AN: I was doing my daily scroll through again, and I found quite a few interesting stories that inspired this one. I can't list them all off the top of my head. So... enjoy!

Chapter Start

-Verdanturf Town-

The sun was barely peaking above the horizon, a few Taillows and Swellows flew high in the sky, morning dew still dripped from the grass to the earth below. Everything seemed so-

"WAKE UP NARUTO~!"

"Gah! *Crash*!"

-calm... A mop of blond hair peaked out of the tangled mess of blankets thrashing about on the wooden floor. Standing over the flailing cloth was a bubbly teenage girl that stood at 5'4" with long flowing vibrant red hair that went halfway down her back, slightly tanned skin, and cerulean blue eyes that held not-so-subtle mischief.

"Haha sucker!" the red haired girl exclaimed.
"Arceus dammit! What the fuck, Natsumi?!" the blanket was pushed aside, revealing Naruto, a teenage boy around the same age as the redhead. His sun-kissed blond hair seemed to be naturally spiky, giving him a rugged handsome appeal. In contrast to his near yellow hair, he had near unnoticeable bags underneath his cold and calculating royal purple eyes, and slightly pale, yet still tanned skin.

"Don't you remember, silly?" the red haired girl questioned, grinning ear to ear as she spoke. "Today's the day we begin our adventure!"

"*Yawn* What time is it?" Naruto asked, rubbing the crust out of his eyes and grabbing his alarm clock.

"Six o'clock!" Natsumi said, her voice still enthusiastic as ever.

"Vul Vulpix Vul!" Natsumi turned to the stripped bed, finding her brother's Pokemon yipping at her in irritation: a fiery prideful Vulpix named Kurama. Kurama was a small, quadruped, fox-like Pokemon that stood at 2'00". He had a red-brown pelt, brown, pupil-less eyes, large, pointed ears with dark brown insides, and six orange tails with curled tips. The Pokemon also had curled locks of orange fur with bangs on top of his head, a cream underbelly, and brown feet with lighter brown paw pads.

"Sorry 'bout waking you from your beauty sleep, Kurama~"
"Vulpix Vul Vulpix Vul Vulpix Pix Vulpix Vul Vul!"

"... I'm going to guess that's Pokemon for 'Apology accepted'?"

"Six a.m.? Ugh..."

"Come on! Uncle Nagato's already making pancakes!"

-PokeFalls-

"Arigatou, Uncle Nagato!"

"Vulpix Vul!"

"Itadakimasu, Nagato-ojisan." Natsumi, Kurama, and Naruto exclaimed, all three digging in to the rather large stack of blueberry pancakes covered in maple syrup. Standing in front of the duo was their uncle, Nagato, a disheveled-looking middle-aged man that stood at 5'9" with frazzled flat red hair, a five o'clock shadow, and a pair of dark purple eyes hidden underneath a pair of rectangular glasses. On top of his head was a dark red fez, and he wore nothing more than a pair of socks, boxers, a dirtied white muscle shirt, and a cooking apron.

"Hurry up and eat, ya rascals. The sooner you two get outta here, the sooner things will go back to normal!" Nagato exclaimed, though the grin on his face suggested that he was lying, and the two kids knew it too.

They had been living with their uncle for two years now, and despite how much he tried to deny it, Nagato had grown fond of his nephew and niece. But now they were about to embark on a journey he himself had done so many years ago, to become Pokemon Trainers.

The very thought brought back pleasant - and unpleasant - memories in Nagato's mind. Normally, the age that kids received their Trainer licenses was 12 (The age requirement changed from 10 to 12 nearly five years ago after the most scandalous and embarrassing controversy involving a 10 year old, dubbed the 'Growlithe Incident'), there were the occasional child prodigies that received theirs at a younger age, but those were rare. And then there were those that failed the standard test, either from a lack of knowledge, responsibility, or simply just lacking a value for Pokemon life.

Naruto had passed his with flying colors, but Natsumi on the other hand, failed the written portion of the test. The two did nearly everything together, yet Natsumi was still surprised that her blond brother refused to head out on his own adventure without her joining him. Instead, he began to tutor her. It took three tries, but she finally passed and received her Trainer's license.

Even more fortunate, she had caught the attention from some of the higher-ups and was given the 'Most Improved' award, along with which she would be given her first Pokemon.

"Hey Naru-chan." Nagato called out.
"Whh hzz ht?" Naruto questioned, his mouth stuffed full of the buttermilk blueberry breakfast.

"There's a few boxes down in the basement that have some things I think you and Natsu-chan could use on your adventure." Nagato stated. "When you two are done eatin', head on down and look for boxes marked with red."

"Thhnkhz Uhnkhhl Nhhghth!" the two teens exclaimed, giving wide, pancake-stuffed smiles, causing the older man to shake his head amusingly.

"Hurry up and finish, wouldn't want to keep the Professor waitin'."

-Littleroot Town-

"Kagari-chan..."
"Zzzzz..."
"Kagari-chan."

"Zzzzzzzzz..."
"HARUKA-CHAN!"

"Wah! *Crash*!"

"Kagari-chan, you've overslept!"
"Wuh?"
"You passed out at the desk again. Now you're late for giving the 'Most Improved' Trainer her Pokemon!"
"Oh shit!"

"Gah! *Crash*! What the fuck, Kagari-chan?!"
"Sorry gotta hurry to uhh..."
"Verdanturf Town-" "Verdanturf Town! See you in a bit, dear!"

-With Naruto and Natsumi-

"Arceus, this place sure is dusty." Natsumi said, grabbing one of the flashlights placed at the bottom of the wooden stairs and flicking it on, the illuminating beam following where she looked.

"It shouldn't be too hard to find." Naruto retorted as he grabbed the second flashlight.

"Vulpix." Kurama yipped, hopping up onto Naruto's shoulder.

"Let's split up and look for clues!" Natsumi stated.

"Natsumi, this isn't a mystery case, we're just looking for boxes that are marked red." Nartuo deadpanned.

"Shakky, Shubie, you two look over there while Vincent, Donald and I look over there~" Natsumi exclaimed childishly, dashing off to Arceus knows where.

"*Sigh* Let's see what we can find, Kurama." Naruto said, walking off in the opposite direction his sister went.

Trinkets and gadgets that piled up to the ceiling, moisture-ridden boxes filled with objects of varying weights and size, the occasional rusting statue, all of these made Naruto and Kurama's trek feel like they were walking through a labyrinth.

"Vul Vulpix Vul." Kurama exclaimed.
"What's up, Kurama? You find something?" Naruto questioned. His Pokemon gave no reply, jumping off of his shoulder and running off, rounding about a nearby corner. "Kurama, wait up!" he exclaimed, dashing after the Vulpix.

...

"Wowza!" Natsumi exclaimed to herself. Her luck streak continued to live on, seeing as she found a stack of boxes all marked red, leading her to open up all of them and loot their contents. "Hehehehe..." she began to giggle to herself as she pulled out a photo of a very young red haired boy, presumably her Uncle Nagato. She continued to shuffle through the soggy box, finding old outdated Devon devices and... a photo album?

"I wonder what's in here that would cause Uncle Nagato to hide this in a place like this... boop!" Natsumi mumbled to herself, making an audible sound when she opened up the book. "Woah..." Unlike the original photo she found, these pictures were of an older Nagato, who appeared to be in his teenage years. What really caught her attention was the Pokemon beside him in the photo - an Alakazam if she remembered correctly. Then some more random photos of different events, but at the end, there was a photo of an adult Nagato and...

"Who are you two in the picture?"

...

"Kurama?" Naruto called out, using his flashlight to search for the Fire-Type Pokemon. He was so focused that he didn't notice his misstep until he was already dropping down to the ground. "Oww!" he exclaimed, one of the many boxes he was navigating around falling atop him.

"Vulpix Vulpix Vul." Naruto glanced upward to find Kurama standing above him, nudging at the box that was on his back.
"What are you doing?" Naruto asked, pushing the box off of him and sitting up.
"Vulpix!" Kurama yipped, tapping his paw against the top of the box.
"You want me to open the box up?" Naruto questioned.
"Vul." Kurama nodded his head, causing his Trainer to sigh before complying.
"What's in this stupid box anyways?" Naruto muttered, his eyes widening as he gazed upon the box's contents. Firstly was a red hat with a white brim and a white semicircle across the front, and the second and final content of the box was a worn leather-bound book with a golden metal hand in the middle, the hand itself had a giant '3' in black.

"Vulpix Vul!"

"What is this..." Naruto mumbled, opening the book to the first page and began reading.

"June 18,

It's hard to believe it's been six years since I

began researching the strange and

won'drous secrets of the Hoenn region.

In all my travels, never

have I observed so

many curious things!

The Hoenn region is indeed

a geographical oddity."

The left page was marred with unknown stains, but Naruto paid no mind to such. He was more focused on the words' meaning.

A geographical oddity? Secrets of the Hoenn region? What did that all mean...?

"Naruto! I found the boxes!" Natsumi's voice broke Naruto out of his stupor.

"Coming!" Naruto replied. He glanced down at the book one more time before closing it and walking away, book and hat in his hands.

-One Hour Later-

A gust of wind gently blew across the field. Naruto looked up towards the sky, not a single cloud in sight.

"You ready for this bro?" Natsumi called out, now wearing a new, more durable outfit. The same could be said about Naruto's outfit.

The red cap Naruto found in the basement was now worn on his head. Along with this, he wore a simple unzipped red hoodie with the sleeves rolled up to just past his elbows, underneath which he wore a plain black t-shirt, blue jeans, and black shoes. He had a dark blue backpack, in which he concealed the book he found in the basement alongside other survival supplies.

Natsumi, on the other hand, had her hair done up in a high ponytail. She wore a black tank top, over which she wore a light blue open sleeveless jacket, pants of the same coloration, black and blue wristbands, and brown shoes. On her right hip was a brown satchel bag that hung from her right shoulder.

"Heh. I should be the one asking you that." Naruto retorted, grinning as he spoke. "Now come on, we were told to meet the Professor at the entrance to Rustboro Tunnel."

-With Nagato-

The red haired man sighed, leaning back in his chair and closing his eyes. The hat Naruto now wore once belonged to... him. And just thinking about him reminded him of her as well.

How long has it been since he last saw either of them-

Nagato jolted up in his chair, eyes widened as he began to break into a stark sweat. Where did Naruto get that hat?! There was only one way he could have gotten that hat, but that would mean...

"The book!"

-Unknown Location-

"Oh joys! The book has resurfaced again! Isn't that great news?!

I wonder who it is this time? Hmm...

I bet it will be hilarious!"

-Rustboro Tunnel Entrance-

"..."

"..."

"... Where is the Professor?"

"Perhaps she's running late." Naruto suggested, calmly watching Natsumi pace around impatiently.

"Ugh, I can't wait anymore! I'm going in!" Natsumi exclaimed, running off into the cave entrance.

"Natsumi!" Naruto yelled, but was too late. His sister was already gone.

"Vul?" Kurama called out.
"Arceus dammit..." Naruto mumbled, running into the cave after his sibling.

Looks like their adventure would begin with having to bail his sister out of any danger she gets into...

Troublesome.

Chapter End

AN: Just to clear up any confusion, this story takes place nearly a decade after the events of Pokemon Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire. Which means there is no two evil teams trying to turn everything into Mad Max or Waterworld, or any asteroid on a collision course with PokeEarth.

"No, but there is something far worse. Far more hidden. Far more dangerous coming for this world. Just thinking about it is making me so excited!"

... What the hell?

"Oh yeah, you're still here."

What are you doing in here? S-Stop! Don't touch that - ack!

"How about we make a deal, Crimson?"

Get away from my computer!

"Won't you hear out my deal, Crimson?"

I said get away from my computer!

"... *Sigh* I guess you're not in a talkative mood right now. I'll come back at a later date when you're willing to listen.

And remember...

I'll be watching you. ALL of you... Tata~"