Chapter One- The Dream

Travis' POV

My name is Travis. I live in Nacrene City in the Unova Region. I really like living in this city. It's not too big, like Castellia City, and it's not too small, like Nuvema Town. I think that having a Gym Leader like Lenora really helps in this factor. She runs the museum, along with her husband. She is a relatively early-on Gym, so we don't get too much traffic here. And the train tracks that are no longer in use give this city some great character.

At the moment, I'm lying on my bed in my bedroom, reading a book about Pokémon. I've wanted to be a Pokémon trainer ever since I was little. However, my mom said it was too dangerous. And I know now that she was right. Pokémon are dangerous creatures with mysterious powers. However, they can also be friends or partners.

I'm ripped from my daydream by my mom calling me. "Travis! Professor Juniper called! She wants you to go to Nuvema town and start a Pokémon journey!"

Is this real? Am I actually going to go on a Pokémon journey, after all this dreaming? A childlike excitement fills me, and I begin packing. I pack my back satchel with some extra clothes, my toothbrush and toothpaste, my book, some money I've saved for just this occasion, and my phone. I put on my grey hooded jacket and pull the hood over my dark brown hair. I look at myself in the mirror, and decide I'm ready.

I walk down the hall to the kitchen. My mom and my dad are waiting there for me, along with the family Pokemon, a Pidove my dad named Doveling. However, my mom calls her Dovely because it sounds like the word "lovely," and I couldn't say those words as a child so I called her Dovey. I still do. She has been my dad's partner since he was a teenager.

"Dad," I say in surprise. "What are you doing home from work?" My dad works at the museum as a researcher. He studies the Pokemon fossils they have at the museum.

"Your mother called me when she got the call from Professor Juniper. I told Hawes, and he let me off work to see you off," my dad says. Well that was nice of Hawes. Hawes is the assistant director of the museum, as well as Lenora's husband.

My mom takes the hood off my head. She looks me in the eyes, and says "You make sure to stay out of trouble, you hear? And remember, you can come home whenever you want to."

I nod. "I know," I say. She embraces me. My dad and Dovey join us, making a giant family group hug.

When the hug ends, my dad pulls a Potion out of his pocket. "Here, Travis. This could come in handy." My mom hands me an Antidote. Then, my mom takes the portable camping gear backpack off the counter and gives it to me.

"Here. You will be out in the wilderness, and goodness, hotels can be expensive. Make sure to spend the night in a Pokémon Center whenever you can, okay?" she asks.

"I will," I reply.

The portable camping gear includes an extremely compact tent, stakes to hold the tent down, a rain poncho, a water bottle, a water filter, and a compact sleeping bag, all in one small and lightweight backpack. "You'll also find extra clothes and money in there," my mom says. We have a family hug again, and I leave the house, waving goodbye behind me.

(A/N: Cheesy, huh? That's what happens in the first chapter where nothing exciting happens. just wait, there is more, better chapters to come!)