**Madi and the Leaf-Green Dream**
*The Origin Story of Trainer Madi*
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The morning of Madi's sixth birthday started like any other Saturday in Lake Forest, California — golden sunshine pouring through her curtains, the smell of her Lola's sinangag rice drifting up the stairs, and the distant hum of cars rolling down El Toro Road.
But today was NOT a normal day.
Today, Madi was going to get her very first Pokémon.
She leaped out of bed so fast her stuffed Jigglypuff flew off the pillow. Sh