Snippet #1818868

Penny Everworth's tenth birthday is today. She was so excited that she barely slept the night before. Excited that is....to start her pokemon journey. Her mother had told her that she would have surprise for her today as well. For awhile Penny had been thinking hard about the pokemon she wanted to start with. She usually was fond of grass type pokemon. Her mother has the one she kept with her ever since her mother went on her journey when she was Penny's age. Her mother had started out with a Snivy which had evolved all the way to a Serperior.

"I can't wait. Mom said to meet her at the lab." Penny said to Serperior who was hanging around with her while she finished packing her backpack. "There. I have everything. You wanna come with me Serperior to go and see Mom?" She asked Serperior. Serperior gave a nod and they headed out for the lab to where she was to get her first pokemon.

When she arrived at the lab, it was very quiet. "Hello? Anyone here?" She asked loudly. Then Penny heard her mother respond. "We are in the garden dear!" Penny and Serperior headed to the back of the lab and saw her mom and some of the others from town. It was a birthday party for Penny! "Oh wow! Thank you everyone."

As the party started to calm down to just a few people, Penny started to open her gifts. She received a new backpack which she transferred her clothes to, a new sleeping bag to pack as well as a tent, pokemon food, potions, pokeballs, and some supplies for cooking and eating with as well as food for herself. Her last gift was in a green box that was from her mother. When she opened it, it was a pokeball. "Whats this?" Penny asked. "Open up the pokeball dear." Her mother said. When Penny did, out came Gobleaf. "Oh wow! My own Gobleaf!" The little Gobleaf saw its new trainer and was so happy it jumped right into Penny's arms. "Go, Gobleaf!" It was excited as Penny was.

Then her mother came up to her with an important question for her daughter. "So have you decided on what path you will go down? Gyms or Contests?" This made Penny think for a moment. Then she looked up at her mother. "I am going with Contests! I want to show the beauty of any pokemon I get. As well as making them strong for the battle rounds as well." Penny said with confidence. Her mother smiled at Penny.

"Then you best be going. There is one other present at the front of the lab for you." Penny smiled at her mother and went around to the front. There it stood. A brand new bike for her! And a red one at that! "Oh thank you! Thank you all!" She placed her pack in the basket and when she reached for Gobleaf's pokeball and tried to return Gobleaf, it refused and hopped into the basket too. "Guess you don't like being in there huh? Alright then. Not a problem." She started to set off, giving a wave goodbye to her mom and others from the town as she started on her journey.