Two girls in a bedroom were pondering which starting Pokémon they would choose. The choices were limited but it was a very hard decision. One girl was wearing a green shirt with small yellow straps going around the wrists, a pair of blue jeans with the bottoms rolled up and an empty pokébelt. Her dirty blonde hair was flipped over her forehead, but not enough to cover her sparkling blue eyes. Her feet had little pokéball pictures on the front. She was also wearing a necklace with a small stone on it.
The other girl had long golden hair, and sparkling, beautiful blue eyes. She too was wearing an empty pokébelt along with a pink tank top and white knickers. Her shoes had pokéballs on the fronts but weren't the same style as the other girls. These two were sisters and planning on what Pokémon they would choose.
"This is so exciting!" Samantha yelled jumping with energy. "Tomorrow we get our first Pokémon!"
Tory sat silently thinking. Their first Pokémon, it was a very hard choice to make.
"Which Pokémon did Professor Birch have this year again?" Samantha asked.
"He has a Shada, a Quaker, a Durata, and a Paradu," Tory answered.
Her thoughts wandered. Which Pokémon would she choose? Definitely not a Quaker, that was for sure! But would she choose a Paradu, Durata or a Shada? Which would it be? She had done a little research on Pokémon and found that Pokémon will often grow completely attached to their trainers.
"I know!" Samantha yelled. "I'll choose a Shada!"
"You shouldn't pick one before you know their personalities," Tory pointed out.
"I guess," Samantha said thinking. "I'll choose the one with the most beautiful personality and look!"
Tory sighed.
"We had better start packing our knapsacks," Tory said.
"Alright," said Samantha brightly.
Samantha dashed around the room gathering her things and packed the stuff into her knapsack. Tory brought out a drawer from under her bed, which was full of everything she needed. Carefully she packed it away into her knapsack.
"Geez, it's going to be a long journey!" Samantha exclaimed. "Look at all the stuff I have to carry!"
Tory looked over and her eyes opened in surprise.
"But Samantha you only packed your dinner knapsack!" she pointed out. "What about the rest of your stuff?"
She pointed to the garage.
"Out there!" she said smiling. "All the stuff I need is in there."
Tory walked over through the house and to the garage door. She opened it and tons of pink suitcases rained down on her face.
"Ahhh!" she screamed trying to keep from being crushed.
"Do you think it's too much?" asked Samantha.
"Yes!" Tory said gasping for air. "You can only use one knapsack and only the things inside of it, nothing more!"
"Can I at least pack a dozen suitcases?" she pleaded with puppy eyes.
"No!" yelled Tory coming out from underneath the huge pile. "Now go pack only what you need to survive!"
Samantha sighed and headed back to pack properly. Night fell quickly and it was soon time for them to sleep, eagerly awaiting the next day for they would start their journey. Tory stared at the ceiling with her eyes wide open. She could not sleep and doubted she would get a good rest that night. The moon was bright in the sky and she opened her window then jumped outside. The grass was wet with dew and she ran over to the driveway then lay on the cement looking at the stars. The night was warm and there was no wind. A noise in the bushes caused her to jump up in surprise. She was staring at the bushes and they were staring right back, or at least something in the bushes. It jumped out in front of her and she gasped. It was a Shada, one of the starting Pokémon Professor Birch owned. After looking over it carefully the creature narrowed it's glowing eyes.
"Shaaa," it whispered into the night.
"Who do you belong to?" asked Tory quietly her breath creating a small white cloud in the chilling night.
The Pokémon looked at her and tilted it's head sideways.
"Shadaa!" It seemed to purr.
"Is all you can say is your name?" Tory asked.
"Sha," it answered.
"I guess that's a yes," she said shrugging. "Are you cold? Do you want to come inside?"
The Pokémon stood there for a few seconds, as if registering what she had said. It then took a few steps forwards and sat beside her legs.
"Shaa!" It said again.
"Alright," Tory said awkwardly. "I'll just take that as a yes then."
She walked back over to her window and jumped inside. The Shada took a few cautious steps towards the window then jumped into the sill. It's eyes glowed eerily in the bright moonlight. She stared at it for a few seconds then lay down in her comfy soft bed.
"Well if you get tired or cold your welcome to sleep in here," she said looking away from it's piercing gaze. "Good night."
The Pokémon just sat in the window looking outside. Tory fell into a deep sleep and the Pokémon curled up beside her bed on the mat.
In The Morning...
Tory awoke sleepily to the loud buzzing of her alarm clock. She opened her eyes and groggily shut it off then sat up.
"Good morning Shada," she yawned and the Shada stirred then lifted it's head.
"Shaa," it purred.
"It's time for breakfast," Tory pointed out standing up. "Do you want something to eat Shada?"
It nodded its head.
"Come with me and we can have some breakfast," She offered walking out the door.
Tory glanced behind her to find that Shada was not there. The Pokémon seemed to be still in the room. That reminded Tory of what her parent's might think of the wild Shada but it also gave her an idea.
"I'll use one of my mom's Pokéballs," she thought aloud and walked back into the room.
"Stay here Shada and I'll bring you breakfast," she said looking at the sleeping Shada and closed the window then walked out and closed the door.
The stairs were easily jumped down and Tory landed then ran into the dining room.
"Well hello Tory," Her mother said delightedly. "Are you ready for your walk to Littleroot?"
"Yep!" Tory answered smiling.
"How many eggs would you like?" asked her mother placing a frying pan on the stove.
"Two please," Tory answered as she searched the pantry finding what she needed.
A pack of pokéfood was jammed in the back. She quickly grabbed a handful.
"Oh Tory thank you I'm sure Poochyena is very hungry," Her mother commented. "Wash your hands after you feed him."
Tory frowned to herself and picked up a handful of pokéfood then stuffed it into a dish and stuffed a few in her pockets too. The Pokéfood was light so she easily went outside to the poochyena's shelter. Poochyena began barking when she neared but he stopped when he saw it was her. She placed the food in front of his tiny Poochyena house.
"Here you go," she said and Poochyena ate ravenously then barked his approval.
Tory ran back inside and opened the door than ran upstairs. The door to her mothers' room was open so she walked inside and picked up a Pokéball from on the shelf.
"She won't mind if I use one," Tory said trying to calm herself.
"What are you doing with mom's Pokéball?" asked Samantha from the doorway.
Tory froze and her mind quickly put together an excuse.
"I wanted to practice throwing one for when were catching Pokémon," she answered quickly. "I'm going to go practice in my room."
"Oh ok," Samantha answered smiling. "But don't take to long because were going to be leaving really soon."
"Of course," Tory responded putting on a fake smile. "I won't take long at all."
Samantha headed downstairs and Tory let out a sigh. That had been a close one. Samantha might have scared Shada off if she would have told her so it was better to keep it secret. Tory walked out of her mothers' room and into her own room. Shada seemed to be asleep. Maybe she should catch it now? She decided against it, after all it wouldn't like her if she suddenly caught it when it was sleeping and she had invited the Shada in.
"Wake up Shada," Tory said petting it's soft fur. "I have breakfast."
The Shada opened it's yellow eyes then gazed at Tory and purred. Tory pulled out the Pokéfood and lay it on the floor for the Shada. It quickly began eating it all hungrily.
"I was wondering Shada, do you think I could catch you?" Tory asked holding out the Pokéball. "I promise I'll be really nice."
The Shada looked at her for a while, it's piercing yellow gaze seemed to see straight through her and into her thoughts. The gaze wavered for a moment than the Pokémon continued eating until all the food was gone and stood up.
"Shadaa!" It said nodding, making it's beautiful fur move up and down with its ears. "Shaa!"
Tory's eyes suddenly sparked and she smiled. The Pokéball in her hand was slippery from the sweat on her palm. She was nervous but at the same time extremely excited. The Pokémon had said yes! There was a few moments when Tory hesitated then she enlarged the Pokéball using the center button.
"Go Pokéball!" She shouted and the ball flew from her hand, straight at Shada.
It hit Shada and enveloped her in a shining light, which retreated into the ball. The ball hit the floor and shook once, twice, the middle blinked red a few more times then it turned white and stopped moving.
"Yes I caught Shada!" She yelled triumphantly shrinking the Pokéball and placing it on her belt.
"Tory could you keep your ball throwing practice down please!" Samantha yelled. "And your eggs are ready!"
Tory could hardly bring herself not to jump the whole staircase or she would slip on the floor beneath it.
"I have a Shada!" Tory announced loudly.
"Your choosing Shada?" asked Samantha. "Are you sure that's the one you want? You have a long time to decide you know."
"No I have a Shada see!" Tory exclaimed picking the Pokéball off her belt and enlarging it. "Right here!"
"Put that Pokéball away when your done playing with it," Her mom said. "Hurry up and eat your eggs their getting cold."
Tory frowned.
"Look!" She yelled and she opened the Pokéball releasing her Shada.
"Shaa," It announced pleased to be outside it's cramped space.
"Oh my gosh!" Samantha yelled. "Where did you get that?"
"She came to me last night when I went outside," Tory answered. "I think I'll call her Shadow. Would you like that Shada? How does Shadow sound?
"SHAA!!" it agreed delightedly.
"This is so cool!" Samantha yelled. "I'm going to get a cool Pokémon to soon."
"Let's hurry and get going!" Tory exclaimed hardly containing her excitement.
"What about your eggs dear?" Her mother asked.
"Don't worry I have plenty of food in my bag," Tory answered. "I'll just eat on the way."
"Can you believe were finally going on our first ever Pokémon adventure?!" Samantha asked excitedly.
"We are going to make it all the way to the Pokémon league!" Tory announced proudly. "You and me!"
"Yeah!" Yelled Samantha and they headed out the door onto the dusty path that lead to Littleroot. "Bye mom!" They both yelled.
"Bye Samantha, bye Tory, don't get into trouble!" She yelled back.
And they started their long Pokémon journey.
"This is so exciting!" Samantha yelled jumping with energy. "Tomorrow we get our first Pokémon!"
Tory sat silently thinking. Their first Pokémon, it was a very hard choice to make.
"Which Pokémon did Professor Birch have this year again?" Samantha asked.
"He has a Shada, a Quaker, a Durata, and a Paradu," Tory answered.
Her thoughts wandered. Which Pokémon would she choose? Definitely not a Quaker, that was for sure! But would she choose a Paradu, Durata or a Shada? Which would it be? She had done a little research on Pokémon and found that Pokémon will often grow completely attached to their trainers.
"I know!" Samantha yelled. "I'll choose a Shada!"
"You shouldn't pick one before you know their personalities," Tory pointed out.
"I guess," Samantha said thinking. "I'll choose the one with the most beautiful personality and look!"
Tory sighed.
"We had better start packing our knapsacks," Tory said.
"Alright," said Samantha brightly.
Samantha dashed around the room gathering her things and packed the stuff into her knapsack. Tory brought out a drawer from under her bed, which was full of everything she needed. Carefully she packed it away into her knapsack.
"Geez, it's going to be a long journey!" Samantha exclaimed. "Look at all the stuff I have to carry!"
Tory looked over and her eyes opened in surprise.
"But Samantha you only packed your dinner knapsack!" she pointed out. "What about the rest of your stuff?"
She pointed to the garage.
"Out there!" she said smiling. "All the stuff I need is in there."
Tory walked over through the house and to the garage door. She opened it and tons of pink suitcases rained down on her face.
"Ahhh!" she screamed trying to keep from being crushed.
"Do you think it's too much?" asked Samantha.
"Yes!" Tory said gasping for air. "You can only use one knapsack and only the things inside of it, nothing more!"
"Can I at least pack a dozen suitcases?" she pleaded with puppy eyes.
"No!" yelled Tory coming out from underneath the huge pile. "Now go pack only what you need to survive!"
Samantha sighed and headed back to pack properly. Night fell quickly and it was soon time for them to sleep, eagerly awaiting the next day for they would start their journey. Tory stared at the ceiling with her eyes wide open. She could not sleep and doubted she would get a good rest that night. The moon was bright in the sky and she opened her window then jumped outside. The grass was wet with dew and she ran over to the driveway then lay on the cement looking at the stars. The night was warm and there was no wind. A noise in the bushes caused her to jump up in surprise. She was staring at the bushes and they were staring right back, or at least something in the bushes. It jumped out in front of her and she gasped. It was a Shada, one of the starting Pokémon Professor Birch owned. After looking over it carefully the creature narrowed it's glowing eyes.
"Shaaa," it whispered into the night.
"Who do you belong to?" asked Tory quietly her breath creating a small white cloud in the chilling night.
The Pokémon looked at her and tilted it's head sideways.
"Shadaa!" It seemed to purr.
"Is all you can say is your name?" Tory asked.
"Sha," it answered.
"I guess that's a yes," she said shrugging. "Are you cold? Do you want to come inside?"
The Pokémon stood there for a few seconds, as if registering what she had said. It then took a few steps forwards and sat beside her legs.
"Shaa!" It said again.
"Alright," Tory said awkwardly. "I'll just take that as a yes then."
She walked back over to her window and jumped inside. The Shada took a few cautious steps towards the window then jumped into the sill. It's eyes glowed eerily in the bright moonlight. She stared at it for a few seconds then lay down in her comfy soft bed.
"Well if you get tired or cold your welcome to sleep in here," she said looking away from it's piercing gaze. "Good night."
The Pokémon just sat in the window looking outside. Tory fell into a deep sleep and the Pokémon curled up beside her bed on the mat.
In The Morning...
Tory awoke sleepily to the loud buzzing of her alarm clock. She opened her eyes and groggily shut it off then sat up.
"Good morning Shada," she yawned and the Shada stirred then lifted it's head.
"Shaa," it purred.
"It's time for breakfast," Tory pointed out standing up. "Do you want something to eat Shada?"
It nodded its head.
"Come with me and we can have some breakfast," She offered walking out the door.
Tory glanced behind her to find that Shada was not there. The Pokémon seemed to be still in the room. That reminded Tory of what her parent's might think of the wild Shada but it also gave her an idea.
"I'll use one of my mom's Pokéballs," she thought aloud and walked back into the room.
"Stay here Shada and I'll bring you breakfast," she said looking at the sleeping Shada and closed the window then walked out and closed the door.
The stairs were easily jumped down and Tory landed then ran into the dining room.
"Well hello Tory," Her mother said delightedly. "Are you ready for your walk to Littleroot?"
"Yep!" Tory answered smiling.
"How many eggs would you like?" asked her mother placing a frying pan on the stove.
"Two please," Tory answered as she searched the pantry finding what she needed.
A pack of pokéfood was jammed in the back. She quickly grabbed a handful.
"Oh Tory thank you I'm sure Poochyena is very hungry," Her mother commented. "Wash your hands after you feed him."
Tory frowned to herself and picked up a handful of pokéfood then stuffed it into a dish and stuffed a few in her pockets too. The Pokéfood was light so she easily went outside to the poochyena's shelter. Poochyena began barking when she neared but he stopped when he saw it was her. She placed the food in front of his tiny Poochyena house.
"Here you go," she said and Poochyena ate ravenously then barked his approval.
Tory ran back inside and opened the door than ran upstairs. The door to her mothers' room was open so she walked inside and picked up a Pokéball from on the shelf.
"She won't mind if I use one," Tory said trying to calm herself.
"What are you doing with mom's Pokéball?" asked Samantha from the doorway.
Tory froze and her mind quickly put together an excuse.
"I wanted to practice throwing one for when were catching Pokémon," she answered quickly. "I'm going to go practice in my room."
"Oh ok," Samantha answered smiling. "But don't take to long because were going to be leaving really soon."
"Of course," Tory responded putting on a fake smile. "I won't take long at all."
Samantha headed downstairs and Tory let out a sigh. That had been a close one. Samantha might have scared Shada off if she would have told her so it was better to keep it secret. Tory walked out of her mothers' room and into her own room. Shada seemed to be asleep. Maybe she should catch it now? She decided against it, after all it wouldn't like her if she suddenly caught it when it was sleeping and she had invited the Shada in.
"Wake up Shada," Tory said petting it's soft fur. "I have breakfast."
The Shada opened it's yellow eyes then gazed at Tory and purred. Tory pulled out the Pokéfood and lay it on the floor for the Shada. It quickly began eating it all hungrily.
"I was wondering Shada, do you think I could catch you?" Tory asked holding out the Pokéball. "I promise I'll be really nice."
The Shada looked at her for a while, it's piercing yellow gaze seemed to see straight through her and into her thoughts. The gaze wavered for a moment than the Pokémon continued eating until all the food was gone and stood up.
"Shadaa!" It said nodding, making it's beautiful fur move up and down with its ears. "Shaa!"
Tory's eyes suddenly sparked and she smiled. The Pokéball in her hand was slippery from the sweat on her palm. She was nervous but at the same time extremely excited. The Pokémon had said yes! There was a few moments when Tory hesitated then she enlarged the Pokéball using the center button.
"Go Pokéball!" She shouted and the ball flew from her hand, straight at Shada.
It hit Shada and enveloped her in a shining light, which retreated into the ball. The ball hit the floor and shook once, twice, the middle blinked red a few more times then it turned white and stopped moving.
"Yes I caught Shada!" She yelled triumphantly shrinking the Pokéball and placing it on her belt.
"Tory could you keep your ball throwing practice down please!" Samantha yelled. "And your eggs are ready!"
Tory could hardly bring herself not to jump the whole staircase or she would slip on the floor beneath it.
"I have a Shada!" Tory announced loudly.
"Your choosing Shada?" asked Samantha. "Are you sure that's the one you want? You have a long time to decide you know."
"No I have a Shada see!" Tory exclaimed picking the Pokéball off her belt and enlarging it. "Right here!"
"Put that Pokéball away when your done playing with it," Her mom said. "Hurry up and eat your eggs their getting cold."
Tory frowned.
"Look!" She yelled and she opened the Pokéball releasing her Shada.
"Shaa," It announced pleased to be outside it's cramped space.
"Oh my gosh!" Samantha yelled. "Where did you get that?"
"She came to me last night when I went outside," Tory answered. "I think I'll call her Shadow. Would you like that Shada? How does Shadow sound?
"SHAA!!" it agreed delightedly.
"This is so cool!" Samantha yelled. "I'm going to get a cool Pokémon to soon."
"Let's hurry and get going!" Tory exclaimed hardly containing her excitement.
"What about your eggs dear?" Her mother asked.
"Don't worry I have plenty of food in my bag," Tory answered. "I'll just eat on the way."
"Can you believe were finally going on our first ever Pokémon adventure?!" Samantha asked excitedly.
"We are going to make it all the way to the Pokémon league!" Tory announced proudly. "You and me!"
"Yeah!" Yelled Samantha and they headed out the door onto the dusty path that lead to Littleroot. "Bye mom!" They both yelled.
"Bye Samantha, bye Tory, don't get into trouble!" She yelled back.
And they started their long Pokémon journey.