"Well, a new city... a new start... what could go wrong?"

He got hit in the head by a Pichu's balloon.

"Well, could've been worse..."

A Squirtle walked boldly into the bright, shiny city with the new Jigglypuff TM blaring in his headset. His train was late due to a rogue Gyrados attacking the nearby harbor, which caused the metro to stop for safety reasons. It was late at night, but the young Squirtle was eager to explore his new town.

He walks out into the city and was amazed with what he saw; there were tons of buildings everywhere, and seeing this new city was a sigh of relief from the mundane small town he derived from. There were so many stores and so many places to go, the young Squirtle smiled from joy, and walked into a nearby cafe called "Rare Candy" for a quick bite to eat.

"Why hello there!" a Kirlia greeted as the Squirtle walked through the door and turned down his music. "Take a seat and I'll be right with you," she promised as she carried a tray of sweets to a nearby table.

The Squirtle shrugged and sat down at the nearest booth. He looked around the place as he waited and noted how lively it was: There were bright neon lights both inside and outside the cafe, lots of candy colored decorations, and tons of Pokémon having fun. Eventually, the Kirlia who greeted him earlier came to his table with a menu.

"Sorry about that," she apologized, "It's busy tonight, and we're short a couple of waiters."

The Squirtle looked around for the other waiters and realized that she was right: There was only 2 other waiters, a Oddish and a Psyduck, and both were confused due to the sheer number of Pokémon here: The Oddish was having trouble carrying orders while the Psyduck was having trouble remembering them.

"Nah, it's ok," the Squirtle smiled, trying to have small talk. "I can see why it's so busy."

"Because of our food? Our chefs are the finest in the city."

"No, because they hired a beautiful waitress."

"What?" the Kirlia blushed, "Me?"

"Well, I'm not talking about them..." The Squirtle pointed at the Psyduck who in his confusion ran straight into a wall, causing both the Squirtle and the Kirlia to cringe.

"Well, I'm married," the Kirlia smiled back as she took out her pen and pad to write down the order.

"Aw well, should've known from someone like you." He sounded disappointed.

"Hm... yeah... you wanna order now?"

The Squirtle looked at the menu, but he couldn't decide what to get. "Um... can you get me a coffee with a lil' MooMoo milk?"

The Kirlia jotted the order down and said, "Ok, one hot coffee with milk." With that, she turned around and left. However, before she went to the kitchen to fetch the coffee, she was asked to come to another table.

The Squirtle turned his TM player, shaped like a Poke ball, back up as he looked outside, waiting for his order. He sees many Pokémon come and go, all of different sizes, types, and regions, and he realized how much bigger this city is compared to his old one. He then turned to the television set in the background showing the Pokémon News highlighting the Gyrados attack, and even though he couldn't hear it, he knew what they were talking about by the myriad of pictures. Eventually, he saw the waitress coming back, so he turned down his music.

"Ok," the Kirlia said, "One coffee with milk..."

She puts down a cup of coffee. The Squirtle looked at the window as a bright light flashed, drawing his attention. However, because his music was turned down, he could hear the Kirlia put down a SECOND item.

"And one strawberry sundae."

The Squirtle turned around to see her put down a Strawberry sundae right next to his coffee.

"Um..." the Squirtle spoke, "I didn't order this..."

"I know," the Kirlia replied, "She did." She then pointed to a Gardevoir sitting alone at her table, enjoying a Strawberry sundae.

"Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't the GUYS supposed to order the GIRLS something?" the Kirlia asked.

"Well, yeah... but I just moved here... This is gotta be a mistake..." The Squirtle was convinced that this wasn't meant for him.

"I don't think so," the Kirlia answered, "She specifically said to, 'Give it to the Squirtle who just came in.' She took a long look around the cafe, and said, "Well, you're the ONLY Squirtle here..."

"Yeah..." the Squirtle paused to confirm this, "Yeah, you're right, but like I said, this is gotta be a mistake; I don't even know her! Listen, I'll just pay for-"

"Well..." the Kirlia interrupted, "Then use this opportunity to get to know her."

She dragged the Squirtle out of his seat and tried to convince him to him to walk over there. After much persisting, the Squirtle finally agreed, and he walked over there with the Kirlia holding his coffee and sundae. Little did he know that his life was to forever be changed.