I wandered through the forest that surrounds my home. Foebe didn't have a professor, so most people just caught their first Pokemon. But there was one problem. Considering the snow, only ice type Pokemon were out. I had no problem with ice type Pokemon, but i didn't want one for my starter. After hours of trudging through the snow and looking for a Pokemon other than ice types(i must have ran into hundreds of Vanillites) I found a small Growlithe. It looked sad and cold. I tried to approach it quietly but I snapped a twig underfoot by mistake. The Growlithe quickly stood up to run, but fell and fainted after a few steps. I quickly ran and picked up the unconscious Growlithe. There was a Pokemon Center right on the other side of the forest. I sprinted to it as fast as I could.I could never help but look up at the huge hotel built into the Pokemon Centers on the island. With all the travelers that come here, they make alot of money. I ran straight through the doors to the counter, knocking a line of people down as I went. I apologized really quick and walked up to the nurse, who looked slightly annoyed, but mostly concerned. I gently placed the Growlithe on the counter.
"Hi! I found this Growlithe out in the snow. It was to weak to even walk. Could you heal it for me" I babbled in a worried tone.
The nurse frowned. "Sorry we only take Pokemon in pokeballs." she explained. It felt wrong to capture a Pokemon without it even knowing, but this Growlithe was seriously sick. I reached into my bag and pulled out a Pokeball. The capture was easy because the Growlithe wasn't able to resist. I then handed the Pokeball to the nurse and walked over to the couch in the lobby. I fell asleep and was woken up by the nurse calling me hours later. I walked over to the counter.
The nurse smiled "Growlithe recovered fully," she handed me the Pokeball, "Its pretty late, would you like to stay in one of our rooms for the night?"
"I would, but I have no money with me" I had left it in the safe at home, thinking I would have won some battles by now.
"That's OK. Its free of charge. You need some rest before you go any farther." she sat a key on the counter.
I took the key with a smile."Thanks!" I walked to the elevator. I pressed the UP button and waited for the elevator. When it arrived I stepped in and looked at the key. FLOOR 71 ROOM 12 was printed on the key. After a long ride, I finally reached floor 71. I found room 12 and walked inside. It was a good sized hotel room with a balcony. You could see for miles off the balcony until the view gets cut off by Mt. Foebe, the active volcano that formed the island. I walked back inside and closed the sliding glass door, took out the pokeball that contained Growlithe, and let Growlithe out. It looked confused. It then walked around the room, sniffing various things. Eventually, it looked up at me. I smiled and waved which seemed to frighten it. It backed up a few steps. I sat down and stuck out my hand.
"Hi I'm Justin. I saved you in the forest" After a few minutes it walked up and reluctantly sniffed my hand. When it seemed to get comfortable I started petting it.
"Since you're already captured, how'd you like to be my partner Pokemon Growlithe?" I asked in a happy tone. The Growlithe licked my hand.
"I'll take that as a yes." I then laid down on the bed , Growlithe curled up beside me. Tomorrow, we will begin our journey" I promised petting Growlithe. I slowly drifted off to sleep.