Here's a shocker: I don't own Pokémon!
Chapter 1 – There's A Start to Everything
"Team Silver has just invaded Cerulean City; it seems as if no place is safe from this group bent on using Pokémon for their own evil purposes. Our own reporter, Tabitha-"
"Mom!" 15 year old Holly Rose exclaimed as her mother clicked off the TV. "Honey, if you want to leave to go on your journey today there's no use in scaring yourself with all these reports of Team Silver."
Holly regarded her irritably and picked her sleeping Pikachu off of the floor, who groaned in protest. "Don't be lazy," Holly said and poked him several times in the side. Pikachu opened his eyes to small slits and swatted her hand away with his tail. Holly rolled her pale grey eyes at him and turned back to look at her mom, "I guess I'll go upstairs and pack, and then be on my way."
"Okay dear," her mother replied, trying to look happy at the fact that her daughter as going to be travelling cross-country without her. Holly forced Pikachu awake and ran up the stairs with him following closely at her heels. She stuffed a couple of pairs of clothes into her bag and ran into her bathroom. She ran her brush through her mid-back length black hair and then tossed that into her bag as well.
"Pika," Pikachu said, walking up to Holly with several pokeballs in his paws.
"Oh yeah, those might be useful," Holly said, tossing them into her bag. She slipped on her backpack and waited for Pikachu to hop on her shoulder, and made her way back down the stairs.
Holly's mom opened her mouth and made a pained expression like she was about to let loose with an explosion of mushy stuff. Holly hastily held up a finger to silence her and smiled, "It's not like I'm leaving forever. I'll call and everything, don't worry."
"Pika pi!" Pikachu chimed in agreement.
Holly's mom nodded, forcing a smile. "I'll miss you," she said, hugging first Holly and then Pikachu tightly. "Like I said," Holly repeated, "It's not like I'm leaving forever."
Holly finally managed to get out of the house and breathed in a puff of fresh Viridian City air, looking up at the puffy white clouds that filled the sky. "Are you ready?" Holly asked Pikachu, glancing at the yellow mouse Pokémon on her shoulder.
"Pika!" Pikachu exclaimed which roughly translated to "duh!"
"Well then let's go." Holly was basically bouncing instead of walking, beyond excited to finally leave home and go see all of Kanto.
"Actually first, so we don't die of bug infestation in Viridian Forest, how about we take a little detour to the Pokémart to get a tent?" Pikachu hopped from Holly's shoulder to the ground and raised a paw into the air, "Piiika pika!"
And so Holly dipped into her stash of reserved cash and bought a cheap one-person tent. But as long as it kept to freaking bugs away it was good in her book. Holly hated bug Pokémon. Not because she was afraid of them, but because they're so incredibly freaking annoying. Who wants to capture a Caterpie? A ten year old boy who still thinks girls have cooties, that's who.
Holly and Pikachu stood at the edge of Viridian City and stared at the looming, seemingly endless trees before them. "No prob," Holly said, waving her hand dismissively, "If we're smart about this we should be out of here in a day, two tops."
"Pikachu!" Pikachu agreed, his cheeks sparking.
Yeah. No problem. Holly thought to herself, though she was a little more doubtful than she let on.