Tory and Samantha walked along on the dusty road on their first ever Pokémon adventure. The bushes on the side of the path were home to many different species of Pokémon. Many Zigzagoon and wurmple scurried about barely seen.

"It'll only take a few more minutes to reach Littleroot," Tory explained while looking at all the Pokémon scurrying across the path.

Samantha suddenly tripped and fell to the ground.

"Stupid shoe laces!" Samantha grumbled. "Run ahead I'll catch up."

"Okay," said Tory running ahead.

Samantha grumbled as she tried to tie her broken shoelaces. Suddenly the bushes rustled and something bigger than a zigzagoon or a wurmple came walking out.

"What's that?" Samantha asked looking at the strange Pokémon, it started barking loudly. "It's a Poochyena!"

She was reminded of the Poochyena from back at home. The Poochyena began growling and jumped into a vicious tackle attack.

"Ahh!" screamed Sammy running out of the way but tripping on her shoelace falling to the ground. "Help!"

Just as the Poochyena used tackle at her again two Pokémon jumped from the tree limb above her. The two Pokémon yelled two names into the air as they shocked the Poochyena viciously.

"Plusle!" one yelled. "Minun!" Yelled the other as red and blue lightning surged through the Poochyena.

The Poochyena yelped and ran back into the bushes. Sammy hugged the two Pokémon thankfully.

"Thank you, thank you!" she yelled. "What are your names?"

"Plusle!" the red one said.

"Minun!" The blue one answered.

"Alright Plusle and Minun it is!" She said delightedly.

The two Pokémon jumped on her shoulders while she tied her shoelaces. She then began running along the path Tory had been on. Tory was just in sight as midday came around. She seemed to be sitting on a patch of grass. Samantha quickly caught up to her.

"Tory!" She yelled. "Tory! Look what I just found!"

Tory looked up from her knee, which was bleeding.

"I've been looking for you everywhere!" Tory exclaimed. "I came across an angry zigzagoon which used tackle on my leg before I could get Shada out. I think I'll keep her out of her Pokéball."

"Cool," Sammy replied. "Look at the Plusle and Minun I found! Aren't they cute?"

Tory looked up from her knee once again and her eyes opened in suprise at the sight of Plusle and Minun.

"Wow!" Tory exclaimed. "You've found your first two Pokémon!"

Tory stood and opened her pack. She took out a bandade and placed it on her knee. Sammy suddenly said.

"Yeah but I can't tell which one is a boy and which one is a girl?"

Tory blushed.

"Uh...Do you really need to uh ask me that?" asked Tory.

"Yeah," Sammy answered. "Because I can't tell if their a boy or a girl!"

"Well just ask them!" Tory exclaimed.

"How do I do that?" Sammy asked.

"In plain English," answered Tory. "They'll know what your saying."

"Ok then," Sammy said reluctantly.

She placed the two Pokémon on the ground.

"Which one of you two are a girl?" asked Sammy.

Plusle spoke up.

"Plusle!" it said it's ears waving.

"So then you must be a boy," Sammy said pointing towards Minun.

"Minun!" The minun said nodding it's head.

"Great then!" Sammy said placing her two Pokémon on her shoulders. "Let's go Tory!"

Tory nodded and quickly brought out her Pokéball. She released Shada.

"Okay Shada just follow us," She instructed.

"Shaa," Shada agreed.

They began running speedily along the path.

Finally they arrived at the village of Littleroot.

"Were here!" They exclaimed.

The first thing they thought of was going to the Pokémart to get some Pokéballs. The mart was small and it didn't have a large selection but they managed to bring out enough money to buy ten Pokéballs. Sammy took two and looked at Plusle and Minun who she had placed on the ground.

"Okay," Samantha said standing and enlarging the Pokéballs. "GO POKÉBALLS!"

She threw the Pokéballs at Plusle and Minun. Both of them were enveloped in a shining light then pulled into the Pokéballs. The Pokéballs shook back and forth with the centers blinking red for a few seconds then both Pokéblls stopped moving.

"Yay! I caught Plusle and Minun!" Samantha yelled picking up the Pokéballs and released the two Pokémon.

They both shook their heads happily from being released then climbed up onto Sammy's shoulders.

"So," Tory said. "It's time to get our beginner Pokémon."

"Okay," said Sammy and they rushed of to Professor Birch's lab.

The lab was large and very cluttered with pages and books. The Professor was burried somewhere in the room.

"Professor?!" Sammy called her voice echoeing through the lab.

"Professor was there a landslide in here?" asked Tory.

"Landslide," Professor Birch commented his head popping up from underneath some books in the corner. "I doubt that."

"Professor!" They both shouted running towards him and giving him a big hug. "How are you uncle?"

"Well if it isn't my two favorite niece's!" he said delightfully.

"But were your only nieces," Sammy pointed out.

"Exactly why your my favorites," he answered.

"So where are they?" Sammy asked. "Where are the beginning Pokémon?"

"There right here!" Professor Birch answered holding up three Pokéballs. "Your early so your the first two here!"

"But Uncle if were the first two then why is one Pokémon missing?" asked Tory.

"Oh my Shada escaped and has been roaming the counter," Professor Birch answered. "I don't know where it got to."

Suddenly Shada walked out from behind Tory's feet.

"Shaa," it purred when it saw Professor Birch.

"Ah I see you've found it," Uncle Birch commented lightly stroking the Shada's fur. "I think it will gladly be your first Pokémon."

Tory smiled. So that's why it had been to tame when it had come to her.

"Where did you get those Pokémon?" Professor Birch asked Sammy.

"Well it's a long story," Sammy answered.

So Sammy and Professor Birch sat down while she told Professor and Tory how the Pokémon had come into her life.

"And that's the whole thing," she finished with a smile. "So now I'm here to choose my beginning Pokémon!"

Professor Birch first brought a Durata. It had black glowing eyes with six long tails, stripes, a dog-like body and a strange looking mane. Sammy screamed.

"Ahh what is that thing?" she yelled and Professor Birch quickly returned it into his Pokéball with a sigh.

"Alright how about Paradu?" Professor Birch asked bringing out the Pokémon.

The Paradu had long ears with small cuts in them, large zubat-like wings, a long tail, a mane and small tuffs of fur on it's ankles. The Pokémon was mostly beige with green mane, tuffs of fur and end of tail.

"Well that's not so bad," Samantha said reaching her hand out. "Hello."

The Paradu barred it's teeth and growled menacingly. Sammy withdrew her hand quickly just as the Paradu clamped down where her hand had just been.

"Okay not him!" she exclaimed and Professor Birch returned it.

"I don't understand," he said shaking his head. "Paradu is normally really nice. How about Quakers?"

He sent out a small duck Pokémon that had the body of a torchic only grey, it had two feathers sticking out of the top of its' head, duck-like wings along with a duckbill and beautiful green eyes. It began running around the room calling out it's name. Sammy giggled. Suddenly it tripped and hit one of Sammy's Pokéballs and was caught.

"Uh oh," Sammy gasped.

"Well I guess Quakers chose you," Professor Birch said happily.

"Well I guess it's the only one that like me," she sighed.

Professor Birch nodded then handed Tory and Sammy both Pokédex's.

"Alright," Professor Birch said. "Now your all set. Remember how to use a Pokédex?"

"Yep!" they both exclaimed nodding.

"Well then it's off on your way to the next city to get a badge!" he said shooing them out. "I hope you do a good job of beating all the Pokémon gyms!"

Tory and Sammy nodded then ran off towards the next town.