Ash Ketchum was just your average ten year old. He loved Pokémon and wanted to go out on a journey to become a Pokémon master. However, his little sister, Faith, who was eight years old, loved to spend time with her big brother. Ash didn't mind it when he was younger, but now she had become a nuisance. Sometimes Ash would go through the whole day just trying to avoid spending time with Faith, and Faith, in turn, would spend the whole day trying to spend time with Ash. All in all, the Ketchum household was just like any other in Pallet Town, save for the occasional afternoon squabbles between Ash and Faith. Ash would never admit it—out loud anyway—but he really enjoyed it whenever his sister would show him things she had drawn before she would show them to anyone else. Faith loved to draw pictures of Pokémon and when Ash was preparing for his Pokémon journey, she drew pictures of him with all three starters as good luck for whichever one he chose. It was hard for him to imagine her not being around.
Ash had become friends with Gary Oak, even if they didn't act like friends most of the time. Faith, who was following Ash around everywhere, became friends with Gary's older sister, Kylee. Kylee didn't share her brother's semi-narcissistic attitude. Instead she shared the same passion toward Pokémon that her grandfather had. Being four years older than her, Kylee took on the role of being Faith's older sister. She helped Faith learn about Pokémon and the basics of Pokémon battling but most of all, she taught Faith how important it is to befriend Pokémon. She even taught Faith a few recipes for Pokémon food that she made up herself. Everyone thought that Kylee would become a Pokémon professor like her grandfather, but Kylee's true passion was in Pokémon photography and capturing the natural beauty inside each and every Pokémon. Kylee wanted to become a Pokémon photographer as well as a Pokémon breeder.
In Viridian City, a nearby town, a ten year old girl named Samantha studied hard to learn as much about Pokémon as she could. Her father would not allow her to slack in the slightest and was preparing her to take over his organization when the time came. Much to her father's surprise, Samantha was a prodigy when it came to Pokémon battling. She knew each Pokémon's strengths and weakness and was able to make calculated decisions in a matter of seconds during the heat of battle. He rewarded her progress by giving her a young strangely colored Meowth that one of his agents had brought to him. She cared for it and soon it evolved into a beautiful Persian. Her Persian stays at her side, much like her father's Persian stays by his, and does not ever go inside a pokéball.
These girls may seem to have nothing in common, but little do they know that they were destined to learn from each other and become the best of friends. And so our story begins…