy. I hate this kind of people. I really wanted to leave him talking alone like an idiot, but I'm way too polite to do that. I had no choice but accepting his challenge.
"Okay, let's do this! Let's go, Trevor!" I released my Pokémon and he let go a defying growl.
"Wow, I didn't expect this to be so easy!" The guy celebrated. And then he released a Mudkip. A Mudkip! And he wanted to defeat me with a Mudkip? Even little kids know that grass types are strong against water types!
"Sorry to break this to you, but my pokémon has advantage over yours." I informed him politely.
"Nonsense! I never lost with this guy. You know, Mudkip is the pokémon of cool people!" He insisted. I rolled my eyes and we started the battle. He granted to me the first move.
"Trevor, use pound!" I commanded him. He successfully hit the rival pokémon.
"What a nonsense! Finnegan, use growl!" Finnegan? Well, everybody can nickname their pokémon the way they want. My Trevor seemed a bit altered after the growl, but he regained his composure shortly after.
"Now Trevor, absorb!" Trevor put his hands on the air, aiming at Finnegan and two red beams appeared. Now the rival Mudkip was feeling weaker.
"What are you doing? Your pokémon hasn't been hit!" The guy yelled.
"My bad, sir!" I said mockingly.
"Finnegan, go and use pound!" The little Mudkip used his remaining energy to pound at my pokémon. Trevor couldn't dodge the attack and ended up being hit.
"Trevor, don't worry, it's almost done! Use pound!" I encouraged. Trevor obeyed me and pounded at Finnegan. The young Mudkip fainted.
"Wha- what?!" The blonde teenager couldn't believe what happened. And to be honest, me neither. My first battle and I won!
"Good job, little one!" I congratulated Trevor and I returned him to his pokéball. Winning a battle sure felt amazing... and I still had much more battles to win. The voice of the annoying guy made me snap out of my thoughts.
"You! The next time I swear I will defeat you. Oh, what's your name, by the way?" He asked with an arrogant gesture.
"Emily. What about you?"
"Josh. The next time, get ready to cry a river!" After that, he left the place running. It looks like we have someone who can't stand losing!
My journey just started and I already won a battle. But I would keep my feet on the ground. There was still much more to come.
