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Chapter One

Leaving Home

I woke up to the bright sun coming from my window. As I get dressed, I suddenly remembered it was my birthday. Great. Another year has passed.

I sighed. Ever since my father disappeared on my sixth birthday, I never really enjoyed celebrating my birth, while having to remember that my father wasn't here. Everyone thought he was dead, but I didn't.

Sorry. Let me back up. My name is Silvia Ketchum. Heard of the last name? Yeah, it's the same last name as that famous Pokémon Master, Ash Ketchum. Well, he's my father. And my mother is Misty, an ex-gym leader of water Pokémon. I also have a younger twin brother named Lex. Unfortunately, Lex was born sickly without a cure and very few people believe he will live pass sixteen. However, I promised him I'd find a cure when we were younger and I still believe I will find a cure to his illness.

I walked downstairs and noticed Lex. He was sitting comfortably on the couch watching TV.

"Happy birthday, Lex!" I exclaimed, somewhat surprising him.

Lex turned to face me. With a large smile on his face, he responded, "Happy birthday, Silvy! I'm so happy for you!"

I gave him a confused look. "Why?"

"Didn't mom tell you?"

I shook my head. "Tell me what?"

He sighed with a soft smile on his face. "I'll wait until mom gets back from the store. She should be back any minute…" And speaking of the devil, guess who walked in? Mom was carrying two large bags filled with random stuff. On the top that I could see was some bug repellent, sunscreen, and some snacks.

"Mom, are you going camping or something? I thought you hated bugs." I questioned with curiosity.

"Oh, happy birthday, Silvy. Glad you're finally up. Huh? Oh, no. This stuff isn't for me. It's for you." She replied.

Now, I was very confused, until Lex explained it clearly for me. "Silvy, you get to go on adventure! Professor Oak is going to give you a Pokémon today and then you get to go all over!"

That made a lot of sense. I've been practically waiting to leave ever since I turned eleven, but mom said I couldn't go just yet because I wasn't 'ready' yet.

I smiled. "Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" I hugged, or practically squeezed, mom until she couldn't breath.

"You're welcome, sweetie. By the way, I want you to promise me something, while you're out there…" She trailed off, half-expecting me to finish her sentence.

"To find dad?"

She nodded. "I will." I replied, determined.

"Oh, I got you a new outfit. I think it's really cute. And Pikachu is coming with you." She handed me a bag with some clothing in it. My dad's Pikachu jumped happily, understanding that he would be coming with me.

I rushed to the bathroom and changed into my new outfit. Wow, I thought. It was actually really cute. The top was a dark green with two small hearts on the top right corner. The long sleeves began past my shoulders, revealing my shoulders completely. I was wearing a black tank under, so the straps showed. I also received black skinny jeans and very comfortable red converse.

I didn't like my long black hair down, so instead, I tied it into a low ponytail to the side. There, now my outfit was perfect for a long journey ahead. I exited the bathroom and showed off the outfit by modeling in front of them. We all laughed.

"Okay. Here is a bag full of all your necessities. Actually, I just bought a new invention that just came out and it allows you to miniaturize all your belongings to take on the go. It's quite convenient for travelers." She explained, handing me a cute new backpack.

"Thanks." I hugged mom again. I wouldn't be seeing her for a while.

Lex got up from the couch and we hugged as well. "I'm keeping my promise," I whispered into his ear. Whether he remembered the promise or not, didn't matter. I would find a cure.

"Come on, Pikachu," I called to him as he quickly jumped to my shoulder. I first headed off to Professor Oak's lab. Although the most famous professor, he's defiantly the most ancient. Dad said he was old when he first met him and that was almost thirty years ago. He has a couple great-grandchildren already that around my age.

"Hello?" I entered his lab, half-expecting he wasn't there, half-expecting he was lying on the floor dead.

"Oh! Is that Silvia? Come here, your mother told me you would be stopping by." I walked closer to him. He carefully examined me and truth be told, it was very… awkward. "My! You look exactly like your father with some minor differences." I hope he's talking about me being a girl, I thought.

"Anyway, come! I have something very important to show you. I know you have Pikachu and all, but you need a Pokémon of your own. And I have three unique Pokémon to show you." He leaded me to a table containing four PokéBalls. He opened up them all at one time. And out came a Charmander, a Squirtle, and a Bulbasaur. The three starter Pokémon of the Kanto Region.

I examined the three of them closely and Pikachu began talking to them. I really didn't know which one to pick, but I don't know if it was just me or not, but none of them seemed like the 'right' Pokémon for me. Almost like, we just weren't compatible.

However, if I had to choose, I would choose Charmander, but before I could say anything, a frantic man rushed into the lab. "Professor! That Pokémon you were keeping watch of escaped into the forest."

"That's no good! We must find it!" He exclaimed in his raspy voice. He turned to me. "I'm sorry, but can we prolong this until we find that Pokémon?"

I nodded. "Do you mind if I help?" I asked. It sounded like an awesome adventure.

"That would be great. Come on!"

We ran to the forest in search of the Pokémon he was talking about.

"Professor, what kind of Pokémon are we looking for exactly?" I asked.

"A very unique Eevee." He replied, focusing on finding the Pokémon despite his poor eyesight.

I decided to search the perimeters. Although I had no idea what was the difference between a regular Eevee and a 'unique' Eevee, but I was willing to give it a shot.

I searched everywhere, but I didn't find any Eevee anywhere. Eevee were pretty rare and finding one was a difficulty since they didn't have an exact home location.

I was resting by the lake for a couple of minutes after an hour had passed of looking. It was about 1:00pm and I was starved, but something struck me strange. I blinked twice. The reflection I just saw… it couldn't be real right? Had I just seen a strange-colored Eevee? Maybe it was just my imagination…

I turned around to prove my theory. The Eevee I was staring at was a violet-colored Eevee and I could tell Pikachu was shocked as well. Never in my life had I seen such a beautiful Pokémon.

Before I knew it, I was saying, "Come here, Eevee. It's all right. I won't hurt you." I bended over and held out my hand, patiently waiting for the Eevee to walk to me.

And surprisingly, Eevee did. Slowly and cautiously, the Eevee came to my hand and licked me gently on the cheek. Then, she smiled and jumped into my arms. Right then and there, I knew she was the one. She would be my partner. Pikachu agreed too, he thought Eevee and I were connected.

I carried Eevee back to where I left Professor Oak, not very surprised to see he was still there staring very carefully at the nearby ground.

"I found her. I found that Eevee." I said.

"Huh? Oh, excellent. Thank you. You see, that Eevee has a unique color, unlike other Eevee that are normally brown. This Eevee will surely develop my research."

We went back to the lab and I wasn't able to explain how much I felt a connection between Eevee and I. However, Eevee wouldn't leave my side and I felt that Professor Oak realized this too.

"Silvia, I notice Eevee has a very large affection for you. Perhaps you better take it. As much as I would love to conduct research on Pokémon, I would never try to do harm on a Pokémon and would prefer to leave it happy as it is. Eevee always looks sad when I see her in her cage." The professor finally remarked.

"Thank you, Prof Oak!" I exclaimed. Eevee jumped into my arms again.

"Before you go, here are some PokéBalls to catch some new Pokémon and a Pokédex to record all the Pokémon you find."

"Again, thank you!" I said.

I decided to put Eevee in her PokéBall so I officially "own" her and then released her from her PokéBall so she could travel with Pikachu and me.

I was about to leave until Xavier walked in. "Hey, Gramps!" He called.

I sighed. Xavier was Professor Oak's great-grandson with an attitude for competition.

"Hi, Xavier. Geez, you remind me so much of Gary. Anyway, what are you here for?"

"You promised I could get my own Pokémon, today. Which ones are available?"

"Charmander, Squirtle, and Bulbasaur."

"Then I'll take Charmander." Xavier replied flatly. He took the PokéBall and started to walk off, until he noticed me.

"Hey, Silvy. See you got a Pokémon there. Let's battle and see whose is stronger."

"Sure." My competitively began to kick in.

Xavier summoned the Charmander and Eevee was in her battle position.

"Charmander, tackle!" He called.

"Eevee, avoid it by using quick attack." Eevee listened and obeyed, hurting Charmander with a direct hit.

"Charmander, ember!" He called again.

This time, Eevee was hit, but she wasn't ready to give up. Pikachu was watching eagerly, rooting for us.

"Quick Attack!" I called and Eevee attacked again, hurting Charmander some more.

"Now finish this off with Bite." I exclaimed. With all her might (I could tell), she bit ferociously at Charmander, until he finally collapsed.

"Good job, Eevee." I said as she happily padded back to me with a large smile on her face.

"Just wait, Silvy. I'm gonna become the greatest master of them all and then I'll defeat you." He shouted and then ran off to probably heal his Pokémon.

Great. I have a rival and this was only my first day as a trainer. But, I also have to keep my promise with mom and Lex.

I slowly walked away from my hometown, Pallet Town. I didn't look back.

Hey everyone! I've officially started this story, however the updates won't be as quickly as my other story in progress. I'm glad this chapter was this long. I think these chapters will normally be around this length, but I'm not really sure. Anyway, please review! I REALLY hoped you enjoyed the first chapter. More to come!

As always,

~srose00