DISCLAIMER: I do not own Pokemon, also, this is my first story, so don't judge me.
Chapter 1: New Beginning
Seth's POV
It was a calm morning in beautiful SandGem Town. A quaint little town nestled in the Sinnoh Region, its small size was the perfect location for Pokemon to be raised. Seth awoke to see the morning sun streaming in through the window, filling his room with a wonderful aura. He lived in a small, four room house with the basics that he needed. A small bedroom, a bathroom with a full sized bathtub, A serviceable kitchen, and the living room, which was the largest room in the house. Seth stretched as he got out of bed, today was the day he would get a Pokemon from Prof. Rowan. Despite being 16 years old and living on his own, Seth had always wanted to travel on a Pokemon journey; but work and funds had prevented it. However, a recent turn of events involving him earning a large some of money (he'd been practicing at poker for awhile now) had left him a lot of free time. Unlike most people who struck it rich playing poker, Seth saved the majority of his money in the bank, while maintaining a part time job and continuing to bring in a small amount of money each week.
Now, he felt that he had saved enough money up in order for him to take on such a journey while still being able to pay the bills. He had quit his job a few days earlier and had requested a starter Pokemon from Prof. Rowan. The Prof had been an old friend of the family, having traveled with Seth's grandfather many years ago. When Seth had made the call on the video phone after he had quit his job, Rowan was pleased and had said something about having the perfect companion for him. Upon inquiring what this meant, the professor had simply stated: "Patience young man, stop by my lab Friday and you shall see." with a slightly mischievous wink, he hung up, not giving Seth time to answer. It was now 8am, Friday morning, and Seth had just finished getting ready for the day. He headed out the front door and started walking down the street, towards the lab.
Seth arrived at the lab, the doors sliding open as he entered. The cool air washed over him as he walked through the lab, watching the many Pokemon in the professors care scamper with glee. Seth smiled as a MudKip walked up to him smiling, dropping a small rubber ball in front of him it stared at him with the cutest look in its eyes. Seth smiled "You want to play?" he asked, "Mud MudKip!" came the reply. Seth picked up the ball and threw it down the hall, watching as the water-type ran down the hall as fast as his legs would carry it, after waiting a few minutes, Seth continued on, the MudKip had lost interest in him and was toying around with the ball elsewhere. After walking down the hallway a little bit, Seth found the professor deep in research, obviously not hearing him enter the room. "Excuse me, Professor Rowan?" "Eherm, Hello Seth, sorry, I did not hear you enter." said the professor as he was startled from his work. "Not a problem, I'm here to pick up the Pokemon you said you had for me." "Yes of course, right this way." replied the professor as he led Seth out of the room into a small area with a couple of Poke-balls and Poke-dex lying on a table. "Normally, I would give you a choice between Chimchar, Piplup, or Turtwig. However, seeing as your starting your journey at an older age than most, I have only one Pokemon for you." he said as he pulled another Poke-ball out of his coat pocket.
"May I ask what that Pokemon might be?" Seth asked with a bit enthusiastically, he was anxious to meet his new partner. "See for your self." and with that, the professor pushed the button on the front of the ball, causing a small, fox-like creature to appear. "Ee-vee?" said the creature as it looked around, twitching its ears as it looked around the room. "An Eevee!" Seth nearly jumped for joy, he had always wanted to be the proud owner of an Eevee, but he figured he would have to wait until he caught one in the wild. Not the case, now, it was going to be his starter. Rowan smiled as he observed the teenagers reaction, he had made the right choice in giving this rare Pokemon to the new trainer. "This Pokemon will accompany you throughout your journey, and the rest of your life. Now, here are your Poke-dex and Poke-balls." Rowan said as he handed Seth the items. "Go and see Nurse Joy for your starter kit that contains your supplies." "Yes sir, thank you very much!" Seth nearly shouted with thanks as he left the building, his new Eevee riding on his shoulder. The world seemed to be so much cheerier as he walked to the Pokemon Center, his Eevee was observing its surroundings, watching with anticipation as its new trainer headed to their destination.
Upon arriving at the Pokemon Center, they greeted Nurse Joy and she filled out the forms required for entering the Sinnoh League. After a clean bill of health for Eevee, the two set out down route 201, headed for Oreburgh City, site of the closest gym. On their way down the path, the stopped for lunch in a small clearing. As Seth prepared the food, he looked over at his new partner, happily rolling around in the grass. "Hey Eevee!, could you come over here for a sec?" the Eevee happily yipped and stood next to its trainer, eyes staring intently into its trainers. Seth pulled out his Poke-dex and scanned his Pokemon, getting info:
Pokemon: Eevee
Gender: Female
Moves known: Tackle, Sand Attack
Special Ability: Adaptability
Description: Eevee, the Evolution Pokemon. Eevee is a unique Pokemon that can adapt to its environment by changing its form and abilities when evolving.
"Hmm..." said Seth as he looked over the data before him, he looked at Eevee, her eyes still watching him with anticipation. "You need a name don't you? I know, I'll call you Tonya, how does that sound?" "Vee!" came the excited reply. "I'll take that as a yes, well Tonya, lets eat and then we can get some training in!" the two sat down and began to eat the meals Seth had prepared. After finishing their meals, Seth and Tonya packed up and headed to a nearby field.
Tonya's POV
I watched in anticipation as my master looked through his Poke-dex again, looking at what moves I knew. He finally looked up and around, finding a nearby Starly, our first battle again. "Alright Tonya, Lets Go! Use tackle on that Starly!" "[No Problem!]" even though he couldn't understand me, I still felt like talking to him like he could. I turned towards my opponent and charged at the unsuspecting Starly. I tackled it, or rather her as it turned out, and sent the bird flying into a tree. My opponent looked very pissed as it turned around and started up an Aerial Ace. "Dodge it Tonya, then use Sand Attack!" just as the Aerial Ace was about to hit, I jumped over my opponent and launched a flurry of sand into its face. This blinded the Starly, "Now, Tonya, Use Tackle!" "[Way ahead of you]" I said as I was already in mid tackle. My attack landed, knocking the bird Pokemon on its back. "Alright, Go Poke-Ball!" said my master as he threw a Poke-ball at the Starly, it disappeared into the ball in a flash of light. The device wobbled on the ground for what seemed like an eternity.
Ding! The capture was complete, Seth picked up the ball, smiling, he let out the Starly inside, it materialized next to me, looking around a bit flustered. It noticed me, and started growling; "[You, I'm gonna KILL YOU!]"