Chapter 1
A Stallion stood in center of a stage as the lights were focused on him.
"Hello there, and welcome to the world of Pokémon!" he began.
"My name is Starswirl, but, I'm also known as the Pokémon Professor"
"This world of ours is filled with many mythical creatures known as Pokémon."
He took a ball out from his lab coat and tossed it into the air. An Eevee came out and went to Starswirl to nuzzle on his leg.
"To many others, Pokémon are used as pets and sometimes they are used for battles." contínuted Starswirl.
"Are you curious about our world? I will be here to help you."
"Now, the world of Pokémon awaits, let's get started!" exclaimed Starswirl as the curtains opened to reveal the vast world to explore.
A Gengar and a Nidorino were fighting each other in a large stadium.
"Gengar used Double Edge!" shouted the commentator as Nidorino shot a powerful blast.
"Whoah, Nidorino used a powerful Poison Sting! This battle could go either way!"
The battle zoomed out to reveal that a young colt was watching a Pokémon battle on his TV.
He was blue coated and had a azure hair, his name is Shadow and he was about to begin the biggest journey of his life.
"Shadow, are you there? Shadow?" asked his mother.
"Huh? Yeah?" replied Shadow.
"I just met with Professor Starswirl and he said that you have to meet him in his lab." continued his mother.
"Professor Starswirl said that?" asked Shadow with curiosity.
"He said that it was finished and…" the door suddenly burst open, interrupting his mother.
"Alright!" exclaimed Shadow with joy as he rushed outside to meet with the professor.
"Finally...finally, it's done!" thought Shadow as he arrived at the lab, then he saw a mare coming towards him, it was his childhood friend and rival, Sunset Shimmer.
"Sunset?" asked Shadow.
"Oh, hey, Shadow." greeted Sunset Shimmer.
"Wait, did the professor told you to come here?" she asked with smugness in her voice.
"Yeah, he said that it was done!" said Shadow with excitement in his voice.
"Sorry, but, I'm going first!" challenged Sunset as she was trying to get first.
"Hey, I won't let you!" shouted Shadow as he was struggling with her.
"Why do you have to be so annoying?!"
"You're the one who pushed into me!"
They kept bickering until…
"What's this ruckus about?" said a voice as the two ponies saw who it was.
"Professor!" they both exclaimed as they both went to him.
"Is it done?" they asked.
The Professor nodded with a small smile on his face as he gave Shadow and Sunset a small device.
"This is the Pokédex" said the Professor.
"Poké-dex?" Asked Shadow.
"It's a device that will fill that the data of the Pokémon you catch, it's a Pokémon encyclopedia!" explained the Professor.
"The power of science is awesome!" shouted Shadow with a big smile on his face.
The professor looked at both Shadow and Sunset.
"Shadow, Sunset, I want you two to go on a journey to complete the Pokédex, it's always been my dream." he explained, "however, I'm a old stallion, so I can't do this journey." the professor had a sad smile on his face as he keep looking at them both.
"So, can I count on you two?" asked the professor hopefully.
"Of course!" said Shadow right away.
"Now, Professor, haven't you forgotten?" asked Sunset. "in exchange for helping you?"
The Professor smiled knowing full well of the promise he kept.
"I haven't forgotten anything" said the Professor as Shadow gasped out of excitement.
Then, the lights turned on to show three Pokéballs on a work table.
"These are three Pokémon I've kept. You may choose one of them each." explained the Professor.
"The fire type Pokémon, Charmander, my most popular choice."
"The water type Pokémon, Squirtle, for those who ironically try to finish their adventure quickly."
"And the grass type Pokémon, Bulbasaur, who is useful early on during your adventure."
Shadow and Sunset looked at the three balls with eagerness.
"Now, choose wisely" the professor said.
Sunset looked at Shadow.
"Shadow, why don't you choose first?" she asked with a wink.
He nodded and choose Charmander as his starter.
"Ah, a Charmander?" asked the professor.
"Yeah, it wasn't difficult, I've decided that my first Pokémon would be a fire type, since fire type Pokémon are my favorites." explained Shadow as he was holding Charmander in his hooves.
"I see, now, Sunset, who are you going to choose?" asked the Professor to Sunset who was smirking.
"Heh, that's no brainer, since Shadow choose fire, I'll choose water" said Sunset as she picked up Squirtle.
"Are you going to nickname your Pokémon?" asked the professor.
They both shook their heads.
"Well, Shadow," said Sunset as she ran off with her Squirtle, "see ya later!"
The professor looked at Shadow with smile. "I'm counting on you, Shadow." he said.
Shadow put his red cap on his head. "Right!" He exclaimed.
Meanwhile, in a unknown area, four trainers who were waiting for a new challenge were gathering, the first trainer was a beautiful mare with a red mane and had glasses, the second trainer was a very muscular stallion, the third trainer was an elder mare with a wicked grin like a ghost, and the final trainer was a young stallion who was wearing a cape.
"Starswirl just sent me the news, it seems that two new trainers have started their journey...how very interesting." said the caped one with a smirk.
"Gha-ha-ha-ha, this should be very interesting indeed, Starswirl only chooses children with potential to be amazing trainers for adventures," cackled the old one.
"Then, when the time is right, they will challenge us and one of them will sit on the throne as the champion," said the one with glasses as the muscular one knocked his front hooves against each other with anticipation.
To be continued...