Summary: This is a story about a girl from our world dying and being given the choice to be reborn in the world of Pokémon to help protect it. Despite not knowing why they need her in the first place she accepts. But nothing is as it seems for this world does not seem to follow the story she knew to a T.

Warning: I obviously do not own Pokémon, just some of the OC characters that will be popping up and any background story that I make up for already existing characters.

Second Warning: Ooc warning! Characters may act out of character due to them being older as well as other things that I can't think of while typing this.

Notes: My story will be based off of the Anime and will follow the plot at some points, but will have aspects of the game as well. It will have romance but it will more then likely be on the cutesy side. Also this story will have original episodes, OC's and background stories for characters who previously did not have one. I will also be changing the characters ages some, I mean really it would be awkward to have a bunch of 10 year olds doing more then holding hands and blushing at random moments.

Lyrica- 13

Ash- 13

Gary- 13

Misty- 14 (You know I couldn't find a definite answer about how old she was in the show, but I always assumed she was a year older.)

Brock- 18

Prologue: A Second Chance

"Sam, it's time to wake up now." I heard a strange sounding voice inside my head say.

I opened my eyes slowly, still feeling groggy from when I was sleeping. I could seen nothing but a depressing color of black I had never seen before that screamed loneliness and despair.

"It's so dark..." I whimpered out in fear. The dark had always been my biggest fear ever since I was a little girl.

The air around me luckily was strangely warm, comfortably so, and I felt as light as a feather. This at least brought me a slight bit of comfort. All of a sudden there was a blazing light that destroyed the terrifying darkness, lighting up the area in a bright radiance that quickly started to burn my eyes. I flinched away from it instinctively, shielding my eyes with my arms in an attempt to save myself from going blind.

Once I thought it to be safe to look around I slowly moved my arms from my eyes to come face to face with a huge creature that glowed with a soft gentle light that chased my fear away.

'Wait a second that's not just any creature, It's...'

"Arceus." I gasped in awe.

"Am I dreaming?" I whispered, feeling as if the air from my lungs had been knocked out of me.

Reaching up for my shaggy short blond hair, I pulled hard on it to make sure if I was in fact awake or if it was just an awesome dream.

"Ow! Ok it's not a dream." I exclaimed in suprise.

"Sam." Arceus's voice boomed all around me in a deep baritone voice.

"I am truly sorry for your loss." It said in a calm but apologetic tone.

"My loss?" I asked it, tilting my head slightly in confusion.

"Yes Sam, You are dead." It said in sympathy.

All of a sudden memories of what happened hit me like a freight train.

I had been walking to school when a blue van came speeding towards me so quickly I hardly even had time to see it before it happened. The snapping sound that followed echoed around me like a needle on a record player skipping over and over again. The screams of other children and adults who had been walking on the side walk kept ringing in my head. I remember the pain running through my body before it quickly turned into a dull throb. Next thing I knew I was here in this empty void all alone until Arceus showed up. AN: Skipping in this case means that the record player keeps playing the same sound repeatedly.

"I'm dead..." I whispered out in horror, feeling despair take over me. I quickly burst into tears over what I had lost, feeling in my heart the words Arceus said to me were true.

'No! Mom, Dad, my friends, this can't be true!'

"It just can't be! Tell me this is just a joke, or a cruel dream. Please Arceus..." I pleaded to the god with loud sobs.

Arceus just floated there in front of me, waiting patiently for me to calm down enough before continuing the conversation.

"Arceus please, send me back. I need to go home!" I cried out with a look of pure anguish in my eyes, the tears I was shedding rolling down my cheeks in waves.

"I am sorry but I cannot. Even I do not have the power to do so." Arceus said in an apologetic voice.

"Oh god no... This can't be happening." Looking down in defeat I could not help but start to feel hopeless. I felt my tears dripping off of my face and saw them fall down into the dark abyss below me.

'I don't want to be dead, I had a wonderful life even if I never did feel as if I truly fit in with the rest of the world. I had a loving family and the few friends I had were amazing! I don't want to leave them!'

"However, would you like a second chance at life?" It continued on.

I looked up slowly when I heard those words.

"A second chance?" I asked hesitantly.

"I may not be able to bring you to your original home, but I can give you a new life. You have been selected to help protect one of the chosen ones of what you refer to as the Pokémon world."

'I could be a part of the Pokémon world? Well it was something I always dreamed of. Maybe if I go I will finally find a place I can fit in? But what if I say no? Maybe this is just one of those tricks and I will be able to go home if I say no.' I thought while clinging onto that bit of hope.

"What will happen to me if I say no?" I asked.

"You will stay here." Arceus said rather bluntly.

I gaped at him in pure horror.

'Stay here in this place? Like hell I'm going to stay in this shit hole. I'd take reincarnation any day!' I thought with panic, feeling terror rush through me at the very thought of staying in this darkness.

"I accept!" I shouted rather quickly to Arceus, fear driving me to accept the better of the two choices.

"Very well, You may enjoy this new life and make new friends. But never forget your mission. Now go forth, and welcome, to the world of Pokémon." Arceus's voice rang out.

The next thing I knew I was a tiny baby looking up at who I now know to be my mother.

"I think I'll name you Lyrica." She whispered to me gently

That was the last thing I remember of my encounter with Arceus. Looking back on this memory now, despite how rushed it all seemed, becoming a part of this world was the best decision I have ever made. Despite how much it still hurts sometimes to think of those I have lost and the family I once came home to every night. As well as the friends I had shared many precious moments with, I wouldn't change my decision now for anything.

I've been given the chance to live in a world people have only dreamed of. A new family I love just as much as my previous one and friends I have never felt more close to. This is not just a make believe world anymore. This is my world now.

Author's Notes/Babbling: All right people that's the end of the prologue. I have been writing all this without a beta as well as being half asleep at the time, so if you see any mistakes or would like to throw in your own input I would appreciate it very much! Even if you didn't like the story I would like to hear the reasons why and what not. I care for my readers views and opinions and I hope to use them to gain more experience in my writing skills. In the meantime I am going to be reviewing both the show and the original pokemon games as well as fun theories. Have a wonderful day everyone!