Ch1.

May's brunette hair bounced as she raced toward the ferry terminal. She had just made it as the last of the passengers boarded. May pressed her hands against her knees and panted as she caught her breath. Slowly she looked up to see the land disappearing as the ferry began to move. May ran to the railing as she watched Hoen, her home disappear.

It was her first time out all by herself. Ash and Brock had headed to Shino, last she heard. Max had decided to start his journey in Hoen with his new Treecko. May breathed in the crisp ocean air as the crystal waters replaced the land.

The blue eyed girl walked back in, wanting to find her room. After finding her room, May had decided to explore a little. 'I wonder if he's going to be here.' May thought as she scanned the restaurant she had just entered. It was large, especially since it was on a ferry.

It had taken two days for the ferry to reach Johto, the place where May would set out, all by herself. The ferry stops in the port of New Bark Town. 'Ok May, this is where you begin, and make yourself into a somebody!' May thought enthusiastically.

May looked around to see all the stores and the beautiful clothes, she then looked at her clothes. "Oh man, my clothes are so old. Hmm…well since this is a new beginning I might as well get new clothes!" May said happily as she ran into a store. Looking through the many racks of clothes May soon lost track of time. She spent hours looking for new clothes. Finally she had picked an outfit that suited her taste.

May walked out in her new red mini skirt with black shorts underneath and her red midriff hung loosely around her right above her stomach, revealing the black tank top underneath. On her head she had a red head band replacing the old one. May was walking through the forest as she was putting away her old bandana in her new black bag. She had needed it since she was to carry more items now that she was alone. Just as May was about to put the bandana away, a fierce wind blew, pulling out the red bandana out of her hands.

Slinging the bag and putting both straps over her shoulders May raced after the bandana. "Where could it be?" May said aloud as she searched for the red bandana with the white poke ball print on it.

"Pi-pichu!" came the small voice from under a bundle of red cloth. May saw it and ran toward it.

Slowly she picked up her bandana. "Sorry about that, did it fall on you?" May asked the little yellow mouse pokemon on the ground.

"Pichu?" it asked tilting his head to the side.

"Oh wow, you're a Pichu!" May said as she took out her new pokedex and looked up the little critter.

"Pi!" "Chu!" the Pichu said as it jumped trying to get at the bandana in May's hand.

"Hmm? Oh you like this?" May asked bringing the bandana closer to the Pichu.

"Chu!" it said happily as it nodded its head.

"Well you can have it, since I don't really need it." May said smiling at the little Pichu.

"But you know I think it would look really cute if it was around your neck. You want me to put it on you?" May asked as she bent down on her knees.

"Pi-chu" it said nodding its head again.

May wrapped it around the little Pichu's neck gently and made it into a little bow at the back. "There, it looks really cute" May said getting up.

"Well bye." May said waving bye to the mouse pokemon. "Chu?" Pichu said as he watched the young girl walk off.

"Hmm..let's see where should I go?" May thought as she looked at her new black pokenav. She had given her old one to Max and bought a new one.

"Pichhuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!" came the loud shriek. May turned around and ran in the direction of the voice. "It sounds like that little Pichu!" May said as she raced to where she was before.

"Golem!" came the booming voice of the rock pokemon.

"Oh wow, it's a Golem!" May said taking out her pokedex. "Oh no! it's attacking the Pichu!" May said recognizing the Pichu because of the bow on it.

"Go Blazekin!" May yelled calling out her only pokemon on hand.

"Blaze-a-kin!" it yelled it's name as it prepared for battle.

"Use Double Kick on that Golem!" May ordered. Blazekin did just that and frightened away the Golem due to it's immense power. "Good job Blazekin!" May said happily as she recalled her first and most trusted pokemon back into its red and white pokeball.

"You ok?" she asked the frightened Pichu, who nodded yes. "Good, now you stay out of trouble, k?" May asked as she walked away once again.

"Pichuuuuu!" Pichu said as it ran after May. "Huh?" May said startled as the Pichu jumped onto her shoulder.

"You wanna come with me?" she asked the yellow pokemon. It nodded yes happily. "Oh, wow, you're eyes! They're blue just like mine! I didn't notice that before!" May said excited.

"So this is how Ash must've felt with Pickachu on his shoulder." May thought as she made her way to the next town with her new friend.