Ash Ketchum sat excitedly in a seat with his nametag in it and glanced around at the other classmates in his "How to Prep" for his pokemon journey, which soon he would start his last term. I wasn't a mandatory thing as he soon found out but he had a goal and a tiny preparative sense.

            He wished he didn't when the class began because he just received his course books and they didn't sound interesting as always: The pokemon electronic dictionary, Elements, evolution chains, and battling guide, 101 ways to use a Pokedex and Tael Winner Grand Pokemon Mistress Autobiography.

            Ash had to read a couple Autobiographies a year for his classes and this was the last one they had in the term before they might start off their adventure. The autobiographies were often the best part of the reading for their tales of adventure, conquering team rocket and all sorts of friends and character on valiant tales and quests. Ash secretly hoped there where still team rocket members left because the way the books talked about them Team Rocket was barely around and being beaten into the ground. However this was the first Pokemon MISTRESS instead of master he'd seen published by the pokemon league a long time ago but it was a trifle hard to get a copy because it seemed popular. He deiced to see why.

            Ash opened up the book to the prologue.

            New Pokemon Trainer,

Hell, I don't know what to call you but I'm as you guessed Tael and if you read the titled this is a story of my life obviously. I was told to write a letter prologue to future trainers with words of advice.

            Assuming the books of other trainers you've read mine is nothing like them. I hate to bring you off your little blissful world but:

            1: Most tales are retold story like

            2: The only advice you will get how to raise pokemon is from yourself

            3: You either are a pokemon trainer or you're not and believe me you'll know

            4: Don't forget to look at both sides of things you never know what to expect.

            5: Be a defensive driver.

I'm not going to sugar coat anything to try not to be offended because nothing is watered down in real life. You can't let yourself see things the way others do. People will bug you. People will like to you. People will hate you. People will lie to you. People do many things to you. Deal with it. Be tough but not too tough and look at today not to tomorrow because you might miss today.

            Pokemon training involves work and lots of it but the pokemon friendship isn't reward enough there has to be more that you, yourself will find. I never expected to be a Mistress but there were a lot of things I didn't expect. Expect that. Never let success go to your head. Meet friends, don't rely on first impressions and never the drink the water in Pewter Town. I can't help you with everything but maybe you'll learn something from me. I constantly learn from myself and others.

            Who knows maybe I'll have a legacy after all.

-Tael Winner

            Ash closed the prologue when the bell rang. Maybe she did have something to get across to trainers or maybe she wrote something that was worth getting on a waiting list to read. He noticed and editors note on the bottom of the page he forgot though.

Tael Winner 1987-2046

            Editors notes: Tael died at the age of 59 in a school fire while saving each of the students' lives who were trapped in the building she was teaching. Her pokemon were never found but and it is not know when they died or their where abouts. Tael was buried near her monument in back of the Pokemon league hall of fame and has a memorial before each pokemon league starts for her act for others.

            Ash didn't know what she did or her but it must have been important to be remembered for 54 years…and with the book he held he would personally find out.