Chapter 1: Farewell

Oh goodie, a Pokémon fanfic! Gotta love Pokémon, especially the new games. This involves what I think what would happen to Lillie in the Kanto Region if Gladion and Celeste (the OC based off of the player character), would join her. Slightly longish author's note, just to explain what Pokémon are on the character's teams, and some slight changes from the game.

Celeste has a level 61 Incineroar named Flare, a level 61 Alolan Form Raichu named Chuchu, a level 58 Alolan Form Persian named Tigris, a level 56 Vikavolt named Electro, a level 58 Hariyama named Sumo, and a level 58 Toucannon named Tweety.

Gladion has his team from when he challenges you for the title of champion, but I gave him an Alolan Form Marowak to bring his team up to six Pokémon. Lillie's Pokemon will be revealed as the fanfic progresses.

Things that are different from in the game:

1) Blue hasn't retired from being a gym leader, and splits his time between his gym and the Battle Tree

2) Gladion has an Alolan Marowak

3) Alolan Form Pokémon are not commonly known outside of Alola yet, simply because Sampson Oak has yet to publish an extensive report on them. A little more is known about Alolan Pokémon, but not much.

4) The gym leaders teams are based off of the Kanto Gyms from HeartGold/SoulSilver

5) The player character (Celeste) was born in the Alola region, but moved to Viridian City before she was one.

6) Anabel has returned to the Battle Frontier

7) Lillie gets something special from Proffessor Kukui before leaving

8) Gladion and the player character (Celeste) go to Kanto with Lillie

Disclaimer: If it is official, I don't own it, Gamefreak and The Pokémon Company do. This fanfic is written for the enjoyment of fans, and I make no profit off of it.

As she walked down the steps that led to the marina, the girl inhaled the salty sea breeze. She was a pale thing, having never seemed to acquire a tan while traveling around the region. Shorts, knee length socks, and a tank top - all black - covered her body, while red shoes and a flower shaped hat protected her feet and head respectively. A red bag with a peculiar amulet was hanging crosswise across her body, and a belt with six Pokeballs was around her waist. Long wavy black hair and sideswept bangs framed a face whose most stunning feature were its deep charcoal eyes. Ice blue lipstick drew attention to her mouth, which was almost always set in a neutral expression. The only jewelry she had on was a gray ring embedded with two stones; one of them being a sphere while the other was shaped like a kite.

Her name was Celeste, the first Champion of the newly created Pokemon League. Though raise in Kanto, the girl was a native of the Alola region and had moved back to the land of her birth two years ago. After challenging the Island Trials, the girl had fought her way through Kukui's Pokémon League and was crowned the Champion. It hadn't been easy, especially since she had gotten tangled up with Team Skull, the Aether Foundation, and of course, the UB Task Force. But the girl couldn't really complain. After all, she had met some of her closest friends during the past few years.

The first was Hau, grandson of the Kahuna of Melemele Island, Hala. He had started his own island trial challenge the same time that Celeste herself had, his trusty partner Rowlett constantly clashing with her own partner, a Litten she had nicknamed Flare. He was a hyperactive boy that preferred to stuff his face with malasadas and have a ton of fun. Hau was a blast to hang out with, but at times he could get quite annoying.

The second was a girl named Lillie, daughter of the Aether Foundation's president Lusamine. Celeste had watched her grow quite a lot since the start of her journey; despite the fact that she had no Pokemon of her own. She had gone from an introverted and shy girl to a teen that always had a smile on her face, and was even getting used to Pokemon battles.

And the third, last but most certainly not least, was Celeste's boyfriend, Gladion. He was Lillie's older brother, a quiet and brooding teen. His partner was the fearsome yet still kind Silvally; the evolution of the Type: Null that Gladion had stolen from the Aether Foundation. Black was his color as much as white was Lillie's, and at first glance one would often mistake him for an angsty and brooding punk. It had taken him a while to warm up to Celeste and Hau, but soon he had gone from being an enemy to a friend. Or, in the case of Celeste, a little more than just a friend.

Speaking of Gladion and Lillie, they were already waiting at the docks, along with Hau and Professor Kukui. Lillie was obviously excited, and Gladion was too; though he kept his a bit more well hidden than his sister. He did have that reputation of his to uphold, after all. Hau had a mixture of happiness and sadness in his eyes. As for Kukui, well, he had an upbeat attitude, for the sake of his assistant and her friends.

"Sorry I'm late." Celeste apologized as she gave her boyfriend a quick hug. "Mom kept on holding me up. I think it's safe to say that my presence is going to be missed."

"Don't worry, cousin." Kukui reassured her. "I'll be sure to drop in on her so she won't get too lonely. So, are the three of you all set to go?"

This statement was met with nods, and Hau began to pout.

"Aw man, I wish my training with Ilimia and Gramps was over already." He muttered. "I'm going to have so much catching up to do when I finally get to Kanto."

"Oh Hau, you'll be fine." Lillie replied with a giggle before looking over at Celeste. "So, are you excited to be going home?"

"Yeah." The champion admitted. "I wonder if I'll run into my sisters."

"You have sisters?" Hau blurted out, causing Gladion to sigh.

"Yes she does." The blonde said in annoyance. "She's told you about them several times."

"How are your sisters doing?" Lillie wondered, curious as to whether or not they were as strong as Celeste.

"The last I heard, Luna is busy in Hoenn challenging the Pokemon Super Contests, Solaris is taking on the extended gym challenge in Unova, and then Stella is working on conquering the Orange Crew in the Orange Islands." Celeste divulged, thinking about her older siblings.

Luna, Solaris, and Stella were triplets, almost as famous as the three older sisters of the Cerulean Gym's leader. Luna had chosen to become a coordinator, while Solaris had taken after their deceased father and challenged the gyms. Stella had tried to be a Pokemon Ranger for a while, and had been quite good at her job, but an injury to her hands had forced her to hang up her Capture Styler and become a trainer instead. She now took on specialty challenges, such as the Orange Crew.

"What's the extended gym challenge?" Sure, Hau knew that in other regions trainers tried to beat eight gym Leaders rather than complete seven trials, but he had never heard of an extended gym challenge before.

"In the Unova region, there are actually eleven gyms, not eight." Kukui explained. "Three of the gym leaders came out of retirement to start running their gyms again. Trainers there can choose any eight gyms to conquer to gain a chance to enter the Unova League. Those who do the extended gym challenge have to beat all eleven gyms. However, they can skip over the tournament and go straight to the Elite Four."

"That sounds super difficult." Hau sounded a bit overwhelmed by the concept, but the Alola native was not familiar with the customs of other regions. A steamboat blast broke the air, causing more than one person to jump.

"Boarding is now open for the boat departing for Kanto." A pleasant female voice announce. "All passengers should proceed to the dock."

"It looks like you three have to leave soon." Kukui sounded a bit sad now. "My wife didn't want to come, said she'd be a blubbering mess and that she didn't want to upset you with all her crying. But she did say that you can come stay with us whenever you want, Lillie. As far as we're concerned, the loft is yours. And she also wanted to give you these."

So saying this he reached into his bag and pulled out two eggs safely nestled into a pair of containers. The first was a beautiful orangey red, while the second was white with spots of ice blue and silver. Hesitantly, Lillie reached out to take them.

"They're Pokemon eggs." Kukui explained. "Seeing how well you took care of Cosmog, I'm certain that they'll be safe in your hands."

Lille looked a bit overwhelmed, but managed to stammer out a thank you. In truth, she had been quite a bit lonely since Nebby had evolved into Lunala, but had not said anything about it to anyone. It appeared that the professor knew her better than he let on.

"And these are for the two of you." The professor handed both Gladion and Celeste wrapped packages, with instructions not to open them until they were in the Kanto Region.

"We should go." Gladion murmured after thanking the man for his gift. "We don't want to miss the boat."

"You're right." Lillie sounded a bit sad before squeaking in surprise as Hau ran over to her, a red tinge on his face.

"I..um..you see..oh, here, just take this." He stammered out before shoving an envelope into Lillie's hands. He then retreated a few steps, a sheepish grin on his face.

"Oh, thank you Hau." The somewhat bewildered girl replied before Gladion tapped her on her arm.

"We need to get going." He said, gesturing over to the building that Celeste was entering. "We don't want to get left behind."

And we're off! So, what do you think? Leave any constructive criticism, comments, and compliments in a review! Flames will be doused by my sibling's Primarina!