Author's Notes: This is my first ever fan fiction. I'd like to thank my beta, cookiemom6067 for all the grammar corrections.
A small red worm rested its tiny head on a pillow. The Wurmple was wide awake, watching her trainer as she slept. The girl was short for a ten year old, and had jet black hair. She was fast asleep after staying up half the night because she was incredibly excited. Wurmple hadn't fallen asleep yet because she was incredibly worried. Tomorrow, Wurmple and her trainer would begin their Pokémon journey.
Wurmple was afraid she would let her trainer down. Amanda was really looking forward to the trip. Wurmple snuggled into Amanda's side, which woke Amanda with a start. She turned on the light, and looked at the scared Pokémon lodged underneath her arm. Amanda picked her up and stroked her back.
"What's wrong, Wurmple? Are you okay?" Wurmple only shivered. "Tomorrow's the big day. The one we've been prepping for all week. I'm glad I'm starting out with you, instead of traveling all the way to Sandgem Town, just to pick out a Pokémon I've never seen before." Wurmple looked up at her with shining eyes. Does she really think I'm better than a Chimchar, Turtwig, or Piplup? "And Rick and Madeline will be joining us, too. Isn't that great?" Wurmple nodded.
Amanda kept stroking Wurmple until the tiny worm fell into a deep sleep. Carefully, Amanda placed her on a pillow, laid back down, and fell asleep herself.
"Hey Rick!" A tall ten year-old with bright green eyes and sandy blonde hair, looked up from his video game to see his older brother, Toby, leaning on the wall. Toby looks like an older version of Rick, but Toby has blue eyes.
"Hi." Toby waited for his brother to say more, but he didn't, so Toby began the conversation.
"So you're gonna start your journey tomorrow, right?"
"Yep."
"And you don't have a Pokémon."
"Right, but Amanda has one and she said she'd catch one for me."
"Okay, but I just thought, since I am back from challenging the Hoenn League and all, you wouldn't mind if I gave you one of my Pokémon…"
Rick turned around to stare at his big brother. "Are you offering?"
"Yes."
"But, you said your Pokémon are your partners! And you couldn't trade any of them, even for a Rayquaza!"
"Giving one to your little bro isn't exactly trading. And I can't sent you out on your own with out protection, that would be irresponsible."
"You're sure?"
"Yes! Take this." Toby tossed a red and white ball to Rick. He caught it and held it in his hands in shock. "Well go on. Open it." Rick pressed the button in the center of the ball, and it popped open. A bright light filled the room for a moment. When it faded a small blue Pokémon stood erect in the center of the room.
It stood on two feet with black fins shooting out from its legs. It had a orange circle on its stomach and a black fin sprouting from its head. Rick was in awe, staring at this creature. He was so happy to have a Pokémon, he couldn't talk.
"Her name is Marshtomp. In Hoenn, Marshtomps are the second in the evolution line of the water starter Mudkip." Rick nodded at this still watching Marshtomp. "Marshtomp, I want you to listen to my kid brother, okay?" Marshtomp looked Rick up and down. She looked at Toby and nodded. "Okay, well have a good time, Rick." Toby left the room.
Marshtomp yawned and grabbed Rick's controller from his hands and started to play his video game.
Madeline rubbed the small white egg with a towel, shining it for what must have been the sixth time that day. As she did so, she relived the day she found it. She had been wandering around in Floaroma Meadow, picking flowers and checking trees for Pokémon when she nearly stepped on it. The egg was white with red and blue triangles all over it. She realized it was an egg right off the bat, since she was aspiring to be a Pokémon breeder and had read all about it. She scooped up the egg and took it to her mom. Her mother told her she could take care of the egg unless someone claimed it. So far no one has, so Madeline got her first Pokémon as an egg.
Madeline finished cleaning the egg and started to trace the patterns that covered it. She started to think about what type of Pokémon would hatch from an egg like this. Maybe it'll be a Croagunk. I all ways did love poison and fighting types. Or a Kricketot, I like the bug type, too.
She never noticed that the egg was beginning to crack around the top. By the time she did notice, the baby Pokémon had emerged. It was white with spikes on top of its head. It was still wearing part of it's eggshell. It opened it's shiny black eyes, looked up at Madeline and said: "Togepi!"
Madeline nearly dropped him in surprise. She hadn't expected a Pokémon this rare to hatch from that egg. Her large gray eyes were open wide with shock. She brushed a strand of her ginger hair out of her eyes, trying to gather her thoughts. Togepi wiggled in her hands saying his name and Madeline put him down on her bed. He ran all over the quilt, and Madeline couldn't keep her self from laughing.
Now I have a Pokémon for tomorrow."