Alright, Chapter 1 is here. But before we start, I'll be addressing a reviewer's questions.

First of all, most Pokémon names are capitalized in the media they are shown in. Just go to Bulbapedia and see how they capitalize Pokemon names. As for the horizontal line issue, there was one. It was just removed due to a formatting error. Now, let's get into the story.

The day had finally arrived.

Three years had passed since the Kalos League finals, and Terrell was now of age to begin his journey. However, he was first taking a trip to Sandgem Town to receive a starter Pokémon, who would be accompanying Munchy on his journey.

"We're finally here Munchy," uttered Terrell as he arrived in Sandgem Town. The air was full of the salty scent of the sea, with people all over the town. Professor Rowan's laboratory was just ahead, and Terrell began walking there. However, just as he was nearing the lab, two hands went over his eyes.

"Guess who?" exclaimed a female voice. Terrell simply turned around, and saw a girl around his age. She wore a pair of shorts, had a simple shirt on, and a backpack on her back.

"Natasha?" replied Terrell. "Is it really you?"

"Yep!" replied Natasha with a smile on her face. "I assume you're here to pick up your starter Pokemon from Professor Rowan?"

"I am," replied Terrell. "I'm gonna be doing the Pokémon gym challenge, just like I said I would when we were kids."

"I'm just going to be travelling," replied Natasha. "I really want to see all this world has to offer alongside my Pokémon."

The door to the lab opened, and a teenage boy came out. He had brownish hair that was ruffled slightly, and a pair of glasses.

"Terrell Foster and Natasha I presume?" asked the boy.

"That's us," replied the two ten-year olds.

"I'm Gary Oak, an assistant to Professor Rowan," replied Gary. "Since the professor is busy dealing with a major breakthrough, I'll be handling your starter Pokémon."

Gary opened the door for the two kids, and they walked through. Terrell saw countless scientists analyzing different species of Pokémon, with papers and computers scattered all over the lab.

"The starters are in this room," uttered Gary. As the three entered the room, they saw three Pokémon sitting on the table.

The first of these, on the left, was Turtwig. Turtwig was a green turtle-like Pokémon with a small twig on his head. Its shell was made of soft soil, and it seemed quite happy and ready to go out into the world. In the center was Chimchar, a monkey Pokemon. Chimchar had a flame on its tail, and seemed energetic. Finally, Piplup was on the right. It was a penguin Pokémon with blue feathers, and a yellow beak. Piplup, unlike the others, was sleeping. Gary proceeded to poke Piplup, startling it and causing it to stand still, ready to see which Pokémon would be chosen.

"Take your time," Gary told the kids.

"Which one did you choose?" asked Terrell.

"I'm not from Sinnoh," replied Gary. "I moved here three years ago from Kanto to become a Pokémon researcher."

"I see," replied Terrell. He looked fondly at the Pokémon before him. Ideally, any one of them would be suitable for the journey. However, Munchy seemed to have his eyes fixated on Turtwig. He jumped out of Terrell's bag, and began talking to the turtle Pokémon.

"Turtwig and your Munchlax seem to really like each other," uttered Gary.

"Then I think I know who to pick," replied Terrell. He looked into Turtwig's eyes, seeing his potential partner before him. Turtwig smiled, and leapt into Terrell's arms.

"Turtwig it is!" uttered Terrell. "I'll name him Twiggy."

"How about you Natasha?" asked Gary.

"It's a tough choice," replied Natasha. "But I think I'll go with Chimchar. I'll name him Charchar."

"I'll get you their Poké Balls and some other essentials," uttered Gary as he left the room. Terrell and Natasha simply stared at each other, as Chimchar jumped onto Natasha's shoulder.

"Battle as soon as we get outside?" asked Terrell.

"You bet," replied Natasha. "Though, you have one more Pokémon than me."

"I'm sure it'll be fine," replied Terrell. "Charchar has a type advantage over Twiggy, after all."

Gary returned into the room, handing Terrell and Natasha a box each. Each box contained their starter's Poké Ball, a Pokédex, and five Poké Balls for catching other Pokémon, or in the case of Terrell, four Poké Balls due to him already having two Pokémon.

"You two both have Pokétch watches, right?" asked Gary.

"We do," replied the kids as they showed theirs to Gary.

"I assume you have the phone app on there already," replied Gary. "If so, I'll give you my number."

Gary inserted his number into both of the kids' Pokétches, and then proceeded to leave the room.

"If you need anything, just call!" shouted Gary. Terrell and Natasha began to exit the lab, heading towards the battlefield outside of the Pokémon Center in Sandgem Town.

"First to knock out all of the opponent's Pokémon wins," uttered Terrell. "Twiggy, I choose you!"

Twiggy was released from his Poké Ball, standing on the battlefield. He looked at Terrell, and smiled, ready to take on Natasha's Pokémon.

"Charchar, let's go!" shouted Natasha. Charchar jumped off of her shoulder onto the battlefield.

"Use Tackle!" shouted Terrell. Twiggy began running towards Charchar, eager to land the first blow of the match.

"Counter with Scratch!" shouted Charchar. Charchar waited for Twiggy to lunge at him, before lashing out with his hands. Twiggy was knocked back onto the ground, but felt ready to take on the Chimchar before him.

"Withdraw!" shouted Terrell. Twiggy began gathering energy from the nearby ground, and formed a barrier around him.

"Use Tackle and shatter the barrier!" shouted Terrell. Twiggy proceeded to charge into the barrier, sending shards flying all over the battlefield. Several of which hit Charchar, knocking him back.

"Use Tackle again!" shouted Terrell. Twiggy charged at Charchar again, hitting him with heavy force. Charchar appeared to be unable to battle, leaving Terrell as the victor.

"Good battle," uttered Natasha as she picked up Charchar. "Now, we better plan out what we're doing regarding the journey."

So the chapter's over. I might even add some romance between Terrell and Natasha later on. Anyways, see you again.