Chapter 1
A New Beginning
Dawn plopped down on her dad's old office chair in the newly redone Pokemon Lab in Sandgem Town. Today was the day she would give 3 new teens their first Pokemon. Her father, Professor Rowan, was now retired, so she took over. Dawn walked over to the table where she had received her first Pokemon 20 years ago: Piplup. She took 3 Pokeballs out of her pocket and put them onto the table. Nostalgically, she stared at them. This is exactly where I started. Right here at this table, I officially became a Pokemon trainer. She thought to herself. Her thoughts were shattered by a scratching on the window glass. "Empoleon?" she said. She looked outside to see her longtime partner of 20 years, the Emperor Penguin Pokemon, Empoleon. She opened the window. "Want some food, buddy?" she asked fondly. Empoleon nodded. She went around back and tossed Empoleon 4 apples. She ate them heartily. "I remember when we were traveling Sinnoh together. Those were good times," Dawn sighed. She brought Empoleon inside the lab to his pen. Petting her, she remembered 20 years ago. Those couple years she had spent running around the Sinnoh region had been the best of her life. Catching, training, and playing with Pokemon was what she had always dreamed of doing. But now, she was older. She had to take on the responsibility of the Lab. For the sake of Sinnoh. "Hey Dawn, you in there?" said her assistant John from the Main Lab. "Yeah, I'm right here," she replied.
"Can you bring the new pokemon over here please?"
"Sure, John. Let me go get them from the pens."
Dawn said goodbye to Empoleon and put her newborn baby Piplup into its Pokeball. She walked over to Torterra's pen, gave him a scratch behind its ear, and put Turtwig into its corresponding Ball. Lastly, she got Chimchar from the Lab's Infernape and walked back into the main room. She set them on the table and stood in front of the table and began to wait for these new trainers.
"Come on, Big Brother, get up!" cried a small boy in the town of Twinleaf.
"Whazgoinon?" the older brother said groggily.
"It's time for you to get going to Sandgem! You're supposed to get a starter today, remember?" replied the small boy.
"Oh yeah! I gotta get ready!" said the older brother. He quickly jumped out of bed. Today is the day. Today is finally the day I get to start. I have been waiting for 4 months until my 12th birthday for this. I was so mad when they changed the age to 12, but I waited. Now I finally get to pick my starter Pokémon for my journey! He thought to himself. He pulled a shirt over his chest, put on some pants, and dashed downstairs. He sat down at the table and began to eat the huge breakfast his mom had set out for him. "Hey Mom? You know you didn't have to do this. I mean it's nice, but you didn't have to go through all that effort to make me this breakfast," he told his mom.
"Ryan, you are leaving for a long time today. It was the least I could do before you...before you...(crying)." His mom broke down into tears.
"Mom it's okay! Really! I have my Pokedex! I'll call you all the time, and visit you once I can use Fly! I'll miss you too, but promise you will look after Dylan. He is so young, and without me he has nobody to play with. Keep him occupied, hmm?" Ryan told his mom. "I love you. I have to go now. It's only for today. I have to come back here for tonight so my Pokedex can get registered. I'll come back with my Pokémon and show you. Bye Mom!" Ryan informed her. He grabbed his pack and walked outside. He checked to make sure everything was there. "I got my wallet, my bank card, and my house key. I'm all good!" Ryan said to himself. He ran off, on his way to the edge of town, where his escort to Sandgem town would await him.