Prologue: The Boy with blue eyes

Aoi Andrews age (15) he was born and raised in the Kanto region, his parents named him Aoi because of the color of his eyes. They were blue unlike his father who had brown eyes and his mother who had burnt amber eyes. He was very shy and reserved boy who enjoyed reading, studying, or playing with the local Pokémon. Aoi didn't have many friends and the other boys and girls looked down on him because he didn't like to play their games, like tag and kickball. They thought he was weird because he was always reading or they disliked him because he used words they didn't understand.

His best friend was a rambunctious girl who enjoyed watching TV, playing video games, and getting into trouble, and her name was Aya, they meet one day when Aya was playing in the tree with some aipoms and she fell on Aoi. Instead of apologizing or thanking Aoi she asked him to follow her so he could cushion her fall again, after that day she started following him around and dragging him along with her. At first he didn't want anything to do with her but on day when they were playing they wandering into the tall grass where feral Pokémon live, they were attacked by a horde wild spearow. Neither of them knew what to do but Aya told Aoi that she'd protect him, before they got hurt thought Aoi's mother stopped the spearow and took the two of them home. After that day the two of them were inseparable, but one day Aoi learned that she had to leave. Aya's family only came to Kanto to do research on Pokémon migration, and since their research was complete they moved back home to the faraway region of Unova.

Aoi, devastated by the loss of his best friend, shut everyone else out and gave up on wanting to be a Pokémon trainer like his parents before him. He didn't want to go on a journey without her because if he did it alone, people would judge him based on his heritage. The two of them kept in touch with letters as much as they could but one day he mustered up the courage to tell her that he didn't want to be a trainer anymore. After that day he stopped receiving letters from her no matter how many he sent. Aoi eventually gave up on trying to talk to her and decided that he would put all of his time into studying and become the best breeder there was. Years passed and Aoi finally felt like his life was back to normal and he was able to make friends again and have fun, but it wouldn't last. He received a letter from Aya saying that she was going to start her journey when she turned 15, and she wanted Aoi to do it with her.

Aoi didn't know how to react, he had come to believe he never wanted to hear from her again and abandoned any feelings he had for her. He had given up on being a trainer, but now that he had a chance to see her again he had to take it. The only thing that stopped him was the distance between them; there was no way he could see her if they were continents apart. He went to his parents saying he wanted to start his journey so he could see her. Most parents would be happy that their child wanted to start their journey and follow their dreams but there was no way they would give up their livelihood and move far away so their child could start their journey in whatever region they wanted. It is also stated in the Pokémon league that a child has to start from the region their born from except under special circumstances, but his parents aren't exactly normal.

His father Clint is the current Kanto league champion and his mother one of the elite four of the kanto league as well as one of the best contest coordinators from the Hoenn region, but even for them they couldn't change the leagues mind about Aoi being able to start his journey in the Unova region. After a couple of years trying his parents were about to give up. Then his father had an idea that just might work.

Aoi would have to work for Professor Juniper as an assistant and that way he would be able to do his journey in Unova without having to worry about the restrictions of where he was born. His mother decided it was best to resign her spot in the elite four so she could go with him. Aoi was surprised at how much his parents were willing to give up just so he could start his journey. Normally all a trainer has to do to be certified for their journey is complete a course at their local school, but Aoi also had to take the researchers course so he could work for the professor. It can take anywhere from 6 months or a year to pass the researcher's course depending on the person, but in the few months since he moved Aoi was able to complete both and his 15th birthday arrived shortly afterward.

"Aoi, wake up dear! Today is the day you start your Pokémon adventure! Breakfast is almost ready so hurry up!" His mother hollered from downstairs.

"I know I know mom" he said as he was coming down the stairs and took a seat at the table.

His mother laughed "I always forget you're not your father who needs to be woken up, I bet you didn't sleep a wink last night huh?"

"Yeah how did you know? He questioned curiously with a shocked expression on his face. He knew his mom was nosy but he didn't think she still watched him while he slept. "Mom you weren't checking on me during the night were you?!" he asked very disheartened and let out a sigh.

"Ehhh?! N..N..NO! You've got it wrong!" she stammered shaking her fist up and down furiously "I was only asking because I was the same when I was your age" she giggled. "I remember staying up all night working on what I should say when I called out a Pokémon, Do you want to hear it huh? I bet you do! I dunno if you're ready for it though" she snickered as she crossed her arms.

"No! I rather not hear it mom, if it's anything like fathers then I would very much not like to hear it" he said curtly with a look of disdain on his face. "I spent all night thinking about what I should do when I meet Aya again, I mean we haven't talked in years and I feel like we didn't leave off on the best of terms. I didn't even tell her that I'm doing this so I'm worried that she'll be just as surprised as I was when I got her letter a few years ago." He looked out through the window with a worried look on his face. He wasn't sure if he did the right thing.

His mother put down the pan with eggs in it in the middle of the table and went back to the kitchen to grab the rest of the food, as she placed the last of the food down she did rather loudly. The loud smack of the bowl thundered through the dining room and shook Aoi from his stupor.

"Aoi listen up I'm going to tell you something very important okay." She looked outside the window for a moment took and deep breath and turned to face him. She stared straight into his eyes and raised her hand, she seemed to hesitate for a second, her hand came flying down with such speed Aoi didn't notice it was gone until it was right by the side of his face. He clenched up expecting to get hit, but then he saw his mother dart toward him and threw her arms around him.

"Don't worry dear! You've got to learn to live with your choices regardless of whether they are the best. I know you like to try to rationalize thing but the real world is like a hurricane you can't control everything, or always make the best choice…" she paused and her voice changed it wasn't the bright and cheerful voice his mother always seemed to have. "There will be things that happen on your journey that you can't control and many thing you will regret" Her voice started to get horse and tears started to swell up in her eyes.

"But you can't let that get you down okay you've got to keep pushing forward and finish what you've started, I know you can do it Aoi your very strong and you've got something your father and I never had on our journeys." She looked up at him with tears running down her face. " …d..dooo you know what it is? She asked as she was choking back tears.

Aoi had never seen this side of his mother, he was in shock and at a loss for word, he opened his mouth to say no but the it wouldn't come out. His mind was like a blizzard now he couldn't understand why his heart was aching and why he couldn't answer his mother. He took a deep breath and tried again but still nothing came out. He started trembling and shook his head no.

"The answer is very simply, its love!" As she said this she smiled and squeezed him tighter, Aoi put hands around her and hugged tightly.

"Hey mom do you think you could let go I can't really breathe" She let go of him immediately and jumped back up and started wiping away her tears. Aoi finally released from his mother's death grip let out a sigh of relief.

"Sorry dear I forget how strong I am sometimes she said nervously" with her hand on the back of her head, she then took her hands and smacked both of sides of her face!

"Alright! No more crying it's time to get ready for your adventure!" she screamed with one arm pumped in the air.

"Don't you feel embarrassed when you do stuff like that?" Aoi asked "I couldn't imagine doing something like that let alone in front of people" as he said this he shuddered and was glad that he didn't inherit that from his parents.

"What's so embarrassing about it?! I'm just psyching myself up! Any who let's get you some fuel for you big day! I made all of your breakfast favorites for your big day, There's blueberry muffins, very crispy bacon the way you like it, hash browns that aren't too soft but not too crunchy. As well as steamed rice and eggs. The best part about the eggs is that I wrote Good Luck in ketchup" She said coyly while winking at him and giggling.

Staring at the banquet of food in front of him he wasn't sure if he should grateful for all of his favorites or a little disturbed that his mother was still writing messages to him with ketchup. "Thank you mom, I thought I told you though I'm not a little kid anymore you don't have to write stuff on my eggs!" he pleaded

"Excuse me for wishing my baby good luck on his journey and I held myself back I wanted to write out a bunch more and spell stuff with your bacon but I know your too grown up for those kind of things. She said with an annoyed look on her face and crossing her arms, she then took her seat across from him and grabbed one of the muffins.

"You know there's been something I've wanted to ask you for a while mom. Why did you go through the trouble of getting me to Unova and making it so I could start my journey here? Aoi questioned with a very serious look on his face.

"That's a very simple answer ya donut!" she exclaimed as she rolled her eyes and took some of the eggs with her fork and shoved them into his mouth. "It because we love you and want you to be able to follow your dreams no matter what! "I swear you're more oblivious than Satoshi with stuff like this, uggh I don't know how Rin deals with it" she said shaking her head in confusion. Under her breathe she whispered "I feel sorry for Aya I hope you learn to spot when a girl is in love with you.

"Hey mom that's mean! You can't compare me to Satoshi he's practically emotionless!" Aoi exclaimed frantically. After arguing about Aoi being like Satoshi for a few minutes they returned to their normal breakfast routine of small talk and watching the news. Before they could finish though the doorbell rang.

"Aoi can you get that please?" his mother asked. He nodded and got up from the table to answer the door.

Prologue End