Quick authors notes:
OK, I work on this story when I'm extremely bored, so it may not be updated in ages. Also I say at one point Ash is 13, even though some ppl say he's 10, this is because the story is set at around his jhoto journeys (sorry, can't spell it) and so it's his third year of being a pokemon trainer therefore he's Thirteen. Izzy, Tracy, Brock are 16. Misty is 13, Team Rocket (Jesse and James) are 20...... I'm not even sure if all of these people will be in it yet, but if they are I thought I'd just say. Also I don't know how many chapter this will have. It'll keep on running for a while probably... only three things will bring it to an end: 1) Fanfiction.net closes, 2) the computer crashes and my files are lost (hey, it's happened three times now. Half my stories I can never be bothered to re-write so they're lost..... I know they should be saved to disc but I'm too lazy) or 3) I finally come to an end..... the first two will probably happen before the third..... nobody will read this story anyway.... but c'est la vie!
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Izzy lay curled up in bed, her whole body was hidden under the large blue duvet. The alarm clock on her bed-side table started bleeping. A hand appeared from under the cover and felt around on the table for the little black alarm clock before finding it and hitting the button on the top to shut it off. The hand once again disappeared back under the cover.

Pip lay curled up in a small basket at the end of the bed. When the alarm went off the little Evee jumped up onto the bed. "Evee!" he squeaked. A little murmur came from under the cover. He found a small gap and climbed under the cover with his owner and searched for her face. Once he'd found it he began to lick it. She opened one eye and smiled. "Pip, you're more excited about today than me." She stroked him then threw the covers off her. Pip sat on the bed and watched her rummage through her drawers for clothes. "Izzy! Breakfast!" he mother called from downstairs.

"Give me a minute!" as she pulled out some colthing and began to change.


Izzy leaped down the stairs and into the Kitchen. Izzy's mother and her little sister sat eating breakfast. Izzy grabbed her breakfast and pulled up a seat.

"Are you excited?" Donna asked with a mouthful of cereal.

"Yeah. Have you got my back pack sorted for me mom?" Izzy asked. Her mother got up from the table and left the room, returning with a black and blue rucksack. She placed it on the vacant chair opposite Izzy and then sat abck down. Pip came bounding in and started guzzling down the food in his bowl. Donna laughed as food flew everywhere from Pip's bowl. "Pip! Calm down! You don't have to rush it! We're not late." Pip looked up, his small muzzle covered in food.

"EEEEVEE!" He squeaked and jumped up onto Izzy's knee. She stroked him then had one more mouthful of food before standing up. He jumped back down onto the ground but stayed close to her heal.

"Well. I think it's time Pip and I got going." She leaned over to her mother and hugged her then kissed her little sister's forehead.

"Bye bye Izzy!" Donna said as she rapped her arms around her older sister's waist. "Bye donna." She grabbed her rucksack and headed for the door. Pip kept close by. Izzy tucked some loose strands of blonde hair behind her ears as she lucked at her mother and sister. Her mother got up and walked over.

"Be careful." And hugged her daughter.

"mom, I'm 16. I'll be fine." she walked out of the house with her and watched as Izzy walked down the road. Once she was out of sight her mother sighed and stepped back inside.

"Mommy. Why is Izzy going now? Cousin Ash left when he was 10."

"because honey, she wanted to read up on stuff. She was trying to be prepared... If only books could prepare her enough.


Izzy walked up to professor Oak's lab. She was about to knock when she found a note on the door. Just come in Izzy. She raised an eyebrow then opened the door. She looked around. It was quiet. She crept thorugh the hallway into the pokemon storage area. Tracy had a handful of pokeballs and was putting them back where they came from. Professor Oak was busy on the computer. "Hi." she said. Tracy suddenly dropped all the pokeballs and jumped with surprise. His face had gone red so made sure she couldn't see. He bent over and started picking up all the pokeballs.

"Hello Izzy." Professor Oak said as he got up from the computer. Out of his lab coat he pulled out a pokedex. "I believe this is what you came for." Izzy smiled and took it.

"Thanks." She looked over at Tracy who was still picking up the pokeballs. "hey Tracy. You want some help." She helped him even though he didn't ask. They both reached for the same ball but Tracy saw her hand so pulled his away. Once his face has gone back to it's normal colour he looked at her. "Thanks Izzy." He said and put all of the pokeballs back onto the shelves. Izzy smiled at him and shook her head. Pip squeaked, trying to get Tracy's attention. He stared at the small pokemon then bent down and stroked him. "Hey Pip. Look at your coat. It's beautiful." Izzy watched as Tracy examined her pokemon. Pip really liked Tracy. He loved going over to Professor Oaks just to see him. Tracy would spend hours stroking him and sketching him then they'd walk out into the fields and collect all the pokemon. Maybe Pip would have been happier with Tracy as his owner, Izzy thought. The thought soon slipped her mind as Pip rubbed his head against her ankle. She lifted him up and hugged him.

"Anyway. We've got to go now." she said, holding Pip.

"Good look Izzy." Professor Oak said. "I'm sure you'll be just as good as your cousin." Izzy let out a little laugh and gazed at Tracy.

"bye Tracy." she said. He blinked and stared at her for a minute before realising she was holding out her hand. He shook it. "I'll see you."

"Bye." Tracy said and smiled. He felt his face going a little hot so pulled his hand away. Izzy was then followed outside. Tracy and Professor Oak waved until they could see her no longer. "You know Tracy you could take a little break." Professor Oak suddenly said.

"Thanks, I need a cup of coffee..."

"I don't mean like that. Take a vacation. A year out."

"But I've only been here a few months."

"and you've done about two years worth of work. Don't think that just because I'm old I don't know what love is. It's a little like Pokemon. You have to find the right one and catch it before it gets away." Tracy stood and stared out to the distance for a moment befre going inside.

"I've got work to do." he simply said. Professor Oak followed and shut the door behind.