AN: Good Morning Everyone! KingSamurott here with my very first fanfiction. I worked really hard on this story and I hope you all like it. Give it a review and tell me what you think! Anyways, enjoy the story and have a nice day.

AN #2: I went back and changed/fixed some of the grammar and spelling in a few of the paragraphs. I'm terribly sorry for the inconvenience! I Hope the first episode is easier to read now.

Episode 1:

Our story begins in the region known as Hoenn. A region that is full of beautiful plants, nice people, and is the home to an assortment of mysterious creatures, otherwise known as, Pokemon. What are Pokemon? And where did they come from? Nobody knows where these strange creatures come from exactly. And that's where Pokemon researchers like Professor Birch comes in; birch is known for his research and love for pokemon throughout the hoenn region and at his home in Littleroot Town. Along with this, he's also known for giving new trainers their starter pokemon at the beginning of their journey. And just like all of the other regions, there's an annual Pokemon League, where trainers worldwide come to prove themselves and in hopes of becoming the champion of the pokemon league. However, one young trainer and his pokemon are about to embark on an exciting adventure of their own.

It was a bright and beautiful morning in Littleroot Town. While the community and population of the town was small due to the population of only 9 people, everyone was nice and friendly to one another. In one household, a light-skinned woman with orange hair was in the kitchen preparing breakfast for her family while her husband, whom was also light skinned but with flat black hair was reading the morning paper. However, they noticed they were missing one more person who was happily asleep upstairs in his room. "Simon! Breakfast is almost ready!" the woman called. But no response. "Simon Preston get down here this instance!" she called again, but with a little bit more agitation and anger in her voice. "Ohhh that boy...I swear." she mumbled to herself.

"Relax Elizabeth." the husband said softly to his wife, "he's a growing boy and he needs his rest. You know that."

As she sighed in defeat, Elizabeth knew her husband was right. "I know Dimitri, I know." Elizabeth replied, "but you know today's the day-"

"When he chooses his first Pokemon from Professor Birch and he goes off on his very first journey. I remember dear; you reminded me several times. And I know you're worried about him as well. I'm worried too."

"Even though he's 13 years old now...I still see him as my little boy and it's not going to be easy for me to say goodbye…" Elizabeth said sadly as tears were starting to build up in her eyes. But she quickly wiped them away and formed a small smile. "But no matter, we'll be rooting for our son throughout his journey!" she said enthusiastically.

"Haha! That's the spirit! Now we just need to think of a way to wake him up."

"Yeah...and immediately. I hate for his breakfast to get cold."

But suddenly, the solution to their problem came to them in the form of a Taillow tapping its beak on their window; as she walked over to the window, Elizabeth, couldn't help but smile as she opened the window and watched the little flying type soar gracefully through the kitchen and land on the kitchen table.

"Good morning Taillow~" she greeted.

"Taillow! Taillow! " the Pokemon chirped.

"Hehe, I need a favor from you. Would you kindly give Simon a "gentle" wake up call please?" Elizabeth asked as she gave the flying-type a small wink.

"Tail-Taillow!" Taillow chirped as it returned the wink to Elizabeth and proceeded to fly straight upstairs and into Simon's room.

Inside the 13 year old's bedroom-there was windows on the left side of the room as the sunlight glared through the reflection. There's also a desk with a pc and a Snorlax doll laying on the side of it. Right in the middle of the room laid a medium-size bed and between it was a night stand and a huge chest. However, under the covers was a young teenage boy who was sleeping his morning away in ease; the boy was light skinned and had orange hair like his mother. Even though it was a bit on the spiky side and he also has golden-orange eyes like his father.

As he continued to sleep the morning away-the tiny swallow Pokemon flew into the bedroom and landed on top of Simon's head.

"Taillow! Taillow!" Taillow chirped as it hoped it would be enough to wake up the sleeping teenager. But to no success, he didn't wake up. However, the tiny swallow Pokemon wasn't going to give up that easily; it continued to chirp as loud as it could. Getting louder with every passing second. As for Simon, he didn't find this amusing as he attempted to swat the flying type away from him. "Leave me alone Taillow…" Simon grumbled as he slammed his face back into his pillow.

"Tailloww…" Taillow growled in aggravation as it was determined to get Simon out of bed. And so, Taillow plopped on the back top of Simon's head and proceeded to use the move 'peck' at full strength. In hopes of getting the young teenager out of bed.

10 seconds later…

"AHHHH! OK OK! I'M UP! I'M UP! OW! THAT SERIOUSLY HURTS! OW!" Simon shouted as he immediately rushed out of bed and nearly tumbled to the door. "Ah my aching head…did you have to peck me so hard?" Simon pouted as he gently rubbed the bump on his head. Taillow gave Simon a quick nod as it flew past him and proceeded to fly back downstairs.

"Guess I better head downstairs before-"

Simon Preston! Your breakfast is gonna get cold if you don't get down here this instant." called Elizabeth.

"...That happens." mumbled Simon, "Coming mom!" Simon called back as he quickly made his way downstairs and into the kitchen.

As Simon entered the kitchen, he sat at the kitchen and patiently waited for his breakfast. While this was happening Simon's father, Dimitri was just happening to look over his paper and notice his heavily exhausted son. Who also happens to have a slight bruise on his head.

"Morning Champ!"

"-Yawns- morning dad…"

"Sounds like you had a nice long rest hehe."

"Yeah, it was a pleasantly nice rest, until I got a painful awakening." Simon groaned as he scolded at Taillow, who was standing by the window seal with a smug look on its face. Simon rolled his eyes annoyingly at the flying type as he gently rubbed the bruise on his head

"Well to be fair Simon, your mother, did call your name several times."

"Your father's right." said Elizabeth, "And seeing how exhausted you are...it looks like you slept like a Snorlax," said Elizabeth, as she gave a little chuckle.

"-Yawns- you have no idea mom...hehe," said Simon

As Elizabeth smiled back at her son, she soon finished making breakfast for everyone and sat three plates of food on the kitchen table. One for her husband, her son, and one for herself. As she sat down at the table, the entire family began to eat their breakfast; while Simon was chowing down his breakfast in a fast and yet steady pace, both of his parents looked at each other as they both began to form a small smirk on their faces.

"Dear, I think it's time we tell him," said Dimitri as he casually smiled.

"Hm, I think so too." Elizabeth nodded as she replied back to her husband.

"Huh? Tell me what? Am in trouble?" Simon asked nervously.

"No! Not at all dear!" Elizabeth reassured to her son "In fact, just wait right there Simon. I'll be right back." As Elizabeth got up from the table, she quickly headed upstairs. Leaving both her son and her husband in awe.

"Dad...do you know what's going on?" the young teenager asked his father as he had a confused look on his face.

"Hehe...you'll see son. You'll see." Dimitri chuckled as he patted his son on the shoulder.

As a few minutes passed, Elizabeth, came downstairs with a pair of folded clothes, a headband with a Pokeball symbol on the side, and a pair of shoes. Once she walked back to the kitchen, the young woman noticed her husband's wink and her still confused son.

"Simon," Elizabeth smiled. "Your father and I were waiting for this day to come. The day that you would pick your Pokemon and go on your very first journey." she smiled wholeheartedly as she handed Simon the clothes and headband.

"M-Mom…I-I don't know what to say…" Simon was practically speechless as he looked back and forth between the clothes and his parents. All he could do at that moment was smile.

"Now the outfit isn't too new or fancy. I pretty much spent the past few days sewing the outfit and making sure it was nice and comfort-" before she could finish talking, Elizabeth was pulled into a tight and warm hug by her son. Whom had a massive smile on his face.

"You're the best mom! Thank you so much!" Simon smiled as he continued to hug his mom.

"Ehehe you're very welcome sweetie. Why don't you go upstairs, wash up, and try on your new outfit~"

"I thought you never asked!" Simon gleamed with excitement as he grabbed his new clothes and accessories and quickly speeded up the stairs.

"Looks like he's wide awake now. Huh dear?" Dimitri chuckled.

"Sure does! Elizabeth replied as she chuckled along with her husband.

10 minutes later…

Back downstairs and into the living room, Simon was fully dressed and showing off his trainer attire to his parents; he was wearing a green t-shirt with a Pokeball symbol in the middle, along with a pair of grey jeans, green white shoes, and a headband with the Pokeball symbol on the side.

"You look good son!" Said Dimitri

"Thanks, dad! I feel like a true Pokemon trainer now." Simon smiled confidently.

"Hmm...not quite." Elizabeth spoke up, "I think you're just missing a few things." she smirked as she grabbed a brand-new backpack and a pair of gloves from behind the pillow. "You can't be a trainer without your bag and professional gloves now can't we~?" She teased.

"Haha right…" slightly flustered and embarrassed, the young teenager grabs the backpack and gloves and puts both on. "Thanks, mom! Now I really feel like a Pokemon trainer." Said Simon.

"You're welcome dear~" Elizabeth smiled.

"Well, it looks like you're all set son. I think it's time for you to go pick your very first Pokemon," said Dimitri.

"Yes!" Simon yelled as he jumped with joy and excitement, "I can't wait! Maybe I'll pick Treeko, or Mudkip, or better yet-Torchic! Ack! It's so hard to choose." said Simon as he began to ruffle his hair.

"Why don't you go to Professor Birch's lab and find out?" asked Dimitri, you might be surprised by the choice you make."

"Your father's right Simon, you won't know until you try," said Elizabeth

Simon nodded back to his parents as gave them a thumbs up and a reassuring smile. "I'll try to do my best. And I promise to make both of you proud," said Simon as he started walking towards the front door.

"We know you will son~" Said Dimitri.

"Oh, Simon!" Elizabeth called, "Professor Birch's lab is the small building that's right in front of us."

"Got it, mom!" Simon called back as he closed the door behind him.

As soon as he got outside, Simon headed towards Professor Birch's laboratory. "I still can't decide what Pokemon I want to choose." Simon thought to himself, "I mean-all three starters look amazing and all...but...it's not just that. I want a Pokemon partner that'll be by my side until the end! Unless-" Simon's thoughts were caught short when he arrived at the front entrance of the professor's laboratory.

"This must be the place." said Simon, "Okay Preston-relax, don't be nervous, take deep breaths, and don't. Mess. up. Simple." he chuckled nervously. Once Simon stepped foot into the lab, he notices all of the different machines and scientists that were hard at work with their individual researching about Pokemon. Lost and not knowing what to do next, the young trainer decided to walk up to one of the scientists and ask them if the professor is around. Maybe he'll get lucky.

"Umm excuse me, sir? Have you seen-"

"Sorry kid, I don't have time to talk right now. Please go away."

Or maybe not so lucky…

"Okay then...no need to be so rude," said Simon as he walked away from the apparently busy scientist. The young trainer, however, was now determined to get some answers and to hopefully pick his first Pokemon.

"Excuse me, I'm looking for-"

"Not right now kid."

"Alrighty then...excuse me, sir, have you seen-"

"If you're looking for Professor Birch, he's not here right now."

"Oh okay...then where is-"

"I have no clue where he is! That's all I know kid. Sorry."

"D'aww man.." Simon groaned in disappointment as he turned around and started walking towards the exit. "I was so looking forward to picking out a Pokemon." He thought to himself, "Oh well, the professor might be out for a while." as he was leaving, a young girl walked into and bumped right into Simon.

"Whoops! Sorry...that was my bad," said Simon as he scratched the back of his head.

"It's okay. I should've watched where I was going." said the young clothing attire consisted of a red t-shirt with a dark blue circle around her neck, dark blue bike shorts, white skirt, red and yellow sneakers, a red bandanna with a white Poké Ball print, a yellow waist-pack, and dark-blue and white gloves.

"I see you're a trainer too huh?" Simon asked as he got another look at the girl's outfit and gear.

"Yep! I sure am" the girl smiled as she held her hand out. "I'm May by the way. And you are…?"

Simon immediately shook her hand and proceeded to introduce himself. "Preston. Simon Preston. It's very nice to meet you May!" he smiled.

"It's nice to meet you too-so what brings you to my dad's laboratory, Simon?" May asked.

"I was supposed to come and choose my starter Pokemon...but it seems Professor Birch isn't here at the moment."

"That's my dad for ya! Sometimes he's here, sometimes he isn't. But I think he's out on Route 101 doing his usual Pokemon research."

"Your dad? Wait a second...you're Professor Birch's daughter!?"

"...Surprised?" May giggled nervously. "It's okay, I don't blame you. A lot of people tend to be surprised when they find out that you're the daughter of a famous Pokemon professor."

"N-No! No! It's not that. I mean, I knew he had a daughter, I just didn't know it was you. Sorry…" said Simon as he scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.

"It's okay, how about we go get my dad and pick your Pokemon?" May asked. "so how bout it?"

Simon was a bit hesitant at first, mainly because he didn't want to bother the professor, but at the same time, he's dying to get his first Pokemon. What will he do? What should he do?

"Well...I guess so. I just hope we're not intruding on his research May."

"Oh don't worry Simon! I'm sure he'll be understanding; c'mon let's go!" said May as she started walking out of the laboratory with the 13-year-old close behind.

"So Simon...which Pokemon are you going to choose?" May asked. "I think I'll pick Mudkip! It looks so adorable and I think we'll make a great team." May exclaimed.

"Sounds like a plan!" Said Simon; "I'm still unsure on which Pokemon I want to pick. But after a lot of thinking-I think I'm gonna go with-" suddenly, before Simon could finish his sentence, a loud cry for help caught his and May's attention immediately.

"AHHH! AHHH! SOMEBODY! ANYBODY! HELP!"

"Simon did you hear that!?"

"Yeah….it came from Route 101! Let's go!"

"Right!"

Both trainers quickly sprinted their way out of littleroot town and into route 101 and followed the sounds of someone crying for help; as they enter further through the route, they both notice a brown satchel and three pokeballs laying right next to it on the edge of a small ledge.

"That's my dad's satchel!" May exclaimed, "but where is he? Do you see him, Simon?"

"I don't see him anywhere May, but I'll keep looking until I find him. I promise."

As the 13-year-old kept looking for the missing professor, his search quickly came to an end when he notices a slightly large individual hanging on the branch of a tree; he was wearing khaki shorts, a lab coat with a dark blue shirt under, and a pair of sandals. "U-Uh May…?" Simon stuttered as he was tapping May's shoulder.

"What is it?" May asked.

"I think I found your dad," said Simon as he pointed his finger towards the figure on the tree. May proceeded to look where Simon was pointing at; as soon she saw who it was, May immediately exclaimed "Dad! Dad, it's me! May!" a few seconds later, Simon joined in as well; "Hey! Professor Birch! Can you hear us!?" the 13-year-old called as he waved his arms in the air.

The slightly large individual named, Professor Birch, was hanging on for dear life on the tree branch immediately heard someone call his name. "It sounds like May, but I don't recognize the other voice." the professor thought to himself. He continued to listen to the voices until he saw two trainers standing next to his satchel. He smiled and called out to both trainers; "May! Is that you sweetie?" the professor exclaimed.

"Yeah! It's me, dad. But how did you get up there in the first place?"

"Hehe…funny story…" the professor smiled nervously as he began to explain his predicament.

1 hour earlier…

It was a beautiful sunny day in Route 101; all of the different pokemon were frolicking and roaming all over the place. Wurmples were resting and crawling all over the trees, zigzagoons were zooming back and forth between the bushes, and taillows were flying high in the sky. Meanwhile, a young researcher by the name of Professor Birch was enjoying a nice and relaxing walk through the route. He smiled as he enjoyed the fresh air and the beautiful morning sun glistening over him and the pokemon. "Ahhh...this way better than sitting in some lab all day." he said to himself. "Now to write down some notes on the different habitats that the pokemon live in."

For the next 45 minutes, Professor Birch wrote down facts and notes about the various habitats and how the Pokemon interact and behave within these habitats; while he was at it, he took a few pictures for memorabilia. As Professor Birch was about to leave, he suddenly heard something. It was coming from the bottom of a ledge. As he looked down carefully, he noticed a group of poochyena sleeping in a huge huddle. "Fascinating." the professor whispered, "I will admit that this is adorable, but I gotta get a closer look." As Professor Birch leaned closer to the ledge, he lost his balance and fell over; luckily for the professor, nothing was broken. Unfortunately, he managed to wake up the sleeping group of poochyena and they didn't sound too happy.

"Pooochyena...grrr.." one of the biting Pokemon growled. Soon all of the other Poochyena started to growl at the male researcher and slowly crept towards him.

"N-Nice Poochyena…" the professor said sheepishly. "I'm not gonna hurt you.." sadly for Professor Birch, persuasion and nice words wasn't going to work with this cranky group of pokemon and he only had one option left; run like crazy. A few seconds later, Professor Birch immediately sprinted up the nearest tree. Once he was latched onto one of the tree branches he immediately realized that he left his satchel on the top of the ledge; "oh no my notes! The pokeballs!" he thought to himself as he continued to hold onto the branch as tight as possible. As he looked down from the tree, the professor noticed the angry group of poochyena circling the tree; some were barking while others were growling. All Professor Birch could do at this moment was yell "HELP!"

Now…

"And that's basically what happened." said the professor.

"Sounds about right…" May and Simon said in unison sheepishly.

"Quickly you two! Grab one of those pokeballs. Each one contains one of the starter Pokemon!" Professor Birch exclaimed.

"What do you want us to with them Professor?" Simon asked.

"For what else? To battle the Poochyena. If we don't scare them off soon, I'll be their new chew toy!"

Fully understanding the situation now, both trainers nodded at one another and each grabbed a Pokeball and got ready to throw them. "You first May," said Simon. The female trainer nodded at her friend as she threw her Pokeball as hard as she can; "go Pokeball!" she exclaimed.

As the Pokeball was thrown, a bright light came out of the ball and a small figure was starting to form. As the brightness cleared up, it revealed the mud fish Pokemon; Mudkip. "Mudkippp~" it cried.

"Ahhh it's so cute!" May cooed as she admired the little water type Pokemon.

Simon smiled at May as he admired her love for adorable Pokemon. But before he could get more distracted, Simon got ready to throw his Pokeball; "I can do it. I can do it. I can do it!" he psyched himself up as threw the Pokeball with all of his might; "Pokeball go!" Simon exclaimed.

Once the Pokeball was thrown, another bright light came out of it and a small figure was starting to form as well. Once all of the brightness was cleared up and gone, it revealed the chick Pokemon; Torchic. "Torchic-Tor~" it cried.

"Cutie!" May exclaimed with glee.

"Hey, there little buddy." Simon smiled.

"I'm glad you both like the Pokemon! Now, tell Mudkip to use water gun and tell Torchic to use ember on the Poochyena! Quickly!" said the professor.

"Right!" both trainers exclaimed as they nodded back to the professor. Both May and Simon got into position as Mudkip and Torchic stood next to them and immediately got into fighting positions.

The Poochyenas got into fighting positions as well. Getting ready to attack at any given moment.

"Here we go; Mudkip use water gun! Now!"

"Torchic use ember! Let's go!"

"Mudkippppplll" Mudkip exclaimed as it blasted a powerful jet of water towards the group of poochyena.

"Torrrrr" Torchic exclaimed as it fired powerful fire pellets at the group of Poochyena as well.

As both attacks hit each and every single Poochyena, they all were defeated surrendered and ran away with their tails between their legs.

"Wahoo! We did it Mudkip!" May exclaimed as she scooped up the mud fish Pokemon and twirled around with it between her hands. "Mudkip Mud~!" it cried happily.

"You were awesome Torchic! Great job!" Simon smiled as he gave the chic Pokemon a huge thumbs up. "Tor Torchic~!" it chirped happily as it hopped onto Simon's shoulder and immediately nuzzles his cheek.

"H-Hey! That tickles! Haha!" Simon laughs as Torchic's feathers tickled his cheeks.

Professor Birch smiled happily as he saw the two trainers getting along pretty well with the Pokemon; but suddenly, his smiled disappeared when he realized that he was still stuck up the tree and he couldn't exactly get down. "Um...pardon the intrusion; but can both help me down please?" the professor smiled sheepishly as his cheeks started to burn from embarrassment. Both May and Simon laughed at the professor's predicament before proceeding to help him down from the tree.

Back to Professor Birch's lab…

"First off; I would like to thank both of you for saving me. If it wasn't for your courage and bravery, who knows what could've happened to me."

"May deserves all of the credit." says Simon, "if it wasn't for her coming to the lab and telling me where you were, the ending result could've been a complete disaster," says Simon as he scratched the back of his head.

"He's right dad. Though I wouldn't say all of the credit. If it wasn't for you Simon, we would've never found him. So I think we've both earned it!" May winked.

"Aw, thanks, May." Simon smiled.

"I don't think we've been fully introduced yet young man; I'm Professor Birch. But everyone calls me the Pokemon Professor." he smiled as he extends his hand out for Simon to shake.

"Preston. Simon Preston. It's an honor to meet you, Professor." Simon replied as he shook the professor's hand back.

"Likewise Simon. So tell me-how much do love Pokemon?"

"I love them a lot! I honestly think it's cool to see all of the different types and species of Pokemon." Simon said proudly.

"Hmm...I see. Well, I need a huge favor from you and May. And I think you two will like this particular favor." The professor smiled as he walked over to his desk. On his desk were two orange and black handheld devices, 10 pokeballs, various paperwork, a couple of books, and a desktop computer.

"What kind of favor dad?" May asked.

"Yeah, what do you need us to do?" Simon joined in.

"I need you two to gather information and data about Pokemon." said the professor as he turned back to the two trainers with the handheld devices and pokeballs. "And you're gonna need these." the professor continued as he handed May and Simon the two handheld devices.

"What's this?" Simon asked as he examined the device and it's several buttons.

"That's a Pokédex; a digital encyclopedia that records the data, behavior, typing, and information about every single Pokemon throughout the entire Hoen Region."

"Awesome!" Simon exclaimed with excitement, "So if I encounter a wild Pokemon, I can scan it and it'll show the name and info of said Pokemon?"

"Precisely," Said The Professor, "you'll also need a Pokemon partner and pokeballs to battle and capture with." He continued as he handed five pokeballs each to May and Simon. "Speaking of partners; are you two ready to pick Pokemon partner?" The professor asked with a smile.

"Yeah!" both trainers exclaimed with excitement as they couldn't contain their excitement any longer.

"Haha okay okay. Here are the three Pokemon that you will choose to join you on your journey." Professor Birch took three pokeballs out his coat pocket and threw them into the air. On command, all three pokeballs opened up and three flashes came out them and three figures were starting to form; the first one was the wood gecko pokemon; Treecko, the chic Pokemon; Torchic, and finally the mud fish pokemon; Mudkip.

"Wow! So these are the starter Pokemon!" said Simon.

"Ahhh they're so adorable!" May cooed in excitement.

"Why don't you test out your Pokedex?" Professor Birch asked. "You might learn a thing or two about them."

"Sounds good to me." Simon nodded to the professor as he aimed his Pokedex at Treecko; the said device's screen started to light as a computer voice came on with a picture of the wood gecko pokemon.

-Treecko, the Wood Gecko Pokémon. Treecko are able to climb smooth vertical walls and use their thick tail to attack opponents. Since Treecko build their nests in large trees it is said that those trees will live a very long life.-

"That's pretty impressive." said Simon. "It also says Treecko is a grass-type, cool!"

"My turn! My turn!" May exclaimed enthusiastically as she aimed her Pokedex at Torchic; just like Simon's Pokedex, the screen on her's lit up and a computer voice came on with a picture of the chic pokemon.

-Torchic, the Chic Pokémon. Torchic sticks with its Trainer, following behind with unsteady steps. This Pokémon breathes fire of over 1,800 degrees F, including fireballs that leave the foe, scorched black.-

"That makes it even more adorable!" Said May.

"I know this little guy is a water-type, but let's see what the Pokedex says about it," says Simon as he aims the device at Mudkip.

-Mudkip, the Mud Fish Pokémon. Mudkip uses the sensitive radar receptors on its headfin to determine what's going on around it. In a pinch, it can brandish enough power to crush rocks.-

"Sounds amazing! That'll definitely come in handy!" says Simon as he smiled at the mud fish pokemon.

"Mudkip! Mud!" Mudkip cried happily.

"Now that you've gathered all of the information for all three starters, have you two thought of which one you're gonna take on your journey?" Professor Birch asked.

May and Simon looked at each other in silence for a moment. After a few seconds, both trainers nodded at one another and stepped forward towards the three pokemon. May crouched down first and immediately chose her partner; the partner she chose was obviously, mudkip. May fell head over heels for the mud fish pokemon when she first saw it. Simon crouched down next as he stared at the other two starters; Torchic and Treecko. While the thirteen year old was fond of both starters, he felt more connected to torchic. Mainly because of how well it bonded with him when they were battling the poochyena earlier and how it stuck close to Simon's side as they headed back to town. After a few more minutes of thinking, Simon, finally came to a decision and a huge smile grew on his face.

"Torchic…?"

"Torchic?" the chic Pokemon chirped as it looked up at Simon in curiosity.

"...I choose you~" Simon smiled.

"Torchic! Torchic! Tooorchic~!" Torchic hopped in glee and happiness as it ran and hopped into Simon's arms. "Tor...Tor...Tor" the chic Pokemon purred as it nuzzled Simon's chest.

"Hahaha awww! We're gonna make great partners Torchic!" Simon says happily.

"They're a perfect pair." The Professor thought to himself. "With that kind of companionship and love between trainers and their Pokemon; there's no doubt in my mind that Simon and his Torchic will do amazing things."

"Speaking of partners, The Annual Pokemon League Championship is coming up very soon." said The Professor, "Are you and Simon interested May?"

"Yeah!" both trainers exclaimed. "We wouldn't miss it for the world!"

"Well, I'm happy to hear that. You can register at the Pokemon Center in Oldale Town; which happens to be located north of here. Just pass Route 101."

"Great! I need to get my stuff ready for my journey!" May says excitingly as she exits out of the laboratory and waves to her dad. "see you at home dad. Love you."

"Love you too dear." The Professor waved back. Once his daughter was gone and out of sight, he refocused his attention back onto Simon. "Shouldn't you be getting home too?" he asked, "your parents might be worried about you and I'm sure you wanna tell them about what happened." Professor Birch continued as he gave the young trainer a small wink.

Immediately catching the professor's hint, Simon, who was even more determined, sprinted out of the lab with Torchic close behind. But not before waving back at the professor. "See you around Professor Birch! Thanks again."

The Professor smiled and waved back at Simon whom was already out the door and was on his way home to tell his parents about the crazy adventure he had today.

Back in Simon's House…

After Simon explained everything to his parents about what happened with Professor Birch, they were thrilled and were glad he didn't get hurt. Simon also introduced his new pokemon, Torchic, to his mom and dad; Dimitri was impressed with his son while Elizabeth fell in love with the little chic pokemon. But now, the time has finally come. It was time for Simon to leave home and start his pokemon journey; saying goodbye wasn't easy for The Preston Family. Elizabeth held onto Simon in a very tight hug and was crying not only tears of joy, but also tears of sadness; joy because her son was big and old enough to take care of himself during his adventure and sadness because she knows it'll be months before she sees her little boy in person again. Simon couldn't help but cry himself; he embraced his mom's hug and cried along with her. Dimitri, who was watching the mother-son moment, couldn't help but a shed a tear himself and smile at his wife and son.

Once all of the tears were shed, the whole family walked over to the center of town and just stood there for a few minutes. Simon stood to the left, which leads north towards route 101 and Dimitri and Elizabeth stood to the right, in which leads back to their home. Simon smiled at his parents and finally broke the silence.

"Well...this is it," said Simon.

"It sure is." said Elizabeth, "Where are you off to first?"

"Professor Birch said the nearest town from here is Oldale Town; I can gather supplies there and register for The Pokemon League at the Pokemon Center."

"Well if that's your plan son, then I wish you the best of luck," said Dimitri. "But if you ever need anything or just someone to talk to, just give us a call." Dimitri winked as he gave his son a reassuring smile.

"I definitely will dad! Promise." Simon nodded as he returned a smile back to his father.

Elizabeth formed a small smile and looked down at Torchic, who was standing proudly next to her thirteen-year-old son. She walked over to Simon and crouched down to be eye-level with the chic Pokemon.

"Torchic, I want you to promise me that you'll look out for Simon and keep him safe. And also; make sure he doesn't get full of himself and keep him out of trouble~" Elizabeth winked.

"Tor-Torchic~" the chic Pokemon replied as it nodded back at Elizabeth.

"Don't worry mom, I'll stay out of trouble! I'll call you guys when I get to Oldale Town. Goodbye now!" Simon exclaimed as he waved farewell to his parents and started making his way out of Littleroot Town and into Route 101.

"Goodbye, son! Have a safe journey!"

"We love you sweetie~! Good luck with catching Pokemon!"

Your mother and I will be rooting for ya at the Pokemon League!"

And so our young hero, Simon Preston, is off on his very first Pokemon journey. And along for the ride is his trusty Pokemon partner, Torchic, as they will find many adventures and challenging opponents throughout the entire Hoenn Region. What surprises will await our hero? What kind of Pokemon will he encounter? And what new friends will he make along the way? All of these questions and more will be answered next time, as the journey continues.

To be Continued…

AN: That concludes Episode 1 of Pokemon Mega Revelations! What's gonna happen to Simon and Torchic? What kind of Pokemon will he catch? Comment your predictions and give a review of the story. Until next time guys! Stay awesome.