Hey FanFic readers! This is my first ever fic! *insert cheering here* Hope you enjoy it! R&R

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon

*beep beep beep* The alarm clock started its usual routine.

"Uh...," I mumbled as I slid out of bed and landed with a thud on the floor. I blinked a few times and happened to see the clock. "Dammit! It's 6 o' clock- I'm gonna be late"

I quickly threw myself into clean clothes, ran a brush through my hair and came down the stairs, throwing my toothbrush behind me.

"Katheryn dear?" came my mother's voice from the kitchen. "Is that you?"

I ran into the kitchen.

"Morning Mom! I-need-to-get-to-Professor-Oak's-house-immediately-ok-I-love-you-Bye!" I quickly rinsed my mouth and ran out the front door.

I tripped on the only uneven part of the driveway and went head-long into something which, in turn, buckled because of the collision. As I rubbed my head, I looked up to see a huge grin on the thing I crashed into.

"In a rush, are we?" The boy asked as slowly as he could possibly could.

"Not now, Eddie!" was my reply as I jumped up and started running again.

He quickly caught up. I cursed his ability to run faster than any other person –or Pokemon- that I had ever known.

Even though we were best friends we had our fair share of fights, as I knew this would soon turn out to be, and I wanted to avoid it as much as I could because I knew I would say something in the end that would hurt his feelings.

"What, Eddie?" I snapped at him to show that I was in a rush.

"Hey, no need for the hostile attitude. I just wanted to see what my friend was doing on this bright and early Monday morning!"

"If you must know, I'm going to go get my Pokemon from Professor Oak!"

"Weren't you kinda supposed to do that three years ago? You know, when you were ten and you were SUPPOSED to start your journey?" He reminded me yet again.

"Oh, please- not this again! You know as well as I do that due to... unexpected... circumstances, I couldn't make it to the past three Pokemon adventure ceremony things!"

I cringed as I remembered those events.

The first year, I tripped and fell down the stairs, breaking my leg. I had to be rushed to the hospital.

The second year, my little brother pushed past me while we were on the stairs and I fell down the stairs, breaking my other leg.

The most recent, and possibly the worst, time was last year when I made it down the stairs, but my dad's Machamp tripped and landed on top of me, breaking an arm, a leg and one or two ribs.

"Oh yeah, I remember that!" He chuckled softly, bringing me out of my daze. I realized that I had stopped moving. "Hehe, I guess I'm gonna have to cancel the ambulance then."

"Ha ha. Very funny!" I said, while regaining my tempo.

We were almost there.

"So... which Pokemon are you choosing? A Charmander? A Squirtle? Or a Bulbasaur, like me?"

"Actually... I have made a different choice..."

We were at the gates of Professor Oak's lab. I sprinted up the steps, Eddie passing me on the way up, and knocked on the door.

"Ah, young Katheryn! Glad to see you've finally made it!" Professor Oak beamed at me as he emerged from behind the door. He suddenly noticed my friend. "Could it be? Edward Mahogany? I thought you got a Pokemon years ago!" Professor Oak had a look of deep concentration mixed with some confusion on his face.

"I did Professor. It's a Bulbasaur," Edward politely reminded him. "Actually, I came to accompany Kit." He turned to grin at me.

"Ah, yes..." Professor Oak was deep in thought. Suddenly he said, "Yes! Your Pokemon! They arrived earlier this morning. Professors Elm, Birch and Rowan all enjoyed your letter and think it is a wonderful mission to try and accomplish." Professor Oak beamed. "I suppose you will be in a hurry to go and show your Pokemon off, so let's go meet them!"

Eddie gave me a puzzled look. I shrugged and walked through the door.

The lab was fairly neat considering what it could be like. I imagined notes and Pokeballs lying everywhere. Professor Oak walked to a containment unit and I followed. Eddie hung a little bit away from us. He was leaning against one of the many counters.

Professor Oak pressed a button on the machine and four Pokeballs emerged. "Here they are! Squirtle, Totodile, Mudkip and Piplup!" He said as he passed the Pokeballs to me. "Here is your Pokedex and some empty Pokeballs as well."

I put my new Pokemon in my bag along with the Pokedex and 5 extra Pokeballs.

"Thank you so much, Professor!" I couldn't help but smile.

I turned to grin at Eddie and my grin widened, if that was even possible, when I saw his eyes were the size of dinner plates and he looked ready to faint. I laughed and dragged him out, saying my final thanks to the Professor, of the front door and raced him down the steps.

I didn't know yet, but this was the day that would eventually start the adventure of a lifetime.

There we go! Chapter 1 complete!