"Ah, good to see you, Samantha." Professor Eucalyptus said just as I was about to reach for the door handle to the lab. He opened the door and beckoned me inside. I hung my coat up on the coat rack and walked in. The building was big and full of intense looking gadgets and gizmos that I couldn't even begin to guess what they do. I ran around the lab asking every scientist about what machine they were working on but ran off before they could get a word out, and Scraggy was running all around the lab too.
"Samantha, it's good to see that you have such an interest in the work done here, but these people are busy. Please do not bother them. Just go sit on the couch over there and watch some television until the new trainer arrives. It shouldn't be more than an hour for them to arrive."
"Alright."

I went over to the couch and watched the television. I watched a documentary about a far-off place called Hoenn or Alola or something, but I didn't pay too much attention. However, I was fascinated by all the water type pokémon. They taught me about pokémon like Marill and Wingull. It said that Marill are usually playful pokémon and enjoy running around with other Marill. However, they have been known to play with small children and because of this some children inadvertently become lost. It also said that because Wingull and Pelipper eat Feebas the Feebas population has severely decreased and researchers are working on conservation efforts to try to bring Feebas numbers up. I think the Wingull are super cute, and I'm glad they eat Feebas, because the Feebas are really ugly.
The documentary was winding down, and I could I hear Professor Eucalyptus talking to someone across the room. I couldn't really understand what he was saying, but he was talking to a girl my age while showing her three different pokémon I've never seen before. Her hair was dark brown and she had beautiful skin. She was the most beautiful girl I've ever seen. I whispered to scraggy, "Man, she's really cute, don't you think Scraggy?" and he nodded in agreement.

I walked up to them and I was captivated by the three cute pokémon Professor Eucalyptus was describing. "Now Katie, this one here is Snivy, the grass type pokémon. It's a somewhat stubborn pokémon so it can be hard to raise, but it will be loyal to you and will be an invaluable partner." He paused for a minute while Katie was admiring it. I thought it was cute, and I would have picked it out of the three here. "This next one is Tepig, the fire type pokémon. This is a very strong pokémon that will win you many battles if you train it just right." He paused again while she was observing it. "This last one is Oshawott, the water type pokémon. This is the most popular choice and the most well-rounded. It's easy to use so you'll get accustomed to it rather quickly." She looked at Oshawott, but she didn't seem to like it much.
"I knew from the second I saw it that I want Snivy Professor. It's super cute and I really like it." Katie said joyfully.
"Ah, good choice. Snivy was my first pokémon as well." Professor Eucalyptus said while giggling a little. "Here is her pokéball. Just call her back and she'll go inside it." Katie extended her arm and called Snivy back and it went inside the pokéball without a problem. "Now wait here for a minute while I get your pokédex all set."
"Hi there Katie, I'm Samantha." I said. "I just started my journey yesterday."
"Oh, I'm starting mine today!" She said. "Which pokémon did you choose?" I pointed at scraggy, and he kicked the air.
"His name is Scraggy." I said.
"Buy why don't you have one of the ones Professor Eucalyptus showed me?"
Before I could answer, Professor Eucalyptus said, "She saw a Scraggy outside yesterday, and she really wanted one, so I went and got one for her. Anyway, I have your pokédex, and five empty pokéballs for catching pokémon."
"Wow! That's cool." She said. Eucalyptus handed her a pokédex and five empty pokéballs.
"Why don't you two have a battle out back? I can teach you two how to battle properly." Eucalyptus said.
"Yeah!" Katie and I said in agreement.

We walked outside and there was a fenced off area that looked like it could be used for a battle. "Here is the battle-field, ladies. First, Sam, go over to the far side, and Katie, you stay on this side." I ran over to the far side as fast as I could. "The ultimate goal of any battle is to make each of the opponent's pokémon faint before yours faint. Now, typically both of you would send out the pokémon you want to battle with, but since you each have one, Katie will send out her Snivy, and Sam, you will send out Scraggy."
"You got this Scraggy, I believe in you!" I whispered.
"Go, Snivy!" Katie yelled.
"Now, what you want to do is call out moves that your pokémon knows."
"Uh, how do we know what moves they have?" I asked.
"Check your pokédex, it'll tell you what moves each pokémon has."
I fiddled around with my pokédex for a few seconds, and it said, "Your Scraggy is level five. It knows leer, low kick, and sand-attack."
"Are you ready Katie?" I called out.
"Yeah!" She said. "Do we just call out attacks Professor?"
"Yes, just call out attacks, and they'll start battling one another." He said.
"Snivy, use tackle attack!" Snivy then ran quickly toward Scraggy and tackled him down to the floor.
"Sam, now you can call out an attack." Eucalyptus said.
"Scraggy, use low kick!" I cried out, and Scraggy kicked Snivy.
"Good, you two seem to have it down! Now I'll just let you two finish the battle by yourselves." He said.
"Snivy, tackle!" Katie said. Snivy tackled Scraggy again.
"Scraggy, use leer!" Scraggy then stared at Snivy with a scowl, and Snivy looked scared. "Scraggy, use low kick!" Scraggy kicked Snivy again, and Snivy fell to the floor, and it is unable to move.
"Snivy is incapacitated, so Sam wins!" Eucalyptus called out.
"Good job Sam!" Katie said. "Snivy return." And Snivy was whisked back into the pokéball.
"Thanks!" I said.
"Oh, ladies, I forgot to tell you something." He said. "You can make your pokémon dodge attacks if you tell them to when they're about to be hit. It requires some skill to know when and how to make them dodge, but it can be done."

We walked inside, and we all sat around a small table in the kitchen. "So Katie, I think Sam has something she wants to ask you, don't you Sam?" Eucalyptus said.
"I was wondering if you wouldn't mind," I couldn't force myself to say it. "I wanted to ask you,"
"Sam wants to know if you would accompany her on her journey." He said.
"This is a bit sudden don't you think?" Katie said.
"I got attacked yesterday, and the guy almost got away with Scraggy. I'm afraid that if I don't have help, something like this might happen again, and they might get away with my pokémon." I said.

"Oh my gosh, that's awful! I'm glad you got Scraggy back safely." She paused for a few seconds then said, "I'll join you on your journey." I was really excited to have someone join me on my journey.