A/N: Hi there! Before we start, there's something I'd like to say. This fanfiction is heavily inspired by the story "The Two Constants" by the user QuoteMyFoot. It is a Pokemon X and Y novelization, so if you're interested in this, you will definitely like that story. It is more... mature, for lack of a better word, than this story will be, so be warned about that. But anyway, back to this story!

Chapter One

New Dawn

It was a bright, sunny day in Nuvema Town. A young, thirteen year old girl with short, dark brown hair in a pixie cut paced around her room, waiting. She had on some clothes fit for traveling; a blue T-shirt as well as black shorts what went down to her knees. Her gray glasses looked good with any outfit and brought out her blue eyes. She looked through the bag that had her essentials in it for what seemed like the dozenth time that morning, before starting to pace once more. The TV in one corner reflected her impatient face, as well as the computer propped up in another corner.

What's taking them so long? she thought.

The girl- Rosa- sighed and turned to the blue box left for her that morning. Now that she and her friends were thirteen, it was time for them to go on their Pokemon journeys. They were originally going to leave at ten years old, just like everyone else, but they agreed to wait until they became teenagers. That way, they'd be ready pretty much no matter what. That box held the Pokemon they could choose from to start their journey.

Finally sitting on her bed, she grabbed her Xtransceiver and texted her friends. Where are you right now?

After a moment, she got a response from her friend, Cheren. Almost ready, he had typed, just making sure I have everything.

The girl rolled her eyes and typed back. Didn't you do that last night? At 2 AM? When you said you couldn't sleep? And also earlier that night at 10 PM?

The Xtransceiver beeped quickly after that, with Cheren's response being, You can never be too prepared! Anyways, I'm almost done. I'll be heading there shortly.

Afterwards, a text from her other friend, Bianca, popped up. Sorry, Daddy tried talking me out of going again. On my way.

Rosa sighed again. Everytime she and her friends tried to do something fun, if Cheren didn't point out that they shouldn't do it, Bianca's dad did. At least Cheren always used reasoning to talk them out of it; Bianca's dad refused to even let them get close to Route 1! And Rosa's house was pretty much right in front of it! So basically anything behind her house was "off limits" unless it was Professor Juniper's lab. At least Bianca's mom can talk her crazy husband out of stuff, Rosa thought bitterly.

Suddenly, the doorbell rang and she ran downstairs to get it, but saw that her mother already had. She saw Cheren and Bianca standing there. Bianca's blonde hair was poofier than normal, while Cheren's slick black hair looked more carefully brushed than it was when he… well, when he did anything. They were wearing their typical clothes; Cheren in his normal white shirt and blue jacket with his black glasses propped meticulously onto the bridge of his nose, and Bianca in her white and orange shirt with her big green hat and matching purse.

Cheren was saying something to Rosa's mom while Bianca saw Rosa and waved excitedly. Rosa waved back. Finally, Rosa's mom stepped back and Cheren and Bianca walked over to the stairs where Rosa was waiting.

Bianca practically hopped over to Rosa, beaming happily. "Are they here?" she asked, seemingly too excited for a proper introduction.

Cheren, on the other hand, greeted Rosa with a wave and a "Hi. You ready?"

Rosa nodded to both of them. "Come on! The box is upstairs." Rosa ran back up the stairs and was quickly followed by her friends. They got to the box and stared at it for a minute before Cheren took the note on top of the box and read it out loud.

"Dear Cheren, Bianca, and Rosa, it's good to see that you're starting on your journey. Inside this box are three Pokeballs, each containing a unique starter Pokemon you won't be able to get anywhere else, as well as some other surprises. Nametags are attached to the Pokeballs, so you'll know which ones they are. Please don't fight over them! Sincerely, Professor Juniper."

Bianca jumped up and down. "Well, what are we waiting for? Come on, come on, let's open the box!"

Rosa reached to open up the box before a thought occurred to her. "Wait," she pointed out, "who's going to pick first?"

"Well, since it was delivered to your house, we thought it would be a good idea for you to pick first," Bianca replied. "Now come on! Please open it!"

Rosa kind of wanted to double check with her friends if they were okay with that, but Bianca was insistent and even Cheren looked impatient, casually tapping his fingers against the wall. So instead she opened the box and looked inside.

There were three Pokeballs, labeled Snivy, Tepig, and Oshawott respectively. There were also three mysterious pouches. "What about these?" Rosa asked.

"We'll open those after," Cheren decided. "Those are probably the 'other surprises' the Professor told us about."

"Alright," Rosa said, turning back to the box. She already knew the one she wanted. She picked up the Pokeball labeled Oshawott and opened it. After a bright flash of light, a bipedal blue and white otter-like creature popped out. It had a cream-colored scalchop on its chest, and it looked curious and happy.

"Come on, buddy," she cajoled, "you wanna be my partner?"

The Oshawott looked up at Rosa before walking up to her with a chitter. He climbed into her outstretched arms before crawling onto her shoulder and staying there.

"Aww, Ro, I think he likes you!" Bianca cooed. "My turn!" She scooped up the Pokeball labeled Tepig and added, "Cheren, you can have that one."

"I didn't ask you to pick my starter for me," Cheren retorted sarcastically. "Well, it's the one I wanted, anyway." At this point, Rosa and Bianca had learned that whenever he made comments like that to them, he was usually joking around, or teasing them in a friendly way.

Cheren picked up the Pokeball labeled Snivy and released his new Pokemon, along with Bianca. Tepig was an orange and brownish-black pig, while Snivy was a bipedal snake colored green and cream, and had a signature leaf-shaped tail.

Cheren's Snivy looked up at him almost arrogantly, but she eventually complied and walked over to Cheren. He reached out his hand to his new partner, and the Snivy, though reluctant, tapped Cheren's hand as if to say, You'll do.

Bianca's Tepig, on the other hand, was much more ecstatic. He was running around all over the place, snorting with glee. Bianca laughed and opened up her arms, hugging her Tepig when he ran into her.

"We should name our Pokemon!" Bianca suggested. "I'll call this little guy… Embie!"

Cheren's Snivy had climbed onto his shoulder, and seemed to be slowly warming up to him. He gently scratched under her chin, and she made a sort of trilling noise. "I'll name her Ivy," Cheren decided.

Rosa's Oshawott was trying to climb on top of her head. She let him and laughed as he tried to get in a position comfortable enough to sit there. Suddenly, he stumbled and Rosa grabbed him before he could fall. She brought him down to eye level, where he chittered happily. "I'm thinking…" Hmm. She didn't really know. Suddenly, an idea popped in her head. "Haru."

The Oshawott seemed to agree, making more chattering noises. He climbed back onto her head, this time in a more stable position.

"Let's see what those pouches are," Cheren said. Taking one of them, he opened it up and gaped at whatever was inside.

Curious, Rosa grabbed the other two pouches, handed one to Bianca, and opened up her own. "No way!" she gasped.

Inside was her own Pokedex and some Pokeballs!

"Wow!" Bianca squealed, obviously floored as well.

"My own Pokedex," Cheren murmured, already off in his dreamland.

Rosa pulled it out and looked at it. It felt sleek and modern in her hand, like something imported from Castelia City. It looked cool too; it was mostly black with a pink Pokeball pattern on the bottom. Bianca's looked similar, while Cheren's had a blue Pokeball instead.

All three of them just stood there, realizing that this Pokedex they had truly meant that they were official Pokemon trainers. Rosa couldn't control the feeling of excitement and joy at the prospect of owning a Pokedex and exploring the Unova region. It was almost too much to take in.

Haru patted the side of Rose's head, pulling her from her thoughts. He made another chittering sound, which seemed to be his way of communicating. This time, it seemed concerned from the tone alone.

"I'm fine," Rosa whispered to him, "just really shocked and excited."

Her friends seemed to be pulled out of their dream state, too, because suddenly, Bianca piped up, "Let's register our Pokemon in here!"

Cheren nodded and turned to scan Ivy. Rosa couldn't hear what the Pokedex said, but she scanned Haru.

"Oshawott, the Sea Otter Pokemon," the Pokedex said mechanically. "It fights using the scalchop on its stomach, which is made from the same material as claws. In response to an attack, it detaches the scalchop for use as a blade. It is not only used in battle, but can be used to break open hard berries."

Suddenly, the Pokedex opened to another menu that showed Haru's moveset. He had Tackle and Tail Whip, according to the Pokedex. Rosa was in awe.

"Can I scan Haru?" Cheren asked Rosa, pulling her attention from the Pokedex screen.

"Oh, yeah, sure. Can I scan Ivy?"

Cheren nodded, and the two used their Pokedexes again.

"Snivy, the Grass Snake Pokemon. It is very intelligent and calm. It photosynthesizes by bathing its tail in the sunlight, which also makes its movements swifter. When it is feeling unwell, its tail droops. It uses its vines more adeptly than its hands."

"Oh, intelligent and calm. Sounds like someone else I know," Rosa pointed out. Cheren chuckled.

"Oooh, can I scan your Pokemon, too?" Bianca asked.

"I don't mind," replied Rosa.

Cheren nodded and asked, "Can we scan your Tepig?"

"Yeah, sure!" Bianca replied.

Upon scanning Embie, the Pokedex told Rosa, "Tepig, the Fire Pig Pokemon. It can deftly dodge its opponent's attacks while blowing fire through its nose. It roasts berries before it eats them, but sometimes it gets too excited and burns them to a crisp. When it gets a cold, it produces pitch-black smoke instead of fire."

"Better not let it get a cold, Bianca, or fire alarms will be going off all the time!" Cheren teased.

Bianca laughed, and so did Rosa. Suddenly, Bianca perked up. "I have an idea! How about we try out our new Pokemon in a battle?"

"I'm not sure," Cheren protested, "really just because we're indoors. If we did it outside…"

"But Cheren, they're so little! They can't do that much damage." Bianca pointed out.

"Just because they're little doesn't mean they're not powerful. Have you ever heard the tales of Celebi? Or Jirachi? Victini? Any of those ring a bell?"

"That's different, though! They're mythical Pokemon who have control over time and space! These Pokemon can't exactly be that powerful."

Cheren sighed, then turned to Rosa. "What say you? This is your room that might get destroyed, after all. It should be up to you."

Rosa didn't know herself. Both of them had brought up really good points. But they didn't exactly have anywhere they could battle without causing a scene…

"If we go outside, we'll attract way too much attention," Rosa mused, "so if we're careful, we might be able to do it in here."

Cheren threw his hands up in submission, startling Ivy. "Don't say I didn't warn you."

"Me first! Me first!" Bianca squealed. "Ro, what do you say you versus me?"

"Sure!" Rosa agreed. "Ready, Haru?"

Haru nodded, making another chittering sound. Embie snorted in response, getting ready for the battle. Haru leapt down as the two Pokemon faced each other.

Cheren moved off to the side, closer to the TV. "I'll be your referee."

Rosa and Bianca stood on opposite ends of the carpet, facing each other. "We're ready!" Bianca exclaimed, gripping her Pokedex tightly.

"Alright," Cheren said. After waiting a moment, Cheren called out, "Begin!"

Looking at her Pokedex, Rosa found two moves that could be used; Tackle and Tail Whip. "Haru, use Tackle!" she exclaimed.

Haru nodded and started speeding towards Embie. Bianca called out, "Embie, Tackle him back!"

Embie launched forward and collided with Haru. They both fell to the ground before getting back up again.

"Haru, keep trying to Tackle Embie!"

Haru nodded and ran towards Embie again. This time, the Tepig tried to dodge and dash around, but Haru kept following him. Eventually, they got a little too close to the TV. Rosa didn't notice as the TV toppled over and Cheren narrowly saved it from hitting the floor. Her heart was pounding in her ears as she watch the fight unfold.

"Embie, you have to fight back!" Bianca ordered.

Embie turned around and leapt at Haru.

"Use your scalchop as a shield!" Rosa called out.

Haru obeyed, removing the scalchop from his belly and putting it in front of him. Embie squealed, but was going too fast to stop and rammed right into Haru. Haru dug his heels into the carpet, and Rosa didn't really notice that the carpet was moving with them.

Finally, Haru fell backwards, and so did Embie. Haru got up, still ready for battle, but Embie was having more difficulty.

"Alright, that's enough," Cheren interrupted. He pulled some Potions out of his bag and sprayed them onto the Pokemon.

"Cheren, do you want to battle?" Bianca asked.

Cheren looked up at her. "I don't know if you noticed, Bianca, but the TV toppled over and I was barely able to catch it!"

"Wait, really?" Rosa asked.

"Yes. And do you not notice the carpet?"

Rosa looked down and saw that it was lopsided and partially turned over. "Oh. No, I didn't."

Cheren sighed and stood up, now that Haru and Embie were fully healed. "Well, unless we do actually knock over the TV, there isn't much damage that can be done in the first place. So I suppose a battle would be alright." He turned to Rosa. "Are you okay with fighting again?"

"Yeah, sure!" Rosa replied. "Then you and Bianca can battle."

Cheren and Bianca switched places, and Ivy, who was arranged like a scarf around Cheren's neck, had to be stirred for the battle. She slid down Cheren's arm before leaping onto the battlefield, where she met an eager Haru.

"Alright, ready for the battle?" Bianca squealed, obviously excited to view the battle.

Rosa turned to Cheren. "Ready when you are!"

Cheren nodded and pulled out his Pokedex.

"Alright… go!" Bianca cheered.

Rosa opened her mouth for a command, but Cheren called out quickly, "Ivy, use Tackle!"

The Snivy let out a cry before charging forward towards Haru.

"Haru, use your scalchop as a shield again!"

Haru removed the scalchop from his belly as Ivy ran. Suddenly, right as she got close, she maneuvered around and slammed Haru in the back.

"Nice shot!" Cheren cheered.

Rosa knew that this battle would be harder than the one with Bianca. Suddenly, she got an idea in her head. "Haru, hold your ground!"

Haru nodded as Ivy darted away, waiting for her next order.

They stood there in silence for a moment before Cheren said, "If you won't make a move, I will. Ivy, Tackle again!"

Ivy obeyed, charging Haru once more.

"Haru, shield!"

Haru looked confused, but did as he was told.

Cheren looked confused as well, but didn't stop Ivy from charging. Then, right before Ivy was about to use her move again, Rosa called out, "Jump!"

Haru leapt into the air just as Ivy tried swerving around him again. Ivy nearly fell, and just as she steadied herself, Haru landed right on top of her.

Ivy groaned from underneath Haru and tried getting up, but Haru was just too heavy.

Then, just as Rosa thought she had won, Ivy shot out from under Haru, toppling him over. Cheren screamed, "Use Tackle!" and Ivy crashed into Haru.

"Haru! You okay?"

Haru chittered, but seemed to be out of commision for the battle.

"And that's that!" Bianca cheered. "Cheren wins!"

Cheren pulled out his Potions brought Haru and Ivy back to full health. "Oh, by the way," Cheren added, "In other Pokemon battles, they won't just fight until your Pokemon are tired. They'll keep going until the Pokemon on either side faint. So keep that in mind."

Rosa nodded, and Bianca exclaimed, "Hey, Cheren, wanna battle with me?"

Cheren sighed. "I suppose that it's only fair if everyone gets a turn fighting everyone. Sure, why not? Just don't destroy the place."

Rosa changed places with Bianca and watched as Embie jumped back onto the carpet, snorting excitedly.

"Ready?" Rosa called out. When Bianca and Cheren nodded, she continued, "Begin!"

Bianca started the battle this time, crying out, "Embie, use Tackle!"

Embie charged forward recklessly as Cheren countered, "Ivy, use Tail Whip!"

Ivy turned around and wagged her tail at a high speed. Not only, Rosa knew, did it lower Embie's defense stats, but would probably hit him in the face.

Right as she thought that, Embie was almost ready to ram into Ivy when he got smacked, running over to the side and slamming into the bookshelf beside Rosa's bed.

Rosa facepalmed, but couldn't help but laugh as books fell on Embie's head. When the pile stopped flowing, only Embie's twitching snout was poking out, which quickly expanded to his head as he knocked over the book on top. Even Cheren and Bianca were laughing, and Ivy had a triumphant smirk on her face that amused the trio even more. Haru, on the other hand, was more concerned for his friend and went over to make sure Embie wasn't seriously hurt before returning to his spot on Rosa's head.

"Sorry," Rosa apologized, still trying not to laugh, "but that was too funny! I wish we were recording that."

"Aww, we could have posted it on StaryuTube!" Bianca whined.

The trio laughed more at that statement, and even Embie was laughing it off (or, at least, the snorting that seemed like laughing) before climbing out of the pile.

"Alright," Cheren said between his laughter, "let's finish the battle."

Embie went back up, though somewhat woozy, to the carpet where he was going to fight Ivy.

"Let's finish this!" Bianca exclaimed. "Embie, Tackle!"

"Ivy, use Tackle, too!" Cheren ordered.

Both Pokemon obeyed, rushing forward towards each other. Ivy pulled the move she used on Haru, and Tackled Embie from behind. Embie fell forward and crashed into the carpet, slipping on it and messing it up even more. He sort of laid there with a groan, not wanting to get up.

"I think Cheren won that one!" Rosa declared.

Bianca and Cheren nodded in agreement as Cheren went over with his Potions to heal the Pokemon.

"That was awesome!" Bianca squealed, not seeming to be bothered that she lost both of her battles.

"I kind of liked that," Cheren admitted as he sprayed a couple of Potions on Embie. "It gave me this adrenaline rush, like I could feel Ivy's energy in me. I see why you too were so caught up in it that you failed to notice that you knocked over the TV."

"Wow, Cheren, maybe you should become a poet," Rosa teased.

Cheren laughed before saying, "Maybe. I'll think about it."

With that, the trio fixed the carpet, put all the books back (in the same order, Rosa and Cheren had insisted), and headed downstairs to leave on their journeys.

Rosa's mom had insisted to send them off with things to make food with in case they were ever stuck camping. They received some ham, some bread, and some Pokemon crackers, which were just graham crackers in the shapes of different Pokemon.

"Bye, you three!" Rosa's mom called out as they left. "Bye, Rosa! Love you!"

"Love you too!" Rosa called, blowing her mom a final kiss. "I'll call you every other day or so!"

"Sounds good!" Rosa's mom replied. She waved goodbye before making her way down to the entrance to Route 1, where her friends were already waiting. "Wow, you're fast!" Rosa exclaimed.

"Sorry," Bianca said, "we're just too excited!"

"More accurately," Cheren countered, "you were running as if a Bouffalant herd was after you and I was trying to catch up."

"Let's put aside the specifics," Rosa responded. "Let's start our adventure!"

The three smiled and stepped onto Route 1; together, just like they had been practically since birth.

Current Team:

Haru- Oshawott (M)

A/N: Sorry for the really long chapter. In Google Docs, this thing is over eight pages… oof. Anyways, I'd like to know how you thought the battles went, since this is my first Pokemon fanfiction in… well, besides the Mystery Dungeon one I'm working on outside of here, this is my first Pokemon fanfiction in years. So yeah, I'm a bit rusty.