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Chapter One: The Bus Ride

He was flying a jet and was out on patrolling contested territory. Staying alert he checked his 6 o'clock. At that moment a missile hit him. Alarms were blaring as he searched for the eject button. He was about to reach it when he found himself lying in bed, half covered by sheets he probably kicked around in his sleep, with an alarm clock blaring at ear blowing volume next to his head. He hastily searched the off button which was hidden and so difficult to move that it seemed to all be some cruel joke.

After eating breakfast, getting dressed, and getting his stuff together he headed to the bus stop. Thoughts of anxiety flew through his head as he waited. He thought that he was standing among the only people that looked like high schoolers. He stared at what seemed to be an endless pattern of perfect square blocks and perfect straight roads. This was nothing like his old home in the desert. There were no roads or organized rows of houses, just him, his family, and some neighbors within fifteen minutes biking distance. A loud horn brought him back to reality and he realized that the bus driver was waiting impatiently for him. Finding an empty seat he began staring at the endless pattern of dashed yellow lines in the middle of the road.

It seemed like hours until the bus reached the next stop. The doors opened and he watched a girl walk through. She had hair a slightly darker brown than his. She was about an inch or two shorter than his average 5'11" and had dark green eyes that you could stare into for hours. Her voice, soft and sweet, asked,

"May I sit here?"

"Sure." He said, struggling to regain his wits.

"Hopefully she didn't catch me staring at her." He thought to himself.

After they sat in silence for awhile he finally had the courage to introduce himself,

"My name is Aiden Marks."

"I'm Katie Miller. I'm guessing you're new?"

"Is it really that obvious?"

"You just seem a little lost. What brings you here anyways?"

"We had to move and I guess this is where we ended up."

He knew she'd want more details but he didn't really feel like talking about it, it was just to soon."

Trying to break the silence Aiden asked,

"Is there something I should know about my classes?"

"Well there are basic classes you kinda have to take like Math, English, and all that stuff. Then there are your electives. There are a lot to choose from but I'm going for trainer classes."

"What are trainer classes?"

"You seriously don't know?"

Aiden shook his head.

"Jeez, you really were quite a ways out from the city! At any rate, trainer classes are taken be people who plan on getting their trainer license, which is needed to legally have a Pokemon. While you are taking the classes you get a permit, it's like a drivers permit. Then you have to do some big test thing but we'll learn the details of that some time soon."

She paused to see if he was following all this. He nodded for her to continue.

"There are two open elective slots and if you want to get your license then Pokemon care is required. You then choose between battling and contest training. I already took a semester of battling but I'm not sure what I want to sign up for today."

Aiden was still a bit puzzled.

"Alright, I have two questions. One, what is a contest?"

"It basically is displaying of moves to look good instead of just fight."

"OK, question two, IT'S THE FREAKING SECOND SEMESTER?!"

"Dude, don't yell my ear off."

"Sorry."

"I forgive you; anyways it's not all that bad."

"Why's that?

"Because today we get our Pokemon!"

He was about to say something when the bus doors opened and Katie pulled him out of his seat to be funneled out of the crowded bus.

A/N: Bear with me on the dreams as they will have significance later on in the story. The reason they are getting their Pokemon without the license or anything is because they are getting the permit that day. If anything else needs clearing up just pm me. Thanks to Farla and theAmazingIronCook for help on this chapter.