A Start: The Story of Sydney Ketchum from the Ketchum Files By Jessica Nicole Martin (horse_cr8zy@yahoo.com) other trainers PART I: CHAPTER 1 "Dragonite, Slam attack." Lance, champion of the Elite Four told his faithful Dragonite. "Pikachu, agility." The challanger Ash Ketchum told his partner. It was a clear midsummer night in Pallet town. i was in my room watching my big brother Ash Ketchum battle it all out against Lance, champion of the Elite four. I had been watching it for about 15 minutes when mom came in. "Sydney Brooke Ketchum! What are you doing still up? Tomorrow is your first day of your journey. You have to be at the lab by 9:30 tomorrow morning." "Awwwwww. Mom I'm watching Ash battle against Lance. Please may I stay up and watch him. Puh-lease?" "I don't need to put up with a grumpy 10 year old that doesn't get her pokemon tomorrow because she was too lazy to get out of bed." "I wo-" "Yes you will. Now bed." "Arwww." I growled but stomped into the bed. ******************************************************** The next morning I got up and i put my sleeveless aqua green shirt, cute burgandy mini skirt, and a bucket hat with a red curved line and a red band going around it. I placed my yellow pack on my shoulder like a mailman's sack. Then I put my aqua green saggy socks on and my little white and burgandy shoes. Then i exited my room and slid down the banister and met my mother at the end of the stairs. "Run, Ms. Ketchum. It is 11:33 am. What time were you supposed to be there?" "Oh man I'm soo late." I bolted out the door and ran all the way to the lab. Once I got to the lab, Professor Oak was waiting with a pokeball in hand. "This pokemon I saved for you. It is a Eevee. Here is a Pokenavi, Pokedex and 6 pokeballs. Now good luck." I walked t o the gate separating Pallet town from the trainers journey's. I said "Go, Eevee." "Vewee?" "Lets go." "Hooooooooooohhhhhhhhhh" I looked up. There in the sky before me was a Ho-oh. "Ho-oh the Rainbow bird pokemon. Ho-oh's feathers glow seven colors depending on the angle in which they are struck by light." My pokedexsaid. "Neat, huh Eevee? " I asked. "Vewee." It was the beginning of a friendship that would last a lifetime. -Stay tuned for the next chapter COMING SOON