Chapter 1 – The Journey Begins with Hugh

Hugh was the youngest in his family. He had two older brothers already pokemon trainers, and to him, they were the best he had ever seen.

Adam was the eldest brother and his starting pokemon, from Professor Birch was a Mudkip. He has had it for 7 years and it hasn't evolved, but it is really strong.

Calvin, the middle child began with a Torchic and over the last few weeks it finally evolved into Blaziken.

Calvin "It took some intense training, but we got there didn't we Blaze?"

Blaziken nods "Blaziken (Absolutely)"

In a few days Hugh was going to go on his very own pokemon journey through Hoenn, then Kanto and Johto to catch every pokemon. Hugh has heard stories about all kinds of trainers, from his two brothers. How some use all kinds of pokemon and how some only use certain elements, like fire or grass.

The 6 pokemon Adam used during his journey were; Mudkip, Houndoom, Muk, Jigglypuff, Sneasle and a Camerupt.

Calvin's 6 were; Combusken (pre-evolved form of Blaziken), Ampharaos, Golduck, Gengar, Pelipper and a Mightyena. Calvin's Golduck was fun to be around and played with Hugh when it was out of its pokeball.

Calvin "So Hugh, I heard that this year there is going to be a surprise for all the potential trainers this year"

Hugh "What kind of surprise?"

Calvin "How should I know? I just heard the Professor say that to one of the mum's at the market the other day, where your girlfriend was shopping at the time,"

Hugh "Sara's not my girlfriend. Just because we're best friends doesn't mean that we are going out"

Adam "Dude chill out, as if Calvin knows what he's on about anyway. Don't worry the first pokemon you'll get will be great, no matter what you choose, or what the surprise is."

Calvin "Look who's talking, want to have a battle?"

Adam "Sure, Hugh needs to know the difference between a winner and a loser looks like,"

Calvin "HEY"

Hugh watched his brothers set up the backyard. In Hugh's mind, his brothers were excellent trainers and were perfect to study. A noise behind Hugh made him jump a little.

Sara "Hey Hugh. Are your brothers going to have another battle?"

Hugh "Hey Sara, yeah they are. Want to watch them with me?"

Sara "Sure. Hopefully Calvin can put up a good fight this time (giggles)"

Calvin "HEY"

Adam "Lets have a 3 on 3 battle"

Calvin "Fine with me"

Hugh and Sara watch Adam and Calvin battle throughout the afternoon. Every pokemon that they chose, he saw how they loved them so much.

The next morning Hugh got up earlier than usual, as he was excited for what the day was going to bring. As Hugh got dressed, his mum's Ralts teleported into his room with a note.

'Morning sleepy, r u ready 4 a pokemon 2day? Sara '

Hugh smiled and got dressed as the Ralts teleported away, he rushed downstairs to find that Sara was sitting at the table with his mum.

Hugh "What a surprise"

Mum "Sara was telling me which pokemon she'd like to see on her journey"

Sara "Ready to go?"

Hugh "I haven't had breakfast yet"

Sara "Boo hoo, get some after you get your pokemon"

Grabbing his hand, Sara rushed them to Professor Birch's Lab over the road, where there was a small banner with big letters 'WELCOME TRAINERS.' Sara knocked on the Professor's door.

Birch "If you are a beginning trainer, come in and take a sear, if your not, come up the stairs."

Hugh "Cool, let's grab a seat."

Sara "Check it out, we have assigned seats. I found you; fancy that, I'm right next to you"

Hugh and Sara sat down and watched as other trainers came through the door and sat down. In the hall of Professor Birch's house, there were 12 awaiting new trainers.

Birch "Hello trainers to be, today we have a surprise for all of you. Usually we just have 3 starting pokemon, but seems as though we have 12 beginner trainer, I've called up favours from my fellow professors that you may meet on your journey"

April "Favours?"

Birch "Yes, I only had the beginning pokemon from the Hoenn region, such as Treecko, Torchic and Mudkip. I called Professor Oak in Pallet town to transport Charmander, Squirtle and Bulbasaur. I called Professor Elm to transport Cyndaquil, Chikorita and Totodile. I also called up Professor Rowan in Sinnoh so he could transport me the newly found Turtwig, Chimchar and Piplup. Every starting pokemon from Johto, Kanto and Sinnoh, so no one is left out."

Hugh "Awesome"

Birch" Now watch the video explaining about all the 12"

The 12 trainers watched intently to the video as it explained every detail about the starting pokemon. Before the video ended Professor Birch came around the corner with a table filled with 12 pokeballs. The video ended and excited chatter filled the hallway.

Birch "Ok calm down. Now you have assigned seats, when I call your name, come up and choose a pokemon of your choice. April"

April squealed and walked towards the table, she concentrated hard as she thought to herself which pokemon would be perfect for her. After what seemed like ages, April finally made her choice.

April "I choose Totodile."

Hugh was relieved that she didn't choose the pokemon he wanted, Sara looked a bit disappointed but still hopeful.

Birch "Hugh"

Hugh was excited that he was next, but kept his cool as he went to the table. Hugh was having some last minute re-thinking. He didn't want to have the same as his brothers, he wanted to have something different, a starting pokemon that represented him.

Hugh "I choose Turtwig"

Turtwig came out of its pokeball and stared at Hugh. Then it yawned and rubbed its head on Hugh's leg. Everyone giggled.

Birch "It already likes you Hugh. Sara"

Sara smiled as Hugh and his Turtwig sat down. Sara looked down at the pokeballs and thought about her very first friend she'd like to have.

Sara "I choose Squirtle"

Every trainer came up and chose a pokemon. Some took their time, but each pokemon went to a trainer. The list went:

April Ripple + Totodile

Hugh Thrown + Turtwig

Sara Puddlefoot + Squirtle

Jack Carter + Chimchar

Belinda Field + Torchic

Wally Ditcher + Chikorita

Jin Noor + Piplup

Selena Woost + Bulbasaur

Tim Woost + Cyndaquil

Nick Porter + Charmander

Lily Branch + Mudkip.

Birch "Now that you all have a starting pokemon for your journey's, I have pokeballs, pokedex's and pokegears for all of you."

Hugh and Sara got their equipment from the professor as did everyone else.

Birch "You may leave and go show your families before you leave. Call me at anytime if you have any problems. I wish you all luck."

Hugh "Finally, I'm starving. Are you hungry Turtwig?"

Turtwig nodded "Turtwig (Yes)"

Hugh "What about you and Squirtle? Want to come and eat at my place before we travel?"

Sara "Sure, I want to show your mum my Squirtle, plus I only had a banana when I left home."

Everyone went back to their homes to show their families what they chose. Hugh and Sara were on their way to Hugh's house, when they were interrupted by Adam and Calvin.

Adam "So what did you choose?"

Calvin "What was the surprise?"

Adam "Did you get 2 pokemon each?"

Calvin "Did the Professor give you more than a fire, water or grass type to choose from?"

Mum "Ok give them some room, Hugh and Sara haven't had anything to eat yet"

They all made their way to the house where Hugh's mum cooked up a big breakfast. As Hugh and Sara ate, Adam and Calvin stared at them, Hugh ignored them, but Sara felt a little uncomfortable.

Mum "Ignore them dear, have some more eggs"

Sara "Thank you"

Ten minutes when by and Hugh and Sara showed the family their pokemon.

Adam "What's that?"

Hugh "This is Turtwig. It's a grass pokemon and it's from the Sinnoh region."

Calvin "Is Squirtle from Johto?"

Sara "No it's from Kanto in Pallet town. The surprise was that Professor Birch had favours from the other Professor's as there were too many beginners this year"

Mum "They are both cute"

Adam "so you didn't want a Mudkip like mine?"

Calvin "Or a Torchick?"

Hugh "Your pokemon were great for you. I wanted something different and Turtwig is what I chose."

Sara "Yeah, I was glad that there were plenty of choices."

Adam "Fair enough, I'll put my number in both of your Pokegear's, so you can call me when you are worthy to battle"

Calvin "Same here"

Sara "It will be easy beating Calvin"

Calvin "HEY"

Sara left to show her mum her Squirtle and to pack up her gear for her journey. Hugh began to pack his bag with Turtwig, when his mum came in with a few items.

Mum "I stocked up on items for you and Sara. From Adam and Calvin's experiences I knew what to get you, to begin with anyway. I got you both a map, in case you want to go separate ways. 2 torches, 3 bottles of potion, and 3 bottles of antidote each. I also saved up 2500 for you, if you want to buy anything."

Hugh "Thanks Mum"

Mum "Make sure you are careful with your stuff and don't do what Calvin did and get it stolen by a Lickitung."

Calvin "HEY"

Adam "And if a Lickitung does show up, catch it, instead of scaring it"

Calvin "It ate my stuff, I was angry and wasn't thinking"

Hugh laughed and hugged each member of his family, getting nearly just upset like his mother, but hiding it better. Hugh finished packing just as Sara came into his room. He gave her, her share of what his mum got them. They said their thankyou's and goodbye's, then headed out the door to start their journey.