Chapter 1: The Journey Begins
Travis walked into the kitchen of his house in Twinleaf Town and said, "Man, I can't believe it. Today I'm finally going to start my journey as a Pokémon trainer and coordinator I wonder which Pokémon I want as my starter. I heard that Professor Rowan recently received some poke balls containing each of the three starters from the other regions, Kanto, Johto, and Hoenn. He also received a Pikachu which I hear can be quite difficult to train. Hmm…" He contemplated which Pokémon he would choose.
His mom, Chrysta, then broke his thoughts by saying, "Well, if you don't go soon none of those Pokémon will be available."
Travis laughed and said, "I guess you're right. I guess I'll see you later then. I'll be sure to contact you regularly from Pokémon Centers." He then grabbed his pack and put it on his back. He walked towards the door and said, "See you, mom."
Chrysta walked up to him and said, "You're not going anywhere mister. Not without this at least." She held out a ribbon which she had won when she was a coordinator.
Travis smiled and said, "Thanks, mom. Thanks a lot. I'll make you proud, don't worry about me." He took the ribbon and placed it in a case that his mom had given him the night before. He placed it in a special compartment separate from where all of his ribbons would go. He then left the house and started walking on his way to Sandgem Town.
About an hour later he reached Sandgem Town but he couldn't believe how many types of Pokémon he saw. He had seen a small cat-like Pokémon that was blue and black. He thought he recognized it as a Shinx. He also saw several white, grey, and black bird Pokémon which he knew were known as Starly. He even saw a group of Bidoof, which looked similar to beavers. When he reached Sandgem Town he saw Professor Rowan's lab and walked inside of it. When he got inside the first thing he noticed was all of the machinery that was around. He also saw a lot of books written about Pokémon. Travis walked forward towards Professor Rowan and said, "Hello, my name's Travis."
Professor Rowan nodded and said, "I see. I remember when your mother got her first Pokémon. She chose Chimchar as her starter. You must be here to pick up your first Pokémon am I right?"
Travis nodded and said "Yes, and I think that the Pokémon that I would like as my starter is Piplup."
Piplup walked over to Travis. It looked like a blue and white penguin and it cheered happily, "Pip-Piplup." It went over to Travis and it rubbed its head against him. Professor Rowan said, "It appears as if Piplup already has a liking towards you. I'm sure you two are the perfect team for each other.
Travis picked up Piplup and lightly hugged it. He said to Professor Rowan, "Thank you so much."
Professor Rowan walked over to a box and said, "Don't forget these. With these you'll be able to catch your own Pokémon." Professor Rowan handed Travis five poke balls and he took them.
Travis said, "Thank you." Professor Rowan then picked up yet another thing. It was round like a circle and it was red in color. Professor Rowan aimed it towards Piplup and lights flashed on the device. A hologram popped up that looked like Piplup. A voice then came out from the device saying, "Piplup, the Penguin Pokémon, it normally is found in lakes or rivers playing happily in the water."
Professor Rowan handed Travis the device and said, "You will encounter many speacies of Pokémon on your journey. This device will record them as you see them. I hope that it will be useful to you."
Travis then said, "Thanks a lot, professor." He pocketed the pokedex as well as the poke balls. He then left the lab with his first Pokémon Piplup