Hey everybody! And welcome to "The Phoenix!" ^-^ This is a remake of "Painting Flowers" because...well...it sucked. ^-^'

Anyway, I hope you like this fanfic and if you do, leave a review and fav and follow! Let us begin!

*I don't own any Pokemon characters or places. I only own Jasmine "Jarred" Suucone, Izzy the Pichu, and Jarred's mother.

When dawn strikes on the sixteenth year,

The Phoenix will come and destroy all you hold dear.

Beware of the dreadful Phoenix, for it is both your nemesis and your friend.

"Use Fusion Bolt!"

"Dodge it! Counter with Fusion Fire!"

A white dragon-like Pokémon was fighting overhead with a black dragon-like one. A blue sphere of electricity shot out of the black Pokémon's mouth and it zoomed towards its opponent. The white dragon barrel rolled away from the attack and conjured up its own: a flaming red fireball that streamed of flame spiraled after it. It hit the black Pokémon head on. The Pokémon made a roar of pain when it crashed onto the dark marble floor. The long dogfight had finally ended. It slowly got back up on its feet, swaying slightly. It was seriously injured.

The white Pokémon landed and blocked the view of the black Pokémon slightly. "It's over! I don't want to hurt you!"

"You idiotic Phoenix...I will not back down from my ideals!" A voice spat. "I don't care what that prophesier told me or what I foresaw! You will be stopped by my hand...and only then, all Pokémon shall be free!"

"This is madness!"

"Madness?" The voice repeated. There was a long, intense pause until the voice commanded, "My friend, use Fusion Bolt and back it up with Zen Headbutt!"

The black Pokémon's eyes narrowed at the white. It roared fiercely and lunged at it, the Fusion Bolt forming at its mouth. The white soared up to the ceiling to dodge its opponent. It caught up to it and released its Fusion Bolt. The attack hit the white dragon, making it make a small cry. It increased in column and intensity when the black dragon slammed it's skull into the white's stomach. It staggered in the air at the hit, glaring at the dragon under its brow. It growled a warning. The black Pokémon returned it. They started to dogfight once again. The black dragon fired another Fusion Bolt for only to get dodged. The Fusion Bolt didn't stop though. It came closer...and closer...and closer until—BOOM!

"JARRED!"

My eyes snapped open and I shot up to a seating position to the nightmare. Sweat was beading on my forehead and my breath was quick. I struggled to catch my breath and calm myself down, my heart was beating so fast, I thought it was going to pop out my chest! The morning birds were singing their morning melodies outside as my heart rate finally came down alongside the sweating and my breath returning back to normal. I plopped my face into my hands and smudged my face up into them, dragging it down and making it snap back to place. "My God...what a dream..."

I sighed and swung myself out of bed only to drag myself. I yawned and scratched the back of my head as I gazed at the calendar. I shrugged my shoulders and started to stalk away from it. I suddenly stopped myself and returned to the calendar quickly. Today's date was circled fiercely in red and the number was underlined. There were also arrows pointing at it like there was no tomorrow. I blinked at the calendar. I burst into excitement and whooped as loudly as I could. I ran to my closet and got dressed as fast as I could go. I most definitely set a world record on the fastest time getting dressed (with one time penalty, of course...I put my shirt on wrong-side-out and backwards...). My hat was the last thing to go on. I ran out of my room, grabbing my 'pack in the process. I stopped to yell over my shoulder, "Izzy, come on!"

I felt something climb up my leg and up to my shoulder. "Pichu, Pi~!" Meet my first and only Pokémon: Izzy. She's a small, oddly colored Pichu.

"I know, I'm excited too!" I bolted down the stairs and into the house's kitchen. "Mom, Mom! Guess what day it is!?"

My mom turned away from her stove (she was cooking bacon. I could smell it in my room upstairs) to face me and Izzy. I sad, small smile formed on her lips. "Is it time already?"

I nodded. "Yes. Today, we're starting our journey!"

She sighed. "Okay. Have breakfast before you go to Vermillion City, alright?"

I sat down at the bar and waited for my plate to be set down in front of me. Izzy hopper off of my shoulder and nibbled on her share of the pancakes. "About that, Mom..."

"About what?"

"I...I kinda don't want to journey Johto..."

Mom stopped at cleaning the dishes and spun around to me slowly. "What do you mean by that?" She asked as slowly.

"I-I…uh…want to go to Unova…?"

There was a long, tense silence that filled the house. My teeth became locked as it became longer and started to shrink backwards, getting ready for the yelling. Izzy flopped down her ears and squeezed her eyes shut, getting ready too. Then my mom asked me in a low voice, "What's in Unova?"

I stuttered, "I-I-I don't know! I just have this sudden urge to go there instead of…here."

"Remember what I said? Your journey will be in Johto. End of the conversation."

I groaned and rubbed my temples before I argued, "Mom. I've been waiting for six years to become a Pokémon Trainer. Everyone went on their journey and I was all alone! And when they came back, Gym Leader this! Gym Leader that! The Pokémon League! Do you have any idea what it was like to see everyone go on their journey while I stayed home?! It made me so angry…when I turned ten, you made me stay! Why?! Mom, you owe me this to me! Let me and Izzy go to Unova."

My mom stared at me for a short while before she returned to her dishes.

I made an angry snort and came off of my bar stool. I stomped to my mother and said to her, "Do you have any idea what I felt when Gold came back from journey? He got in the freaking Hall of Fame! And I was supposed to go on his journey with him. Now, I barely see him anymore! It's been three years since I saw him last...I don't know where he went." I took a deep breath when my mother didn't show any recognition to my words. In a softer voice, I pleaded, "Please. Mom…let us go to Unova. You owe me that. I-I can't explain why I have this urge to start my journey in a different region but I know that I can't ignore it."

My mom slowly stopped what she was doing and glanced over her shoulder to look at me. The corner of her mouth twitched upwards when Izzy climbed up to my shoulder and gave her a pouty face. My mother let out a long, suppressed sigh. "Alright."

"Mom, I just want to go—wait, what?"

"You can go to Unova."

My jaw dropped to the floor. "R-Really…?"

"Yes, really. Now go before I change my mind."

I covered my mouth with my hands and jog-danced where I was standing. I squeal admitted from behind my hands and I tackle-hugged my mom. "Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you! You won't regret this!"

"I already am…Jarred, be careful okay? Here's some money for the plane. I'll get Professor Elm to call Unova's professor for you so she can get the starters ready and have him drive you to the airport."

I made a curt nod and rushed out of the door and outside.

"Pichu! Pichu!" Izzy chirped.

"I know! I'm excited too." I burst into a sprint for Professor Elm's lab. "Unova, here we come!"

There is the first chapter, everyone! Next chapter: Unova! Woot, woot! ^-^