Sorry this chapter took so long. (For anybody that cares.) I was busy with another fic that I'm also working on. Here's chapter 4.

Chapter 4

Love At First Squirt

Today was the day for some new pokemon trainers to step into the spotlight! The new trainers buzzed with excitement, as today was the day they've finally become pokemon trainers. Mags was up and ready for her first day, and her first pokemon she wanted to receive, ever since the day she laid eyes on a Mudkip.

'' I can't wait to get that Mudkip! I'm so excited!'', Mags said, as she started to remember the day she ever saw a Mudkip.

Flashback...

Mags was in the open field with flowers, that created pleasant smelling fragrances to spread around the field, like perfume. She was bounding and leaping over the flowers to make it to the nearby pond to see the baby Magicarp swimming around happily. She peered into the sparkling clear lake.

Then a pokemon that she had never seen before leapt out of the water and onto a nearby rock. It was blue and white, with orange gills that were in its cheeks. It was a Mudkip.

'' Wow!'', Mags said, in awe.

The odd looking Mudkip started to dry himself after a long days swim in the pond. Mags approached the wild Mudkip with caution. The wild Mudkip saw Mags from the corner of its eye and just stared. They shared a few moments of eye contact. The wild Mudkip was fed up and tired. It took a few steps back and with a water gun attack, it sprayed Mags in the face lightly, and ran off into the lush grass.

'' Hey come back!'', Mags shouted, as her voice echoed through the open field.

The Mudkip never returned. Mags wondered about that pokemon she just encountered. She walked away from the spot where she saw that Mudkip, but not without taking a last glance of that area before she turned around and left, down the dusty pathway. A few minutes later of walking she saw Professor Birch feeding the wild Poochyena nearby.

The Poochyena enjoyed eating the pokemon food that Professor Birch fed them. They nibbled at the brown chewy bits of food before gulping it down, and licking their lips in delight.

'' Professor?'', Mags said.

'' Mags? Hey! How are you? Why are you all wet?'', Professor Birch asked, holding back his laughter.

'' I just saw this adorable pokemon.''

'' Which one?''

'' I don't know. It was blue and it had orange things on his cheeks, and I think it was a water type because it sprayed me on the face afterwards.''

'' Hmm, that seems to me like the description of a Mudkip.''

'' A Mudkip?''

'' Yes. When a new pokemon trainer starts off their journey I give them one pokemon of their choosing to start with. Treeko, Torchic, and Mudkip.''

'' Wow! When I start off my pokemon journey, I'm going to choose Mudkip.''

'' Okay! I'll save it for you that day.''

'' Thank you!''

Flashback ends...

Mags began tying her shoelaces together before heading out the door,'' Bye mom! Gonna get that Mudkip bye!''

'' Come back here, after you get that Mudkip. Remember the surprise'', Mags' mother replied.

'' Got it!''.

And with that settled Mags excitedly ran out the front door and down the road. Who knew that she'd bump into her rival, knocking her down to the ground.

'' Alissa!'', Mags replied,'' I'm so sorry.''

Her rival named Alissa got up and frowned when she saw Mags,'' I see you're starting your pokemon journey.''

'' Yes. What about you?'', Mags asked, as if she could care less.

Alissa laughed half-heartedly,'' Of course I am. Don't be silly. Remember that I wanted a Treeko? It'll beat your weakling of a Mudkip.''

'' My Mudkip will be twice as strong then your Treeko!''

'' Don't you mean twice as weak?''

'' No!''

'' See you later... or should I say smell you later, because you'll have that fishy smell of Mudkip all over ya?''

'' I'll beat that Alissa! I'll show you that Mudkip isn't weak as you think!''

Mags got up and ran down the path to get to the professor's laboratory. Alissa beat her to the lab first.

'' Alissa! But... you... how ...did? '', Mags stammered.

'' I run faster then you, also I just wanted to beat you to the lab before you arrived, just for the heck of it'', Alissa scoffed.

'' Why you little...''

'' Girls!'', Professor Birch interrupted, right before Mags could finish her sentence.

'' Hi Professor!'', both of the girls said together at the same time.

'' I have the pokemon you two are looking for'', Professor Birch said, rather nervously.

'' Treeko!'', Alissa said, happily, as she saw the Treeko walk up to her.

'' Treeko'', the Treeko said. (Hello.)

Aw! Alissa got a pokemon before I did. No matter, wait 'till she sees my cute Mudkip, Mags thought.

The professor handed Mags a pokeball. Mags held the pokeball, as she shook it.

'' So my Mudkip's in here?''

'' Um...''

Mags threw the pokeball on the floor, but when it opened it was empty,'' Where's my Mudkip?''

'' Mags, I don't have any. Swampy sends me one, but there was a terrible storm and the teleporter won't work. I'm sorry. Also the Torchic was taken by another trainer. You could keep the pokeball''.

'' Looks like Mags won't be starting her pokemon journey'', Alissa said, suppressing her laughter.

Mags frowned, she was sad and angry at the same time,'' I'll just start my journey without a pokemon.''

'' You can't do that'', Alissa said, kind of daring Mags.

'' Just watch me!''

Mags walked out of the laboratory and onto the sidewalk in a fury. She didn't feel like walking home, since what would she tell her mother? She's been expecting this for a long time. She walked into the forest nearby the Professor's laboratory hoping to find a pokemon.

'' I can't believe that he had no Mudkip's. Alissa should shut her big mouth for once! Saying Mudkip's are weak...''

She stopped when she saw a Mudkip resting peacefully in its little makeshift nest. Mudkip stirred around in his sleep and shifted a bit to stretch out his body, while still resting.

'' A Mudkip!'', Mags gasped, softly.

She suddenly remembered the empty pokeball she had in her pocket. She took it out and threw it toward the sleeping Mudkip.

'' Pokeball go!'', Mags said, softly.

The pokeball touched the Mudkip, who was still sleeping. As it landed on the ground, the pokeball began to wiggle and blink a red light for a bit, until the wiggling and blinking stopped. Mudkip was captured.

'' I caught a Mudkip!'', Mags said, loudly in glee.

She picked up the pokeball, unknowingly that the little Mudkip she just captured would cause trouble, and a sad past.

TBC...