"We're moving!" I could hear my mother's voice shout eargly as I sat in the small living room of our apartment. The beeping sound coming from the large glass vase had been going on for almost an hour as I could little cracks on the egg inside slowly starting to form.

The bright colors on the egg were in little circles, trianagles, and squares as they curved around the eggs oval shape. I didn't remember when we had gotten it, but it seemed like forever. Turning my head, I could hear my parents footsteps coming towards me as I quickly looked back at the egg.

"Saki! We have great news!" I heard my mother say as I continued to star intensely at the egg. The seat next to me had sunken in as I could feel my mother hug me from behind and looked at the egg with me. "You're waiting for it to hatch, aren't you?" she asked as I nodded my head.

"What's it gonna be?" I asked her, as I watched my father knell down. His freshly cut short black hair had been spiked up slightly at the top of his head. Countless oil stains had been scattered across his white button work shirt, and were somewhat apparent on his black slacks.

His blue eyes looked at me, as he placed a hand on my head and began to mess up my dark brown hair. "That's part of the mystery, Saki, but I think it's going to hatch any minute now." he said as a bright light emereged, enveloping the container.

I sheilded my eyes with my small hands, as the light slowly began to fade away. Looking back, I saw a large lump of black fur, laying where the egg once was. It looked almost like a small fox, as it's paws and the tip of its head where dyed a bright red color. Its red eyes began to open as it innocently looked at me.

"What kind of Pokemon is that?" my mother asked, as I still looked curiously at it. I slowly reached towards it as the strange newborn Pokemon sniffed my hand before rubbing its head against it.

Smiling, I carefully picked the Pokemon up in my arms as it slept peacefully. "I had a feeling it would be this one," I heard my father say as he sat next me on the small couch. "It's known as Zorua, the egg had been found outside of Castelia City near where the trailor was. Rumor had it that the woman who was said to have lived in that trailor was actually a Zoroark."

"Can we keep it?" I asked him as I looked up my mother. Her black pigtails were curled in large curls that extended down to her waist. The modest purple dress she wore didn't seem to have a stain or crease anywhere in sight.

"Of course we can, it is your Pokemon after all." she said as she got up from the couch and walked over to the dresser nearby. "Oh, honey. When do we leave?" she asked, as my head instantly looked over at my father.

"Leave?"

He nodded his head, "yes. Saki, we're moving to a nice city known as Slateport City. Dad got a job to build boats," he said enthustiastically. I looked down, as I didn't feel very happy about what my father had just told me. "Come on, it'll be fun! Think of it as a new chapter of our lives with Zorua."

"Don't worry honey," I heard my mother say, "Saki, open your hand." she said as I opened my hand slightly, as I tried not to wake my new Zorua up. My mother had gently placed what appeared to be a small white circle in my hand. "Do you see that little button in the middle of it? Go ahead and press it," she said.

I gently pressed my thumb against the tiny little red dot, as it quickly expanded in my hand. Jumping back, I could feel Zorua jump out of my arms, and sat down in my lap. Looking at it, it was just a metal like white ball with a red line around it. "That's a premier pokeball, it'll make sure that no one can take Zorua away from you." I heard her say as I looked at Zorua.

Placing my hand on top of it's head, as it looked up at me. "Will you be my friend?" I asked it, as I offered it the pokeball. I watched as it's nose touch the pokeball.

In an instant the pokeball opened wide, as Zorua was almost dissolved into a bright red light before retracting into the pokeball, closing tightly. "Where'd Zorua go!?" I asked, frightened that something bad had happened.

"Here honey, watch this," my father said as he took the pokeball out of my hand. "Now come on out, Zorua!" he yelled as he threw the pokeball up in the air. A loud, almost snapping sound quickly rang throughout the room as Zorua appeared once more. Father had expertly, catching the pokeball back in his hand, handed it back to me.

Zorua looked around curiously, as it ran back over to me. Jumping back onto the couch and laying back down in my lap, as it went back to sleep. "Anyway we leave for the Hoenn region next month." My father said as he walked out of the living room.

"I better start getting things ready!" my mother yelled as she followed him out of the room, leaving Zorua and I alone.

It seemed like today was just full of surprises. I didn't know what life is going to be like when we move to this Hoeen region. What will happen to Zorua and I? In Castelia City there'd be hundreds of wild pokemon communicating with everyone and just living happily, but was going to be the same in our new home?

At least with my Zorua at my side, I'd at least have one friend with me.

Eight years later...

I could smell the savory essence of my mother's cooking from the downstairs kitchen, the sight of many Wingulls flying past my window captivated Zorua as she sat on my bed. Brushing my hip length black hair I couldn't help but think about what I was going to ask my parents today.

"Do you think I should still do it?" I asked Zorua as she shifter herself on my purple comforters before looking at me curiously. "I'm starting to have second thoughts,"

"Zorru, zozora." she said, almost sounding angry at me. As time had gone by and I had an understanding of what Zorua said to me. My parent's had thought it was strange, but our bond was so strong we both believed nothing could break it. "Zorua, zor."

"You're right, I guess I'm just scared about what they say." I told her as I put my brush down on my dark brown vanity dresser and walked over to her. Picking her up, she slowly began to crawl up my arm and sat herself on my head. "I swear some days I think you're just to lazy to walk," I said as I opened the door and walked down the stairs.

Walking threw the tall doorway I noticed that father had still not returned home from work yet as the leather couch he usually occupied was empty. Buzz Net was playing on the TV, it was mother's way of working so she wouldn't feel weird, the sounds were just a way of removing the silence of our large home.

"Saki! Are you and Zorua hungry?" she yelled from the kitchen as I walked in. The steam from the two pots on the stove were escaping threw the vent overhead, as she seemed to be finishing up some sort of cake on a silver tray.

Zorua jumped off my head, landing delicately on the table, managing not to ruffle up the cotton table cloth. A vase of stargazers and roses was set in the middle of the table, along with a red envelope leaning against it.

I pulled out a seat, as she looked over at us with a smile. She still wore her favorite lavender dress, covered with her navy blue cooking apron. After we moved to Slateport City she had cut her hair to her shoulders, but her black hair still managed to have numerous curls and waves.

"When's dad gonna be home?" I asked as I grabbed the envelope. Mom quickly took the envelope from my hands and placed Zorua's food bowl right next to her as she looked questionally at the empty bowl.

"Pretty soon, but no touching this until he get's home." she said as I grabbed the large white plate she handed me. "Just because it's your birthday today doesn't mean you have special priveleges-"

"I'm home!" I heard my dad say, as he came into the kitchen. "There's the birthday girl," he said as he placed his hand in my hair, before messing it up. "Sorry I'm a bit late I had to pick a few things up," he said as he handed me a fairly large, medium sized box. Wrapped beautifully with a metalic purple wrapping paper with a large pink bow on the top of it.

I was astonished that my father had gone through so much just for this one simple day, "if you want to open your presents, I guess you could now." I heard mom say sarcastically as I looked at Zorua.

Her head tilted side to side as she looked at the envelope and the present with great curiousity. I grabbed one of the ribbons ends, as I quickly pulled it off, "come a little closer Zorua," I told her as she jumped on my lap. Her frong legs stood on the corner of the gift as I carefully wrapped the ribbon around her neck and pulled it into a large bow around her neck.

Zorua looked at me with a smile as she seemed happy with the bow. I then began to rip the purple paper off of the box as I pulled open the cardboard box and looked at the inside of it. Pulling out what appeared to be a black belt, on the left side of it, it seemed that there was a holder for six individual pokeballs.

Putting it down on the table, I then pulled out what appeared to be the newest Pokenav. It's oval shape and glistening clean screen reflected my dark purple eyes and dark hair, looking up my dad he nooded at me. "There's one more thing in there," he said as I looked back at the box. Moving aside the packing bubbles I grabbed what appeared to be a traveling sling bag, the black bag had two large pockets on the front and it appeared that more could be fitted inside of the bag.

"What's this for?" I asked, as both my parents took a seat at the table. They both looked at each other with a smile, before looking back at me. Not saying a word. "Zorua, can you grab me the envelope?" I asked her, as she jumped on the table and grabbed the red envelope in her mouth.

Handing me the envelope I quickly opened it to find three things inside of it. I pulled out the large white folded paper, a plastic card, and what looked to be a ferry ticket to Petalburg City. "We know you and Zorua have wanted to explore since we've moved here, and we thought that since you're 16 now, you can go on your own journey." they told me as Zorua jumped off the table and on the ground, jumping around in happiness as I couldn't stop smiling.

"When is this ferry suppose to leave?" I asked.

"Tomorrow morning, now that card has enough money for you for a few weeks 'hopefully'. We'll make sure to deposit money for you every once and awhile," he told me as my mom looked at him happily. "When you get to Petalburg City, go straight to Littleroot Town and find Professer Birch, he'll give you another Pokemon to travel with you and Zorua."

Jumped back on my lap, knocking the box down the ground. Her black and red tail wagging happily at the sound of a new friend, "Zorua, are you happy? We're gonna go on an adventure!" I yelled as I grabbed her and hugged her tightly to me as she barked happily.

To think, starting tomorrow I'll begin my own adventure and travel the Hoenn region. Who knows what could happen!