The Beginning

Tom woke up excited and scrambled to his wardrobe. He grabbed his freshly cleaned clothes and pulled them on in a hurry. He rushed to his desk and grabbed his wallet with the money he had been saving for the last 6 months. He swung his door open and rushed down the stairs when he realised it was only 6:00 am. His mother and father came down looking sleepy and grumpy. 'What's the reason for being up so early?' Tom's father asked curiously.

'It's my 14th birthday, you know, the day you said I could get a pokemon?'

'Oh, right'

Tom ran straight out the door without waiting for his parents to give him his presents and birthday wishes. He ran out the front gate and looked round at the beautiful Vermillion City he had grown up in. Most beginner trainers got their first starting pokemon from Professor Oak in Pallet Town, but things were different for Tom. He had to wait until the age of 14 for his starter pokemon because that's what his parents felt necessary. Most beginner pokemon trainers began their journeys at 10 years of age but not Tom. Tom looked behind him at the big empty field at the back of his house that he and his dad had been building for a long time, for him to transfer pokemon too when he began his journey. His parents and younger brother would care for them well until Tom called upon them.

Tom ran to the pokemon centre where Professor Berry had his study campus. The red automatic doors opened for him and the Nurse Joy who worked here greeted him. 'Looking for the professor?' Nurse Joy said in a sweet voice

'Yes I am' Tom replied without hesitation

'Right this way'

Tom followed the Nurse up the stairs and into a large room with a big desk and bookshelves that took up most the space. Tom noticed that Berry was standing by a table with three pokeballs sitting in a row. 'What I am about to ask you will determine your future as a trainer, you have spent years of your life preparing for this situation. You must select one of the three starter pokemon that I have here. You can have Bulbasaur, the grass type. Grass types are easier to raise and have an advantage against water types but have a weakness to fire. Charmander, the fire type is a powerful pokemon for a starter. Fire types are a good edge to battle and are good against grass types, but bad against water. Lastly there is uh, Squirtle, but I wouldn't take him if I were you. Squirtle is a water type, and has a good strength over fire but is weak against grass. Squirtle is a good pokemon but this one has issues with trust and obedience. It's just naughty natured. What shall you pick?'

'Well' Tom replied 'Bulbasaur would be great and so would Charmander but something about Squirtle just seems so right. I have grown up around water types, ever since I was a kid. I used to feed the Goldeen and Magikarp at the harbour, so I pick Squirtle!'

Berry just shrugged and tossed Tom the pokeball. Tom caught it with excitement. 'Now here is a device called a pokedex. It works as your guide and ID to the world of pokemon, and here is 6 pokeballs for catching pokemon. Now run home and show your parents!'

Tom sprinted home and showed his parents the pokeball. His younger brother Charlie was now awake. 'What pokemon did you pick?' He asked with excitement. Tom opened the pokeball and out came Squirtle.

'Squirtle use tackle!' Tom yelled pointing at a soda can that was on the floor. Squirtle walked over and picked up the can and cracked it open, walked over to the couch and sat down and started drinking. Angry, Tom threw the pokeball back at Squirtle to put him back inside, this time Squirtle used tackle and knocked it back into Tom's face. Fuming, Tom picked up the Squirtle and put it over his shoulder and walked outside.
'We need some serious training' Tom said, determined to get Squirtle to behave. Squirtle just moaned and put on a bored expression.

Tom and Squirtle left the gates of Vermillion City and went for a walk, looking for some pokemon. Tom was surprised that Squirtle was co-operating and Tom worked up the theory that Squirtle didn't like being left alone, which is why it wouldn't go inside it's pokeball. Suddenly, a Ratata ran past. 'Squirtle use bubble!' Tom yelled. Squirtle instead ran the opposite way to the Ratata and ran into the bushes. Tom chased after it and found a campsite. In the campsite there was a barbeque with sausages sizzling on top. Squirtle came out of nowhere and knocked over the barbeque and started eating the sausages. Tom ran out to grab his pokemon when a bug catcher came out looking furious. 'How dare you steal my food? Well I'm going to teach you a lesson. Go Scyther!' The trainer sent out a Scyther. Tom pulled out his pokedex.

'Scyther, the bug pokemon. Scyther has two blades on it's arms that makes it a tough opponent' the pokedex read out

'Scyther use fury cutter!'

Suddenly out of nowhere an electric attack came out and took out the Scyther. Tom looked to his left and saw a girl with short blonde hair and an Elekid. 'Sparky is the name' The girl announced.