Chapter 1: The New Pokemon

Mike Warner woke up early one day. He tapped the alarm clock, which said 8:30AM, and ran downstairs toward his mom. "Hi mom. Today's the day I get my Pokemon!" yelled Mike quickly. "That's nice dear. I made a special breakfast today just for you and your journey." she replied. Mike ate his bacon and pancakes so quick, Mrs. Warner commented him not to eat so fast. Mike ate it fast anyway. He didn't have time to waste on breakfast. He ran over to his phone and called his best friend, Kenny Smith. "Yo Kenny. What's up?" said Mike. "Um... sleeping." scoffed Kenny. Mike wasn't amused a single bit. "Are you ready for today?" replied Mike. "You bet!" said Kenny, acting much more enthusiastic than his last comment. "Let's go then!" yelled Mike and hung up. He ran out the door and met up with Kenny. "Why did you call me?" asked Kenny. "We live right next door." Mike ignored him and went into Professor Birch's office. "Hey there Mike. Hello, Kenny. Are you two here to pick your new Pokemon?" questioned Prof. Birch in that deep voice of his. "Yup! Boy, am I excited!" I screamed out. "Ok, ok, calm down, Mike. I have five Pokemon available today." said the professor, trying to continue. "The Pokemon I have today are Aipom, Sentret, Cyndaquil, Pidgey and Elekid." Mike knew what Kenny was going to pick, knowing how much he liked flying types. "PIDGEY!" barked Kenny. "All right then, Kenny. This Pokemon is yours." Prof. Birch told him. Kenny smiled and quickly took the Pokeball from the professor's hands. "Hmm... I think I'll name you... Flutter." said Kenny. It was now Mike's turn to pick his Pokemon. "Uh... um..." Mike thought. "Elekid." he decided. "I'll name you Thunder." The professor gave Mike his Elekid. "Bye Professor Birch!" waved Mike and Kenny as they left. "Wait, boys!" stopped Prof. Birch. "Do you kids know where the first gym is, by the way?" Mike and Kenny were stumped. "Heh heh... well, if you're looking for the road to championship, the first town you'll pass is Evergreen City. I think the gym leader there is Zackerie the fire-type trainer." explained the professor. Neither Mike nor Kenny looked disgusted or happy, because neither of their types were super-effective or not very effective. As Kenny and Mike left the Professor's house, Mike went to his house for a town map. "Let's see... here we are in April City, and... first we have to cross through.. Appleview Forest. Hmm! Sounds easy to me." Mike thought to himself. He ran back out of his house, spotted Kenny and told him the details. Mike noticed Kenny was a bit disappointed. "Must be cause my Elekid has a type advantage." Mike thought proudly. As they left the city, they noticed a girl in a rush. She bumped into them. "Oh, oh! So sorry! I need to get my new Pokemon!" Mike and Kenny looked puzzled. "Oh... sorry. My name's Sally. I'm starting my Pokemon journey today. I have to get there before someone takes the Sentret I'v been wanting. I live over there past the Appleview Forest. You know, Evergreen City?" Mike and Kenny nodded. "It isn't taken, is it?" asked Sally. "Nope," Mike shook his head. "Hey, do you want to join out Pokemon journey?" requested Kenny. "Oh, ok! I'd sure like some company on my trip." Sally rushed over to the lab entrance and came out soon with a new Sentret. "I'll name you Buddy." said Sally, and the three rookie Pokemon trainers headed out for their adventure.