A Pokèmon Tail

Ash left for his pokèmon journey at age ten, but what if Pallet Town was not the only town where Professor Oak gave starting pokèmon to ten year olds starting their journeys?

Mari Gold started her journey before Ash, but will the two's destinies cross and merge, or will the two forever be on two separate roads?

(I do not own pokèmon in any shape or form, sadly, but this Fic is made all in good fun.)