Pro-log: time has passed, and the regions are changing. In the Johto region, many kids now go to school to prepare them for Pokemon journeys. Once they graduate, new trainers receive their beginners Pokemon license, and a beginner Pokemon. Ten year old Aneco Maki has just graduated and is excitedly awaiting a journey of her very own. But not all is not well in Johto. An evil force is brewing on the horizon, and is preparing to strike.

It was a warm sunny day in the woods near Cherry Grove city. The sun had sunk low in the evening sky, warming Aneco's fair skin. A slight breeze ruffled her long golden brown hair as she gazed happily at the surrounding area with her golden brown eyes that were almost the same color as her hair. She inhaled deeply and savored the smells of the forest, ocean, and flowers that met her nose.

Aneco sighed, pulling herself away from her thoughts. It was getting late, and her family would be expecting her home soon. She continued on the path to her home in Cherry Grove City, consumed with thoughts of her journey that was only a week away, until she heard a rustle in the bushes that were just ahead of her.

She froze, not sure what to expect. These woods were full of wild Pokemon, and not all of them were friendly to humans, like the beedrill. The bushes rustled again, she braced herself for whatever was there, then, an Eevee stumbled out of the bush and collapsed on the train in front of her.. Aneco gasped, she had never seen a wild Eevee before. She quickly knelt down by it to see what was wrong. It was badly injured and had a high fever. It looked like it had gotten into a battle with a strong poison type pokemon. She knew it needed immediate medical attention, so she did the only thing she knew she could do. Aneco quickly scooped up the Eevee in her arms and ran as fast as she could to the Pokemon center.

Aneco ran like she never had before. Her lungs were on fire, and her legs were starting to feel like they were made of rubber. Yet, she kept going. She had to. This little creature in her arms needed help, and if she stopped, or even slowed down, she knew that she might not make it in time. Just when it seemed like Aneco couldn't run any further, she saw it. "The Pokémon center!" She exclaimed.

With renewed strength, she sprinted the last few feet and ran through the automatic doors, then skidded to a halt right in front of the receptionist desk. She doubled over, gasping for air, unable to talk for a moment. "Please, help," she was finally croaked out between gulps of air. "This eevee needs help."

The woman at the desk stood up. "This looks serious, we had better heal it right away," the woman behind the desk said, she pushed a button and spoke into the intercom microphone "Chansey, get a stretcher for a small, normal type Pokémon, and fast!" She said. At her command, two Pokémon that looked like giant pink eggs appeared through the double doors with a small stretcher. "Is this your Eevee?" She asked.

Aneco shook her head, "I found it in the forest near town," she said. "It's seriously wounded, and it has a bad fever, Can you help it?"

"Of course we can, it'll be ok." The woman said warmly. "Put the Pokémon on the stretcher and we can go start the procedure right away,"

"Ok." Aneco gingerly put the frail Pokémon down on the stretcher. "Nurse Joy, you'll take good care of it won't you?"

"Don't worry, it'll be just fine. Chansey, take this Eevee to the intensive care unit, stat," said Nurse Joy. They wheeled it behind the doors with a sign of a shot above them. Nurse Joy put on some latex gloves, and went through them as well, looking very serious. The sign above them lit up and Aneco sighed, feelings of anguish welling up inside of her. she desperately wanted to stay with the eevee. make sure it was ok, but she knew that if she didn't go home soon, her parents would get really worried and she would get grounded for life.

Aneco reluctantly walked the short distance from the Pokémon center to her house and walked in the door. "Oh, hi sweetie, you're just in time for dinner. I was just about to call you. Why don't you come in and sit down," Her mother said from inside the kitchen.

Aneco mumbled a response, then dejectedly walked to the dining room and sat down to find that her mom had made meatloaf. Aneco groaned inwardly "Why meatloaf," she thought, "I hate meatloaf." Aneco's mother had a knack for making her least favorite meals when she was feeling down, which only added to her bad mood.

The meal dragged on and all she wanted to do was be anywhere but there. It wasn't that she didn't like her family. In fact, she really loved her family, but at this particular time, Aneco just didn't want to be around anyone. She mostly pushed her food around and occasionally took a bite as to not offend her mother. Also her little 5 year old brother just kept on asking her questions about her upcoming journey, which normally she didn't mind, but tonight it was just getting on her nerves.

"Coco, are you going to go to Unova like Sora?" Her brother Koji asked curiously.

"No Koji, I'm staying in Johto." Sora was their oldest sister who had been traveling for about three years on her Pokemon journey, and coco was Aneco's nickname given to her by her little brother when he was just old enough to talk, and since then most everyone called her that.

"Oh, and that reminds me Mom, have you heard from Sora lately? Is she coming to visit?" Aneco asked a little excitedly. She was hoping Sora would come when she started her journey. It had been almost a year since the last time she had seen her older sister, and she wanted to spend some time with her before she was gone on her own journey.

"I'm sorry sweetie, but I don't think she is coming in time to see you off." Her mother said apologetically.

Aneco felt her hopes fade into oblivion as her mother spoke. "Oh," was all she was able to muster without letting her emotions seep into her voice and expose her true feelings

Soon all of them were almost done eating and Aneco took her chance to make an excuse to get out of the house. "Mom, is it alright if I have a sleepover at Suzumie's house tonight?"

"I suppose so, but you need to do the dishes before you do anything, when were you planning on being home?"

"About noon or so." Aneco's mom agreed to let Aneco go and She hurried and got the dishes done and then called Suzumie on her poke gear. It rang for almost a full minute until finally she picked up.

"Hello?" said Suzumie.

"Hi, it's me. listen, if anyone asks, say that I spent the night at your house, ok?"

"Why?"

"I'll explain later, but can you please do this for me? you'd be doing me a huge favor," Aneco pleaded.

"Ok, but you'd better explain soon."

"I will, don't worry. Can you meet me at our usual place tomorrow morning at 10?"

"Sure, see you then, and I'm expecting an explanation."

"Thank you so much! I owe you one, bye." Aneco hung up and then grabbed a set of clothes and some other things she would need, stuffed them into a bag and hurried back to the Pokémon Center. After she got there, Aneco went to the waiting room and settled down for the night.

A/N: That concludes chapter 1 of my story. Tell me what you think in the comments. Any feedback is appreciated, and I do read all of it. Your feedback really motivates me to keep going, so if you like what you read so far, please tell me. Thanks for reading my story, and I hope you enjoyed.