Our Tale Starts Here

"And the winner is George!" said the tv announcer. The television was turned on because it was being viewed by a young girl in her room early in the morning. It was only seven.

"Yeah! Go cuz!" cried Zoey. Her cousin was at the Pokemon Leauge, battling various trainers.

This is our main character of the story. Zoey Ketchum lives in Pallet Town with her mother, since her father is still off becoming the Pokemon master he has always wanted to be. He's pretty close too. Only a few more to catch and raise. She is an only child and is fine with having no other siblings.

Zoey wasn't an expert at Pokemon nor is she as smart as others, but she has always been interested in them. She's just like every average thirteen year old girl. This girl has light brown hair and turquiose-blue eyes. Her physical appearence was not ugly, nor was it beautiful. She had a fair complexion and she was thin, like all the other girls. She didn't look much like her parents, but they didn't mind. They loved her anway.

Ever since she was small, she has always wanted to become an expert Pokemon trainer like her father and a skilled Pokemon coordinator like her mother. However, she decided not to go on her Pokemon journey until she was ready.

Well, she was ready.

Zoey turned off her tv and went downstairs to eat breakfast.

"Hi Blaziken!" she said.

The firey bird-like Pokemon nodded once and continued on with what she was doing, which was helping Zoey's mom with breakfast.

"Morning mom!"

"Good morning sweetie. Wake up ok?"

"Yeah. I was watching George battle on the tv."

"You really want to become as strong as your cousin, don't you?"

"Yup! I want to be as strong as him, an expert trainer like dad, and a skilled coordinator like you mom!"

Mrs. Ketchum laughed. "Well, I strongly believe that you will become all of those things. You have a lot of potential in you Zoey."

"Thanks mom."

Mrs. Ketchum and Zoey began to eat breakfast, along with Blaziken. The three of them ate the wonderful food. After that, Zoey showered and washed up. She put on her summertime clothes, which was a yellow strapped top and jean shorts. After putting on her shoes and putting a Beautifly barrette in her light brown hair, she walked out into the morning sunshine.

"Zoey," said her mom. "Are you going to the Lab?"

"Yes mom. Today is the day I start as a Pokemon trainer!" She was excited.

"Ok, but stop by your grandmother's house. Oh, and give her these berries from our trees."

Zoey recieved the basket from her mom and walked toward her grandmother's house, in a good hyper mood.

"They grow up so fast..."

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Zoey knocked on the door and her grandmother answered.

"Hello Zoey. How's my favorite granddaughter doing?"

"I'm ok grandma. Here, mom got you some fresh berries from the trees in our backyard."

"Thank you hun. Now I can make some of that pie you like so much."

Zoey smiled and so did the old woman.

"So where are you going this beautiful morning?"

"I'm going to the Pokemon Lab to recieve my first Pokemon!"

"Ah. So you're going to become a trainer, just like your father aren't you?"

"Yes, I am."

"Ok. Well, before you leave on your journey, don't forget to notify me first."

"I promise grandma."

Zoey kissed her grandma on the cheek and went walking toward the Lab.

"Oh and Zoey?"

"Yeah?" she said at a distance.

"If that son of the professor's bothers you, don't worry about it."

"I won't grandma. I know how to avoid his rivalry words."

"I just think that he has a big crush on you."

"Grandma!"

The elder laughed. "I'm kidding! Now, go on."

So Zoey ran toward the Pokemon Labratory.

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Zoey walked into the Lab and closed the door gently. She saw the professor checking up on Pokemon data files.

"Hello Professor Gary."

The man turned around.

"Oh, hello Zoey."

Professor Gary is Prof. Oak's grandson who became a Pokemon researcher when he was young. Now he took over his grandpa's job and runs the Lab. Prof. Oak is in a retirement home in Goldenrod City, which is in Jhoto. Zoey had not heard much from him, but when she finishes her journey in Kanto, she's going to Jhoto.

"I assume you're going to start your journey as a trainer huh?"

"Yes professor. I'm so excited!"

Prof. Gary laughed. "I can tell."

There was a knock at the door and a girl entered. She was blonde and had the same colored eyes as Zoey.

"Hi Professor Gary! I came to become a Pokemon trainer today!"

But when she saw Zoey, she stopped and gave her a dirty look.

"Hello Zoey."

"Hello Jessica."

Jessica is a neighbor in Pallet Town, who has never liked Zoey for unknown reasons. The two girls never got along well and both their parents, as well as the Prof. wondered why. Jessica was a loud and gossipy girl. She's the same age as Zoey, but her personality is different. She's conceded and can be a real pain. She was wearing a tube top with a mini skirt. Zoey didn't like girls who dressed like that. It showed too much of their body. Jessica had a good figure, but still...

"Um...any reason why you decided to dress...sassy today Jessica?" asked Prof. Gary. The guy was slightly disgusted. He didn't like girls her age wearing things like that because he thought it was wrong and that they were still too young. That's why he had a son and not a daughter.

"No reason."

Zoey rolled her eyes and turned back to the Prof.

"So, may I get my first Pokemon now?"

"Ok Zoey you can get first choice of--"

"Well, if it isn't Zoey and Jessica."

The two girls looked toward the doorway that led to another room. Leaning on the doorway was the professor's son, Gary Oak Jr, but he doesn't like to be called Gary Jr. He looked a lot like his father when he was young and he was also thirteen years old. He was wearing a blue shirt with grey pants. He didn't really like wearing shorts even though they went up to his knees.

Jessica got sparkles in her eyes. Zoey rolled her own and walked toward a Pokemon book and flipped through the pages.

"Hi Gary," said Jessica. She, like all the other girls in her town, had a big crush on this boy. They thought he was very handsome and a great cool guy. He was, but he can be very competitive. Something that Zoey disliked and therefore, didn't like to be around him.

"Hey Jessica." He saw the way she was dressed. "Any reason why you're dressed like that?"

"No reason," she said as she blushed.

"Yeah...ok..."

He walked over to Zoey and his expression changed to a cocky grin.

"Well well well, I haven't seen you in a while."

Zoey put the book down and turned around. "What do you want Gary?"

"I came downstairs for my first Pokemon. Today is the day I'm gonna start my journey as a trainer."

"What a coincidence. I'm going to become a trainer today too, and so is Jessica."

The blonde ran to Gary. "Yes, that's true! Won't it be great that we all start on the same day? Awesome!"

Prof. Gary sweatdropped. Man, these kids are strange. Jessica likes Gary, Zoey hates Gary, and I don't even know who he likes...

"Anyway kids," he said. "How about we get started? Who wants to go first?"

"Oh me!" said Jessica.

"Fine. Here are three Pokeballs. Each of them contains one starter Pokemon. It's either Bulbasaur, Charmander, or Squirtle. You get to pick."

Jessica took one and threw it on the ground. Out came a Bulbasaur. "Bulbasaur!" it said. This one was a female.

"How cute! I want this one!"

"But you haven't even--"

"Squirtle will lose agaisnt a grass type and I don't like Charmander."

"Ok, I guess that's fine then. Alright, who's next?"

"I'll be next dad."

"Ok Gary."

Zoey crossed her arms and groaned. Gary threw the Pokeball on the floor and out came a Squirtle. "Squirtle! Squirt!" This one was a male.

"Yeah! I want this one! It can easily beat Charmander!"

Zoey gave a glare at the boy, who just gave a cocky grin. Ever since these two children found out about Pokemon, they had become rivals and you can see why they didn't get along very well. Before that, they used to be best friends. But times have changed and well, you see the affect.

"Ok, so Gary gets Squirtle," said the Prof. "Well Zoey, I guess you have to get Charmander."

The girl sighed and took the Pokeball. She threw it on the ground and out came a Charmander.

"Charmander!" it cried with a happy expression. This one was a female.

"Man...I guess I get stuck with Charmander, one of the hardest Pokemon to raise..."

The little orange lizard looked sad. Her eyes became full of tears and she wanted to cry.

"Ch...char.."

"Huh? Oh! I didn't mean it Charmander!"

The little Pokemon started to cry.

"How pathetic," said Jessica.

"Leave it to Zoey to get stuck with a sentimental Pokemon," Gary said.

Zoey picked up the little Pokemon from the floor and cuddled her in her arms.

"I didn't mean it Charmander. I like your type. Besides, you'll evolve into a great Charizard at the end!"

"Char?"

"Yup!"

"Zoey, you know how to communicate with Pokemon?" asked the Prof.

"Well, not fully, but I can kinda get what they mean."

"Right," Jessica said sarcastically.

"Yes...well anyway, why don't you three get ready and come back here when you're done? I'll hold on to your Pokemon."

"Ok."

So the three kids left their Pokemon at the Lab and went to their homes to get ready for their journey.

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Zoey went upstairs into her room and found some clothes. She had to pick the right ones because, after all, she might not get back to her house for quite a while.

She wore a red skirt that was a little above her knees, a blue sleeveless zipper-up shirt, and a white hat. She grabbed her sack that her mom bought for her. This will be used to carry all of her stuff. She put on her shoes and walked downstairs.

"You're leaving already dear?" said her mom.

"Not yet. I have to go back to the Lab and get prepared."

"Ok. Your grandmother and I will be waiting for you here."

"Ok."

Zoey walked up the long flight of stairs outside the Lab and walked through the door. Jessica and Gary were already there.

Jessica had a pink top and black capris, while Gary had a black shirt and purple pants. Zoey walked up to them.

"So why did you decide to wear a skirt, huh?" asked Jessica.

"Because skirts fit me fine and it'll be comfortable to walk in. Why did you wear carpis this time?"

"Well..." Jessica wore capris and not a mini skirt because she had found out that Gary didn't like girls who show their body. He thought it was trashy and Jessica wanted him to like her, so she changed her style of clothes. Gary, however, thought that a skirt looked different on Zoey than it did on Jessica. He found that she looked better in it, than the blonde. But this was probably because Zoey doesn't wear clothes like that often, so this change was nice in Gary's mind.

He hadn't noticed that he had been staring at the girl for a few moments nor did he know that he had been looking at her up and down with a dumbstruck look on his face. This caused the girl to blush and ask him "Um...why are you looking at me like that?"

Gary snapped out of his world and said "No reason. It's just...you don't usually wear things like skirts, so this change in your clothes is..."

"Horrible?" added Jessica.

"No...it's kinda...nice." This time he blushed, which made Zoey blush more.

Prof. Gary came into the room and found his son and his rival blushing at each other and Jessica fuming.

"Ok...I don't want to know what happened, so just don't say anything. Now then, here are your Pokemon."

The Prof. handed each trainer their Pokeball that they started off with.

"You'll also need this."

He gave each of them their own Pokedex, which was the most recent model. Then he gave each of them five Pokeballs and a map of Kanto, as well as a badge case.

"The Pokedex is for collecting data on all of the Pokemon as you already know. The five Pokeballs will be used to capture five more Pokemon, since you can only carry up to six. The map will guide you throughout this region and the badge case is for storing the Gym badges you collect after beating a Gym Leader. Any questions?"

The trainers shook their heads.

"Oh! Here's one more thing."

He put his hand in his Lab coat pocket and took out three small cloth bags. "Here. These are used to carry berries if you find any. These small fruit will help you on your journey. They cure Pokemon and each one has a different effect."

The trio said thanks and walked outside.

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Zoey walked outside and passed her house, where her mom and grandma were waiting.

"Sweetie," said her mom. "Please be careful on your journey and if you ever get the chance, call home."

"Ok mom. I promise."

"Now Gary, I want you to take it easy on the tough talking. You can get into deep trouble if you mess with the wrong kind of people."

"Don't worry dad. I'll be ok."

Gary started to walk off towards the road. Jessica followed and said "So um...do you want to travel together?"

"No. I want to do this journey all by myself. I don't like people tagging along with me. Besides, this will give me a chance to focus on beating Zoey in a Pokemon battle if I ever get the chance!"

It was amazing. One moment this guy is lovestruck, and the next he's back to his old rival self.

Gary had left already and Jessica wasn't too far behind him. Zoey waved goodbye to her family and the Prof, as well as Blaziken. She would miss them, but if she ever wanted to become a Pokemon master and coordinator, she had to leave on a Pokemon journey. She walked onto the road and towards the forest.

She knows that the road will be long and the challenges will be tough. And she also knows that she would have to face her two rivals, Gary and Jessica, along the way. But she was ready to take those obstacles in order to reach her goal. There were many risks and dangers, but advantages and friends as well. As long as she believed in her Pokemon and loved them, they'll help her out no matter what. Today was the begginning of her story and the start of many chapters.

Today was the day she would enter Kanto.

Ok, that's the intro to this story. The names I got for the characters were random. Or were they?...lol Anyway, I hope this story goes along well and it'll be as good as my other ones. I'll still be writing chapters to the Naruto fanfic, but I'll also be writing chapters to this story too. Oh and to make it easier for everyone, Zoey is basically the girl Trainer from Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen. She looks exactly like that, but I just named her Zoey because I was random at the time. O.o And Gary 'Jr' basically looks like the new version of Gary in FireRed and LeafGreen. He's the rival character of your character in the game. That is all. :)