Tara whistled as she strolled towards her house, Shrell now laying on her head as she gripped his pokeball. Now that Tara was away from Nurse Joy she had stopped being annoyed as the realization that she was finally about to go on her pokemon journey a year after most hit.
Tara stepped into her house and called out to the air "I'm back from getting my starter." She heard some shuffling as someone, presumably her mom, made moves to enter the mudroom.
"So, what starter did you get?" Her mom inquired as her head appeared around the corner of the doorway.
"A mudkip, his name is Shrell." Tara told her mom as Shrell, as if trying to show off, slid off her head and into her arms.
"Well, he's got quite a personality there." Her mom ruffled Shrell's head fin. "Well, anyways, how many pokeballs did Nurse Joy give you?"
"Four." Tara answered her mom.
"You'll need more than that, it can take a few to catch one pokemon." Tara's mom turned and walked into the kitchen as Tara followed. Her mom snagged a lumpy bag and handed it to Tara. "There are six pokeballs in there, that should be enough to catch a pokemon or two, depending on how much they want to be captured." She informed Tara.
"Great, but how did you know how many pokeballs to buy? She could have given me five and then there would be an uneven number." Tara asked her mother.
"Nurse Joys generally give out four pokeballs, well, at least they do in Sinnoh." Her mom explained t Tara.
"Hmm. Well, I guess I should pack then." Tara said.
"Go on, everything you need should be upstairs." As her mother said this, Shrell bounded out of Tara's arms and started marching around on the kitchen floor. Tara smiled at this and headed up the stairs.
Back in her room, Tara took a look at the clothes her mom had lay out on the desk. There was a noctowl hat in case anything got chilly, which it rarely does in Hoenn do to the volcano, but hey, that's mothers for you. There was also a small array of t-shirts and some sweatpants and jeans, nothing fancy. As well as a few long-sleeved shirts. Basically, there was enough to go without having to wash anything for a little while. There was also a slightly fancier outfit in case she wanted to partake in a contest. It was a celery green t-shirt with indigo ribbon trimming and some leather shorts. Nothing really fancy, it was just slightly more so than her other clothes. Tara shoved the assortment into her bag as well as a pair of boots. Hey, they might be wrinkled but at least there's room for other stuff. She dropped the bag of pokeballs into her bookbag and, after a second thought, grabbed her notepad and flipped to a clean page.
Mudkip ~
Tara closed the notepad back up after writing down the name of her starter's species and unceremoniously shoved it into her pocket. After she was sure she had packed everything Tara descended the stairs and caught sight of Shrell splashing around in Bud the feebas's tank. Her mother shrugged when she saw Tara and continued to watch Shrell play.
"Come on Shrell, we need to go on our adventure!" Tara said as she lifted Shrell out of the water. Bud just glubbed like the feebas he is.
"Oh, I almost forgot!" Her mom exclaimed. She pulled something out of her pocket. "Here, have this. You'll need it to keep in touch." She handed Tara the phone, for that was what it was.
"Thanks Mom! I should get going now. Wouldn't want to miss the boat!" Tara started out the door.
"Bye, Tara! Remember to call!" Her mom said as she waved.
"Bye Mom!" Tara called back as she waved. "Now to go on our adventure!" She told Shrell, turning towards where he perched on her shoulder. Tara turned her head back towards the port and sped for it.
Well, that was the third chapter! Sorry for it being short, and the writing might not be up to par, but I had to get through a minor case of writer's block to write this. Aand it's pretty late, but I did say to keep an eye out for more slowpoke action. Anyways, excuses aside, I'll try (no promises though) to get the next chapter out in a shorter amount of time. I hope you enjoyed!