Author Note: I don't own Pokemon or the locations contained within this story series. I just own Kanade.
The new trainer Kanade sat watching her two Pokemon, Mucai and Baku. Mucai was a male Tropius and Baku, a female shiny Munna. Despite their differences in size, gender and type, the two were inseparable. It'd been three weeks since Kanade had set out on her journey. A native of the Kanto region, she was now entering the Veridian forest, being careful to stick to the dedicated paths, avoiding the dangers of the tall grass. She hadn't the heart to battle her Pokemon yet, she was more content to watch the two of them play for now, and play they did.
Rolling around together in the grass, or playing a sort of keep-away with a small ball that Kanade kept in her pack, the two were always at each other's sides. They kept inventing new games to entertain each other. Splashing through every puddle, leaping over every protruding rock, the two constantly challenged each other.
Mucai would carry his Munna friend into the air to let her see farther ahead on the path. Baku would always squeal with joy, wishing to go higher and higher. In turn, Baku curled next to him to sleep. When she received them she was told Mucai seemed to suffer from nightmares. The two even refused to return to their poke-balls and she eventually conceded to let both walk alongside her.
Tonight the three of them shared yet another meal, gathered around a small campfire. Mucai lay curled around Baku, satisfied with the meal and companionship. Kanade sat thinking to herself about the possible battles ahead and decided to ask them.
"Would you two like to participate in Pokemon battles some day? Get stronger together?" The two of them looked at each other, nervously. "There is a type of battle known as a double battle. Tag teams fight each other. You wouldn't have to be apart." They both smiled and nodded eagerly at her. Her starters were the best of friends and truly inseparable.