Chase was snapped out of his daydream by the train whistle. "Next stop, Unova Pokemon Lab!" shouted the conductor.

"That's right!" he thought to himself. "Today's the day I begin my trainer journey!" He could barely keep himself from sprinting off the train. His mom had said that as soon as he was old enough to drive, he could begin his Pokemon journey. She was protective that way.

Chase had wasted no time. He had turned 16 just this morning and had immediately said his goodbyes and jumped on the train.

Of course, once he was off, he dashed up the hill and into the lab. "So, are you the lucky kid who gets to pick a Pokemon?" asked Professor Juniper.

"Yep, that's me! I can't wait to pick my very first Pokemon!"

"Well, here are your choices." She opened a plastic container with three pokeballs inside. "First we have Snivy, a gra-"

"Grass type. Then Tepig, the fire type and Oshawott the water type." Chase had studied Pokemon since he was little, and the first thing he looked at were the three starter Pokemon (for his region).

"Well, I see you already know a lot about these Pokemon, so I'll just let you pick." She threw out the rest of the Pokemon. Snivy looked at Chase like she was searching him. She then turned away, apparently disappointed by what she saw. Tepig took one look at Chase, then ran into the lab's kitchen, looking for a snack. Oshawott turned around once, looked Chase in the eye for a second, then turned back around. "Well then," Chase thought. "I can choose a Pokemon that is disappointed in me, a Pokemon that likes food better than me, or a Pokemon that already hates my guts." He thought to ask if there were any other choices, but he already knew these were the starters. "Maybe I could get along with Snivy if I figured out what it wan-"

He was interrupted when Tepig ran back for the kitchen and jumped into his arms. Tepig sniffed around and jumped back down, this time sitting in front of Chase.

"Well, whose going to be the lucky Pokemon?" Juniper asked with a tone of urgency in her voice. "I have another trainer coming in a few minutes and I don't want to keep her waiting. "Ok," Chase was ready. "I'll take..."

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As it turned out, he didn't keep the other trainer waiting. The Professor just told her to go ahead and pick. Chase was fine with this. Choosing between two Pokemon would only make it easier. I'll take Tepig," The girl stated almost immediately. She had already been thinking about this choice for years.

"Good choice Sierra. Here, let me give you a few things to help start your journ-"

"Professor Juniper! Excuse me, I've decided!"

"About time" the Professor muttered under her breath. Choosing between an indignant Snivy and an Oshawott that doesn't care hadn't been easy at first, but one thing had happened that made the choice clear as day. "I'm picking Oshawott!"

"Alright, let me give you two your Poke- your starting items," Professor Juniper was trying to keep the items secret, but Chase had known about them for years. Professor led him and Sierra into a small room in the back of the lab.

"Here are your Pokedexes," she gave Chase the item he'd been wanting for years, along with..."And her are ten pokeballs to start you off."

"Yay! I can't wait to catch all the Pokemon!" Sierra was so excited! Today was the day she could go out and explore the world and all the Pokemon in it. Professor Juniper led them to the exit. she stopped to give her 'Going on your Pokemon Adventure' to... empty spots and swinging doors. Both Chase and Sierra had sprinted out of the lab and were dashing to the beginning of Route 1. "Good luck to both of you!" she called out to them. "And catch lots of Pokemon!"