The sun rises on a new day. You feel its light flow into your room, and you shift about in your covers, surrounding yourself in a cocoon of blankets more secure than even a Metapod's shell. Just a few more minutes...
"Harryy...."
You groan.
"Hey, Harrrrrryyyyyy..." Your mom settles into your bed. "Twerrrrp..."
"Mmmmrrrgghhh..."
"Rise and shiiiiinnnneee. Good morning, to youuuuuu...!"
You do your best to curl into an even tighter cocoon. Unfortunately, you've already curled up as much as you can.
"I made your faaaaavvvvoooorrriiiteeeee... paaaaaannnnnncakes... Breakfast of champions..."
You groan. Mom won't admit it, but she is the. worst. cook.
"... Okay, so Machi made them. But seriously, they're gonna get cold if you don't get up."
Machi, on the other hand, is an amazing chef. You do your best to resist the siren call of ultimate pancakes.
Mom sighs. "Alright, punk. Looks like we're doing this the hard way." You feel her grip your blankets. Oh no. "WAKEEY WAKEEYYYY!!" She rips your cocoon away from you, exposing you to the light of the sun. She tosses it aside and dives in for the kill, tickling you into submission.
"EEEKKK HELP MACHI MOM'S ATTACKING ME! EEEAAAGGGHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA!" You squirm out of her grip, and manage to escape... off the bed and onto the floor. Ow.
"Good grief, Harry. Here I thought you'd be easier to wake today."
"Mmmmggh..."
"... You've forgotten what day it is, haven't you?"
"... Monday?"
You can feel her grin. "Today's
the day."
Your eyes widen. Today... You look at the calendar from where you're lying... and then you leap, letting out a whoop of joy. "Woohooo! Why didn't you START with that!? See you DOWNSTAIRS!"
You dash down the stairs, through the halls, to the kitchen, and dive into your seat, just as Machi sets your plate down, and start stuffing your face.
"Hey, hey, slow down, kiddo," Mom says as she finally gets into the kitchen. After all, if you're actually leaving today, this is gonna be the last time for a while that you're gonna get the chance to eat those!"
You blink, a whole pancake hanging out of your maw.
"Heh. Okay, so..." She produces a folder. "Let's see... Gotta make sure the paperwork is right... those folks at the League are the WORST sometimes. Hmmm... Name is correct... Hey, Harry, are you a boy, or a girl?"
You raise an eyebrow, and she smirks.
"Girl it is, then."
You give her the meanest look you can while still eating. It's... surprisingly hard. She chuckles.
"Alright, alright. Yeah, they got your gender right this time, don't worry. Okay... Blood type... Hair color... eye color... age..." She goes over the paperwork as she picks at her pancakes.
You finish your breakfast with a nice cup of Moomoo Milk, and Mom finishes soon after. "Alright. Now... Come with me, Harry." You follow her into her research office, and see a machine with three Pokeballs inside. "Here we are. Man... time really has flown... speaking of, what I've got here are three Pokemon, perfectly ready for a journey."
You look at the balls, and press a button set below the part of the machine one of the balls is embedded within. A hologram pops up, and your mom smirks.
"
Starly, the Starling Pokemon. It's pretty wimpy and easily passed over on its own, but has a tendency to work well within small groups. Just be careful, their proud nature tends to cause them to bicker and be aggressive." You press another button, and the hologram shifts. "
Doduo, the Twin Bird Pokemon. It's one of the faster land Pokemon, and very cautious. Its heads never sleep at the same time, so you pretty much always have someone watching over you. That said, they aren't the best at flying and they're... well, somewhat prone to flee before fighting." You shift the hologram again. "And this is
Fletchling, the Tiny Robin Pokemon. Very good singers and friendly to those they're familiar with, but they're also really territorial and temperamental to strangers. You'll have to teach it restraint, which is pretty tough due to how stubborn it is."
"Wow..."
"We hatched these three in the Bird Cage, a while back, and they're ready to leave the nest, so I picked a few out for you. So, which one do you want?"
[]Starly (Pros: Works well in a small team, sneaky on its own. Cons: Weak, but prideful to a fault.)
[]Doduo (Pros: Vigilant, FAST. Cons: A bit cowardly, not very good at flying.)
[]Fletchling (Pros: Friendly once familiar, decent singers. Cons: Temperamental and merciless, hard to train.)