January 29, 2004

6:14 AM

The appeasing colour of the large shimmering sphere illuminated the small town that resides in Kanto. The vast radiant sky was absolutely breathtaking because the clouds formed remarkable shapes and sizes which have gave life to the sky of tranquillity.

Pallet town, a small town where a minor amount of people with notable personalities, that enhances the quality of life of our residents.

A girl sat on a bench, a satisfied sigh escaped her lips as she sat by herself in a haze of nostalgic bliss and for herself to unwind. She has experienced this precious moment not so long ago, although, to her; it was like yesterday.

She looked up at the beautiful sky, her eyes glistening against the gleam of the sun. She was shaking of great anticipation because today is very special.

Today, she is to get her very first Pokemon.

She has waited for a long time for this day to come. She can finally fulfill her dreams to become a Pokemon Master.

"Leaf!" a soft and modulated voice called out, "Don't you think it's time to check on the lab?"

Leaf gave a tender smile, "Oh of course, I'll be right at it!"

Her mother gave an emphatic smile, "Now off you go, sweetie!" her smile suddenly grew to a grin, "Oh and when you come back, your Pokemon has to be adorable!"

"Right," she chuckled, "well, I'll skedaddle now, see you!" with that, she dashed off.

Leaf was acknowledged to be the agile one since kindergarten and also fabled of being beautiful. She was ludicrous from time to time before, but regardless, she is completely an illustrious person.

In swift speed, her body moved gracefully swayed as she ran, she even effortlessly jumped over fences when those were in her way. She memorised every single path around Pallet so it wasn't so difficult for her to get lost. Suddenly, a grin formed on her delicate features, running made her feel young, alive and somewhat, free-spirited. She just loved how the blowing gale would just slap her face when she ran freely.

At last, the laboratory came into view. After one more step, she suddenly tensed that she stopped mid-way from the laboratory.

Why did I stop?, she thought to herself. She could feel her heart thumping loudly in her chest, perhaps she could feel the presence of someone nearby.

She caught a glimpse behind her, craving to know who that person is.

"Red?" she sighed in relief and turned to take a good look to him, "Thought you were someone else." She muttered.

"Hey Leaf!" he said with a pearly white grin, "I'm impressed that you got here earlier than me!" He exclaimed.

Leaf grinned sheepishly, "It's pretty obvious that I got here earlier," her happy expression remained, "Here to visit the professor too?"

He nodded eagerly, "Yeah, I'm completely surprised he chose us for the journey."

"You're not forgetting about me, aren't you?" a voice said with a hint of impatience on his tone, "After all, I am the most popular guy in Pallet Town! Heck, maybe even the whole region when I become the champion!" he exclaimed excitedly.

"Yeah right," A thought sent a mischievous little smile on Red's lips, "if I beat you on being the champion, will that ruin your reputation, Blue?"

"Hey, are you trying to start something?" Blue snarled, clenching his fist.

She sighed loudly with her eyebrows furrowed with her displeased expression; these unnecessary arguments are utterly ridiculous!

"Red, Leaf and Blue, you all finally arrived!" a disembodied voice spoke up from a distance.

"Professor Oak!" Leaf exclaimed with her usual happy expression, "Where've you been?"

"Oh just doing business," he chuckled as he scratched his grey hair, "well, now that you're all here, we can proceed to the laboratory." He said with a simple gesture to enter his laboratory.

They entered as instructed. The laboratory has a lot of technology and books used to acquire the knowledge about Pokemon. Scientists were almost in every spot of the laboratory, creating some sort of new device with the amazing technology they used.

But there was something that Leaf took her attention to is the three Pokeballs that settled on a steel desk near the PC.

The three marvelled at the Pokeballs with excited grins, "Now, now, let's not get too excited." Samuel said with a gentle smile on his somewhat stressed looking features, "You three get a Pokemon."

"And I get to pick first, right gramps?" Blue asked while nudging his grandfather with a raised eyebrow.

An annoyed sigh escaped the Professor's lips, "You don't always get to pick first just because I'm your grandfather."

Blue gasped with a pained expression, Leaf sighed, "Looks like someone doesn't like being denied." Blue glared at her.

"Well, who's going first then?" Red asked, curiosity glistened on his brown orbs.

"I was thinking you could go first, Red." The Professor closed his eyes, wrinkles forming on one side of his eyelid.

Blue groaned with a scowling expression, "Man, why is Red always chosen and not me?!"

"You're being paranoid," she gave an annoyed expression, "now stop scowling and smile!" Blue huffed and averted his eyes away, refusing to take orders from her.

Samuel laughed thickly, "Well, go ahead Red. Take your pick." He gave a smile that showed generosity.

Red walked towards the three Pokeballs that were placed symmetrically aligned on the desk. He stood there, silent and thoughtful, for a very long time. He wasn't the picky one, but he needed a lot of time to make his final decision on picking one rare Pokemon.

Finally, he picked up a Pokeball and he started to examine it thoroughly.

"Ah, so you are interested on Charmander, yes?" Samuel said with a proud smile that formed on his features, "That one is a brave one; you could always change your mind if you're not interested."

"I'm picking Charmander." Red finally spoke up from his long silence, completely sure of his decision.

"Nice choice, Red!" Leaf said appealingly, "I want to pick-!"

"I'm picking Squirtle then!" Blue interjected cockily. He swiftly grabbed the Pokeball on the left side of the table.

Leaf pouted like a child and gently took the last Pokeball that contained Bulbasaur.

The Professor cleared his throat, "Do any of you want to nickname your new Pokemon?"

The two boys shook their heads, satisfied with their Pokemon's normally used names. Leaf stood there for a moment, "I suppose I'll name mine... Daisy," she said with a giggle.

"Daisy?" they all said in unison with baffled looks.

"Daisy," Leaf repeated with a curt nod, "it isn't a bad name right..?"

"Wait, it's a girl?" Blue inquired with a gaped mouth.

Red gave a kind-hearted smile, "It's a great name, Leaf!" he exclaimed, completely oblivious about Blue's question.

Leaf scratched the back of her head and smiled bashfully, "Really? I'm relieved; I thought it wasn't a nice and sensible name."

"Hey! Let's all do a Triple Battle!" Blue called out, a determined grin plastered on his face.