This is the first chapter of many, except the main cast everything is owned by Nintendo, enjoy!
A cool breeze swept across the decking as land drew ever nearer, it's power sweeping through the ocean like scissors through cloth. A horn sounded from the depths of the ship, signalling the ship's approaching arrival to the small seaside town in front of the boat.
A tall figure stood at the head of the ship, gazing at the shore with wonder on his face, his green eyes lit up with excitement and wanderlust. "I hope you're all doing well at home." he murmured, looking out to the sea behind him with a fond smile on his face before he turned and looked back at the sea. "You'll hear about what we've been up to some day soon." came his low voice as his hand reached into the pocket of his shorts, thumbing the ball inside.
"We are now about to arrive to Sandgem town in the Sinnoh region, please prepare all luggage for departure." A voice came from a speaker behind the boy, he grinned to himself before taking a breath to taste the sea air.
"We'd better get ready then." He said to himself, strolling off the front deck and towards the cabins.
"Sophie! You have to wake up at some point sweetie!" The voice carried itself up the stairs and to the room of a young girl, she groaned to herself and pulled the pillow she lay on closer to her face, as if this action would stop her mother from coming and getting her out of bed.
Footsteps echoed on the stairs as her fate drew ever nearer, a sigh escaped her lips as the door opened quietly.
"I'm awake." Groaned the teenager, clad in pyjamas and face shoved into the pillow she slept on.
"I don't think so young lady." Her mom scolded, snatching the soft object from beneath her and causing her to lightly thud onto her bed.
"Mooom!" Cried the girl, her mother ignorant to the lifeline she now took from her, dooming the girl to a life of consciousness and effort.
Footsteps again, her mom was leaving with her pillow. With that the girl concluded she had lost.
She struggled to push herself away from the bliss that was her bed before sluggishly stumbling towards the stairs of the house when she then stomped down said stairs one at a time grumpily.
Her mother was a loving woman, she had white flowing hair that went all the way down to her back, and sparkling blue eyes that inspired hope into anyone that she gazed upon. Sophie's mother had been on her own for as long as she knew, her father was a topic that nobody mentioned in her family and everything was just fine without him anyway.
"Oh, nice of you to join me this morning Sophie." Sang her mother with a bright smile on her face, her blue eyes glittering brilliantly as she sat in the morning light.
"You suck." Came her daughter's educated reply.
"Well I'm glad you're feeling chipper today because the professor wanted to ask a favour of you today." Sophie's mother informed her, placing a plate of breakfast on the table.
"Do I have to?" Came her unhappy question "He's always so grouchy and it bothers me." She sulked, in between chewing.
"Do I have to remind you he's your grandfather?" Her mother countered, sitting down opposite her with a mug in her hands before taking a sip "Plus he might be asking if you want to go travel with him or something." She speculated, smiling as her daughter lit up like a Christmas tree.
"Well I'm gonna go and get dressed then, be right back!" Called Sophie, dashing up the stairs and back into her room.
Her mother remained in her seat, shaking her head at the eagerness of her daughter.
"Just don't get your hopes up." Came her voice, barely a whisper as her excitable daughter hastily shut her bedroom door.
The house was silent as Sophie's mother sat and waited for her daughter to return from the bedroom she slept in, her coffee becoming cold as it lay untouched now on the table.
Saying goodbye would hurt her, all the more now their father was no longer with them.
After several minutes of thinking Sophie's footsteps came from above and she covered her gloomy look with a smile.
Sophie wore a colorful top with a green jacket over it, a necklace containing a picture of her and her mother hung around her neck loosely and she wore simple dark brown jeans along with a lighter shade of brown boots. Her own pair of shining blue eyes looked energetic now with her shoulder length white hair in a loose ponytail. A bright smile lit up her once groggy features as she stepped onto the landing.
"All ready to go?" Drifted her soft voice from the kitchen table, her only child smiling happily from in front of her.
"Yep!" Exclaimed the cheery teenager, punching her fist into the air "I'll be back in a little bit mom!" Declared Sophie, quickly putting on shoes and tying the laces in two quick motions.
"Stay safe!" Her mother called after her, the door shutting. She sighed, picking up the cold coffee and pouring it down the sink. "Good luck."
The town seemed to be fairly lively today, it's trees swaying in the calm ocean breeze and the houses gleaming in the light of the sun. With a soft smile Sophie skipped towards the lab her grandfather owned, people stopped to smile at the young girl as she passed, their faces bright with cheer and joy.
It seemed everyone was in a good mood today.
"Have you heard Sophie?" Asked one of her neighbors
"Heard what Daphne?" Came her intrigued reply
"We have someone famous visiting the town, apparently he's the brother of a powerful gym leader from Unova!" Her neighbor cooed, her hands clasped together.
"That sounds interesting." Sophie replied, her eyebrows raised "where is he?" She asked, taking guesses as to why he was here.
"He's at your grandfathers lab I think," guessed the neighbor with a hand on her hip "you might even get the chance to meet him!" Came her voice as Sophie looked in the direction of the lab.
"Maybe..." Pondered the girl "anyway, I'll see you later, thanks for the info!" Thanked Sophie as she walked in the direction of the lab once more, her thoughts of excitement and wonder becoming more frequent with each step.
Eventually she reached the doors to the lab she'd been walking towards for five minutes, the inviting aura of the lab served as a highlight to the town's otherwise mundane atmosphere. You could practically feel the information the lab held from the outside.
Sophie took a short breath before taking a step towards the lab, grabbing the handle in the same motion before giving a pull and opening the doors to a room of science and wonder.
In the back of the room stood two men, one of them was tall and lanky with long blonde hair sweeping across his face. He wore surfing shorts with nothing but sandals on his feet. Around his waist was a belt that held only a single Pokeball but was designed for a team of six, and on his shoulder was a single strap backpack that would normally go across his chest. A short sleeved t-shirt covered his chest and a pair of rimless sunglasses perched on top of his forehead. This boy looked to be under dressed for the cool breeze the small town offered, but if he was bothered by it he didn't show it at all.
The other man stood in a brown coat, his white hair visible from the back of the room, the blue suit and brown tie he wore underneath the coat looked fresh from this morning and the black trousers and brown shoes covered the man's lower half. He stood broader than the person in front of him, however he was a few inches short of his head. Normally this would make him seem less impressive than the other man, however the taller person stood at a respectable distance, making neither outshine the other.
Greeting the assistants on her way in Sophie made her way over to the two men at the end of the lab, smiling as the man in the coat saw her.
"Good morning Granddad!" Smiled the girl, causing suprise to the person the professor spoke to. He hadn't noticed the girl approached and her greeting made him jump with surprise.
The two locked eyes after the boy overcame his shock. Deep green eyes stared into dazzling blue ones for what seemed like hours before the professor snapped the two out of their intense moment.
"Good morning Sophie, I'm glad you could make it." Spoke the professor, a nod of the head following his greeting as he turned to the other person there "This is my granddaughter, Sophie. Sophie, this is Cory from Unova."
"Nice to meet you." The boy greeted me, a smile flashing as he did. He seemed relaxed from first impressions, but he soon sighed after turning away from me and my grandfather. "Alright professor, is there any way you can get me a licence? I don't think getting arrested would be too good for my sister's image." He groaned, his hair dangling further down his face as he dipped his head.
My grandfather ran a hand through his beard, thinking about the situation presented to him.
"Alright." He agreed, causing the blonde's head to sharply jolt up from his unhappy gaze at the floor "on one condition." Added my grandfather, knowing he'd already gotten the boy to agree to anything he'd ask.
"Sure thing dude, what do you need?" Asked the teen, his eyes lighting up at the prospect at getting a licence for traveling the region.
"I'd like for you to take a Pokedex with you." Informed the professor in front of a startruck teenager, the boy nodded eagerly with a grin now covering his face. Sophie couldn't help but giggle behind her hand at this boy's excitement. "Oh," continued the professor as he began to stride towards the table that held all of his research notes and two new Pokedexes. "I would like you to take my granddaughter with you." He instructed, causing both of the other two people present to stop what they were doing with wide eyes.
"O-okay." Answered the boy after a minute of science in the laboratory. His what seemed to be cool atmosphere was shattered by this question, making him stutter and glance around nervously before answering. However he quickly recovered before the professor noticed his apprehension over the question, though Sophie did notice his little blunder.
And so, with that question an adventure that neither of the young teenagers could've predicted was set in stone. This would be an adventure to shape them into the people they will someday be, as well as test them in the world that they live in and cherish so dearly.
Bleh Bleh Bleh.
I hate making new stories on this website because it's like a silent promise that I need to write more frequently, though to be fair I did enjoy working on this chapter a whole lot.
The format for this adventure will be a little different to many of the things I've tried in the past, this time it might take longer for me to edit my writing as I'm juggling school work and this at the same time.
So, chapters will go live on Saturday at 6pm GMT. If you want to work out what that is for you I'm sure you can find some sort of website that'll easily tell you.
Additionally you can make me post an extra chapter most weeks (I'll let you know in advance if you can't) just by reviewing the chapter! If I get 5 different people review on this chapter for instance the next one will be up on Tuesday 6pm GMT along with the Saturday one.
also if you're here just to demand more chapters out of me without telling me what you liked or disliked I will count your review but it doesn't help with improving the story I'm writing here and I'd appreciate the advice.
Also, I'd like to shout out my longtime friend OPFan37 as he's still decided to stick with me even after my years of absence from this website, so thanks dude.
Other than that, suggest some Pokemon you'd like to personally see in the Sinnoh region, I have a rough plan of this story and where it'll go but I'd love to see what you all want to see as well!
Anyway, see you in the next chapter,
-Sam