I've had this rolling around in my head for weeks now, and decided to take action. I'll try to make Tori seem as realistic as possible, with an bit of an unbalanced team at first, and evening it out as it goes. So yeah, expect a few lost battles. And maybe a double weakness Pokemon! *rubs hands together and grins*

Flames will be used to light candles. Maybe.

Oh yes! I do not own Pokemon, or I would've given the Alola region a better name a long time ago. And made a Delta Emerald.

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Tori was in the front seat of her mother's car with her new Cyndaquil, who she named Blaze, she had received a few days earlier. "You know, Professor Elm said Hoenn was pretty great, with plenty of Pokemon that are rarely found in Johto." Her mother said, taking a moment to glance at her daughter before turning her eyes back to the road. She was disappointed to see no reaction, just the teenager dangling a piece of her sandwich above the Pokemon's nose before dropping it in his mouth. Blaze chewed it thoughtfully, before swallowing.

There was mostly silence the rest of the way to Littleroot Town, and when Tori finally stepped out, she wasn't impressed by her new home, but she could appreciate how it how it's own sort of beauty. Not that she would admit it. Her Cyndaquil hopped out and took in the house they were parked in front of. The 'For Sale' sign hadn't been taken down yet, and from what she knew, her room took up the second floor while her mother had a bedroom on the first floor.

"I'll start unpacking my stuff, I guess." Tori said as she grabbed the keys to the new house and went to unlock the door. Passing the kitchen and walking quickly up the stairs, she was greeted with the few boxes she chose to bring along with her TV, desk, and bed.

An hour later, she was sitting on her bed with Blaze next to her, checking the PokeNav her mother had gotten her. The doorbell rang, and with her mother having had gone to the small grocery store to stock their fridge, Tori got off the bed, leaving the PokeNav on her bed, and gathered the tiny fire-type in her arms as she went downstairs to open the door. A girl was standing there, about her age, with a blue Pokemon with fins growling at a flower nearby.

"Hi! I'm Aubrey! I heard you were moving in today, and I had to be the first to greet you!" The girl, Aubrey, was talking so fast that Tori barely understood a word she was saying. All she caught after those first sentences was "Mudkip" and "Skipper". So Tori leaned against the doorway for at least five minutes while Aubrey talked about the town, how cute her Cyndaquil was, and how the professor was picking three children to receive a Pokedex…. WAIT.

"As in, go on a journey around Hoenn to fill the Pokedex?" Tori asked when Aubrey took a moment to catch her breath. Aubrey looked up, and grinned. "Yeah! You want to see if you'll be accepted? He picks who gets a Pokedex in an hour or so, and since you have that Cyndaquil, I'm guessing you have a trainer license?" Tori nodded, and all of a sudden Aubrey snatched her hand and began dragging her down the driveway towards the professor's lab. Blaze looked a bit confused and he raced after Tori. Skipper sighed, and began trotting after his own trainer.

The professor's lab was on the outskirts of town. When the two girls arrived, Tori immediately noticed that something was wrong. The door to the lab was left open and the yard was completely empty. She knew from her visits to Professor Elm's lab when she lived in Johto that the lab mainly had the large yard for the Pokemon they were researching or were being kept for trainers. There wasn't a single Pokemon in sight. Aubrey, on the other hand, seemed totally oblivious to the signs something wasn't right and strolled right into the lab. Tori was a bit more cautious, having Blaze right next her with him flaring up the flames on his back.

Which was a good idea, because it turned out they walked right into a robbery.

A man in ripped pants and a striped shirt, along with a bandana, looked up from what he was doing and saw two teenage girls staring at him. He was on the professor's computer, and was transferring data onto a Cleffa-shaped pen drive. Tori couldn't help but snort, and Aubrey stifled a laugh. After that moment passed and both realized what was going on, Aubrey called Skipper to her side, and Blaze's flames grew on his back. The man sent out a Poochyena, and it growled menacingly at both Pokemon.

"Skipper, Tackle!" Aubrey called out, a bit of anxiety in her tone. Must be her first actual battle with Skipper, Tori realized. Tori had a few battles alongside her Cyndaquil before leaving Johto, so she was a bit more confident when it came to battling.

"Blaze, Smokescreen!" The Cyndaquil blew smoke from his nose, and just in time, too, because the man had ordered his Poochyena to use Bite, and the Poochyena got a face full of smoke. A couple Tackles from both Pokemon, and the Poochyena was down. The man cursed and recalled his fallen Pokemon before shoving past both girls and making a run for it. Tori picked up the pen drive he left behind. "You forgot this, idiot!" She called, waving the ridiculous thing in the air, but the stranger was smart enough not to return for it.

Aubrey looked at Tori before saying, "You know, it might've been a better idea to call the police instead of letting him run off?" Tori shrugged. "What's done is done. May as well call the police now." Taking out the PokeNav, she called the police and filled them in on what had taken place.

That's the first chapter of Delta Emerald! This story may not be updated regularly like most, as in every Monday and Friday. It'll have a few days in between, maybe up to a week.