Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon.

Pokemon Adventures

Chapter One- Heading Out

Extra clothes? Check. Water bottle? Check. Burn Heals? Check. Ayami had gotten all her stuff packed when she heard a knocking on her bedroom window. She looked at the window and saw her best Pokemon friend, Emolga, flapping her wings around and waiting impatiently to be let inside. Ayami obliged, and Emolga leaped into her arms for an unexpected hug.

"Hey!" Ayami exclaimed, but went with it and hugged Emolga back. "I know you're excited, but hold on to that excitement longer, okay?"

It was Ayami's tenth birthday, and as it has been for probably centuries now, kids who have turned ten go to see Professor Juniper, the Professor of all Professors in Unova. They pick one out of the three Pokemon they are allowed to choose, and after a little more advice from Professor Juniper, they set out on a journey.

Ayami decided to break the rules of Pokemon choosing by making Emolga as her starter. Emolga had always been with her since the beginning, and Ayami had already seen the starter Pokemon. They didn't look as cute or look as strong as Emolga, that's for sure.

After double-checking her pack once more (it took a little longer this time, due to Emolga constantly flying around and annoying her) she hoisted her pack and headed downstairs, where her mom and dad were waiting for her. Surprisingly, they looked happy. Or rather, as happy as they seemed to be.

"Hi Mom- hey Dad!" Ayami smiled, hugging the both of them. Emolga came rushing by a few moments later and rested on Ayami's free shoulder.

"I'm assuming you're already ready?" her mom asked, eyeing Ayami's backpack.

Ayami nodded, and then turned to her dad.

"Emolga looks ready as well." Her dad looked at Emolga, who was staring back at him with a confused look on her face.

"She just can't wait, now can you?" Ayami smiled at the flying rodent, who answered with an "Emol!" in return.

They spent a few minutes staring and talking about random stuff for a few minutes, and then finally, it was time for Ayami to head out.

Her mom hugged her first. "Be safe, honey." She said, her voice breaking just a bit. Ayami could tell she was trying to hide it.

"I will, Mom." Ayami said, letting her go, and then moving on to her dad. He just gave her a smile, and a "Be safe."

Their words ringing in her mind, Ayami headed out, Emolga flying beside her. Despite her parent's seemingly happy moods, Ayami wondered how long that would last while she was gone.

Ayami's pocket started to ring as soon as she rounded the corner of her block. She took out her flip phone (because it was all she could afford) and opened it.

Hey, Aya! Can you come to my place? I want to get my first Pokemon with you guys! If you're still packing up, well then hurry- I've already texted Jackson~

Ayami smiled at the message. It was from her best friend, Reyna. Like Emolga, when she moved here, she was one of the first friends she ever had. Then Jackson came along. Ayami replied quickly, then headed to Reyna's place as fast as she could.

I've already packed, Reyna. I'll be on my way!

A few minutes later, Ayami arrived at a beige-colored bungalow, where she spotted someone at the window, her face squished up from pressing her face in the glass. The person disappeared, then re-appeared when the door opened.

Reyna ran up to Ayami with a great big smile, then gave her a hug that almost squeezed Ayami into oblivion.

"Ow… my arms…" Ayami said before Reyna let go.

"Sorry! I guess I was too excited to see you!" Reyna giggled, her hazel eyes practically shining. She was wearing a gray shirt and black capris, with white shoes to match. She also had a blue sling bag around her torso, the bag part resting at her waist. Nothing special to note. The only thing that was new about her is that her long, auburn wavy hair was put in a ponytail.

"You look good today," Ayami chuckled, deciding to compliment her even though her outfit was pretty much the same.

"Why thank you, Aya." Reyna curtsied, then straightened herself. "It was pretty hard getting all this hair into a ponytail, though." She giggled, then widened her eyes. "Jackson! Hey! Aya! She's here!"

Ayami turned to see a 5'6-foot tall human being staring down at her. She wasn't intimidated, however. "Hey Jack," she said calmly.

"Hey," Jackson said back, smiling and waving a hand. His long brown hair had covered most of his face, including one of his grass green eyes. A loose black shirt with a Pokeball was hanging off of his thin frame, and denim jeans were covering his legs, even hiding his old Nike shoes.

"So now that everyone's here," Reyna said after the greeting was over, "why don't we go and see Professor Juniper so that we can get our first Pokemon?" she held her hands together in excitement.

Jackson and Ayami nodded. "However, I've already gotten my starter. Right Emolga?" Ayami piped up, Emolga nodding enthusiastically.

"Oh yeah- you've been talking about this ever since you guys became friends, right?" Jackson asked. Ayami answered with a nod.

"I figured that since Emolga's technically my first Pokemon, she's technically my starter." Ayami explained, nuzzling Emolga. She remembered how she found Emolga in the wild, and how it nearly killed her with Tackle before she could calm it down.

"Just catch her, and then you have your first Pokemon!" Reyna's voice cut into her memories, snapping Ayami back into reality.

Ayami nodded, then went into full conversation about how she was going to ask Professor Juniper for a Pokeball so that she could catch Emolga.

"Should we head out now?" Jackson asked the two after the conversation ended. Ayami and Reyna nodded in unison.

"Last one's a rotten Trubbish!" Reyna yelled, causing the other two to run for their lives.

"You both can choose out of these three. Ayami, come with me." Professor Juniper and Ayami went into a darker room than the first, while Jackson and Reyna were left outside, much to Reyna's protests.

Ayami wondered why Professor Juniper's tone was so… odd. Not what she would expect. It's like Professor Juniper had a secret to tell and it was so bad or something that she would talk like that. It wasn't the case when the Professor took out a plain old Pokeball and handed it to the raven-haired girl.

"Here! Just tap Emolga's head with it, and it'll be caught- assuming it doesn't decide to suddenly not want to travel with you." The Professor smiled, like nothing happened at all. Ayami took the ball, her hand slightly shaking.

"Ready Emolga?" Ayami looked at her loyal Pokemon with determined eyes. Emolga nodded, looking back with just as determined eyes.

Ayami tapped the Pokemon's head lightly. Emolga turned into a red energy and was sucked into the Pokeball.

One.

Two.

Three.

Ding!

"I caught Emolga…!" The realization hit Ayami instantly, and she cheered with joy. She threw the Pokeball, and out Emolga came. The rodent Pokemon flew into Ayami's arms and hugged her tightly.

"We're going to have a great adventure, I'm sure of it." Ayami said quietly, so only Emolga could hear.

First chapter done!

I'll try to update as much as possible (don't count on that tho :P)

Thanks for reading!

-EarthSpell