Hi! So this is an idea I've been thinking about for a very long time. Basically I want this to be a long project of this one character traveling around the Pokemon world, aging up and growing with the times. Why am I starting with Alola though? Because I developed most of Alola already. Plus it will help me in the future should I write other fics that take place in Kanto or Sinnoh. But all in due time.
Also I should mention that all the main kid characters (Lillie, Hau, Gladion and the MC) are aged up to be 18. As I said, the MC is someone who's already been to the other regions and has indeed taken down other evil organizations. So he's basically meant to be us, the players. Anyway that's enough rambling, let's get stuck in!
Chapter 1-A good day to relax?
Stepping off the ship was Collin, professional Pokemon Trainer. Known by few for such feats as traveling through multiple regions, captured hundreds of Pokemon, taking down evil organizations and many other accomplishments. Yet aside from competing in many Pokemon League tournaments, his accomplishments are relativity unknown aside from taking down Team Flare in Kalos. Which was good for him, as he didn't want the public on him consistently. However this time, coming to Alola was different. He wasn't here for a journey, he was here to relax. Exiting the terminal and into Hau'oli City for the first time, the heat hit him right away. Thankful for his shorts and T-Shirt, he made his way toward the outskirts of the city itself before getting a phone call.
"Ah Collin my boy! Didn't expect you to pick up!" said the voice over the phone.
"If you didn't expect me to pick up, why did you call me in the first place Professor Oak?" he responded.
"Well I thought you'd be still on the ship. But anyway, how was the cruise? Not too choppy eh?"
"Could be worse. Way better than the S.S Anne anyway. How's the Pokemon? They getting along well?"
"Of course! They are behaving very well and are getting along with the other Pokemon in the garden." said Oak, typing away at his computer. "Listen, I want ask you something."
"Depends on what that something is." replied Collin.
"It's about your mom. How are you dealing with it?" said Oak with a hint of restraint.
"Coping better than I thought I would. Still, hard to believe she's gone." said Collin, sighing.
"Yeah well she was a diamond. If there is anything you want to talk about, don't hesitate to call okay?" Oak began to look over notes about Alola before something sparked his interest. "Oh wait Collin. You know how I said your mom came from Alola?"
"Yeah?"
"Well believe it or not, one of her old friends is the Professor for Alola. Professor Kukui is his name. I know you told me you weren't doing a journey here, but you're going to be living right next to him. Might be worth visiting him."
"Yeah I might. Thanks Professor." said Collin, about hang up.
"WAIT COLLIN! Before you hang up, I have a request for you. It's nothing major but hear me out okay?" Collin briefly thought about it.
"Okay, shoot."
"Right, my cousin Samson lives in Alola. If you ever see him, ask him about the Alolan version of Kanto Pokemon? Remember? The ones that moved to Kan-"
"Yeah Professor I remember. I'll keep an eye out okay? Anything else? I'm almost at my house and I need to unpack."
"Nope that's pretty much it. Goodbye Collin and enjoy your break!" said Oak before hanging up. Collin sighed and continued his way toward the house. Along the way, his poke began to shake and a Pokeball opened, letting out a Piplup.
"Piplup Piplup!" it cried out.
"You couldn't wait could ya?" he said, smirking at the Pokemon. "Sorry for keeping you in there for so long. Idiots wouldn't let me keep you out while docking."
"Piplup!" it said, nodding as if to say he understood. The two walked along the dirt path until they came across a house and a bunch of men and Machamp's with boxes. One of the men walked up towards the two.
"Hey, this your house?" said the man.
"Yeah I'm just moving in."
"Ah you must be Collin. We are just about finished her. Everything in unpacked, just need to take out the boxes. Now if you could just sign here and we'll be out of your way." said the man handing out a clipboard. Collin signed it right away. "Alright that's it. Thank you for choosing our service and enjoy Alola." The men and Machamps began to enter the trucks and drove off into the city. Collin wasted no more time and entered his new house. The house was fully furnished, like the movers said, and it had a warm atmosphere around it, making it very homely already. Collin went into his bedroom to discover a package on the bed. He opened it up and inside was a picture frame of him when he was just eleven years old and his mom, seeing him off for his journey. On the back there was a message that read;
"All Good Journeys Start From Somewhere." Collin couldn't help but get a bit teary eyed, but held back. He needed to be strong now. Piplup came up to him and tried to comfort him.
"I'm alright buddy. I just need time okay?" Piplup seemed to understand and let him be. He put the picture frame down and began to unpack what was in his travel bag and suitcase. From clothes, small items and presents from friends, it took him over an hour to finally have everything unpacked. From utter exhaustion, Collin collapsed on his bed, with Piplup right beside him and went to sleep.
There was a rather loud knock on the door that woke Collin up from his sleep. Lazily, he got up from his bed and exited the bed room. There was another loud knock which annoyed him. "I'm coming!" he shouted. Before he even got to the door, it opened revealing a tall, tanned man in a lab coat and wearing shades.
"ALOLA!" he shouted at the high of his voice.
"Arceus! Do you do that to every house you visit?!" shouted Collin.
"Sorry man, I heard someone new move here and I just had to check who it was. Anyway, I'm Professor Kukui. I study Pokemon moves and how they work." he said extending his arm out.
"Collin, nice to meet you Professor...Kukui was it?" The Professor nodded. "Heh, good timing. Was going to pay you a visit soon."
"Oh really?"
"Yeah. Professor Oak from Kanto told me you knew my mom." Kukui stopped to think for a moment before his eyes lit up.
"OH! You mean Mary! You're Mary's son?! Oh Arceus it's great to finally meet you!" said Kukui shaking his hand even faster and harder. "Tell me, how's Mary doing?" he asked. This triggered something in Collin and he slowly removed his hand and looked down.
"She's...um...well...not around anymore." was his reply. It took only a few seconds for Kukui to find out what he meant by that. The light in his eyes faded and was replaced with sadness.
"Oh...I'm sorry. I never knew. She was a lovely person before she left to Kanto. She must have been a great mother too."
"Yeah. She was great. Mind that we move on? I don't want to talk about this more than I should."
"Oh yeah sure." said Kukui, coughing. "Right so welcome to Alola. I assume someone like you is here for a journey?"
"Actually I'm not. I've decided to take a break from that and relax here. It's just me and my Piplup." he said just as Piplup came out from the bedroom.
"Oh an actual Piplup! I've never got the chance to see one in person!" Kukui began to examine the Piplup, much to the hate of Piplup.
"Yeah. He came from an egg my Empoleon laid." Piplup slipped away from Kukui and jumped on Collin's shoulder. "He's a little shy around new people."
"That's okay. Say, why don't I show you around? There's a little town just north of us called Iki Town. I'm sure you'll like it." Collin thought for a while and looked at Piplup, who nodded.
"Okay, we'll join you!" said Collin.
"Cool! Why don't we go now?" The two nodded at Kukui's request. "Well then, let's get going!"
The three walked along a long dirt path, while Kukui explained details about Alola. They came across a couple trainers that were battling each other.
"USE TACKLE!" one of them shouted.
"DODGE AND COUNTER ATTACK WITH YOUR OWN TACKLE!" the other shouted.
"Ah, nothing like two young trainers and a Pokemon battle. It's great to see trainers start so young. You said you traveled right?" asked Kukui, turning to Collin.
"Yeah. Been to Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova and Kalos."
"Wow! You must be really strong! Ever competed in the Leagues?"
"Yeah. Only won in Sinnoh but I turned down being Champion. It's not for me. I have no desire to actually be the best trainer, I just like to travel and take on challenges." he said as they got close to Iki Town.
"Well we all have our reasons to go on a journey." They reached the entrance to Iki Town. The town itself was surrounded by tree and people were outside, playing with Pokemon Collin has never seen before. "Welcome to Iki Town! Everyone here is friendly so if you need any advice, don't hesitate to come to Iki Town. Speaking of advice, you should meet the Kahuna."
"The Kahuna?" asked Collin.
"Yeah. The Kahuna actually runs and protects the island. Each island of Alola has a Kahuna and they are always happy to help newcomers. You should look around for him"
"What does he look like?"
"Big bushy beard, can't miss it. Now I'm gonna have to leave you for a few minutes, I just have to look for someone. I won't be long!" said Kukui walking away from Collin. Collin took his time as he walked around the town, meeting and greeting people as he went. He then noticed a figure in the corner of his eye. A young woman wearing nothing but white was walking into what seemed like a forest trek, holding a bag that moved. Carefully, he followed the path that lead him to another long dirt path, leading up hill. He looked up and saw the figure again.
"Please, stay in the bag until we get there." said the woman as she walked further in the trek. This got his interest as he continued his way along the dirt path and saw the figure in front of him and a wooden bridge. The woman looked like she was struggling to keep the bag on her went suddenly, a purple cloud like creature came flying out of the bag. It seemed happy and floated across the bridge until a flock of Spearow began to attack the cloud. The woman screamed in horror. Collin ran up towards the woman just as she turned around to see him.
"What's going on here?!" he asked. The woman was shy and had trouble speaking.
"P-P-Please...save Nebby!" she said. Collin nodded and looked at Piplup.
"Got anything to help us?" he asked. Piplup looked down and shook his head. "That's okay, don't worry. You stay here with the lady and I'll save Nebby." said Collin, patting Piplup's head. He slowly moved his away across the bridge that shook constantly. He looked down to see a fast flowing river with sharp rocks everywhere. He went as slow as possible till he reached the Spearow. "Shoo! Shoo! Off with ya!" he shouted, covering the cloud. The Spearow shot up into the air and began to attack him. "AH! YOU BASTARDS!" he shouted. Suddenly, a light appeared from under him and the next thing he knew, the bridge collapsed and he was now falling into the river.
"NO!" shouted the woman. Collin grabbed a hold of the cloud in an attempt to save it from the crushing rocks, until a light shimmered in the sky, knocking out the Spearow and catching the two, leading them safely on land beside the woman. "Oh my Gosh! You two okay?!" she asked.
"TAPU KOKOKOKO!" the yellow creature that saved Collin and the cloud said, dropping something and shooting back into the sky and off into the distance. Piplup ran to Collin and hugged the living daylights out of his trainer.
"PIPLUP! PIPLUP!" it cried out, with tears in it's eyes.
"It's okay buddy. I'm fine now." he said, patting his back. "You'd think I'd be fucking used to that by now." he said getting up.
"Swear!" said the woman.
"I'm sorry?"
"Oh...um...sorry. Force of habit. Thank you so much for saving Nebby. He's quite the trouble maker." said the woman, bowing.
"It's no problem. I'm Collin. What's your name?"
"Lillie. My name is Lillie. Pleased to meet you Collin." she said, bowing again. "Sorry for causing all this trouble."
"Again, it's fine. Like I said, you'd think I'd be used to this stuff by now."
"What do you mean by that?" asked Lillie.
"Oh I traveled a lot and I came across a lot of things like this. It's as if danger follows me." he said laughing. "Oh by the way, this is my buddy Piplup." Piplup nodded and cried out.
"Hi Piplup. He looks like a well kept Pokemon." she said.
"Yep. Say, want me to acompany you back to the town? I'm supposed to look for the Kahuna, whoever that is."
"Oh I know who the Kahuna is! I can show you to him." The two began to walk back to town before Lillie noticed the object on the ground. "Um...is this yours?" she asked, picking it up.
"Nope. Never seen it before in my life."
"Well I think you should keep a hold of it. Maybe the Kahuna might know what it is. Come on let's go." she said. "And you, stay in the bag!" she warned the cloud Pokemon before it jumped back in to the bag. They walked along the dirt path, back to Iki Town.
As they walked out of the dirt path, they met with Kukui.
"Ah there you are Collin! And you found my assistant Lillie!" he said with delight.
"Oh you work for Professor Kukui?" asked Collin.
"Yeah. I'm mostly just making sure he's doing his job more than anything."
"Ooo, throwing shade at your boss, I like you already!" said Collin, chuckling a little.
"Yeah well she's pretty lazy herself!" said Kukui, lightly jabbing her.
"PROFESSOR!" she shouted, making the two males laugh, which she joined in.
"Hmm, what's with all the laughter and it's not one of my jokes?" said a loud booming voice. A large figure appeared in front of Collin with a white bushy beard, just like Kukui told him. "Ah, you must be this Collin that Kukui told me about a few minutes ago. I am Kahuna Hala and I welcome you to Alola, more specifically Melemele Island."
"Thank you Hala. The island is lovely and the weather is fantastic. And I've been to Hoenn twice and I thought that was warm!" said Collin.
"Ho ho, seems we got quite the traveler as you said Kukui! So what were you two doing on the dirt trek?" asked Hala.
"Um...well Nebby wanted to visit the shine here, but he got carried away and was attacked by Spearow. Collin jumped in to save him and the bridge broke. He was saved by Tapu Koko I think." said Lillie.
"Oh! Tapu Koko appeared to you?!" shouted Kukui.
"Is that what that Pokemon was?" asked Collin.
"It must have been my boy. Tapu Koko rarely comes out. He must have noticed your bravery and saved the two of you." Hala began to pace back and forth for a while, then a smile dawn on his face. "Say young man, would you be so kind to take a Pokemon native to this region, as a thanks for saving Nebby and meeting Tapu Koko?" Collin was taken a back by the kindness of the old.
"Well...I guess I can."
"Very good lad. Kukui, if you please." Kukui took out three Pokeballs from his pocket and handed them to Hala. "Alright you three! Come on out!" he shouted as he threw the Pokeballs into the air and out came three Pokemon Collin never seen before. "Introducing Rolwet, the owl Pokemon, Litten, the fire cat Pokemon, and Popplio, the water seal Pokemon. Make your choice." Collin inspected each of the three Pokemon, making his decision.
"I choose...you!" he said, pointing at Rowlet. The owl Pokemon churped in delight while the other Pokemon returned to their Balls.
"Nice choice Collin! Now, here in Alola, we test to see if the bond between human and Pokemon is strong. Stand on the wooden platform and call Rowlet over to see if it chooses you." said Kukui. Collin nodded and went to one end of the platform, while Rowlet was on the other side. Kukui, Hala, Lillie and Piplup watched closely to see what would happen.
"Come on Rowlet, you wanna come with me?" asked Collin, bending down to meet it eye to eye. The Pokemon turned his head slightly and came bounding towards him.
"Hoo hoo!" it cried. Collin took this as a good sign and picked Rowlet up. "Hoo Coo!" it said happily.
"Well done Collin!" shouted Lillie as Kukui and Hala clapped at the sight.
"Yes well done indeed lad. You really do have a knack for Pokemon." said Hala, placing his hand on Collin's shoulder. As they began to ask a few questions about Collin and his journey, a teen around the same age as Collin was running towards the group.
"GRANDPA!" he shouted, hugging Hala.
"Ah Hau, great to see you. How are you?"
"I'm doing fine Grandpa! I'm full of energy and ready to go!" he said jumping up and down. He then noticed Lillie, Kukui and Collin. "Hi Professor, Lillie and...um...who are you?"
"Hau, this is Collin. He's just moved here today from Kanto right?" asked Hala.
"Well actually I lived in Unova for a while but I do come from Kanto." answered Collin.
"Oh wow! That's so cool!" said Hau. "Hey, you have a Pokemon! Why don't me and you have a Pokemon Battle?!"
"As much as I want to Hau, I'm still a little tired from the trip. Maybe later tonight?" He was worried that he'd upset Hau but he didn't seem phased.
"That's okay! I can't wait to battle you. Someday I'm gonna become the strongest trainer in all of Alola, just you wait!"
"Heh, I like you already." said Collin, smirking and causing Hau to giggle. He then noticed something in his pocket.
"Say, what's that stone?" Collin was confused until he remembered the stone Lillie gave him. He took it out of his pocket and both Hau and Hala looked stunned. "Grandpa? Is that?"
"Indeed. You know what this means right?" He turned to Collin. "Son, will you be so kind to join us for a festival tomorrow afternoon? That stone you have is very important. There must be more to you than meets the eye of Tapu Koko gave it to you."
"Actually Li-"
"Yeah! Tapu Koko gave it to him personally!" said Lillie, cutting him off.
"...right. Anyway I'll join you tomorrow! Now I don't want to be rude, but do you mind if I head home for the rest of the evening? I'm really tired."
"Of course. I'll send Lillie to you tomorrow to bring you here. Have a good sleep Collin!" said Kukui as the others waved him goodbye as he walked down the dirt path to his new come, with Rowlet and Piplup by his side.
"So much for relaxing"
How was that? I'll try to have long chapters for the most part but they might not be all. Comments of any nature are welcomed and I'll see you in the next chapter!
