Welcome to the world of Pokémon.
A marvelous land of beauty and adventure, where amazing and extraordinarily powerful and talented creatures named Pokémon exist. Across the land, below the waves of the ocean and beyond the skies, Pokémon exist in plentiful supply. In this world, humans and Pokémon attempt to coexist in perfect harmony with one another. Either living, playing, working or training, the two are always together.
Our story begins with a young teenage girl named Twilight Sparkle.
She and her family lived in Canterlot.
Twilight was a 16 year old girl with navy blue hair with purple and pink stripes, tied in a ponytail with a star shaped braid, and had a gem covered star barrette on one side of her hair, and thick black glasses.
She wore a light blue polo t-shirt with a little bit of grayish blue and white and a pink bow tie around her neck, a purple skirt with two pockets and a few patters of stars around it, purple slouch socks with pink cuffs on top, and dark blue shoes with black soles and pink shoelaces. She also carried a light brown backpack with her.
She was riding her bike on the hill because of one obvious reason: her volunteer work at Professor Bill Neigh’s Pokémon research lab and home.
When she parked her bike near the entrance and lowered the bike’s kickstand before taking her stuff and entering the building, Twilight walked into the laboratory until she saw a few Pokémon eating their food before her eyes were turned towards a man in his early forties with light gray and white hair and light azure eyes underneath his thick gray glasses. He wore a olive green sweater with darker linings on the cuffs and green elbow patches and had a white shirt and a gray tie underneath the sweater, grayish blue pants and darker brown shoes. He wore a white lab coat over it all. It was one of the region’s number one researchers, Professor Bill Neigh.
In his laboratory, he was doing some more Pokémon research on his computer.
“Uhh, professor? Good morning,” Twilight said, trying to get the professor’s attention.
“Huh? Oh, Twilight! Glad you’re here!” Professor Neigh said. “But you might’ve missed the next trainer. My apologies, dear girl.”
“Ohh… late again,” Twilight moaned in disappointment.
“Don’t be like that, Twilight. Time is sometimes a pathway for most people whenever they are in the need of any importance in life,” the professor said.
Twilight Sparkle had been Professor Bill Neigh’s assistant for half her life, first starting when she was only six years old. While growing up, Twilight had always been interested in Pokémon, wanting to learn everything she could about them. This enthusiasm had impressed the professor, who agreed to take her on for a trail basis, but it quickly evolved into a full time assistance job. She had learnt so much in this time, but she knew she still had much more to learn.
“So do you need anything for me to do, Professor?” Twilight asked, putting on her lab coat.
“I’m actually good so far, but I’ll probably let you know what I need soon enough,” Professor Neigh said. “Oh, before I forget. Today, a school group of young students are coming for a tour.”
“Need some help with the tour?” Twilight asked.
“I’m glad you asked. That’s also the reason why I’m glad I have you as my assistant,” Professor Neigh said. “But they don’t come until 9:30 so we’ve got time.”
“Okay,” Twilight said, as she sat down, took out a book, and then after crossing her legs into a sitting position, she began reading whatever chapter she left off on in her book.
Suddenly, a group of children at ages 6-8 came with a woman with grayish burgundy hair, and and olive green eyes. She wore a white blouse with a brown vest and a green charm necklace, and green flower printed skirt with yellow trims, and light green knee high socks and brown flats with daisies on the top. It was their teacher, Miss Cheerilee.
Amongst all the other students in the group, there was a small boy with green hair and matching eyes. He wore a light grayish green shirt underneath a purple hoodie with greenish white stripes, blue shorts and a pair of black and purple sneakers with light green shoelaces. His name was Spike, and according to his personal appearance, he was Twilight’s youngest brother.
“Okay, students, since we’re here at Professor Neigh’s research lab, we’re all expecting to be on our best behavior and show respect to the Pokémon he has here,” Miss Cheerilee said.
“Yes, Miss Cheerilee!” the students replied.
“Good! Now, let’s all go inside and meet the professor, shall we?” she said as she and her students walked inside the research lab altogether.
Miss Cheerilee and her students then met up with the professor as he introduced himself, “Good morning, children.”
“Good morning, Professor Neigh!” the children replied.
“Welcome to the research lab, where we do research on many basic types of Pokémon and what makes them special for their trainers, but also for their personal benefits in the world,” he said. Twilight suddenly appeared to be on his side.
“TWILIGHT!” a voice hollered, until she felt a pair of arms wrapped around her waist, before she saw her little brother Spike giving her a hug.
“Aww, hi, Spike,” Twilight replied, with a sisterly smile and hugging her brother back by placing her hands on his small form. “Sorry, little brothers.”
“Don’t worry about it. Now, let’s continue with our tour. Right this way please,” Professor Neigh said, as the students, and their teacher, including both Spike and Twilight to follow, with him and her with the professor and Miss Cheerilee.
“I’m sorry about that, Miss Cheerilee. It’s just that Spike is actually a Pokémon fanatic, but also because we never see each other eye to eye since I’m working at the lab,” Twilight explained, as she held Spike’s hand with hers.
“It’s alright, dear. But I’m pleased to see that one of my students is having a good time,” Miss Cheerilee replied.
“Well, I’m just trying to make sure that nothing bad happens,” Twilight said.
“Sorry if I hugged you, Twilight,” Spike said.
“Why are you apologizing, Spike? You didn’t do anything wrong,” Twilight said. “But why did you hug me anyway?”
“I just miss hanging out with you sometimes, except for the evenings and stuff,” Spike replied.
Twilight then thought of an idea, and knelt down to get his attention, “Spike, can you look at me please?” He then looked at her eyes, “How about this? If you be a good boy, I’ll hang out with you throughout the tour, and we can do something fun together afterwards. Sound good?” she asked. Spike nodded, and after a quick hug, they both continued walking.
“But I need you to promise me four things that I need you to do for me. One: do not get into trouble. Two: don’t wander off too far or away from the group, meaning you need to stay close to me. Three: listen to the professor when he’s talking but you’re allowed to ask whenever you need too, but don’t ask too much. And four: DON’T. TOUCH. ANYTHING. Can you do that?”
Spike nodded, and then felt his big sister hugging him to calm him down before continuing the walk.
Professor Neigh then looked down at Spike holding his sister’s hand, “So, you’re into Pokémon? What types are you mostly into?”
“Well, I’m not entirely sure, because I want to be a Pokémon master when I’m big,” Spike replied. “I’ve also read your books on the basics and scientific literature about Pokémon biology.”
“I’m impressed,” the professor said, as they stopped towards two doors. “Ah! Here we are. Now, children, what you’re about to see is something that will take you far beyond your imagination.”
He then opened the doors, to reveal a small theater. “Now take your seats, and you’ll see a small film in just a moment,” the professor said, and after they took their seats, Twilight sat down, before she looked down at Spike, “Do you wanna sit on my lap, Spike?” He then nodded, and after being carefully lifted up, he then sat down on Twilight’s lap and then adjusted himself.
They then lovingly nuzzled their heads with each other’s faces and then the film started.
“Oh, hello! I’m Professor Bill Neigh. Welcome to my research lab. Now I’m going to discuss with you about how Pokémon are beneficial to our environment and the ecosystem.
You’re probably wondering why Pokémon are different than humans. Well it’s because Pokémon have very unique personalities towards others. For example, imagine a Rhyhorn or a Charizard attacking other Pokémon or people. That’s an example of territorial threatening behavior, meaning that if someone tries to agitate them in any way, then they’ll probably do the same. But there are other Pokémon that do different behaviors like if a Pokémon stole a woman’s purse or someone’s wallet, or for local law enforcement like police department, firefighters, and many more.
Those are basic examples of Pokémon and human interaction with two terms called symbiosis because of the bond they form and coexistence between their relationship, as either friends or family.
But one sporting passion for many trainers is to compete in the Pokémon Championship League. Which is where trainers and their Pokémon compete against other trainers and their Pokémon for socially competitive advantages.
And as you receive your own Pokémon, it’s up to you to decide what you choose to do with your Pokémon and you’ll just see how it’ll help make the world a better place in your eyes.
And just remember, no matter how different or difficult your journey to Pokémon coexistence may seem, you can shine your own way no matter what you’re capable of.”
The film then ended, before they continued with the tour, along with Twilight holding Spike’s hand.
“You’re about to see how we keep our Pokémon here in my facility in perfect health for the trainers that are new and ready for their journey,” the professor said. “First up is how Pokémon actually appear, because hey just don’t magically appear and disappear.”
“How do they appear, Professor Neigh?” a girl from the class asked.
“Let me show you,” the professor said, before opening the door, revealing a hatchery. “This is the hatchery. Meaning how Pokémon are born. Follow me.” The students and their teacher followed the professor and Twilight to a machine that resembled an egg incubator but had multiple nests to keep them safe, warm and secure.
“What you’re about to see will blow your minds. Figuratively speaking, that is,” Professor Neigh said, as he showed them the incubator.
“Is it an egg incubator but built as some sort of warming device that helps Pokémon hatch?” Spike asked.
“That is correct, my dear boy. And how it works is that we usually keep the eggs in the safest warm temperatures possible so that they’d be ready to come out of their shells and show us their appearance. Plus, you might be familiar with reptilian eggs and bird eggs, but some Pokémon eggs are sorta different.”
“How different?” another student asked.
“Why don’t you tell them?” the professor asked Twilight.
“Well, in natural ways, most Pokémon eggs have different types of Pokémon inside, because not all of them are the same. Like Professor Neigh said, they usually have random appearances due to all the regions they originate from.”
The students now understood.
“Now, how about after lunch, we do a quick walk through the Pokémon sanctuary area, before we conclude our tour with the area where the trainers choose their own Pokémon to start with?”
The students cheered, including Spike.
After lunch, the children followed the professor to the sanctuary area, where they saw various types of Pokémon happily enjoying their home.
“As you can see here, the Pokémon I have in store in this area are very special,” the professor explained, as they saw many flying Pokémon which were various types of birds, grass Pokémon dancing or running around, bug Pokémon eating the leaves, many water Pokémon swimming in the lake.
“Twilight, are fire, water and earth type Pokémon the actual starters for the trainer who starts his or her journey?” Spike asked.
“Yes, Spike. That’s correct,” Twilight said. “And why there’s no electric, fire, psychic or dark type Pokémon is because of their abilities that could harm some of the plants here.”
“Oh. Somehow I did not know that,” Spike said.
“Twilight is also right. We keep those types out of this area so that the Pokémon in this area are peacefully protected and calmly secure,” Professor Neigh said. The students then got onto an elevator, before the professor stepped in and pushed a button.
“Now, this elevator will take us directly to our final destination for the tour: which is the laboratory where I introduce the three starters to new trainers who are starting their journey,” he said, until they arrived and allowed the children to enter the room.
“Stay with me, Spike,” Twilight said, holding his hand. He nodded and then they started to follow the professor to the pedestal where three Poke Balls were placed.
“Now, before I get started, who can tell me what these three things are?” he asked, before he pointed towards a hand raised next to Twilight. “Yes… Spike?”
“They’re Poké Balls!” Spike replied.
“Yes, Poké Balls! And why are they called Poké Balls?” he asked again.
“Because they carry your Pokémon inside and only release the Pokémon if you throw them, but they’re also used to catch any wild Pokémon you encounter,” Spike answered.
“Very good. I see you’ve read everything I wrote in my book, dear boy,” Professor Neigh said. “But before we conclude our tour, there’s something I’d like to show you all.” As a fourth Poké Ball emerged from the pedestal, but with a tiny yellow lightning bolt sticker on top. “Before we start, I think I should warn you that there is a slight problem with this one. But I’ll explain it after the Pokémon inside is presented. Twilight?”
Twilight nodded, and then picked it up, before allowing Spike to hold it, before it opened up revealing a flash of light until it took the form of a small, and cute mouse-like Pokémon. It was almost completely covered in yellow fur. It had long yellow ears that with black tips, cute brown beady eyes, its back had two brown stripes, and a large tail that was shaped like a lightning bolt, along with a brown tip. It had short arms with five tiny fingers on its forehands and three sharp toes on its hind legs, and two red circular spots on its cheeks.
It blinked twice to clear its eyesight. “Pikachu,” the little creature said, as the students were amazed by its appearance.
“Isn’t he beautiful?” the professor said.
“Is that… what I think it is?” Spike asked, as Twilight stroked his shoulder.
The professor nodded, “That, Spike, is one of our rare starters in case if the other three don’t make it for the next trainer, including Eevee. His name is Pikachu.”
“Awesome!” Spike said.
“Pikachu,” he said again.
“But not only that, but it’s so cute, it’s the best of all. Or one of them,” Twilight said.
“Twilight told me that this is your most favorite Pokémon. Am I correct?” Professor Neigh asked.
“Yes!” Spike replied.
“Well, why don’t you go ahead and say hello?” Professor Neigh asked, as Spike walked over carefully.
“Hi,” Spike said.
“Pika…” Pikachu replied.
Spike then carefully reached out his hand, before Pikachu nervously stepped back, “Pikachu…!”
“It’s okay,” Twilight said, calming her brother down. “Just move nice, slowly and carefully, but very gently and remain calm.” Spike then carefully reached out his hand to pet Pikachu, but then started to carefully rub his head, until he lifted him up for a hug. “I think Pikachu’s one of the best and the coolest Pokémon in the whole world! Aren’t you?”
“Wait, don’t-!” Professor Neigh warned, but it was too late.
“Pika…CHUUUUUUUU!!!” he exclaimed, shocking Spike with a huge voltage of yellow electricity. He suddenly stopped, leaving Spike smoking with a little bit of crisp on himself.
“Spike! Are you okay?” Twilight asked in concern, until Spike whimpered before Twilight brought him towards her for a hug.
“Sorry about that, Spike. Children, as you saw, Pikachu is also known as an electric mouse. It’s usually shy, but can sometimes have an electrifying personality. Shocking, isn’t it?” Professor Neigh explained.
“I see what you mean,” Spike said, nuzzling with Twilight’s skirt as she stroked his hair tenderly.
“Now, thank you all for coming over and I hope you enjoyed everything you’ve learned about Pokémon coexistence with the ecosystem and how humans interact with Pokémon,” the professor said, until the students left the building.
“Spike, why don’t you head on home and get cleaned up? And maybe some other time, I’ll let you hang out with me at the lab. Sound good?” Twilight asked. Spike nodded and then after a quick kiss from his sister, Spike left with his classmates.
As Professor Neigh got back to his research on the computer, Twilight went back to her reading. As she continued with her book later on, she turned to the next page before she noticed something missing from the pedestal: Pikachu was gone!
“Professor!” she hollered, as he jumped from his chair.
“What? What is it?!” he asked, until he looked to the pedestal Twilight was pointing at, showing him where their missing Pikachu was once standing. “Oh my!”
“I’ll go look for him, professor. I’ll be back!” Twilight said, grabbing her backpack and ran off to go look for Pikachu.
Author's Note
Uh oh! Looks like Pikachu’s run away! Who will find him? Stay tuned! 
Here’s the theme that I chose for this story:
