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Chapter 1: A Groundbreaking Discovery

"Lyra, are you sure you want to do this? Your sister is still out there." My mom puts her hand on my shoulder. I know she is worried, but I have to do this.

"Mom, I have to go. Dad spent his whole life researching this! What kind of daughter would refuse to help? You told me about your adventures with Dad and that was a lot more dangerous." She squeezes my shoulder. I grip the straps of back pack and join my friends.

"Just promise me you won't rush into situations you can't handle. No parents want to outlive their children." I give her a hug and slowly walk away. Today marks the beginning of my journey, the same one I watched my sister and her friends take just a few years earlier.

Before I continue, I should tell you about how this all started. It began about five years ago when I was a six years old. My dad was finally coming home with a discovery that changes our lives.

My name is Lyra, but everyone calls me Crystal. I know it is a strange nickname, but I all the kids in Resemboul have nicknames like mine. My older sister is Yellow. Her three friends are Red, Green, and Blue. They started the name trend and passed it along to my friends and me. I have two friends, Silver and Gold. My best friend Ethan is Gold and Silver is Blue's little brother.

"Mom! I'm so excited! Daddy is finally coming home! He was telling me about the new camera!" Yellow burst out laughing.

"Crys, it's not camera, it's chimera. There's a big difference." She reached over and ruffled my hair.

"Hey! you're messing up my hair!" I loved my brown hair. Mom, Dad, and Yellow all have blonde hair, but mine is brown. Dad says I look just like his Mom, my grandma.

"Girls! You're father is home!" We both ran to him and jumped up for a hug.

"Hey! I missed you two so much! Why don't you two go and wash up for dinner. I want to spend some time with my beautiful wife. We scrambled to the bathroom and Dad's demeanor turned serious. Curious, I hid behind the corner and listened.

"Ed, tell me what's bothering you. Does this have anything to do with the chimeras?" He sighed.

"I'm worried Win. Al and I have figured out that the chimeras can be tamed and are quite docile so we released them into the wild. Everything was going well, but when we checked on them a few months ago, they were holding eggs. The eggs hatched into these new species of chimeras. We have recorded about 150 species of these chimera. They are not wild, but the will attack. We can train them to battle and this wears them out. It doesn't hurt them, and it is more like a sport."

"Why are you so worried? It seems like this isn't too harmful." Mom looked confused.

"Win, the other animals have adapted as well. There aren't any animals left unaffected. Even birds, mice, dogs, and cats have changed. I need to find a way to collect information on these species." Dad sighed.

"What are you going to do?"

"I created a capture system that allows a person to contain the chimeras in a ball capsule. They can return to this ball and be released when necessary. This will make it easier for people to train them. These balls are being sold in stores to anyone who wants to train one I just need to find a group of reliable trainers to help with my other project. I am creating an encyclopedia to record information on the captured chimeras. The rest of the researchers and I are calling them pocket monsters, since chimeras have a negative history."

"Pocket Monsters? It sounds like a children's game!"

"That's essentially what it is." I take this moment to go back to the bathroom to share my findings with Yellow.

-o/o-

"Wow... Our dad is soo cool!" Yellow was overcome with excitement when I told her the news. "We can actually go and train the poke... whatever they're called, and battle other trainers!"

"Do you think Dad will let us?" Yellow shrugged.

"He left home when he was eleven. Maybe he will let us too if we show him we are responsible enough." We joined our parents at the dinner table.

"Dad! Did you really discover new chimeras that are friendly?" Dad's eyes widen and I facepalm. Sometimes I wonder who is the older sister.

"Mom! Crys! Dad just called and told me he finished the encyclopedias!" It was four years later when Dad finished and Yellow set off on her adventure.

"Now we can find out all about the pokemon!" Yellow laughed as I used the nickname I made for pocket monsters. Dad liked it so much, the creatures are officially called "Pokemon!"

"Yes, Dad said he is calling the encyclopedia a 'Pokedex.' I came up with the name this time."

-o/o-

About a week later, Dad, or "Prof. Elric," issued four pokemon to the first four trainers from Resemboul. Yellow got a pikachu she named Pika. They also each got a pokedex to record their information. I remember that day, watching Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow leave, dreaming about the day I would start my pokemon adventure.

It was strange having Yellow gone, but I made two good friends Gold and Silver. "Lyra, your friend Ethan is here waiting for you!" I open my door and Ethan crashes into me. He stands up and sticks his hand out pulling me up.

"Sorry Crystal, I'm just excited! Only a year to go until we are twelve and can start on our journey!" I smile at Gold's energetic personality. He has been my best friend since we were kids. We both walk to the kitchen and my mom gives me a sneaky look. Oh god, I know what she's planning.

"You two are so cute together! You just make the most adorable couple, you even match! If Hughes was here he would have a field day. He used to tease your father all the time."

I blush and look at our clothes. He is wearing his usual yellow shorts, red hoodie, and black and yellow hat. I have on short yellow shorts, a red tank top and a white jacket. "Mom! You're delusional!" I drag Gold out the door before my mom can do anything else awkward.

"That's what we always told Hughes." My mom chuckled and watched us. "You two really are like Ed and I were."

A/N: Hey people! It's Manga-neko's first crossover EVER! This idea has been stuck in my head ALL WEEK! I thought, you know, FMA and Pokemon could potentially be connected, then BAM! This crossover was born! I read over the other pokemon and FMA crossovers, but I didn't find any like mine. Yay! Original ideas ROCK! No Ocs, but I did change the characters a little to fit my story. Just think of FMA as the past and Pokemon as the present/future. Prof. Elric is like a smarter, cooler, more handsome, younger, and better Prof. Oak! I am using both the manga and the games as reference, not the anime. The next chapter is about Crystal, Gold, and Silver getting their pokemon and starting their journey! For all you pokemon fans out there, imagine them looking like the HG/SS characters. I hope you enjoy!

Manga-neko signing out! :D