To Follow the Voice Inside (Pokémon Fanfic)

Disclaimer: I don't own Pokémon

Chapter 1

It was an important day for Akio. He had just turned 10 and was about to start his Pokémon journey. Akio dreamed of becoming the strongest Trainer in the Kalos Region. And today he'd start his quest!

He looked back at his house in Vaniville Town. He tried to imagine what Lumiose City would look like, being the largest city in all Kalos anyway.

3 Days Later

"Finally here!" Akio gazed in wonder at the towering city in front of him. He was so in wonder that he didn't even notice that something was falling towards him. Until it fell on him.

"What the-"Akio pulled the thing off his hat. To his surprise it was a Pokémon, a Froakie to be exact. Akio thought the Froakie should be with a Trainer, but it seemed to be wild. Looking at it closely Akio also saw it had a twisted leg.

"Ok Froakie, I'm your friend. I'll get you to safety as fast as I can, alright?" Akio told the injured Pokémon as he scooped it up in his arms.

"Froakie." the frog Pokémon could only manage a whimper.

"STOP!" Three red-suited people emerged.

"Who are you?" Akio asked defiantly.

"We're Team Neo-Flare, created by Xerosic after he escaped from jail. We seek to avenge Lysandre and purify the Kalos Region!" the people started laughing evilly.

Akio gently put Froakie down. "Well, not today!"

Froakie defiantly looked at the Neo-Flare grunts with a fight me expression.

Akio yelped, "Froakie, you have to get that leg fixed!"

But Froakie still stood (squatted?) in front of the grunts.

"Okay, if you want to battle then bring it!" the middle grunt said.

"Skorupi, show them!" she sent out the scorpion Pokémon from a Poké Ball.

"Bisharp, I choose you!"

"Houndour, come on out!"

Akio sighed. Outnumbered 3 to 1, how could he win?

Froakie built up a Water Pulse in its hands and threw it at Skorupi, instantly making it faint.

Now the Houndour and Bisharp looked at it even more vengefully than before. Akio knew that was a bad sign.

Then the Froakie used a move Akio thought was the ex-HM Cut, taking out Houndour. But the Bisharp was still up and that didn't help. considering how powerful it looked.

"Bisharp, Scratch!" the other Neo-Flare grunt commanded.

Froakie was in no shape to dodge Scratch. Akio jumped forward in an act of bravery/idiocy and intercepted the Scratch, leaving him sprawled on the ground with a long bloody gash down his arm and a limping Froakie at his side.

"Okay, I guess we'll have to find a Pokémon Center. Then I'll take you back to your-" Akio told the Pokémon.

"I can help you with that." a voice came from behind Akio, startling him so much he almost dropped Froakie.

Akio turned around. He was tired of people always interrupting his sentences. "Yes?"

"I'm Professor Sycamore, the Pokémon professor of the Kalos Region."

Akio stood straighter up. "Uhh...hi, I'm Akio and I'm from Vaniville Town and I've come to get my first Pokémon."

Professor Sycamore examined the Froakie in Akio's arms. "That Froakie must have escaped somehow. Your situation is too much like..." he paused, clearly trying to compose himself.

Akio knew who he was referring to: Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town in the Kanto region. While he never met that Trainer, he'd heard the stories. He'd died last year protecting his friends from Team Neo-Flare. Everyone in the Pokémon world had felt the loss. He'd remembered watching him in the Kalos League as a pre-Trainer.

"So, um, can you help me take care of Froakie for the time being?" Akio asked.

"Absolutely." Professor Sycamore responded. He took Froakie and gestured for Akio to follow.

At the lab, Froakie got hooked up to a Poké-IV. Akio watched anxiously.

"Will it be okay?" Akio asked.

"I-I believe it will." Professor Sycamore shrugged.

A Few Hours Later

After a dose of Poké-IV (Akio didn't know what chemicals were in there, nor did he want to ask) Froakie's bad leg was fixed and its other injuries were invisible.

"So, anything else you want to ask me?" Professor Sycamore asked Akio.

"Um...yeah...so...um, I came to Lumiose City to get my first Pokémon and...yeah. But I just ran into Froakie, and...I just felt I should help it." Akio stammered. He felt awkward admitting the truth.

"I think Froakie has implanted on you..." Professor Sycamore began. "Literally."

Froakie had attached itself to Akio's leg, somehow also holding a Poké Ball.

"Go ahead."

"Um. Okay. Give me the Poké Ball, Froakie." Akio told the frog Pokémon. It gave over the Poké Ball happily. Froakie reached for the Poké Ball. Startled, Akio dropped it. Then Froakie pressed the button and let itself get caught.

"Well, I guess I have my first Pokémon now!" Akio smiled cheerfully.

"Wait. Before you go, take this Pokédex. This device lets you view information on every Pokémon!"

"So this device has information on almost every single Pokémon?! Science is so amazing!" Akio's green eyes sparkled. "I'll be going to Santalune City now!"

"Good luck. But there's also a gym here in Lumiose City."

"Oh. But I think I'll need some more powerful Pokémon to battle there." Akio shrugged. "Bye now!"

He headed off, ready to face any battle with his first Pokémon.