Chapter 1- A Pichu is Born
It was a cold, clear morning in Pikachu's Palace, Dream Land. It was about 7:20 a.m. on November 24, 1989. A Pikachu, named PikaPal, was sitting awake in her living room with a Pichu egg nearby. Her next child was concealed inside the egg and she couldn't wait for it to hatch. She sighed as she stared blankly at the yellow and black egg. She was the only one living in the house. Her first son, PichuPal, lived out in Pichu's Paradise because of the laws. She didn't like being alone like this. Her husband, RaichuPal, was living in Raichu's Resort also due to the laws. "I hope this egg hatches soon," PikaPal said aloud. "I'm tired of being alone and tired of waiting for it to hatch." It was now 7:28 and still the egg didn't hatch at all. PikaPal was awake right now because she couldn't sleep. All she had done last night was sit in her bed and stare at the egg. Finally, she gave up on trying to sleep and took herself and the egg into the living room. It was now 7:30 and finally, her wait would soon be over.
PikaPal looked over at the egg as it wiggled around. "...my god...i-it's finally hatching!" she exclaimed happily. And that's exactly what it was doing. The Pichu egg was starting to crack here and there as it neared a full hatching. PikaPal watched it all the while, not taking her eyes off it for anything. Not even to blink. Then, at 7:34 a.m., the egg hatched revealing the occupant of it: a newborn male Pichu. PikaPal stared in awe at her new son. "Oh, it's adorable..." she said softly, not knowing what the Pichu's gender was yet. The little Pichu crawled out of the egg and looked around curiously. Suddenly, he was hoisted into the air by a mysterious force. PikaPal held him up to examine and see if it was a male or female she now had to take care of. Once she had figured out the gender of her new child, she set the Pichu back on the ground. The Pichu looked up at her with a confused look, not knowing what she had done. PikaPal looked grateful and nodded. "It's a boy. Now, what to name him?" she said. She looked thoughtfully at him as he crawled around on the floor. Then, the perfect name for him hit her. "I know what to name you now. I'll name you, PichuPal," PikaPal said, smiling happily. She walked over to him and started stroking his ears gently. PichuPal seemed to enjoy it very much and even leaned into it a little. "I see you like this a lot...I'll have to keep it in mind..." PikaPal said sweetly. Then she remembered the law, and the smile quickly was washed away. She would have to take him to Pichu's Paradise so he could live there. However, she could hold on to him for a maximum of a year before she'd have to give him up. She also felt as though she'd heard the name 'PichuPal' some place before. But, she couldn't figure out where. "That's not the point...I have my son to take care of now and I'm not alone," she said, breaking out of her thoughts. Then, she picked up PichuPal and walked over to the couch. PikaPal sat down and set PichuPal in her lap where she continued to stroke his ears. He closed his eyes and started to doze off, thanks to the stroking of his ears. "...now I can finally get some rest myself...he's apparently going to fall asleep, too..." PikaPal said. She smiled down at him and gave him a light kiss on the forehead.
End of Chapter 1.