Author's Note: Tee hee...Lindsey's char is in the original game, but she was a VERY VERY minor character that most people didn't meet.

NAME: Lindsey Elm

AGE: 20

HOME: New Bark Town

HAIR: Light brown and short

EYES: grey

CLOTHES: khaki pants, white lab coat, light aqua shirt

FUN FACT: She's a budding scientist who is currently working with her father

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The duo entered the small waterfront village and headed immediately for the largest building in town: The Pokemon Lab. They were both surprised to find the lab full of trainers. Apparently, it was the day that new trainers pick their starting pokemon.

The pair waited patiently in the back until the crowd thinned out. Approaching the proffessor, Krysta suddenly became nervous. She cleared her throat and began.

"Um...Proffesser...do you have..An extra pokedex?" She was overly nervous, but she didn't know why.

The lively man smiled in an absent way and asked, "Well, heres a quandry...you apparently have a pokemon, but don't have a pokedex? We'll fix that right up...Strange though, I don't remember seeing you here when we had the starters waiting for trainers...did you get one from Proffesser Oak?"

Krysta shook her head. "No sir...I just helped a hurt Zubat and it took a liking to me, so I decided to come and start my journey off properly here."

Elm nodded and handed her a red book like thing. "This is a pokedex, as you probably know all ready. It will automatically record all the data concerning pokemon you catch. I also updated the system now so you can translate your pokemon's chatter into english. It's a nifty algorithm that my daughter created." He was all smiles as he pointed out the young lab assistant who bore a deep family resemblance.

He turned to Zell. "And how may I help you Zell? You've certainly grown since the last time you were here."

Zell held out a pokeball. "Its this baby Charmander sir. It looks odd and I think that maybe its sick. Its flame is nice and bright but...well, you'll just have to see..."

He opened the pokeball and released the oddest-looking Charmander that had potentially ever been born. Its coloration was not the reddish orange typically found on the species, but a vibrant golden yellow. Its skin was so bright as to sparkle slightly when it moved.

"Char! Charmander!"

Krysta's pokedex chimed and a recorded vcoice spoke. "People! May I see?" The pokemon was staring determinatly at Proffesser Elm's pen.

Elm laughed and handed the pokemon the pen; the pokemon began examining it in all possible ways.

Elm watched the different colored Charmander interestedly. "I think that it's a genetic mutation...I'm not sure though. If I may, I would like to keep it for a while and study it...with your permission of course.." Elm looked hopefull.

Zell nodded and handed over the Charmander's pokeball. "Here you go...Well, Krysta and I have a ways to go, so I think we'd better be going."

Elm and his assistants vaguely waved farewell while pulling out notes from past trainers who have offered information. Looking around the small town proved it to be a quaint area, but not too inticing for the glory bound.

Suddenly, there was a shrill wail.

Zell and Krysta ran to the source. It was a small boy no older than five who was crying his brains out.

"Sissy! Sissy hurt! Help me!" he sobbed.

Zell tried the male approach. "Where kid?! Wheres your sister? Tell me! I can't help her if I don't know where she is on, TELL ME!"

The kid, of course, cried harder because of the scary tennager.

Krysta sighed, shoved Zell out of the way, and bent down to talk to the boy.

"Hey little guy. If you tell me where your sister is, I'll give you candy."

The boy smiled and started walking down Route 29. Krysta was about to stop him, then decided to follow so as to be able to help the girl.

They traveled for a short distance when the boy stopped and pointed at a Way Station that marked the entrance into Route 46. Krysta, Zell, and the boy went through.

No child was immediately discernable, but Krysta then heard the angry mutterings of a Geodude and the whimperings of a little girl. She rushed over to the scene and pulled out Storm's pokeball.

"Okay Storm, I know you don't like me much yet, but I'm counting on you...Go!" She released the tempermental Pidgey, who flew over to the Geodude and perched on its head. This was not acceptable to the rock pokemon.

"Dude! Gee...Geo! Dude duuu...GEODUDE!"

Storm looked down at the Geodude with a condescending air.

"Pidge."

This apparently angered the Geodude, because it tried to smash Storm between itself and a tree. Storm of course flutterd up a few feet right before the Geodude hit and settled back on to it afterwards. The Geodude was even madder now. It repeatedly tried the same attack with the same results: Geodude smacking hard things and Pidgey laughing contemptably.

Krysta finally decided enough was enough and drew one of her spare pokeballs. As she was about to throw it, a red and white round object sailed from behind her and hit the Geodude. The ball stopped rocking after a while and the Geodude was caught. By Zell.

He started dancing around victoriously and was extremely proud of himself. He looked over at Krysta and exclaimed proudly "I just caught a Geodude! Did you see that? It was perfect!"

He apparently didn't notice that Krysta was trying to keep from choking him and she was also holding Storm back from pecking his eyes out. Then she had a second thought. Her angry face turned into a sweet, sweet smile as she looked down at her Pidgey and stroked its head. Then she let her go.

It was by luck and speed that Zell didn't have his eyes pecked out. It all ended a few minutes later when Krysta was walking through the grass towards the little children, who had been watching the whole time.

A baby Phanpy sat in the grass staring up at her with its small black eyes. It raised its trunk at her hungrily. There were no signs of it parents, so Krysta pulled out a pokeball and caught it. It was the easiest catch she had ever seen made.

Zell stared at her with an open mouth. "You know how rare those are?!!!"

Krysta smiled sweetly. "And to think...I wouldn't have come through the grass this way had you not caught the Geodude I was trying to catch."

The kids came running to her with smiles plastered on their faces. The little boy grabbed her hand and put something shiny in it.

"Here you go...I founded it while Fran and I were playing. You can have the shiny rock!"

It was a nugget! Krysta smiled at the boy in thanks. "It's what trainers do, kay? Next time, don't play in the grass, but I can't blame you...I used to do that too!"

Zell was sitting on a rock crying.

Krysta recalled Storm and put the pokeball on her belt, right next to her new Phanpy. She hadn't decided on whether or not she would name it yet.

Grabbing Zell, she drug him back to Cherrygrove City, and then on to Route 30. By the time they were at the fork in the road to go to Krysta's home or on to Violet City, twilight was descending. They decided to camp out and start again in the morning.

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Author report: Tee hee....I'm such a sexist...But it really is high tme that the female trainers get the spotlight too...