Hello everyone. I'm doing this because I wanted to try to see if I could write something new. Soon I am going to be going to college for writing so I can become a better writer. To let everyone know in this story any Pokémon are open.

Disclaimer: I don't own Pokémon. This fanfiction is for anyone who wants to read.

Chapter 1

Dawn of a Journey

"Dawn, time to wake up." A voice called.

A girl slowly sat up in her bed and answered, "Alright mom." Just then a Glameow then walked into the room and laid down on her lap. "Morning Glameow." She got out of bed and went to the window and opened it to let in some of the morning air. "Awww. Such a beautiful day."

"Dawn, you awake."

"I'm up mom." She got dressed and then walked downstairs and met her mom at the table for breakfast.

"So Dawn do you have everything…even the postcard from Professor Rowan?"

"Yep I packed it all last night." She stated.

"Now, you didn't pack everything in your room did you?"

"Mom, I'm going to on a journey. I took that small pack that we have."

"That's good." She was relieved that she packed small instead of packing a large suitcase. "Now, do you know which of the three Pokémon you are going to choose?"

"I've been trying to decide that but I can't choose between them."

Just then there was a knock on the door and Dawn got up to answer it. When she opened it there was a boy standing there holding a postcard just like hers from Professor Rowan. "Hi is Dawn here? I just moved to town from Pallet Town in the Kanto Region and I'm going to get my first Pokémon today and I don't know the way."

"I'm Dawn. Why don't you come in. My mom and I were just having breakfast then I'm heading out to get my first Pokémon." Dawn led the boy in and brought him to the table where her mom was drinking her coffee.

"And who do we have here?" She asked.

"I'm sorry. I didn't introduce myself. My name is Eric Masters."

Johanna bit her lip in thought and then recognition crossed her face. "You wouldn't happen to be Carla Masters' son would you?"

"That's my mother." Eric gasped. "Why did you know her?"

"Yes I did I traveled with her along with one other girl. Together we competed in contests and each won one festival apiece. Then we split apart and I continued with contests. From what I know we each had a child at the same time." She told him.

"That must mean that the other woman that you traveled with was Delia Ketchum."

"Yes it was."

"Yeah I knew her son. He started his journey when he was ten years old. I didn't start then because of my mom. She didn't want me to go then because she wanted me to wait until I was a little older."

"So you're 14 years old like me." Dawn stated.

"Yep."

Then Dawn saw a piece of paper on the ground and turned it over and saw a woman, a boy, and a little fox sitting around a fire with a house behind them.

"Yoda is this you and your mom?" Dawn asked.

"Yep it is. And that Pokémon is our family Vulpix, Yoko."

"I'll have to go see your mother soon. Where do you guys live?"

"We only live a few houses down the road." Once Dawn was done with her food she got her stuff and they all headed outside. When they got outside they saw a woman running down the road. Eric saw that it was his mother. "Well it looks like you are going to be seeing my mom sooner then you think." He stated.

"Eric you forgot your feather neck… Johanna is that you."

"Yep it's me Carla."

Eric took his necklace and threw it around his neck and grabbed Dawn and headed down the road. Soon they were in Sandgem town and Dawn almost got them lost but Eric took the map and set them straight. Along the way they each thought of which Pokémon they would choose.

When they came upon the lab they knocked on the door and an old man opened the door. "Hello I'm Professor Rowan and you two must be Dawn and Eric, come on in. As new trainers you are here to get your first Pokémon right?"

"Yes sir." They replied. Professor Rowan led them to a table and showed them three Pokémon.

"These are the three Pokémon you can choose from when starting your journey in the Sinnoh Region. This is the grass type Turtwig." He pointed at a turtle with a twig on its head. "The water type Piplup." He pointed at the blue penguin. "And the fire type Chimchar." He finally pointed to the orange monkey.

"Well I pick Turtwig." Eric stated.

"And I pick Piplup." Dawn told them.

Chimchar sat down and was recalled by professor Rowan and put back inside its Pokéball. Meanwhile some assistants were handing Dawn and Eric a Pokédex and five Pokéballs each. Then Professor Rowan gave both of them a Pokéball that held the starter Pokémon they chose.

They both then headed out the doors and started down the road. "Hey Dawn, why did you choose Piplup instead of Chimchar?"

"I guess that I've always like water types. And I could ask you the same thing."

"I guess that I chose Turtwig because I feel close to a Turtwig because I want to shed my old shell and do something different."

They arrived into the woods and started listening for sound of Pokémon moving around so they could find their first capture. Eric heard a noise on his right and took off like a flash hoping that it would be a Vulpix. When he arrived at where he heard the noise he couldn't believe his luck. There was a Vulpix sitting right in front of him.

"Come on out Turtwig." Eric threw the ball and the grass turtle popped out. "Alright Turtwig I know Vulpix is a fire type but you are going to have to trust me."

"Turtwig tur." It nodded in agreement.

"Alright Turtwig tackle it." Turtwig took off and just barely hit it. The Vulpix turned around and sent a stream of fire at it. "Okay Turtwig dodge then bite." Turtwig got nicked by the fire but then bit the Vulpix's tail. "Now give it a toss." Turtwig threw it into a tree and Vulpix collapsed on the ground.

"Now time for a Pokéball." Eric fished one out of his pack and threw it. It hit the Vulpix and the Vulpix disappeared in a flash of light. The ball closed and started shaking while the button flashed red and white. Soon the flashing stopped and the ball stayed closed.

"We did it Turtwig." Eric celebrated. Turtwig jumped up and down and trotted along the trail behind Eric while they headed back to the main trail.

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When Eric took off she continued for a short time when she saw a Pokémon hanging from a tree. "Who's that Pokémon?" She pulled out her Pokédex and it told her Burmy. The Bagworm Pokémon. To protect itself from the cold wind, Burmy uses leaves and branches to make a cloak around itself.

"First thing to do is battle it and weaken it. Alright Piplup come on out." The little penguin popped out of its ball and waited for Dawn. "Alright Piplup bubble beam." The penguin shot a stream of bubbles from its mouth and hit the strange Pokémon and knocked it from the tree. "Alright time for a Pokéball." She fished around in her bag but couldn't find her Pokéballs. Once she found one and got it out the Burmy had already disappeared.

She then sank to her knees and dropped her head in disappointment. Piplup came up and put a reassuring flipper on her knee. She looked up and saw his expression of there will be a next time.

"Your right Piplup there will be a next time and next time for sure we will catch a Pokémon together."

Just then Eric came back and saw Dawn kneeling on the ground. "Hey Dawn what's up."

"I failed at catching my first Pokémon, but no need to worry I'll catch the next one for sure. Oh yeah. How did you do with your first battle?"

Eric took the ball that held Vulpix and tossed it up. "Come on out Vuplix." In a flash of light the little brown fox came out of her ball.

"Oh. How cute." Dawn appraised.

All of a sudden a Pikachu fell out of a bush next to them and was followed by a Seviper, Cacnea, Dustox, and Meowth. The Pikachu tried to shock them but no electricity came out. Then Dawn and Eric got in front of the Pikachu and their Pokémon got in front of them.

"Leave Pikachu alone." Dawn told them.

"And what are you going to do about it twerp?" A man with short blue hair asked. He popped out from behind a bush and a girl with long red hair followed.

"Well I can do this. Vulpix use your flamethrower." Eric told her. Vulpix shot out a stream of fire from her mouth and Pikachu jumped out from behind them and let loose a thunderbolt that joined Vulpix's flamethrower and caused the two and their Pokémon flew off in an explosion.

Once the pair flew off Dawn picked up Pikachu and petted Vulpix. Then Pikachu fainted in her arms. "Eric, we need to get to a Pokémon Center fast."

Eric wheeled around and saw Pikachu. "Your right and we're going to have to find him."

"Him?" Dawn asked.

"Ash Ketchum."

A/N: Well there's the first chapter and I hope people review to tell me what you think.

Request: Eric is going to be catching a bug Pokémon and I would like to know your favorites.

Next chapter: Eric and Dawn meet Ash and Brock.