Hey people! I just got interested in Pokemon again, so I decided to write this… Enjoy!

DISCLAIMER!!! I own nothing! Except my characters….

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It was a bright and sunny morning at the Sunset Ranch. Ok, no, it was actually a dark and stormy evening, but that's beside the point…

The ranch was around sixty acres, and was placed in a large open field, surrounded by forest. Most of the area was taken up by pastures and fences. There was also a few barns for the Pokemon to sleep in on days like today. Atop a grassy hill sat a little house…ok, you got me, it was a pretty big house.

Said house was painted brown, and almost looked like it was made of wood. There were some windows facing out towards the different pastures, so the owners could watch the Pokemon even from inside. Next to the brown building was a big oak tree.

This ranch often provided Pokemon to trainers, and food to the rest of Solaceon Town. It was a family business, as most of the members of the Hudson family were terrible strategists, or just too lazy to become a trainer.

This story is about an exception to this little family 'curse'. It's about a young girl named Emma, and her dream to be the best trainer in her family. I say the best because one of her older brothers, Luke, was also striving to become a Pokemon master.

Emma was the youngest of three siblings, Keith, who was the oldest of the three, and Luke, the middle child. Many people had always commented that it must be hard to be the only sister, but it was actually great. She didn't have to act mature, as she was the youngest. Neither did she have to act really girly. If she had an older sister, Emma would have to deal with the mood swings and overall bitchiness of a teenage girl. But being the only girl, she didn't have to deal with it, but she did get to dish it out every once in a while. But, having grown up with two brothers, she often found herself being manlier than her guy friends.

Emma also had her mother, Stella. Stella was the only female influence she had. But, her brothers influence overruled her mom's, so she was mostly a tomboy. (AN- I think that's what they're called…?)

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Emma was kneeling in front of her window, elbows resting on the sill, her head cradled by her hands. She was waiting for dinner, because she had nothing better to do. Since it was so rainy outside, the Pokemon were all in their barns, leaving her with nothing to look at.

She sighed and slowly rose from her spot, deciding that she could find something better to do than watch the rain. She walked over into her bathroom (She had one connected to her bedroom) and stared at herself in the mirror.

She was wearing a plain white tee shirt over a blue long sleeve shirt, with dark blue jeans. Her feet were bare, as her mom hated it when they wore their shoes inside the house. Emma had always loved her dark brown(Pretty much black) eyes, and her long wavy brown hair. But she didn't like how tall she was, as she had been the tallest in her class back before she graduated school.

Emma soon got bored, and went back to her window.

"So bored…" She said aloud, watching the rain drip down from the roof.

'Good, the rain's letting up…'

She got up and walked out of her bedroom door, just in time to hear her mom yell,

"Kids! Dinner's ready!"

Her face lit up at the thought of having something to do, and she ran down the hall and downstairs, past the living room and to the kitchen.

The kitchen had dark tan tile, and orange painted walls. The table was connected to the floor, and was a dark blackish color. There were four plates of lasagna on top of said table.

She quickly sat down and waited for the rest of her family. First, of course, was Stella. Emma smiled at her mother from across the table. Next came Keith, who came down from his room and took a seat next to Emma. And then, taking his sweet time, came Luke.

After they had all been seated, they were finally allowed to eat.

"So, Emma, are you excited for your birthday tomorrow?" Stella asked.

Emma smiled broadly, "You bet! I can't wait!"

Now, normally she wouldn't get this excited about anything, but tomorrow was going to be her twelfth birthday. And, years ago, her mother had told her that she would allow Emma to set out on her journey when she was twelve. And, being she had waited her whole life for that day, she was ecstatic.

"Good to hear." Stella said happily, glad that her daughter was this happy.

"The food's great, Mom." Luke stated before taking a larger than necessary bite.

The only reason Luke hadn't set out to be a trainer before, was because he said he wanted to leave at the same time as Emma, so he could have some competition. He always enjoyed a good challenge, unlike Emma, who would much rather cheat or just give up. Unfortunately, Emma had inherited a bit of laziness from her father, who was divorced with her mother.

She ignored the rest of the conversation in favor of imagining what it would be like to finally be a trainer. She imagined herself, surrounded by Pokemon, commanding the legendary Lugia to attack.

She often liked to fantasize herself with one or more of the legendary beasts. Emma knew it would probably never happen, but she could dream, right?

She soon finished her meal, and was excused from the table. As she walked through the door to her room, she decided that she'd play on her laptop for a while.

After she'd typed in the password, she saw that she had a new Email. She clicked on it, and saw that it was a message from her friend, Redd.

Emma and Redd had been best friends since grade school. They had often been teased because they were different genders. Redd was one of the few she still kept in touch with, as she didn't have many friends.

She opened the Email and read…

Hey Em, what's up? I just wanted to check in and make sure you're still alive, seeing as you haven't talked to me in FOREVER. I'm gonna log onto that one chat room you showed me, I'll wait awhile, cuz I don't know what you're doing… See you tomorrow! Or did you forget we were going to meet up? Where do you want to meet anyway?

Your forgotten buddy, Redd

"Dang! I totally forgot about him! Man, I'm an awful friend…"

She logged in to the chat room, and sure enough, Redd was on.

(AN Ok, I'm going to write it differently now…Just thought I'd warn you ;P Oh, and Emma's username is Dreamer, and Redd's is Ferchy. Don't ask….)

Ferchy: There you are!

Dreamer: Yeah, sorry….

Ferchy: I've been waiting forever! What the hell took you so long?

Dreamer: Well…I was busy taking care of the Ponyta…

Ferchy: It's been raining all day 0_o

Dreamer: Well…I was inside the barn, taking care of the Ponyta =P

Ferchy: Ok, whatever, where do u wanna meet tomorrow?

Dreamer: How about my house? Where r u getting your Pokemon?

Ferchy: I was hoping I could get one from your ranch

Dreamer: Yeah, that should be fine. I'll convince my mom ;3

Ferchy: Lol, thanks

After a while of talking like that, Redd had to go. Emma logged off, and went to lay down on her bed.

'I wonder what Redd's going to choose for his first Pokemon? Hell, I don't even know what I'm going to choose… Maybe a Ponyta? Nah, too big… Ratata? No, not strong enough… Man, I have no idea! Maybe I should just ask Mom…Yeah, I'll ask Mom…'

Emma got up from her bed, and crossed her room to get to her mom's room. She went out to the hallway, and walked over to the far door at the end. She knocked on said door, and waited for a response.

"Who is it?"

"It's Emma. Can I come in?"

"Sure, honey, come on in!"

Emma opened the door and walked inside her mom's room. It was rather spacious, with green carpet (The whole house had green carpet…) and reddish colored walls. She walked over to her mom's king sized bed, and sat down.

"What's up?" Stella asked.

Emma shrugged, "Well, I was just wondering what kind of Pokemon I should get. What do you think I should do?"

Stella laughed, "Sweetie, you're better than me at this kind of stuff. I wouldn't have a clue."

Emma looked down in disappointment.

"Well…Why don't you just choose a random egg? Then it'll be a surprise!" Stella said, wanting to cheer Emma up.

Her face lit up with excitement, "That's a good idea! Thanks Mom!" She called as she ran back to her room.

Once there, she looked at the clock. It read 12:46.

"Oh wow, time really zipped by…" She mumbled to herself.

Emma went over to her tall white dresser and picked out a blue tee shirt and green spotted pajama pants. She walked into her bathroom to change. When she was finished, she walked out and tossed her previous outfit into a hamper next to the dresser. She went over and plopped down on her bed, covering herself with the creamy yellow colored blanket. It took awhile, but eventually, she slipped into the darkness of sleep.

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So, tell me what you think in a review, please…. Reviews make my day! =D Sad, I know…Anyway, like I said at the top of the page, I only recently got interested in Pokemon again, so if there are any mistakes, please tell me. I need constructive criticism people! I want to know if you liked it! Tell me what you think of the characters, are they too mary-sue? I can take a flame, so fire away!