Oh, how I have long waited for an OC character based story. Oh, how long indeed. And now...well...

My dream came true!

I dashed down the familiar dusty road towards the edge of our quite, sleepy town. The sights, the smells - they all felt different. Of course they did. I wasn't 13 any more. No, the days of being 13 were long behind me. I was 14, as of the moment that I opened my eyes this morning. 14! I've waited my entire life for this day! The day that we get to start our adventure!

I finally stopped outside of a small building. Of course, it wasn't just ANY small building. It was a Pokémon lab, run by professor Maple. I had always found it odd how almost every professor had a tree related name...

I shook my head, instead focusing on who I would choose as a starter. My entire journey could come down to this...and luckily for me, I already knew who was going to be traveling with me! I rushed in to the building to be met by a stack of papers falling all over the already cluttered floor.

"Well, that wasn't supposed to happen."

Professor Maple looked from behind a very large stack of papers that she was holding. She laughed, setting the papers down on a nearby desk. Everyone said that she looked like a younger version of professor Juniper. I could never understand why. Prof. Maple had blonde hair, but everything else was the same...oh well. Who cared? I was 14!

"Oh. Your early, aren't you? Have the other two showed up yet?"

I shook my head, just as two more people ran into the lab. They eyed me suspiciously, probably not liking that I had shown up first. Finally, the boy on the left spoke up. "So? Are we going to just stand here all day, or are we going to choose our starters?"

The boy who had just spoken had black hair, and blue eyes. He had on a black athletic T-shirt, and a pair of black skinny jeans on. He looked...the best way to put it, I guess, was pissed at the world. The other person that had come in was a girl who was a little bit taller than me. She had brown eyes that matched her brown hair, and black skinny jeans that looked quite similar to the other boys.

I, on the other hand, didn't look as cool as those two. They looked like they had already started their journey before even getting here, and they both knew it. I had on black skinny jeans (What was with the black skinny jeans?!), a leather jacket with the collar up, a white T - shirt underneath, and a yellow backpack slung over my shoulder. I hated being judged by my looks.

"Well then. What are you waiting for? Lets get started, shall we?"

The other two soon to be trainers cheered, and I followed behind them into a brightly lit room. Quite a few Pokeballs lay on the table in the center of the room. "As most of you know, this region is special. Yes, the Raylin region is special region indeed. You get -"

The girl cut her off. "Yes, Prof. Maple. We get to choose any starter from any region. Can I have a Torchic, please?" She went up to the table and grabbed a Pokeball, and threw it up into the air. A small, orange and yellow bird appeared, bouncing around. Tor, Torchi! The girl picked it up, and twirled it around. "Yes, a Torchic! Your going to be venturing with me! We are gonna be the strongest trainers ever! I'm gonna name you Chi!"

They went on, as the other boy browsed through the red and white devices. He finally grabbed one, and threw it up into the air, and after a flash of light, a small turtle popped out. "Squirtle, you're gonna be with me. You up for it?" The small turtle bounced around his legs excitedly. Squirt! Squirtle! "I'm gonna name you Squirt."

I already knew what I was going to get. I had just wanted to see who my fellow trainers were going to choose. I grabbed a Pokeball near the edge of the table, and tapped the circular button on the face of the device. A moment later, a small Pokémon popped out, and bounced up and down. Mud! Kip! Mudkip! "Your excited, aren't you little buddy? I'm gonna name you Kip!"

The small Pokémon jumped into my arms, and licked my face. Prof. Maple laughed. "Well, now that is taken care of, let's get you your Pokedexes, shall we?"

She handed all of us the small, red devices, and I stuck mine in my pocket. "Now, your names. I almost forgot about it!" The boy in the athletic shirt snorted. "I could care less who knows. The names Jacob. That's it." The girl looked at him sideways, probably in shock of how rude he had gotten when he choose his Pokémon. She smiled, looking at Prof. Maple. "Hi! My name is Maya!"

They looked at me, and I sighed. I hated when people spelled my name wrong. It was so simple, yet everyone spelled it wrong. "My name is Ryan. Nice to meet you guys."

"Well then. Your all set! The first town from here is just north, called Lavender town. Good luck!'

Jacob snorted, and glared at me. "That Mudkip is a weakling. Not like my Squirtle, here. "

I stood there, staring. "Your kidding, right? What the heck did I do? Whatever. Lets just shut him up, Kip. Use Water Gun!"

And with that, my journey began in the Raylin region.

A good start to a good story! Leave your reviews! I love when you guys lend your support!

Until next time, I'm out!

Oh! I almost forgot! Almost all of my characters in here are based off of people that I know. You guys (should) know who you are!