Welcome to my first Pokémon fic! Gosh that 'é' is bugging me already. Forgive me if I drop it in later chapters. At the moment I am only using first generation Pokémon because those are the ones I know best but there are probably going to be newer ones later. Enjoy! And REVIEW!

My name is Valera. Most humans haven't got a clue who I am but my story has become something of a legend among Pokémon.

I am a fairly unremarkable Vulpix and so far I have managed to evade capture by the greedy Pokémon trainers that litter my country. One of my very first, and probably one of my worst memories is one that took place when I was just a few months old in the wild.

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"Mommy, I want to go play with Ginger and Charlie!"

"Who on earth are they dear?"

My mother, a proud Ninetales with the nickname 'Hazel' was always very protective of me. She was constantly asking me questions about what I was doing, who I was doing it with and why I was doing it.

"I told you about them, remember? Ginger is the Growlithe that lives in the grass patch at the bottom of the valley. She wants me and Charlie to go and explore the caves in Mt. Moon with her because she thinks there are some firestones hidden in the rocks…"

"I can tell you now there are no firestones there anymore. The Pokémon trainers harvested them all a long time ago. The only place you can find them now is in Pokémarts."

"Can I go anyway?"

She sighed and flicked her nine tails irritably.

"Fine. Just make sure you're back before dark."

"But Mom… we can all do Ember now! We can make our own light! That's the point of going!"

"No buts young lady. My rules are made to be OBEYED."

I dragged my paw in the dirt and lowered my eyes to the floor.

"Okay."

"I didn't hear you."

"Okay!"

I bounded off through the long grass, nipping at the flies as I went. I was so excited about going into Mt. Moon cave my legs were shaking and I nearly tripped over the rocks as I went looking for Ginger.

A loud buzzing noise caused me to stop and look up into the air. A cloud of Yanma flew over my head in the opposite direction to which I was going and they were all shouting to one another. I had no idea what they were saying and frankly I wasn't very interested so I resumed my journey down the hillside and called out to my friends.

"Ginger? Hey, Ginge! Mom said I could go! Where are you?"

I came to the clearing in the grass where Ginger lived in a burrow with her family only to find it completely empty. Searching around, I couldn't find anyone in any of the neighbouring burrows or even in the trees. The thought of being alone when it was getting dark scared me, as young as I was, and I turned to go back up the hill when I was hit in the face with a jet of water.

"Nice one Squirtle! Right between the eyes!"

I shook my head to get the water out of my eyes and saw a young Squirtle and its trainer in front of me. It was crouching low in an attack position with a look of determination on its face. The trainer, a young boy with short black hair and a blue hoodie lifted an arm and issued his next order.

"Now use Skull Bash!"

I dodged just in time to avoid the Squirtle as it dashed towards me, its head lowered like a battering ram. Missing me caused it to stumble and trip in one of the burrows behind me and I saw my chance to escape. I teared past the trainer as fast as my shorts legs would allow and jumped into the long grass, screaming for help as I went.

I didn't dare look back for fear that I would see the trainer and his Pokémon chasing me. Instead, I hurtled through the undergrowth and made my way back up the hill to the ledge where my mother and I lived. I arrived out of breath and scared out of my wits, dizzy and almost certainly about to faint. My mother picked me up by the scruff of my neck and placed me on a rock in front of her.

"Valera? What's happened?"

Her eyes stared deep into mine, trying to find her answer already. I took in a few gulps of air to try and steady myself.

"Trainer! Down... hill! Attacked me!"

My mother's face fell and she turned away to look out over the ledge.

"What Pokémon did he have?"

"Squirtle. He got me with a Water Gun!"

"Did you see any more?"

"No, Mom! I ran!"

The proud Ninetales paced back and forth nervously. I had never seen her so worried before and I was never to see it again either.

"I'm going down there."

"Mom, no!"

She whipped around and was gone before I could pounce on one of her tails to stop her. I knew it was far too dangerous to follow her so I waited with my head in my paws for her to return. Minutes passed and I could hear the trainer shouting more orders at his Pokémon. I was torn between listening to what was happening and not wanting to know so I flopped down on the rock and stuck my toes in my ears, covering myself protectively with my tail.

I have no idea how long I stayed like that for but I must have either fallen asleep or passed out because when I awoke and looked around it was night time. Everything was eerily quiet and still. Only occasionally would a Hoothoot cry out into the dark. I picked up some dead grass in my mouth and lit it with Ember so it glowed and illuminated my surroundings. My mother was nowhere to be seen.

"Mom?"

My voice sounded strained and lonely in the stillness. My only reply was a couple of Poochyena howling in the distance. Then, a Clefable appeared as if from nowhere on the other side of the rocky ledge.

"Hazel has gone. She has been captured."

I couldn't believe what she was saying. I have heard other Pokémon's accounts of what happened that night and most seem to agree that the trainer who had so viciously attacked me had thought my mother was a more impressive catch than a Vulpix and had captured her for his collection. From that point on, I was an orphan.

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My mother's capture was the beginning of my hatred towards humans and Pokémon trainers alike. What follows is my story from after that day and how I led the first revolution of wild Pokémon against the barbaric Pokémon trainers.

Well, that's the prelude (I think that's the right word) up! The next chapter will recount how Valera met her sidekick and how they formed a team against trainers. I haven't actually decided which Pokémon her sidekick is going to be yet so I am open for suggestions! And reviews!

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