AN: I don't own KHR or PKMN but I sure as hell own the plot and their actions.


The jungle was loud with the noise of various Pokémon. It was nearly deafening but welcome all the same. It was like a symphony but with no conductor.

The leaves crunched and the ground shook with tremors at every thudding step and bushes rustled at every turn through the undergrowth. Meandering through the vegetation came a large Venusaur, in its prime. Looking closer, under the leaves of its flower, was a small tuft of brown peaking out.

A human slept on the giant's back, sleeping like the dead through the immense noise surrounding them. He wore old torn clothes that were too faded and stained to tell what color they were supposed to be.

His hiking boots were muddy to the point that the actual leather couldn't be seen and he odd twig and leaf protruded from his wild mane of hair, which stuck out in every direction.

His name was Tsunayoshi Sawada, or Tsuna as his friend's might have called him, that is, if he had ever had any friends. Ostracized and either ignored or bullied by his peers, Tsuna had never had much luck among other people.

Only his mother seemed to care about him but that all but stopped once the twins were born. Of course he never blamed her. She had her hands full with them in the house.

But enough about that,

The Venusaur came to a stop in a small clearing near a stream that seemed more like a river, and commenced with eating some berries from a nearby bush. Another flash of brown appeared on his back, this one was from an Eevee.

Sleepily it looked around before stretching and beginning to prod the sleeping boy.

"Five more minutes…" was all the small ball of fluff got for its efforts. "Eevee eev vee vee!" It tried again. This time the Venusaur let out a lazy "Saur." And, with a single vine, dumped the teenager onto the forest floor.

"Hieeee!" his shriek caught the attention of some Pokémon in the nearby treetops and actually startled a few butterfree into the air. " Ow, what was that for?" He complained, sitting up and rubbing the back of his head.

"Vee." The Eevee jumped down next to him, only the top of his head showing in the long grass. Finally Tsuna looked around at the clearing. There were a few berry bushes that were harvestable and fresh water. It was the perfect place to set up camp for the night.

Speaking of night, taking a glance upwards the sky was becoming orange and darkness fell faster in the jungle than in most places.

Standing up and stretching out his cramped muscles, Tsuna pulled a pack off of the Venusaur's leafy back and gave him a pat on the head as he stumbled towards the middle of the clearing.

"Thanks for the ride Venusaur. My feet were really starting to hurt back there." He began unpacking his things and was answered with a 'No Problem' "Saur."

For three years now Tsuna had gone through this routine and it came with practiced ease, although there were still moments where his clumsiness got the best of him, it didn't stop him from starting dinner. He did have a few mouths to feed after all.

"Alright, come out you guys!" Tsuna called as he released his Pokémon from their pokéballs. He had had this small group of Pokémon for years now.

He got his Gyrados as a magikarp one day when he found him flopping in a puddle the day after a storm at the age of seven. He nursed it back to health and often likened this particular Pokémon to be like him.

Everyone thought the magikarp was a useless Pokémon, much like they thought he was useless, but with enough care and nurture, it evolved into a fierce and powerful Gyrados.

Tsuna hoped that one day he would, in a sense, evolve into something more, just like his friend did.

Gyrados immediately dived into the water with a roar and managed to scare away much of the wild life.

His Flaafy he found in a field by a mountain range when he was traveling. Tsuna believed someone had abandoned it seeing how quickly she began to follow him when she saw him walking on the dirt path.

Back then she was just a little Mareep and Tsuna didn't have the heart to leave her there so he took her along on his journey. That was perhaps three years ago when he was thirteen.

She was a tough little thing and loved to help. Even if that meant fetching some water or carrying pans to him when he was cooking. She ran up to him awaiting orders and seeing if she could help.

His trickster of a Gengar was another story entirely. He took off right after release, most likely to scare some poor innocent Pokémon senseless.

That was exactly how Tsuna had met Gengar. Being scared senseless and running for his life.

Gengar never stopped trying and Tsuna actually developed a special sixth sense for when his Gengar came lurking around.

They met in an old house when Tsuna was only eleven. He ran inside trying to escape the bullies but never suspected to be harassed by a thing of nightmares. Just when he thought he was going to die, cornered in the muggy master bedroom, it gave Tsuna a slobbery lick on the face and broke into loud peals of laughter.

Needless to say Tsuna became confused and a bit irritated before stupidly scolding the ghost Pokémon. This led to a battle unlike any that house had ever witnessed and after a few holes in the walls, Tsuna had successfully captured a new Pokémon.

It took all of his will the next day to finally release his new Gengar out of the pokéball again. Those were memories in their early friendship that Tsuna would like to forget ever happened so to spare him some misery we will not go into too much detail.

As for how he got his Hydreigon… Tsuna honestly had no clue that the cute little Deino that had begged him for scraps at a festival would turn into such a behemoth.

Not to say that he regrets doing so but still he can't help but to think how this is truly one Pokémon he would have never imagined having. He did some reading up on what kind of Pokémon he acquired through sheer luck and very little of it was good news for the trainer.

Highly aggressive and danger to the trainer seemed to pop up far too often for his comfort level. Luckily, so far Tsuna had only been met with a very cuddly, huge Pokémon.

It was enough to make him question whether the authors had ever actually befriended a Hydreigon before. Perhaps, Tsuna thought as his Hydreigon flew off into the sunset looking for a meal, he merely succeeded in raising his the right way.

He turned back to check on Flaafy who had been left in charge of stirring the soup and caught sight of his first Pokémon he ever got, scouting the area from on top of a fallen tree trunk.

Tsuna's mom had actually given him Eevee an egg when he was just five years old. He guessed it was her way of making sure he wasn't too lonely while still being able to dote on the twins.

Tsuna couldn't be bothered to care at the time or even now for the reason he got Eevee. He was just glad to have such a great friend.

Eevee had been his only friend in his life and it wasn't until he found his Gyrados that he got another friend. He was brave and never ran from a fight if he could help it.

The day their eyes met was the happiest day of Tsuna's life. They still do everything together just as they did during their youngest years.

His Venusaur also arrived as a gift, but this time it was his grandpa that sent him. From that day on his grandpa forever cemented himself as one of Tsuna's favorite persons.

His bulbasaur grew fast, like a plant, and always seemed pretty relaxed when it wasn't battle time. On the field however, he became a totally different Pokémon and fought until he couldn't stand any more.

It was his Venusaur that pushed Tsuna to actually train his Pokémon after a close call with a swarm of beedrill in their youth. He still shivered every time he glanced upon one, whether it be nearby or a picture in a book, he felt that shadow of a sting.

Rarely did he ever actually battle anyone but he would train against wild Pokémon, targets, and would allow his Pokémon to challenge each other in a controlled fight. Those were always the most difficult to do but somehow it always worked out.

Honestly, Tsuna had no idea how strong his Pokémon might be in a real battle with other trainers and it made him nervous to think of them getting hurt in a fight.

Either way it made Tsuna extremely nervous to even think about a battle with someone else. He was deep in an unmapped jungle for more than one reason. Aside from getting lost off the trail again he really did not want to get randomly challenged by a creepy stranger that stalks the roads.

Pokémon trainers could be really creepy like that. It's why he takes the long way around so often.

"Thanks for the help Flaafy. Can you ring the bell for dinner?" He asked his pink Pokémon, already knowing she would eagerly accomplish the task.

"Flaa~" She went to the grey pack laying on the floor a few feet away and dug through for a little cowbell.

Preparation of the food had taken a little less than an hour and Tsuna was feeling more than a bit starved. His stomach could rival a munchlax's and grumbled for the delicious smelling soup that he had cooked for himself.

He poured healthy servings of Pokémon food for his friends in varying amounts. Luckily his bigger Pokémon enjoyed looking for their own food in the surrounding lush jungle so there was enough for all of them.

It was getting rather dark and the silhouette of a Hydreigon appeared in the sky overhead. That creepy feeling of his Gengar appearing set his hairs on end.

Gyrados slithered out of the water like a great water serpent, his Venusaur stopped eating the bushes, Eevee ran to his bowl, waiting for perhaps the best food ever, and Flaafy busied herself with putting the bell away first.

"I hope you left some room in there." He said to the group, his Venusaur in particular. He hadn't stopped munching since they arrived in the clearing over an hour ago.

When all the Pokémon were served food, Tsuna finally allowed himself some of his own. If there was one thing that Tsuna was sure he could do, it was that he could cook.

It took a lot of trial and error and almost burning a bunch of shit down but eventually (many grueling years later) he mastered the culinary arts. He didn't know how it compared to other people's food but if his Pokémon liked it then that was all he needed to think he was a good chef.

The food went fast with minimal squabbles and the motley group sat round the small fire, enjoying the warmth and companionship of each other.

It was these moments that made Tsuna truly happy of his decision to leave home and go on his own journey despite the innumerable odds stacked against him.

He had left when he had turned ten as most kids did at his age. For a while he had stayed relatively close to home. Never a week's journey by foot from it but many trainers he had known as bullies in his youth also roamed the areas nearby and it forced him to moving further out.

He actually had gone to a few different regions all around, and to pay for food or the occasional change of clothes and medicine, he helped Pokémon professors with their research. He started this when he was thirteen seeing as he didn't want to burden his mother further than he already had.

One professor who constantly called on him for jobs no matter which region he was currently in was one very creepy Prof. Verde. He was always asking for something different and somehow Tsuna always got the job done.

Don't bother asking how. Half the time Tsuna isn't really quite sure. The number of times he's almost faced death because of the weather, wild Pokémon, and mostly him stumbling into deathtraps are impossible to count.

He was now sixteen and could safely say he has been through almost every possible experience there is in his six years of adventure. Every single one, except for any involving people.

Six years and he still hadn't gotten won a gym badge, gotten a girlfriend, made any real friends, and had yet to return home again since leaving.

There was never a good enough reason to go back and be reminded that he was still Dame-Tsuna. He knew his younger brothers would call him that without a doubt. They had taken it up as soon as they could talk.

He still called home to chat with his mother occasionally. Tsuna, after all, did not want to worry her with his absence. She was still his loving mother who accepted him for who he was but he wouldn't kid himself into thinking she was proud of him either.

Tsuna shook himself from his dark thoughts and looked up in time to get a face full of feathers. "HIIIEEEE!" Tsuna fell backwards from his sitting position onto his back from the force.

A Pidgey was not much better off from where it had crash-landed next to him, its wings outspread and laying on its back as well. On one of the little bird Pokémon's feet was a letter neatly tied there with Tsuna's name on it.

Tsuna groaned as he rubbed his aching face and sat up. Why was the world so interested in hurting him there?

His Gengar meanwhile floated back into the clearing and was clearly trying and failing to hold back his amused laughter. Tsuna sent him what he hoped was a withering glare but could be more likened to a pout.

"Oh no! Are you alright?!" He quickly turned to the source of impact and picked it up gently. The Pidgey let out a wavering coo as if to say, 'Just fine'.

Tsuna let out a relieved sigh as the Pidgey recovered enough to stand but it fluttered in panic when it spotted the laughing Gengar nearby. It would seem that Gengar was responsible for the current state of affairs.

Tsuna quickly tried to reassure the Pidgey that he was not in danger and that Gengar wasn't dangerous. "Gengar that's not helping!" He shouted at the ghost Pokémon over his shoulder where it continued making scary faces at the poor Pidgey.

A warning zap from Flaafy set the mischievous figure in his place and the pink sheep made her way to Tsuna's side, hoping to aid him in calming the almost hysterical bird down.

Finally the Pidgey calmed enough to deliver its parcel to Tsuna.

Untying the letter from the bird Pokémon's leg, Tsuna quickly deduced that it was from his mom, but what it was for he didn't really know. He couldn't think of any events like birthdays or such as being the reason for the letter.

He thanked the bird Pokémon and it took off, not wanting to be anywhere near a Gengar for as long as it lived.

Tsuna went closer to the fire to read the letter, his Pokémon all peering over his shoulder at the contents.

Most of it had to do with how much she loved him and all that blather about boring life back home and current achievements of the twins. They each had six gym badges and were preparing to get the seventh.

But then, as though it was an afterthought, she mentioned he had a cousin that was visiting long term and was interested in meeting him. Apparently he brought a small entourage of friends to liven up the household.

"I didn't know I had a cousin." He said with disbelief amongst his Pokémon, all of which were confused as well. Was it normal to not know you had a cousin? Tsuna didn't think so but he let it slide. He would never mention this lack of knowledge to anyone else for the sake of what dignity he had.

Tsuna sat still, thinking his next plan of actions over. Sure he 'technically' was lost but he could always just have Hydreigon fly him out of the jungle so no issues getting back to civilization. The real issue came of whether he wanted to or not.

His cousin was supposed to be sticking around for a while so Tsuna could always put it off. He really didn't want to go back. Not when his brother's would probably make him look even more like a loser than he already did.

'This is why I don't ever even think about going back home.' He thought in frustration and shook the negative thoughts away.

It could be just a quick one or two day visit. Meet his cousin, say hi, and then scram out of there. His brother's might not even be home when he stops by.

Besides, what if his cousin is really nice? Tsuna could be passing up the perfect opportunity of making a friend. Mom did say that his cousin was interested in meeting him.

…But…Tsuna's brother's have probably already told his mystery cousin how much of a loser he is and everything. Tsuna plunged back into an air of depression that was almost palpable.

A nudge at his side made him look over at his Eevee. He reminded Tsuna that his friends were waiting on his decision. They were all around him looking at him expectantly for where they would go next.

Glancing down at his loyal and brave companion of eleven years now, Tsuna decided to be more like his Eevee for once. He was going to be brave and go back home to meet this cousin of his.

"I'm going to need some new clothes. Can't let mom see me like this now can I?" He asked his Pokémon. It was decided. "Tomorrow we start for home."


Hellz yeah! Finally got this idea off my chest and damn am I satisfied with it. Gonna be a little difficult but I shall do my best to keep all the characters IN character. This is mostly made to help me improve my writing skillz since I think it's shit compared to some of my favorite authors.

Reviews would be nice. Especially if you have any ideas for the name of the twins. They honestly were not planned for but shit happens and they kinda worked out for this idea.