Chapter 1

The Start of a New Journey

Andrew and his friends, the Eds, were having a great time. They were on their way to the Unova region to start their journey together. They all lived in the Georgia region, which didn't have Pokémon Leagues, just tournaments and rental Pokémon they couldn't keep. They were all twelve years old, so they thought they could go to Unova to start out. They were in the plane as it made its final descent. It landed in an airport outside Nuvema Town, the starting city and home of the Pokémon Professor, Professor Juniper. The dark gray plane made its descent landing clean on the runway. As soon as the plane landed and came to a complete halt, Andrew and the Eds exited the plane. Eddy was the first out, followed by Double D, Andrew and Ed. Double D took in a deep breath and sighed.

"Smell that new region air, gentlemen. We are almost ready to start our journey." He said with hope.

"The hills are alive, guys!" Ed said stupidly.

"Yeah, with the sounds of an idiot." Eddy replied.

Andrew walked ahead. "Come on, guys! Let's get our starters!"

"Yeah!" With that the Eds and Andrew set out to get their starters.

After a short ten minute walk, deciding which Pokémon they were going to get, the quadrio arrived at Nuvema Town. There were three houses and a laboratory.

"I can see Professor Juniper's lab from here, guys!" Ed said.

"Very good, Ed!" Double D praised. Andrew and the Eds walked up, passing through the houses, right up to the door of Professor Juniper's lab. Andrew knocked on the door three times.

"Come in." A voice from inside called. Andrew and the Eds entered the lab. A lady was waiting for them. She was wearing a white blouse, green skirt, a lab coat, red shoes and red earrings.

"Hello there." She said. "You must be Andrew and the Eds, the kids I've heard so much about from the Georgia region. You four must be here for your starter Pokémon, right?"

"Yes, ma'am!"

"Yeah!"

"Indeed, we are."

"Let's get on with it! I want to start the journey already!"

"Please, calm down, Eddy. This is a day you'll always remember." Professor Juniper picked up a condensed Pokéball from the table and gave it to Eddy. "I think you'll find this Pokémon very useful."

Eddy pressed the button on the Pokéball and it enlarged. "Okay! Go, Pokémon!" Eddy threw the ball. The Pokéball opened up and a beam of light shot to the ground, revealing Eddy's Starter.

"Snivy!" The Pokémon said, calling its cry.

"Wow!" Andrew said, amazed.

"Amazing!" Double D said.

"Wow! Way cool!" Ed said.

Professor Juniper gave Eddy a rectangular shaped device. "Here, Eddy." Eddy grabbed it with pride.

"Alright! A Pokédex!" Eddy activated the Pokédex. "Let's see here."

"Snivy, the Grass Snake Pokémon. Cool, calm and collected, Snivy uses photosynthesis to collect energy from the leaf on its tail." Snivy is a reptilian Grass-type Pokémon. Most of its body is green in coloration, while it has a cream-colored underside. A yellow stripe runs down the length of its back and tail, and it also has yellow markings around its large eyes. Yellow, curved structures protrude from its shoulders and bend backwards. These structures resemble leaves or small wings, as well as a fleur-de-lis when viewed from the back, and give Snivy the appearance of wearing a collar. In spite of being snake-like in appearance, it has fully-developed limbs. Its slender arms are the same green color as the rest of its body and have three fingers, while its tiny feet match its underside in coloration and have no digits whatsoever. It has a large, palmate leaf with three prongs on the end of its tail.

"Cool Pokémon, Eddy." Andrew said.

"Okay, my turn!" Ed said with glee.

Professor Juniper picked up a Pokéball and gave it to Ed. "Here, Ed. You'll enjoy this one."

Ed enlarged his Pokéball. "Go, Pokémon!" Ed's Pokémon came out.

"Tepig!" It cried.

"It is cute, the little dickens." Ed said. Ed was given his Pokédex.

Turning it on, it said, "Tepig, the Fire Pig Pokémon. Normally, fire shoots out of Tepig's snout, but it shoots out smoke instead when it is feeling ill." Tepig is a pig-like Pokémon, primarily orange in coloration with the additional colors of black, pink, and yellow on various portions of its body. It has large, ovular eyes, an archetypically pig-like ruddy-pink nose, and a thick stripe of yellow over its snout. Much of its face has black coloration, and its ears, long and oblong, are positioned closely together on the top of its head. Tepig has short legs, with the extremities of its forefeet being black in coloration. There is a band of black on its lower back and rear, from which extends its coiled tail, topped with a ruddy-red bauble-like adornment.

"So cool, Ed." Andrew said in astonishment.

"Then I guess it's my turn." Double D said.

Professor Juniper got the last Pokéball from the table. "Here you are, Eddward."

Double D yelled, "Go, Pokémon!" the Pokéball flew from his hands revealing his Pokémon.

"Oshawott!" It cried. Double D got his Pokédex and turned it on.

"Oshawott, the Sea Otter Pokémon. Oshawatt attacks and defends using the scalchop that can be removed from its stomach." Oshawott is a bipedal sea otter-like Pokémon, primarily light blue, dark blue, and white in coloration. Oshawott has a rounded, spherical white head, with small, triangular dark-blue ears to the sides. Oshawott eyes are large, dark, and ovoid in shape; its dark-orange nose is shaped like an oval on its side. Oshawott also possesses speckles to the sides of its face, most likely meant to be a stylistic implication of short whiskers in the common manner of cartoon canines, and light blue bubble-esque features composing a "collar" around its neck. Oshawott torso is light blue, and decorated with a pale yellow seashell feature in the center. Made out of keratin, this appendage, called a "scalchop", can be removed and used in various ways; mainly, as a weapon. Its small, digit-less and somewhat rounded arms are white in coloration, with its feet—having, unlike its forearms, discernible digits—colored dark blue. Oshawott also possesses a slightly plank-shaped dark blue tail and a pair of fangs unseen until it opens its mouth.

"Way cool, Double D!" Andrew then realized something. "Wait… there's no more Pokémon!"

"Don't worry." Professor Juniper said. "I knew there were four of you coming, so I made a trip to a special place." Professor Juniper pulled out a Pokéball from one of her lab coat pockets. This one was different from the others. Unlike its red and white counter parts, this one was black and white with an orange 'V' above the button. Professor Juniper gave it to Andrew.

"Ah, yeah! Go, Pokémon!" Andrew threw the Pokéball into the air, releasing his Starter.

"Victini!" It cried out.

"Awesome!" Andrew cried out. Andrew turned on his Pokédex.

"Victini, the Victory Pokémon. This Pokémon brings victory. It is said that Trainers with Victini always win, regardless of the type of encounter." Victini is a small, rodent-like Pokémon. Its large, pointed ears are shaped like the letter V, possibly for its name or the generation it was introduced in. Victini's eyes are large for the size of its head, and are blue. Its round head is comparatively large for its small body, and cream-colored, while the tops of its ears, crest, and extremities are all orange. Its bulbous arms and legs are rounded to make a sort of "cuff" before ending with small, three-fingered hands and two-toed feet. Victini's two wing-like tails grant it the ability to fly.

"Wow!"

"Amazing!"

"Wow! Way cool!"

"This is Victini. He's a very special Pokémon. He will serve you well in upcoming battles." Professor Juniper gave each boy five empty Pokéballs. "Use these Pokéballs to catch Pokémon of your own. Now, you have to get signed up for the Gym Challenge if you want to battle the Gym Leaders. I would suggest going to the Pokémon Center in Accumula Town up Route 1. There you can register for the Gym Challenge."

"Thank you, Professor." Andrew said. The Professor gave them all the essentials needed to go on a journey. They left the lab and set on Route 1, beginning their journey together.