Disclaimer: I do not own the pokémon world. It's just something I made as a huge pokémon nerd.
Notes:
English is not my native language. I am doing my best but I'm very sorry if I made too many mistakes for you to enjoy reading this.
As a beginning fanfiction writer tips and tricks are more than welcome! I really want to improve but please be nice J
Summary:
Itzel is a new pokémon trainer from Thyo, a small island nearby the Johto region. Thyo is so small that she has to leave it to fulfil her dream: becoming a pokémon trainer. Itzel can't wait to start her journey and pick her very first pokémon!
Chapter one: home
When Itzel finally saw the sun rising she jumped out of bed. She hadn't really slept that night because her body was full of adrenaline and she just couldn't wait to start the day. Ever since she was a little girl she had been waiting for this moment and it was finally here. Years and years of waiting and studying all let op to this day: the day she would become a pokémon trainer!
Itzel put on the clothes she so carefully had picked out on and walked to the bathroom. She noticed just how loud and colourful the clothes were but it was totally her style and she loved it. She wore long green socks with yellow flowers, blue sneakers, a huge bright green sweater and some black tights. She thought a real pokémon trainer should have a unique look and she quite liked the one she created. But even without her colourful clothes Itzel was the kind of person you would notice in a crowd. She was a small girl but her big green eyes almost matched the colour of her sweater and her skin was so pale snow white would have been jealous. The messy pink hair resting on her shoulders made Itzel most proud.
Itzel brushed her teeth and looked satisfied into the mirror: 'Today is the day that I finally become a pokémon trainer!' She smiled at herself and than ran downstairs to meet her mom and dad for breakfast.
'Good morning sweetheart! Are your ready go on your adventure? I made you some pancakes for your final breakfast at home!' Said her mom happily.
'Yes pancakes! Thanks mom! I am a bit nervous but mostly excited and I just can't wait to get my first pokémon!'
'Have you decided who is going to be your first one?' Where Itzel's mom just wanted her to do what makes Itzel happy her dad was more of a practical man. But Itzel's first pokémon was something she had ben thinking about for years and years. Living on Thyo island made it a lot harder for her to chose her first pokémon. Thyo was a very small island with only a small number of citizens. They had a school, a pokémon center and plenty of wild pokémon but no professor and no starter pokémon. So everyone wanting to become a pokémon trainer had to leave the island to go somewhere else. This created a situating where a lot of people would never leave the island or become a pokémon trainer because the Thyo was there home and they did not want to leave it. People who did have the dream of becoming a trainer would have to choose a place where they want to go. The big plus from choosing your own destination was that she could choose any starter pokémon she wanted. Something she thought about sins she was a little girl. She thought of it as the most important decision of her life.
'I have been thinking about it quite a lot. Deciding where I want to go and who is going to be my very first pokémon has been really hard. I'm actually still not completely sure to be honest. I want to really have a connection with a pokémon, a bond, and I'm not sure which type would fit me and I'm also not sure how I want to choose my pokémon. I feel like I want to make a decision when I meet the pokémon. Maybe hang out with them for a little while, something like that.'
'Sure. That makes sense.' Itzel could see her father was a bit confused by her answer. Neither of her parents where pokémon trainers. They were born and raison on Thyo Island and even though the enjoyed playing with pokémon they just never thought about becoming trainers. Her mom stayed at home and took care of Itzel while her dad worked at construction.
'Dad you do work with Machoke, right? Do the Machoke volunteer? How did you pick them?'
'Well most Machoke are trained by my boss and I think he just catches one when a Machoke appears to be strong. I am not sure if it's their decision to work for us but they like showing off their strength so I'm guessing the answer is yes.
'Mmm. That's very interesting!' Itzel was very interested in the relationship between pokémon and trainers and the things that moved them. Maybe it was partly because she had been studying about it for so long. Most trainer's start their journey when they are 12 but the people form Thyo had to wait a bit longer. They just weren't aloud to start earlier. Trainers from different places would start traveling around their hometowns and cities so it would be pretty save for someone so young but that wasn't an option for people form Thyo. That's why the government decided that people from Thyo would have to wait until they became 16 before they were allowed to go on their journey. Just to make sure it was save. So Itzel waited all this time knowing that people were already training their pokémon but she didn't wanted to be left behind. So she studied as much as she could. It might not be the same but she hoped it would help.
'Honey you should really eat your pancakes and get going! The professor knows that you are coming so he must be waiting for you.' Her mother woke Itzel up from her daydream.
'You are right! I should hurry!' And Itzel ate her pancakes as fast as she could. She gabbed her yellow backpack so fast her father had to stop her.
'Wait a minute! You can't leave without saying goodbye! And we still have a gift for you!'
'A gift?'
'It's your 16th birthday remember?' Her dad smiled. 'We wanted to give you something very special.' He handed her a small package. It was pretty thin and it had a beautiful green ribbon around it.
'Come on! Open it!'
Itzel carefully opened the package. The moment she saw what was inside she jumped into the arms of her mom and dad. It was a picture of her big hero: Ash Ketchum. It was an older picture from when he was still a kid. Proudly holding a gym badge with his partner Pikachu. It must have been some of his first badges. Ash looked so happy and excited and his Pikachu seemed to be having just as much fun. Itzel looked up to the bond Ash had with his Pikachu. They were so close together and Ash never forced Pikachu to evolve. The fact that Pikachu was the one to hand Ash the final victory to turn Ash into the ultimate pokémon master wasn't a surprise to Itzel. It was the kind of pokémon and trainer relationship she really hoped to have with her own pokémon
'This is the best gift ever! Thank you so much!'
'You haven't even looked at the back yet!'
Itzel looked at the back and noticed there was something written on it: may your pokémon journey be as wonderful as mine, Ash.
Itzel felt her eyes become watery. It might be weird to some people to start crying because of a simple picture and a message but this was no ordinary message, it was a message from her hero.
'Thank you.' Her gratitude was big and made her emotional. She carefully put the picture in her yellow backpack.
'I guess I have to go now.'
'Your going to the Johto region aren't you?'
'Yeah. Starting at Johto just makes sense because it's so close to home. I already told the professor I wasn't quite sure yet how I'm going to pick my pokémon and that I might not pick one if I'm not feeling a connection but he told me that was fine.'
Her mother smiled. 'Please be careful! And you can always return home if you change your mind!'
'I won't'. Itzel smiled, gave her parents one last hug and walked to the door. She almost tripped while trying to go outside but quickly recovered and walked out of the door. She looked back at her home one last time before walking towards her boat. Her parents stood in the doorway, waving goodbye.
'I love you! Don't worry about me!'
She turned away from her home, towards her big adventure.