prologue

I stood up on the stage, beaming down at the proud and happy parents, all here to witness their children on what possibly could be the happiest day of our life. I looked frantically round to find my own mother sitting somewhere in the middle of the audience, tears welling up in her eyes as she watched me. I looked to my right to see my two best friends, Cheren and Bianca both smiling at their own parents in the crowd. We were all so happy. Everyone in my class was. Because now, our dreams could finally come true. This was the start of a new beginning for us. All of our hard work would finally pay off. Some of us would go on to become breeders or nurses, others to go on to study Pokemon in more detail. And for some of us, Pokemon trainers, and possibly,one of us would become a champion.

I intended to be that one.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the 2010 graduating class of Unova High."