Author's Notes: Sue me... I gave into my urges. Haha, don't worry... I'll still have Spellbinding Radiance going on. I have a guilty pleasure for wanting to write a pokemon fic for a VERY long time. I am hoping that this time it catches my attention. Enjoy this fic.

Also, if you see the name "Pavel" instead of "Felix"... that's my bad. His original name was Pavel, but I really didn't like it, so I changed it. However, it's so ingrained into my system that I'm having trouble converting to the new name. Sorry if there's anything in there that confuses you.

Oh, also, I DON'T OWN POKEMON! Insert cute smiley face here.

Chapter 1:

I'm not late!

"Felix Alexander Irving!"

A shrill voice rang from the kitchen of the house, down a hallway, through a bedroom door, and into the ear of a sleeping boy. This young man was thirteen years old, ready to go out on his adventure into the world of Pokemon. His adventures were ready to unfold before his very eyes.

The sun peeped gently into the young boy's room through a crack in the curtains. He squirmed slightly as he partially woke up, his consciousness just registering that a sliver of light shining directly on his eyes.

"Mmm..." he groaned in his sleep.

"Felix! Your breafast is ready! Felix! You're gonna be late to get your first Pokemon!"

These shrill words were lost upon the still half asleep boy. A thumping sound indicated that the door to his room flew open and hit the wall near the bed. Before Felix could realize what happened, the sliver of light that were playing with his eyelids transformed into a flood of sunlight striking his entire face.

Felix did what any person in that situation would have done in reaction. He pulled his covers over his head to block out the sunlight. Slowly, he snuggled with the blanket, trying to reclaim the sleep that was stolen from him.

"Felix! Get up!"

A light, quick whack to his thigh from a spatula awoke him with a start. Grumbling, he sat up in his bed and rubbed his eyes.

"Breakfast is ready, hon. You have two hours before you have to get to Professor Mahogany's lab for your first pokemon."

This statement seemed to have woken Felix completely from his fatigue. He ran to his kitchen to see the family's Kirlia standing at the table. The family all jokingly referred to the Kirlia as Felix's sister. The reason was because that within the same hour that Felix was born, Kirlia had hatched from her egg as a newborn Ralts.

"It looks like your sister wants some breakfast too," Felix's mother said in a light-hearted manner. Felix nodded and put some bacon and eggs onto a plate. Kirlia expressed happiness to Felix with a small sound and what could be perceived as a smile. She quickly, yet effectively began to eat by levitating the food to her mouth and carefully and delicately consuming the food.

"Felix, today you begin your journey as a pokemon master. You will become a great trainer. Make me proud, okay?" his mother encouraged

"I'll do my best, mom. Wish me good luck," Felix said with a smile.

"Do be careful. I have heard that bandits have been attacking people lately to steal pokemon," his mother warned him.

"I will, mother," Felix replied.

"Good. You should take your sister with you," his mother said in an off-hand manner.

"What?"

"You grew up with her. You have a bond with her that not many trainers could have. I think she would be great as a travel companion and as a member of your team."

"What will you do here at home?"

"I'm quite sure the pokemon I take care of in the day care will keep me company."

Felix nodded in reply. Having Kirlia come with him would be a great asset to his team. They knew each other so well to the point that she could even predict him without even using her psychic powers to glance through his thoughts. Felix knew that Kirlia were known as the emotion pokemon and that much of its power came from the cheerful spirit and energy its trainer had. A positive trainer would develop a powerful and strong Kirlia, which eventually would evolve into a powerful Gardevoir.

"I'm off, mother! I'll call you every time I reach a new town, okay?" Felix assured.

"Of course, honey. Make me proud!" his mother said back to him.

With their farewell, Felix picked up his backpack and walked out of the house. The wind was present but fairly weak, ruffling his jeans. His tan vest sat on top of his navy blue t-shirt. He took his red and blue baseball cap off for a few minutes to let his short, dark brown hair play in the breeze for a bit. He walked the familiar path to Professor Mahogany's laboratory.

Felix walked slowly down the path; he was early and he knew it. He wanted to be sure he got there early enough that most of the starter pokemon were not already taken. He had heard stories of trainers who woke up late and got nasty starter pokemon, including this one trainer over in Kanto who started with a particularly nasty Pikachu.

He arrived at the pokemon lab fifteen minutes ahead of time. Carefully, Felix walked to the door and knocked. He could feel the anticipation building inside him as he realized he was about to start his pokemon journey.

"Come in."

Felix carefully opened the door and walked into the lab. Professor Mahogany stood in front of a complicated device on the other end of the room. He smiled slightly at Felix as he observed the new trainer. Felix stood in front of the professor, a hopefully look in his eyes.

"Felix Irving, you are early," Professor Mahogany said with a twinkle in his eyes.

"Yes, sir. I wanted to be sure that I would not be late," Felix replied.

"Eventually, you will find a happy medium."

"Excuse me, sir?"

"Oh, don't mind me. Just the rambling of an old man."

The professor smiled slightly at Felix and motioned to the machine behind him. It was a rather intricate looking machine. The side facing Felix was full of switches, lights, knobs, and many other fancy mechanical interfaces and signals.

"Have you decided what pokemon do you want as a starter?" the professor asked.

"I actually want to have a Gastly."

"A... Gastly?"

"Yes."

Professor Mahogany found Felix's choice for a first pokemon strange, but nodded his head and turned to the machine. Felix had always wanted to have a Gengar; starting with Gastly was an easy choice.

"Yo, Professor Mahogany! Yer first newbie trainer here already? What pokemon ya need me to send ya?"

"A Gastly, if it is not too hard"

"On the contrary, it is quite easy! One Gastly, comin' yer way!"

Felix watched in amazement at the person's mysterious and varied accent and the light eminating from the machine. Within a few seconds, a pokeball appeared on a small pedastool behind a clear door near the middle of the machine. Professor Mahogany opened the door and pulled out the pokeball.

"This is your Gastly. He is a little mischevious as you may find out very soon. Still, he is a dependable pokemon. Talk to my assistant before you leave. He will give you the necessary items for going on your journey. Good luck, Felix," the professor said in a stately yet kind tone to the aspiring trainer.

Felix smiled and nodded at the professor. With a cheerful voice, he said, "Thank you professor."

With a smile and a wave, Felix walked quickly toward Mahogany's asstant near the door. Felix smiled at the assitant and waved to him.

"You are here bright and early, Felix. I heard you get your Gastly. It is an interesting choice; I hope you do well. Here is your items for traveling. There's five pokeballs, a few potions, and a map. Good luck and do your best!" the assistant rambled, holding the items out for Felix to take.

"Thank you!" Felix said quickly. As he took the items he ran out the door and into the air. It was time to start his Pokemon journey. Felix pulled out his map of the Zarith region and tried to find where he should go next.

"Let's see... ah, here's Petunia Town. Best bet would be to go north through Cloverfield Town. After that, I'll head east into Seabreeze City and my first gym leader battle," Felix mumbled to himself.

Felix tried to fold his map as he ran home, a task that was hindered by the occasional gust of wind blowing the map back open.

"Felix! You're home so soon?" his mother asked him as he opened the door.

"I'm here to pick up my sister!" he replied.

"Oh, she's in the living room. She seems particularly lively today! I think she's excited about traveling with you."

Felix nodded and walked briskly to the living room. He smiled at the Kirlia in the room, who seemed to be dancing ever so gracefully to the music playing from the radio. Felix paused for a second, enjoying the fluidity and grace that his sister figure had. As the song ended, Kirlia bounced over to Felix and smiled a wide, closed-eyed smile. She levitated a pokeball from his belt and held it in front of her. With a nod, she bumped the ball onto herself. In a flash of light, she disappeared into the pokeball as Felix's second pokemon.

Felix bent over to pick up the pokeball containing his Kirlia. Quickly, he headed back through the kitchen and out the front door to see his mother standing in the yard.

"Before you go, I wanted to ask if you have everything you need."

"Of course, mom. I do."

"Your pokemon are ready to go as well?"

With a smile, he let Kirlia and Gastly out. Gastly looked cautiously at its surroundings while Kirlia simply stood there in place, waiting for Felix to begin his journey.

"What do you think guys? You both ready for your journey?"

Gastly's answer was a simple one. He licked Felix right across the face. Felix fell to his knees, shivering and slightly paralyzed as Gastly began laughing. The laughing ceased when Kirlia launched a powerful confusion attack at Gastly, knocking him to the ground.

"I think that's a yes," Felix's mother said with a laugh. "Looks like your Gastly's a real joker. Better hope you can control him in battle."

"I... I... I will... t-t-try," Felix stuttered out as he fought the paralysis and stood up. He smiled at his mother shakily as the effects of the lick wore off. Gastly floated up off the ground; clearly it was annoyed at Kirlia. Felix nodded to his mother and waved in farewell. He made his way down the path to Cloverfield Town on route to his first gym battle. As he walked down his path, one excited thought ran through his mind.

"Today begins my journey... to become a pokemon master!"

Author's Notes: Yeah... I'm well aware this is generic for a beginning of a pokemon fic. I apologize in advance for that. I assure you, things will be more interesting as things go on. Just bear with me. I'm still trying to readjust to third-person writing. I've been doing first-person for way too long. -laughs-