Hello, my name is Jenna. I live in New Bark Town, a small town, and I've lived here since I was born. Yesterday, my mom gave me the news that we were moving. We weren't only moving out of the town, we were moving out of the region, to Littleroot Town.

"So, Jenna, you said that you wanted a pokemon before you left?" Professor Elm inquired.

"Yes, Professor. I'd like a pokemon that is found in that region, but is not an ordinary starter pokemon, if it's possible," I answered. He thought for a moment, and glanced at his PC, which said what pokemon he had.

"I do have one pokemon which fits that description. It is a Ralts, level 6. One of my aides raised it a level, and gave up. Do you want it?" I nodded. I'd never heard of a Ralts before, but it sounded cool.

Professor Elm handed me the pokeball, and sent me off on my way. I ran home, eager to tell my mother about the Ralts.

"Mom! Mom!" I called, as I raced into the house, nearly dropping the pokeball that contained Ralts.

"I'm downstairs," she called back. I ran downstairs, where she was watching TV and packing boxes with stuff from the basement.

"Mom, I got my pokemon," I said, not being able to hold back my excitement. "It's a Ralts."
"A Ralts? Aren't starter pokemon supposed to be either water, grass or fire type?" she asked, suspiciously.

"Well, I asked for one that wasn't a normal starter pokemon. He gave me this Ralts. It's already level 6, because one of his aides raised it a level, but gave up."

"So, you think that you can do something that one of Professor Elm's aides couldn't do?" she asked, with a smile on her face. I gave her a look, which made her grin even more. "Jenna, I ordered some pokemon trainer equipment for you from Kanto. Sure, it's a little older, but it's more useful, and not nearly as bulky. It should be waiting for us at our new home."

I shrugged, not eager for my mother to change the topic so dramatically. I didn't want to move. Sure, there was nothing for me here, no friends, no family, but it was my home, and I didn't want to leave it a bit.

"Why do we have to move, Mom? I like it here," I begged for the thousandth time since she'd given me that news.

"Your father got a new job. Remember how he used to have a job way off in Goldenrod City? Well, now he'll only be two towns away for work, so he'll be able to come home at night. Here, he only comes home on weekends. Now, he's a gym leader instead of a radio broadcaster."

"But I don't mind, Mom. I like it here, in Johto, not in Hoenn, with strange pokemon, strange Professors and strange people." My mom turned away from me, and continued packing.

"Jenna, go pack up some of the clothes you want to wear on your first few days in Littleroot Town. The pokemon movers might only get there next week, so I want you to be prepared to wait for your stuff."

"Where's Dad?"

"He's upstairs. He's about to go to Littleroot, and then to Petalburg City. It's a nice place-he's checked it out before. Now, get upstairs and say good-bye to him." My mother's dark brown hair covered her face, as she turned around to continue packing.

I ran upstairs, as she had told me to do. Norman, my father, trying to carry three suitcases with his two hands.

"Why don't you ask Vigoroth to help you?" I suggested. Vigoroth was one of my dad's three new pokemon. Upon becoming a gym leader, my father was given pokemon that fit the gym, in this case, normal-type pokemon.

"Why don't I just ask my daughter, Jenna, to help me?" he teased. I grinned, and picked up one of his suitcases to take out to the car. It was a nice car- it had to be to take him around 250 miles every week. It was 125 miles just to Goldenrod City, and another 125 miles back home.

"I'll miss you, dad," I whispered.

"Jenna, sweetie, I'll see you more often in Hoenn," he answered.

"No you won't, though. I got my first pokemon today. I'll be away from home a lot, too."

"Just make sure you visit every week after you get your 6th badge. Then you can fly home. But, that's not going to happen. You know why? It's because you'll never beat the 5th gym- me!" I hugged my dad, and he left in his nice car to Hoenn. I didn't know how he'd get all that way, but I know that he would. He was, after all, a gym leader now.