I Choose You

A black-haired ten year old boy named Ash Ketchum had woken up, preparing for the start of his Pokemon journey tomorrow.

He got out of bed, put his clothes on and went downstairs to the kitchen to eat breakfast. There his mother Delia was preparing some food which consisted of bacon, toast and eggs.

"Good morning Ash." Delia said to her son.

"Morning mom." Ash went over and gave his mom a hug.

"Are you excited to become a Pokemon Trainer?" Delia asked.

"You know it." Ash cheerfully responded to his mother's question. After finishing breakfast, Ash left to get his starter Pokemon from Prof. Oak.

"Professor, it's me Ash." He exclaimed. Prof. Oak then opened the door.

"Hello my boy, I take it you're ready to choose your first Pokemon and start your Pokemon journey." Prof. Oak replied in a respectful tone.

"Follow me inside." He added. Ash went into the building after him.

Upon setting foot inside the lab, Ash looked around the area before seeing three Poke Balls on a table.

"So Ash, are you going to choose Bulbasaur, Squirtle or Charmander?" Prof. Oak asked. Ash thought about it for a few moments and then made a decision.

"I'll go with Charmander." Ash told the professor. He went over to the table and opened Charmander's Poke Ball.

"Hi Charmander." Ash greeted his starter Pokemon. "My name's Ash and I want to become a Pokemon master. Would you like to join me?"

"Charmander Char." Charmander said with excitement as it jumped into Ash's arms.

"I'll take that as a yes." Ash chuckled in response.

"So, you would like Charmander to be your partner?" Prof. Oak assumed.

"Very well then." Prof. Oak replied, handing him a Pokedex and five empty Poke Balls that he could use to catch some Pokemon during his journey. After obtaining the Pokedex and Poke Balls Ash and Charmander left the lab. Once outside a red sports car pulled up to the lab. A brown-haired young boy got out of the vehicle. This was Gary Oak, Ash's longtime rival and Prof. Oak's grandson.

"Hey there Ash, did you lose your nerve and decide to stop being a Pokemon trainer." Gary said in a boastful tone.

"On the contrary." Ash corrected his rival. "I'd like you to meet Charmander." The fire-type starter was released from it's Poke Ball.

"Whatever." Gary scoffed. "I'll have a much stronger starter Pokemon than yours." He then entered the lab to obtain his starter.

Ash then started to return home to introduce his starter Pokemon to his mother.

Delia saw him walking up the road that led to their house.

"Have you received your starter Pokemon?" She asked.

"Sure did." He said as he picked Charmander up and showed it to her. "Say hi, Charmander."

"Char." Charmander greeted her happily.

"You're a friendly one." Delia said, before handing Ash his backpack. It contained everything he would need for his journey.

"Thanks mom, I'll be back before you know it." Ash hugged his mom and then went on his way.

After saying goodbye to his mom, Ash and Charmander headed up Route 1 towards Viridian City. He then realized that he knew very little about Charmander.

"I should probably look you up." Ash took the Pokedex out of his pocket.

"Charmander, the Lizard Pokemon. Obviously prefers hot places. When it rains, steam is said to spout from the tip of it's tail.

Type: Fire

Gender: Male

Ability: Blaze

Current attacks: Scratch, Growl, Ember, Smokescreen and Metal Claw."

"Those are some decent attacks." Ash said to himself. "But we're going to be facing the Pewter City Gym leader soon and need to prepare for it."

'I'll need to teach you a Ground or Fighting type attack in order for you to stand a chance.' He thought.

Ash was snapped out of his thoughts after he and Charmander noticed someone in the distance. It was a red-haired girl with green eyes and fair skin. She wore a yellow top that revealed her midriff, red suspenders, denim shorts that stop at her thighs and red sneakers with yellow lining and white laces.

She had taken out a rod and was fishing in the river when Ash and Charmander walked up to her.

"Excuse me?" The girl looked up and saw the two.

"Can I help you two?" She questioned back.

"Charmander and I are heading to Viridian City and would like some directions." Ash said. "Can you please help us and point us in the right direction?"

"It would be my pleasure. My name's Misty." The girl introduced herself as Misty with a smile on her face. "Continue heading north and you'll soon wind up in Viridian City."

"Thanks." Ash and Charmander ran off.

"Heh, those two sure have a lot of energy." Misty smirked before continuing to fish.

After following her directions, Ash and Charmander soon spotted Viridian City in the distance.

"There it is Charmander." Ash told his starter Pokemon. "Viridian City."

Before they continued walking, Ash looked up and saw something flying across the sky. It was a large bird Pokemon with yellow tail feathers.

"That's weird." Ash muttered. He pulled out the Pokedex to figure out what it was, but there was no information about it.

"Would Prof. Oak have a idea about what it is. Let's find out Charmander."