Hey everyone! So as you know, this is a re write from a Pokemon fanfiction I wrote some time ago, one I really hope to improve upon. So if you stumble across it, please don't hesitate to leave a review and tell me what things I need to build on, it'll really help me and this story out. And I'll also be glad to review all your excellent stories thanks! I shall also give out a place of virtual choice cookies to all reviewers! : D

"Ginan dear! You coming?"

"Yeah, Mom!" Ginan Montegomery, a fourteen year old teenage girl and Newbark Town native, yelled out of her room dejectedly. For her, today with THE day. The day she finally had to start a Pokemon journey and wander around the entire Johto region like she had no life. "Totally ready to give up everything I've known, just to see some useless pokemon and wilderness," Ginan muttered bitterly under breath. With a sigh, she reached for her trusty pink travel pack, stuffed with goodies such as makeup, her trusty pokegear, a change of clothing, and some good old wads of cash she'd been consistently taking from her mother's purse for a good while. If her mother could sentence her to a life of trudging around the whole damn region, then she could take some of her money.

The teen brushed her chestnut hair back, and tied it into the thick braid she'd been working on. Looking at herself in her ceiling to floor, Ginan gave a small nod of approval. Dressed in a purple lace tank, comfortably fitting black leggings, and purple boots, she didn't look half bad for a journey, at least. She shot back one last wistful look at her bedroom, her bed was actually made and neatly draped for once, and her trusty Jigglypuff bean bag sitting in the corner had a forlorn look about it. "Well, I'll be back sometime, at least." Then, turning on her heel, she headed down the stairs into the kitchen.

Hey, Rex," Ginan greeted her mother's pet Delcatty, a remnant of her Hoenn days, as she plopped down at the table, where her mother had already laid out milk and cereal. Upon seeing this, Ginan gave a small frown. "Mom, you know that I don't eat this bran crap!" She commented at the unappealing brown flakes.

"Come on Honey, it's a good energy boost!" Bella Montegomery responded with a perky grin.

"Well, I think Rex already claimed it anyways," Ginan giggled as she got up and poured herself a bowl of full sugar and calorie frosted flakes, and began to dig in. Indeed, the Delcatty was munching down the flakes and licking the bowl's sides clean. "So do I have to go to the Nerd Herd lab or what?"

"Now Ginan, just be polite. But yes, Professor Elm is expecting you any time now, so go as soon as you finish your breakfast." Her mother responded tersely. "I'm sure he'll have some great Pokemon for you to pick out of. I remember starting my journey with Treeko all those years ago…''

"I can only hope so," Ginan murmured, finishing her cereal and hoisting up her pack. She had always thought that Elm was an enormous nerd, with his wire rimmed glasses, quirky hairstyle, and constant chatter of Pokemon, not that he wasn't a nice guy.

"I'm just…going to miss you so much!" Bella sighed, hugging her daughter tightly. "Be sure to check in from time to time, okay?"

"I could just not go," Ginan suggested idly, thinking about the horrors that the Johto wilderness could do to her primly styled hair and nails.

Her mother shook her head firmly. "No. It's an important part of growing up, and you're fourteen as it is, that's older than most kids are when they start out! Besides, I think it'll be an enriching experience for you, and I'm sure you'll come to enjoy it!"

Thinking about how untrue this probably was, and how much of a typical Mom thing it was today, Ginan exchanged a last goodbye, and headed out the door into the fresh Newbark morning. Leaves and grass crunched under her boots as she headed to the large white laboratory building at the North end of town. As she arrived, Ginan knocked hesitantly on the door, actually quite curious of what Pokemon might be inside for her to choose from. She heard some shuffling inside, and then the door swung opened to reveal a somewhat disheveled looking Professor Elm.

"Oh, hey there, Ginan!" He greeted her, putting his glasses back on. "Ah, so I presume you're for a Pokemon, right?"

"Er, yeah, I am, my Mom said…"

"Yes, well, come inside." Ginan followed the man into the lab, taking note of all the messy files and disoriented tables that lined the area. In the back, a circular machine stood, empty of the classic red and white pokeballs in its three slots. Elm rubbed his messy hairy nervously. "Well, Ginan…I do believe we have an issue. Two other trainer took two of the pokemon earlier this week, and just now, well….our last one was…stolen."

Ginan blinked. "Say what?"

"Yes, there was an angry fellow who came by just now…and snatched it up. Now, since I'm an elderly man, not in the shape I used to be, I can hardly run after the young fellow. Ginan, I was wondering if you could go after him. I've already called the police, but I know you'll be able to catch up to him." He quickly reached in to his lab coat pocket, and pulled out a pokeball, thrusting it into Ginan's hands. "Here, take this for now! He only has a few minutes head start, and I can lend you my bike, now go!" He pointed the black trainer's bike sitting in the corner.

"I wonder if this is what all beginning trainers have to go through…" Ginan muttered, hopping on the bike, and with no clue what she was doing, heading in the direction Elm pointed.

"Good luck, and call me if you need anything!" He yelled after her. With a nod, Ginan began pedaling furiously, her braid lifting in the light Newbark breezes. The path out of town was fairly straightforward, with only a few trees on tall grasses, and it was blacked by rugged slopes to the North, so the thief could really only have gone one way…

"Now let's see what you're made of!" Ginan heard a voice grunt to her left. Reeling around, she saw a teenage boy around her age, with red hair and eyes and dressed in all black clutching a pokeball. Realizing that this was probably the culprit, she hopped of her bike, and ran toward the criminal.

"Hey!" He wheeled around at the sound of her voice, and irritated look on his haughty pale face. "Is that pokemon…really yours? Professor Elm had one stolen…" He let out a nasty sneer.

"Well yeah, I took this pokemon from him, looked like it had some potential."

Ginan felt a twinge of irritancy inside of her. She had been meant to receive that pokemon, and this boy had just waltzed in and taken it. She wasn't going to let him get away with this. "Well, that pokemon was meant for me today, so I suggest you hand it back before I get a hold of you!"

The boy laughed again upon hearing this. "Don't tell me that you're going to try to stop me! You look like the weakest of the pathetic weak!" He threw forth his pokeball, revealing a small blue reptilian pokemon with a large snout and red spikes on its back on tail.

Ginan clutched the pokeball Elm had given her. "I think that's a Totodile…here goes nothing!" She threw forth her own pokeball, to reveal a petit cream colored dog like pokemon. Ginan grinned a bit upon seeing it. "Wow, an Eevee…so cute,"

"You can show your worth against this pest!" He told Totodile gruffly. "Use scratch!" The water type rushed at Eevee, its claws extended.

"Uh, try sand attack," Ginan said quickly, trying to think of what moves an Eevee could use. Nodding, the small pokemon kicked up some dirt into Totodile's face as it approached.

"Dile!" It grunted, rubbing its eyes.

"Follow up with a tackle!" Eevee rammed into its opponent, sending the small water type reeling backwards.

"Quick, use water gun!" The boy commanded. Totodile shot a small jet of water toward Eevee, who took the hit, reeling backwards with dripping fur. However, the normal type managed to shake it off, albeit weaker for the ware, and pawed at the grass.

Ginan smiled. "Eevee, try tackle again!" Eevee rushed forward once more and tackled Totodile, sending it skidding across the ground. Totodile snorted weakly, then collapsed, defeated. "Alright, good job, Eevee!" She turned to the redhead smugly. "Now that I had to battle you for it, are you going to give back that Totodile?"

He shook his head, smirking. "No. You only won by dumb luck, just like a typical weakling." He turned around, recalling Totodile. "Oh, name's Silver by the way. Remember that for next time when I crush you!"

Ginan was about to yell in protest, but just then, a loud motorcycle reared up, a police officer perched on the seat with Professor Elm in the back. Silver scowled, and then whipped out a grey orb, hurling it to the ground. At once, thick grey smoke obscured the area, making Ginan cough and sputter. After a few moments, the thick smoke cleared, and Silver was nowhere to be seen. "Ugh, that asshole got away…" She growled, then turned to Elm. "Sorry I couldn't get Totodile back."

The man patted her shoulder. "That okay, it's my fault for being so slow…anyway, why don't you come back to the lab with me? I'm sure the police will catch him soon enough anyhow." Ginan nodded, and the police officer drove the two back to Newbark, the bike in tow, and dropped them off in front of the lab. As the officer drove away, Elm looked at Ginan, and the pokeball still in her hand, and the small normal type at her feet.

"You did a great job today against that young fellow. From what I saw, you seemed to have a great bond with Eevee, so I think that you should keep her as your starter pokemon." He reached into his ever trusty pocket and pulled out five additional pokeballs, and a think white electronic device. "Here are more pokeballs, and your pokedex. With it, you can document pokemon you see, and it can serve as your trainer I.D. Now, one more thing, would you like to give a name to your Eevee?"

"A name?" She turned toward Eevee, thinking. "Hmm…what about…Bentlie?" The Evee let out a happy bark upon hearing this, pleased with the name. "Well then that's it, Bentlie!" She turned toward Elm. "Thanks for everything Sir!"

He gave her a kind smile. "No problem, I hope you can enjoy your journey, Ginan!"

"Well, I'll try to!" Ginan responded. Waving goodbye, she turned West, and headed out of Newbark.

So what'd you think? Yay or nay? All thoughts are welcomed! And some questions…

Do you think Eevee is a good starter Pokemon for Ginan?

What is your opinion on Ginan so far?

What do you think she should catch?