A/N Hey guys, this is my first fanfic! All rights belong to the creators of Pokemon. There are two things you might want to know first though:

1) I make it to where each region=one year, plus they have school in between each journey, so I guess it's actually one region=one summer or something like that

2) A later reference in the story as to Misty's last name uses the Manga form of her last name, since the English Anime never revealed it.

All Comments and criticism is welcome! Enjoy!

P.S. Extra sorry for short chapters, it's just how my mind works! Enjoy anyways...

Ash's POV (Day 1) Monday

"Oh, Pikachu! I'm so excited! Don't you remember what tomorrow is, little buddy?" Pikachu nods, even though he knows I'm going to tell him anyway. "It's the last day of school, which means, we'll be heading for Cerulean City right afterward to see Misty! Oh, and of course we'll visit Brock too. In fact, I'll ask him to come along so we can all be together again! I just can't wait!"

Pikachu laughs and says, "Pika, pika, pikachu!" Sounds like somebody has a crush!

"And what's that supposed to mean?" Pikachu groans, so apparently I didn't catch the joke. "If anybody in this room has a crush, then it would be you, my friend. I saw how you treated Dawn's Buneary when we left her last summer."

I raise an eyebrow, and Pikachu laughs again, saying, "Pikachu!" Do not!

"Do too! You told me yourself how much you were going to miss her! Poor thing; she had feelings for you all that time, but you didn't notice until last minute that you really felt the same, so don't you go telling me who I do and don't have a crush on, okay?"

Pikachu sighs, and answers with an angry "Pikachu!" How rude!

His frown tells me that I'm being a little too harsh, so I say, "Sorry, Pikachu. Guess I'm just a little nervous. Oh well, I just guess I said that because I know you're right. I mean, I really do like her, but I've always been too afraid to admit it. I'm gonna tell her this summer though, and finally ask her to—"

"Ash Ketchum! It's midnight! You better get to sleep, and quit your talking now, you two! Just because school's almost out doesn't mean it is out, so go to bed, both of you!"

"Fine, Mom! Good night!" I switch off the light and crawl under the covers with my little electric furball. "Good night, little buddy."

"Pika, pi." Good night, Ash.