"Lance! Lance!" A soft female voice shouted, urgency being hinted at in the voice. The voice came from a young lady, who was the said boy's mother. Her name was Amy and she looked young, not reaching her peak of age yet, only looking to be at the age of thirty, if not younger by at least a year or two. Amy had on a tanktop and a pair of moderately length shorts, neither made for much working but the Ranch itself was mostly self-sustained thanks to the Pokemon and area. She didn't wear any form of make-up, her natural beauty showing her slightly tanned appearance. Her almost 3 foot long green hair was tied many times up, in an attempt to keep it out of the way. Surprisingly, almost nothing about Amy matched. Her green hair, light brown skin, or even her bright red eyes.
Amy went from room to room in the home, starting with the kitchen and Lance's room last. The house was enough for the family of four that included lance's mother, father, little sister, and himself of course. It included all the furnishings of most homes in Kanto, just having twice as much to accommodate the bigger family.
'He had better be in here! That boy can't be slaking on today of all days.' Amy thought as she opened Lance's door to find him sitting on his bed, looking out the window away from the ranch and towards somewhere at or past Celadon City.
"Where have you been? You need to be helping us at the ranch!" Amy had her hands on her hips, leaning forward at Lance's doorway. Lance's room was not detailed in the slightest. The biggest thing was the large bay-like window that covered almost one whole wall that looked over a section of the ranch. The boy had a simple mind for the most part, more or less not a fan of doing anything extreme. Unlike his mother's and father's room, which had pictures showing different things like their two children and the ranch at different times. The size itself of both wasn't too different, maybe the parent's children being just a few feet bigger each way. Lance sighed, leaning his forehead against the window before turning to his mother.
"You know I don't enjoy helping on this stupid ranch. I don't want to stay on here, I want to go somewhere else. I heard about kids turning ten usually go on adventures around so many places and seeing so many things. I don't want to stay here on this stupid place!" Lance raised his voice a little, his personality showing a little. Hot-headed and charismatic was just two. Lance looked a little like his mother but not everything was the same. Lance had his mother's green hair, except it was a darker and much, much shorter. It matched his hazel eyes better than his mother's combination of colors. Lance didn't like shorts himself, so he was almost always wore pants and a loose shirt. It wasn't exactly the best ranch wear but only until recently, Lance didn't have to do much to help.
"Look, I know you don't like this but you have to do it. I mean, you have breeding in your blood. I am not stopping you from going out on your own and doing whatever you please but while you are here, you help us. Understand?" Amy and Lance were almost equal when it came to being stubborn. The two of them could go head to head but eventually, Amy won over Lance and got her way. Lance didn't bother fighting his mother at times and just went with whatever she asked but every now and then, Lance would get into the mood again and start fighting her.
"I-I…" Lance didn't give up much of a fight, seeing as he wouldn't be doing anything if he did say no except looking at what could be happening. Lance just stayed silent, getting off his bed and walking past his mother. She politely moved to the side to let him go and whenever he was out of sight, smiled and putting her hands together in front of her. Even though it was bad, Amy found herself a little victorious. Her husband wasn't stubborn as herself or Lance and he just about did everything she asked without any fight.
It was a normal sunny day at Prosperity Ranch. Pokemon seen for miles in the plains and even more not seen in the forest that made up a section of the property. The Pokemon ranged from groups of Rattata to even rare Snorlax snoozing the day away. The Ranch got its name from the many Pokemon that populated its plains and space. It had room for many, many more but most decide to stray away from the ranch's property. There is no fence or boundaries marked around the space, so Pokemon that are at the place have nothing stopping them from leaving the place completely and populating the other areas around Kanto. That is one more reason how Prosperity Ranch got the name: It gives everywhere more Pokemon to have, making Pokemon plentiful anywhere. There are still many dozens of Pokemon that decide to stay at the ranch to give it the beauty it has but just as many leave to go explore other places. Some make the ranch a permanent home while others make it just enough to get through until they get strong and brave enough to leave on their own.
Lance put his hands as best he could in front of his eyes, squinting and looking at what he called the repetitious scenery. Others would comment that it was calm and beautiful but Lance seen this too much to still have this in his own mind. Lance wanted to see more, see more than just a plain and a forest. Sure, he wouldn't see as many Pokemon but there would be different things he could experience. Lance heard of there being deep caves, the cool sea, and even an island with a volcano on it. Lance wanted to experience things like this but being on a ranch didn't give him the opportunity to do such a thing.
"Hey, good to see you are out! I didn't hear you and mom argue." Lance's father was not too far away from the house, looking at the plains with a familiar Pokemon beside him and an even more personally familiar one to Lance on his other side. Lance's father was named Thomas, Tom for short. He was rugged and his body showed it with obvious, almost carved, muscles. Tom had seen hard work and his body gradually got more toned as he worked. Tom's face was broad but still warming. His hair was the almost the exact opposite of Amy's, being maybe an inch or two in thickness. He had on almost similar to Amy, which put Lance the odd one out of the three with clothing. Lance got his darker shade of eyes from his brown eyed father.
"Eevee! Ee!" Lance felt the Eevee that was beside Tom rub against his own leg. That was his personal Pokemon that chose Lance as his trainer. The other Pokemon around was Tom's personal Pokemon partner, a large Arcanine.
"Good, you didn't leave yet." Amy came from behind Lance, standing beside Tom where Eevee was. Yet another Pokemon came to join the others. It was Amy's personal Pokemon, a rare Dragonite, that took its place beside Amy. On the back of the Dragonite came a small voice, though.
"Hey, happy birthday, big brother!" A high pitched voice came from the back of the Dragonite as a blonde haired head poked up from beside the Dragonite. It was Lance's little sister, Mandy. She had odd blonde hair, being easily the odd one out of the family. Along with her hair, Mandy had the same color eyes as her mother's hair. It was a little odd with this combination but it was just a random combination of genes.
"Mandy. I wanted to surprise Lance better than that." Amy shook her head, wearing a smile. Lance frowned, crossing his arms. Eevee was still against Lance's leg, staying at his side loyally. He wasn't ready to hear this, not wanting to become the age enough to have responsibilities on the ranch.
"But big brother finally gets to have his own Pokemon to go around with! I want my own Pokemon! I want this one!" Mandy hugged Dragonite's neck and she gratefully rubbed her head against Mandy's. All of the Pokemon were completely friendly to the Ranch owners and to anyone else related.
"You can't have my Dragonite but there are a lot of other's for you to choose from. You can find another one that you can have for yourself." Mandy stuck her tongue out at Amy and the parents put their attention onto Lance, who was more than pleased to let them continue talking about his little sister getting to the age he is now.
"Alright, Now to let you get the talk. You should know about what happens when a kid turns ten. They-" Tom started talking first but was cut off by Lance's angry voice.
"I know about the dumb talk! I know what NORMAL kids get to do once they hit the age of ten! They get to go on amazing adventures and see all kinds of different Pokemon in their original habitat! Get gym badges; train their own Pokemon to be stronger than all the others! I don't get to do that, though! I have to stay on this stupid ranch and do the same stupid thing day in and day out without anything exciting or new! I don't want to be here all the time!" Lance turned and stomped away from the rest of the family, while they stood motionless with frowns. Mandy tried to chase after Lance but Amy grabbed up to stop her. Mandy struggled but Amy didn't let up and the both of them let Lance go to cool off. Eevee, of course, ran after his master. Pokemon always had the uncanny ability to sense when there was something wrong with their partner and would do anything to make them feel better or comfort them in some way. Eevee was no different and chased after Lance, trying to keep up but slowly lagging behind.
"Mommy, let me go! I need to make sure Lance is okay!" Mandy lightly struggled now, losing her strength little by little.
"He will be. I knew this would come up. We just need to let him cool off and he will be back in no time." Tom said, pulling Amy and Mandy against him.