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My name is Ryu. I am a new trainer ready to travel the world of Pokémon. I must admit, I am a bit nervous about setting out on my own for the first time. The possibilities are endless with so many different kinds of Pokémon out there. But which one is the right one for me? Whatever ones I get, I'm going to treat them with lots of love and care, so we can grow strong together in both mind and body.

My adventure begins in my hometown of Sutter, where my mom is seeing me off on my big adventure. She always worried about me growing up, but I have proved I am more than capable of handling this task. It's time to grow up and move on to new horizons; every baby bird has to leave nest someday. I'm sure my father would have been just as proud of me for this. Looking up to the sky, I say "Alright world, Here comes Ryu! Wish me luck, dad!"

I started walking down the Route and I saw so many types of Pokémon, I couldn't even count them all. I noticed a lot of trainers battling with each other and I was asked for battles but I had to say no, as I had no Pokémon yet. "Pokémon battling, I wonder what it's like. I bet it's the greatest feeling in the world!" I said to myself. As I proceeded into the next town, I noticed two familiar faces.

It was my childhood friends, Cheryl, the adorable one who has been there for me through good times and bad, and Fay, the show-off who always tries to better than me at everything, but overall a nice girl. We were always friends since the day we met. Time has passed since then, and they seem to be heading out on a journey of their own as well. I walked up to them and we sat down and started talking about what we want to accomplish on our journeys. Cheryl started first, "Well, what I want to do is meet all sorts of Pokémon and make new friends and companions. There are lots out there, and I wanna be friends with them all!"

Sounds just like Cheryl, alright. She was always trying to make friends with everyone. It's kinda cute when you think about it. I won't lie, I kinda like her and I think she likes me too, but I don't think I should ask yet. You have to wait until the time is right for these things.

Then Fay started, "I wanna create and assemble a really powerful team! One that can crush anyone in their path! That includes you Ryu, so you better look out! 'Cause one of these days, I'm finally gonna beat you!" Did I forget to mention that? Despite the fact that Fay wants to be better than me, she has never actually beaten me.

I do give her props for trying, though. She has come close a few times when we practice battled with our schools Pokémon, but it was her cockiness that lead to her loss. That's her main problem; she relies too much on strength only. If all she thinks that is that strength alone will get you through a battle, she couldn't be anymore wrong. I always tried to tell her, but she would always cry and run off angrily, not being able to accept defeat from me.

Now it was my turn, "Honestly, my desire is to find the perfect partner Pokémon, someone who I can rely on and vice versa. I just wish I could know where to find it. I don't even care what it is, but when I do find it, I'll treat it with lots of love and care. I couldn't ask for anything more." After I finished, Cheryl looked at me with sparkles in her eyes.

"Aawww! Ryu! That is so cute! I never thought you would want a goal as simple as that!" I turned away all red in the face "W-Well, so what? Is that a problem or something?" Cheryl responded back quickly, "Oh! No, no nothing's wrong! I…I'm sorry, Ryu. It's just that-" Suddenly, a loud sound came from the forest that got all of our attentions.

"What was that?" I shouted. Fay started running off and yelled, "No idea. Maybe it's some sort of really strong Pokémon! I'm gonna get it before you do! Later!" Cheryl shouted, "Fay! Wait!" "It's no use, once she gets going, there is no stopping her.", I said with a sigh. "You think we should check it out?" Cheryl, with a bit of shivering tone in her voice, said "D-Do you think we should? It could be dangerous, ya know."

"True, but it could be someone in need of help. I think we should go, c'mon Cheryl."

"R-Right.", Cheryl responded. So we ran to the forest to find out what had caused that loud sound. Was it a Pokémon like Fay was thinking, or something else altogether? There's only one way to find out.

To be continued...