Hi there! My name's Morgan. Yup, like the captain, I know. Last night was my 10th birthday. Pretty huge, huh? Yup, the big one-oh. Of course, it's a big step for every kid. It's the bridge between being a kid and being a pre-teen but of course there's also the pokemon license! When you're 10 years old you can officially get your pokemon license and you can then qualify for the pokemon challenge! Of course, I wanted to get my license last night but my mom said it was too late so I had to wait 'til today. I really hope Professor Oak still has some pokemon for me!

Professor Oak is the guy to go to for everything pokemon here in the Kanto region. He has completely dedicated himself to the study of pokemon. People travel from all over the world to meet him! His lab is in Pallet Town, which is practically right next door so the trip isn't that long. I live in Viridian City, but I haven't lived there forever. I only just moved here from Saffron City, one of the largest cities in the entire Kanto region! I loved it there, but I like it here in Viridian City too. I've made some really great friends, most notably my friend Rick. He's been real nice to me ever since I moved here and of course he's jealous that I'm getting my first pokemon before he is.

My mom's driving me to Professor Oak's today, and I'm really excited! I've gotten all dressed up just for this in all my best clothes. I want my pokemon to really like me! She calls me from downstairs, and she's obviously not very awake yet. She has a coffee in hand as she waits outside, leaning against the car. I run out to the car and slide in, buckling up.

"Morning, Mama!"

"Yeah," was all she said before sipping some coffee and starting up the car.

The drive didn't take long at all, and when we pulled into Professor Oak's drive way I instantly jumped out of the car and ran to the door, which slid open for me.

"Professor Oak," I yelled. "Professor Oak!"

"Yes, yes, I'm coming," he said as he came in through another pair of glass sliding doors. "Ah, you must be here for your first pokemon! Come, come, just back here."

Those sliding glass doors opened again and he led me back through them into a circular room lined with machines. I could barely make out a fax machine from the next machine, so I tried not to pay attention to them. What I really wanted was the pedestal in the middle of the room. Three indents laid in the middle of the pedestal, with labels beneath them that marked which one held which pokemon. I read them off as I passed them.

"Bulbasaur, Squirtle, Charmander… But, Professor Oak, there aren't any pokeballs here!" Oh no! What if I couldn't get a pokemon?! This is terrible!

"Oh dear, it seems so. Well, I'm sure I could help you with that…" He fumbled around in his lab coat pockets for a bit. "Ah, here we go!" He took out a small pokeball and handed it to me.

"Um, is this it?"

"Sorry, but that's all I have at the moment, though I think you'll like it! Go ahead, call him out!"

"Okay…" I held the pokeball out and it snapped open, releasing the pokemon inside. "Oh my! A Meowth!" I rushed forward and hugged the cat pokemon in my arms to which it squeaked "Meowth!"

"I thought you'd like it," Professor Oak said as he smiled. "Shall we fill out the paperwork?"