A master's journey
Zoe woke up to her mother's voice. Her bright eyes shined lightly in the darkness of the soon-to-be trainer's room. "Mom, is it Monday?" Zoe asked, turning onto her back slowly.
"Yes, it is darling," her mother replied gently to her daughter. "Today you must go to Professor Juniper and receive your first pokemon."
Zoe sat up in her bed, before asking, "Mom, can I please have my breakfast in bed?"
"No, Zoe, you know you can't" Her mother replied, and switched her bedroom light on.
Zoe sat up and realized that Tom, her best friend, would be coming with her to Professor Juniper's Lab. Zoe smiled and lay down in her bed and sighed dreamily.
Her thoughts were shattered as her mother called her downstairs for breakfast. Stomping down the stairs, she saw Bianca, Cheren and Tom, were also at the table, although Bianca had already received her starter pokemon, Cheren and Tom hadn't. Zoe sat down beside Tom, and ate her breakfast, as she kept looking at him. Tom, who Zoe's mother had also made him breakfast, kept looking up at her.
Tom stood up from the breakfast table and announced, "Guys, we need to get our starting pokemon now!"
Zoe and Cheren stood up and Zoe waved goodbye to her mother.
Heading out the door, the trainers-to-be found the professor standing there, with three pokeballs in a special case made of glass.
Zoe's eyes lightened up. "Can we pick now?" she asked.
The professor chuckled and replied, "Why do you think I brought them over? Of course you can!"
Zoe picked up a pokeball. "Which one is this pokemon?" she asked.
"Oshawott," Professor Juniper replied, smiling.
"Can I have this one please professor?" Zoe asked. "Sure," the pokemon professor smiled.
Tom grabbed Tepig's pokeball. "I pick this pokemon," he cried.
Cheren grumbled under his breath. "I wanted Snivy from the start anyway," he grumbled.
"Want to have a quick battle?" Zoe asked Tom, blushling slightly.
"Sure, Tepig, I choose you!" Tom cried out, sending his new pokemon into the scene.
Zoe whispered something to Professor Juniper's ear. The expert on pokemon nodded, and Zoe smiled.
"Bubble, spotlight!" Zoe cried out. The Oshawott popped out of the pokeball. The Tepig sighed slightly.
"Pig, Tepig," the pig pokemon snorted, and looked at his new enemy evily.
"Bubble, tackle!" Zoe called out. The Tepig dodged quickly, and Bubble gave a Oshawott groan. "Osha! Osha!" Bubble cried out angrily.
"Tackle, Tepig!" Tom cried. The Tepig missed and Bubble cried out, "Oshawott!"
Zoe chuckled. "Leer!" she yelled to her new pokemon.
The Oshawott obeyed, and lowered the Tepig's defence.
"Now, quickly, use tackle!" Zoe cried, and the tackle met it's target.
"Tepig, tackle!" Tom cried worryingly. The Oshawott with amazing speed dodged quickly.
All three trainers were amazed by the Oshawott's speed.
"Is that normal for a new starter pokemon?" Zoe asked.
"This Oshawott's parents are very fast for Samurotts. This Oshawott inherited the speed," Professor Juniper replied.
"Bubble, tackle, again!" Zoe cried. Bubble did what she was told, and hit the Tepig with a damaging hit. The Tepig was down and out.
"Tepig! Tepig, return," Tom murmured sadly. "See you around?" he asked, and started to walk towards the nearest pokemon center
Zoe called over, "Tom, wait!" The male trainer turned around, and asked, "What?"
Zoe started blushing heavily. "Want to travel together?" she asked Tom.
"Sure," Tom replied, and put his arm around her shoulder.
At that moment, Bianca and Zoe's mother came out. Biance squealed happily, "She's in love!"
Zoe's mother smiled warmly and whispered, "She's growing up so fast."