Hello, dear viewers. Before you continue reading, I would like to say that this story is a collaboration between the author Mercavez and myself. Please check out his profile if you enjoy this story. You might even like his story that he's working on. It is also Pokémon related and quite original in my opinion. Thank you for your time.

Chapter 1

The sun rose above the small town of Twinleaf, shining down on all its sleeping inhabitants except for one. A young trainer who was eager to begin her life journey.

This trainer had woken up before the sun to have a head start on her packing. She knew well that a prepared trainer was the best trainer. After packing a set of extra clothes and all other necessities into a bag, the purple eyed trainer went to her mirror to assure she was dressed right for the day ahead of her.

She wore her favorite purple shirt under a short sleeved cropped blue jacket. She wore fingerless gloves that reached past her elbows and matched the color of her shirt. The trainer also wore round bracelets that was a lighter shade of blue than that of her jacket. She also wore jeans and a belt held them up nicely. The purple and black boots the trainer wore were perfect for the long walk that waited for her. The trainer tied her dark blue, waist length hair into a braid, leaving her bangs in front of her face.

Feeling anxious, the young trainer adjusted her bracelets to calm down her feelings. Knowing she was ready, the trainer reached for her bag as there was a knock on her bedroom door. The trainer turned towards the door noticing the black headed female.

"Good morning, my little gem. I see you're ready early for today. Did you even sleep last night, my dear?" The young trainer smiled.

"Morning, Mother. I did sleep, but it took awhile. I'm really excited for today. I finally get my own pokemon! I want to get there as soon as possible." The blue eyed mother watched her daughter walk out the room to the kitchen.

"Well, maybe you should wait a little while longer. I know it's quite a ways to Professor Rowan's lab, but I think you might get there before the professor does." The young trainer headed towards a cabinet and pulled out a bowl. "Well I wasn't going to leave just yet. I was gonna eat some cereal really quick and then head off." The young trainer grabbed a box of cereal and began to make her breakfast. She poured milk in the bowl and sat down. Her mother gave her a gentle smile.

"Alright then but I still think you should slow down a bit. Maybe you could go meet the new neighbors a few houses down. I heard there was a young boy about your age. You could take him to see the professor." The young trainer shook her head as she chewed her cereal.

"I don't think so, Mother. I don't want a newbie slowing me down." The blue eyed woman gave a look of disapproval.

"Now Topaz, I know you're excited, but that is no way to speak about a person. Your father and I have raised you better." Topaz looked down at her cereal.

"I'm sorry, but I'd rather just go alone. Maybe on one of my visits back home I can meet the new guy." Topaz's mother sighed.

"Have it your way. I might as well wake up Cecilia so that you can at least say goodbye to her before you go." Topaz nodded and continued to eat as her mother went back upstairs. After finishing, Topaz got up and washed her dishes. By the time she was done, her mother came back to the kitchen with her sister in her arms.

"Be careful as you make it to Sandgem Town." Topaz nodded.

"I will. Bye, Mother. Bye, Cici." Topaz said this as she gave a kiss to both her mother and her drowsy baby sister. The small red head just let out a sleepy grunt as sister walked away. Topaz gave a final wave of goodbye as she closed the front door behind her.

The sun rose over the dimly lit sky, slowly pushing away the darkness as it signified the beginning of a new day.

One trainer was up and ready to greet this sun, today was a significant day after all. He had dressed himself in his black jeans and yellow hoodie. He walked down stairs while combing his short brown hair. As he walked into the living room he spotted his mother, sitting casually with the family Arcanine.

"How long have you been up?" Sulfur had asked surprised.

She looked into his golden yellow eyes, just coming to terms with her only son leaving. But he couldn't stay forever as much as she would want him to.

She smiled. "Not long. Did you really think i was going to miss your departing?"

Sulfur shook his head. "No, of course not. I kinda expected as much. But I have to go now if i'm gonna make it in time."

"You're always early. Why not have some breakfast before you head out?" She offered.

He began to walk towards the door, adamant on not diverting from his schedule. "Thanks Mom, but I already packed what I needed, including food."

Before he opened the door, his mother called to him one last time. "Sulfur, aren't you forgetting something?"

"What? Of course not." He responded. "I planned out everything yesterday"

Just then, he felt a small tug at his leg. A small, green haired Pokémon, known as Ralts, was the culprit of such action.

"Ren? What are you doing?" Sulfur asked confused.

"She wants to go with you." His mother interjected. "Just take her. It's not like an extra pokemon is a bad thing. She'll look after you."

Sulfur looked down on Ren. She looked just as eager as him to go out on a journey.

"Well, I guess it wouldn't be that bad." Sulfur said extending his arm.

Ren grabbed on as Sulfur lifted her up to his head where she stayed.

With one final look back to his mother, Sulfur spoke. "Right then, Mom. Thanks for everything. I'll see you later."

Sulfur walked out the door leaving his mother to reflect. It would be a dangerous world she let Sulfur loose in it, but she wasn't too worried. She had told Ren to go along with Sulfur last night in order to look after him. So long as those two were together, nothing too bad could happen. Still, she would continue to hope for the best and keep the house cozy just in case he visited.

The Arcanine whined at his master.

"Oh, they'll be fine. If they get into trouble, at least they won't be in at it alone."

The sun had finally set its place in the sky where it was able to remove all traces of dawn. The rookie trainer, Sulfur, was making his way to Sandgem, actively avoiding patches of grass when possible. Ren was acting as Sulfur's scout by grabbing onto his head and spotting wild Pokémon to avoid.

Sulfur was making his way to Sandgem Town in order to pick up a starter Pokémon. The lead professor of the lab was giving away starter Pokémon to those who would help him complete research of the native pokemon around Sinnoh. As soon as Sulfur heard about this, he jumped at the opportunity to go out on a journey.

Sulfur's father was a police officer in Hoenn when on one call he lost his life to a rampaging Pokémon. The news hit Sulfur hard and since then became scared of any Pokémon he met. That is until one day he met the small Ralts known as Ren. While playing outside, the two grew to be close friends and it helped Sulfur get over his phobia of Pokémon. Unfortunately, it came raging back when the two were attacked by a wild Mightyena. Seeing his injured friend, Sulfur promised himself he'd grow up to be strong enough to protect anyone who couldn't protect themselves.

After an hour of the duo's ever vigilant sneaking, they were able to make it to where they needed to be. Sulfur walked into the clean laboratory where scientists were too invested in their research to notice he had let himself in. Sulfur decided to walk up to one of the researchers.

"Hey, is there a Professor Rowan here?" Sulfur asked.

"He's in the back. The old geezer with grey hair and huge mustache." replied the researcher, not even bothering to look up from the book he was reading.

"Right...thanks."

With that, Sulfur and Ren made their way to the back to greet the head researcher.

"Excuse me, I'm here about-" Sulfur was cut short by another person making their way through the door.

After taking a deep breath, Topaz started to sprint towards Sandgem. She was incredibly eager to start her own journey and was determined to stay focus on her goal.

Topaz had grown up in Sinnoh. With her father being a Pokémon Ranger, she knew the region better than anyone. As a child, she wanted nothing more than to follow her father's footsteps. Although her mother was a former coordinator, Topaz never seemed to be as interested in contests as she was in gym battles. Today was her great start and nothing was going to stop her.

Once Topaz had gotten safely through the route, she stopped at the entrance to take in the town. After a moment, she made her way to the lab.

Upon entering, she noticed all the scientists busy at work, or just plainly ignoring her. She did the same and headed towards the Professor's office. She didn't bother much with knocking and casually opened the door.

"-m here about-" As Topaz stood in the office doorway, she had interrupted another trainer that was speaking to the Professor.

"Uh, oops. I'm sorry. I didn't think anyone else was in here other than the Professor." The male trainer turned to face Topaz, showing signs of annoyance.

"Ah, you two are here about my search for trainers to help me with my research, I'm assuming." said the Professor as he stood up from his desk.

"That is correct." Sulfur answered.

"Speak for yourself, Goldie. I just came here to pick my starter and move on." Topaz replied.

"Whatever the reason may be, we can get you started here." The Professor interjected. He made his way to another side of his office where a long table seemed to be prepared for the occasion of the day. He motioned both trainers and Pokémon to the table as he opened a separate cabinet and pulled out three pokeballs.

"Young man, why don't you pick first." offered the professor, motioning towards the table.

"Don't mind if i do." Sulfur looked over the three pokeballs. Topaz waited impatiently as he did so.

Within each one was Chimchar, Turtwig, and Piplup. Ren stared intently at each of the sleeping Pokémon within. Sulfur took a deep breath, and reached out to grab the small Turtwig.

"You're picking Turtwig? It's a Pokémon that is easy to raise." The Professor commented.

Sulfur looked back. "Yes, i pick Turtwig."

Rowan simply nodded. "Young lady, it's your turn. " Topaz gave a smile.

"Well lucky me. My choice is Chimchar." Topaz said as she grabbed Chimchar's pokeball.

"Very well then, may I present you with your trainer IDs, and Sulfur, since you are new, here is your research tool, the pokedex. With this you will be able catalog any pokemon you meet. Fill it up then bring it to me, understand?" The Professor said while handing Sulfur a small red device.

"Of course." Sulfur responded. "I'll have every pokemon registered and brought to you as soon as possible."

"Right then, may both of your journeys be filled with excitement." The Professor went back to his prior research and put away the unchosen Piplup.

"Thank you, Professor Rowan." Topaz said and quickly headed out the door.

With a last wave Sulfur made his way out as well. Once Topaz got outside, she allowed her Chimchar to be free from his pokeball. The fire ape Pokémon blinked a few times and looked up to Topaz. Topaz crouched down to speak to the Pokémon.

"Well, looks like it's you and me on this adventure so let's give you a name. Do you like Achi?" The gave a look of approval as he climbed onto his trainer's shoulder. Topaz smiled. "Alright then, let's go!" Topaz and Achi quickly began their way towards Route 202.

Sulfur examined the Turtwig as it stared back at him confused, mostly for having a Ralts on his head.

"Your name will be Walter." Sulfur quickly decided.

Seeing no problems with this, Turtwig agreed to the new name. Recalling the Turtwig to its pokeball, Sulfur also made his way to Route 202.