Chapter 1

The sun rose over the mountain ranges in the Canopus Region. Dew droplets slid off the leaves of the trees inside Big Horn Forest, sparkling in the wake of the rising sun. Parent Pokémon watched as their children bathed in the warming waters of the Araxie River. The sun reflected off of the white waters of Blanche Lake. People around the region began their daily routine, but the day was not just an ordinary day for most.

It was October 10th, the day that most teenagers wait for their whole life. When it turns October 10th of the year of the teenager's seventeenth birthday, they are given their Pokémon License. This, of course, was not implemented until a few years ago when it was ruled that leaving your home at the age of ten was too young, especially in the Canopus Region.

Not many trainers came to the Canopus Region due to the fact that it was so hard to get through. Most trainers would start off across the ocean in Kanto or some region close to it. The Canopus had a mix of most Pokémon from around the world, and there was no true starting point. It was a well known fact that, throughout the Canopus Region, one could run into something from a wild Rattata to a wild Metagross. Even on the same route.

Professor Poplar, the nephew to the famous Professor Andrew Poplar, the man that credits the start of the region, from Skyvale City, would give out five Pokémon to exceptional students from his small academy. Their adventures would now begin, whether they wanted to collect Pokémon, take on the league, become a Pokémon Coordinator, or just wanted to travel. This was their chance to see the world.

In the northern part of Skyvale City, sat a big, three story house. It stood next to the Skyvale gym, which towered over it. Many dragon statues lined up with the gates, giving an intimidating look to the house.

Inside the house lived a family of five: the city's Gym Leader, his wife, their youngest daughter, and two boys that were twins. Soon enough, the twins would embark on their own journey together, taking on one of the most threatening regions in the entire world, the Canopus Region.

A loud buzzer went off in rhythm inside the twin's bedroom. The time was now 8:30, and their meeting with Professor Poplar was drawing near. One of the twins, Kade, reached from the top bunk and pushed the button on the alarm clock. He ran his hand through his messy, dark blonde hair and sat up in his bed. He looked down to see his brother, Zero, still sound asleep. He turned on the bed and let himself fall onto his feet on the soft white carpet. He only wore his red pajamas to bed, letting his well-developed body breathe.

Pushing onto Zero, Kade tried waking his brother. He also rubbed his own eyes in an attempt to force himself awake. Zero lifted his arm and pushed Kade away from him. He had always been the one who could sleep for thirteen hours straight. He tucked himself back under the blankets, only his lengthy black and brown hair sticking out.

"C'mon, Zero… Today is the day, if you forgot. We have to be at Poplar's in only two hours," Kade said in a quieted tone. His voice was so rough that it was almost muffled.

Zero shifted slightly, giving Kade hope that he would actually get up. But he only pulled one of his many pillows closer to him and smacked his lips together. There was no way that Kade could get up him now.

Kade just shook it off and decided that it would be best if he shaved his prickly cheeks then came back. He stumbled off to the bathroom to do his business. Before he turned on the shower, he could hear his mom downstairs, probably making a breakfast that would be burnt to a crisp. That is why he wished Zero would get up. He would make something decent. They never bothered to tell their mom how bad of a cook she was. It would hurt her feelings.

After Kade was done showering, combing his hair, shaving and brushing his teeth. He wrapped his towel around his waist and walked back into his bedroom. He stepped over the controllers for their game system and made his way over to his dresser. Zero was still sleeping. It was probably because they stayed up late playing the latest basketball game. Then again, you could never tell with Zero.

Kade pulled on a nice pair of blue jeans and his black, short-sleeved compression shirt. He grabbed his red jacket that lay by the door and zipped it up, making sure not to hide his necklace with the classic Poké Ball design on it.

He reached for the doorknob before an idea came to mind. He normally would not do something like this, but this was their special day, and they only had an hour and a half to get to Poplar's lab. Kade snuck his hand under Zero's pillow where he hid all of his personal belongings, like his ancient Game Boy or his remote to his loud stereo. Kade placed one of Zero's speaker directly above Zero's head and stepped back. He plugged his ears and pushed the button. A loud, shrieking noise came out of the speaker. Normal people, like Kade and anybody at school, hated the type of music that came out. A deep growling voice with loud, grungy guitars burst from it. Normally, a person would shoot up and dart around frantically, looking for a way to turn it off, but Zero was different. He sat up slowly and looked at the speaker. He opened one eye and cocked his head back, staring at Kade.

"Really?" Zero asked, finally flipping his plethora of blankets and pillows off of him. He wore a grey tank top to bed along with his dark blue pajamas. He stood up and bit his thumb. He was much skinnier than Kade, because he never worked out.

Kade pushed a button, stopping the music. He threw the remote at Zero, who caught it half-heartedly. He placed it on Kade's dresser. It did not matter; they would be leaving soon anyways.

"Mom is making breakfast," Kade said. At the sound of this, Zero made a face. "You best be quick. We have only a little bit till we gotta be at Poplar's."

Zero nodded. He walked over to his dresser and fiddled through his stuff. He always dressed in the bathroom, not proud of his body like Kade was. Zero was too skinny for his own right, and he did not like it. Zero worked his way into the bathroom to do his business as Kade went downstairs.

Downstairs, their mother, Caralyn Smithon, took notice of the loud clumping noises coming from the staircase.

"Kade, is that you? I'd be surprised if it was Zero," she asked curiously. Zero had taken a lot of his traits from her. She was lanky with straight black hair that fell at the shoulders. Birth to twins and an eventual daughter definitely put a toll on her skinny body.

Kade popped his head around the corner and smiled. "Hey, mom!" He ran around the corner and kissed her on the forehead before taking a seat at on the kitchen stools that sat at the countertop.

"Have you got your damn brother up? You'd think with how important this day is, he'd be up early!" she said loudly, seemingly stressed out. It was not like her to be like this. She loved Zero and how he never got into any kind of trouble. 'Better asleep then behind bars' she always would tell them.

"Yeah. He's in the shower. He should be out anytime now," Kade explained.

Caralyn sighed and placed a piece of what looked like burnt toast and bacon on his plate. He took a bite of the bacon and rolled his eyes. He held the toast under the counter, attempting to feed it to the family's Herdier. Even he looked at it like Kade was crazy. But human food was human food.

After faking his love for the breakfast and powering through the bacon, Kade had convinced his mom to leave and go get dressed. Zero walked downstairs and sniffed the air. He wore a black dress shirt over a blue short-sleeve, baggy pants with two blue over all straps hanging from the belt loops. Kade rushed over to Zero and held out two pieces of bread.

"C'mon, dude. Hook me up!" Kade pleaded. He whispered so that their mom could not hear them.

Zero grabbed the bread and nodded. "Ya know, toast is really easy to do, right?" He walked over to the counter and popped the toast into the toaster. He spun the dial on it so it would not burn and walked over to the pans. In only a few minutes, he was remaking a breakfast that had gone horribly wrong.

Through the hallway, the boys heard a loud thumping noise. Kade peered over into the hallway, and Zero ignored it. Their sister, fully dressed and perky, skipped into the kitchen and took a seat at her usual spot, right next to Kade.

"Watcha makin'?" she asked Zero, trying to look up. She was fourteen and would one day go on her own journey.

Zero placed the different assortment of breakfast items on five different plates. He placed one plate in the microwave and set the rest on the counter. He usually did not answer people with his words, tried to keep it simple by answering with actions. He took a seat and began to eat along with his two siblings.

"Are you pumped to start your journey?!" their sister asked. Her two brown pigtails moved while her head darted around, looking at the two boys.

Kade grinned and finished a piece of bacon. "Hell yeah! We're gonna kill it!" He raised his hand, asking for Zero to give him a high five. Zero did so, cracking his first smile of the day. "Do you have confidence in your older brother, Annabell?"

Annabell shrugged. "It is probably better for you two to have confidence going in. Everyone knows how hard the league has been on people."

"But you're looking at the top students of the academy!" Kade responded, pointing his thumb at his chest.

Annabell shook her head. Then she pointed at Zero. "I'm actually looking at you! Zero is on this side."

Zero stifled a laugh.

"You're a brat, Anna," Kade snapped.

Her eyes widened. "Don't call me Anna!"

Zero nodded. "Yeah, she likes Bell so much better…"

"Shut up, Zero!" Anna squeaked.

Their mom came out from the hallway, fastening an earring. She stopped and took a look at the plates of food.

"I didn't make that much," she stated. "And why only four?"

Zero glanced up. "Dad's plate is in the microwave."

Their dad was the city's Gym Leader. It was not common to have a gym and a lab in the same city. Canopus had this distinction. Not only did Skyvale have a Pokémon Gym, but it was also the most powerful gym throughout the entire region.

"Why is it in the microwave?" their mom asked. "It should be out here with the rest!"

Zero finished a bite of bacon. He lifted his glass of MooMoo Milk to his lips. "Is he here?" He then took a gulp of his drink. That was the question that everyone had always asked themselves throughout the household, but never said it out loud. Their dad was always busy, and when he was home, kind words were never exchanged. Kade and Annabell stared at Zero, then their mom. She sighed and stuck her fork into her food.

The four sat in silence, chewing into the food that Zero had made. It would probably have been Annabell's last good meal for awhile, so she enjoyed it as much as possible. After they were done, the twins grabbed their bags, Kade's being a messenger bag, and Zero's a one-strap backpack. The four climbed into the family van, and Kade got one last look at his dad's gym. It would be a long time till he would see it again. The engine hummed slightly, and it began to hover a few inches over the ground. The car took off steadily until a body was thrown in front of the car. Everyone looked to see their father, Mitch Smithon, the strongest Gym Leader in all of Canopus.

Caralyn rolled down the window and gave him a one-armed hug.

"Hey, we're about to leave!" she said. Even though she was overjoyed that he had made an appearance, she knew they did not need to be late.

Kade took a lot after their father. His dad was bald, but once had blonde hair. He had a big bushy beard and a gut and was a tall man, standing at six foot six inches. And covering his broad stature, was a nice suit without the jacket, showing that he wore a white dress shirt and pants that were held up by straps.

He stared into the vehicle, his eyes darting around his twins. Zero braced himself for verbal abuse, and Kade crossed his fingers for something positive. He opened his mouth to speak, but nothing came out.

"Good advice," the twins mumbled in unison.

"You better come back winners," he started. "And y'all be careful! I don't want to ever receive a phone call that one of you were killed! Stick together and take care of each other!" Mitch had a deep, rough voice; a combination of his sons.

Zero looked down, while Kade tried to maintain eye-contact. "But I'm serious. Be careful…" For the first time, their dad looked concerned for the two. He did not look stern. He did not look angry. He looked worried for some reason.

Their parents kissed, and mom had started the engine again. They were finally off to Professor Poplar's lab.

F/N

And so it is reposted! In case any of you were wondering, this is JohtoBlue. As long as I'm on this channel, I'm going to go by FreeXax because that is my personal fanfiction account while JohtoBlue is a joint account with RaiRaichu. Myself and PokeStets23 have been working on this for a little over a year now, and we decided to rewrite it and post it to the channel.

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