Chapter 3: Leaving and Beginning.

Author Notes: Well, my internet is being slow, so I decided to write. This one is where she leaves her house, and starts her journey. Yeah, sorry if there's more corn, but you can't write a Pokemon thing without some.

            It was August 24th, a Saturday. In 2 days Melody would finally get out, and start her quest. She still hadn't told Kacie of her plans; she couldn't; yet she knew she had to. "Today", Melody thought, " I have to tell her today."

            As Melody walked over to Kacie's house, she was going over in her head what to say. Kacie was more than a friend, like a sister, and she didn't like leaving her. She wished Kacie would come with her, but she knew she wouldn't, school was too important to her. Before she knew it, she was at Kacie's front door. Melody took a deep breath and knocked. Kacie's older brother, Troy, answered the door.

            Troy was 15, and he was very smart. He to wanted to get into business, but Pokemon always fascinated him. He was a joker too, and he always made Melody smile. He was a friend too, even though it was on different terms than a usual friendship.

" Hey Troy, Kacie here?" asked Melody. " Yeah, hold on. KACIE!!!! DOOR!!!" Troy shouted so loud, Melody had to plug her ears, " Well, little ray of sunshine, come inside, and stop looking so damn happy, because your making me feel worse about being sad." That was Troy's little joke because he was always so happy, and Melody always looked depressed or a little sad. It always made her feel a little better when he said that.

" Ok, I'll try." she said as she stepped inside the huge house. Kacie came running down the stairs, still buttoning up her shirt. " Hey, I need to talk to you…in private", she added, noticing Troy in the room. " You can go outside, I was here already."

" Fine! And when Mom gets home, I'll tell her Judy was here till 5 in the morning!" Kacie and Troy were so funny to watch  get into a fight, because they both had information to blackmail the other with. Melody stood back, wishing she had some Gummi Bears with her. " You do that, then I'll tell dad you ate the last cupcake!" " If you do that…I'll call Judy up and tell her about Nancy!" " Then I'll tell Melody what your plans are for the school year!" " YOU PIECE OF CRAP! Grrrr…. Let's go outside" Kacie shouted as she grabbed Melody by the arm and dragged her outside, as Troy started to laugh.

            " What plans?" asked Melody, she knew it couldn't be what she thought.

"Well, look, I don't know how to tell you this…but, I'm going to a special business school, and it's all the way in Crimson City…so I'll have to live there."

            Melody was a little shocked, yet she was relieved. " I feel bad about leaving you here, but I have to do this, you know my…" " It's ok. I'm leaving too." Now Kacie was in shock, she knew that Melody's parents wouldn't allow it…what was her friend saying?

" Look, I came here to tell you. On the 1st day of school, I'm not going to school. I'll be walking up to Professor Hardin's lab, to get my first Pokemon, I'm leaving this hell hole." Melody looked at her friend. Kacie didn't look shocked, she didn't even look relieved, she looked happy. " I'm so happy for you! I knew this day would come soon, and there's a gym in Crimson City, so you better stop there!"

            Kacie was leaving the next day, so the 2 friends spent the rest of the day talking about stuff, and Melody told her about her dream. Kacie was a little surprised about the dream, but it seemed that it was destiny or something like that, she was happy for Melody.

            Before Melody knew it, it was Monday morning. Her bag was packed with spare clothes, money, some food, CD's and a CD player, spare batteries, camping supplies attached, and her own Cell phone that she bought herself(so her parents wouldn't track her), and tons of Pokemon items for curing status and HP problems. She was on her way to Professor Hardin's lab. When she arrived, Professor Hardin looked pleased to see her. She was a middle-aged woman, with her hair in a ponytail, and had tons of curly strawberry blonde hair. "Your Raven's sister, aren't you?", the Professor asked her kindly as they walked through the lab.

" Oh, yeah, he is." Melody replied, in a normal way. It was weird; no one ever spoke about him.

" Yes, he's doing very well! Gym leader in Crimson City and everything, he's on his way to being great!" The Professor told Melody. Melody looked shocked and happy, she would finally see her brother again, someday. Luckily, Professor Hardin hadn't noticed Melody's reaction.

" Here we are, now, you can choose from Oddish, Poliwag, and Vulpix."

" Aren't these…a bit…advanced??"

" Your Raven's sister, I'm sure you'll have no trouble, and I bet you already know all about them."

" Well, " Melody said blushing a little, " Yeah, I guess I do. Hmmm…All 3 of these would be great to have, I don't which one to pick though."

            Melody sat for 30 minutes, thinking about which one to pick, and Professor Hardin stood, smiling, Melody got a very good vibe from her, almost sisterly, but she wished she wouldn't stand there, watching her like that. Finally, Melody decided. " I've decided. I choose Vulpix!"

" Oh, good choice! A challenge to train, but I know you'll be fine. Raven's gym after all uses Fire types!" She said to Melody kindly, handing her the Pokeball containing the Vulpix, 5 empty ones, and a PokeDex. " Now, be good, and because you seem like such a talented and kind girl, I'll give you a Map and Stickers."

" Stickers?" " Oh yes, I had the worst memory as a trainer and had a problem of always forgetting which pokemon was in which ball, with stickers, it was easier for me, and if I ever lost them, I would know which ones were mine." "That's a good idea!" Melody said as Professor Hardin handed her a map and a pack of…butterfly stickers.

            Melody left the Professors lab with best wishes and was one her way. Melody walked to the edge of the town, and soon into a forest area, called Popperson Forest.

Pretty long, huh? Yeah…I like to do that. Anyways, review and crap, and I don't think the next one will be so long.