Hey there readers! This first chapter of my (first) series includes the cliche intro, but trust me, it will get unique later on. eue

Please Review, those things are like my energizers, helping me continue the story! Thanks!

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon or any of it's characters.

Crash! Brendan hit the back of the truck when it parked and hit a tree.

"Owww!"

"Honey, we're here!" said his mother. They had finally arrived. The Hoenn Region. The place Brendan had longed to explore. The pokemon, the scenery, the people, and everything else.

Brendan rubbed his head as he stepped out of the back of the truck. "I'm finally out of that box prison," mumbled the boy. He had an orange-and-dark-grey shirt, with some gray shorts and pants underneath them. He wore a unique white hat and a green headband, hiding his black hair (most people mistook his hair to be his hat, he hated that, though). He helped carry some of the small boxes into the house.

"Okay, Brendan, you can set up your room now!" shouted his mom. The boy walked upstairs and placed his things where he desired. He looked at the family picture in his room, and was staring at his dad, Norman. They were brought to this region because he had been offered a job as a Gym Leader there. Although, as humble as a Gym Leader may seem, his dad didn't respect Brendan much. He leered at the picture.

"One day, I'm gonna beat you, Dad. I'm gonna be a great Pokemon Trainer, just you watch."

About an hour after finishing placing the items in the house, Brendan dashed out of the house, only to be stopped by his mother.

"Honey, I've got you a gift for when you start traveling." She revealed shoes.

"Shoes? Really, Mom?" complained Brendan.

"These aren't any ordinary shoes! These are Running Shoes. They help you run faster. Now, these were expensive, so you will wear them!" she demanded.

"Fine," he said as he took off his old shoes and put on the new ones. His mom hugged him tightly. "I'll miss you too, Mom. Don't worry about it, I'll be safe." They said their goodbyes as he ran towards the lab at top speed (thanks to his new shoes). He was surprised to see that there was a sign on the door.

"SORRY, NOT IN RIGHT NOW, PLEASE COME BACK LATER." However, as soon as he read that, he heard what sounded like the cries of a grown man.

"Somebody help me, please! Ahhh!" Brendan ran over to the scene, finding a man in a lab coat being chased by two Zigzagoon. "You there! Grab a Pokeball from my bag!" The boy just stood there, confused. The man sighed and described in detail, "See that handbag lying next to that bush? Grab a red-and-white ball and throw it to get a pokemon to help me!" Brendan did as he was told, and a Mudkip popped out from the chosen ball. "Tell it a move! Uh, erm, try Tackle!"

"Okay," responded the boy, "Mudkip, use Tackle!" The small pokemon tackled one Zigzagoon head on. "Wait, there's two of them, this Mudkip can't take on both of them!"

As if on cue, a Torchic came out from a Pokeball, and used Scratch on the other Zigzagoon.

"What the-" said Brendan, only to be cut off by a girl commanding orders at the Torchic to attack the other pokemon.

"Don't worry, I'm here to help! Oh, my name's May, I'm this clumsy man's daughter. He usually gets into situations like these." said the girl.

"Okay, well, you take the one on the left, I take the right!" said Brendan. May nodded in agreement, and eventually, they both finished off the Zigzagoon.

"Thank you both!" The man in the coat then turned to Brendan. "I'm Professor Birch! What would be your name, young man?"

"Brendan," the boy simply replied.

"Well, thanks for helping get me free. As a token of my thanks, I'd like you to keep Mudkip," Birch stated.

"Thank you, sir! I'll take good care of him."

"I'm sure you will." The professor then whispered in his ear, "I think you and May will get along together quite well, judging by how coordinated you two were in battle." He raised his eyebrows. Brendan just gave him an are-you-kidding-me look. "Say, Brendan! Aren't you the boy that moved in today?" The boy nodded. "So you're the one that wants to become a Pokemon Trainer, like my daughter." He pointed to May. "Say! What if you two traveled together?"

Both Brendan and May gave a shocked expression at the same time. "WHAT?!"

"I don't want to be dragging the new guy around with me," complained May.

"I probably did better than you in battle!" remarked Brendan.

"Oh yeah?"

"Yeah!"

"Hey, hey, you two!" said Birch, trying to break up the fight. "Since Brendan is kind of new to this, could you please just bring him around with you for a bit, May? Show him how the Trainer business works?"

May looked at Brendan for a moment, then she said in defeat, "Fine... but don't be too much of a drag!"

"Same to you," said Brendan as he smirked. They both gave each other a stare of anger, but then it just resided to staring. Both new Trainers blushed a bit. The professor had to snap to get their attention.

"Okay, how about you both take off tomorrow! Both of you should get a good rest, so your energy is replenished for your journey. Well, I must get back to my research, see you kids around!" said Birch as he dashed off.

"Well, see you tomorrow then," said Brendan as he walked towards his house.

"Yeah." May walked in the opposite direction.

In their minds, they were both pretty excited.