“Hello, and welcome to the world of Pokemon! My name is Twilight Sparkle, but everypony seems to call me the Pokemon Professor!” Scootaloo’s ears flickered as a voice echoed in the endless darkness. “This world, mainly Equestria apparently, is inhabited by creatures called Pokemon!”
“Twilight?” Scootaloo’s voice echoed even though she whispered. “Why are you introducing yourself like you don’t know me?
“Right, your name is Scootaloo! I knew that!” Twilight’s voice echoed. “Your Pokemon adventure is about to unfold! All you need to do is wake up….”
“Wake up?” Scootaloo tilted her head to the side in confusion.
“Yes, you need to-”
“WAKE UP!”
“EEEEEP!” Scootaloo screamed as she is shaken awake by a giant white mass of white and an array of different shades of purple and pink. Her small little heart almost leaped out of her orange furred chest as she fell out of her bed and onto the wooden floors of the treehouse. Scootaloo grunted as her hooves got tangled in her blanket, trapping her like a fly in a web.
“Help!” she screamed. “Somepony help me!” muffled laughter was all that she heard as she struggled to get out of the soft knitted blanket that has entrapped her in its fluffy embrace. Her small little wings began to flap rapidly, the wind trying desperately to blow off the knitted trap.
“Calm down, you crazy mare.” a familiar feminine voice chuckled. “It’s just us!”
“Applebloom?” Scootaloo asked under the knitted blanket. A soft shimmering sound answered the young mare back as the blanket was lifted off to reveal two other mares. The one standing closest to the frightened pegasus pony was a soft white colour. Her mane was a mix of mulberry and rose, the ends curled. She was taller than Scootaloo, perhaps the tallest of the three mares. Her unicorn horn was glowing a faint grey as Sweetie Belle’s magic held the knitted blanket over Scootaloo. Her emerald eyes looked at the shocked mare with concern, even though she herself was trying not to squee.
Applebloom was on the floor trying not to laugh, her red mane frizzled at the top and her cheeks red with the previous laughter. Her long red mane was tied into a long braid with a pink bow, the same one she’s had since she was a filly. Dirt and mud stained her pale yellow hooves, an indication of all the hard work she’s done at the farm. Scootaloo rubbed her head and got up onto her hooves. Her normally frizzled purple hair was frizzled more than usual. She shook her head, snapping her hair back into its original style. Before she could say anything, Sweetie Belle hugged the mare in a tight embrace. Applebloom, after getting back up from laughing, joined in on the group hug. Scootaloo raised her eyebrow as she reluctantly hugged them back.
“What’s with all the hugging?” Scootaloo asked. “I mean, I have nothing against that, but we see each other everyday.”
Applebloom and Sweetie Belle pulled away, Sweetie’s hooves on the orange mares shoulders. “Guess what day it is?”
“National hugging day?” Scootaloo said sarcastically.
“No! It’s my birthday today!” Sweetie Belle squealed, her voice cracking. Scootaloo’s face went into shock as she squealed and hugged her friend.
“No way! Happy 16th birthday Sweetie!” Scootaloo squealed in joy.
“But that ain’t all!” Applebloom intervened. The two mares looked at their friend in confusion.
“Applebloom, your birthday already passed.” Scootaloo said. “Though, it would be awesome if we were all born on the same da-”
“No, sleepyhead!” Don’t y’all get it?” Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo shook their heads. “We’re all 16 now! So that means-”
“We can all get out first Pokemon!” Scootaloo gasped. “Celestia’s flank, you’re right Applebloom! We can all now become Pokemon Trainers!”
“Now I can become a Pokemon Trainer like my sis!” Sweetie Belle jumped in joy. “Hey, we should go over to Professor Twilights Lab and maybe she’ll give us our very first Pokemon.”
“If she isn’t still mad about us trashing her lab the other day…” Scootaloo said, rubbing the back of her head with her hoof.
“Hopefully she got over it.” Applebloom smiled. “C’mon, lets go get ourselves some Pokemon!” Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle nodded at each other and smiled. Scootaloo stuck her hoof out in front of her, beckoning Applebloom and Sweetie to join. Sweetie Belle placed her hoof over the orange mares, and Applebloom placed hers over Sweetie’s.
“Cutie Mark Crusaders…”
“POKEMON TRAINERS!”
The door to the fabled CMC treehouse swung open as three mares jumped out of the wooden structure. The sudden act caused a group of Pidgey’s to fly off of one of the many apple trees that surrounded the large wooden structure. The three mares were all adorned with saddlebags, each strapped onto their slim figures. The sun was high up in the sky, illuminating the vast apple forest the three stood in. Dew drops from last nights small shower dripped off the green leaves and caused the green grass to sparkle like fallen gems. They all inhaled the morning air, the smell of grass blades and ripe apples filling their nostrils.
The sound of bucking could be heard in the background of this quiet morning. Big Macintosh must’ve begun to harvest some of the appletrees of their apples. Before anyone could say anything, Applebloom and Sweetie Belle began to gallop down the large apple forest to the barn, leaving Scootaloo behind.
“H-Hey! Where are you guys going!?” Scootaloo called, galloping after them.
“Race y’all to the barn!” Applebloom yelled back, picking up speed. Scootaloo grinned and began to gallop faster, running past the many apple trees that sprawl the Applebarn Fields. Her agile legs began to almost turn into a blur as her small wings began to flap for speed. She sped through the fields, passing many different Pokemon such as Caterpie’s and Weedles. A Rattata almost had a heart attack as Scootaloo sped past the small purple rat. Sweetie Belle almost jumped as Scootaloo passed by her in a blur of orange.
Applebloom looked over her shoulder to see the approaching blur of orange and purple speeding behind her. She was about to say something when her hoof slipped on the wet grass. Scootaloo’s eyes grew in size as the two crashed into each other, rolling down the wet grass and slamming into the side of the large red barn. They both laughed at each others pain, causing the approaching Sweetie Belle to roll her eyes and smile.
A soft muffle could be heard from the inside of the barn as the front door swung open. Granny Smith shakily exited the barnhouse and sat in her usual rocking chair, accompanied by Winona, the Apple’s pet Eevee. Winona ran over to Applebloom and began to lick her face, causing Applebloom to blush.
“What’s with all the ruckus out here?” Granny Smith called. “You kids off to yer crusadin’?”
“Actually, we’re off to Twilight’s to get our first Pokemon!” Applebloom said. “It’s Sweetie Belle’s 16th birthday today!”
“Sixteenth?” Granny Smith blinked. “Well ain’t that somethin’. You fillies better stop yer agin’, or you’re gonna make ol’ Granny Smith here feel as old as this barn!”
“Granny Smith, you’re not that old.” Sweetie Belle smiled. Granny Smith chuckled.
“Don’t worry your little self young’un, Granny here will be fine. I’m just tugging on yer tails.” Granny Smith beckoned Winona over to her, to which the Eevee complied. “Now, y’all better get goin’ before Twilight gets caught up in her work!” The three mares nodded in unison.
“Wait!” Granny Smith called. “Before y’all go, y’all are gonna need a map.” Granny smith reached into her knit bag and grabbed three rolled up parchments. The mares all walked over to the old pony as she gave the three the maps of Equestria.
“Thank you Granny Smith!” Scootaloo said with a smile. She took the map into her maw and placed it in her purple saddlebag.
“If y’all need anything, y’all can just come back here.” Granny Smith smiled. “Y’all have some fun now! And be careful not to walk into the tall grass without your Pokemon!!”
“We’ll be fine Granny Smith, but thanks for the caution.” Sweetie Belle waved. The trio all waved at the old mare and began to walk in the direction to Ponyville.
* * *
Ponyville was beginning to liven up with activity. Mare’s and stallions were beginning to wake up and get on to work. Fillies and colts were heading to the schoolhouse located on the edge of Ponyville. Stores that were located all across the small town were beginning to open their doors as the day began. The trio walked down the lively streets, waving and saying hello to all the many ponies that passed. The local bakery shop was beginning to crowd with ponies as the breakfast rush began.
The trio soon reached their destination: The Pokemon Laboratory. It was previously Twilight’s home/library, but with her constant craze in discovering new Pokemon and studying their habits, it soon turned into her place of study. The once noticeable hollowed out tree was now converted into a half organic, half metallic place of science. A large telescope replaced the old telescope that used to reside at one of the windows. Metallic wires and panels lead into the wooden structure through many holes. If it wasn't for Twilight’s cleanliness, this place would've burned to the ground. The three looked at each other and nodded. with a sigh, the three opened the large wooden door-
-And entered into a world of pure chaos.
“SPIIIKE!! YOU SAID I HAD IT!”
“I’m looking Twilight! I’m looking!”
The once clean lab was now a disaster zone. The white tiled floors were covered in books, some opened while others just tossed onto the floor. Tables were flipped over and lab equipment was strewn across the large open room. A pillow flew from the second floor and onto the first, landing on top of a bunch of other pillows and other assorted and unexplainable things. A tall purple dragon in a lab coat moved two bookshelves off of the back wall, revealing a hidden compartment that was covered in dust. He scratched his green scales on his head and looked around, sighing in defeat when he was met with nothing but old books.
“Uhm, did we come at a bad time?” Spike almost jumped straight through the wooden roof at the sudden sound of a not angry Twilight. He spun around to be met with three set of eyes.
“Y-You three? Sweet Celestia, you almost gave me a heart attack!” Spike exclaimed.
“You almost scared us with how you almost tried to go to the moon.” Applebloom chuckled. Spike rubbed the back of his head and sheepishly smiled.
“So, what the heck happened here?” Sweetie Belle asked. “Because this wasn't us, we swear.”
“Well, Twilight’s been trying to study the Weather Trio and their origins.” Spike began. “She’s trying to find their locations so she can maybe learn how they live but…. We can’t find Celestia’s book on Legendaries.
“Wait, the Weather Trio?” Scootaloo asked. “I thought Cloudsdale controlled the weather in Equestria?”
“They do. I mean, it does.” Spike said. “But the Weather Trio created this world a millennia before Heartswarming Eve. Groudon is known for being the ruler of the Earth and the cause of Earthquakes. Kyogre is the king of the sea. And Rayquaza is the keeper of the sky. Nopony has ever seen these titans in action except the very first pony settlers. I could show you what they look like but-”
“SPIKE!? WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO DOWN THERE!?” Twilight yelled from upstairs.
“Its the Cutie Mark Crusaders!” Spike yelled back. A loud crash came from upstairs as a lavender coloured mare in a white lab coat rolled down the wooden stairs and landed on the tiled floor. The unicorn mare quickly sprung up onto her hooves, brushing off her dirty lab coat. She adjusted her safety goggles and smiled.
“Girls! What are you three doing here?” Twilight beamed. Sweetie Belle sheepishly pointed at Twilight’s hair, causing the lavender mare to look up to see a small wick hair charred at the tip by a small frame. She quickly brushed it off.
“You said that when we all turn 16, we could all get our first Pokemon.” Applebloom smiled.
“And Sweetie Belle here just turned the big 16!” Scootaloo jumped in joy.
“Oh really? Wow, time flies! Congratulations Sweetie Belle!” Twilight smiled. “Well, since you three are all 16; Spike, can you get me-”
“Already got them!” Spike smiled as he gave Twilight the three little Pokeballs.
“Thank you, Spike.” Twilight nodded. “Alright, come on out!” Twilight tossed the three Pokeballs into the air. The three red and white Pokeballs broke open, and a flash of white leaped out of the three and onto the floor. The white light began to fade, revealing three Pokemon.
“This here is Treecko!” Twilight said, pointing at the small, bipedial, green, reptilian Pokemon. Its small yellow eyes stared at the three. With a sigh, the small Pokemon reached to its tail and took out a small trig. The Pokemon began to chew on the small piece of wood as it ignored the three. “As you can see, its a Grass-Type Pokemon!”
“Treecko…” Treecko mumbled.
“This second one is named-”
“Mudkip!” the small, amphibious, quadruple, blue Pokemon exclaimed. Its small little mouth was in a smile as it jumped for joy. “Mudkip Mud!”
“Yes, this one is named Mudkip!” Twilight chuckled. “It is a Water-Type Pokemon; a hyper one at that!”
“Mudkip!” the little Pokemon exclaimed.
“And this last one is… Spike, where’d the last one go?”
“Its behind you.” Spike pointed at the small orange chic with stubby wings. It sheepishly hid behind Twilight’s coat, trying to stay out of sight. Twilight smiled and slowly moved her coat to reveal the shy little Pokemon.
“And finally, this is Torchic. He seems a little shy here, but don’t be warded away, because he's a Fire-Type!” Twilight stomped her hoof on the floor, almost scaring the living out of Torchic. “So these are your Pokemon that you can choose girls! And choose wisely!”
“Birthday mare’s first!” Applebloom said, shoving Sweetie Belle closer to the Pokemon.
“Hmm… I guess I’ll choose… Mudkip!”
“Mudkip!” The little Pokemon sprang up onto sweetie Belle’s mane, playing with her hair like its a toy. Sweetie Belle giggled and brought the hyperactive blue Pokemon back down beside her.
“Then I guess I’ll choose this little guy here!” Applebloom said, pointing at Treecko. The small green reptile rolled its eyes and reluctantly walked over to Applebloom. It glanced behind itself and stuck its tongue at the shy Torchic. Torchic hid behind Twilight’s coat in fear.
“Tree-he-he…” Treecko chuckled. It stood next to Applebloom with a small grin on its face and its little arms crossed.
“Then I guess I’ll choose Torchic.” Scootaloo smiled. She frowned as the shy Pokemon stayed where it was. “C’mon, don’t be shy. I don’t bite.” The Torchic peaked out from behind Twilight’s coat and stared at Scootaloo. After a long stare-down, the small Pokemon sheepishly walked over to Scootaloo.
“There!” Scootaloo smiled. “Was that so hard?”
“Torchic…” The small Pokemon sheepishly said. Scootaloo smiled and patted the small Pokemon on the head.
“Don’t worry buddy, you’ll be fine with me.” Scootaloo assured.
“Hey!” Sweetie Belle exclaimed. “Since we all have our Pokemon, lets have our very first Pokemon battle!”
“Sure! But lets not have it in here…” Applebloom chuckled. “We don’t want to destroy Twilight’s lab more than it already is.” Everyone nodded in approval and headed outside.
* * *
Ponyville Plaza is known for its activity in the morning and during lunch. But today, it has been cleared out for a Pokemon battle between three new Pokemon trainers. Twilight and Spike watched from the sidelines as Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle, and Applebloom all discussed who will fight whom.
“Well, since its my birthday, I guess I’ll go first.” Sweetie Belle smiled.
“And since you were the one that tackled me awake, I challenge you to a Pokemon battle!” Scootaloo grinned.
“Challenge accepted!” Sweetie Belle grinned. “Go! Mudkip!” The small blue Pokemon leaped off of Sweetie Belle’s head and landed in front of her, its brow furrowed.
“Tch! Go, Torchic!” Torchic stood behind Scootaloo, not moving an inch. “C’mon Torchic, you’ll be fine.”
“Torchic…” Torchic slowly walked over to the front of Scootaloo, its little legs trembling in fear. It gazed at the over-hyper Mudkip.
“Alrighty; Mudkip, use Tackle!” The small Mudkip nodded and began to rush at Torchic, its eyes locked on the small chicks eyes. Torchic’s eyes went wide and it leapt to the side, narrowly dodging the speeding bullet known at Mudkip.
“Torchic, use Scratch!” Mudkip slid to a stop and looked around for its target. Torchic sheepishly began to back away, fear in its eyes. Before it could even try and escape, Mudkip’s eyes locked onto Torchic.
“Mudkip!” Mudkip jumped and smiled in joy. Before Torchic could even run, Mudkip leaped onto the small Pokemon and tackled it onto the ground. Torchic began to scream and sob and Mudkip began to lick it like honey.
“Torchic, get out of there!” Scootaloo yelled. Torchic cried as the Mudkip kept licking it. Finally, it began to scratch the underbelly of the small Pokemon with its small legs, pushing it off. Mudkip leaped away, obviously scared. Torchic ran over to Scootaloo, crying in fear.
“Well, that could’ve gone better.” Spike sighed. “Lend me your Pokemon, I’ll heal them for you.”
“Torchic’s just too shy to battle I guess…” Scootaloo sighed. She stomped her hoof in defiance. “But we’ll train together, and get you to break out of that shell! And maybe you’ll evolve into a big flying type! Right Torchic?”
“Torchic…” Torchic mumbled.
“Now, before you fillies go, I want you to meet me at the entrance to the Everfree Forest.” Twilight said.
“The Everfree Forest!?” The trio said in unison, their faces going pale. Torchic almost fainted in fear.
“Yes, my little pony’s.” Twilight sighed. “Sadly, the trains are down due to a malfunction with some of the tracks and because of some of the recent earthquakes. You’ll have to go on your Pokemon adventure on hooves around the Equestrian Region until further notice.
Buut, this is also an opportunity!” Twilight’s horn began to glow as her magic grabbed three small red metallic objects from her saddlebag. “These are my newest creations: The Pokedex! With this, it will record all the information of all the Pokemon you encounter on your trip. And with the trains down, you’ll bump into a whole galloping of Pokemon! And then after your trek, you can show me how much you've completed your Pokedex!”
“Wow, that’s a pretty awsmazing invention Twilight!” Sweetie Belle squealed. “I’m going to fill up my Pokedex to the max! I can’t wait to meet all those cute Pokemon!”
“Mudkip Mud!” Mudkip jumped joyfully.
“Alright, I’ll meet you three at the entrance to the Everfree Forest. Don’t be late!” Twilight galloped off to the Everfree forest, her long white lab coat blowing in the wind like a cape.
“What do you think Twilight’s going to show us at the Everfree Forest?” Sweetie Belle asked as the three began to walk to the dark and eerie forest with Spike in tow. Mudkip already began to run ahead, stopping every once and awhile to wait for the Pokemon Trainers.
“Maybe she’ll teach you how to catch Pokemon.” Spike suggested.
“But we don’t even have any Pokeballs.” Applebloom said, her ears drooping.
“I have some in my backpack if you’d like them. Just don’t tell Twilight I gave you these!” Spike pulled off his backpack and unzipped the small metallic zipper. Inside the green bag were a whole mess of red and white Pokeballs. The trio almost sqeed as they took five each, enough for a full party of Pokemon.
“Well, I guess this is the start of our Pokemon adventure!” Scootaloo smiled. The others nodded and stuck out their hooves.
“Cutie Mark Crusaders…”
“POKEMON TRAINERS!”
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