Two years ago

A blonde girl in short pigtails, wearing a brown baseball cap, a yellow t shirt, dark brown hoodie, and black shorts, was seen standing before her family, ready to embark on her journey. The older woman, with short black hair, a black gown and white apron softly uttered, "You sure you'll be okay sweetie? There's no shame in waiting a year or two if you're not ready."

"Mom, I got this." The blonde smirked as she pulled out a single pokeball, "Me and Charmander are up for anything."

"Okay... If you say so."

The girl's father, a tall blond bearded man wearing a white unbuttoned shirt, white shorts, and light blue undershirt strolled over and placed a single hand on the girl's shoulder, "I know you'll do great things Yang. Good luck out there."

"Thanks dad," Yang smiled until gazing down at her younger sister, a smaller girl who wore a bright red tank top and a black skirt and hair to match her mother. Yang bent down for her final goodbye, only for her sibling to turn in a huff. "Ruby, please don't be mad."

"Well why shouldn't I be mad." Ruby growled, "Why can't you just wait until I'm fifteen, then we can leave together and go on an adventure?"

The older sibling sighed, "That would be very fun wouldn't it, but I'm a thrill seeker Ruby, I have to do this."

Ruby stared back down, eyes beginning to well up as her sister placed a hand on her shoulder and continued, "Hey don't be like that, you're going to have an amazing adventure and make friends of your own I promise."

The smaller girl gazed back up, eyes filled with hope, "You think so?"

"I know you will," Yang boasted as she stood back up, "And when you're a full fledged trainer, I'll be ready to take you on."

Wiping away the small amount of tears that began to form, "Okay Yang, just you wait. In two years, I'll get the perfect Pokemon team to wipe the floor with you."

"Hehe, you're really serious huh."

"You bet I am, nothing will get in my."

Two years later

As the years passed, Ruby had grown quite a bit, as she now slept peacefully in bed, mouth wide open and a small amount of drool leaking out, forming a fairly large damp circle upon her sheets, all while wearing her pajamas consisting of a black tank top and white pants with a pink rose pattern. The morning sun began to resuscitate the small girl and while barely conscious, she thought to herself something was rather off today, but what was it? Then with a quick glance to the side of the wall, she found what remained of her tiny alarm clock as it laid smashed upon the floor. "Eh," Ruby squeaked as she paralyzed in fear having known the harsh realization of what happened, "GAAAAAAAAHHHHH, I overslept!"

Without a moment to lose, the girl frantically slipped on her shoes and rapidly dash out of the house in speeds never thought possible. Her parents, came to see their daughter sprinting as if her life depended on it and each gave each other a concerned look. "Did you know she was still asleep?" The father asked.

The mom turned to the side in embarrassment and shyly uttered, "... No."

"...Summer," The father asserted.

"Okay fine I did, late last night I heard a loud crash in Ruby's room, I went to investigate and I saw her alarm clock smashed to pieces."

"How the hell did that happen?"

"I don't know, I think she was sleep catching Pokemon and threw it against the wall herself."

"Well why didn't you wake her if you knew her alarm clock wouldn't work?"

"...Because," Small amounts of tears began to form, "It was hard enough to say goodbye to Yang and now we're doing it all over again. It's just too soon to say goodbye to another one of my babies."

"Honey," Tai moaned as he stood up to comfort his wife, "It's not like we never saw Yang again, we'll still see Ruby, this is just part of growing up."

"... I guess... She has to leave sometime."

Meanwhile, the tiny town gave some concerned looks as the small girl Ruby had continued her extreme paced, while still donned in her pajamas, all while multiple thoughts rushed through her mind. Oh god, I gotta hurry, I'll settle for any of them, I just can't wait another year for this. Sure enough, the respected Professor Ozpin was seen leaving his lab, as he was seconds away from acquiring some food. However, the older gentleman was awestruck at the impending dust cloud forming in the distance as a tiny little girl took the lead of it screaming, "WAAAIIIIT!"

Ozpin smiled as the late entry began to slow her pace down and pant prefusely, tiny amounts of dirt scattered across her body and clothes.

Pant "Prooooo" pant "Professor" pant "I'm ready for... Phew, my Pokemon."

"Really," Ozpin smirked, "You look like you're ready for a bath."

Ruby's cheeks puffed up in anger as she held the urge to slap him silly, "Just... Do you have any left?"

"Well come inside and see for yourself."

Into the laboratory of Professor Ozpin, Ruby moaned and admired the various machinery that plagued the area as he lead to the aforementioned Pokemon. He presented her a small station, with three Pokeballs, each having a different emblem to signify witch one they housed. The professor explained, "Well Miss Rose, you're here to embark on a journey that requires skill, knowledge, and bravery. A bond between Pokemon and master must show a single sentient mind as you two are one in battle." He then uncovered the glass case as the only remaining barrier between them and the pokeballs, "The question I pose to you is simple, are you ready to be a Pokemon master."

Tightly clenching her fist, Ruby cheered, "Oh yes I'm ready, I thought about it a lot and if my sister wants to go Charmander, then my starter will be," reaches for the water emblem Pokeball, "Squirtle!"

Unfortunately upon opening the small ball, the tiny device contained... Nothing.

"Wha-a-a-aaa," Ruby moaned.

"Sorry, Miss Rose, fresh out of Squirtles."

"Ehhhh, okay weird you didn't tell me that before I opened it, well in that case I still choose to go a different path than my sister, which is why I must go," Reaches for the grass emblem pokeball, "Bulbasaur."

Of course again, the end result revealed another empty container. Small amounts of tears began to form as she moaned, "Do you have any Charmanders left?"

"Honey those were the first to go."

"GAAAA, why did you do that Professor Oz, that was mean joke," Ruby huffed as her tiny hands pelted onto his chest.

Oz stood grinning, not even too afflicted by the barrage of tiny punches as he explain, "Well you were just so sweet and innocent, so naturally I just had to mess with you."

She stood glaring at him as her face began to redden and cheeks puffed up, unable to say a word.

Oz took a deep breath and moaned, "Look I'm sorry, that was a mean joke and if you want, next year. I'll reserve a starter of your choice for when you come in. Deal?"

Ruby slowly exhaled, her head hanging low as she moaned, "deal..." The small girl began to turn away, but froze as the corner of her eye caught the tiniest amount of movement. Looking between two cumbersome machines, a tiny little fox Pokemon can be seen wedged in there, staring back at the new arrival.

Ruby's face lit up as she pointed and cheered, "PROFESSOR, what about that one?"

Oz glanced over, with a forlorn expression on his face as he explained, "That one... Is too broken."

"Broken?' Ruby echoed as she took a second glance at the tiny creature, "It looks fine to me."

"Maybe on the outside, but on the inside well... She doesn't trust anybody to get near her. Not even me, she won't even eat unless she knows I'm asleep, so I leave food and water out for her every night before bed."

"I don't understand, what happened to her?"

"...Two years ago, I was out exploring the woods, observing the mating habits of certain Pokemon when I came across an injured and helpless Vulpix on the verge of death. She had been burned, poisoned, bruised and malnourished. I could tell this wasn't the standard type of battle where a Pokemon was beaten until fainting, I knew this girl had been continually attacked over and over again by her previous owner without any sort of rest."

"Who would do such a thing?" She cried.

"I don't know, some trainers can be ruthless with their Pokemon and this little girl here doesn't seem comfortable around any humans. I nursed her back to health, but the moment she was back on her feet, she's kept her distance from me this past year. I'm sorry Ruby, but you can't have that one, I'm not sure anyone can."

The professor stepped off to the side as he had intended to regather some belongings, meanwhile Ruby stared at the tiny creature, uncomfortably wedged between the two machines. She took a couple steps forward to get a better look at the Vulpix, only for the little fox to shiver and burrow deeper into the her hiding spot. Ruby in response, held her palms out, took a knee, and softly cooed, "Hey It's okay, I'm not gonna hurt you."

The Vulpix froze and stared back silently as the soothing words were oddly comforting.

"Look, I'm sorry for what happened to you. I can't imagine what kind of monster could have treated you like that, but I want you know we're not all like that. Professor Ozpin himself cares about your well being, you know that right?"

The Vulpix let out a tiny squeak as this girl was so similar to another she once knew years ago.

"I just want to say, you're beautiful and I hope you can learn to cope with whatever happened to you." Ruby stood back up and began to make her way back out the door. Unaware the tiny Pokemon had peeked out of her hiding spot, to watch her leave.

The little creature felt sadden from this girl's departure as for the first time in two years, it let out a tiny little cry, "Vul...Pix."

With her head hanging low, Ruby stepped out of the lab of Professor Ozpin, not even distraught over the fact she'd have to wait another year to get a Pokemon, but the idea that Vulpix was emotionally scarred for life. Oblivious to her, she didn't even take notice of her parents outside until their warming words snapped her back into reality, "Hi sweetie," her parents said in unison.

Ruby perked back up and forced a smile as she responded, "Oh uh, hi mom, hi dad."

Summer immediately stepped forward with fairly large backpack and explained, "Well sweetie, I know this is a big step in your life, but... I just want-"

"Mom, you should know-"

"Ruby, let mommy finish, in this bag I packed you several changes of clothes, some bandages in case..."

"Mom, let me just-"

Summer continually ignored her daughter as her child's departure was too much to think straight and simply stuttered, unable to form a proper sentence, "Yooo-ooou get... Hurt and here's some food if get hu-uu-uuun-gry-hee-heee-"

"Mom!"

"And a compass, in case...You get... LOST!" Unable to cope with the inevitability, the mother dropped the bag and held her child close, nearly squeezing the life out of her as Ruby gasped for air. "I changed my mind Tai, I don't want her to GOOO-HO-HOOOOOO!"

"Can't... Breath!"

"Honey," The father asserted, "Let go of her."

Then like clockwork, the mother released her grasp as Ruby took in a large inhale. "I'm sorry," Summer cried, "But it's just so hard to see her leave."

Ruby let out a small sigh, "Well... The good news is... Um-"

"Hey Ruby, is that your Pokemon," Tai gestured. As all eyes were now on the tiny Vulpix, shivering just a few feet away from the group. "Why is it outside its pokeball?"

"Uh... Wha-a-aaa?" The little girl moaned, completely dumbfounded by this fox's behavior.

"Awwww, its so cute," The mom cooed, "I use to have a Vulpix too, come her little one."

Summer nearly took two steps to pet the tiny creature, only for the Pokemon to scurry behind Ruby for protection.

The action left everyone astonished, but none more so than Ruby herself as she just moments ago saw this thing too afraid to even come near a human, but now is buried behind her feet for safety. "Vulpix?" The Ruby moaned.

"I believe she's taken a liking to you miss Rose." Ozpin stated as he too, left his laboratory, "I don't know how you got through to her, but I believe the best thing for this little Vulpix, is to stay with you." The professor than pulled out a small compacted contraption and several tiny pokeballs. "I believe you'll be needing these."

Ruby eyes began to glow as the thoughts of beginning her journey became overwhelming, the girl knelt down to her new friend and asked, "Well little one, do you wanna be my best friend?"

The Vulpix gave a comforting smile as she immediately jumped into the girl's arms crying, "VULPIX!"

Ruby gave a soft smile as she stood up, lifted her first Pokemon up and soothed, "Well little one, I think I'll call you... Rose."

And done, if you're wondering why the Vulpix's name is so cliche that's because its a play on Ruby's weapon Crescent Rose.

Also, fair warning if you're wondering who Ruby's traveling companions will be. They'll be my self insert OC and my friend lilytherose2112's self insert OC.

Sorry if any of you don't like self inserts, but I wouldn't have even gone through with this story had lily not pushed me to do so, so of course I had to put us into it as this story, as this tale is more for us than you guys.

But hey, give the fic a chance anyway. After all I'm awesome and lily's awesome so you may grow to love us even more.