Author's Note: Pokemon dialogue will be in single quotes while normal human speech will be in double quotes.
Before long, Robin arrived in front of a white building where tons of trainers gathered in the front path. "Excuse me. Sorry. Excuse me."said Robin as she squirmed through the hyped crowd ready to start their adventure. She managed to finally get inside the building, and that was when I realized all the eyes staring at me.
"What is that magikarp doing on her bike",laughed a few girls who were standing near the door.
"Just ignore them." reassured Robin as she placed her bike next to a rack. She picked me up from the basket and carried me with her. A young woman approached us. She had green hair and a long white lab coat.
"Did you have a nice day, Robin?" she asked.
"Yeah, I'm here to pick my starter pokemon, Professor Juniper." said Robin excitedly.
Professor Juniper looked at me curiously and asked, "Is that your pokemon?"
"Oh! Well, yes. He kind of is. Will that be a problem?" asked Robin.
"No, no. It's totally fine. It's just that most people chose a starter pokemon as their first pokemon. But that's fine to have a magikarp with you." explained Juniper as she lead us into a room where the lights were shining brightly. She took three pokeballs from a container and released the three pokemon inside each. It was the region's starters: Tepig, Snivy, and Oshawott.
"Aww! They're all so cute!"she exclaimed. "This seems like a hard pick, Professor Juniper." She began to examine each other pokemon. I had no idea what Robin's preferences were. I could hear what each of the starters were saying.
Tepig: 'Pick me! Pick me! I'm very strong!'
Snivy: 'Oh, please! Pick me! Look how cool I like!.'
Oshawott: 'Oh, pick me! I'm the cutest out of you all!'
I didn't have to tell Robin what they were saying, for I assumed she could also hear them. She thought for awhile. "I did wake up today thinking about picking a water starter, but I have you, John. So I will go with my second choice, the fire starter. Tepig it is!" Robin exclaimed as she reached out to hug Tepig. Tepig jumped up with excitement and landed in her arms. I wanted to tell her that I was not much of a fighter, but I couldn't bring myself to admit that, so I kept quiet.
'You can give him a nickname', I reminded Robin.
"I'll just call you Tepig. I can't think of a name right now." said Robin as Juniper handed her her first six pokeballs.
Juniper also handed her a pokedex and said, " This will help you keep track of all the pokemon you meet." Robin took at and place it in her bag.
'Do you plan on making it to the league?' I asked Robin.
"Of course!"she replied.
Juniper asked, "Most trainers start their journey at around age ten or eleven, you are thirteen. It's not too late, but why did you wait an extra two years?"
"I was very busy with my family. My father passed away after an accident at Dragonspiral Tower. He was on an expedition to see the legendary Zekrom. But his team was attacked and he did not make it out. This was two years back, and my mother was fearful that I would meet a similar fate if I was not careful, so she made me wait."
I looked up at Robin and said, 'Sorry for your loss.'
Juniper also said the same thing, and Robin nodded with a thanks. She grabbed her bike and walked out of the building. As we were going to start our journey, a blond boy blocked our path. The same one who was going to bury me. Max.
"So you got your first pokemon, eh? How about a battle to test our strength!" taunted the Max.
Robin replied, "Sure! I'm fine with that. Let's battle!"
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