Daryon, our main hero and his best friend Cameron are watching a Pokémon battle on TV. The battle consisted of two trainers. One had an Onix, while the other had a Gengar. Both Pokémon were fighting with everything they had, and the battle was very close to ending. Onix was trying to attack Gengar with an iron tail, while Gengar was intersecting with a shadow ball. Both Pokémon were fighting with every bit of power they had left, but then at the last second, Onix pushes the shadow ball back with its iron tail and the shadow ball was sent back at Gengar and it got hit head on and was sent flying. Gengar was now unable to battle. Gengar's trainer had returned it back to its Pokéball. The trainer with the Onix has won.

"That battle was amazing!" Daryon said excitedly. Daryon has always been the type to get very excited when it came to a Pokémon battle. Especially with a battle like this because he knew both trainers were incredibly strong.

"I know!" Cameron replied. He looked at his best friend with a huge smile on his face. He was ready to get his first Pokémon tomorrow, along with going on a journey with his best friend Daryon.

Cameron had a question. He looked at Daryon and asked. "Hey, so since we're starting our Pokémon journey tomorrow, which Pokémon were you deciding to pick as your starter?"

Daryon had to think about that for a minute. He honestly didn't know what Pokémon he was going to choose tomorrow. He said, "Good question. Um, I honestly don't know though. Probably whatever Pokémon is left. What about you?"

"I've been thinking. And I really want a water type. So I guess Squirtle would be the best option for me." Said Cameron.

Daryon nodded his head in agreement with Cameron. He knows how much his friend loves water types because of when they were younger. They used to play in the river of their town, where they used to see a whole bunch of water type Pokémon.

"Daryon and Cameron. I told you both to go to bed early. You've got a big day ahead of you tomorrow." Said Daryon's mom Teresa seen walking into Daryon's bedroom.

"Sorry, mom. Me and Cameron got so excited about being actual Pokémon trainers tomorrow, that we decided to watch some battles on TV." Daryon said in an excited tone.

Cameron nods to show that he agrees to what Daryon said.

Teresa looks at the boys. She walks over to them. She says, "It's okay, boys. I understand. When I turned 10 like y'all, I was super excited to begin my journey as well. I could barely sleep. But please go to bed. You don't want to be late to Professor Oak's lab or there might not be any Pokémon left for you guys."

The boys nod in agreement. They know if they're late, they won't have a Pokémon to take on their journey.

"You're right, Mrs. Redic." Cameron says while heading to Daryon's bunk bed, where he's going to sleep on the bottom bun and Daryon heads to the top bunk where he's going to sleep.

Teresa smiles and turns out the bedroom light. "Goodnight, boys." She says in a very sweet and caring way.

"Goodnight." Both Daryon and Cameron say, as they finally go to sleep.

The next day

It's 12:00 in the afternoon. Daryon and Cameron have both overslept. Daryon wakes up and checks his alarm clock, where he realizes him and Cameron overslept.

"OH NO!" Daryon screams and then rushes to get out of the bed. He falls and then there's a big thud. Cameron is still seen sleeping. He's snoring very loudly.

"Ow." Daryon quickly gets up and runs over to Cameron. "Cameron, get up! We overslept! There might not be any Pokémon left for us!"

Cameron eventually wakes up. He's very confused though. "What?"

Daryon grabs Cameron by the arm. He screams, "Let's go!" They hurry up and put on their clothes. Daryon is seen wearing something similar to what Ash Ketchum wore his days as a beginning trainer, while Cameron is seen wearing a black hoodie with black sweatpants. The two are running to Professor Oak's lab. Daryon is freaking out. He can't believe that him and Cameron are late on one of the most important days of their lives. "I can't believe we overslept! I set my alarm and everything." Daryon cried. Cameron knows it wasn't his fault. He says, "Daryon, it's okay. It wasn't your fault. Let's just hope there's some Pokémon left for us."

Daryon nods. The two have made it to Professor Oak's lab. They go in and call the Professor.

"Professor Oak!" Screamed Daryon. The Professor hears Daryon. He walks into the room with them. "Ah, it's about time y'all got here, boys."

"Sorry, Professor, we were a little late." Daryon laughs, while scratching his head.

"You don't say?" Professor Oak says sarcastically. The Professor and the boys walk into the room with the starter Pokémon. He looks at the boys because he has some bad news. "Boys, you will be a little upset, but what I need to tell y'all is the 3 starter Pokémon have already been chosen by 3 different trainers."

"WHAT?! Aw man." Said Daryon disappointingly. "So we don't get a Pokémon?" Daryon asked because he really upset.

"No, you do. I have a surprise for the both of you." Said the Professor walking over to two Pokéballs. He picks them up and walks back over to the boys.

Daryon and Cameron look at each other in confusion. They're wondering what the Professor has planned for them.

"Cameron, let's start with you. So, you know how you're from Littleroot Town in the Hoenn region?" The Professor asks.

"Yeah?" Cameron asks in confusion. He's wondering why Professor Oak asked about where he used to live before he moved to Pallet Town.

"Well, your parents got this Pokémon from the Hoenn region and they came to my lab and gave it to me to give to you once you got here. Here's the Pokémon!" The Professor says and then throws the Pokéball, which is about to reveal Cameron's starter Pokémon.

What came out of the Pokéball was strange-looking. Cameron and Daryon had studied every Pokémon in the Kanto region, but this was something they'd never seen.

It was a small amphibian-like creature with blue skin and light-blue underside. It was obviously adapted to swimming as it had a large dorsal fin on its head and it also had a light-blue tail-fin. The creature had orange star-shaped gills on it's cheeks, presumably allowing it to breathe land and air.

The small blue Pokémon looked around in confusion, before its gaze settled on the three humans staring down at it.

"This is a Mudkip. It's the water type starter from the Hoenn region." Said the Professor. Daryon and Cameron looked at Mudkip in awe. They've never seen a Pokémon from another region besides Kanto. This was new to them.

"Well, what about me, Professor?" Asked Daryon in an excited tone.

"Ah, yes, Daryon, it's your turn. Here's your Pokémon!" Professor Oak says while throwing the second Pokéball.

What came out of the next Pokéball was easily recognisable by both of the boys. They had heard and seen this Pokémon before, but were surprised to see it being given as a starter.

It was a small yellow rodent Pokémon. It had brown stripes running down it's fluffy back and its long ears had black tips. Its fur disappeared on its cheeks to form two red pouches where it stored its electricity. The mammals long lightning bolt-shaped tail had a brown base. It twitched its nose slightly as it looked around.

The newly tamed Pikachu looked at Mudkip and backed up, its back arched in the air, its cheeks crackling with electricity.

"Now now, boys." Professor Oak said, bending down to the two small animals. "There's no need for that, is there?"

His soothing voice seemed to calm them as he stood back up and motioned to Cameron and Daryon. "Meet your new trainers. I'm sure they'll take perfect care of you."

Daryon and Cameron Both look at each other. "Woah." Says both boys in sync. They're very excited to both be trainers and run to their starters.

Cameron goes over to Mudkip and picks it up. He says to the water type amphibian Pokémon, "Hi, Mudkip, I'm Cameron and I'm your trainer. Get ready because we're going to get really strong together!" Mudkip smiles, while saying its name in a very happy way. He seemed to like Cameron already.

Daryon runs over to Pikachu. He says to the electric type mouse Pokémon, "Hi, Pikachu. I'm Daryon. Nice to meet you." Pikachu smiles and says its name in a happy way as well. "Let's work hard together and become really strong, okay?" Pikachu nods and says its name in a cheerful way. He seems to like Daryon already.

Professor Oak is seen smiling. He's glad the boys and their Pokémon are getting along already. "Look at y'all. You're becoming friends with your Pokémon already. I'm proud of you two. Anyway, let's get to the materials you will need on your journey." Professor Oak grabs 2 Pokédexes, 5 Pokéballs each for Daryon and Cameron, and then Pikachu and Mudkip's Pokéballs. He hands the boys their Pokédexes. "This is your Pokédex. If you don't know anything about a Pokémon, then use this." Professor Oak hands the boys their 5 Pokéballs. "These are your Pokéballs. You two know how to catch Pokémon. Have your own Pokémon battle and weaken the other Pokémon and then catch it." Professor Oak hands Cameron Mudkip's Pokéball and Daryon Pikachu's Pokéball. "I just handed you guys your starter's Pokéball. Take good care of it." He says while smiling.

Daryon looks at Pikachu. He wants them to get closer, so he decides not to let Pikachu go in its Pokéball. "Pikachu, I'm not going to let you stay in your Pokéball. I want us to grow closer, so I want you to ride on my shoulder, okay?"

Pikachu nods while saying its name in an agreeing way. He jumps on Daryon's shoulder. Daryon and Pikachu smile at one another.

Cameron looks at Mudkip. He's so excited to start being a trainer, that he just returns Mudkip in its Pokéball. Mudkip, return.

"See you later, Professor." Says Daryon with Pikachu on his shoulder.

"Wait, boys." Says Professor Oak. "I need y'all to do one thing for me before y'all head off. I need y'all to run out to Viridian City and retrieve a parcel for me at the Pokémon Mart."

Daryon and Cameron nod. They run out, but then their parents walk into the lab. They stop and say hello to their parents.

"Hey, guys." Says Daryon. "What are y'all doing here?"

"We're here to see your Pokémon." Teresa says.

"Oh. Well here's mine." Daryon motions Pikachu to his mom. "I got a Pikachu." Pikachu says its name while waving at Teresa.

"Cameron, sweetie, are you happy with your new Pokémon?" Asked Cameron's mom Lisa.

"Of course! I love Mudkip so much. Thanks, mom." Cameron says while hugging his mom.

"No, problem, honey." She walks over to Daryon. "Daryon, I think you and Cameron should have a battle."

"A battle?" Daryon asks. "Sure, I'm down." Daryon says while getting pumped up. "Cameron, are you down?"

"Yeah, definitely. Just know I won't be holding back." Cameron says with a smirk.

"I won't either." Daryon says with a smirk as well.

The two head outside. Professor Oak is in the middle as the referee.

"I'll be the referee. This is a 1 on 1 Pokémon battle. The battle will end when one Pokémon is unable to battle. Battle begin!" Professor Oak yells.

"Alright, let's do it." Daryon says. He looks at his Pikachu on his shoulder. "I choose you." Pikachu jumps off of Daryon's shoulder and onto the battlefield.

Cameron grabs his Pokéball. "Let's get this started. Mudkip, come on out!" He says as he throws his Pokéball and Mudkip comes out.

"I'll do the first attack. Pikachu, use Thundershock!" The electric type Pokémon released its electricity from its cheeks and shocked Mudkip. Mudkip falls back from taking a lot of damage.

"Mudkip, use water gun!" The water type Pokémon spewed a clear, concentrated liquid from its mouth, directed right towards Pikachu. Pikachu falls back.

"Pikachu, you okay?" Daryon asked because he wanted to make sure his Pokémon was okay. Pikachu nods. "Okay, good. Now use Quick Attack!" "Pikachu took off rushing quickly toward the water type.

"Tackle, go!" Screamed Cameron. Mudkip started to run towards Pikachu with its weight towards the electric type. The two Pokémon collided in an intense instance that sent dust flying up around them. The two flew back from the impact of the hit.

Daryon gets an idea. He came up with a plan to beat Cameron."Pikachu, I got an idea. Use Tail Whip!" Pikachu gets up and turns around. so that his tail was aimed towards the opposing Mudkip. His tail swished back and forth in a mesmerizing motion. This caught Mudkip's attention, lowering its defense.

"Mudkip, Tackle!" Cameron cried. Mudkip comes charging at Pikachu head on again.

"Now, here's the plan. Pikachu, let's wrap this battle up with Thundershock!" Daryon screamed. Pikachu's cheeks released its electricity once again and Mudkip was shocked, but due to his defense being lowered, Mudkip took even more damage and fell to the ground. Mudkip was now unable to battle.

"Mudkip is unable to battle. Pikachu is the winner, which means the winner is Daryon." Says Professor making a motion to Daryon to signal that he has won.

"Mudkip, return." Cameron says, while pointing his Pokéball at Mudkip to send it back into its Pokéball.

"We did it, Pikachu!" Daryon yells while running over and picking up his starter Pokémon. "You were amazing. I'm glad you're my Pokémon." He says while hugging Pikachu. Pikachu then jumps onto Daryon's shoulder.

"The battle was amazing." Said Lisa. "You two definitely are going to be great trainers in the future." Lisa smiles.

"I agree. You boys did great. Daryon, congratulations on your win." Said Professor Oak, while touching the boys on their shoulder.

"Thanks." Said Daryon in a cheerful mood, since he just won his first battle ever.

"Now, that you guys have battled and your parents saw your Pokémon, it's time to now get my parcel in Viridian City. I already called the center and told them you're on your way. They'll be expecting you. Good luck."

"Thanks, Professor. We'll be back soon. Cameron, let's go." Daryon says while looking at his best friend.

"Right." Cameron says while nodding in agreement.

Daryon and Cameron run off onto Route 1, so they can get the parcel and their journey can actually start.