Disclaimer: Pokémon is by Satoshi Tajiri

Pokémon BW: Yin-Yang Quest

Walking through Route 1, Mia took a deep breath of forest air. She looked around the area, admiring the flora there. She was a little surprised at how the feel of the forest remained the same no matter what the season.

It got cut off when she found something white sticking out of the bushes. She went to inspect it, and a Patrat's tail twitched. This alerted its comrades, many other Patrat, and they took off. Mia looked up the Pokémon on her new Pokedex. The screen showed profiles of the Pokémon.

"Patrat, the Scout Pokémon," the Dex explained. "Extremely cautious, they take shifts to maintain a constant watch of their nest. They feel insecure without a lookout. "

"Deerling, Deerling!" a Deerling cried. Mia turned to find many Deerling in Springtime Forme gathering up by a river's edge. She looked them up on the Pokedex.

"Deerling, the Season Pokémon," the Dex explained. "The turning of the seasons changes the color and scent of this Pokémon's fur. People use it to mark the seasons."

Before she could go to battle one of the Deerling, she heard a rustle in a dark patch of grass. Going in to investigate, a Patrat and a Watchog promptly jump out and attack. Mia dodged just in time, and looked up the Watchog on her Pokédex.

"Watchog, the Lookout Pokémon, and the evolved form of Patrat," the Dex explained. "They make the patterns on their bodies shine in order to threaten predators. Keen eyesight lets them see in the dark."

"If a battle's what they want, they'll get one!" Mia declared as she put the Dex away. "Let's go, Emolga!"

Emolga came out of his Poké Ball, and got ready to fight. "Use ThunderShock on Patrat!" she ordered.

Outline glowing yellow, he fired a jolt of electricity at the Patrat, who got zapped. The Watchog got down on the ground and began spinning to Emolga.

"That's a Low Kick," Mia assumed. "Send it back with Quick Attack!"

"E-mon…!" Emolga yelled as he charged forward.

"Watch, watch, watch, watch, Watchog!" Watchog yelled as it moved in to attack. Emolga rammed into its tail, and both Pokemon were pushed back.

"Hang on, Emolga!" she rallied excitedly. "We're getting closer!"

"Mon!" it affirmed as it stood back up.

"ThunderShock that Watchog!" she commanded.

He did so, and weakened it enough for it to struggle with standing up.

"All right!" Mia cheered as she readied a Poke Ball. "Go, Poké-!"

"Hold everything!" a voice yelled.

Mia turned behind her to find a brown haired boy with brown eyes wearing a light blue jacket, black cargo pants, and red sneakers coming to her. A blue messenger bag was slung over his shoulder, a blue and black Xtransceiver was on his wrist, and he wore a red cap with a black Poké Ball symbol on it. The Pokémon were scared off by his yell and ran through the forest away from the two trainers.

"Look what you did!" Mia yelled as she lost her cool, proceeding to whack the boy on the head. "I was just about to catch my first Pokémon and you scared both of them off!"

"Ow! Ow! Hey!" the boy began. "I was just trying to help!"

"Some help you are!" she fumed.

"Really, I was," he explained, blocking the blows. "You gotta knock out the Pokémon you don't want when in a Double battle in the wild."

"Oh!" Mia realized as she stopped. "Mia, if you don't take a deep breath before you get too excited, you don't think clearly!" she noted to herself.

"Mia's your name, is it?" the boy asked. "That's a lovely name."

"R-really?" she asked, a little flattered. "I don't really like it that much."

"A woman as strong as you deserves that name," he complimented.

"Thanks," she thanked, feeling a little better.

"Don't mention it. The name's Taylor," he introduced. "I'm a trainer as well. Nice to meet you."

"So, you're just traveling around, is that it?" she asked as they sat down to talk in a cave.

"Yeah," he replied. "I don't really have any long-term goals, other than just to see the world. I was considering going for the league, but I decided against it."

"You can enter the Pokémon Musicals, become a Breeder or Doctor, there are a lot of possibilities from what Mom told me," she replied.

"What goal did your Mom have?" he asked.

"To become the Unova League champion. She didn't get very far after the league, though, so she settled down with the companion she traveled with and married him. I plan to follow in her footsteps."

"I like your spunk," Taylor complimented.

"Another compliment?" Mia asked.

"Figured I'd make you feel better after that little mishap," he answered.

"The only way I'll feel better is if I catch my first Pokémon before I leave Route 1," she pouted.

"You'll get your chance," he assured her.

Emolga suddenly popped out of Mia's Poke Ball. "What the?" Mia asked. "Does he not like being in the Ball? Return!"

A red light came from the ball, but he dodged it. Angry, Mia tried multiple times to recall it. Emolga made a face at her in retaliation. "EMOLGA!" she yelled, frustrated. Taylor just sighed and shook his head.

Emolga scurried up Taylor's pant leg, to his surprise. Taylor and Mia tried to shoo him off. He managed to do so, but not before Emolga's paw hit the capture mechanism of a Poké Ball on Taylor's belt. A white light came from the ball, revealing another Emolga, this one with a pink collar on its neck. The latter Emolga opened its eyes and looked around.

"Mo mo?" it asked as its ears twitched.

"E-mon!" Emolga greeted.

"E-mon!" the other Emolga greeted back cheerfully. "Mo-mon ga!"

'Hold up, is this love?' she questioned in her head. "Is that your Emolga?" Mia asked as the two began to play with each other.

"Her name's Momo," Taylor answered. "She's been with me ever since I was adopted."

"So she's your first Pokémon, huh?" she asked, fascinated. "Momo!"

"E-ga?" Momo asked as the two stopped.

"Nice to meet you," she greeted.

"Mo mo!" Momo replied back happily. The two suddenly looked around as their ears twitched.

"What's wrong?" she asked.

"Mia, stay very, very still," Taylor instructed. He punched off a Woobat that was on her purse and sent it onto the cave wall. Taylor looked up the Pokémon on his Pokédex. The screen showed profiles of the Pokémon.

"Woobat, the Bat Pokémon," the Dex explained. "Its habitat is dark forests and caves. It emits ultrasonic waves from its nose to learn about its surroundings."

"Wooo-bat! Wooo-bat!" it yelled shrilly. Taylor soon heard the flapping of bat wings further in the cave.

"We're outta here!" he said as he grabbed Mia by the hand. All four of them ran out as a group of Woobat flew out of the cave, chasing after them.

"I wonder where Taylor is," Mia asked herself out loud as she walked further through Route 1. After that brief scare from those Woobat, the two got separated as they fled. Mia had already recalled Emolga back to his Poké Ball as she was searching.

She spotted a Pidove pecking at the ground ahead of her. "I guess that can wait," she said as she took out her Pokédex. The screen showed profiles of the Pokemon.

"Pidove, the Tiny Pigeon Pokémon," the Dex explained. "These Pokémon live in cities. They are accustomed to people. Flocks often gather in parks and plazas."

"This time I'll get it right!" she declared as she sent out Emolga. "Quick Attack!" she commanded.

Emolga charged in at a fast speed, but Pidove noticed this and flew up. "That's right, it's part Flying-type!" she realized. Pidove flew down at a fast speed, a silver streak trailing behind it.

"Incoming!" she warned. Emolga ducked as Pidove swooped down, and then ascended back up. Flapping its wings as hard as it could, a windstorm was conjured up from its wing beats. Mia shielded her eyes from the current, while Emolga held onto the ground as tight as he could.

Emolga's ears picked up something slamming the ground at a fast rate. Mia looked up to find X-shaped wind streaks coming from Pidove. They hit Emolga hard as the windstorm died down.

"Don't give up, Emolga!" she cheered as Emolga slowly got up. She looked up to find Pidove flying further up. "I have an idea!"

As she predicted, the Pidove dove down for another Quick Attack. "Duck and grab hold of its leg!" she commanded.

Emolga ducked down, but as Pidove flew up, he stood up and grabbed its talon. They both ascended a few feet above Mia.

"Exactly as planned!" she called out to Emolga. "Now ThunderShock it!"

Sparks flew in the sky and after the light show; Emolga and Pidove fell down as a fast rate. Emolga stretched out its gliders and glided down safely to the ground. Pidove, however, landed on the dirt with a thud, dazed.

"Go, Poké Ball!" she said as she threw the capsule like item. The ball hit Pidove and converted it to red energy. It went into the ball and sealed itself shut. A moment of rattling from inside the ball later and Mia had caught her first Pokémon!

Mia smiled as she took the Poke Ball. "My first Pokémon! I got a Pidove!" she cheered as she held it up.

"Decent work, bookworm," Taylor teased. Mia's excitement got cut short by being called that and she turned to face Taylor, handing him the best death glare she could muster.

"Was that a compliment?" Mia asked, not happy.

"I'm just saying," Taylor countered with hands ready to block her if she tried to hit him.

"Hmph!" Mia harrumphed. "Not like you caught any Pokémon here."

"Actually, I did," he retorted. "Remember those Woobat earlier?"

"Yeah..." she said, curiosity piqued.

"Well, I caught the one that landed on your purse."

To show her, he took out another Poké Ball and threw it into the air. Out came a Woobat which began flying down to him.

It stopped when it caught sight of an Oshawott without its shell. The Oshawott fled into the bushes. Woobat promptly followed it.

"Hey, just where do you think you're going?" Taylor asked as he and Mia went after it. The two trainers were unaware, however, that this little event would be the beginning of a partnership together.