THIS HAS BEEN REVAMPED: JUNE 29 2013
Hi, this is the author! So, I've taken out the original author's note to replace it with this. So I have not updated in a long time and I have taken it upon myself to revamp and at some places rewrite this story. I originally wanted to post all the revamps at the same time but I realized that if I did that, you guys would most likely never hear from me again... So I will put the revamp date on the top of all the chapters that I have managed to update :) Thank you for all of those people who have read my story and are probably thinking this story has been abandon.
A harsh barking rang through the silence of my bedroom, cutting the foggy unconsciousness from my mind. Swinging my arm around I slammed my hand down on my small electric poochyena alarm clock and sighed. The bright digital numbers read 7:00 AM and I grumbled grouchily, "Why does everything have too start so damn early?" I began to sit up, stretching out my body and I yawn loudly. Still feeling groggy, I rolled out of my bed not even giving the dishevelled blankets a second glance. Stumbling over to my dresser I grabbed the clothing I had set out on top and began to strip out of my pyjamas. Leaning heavily on my dresser I pulled down my short plaid shorts and felt a cool draft come from underneath my door, cursing I swiftly slid on a pair of panties and then my dark grey leggings, although the thin nylon fabric didn't save me from the cool breeze coming from crack on the bottom of my door. Deciding to finish changing quickly, I whipped my fleece button up shirt off, tossing it without thought across the room. Then I slipped on my bra and then pulled my mauve sleeveless dress on. I quickly straightened the white collar and made sure the buttons down the front were straight. I turned to my left and took a glance at my profile in my full length mirror, checking out my curvy figure in my tight dress assemble. But unfortunately, my hair needed tending too. Its waves and curls were flipping and rippling in all the wrong places. Sighing audibly, I picked up my black bag and clipped its straps around the dip of my waist. Taking another look at my hair I quickly grabbed a pair of black socks, black gloves and my favourite black hair bandana. With everything I needed from my dresser, I headed off to the bathroom to finish my morning routine.
After dealing with my hair, applying a tiny bit of makeup and finishing dressing, I was ready to head down stairs. Fully ready, I began to feel a ball of excitement beginning to whelm up deep down in my stomach. You see, today I was getting my first pokemon from Professor Birch. During my morning funk it had escaped my mind but after being refreshed the thought had returned. I was going to get my first pokemon! My family had always had pokemon around since my mother had been co-ordinator in her prime and my father had been a successful trainer many years ago, as I walked down the stairs I was greeted with big sloppy kisses from some of our family pokemon, my father's Mightyena and Houndoom. I both gave them a little kiss on the nose and walked over to the kitchen where my mom was standing in front of a pan full of eggs and sausages. "Morning, Eli-beli~" She chimed brightly and as she spoke she pulled the pan from the hot stove and walked over to the table to distribute the content of the pan onto three plates. I sat down and picked up the fork and returned my mother's greeting, "Morning mom." I glanced at the third plate and exclaimed, "Dad's home?" My mother grinned, her voice becoming giddy as she spoke, "When he heard you were getting your first pokemon today, he flew home right away!" She giggled.
She was always so happy when dad came home. Mom always reminded me of a schoolgirl that way. But I couldn't help but feel a tiny bit excited about dad coming home to see me off; I rarely got to see him since he was always off dealing with conflicts across the Hoenn region. I guess I should explain a little bit. My family is originally from the Sinnoh region and both my parents were very well known pokemon users but after I was born my father realized the life of a trainer was no way to support his family so he trained to become a ranger, but finding positions at the ranger posts is no easy feat and eventually my family had to move to the Hoenn region, and by that time I was already eight years old. Moving from Canalave City had been scary for me but after moving to Littleroot Town our lives got much better. Our house was bigger and we even had a big backyard! Skip forward eight years, it brings us to now with me getting ready to leave for my own pokemon adventure. I finished eating my meal and looked at the time, it was quarter to eight. It would only take five minutes to walk over to Professor Birch's laboratory so that left me ten minutes of free time. Mom sat down across the table from me and she asked me, "So do you know what pokemon you want to have as your first?"
I knew exactly what to tell her, I had thought about this a lot, and although I thought all three were absolutely adorable I decided I wanted to get the water type, "I'm hoping to get Mudkip."
She nodded and began telling a story about how she came up against a Swampert, the final evolution of mudkip, in one of her top ranking competitions when we still lived in Sinnoh but she was interrupted when a tall man walked through our front door, and I recognized him instantly, shooting up from my seat I tackled him in a hug, "Daddy!"
He gave me a warm hug back and patted my head, "Glad to see you too, Eli." My mom walked over with less enthusiasm than me but anyone could see by her face that was she was absolutely glowing with glee. I released my dad from my iron-grip hug to let my mother at him. She came up in front of him, a full head shorter than him and turned her chin up and reached up onto her tippy toes and planted a big kiss on him. Feeling weird about watching, I awkwardly looked down at our hardwood floors. After they had finish they're… Greeting, dad turned to me and laughed, "My own daughter decided to grow up while I was gone. What has the world come too?" I couldn't help but giggle as he came and put his arm around my shoulder. "How about I walk you too Professor Birch's, maybe we can catch up." I glanced at the clock and I smiled, "Sure." With that mom cut in, "Eli, do you have everything you need. Extra pairs of socks? Underwear? Floss?" I nodded, rolling my eyes. She gave me a sly look and then she pointed at the bag around my waist, "Well, I took it in my own hands to repack your bag with everything you need. I've known my daughter for sixteen years, and Arceus knows that she wouldn't pack everything she needed." She paused and gave me an unimpressed look, "Do you really need to take all those notebooks with you?" I looked to my father to back me up but he erupted into laughter at the situation.
I shook it off and began to leave, "Bye mom." I said a tiny bit snarky.
"Make sure to phone me when you get to Oldale Pokemon Centre!"
"I will, mom."
With that I headed out through the front door with my father following behind. Once we got out onto the dirt path, my dad began the conversation, "So what has my mysteriously mature daughter been up too?"
"Nothing much, going to school, talking to people, preparing to travel Hoenn." I shrugged. There was a long silence, almost awkward. I guess that's what happens when you don't see someone for months for a time. But finally my dad thought of something to say.
"You know, when I began my pokemon journey I was only ten years old, you know? Back in the day, kids used to leave home earlier than they do now. But I guess the world has changed."
I could see he was a tiny bit worried about me leaving home, when he was a kid, leaving on a pokemon journey was just a milestone that most kids went through twenty sum years ago and it had been perfectly safe. But over the years, criminal activities have sky-rocketed and most kids didn't leave for pokemon journeys until they were at least in their late teens. But I guess I was a bit impatient. "Don't worry, dad. I'll be fine."
He didn't look so sure, "I wish you would just take one of mine or your mother's pokemon as your first. It would be safer." I groaned at his comment.
"But I want to raise my own!" I remember having a similar talk with him over the phone a couple weeks ago. I knew having one of my parents already trained pokemon with me would probably be the safest route but they would never be my pokemon.
My dad sighed, "I know, I know." The five minutes had passed quickly and we were standing in front of Professor Birch's lab in no time. "I guess this is where we say good bye."
I nodded solemnly, "Yup, I promise Dad. I'll be safe."
"I know kiddo." He patted me on the head and started to head back home. I turned to the door and took a deep breath, this was the beginning of a big part of my life. I centred myself and took a step towards the door when I heard dad call, "Make sure to phone us!" And I couldn't help but cringe, "I WILL!"
Any previous intentions of savoring the moment dissipated and I quickly entered the laboratory without any second thoughts. I was quickly greeted by one of Birch's various assistants.
"Hello Eli!" He didn't waste any time and asked, "Are you here to see Professor Birch?" I nodded and he quickly led me to Birch. Darting through a hallway, he took me to a white room filled with bookshelves and in the centre stood Professor Birch. To say the least, Birch was not a thin man. Not quite fat either, somewhere in between. But with his chocolate brown hair and round, stubble covered face he was one of the friendliest looking people around. He was looking at a sassy looking Torchic when I entered the room with his assistant and he literally bounded over to me and patted my back, pushing me further into the room, "Wonderful to see you Eli. I'm assuming you're here to get your first pokemon, am I right?"
"Yup." I smiled and gave him a thumbs up. He pushed me up towards the Torchic and it began to pull at the laces of my shoes.
"So, I'm guessing you want the Torchic, right? I know the Torchic is a very popular choice among girls." I shook my head, eyeing the Torchic as it chewed and attempted to swallow my white shoe laces.
"Umm, actually, I'm interested in the Mudkip." I thought about the cute little water pokemon, it's blue skin and puffy orange cheeks with the little spike. Simply adorable.
Professor Birch looked at me for a moment and then brought his hand up to stroke his stumble, "Hmmm… Now where did I leave that pokeball?" He patted down the pockets on his shorts and then the ones on his lab coat. I almost palmed my face. How could he misplace one of the pokemon? Finally, he managed to pull out a small red and white ball from the chest pocket of his lab coat and it had a little blue sticker on it. Handing it too me, it felt much heavier in my hand than I expected and he urged me, "Let your new pokemon out."
Pressing the white button, the pokeball grew larger in my hand and with one more click a white light sprung from the pokeball as it cracked open. Squinting, I saw a little blue pokemon standing in front of me. It's eyes were closed but as it slowly adjusted to the lighting, and saw that two people were staring directly at it, it hid its head with its front paws and whimpered, "Muudkip."
Professor Birch sighed, "Mudkip is very shy, and she isn't very comfortable with strangers." I looked at him and then at my new pokemon.
"She's a she?" I asked as I began to crouch down on my knees so I could talk to the Mudkip face to face.
"That she is." Birch replied.
I laid down on my stomach and put out my hand to the Mudkip, "Hello there. I'm going to be your trainer." Ever so slowly the water pokemon uncovered her face and carefully put one of her paws into my extended hand and I shook it gently. "Glad to meet you Mudkip."
Birch smiled at the encounter, "Do you want to give Mudkip a nickname?"
I looked at Mudkip and looked into her bright black eyes and then said, "How about Kite?" I tilted my head as I looked at the pokemon. Before Birch could say anything the Mudkip, or should I say Kite simply burst with glee. Birch began to chuckle.
"Seems like Kite likes the name." He said and I couldn't help but nod and laugh with him.
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