Chapter 1
~A Friendship is Born~
"This one's Treeko! It's a grass type." The nurse said excitedly. Grace stared at the little green gecko of sorts standing before her. It was Friday, June 8th, and summer vacation was only five short days away. But that was most definitely not the most important thing on her mind. That day was the day that eleven-year-old Grace Braun was finally going to choose her Starter Pokémon and become a Pokémon Trainer.
Grace shrugged and looked back over to the tray set on a small, wooden coffee table. Well, more specifically, what was in the tray. Two enlarged and ready to be opened pokeballs sat unusually still on the cold metal, and, adding those with the one in the nurse's hand, there were three in all. She also made sure to note the much smaller pokeball placed towards the corner of the tray.
"This is a mudkip! It's a water type." The annoyingly over enthusiastic nurse sang as she picked up another pokeball, set the treeko's back in the tray, and released what looked like a small, fish/dog crossbreed. Grace sighed. No, this one wasn't right either.
"And?"
"And this one's a torchic! It's-"
Grace finished for her. "A fire type?"
"Indeed!" The nurse was beaming while she released the orange chicken-like beast from its pokeball. Grace looked nervously at her three choices. No no no! she thought, None of these are right! It was right then when a wave of realization hit her.
"What about that one?" She asked, pointing to the small red and white orb that still lay, untouched, in the tray.
"Huh? Oh! How did that get there? That's just a stray pokémon we found wandering around the city. We were gonna set it free tomorrow."
"Can I see it?"
A slightly shocked look crossed over the nurse's face. "Well, sure, I guess…" She picked up the sphere and let loose what ever could be inside. Grace and the pokémon exchanged a long glance, and Grace's face quite suddenly lit up.
"What's it called?" She asked, her voice laced with excitement.
"Dunsparce, a normal type." Oh no. The nurse could already see where this was going. Grace returned her gaze to the dunsparce, which was looking inquisitively around the room from its spot on the ground. She felt something. She wasn't sure what it was, but it made her very giddy.
"Can I…Can he be my starter pokémon?" She asked.
"I suppose so. It's not like we were going to do anything with him." The nurse sighed. Grace's eyes sparkled with delight as she rushed over and knelt down next to the dunsparce. She grinned widely at it.
"So your name's Dunsparce, huh?" He nodded slightly. "Well, I'm Grace. We're gonna be partners from now on, okay?" She extended both her arms, and Dunsparce leaped, without hesitation, into the welcoming embrace. Grace smiled warmly as she held the long, smooth, yellow body of her newly obtained companion.
The nurse had a good feeling that this was the beginning of a very fantastic friendship.