Kairi was sitting in her room, watching Professor Oak's lector on TV that 
night. It was about Pokémon care. He even added a few of his poems that he 
was well known for. She laughed at his latest one. It was just the funniest 
thing she had ever heard. She didn't even notice the time though. It was 
starting to get pretty late.

Just then her mother screamed at her that it was after eleven at night and to 
get her butt to bed, otherwise she'd be late getting her Pokémon from 
Professor Oak the next morning. Not wanting to make her mother mad at her, 
she turned off the TV. She then went and brushed her teeth, and put on her 
pajamas, and got ready for bed.

Kairi, climbed into bed, and turned on her radio to listen to while she 
slept. She was listening to a rerun recording of Professor Oak's radio talk 
show. Right beside the radio, which was on a nightstand beside her bed, 
beside that next to the girl's radio lay an open Journal. The first entry was 
already written in the Journal. It said:

Today, is my 12th birthday. Two years ago on my 10th birthday, I had begged 
my mom to let me go on a Pokémon training journey, like she had done, at that 
age, but seeing as how I didn't take very good care of Glameow back then, she 
refused to let me go. But, today on my 12th birthday, she finally gave in and 
decided to let me go.

What a shocker that was. Now maybe I can look for my father, who I don't even 
know anything about. He disappeared when I was a baby. Do, I have any other 
family besides my mother? Well, I don't know. Mom hates mentioning them.

Anyway, I start my journey tomorrow. I can't wait. My mom wants me to be a 
Coordinator like her, but I wanted to be a Trainer, so to make her happy I 
will be both, if I can do both at one time. Anyway, I have already decided to 
choose Squirtle, as my starter. It's so cute! Anyway, see ya, Professor Oak's 
lecture is getting ready to come on TV. He will be talking about the starting 
Pokémon he's giving away tomorrow.

Our scene then switches back to Kairi who was listening soundlessly to the 
radio as her eyes begin to drop. It wasn't until after midnight when she fell 
asleep. The next morning she woke up with the sunlight shinning though her 
window in her face, and Glameow scratching on her bed. "Ah! Glameow stop 
that!" She told her mother's Pokemon. Glameow gave a little,"Meow," as she 
left the girl's bedroom.

Kairi looked over at her alarm clock which was still blazing music out of it. 
"Oh no! It's 11:00, in the morning! I'm late!" And not even bothering to get 
dressed, pack her things or even bath, she just slipped on her shoes and ran 
out the door not even brushing her long brown hair, which looked like a mess.

Kairi ran down the street in her pajamas. "Must get to the lab!" She told 
herself as she ran. passersby stared at her strangely as she passed, watching 
the funny girl run down the road in her pajamas. They thought this was the 
funnist thing they ever saw. A few Pidgey in trees chirped at her as she 
passed.

Kairi then tripped over a rock in the road and fell into the mud. Now besides 
still being in her pajamas she was also covered in mud and soaking wet from 
it. Still Kairi got up and continued running. She could see the lab ahead of 
her now,"Please! I don't care if it's not Squirtle. But please have something 
left," she panicked as she ran up to the lab's doors, only stopping to catch 
her breath. She then reached up and rang the doorbell which said,"Ring ring 
ring, ring ring ring, Poke, Poke."

A minute later Professor Oak answered the door. He saw Kairi standing there 
still in her pajamas,"Wel, well, Kairi. Are you here for your Pokémon, or are 
you here to spend the night?" He asked her. He held his nose as he said this. 
Kairi did smell very badly from having fallen in the mud on the way here.

"Very funny," Kairi says rolling her eyes, as she entered into the lab. "I'm 
afaird all the starters have already been claimed Kairi. Well, there was one 
that was stolen. The last one..." Professor Oak was interuted by a boy, very 
tall compared to Kairi with short blue hair and an attitude,"Was taken by 
me," the boy smirked.

"Who are you?" Kairi asked him. "The name's Paul. And you must be Kairi. Ha! 
Only a weak person would be late getting there first Pokémon. And look, you 
didn't even change clothes this morning, and you smell awful," Paul said, 
insulting Kairi. "You know your not very nice," Kairi told him. She then 
turned to the Professor,"Please! You have to have one Pokémon at least. I'll 
take anything," Kairi begged.

The Professor thought for a minute,"Ah! Yes," he snapped his fingers,"I do 
have one left but it's kinda vioent though. Are you sure you want it?" He 
asked Kairi,"Yes, yes! Give it to me please!" Kairi begged even more.

"Very well, but don't say I didn't warn you," he said as he went up to the 
lab table and pressed a button. A Poke Ball rose up out of the center of the 
table. It had pictured on it the shape of a bolt of lightning. He handed the 
Poke Ball to Kairi. Then in a flash of golden light out popped a little 
yellow Pokémon. It looked like a cross between a rabbit and a mouse. It had a 
lightning bolt tail, just like the picture on the Poke Ball, brown strikes on 
it's back, it's ears were tipped in black and it had black beady eyes and red 
circles on each cheek,"Pikachu," it said as it came out of the Poke Ball.

"Pikachu, that's it's name," Professor Oak told her. "Wow! How cute," she she 
said getting closer. Pikachu glared at her and sent a Thundershock her 
way,"Pika pika," he warned her to stay away. "I see your getting off on a 
great start Kairi," Paul said, sarcastically. "Well, excuse me," Kairi said 
rolling her eyes as she thought,'Jerk!' She stuck her tongue out at Paul as 
he left the lab to begin his journey.

"That was very rude," Kairi sighed. Pikachu glared at Paul's reteaching form. 
How dare he speak to Kairi that way. "Oh, dear. He left before I could give 
him, his Pokedex and five Poke Balls," Professor Oak sighed. "Kairi could you 
take them to him?" Kairi sighed,"Well, if I have to I have to. I will be 
heading that way, anyway," she sighed, as she also took her own Pokedex and 
Poke Balls,"Come on Pikachu let's go," she said as she exited the lab, 
Pikachu right behind her.