A/N: heyo! Thank you for stopping by! As you can see this story based off of Pokemon GO. What you should expect in this story is how the Pokemon GO universe would play out in our normal world. The area I'm basing off the world is Northwest USA. I hope you understand the references I put in here and enjoy!

My name is Gabby. You would expect me to be 10, but I'm not. I didn't get my Pokemon trainer ID that early because my parents would throw a fit. Even letting me at the start of adulthood makes them a bit upset. I've seen many people running outside battling each other screaming to be "the very best." I don't think I'll ever be that good, but I guess being a casual trainer who would just keep their monster as a pet would do.

We were in downtown Portland. My mom dropped me off at the Pokemon research facility. We had set an appointment to meet with Professor Willow in ten minutes.

"Call me when you are just about done," my mom called out from the car.

"Where are you off to?" I turned around to ask her.

"Getting coffee," after rolling up the windows she drove off. I faced the big facility. The iconic pokeball symbol gleaned in the sun. These are professionals studying Pokemon. It was daunting entering a building especially by myself. But heck, I'm an adult! …. Scratch that, screw adulthood. It's scary.

I enter the two front doors. I was greeted by one of the front desk workers.

"Hello, do you have an appointment scheduled?"

"Yes with Professor Willow," I was trying. In the back of my mind, I imagined one of my friends telling me that I was going to do fine. I hoped so. I could feel the looks of the people in the waiting area.

"Okay, let me notify Professor Willow... Alright, he should be ready soon, please take a seat."

The set up of the building was pretty and clean. A few plants were set up around. Also there was a tank of fish. I had no idea what kind of fish they were, but I was pretty sure that they were Pokemon.

"Gabby?" A salt and pepper haired man popped his head from the archway. I jumped to my feet. He walked into full view. I had to say, he was tall (actually a lot of people compared to me are tall. But I honestly could say that he was at least six feet tall), super handsome, and muscular. He stuck his hand out for me to shake. He had a strong grip. "I'm Professor Willow. Please, let's step into my office."

His office was just as clean and professional as the building itself. The framed pictures on his wall featured many beautiful places of the world. One of them showed a campsite with the stars glittering in the night sky. Typical Northwestern camper. The small picture behind him featured him with three other people. They seem to be in their early twenties.

Professor Willow pulled out some papers from his desk and laid them out on the desk.

"So I want you to sign these. Sorry that we had to start with the boring part but it has to be done. So tell me, why do you want to be a trainer?"

I began to sign the papers. I occasionally look up to talk to him, "I think it looks fun. Plus, I think it would be cool to have them as pets."

He had a look of slight disappointment on his face.

Uh oh, I said something wrong didn't I?

"Aw I can't believe you think that! Pokemon are more than that! Well, I guess coming from a researcher myself I could say that."

"But they're just animals with powers right?" I responded. He smiled.

"That's right. But that's what makes them so unique. I want to know why."

After the discovery of the newfound "monsters" appearing in the world four years ago, several were wanting to get their hands on one. Scientists began to study these creatures. Some of them were getting to be dangerous to catch in one of the multiple ways to catch them, they invented the pokeball. The pokeball made it easier to keep. From what I heard was that Pokemon were converted into energy when kept in the ball. They also can shrink to fit in your pocket, hence the name. Research for these things went by so far in a matter of years.

"Ah, since you are on that page to sign there's a check box that says if you would like to contribute to the research check it and sign below that," he chuckled because he figured that this process was frustrating for most people. Why not, I went ahead and checked it.

"So if you are wanting to send some Pokemon for research just go to any Pokemon Center and shoot the pokeball into the chute. The staff will take care of it. In exchange you'll get candy which will help them to get stronger. Give them enough, they'll evolve."

This man was chucking info way too fast.

"Fascinating, isn't?"

I stared at him with a blank expression.

"Well Gabby, now we got this taken care of, let's head into the garden to teach you how to catch one."

"This place has a garden?" We began to walk down the hallway. Several scientists were carrying many Pokeballs in their arms trying to pass by to the next room.

"Yes we do! We also have a gym but only to test the Pokemon. We have multiple campuses across the world. There's another one close by Seattle. It's much bigger than Portland, they collect so many water types it's so unfair," Professor Willow grumbled to himself.

"But Portland is by water sir," I responded slowly questioning if remembered what the city is like. But he shook his head.

"The Willamette River doesn't have many diverse water types compared to Puget Sound. Only Magikarps... Here we are!"

You would think the forests of the Northwest were enough, but this garden was a different story. Lush, green grass were dotted with flowers. The cool breeze fell from the open roof. Trees that were not native from here reached toward the sky. Who knew how far this place goes. I couldn't see the other side.

Professor Willow handed over a large bag of small pokeballs.

"Here's some pokeballs for you to start with and a complimentary backpack. Make sure you push the button before you throw one, the shrunk size of the ball causes problems. So go catch a Pokemon and return here."

Dude I could get lost here! Why would you send me alone? After walking around a bit and checked some bushes a Pokemon appeared! Quietly I fished for a ball and clicked the button. The pokeball grew to fit my hand. I leaned back to get ready.

"Breathe Gabby, breathe," I whisper under my breath. My heart could not stop beating so hard, I can't believe I'm doing this for the first time.

I threw the ball with just enough force and exhaled. The ball bounced on its head and sucked it in. The pokeball rolled uncontrollably, the monster was trying to escape. With a final wobble, the pokeball flashed.

"I caught it? Holy cow, I caught it!" I picked it up and ran over the Professor Willow. "I did it!"

He smiled "Good! Now I want you to pull out your phone and download this app called the Pokedex. This is an encyclopedia for Pokemon so you can learn about them and help us on our research. Here, take out the Pokemon and register it into the Pokedex.

An orange lizard with a fire on its tail appeared from the ball.

"Charmander, the lizard Pokemon," the phone chimed.

"It's super cute! I love it!" I picked it up and held it in my arms. "I actually didn't see it up close, but I love it so much!" I squealed. The Charmander responded with a happy tone.

"Oh! We were just done researching him. He's yours to keep."

"Wow! No way! Thank you so much!"

"No problem! It seems to like you a lot! It was really feisty and kept putting a fight so I'm warning you in advance."

Oh boy.

"It looks like we are done for today. I want you to catch ten more Pokemon and come back later. Does that sound good? Here's your trainer ID and my card."

I walked back to the car where my mom was waiting.

"So how was it?" My mom asked me. "I even brought you some coffee."

"Thanks! It went really well, I even got the hot professor's number..."