Davin casually stepped off the ship and he looked up at the blue sky. He stood there for a moment to take in the fresh air and new scenery. "It's time... my new journey!"
He quickly noticed a video phone near the port and rushed to call Professor Cypress. When he got in contact with her, she said, "Judging by that huge smile on your face, I take it you're already in Hoenn?"
He nodded. "I'm just so excited! The thought of going on a new adventure excites me so much!"
The professor smiled. "So you remember where you're so supposed to go to receive your Pokemon, right?"
Davin's smile disappeared. "Um... yeah... I remember. It's... uh... uh... um..."
"Littleroot Town." She chuckled. "There, you'll meet Professor Birch. I already told him about your journey plan and he's willing to give you a Pokemon to start you off."
"Awesome! I'll head over right away. Talk to you later!" Davin hung up the phone and immediately ran north to Littleroot.
"What? What do you mean Professor Birch isn't here?!" Davin said to one of the professor's assistants. When Davin arrived in Littleroot, he assumed the professor's lab was the large white building with the automatic doors and entered it.
"He's out doing his research," The assistant explained. "He won't be back for quite some time."
"That's just great." Davin frowned. He exited the lab, walking slowly with disappointment. "Just when I was getting excited too..." He sighed. "Well, I guess I might as well look around while I wait."
He traveled to the woods located in the north and searched around as if he was expecting something to happen. "I know I've only been here for about 10 minutes, but if someone asked me, I'd say this town's pretty dull."
"HELLLLLLLLLLP!" Someone shouted. Davin headed toward the cry and was surprised at what he was witnessing: A man wearing a white lab coat over a blue shirt with green shorts hanging on to a tree branch while a brown and white raccoon Pokemon was growling at him from below.
"Hey, you!" The man noticed Davin. "Please! Help me!"
"What can I do?"
"Over there!" He pointed to a brown carrier bag that was far to the right side of the tree. "In the bag are 3 Poke balls that contain Pokemon. Use one of them to defeat this Zigzagoon!"
Davin nodded and ran over to the bag, rummaging through the pockets. Like the man said, three Poke balls were inside.
"Hmm..." He thought while staring at them. He quickly grabbed the one on the left and threw it, releasing a blue mammalian fish looking Pokemon that had orange gills sticking out from its cheeks, a fin sticking out from its head, and a light colored tail.
Davin checked his Pokedex. "Mudkip, the Mud Fish Pokemon. It uses the sensitive radar receptors on its head fin to read its surroundings."
"A Water Pokemon..." Davin pointed to the Zigzagoon. "Alright, Mudkip! Use Water Gun!"
A huge blast of water shot out of its mouth and hit the Zigzagoon, making it become angry and start to charge.
"Dodge and use Tackle!" Mudkip leaped from its spot and bashed its head against the raccoon Pokemon.
"Finish it with another Water Gun!" The second blast of water hit and the Zigzagoon quickly fled out of annoyance.
"Phew! That was close." The man climbed down from the tree and approached Davin. "Thanks for your help. I was doing my research when I accidentally disturbed that Zigzagoon. Next thing I knew, I was up in that tree."
"It was no problem." Davin paused with a thoughtful look. "Research? Does that mean... you're Professor Birch?"
"Yes. How'd you know?"
"I'm Davin, the one Professor Cypress told you about."
"Oh, I see. Well... this isn't the place to talk, so let's head back to my lab."
A WHILE LATER
"Thanks again for helping me back there." The Professor said when they were back at the lab. "You handled that Mudkip pretty well."
"Thank you." Davin kneeled down to the Water Pokemon near his legs. "You know, you're pretty strong. You could become an excellent battler one day."
"Mudkip, Mud!" It smiled.
"Say, Davin? Why don't you take this Mudkip as your starter for your Hoenn journey?" Birch suggested.
"Really? That'd be awesome! What do you say, Mudkip? Do you want to come with me?"
"Mudkip!" The Pokemon happily leaped into his arms.
"That seems like a 'Yes'." Birch chuckled. "So your plan is to enter the Hoenn league, correct?" Davin nodded. "Well, the nearest gym here is Petalburg City, so why don't you head there first?"
"Sounds good to me." Davin said. The professor handed him Mudkip's Poke ball and it quickly went back inside.
Afterwards, Davin said goodbye to the professor and headed towards Oldale Town to get a few supplies before heading out.
"All right! My Hoenn journey... begins now!"