Heya, guys! It's just lil' ol' me, and I'm here with a new story.

To those who followed me on my DeviantArt account, they'd probably know what this story is then, and what it might be about. Basically, I created an MMD Hetalia picture with Pokemon, and I was inspired.

The protagonist is Iceland/Emil, and he's off on his own journey in the world of Pokemon! 8D

This doesn't mean that Shine! won't be updated, think of it as I have two things to work with, and when I do one, I might do the other once I complete the other one, or run out of juice and don't know what else to do. Hey, I might get a spark of inspiration as well. :D

Anyway, I hope you enjoy~ w

"This world is widely inhabited by creatures known as Pokémon. We humans live alongside Pokémon, at times playing together as friends, and at times helping one another out. And sometimes, we just like to have fun battling others like us.

But as close as we are, we don't know everything about Pokémon. In fact, there are still many, many mysteries surround Pokémon."

Emil glanced down at his game, his violet eyes gazing down at the screen as some light seeped through the door of the moving truck. He wrinkled his nose as he leaned back on the red couch that he was lying on while an Azurill doll was settled at his feet. 'We're almost there,' he thought to himself. 'Almost there to Heima Town…"

And indeed, the Icelandic boy couldn't help but feel a bit nervous – he was moving into a new place, and that would mean having to start all over.

At age sixteen, such changes may not be so easy.

Still, Emil was hoping that he wouldn't be singled out or found as weird. He was very behind back home when it came to trends, and he did get teased for it a couple of times. Still, the silver-haired Icelander decided to give up on that and just stuck with his own style. Currently, he was wearing a blue sweater vest and a white shirt that was rolled to his elbows, black pants, and a pair of white, laced up boots.

All of a sudden, the truck stopped after giving a hiss and shook slightly as it parked.

As a result, Emil fell off the couch with a loud thump and a yelp.

Giving a groan, the Icelandic boy rubbed the back of his head before scooping up his reading glasses and folded them onto the front of his shirt. However, as soon as the back of the moving truck's doors opened, he blinked before taking a step forward.

His heart was racing in his chest as he began to wonder what his new home would be like.

Jumping out of the moving truck, Emil looked up to see clear blue skies with puffy clouds sailing by breezily. There were green trees that swayed lazily with the light gale, and the houses consisted of brown, tin roofs, fences made of stone, and a grey, marble ground. Emil could also see more trees that were lining around the collection of houses that scattered neatly in the town.

"Emil, you're here at last."

Emil shifted his eyes from the sky onto a slender young man with short, light blonde hair and dull blue eyes. He was wearing a Nordic Cross barrette in his hair, yellow wristbands, a long-sleeved blue and white coat with a dark necktie, grey pants, black boots and a dark brown storage pack along his left shoulder and waist of his coat. Interestingly enough, there was a detached hair curl that was floating alongside his head (along with a dot).

Despite looking quite emotionless, his sapphires were filled with brotherly concern, "Wasn't it tough riding in the back of the moving truck?" He came forward to place a hand on the boy's face to check him closely.

Emil shook his head as he swatted at the blonde's hand, "No, no, I'm fine, Lukas!" He couldn't but feel a bit annoyed; his older brother tended to baby him quite a lot despite the fact that he was no longer a child. "Don't worry, I'm okay."

Lukas gave a small nod at his little brother before stepping back to give his little brother some space to breathe. "So, what do you think?" he asked as he gestured to the town. "This is going to be our new home. It has a quaint feel, but it looks like it should be a nice place to live in, don't you think?"

Emil nodded as he focused on his surroundings, still in awe at how peaceful it looked, and how nice the breeze felt against his tousled, silver hair. He couldn't help but stare around some more before feeling his brother gently pull his arm towards a house that had a golden mail slot at the front.

The house had a red brown tin roof and its structure consisted of bricks that were golden brown. The door had a golden knocker on its oaken surface, and there was what appeared to be a little tree at the front as well.

Coming inside, Emil saw that the floors were made of wooden planks while the ones at the kitchen were pale tiles. The walls were of a royal blue, and the windows were clear. The fridge and television were already set up. There were also two Machokes that were running around – fixing some of the furniture. One was placing the table neatly over a woven, pink carpet with floral patterns on it, and another was fixing a cabinet and arranging the glasses in a nice order.

Lukas couldn't help but feel amused at his little brother giving his rapt attention on the two Pokémon that were helping with the moving.

Initially, Emil wasn't really looking that forward to moving, and Lukas understood how he felt. Especially since his little brother was no longer a kid, and he was of that age where he would get his first Pokémon, too.

"See, Emil?" the blonde remarked. "Isn't it nice in here, too?"

Emil rubbed the back of his head as he admitted, "Yeah…I guess it looks nice…"

"The moving company's Pokémon even help with the unpacking and clean-up," added Lukas. "They really make moving easy."

"Choke! Machoke."

Turning around, Lukas saw that the two Superpower Pokémon were looming down at him. Emil glanced around at behind the Fighting-type Pokémon, and saw that they had completed with their job.

"Thank you for all the hard work," Lukas said. Though he appeared as nonchalant as ever, Emil knew that his older brother was sincere with his words. "We really appreciate it."

The first Machoke gave a nod as he left. The second one, meanwhile, stopped and surveyed Emil up and down curiously.

Emil couldn't help but feel a bit self-conscious under the Pokémon's gaze, however hearing the first Machoke gave a loud call for its partner, the second Machoke simply gave a nod, appearing happier than usual before giving a friendly chirp of goodbye.

"You should go and see your new room upstairs, Emil," Lukas suggested.

Emil simply nodded as he climbed the stairs and entered a room where, to his surprise, everything was already set up. His TV, his computer, his bed, a large, red couch and also his drawers. There was also a clock that was placed on his desk. "Looks like I'll have to set the time," he mumbled to himself. "What time is it?" Glancing at his watch, he saw that it was still only in the morning – around eleven.

After fixing the clock and checking that his things were truly packed away and in order, Emil came back downstairs to see that his big brother was actually already preparing what appeared to be lunch. The blue-eyed blonde sliced cheeses and onions along with tomatoes as he prepared what appeared to be open sandwiches. He was also humming quietly to himself.

However, hearing Emil walking inside, Lukas turned his head and murmured, "So, everything is in order in your room, then?"

Emil nodded, "Ja."

"That's good," Lukas nodded himself. "It really is quite nice to have Pokémon help us around."

"Are you okay there?" Emil asked as he pointed at the food that Lukas was preparing. "Do you…need some help?" However, his brother shook his head.

"I'm perfectly fine," Lukas responded in a calm tone. "Why don't you step out and say hello to the neighbours?"

"Neighbours?" Emil repeated, looking confused at first. However, he became taken aback when his mind processed with what his brother's words. Feeling his stomach began to squirm in knots from nervousness, he immediately made sure to keep himself cool so as not to appear nervous or fresh prey to who he'll meet.

"Ja, neighbours," Lukas couldn't help but feel amused at his little brother going rigid. It was clear that he was a little nervous and self-conscious, and it was adorable. "There are a couple of kids around your age here."

Emil however bristled, "Don't treat me as if I'm a child."

Lukas however couldn't help the chuckle in his throat as his baby brother immediately made for the door and swung it open.

He was immediately met with two smiling faces.

One belonged to a young man, the other belonged to a girl.

The young man had short, brown hair and his eyes were closed. He also had a curl on the left side of his head, though unlike Lukas, it was stuck to his head. He was also wearing a brown jumper, some plaid pants, and a black tie. The girl, on the other hand, was dark-skinned with even darker coloured hair that was tied into two pigtails with red ribbons. She had warm, brown eyes, and was wearing what appeared to be a white jacket with yellow at the top, blue and white shorts, a blue tank-top that showed her stomach, and pink and blue running shoes. Emil noticed that she also had what appeared to be plasters on her knees.

"Welcome to Heima Town!" the girl spoke up cheerfully. "My name's Michelin! Hello there, neighbour!"

"Ve~ and I'm Feliciano! It's great to meet you! Ciao~!" the brown-haired boy chirped in a very noticeable Italian accent. He then bounced forward and kissed both of Emil's cheeks, causing the Icelandic boy to splutter as his face turned red from the very close physical contact.

"N-nice to meet you, too…" Emil was able to stammer out as he felt his face burn.

"Guess what?" Feliciano bounced back to his spot. "We've come to get you!"

"G-get me?" Emil asked in surprise. "For what?"

"The esteemed Professor Katyusha lives in the town of Pochatok," explained Michelin with a reassuring smile. "I was told she has a request for five kids, including us." She then rubbed her chin in thought, "But I'm a little surprised she knows who you are – you did just move to Heima, after all."

Emil blinked, "Excuse me?"

"We'll wait for you in the next town over!" Feliciano piped up. "And you know what?! Ve~ we're going to get…a Pokémon! C'mon! Hurry!" The Italian boy then started pulling at the Icelandic boy's arm and began yanking at Michelin's arms as well. Then, he started pulling them before sprinting out of Heima town.

Lukas could only chuckle as he saw the commotion of what was happening through his window. He simply continued with making the food for lunch as soon as his little brother would get back home.

As Feliciano was pulling both Emil and Michelin in direction to the town's only exist, Emil caught sight of the sign. 'Heiwa Town, a town whose flower is about to bloom,' the Icelandic boy read to himself as the Italian continued to pull them away. Much to Emil's surprise, there was no sign of tall grass on the path that they were running on. Instead, there was an array of trees that were swaying easily as the breeze continued to pick up.

They must've looked really funny, though – a sudden, rushing source of three kids who were running along the peace of the trees and the flowers. Emil could also see what appeared to be a little flock of Fletchling twittering up in the blue sky – their orange feathers contrasting well against the big, blue expanse.

However, it wasn't long before Emil could see what appeared to be an arch made from yellow brown stone and concrete. Entering through the arch, Emil could also see two people were waiting at the entrance of what appeared to be Pochatok.

"Ve!" Feliciano exclaimed even more enthusiastically. "Yong Soo! Erika! Over here!"

The two figures at the town's entrance turned around, and immediately they looked quite happy.

The taller of the two figures was an Asian guy around Emil's age, but coming closer to him, he stood at a height much taller than the silver-haired boy. He had short, black brown hair with a flyaway curl on the right side of his head that strangely enough, looked as if it had a face in the middle. He was grinning with a generally high-spirited expression on his face, and wore a brown jacket with the sleeves rolled to his elbows over a shirt that appeared to have a dog character on it. He was also wearing form-fitting dark jeans, and pink converse.

The shorter figure was a girl with green eyes and blonde hair in a chin-length bob-cut. She was also wearing a blue ribbon, and atop her head was a maroon hat with a purple ribbon on it. She was wearing a matching dress that was also maroon, had purple cuffs, and a white, pinstripe shirt with a purple ribbon around the neckline. She was also wearing white stockings, Mary Jane shoes, and white gloves.

"We were just wondering when you were getting here, da ze!" the Asian exclaimed in an upbeat manner.

"Here, let me introduce you," Michelin offered when she and Emil were finally released from Feliciano's grip.

Emil could only give a silent nod in her direction, starting to feel a bit more self-conscious at being surrounded by people. Still, he kept the cool expression on his face in hopes that they didn't know that he was actually nervous yet eager to make some new friends who looked quite friendly.

"Everyone, this is Emil!" introduced Michelin with an encouraging smile. "He just moved into Heima Town." She then gestured to the tall Asian with the curl, "This is Yong Soo – he's got some serious dance moves."

"Annyeong!" Yong Soo grinned. "Nice to meet you, Emil!"

Emil nodded in his direction, feeling a bit intimidated by his taller height and more muscular build seeing that his jacket's sleeves were clutching onto his biceps. "Nice to meet you, too…" he grumbled.

While Yong Soo simply smiled at the newcomer's cool disposition, Michelin continued – this time gesturing to the short, blonde girl. "And this is Erika," the pigtail-haired girl smiled. "She never misses a single question on her tests, and she actually moved in a month ago from Edel City."

Erika gave a lovely smile, "It's nice to meet you, Emil." She also gave a little curtsy in his direction.

Emil simply nodded in her direction, "Nice to meet you, too."

"Ve~ can we see the Pokémon now?" Feliciano wondered. "I wanna meet my new partner soon~!"

"I know, right?" Yong Soo laughed. "It was such a cool feeling when Erika and I got our first Pokémon, da ze! I hope you, Michelin and Emil here feel that way when you get your next Pokémon, too!"

"So, we have to go see Professor Katyusha, right?" Michelin questioned. "Let's go to her lab, then!"

And that was when the group of five started to wander around Pochatok as they were going on their way to Professor Katyusha's laboratory. During then, Emil couldn't help but look around in even greater awe than he had when he first came into Heima Town.

Pochatok was larger than Heima but not by much. Still, it had what appeared to be a large bridge with grey stone and black tin that connected to more green land. There was also a nice view of the beautiful sea that shimmered as the sun's rays bounced upon it. Boats of all kinds were sailing out and around with some people either fishing or relaxing. The buildings all appeared similar with grey stone and brown rooves, but Emil thought that that simply added to the charm of this lovely town by the sea.

Emil even spotted a fisherman that was sitting calmly at the edge of the bridge – his legs dangling over it. The top half of his face was covered by a straw hat, and he was wearing a simple, cotton blue shirt with the sleeves rolled a bit. He was also wearing brown shorts, and didn't seem to care that he was being watched.

Though as Emil tried to take a good look at the fisherman's face, said fisherman tilted his head in a way where the upper half of his face was avoided. Still, that didn't deter Emil's efforts to try and sneak a peak.

The fisherman was just as relentless, though.

Giving up and deciding to just watch the fisherman's actions for a little while, Emil spotted a sign close by. He read it aloud to himself as he followed the rest of the group. "'Pochatok Town, the ocean of a new beginning,'" he murmured. Looking around again and seeing the bridge over the sea, he really couldn't help but agree with that.

Soon, he found himself standing at the base of the side of a hill – on steps made of stone that created the path: carved into the hill's side. Still, his violet eyes widened a little upon catching sight of the great, white building with glass panels, a set of stairs that were leading to the top, and also a red mailbox at the top.

"Here we are!" Michelin announced with a smile as she poked Emil's shoulder. "This is Professor Katyusha's laboratory!"

Emil followed with the gang until they were at the top. He couldn't help but pant a little, feeling tired, and he noticed that Feliciano was heaving up and down, panting, and Erika wiped some sweat from her forehead with a lace handkerchief. Michelin and Yong Soo, on the other hand, both looked fine.

Coming inside, Emil was met with cool wind blowing from fans as he spotted strange machines all over the place. There was also a bunch of bookshelves, and a few computers beeping around while some aides were running around conducting their work. Again, Emil couldn't help but stare around – totally in awe of his new surroundings.

"Ahh…who is that over there?" Erika questioned as she was finally able to catch her breath.

Looking before them, Emil saw that that there was a young Asian man talking to one of the aide's. He had choppy, dark brown hair that reached his jaws, and light brown eyes. He had noticeably thick eyebrows, and was wearing a black shirt, black pants and black shoes. He also had a gold sash tied around his waist while he had a hand on his hip.

"Hey, that's Leon!" Yong Soo exclaimed. He began waving, "Hey, Leon, da ze! Over here!"

The other Asian turned to face them after hearing his name being called. He had a serious expression on his face as he surveyed everyone, "Oh, it's you, Yong Soo."

"Hey! You here to get your first Pokémon, too?" Yong Soo asked excitedly. Seeing the other nod, the Korean boy cheered, "Yeah! Looks like Feli, Mitchy and Emi aren't alone, then!"

Leon then arched an eyebrow, "Emi? I guess that's you?" He gazed pointedly in Emil's direction.

Emil felt a bit taken aback at the nickname he was given, however he didn't like that stare that the boy in front of him was giving. "The name's Emil," he said coolly.

"Emil, huh?" Leon nodded. "Nice to meet you, then." He bowed in respect in Erika and Michelin's directions in acknowledgement. After exchanging greetings with everyone else, Leon explained, "Professor Katyusha is apparently still out, and she has the starter Pokémon with her, but he says that we can wait upstairs for her."

"Well, okay, then," Michelin gave a shrug. "Let's go and wait for her, then."

"Ve~ I can't wait to get my first Pokémon!" Feliciano looked so eager that he was kind of bouncing in his spot. "My very first Pokémon! Fratello treasures his first one, and they say that your first will be your partner!"

Emil nodded in agreement, "Yeah, Lukas said something like that."

"Lukas?" questioned Leon. His eyes widened slightly, "You're like, not talking about Lukas Thomassen, the Gym Leader of Krystallair City, are you?"

Emil rubbed at his arm, "Y-yeah…I am. He's my brother."

"That is very impressive," Erika looked quite awed at hearing that. Leon himself looked very fascinated by that information, too. "You must know a lot about Pokémon, Emil," Erika said with a smile.

Emil this time scratched the back of his head, feeling more nervous and self-conscious of himself. Whenever the subject of his brother was concerned, he tended to feel small compared to him. Part of moving to Heima Town was so that Lukas wouldn't have to keep on travelling far distances to the place where he worked, and his home. Heima Town was a nice place that was close to Krystallair City, and as a result, Emil moved with his big brother there.

He knew that it would be time before people would recognize Lukas. Emil couldn't help but give an inward sigh with that.

Coming into the second floor of Professor Katyusha's laboratory revealed a corridor. The aide pointed them to a room that appeared to be a kind of lounge with couches, some bookshelves, a coffee maker, a stove, a fridge, and some glass tables. Yong Soo immediately planted himself on the couch while Michelin sat at one of the chairs near the table. Erika seated herself beside Yong Soo, while Leon sat on her other side. Feliciano was able to squeeze himself on Leon's other side.

Emil decided to take the chair near the table across Michelin.

"Ve~! What kind of Pokémon do you think they have?" Feliciano questioned, still looking very much excited. "I really, really can't wait!"

Leon shrugged, "Don't know. It is pretty exciting, though."

"The starter Pokémon differ depending on where you come from," Erika piped up. "The starting Pokémon at Edel City would probably be different to here in Pochatok Town."

Yong Soo chuckled, "Same! I got my starter Pokémon at Gwailkkul City, da ze!"

"What kind of starters do you have?" inquired Emil, legitimately curious. Sadly, he was met with an amused chuckle.

"Sorry, but you're gonna have to fight me first, in order to know," Yong Soo winked in the Icelandic boy's direction – a sparkle of mischief flashing in his brown eyes.

"You already told me that you owed me a battle," Leon spoke up, looking a little annoyed.

"Oh, yeah!" Yong Soo rubbed the back of his head sheepishly. "That I do! Well, okay, then, Leo! I'll fight you, first!" He then grabbed at his bicep and declared, "You'll be beaten by my own hand, da ze!"

This prompted Leon to roll his eyes, "Oh, please. Like, I'm totally scared!"

Michelin and Erika couldn't help but giggle at the boy's snarky response while Feliciano was still beaming. Emil, meanwhile, couldn't help but feel a little out of place – he was still new, after all, and he didn't know how to fit in with the banter that they provided. He knew that they were all quite nice to him so far, however he still couldn't help but feel a bit left out and unsure of what to do.

"So, Emil," Michelin spoke up in his direction. "What city did you come from before?"

"Huh?" Emil blinked. However, when the Seychellois girl repeated her question, the silver-haired youth answered, "Oh! I used to live in Kampfberg."

"Kampfberg Town?" Erika looked quite happy hearing that. "That's not so far away from Edel City."

"Hey, you guys must be neighbours, then!" Feliciano piped up.

Before Emil could place his input on the matter, there was a loud crash that thundered from downstairs.

Immediately, everyone stood up from their chairs, looking quite surprised and alarmed.

"What was that?" questioned Michelin, brown eyes widened.

"Sounded like it came from downstairs," noted Leon who probably looked the calmest out of the group.

"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go check it out, da ze!" Yong Soo exclaimed – already hearing out of the lounge room.

"Ve! Yong Soo, it might be dangerous!" Feliciano cried as Erika started running after the Korean boy. Emil chose that time to follow with Leon and Michelin close at his heels. The Italian boy whined, "Be careful, everyone!" before running after them, too.

Descending down the stairs, they were met with quite a sight.

Two of the aides appeared to be beaten up – bumps and bruises on their heads, and a woman had her back against the wall and was on her butt. The woman had blue eyes, very short pale blonde hair that was adorned with a clip and a white headband. She was also wearing a long-sleeved white blouse, blue overalls, and a lab-coat over it.

However, Emil couldn't help but notice that the woman was quite…well-endowed.

Feeling his face heat up, Emil immediately looked into the direction that she was shouting at, and could also see what appeared to be two goons exiting the laboratory with what appeared to be a large, black case.

"Come back here!" the woman shouted as she began to get up. She was rubbing at her shoulder, and she looked close to tears, "Come back here this instance!"

"Professor Katyusha!" Michelin exclaimed as Leon, Erika and Feliciano came to her side. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine!" Professor Katyusha cried in distress. "But those two goons took the starter Pokémon for beginning trainers! They have to be stopped!"

"Cowards! Get back here, da ze!" Yong Soo shouted as he tore through the laboratory. Michelin followed closely behind him. Seeing that Professor Katyusha did indeed appear to be fine, the pale-haired boy followed the two Asians outside to confront the attackers.

"What the-? Tch, looks like we got some company," one of the goons said with a scoff. He was wearing what appeared to be a suit of white, plated armour that reminded Emil of the Power Rangers.

"Do we now?" the other, who was wearing yellow gave a tsk. "Heh, just a bunch of kids."

"Give back those Pokémon right now, da ze!" Yong Soo yelled – stabbing a finger at the black suitcase.

"Yeah! They don't belong to you!" declared Michelin, looking just as angry.

"They do now," smirked the white armoured goon. "They're now property of Team World."

"Team what now?" Emil asked, arching his eyebrow.

"Team World! We seek nothing more than world domination as our name suggests!" the ruffian in yellow then stood straight into what appeared to be a salute. "And anyone who dares try to stand in our way is in for a world of hurt!"

"Oh, yeah? Well, bring it on!" Yong Soo declared, reaching for his belt. He immediately took one of the Pokéballs and called out, "Riolu, let's teach these thugs a lesson, da ze!"

"Hold it."

All action immediately stopped when a new voice suddenly broke the tense atmosphere. Yong Soo stopped in mid-throwing stance while Michelin looked up with wide eyes. The two goons turned around, and Emil himself was quite surprised at who was standing in the way of the two thieves.

It was the fisherman from earlier.

His straw hat was still covering the top half of his face, and he was holding what appeared to be an oar paddle in one hand. The other had a net that was wet but empty, and Emil saw that he was wearing worn out slippers.

"Who the hell are you?" questioned the Team World member wearing white.

"Huh, some old fisherman," his comrade spoke up before rudely snapping, "Get the hell out of our way, meddlesome pest!"

The fisherman however stayed put.

"Not gonna listen, huh?" the white Team World member scoffed. "Well, this is what happens to those who get in our way! Go, Zangoose!"

"Electivire, you, too!" the one wearing yellow shouted.

Emil gasped upon seeing the two Pokémon that burst forth – they looked tough. Tough and quite intimidating. He was still shocked at seeing that the fisherman wouldn't budge – he felt even more alarmed when the Electivire had small bolts of what appeared to be blue electricity running at the top of its head.

"Gonna move now?" asked the yellow clad Team World member smugly.

"No," the response was so blunt and short, that Emil couldn't help but feel that the guy was crazy. It also really angered the two thieves.

Hearing the doors slide open automatically, Emil turned around to see that Professor Katyusha was being helped by Erika. When the busty woman caught sight of the interfering fisherman, instead of telling him to run for it, Emil was shocked to hear her cry, "Quan! Stop them! They're stealing Pokémon!"

The fisherman, Quan, then gave a snort. He raised his head, and this time, his eyes were viewable.

They were a sharp and stern honey gold that blazed with a frightening flame.

Emil honestly didn't expect the fisherman to have this expression on his face. He also didn't expect the fisherman to reach at the back of his waist, take a Pokéball and throw it forth as a burst of light shot forth once it opened.

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Emil - Iceland
Lukas - Norway
Michelin - Seychelles
Feliciano - Italy
Yong Soo - Korea
Erika - Liechtenstein
Leon - Hong Kong
Katyusha - Ukraine
Quan - Nyo!Vietnam

Yes, Nyotalia characters will appear in this story, 2P characters will also show up, too. X3

Anyway, what will happen next? What does this fisherman have up his sleeve? Will he be able to rescue the Pokemon for Professor Katyusha? What will Emil pick if the fisherman succeeds?

Tune in next time in Poketalia Edition: Amethyst! 8D

Peace out!
- Hebi-Kazechi-10