Chapter 1 – The thrill of adventure!

"Hold on!" I cried. Oh, yeah, first, I should introduce myself.

My name's Chris. I've got black hair, with blue eyes. At present, I'm 16 years old. I'm a Pokémon trainer. I'm from New Bark Town. Or rather, I was a Pokémon trainer, and a really good one. You don't believe me, eh? I don't like bluffing, but whenever you want I can take you home so you can see my Johto league trophy. I ended in sixth place. Not bad eh?

I don't have any plans for competing in the Kanto, Hoenn, or any other league for now, because right now, I'm on a different journey. I want to try something different, something no one has tried before. I want to journey the world and discover all of the secrets that it holds. Not as a scientist, but as a Pokémon trainer. I want to recollect as many experiences, and keep them in my mind as cherished memories. And that is definitely not going to be easy, eh?

"If you let hold of me, I'll kill you" cried Casey.

She's Casey, my companion in this journey. She's been my friend since we were both little, probably around 5 years old. She's thin, and has beautiful black eyes. She's 15 right now. She's also from New Bark Town. Her personality is unique, she's a very nice person on the inside; however, she's very serious and sarcastic on the outside. I always make fun of her; she's so serious sometimes it's quite funny. When I laugh at her because of this, we both usually end up laughing.

"Don't worry, I'm holding you tight!" I cried. She fell off a cliff, and right now is hanging from my hand. We're at Mt. Moon, on the Kanto region. What are we doing here? Mt. Moon has been known as one of the most mysterious places in all of Kanto, so I thought it was a good place to start searching. There have always been all kinds of amazing rumors of this place, including theories that the Pokémon came from the moon. I personally don't believe that, so I came searching for something that either strengthens my point of view or weakens it. I don't really care, as long as I leave with something more interesting than a Moon Stone.

After a lot of effort, I managed to pull Casey up. "I will never come to a mountain again!"

I smiled. "You're okay now. Didn't you live on a mountain anyway?"

"Ha-ha. So funny Chris. So funny" she said, giving me a serious look.

After a few seconds of silence and staring, we both laughed. Heh, it was always this way. Something very serious happened but we just ended up laughing it.

We both continued climbing the mountain. I decided the best way to look for something was to go to one of the highest parts of Mt. Moon, and look from there our next destination.

"Hmm, I've got an idea Casey, can you unleash Marill?" I asked. Marill was Casey's only Pokémon. I had helped her catch it before we began our journey. Casey wasn't really into Pokémon, or anything related with it for that matter. However, before we got here, I got to explain her all the basics, hopefully she can sustain a Pokémon fight against someone not really experienced.

"Marill? Are we having a battle or what?" Casey asked me, curious.

"No, that's not it. I want to try something" I told her.

"Oh, okay then. Marill, come out!" Casey said, while throwing her Pokéball to the ground. The Pokémon opened and let a flash of red light out of it. Marill came out.

"Marill, marill!" she said. Isn't Marill cute? I've always though it is one of the cutest Pokémon out there. I knew it was perfect for Casey, especially since she's not into Pokémon.

"Now Marill, do us a favor" I said "Can you scout around the area? See if you can hear anything unusual, okay? Meanwhile, let's eat something, I'm starving"

We sat on some nearby rocks. I unpacked some sandwiches my mom had made us before we came here.

"Your mom's sandwiches are the best" Casey told me, already tasting the flavor in her mouth. It was quite a relaxing, sitting on a rock, with no sounds at all, under the moonlight.

'This can't get any better' I thought to myself.

Suddenly, Marill came to us, looking quite nervous. "Is there any problem?" I asked. She looked more than nervous; it looked like fear was in her eyes. Casey then grabbed me by my arm, shaking it abruptly. "What's the matter Casey?"

"Look! Over there!" she cried. She wore the same expression of fear as Marill.

As I turned my head around to look where she was nervously pointing, a large and dark figured approached, slowly being revealed by the sunlight. After seeing just a glimpse of the figure, I froze.

A computerized voice came from inside my backpack "Ursaring: Hibernator Pokémon".