Author's Note: Hello this is crazywriter9! I figured because this takes place at the same time as Alana's Trial, I'd release it at the same time to reduce confusion. This will be my official second story posted so please give me feedback and constructive criticism.

The sun was rising in Johto creating a beautiful golden hue in the biggest city of the region, Goldenrod. The people of the city were mostly still asleep, except for a couple establishments. One of these businesses was the local Game Corner. It had not been there long it had just gone up a week ago. The owner of this establishment, Mr. Game, was pleasantly surprised. An eleven year old had come in around thirty minutes ago (The minimal age to be participating in these games) and began to play a string of matches against him. She was a brunette and seemed to be in her night wear. She had baggy pants on and a lose fitting t-shirt. Her hair was long, but unkempt and frazzled. She looked like she had just woken up. At first she had seemed like someone he wouldn't be able to play a good match against. To his surprise, she had progressively begun to get better as time went by. She began to anticipate where he placed the voltorb cards verses the coin cards. Instead of losing on the first round she was getting to the second and sometimes third rounds. The Game corner mostly had older visitors, and it was refreshing to see a younger person taking an interest in his card flip game. Mr. Game figured he'd at least make some small talk with this girl he was playing with.

"So are you in town for a badge?" Mr. Game asked. "I hear there is a rather challenging gym in this town."

"No I live here." Shantel replied. "I'm moving later today, so I figured I'd come here. This is the only place I haven't been to in this city."

"How long have you lived here?" Mr. Game asked. "What made you and your family decide to move?"

"I've lived here all my life," Shantel answered. She flipped over a card and exhauled heavily after seeing that is was a Voltorb. "I was born here. I live with my mom and my big sister. My dad used to live with us, but he had to go to another region to better support us. He's been living there by himself for a year. Recently he became a gym leader, so he called us out."

"Interesting," Mr. Game replied, resetting the board. "So you're family is moving to this region? Where is it located?"

"It's some place called Hoenn." Shantel answered flipping over two cards, mentally cheering, because she had flipped a protection card.

The door to the game shop opened and a girl with pink hair ran in frantically rushed in. She was wearing a pink shirt and pink sweatpants. She had pink middle length hair. It looked like she had been running around for awhile. She was breathing heavily and had a distressed look on her face.

"There you are Shantel!" She announced frantically. Shantel rolled her eyes and flipping more of the cards. "I've been looking all over for you! Mom woke up and you were missing! You guys are about to leave!"

"I left a note in my room it's not a big deal Whitney." Shantel replied rolling her eyes. She flipped another card and finished the set. She figured this would be the last game she played. Otherwise Whitney would literally drag her out.

Shantel pulled out her Pokegear and checked the time. Of course the alarm hadn't gone off on her Pokegear. It had been faulty ever since she'd dropped it in that lake. She hadn't been able to take it to the repair shop yet. She'd have to see if the city she moved into had one. She quickly finished the game and called it quits. Shantel loved playing games, but she knew it was time to leave.

"Thank you for the fun game." Shantel said gratefully. "I like talking with you it helped me get some frustration off my chest."

"Here before you go take this." The man replied. He produced a leather case. "It's a coin case. You can put your winnings in it."

Shantel took the case and left with her sister. Once she returned home she got a stern lecture from her mom. Even though she had left a note, sneaking out early in the morning still wasn't acceptable. It didn't really faze her much though. She was leaving everything to go to this other region. Whitney was getting to stay, because she was the Goldenrod City sub leader. The thing Shantel was most pissed about was her journey. She would've been able to start once she was 12, only three months from now! Shantel took one last look at the empty room half of her and Whitney's room. The movers had already came and took all of her stuff. She only had a bag with her handheld, a pillow, and a blanket. All the things that would keep her occupied on the 7 hour trip to Hoenn. Shantel grabbed her bag and said her final goodbyes to Whitney putting her older sister into tears. Even though Whitney could be a little eccentric sometimes (Like dyeing her hair pink cause it looked "cute".) she still wished her the best. Being a gym leader in training seemed like a lot of work, but Whitney was shouldering it just fine.

Shantel and her mother stayed silent on the way to the airport. They both had a lot on their mind and they preferred to just bask in it. Once they were on the plane Shantel couldn't help but sigh with sorrow. She'd miss Goldenrod City, not to mention her friends. Maybe when she got her Pokemon she could raise enough money to come back. She pulled her game out and began to play. The game was a play on one of the adventure books. You played as a trainer navigating a dungeon infested with unknown to save a dear one. You could chose between three character, but to get the true ending you had to finish each story. Shantel let herself get lost in the game as the plan left the Johto region behind.