To Be A Legend **Prologue** This is a story about Leah Ketchum-Waterflower, Ash and Misty's daughter. Characters: Ash/Misty: 36 Leah: 10 Brock: 39 Michael: 2 1/2 Pikachu: ? ----------------------------------------------- 'Four will be born with the powers of the Legendary Birds Articuno, Ho-oh, Moltres, and Zapdos. At the age of ten their powers shall awaken. They must unite in order to defeat the Greatest Evil. If they fail, the world shall plunge into darkness.' *** Articuno woke up. She sensed the Four's powers awakening. Moltres, Zapdos and Ho-oh sensed it too. They sang. The heavens shook with their song. Pokemon all around the world heard them, and they knew. They knew that the Greatest Evil was about to be vanquished. They also knew, that they could all be destroyed. *** Leah Ketchum-Waterflower stood at the edge of the cliff. The wind ruffled her fire red shoulder-length hair. She felt the sea's mist sprinkle all over her skin. Her skin was darker than her mother's but lighter than her father's. She opened her chocolate brown eyes. Her father's eyes. A flock of Spearow and Fearow were flying overhead. Something in her heart burned to go and fly with them. But, she knew that humans can't fly. Tomorrow was her tenth birthday. Squirtle was the pokemon of her choice. She inheirited her mother's love for the water, but not her fear of bug pokemon. Leah also loved the bird and ice pokemon. They lived in Pallet Town. But, her mother wanted to live somewhere by water. So they live in a house by the sea. "Leah, it's dinner time!" her mother called. "Coming!" Leah turned her back on the sea and ran to the house. She smelt delicious food even before she entered the house. 'Is Brock here?' She thought to herself. Sure enough, when she entered the house there he stood. He was wearing the same green shirt and orange vest. But, since he was cooking, he also was wearing a flowery apron. Leah ran to hug him. "Hey! How's the soon to be birthday girl?" Brock asked. "She's great. Have you seen my brother?" "Michael? No, I think he's out with your dad." Brock replied. "Thanks. Oh, by the way, that smells delicious!" Said Leah as she went to look for her father. Brock smiled. 'She is so much like Ash.' He thought. "Dad! Daddy! Where are you?" Just then she saw a huge electric flash over the trees and she knew that he was with Pikachu. She went into the woods by her house and followed the path she had walked so many times with her father. Finally she came upon the clearing where her father, Michael, and Pikachu were. "Pikachu, use thunder again!" Ashcommanded. Pikachu sent electricity everywhere. "Shiny!" Her brother giggled, "Shiny, Shiny! Sissy!" He said. Michael's cerulean blue eyes sparkled as he pulled his jet black hair. Leah walked into the clearing, "Dad, Brock almost has dinner ready." "Well, we'd better go, shouldn't we Mikey?" Michael giggled again. "Can I hold his hand?" Leah asked. "Okay, but hold on tight. He likes to run off!" Ash warned. They walked toward the house and ate dinner. It was delicious. Steak with mashed potatoes, and covered in gravy. Dessert was a banana split with mint 'n chip ice cream. Once dinner was eaten, or gobbled, which ever you choose, they said good-bye to Brock, who was staying at the Pokemon Center. Leah went upstairs to get into bed. "Aren't you going to change into your pajamas?" Misty asked. Leah ws putting on a new set of clothing. Dark blue jeans with a pink tank top. Leah put her white sneakers and some socks by her bed, "Nope, if I sleep in late I want to be ready to go!" "Okay, good-night sweetie." "Night mom." *** "Leah, you're late!" Her mom said, while gently shaking her daughter awake. "What!" Leah yelled. She jumped out of bed, pulled on her shoes and socks, rushed downstairs, grabbed a piece of toast, and left. "She's like me." Ash said as he watched his daughter run down the road toward Professor Oak's lab. "Yes she is. Let's hope her future husbund doesn't fish her out of a lake!" Misty joked. Leah ran so fast that she was at the lab in a matter of minutes with half a piece of toast hanging out of her mouth. She swallowed the toast. "Where's Squirtle?" "Gone, they're all gone. You are so much like your father. At least you're wearing clothes. Your father came in pajamas! We do have one pokemon though." "I'll take it!" She screamed. "Okay, okay. It's a Pidgey. I know you like bird pokemon, so I think you will like her." "Perfect!" Leah screamed. "Can you, please, stop screaming? I'm going to get a heart attack." Said Professor Oak while clutching his heart and breathing heavily. "Uh, sorry Professor." Said a bright pink Leah. "Here's Pidgey's pokeball. This is your pokedex, and these are six more pokeballs." "Oh, thank-you Professor! Leah said. Since she didn't have a pokebelt she had to carry her pokeballs outside. When she got outside her parents, Grandma Ketchum, Brock, and Michael were standing outside. Brock gave her a red backpack filled with some food, Ash gave her a pokeball, Misty gave her a pokebelt, and Michael gave her a hug. "Go pokeballs!" Leah shouted as she threw Pidgey's and her father's pokeballs. One reveled Pidgey. The other revealed Stripes, Ashes's eldest pup. "Daddy! I thought you gave Stripes away!" "I saw how much you loved him and thought, why not give him to you?" "Oh, thank-you Daddy!" She said while stroking the Growlithe. "Return." She said. Both pokemon went into their pokeballs. She was able to fit Pidgey's pokeball in her belt, but there was no room for Stripes's. "Where am I going to put Stripes?" "Here." Grandma Ketchum said, giving Leah a necklace. "A Pokeball necklace!!" Leah exclaimed as she shrunk Stripes' pokeball and attached it to the necklace and put it on. "Thank-you everybody! Good-bye!" With that Leah set off down the road, little does she know that this is going to be an adventure that will change history. --------------------------------------------------- Cool huh? Please send reviews. I haven't been getting any! The next part is Part 1 The Awakening. Til next week! ~Kicon :)