"I'm bored," whined Jude loudly. The seventeen year old male tossed his arms in the air as his body was launched forward, landing on the back of his Scolipede. The giant bug pokemon didn't react at all but it looked happy.

"Well then go-" replied Brandon, another seventeen year old boy.

"No not just today, like in life. Being a gym leader is boring." Jude had short, black hair. He was a skinny man with a slight bit of muscle. He was tall, having a few inches over Brandon.

"You've been a gym leader for five weeks," sighed Brandon. The brunette boy looked up from his book to look his friend straight in the eyes.

"And it's been an awful five weeks. We've spent the last year exploring Unova, taking on the gym leaders and taking down Team Plasma. Now I'm just supposed to stay in this town and report to a gym for scheduled battles where I can't go full out because I'm just supposed to test them to make sure their skills are at an acceptable level," ranted Jude, not stopping for a breath.

"Breath my friend," advised Brandon, putting his book down.

"I'm too young to have hit my peak. I want to explore more, I want to be challenged."

"So, what is your plan?"

"Alola. They are just starting a pokemon league over there. I could be Alola's very first champion. It's a new place to explore full of pokemon that Unova doesn't have. Did you know Raichu over there are actually part psychic type?" excitedly rambled Jude.

"Who do you think you're talking to? I'm Unova's Professor in training so knowing all about the pokemon world is part of my job, also my hobby. I know well about Alola. Why Alola, you haven't been to Kanto or Hoenn or any region besides Unova actually."

"I wanna be the first Alola Champion," blurted Jude with an honest face.

"Yeah I should've figured that. Is this partially related to Elesa dumping you?"

"It gives me less of a reason to stay. My father and mine's relationship is still in the dumps. We made some friends on our journey but no one I'm too attached too. The only one here I like is you and Burgh. But have a lot of work and you probably could use a little break from me. And Burgh well, his art is suffering from his retirement. So I'll give him his gym back. I'll miss you guys, I won't stay in Alola, Unova is home. I'm just not done stretching my legs." Scolipede looked sad listening to all this but the giant bug stayed put while Jude stayed on its back.

"But part of the reason you want to go is you want a challenge. So I'm assuming you're not taking your team with you? You'd crush the island kahunas and trial captains with your current strength, at least the early ones."

"Yeap, I was hoping you'd watch after them actually. Well some of them. I had planned to let Burgh borrow Scolipede and Dwebble for the gym. Gliscor was going to go to Clay for that same reason, my pokemon love battle I don't want to take that from them. Even if they have to hold back they still get to enjoy battle. That strange Lance guy we met, well the Champion of Johto I found out."

"Oh I knew."

"You bastard! Anyway he is okay with taking Druddigon, she couldn't hold back so this way she doesn't have to. And that Wake Guy, interesting fellow-"

"Gym leader in Sinnoh," mentioned Brandon with a smile.

"You knew? You bastard. We met celebraties in the battle world and I never knew until later. Anyway got back to talking with him, love that guy. Anyway he happily wants to borrow Frillish."

"Man you have so many pokemon."

"I know I love it. I plan to catch another eight or nine. Anyway that only leaves Swoobat and Electross who like to help Professor Juniper so I'd lean them to her. So Zoroark and Conkledurr would stay with you. Which would make your Emboar happy."

"You're ditching Zoroark?" wondered a surprised Brandon.

"Zoroark hates boats, even in a pokeball, he hates boats. He quenched his thirst for battle doing the Unova League. I've talked to him, he is okay staying. It hurts me to leave him but I'll manage."

"You've really thought about this."

"I really have," Jude replied with a wide smile.

"Strong trainer who can't stay put, you do know who-"

"Yes, I sound like my father, I know," groaned Jude. "But too be fair, I'm a seventeen year old, craving adventure and not being able to stay put is understandable. He is a grown man."

"I know," laughed Brandon. "I get it."

"But if you leave your pokemon you'll have no way of catching new pokemon. But I can talk to Juniper to talk to Alola's Professor, Kukui. Wild guy, you'll like him. Maybe he can get you a starting pokemon, your very first starter."

"Oh hell yes! I was looking through Juniper's National Dex and I was looking through some of these Alola Native pokemon. I need a Rockruff in my life."

"They live in Ten Carot Hill, which is on the first island, if you want to go in traditional order, which I think you should."

"I went in traditional order in Unova so might as well."

"After you challenge Castelia's gym first," coughed Brandon. Jude shrugged.

"Oh yeah I did do that."

Two weeks passed and Jude was all ready to go. Brandon along with his pokemon and Jude's all said farewell to the trainer as he left from Mistralton City. Skyla personally piloted the plane, she owed the boys a favor. Jude was off to his new adventure in Alola.