Chapter 1: Arrival in Kanto

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon but I own my OCs in this story.

In the bustling city of Viridian, people were as busy as they usually are. All around, vehicles cruised through the streets, either in a hurry or at their own pace. People were running all over the place, people who were late for work.

One of the vehicles on the road, a moving truck, had stopped by a building that was towered by the rest of the others. The building, which stood at 10 stories, was an apartment building.

From the moving truck, a pair of men, who both had well-built bodies, stepped out of the vehicle and they reached for their pockets. Both of the men pulled out similar sphere-like devices, which had upper-red halves and lower-white halves. In the middle of the devices was a white button that was surrounded by a black outline that spread along the device, where the red and white halves met. These devices were known as Pokéballs.

The men tapped the button on the Pokéballs, causing them to enlarge to fit in their hands and tossed the devices, causing them to split open as a pair of bright lights emerged from the Pokéballs. The bright lights hovered above the ground for a moment before they began taking a form of two bipedal, humanoid figures, a pair of Machoke.

One of the men waved to the two creatures and spoke in a deep voice. "Machoke! Let's get the furniture to the apartment! The faster we finish, the faster we can head to the clubs!"

The Machoke nodded to the man and all four of them made their way to the back of the truck, where they unlocked it and proceeded to bring out the various furniture out of it.

As they did so, a blonde-haired woman, who donned an emerald-green dress with a purse in her hands, got out of the truck's opened side door and she brought her hand up to her hair, pushing it aside as she smiled. Her eyes glimmered with excitement as she took a long look at the apartment building. She immediately turned her head around and spoke in a gentle voice. "Kenta, sweetie, come take a look at where we'll be living from now on."

Seconds passed and a 15 year-old, similarly blond-haired boy stepped out from the truck. The boy, Kenta, donned a blue shirt with sleeves reaching his wrists, a pair of shorts and running shoes. In his hands was a small gray box which seemed to be locked. Kenta turned to his mother and sighed. "So why did we move here again?"

"Your father moved us here because he thought Kanto will be less stressful for you," his mother replied as she placed an arm around his shoulder. "Personally, I agree with him. Hoenn was a tough place for you to become a Pokémon Trainer."

"I thought I told you that I wasn't going to be a Trainer anymore," Kenta muttered, much to his mother's amusement.

"And it's time for you to grow out of your fear and move on," she said. "You can't stay afraid of a Trainer's life, Kenta."

Just then, one of the men from before approached them and he waved to Kenta's mother with a smile. "Well, Annie, the Machoke are currently placing all of your furniture in place at the apartment. If you'd want, you can head in there right now to take a look."

Kenta's mother, now known as Annie, smiled back to the man and she replied. "Thanks for bringing our things here for free, Michael. I wasn't certain that we would be able to find a good moving company to help us bring our things here and I'm grateful for what you've done for me and my son."

Michael chuckled. "Well, there's no need for that, Annie. You're just fortunate that I moved to Kanto a few years before you and little Kenta did. Besides, if it wasn't for Hisashi back in Hoenn, I wouldn't even be around at all!"

Annie nodded and she placed her hands on Kenta's shoulders as she whispered into his ear. "Go check out the apartment, Kenta. Go let the Pokémon out as well. They need some fresh air now that we're off the plane."

Nodding to his mother, Kenta picked up the three Pokéballs that Annie had pulled out from her purse. He quickly made his way into the building and he climbed the flights of stairs, making his way to the fifth floor. Once he had reached it, he walked down the corridor, where he spotted an opened door.

He approached it and took a quick peek at the apartment. The furniture that he and his mother had brought from the Hoenn region were all being allocated to the spots where his mother had requested by the Machoke and Michael's coworker. Kenta glanced around at the living room and smiled. The place seemed almost like the one he used to live in back in Hoenn. The only difference now was that it was much smaller.

As he walked into the apartment, Michael's colleague noticed him and gave Kenta a heartwarming smile. "Do you like the place, kid? I heard from Michael that your father had went through a lot to get it for you and your mother."

Kenta nodded. "Yes, this place is alright."

Michael's colleague laughed as the Machoke finished aligning the beds in the different rooms. The two Superpower Pokémon stepped out of the room and they grunted to Michael's colleague who nodded to them. "Alright then, head back to the truck. Can't wait to get wasted!" He turned to Kenta for one last time and gently patted the boy's head. "Welcome to Kanto, kid."

Once the Machoke and the man left, Kenta placed the box in his hand down on the table in front of the couch and he tapped the buttons on the three Pokéballs, causing the capsules to enlarge and to split open as bright lights emerged from them.

The bright lights began taking forms. The one on the left had a small figure that was bird-like, the one in the middle was quadruped with a tail swinging at its back and on the right, the figure was levitating in the air with a cloth-like body.

When the glow on the three figures had faded, their forms were revealed. They were a Taillow, a Delcatty and a Shuppet.

Kenta smiled as he watched the three Pokémon curiously looked around. "Guys, this will be our new home." The three Pokémon turned to him and they all rushed to him, tackling the boy to the floor as he laughed. "It's good to see you guys out of those Pokéballs too! But can you guys please get off me? Mom's still outside with the men who helped us move our stuff here.."

The Pokémon did as they were told, getting off Kenta as he got to his feet and dusted himself off. "We're no longer on Hoenn, guys. Do you think we'll fit in?"

"Of course we will!" Annie's voice answered as she entered the apartment with bags of groceries from the moving truck, closing the door behind her. As soon as she did, the three Hoenn Pokémon approached her. Annie placed down the bags and traced her fingers along Delcatty's ear, which made her purr. She smiled at the Pokémon. "Why don't I make us something to eat? The flight here was very long, wasn't it?"

"Yeah, I'm starving," Kenta replied, earning nods of agreement from the Pokémon as Annie made her way into the kitchen with the groceries. Then, she stopped, turning her head to her son and spoke to him. "I almost forgot. Kenta, after lunch, you'll need to head to Pallet Town. Professor Oak would like to meet you."

"Professor Oak?" Kenta repeated, surprised by the name.

Professor Oak, a famous man that everyone all over the world knows of. It was thanks to this man, that many people are able to understand more about Pokémon. People would regard him as a genius, a man who would inspire many people to become Pokémon Trainers, but also a man who enjoyed poetry. However, here in Kanto, Professor Oak studied Pokémon, learning new things about them and he was also the one many young Trainers would meet to get their first Pokémon before starting their journey.

So why did the renowned professor needed to meet him? Kenta already had a Starter that he had received from the professor back in Hoenn, Professor Birch. Why?

"Your father, me and Professor Oak have met quite a long time ago. When he heard that we were coming, he wanted to meet you," continued Annie as she entered the kitchen with Shuppet following her. "So when you finish lunch, bring along your Pokémon. Professor Oak might like to meet them too."

As Shuppet helped Annie with cooking, Kenta made his way to his room, where he sighed, feeling a little sense of nostalgia. The room was almost exactly like how it was back in Hoenn. He made his way to the bed and sat down at its edge, with the locked box on his lap. Kenta reached for his pocket, where he pulled out a key from it.

He slid the key into the keyhole, turning it to the right as a 'click' sound was heard. Kenta opened the box, revealing two Pokéballs inside it. Kenta picked up the two Pokéballs and tapped the buttons, enlarging the capsules as he tossed them up in the air.

The Pokéballs split open in the air, releasing two Pokémon from it. His first Pokémon, an Absol named Semira, and a Torchic named Aedus.

Kenta smiled at the two Pokémon as they beamed at him as soon as they saw him. He picked up the two in his arms and spoke to them. "Guys, we'll be heading over to a friend of dad's after lunch. Try not to be funny, will ya? I'm talking about you, Aedus."

The Torchic squawked, "Tor! Tor!"

"You may be a Torchic, but I don't want you to set the place on fire when we get there," Kenta sighed as he lowered Aedus down and returned it to its Pokéball. Then, his attention turned to his other Pokémon, who was still in his arms. "Semira, please behave yourself for me. I know you don't like seeing other people other than our own family, but try not to do anything to hurt dad's friend, please?"

Semira gave him a blank look as she stared at him. Then, after a while, she purred, giving Kenta a quick lick on his cheek which made him chuckle. "As long as you get it, I'm okay with that." Semira was returned to her Pokéball.

As he kept the two Pokéballs back in the box, he laid down on the bed, gazing up at the ceiling as he closed his eyes. He was tired, thanks to the uncomfortable ride he had on the plane, which he found shocking that his mother didn't feel the same way. But now that he was on a bed, a soft one, he guessed that his mother wouldn't mind if he took a quick snooze.

"Taillow!"

Well, that didn't last very long.

Kenta sighed as he opened his eyes, seeing his mother's Taillow perched on his desk, where his laptop was at, complete with a few pictures of him during various events of the past. Taillow squawked at him as he flapped his wings. "Tail! Taillow!"

"What's the matter?" Kenta asked, getting off the bed and approaching the Flying Type. He immediately noticed that underneath Taillow's talons was a badge that was shaped like a rectangle with two of its corners more emphasized than the others. It was the Stone Badge that he had earned when he was twelve.

He smiled at him as Taillow placed the badge in his hand. "I must have forgotten that I left it with mom. Thanks for bringing it to me." Taillow nodded and took off towards the living room, leaving Kenta to recall his memories of the badge.

It was when he had traveled to Rustboro City back when he was still getting used to becoming a new Trainer. Of course, he has always been to Rustboro City for a simple reason, to learn. He had studied in the Pokémon Trainers' School, where he learned in the Beginner's Class. Before he even became a Trainer, he'd used to study a lot about Pokémon and had a talent for forming battle plans in his mind and on the spot. However, despite that talent, Kenta wasn't the best when it came to actually battling others. After all, not all battles could be decided based on research. When he had his first battle, he remembered how he was completely destroyed by a girl in his class by the name of Roxanne, who was the best of their batch of students.

Kenta couldn't help but chuckle at the memory. Ever since his defeat by Roxanne, he became furious about his loss, which he now regretted since he had acted immaturely back then. But Roxanne had helped him improve. After all, she was the top in the class while he was just in the average range. Thanks to her, he was able to move to the Pokémon Battle Class with her.

The instructor of the class, was of course, the Gym Leader of the Rustboro Gym.

He had his ups and downs in the class, because of his weakness in Pokémon Battles. But he wasn't at the bottom of the class either since his knowledge of Pokémon Types and Moves as well as his talent had helped him most of the time during a few battles.

Of course, none of that really helped him when he had challenged the Gym. He knew that the Gym Leader wouldn't go easy no matter what, and that was what happened. Kenta lost after a few Moves from the Gym Leader's Geodude.

Kenta remembered his struggles as well. He remembered how he had to battle the Gym constantly, only to lose every one of them, despite the numerous battle plans he had formed. He trained, yet he lost the battles all the time. Kenta had almost given up as well on becoming a Pokémon Trainer, but he, once again, was saved by Roxanne.

He recalled how she had sparred with him many times. Roxanne had remained in the school to continue her studies, by becoming the Gym Leader's protege. She, like the Gym Leader, was specialized in Rock Types and that helped Kenta to improve himself too.

After a week of practicing with her, Kenta had challenged the Gym again. This time, he was able to beat Geodude. Then came Nosepass. However, Kenta was able to overcome it, beating the Rock type with Semira's Double Team and multiple Razor Winds. He was then presented with the Stone Badge, and congratulated by the Gym Leader, who for some reason was still disappointed.

The memories of that time was one of his best as well. After all, the Stone Badge contained all of the struggles and challenges he had to face to get it. But he knew that without the guidance of his friend, Roxanne, he wouldn't even be able to get it.

However, Kenta had put his journey to a stop when he realized how dangerous and risky it was to continue being a Pokémon Trainer. When he had challenged the Dewford Gym, Semira had become critically hurt by the Gym Leader's Machoke. In fact, if it wasn't the nearby Pokémon Center, the young Absol might not have survive from the attacks that the Machoke dealt to her. He didn't want to endanger his Pokémon anymore, especially Semira, so he had to quit, moving on to live with his mother and helping her around the house until they had moved to Viridian City.

Annie had encouraged her son to become a Trainer again, but his fear of potentially risking his Pokémon's lives made him refuse every chance he could have taken. That was why he kept Aedus and Semira in their Pokéballs and locked in a box, to protect them, as he once told his mother, which she and many other people found ridiculous. Not only that, Kenta felt that his mother had forgotten how expensive it was to be a Trainer as well. Not only did he had to find food for himself and his Pokémon, he also had to have a constant amount of money on him to afford items like Pokéballs and Potions, which was the reason why he only had Semira and Aedus.

Placing the badge down, Kenta made his way back to the bed, where he picked up the box and headed out of the room, where he saw Shuppet using Psychic to place utensils on the table while Annie and Delcatty brought out the food.

"Kenta! I was going to call you out but I guess I didn't have to," Annie laughed as she placed Kenta's lunch on the table while Delcatty had placed bowls of Pokémon food on the floor for her and the other Pokémon.

When Annie had sat down, she frowned when she counted the Pokémon. Annie turned to Kenta and folded her arms. "Kenta, you do know that Aedus and Semira have to eat as well, right?"

Kenta blinked, realizing what she had said and he quickly opened the box, releasing the two Pokémon out so that they could eat as well. "You know, that silly fear of yours is really going to cause some problems one day," Annie said. His Pokémon snickered at him as they dug into their meal while Kenta sighed, picking up the utensils he had and started eating the food his mother had prepared for him.

Once lunch was done, Annie had cleared the table and made her way to the kitchen to wash up. She turned to Kenta and spoke to him. "Don't forget to be back before dark, Kenta."

"I know that, mom!" Kenta called back as he returned his Pokémon to their Pokéballs.

As soon as he place the Pokéballs in the box, he locked it up and headed out the door, closing it behind him and climbed down the stairs. He exited the building and he looked around the area. "Which way was it to Pallet Town…?"

He spotted a man walking by and Kenta ran over to him. "Excuse me, sir? Can you point me in the direction of Pallet Town?"

The man nodded, pointing in the direction behind him. "If you want to head to Pallet Town, just walk down the road and you'll come across Officer Jenny at the edge of the city. Tell her you're heading there and she'll let you go. Once you're out, just follow the trail that you'll see. It will lead you to Pallet Town."

"Is that it? Thanks for the information!" Kenta replied as he ran down the street. He couldn't help but smile when he heard him say Officer Jenny. Back in Hoenn, he had seen a few Officer Jennies running around the region. But to hear that there were more of them in Kanto made him feel nostalgic again.

He followed the man's instructions, running along the sideways as he approached the edge of the city. And just like the man had said, he saw Officer Jenny seated inside a small station.

Kenta approached the station and called out to the police officer, who got out of the station and waited for Kenta to arrive before she questioned him. "Are you heading out of Viridian City?"

Nodding, Kenta replied. "I need to head to Pallet Town. Professor Oak wants to meet me."

Officer Jenny smiled. "I see. Well, be careful out there. Some of the Wild Pokémon tend to attack people, especially Spearow, and they come in flocks. So stay vigilant, kid. You'll make it to Pallet Town in one piece if you do."

Kenta sweat dropped at her words. "Yeah…I'll keep that in mind."

"Alright then, good luck out there," Officer Jenny said, allowing him to step out of the city.

Taking a deep breath, Kenta walked down the path in front of him, following its trail as he soon arrived at a small lake, where he spotted a Magikarp leaping out of the water. He continued down the path for a couple more hours before he reached a large grass plain. He traveled down the plains where he looked around, searching for signs of a town.

After a while, he finally spotted a house up ahead. Kenta quickened his pace, coming into view of many more houses. The path expanded and he continued down it as he looked at the building that was farther away from the other houses. The building, was a house, but it stood out from the others thanks to the wind turbine it had.

Because it stood out, Kenta assumed that the professor would be there. So he made up his mind and decided to make his way towards it, passing a sign which he was relieved to see; Pallet Town. He was on the right track.

Once he had reached the town, he noticed that the people in Pallet were all relaxed, enjoying themselves as they worked in their gardens. The atmosphere around them were also completely different from what he had seen in Viridian City. In the city, people were all over the place. But here, it was calm and quiet.

"Why couldn't mom had gotten a house here instead?" Kenta thought as he approached the building with the wind turbine. He soon arrived at it, but he was greeted by a very long flight of steps which he sighed at. Without a moment to lose, he climbed it, making his way to the top.

When he did, he rang the doorbell.

"I'll be right there!" A voice answered from inside the building. Seconds later, the door opened, revealing a white-haired man in his forties, wearing a lab coat over his red shirt and brown trousers. As soon as the man saw Kenta, he couldn't help but smile. "Well, well, well. I was hoping when you would show up, Kenta. Come in."

The boy blinked as he stepped into the building. He looked around the place and was surprised to see the amount of space that was left without anything. Then, he turned to the man. "How do you know my name?"

Smiling, the man replied. "Well, you do have your father's charming looks, Kenta. I wouldn't forget a face like yours since your father and I go way back when I had traveled to Hoenn for the first time. And of course, Annie and Hisashi informed me of you every year so it was easy to know your name from them." He lifted one of his arms up and pointed to a room down the hallway. "Why don't we go and talk in my guest room?"

Kenta gave him a nod and he followed the man into the room. They sat on one of the couches and the man lifted a small teapot up, pouring a cup of tea and handing it to the boy.

"Have some tea, Kenta."

The boy accepted the tea and took a sip from it before placing the cup down. "Thanks, but I'm really just here to talk to Professor Oak. Is he around here?"

"Oh, where are my manners?" The man sighed, playfully slapping his forehead as he continued. "I am who you are looking for. I am Professor Samuel Oak. But you can just call me Professor Oak. But really, I heard that you were in the Hoenn's Pokémon Trainers' School. How have you not heard of me if you were in the Beginner's Class? I've given quite a number of lectures to the class for a long time."

Kenta's memories of the Beginner's Class flooded back into his mind once more, but he didn't remember seeing Professor Oak giving him a lecture, only Professor Birch and a few other lecturers.

"Guess you gave the class a lecture when I wasn't in it anymore," Kenta replied. "I had went up to the Pokémon Battle Class to continue my studies and it wasn't really the best time of my life either."

The man, identified as Professor Oak, gave him an understanding nod. "I know, Kenta. After all, I did say that your parents have kept me updated with your progress. Even when you've quit being a Trainer."

Hearing that last part made Kenta flinch. "It…it was the only thing I could have done to keep my Pokémon save."

"I can understand why you made that decision, Kenta. I won't judge you for that," Professor Oak replied. "After all, many Trainers before you have also quit, but they quit for different reasons. Your reason is a common one so it's understandable. In fact, I've also quit being a Trainer a few years ago, to pursue my goal of understanding Pokémon by becoming a Pokémon Researcher, which would explain my hair since the stress of research is overwhelming."

Kenta lowered his head, holding the box tightly to his chest as he asked. "So why did you want to talk to me?"

Professor Oak smiled, putting his cup of tea down. "Right, about that. Well, there are two reasons why I want to talk to you. Firstly, if you don't mind, I would like to have a look at your Pokémon. The last time I've been to Hoenn, I've met a few Pokémon but I wasn't able to catch them, so I don't really have any Hoenn Pokémon to help me in my research."

"I see," Kenta said, placing the box down and unlocking it. He removed the two Pokéballs from it and he released his Pokémon. When Aedus and Semira appeared, Kenta couldn't help but chuckle when he saw Professor Oak's eyes glittered with excitement as he picked up Aedus.

"Magnificent!" The professor exclaimed. "I remember battling a Torchic when I was younger. But I didn't have a chance to really study it." He eyes then moved to Semira, who backed away when she noticed him. "And this must be the Absol that your father mentioned to me. Oh it looks splendid!"

"Semira's a she, professor," Kenta said, picking up the Absol and holding her close to him. "She's my first Pokémon too. Dad gave her to me on my ninth birthday as a present. We've been together ever since, even when I had chosen Aedus as my Starter."

The young Absol smiled at him, nuzzling Kenta with her nose which made him smile.

"That's a nice bond you have with her," Professor Oak said as he placed Aedus down. "When people interact with Pokémon for a very long time, they start to form a bond. They become partners, and friends. Since you two have been together for a long time, your bond is obviously strong."

"Thank you, Professor Oak," Kenta replied. "So, other than my Pokémon, what's the second reason?"

At that moment, Professor Oak stretched his hand out. "Can you hand me your Pokédex? I want to give you an upgraded version of the Pokédex so that you'll have all the information of the Pokémon here in Kanto. So I'll need to take your Pokédex away from you for a few minutes."

Reaching for his pocket, Kenta pulled out his Pokédex, handing it over to the professor, who smiled as he got up. "It'll take a few minutes, so just sit back and relax while I get to work on it." As the professor left the room, Kenta recalled his Pokémon back into their Pokéballs and he picked up his cup, taking another sip of the tea.

He placed the Pokéballs back into the box and closed it. As he reached for the key in his pocket, he heard something scurried into the room. His head turned around to face the door, expecting to see the professor, but nobody was standing there.

Kenta raised a brow as he got off the couch and took a step forward.

"Char!"

It was then when he realized that he had stepped on a tail. Kenta looked down at the floor, only to see his foot pressed against an orange tail which had a flame flickering at the tip of it. Immediately, he removed his foot and watched as the tail swiped from side to side as he turned his head to see an orange, bipedal, reptilian-like Pokémon.

The tail had belonged to a Pokémon that Kenta had never seen before, a Charmander.

"Squirtle! Squirtle! Squirtle!" Laughed a different voice.

Kenta turned to his right, only to see a turtle-like Pokémon laughing as it pointed at the Charmander. The other Pokémon was another one that Kenta had never seen in the Hoenn region, a Squirtle.

Then, a third Pokémon entered the room, tackling the turtle-like Pokémon. "Bulbasaur! Bulba!"

This third Pokémon was a small, quadruped Pokémon that had a bulb on its back. It was a Bulbasaur, the third newest Pokémon that Kenta had never seen.

Kenta approached the Lizard Pokémon and knelt down beside it, giving the Pokémon an apologetic look. "Are you alright? I'm sorry I stepped on your tail, little guy." Charmander glared at him, raising its hand up and slashing it against Kenta's cheek. It had used Scratch on him.

The boy yelped in pain as he fell on his back, clutching his cheek as he gritted his teeth in pain while Bulbasaur tackled it. "Bulbasaur! Saur! Bulba!"

"Char! Charmander!" Charmander growled, pointing at Kenta with a look of hatred, which Bulbasaur responded by arguing while Squirtle quickly left the room.

"Alright, cut it out, you two," Kenta said, only to receive another glare from the Lizard Pokémon as it attempted to use Scratch again. This time, it was blocked by Bulbasaur, who knocked it aside with a Tackle attack.

"Looks like there's only one thing to do, and I don't like it," Kenta muttered as he got up, making his way to the box on the table. As he was about to open it, Professor Oak had stepped in, surprised by the two Pokémon.

"Charmander! Bulbasaur! What are you two doing in here?" Professor Oak asked. "It may be your time out of the Pokéballs, but this room is off-limit whenever someone is here. Now go out and play somewhere else." As the two Pokémon left the room, the professor approached Kenta. "Sorry about that, Kenta. This batch of Starters are the most problematic ones I've ever had to deal with."

Kenta chuckled, lowering his hand from his cheek. "Yeah. I can tell."

"Goodness!" Professor Oak gasped as he ran over to him. "Are you alright?"

"That orange one used Scratch on me, but I'll be fine," Kenta replied as he rubbed the wound. "So, is my Pokédex ready?"

Professor Oak only smiled, showing Kenta the Pokédex. "The entries of the Pokémon in Kanto are all in it. Now you won't be clueless whenever you see one!"

Kenta opened the device, searching for the entries of the three Pokémon he had just saw. When he did find them, the image of the third Pokémon appeared first, with its entry, followed by the reptilian Pokémon and the turtle-like Pokémon.

"Bulbasaur, the Seed Pokémon. A young Bulbasaur uses the nutrients from its seed for the energy it needs to grow."

"Charmander, the Lizard Pokémon. When the tip of Charmander's tail burns brightly, that indicates that it's in good health."

"Squirtle, the Tiny Turtle Pokémon. During battle, Squirtle hides in its shell that sprays water at its opponent whenever it can."

"So these are the Starters that new Trainers in Kanto are able to choose from?"

Professor Oak nodded. "Yes. Out of these three, a new Trainer can have one of them as their first Pokémon. However, there aren't any new Trainers anymore this month since very few Trainers have reached ten years old. But come next month, I'm going to be quite busy…"

Kenta only laughed as he locked the box of his two Pokémon, picking it up and faced the professor. "Well, Professor Oak, it was nice meeting you. But it looks like I need to head back to Viridian City. Mom's expecting me to be back before dark."

"I see," Professor Oak nodded. "Then you should be heading off now. If you have time in the future, why don't you visit me? I could use a hand to help me with the Pokémon I already have in my lab."

"Sure thing, professor!" Kenta replied as he made his way to the door, only to be stopped by the Pokémon from before, Bulbasaur. He looked at the Seed Pokémon with a confused look and asked. "Is something wrong, little guy?"

"Bulba," it replied, slowly moving towards him and nuzzled his leg. "Bulbasaur…"

Professor Oak smiled. "Oh? Looks like Bulbasaur has taken a liking to you, Kenta."

The boy smiled, giving the Bulbasaur a quick pat on the head. "That's nice, Bulbasaur, but I really need to go now. I need to head home."

Bulbasaur took a step back, smiling as it turned its head towards Professor Oak. "Bulba! Bulba! Bulbasaur!" From its bulb, a pair of vines emerged, and it reached for the professor's lab coat, taking out a Pokéball. The Seed Pokémon brought the Pokéball over to it and placed the capsule in Kenta's hand.

"It seems Bulbasaur has chosen its Trainer," Professor Oak said. "Why don't you keep Bulbasaur, Kenta?"

"Keep it?" Kenta blinked. "But wouldn't you need it for a new Trainer if they decided to choose Bulbasaur?"

Professor Oak responded with a dismissive wave and replied. "Oh don't worry. By the time the next Trainer comes, I would already have a new Bulbasaur. Besides, who am I to deny a Pokémon the Trainer it wishes to follow? I'm sure your mother would understand if you brought it back with you."

"I sure hope so," Kenta muttered as he turned towards the Bulbasaur, who was seated down, awaiting Kenta to recall it back. The boy did so, recalling the Seed Pokémon back into the Pokéball as he made his way out of the room. "I'll come back next time, Professor Oak!"

"Take care!" The professor cried as Kenta left the lab.

A/N: First chapter of this story is complete! What do you guys think of it?