chap 1

Hideki woke up and stumbled down the stairs with a happy look on his face, so excited that he couldn't see straight. Today was the day he turned ten, and that meant he would get his first Pokemon from Professor Oak!

"Stop right there, and go change out of your pajamas!" laughed Hideki's mom.

"Okay, Mom I'll do that right now." chuckled Hideki, racing back up the stairs. He rushed to his drawers and quickly took out the set of clothes he had prepared two months in advance, along with his backpack with a few changes of clothes, a water bottle, dried food and his life long savings: 1000 Poké. He knew it wouldn't get him far, but he could get more by battling!

Then he realized one thing he had forgotten to pack! He raced over to the PC and clicked through the apps until he found what he wanted: Item storage! He clicked it and then hit Item Withdraw. Inside was one potion. It materialized and he put it in his bag. Then he raced down stairs and, with a wave and a smile to his mom, headed out the door.

As he sped off to realize his dream of getting a Pokémon, his mom shouted "don't forget to stop by on your journey!"

"I will Mom!" Hideki shouted back over his shoulder as he ran. He passed neighbors and friends, all laughing because they knew this was the day he'd been waiting for, and dashed straight to the lab were Professor Oak gave kids from Pallet Town their first Pokemon! He pushed the door open and rushed inside, panting heavily. There Professor Oak was waiting with his grandson Henry by his side.

"Hello Hideki! Wonderful to see you. Today, you and my grandson are both going to get your first Pokémon!" said Oak. "Hideki, you can go first."

"Aw come on gramps why him first?" rudely inquired Henry. Henry and Hideki had known each other since they were children. It was odd that they shared a birthday, because they were like two sides of a coin. Hideki remembered once when the boys were on a school trip and found a small Pidgey that had fallen out of its nest. Henry tried to catch it with the pokeberry he stole from form his grandpa. because it was weak. Hideki stepped between them, and gathered the tiny Pidgey up in a box to re-delivery it to its relieved parents.

"Be patient Henry! Go on Hideki, choose." said Oak. "The starters this time are not usual starters, a Pikachu, an Eevee, or a Rattata. As you know, usually you would be entitled to a Charmander, Bulbasaur,or Squirtle, but I don't have any of them now. Oddly, their eggs have been disappearing from the breeders' storage vaults. So you will have to make do with what we have"

Although concerned about the loss of the eggs, Hideki was excited about his choices. "I want Eevee! No choice!" he exclaimed.

"And I want Pikachu!" said Henry. "Hey I know, lets have a Pokémon battle!" Both boys were eager to start collecting winnings, though Hideki was concerned about having to pay up if his Evee lost!

"Sure thing!" said Hideki happily — if a bit nervously.

Then Hideki sent out Eevee and Henry sent out Pikachu.

"Oh my grandson always in a rush. So, Hideki, this is you first Pokémon battle is it not?" inquired Oak.

"Yes it is," said Hideki nervously.

"All right. You probably know this already, but I'll give you a recap. By battling you want to make your opponent's Pokémon faint. You can win prize money by winning a battle. You may lose, of course. But you will learn by experience. So what are you waiting for? Get battling!"

"Okay Prof Oak." said Hideki! "Go Eevee use tackle!"

"Pikachu, counter with scratch!" said Henry. Pikachu tried to hit Eevee, but Eevee managed to hit Pikachu first and knocked him back.

"Pikachu, use leer!" said Henry.

"Now use tackle again!" shouted Hideki. Eevee charged Pikachu but right before he hit him Pikachu fixed Eevee with a glare — a "leer" — Eevee still hit him hard but left himself defenseless.

"Now's the time!" shouted Henry. "Use scratch!"

"Quick, use growl Eevee!"yelled Hideki, as Pikachu ran at Eevee. Then, just as Pikachu was about to hit, Eevee growled full in his face, startling the small yellow creature and leading Pikachu to hit him with much less force. Then it was all over. the brown and white Eevee leapt up and hit Pikachu with tackle. He threw Pikachu into the wall where Pikachu fainted.

"Return." said Henry, flushed with excitement.

"You just got lucky," Henry grumbled. "Here's you prize money. A hundred poké I'm out."