Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon, because if I did, ash wouldn't exist

A/N: this is a story Nuzlocke, my rules are:

If a Pokemon faints, it dies. NO EXCEPTIONS

I must catch the first non duplicate Pokemon on each route

I must keep my starter in my party and alive, or I fail.

Never Give Up

Never Forget

Grind Like Hell

Heart of Gold

Chapter 1

Putting on my knee long black pants, my red and white shoes, I am thinking to myself, 'today is the day I show them all who I truly am, I am Shoresu."

Putting on my red jacket, and my Gold-striped hat, I am thinking to myself, 'I will prove Nuzlocke is nothing to fear, rather, it is something to rejoice, it makes you love your Pokemon more knowing you could lose them at any moment.'

I walk downstairs, my mother says, "hi, Shoresu! You're finally awake. Your friend Lyra was just here. She was playing hide-and-seek with her Marill. Oh, I almost forgot! Our acquaintance, Professor Elm, was looking for you. He said he had a favor to ask of you. You know where the lab is, right? It's right next door to us. By the way, do you have everything you need to go out? Here is your bag and Trainer Card, come home soon."

I walk out into New Bark Town, the place I have lived all of my fifteen years of life. I head over to the lab, wondering the whole time if I am making the right decision. You see, Elm tends to send people on adventures with the errand to see how they treat their Pokemon. He only supports those who love their Pokemon and treat them kindly. I walk and ask, "what was the errand you wanted me to do, sir?"

As I greet him, he says "hi, Shoresu! I've been waiting for you! Do you know anything about my research?"

My voice quivers and I am honestly nervous, because this was one of the tests, and I responded with, "yes sir, you research Pokemon and you were the first to figure out that Pokemon come from eggs."

He is quizzically staring at me for a few moments and says, "as you know, Pokemon are carried in Poke Balls these days. But before the Poke Ball was invented, people used to walk with Pokemon. Just like your friend Lyra does! Poke Balls are great because you can carry many Pokemon. But walking with Pokemon must have some advantages. It could have something to do with how Pokemon grow or evolve..."

"So I'm going to give you a Pokemon! Can you walk beside this Pokemon, outside of its Poke Ball, to see if this brings any special feelings or bonds between Pokemon and people? The device over there has some Pokemon you could choose from..."

"Oh, hey! I got an email! Hm... Uh-huh... OK... Hey listen. I have this acquaintance that people call Mr. Pokemon. He keeps finding weird things and raving about his discoveries. Anyway, I just got an email from him saying that this time it's real. It's probably another Pokemon Egg, but we're still so busy with our Pokemon research... Wait! I know! You can go in our place, right? Can we count on you? You can choose one of the Pokemon over there."

I walk over to the machine, and check the Pokemon I have to choose from, Chikorita, 'too temperamental,' Cyndaquil, 'too squishy for someone like me,' Totodile, 'Perfect.' I feel cold metal as I grab the Poke Ball and release my new friend. As Totodile comes out I notice the collar is pink, 'great, a female.' See, let me explain, female Pokemon have a tendency just like human females to turn into a raging monster once a month.

I ask her, "what is your name?" She replies, "Tori." so I quickly write that on the registration form as Elm nods and says "that is very good, most trainers don't use anything but the species name to tell their Pokemon apart. How do you like walking with your Pokemon? It's not bad, is it? You can take it all the way to Mr. Pokemon's house. If your Pokemon gets hurt... You should come back and use this machine. It's very easy to use. Just check the PC on my desk! Mr. Pokemon goes everywhere and finds rarities. His house is just north of Cherrygrove City, just go right at the fork. I'm counting on you, Shoresu!"

As I walk out I am stopped by an assistant with the name tag 'Tom' saying, "Shoresu, I want you to have these to help you with your task. Pokemon are weak in the beginning. Don't hesitate to use a potion if you think yours is in danger." As he hands me the potions I quietly thank him and head for the exit.

As I walk out of the lab with Tori, I notice Lyra and her Marill, before I can utter a greeting, she says, "Shoresu! So you picked a Totodile! That's a cute Pokemon you have! When you walk with it,"

"her." I quickly say before Lyra continues with, "it'll become more friendly. You should turn around and talk to her sometimes, too. Oh, that's right! Why don't you show it to your mom? See ya!" continuing to my house I take a breath and open the door.

"Hi, mom." I say, with a smile on my face. She wipes her tears and says, "Oh! Shoresu! That's a cute Pokemon you have. Professor Elm must have given it to you."

"Yes, mom he wants me to go get something for him."

"Oh, Professor Elm has a task for you, you say?"

"Yes, mom."

"What kind of task?"

"He wants me to go to Mr. Pokemon's house and pick up what is 'probably another Pokemon egg.'"

"I see. That sounds a little difficult. But when someone makes that kind of request of you, it must be important!"

"It is, mom. Do you know how long my Pokegear is going to be in the repair shop?"

"Oh, that's right! I completely forgot! Your Pokegear just got back from the repair shop! Here you go!"

"Thanks, mom."

"Use it to call me sometimes, it gets dangerous out there, honey."

"I love you, mom"

"Me too, Shoresu."

As I walk out of town, I hear Professor Elm yell, "Wait one second! I almost completely forgot about this... Here , I'll give you my number." I registered him in the poke gear as he said, "I'll call you if anything comes up."

I walked out of the town and asked Tori, "you seem pretty happy, Why is that?"

"Well, the professor always said I have a jolly nature, heh heh."

I saw no way to say it lightly, "Tori, I have Nuzlocke Syndrome."

"I kind of figured that when I could tell you my name, and I am pretty sure the professor knows too, due to the little snippet of conversation you had with me. I have to ask, why do you seem to be scared of me?"

"Well, one week a month, Lyra practically tries to murder me for the smallest of things."

Tori laughed as I stood there confused, "Pokemon don't have that problem there is no 'Time of the Month' for us."

"Whew, that certainly takes a load off my mind, but what do you eat? I need to know if I am going to take care of you"

"Well, I am an alligator Pokemon you tell me."

"I should have figured you eat meat, at least I have some of that in my pack. Do you prefer it raw or cooked?"

"I prefer my food raw, more taste in it that way, watch out! A Hoothoot!"

I jumped out of the way of its tackle as I commanded, "Tori, scratch attack!" It took a long look at Tori as I said, "give it another scratch." As Hoothoot growled at Tori I said, "Finish it off with one more scratch attack." Amazingly, it got up and tackled Tori as I said, "scratch it again, for a KO this time." Wishing I had one of those pokedex devices so I could keep track of hp. "I need to work on my situational awareness, don't I?"

"Yes you do, good thing the only things here to attack are weak but we need to be more careful, Something much bigger could have killed you."

"Or you," I said, scared, as I realized she could die if she gets hurt too much. It was a bitter pill to swallow, as even though I just got Tori, I could lose her at any moment.

"Stop frowning, we need to get to Mr. Pokemon's house before it gets too late."

As I start walking I say, "You're right, Let's go."

As we walked along the route I kept an eye out for Pokemon trying to attack us, thankfully, there didn't seem to be anymore on this route that wanted to. As I walked into Cherrygrove City, a man said, "You're a rookie trainer, aren't you? I can tell by the relative whole appearance of your clothes, you might think about picking some up at the mart. But, that's OK! Everyone is a rookie at some point! If you'd like, I can teach you a few things. OK, then! Follow me!" as he runs too fast for me to keep up to the Pokemon center and back, then says, "Oh... I'm sorry. I forgot that you weren't wearing trainer sneakers! I'll try to go as slow as possible, so try keeping up!" as he teaches me about the Pokemon center and Pokemon marts, I am running as fast as I can in these regular hiking boots I usually use wondering why he doesn't just walk.

A/N: There's my first chapter! I am working without a beta right now, so if any think they want to, I would be happy to accept one! Bye bye for now