And we are back! This is EastCoastGamer13 back at you with a new story! This story was inspired by my little cousin, who is an even bigger Pokemon fan than me! This is the story of Ledia Grace, a 5th grader starting a new school year at Poketopia Academy. Enjoy!

Chapter 1: First Day

"Ledia wake up! You're going to be late for school!" I heard my mom yell from the kitchen. The sunlight beamed in on my face. My name is Ledia Grace. I am 10 years old, and a hoping to be a Pokemon trainer when I am older. For now, today is the first day of classes at Poketopia Academy. I hadn't gone to the elementary school because I had moved to Poketopia from Fortee City over the summer, but I was excited for the new start. I put on my usual attire: a black thermal under a yellow shirt, black shorts, red shoes, white gloves, a red hat with white earmuffs that looked like the top of Ledian's head, blue goggles that rested on the top of my head, and red suspenders. My hair was done in 2 antennas that looked like Ledian's antennas. My backpack looked like the back of a Ledian with the black spots and everything. I woke up my companion Pokemon, Ledian (of course), with a slight nudge. He slowly opened his blue eyes and fluttered into the air. We walked downstairs to see my mother already at the table seving our plates. She laid down a plate of Poffins for Ledian, who gladly excepted it. I sat down at the table, a buttered bagel, bacon, and orange juice in front of me. I began to wolf down the food, excited to finish so I could head to school. My mom rustled my hair as a chomped down on the last bite of bagel. "Ledia, when are you going to get rid of that Ledian getup?" she sighed. I only laughed and said, "What you think they're going to laugh at me at school?"

"Well that, and you are getting older. You're going to grow out of it at some point, you know?"

"I know, and when that happens I'll just get a bigger size."

This made my mom smile. I put my plate in the sink and grabbed my backpack.

"Ok, bye mom!"

"Bye sweety! Have fun at school!" She replied waving at me. I closed the door and ran down East Street towards the school. Ledian flew above me; I figured they would've allowed Pokemon in school, especially considering their location. Poketopia is the number one hotspot for Trainers to relax and battle. It's the hometown of the Battle Revolution and most other major world tournaments. I was excited when I found out I was moving here, and I still have a lot to explore even though I moved here three months ago. Finally I arrived at Poketopia Academy. It was a palace of a building, with a huge flight of stairs that led to even bigger double doors. Scenes of epic battles and awesome Pokemon were engraved in the walls. I slowly walked towards the stairs and then bumped into someone. We both were sent to the floor. The boy looked to be about my age. He had electric yellow hair and deep blue eyes. He had pale skin. He wore a blue shirt under a yellow button down shirt, with yellow shirts and blue shoes. At his side was a Galvantua. The large electric spider looked at me and then scuttled back behind its owner.

"Sorry about that. Me and Galvantua were just scuttling on over to class." The boy said rubbing his head.

"No no no, it's my fault. I should've watched where I was going. My name is Ledia." I replied, dusting myself off.

"Cool, I'm Galvin." Said the boy. He held out his and I shook it. We began to resume walking towards the school.

"So you're a 5th grader too, right?" Galvin said.

I nodded. "Yeah, I just enrolled this year."

"Yeah, I figured you were a student, considering the Ledian getup."

"Does everyone at school dress like a Pokémon?"

"Pretty much. Even the staff do that. It's kind of the school's tradition."

"How do you know so much about the school?"

"My big brother Blaine went here. He's on his own journey now."

"What Pokémon did he dress up as?"

"Manetric. I guess that's where I got my passion for Electric types from." Galvin said as we walked into the school. Arrows pointed us toward the auditorium. It was already fairly packed, so we took seats in the back. Ledian flew into my lap, and Galvantua scuttled up into Galvin's lap. After a few minutes, a crowd got silent as a man walked onto the stage. He was of average height and had dark red hair and red eyes. He wore a brown coat with black pants and brown boots. He wore a white cape with gray spikes on the top. He had a pure white mustache and wore a headpiece that looked like a familiar legendary Pokémon I knew. He finished off the look with white gloves and a cane that was red and orange on the handle. Galvin was right about the people at this school dressed like their favorite Pokémon, but the only question was which Pokémon was this man? The answer walked out onto the stage behind him. An Entei strolled onto the stage and stood next to his master. I was amazed by the regal and mighty Pokémon. It seemed to stare directly into your eyes and know your every move. The man coughed for everyone's attention and began to speak.

"Welcome everyone. For those of you who don't know who I am, my name is Principal Tei, and I say welcome to the Poketopia Academy!" He said in a gruff, powerful voice. The auditorium clapped and cheered. He settled us down and resumed his speech.

"We are all glad that you have decided to further you education in the field of Pokémon. Many of you are at the age where young trainer begin to travel the world. However, you will be most prepared for when you go off into the world. We offer a rigorous curriculum that is sure to make you into great battlers, leaders, and trainers. For the 8th graders, it is your last year here. However, do not take your foot off the pedal. Still strive for excellence and be a leader to the younger classes. As for the 5th graders, you are part of the great PA family now. We expect only the best from you, so have fun and do your best." As he said this, he seemed to look directly at me. I shuddered.

"That'll be all for now. Your schedules will be out in the kiosks. Entei, if you may do the honors." The Volcano Pokémon nodded and then let out a mighty roar that made my ear drums ring. I didn't speak Pokémon, but I'm pretty sure that could be translated to "Get the heck out!". Everyone filed out and went to the kiosks. I found my name in the second one and ran down my schedule. I had Homeroom in Class 302. Galvin was already at the stairs. Turns out he had 302 as well. We found our class and opened the door. There were already a few other kids and their Pokémon there. I spotted a Voltorb, Vulpix, Nidorina, and an Aipom. Before we sat down, a woman in her late 20s walked up to us. She had long purple hair that was done in curls at the ends. She wore a long purple dress that had the mark on the back of an Arbok on the chest. She had on purple flats and matching purple gloves that reached her elbows. She had red eyes and smile that seemed nice enough. Next to her was an Arbok that held a piece of chalk in its tail.

"Hello you two. I am Ms. Bok, and I'll be your homeroom teacher and Matchups 101 teacher as well." She said.

"Hi, Ms. Bok. I'm Ledia and this is Galvin." I replied.

"Wonderful, just take a seat wherever you like." We nodded and found seats in the back right corner of the class. More and more kids began to arrive until all the seats were filled. Ms. Bok got up and began to speak.

"Welcome everyone! My name is Ms. Bok and I will be your homeroom teacher this year. I'm so excited to be here and to see all of you. However, I have all of your names here but I'm not sure who is who. When I call your name please stand up and introduce yourself, ok?"

She went down the list and read the list of students in the class. The ones that really caught my attention were Nina and her Nidorina, Tyrone and his Tyrouge, Corra and her Corsola, and Mark and his Murkrow. After we all introduced ourselves, it was time for Matchups 101, which was basically a class for knowing which types went well against which. We started off easy with Fire, Grass, and Water, but Ms. Bok warned us that as the year went on the stuff will get harder. I could barely pay attention though, because Arbok kept writing notes on the chalkboard for us to write down. The fact that a snake could write with such speed and precision blew my mind. After Matchups was a whole slew of different classes and courses. My two favorites were Home Economics with Ms. Kahn, and Evolution with Mr. Nyte. Ms. Kahn was a heavier lady with a light brown headband around her head and brown clothing and shoes. She had her baby in one of those baby carrying pouches, and spoke with a loud voice. Her companion Pokémon was a Kangaskhan, who could apparently bake a mean chocolate cake. Ms. Kahn was funny and loud. She seemed to put an exclamation point behind everything she said, and when she praised you she gave you a slap on the back hard enough to knock the wind out of you. Mr. Nyte was an old man with a sea blue beard, glasses, and a hat that looked like the shell of an Omanyte. As he spoke, he stroked the shell of the cutest Omanyte I've ever seen with big round eyes and tiny tentacles. Mr. Nyte made talking about evolution interesting by putting in his own stories and even demonstrating the science behind a Rare Candy. Finally it was lunch time. I found Galvin sitting next to some other 5th and 6th graders. They made room for me and I was greeted with hellos and big smiles. There were 4 on each side of the table including me. Across from me at the far right was one of the biggest 6th graders I've ever seen. He wasn't fat but he definitely was a big kid. He had flaming red hair and wore and orange scarf that looked like the flames an Emboar has around his neck. He wore something that resembled the pattern on a Emboar's midsection and red boots. "My name's Matt Boar, and this is Pignite." He said in a deep booming voice. A Pignite sat next to him wolfing down some Pokeblocks. Directly across from me was 5th grader who looked like she was late for a luau. She had grass green short hair decorated with 2 large flowers on each side. She wore a green cloth around her chest and large grass skirt that was green and yellow. She introduced herself as Bella Lawson. Her Pokémon, a little Bellossom, sat on her lap. Next up was another 5th grader. He had dark red hair and wore a plain yellow shirt. He also wore a pair of pants that were way too large for him and yellow shoes. He introduced himself by his nickname Scrappy. A little Scraggy sat next to him, his head just above the table. Next to him was a girl who was nose deep into a book. She wore a purple witch hat and matching robes with purple knee high boots. She was too into the book to notice us, so Galvin explained that her name was Maggie McPherson. A Mismagius floated alongside her. On my side of the table was another girl who wore a blue long sleeved dress with a white design on the bottom. Attached was a tail with a bright blue ball at the end. She had long blue hair and a blue headband that made her look like she had blue ears. She introduced herself as Mary, and her companion Pokémon was an Azumarrill. Sitting next to her was a little boy that looked like he was always happy. He had snow white hair and wore a plain white long sleeve shirt. On his back was his white backpack that sprouted a pair of angel wings. He wore shorts that had the classic Toge- evolution line on them and white sneakers. He introduced himself as Toby and next to him was a cheery little Togetic that was munching on a Poffin. Galvin and Galvantua sat next to me and Ledian.

I took an instant liking to the group. I was glad that there were 4 boys and 4 girls to even things out. Matt was the witty one, cracking jokes at the right times to make everyone laugh. Bella could sing and dance, adding some rhythm to the group. Scrappy was a straight class clown, acting silly just because he could. Maggie was quiet most of the time, but appeared to be the brains of the group as she added in her own knowledge about Pokémon that seemed really interesting. Mary seemed like someone who was a loyal and close friend, willing to help out anyone in need. Toby was so happy-go-lucky about everything it was almost scary. Still, it was nice to have someone who could brighten up your day almost instantly. Galvin was a lot calmer than I made him out to be at first, simply laughing and adding on whatever the conversation was. And I was just crazy and outgoing me, which seemed just fine to the rest of us. In other words, we made the perfect group of friends, giving me high hopes for the rest of the year.

After lunch was recess. I found myself playing kickball with the rest of the gang and some other kids. My team was up 2-1, bottom of the 5th. Matt was at bat. He wore a huge grin on his face as he stomped his foot into the ground. Parson Ramsy, a Rampardos enthusiast and the pitcher for our team, lined up the pitch and rolled the ball. Matt gave the ball a mighty kick. It whizzed past me and bounced off of the slide. Its arc went high as it flew into the main playground. We heard a large collective gasp and scream as it landed. We all ran back into the playground, hoping no one was hurt. Everyone was crowded around an 8th grade boy and a 8th grade girl that appeared to be his girlfriend. The girl had on a yellow dress that had low enough of a neckline to question it's appropriateness at school, with 2 giant leaves on the back and another one on her head. She had long hair that was braided with a long light brown streamer. At her side was a Vitcreebel. She was talking to another 8th grader that held out kickball in one hand, notifying that he was the one who got hit. He was a little big for his age, about 5'11''. He wore a grey muscle shirt that revealed his muscles and abs, gray baggy camo pants and grey combat boots. Around his neck was a grey skull pendant that resembled the one on his Houndoom, who was growling ferociously. His owner appeared to be just as angry, as the Victreebel girl tried to calm him down.

"Please calm down, Howard. It was probably just an accident."

"I don't care, Victoria! Whoever did this is going to pay!" He growled. He suddenly turned around to us. I felt Ledian tense as his wings fluttered faster. He was readying himself to protect me.

"Ok you little brats, I'm going to ask this one time. WHO KICKED THE BALL?!" he barked. No one moved at first, but then Matt took a deep breath and stepped up. "It was me Howard. I kicked the ball my accident. Sorry if I hit you."

"Sorry ain't gonna cut it kid." Suddenly Howard was up in Matt's face. The two were about the same height, but Matt was still noticeably larger and stronger than Howard. He could probably toss him over Mt. Silver with his pinkie. However, he slowly stepped away from Howard, shaking in fear. Even Matt's Pignite, who had a type advantage over Houndoom, began to back away as well. Something inside me knew that this was just wrong, and it was just enough for me to step in front of Matt and glare at Howard. "Hey, back off Howard! He said it was an accident, alright?"

Howard was at first surprised by my boldness, but then began to laugh loudly. A couple of people began to laught nervously as well. He crouched down so we were meeting eye to eye. "Oh really? What are you going to do about it, Bug Girl?" Houndoom began to growl again. Ledian however did not back down, and instead put its 6 fists up in defense.

Ledian's act of bravery gave me a wild idea. I knew it was going to backfire, but it was still worth a shot. I took a deep breath. "Howard, I challenge you to a Pokémon Battle!"

The whole playground gasped and was speechless.

"Whoa, hold up. You really think you can beat me and Houndoom in a battle?"

"No, but I'm not going to let you bully my friends around any longer."

"Very well then. If you win, I won't give you or your little posse any more trouble. However, if I win, I get full possession of the kickball field, blocking you and you little friends from ever stepping foot on it again."

"Deal."

"Good. Meet me in the playground afterschool. I'll be waiting." He said with a devilish smirk. He walked off, Houndoom right at his side. The crowd dispersed talking amongst themselves. The gang ran up to me wild eyed.

"Ledia, you have my sincere thanks and respect." Matt said.

"Yeah, too bad she's not going to live long enough to enjoy it." Scrappy added.

"Oh c'mon guys, you really don't think I have a chance?" I whined.

"Well let's look at the stats. He's more experienced than you, has more supporters, a stronger Pokémon, and a type advantage. I would say Ledian's flight ability is its saving grace, but that can be easily countered by Houndoom's Flamethrower." Maggie explained.

"Are you done?" I said blankly.

"Hmm… yea I'm good now."

"Ledia, are you sure you want to do this?" Galvin asked.

"I guess I really have no choice. It's time someone showed this punk that he doesn't rule the school."

"Yeah, you go Ledia!" Toby cheered.

"I just hope you made the right choice." Galvin said.

"Yeah, I hope so too…" I mumbled.

Alright, so that's it for now! Also, PA is a big school, so I'm going to need some OC's throughout this story. Here, have a template

Name:

Age:

Grade (If student):

Occupation (If staff member):

Pokémon (Try to stay away from legendaries and pseudo-legendaries):

Personality:

Other:

Have Fun!

(PS: If you want to know what some of the characters look like, simply look up 'Pokemon in human form' on Google. Click on the first and fifth link to see the artwork I used. Enjoy!)