Author's Notes: Hey Guys! It's BlazeDarklight here! Yeah that's right, I'm no longer Blaze210! Its BlazeDarklight now! Although if you want you can just call me Blaze.

I bet you're surprised to see this, right? Out of A New Beginnings' ashes appears a new Pokemon story!

Pokemon Rebirth!

First off, I must apologize for the 'rough around the edges' feel of this story. Its the first thing I've been serious about writing for about 3 and a half years, so I'm getting back into the grove of this. Please forgive me, the story will get better I promise.

Anyway, please go ahead and read the story and review so your voice can be heard.

Enjoy!

Chapter One

A New Beginning Once Again

The sunlight shone brightly through the window, illuminating the once dark room and annoying the lone sleeping occupant in the room. Alexander Zenton pulled the covers over his head in an attempt to fall back asleep, all while mumbling incoherently about the nonsense dream he was having.

"Alex!" A female voice called from downstairs. "Alex! Get up!"

In response, Alex just grabbed one of the pillows he was using and covered his head with it to drown out the noise. It was too early to be waking up anyway.

"That boy…I swear…" The young woman downstairs sighed. On an important day like this and he chooses to sleep in…"

The young woman sighed once more and turned to a small bed that had a small, blue and black furred Pokémon resting in it.

"Hey Shinx?" As the young woman spoke, the Shinx's ears twitched up and the Pokémon looked up at her. "Go and wake up your "master", please? He'll be late if you don't."

The Shinx nodded towards the woman and then bounded up the stairs towards Alex's room. At the top of the stairs was only one door that was slightly ajar. Shinx was able the slip in through the ajar door. The room was a mess! Trash and only food wrappers were tossed all over the place, dirty clothes rested where they had been thrown, and random Pokémon memorabilia had fallen off the shelves where they had rested. Shinx was able to jump over and avoid everything as he made his way over to the bed.

"SHIIIINNNNNNX!" The lion cub Pokémon cried as he leapt into the air and then crashed down right onto Alex.

"Ooof! Oh god!" Alex cried from the impact.

Alex was wide awake now.

"Ouch! Shinx!" Alex yelled more annoyed than angry. "Why'd you do that!? Did Scarlett put you up to this?"

He stared down at the Shinx, who just looked up at him, smiling and wagging his tail playfully.

"That sister of mine!" He shouted angrily.

Alex threw the covers off and got out of bed. Shinx had already jumped off the bed and ran out of the room. Alex mumbled angrily to himself as he got dressed.

"Hurry up little brother!" Scarlett called from downstairs. "We're supposed to meet Professor Sycamore at Aquacorde Town in an hour!"

Alex's demeanor changed almost instantly. Today was that day! Today was the day Alex would get to start his Pokémon Journey. Alex would be exploring his home region of Kalos…plus he would finally be able to try and catch up to his childhood friend, Joseph Moore. Alex had a lot of catching up to do; Joseph had left Vaniville Town when he was thirteen to begin his Pokémon journey. Alex had been fourteen when Joseph had left; Alex was now eighteen and had yet to leave on his journey.

"Not anymore." Alex spoke out loud. "I'm gonna catch up to you buddy."

After a speedy shower and then struggling with his clothes for ten minutes, Alex was rushing down the stairs. He slipped on his jacket just as he reached the bottom floor and nearly tripped, but managed to regain his balance. He took a quick moment and looked himself over in the mirror not too far from the stairs.

Alex was of standard height at about six feet even, and he was of lean build. He had black hair that spiked up, giving it a short of bushy appearance. He was wearing a thin black jacket with light blue trim at the collar and at the end of the sleeves. The sleeves had an all-white Pokeball design near the shoulder.

Underneath the jacket was a plain white short sleeved shirt. He was also wearing a pair of dark tan pants with a black leather belt looped on through. His shoes where classic black and white Converse All Stars.

He was also hefting a red backpack over his shoulder. Alex looked himself over, one last time, sighed and then continued into the kitchen, where his sister, Scarlett, and Shinx were waiting for him.

Shinx was eating a bowl of Pokémon food that Scarlett had put out for him. Scarlett was leaning up against the kitchen table looking over some of her notes. Scarlett was only a few years older than Alex (She was 22.), but she acted as if she were his mother, looking after him, making sure he was okay, and scolding him like a child when he screwed up. He loved her and was thankful for her, but he would get annoyed with her. She was only four years older than him!

Scarlett was an assistant to Professor Sycamore, helping him with field studies, as well as checking his reports and notes.

Scarlett was slightly shorter than her brother; she had long black hair that she usually tied up in a ponytail or bun. She was wearing a modest black dress with a white lab coat over it.

"Little brother, eat something before you head out." She said without looking up from the notes.

Alex moved over to the pantry and pulled out a Pop Tart packet, tore it open and began eating.

"Did you pack everything I'll need?" He asked as he leaned up against the same counter his sister was leaning up against, albeit not right next to her."

"Yes sir, little brother. Extra clothes, food, sleeping bag, Pokeballs, money, and any other necessities you might need."

"Thank you sis."

"Yeah, well I thought you might sleep in." She looked up from the papers and smiled at her little brother.

Well he wasn't so little anymore.

"I can't believe you're finally leaving on your Pokémon journey. You had me worried there for a moment." Scarlett said as she put the note back in a folder and then neatly placed the folder in her own bag.

"Yeah? Is a Pokémon journey really that important?" Alex questioned, while his mouth was full.

"Well, there is more to life than being a Pokémon Trainer, but I think it's important for everyone to at least experience what it's like to travel with Pokémon."

"Well isn't it too late for me? I mean you usually have you Pokémon journey after you turn ten, fifteen at the latest."

"It's never too late to travel the world…..Your friend Joseph is still traveling."

"Yeah he is…"

Alex missed his friend and found himself constantly wondering where he was or what he was up to. He had other friends in Vaniville Town, but he wasn't as close to them as he was Joseph. The last he had heard from Joseph was that he was about to challenge the Indigo League, but that was nearing a year ago. Unfortunately, they didn't get the channel that did the news coverage of the Indigo League in Vaniville Town. Alex had heard that Joseph placed runner up out of about 100 people.

Joseph must be an incredible Pokémon Trainer by now. Maybe catching up would be impossible at this point.

"We don't have much time. Let's get moving." Scarlett grabbed her bag off the counter. "Let's go Alex…Shinx."

Alex had just finished his breakfast. Shinx ran over to Alex, who then bent down and picked up Shinx. Scarlett was walking out of the kitchen and heading for the front door. The two of them followed, taking one last look at the home they might not see for a few months.

A cool breeze was blowing through out Vaniville Town as Alex left his house. He took this as a good sign that his adventure would be fortunate as the cool breeze made him feel relaxed and almost fearless. He was a bit nervous as this would be the first time, ever, that he would be away from home. Scarlett was waiting for him at the end of the path in front of their little house; she seemed a bit somber as she watched her younger brother.

"You okay, Scarlett?" He asked her, as he and Shinx approached her.

"Y-Yeah." She smiled reassuringly. "I'm just really happy for you right now. Finally getting to go on your Pokémon journey." She turned to start walking the path that lead out of Vaniville Town.

It would only take them about 10 minutes to walk to Aquacorde Town, even at a slow pace. The two walked in silence while Shinx, who was still in Alex's arms, kept looking around excitingly.

"You never got to go on your journey, didn't you?" Alex asked.

Scarlett didn't respond right away. Instead, a look of slight unsureness crossed her face, as if she was debating with herself on what to say.

"No I didn't." His sister said somberly. "Dad passed away before I could, remember? I stayed to help take care of you."

"Oh. Yeah…." Alex looked down at his feet.

Those where some memories he wished he could forget.

"Do you regret not going?"

"Yes." She said bluntly. "It's one of my biggest regrets….but I still get to occasionally travel around with the Professor during our research. So it's not all that bad." She smiled at her brother, who smiled in return. "So you'll need to have fun for the both of us." She playfully nudged Alex in the shoulder.

He nodded in acknowledgement. He would definitely do that, he owed his sister that much. Shinx was hers originally, but had been gifted to him. He was thankful for the energetic lion cub Pokémon and even though the two fought like brothers, Alex felt like that built up their partnership…..the fact that they had been together for the better part of six years didn't hurt that either.

The gate doors leaving Vaniville Town slid open, allowing the two to pass onto Route 1.

"I'm excited too." Alex spoke. "Believe it or not."

"Is that so?" Scarlett looked at her brother with an almost surprised look.

"W-What?" He shot her a puzzled look.

"I remember a certain little brother who said that he was too lazy to go on a journey, that a journey was a waste of time and a loser's errand." She said matter of factly.

"I d-did not! I said that it would be a waste of time to go alone." He looked away from his sister.

"You're not going to be by yourself. Shinx is going with you and then you'll make other friends along the way."

"Well when you put it like that…."

They neared the gates to Aquacorde Town, a small little town whose boundaries are in a rectangle shape with a river running on the opposite side of the town. Near the entrance to the town were two cafes on either side of the path that went through the center of the town. There were also several shops further into the town, including a Potion's shop that sold only potions and a Poke Ball shop that sold only…you guessed it…Pokeballs.

"Welcome to Aquacorde Town." Scarlett said as the two off them passed under the gate.

"You act like I've never been here before." Alex shot his sister a slightly annoyed look.

"Just teasing you." His sister laughed.

She looked around on either side of them, looking at the different cafes.

"Now the Professor said we were to meet him and two other trainers at one of these cafes….but which one…was it?" She was looking around, until she spotted a tall man in a white lab coat. This man had a dark blue shirt and black pants on underneath the coat as well as a brown boots.

"Come on Alex, there's the Professor." His sister grabbed him by his jacket collar and dragged him and Shinx along.

Professor Augustine Sycamore, the Professor of the Kalos Region that specialized in Mega Evolution. The Professor was sitting at a table that could seat six; there were two other trainers with him.

"Bonjour Scarlett and Alex!" The Professor got up from his seat to greet the two siblings, smiling.

Scarlett wore a smile as she approached the Professor and the two hugged in greeting. Once they pulled apart, the Professor looked at Alex.

"Alex! Shinx! It's been a while!" The Professor extended his hand, which Alex shook.

"How are you doing Professor? Figured out a way for me to make Shinx here Mega Evolve yet?" Alex asked with a smirk.

"Not yet." The Professor chuckled. "But when we do, you know it'll be grand!"

The Professor turned back to Scarlett to converse for a moment. Alex used this opportunity to take a look at the other two Trainers that were seated at the table. One was a male with medium length silver hair and pale blue eyes. He was sitting in the seat farthest from the others and the way he was sitting gave off a 'Leave me alone' vibe. The other trainer, who was a female, was a brunette whose hair went well past her shoulders. What caught Alex's attention were her crimson red eyes. Alex couldn't help, but stare at this girl's eyes. Alex looked away due to embarrassment; he was looking out towards the town's boundary lines, towards the thick forest. Shinx was looking up towards his master with confusion.

Alex suddenly felt a tap at his shoulder. Thinking it was his sister, he quickly turned to face the person, only to come face to face with the girl from earlier.

"Hiya!" She said to him with a friendly smile showing off her perfectly white teeth. "I'm Everlynn, nice to meet you!"

"U-ummm…h-h-I uh, a…uh…l." Alex was flustered and stumbled over his words.

Everlynn shot him a confused looked. Shinx, who was equally confused at his master's reaction, meowed at his master. That's when Everlynn caught sight of the lion cub Pokémon.

"OH MY GOD! HOW CUTE! A SHINX!" She released a high pitched squeal and quickly lifted up Shinx into the air. She was gripping the Electric Pokémon tightly and spun around once with the Pokémon in her arms. "THISSHINXISSOCUTE!OMG!LOOKATITSSOFTBLUEFURANDITSSTARSHAPEDTAIL!ADORABLE!ADORABLE!ADORABLE!"

"Ummm….Uh…H-Hey, you're holding him kind of tightly. I don't think he l-likes that very much…" Alex said meekly. He was dumbfounded of course.

"I'VENEVERSEENASHINXBEFORE!THESEARERAREHERE!" Everlynn continued her excited gibberish and hugged the Pokémon tightly,

For a brief moment, Alex swore he saw a distressed look on Shinx's face.

"I'VEALWAYSLOVEDTHISPOKEMON! I'MNEVERGONNALETYOUGOSHINX!"

There was that look of distress again from Shinx. Alex knew what was about to happen.

"Hey Everlynn look out!" Alex quickly moved and grabbed Shinx from her, turning his back as he did. Just in time too.

"SHIIIIIIIINXXXX!" The small electric Pokémon cried out as it let out a Thundershock attack.

Yellow lightning shot up skyward. The electricity zapped through Alex's body as he cried out in shock. The attack only last a few seconds before it dissipated, but it garnered attention from pretty much everybody in this small sleepy town. Once the attack dissipated, Shinx leapt out of his master's hands. Alex slumped to the ground a second later. He laid there for a moment, before getting up and dusting himself off. Sycamore and Scarlett were watching from a distance. There was a look of distress on the Professor's face.

"That doesn't get any easier…" He mumbled to himself. "Ouch…"

Everlynn looked at him, dumbfounded. While Shinx looked up at Alex with an apologetic look.

"Sh, Shinx…" His Pokémon apologized.

"Don't sweat it." Alex waved off the apology.

Everlynn was still dumbfounded. Alex was actually able to get a good look at the girl's outfit. She was wearing a normal t shirt that was a golden yellow. Over the shirt was a steel blue long sleeved jacket with white fur along the collar area. She was also wearing steel blue pant shorts that stopped a little over halfway to her knee.. She was also wearing black and white converse like shoes that went up a little past her ankles. Underneath the shoes she was wearing knee length gold and steel blue socks. Alex was a bit dumbstruck by her appearance, in a good way.

"Y-You just shook off an electric type attack like it was nothing!" She exclaimed.

"Yeah? Shinx and I have fought before." He pointed out. "That was one of his weaker Thundershocks."

"WHHHHAAAA?" Everlynn looked as if she was about to pass out from surprise. "THISBOYJUSTTOOKAPOKEMONATTACKSHRUGGEDITOFFANDACTEDLIKEITWASNOTHING! HOWISTHATNORMAL? WHYAMITHEONLYONEFREAKINGOUT?"

Alex ignored Everlynn's reaction and turned to face the other trainer. Who seemed disinterested in the going ons around him.

"S-sorry." Everlynn apologized.

"Hmmm?" Alex turned and looked back at her.

She was looking at him, frowning,

"I shouldn't of roughly grabbed your Pokémon like that…" She continued. "It's because of me you were zapped like that. I'm sorry."

"Don't worry about….I'm Alexander, Alexander Zenton. You can call me Alex if you want." Alex introduced himself.

Everlynn looked at him for a moment before smiling.

"Nice to meet you!" She spoke. "You must be one of the trainers that the Professor was talking about."

"The Professor mentioned me?" Alex asked.

"Yeah. He mentioned that he would be handing out Starters to two other Trainers' besides me." She pointed out.

Shinx jumped up onto his master's shoulder and apologetically liked his cheek. Alex acknowledged the apology by gently patting Shinx's side.

"Wait." He paused for a moment. "I'm getting a starter as well? Even though I already have my Shinx?"

"Yeah, my uncle said that would only be fair," She said matter of factly

Alex looked over at the Professor, who was still chatting with Scarlett. She was showing him some note from her file. Alex then took another look at the boy sitting at the table. The other trainer's body language screamed 'edgyness' as the internet would say. He was wearing a black and white trimmed sleeveless jacket that was zipped up, red fingerless gloves with and black trim. He wore black pants with a white lightning bolt design going down the side, lastly he was wearing red and white shoes with a slight black trim.

The trainer looked over at Alex; it was almost as if the trainer had a permanent frown on his face.

"Who's he?" Alex asked Everlynn about the trainer.

"Him?" Everlynn nodded towards the trainer. "I don't know. He showed up here shortly after we got here. All I know is that he's rude." She crossed her arms and pouted.

Alex stared at the trainer a bit more. He got a feeling that the two of them weren't going to get along.

"I see you made a new friend, Alex." Scarlett had approached the two of them.

Sycamore wasn't too far behind her with a briefcase in hand.

"I sure do hope you aren't giving Alex and Shinx too much trouble, Everlynn…" The Professor sighed.

"Nope uncle! Not at all!" Everlynn giggled.

"Be careful around my niece, Alex." Sycamore rubbed Everlynn's head. "She may appear small and delicate, but she can be quite the troublemaker and don't even get me started on her overreactions."

"Hey! I am not delicate!" She pouted, before crossing her arms.

Alex laughed slightly at Everlynn's outburst. The Professor started heading towards the table other trainer was sitting at.

"Alright you three, time to take care of business." He said as he set the briefcase on the table. "Time to get the things you came for."

"Yay!" Everlynn jumped for joy and then ran towards her uncle.

Scarlett motioned for Alex to join them, he followed Everlynn, and then his sister followed after him. Shinx had jumped onto Scarlett's shoulders as they walked past her. Even the other boy had move closer,

"Alex, Everlynn, and Keaton," Sycamore looked at the other trainer. "It's time for you three to make the choice of a lifetime."

He opened the briefcase to reveal several different items. On the top portion were three ID like cards, one had a picture of Alex, the other of Everlynn, and the last was of Keaton.

"Here you three go," Sycamore had out the cards to their respective owners. "These are your Trainer Cards. Do not lose them!" He warned. "These identify you as a certified Pokémon Trainer and you won't be allowed entrance into the Kalos Tournament without it."

Alex looked his over as he was handed it. It had his full name, age, as well as other miscellaneous information on it. Alex slipped the card into his wallet.

"You'll also be needing these." Sycamore pulled out a small red square device that seemed to have a small Pokeball like design in the middle that was made of this glass like material,

Alex took one in hand, He examined the device. There was a button on the side that he had accidently pushed. Once he did, the glass section in the middle extended out, turning the square device into a rectangle. A holographic display appeared with a plethora of information,

"These are your Pokedexes; it has information of all the known Pokémon in the world!" Scarlett informed the three.

"Yes, these will be very important for your forthcoming journey." Sycamore nodded,

All that was left in the briefcase were three Pokeballs.

"Now the moment, you three have been waiting for…You get to choose your Starter Pokémon!" Sycamore picked up the three Pokeballs and called out the Pokémon contained within.

Out of the first Pokeball appeared a small brown and green Pokémon. This Pokémon had light brown fur coving its front with a green shell protecting its back. The shell went from its head all the way down its back.

"Chespin!" The Pokémon said happily.

"Oh cool!" Alex knelt down in front of the Chespin. "Chespin, huh? Nice to meet you!"

"Ch-Chespin!" The Pokémon said, slightly embarrassed.

Out of the second Pokeball appeared a fox like Pokémon whose fur was different shades of orange.

"Fennekin." The Pokémon yawned, and then blinked at the people surrounding it.

Upon first seeing the Fennekin, Shinx became dumbstruck, just staring at the Fox Pokémon. Shinx leapt off of Alex's shoulders, moving closer to the Fox Pokémon. Hearts seemed to flutter in Shinx's vision, as he was infatuated with the female Fox.

"Uhhhh, Shinx, you okay?" Alex asked his Pokémon. "You're being really weird…"

"Shi! Shi! Shinx!" Shinx said as he neared the Fennekin.

Fennekin, who seemed confused by the sudden display of affection, looked Shinx over for a moment, then turned her head the other way with a "Hmph."

"SHI!" The lion cub Pokémon had been crushed, KOed by the rejection, he slumped to the ground.

"Uhhhh?" A perplexed Alex lifted up the KOed Shinx in his arms.

Out of the third and final Pokeball appeared a blue and white frog looking Pokémon.

"Froakie." The Pokémon looked over the three trainers in front of it, and then shot them all a disinterested look.

The three Kalos Starter Pokémon had been laid out in front of them.

"Well you three…." The Professor started. "Time to make the decision of a lifetime. Who is picking first."

Everlynn looked over at Keaton and then at Alex.

"Ladies first." Alex motioned.

Keaton didn't make a motion to stop her, so Everlynn stepped forward.

"Alright Fennekin!" She spoke. "Lets go!"

Fennekin's ears twitched at the sound of its name being called and then jumped into Everlynn's arms. The fox Pokémon then proceeded to lick Everlynn's check, causing her the giggle slightly.

"Seems those two are already pretty close." Alex commented.

"You'd be right." Sycamore confirmed. "Everlynn and Fennekin spent a lot of time together whenever Everlynn would visit the lab."

'Almost like me and Shinx.' Alex thought to himself, then smiled and nodded slightly.

"I'll take Froakie, Professor." Keaton had finally spoke.

"Very well." The Professor handed Keaton Froakie's Pokeball.

Keaton called Froakie to his Pokeball without another word. He then turned to walk off. Alex watched him leave for a bit and then he suddenly got an idea. He turned to Chespin.

"Hey Chespin." Alex spoke to the Pokémon. "If you travel with me, I promise that we'll become good friends, we'll have all sorts of adventures, and overcome all the challenges in our way. What do you say?"

Chespin looked up at him for a moment, then looked at the Shinx resting in Alex's arms.

"Ch-Chespin!" The Pokémon nodded, its expression determined.

"Thanks! You won't regret letting me be your trainer." Alex stood up. "And for our first challenge…." Alex turned to face Keaton, who was still walking away. "I challenge you, Keaton, to a Pokémon battle!"

Keaton stopped in his tracks, pausing for a moment. He looked over his shoulder; Alex could see a faint smile appear on his face.

"If you're in a hurry to lose." Keaton replied. "Then I accept."

Sorry for the Cliffhanger on the first chapter, I promise the second chapter will be out before the end of the weekend.

Thank you to PokemonTrainer77, The Darkness Knight, and to another one of my friends whose Username I forgot (but you know how you are) for giving me inspiration to write.

Thank you to all my loyal readers! Sorry for the wait, but I'm back!

Bad news: DO NOT expect routine updates for the story! I'm still struggling with some issues in my life, but I will update when I can.

Lastly, I will have a bit of a surprise for my readers at the conclusion of the second chapter, so keep an eye out!

See you guys later!