Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon

AN:I will talk about my renditions of the character Moon and Sun first. I also do not have a set schedule for updating this story, so you will have to be patient. Whenever I update a story it may be either a new chapter or a revision in a chapter that is already posted. For example, I may post chapter 2 on a date with x amount of information, then on a later date I will update chapter 2 so that it will have x+ y information. Basically a chapter's contents is not set in stone until I decide it is done.

It was a calm and peaceful night on Melemele Island, one of the four main islands in the Alola region. The pikipek were sleeping in some of the palm trees, the Alolan ratatta and raticate were running around, looking for food, and the yungoose were asleep in their nests on Route 1. The Abra who lived on Route 2 slept quite peacefully. The overall sense of peace that was on Melemele also existed on the other three main Alolan islands. Most of the people, both Pokemon trainers and those who were not, were all tucked in their beds. However, there were 2 exceptions, and it just so happened that these 2 trainers would one day be the most famous people in all of Alola. Their names would be written down into the Alolan legends for the remarkable feats they had achieved. They would have fought side-by-side together and had both helped each other out during their adventures. Their names: Champion Moon and Champion Sun.

Despite how cliche these names may have been, they actually fit them very well. The female, Sun, was quite gorgeous, despite the fact that she was only eleven. Supposedly, when her mother and father had seen her twenty minutes after she had been born, their faces lit up with so much joy, that their faces started literally glowing. The nurses complained later on in jest it that the glow from her parents would have made an umbreon's Flash look like a dim candle in comparison. When her mother had seen her, she had called her daughter her Sunshine. Her father told her mother that even though he liked the name, he thought is was too long. Eventually they negotiated the name to Sun. The name also fit quite snug because she was born on the day of the summer solstice. During the time that Sun grew up, it became clear that her cheery and outgoing personality was quite infectious. Whenever she smiled, it was nearly impossible for you to not smile with her.

The male, and slightly younger brother of Sun, had a very different type of personality and birth. Moon, in his own way was quite handsome when he was eleven. He was born with some complications, unlike like his sister. Unlike his sister, he was not born in a hospital. He was born on Mt. Silver. To say his mother had difficulties giving birth to him is an understatement. The one thing that helped make up for the cold temperatures, and the treacherous climb up the mountain, was the great view his parents had of the celestial bodies up there in the sky. The highlight of that night, in hindsight, might seem quite scripted, but while his parents snuggled him close to them, a gap opened in the clouds to reveal a full moon in the night sky. It was at that time that the newborn infant opened his eyes. The first thing that he saw on that night was the moon, which glimmered much more brightly and clearly than normal. His parents looked up at the moon, but they averted their eyes. For them, the moonlight was too bright. Strangely, when they looked at their newborn son, they were quite surprised.

Instead of staring at their faces, their baby was staring up at the moon, his eyes opened wide. He stared up at the moon not taking his eyes off of it for a good two minutes. Then, something peculiar happened. Little sounds started coming out of their babies mouth. At first it was garbled baby noises, then, some strange sounds came out of the boy. Finally, recognizable sounds started issuing for his mouth. "Mmm! Mmmm! Mmmmmmmm! Mmmmmmooo! Mmmmoooo! Mmmooooo! Mmmooooon! Mmooonnn! Mooon! Mooon!" To say his parents were surprised would have been a understatement. Here their son was, and he had already come so close to learning his first word. The feelings they felt were a mixture of bewilderment, shock, and pride. Their son was already speaking on his first day out of the womb.

Their thoughts were interrupted when they heard some of the snow around them move. There was no wind blowing right now, so it could not have been the wind that moved it. When they turned toward the sound, they were surprised by what they saw. The father spoke first: "Who are you? Show yourself." As soon as he finished speaking a creature floated up into their line of sight and about 5 feet away from them, hovering about a foot above the ground: it was a Lunatone. Before Moon's father could say anything else, a Clefairy jumped up into view. It was soon followed by a Nidorina, a Jigllypuff, and a Chancy. They stood there, waiting, until a foreign, but gentle voice sounded from above the two parents. "Greetings, humans." When the parents looked above them, they saw a creature that had only been described of in myths. It was a Cresselia.

When the father recovered from his shock, he then asked some of the most cliched questions that have ever been asked when someone is either confused or in denial. "What is going on here? Am I imagining all of this? Is this some kind of dream?"H fell onto his knees and faced toward the ground, his back bent forward as he continued his list of questions. "Why is my son speaking already at day one? What did I do to get Cresselia's attention? Is this a deus ex machina?" Sweatdrops did not appear on Cresselia's face, but a frown did come on her face.

Cresselia responded: "I believe that you did wish to have a gifted child about 1 year ago in your sleep. Do you now wish that was not the case? I could wake up Jirachi if that is what you would want. "

The father stopped himself from asking another question as he pondered that thought, and what its implications were. For a minute he thought, then, lifting his eyes up to the moon, and squinting up at it, he made his decision. "No Cresselia, I am his father. What kind of father would I be if I just tossed his life away like a filthy rag? I would be no better than the awful fathers in this world who have abandoned their wives, sons, and daughters for their own selfish reasons. Brock's father Flint, Ash Ketchem's father, and even the Battle Legend Red's father were either killed or abandoned their wives for their Pokemon journeys. I would be no more better than them if I rejected my own son just because he spoke sooner than other kids. I am truly grateful to you and Jirachi for allowing my dream and wish to come true. What I do not understand is why. Why would you choose to fulfill my wish out of many who might have made a similar wish. "

Cresselia answerd: "Because of Celebi and Dialga." Before he could interrupt her, Cresselia further explained: "I do not know exactly why, but Celebi, Mew, Dialga, Arceus, and Palkia have started showing extreme interests in monitoring the actions of Pokemon trainers with great potential, and their progeny. I have been told by Celebi that when your child was about 6 months in the womb he felt that your child has great potential. I do not know how much, but I think that it would take a lot for them all to be interested in the same trainer at the same time. I think I even heard Arceus mutter he might be a Gary Sue, though I have no idea what that means."

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It was at this time when his wife snickered. "Hehehe, sometimes I wonder if you actually are Red in disguise." Her husband fumed, but said nothing. "In any case, what should we name him? We never figured out a name to give him. I was thinking of calling him Michael, but I am not so sure that that name will fit anymore. What do you think. " She looked at her husband and waited for her husband to reply.

"I think we do not need to pick his name for him. It was already decided. His name will be Moon." He said it with such finality that it caused her to pause and wonder. A name like that was extremely uncommon, but then, the name Red was also not a common name, yet a lot of people she knew were comfortable saying the name of one of the most prestigious Pokemon trainers of recent times. "Hehe, that name is quite fittingly ironic. Here we are on Mt. Silver, on a night with a full moon, surrounded by Pokemon that all use a Moon Stone in order to evolve, or Pokemon that represent the moon itself. And what is even more ironic is that our son's first word is "moon." Can all these things be a coincidence? I largely suspect that is not the case. " He turned his face toward her. "I think that it was fate or destiny that brought us here. It was here that I faced him, Red, long ago. Does it not strike you as odd that my son would be born here on Mt. Silver, the place where I challenged Red, who is arguably the strongest trainer in the world? No, something grand has happened here. Did not Cresselia say that Arceus himself was interested in our boy? I think that our boy is going to be special one day. What he will do though I do not know."

She stared at her husband and looked into his silver eyes. She delved into his deep, silver irises, which were more enticing in the moonlight. The sheer knowledge and wisdom that were in them reminded her of why she fell in love with him in the first place. Her thoughts and the moment were interrupted when Cresselia levitated in-between them and cut off their gazes.

"Ahem, Sorry to interrupt you two, but there is something I need to tell you." Both of the humans turned their gaze toward Cresselia as she levitated higher in the sky. "I was told by Mew that you should expect to see a strange person named Kukui to show up to your house with some Pokemon from a far away region. Gold, he may want to challenge you eventually, so you need to be prepared. "

The father, now identified as Gold, smiled before looked at his wife. "Don't worry Silver my love, I promise to be present as much as I can in our little Moon's life. I will spend my dying breath with him if I have to. "

Ten years passed, and Gold, Sun and Moon's father, enjoyed every day he spent with his son and daughter. However, the family's happiness was not to last, because on Moon's 10th birthday, the day he wanted to start on his own Pokemon journey, disaster struck. Moon was about to leave his house in Pallet Town when his dad had a heart-attack. Gold's Raichu tried to keep him alive by using Thunderbolt on his trainer, but despite his efforts his trainer's Aura left his body. By the time the doctors got there, it was too late to save him. And true to his world Gold had died next to his son and daughter. His wife Silver went through s stage of grieve and depression that lasted a few months. His body was buried in Mt. Silver. Several of the regional professors showed up to the funeral, but of all of the people who visited, the most iconic visitors were Lance and Red. After the ceremony was over, and almost everybody had left, the only ones who were still there were Silver, Sun, Moon, and Red. They stayed there a while, Red not saying anything. Then Silver addressed Red. "You know, I am really glad you visited. He would have given up his champion status and given it back to you in order to challenge you again. He really admired you. You were his idol, and before I met him you were mine. If I had not met him first, I would have challenged you. "

Red said nothing, but a hint of a smile formed on his face which threatened to destroy his iconic expressionless face. He nodded, then looked down at Moon, who came over and hugged him. Moon whimpered as he said: "When he was still alive, my dad would often talk about when he challenged you. He said you were his toughest opponent yet. He was so exhilarated by the experience that he felt almost like he was talking to you, and you to him, without saying any words. He could feel the strong bonds you had with your Pokemon, and was quite impressed. He felt a felling of companionship and equality with you that he felt as if you were his own brother. Ever since then he said he can't think of you as anything else but a brother. " Red's eyebrow lifted slightly, but Moon did not notice. "Ever since then, I have been wanting to have my own Pokemon journey, so that I could go and collect Gym badges, and challenge strong trainers. Then I would challenge the Elite Four, and when I am done with that I would train until I could challenge you. I want to feel what he felt when he challenged you. Will you please battle me when I am older Uncle Red?"

It was at this point that Red tensed. Uncle Red? He looked down at the young boy, who was clinging to his red jacket in desperation. He stood silently, trying to come up with his answer. After about a minute, Moon Looked up at Red when he felt something drop onto his head. He looked up to see a sight that had not been seen for over two decades: Red was crying.

The author fell out of his chair as someone else dressed up as Red toppled over his chair. "How dare you show Red crying. Red does not cry."

The author responded: "This Red is not devoid of emotion, he just does not express himself very well since he has been alone on Mt. Silver for 3 years before Gold beat him."

To say that Moon was startled by tears coming down Red's face would be an understatement. He jumped back and eyed Red cautiously. Red gripped is hat with his right hand and pulled it off, his raven-black hair flowing about in the wind which had now picked up. His eyes landed on Moon, before a amused smile grew on his face. He walked over to Moon and placed his cap on Moon's head. He bent down and hugged Moon around the shoulders. The physical contact surprised Moon, but he slowly returned the hug. After what felt like an eternity to Moon, but was really 20 seconds, Red withdrew from Moon and to the surprise of everyone there said: "Yes. When you are older, I will accept your challenge. "

Through the following 9 months, Moon and Sun lived with their mother in Kanto for a while, and would occasionally see Red show up at their house, though when he showed up it was at night so that it would be easier for him to get there without attracting unnecessary attention. It eventually came to a day that few would expect. Because of her status of being the wife to a deceased champion, some of the authorities in the Pokemon League had allowed Silver tax exemptions for her expenses. There was enough monthly income that had accumulated to the point that the family could move somewhere else if the wanted. About 3 months until Moon's 11th birthday, his mother called him and his sister to a family meeting. She told them that she had been notified that she had won a vacation to a tropical paradise called Melemele Island, an island that was part of a far-away region called Alola.

Both Sun and Moon were surprised by this, but Moon was more reluctant to go. He had finally decided that he was wanted to get his first Pokemon on his next birthday. he had been hoping to get a Charmander or a Cindaquil from the professors of Kanto or Johto. His mom told him that she had gotten recommendations from Prof. Oak that is was a great place to visit, and also a good place to stay.

3 months later, present day, after having everything in the old house in Kanto put in boxes and such, the family had finally got flown over to Alola. The night they arrived was the night before Moon's birthday. The jet lag had really taken a toll on his body. When he finally got onto his new bed in his new house, he fell to sleep, still fully dressed. When he finally awoke it was because he heard the catcall: "Meeewwww," of his mom's Meowth which had meowed him awake. As he walked out of bed, and looked on his desk, he saw lying on his desk the book of adventure rules his dad had given him on his 8th birthday. The memory of his father's face almost overwhelmed him, but before the grief could overcome him, he rushed out of his room to go to the kitchen. When he got there, he noticed that his sister was not there at the table with his mom. He asked her where his sister was.

She replied: "She woke up at 9:00AM and welcomed an old acquaintance of mine called Prof. Kukui. He went to Iki Town to take her to get her starting Pokemon from the Kahuna. You must have been really tired. You slept through the whole day and now it is 10:00 PM. It is nighttime outside right now." Moon rushed over to his window and looked outside. Sure enough, it was nighttime outside. He rushed to another window and looked out to see that a bright full moon was gleaming down at him from the sky. It was at that time when something strange happened. For a split second, he thought he saw a little white something go right by his house. He was not sure, but he thought it looked like a cat.

"It must be just a Persian. That is the only kind of cat-like Pokemon I can think of that is white." Little did he know how close and yet so wrong he was at the same time. As he turned his face toward his mother, a realization hit him. "Wait a second, has my sister chosen her starting Pokemon before I did?"

His mom giggled. "Nope, I just got a call from Prof. Kukui who said that he and your sister are waiting for you on Mahalo Trail for you to join them so she can watch you pick your first Pokemon. It is just past Iki Town. Just follow the path beside our house north and take a left around the bend. You will continue north until you enter Iki Town. After you get there, continue to follow the path north until you reach a rope bridge. They are waiting for you there. "

Moon smiled, glad his sister had not yet gotten her Pokemon. "Thanks for the directions mom. You are a life-saver. "

His mom smiled. "Just make sure you are not caught by White Hand or Buried Alive, I doubt I would be able to save you from them if they get their hands on you. "

"Mom, You don't have to mention that silly story again. Red could not have been captured by those made-up ghostly things you mentioned. They don't even exist."

"Oh really, so you don't believe in ghosts? Then that white hand on your shoulder doesn't exist then."

Moon rolled his eyes. "Come on mom, I am eleven, not 5. That story will not scare me anymore. I have got to get going to get my new Pokemon. Smell ya later mom." Moon quickly left as his mother chuckled as she remembered her old acquaintance Blue Oak, former champion and as far as she knew current gym leader of Vermilion City.

She then walked over to one of the cardboard boxes that had been brought in and used her fingernails to tear the tape that held the top of the box together off. She unfolded the cardboard tabs and reached into the box. She pulled out a small metal safe that had a single key hole that acted as a lock. She found a key inside the box and inserted it into the keyhole before she twisted the key to the left. As the lock clicked she opened the lid of the box. She reached into the box and pulled out a picture.

In the background of the picture was a field that was in front of a building. In the middle part of the picture, there were 2 groups of people, and several other figures that were by themselves. The first group of people on the left were a woman, 2 men, and 2 little boys. In the 2nd group of people on the right there were several familiar people that she recognized. One man she immediately recognized was Prof. Oak. He looked a bit younger in this picture but she could still tell it was him. His hair was black on the top, but some strands of grey were forming along the sides of his head. She looked back at the other group, and was somewhat surprised when she saw that one of the males in the first group was Prof. Oak. What was odd was that he had a full head of white hair in the first group. She turned the picture over and saw a piece of paper with some writing on the back.

"After I challenged and won against Red on Mt. Silver, he gave me this photo. He told me to keep it safe and to tell no one, not even my family. He quickly left after that. I have no idea why he gave it to me, but I can only guess that he saw something about me through the way that we battled. Perhaps he decided that he could trust me with this personal artifact. Whatever the case, if someone is reading this note, it probably means I would be dead by then, as I have made orders in my will that this box would be made available to be opened by my family only a year after I am dead. If my wife is reading this I wish to tell her how sorry I am that I kept this secret from her. I had felt indebted to keep up the trust Red has given me by not telling her, but it has been hard for me to do so. Every day I have wondered if she would ever forgive me for what I have done, but I guess that I will never find out. Hopefully I will find out in the afterlife."

She pondered this as she flipped the picture around and noticed a lone man in the background in a black business suit. She also saw a strange green figure that had little tiny wings hovering in the air, its little wings a blur. She looked down and read the caption at the bottom of the picture.

(left group: Prof. Samuel Oak, Mr. Ketchum, Delia Ketchum, Ash Satoshi Ketchum, and Gary Oak. Right group: Prof. Samuel Oak, Mr. Kayaba, Mrs. Kayaba, Red Kayaba, Akihiko Kayaba, and Blue Oak. Picture taken by Mr. Snap. Get together organized by Celebi, Mew, and Palkia.)

Silver's eyes widened as she read the last 3 names. She had known that Red and Blue had been rivals, and that Red had claimed to have caught every species of Pokemon that could be found in Kanto. She knew that he had caught Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, and she had heard rumors that he had caught a rare and powerful psychic Pokemon that was even more powerful than all those legendary birds combined. Nobody except Blue, Samuel, and Red had said they had seen it. Red had told her once that only his Charizard was able to defeat it. She was no expert on the legendary Pokemon, but she had heard of Celebi, Mew, and Palkia before. Gold had once mentioned a shrine and a Celebi he had met that had sent him through time. Mew she had heard about in a book she had read where the author speculated that it was the creator of all the other Pokemon. She had heard about Palkia when a traveler from Sinnoh stopped by one day and had told some of the Sinnoh legends about how the world was created. Red had attracted the attention of legendary Pokemon. When she looked back though her life, she also remembered the night that Moon was born and that Cresselia had shown up at that time. Both Red and Gold had attracted the attention of legendaries. She looked around a little to see if anything odd had happened around her. When she did not see anything different, she was momentarily relieved before another thought crossed her mind. Would this pattern of attracting legendaries be passed down to her children? She worried a bit about that happening, but resolutely decided that whatever happened that she would try her hardest to keep her children safe if it occurred. Who knows? Having legendaries around might make her children safer, and might add some excitement into their lives. If there was anything that could take their minds off of what happened to Gold, then this would be it. She smiled as a single thought came to her head: let the drama begin.

A.N: We now have the backstory of the redefined playable characters Sun and Moon. I did not like how Sun was automatically cast to be the "canon" name of the male protagonist character and Moon was assigned to the female protagonist character. I know some people who play as the male in Pokemon Moon. You can name the protagonist whatever name you want. I decided I like a male Moon the best, and it also helps that the male character is appreciated by the internet for LilliexMaleProtagonist shipping. If there is going to be romance between Moon and Lillie in this work I would prefer it to be tied with nighttime instead of the day. Remember that both versions of the game allow you to pick 4 default different skin and hair colors for each gender. That is more options than were available in XY.