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This story begins in a small town in Paldea, known as Los Platos. A woman and her child have recently moved there for the child's education. Paldea's new beginning is nigh.
You are transported to a mysterious space, transcending space and time. A youth walks up to you, and starts speaking.
"Hi! I'm Aspen! It's great to meet you, (reader)!" says the youth.
"Tomorrow's my big day! I'm enrolling in a great academy in Paldea, and I am getting my first Pokemon! I wonder which one I will pick?"
Aspen starts going on about the journey, and the excitement that comes with it.
"Just get me out of here." you say.
Another mysterious voice speaks, but this time it seems disembodied.
"I shall let you go, but Aspen here needs your help. You shall create the path Aspen follows, however it is up to Aspen to decide what happens." the booming disembodied voice proclaims.
"Whoa! I don't know what you're talking about." exclaims Aspen.
All of a sudden, Aspen disappears and the disembodied voice speaks once again.
"Aspen won't need to know what we are talking about, the child shall remember nothing of what transpired. You however, still have some use to me... This child shall be the salvation of Paldea. Now please, give me your thoughts on this..."
The space fades to black, and you start to reflect on Aspen and the mysterious voice. You alone shall guide the youth's path to greatness.
The next morning...
"Honey! Time to wake up!" says a comforting voice.
"Coming Mom!" shouts another voice, excited, yet a bit drowsy from just waking up.
"Aspen! You're late to get to the Academy!" says the comforting voice from before, revealed to be coming from a middle-aged woman, with chestnut-brown hair, deep blue eyes, and a warm smile.
"Oh... OH!!!! So sorry Mom!" exclaims the one called Aspen, a teenager with light brown hair, youthful bright green eyes, wearing a Rockruff pajama shirt and Phanpy pajama shorts.
"It's alright dear, just get your clothes on and get going. You don't want to miss out on picking your starter Pokémon. I've heard the academy's director is a very kind man, and is renowned as a great mentor to the other students." Aspen's mom calmly mentions.
Aspen goes to change into a light gray t-shirt, smoke-colored shorts, and a brown backpack.
"I better go now, see ya Mom!" says Aspen excitedly, acting like the drowsiness was never there.
"Have a good time sweetie. Make lots of friends!" shouts Aspen's mom.
"Don't worry about me, I'll be fine." yells Aspen while dashing out of the house.
BONK!
Aspen falls over, not realizing what happened, then takes a look at the figure above.
"Hello. I am Director Clavell. Glad to see you join us for this school year.'