"Welcome to the world of Pokemon! I am Augustine Sycamore, the Kalos region's very own Pokemon Professor." Professor Sycamore tossed up a Pokeball in the air, a Skiddo popping out. "This world of ours is widely inhabited by creatures known as Pokemon! We live together with these Pokemon, lending our strength to one another to live and prosper."

I, Lunia Azure, let out an irritated groan as my mother's Fletchling jabbed me in the side with his beak, forcibly waking me up. While Fletchling flew back downstairs, I dragged my self out of bed and trudged over to the mirror to take a look at myself. My short, bob-cut black hair was ruffled from sleep, my bright, cyan blue pyjamas being almost painful to look at at.

After taking a shower and getting reluctantly dressed from the day, I shuffled downstairs slowly, not wanting this day to ever start. My mom was in the kitchen, making something in a pot. She looked up and smiled as she noticed me at the base of the stairs. "Morning, Lunia!" She chirped happily. "You sure slept well! All rested up from the move?" I nodded silently. "..It's about time you got going," she added quickly, slightly put out by my lack of verbal response. "Why don't you, ah, step out and maybe say hello to the neighbors?" I nodded again as my mom returned to the kitchen.

I made my way over to the frontdoor, swinging it open and stepping out, closing the door behind me, before jumping backwards in surprise when I saw two people around my age standing there. "Welcome to Vaniville Town!" The black haired boy with the blue jacket exclaimed. "The name's Calem," he continued. "I live next door." I grinned awkwardly, flicking my bright blue eyes over to the girl with large brown pigtails. "And I'm Shauna! Great to meet you!" She beamed. "Guess what? We've come to get you!" Calem spoke up again. "The renowned Professor Sycamore lives here in the Kalos region. I heard he has a task for five kids, including us. But I'm surprised he knows who you are. You did just move here, to Vaniville, afer all."

I smiled again, still slightly confused. Shauna grinned, clearly very happy- very unlike me right now. "We'll wait for you in the next town over- and don't worry, it isn't that far! And you know what?!" She asked, still grinning. "...What?" I asked, blinking at her. "We're going to get...a Pokemon! C'mon! Hurry! Let's go!" She exclaimed as she ran off, Calem following close behind. I stared at where they'd been just a few seconds ago before I sighed. "Why can't I just not be a Pokemon trainer? Of course, mom wants me to get out socialize. Bs, is what I think of that.' I thought, slowly following after them.

I walked along the stone path of Vaniville Town, pushing open the blue gates that led out of town. Stepping past them, I realized that Shauna was right about the other town not being too far away- it was practically just a few meters away. I shook my head and broke into a sprint as I headed towards the other town, my purple bag bouncing against my back.

I passed under an arch that marked the other town, glancing around at the large buildings before heading forwards, looking around for Shauna and Calem. I didn't go far before a loud voice yelled, "Hey, Lunia! This way! Over here!" I jerked my head to the left in surprise, seeing Shauna and Calem sitting with two other kids- a short, petite red-headed boy and a large, black-haired boy. I headed over, awkwardly taking a seat next to Calem. "We were just talking about you!" Shauna chirped happily. I smiled awkwardly at her. "This is the meeting place, Lunia," Calem explained. "I'll introduce you- everyone, this is Lunia Azure." "Wow...Shauna's description was spot on!" the black-haired one exclaimed. "So, Lunia, this is Tierno," Calem said, gesturing to the boy who'd spoken before him. "He can really tear up a dance floor... And this is Trevor- he's a little shy, but he always gets perfect scores on his tests..." Tierno spoke up, a wide grin on his face.

"All right! Nice to meet'cha! You know, it'd feel like we're a closer crew if we call each other by nicknames. Can I call you...Lady L?" Tierno asked, turning his attention towards me. Before I could respond, Shauna spoke up, an adorable annoyed frown on her face. "What? No way! She's Li'l L, for sure!" I blinked, starting to respond but Shauna beat me to it. "What d'you think, Trevor?" Shauna asked, suddenly calmer. Trevor jumped slightly in his seat, eyes wide. "What?! You want me to nickname someone I just met?! Shauna, you shouldn't put people on the spot like this."

"But, well...how about something low key? Maybe...something like L-kins?" I cracked a tiny smirk at that one. "You should decide what we call you," Calem sighed, turning towards me. "Just...call me Lunia. No nicknames," I mumbled, shuffling my foot over the stone floor. "So, just Lunia then?" Shauna asked, seeming very slightly disappointed- I'd seen that disappointed look on my mom's face when I didn't talk for a few days. I nodded, shrugging, "yeah." "Hmm...ok then! I like your name like it is anyways, so no nickname!" Shauna grinned.

"I'm sure we're gonna be great friends, so I'll call you by your name." Turning to Tierno, she added, "Hey! Can we see the Pokemon now? I want to meet my new partner soon!" Tierno nodded slightly. "I know, right? It was such a cool feeling when Trevs and I met out Pokemon! Hope you feel the same way we did!" Pulling a briefcase out from under his seat, he pulled out three Pokeballs and let out the three starter Pokemon- the grass-type, Chespin, the fire-type, Fennekin, and finally the water-type, Froakie. I stared at Fennekin, before I nodded towards him. "Fennekin. Fennekin'll be my starter pokemon," I stated, grinning slightly as Tierno handed my Fennekin's Pokeball and Fennekin padded over to me over the table to sit in front of me.

"Oooh, oooh! Are you gonna give your Pokemon a nickname?" Shauna asked excitedly. I blinked, staring down at Fennekin. 'A nickname..? I hadn't thought of giving a Pokemon a nickname. I didn't even want a Pokemon a few minutes ago!' I nodded, trying to think of nicknames. 'Flare? No, too...meh...Flame, no...Flamefox... Flamefox, Flamefox is a good nickname, right?' I patted Fennekin's head, nodding again. "I'll nickname him Flamefox," I decided, looking up. "Ok then! And my partner is gonna be Chespin! Wo-ow! We go together great! The two of us are just way-ay-ay too cute!"

Calem nodded down at his own Pokemon, Froakie. "Good to meet you, Froakie. My name's Calem. Because of you, I can be a real Pokemon trainer. Thanks!" Trevor spoke up, having been silent for a while. "Uh, pardon me, but I have something for you from the professor as well. I have something that will help you understand Pokemon on a much deeper level." He handed Shauna, Calem and I Pokedexs. "Um, so you see... The Pokedex I just gave you is a high-tech device that automatically records the Pokemon you encounter! The reason you get one is because the professor wants us to go on a journey with our Pokemon and complete the Pokedex. To put it another way, it's an important mission from the professor. I'm sure of it!"

Tierno piped up. "Oh, lighten up, Trevs! You're way too serious sometimes. Um, Lunia... Please take this with you, too," he said, looking at me. "It's a letter from the professor. He said you should give it to your mom." I nodded as I took the letter from him and slid it into my bag. "All right! We're done with our errand for the professor. I guess Trevs and I will go look for Pokemon! Let's go, Trevs!" With that, Tierno hopped up from his seat and darted off with Trevor.

"In Kalos, kids are chosen to carry a Pokedex and go on an adventure. But you need to give that letter to your mom before any of that." Calem said. I nodded and got up, returning Fennekin- Flamefox- to his Pokeball, standing up and heading back towards Vaniville town.

Thursday, October 8th, 2015, 9:47 PM

Dear Diary:

I got a Pokemon today. A Fennekin at that- those are rare, if I remember correctly. I met this one annoying kid, Calem, a weird and apparently a dancer, Tierno, and a shy little red-head, Trevor. There's also that girl with brown hair, pigtails, a pink and black shirt, short shorts and a bag slung across her chest. She resembles a kid in personality, really. All happy and loud and excited. She's cute, too; I'm guessing she's thirteen. All of them seem to be thirteen or fourteen, honestly.

All of them are annoying though and I don't want to be friends with them. Except maybe Shauna- the brown haired pigtail girl.