"Hunter! Wake up, you'll be late!" Haruka yelled from outside his room. She had gotten her dream, as she was now the Hoenn champion, and a person Hunter aimed to beat when he won all the badges, and won the league. She was still the champion, and still battled against trainers, but instead of battling them at the Stadium, they battled right here in LittleRoot town.

Hunter shot out of bed, and the fell to the ground. It was still dark outside, and there was no way to be late when you leave at 4 in the morning. "Mom! What the heck!" He said, careful not to curse. She just made a harrumphing sound outside the door, and stalked off, almost angrily by the sounds of her stomps. Hunter rose slowly, careful not to make too much noise, and then got dressed quickly, and hopped back in the bed. He closed his eyes again, thinking forwards. Who should I pick? Mudkip, like Dad? Or Torchic, like Mom? Maybe Treecko, be original. But then Mom or Dad couldn't help me know what to do…

As he mused, time went by faster than he had imagined. It was soon extremely close to time for him to leave. His mom returned, banging on the door even louder than last time, but he just opened it, and jumped to the side as his Dad tried ramming the door down, but missed and crashed into the wall.

His dad, Brendan, now a world class top coordinator. He was on the same level as Wallace, and the two talked a lot, helping each other. Now they judge many competitions together. He too attained his dream, and never stopped believing one day Hunter could get his.

He got up, scratching his black hair, and smiled at the boy. "Hey son. Just wanted to let you know that Birch is waiting on you. He came by to get you first." He then hugged his son tightly, just like his father should have all those years ago. He whispered "I love you. Don't ever stop reaching for the stars, and when you catch them, reach for more."

Sapphire hugged him as well, crying loudly. "My baby is all grown up now. You better win the league, or I swear to god I'll kick you in the face." She said sincerely, crying all the while.

Hunter just stood there astounded at the two parents hugging him and crying over him. "You do realize that I'll call you every day?" He asked them, as they looked him in the eye. "You better!" They both shouted as one.

Hunter was soon pushed out of the house, and into the arms of Birch, his Grandpa. "Hey Hunter! How ya been?" Birch asked him.

Before Hunter could answer, Sapphire stormed out of the door, and grabbed the Professor by the neck. "You make sure the Pokémon he picks won't hurt him, and will be strong enough to help him catch more. Got it!?" She said, shaking him all the while.

He nodded the okay, swirls in his eyes, and she let go, waved goodbye one last time and went inside. "Alright Hunter, let's go get your Pokémon!"

The two soon showed up at the Pokémon lab, excited. Birch, excited for handing him the Pokémon and sending his own grandson on an adventure, and Hunter, excited for being able to go on it. They both were talking about the various starters, and their pros and cons. "Well Treecko and Mudkip make the first gym really easy. And the second gym is easy with Torchic. But through there is the tunnel, which is also good for Treecko and Mudkip. Really though the choice isn't which one makes the gyms the easiest. It's which one you truly like. Treecko, Torchic, and Mudkip are all waiting to meet you."

Birch let the Pokémon out, and as the landed, the each cried out. "This is the male Treecko."

"Treecko!" The Treecko was trying to act cool, and was slightly taller than usual Treeckos, and sat against the wall. He looked up; his eye's slanted, and let out another "Treecko…" almost silently as to seem cool.

"And this is the Female Torchic." The Torchic tried to act cute, by fluttering it's wings and pecking at the air. "Torchic, Torchic!" It cried out loudly, and batted it's eyes. Then it sneezed, and let out a small ember, that started flying towards Hunter. The small flame wouldn't do much to a Pokémon, but would do a lot to a human. It was then blasted out of the air with water, a strong sound following it.

"Mudkip." It said simply. The mud-fish looked up at him, flexing it's almost non-existent muscles the best it could. It was also…pink? The entire Pokémon, save the orange gills, was pink. "Last but not least that's the Female Mudkip. It's skin is a different color, though we aren't exactly sure why it looks that way. What we do know is it's a rare coloration, often called a shiny pokemon.

It looked at him and flexed once more, but fell over, causing the two to erupt into a fit of laughter. Hunter looked at it, and through that second of eye contact, a bond was formed. The two nodded at each other, somehow understanding each other almost perfectly. "I want Mudkip." Hunter said, turning to Birch. Birch nodded in agreement, and turned to look towards the house off in the distance. He may one day challenge you Ruby. For that, I hope you are ready. Birch though silently to his self, while Hunter and Mudkip played in a corner. Birch turned suddenly, and asked a simple yet life determining question.

"Will you give him a nickname?" Hunter looked hard at the Mudkip, and they stared into each other's eyes. A nick name? What would be a good nick name for you?

As he thought, he looked at the pokemon. Hunter stared at her for a long time still before finally submitting and realizing something. "I have the perfect name for you. It's…"

An: Cliff hanger! Dun Dun Dunnnnnnnn.

Anyway, did you guy's enjoy it? And I need Oc's for his traveling companions. Anyone who wants to send one in, send it!

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