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I sit up and straighten my favorite light purple shirt and pair of blue-jean shorts and head downstairs. I see that the chefs have made my favorite dish: pepperoni pizza. I sit down at the table on my dad's other side and start eating. "I have something for you on your birthday Anna," my mom says before handing me a small card. I look at the card to see that it is a gift card to any store in any of the regions for 5000 poke dollars.
"Wow! Thanks mom," I say happily as I put it in my pocket. She smiles at me for a moment before turning her attention to her food. Soon dinner is over and I head to my room and make sure that I have everything ready for my journey. I then lie down on my bed and start reading a book to pass the time until my dad comes to get me.
About an hour later, I hear a knock at my door and I walk over to the door and open it to see my dad standing there with Steven. I let them come in and my dad takes a poke ball out of his pocket. "Do you have everything ready Anna?" he asks me as he lets out the pokemon inside. When it fully materializes, I can see that it's an Alakazam, one of the smartest pokemon around.
"I have everything ready dad. Are we going to leave for the ferry through teleportation?" I ask as I pick up my backpack and heave it over my shoulder. "Yes we are and I believe that Steven has something for you," my dad says before nodding to Steven. He reaches into his pocket and pulls out what you recognize as a poke-nav. He hands it to me and I strap it onto the belt that I'll use to keep my poke balls on.
"Our numbers are already listed on the poke-nav so you can call us anytime you want," Steven says as he puts a hand on my shoulder. "Okay Alakazam, you know what to do," my dad says as I get a nervous look on my face. Alakazam closes his eyes and suddenly I fine that we're at the port. I see a large ferry waiting and I walk over to it and hand my ticket to the guy waiting at the top. I turn around and wave goodbye to my dad and Steven before walking onto the ferry. I feel some tears leaking from my eyes but I blink them away while mentally telling myself to be strong.
"I can do this. I just have to work hard and treat my pokemon with love and kindness," I say to myself as I sit down on a nearby chair. I pull out Ralts' poke ball and let her out. She looks around and smiles at me as she settles down on my lap.
"Are you excited about your journey Anna?" Ralts asks me curiously as she looks up at me. I smile fondly at her as I stoke her on the head and stare up at the night sky. "A little. I have a feeling that I'm going to do fine as long as I believe in myself and you guys," I state while getting comfortable on the beach chair I'm sitting on. I soon fall asleep with Ralts in my lap as the ferry takes me to Sandgem town.
The ferry soon arrives the next morning and I wake up and stretch slightly as I sit up and see that there are many trainers walking around. The ferry soon docks at the port and I walk off the ferry with a big grin on my face.
As I walk around wondering where Professor Rowan's lab is, I see that the town is bigger than Oldale town. I finally reach the lab but just as I get ready to walk inside, I hear a crash and glass shattering. I run around the building to see something small and blue running into the forest. I wonder what happened as I run into the lab to see some people in lab coats looking around nervously.
"What happened here?" I ask curiously as I walk closer to them. They jump slightly when they hear me and one of them walks forward. "Could you go and look for the Riolu that just ran off. The professor will kill us if he finds out that Riolu ran off," the lab assistant says in an urgent voice as they start to clean up the broken glass on the floor.
"I'll go look for Riolu. Maybe I can find out why he ran off in the first place," I say reassuringly as I run outside and look around where I saw the Riolu run off to. As I run through the bushes, I feel some of the bushes scratch me but I ignore it for now. When I find a clearing, I see Riolu being attacked by a swarm of Starly. I run over to Riolu without hesitation and shield him from the attacking birds. I'm able to look into Riolu's eyes and I can now understand what he's saying.
"I don't want to go back to the lab. I don't want to be given to a snotty boy who just wants a rare pokemon," Riolu whines before collapsing from the stress of the attack. My eyes widen when I realize why he ran off.
He just wants to pick his own trainer. I see now why he ran off, I think to myself as I pick Riolu up and run as fast as I can with the Starly close by. I look over at Ralts who's sitting on my shoulder while hanging on for dear life.
"Do you know how to teleport yet Ralts?" I ask her as I run to Sandgem town. "Yes I can but I can't use it too many times because it takes a lot of energy and concentration to teleport," Ralts says while looking at you curiously.
"Could you teleport us to Sandgem town in front of the pokemon center?" I ask as I feel my legs hurting. She nods and starts concentrating and you find yourself in front of the pokemon center in Sandgem town. I gasp for breath as I lean against the wall of the building to catch my breath. I then run into the pokemon center with Riolu still unconscious in my arms. I see the nurse joy in charge and I run over to the counter.
"Nurse Joy, this Riolu needs help!" I say urgently as she looks at me. She takes one look at Riolu and smiles while taking Riolu from me. I walk over to some empty seats and sit down while waiting for Riolu to be healed.
About 15 minutes later, Nurse Joy walks out with Riolu in front of her. When Riolu sees me, he runs over and jumps into my arms.
"Thank you for saving me. Can I join you on your journey?" Riolu asks curiously while hugging me tightly. My eyes widen in surprise when I hear this and I sit in thought for a moment.
"It's really up to Professor Rowan but if he says it's okay then it's okay with me," I say while getting up and heading back to the lab. I walk inside to see Professor Rowan talking to the assistant that asked me to find Riolu. When they see Riolu, they gain relieved looks on their faces as Professor Rowan walks over to me.
"So you're the young lady that came for her pokedex. Thank you for finding Riolu for me." Professor Rowan says as he hands me my pokedex. I stick it in my pocket before looking at Riolu who's clinging to my leg.
"Professor, this Riolu wanted to know if he could come with me. He seems to have grown attached to me?" I ask curiously as Professor Rowan turns to Riolu. "Is this true Riolu?" Rowan asks as he looks at Riolu.
"Yes I do. I can see that she has a kind aura," Riolu says while nodding his head. "Well it's settled then. I don't know however what we're going to tell the young man that was coming for Riolu," Rowan says while handing you Riolu's poke ball. I shrug my shoulders as I turn around and walk outside with Riolu and Ralts beside me.
"Do you want a nickname Riolu?" I ask the young fighting type. He looks up at me for a moment then smiles at me. "Yes I do," Riolu says happily. "Okay then. How about Shuichi?" I ask curiously.
"That sounds great to me, Anna," Shuichi says before jumping on my shoulder.
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