Well, it's time to say so long Pallet and hello to chapter 5. I hope you enjoy it, even if it's a little short. R&R

Oak picked up a Poke ball and said "Pigeotto, return!" A red light beamed out of the Poke ball and surrounded the Pokemon. In a second, the Pokemon disappeared completely.

"Where'd it go?" I asked.

Oak smiled. "Relax, I just put it back into it's Poke ball."

I blinked. "Could I do that with Vulpix?"

"Of course!" he replied

I held out Vulpix's Poke ball and said "Vulpix, return!" The light shot out and collected Vulpix, storing it back into it's Poke ball. I looked around the room. Paper and rubbish now littered the room. I found Oak back at the phone, filling Ash in what happened.

"Really?" Ash asked. "She got her Pokemon to listen to her?"

"Yes" replied Oak. "Not only that, she took down a Pigeotto too."

"Wow, thats great! So where is she?"

"Right here." I said.

"I heard from the Professor, you took down a Pigeotto with your Vulpix, right?"

I nodded.

"Ha! I remember how tough it was controlling a Pokemon that was just caught. It didn't want to battle, it didn't want to listen, and it didn't like me at all." He raised his fist. "But with alot of hard work, I trained it to listen to me. Now, it's my best friend!"

I smiled. "Cool Ash."

He grinned. "With a lot of hard work, your Vulpix could become a great friend. Just be patient, it'll open up to you!." He paused. "Well Professor, I'd better go see if my Pokemon are healed. Bye!"

The screen went blank

"Well Tempest, I think it's time for you to leave."

"Ok" I replied. "Thank you very much for Vulpix."

"No problem! Just remember, treat it well and it will become friendly with you."

I nodded, then waved goodbye. I walked back to my house and went inside. My mom was sitting on the chair watching T.V. She looked up and saw me, and let out a gasp. "Honey, what are you doing home so early?"

I took a large breath, and then said "Mom, I'm leaving Pallet Town."

She looked dazed. "But... why? I thought you would love it here."

"Mom, I'm not leaving because I hate it here. I'm leaving because... well..." I paused. "I made a mistake today mom, ok?"

"But... I'm sure we could clear it up."

I sighed. "Not this one mom." I picked Vulpix's Pokeball off my belt and showed it to mom.

She gasped. "A... Pokemon? But... that would mean..."

"Yes." I paused. "I'm a Pokemon trainer."

After what seemed like an eternity, she finally gave up. "Ok fine. You can leave for your Pokemon Journey. HOWEVER! I will expect you to win. I don't raise no losers in my house."

I winced. Though she was kind most of the time, she hated when she or any members of her family lost (lucky me, eh?). "Ok mom, I promise to win no matter what!"

She smiled. "Good. Now be sure to pack some clothes and supplies, it's a 3 day walk from Pallet to..." She stopped

"Viridian City, right?"

She winced.

I got up and walked to my room. I packed my clothes and went back into the kitchen. I grabbed enough food to last me till Viridian, then headed out.

"WAIT!"

I turned around, to see my mother running out of the house. She caught up to me, out of breath. "Honey, don't *Wheeze* forget to *Wheeze* call once in a *Wheeze* while"

I smiled. "Don't worry, I promise to phone you the moment I get to Viridian."

"Thanks *Wheeze* honey."

With that out of the way, I began my very own Pokemon Journey

Well that does it for this chapter. I hope you enjoyed it. (Feed back/Reviews wanted :) )