Prologue: Jade "Tech" Yuki, Trainer

It only took a few short seconds for Jade's sleep-filled brain to register that she was suddenly very, very wet and cold.

"Ack!" she yelled out as she fell out of bed in shock. Once all of her sleepiness was gone, she gave a small, grumpy glare to 'Feli', her godmother's Feraligator.

"Jade Yuki! Stop glaring at Feli and get ready! You have to pick your starter Pokemon at the Lab in three hours!" her godmother roared from down in the kitchen. Feli walked out of the room with a smirk on her face.

"Damn Big Jaw Pokemon," Jade grumbled. It wasn't that she wasn't happy about finally getting her first Pokemon, she was just not a morning person… At all.

Stretching, she got up and got dressed in a red t-shirt, white tennis shoes and black pants. She then brushed her very short black hair before putting on her brown wig that had a patch of tan at the top. Then she placed brown colored contacts in her eyes. Smiling at her reflection, she thought, Perfect. I look just like you now, Mom. I hope you're watching me up there in heaven, because your little girl's going to rock the Pokemon world!

Jade ran down the stairs to join her god-family. She sat next to her godmother Erin and her godfather Don. Erin was a woman of average height with dark brown skin and a strong but lean build. She had her black hair in dreadlocks. She was frightening at times and she was stern, but she was also kind and would fight tooth and nail to protect others.

Don had a slightly lighter skin tone and bright green eyes. He was tall, 6'5" and had the build of a body builder. He was very kind and preferred using brains over brawn. He was an inventor for a big company that Jade never thought to remember. Don and Jade were close though and he even passed on his love of building things to Jade… However, it didn't stop them from both falling asleep in class and/or meetings.

Across from them sat Izumo, Liz, and Dee. Izumo was Jade's older god-sister and the athlete of the family. Soccer, swimming, and running track were all things that she enjoyed, but she was best known for boxing with her Pokemon in the Poke Boxxie Ring where humans and their Pokemon boxed side by side. Her build was the same as Erin's, but she looked more like Don. She was Liz's older twin and was protective of both Dee and Jade. She was tomboy and arranged her hair in cornrows like her father.

Liz looked like a miniature of Erin only she was way more… girly. She loved dresses and fashion. She worked as a model so her hairstyle was always changing. She entered Pokemon contests in her spare time. She was a very cheery person in general, but when you made her angry, she responded the same way her mother and siblings did. In other words, not even god could help you.

Dee's real name was Denny-Ethan, but the nickname Dee suited him better. He had his mother's build and hair style, but that was all. Most of his looks came from his dad. He was shy and didn't talk much. He was in school to become a doctor and liked to help out Nurse Joy at the Pokemon Center when he could. He was not easily angered, but it could happen.

Looking out the glass door, she saw their Pokemon playing in the backyard.

Erin had a Granbull, Octillery, Donphan, Hitmonlee, Fearow, and of course, Feli.

Izumo had a Quilava, Sudowoodo, Hitmonchan, Crogunk, Scraggy, and a Throh.

Liz had a Chikorita, Ledian, Flaaffy, Machoke, Poliwhirl, and a Gothorita.

Dee had a Meganium, Hitmontop, Roserade, Tropius, Chansey, and a Blissey.

Don had a Happiny, Cyndaquil, and a Furret… Well, he had more Pokemon, but he chose to keep only a team of three with him at home.

Now that it was her turn to get her own Pokemon, her god-family had gathered back together to celebrate.

"Hey, Tech, you know what Pokemon you're gonna chose for your starter?" Izumo asked in her usual rough voice. She always seemed to use Jade's nickname.

"Yep, but you'll have to wait and see, Iz," Jade said with a smile.

"Jade-chan, my manager asked if you want to model with me again," Liz said cheerfully.

"Er… maybe, after I train my Pokemon a bit, Liz," Jade said. She really did not like dressing up girly and wearing makeup, but Liz still managed to drag her into many of her photoshoots.

Thank Arceus, the manager let her use a 'model' name. Jade always hated how they would take away her wig and contacts before forcing her hair into an annoying (and/or painful) hairstyle. Then they'd force her into a 'cute' outfit and put the paint from hell (AKA makeup) on her. She was a tomboy and proud of it, dang it!

"Please remember to take good care of your Pokemon," Dee said quietly. He had to leave soon and wouldn't be there to see Jade's first Pokemon.

"Mokaw" which translated to 'okay'.

"Jade! No talking with your mouth full!" Erin reprimanded.

*Swallow* "Sorry, Go-ma," (Jade's short way of saying 'godmother') Jade said.

"So, have you finished that project you've been working on for the past seven weeks?" Don asked while trying to keep Izumo from stealing food off his plate.

"Yep! Well… almost."

The other four at the table looked confused and Erin asked, "What project?"

"Oh, I kinda altered the Go-Goggles I had; they can now show me a digital map of where I am, record what I've seen, act like a camcorder, and let me see in the dark. I wanted to add a few more functions, but I already used all the wires and electronic bits I found in the mechian graveyard(scrap yard) and more. Hey, Don, the next time you go there can you collect all the Gameboys that you find? I need their parts to fix mine."

"Flipable version or non-flipable?"

"Both."

"All right."

With that everyone continued eating in silence. Once all the food was gone and the dishes were clean, Dee left and Jade got her things together to go meet Professor Oak. She really only needed to go north up the dirt road to get to Pallet Town and/or Prof. Oak's lab, but she planned to catch at least two wild Pokemon before going back home to her house on the seashore. In fact, Jade's family didn't expect for her to be home until the next day. Which was probably when she would get back. She'd packed a sleeping bag, a first aid kit, some potions, a few antidotes and paralyze heals, travel food, a canteen, and a battery powered lantern (She didn't want to rely on her Go-Goggles too much, plus, while she could see in the dark, her Pokemon couldn't.) all in her old hiking backpack. She put on her mother's old jacket and baseball cap, slung her bag over her shoulder, and ran outside… only for something to grab the back of her jacket and lift her off the ground.

"Hey!" Jade yelled out. She heard a familiar rumbling sound and knew who was currently holding her in the air. "Come on, Twister! Put me down!" Twister, a Dragonite that was once her mother's Pokemon. He made a sound like the cross of a purr and a laugh of amusement. A growl caught her attention. She looked down and saw Gaurdain with a small bag in his mouth. Guardain was an Arcanine her mother said was given to her by her father.

Jade didn't know a lot about her father; she didn't even know what the guy looked like or his name. She did know a little bit though. Her mother had told her that he had a family issue and couldn't raise her with her mother but gave Guardain to her mother, Karina, to watch over and protect Jade. He'd also given Karina a bank account card with access to the money he would put in the account. Karina never used the card because it wasn't her money and Jade never had a reason or a need to access the account but knew the code and always carried it in the necklace that she said. Guardain watched over Jade every time she went out of sight of her home and the large canine Pokemon followed her no matter how much Jade tried to lose him.

"Jade! You forgot somethings!" Erin scolded. Gaurdain put the bag down and Twister released his grip on Jade's jacket. Jade reminded herself to check the back of her jacket for teeth holes later. Grumbling, Jade picked up the bag. In it was her contact case, her spare uncolored contacts, her glasses case with her glasses inside, a hair brush, tooth paste, and her toothbrush. Jade rubbed the back of her head marsheepishly.

"Thanks, Twister, Guardain, and Go-ma."

Twister purred/laughed, Erin chuckled, and Guardain huffed as if to say, "You're welcome, Pup."

Jade put the things away carefully in her backpack and ran to Professor Oak's lab. It took ten minutes of running until she was at the lab's door. She knocked a few times and waited. The door opened and the old professor stood in the doorway.

"Ah! Good morning, Jade, here for your first Pokemon, I assume. Come on in," Professor Oak said, leading the way. Jade followed the old man to the room with the starter Pokemon.

"Here is your Pokedex and some empty Pokeballs." Jade took her jade-green Pokedex and the empty Pokeballs. "Now let me introduce Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle, the starter Pokemon you can choose from," Professor Oak said, letting out the small Pokemon. Jade opened her Pokedex.

Bulbasaur, the Seed Pokemon. It carries a seed on its back right from birth. As it grows older, the seed also grows larger.

Charmander, the Lizard Pokemon. The flame on its tail shows the strength of its life force. If it is weak, the flame will also burn weakly.

Squirtle, the Tiny Turtle Pokemon. The shell is soft when it is born. It soon becomes so resilient that prodding fingers will bounce off it.

"I choose Charmander. I've wanted to have Charmander as my starter Pokemon for a while," Jade said happily, picking up the small Pokemon and hooked Charmander's Pokeball to her belt.

Professor Oak nodded and returned Bulbasaur and Squirtle to their Pokeballs.

"Good choice, do you plan to name her?"

"Maybe later on."

"Oh! I just remembered, I got an e-mail this morning. It said 'To Professor Oak: Tell Jade Yuki that I will be in Viridian City for the next three days so she better get over to this stinking PokeCenter right away. I ain't going to wait here for longer than I need. I want to see if she has any talent. Smell ya later, old timer. Signed C.P.' …Well, what a rude fellow!"

Jade blinked a few times before laughing. "Hahaha, no Professor, he's not being rude. You just have to translate his tough guy talk. His brothers are jerks so he had to learn to put up a tough front to not get bullied by them so much. What that letter is really saying is 'tell Jade to come see me in Viridian, I'll be here for three days at the PokeCenter. I want to see her. She is my friend. Bye, and thanks."

The professor just blinked then said, "Well, if you say so, I guess. By the way, are you going to take your mother's old Pokemon? They are technically yours now that you have your license."

Jade started to look a little down but said, "No, not yet, but I will! My mom did released the Pokemon she caught that didn't want to be my Pokemon after she died. But that doesn't mean all of them would listen to a rookie like me. The few that will are Twister, Berg, (a male Blastoise) and Tropius. They're all very strong and to me that would be like a cheating victory. That's not cool."

Professor Oak nodded sagely before and amused smirk came on his face. "I noticed Guardain was not on that list."

Jade let out a groan of annoyance. "He won't leave me alone! I'm gonna have to hope I can take the exam next month without him following me! Which reminds me, can you e-mail Go-ma about where I'm going?" Receiving a nod, Jade continued, "Great! I'm gonna try to sneak out the back so I can lose Guardain!," Jade said before running out the back.

Professor Oak chuckled and kept an ear open. Not five minutes later he heard Jade shout. "Oh, for the love of Arceus, Guardain! Stop following me!" Soon the old Oak burst out laughing.

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