Welcome to my second story of Lows Landerson's journey: Johto - Growing Up! That's right, Lows finished his journey in the Hoenn region, and he will be travelling in Johto to continue his journey as a Pokémon trainer. Expect many interesting things happening in his journey in Johto!

I was originally going to name the story: Johto - The Journey Continues, but I feel like the new title suits more and explains more about Lows' growing up as a trainer along his journey. It also shows that I'm growing up as an author, and hoping to show a better side in every chapter.

Anyways, enjoy the story!

Prologue

"The journey between what you once were and who you are now becoming is where the dance of life really takes place."

Barbara De Angelis

The male and female duo had been doing research non-stop in the Johto region. They needed the information to fulfill the boss' goal, and help the team out.

When they found a decent amount of information, someone contacted them. The man, Boulder accepted the call and said, "Archer, how are you doing?"

"Our progress is great so far. Ariana, Proton and Petrel had trained hard and became much stronger than before. What about you two? Have you done the thing I told you to do?"

"Yes, Archer. We have been doing research all over the region, and we found some useful information about the Legendary Pokémon in Johto."

"Good... Send it to me right away after the call ends."

"You got it, Archer!"

Boulder and his partner, Raven immediately sent the information to Archer. Archer, who was at the Kanto region, received the information as he looked through it.

These are some useful information, all right... The two didn't fail me after all. We even got a powerful outside source to help us continue our research. Everything is definitely going well for us, we just needed a little more time... and we can return as Neo Team Rocket... and fulfill the boss' goal!

Thinking about their upcoming victory, he evilly laughed, "Muahahaha..."

His evil laughs were heard throughout the building. He knew that once it was all set, they were ready to strike again.

On the other side...

"So you did find the mystery trainer, after all..." Surfer smiled while my Pokémon listened to my story before we left Hoenn. We were still at the ship, and it would take us some time before arriving Johto. I used this way to use some time given for us.

"Yeah, I've never thought I would know the truth right at the very end! It's a good surprise to end off my journey in Hoenn."

I chuckled.

"Anyways, what are your plans for our journey in Johto?" Grace asked.

"Hmm... We'll just do what we did in Hoenn! Nice and classic."

"Oh, come on! There's so many more things that you can do in a new region. If we find new activities to do, can we please go and try them? Please..." Ziggs begged.

"Fine! I'll try them out when we have the time." I chuckled.

"When are we arriving in Johto?" Power enthusiastically asked.

"Should be about five hours." I calculated.

"Five hours?! What can we do in the meantime?" Surfer asked.

"Isn't staying in the room for the entire time an option for you guys?" I asked.

"I mean, it could work, but it would be too boring! Come on, let's travel around the ship when we have the time." Power suggested.

"Alright, once I get ready, let's get out of this room for an hour or so." My team cheered upon hearing my words, and we walked out of our room after everything was prepared.

The interior of the ship was enormous, and at the middle of the ship, there were some trainers having conversations about various topics. However, most of the trainers weren't there, they would probably rather just stay in their room for a whole day. Therefore, Sip was easily noticeable by me at the middle. I went over to me and asked, "Sip, you are here too?"

"Yeah, it was too boring staying in there, so I came and checked out what's in this ship. So far, I've only seen this place." Sip replied.

"Well, I agree with that. We're reaching Johto soon, though!" I excitedly exclaimed.

"It's exciting and all, but I'm also a little nervous. Going to another region is a new experience for me."

"Don't worry, when you're in trouble in your journey, just call me and I'll back you up!" I petted his shoulder.

"Yeah, this is why I'm happy to have a friend for this journey." He smiled.

"Anyways..." I said as we wandered through the ship and saw the trainers, "They should be challenging the Johto League for Year 2005 too..."

"Probably. Looks like we'll still be expecting some challenges in our league."

"Let's just have fun this time." Sip agreed with me, thinking about the incident that happened back then in the Hoenn League.

"I wonder... how the others are doing back in Hoenn?" I sighed, missing them already.

"They're gonna do fine, don't worry. Once the signal is back, let's message them our first experience in Johto and make them jealous!" I laughed at his words as we continued our exploration in the ship. It was just like a normal ship with all the usual facilities a ship would have.

After about two hours of casual exploring, the ship announced, "We were told that a rainstorm will be coming soon and lasts about two hours. We suggest trainers to stay in their room to avoid unwanted trouble when you're out of your room. We hope you stay safe and enjoy the rest of the day in this ship."

"Let's go back to our rooms, then. Let's meet up after we get out of the ship."

"Sure thing! See you, Lows." With that marking the end of our small exploration, we went back to our rooms as my team and I played the waiting game.

I've always hated the boring waiting game... I thought as I was forced to wait for another three hours before the ship arrived to our destination. In the meantime, we talked about our journey in Hoenn and the happy memories there. After that, we played some small games to spend some time. After what seemed like forever, we finally heard an announcement, "The S.S. Johto will be arriving to New Bark Town in about fifteen minutes. Please pack your items and ensure that you don't leave your personal belongings behind before leaving. We hope you enjoy your stay at S.S. Johto."

I immediately packed my bag and once I was ready, I was ready. Not just ready to leave the ship, but also to continue the exciting journey in a new region.

The announcement arrived shortly after the last one, "The ship has arrived in New Bark Town. Please ensure your personal belongings are with you before you leave. We hope you enjoy your stay here and see you again."

I excitedly ran out of the ship after returning my Pokémon. As I walked out of the ship and the building, before meeting up with Sip, I wanted to take a look at the first town in this new region.

The scenery was beautiful, with several new flying type Pokémon flying and chirping around the town. There were some small houses, a lab that seemed to have renovated. Besides that, there were a crowd at the middle of the town, and it seemed like there was an activity being carried out. Overall, it was one of the best towns I had ever seen.

Excitement filled my mind, as I happily thought...

We're finally here... in Johto!

Question of the Chapter:

What is the activity happening at the middle of New Bark Town?