A/N: HI! This is my first ever fanfic so dont be too hard on me. Thanks for reading. Please Review!
Discaimer: I do not own Pokemon...sadly :(
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Chapter 1: The Beginning
"MARSHALL! GET UP BEFORE YOUR LATE", his mother called out ffrom behind the closed door. "ITS ALREADY 7:16! GET UP!"
"Im up", the teen cried out groggily. The raven haired boy swung his legs out of the orange and black bed onto the carpeted floor. He checked his pokeball clock which read 7:18AM now. "Better get ready", he said quietly to himself.
He made his way to the en suite bathroom to get ready for his big day. All the while he couldnt stop thinking about the adventure that lays ahead for him.
He reappered from his bathroom fresh from the shower and his teeth sparkling clean. He had his trainers outfit already on which consisted of a pair of khaki shorts, a plain orange shirt and maching orange and grey shoes. He made his way over to the pre-packaged backpack he had filled for his way to the labortory just in case anything happens. He'd be ready. He slipped on the pack and made his way to the kitchen.
"Good morning", he called out to his mom who was standing over the stove making some pancakes.
"Good morning Snorlax", she returned the greeting back as she set down a plate of pancakes. "You better hurry in case Prof. Birch runs out of pokemon to give up. I heard some other trainers were gonna be starting today too."
Hearing this, Marshall practically scarfed down his food in record time. When he was finished he rushed out the door promising to be back soon.
Walking towards the Prof. Birch's lab, which sat on the edge of LittleRoot town, he began thinking again about the adventure that he was starting at this moment. Today was the day he was gonna be a real Pokemon trainer. He was making his way to Prof. Birch's to recieve his starter pokemon and be off on journey of a lifetime. Before he knew it, he was standing in front of the blue steel doors that lead into the lab.
The metal doors slide open to reveal somethng that looked nothing like what he thought a laboratory would look like. Inside the building was practically a jungle. There was large trees everywhere with vines peeking out of the canopy and low-lying bushes that were clinging to the ground. It was the biggest greenhouse he'd ever set his eyes on. While he looked around in bewilderment he didnt notice the footsteps coming towards him.
"Ah Marshall, you made it", said the slightly taller man with brown hair that matched his bushy brown beard. "Im Prof. Birch, as you probably know. It has come to my attention that you would like to begin your journey across the Hoenn region."
"Ya, i've been dreaming of this day since i can remember!", he said looking up with excitment in his eyes.
"Well then follow me", the older man said turning his heels and walking deeper into jungle that was his lab. "Try and keep up. Wouldnt wanna get lost in here", he mumbled the last part under his breath.
We continued to walk in silence until we reached a clearing in the middle of the greenery. "MARSHALL, OVER HERE", yelled out a voice he immediatly recognized. He turned towards the voice to see two groups of people. Both contained only two people. One group consisted of his two best friends Raine and Nellie. Raine, whos was a little shorter than Marshall, was standing waving at the other teen. His black curly hair was blowing slightly from the wind.
Marshall smiled and waved back then promptly looked at the other group. "Oh Arceus",he said in his head as he realized who the other teens were. They were probably the two people he absolutly loathed. They stood a good distance away from his friends. The two raven haired males saw him and glared in his direction. They were Mark and Louie. He returned the glare then moved his attention back to his friends. He broke out in a jog to get them faster.
"Marshall! So glad you made it!", the only female in the room, Nellie, said with a hug. "We were worried you wouldnt come."
"He's not that late Nellie", Raine joined in the conversation. "Anyways Prof. Birch is about to talk", he said promptly ending the talk.
Birch made his way to the center of the clearing. "Gather around everyone!", he yelled beckoning the teens towards him. The five of them made their way to the center aswell. "This year happened to be the Professor Summit which is a meeting of all the regional Professors from the 4 other regions. At the meeting, we all came up with a new way of determining if a trainer should even be a trainer and their partner Pokemon. Before I give an in depth explination, well", he said reaching into his labcoat pocket and pulled out a remote. "Ive been waiting to do this" he said as he pressed the button.
The whole forest began to shake. There was screaming coming from the panicked teens while Prof. Birch stood there with a grin. Suddenly the whole jungle descended down except from a small fraction that stayed there shaking. When the falling jungle disappeared completely, five other landscapes took its spot. One part was a full lake with a small island in the middle, another was a small volcano surrounded by boulders, then next to the volcano was a frozen wasteland with a snow capped hill in it, then trees that rose taller than the jungle trees popped up in the next fraction, and next to that was something that looking like a field with few trees. The shaking stopped as all the different landscapes filled the space. The five teens looked around mesmerized by what just happened and the beautiful scenery that was in front of them
"Wonderful, isn't it", Prof. Birch said simpily.