Warrior Cat Cody: Hey there, everyone! I've decided to hold off my Pokémon Omega Ruby FanFic and move on to a new story. The new story will be called Pokémon Battle Island!

I've watched Surf's Up recently and saw that the penguins go to an island to show off their surfing skills in a contest. Also on there, the main penguin named Cody ends up going there, makes friends with Chicken Joe, and meets the legendary Big Z. The same can be said here except that Pikachu will NOT be the main character here, but he'll be helping them out. I already got his friend figured out and three commentators down, but maybe a jerk jock or something like this.

So now that that's done, let's get on with the story! Oh, and I don't own Pokémon or Surf's Up.

Publishing Date: November 9, 2014

Enjoy!

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Invitation! Welcome To Battle Island!

The Hoenn region, which many may call the tropical region. It was home to a young Treecko who loved to battle; he had loved seeing battles ever since he saw the Kanto League finale when he saw a Charizard squaring off against a Blastoise. That Charizard had been famous for his many battles that carried on for eleven years, and it made him want to be like one of the champions of the Hoenn region.

Ever since he was a newborn, he had loved playing around with those he hatched next to. He and his eggmates had been born with a move called Energy Ball, which had quickly become his favorite move. But since he was so rough with his eggmates, the owner of his parents had to give him away sooner than the others, yet he had gotten it over already. Treecko had been living a good life with Professor Birch and his assistants in the Littleroot Town laboratory.

But his friends Torchic and Mudkip did not share his great love for battling. Instead, Torchic would often scold him for wanting to battle everytime, and Mudkip would cower in the corner of the lab.

"Treecko, can you calm down?" Torchic whined, pacing around. "Your training's driving Mudkip to nervousness."

Mudkip had been trying to shy away from Treecko into a corner. "I don't wanna train in battle," he whimpered. "I wanna go to someone who can do contests."

"Sorry," Treecko said. "I can't wait until I get a trainer of my own! That way, we can battle anything in our way!"

Torchic sighed. "Not everything is about fighting, you know," she said. "If you keep fighting like this, you won't make much friends."

That part stung Treecko a bit. Thus, he snapped, "Just you wait. I'll make plenty of friends while fighting!"

At this, he walked away from them, thinking over what Torchic said. He did want friends, but he also wanted to battle and be like Charizard so much. He would show Torchic and Mudkip that he could have friends and make his wish come true too.

When Professor Birch had recalled the starters into their PokéBalls later that day, Treecko knew that meant he was going out to the woods to observe the wildlife there. Shouts rang through his PokéBall, and it shifted around when he felt the PokéBalls that Torchic and Mudkip were in get pulled out. Perhaps when they were finished fighting, then they could go back to playing together as they usually did.

But when Treecko had come back out of the PokéBall, he saw that Torchic and Mudkip were no longer beside him. A pang of sadness ran through his heart. It appeared that Torchic was right; he couldn't have any friends while he loved battling so much. And after the way he had trashed the lab around, he knew that there was no way humans would ever adopt him.

Just then, there was a tap on the window, and Treecko looked up. There was a Swellow at the window, tapping on the window pane with her talons. When he ran over to the window and opened it up, he saw a Talonflame next to her, a brown satchel wrapped around his chest.

"Are you the only starter Pokémon left in the Littleroot lab?" the Swellow asked.

Treecko nodded. "Er...yeah."

The Talonflame took out a piece of paper from his bag, cleared his throat, and said, "Treecko, as the remaining starter Pokémon, you are invited to a convention going on at an island east of Evergrande City, where the Pokemon League is. It is Pokémon Battle Island, where Pokemon from all over the world come to battle, partake in contests, and do other various activities."

"So if you want a place on the island, come with us," Swellow added. "We will help pay for everyone's needs there, and in return, work hard and contribute to the many battles, contests, and various activities there. Will you do it?"

Treecko looked around behind him. For one thing, these were strangers, and the professor had always said that young Pokémon should not go with complete strangers. On the other hand, the island appeared to be all that he had ever wanted: a battle-themed area where he could train and fight to his heart's content. Besides, Torchic had made it clear that he could not make true friends, so he might as well battle.

"If I go with you..." Treecko paused to think a bit more. "...how do I earn my keep?"

"We already explained it," Talonflame said. "More rules will be explained there. So are you in?"

Treecko thought about it some more. Finally, he said with a nod, "Sure. I've always loved battling, and it'll be worth checking out."

Swellow smiled. "Good," she said. "Climb onto my back, though. Talonflame's Flame Body ability might burn you."

With a grunt, Treecko jumped onto the Barn Swallow Pokémon's back, clinging on tight to the feathers on her back. Then Swellow and Talonflame lifted off from the ground and took off, and Treecko watched as Littleroot Town started disappearing from sight.

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The salty wind was too much for Treecko to breathe in. He ducked his nose amongst Swellow's feathers to avoid the wind...though he regretted that. He didn't like the smell of her feathers; it smelled like the same salty air, but he knew better than to say it out loud. Though he did keep asking "Are we there yet?" followed by either Talonflame or Swellow to tell him that they were close.

Finally, they had landed onto a dock below them. Treecko got off of Swellow and looked around, tapping his foot. Was this the place? Was Pokémon Battle Island just a broken-down dock in the middle of nowhere?

"What?" Treecko looked around at the dock. "That's it? That was my trip?"

"No." Talonflame pointed a wing towards the water. "THAT'S your trip to Battle Island."

Treecko looked back out towards the water, and his eyes widened as a result. A massive Wailord was cruising its way through the water towards the dock, opening its mouth now and then to swallow something apparently invisible. On top of the whale-like Pokémon were many other Pokemon, some reaching around four feet tall and others being much smaller than that.

Wailord stopped at the dock just as a rope appeared and a Pokémon climbed down to the dock. It was a Pikachu wearing a purple cap and an adventurous grin on his face. It was the same kind of look Treecko himself had often gotten whenever he went outside.

"Hey there, stranger," the Mouse Pokémon greeted him. "I'm Pikachu, and I'm the official tour guide around Pokémon Battle Island. Talonflame and Swellow, thanks for bringing him over; I'll take it from here."

"No problem," Swellow replied as she and Talonflame lifted off the ground. "See you back on the island!"

And with a cry, she and her partner were already off and flying towards the ocean.

Once the birds were gone, Pikachu approached Treecko and said, "Well, climb on board. Time for the next step in your adventure."

"Cool," Treecko said. But another thought came to him. "Wait a minute...won't I need stuff like clothes?"

"Nah. Where we live at, you don't need clothes," Pikachu said, holding out the rope for Treecko to climb on. "Besides, we're Pokémon; we always go naked. So hop onto the Wailord Express!"

Treecko snorted. "Wailord Express? Isn't that for trains?"

Pikachu followed him and replied, "Yeah, it's the best we can do for now."

Then the two of them had climbed on board, where the Pokemon on board started coming forward to greet Treecko before going off and doing whatever just as the Wailord started its course. But one Pokemon did not sit down right away. It was a little orange chimp Pokémon with a flame on his rear...Chimchar, in other words. He was wearing a red scarf around his neck, and he was holding a soda can in one of his hands.

"Hey there," the Chimchar Pokémon said in a relaxed tone, tossing the soda can to Treecko. "Small world, huh? Two starters out on the way to Battle Island."

"Haven't there been other starters going there?" Treecko asked.

Chimchar nodded. "Yeah, I know. But still, it's awesome." He looked down Wailord's side and said, "Er...you know, you could've climbed up here."

Treecko thought it over, thinking over how his species could climb well. He looked up at Pikachu, who was steering Wailord, and called, "Hey! Why'd you lend me a rope when I could climb?"

"I give the rope to all newcomers!" Pikachu called back. "Now sit back and enjoy the ride! We'll be there in a few hours!"

"So...we're going to the island together," Chimchar said with a grin as he turned to Treecko. "You ready for this?"

Treecko nodded with a smile of his own. "Sure am. And I'll be looking forward to battling with you."

Chimchar chuckled and shared a fist bump with him.

For the rest of the journey, the Pokémon didn't do much except snack, talk, take napes, and observe the bright blue ocean. Flocks of Wingull and Pelliper were riding the warm ocean winds above them, and some Wailmer were splashing around, spouting jets of water from their blowholes. Despite being in the middle of a seemingly empty ocean, there was quite some good wildlife roaming around these parts. Treecko himself had never been to the ocean before, though he had heard of it from some migrating Taillow, describing it in full detail. It was indeed an amazing yet lonely place.

While their Wailord cruised its way through the water, several other Wailord started appearing with boats beside them. Voices ringing out over the island told Treecko that many other Pokémon were heading in the same direction, and it wasn't just Wailord that they were riding on. There were planes with other Pokémon on them, and some Pokemon were even swimming or flying there.

"We'll be approaching Battle Island shortly!" Pikachu called. "Any items you have on board will be carried over to the hotel by our island's Fighting types."

The Wailord pod picked up a little more speed before finally stopping at a dock, and the Pokémon looked up. There was a tall staircase that led up to where many cries and cheers of many Pokemon sounded from.

We're getting close! Treecko thought in excitement, sharing a look of resolution with Chimchar. My dream's finally coming true!

To be continued...

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Cody The Pikachu: Well, there we go, folks! The first chapter of Pokémon Battle Island! I hope you like it because if there's something wrong there, let me know, and I'll fix it. Plus, the Charizard Treecko idolizes is based off my brother's Charizard named Firemaster, the first level 100 Pokémon we had ever gotten. He knew Flamethrower, Fire Blast, Dragon Claw, and Hyper Beam.

Pokémon Battle Island will be a bit like the Battle Frontier except that it'll be a lot different from it, and I'll explain it on the next chapter. There'll be lots of games and battling there, and it's like a carnival/convention/Battle Frontier. It's basically a paradise! Besides, I've always liked the Hoenn region and the Hoenn Battle Frontier, which means that the third generation was my favorite Pokémon generation out of all of them...which is why I'm so really excited for Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire to come out.

See ya next time! And Happy early Thanksgiving!