DISCLAIMER-I do not own Pokémon (or else I wouldn't be wasting my time writing this)

Kanto's Finest

Chapter 1: The Beginning

"Hurry up, Azura!" A girl of small build yelled at her sister, who was reading the papers. Azura winced. "All right, all right, just wait for a while…" she lowered her voice. "…or else you won't get your Jigglyfpuff."
"Nooo! I'll shut up, just catch a Jigglypuff for me, please? I promise I'll be good…" Azura sighed. Hearing her sister whining was almost as bad as being shouted at in the ear.

"Okay, I'm done," she stood up and walked to her room, putting on her favorite cap and wristband. Today was the day she was finally going to get her trainer's license. Azura had thought a lot about the starting Pokémon and which one she wanted, but still couldn't decide which one to choose. "Help me get a Jigglypuff, okay?" her sister reminded as she stepped out of the house.
Annoying… she thought.

Professor Oak's laboratory was situated at a 2-minute walk away from her house, making it convenient for her to pop by and ask random questions about Pokémon. It also made it very convenient for her to be the first at the lab.

"Morning, Randy!" Azura called to one of the lab assistants. "Hey there, Azu," he replied, waving. "Up so early?"
"Yeah. Hey, where's the Prof?" she asked, looking around. "Oh, he went out to do some early morning research. I think he's somewhere around the grass patch behind your house."
"Oh, okay! Thanks!" With that, Azura dashed out of the lab and went to find Professor Oak. Sure enough, he was bending over something in the grass, just as Randy had said. "Morning, Prof!"
"DON'T SCARE ME LIKE THAT!"
"Oops. Sorry!"

Azura stared at the 4 PokéBalls on the table. "Um, Prof, I thought there were only 3 starter Pokémon." She said, looking puzzled. "Well, technically, there are only supposed to be three, but since you came early…" He indicated the fourth PokéBall on the table. Professor Oak released the Pokémon inside.

"Pichu!" came a cute squeak from the Pokémon on the floor. "Wow, a...what's it called? I've never seen it before." Azura questioned. "It is a Pichu, a new type of Pokémon. I've already completed my research on it, so it's yours to keep. Pichu are the pre-evolved form of Pikachu, and…" Professor Oak started a mini-lecture on Pichu. Naturally, Azura didn't listen. "Hey there, Pichu." She smiled at the tiny Pokémon.

"…is a suitable Pokémon for keeping as a pet. Oh, it seems you've taken a liking to the Pichu," he said, walking over to a table. He picked up some PokéBalls on the table and a machine. "This is your PokeDex and here are 5 free PokéBalls for you to catch Pokémon with. Good luck on your journey!"

Azura was halfway out of the door when she went back in.
"Is Pichu a male or a female?" She asked.
"Female," came the reply.

"Okay!" With that, Azura dashed out of the door again.

Hi! It's me again. No! Please don't kill me for such a short chapter! Anyway, sorry for not updating the other story (Not like anyone reads it anyway. People who give reviews are being kind.) because...well...I'm kind of stuck. If you can help, please email me and state "Can I help with your fic?" or something like that in the subject line. Oh, and include your pen-name in the subject too! Thanks!