Disclaimer:I Don't own Pokemon, nor do I own anything related to it. The only thing I own are my OCs

The soft, rubber bottoms of Mandy's sneakers made a soft thudding sound as she ran down the old dirt path. Her mind was swimming.

'Who was that figure?'she pondered, 'Why did they push me through that portal? And better yet, why did I see the legendary Pokemon of Kanto? Did they play a part in how I got here?' She soon shook those thoughts from her head. 'It doesn't really matter! I'm in the Pokemon world! I'm gonna take full advantage of this!'

As she awoke from here reverie, Mandy noticed she had finally reached the small town. Keeping her pace, she began the jog through the small town, the wind blowing the red ribbon in her hair. She took in the peaceful surroundings.

At first all she could see was homes. People were caring for their plants and little children were playing outside. She could not help but feel a little jealous. She cringed slightly at the memory of her dark, empty home. Some of the people noticed her and waved. She did so back. 'I wish I could live somewhere like this.'

As she looked ahead of her, Mandy spotted her destination. A fairly large building on top of a grassy hill. A large windmill was behind it, and a long white stone pathway stretched from the door to the base of the hill, where a gate stood.

'Proffessor Oak's Lab!' She picked up her speed to that of a sprint.

She soon stood in front of the large iron gate that blocked her path. She gently put her hands on it and gave it a light push. It slowly opened with a metallic creak. Though hesitant at first, Mandy walked through the gateway and up the winding pathway to Professor Oak's door.

She stopped there. The door was slightly ajar, giving her just enough space to peer into and see who was there.

Inside, Mandy spotted two figures. One, though his back was turned to her, was about her age. He had spiky blond hair that was covered by a green and blue cap. He had a green and blue jacked on that sported the symbol of the Indigo League on it. He sported blue jeans and green and blue sneakers.

The other figure was a much older man. He had short grayish brown hair and a white lab coat. Underneath the coat he had on a maroon shirt as well as brown slacks and loafers. She would recognize him anywhere.

"Professor Oak," Mandy said aloud, inadvertently. At this noise, both turned to face the source and spotted her. She could feel the color rising in her cheeks.

"I- I'm sorry!" She stuttered, " I'll come back later."

"No, it's okay, I was just leaving," He turned to the Pokemon Professor and said "Thanks Professor Oak!" and left.

"I'm sorry for interrupting you guys," Mandy said approaching him, cheeks still pink with embarrassment, "I just came to get my first Pokemon."

"It's quite alright." A thought crossed his mind. "Would you by chance be Mandy Serence, would you?"

"Yes, I am." Her mind was in a storm of confusion. How did he know her name?

"Good! I had something delivered to me that was addressed to you. Now where did I put it?" He then went into one of the back rooms, out of her line of site. Several noises of movement and things falling over soon followed. Mandy couldn't help but sweatdrop at this. A few seconds later she heard him say, "A-HA! Here it is!"

Professor Oak reappeared a few seconds later. "It doesn't say who it's from," he said, "but I figured you'd still wanted it all the same."

"Thank you." she said, giving a slight bow in thankfulness. She approached it and took in the details of the package. It was a mid sized box covered in brown paper. At the top facing side, sure enough, the name 'Mandy Serence' was written in curvy black ink. She gently tore at the ends and removed the paper. She then looked at the contents of the box.

Inside were three objects: an over-the-shoulder bag, a small note, and a poke ball that had a yellow star sticker on it. She took out the bag first, she studied the unique design.

The shoulder strap had a pattern of red and white hearts right down the middle. It had two different pockets on it's side, each red with a white heart on them. There were also two bigger pouches the front of it. Both had identical, albeit larger, designs on them. Each pocket had a small, gold, heart-shaped clasp on them. She through the bag over her shoulder.

Her attention was then brought to the note and poke ball. Taking them in her palms, the note into her left and the poke ball in her right. Her eyes first went to the note. It read:

Dear Mandy,

I hope you enjoy your gifts. Consider it a token of apology for me pushing you through the portal.

Take special care of the starter Pokemon I sent you. It's no ordinary Pokemon.

Your Guardian Angel

'She pushes me through a portal that leads to who knows where and she calls herself my 'guardian angel'? She quickly tucked the note into one of her pockets before anyone could ask any questions. Her eyes then shifted to her other hand. She cradled the object in her hands, looking at it in wonder. Not being able to stand it anymore, Mandy turned the front of the poke ball away from her, and gently threw it on the floor, as to open it.

The object opened, spewing forth a bright light, similar to the one she got sucked into. After a few seconds, the light faded away, revealing a small creature to appear before them.

Both Mandy and Professor Oak were surprised, though for different reasons. Professor Oak wasn't surprised about species of Pokemon that was before him, but the appearance. Mandy was surprised and excited to see a Pokemon in the first place.

It was a Charmander. But, it looked a little different. It's body was still shaped like a tiny dinosaur, with small clawed arms. clawed feet and a long tail, with a flame on the tip of it. It's eyes were wide and blue, but it's body color was different. Though the scales on it's belly were still the same peach color, the rest of it's body scales were not the normal shade of fiery orange. They were a golden color. A shiny Charmander!

Mandy bent down, so as to be at eye level with Charmander. They both looked into each others eyes for about a minute. Charmander soon felt a bond of trust between them and jumped into her arms.

Tears of joy soon filled the young trainer's hazel eyes. She cradled her Pokemon in her arms and held it close to her. It was hard for her to believe. She had an actual Pokemon! Not piece of data in her DS, but it had a heartbeat, it was alive!

Professor Oak couldn't help but smile at the two. He the turned around and grabbed a few objects off a table and re-approached the new team. Mandy noticed this, gave her new friend one last hug, and returned Charmander to his poke ball. She then turned to Professor Oak.

"Here," He said, his hands opening, revealing a bright red Pokedex in his left hand and five small poke balls in his right. "These are the basic tools for all trainers. I take it you know how to use these?" Mandy nodded. She gently took them from his hands. She said her thanks and goodbyes and left.

She started walking down the stone pathway, numb. It was so surreal, she was a trainer, a real Pokemon trainer! This was her personal level of heaven. she was soon brought out of her thoughts when someone brushed past her.

It was a boy about her age. He had spiky brown hair and blue eyes. He wore violet long sleeve shirt, black pants, brown boots, and a yellow and green pendent that was similar to the yin-yang symbol.

'Was that...?' She wondered. On a hunch, Mandy continued down the pathway. What she found at the end of it confirmed her suspicions. There was a large group of people, along with a group of cheerleaders.

'So that was him. Gary Oak.' She gently pushed her way through the large group. She ran a few feet out of the way. At the same time, she could hear someone else coming down the road she came from. It was a boy who also was about her age. He had spiky black hair and dark eyes. He wore, what looked to be, pj's that were green and yellow. Despite not being in his usual garb, Mandy would recognize him anywhere.

"Ash Ketchum," she breathed. "So, Ash and Gary are just starting their journey. I got thrown back a few years! It's going to be a long and tough trek, but I have a great starter Pokemon and all the hope and heart in the world! I will live my dream! I will be a Pokemon Master!"

Mandy jumped in the air in excitement and ran off in the direction of Route 1 and Viridian City.

However, Mandy was not alone on the stretch of road. In the shadows of the trees, a tall figure stood. He sported an icy blue bandana on his head, a matching icy blue shirt with a white 'S' on the front along with blue camo pants and combat boots. He had a wicked smirk on his face and he had a evil glint in his eye as he watched her run off in the direction of Route 1. He pulled out a walkie-talkie.

"This is Grunt Neil of Arctic Division," The figure said into the walkie-talkie," The target has been spotted and in en route to Viridian City."

"Copy that," a woman responded over the speaker, "We'll sent a squad out. Don't let her get away."

The man's smirk had now become a full evil grin. "And so the hunt begins."

Chapter 3: Sunny Blue Skies and Lurking Enemy Eyes