Disclaimer ; I do not own Pokémon. I only own my creativity.

Notes ; Major shippings are Ash/Dawn and Ethan/Lyra. In case if your wondering, the Ash/Dawn romance starts when Ash appears. The Ethan/Lyra romance will be from the starting point to the end.

dawn ; 14

lyra ; 12

ash ; 15

ethan ; 13

johanna ; 36

lyra's mother ; 35

professor oak ; 48

professor elm ; 37

mr. pokémon ; 41

"So you wanted me to go all this time?"

"Of course I did, Dawn. Did you really think that I didn't want you to go? Besides, you have company, and you already had experienced travelling before. And with Lyra's and Ethan's knowledge about Johto, I'm sure you kids will be just fine. Who knows, you might even find a cute boy you might like along the way!" Johanna replied, smiling warmly at her daughter.

"Well, that settles it. Dane is coming with us!" Lyra cheered, throwing her arms into the air.

"Great, I'm going to travel with two girls the whole journey through Johto," Ethan said in a sarcastic tone.

"Aw, don't be so sad Ethan," Lyra's mother said, giggling.

"At least the girls your going to be travelling with are pretty cute. And plus, we all know you like my little daughter Lyra!"

Everybody started laughing, save for Lyra and Ethan, who's faces were a deep shade of red.

"MOM! I hate you!" Lyra said as she was practically sobbing. Her Chikorita looked at her with a sad face, then turned to glare at Ethan.

"I think I'll meet up with you guys later," Ethan said meekly as he crept towards the door, his Marill trailing behind.

"Hello Lyra and Ethan! You've just come at the right time! I need you to do something for me." Professor Elm said as he smiled at Lyra and Ethan, who just entered the room.

"Who's your friend?"

"Oh, this is Dane." Lyra replied as she turned towards the Pokémon Professor.

"Actually, it's DAWN." Ethan corrected.

"My friend Lyra here doesn't know how to pronounce Dawn's name correctly because she's dumb."

"ETHAN!" Lyra fumed as she hit Ethan squarely on the head.

"OW! Geez Lyra, I'm sorry!" Ethan said as he rubbed his head.

"Humph. Apology not accepted." Lyra said as she crossed arms over her chest, turning her head away from Ethan.

Dawn sighed deeply before turning to the Pokémon Professor.

"So, Professor Elm, as you now know, my name's Dawn. I'm very sorry for what happened between Lyra and Ethan, their always like that." Dawn said as she turned to her friends, shaking her head disapprovingly.

"Ah, yes, Dawn. I know the two very well. They tease each other often. Happens everytime they go to my lab."

"So, what do you want us to do for you?" Dawn asked eagerly.

"Oh, right," the professor said as he rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.

He cleared his throat before starting to talk. "Do you have your Pokémon with you?" the professor asked the three young trainers.

"Yep." the trio replied in unison.

"Good, because I want you to go to Mr. Pokémon's house to fetch a 'special' Pokémon Egg, as he says in his email to me."

"You mean Mr. Pokémon? The old man who lives near Cherrygrove City?" Ethan asked.

"Correct, Ethan. Although I don't think he's that old. He's a jolly old fellow. He lives near Cherrygrove City. Just keep going north or just ask for directions from the old hyper tour guide in Cherrygrove City. He'll surely tell you where he lives."

"Okie-dokie." Lyra said as the three trainers started for the door.

"Okay 'special' Pokémon Egg, here we go!"

And with that, the three trainers chuckled as they marched out of the building.

Notes ; Did you like the chapter? It's very short, I know. Next up is Route 29 and Cherrygrove City! The next chapter will be longer (?) and hopefully better. Please review!