A/N: As you may be able to guess from my username, I am a huge Pokemon fan. So when we got news of the starters for Gen 7, I had to write something up about it! Those of you who aren't Pokemon fans, this one is worth skipping. For everyone else, I hope you enjoy it!

P.S. Hashtag TeamLitten

"Litten is obviously the best choice! For two people with supposed super sight, you guys really are blind, y'know that?" Athena argued with the red lawyer and blue magician in the room.

"You CAN'T be serious! Just look at Rowlet! It has a little leaf bowtie! Have you ever seen something so cute in your life?!" Trucy retorted as she waved her phone around at the redheaded lawyer.

"You're BOTH wrong! Popplio is clearly the superior choice! It may look silly now, but remember Oshawott? It went from a silly looking clown to a samurai!" Apollo butted in as he showed of the picture on his phone.

As all this went on, Phoenix walked into the office, hanging up his coat as the three bickered back and forth, shouting out names for things he couldn't even begin to imagine what they looked like. "Should I even ask what you three are talking about?"

The three bickering young people looked at the senior lawyer for a moment and then back to each other, nodding before suddenly charging at the man.

Phoenix's eyes grew wide as he stepped backward and collapsed onto the couch, instinctively grabbing wallet out of his pocket and holding it in front of him. "Here, just take my money and don't hurt me! There's probably enough for a coffee in there!"

Trucy batted the wallet out of his hand shoved her phone in his face. "Daddy! What do you think? Isn't Rowlet the obvious best choice!?"

"Huh? I-"

Phoenix was cut off as Athena knocked the magician down and put her phone in the man's face. "She's so wrong, boss! Litten is clearly the right choice!"

"What's-"

Again, Phoenix was cut short as Apollo butted in and practically punched his boss as he showed him something on his phone. "They're both delusional, Mr. Wright! Popplio is the way to go!"

The three argued back and forth for a moment longer before finally had enough. He quickly shot up from the couch and stomped his foot down. "HOLD IT!"

At the sound of the familiar phrase being shouted out, the lawyers and magician silenced themselves and looked at their in wide-eyed shock.

"Alright, now that I have your attention, I want you three to CALMLY explain to me what you're arguing about. Trucy, you start."

Trucy slowly stepped forward and held her phone out. "W-we were arguing about the best starter for the new Pokémon games, daddy."

"Pokémon? Are you kidding me?" Phoenix asked as he looked at the picture on Trucy's phone, which appeared to show a sandy colored baby owl, with what seemed to be a small bowtie made of leaves on it. "What am I even looking at here?"

"It's Rowlet!" Trucy explained excitedly. "It's the grass-type starter. Obviously, it's a cute little owl, and it starts off as a grass and flying type!"

"Uh….. Huh." Phoenix said. "So, where to I come in here?"

"We want you to be our tie breaker!" Athena suddenly exclaimed. Everyone in the room looked at the girl, who shrunk back in embarrassment. "S-sorry. Didn't mean to speak out of turn."

Phoenix let out a sigh. "So you three want me to look at the one like and tell you which one I like?" Apollo, Athena, and Trucy all nodded. The blue lawyer groaned. "Alright, if it'll get you three to stop arguing, I guess I'll play along. Truce, you already showed me yours. Athena, it's your turn."

Athena grinned as she stepped forward and held out her phone. "Here's the clear winner, boss!"

Phoenix examined the creature on the screen. It appeared to be a red and black kitten, with marking fairly similar to a tiger.

"This one's called Litten. It's a fire type kitten, and it's just SO adorable! It may only have one type, but I think it'll become a dark type when it evolves."

"Alright… Apollo, time to make your case." Phoenix said as he looked at his most senior employee.

The horned lawyer stepped forward and revealed his phone, showing Phoenix a picture of what seemed to be a blue seal with a round pink nose and light blue frills around his neck.

"This one's Popplio. It's a water type seal Pokémon. I used to always go for the fire type, but the last few have been kinda disappointing, while the water types have been awesome! I just know this one will turn out being the very best!"

"Mmhmmm." Phoenix put his hand to his chin, making it look as though he were thinking hard on his decision, when in reality, he was simply contemplating how ridiculous this whole situation was.

"So, whaddya think, boss?" Athena asked after a moment.

"Well…" Phoenix started as he opened his eyes. "As the tie breaker here, I hereby declare…"

Silence fell over the room as the three awaited to hear the verdict.

"… Popplio to be the best starter."

"Yes!" Apollo cried out and held his hand up, anticipating a high five from his boss.

Phoenix remained quiet for a moment before speaking. "I don't do high-fives, Apollo. Now get back to work. That toilet isn't scrubbing itself."

Apollo's horns fell over his face as he lowered arm and tuned around, heading for the supply closet.

Athena and Trucy had gone from groaning about Phoenix's choice to snickering at Apollo's misfortune. Phoenix turned his attention to them. "Athena, you get back to work too. Trucy, you have finals coming up. Go study."

Both girls slumped as they separated, Athena heading to her desk and Trucy going to her room.

Phoenix sighed and made his way to his desk. He faked as if he were working for a moment before glancing at Athena to make sure she wasn't paying attention and reaching into his pocket, pulling out his Nintendo 3DS and opening it, picking up his game where he left off.

"These kids all wrong. You'll always be the best." He said to himself as he sent his trusty Blastoise into battle.