Chapter One

In his dream he sees a girl, a fairly tall one about his height with shining green eyes and long brown hair. She walks up to him, shaking him softly, calling out his name.

"Luke…? Luke… Luke!"

Then he is plummeting, overcome by a brief feeling of weightlessness. He then comes face to face with a hard, unforgiving surface. It was then he realizes it is in fact not a simple dream, but a reality. Luke groaned as he sat up groggily, instinctively reaching up to rub his eyes. He instantly realized his mother had approached him, shaking him in an almost futile attempt to wake him up. It was then he had rolled off of the bed and his head hit the hard wood floor. Luke, puzzled as to why his mother was waking him up (she had not done so since he was 10), glanced up at the clock. The time on his alarm clock read 6:30 in bright green. Astonished, Luke focused his gaze back on his mother with sleepy eyes.

"Mom… It's too early to get up. Why am I up anyway?" he questioned.

His mother simply chuckled. "I'm honestly surprised, Luke, you forgot what today was already? Today's the day that was scheduled a week ago so you can get your new Pokémon!"

Upon hearing that, Luke's eyes shot open, and he stood up almost immediately. Today Luke, fifteen-year-old Pokémon trainer-to-be was to receive a Pokémon from Professor Juniper's assistant Bianca. "What? Aw man, I almost forgot! Thanks, Mom!"

Without giving it a second thought, Luke rushed into the next room, threw on his tennis shoes, and reached for the door handle.

"Luke…" he heard his mother call.

Luke paused, looking quizzically at his mother. She sighed and shook her head as she walked up to him.

"You aren't leaving the house looking like that are you?" she quizzed.

Luke looked down, he was still in a shirt and boxers, and he couldn't begin to imagine what his hair looked like. Luke looked up at his mother slightly embarrassed, grinning sheepishly.

"Oops." Luke muttered.

His mother cracked a smile. "Alright, Luke, get ready while I make you some pancakes. You still have 25 minutes, don't worry."

Luke nodded in agreement. "Thanks, Mom." His mother walked out of the room, and he could hear her retrieving the necessary cooking materials needed. Soon enough, Luke began to get ready. As he prepared himself for what may be the most important day of his life, Luke's mind wandered to other things. I wonder if Nathan's doing well, I haven't seen him since last Friday… I wonder who I'm gonna pick as a starter. Who will I meet? I wonder if… Luke's thoughts trailed off, and he began to concentrate more on fixing his sandy blond hair. He glanced at the mirror above his nightstand; he didn't look half bad compared to what he did look like when he woke up. He was five feet four inches tall and had thrown on some jeans and a navy blue tee shirt, along with a navy cap with a white Poke Ball symbol on it. His blue eyes scanned himself once more just to see if anything else needed to be done, but he began to think about the day ahead of him. However, his mind inevitably drifted again to his friend, when lunch was going to be ready, etc. But, his cogitations were interrupted by his mother calling him to the dining room to eat. Luke, who had been ready to eat for several minutes now, smiled. "Coming!" he replied.

Minutes later, Luke leaned back in the wooden chair, his hunger sated for the time being. But he had somewhere to go, places to be, and a Pokémon to receive. Luke stood up, raring to initiate his Pokémon journey, and put on a jacket hanging off the coat rack. His mother waved to him, nostalgic thoughts filling her mind.

She sighed. "I remember when I went on a Pokémon journey. It was a whole lot of fun, being with your Pokémon and friends. But be careful, Luke, alright?"

Luke flashed his mom a thumbs up and nodded, and then walked out the He took in the familiar site of his home town Aspertia City and breathed in the fresh air. I can't wait until I finally get my first Pokémon. Unova, here I come!

Nathan, fifteen-year-old Pokémon trainer-to-be had, unlike Luke, not forgotten that he was to receive a starter Pokémon from Bianca. He had been up right up at 6:30, and had made some toast for himself. Minutes later, Nathan's mother had walked in right as he was done eating.

She greeted him with a yawn. "Good morning, Nathan, are you ready to start your journey?"

Nathan nodded without hesitation. "Of course, I've been ready since I woke up."

His mother smiled at him wryly. "But you're not going to go out like that, are you?" she inquired.

Nathan rushed back into his room, instantly recalling he had never put on clothes for the day. He hurriedly put some jeans, a green tee shirt, and a black cap with a green Poke ball symbol on his five feet three inch figure before turning back to go into the kitchen. Walking back to the door, he grabbed a black jacket off of the coat rack and put it on. He shook his head and chuckled.

"Thanks again, Mom."

Nathan's mother nodded silently, but smiled at his outgoing personality. "No problem, just go enjoy your journey, alright? Oh, and tell Luke I said hi!"

Nathan nodded in consent, then opened the door, shut it, and began to walk through his home town Aspertia City. The time to get my new Pokémon is almost here! Unova, here I come!

Lucille, always called Lucy because of her disliking for her actual name, sat silently in the train car. Lucy was five feet two inches and sported long blond hair held up in a pony-tail, and had blue eyes and pale skin. She also wore blue jeans and a simple white tee shirt with a blue Poke ball symbol on the back. Lucy also had rectangular blue rimmed glasses perched on her nose, giving anyone who looked at her a sense that she was a well-studied girl. Soon she would arrive at Aspertia City so she could receive her new Pokémon, and she was ecstatic. I wonder what kind of people I'll meet and what kind of Pokémon I'll use for my team… She was broken out her thoughts though by the overhead speakers. 'Attention! The train is now arriving in Aspertia City!' Lisa stood up, stretching from the ride there, and made her way to the front of the car. The train soon came to a stop with a screech coming from the wheels, and Lucy stepped off.

Lucy saw a set of stairs nearby and concluded they would lead her to the main area of Aspertia City, so she followed them. She turned out to be correct, and Lucy ended up on the outer edge of Aspertia City. Lucy shielded her eyes from the bright sunlight, and began to look around to see if she could spot anyone. With some luck, she managed to locate an elderly woman sitting on a wooden bench who was feeding some Pidove that had crowded around her feet. Lucy smiled as she saw the little pigeon Pokémon peck furiously at the ground to get more food. She strode over to the lady, accidentally scaring away the Pidove around her.

Lucy grinned sheepishly. "S-Sorry, ma'am, I didn't mean to scare away those Pidove."

The elderly women just beamed at her. "It's quite alright, dear, I'm actually kind of glad you did… Now what can I do for you?"

"Umm, I was wondering if you could point me towards the Aspertia Outlook. I'm supposed to meet somebody there today," Lucy replied. The old women simply pointed a small hand to her left, her finger pointing at the tallest place in Aspertia City. Lucy smiled in her direction. "Thank you, ma'am, I appreciate it."

"Anytime, dear," came her reply. Lucy was filled with new excitement now, she was about to receive her first Pokémon! Unova, hear I come!