I awoke the next day to the not-so-light pounding of "her" Piplup jumping on her head. "Haha, get off!" I said, scrambling to grab the tiny Piplup. I finally got ahold of it, and put it down on the ground. "Piplup, go downstairs and get ready for breakfast." As I got dressed, I realized that Rowan would probably take away Piplup. I almost teared up a bit, even though Piplup and I have only been together for a day. I really liked the little guy, and i'd hate to see him go. I decided to catch my first pokémon today.

After breakfast Piplup and I got on the computer and checked the Wikipedia article on catching pokemon. Basically, it said you needed to weaken the pokemon before you catch it. "So, Piplup, are you ready to catch our first pokemon?" Piplup responded with a happy "Piplup" And jumped around on the floor, eager to go on an adventure.

"Mom!" I called to my mom from the front door. "I'm gonna go catch a pokemon and see Professor Rowan!" "Wait, Dawn, come to the kitchen." I shrugged and obeyed. As I walked into the kitchen, I saw my mom sitting at the table. "Sit down." she said, almost sadly "What's wrong?" I said. "Dawn, I contacted Professor Rowan. He heard about what happened, and he knows how excellently you handled those Starlys and saved the three pokemon. He said... once you got to his lab, he'd give you a pokemon." I was taken aback. He was? "But, also... I know this would probably be the beginning of your pokémon adventure. I figured you'd be a trainer one day... so." Mom then hefted a pack up onto the table. "I got everything ready for you. You can easily stock up at a pokemart. Also, this," she put forward a card, "Can allow you to compete in the Sinnoh League. Everything is ready." She looked up at me, but I was speechless. "I understand how you feel. Believe me Dawn, I felt the same way. But I think this is your destiny. One day, you could become the pokemon champion!" She smiled weakly, and I rolled my eyes.

"Dawn... you should get going." My mom said after a short silence. "You've got a lot ahead of you. It's time to start." Finally I said something "Mom... thank you so much... you can't imagine how great this is." We stood up and walked towards the door. "I envy you, kid. A whole adventure, with just you and your pokemon. I wish I could go instead!" My mom looked down at the Piplup, hopping around in circles. "Shouldn't it be in the pokeball?" she said. "Well, it would be, but i'd imagine it wouldn't like to be cooped up in there. Plus, it doesn't seem to mind." Mom nodded. "You should go. Good luck on your adventure!" I started walking out the door. "Bye Mom!" She waved at me, and closed the door.