Note to Readers: I DO NOT own Pokemon! This story is a combination of another story I read, and the TV show. Hope you enjoy it! Please review! I CANNOT stress enough how welcome your feedback is!

Pokemon: The Pokemon Trainers Academy

Prologue

After the Sinnoh League Tournament

Dawn leapt up from the park bench where she, Brock and Barry were waiting.
"Ash! You did it! You won! You beat Paul and Cynthia!" she cried, giving him a congratulating hug. Brock patted Ash on the back and congratulated him, and Barry was jumping up and down, yelling about how he couldn't believe it. Brock cleared his throat.
"So Ash, what are you going to do next?" he asked, seeming genuinely interested in his friends future. Ash scratched his head.
"To be honest, Brock, I have no idea." he said, wondering if his friend had any ideas. Brock did indeed have an idea.
"How about this? The Pokemon Trainers Academy." he said, whipping out a flyer, and holding it out for Ash, Dawn and Barry to see.
"The Pokemon Trainers Academy?" the three said in unison, leaning in to get a better look at the flyer.
"Yep. It's a school kind of like the Pokemon Summer Academy, but full time. It has engaging classes to help people learn more about Pokemon, and how to interact with them, along with offering many specialty classes, too," he said. Dawn yelped.
"It has courses for contest coordinating, and Pokemon styling!" she cried. Ash nodded,
"And battling courses for the aspiring Pokemon Master! Plus courses for people who want to be Pokemon Breeders, and Pokemon Experts, too!" he added. Brock nodded.
"It has different levels of teaching, for different experience and age levels. It's situated in Kanto, and will travel all across Kanto, to help give you a great learning experience. How about it? Me, Misty, May, Drew, Gary, and Max will be there." he said, trying to tempt Ash, who already looked sold. Ash lit up at the mention of his old friends. Barry shook his head.
"It sounds great, and all, but I think I'm gonna get a little more travel experience, maybe find myself a buddy to travel with. Maybe after that, then I'll come." he said. Ash nodded. He knew Barry wanted to improve, and give the Sinnoh League another shot. He turned to his other friend.
"What about you, Dawn? You heard Brock, Me, him, and May will be there, plus some of my other friends. How about it?" he asked. Dawn looked unsure, and was crossing and uncrossing her legs.
"I...I don't think so. I want to work a bit more on my own, and travel around in a few other regions, and catch up, and get a bit closer to my mom before I go there. She...she said that we would probably be moving to Hoenn, and I want to stick with her through the move, and stay in the same region as her for now, but maybe after I do a bit of training, and stuff, then I will go to the Pokemon Trainers Academy. After I figure out exactly what I want to do with my life." she said. Ash smiled. He completely understood.
"Okay, but try to keep in touch with me. I don't want to completely lose contact with you." he said. They said good-bye and went their separate ways, Ash and Brock to Sunnyshore to catch their boat to Kanto, Dawn to Twinleaf Town to help her mom pack for the move, and Barry to Canalave City to catch the next boat to Iron Island, so he could do some serious training and get ready for the next Tournament. It would be many years until they would see each other again, for Ash, Dawn and Brock, it was to be the longest time ever, but it was not destined to be the last time they each other. Not at all...