Hey worldwide web,

I figured that since Pahkitew Island is airing right now, and even though it sucks, I decided to post a series about my favorite contestant so far. This story can also be found on Archive of Our Own, so you can check me out there with the username Walleye26.


Sammy awkwardly waves, looking over her shoulder nervously.

I want to be the very best, like no one ever was.

An Eevee jumps onto her shoulder.

To catch them is my real test.

A Pokéball hits a Clefairy and opens up.

To train them is my cause.

The silhouettes of the eight Gym Leaders appear.

Pokémon! Gotta catch 'em all!

Topher throws out a Pokéball.

It's you and me!

Dave gets blasted by his Charmander's fire.

Pokémon! I know it's my destiny!

A Bulbasaur slams into a Rattata.

Pokémon! Yeah, you're my best friend…

Ella tries to sing to Sugar, but gets pushed away.

in a world we must defend!

Leonard, Sugar, and Max glare menacingly.

Pokémon! Gotta catch 'em all!

Amy watches Sammy angrily.

Pokémon!


Sammy Hill, not Samey Hill, couldn't believe what day it was. The day she had been dreaming of was finally here. The day she could finally leave the small settlement known as Pallet Town and travel the Kanto region. She would get to see the world and many of the people and Pokémon that inhabited it. And as an added bonus, not that she'd ever say it out loud for fear of retribution, she would get to leave behind her twin sister Amy.

Sammy brushed her shoulder-length blonde hair for the hundredth time that morning. There was something missing…

"SAMEY!" A voice screamed from the room at the top of the house. "GET YOUR BUTT UP HERE!"

Sammy sighed sadly. It was her sister Amy. She put on her green tennis shoes, jean shorts and pink T-shirt, grabbed the Pokéball containing her beloved Pokémon, and headed upstairs. Sammy's room was in the basement, due to the Hills' house not having enough rooms for more than one child. Amy had gotten the top floor as soon as she could push Sammy out of the nursery they had once shared. Sammy didn't really mind though. The basement was finished and nobody ever really bothered her, save for Amy.

Speaking of Amy…the she-devil was sitting at the kitchen table, still in her pajamas, eating a bowl of Sammy's favorite cereal. Amy didn't really like the sugary flakes, but this was the last of the cereal, which meant Samey couldn't have any.

"What do you need?" Sammy asked politely, knowing that if she wasn't careful her sister could put an end to her journey.

"Where is my first place medal I won in the Jump Pokéathlon last month?" Amy asked. Sammy raised an eyebrow. She didn't even know Amy had competed in the Pokéathlon recently. The Pokéathlon was an athletic competition involving the Trainer and Pokémon working together to score the most points or the best time. Amy had been a natural at it, and made sure her sister knew all about the awards she had won.

"I'm not sure," Sammy replied worriedly. "Where did you last have it?"

Amy's eyes narrowed. "If I knew that, I wouldn't be asking you. MOM! DAD! SAMEY STOLE MY MEDAL!" Mr. and Mrs. Hill entered the kitchen from their bedroom. They both glared at their daughters.

"Samey, are you sure you don't know where Amy's medal is?" Asked their mother.

"I really don't," Sammy said honestly. She didn't bother telling her parents that her real name was Sammy. She wasn't even sure they remembered it. Amy had given her the nickname as soon as she could talk and it had stuck ever since.

"I'm sure she took it," Amy snapped. "She's just jealous of me. You should make her give it back." Her expression then turned calm. "Actually, she can keep it. Instead, why don't you just stop her from going on her journey?!" Sammy felt her heart stop. This couldn't be happening.

Mr. and Mrs. Hill exchanged glances. "Don't worry Samey, we aren't going to keep you from going on a journey," said her father. "But I want you to please not fight with your sister, and make sure you give her back her medal." Sammy just nodded. There was no point in arguing. Her parents had been standing right there, listening to the entire conversation, yet it was still Sammy's fault.

"Yes daddy," Sammy answered quietly. She sat down to a bowl of her least favorite (and Amy's favorite) cereal. Amy spent the whole meal kicking Sammy underneath the table, leaving a couple bruises. Sammy ignored her and finished her breakfast. She wasn't going to let Amy ruin this day. That was why, without so much as a goodbye to her parents, Sammy Hill left her house alone for the first time in her life.

Sammy was looking at Pallet Town from a whole new perspective now. The sun was shining, a flock of Pidgey flew above the laboratory, and some Rattata scurried towards Route 1. Without giving Amy a second thought, Sammy took off running down the path to Professor Oak's Pokémon lab.

"Let's go Eevee!" Sammy said, feeling the happiest she had been in years. While it may have been the same old Pallet Town she had been forced to live in for her entire life while Amy traveled Kanto, it was all a new experience. The only time she had ran along the dirt path was when Amy had chased after her on a lawnmower. The only time she had ever stopped to look at the Pidgeys was when Amy had covered her with bread crumbs and threw her in front of the flock.

Sammy's starter Pokémon popped out of his Pokéball. Eevee was a small brown Pokémon that looked like a cross between a fox, cat, dog, and rabbit. He had long ears and a large ring of cream-colored fur around his neck. The end of his bushy tail was the same color. Eevee let out a happy cry and kept up with Sammy as they got to the lab.

Sammy nervously opened the door and entered. She had never been to the lab before, and she was amazed at what was inside. The main floor was filled with computers and other humming machinery. Various Pokémon sat on platforms being monitored for various experiments. There was a back door that led out to a fenced in area for Pokémon. Sammy walked up to the counter with Eevee on her shoulder.

"Excuse me," Sammy said to the girl at a desk. The girl wore a pale yellow sweater and a skirt. Her thick round glasses were slightly crooked and her bright red hair was in a bun. The girl looked.

"Welcome to Professor Oak's lab-" she began politely. Her voice had a professional tone. She then frowned. "Oh, hello Amy, would you like me to access the abilities of your Pokémon, even though we both know the result will be that they are extremely powerful?"

Sammy laughed nervously. "Uh, actually, I'm Amy's twin sister Samey- I mean Sammy. Sorry, Samey's just what Amy likes to call me. The same as Amy, the lesser Amy, etc."

The girl looked Sammy up and down. "Hm…no beauty-mark, and you do seem a bit more polite, plus your Eevee is of normal coloration. And that kind of nickname does sound like something Amy would come up with. I'm sorry I thought you were Amy, but you do look very similar. And not to offend you, but your sister and I are not on very good terms."

"Oh that's okay," Sammy replied. "I'm her own sister and even I'm not on good terms with her." They both laughed and the lab assistant stood up and stuck out her hand.

"My name is Scarlett Morrison by the way," she said. Sammy took her hand and shook it. "If you are Amy's twin sister, that means we're the same age. How come I've never seen you before?"

"I don't get out much," Sammy said awkwardly. "And the few times I do get to leave the house, Amy always prevents me from going anywhere." She then cleared her throat and smiled. "But that's all going to change, because today's the day I get to go on a journey. That's why I came to the lab. I need a PokéDex and Pokéballs."

"Well in that case, I'm happy for you," Scarlett responded. "Professor Oak actually isn't here right now. He's out tending to the Pokémon, but I can get you your supplies." She walked around the desk and released a Pokémon from a Pokéball.

"Magnemite," said the Pokémon in a robotic/monotone voice. Magnemite was a spherical Pokémon made of grey metal. It had a single giant eye in the center of its body. A large screw stuck out of its head like an antenna, and two small screws on the bottom of its body stuck out at different angles. Black horseshoe magnets were attached to its sides, resembling arms. It floated around Scarlett's head.

"Magnemite, please go get me a PokéDex," Scarlett asked politely. Her Pokémon drifted towards a storage closet. Scarlett walked over to a shelf and grabbed five empty Pokéballs.

"Your Magnemite is so cute," Sammy complimented as the Magnet Pokémon gave her the electronic encyclopedia. Scarlett gave her a smile and handed her the Pokéballs. "Thank you so much."

"It was my pleasure," Scarlett replied. She then looked at her watch. "I know you probably want to get out of here, but we have three new Trainers coming in to receive their starter Pokémon. If you'd like, you could stay and meet them. Professor Oak should be back by then. He loves giving his speech about Pokémon. Unless of course, you'd like to get a head start on your journey."

Sammy wasn't sure how to respond. She had never had any friends before, Amy made sure of that, and even if she was excited to leave Pallet Town it wouldn't hurt to stay and keep Scarlett company. The redhead seemed so lonely.

So for the next half-hour, Scarlett showed Sammy around the lab. Sammy got to see the room where Trainers sent in the Pokémon they didn't want to keep in rotation, the greenhouse where Professor Oak researched plants and several Grass-types, and finally she was shown the healing machine.

"I built this machine myself," Scarlett said proudly. "It takes a basic healing table found in almost every Pokémon Center, and then I added the energy given off when the move Heal Pulse is given off combined with the particles of an Aromatherapy attack. This not only allows a Pokémon to be fully healed and cured of status ailments, but also fixes long term damages such as scars and heavy injuries that would need to be healed naturally."

"That's so cool," Sammy said, not really knowing what a Heal Pulse, Aromatherapy, or even a Pokémon Center was. She decided that if Scarlett was going to be her first friend, she would have to pretend for now.

"Really?" Scarlett asked. She rarely had anyone interested in her work. They mostly stopped listening once they couldn't be shown colorful pictures and instruction manuals. Sammy nodded. "Well it's still a work in-progress. Viruses such as Pokérus can't be cured, though I don't think anyone would mind. But I'm confident that by the end of the year I'll have the machine completed, patented, and out saving the lives of Pokémon."

The door to the lab opened and in walked Professor Samuel Oak. Professor Oak was an older man, yet he still seemed physically able. He walked over to the table and set down three Pokéballs. He looked at Scarlett and Sammy.

"Ah Amy, what brings you to my lab? Are you here to switch out one of your Pokémon?"

"Actually this is Sammy, Amy's twin sister," Scarlett explained. Sammy waved and smiled nervously.

"Ah, I see, well hello Sammy. I'm Professor Oak. I run the lab here in Pallet Town." He looked at the Eevee on Sammy's shoulder. "Ah, so that's where the Eevee went."

"What do you mean?" Sammy asked.

"Well when you and your sister first came home from the hospital, your father requested I give him two of the same Pokémon. Now keep in mind I had not heard that your mother had given birth to twins, so I thought it was strange. Still, I gave him two Eevees, although one significantly differed from most Eevees. Though I see that went to your sister. Over time, I dismissed the 'rumors' that the Hills had two daughters, seeing as how Amy was the only one to ever stop by my lab. But now I see that Eevee has been put to good use." He scratched Eevee behind his ears. "You've done an excellent job taking care of him."

"Thank you sir," Sammy replied.

"Oh, there's no need to call me sir. I see Scarlett has given you a PokéDex and Pokéballs, so what are you still doing here."

"Actually I-"

"She wanted to stay here and see the new trainers," Scarlett said excitedly. "So I showed her around the lab, and then she saw my invention, and she thought it was cool! Cool! Those were her exact words."

"I'm sure they were," Prof. Oak said, putting a hand on Scarlett's shoulder. "I see you took my advice and started making some friends here in Pallet Town." His assistant turned red. "Now I'm surprised that these trainers haven't arrived yet. Usually they-"

"Topher is in the house!" Shouted a voice as the door opened. A boy Scarlett and Sammy's age ran into the lab, followed by another boy and a girl. The first boy ran up to Professor Oak. "My name's Topher, and I'm here to get my Pokémon. I need a really good one so I can beat Chris Mclean."

"Who's Chris Mclean?" Whispered Sammy. Scarlett shook her head.

"He's some TV star that has his own show about Pokémon. He's not that great."

"Yes he is!" Shouted Topher. "He's my idol! Don't I look just like him?" Topher was pretty tall, had green eyes, and had light brown hair that was slicked up with gel. He wore a turquoise shirt and khakis. His sneakers were the same color as his shirt.

"Doesn't Chris have black hair?" Scarlett asked. "And facial hair?" She added.

Topher looked hurt. He rubbed his chin self-consciously. "It's not my fault I don't have any of that. Whatever, can I just have my Pokémon now."

Professor Oak opened up the three Pokéballs on his desk. Out came the three generic starters of the Kanto region. The first Pokémon was Bulbasaur. Bulbasaur was a blue dinosaur-like Pokémon with teal spots. It had red eyes and a large onion-like bulb on its back. The second Pokémon was Charmander. Charmander was a bipedal lizard Pokémon. It had orange skin and a small flame burning at the end of its long tail. The third Pokémon was Squirtle. Squirtle was a bipedal, light-blue turtle Pokémon. It had a swirly tail and hard brown shell.

Topher looked at all of them. "All right then…I guess I'll choose Squirtle. He's a Water-type, so that means he'll be good against Chris's newest Pokémon." He picked up Squirtle and took his Pokéballs and PokéDex.

"Do you mind if I take Charmander?" The next boy asked the girl. He was short and scrawny, with dark skin and black hair. Sammy noticed a small tube of hand sanitizer was sticking out of his pocket. "My name's Dave," he introduced himself. The girl blushed. She was short as well and had fair skin. She wore a pink, glittery dress and matching bow in her black hair.

"Go right ahead," she said kindly.

"Thank you," Dave responded. "It's just that I'm pretty sure I'm allergic to plants, and fire is a good way to get rid of germs." He took the PokéDex and Pokéballs from Scarlett.

"That means you get to come with me," Ella said sweetly, petting the Bulbasaur. She sang several soft notes, making the Pokémon in the room dance around.

"That was incredible," Scarlett exclaimed. "How did you do that?!"

"I've always been able to do that," Ella explained.

"Well now that you all have your Pokémon, I suppose it's time to test them out," announced Professor Oak.

"Test them out?" Sammy cried. "You don't mean a battle do you?"

"Duh," Dave said. "What else are Pokémon for? Don't tell me you don't know what a battle is."

"I know what a battle is," Sammy replied. "It's just that…I'm not good at battling."

"Well I've studied battling since I was a kid," Dave bragged. "So I think you'll make an easy first opponent."

"I guess that means we get to battle," Ella said to Topher, who shrugged.

Sammy gulped. This was really happening. She hadn't even started her journey and now she was going to have to battle. Sure, she knew it would happen eventually, but at least she wouldn't have to worry about Amy learning of her defeat. She looked over at Scarlett, who gave her a thumbs up.

"All right then," Sammy said, searching for confidence. She stared down Dave. "Let's do this!"