p class="MsoNormal""Hi, my name is Professor Oak—Professor Green Oak. And this is Red, the Fighter."/p
p class="MsoNormal""…"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Red waved./p
p class="MsoNormal""You'll have to excuse him. My old rival here is rather shy most of the time."/p
p class="MsoNormal""T-that's okay."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Lillie waved back at Red, the legendary champion of Kanto. Next to Red was another legendary figure in the Kanto region, Green the Trainer, currently a Pokémon professor. She had read about the two of them among other famous Kanto citizens in her guidebook she had purchased in Alola and read on the trip over to Vermillion City./p
p class="MsoNormal""So do you know which Pokémon you want to pick?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Green smiled./p
p class="MsoNormal"Lillie took a deep breath, gathering her energy, trying not to shiver with anticipation. This was the moment for which she had waited. She was getting a Pokémon. She had a Pokémon before, Nebby, but she had never been a trainer before, like her friends, Sun, Moon, and Hau. Nebby, now a very powerful Cosmic Pokémon, was now being taken care of by Sun and Moon. Now, however, she was going to receive a Pokémon to train as an official Pokémon Trainer./p
p class="MsoNormal"Red had three Pokéballs in his arms. Green took the first one and called forth the Pokémon within it./p
p class="MsoNormal""Would you like the plant Pokémon, Bulbasaur?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Green took a second Pokeball./p
p class="MsoNormal""Would you like the water Pokémon, Squirtle?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"And finally the third Pokeball./p
p class="MsoNormal""Would you like the fire Pokémon, Charmander?"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Oh wow, they're all so cute!"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Lillie crouched down in order to get a closer look at the three Pokémon. The Bulbasaur had a club-shaped mark on its forehead and a plant bulb on its back. It opened its mouth an gave a large yawn. She moved her eyes to the second one. This one, Squirtle, had its main body hidden by a shell, its blue head, limbs, and curled tail stuck out of that shell. It stood on two legs. It winked at her. Finally, Lillie looked at the third one. This one was bipedal—a Charmander—with an orange body and a long tail with the tip of it ablaze. After gazing at it for a few seconds, it grabbed its tail and drew it in front of its face to hide behind it./p
p class="MsoNormal""I know which one I want."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Lillie stood and smoothed her skirt./p
p class="MsoNormal""I choose…"/p
p class="MsoNormal"She looked at Green and Red then back down to the three Pokémon./p
p class="MsoNormal""…Squirtle."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Squirtle let out a cry and jumped in excitement at being picked./p
p class="MsoNormal""Great, I think that's a great Pokémon too."/p
p class="MsoNormal""…"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Do you want to give a nickname to Squirtle?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"A nickname, this was a personal name given to a companion Pokémon. It signified the special connection between human and Pokémon. Both her friends, Sun and Moon, had given their Pokémon special nicknames. She would too./p
p class="MsoNormal""Yes, I'll name this one… Lucy, after my mother Lusamine."/p
p class="MsoNormal""Excellent."/p
p class="MsoNormal""…"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Red's face lit up./p
p class="MsoNormal""Lillie, your very own Pokémon legend is about to unfold. A world of dreams and adventures with Pokémon awaits."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Red stepped forward and handed Lillie some Pokéballs./p
p class="MsoNormal""…"/p
p class="MsoNormal""These are for me? Thank you!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""One more thing."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Green had a red, box-like object in his hand and a map./p
p class="MsoNormal""This is my grandfather's invention, the Pokédex. It automatically records data on Pokémon you've seen or caught. It's a hi-tech encyclopedia."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Green gave Lillie the Pokédex./p
p class="MsoNormal""It should prove useful on your journey since you're not from Kanto."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Green handed Lillie the map./p
p class="MsoNormal""This is from my sister, she wanted you to have it. It's a map of the Kanto region."/p
p class="MsoNormal""…!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Yes Red, I know when we first started out, I told my sister not to give you a map, but that was a long time ago. I've grown up since then, okay!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Thank you."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Lillie had read in her guidebook that Red and Green had started out as unfriendly rivals to each other, culminating in their battle for the Champion's seat of Kanto and Johto. Now the two of them were friends./p
p class="MsoNormal""Anyway, the first town on your journey is Viridian City. You won't be able to challenge the gym leader. She's far too strong for you. Her name is Blue. She's my fiancé. If you need any assistance, feel free to ask her. She'll help you."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Green continued under his breath./p
p class="MsoNormal""She might charge you for the help though, the little thief."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Blue was a fellow legendary companion of Red's and Green's. She was a contender for the Pokémon League title but lost in the quarterfinals. Green had originally run the gym after the previous Gym Leader of many years—the crime lord, Giovanni—had left after disbanding Team Rocket./p
p class="MsoNormal""I'll be sure to stop by and see her. I should be on my way though. I'd like to get to Viridian before it grows dark."/p
p class="MsoNormal""Alright, good luck Lillie and enjoy your adventure in Kanto."/p
p class="MsoNormal""…"/p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal"Both Red and Green waved goodbye to Lillie as she left the laboratory./p
p class="MsoNormal""…"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Red waved./p
p class="MsoNormal""You'll have to excuse him. My old rival here is rather shy most of the time."/p
p class="MsoNormal""T-that's okay."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Lillie waved back at Red, the legendary champion of Kanto. Next to Red was another legendary figure in the Kanto region, Green the Trainer, currently a Pokémon professor. She had read about the two of them among other famous Kanto citizens in her guidebook she had purchased in Alola and read on the trip over to Vermillion City./p
p class="MsoNormal""So do you know which Pokémon you want to pick?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Green smiled./p
p class="MsoNormal"Lillie took a deep breath, gathering her energy, trying not to shiver with anticipation. This was the moment for which she had waited. She was getting a Pokémon. She had a Pokémon before, Nebby, but she had never been a trainer before, like her friends, Sun, Moon, and Hau. Nebby, now a very powerful Cosmic Pokémon, was now being taken care of by Sun and Moon. Now, however, she was going to receive a Pokémon to train as an official Pokémon Trainer./p
p class="MsoNormal"Red had three Pokéballs in his arms. Green took the first one and called forth the Pokémon within it./p
p class="MsoNormal""Would you like the plant Pokémon, Bulbasaur?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Green took a second Pokeball./p
p class="MsoNormal""Would you like the water Pokémon, Squirtle?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"And finally the third Pokeball./p
p class="MsoNormal""Would you like the fire Pokémon, Charmander?"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Oh wow, they're all so cute!"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Lillie crouched down in order to get a closer look at the three Pokémon. The Bulbasaur had a club-shaped mark on its forehead and a plant bulb on its back. It opened its mouth an gave a large yawn. She moved her eyes to the second one. This one, Squirtle, had its main body hidden by a shell, its blue head, limbs, and curled tail stuck out of that shell. It stood on two legs. It winked at her. Finally, Lillie looked at the third one. This one was bipedal—a Charmander—with an orange body and a long tail with the tip of it ablaze. After gazing at it for a few seconds, it grabbed its tail and drew it in front of its face to hide behind it./p
p class="MsoNormal""I know which one I want."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Lillie stood and smoothed her skirt./p
p class="MsoNormal""I choose…"/p
p class="MsoNormal"She looked at Green and Red then back down to the three Pokémon./p
p class="MsoNormal""…Squirtle."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Squirtle let out a cry and jumped in excitement at being picked./p
p class="MsoNormal""Great, I think that's a great Pokémon too."/p
p class="MsoNormal""…"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Do you want to give a nickname to Squirtle?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"A nickname, this was a personal name given to a companion Pokémon. It signified the special connection between human and Pokémon. Both her friends, Sun and Moon, had given their Pokémon special nicknames. She would too./p
p class="MsoNormal""Yes, I'll name this one… Lucy, after my mother Lusamine."/p
p class="MsoNormal""Excellent."/p
p class="MsoNormal""…"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Red's face lit up./p
p class="MsoNormal""Lillie, your very own Pokémon legend is about to unfold. A world of dreams and adventures with Pokémon awaits."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Red stepped forward and handed Lillie some Pokéballs./p
p class="MsoNormal""…"/p
p class="MsoNormal""These are for me? Thank you!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""One more thing."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Green had a red, box-like object in his hand and a map./p
p class="MsoNormal""This is my grandfather's invention, the Pokédex. It automatically records data on Pokémon you've seen or caught. It's a hi-tech encyclopedia."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Green gave Lillie the Pokédex./p
p class="MsoNormal""It should prove useful on your journey since you're not from Kanto."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Green handed Lillie the map./p
p class="MsoNormal""This is from my sister, she wanted you to have it. It's a map of the Kanto region."/p
p class="MsoNormal""…!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Yes Red, I know when we first started out, I told my sister not to give you a map, but that was a long time ago. I've grown up since then, okay!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Thank you."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Lillie had read in her guidebook that Red and Green had started out as unfriendly rivals to each other, culminating in their battle for the Champion's seat of Kanto and Johto. Now the two of them were friends./p
p class="MsoNormal""Anyway, the first town on your journey is Viridian City. You won't be able to challenge the gym leader. She's far too strong for you. Her name is Blue. She's my fiancé. If you need any assistance, feel free to ask her. She'll help you."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Green continued under his breath./p
p class="MsoNormal""She might charge you for the help though, the little thief."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Blue was a fellow legendary companion of Red's and Green's. She was a contender for the Pokémon League title but lost in the quarterfinals. Green had originally run the gym after the previous Gym Leader of many years—the crime lord, Giovanni—had left after disbanding Team Rocket./p
p class="MsoNormal""I'll be sure to stop by and see her. I should be on my way though. I'd like to get to Viridian before it grows dark."/p
p class="MsoNormal""Alright, good luck Lillie and enjoy your adventure in Kanto."/p
p class="MsoNormal""…"/p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal"Both Red and Green waved goodbye to Lillie as she left the laboratory./p