Ever since I was a young boy, I've always wanted to go on an adventure, as most kids do. I never thought I'd actually get the opportunity to either. It's popular among kids to become a Pokémon Trainer as soon as possible. Some do, but very rarely do any of them end up being good enough to remain trainers. While I got my Pokémon at the minimum starting age of 10, I waited for a little over a year since my parents weren't quite sure if Pokémon Training was a good idea for me.

I grew up in Laramie Village. While I wasn't one for the Big P Pokémon Race, I did enjoy Pokémon. While everyone else chose the usual starters of Bulbasaur, Charmander, or Squirtle, and some even chose Pikachu after someone who passed through our town had one as his starter, I was the only kid in my class to choose Eevee. Once I got my license to become a Trainer, I visited Professor Oak to get my usual things: A Pokédex and some Poké Balls to start. I had also been working for my parents' shop for the past year or so to save up some money. I had saved quite a lot of money, having bought a Pokégear and a few potions with what was left over. On my 11th birthday, I received a Laptop, 5,000 Pokédollars, and a baton from my uncle, who told me to use it only when I need to.

Before I left on my journey, I said bye to my parents. "Be careful, Joseph." they told me before they left back for home. Eevee stayed on my shoulder, nuzzling against me. She and I knew we would be visiting them again once we made it back home. For now, it was time for me to begin my journey: Heading north out of Pallet Town towards Viridian City.

It took me about an hour to walk to Viridian City. It was noon by the time I reached, and so both Eevee and I were getting hungry. Fortunately, Viridian's Pokémon Center had free food for trainers and their Pokémon who started their journey only recently. Eevee and I got what we could and sat down in the lobby. We sat down for lunch, saving some of the food for later if we needed it. Once we were finished eating, we got up and were ready to move on, but we were stopped by two people, both who looked about my age. One was a boy, the other was a girl.

"Aw, look it's an Eevee, how cute!" the girl said. She started to pet Eevee, who only looked happy once that happened. She was wearing a pink and white hat along with blue jeans and a pink button-up shirt. The boy rolled his eyes. He was wearing a gray shirt and brown pants and was carrying a yellow bag.

"Sis, it's just an Eevee. You don't have to act like it's something new." the boy said.

"But it is rare. Not a lot of trainers have Eevees, especially not as their starting Pokémon." the girl responded back to him. She then turned to me. "Did you give this cute little Eevee a nickname?"

"No. She's just Eevee." I tell her.

"Oh." She seemed disappointed, but then returned to her cheery demeanor. "Well that's okay. I like nicknaming my Pokémon. It makes them feel more special to me." She held out her hand. "I'm Jessy." I shook her hand.

"I'm Joe." I told her, smiling.

"And my name's Victor." the boy chimed in. "But everyone I know just calls me Vic."

"So, you two are trainers too?" I ask them.

The two of them both nod and take their Poké Balls out, opening them. Next to Jessy stood a cute little Cyndaquil that happily stated its name, while Vic had a Charmander next to him.

"This is Kasai." Jessy told me. She grabbed the little fire-type and held it in front of me. Kasai, however, seemed scared and quickly hugged Jessy. "Don't be scared, Kasai, he's not going to hurt you." Kasai didn't believe her and kept hugging Jessy, shaking.

"And this is Flame." Vic added, patting the Charmander on its head. Flame seemed very curious, since it started tugging at my pant leg. "She does that sometimes to new people."

Eevee and I looked at each other and then looked back to the others. "Well, I'm glad we got to meet you two." I tell them. "It's nice to know that Eevee and I aren't the only ones just starting on our journey today."

"Hey, we should travel together." Jessy added. "That way we can help each other out. Wouldn't that be fun?"

"I wouldn't mind that." Vic answered.

"Well, I guess it would be a good idea to help each other." I tell them. "Plus it'll be more fun than going alone."

"Then it's settled." Jessy was really excited. "The three of us will have so much fun together."

And that's how I began my journey as a Pokémon Trainer. Jessy, Vic and I left the Pokémon Center and went through to the next part of our journey: a walk through the Viridian Forest.