A/N: Hi everyone! My name's Allison and this will be my first story! :) It will feature two OC's (one of them being me) and a lot of characters from the anime. I would really like some reviews and some tips that will help me out! Enjoy the first chapter!

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon. I just own my OC's and the storyline.

Chapter 1: Off to Johto We Go!

It was a quiet morning at sea somewhere near the Johto region of the wonderful world of Pokémon. A large cruise ship was slowly trotting across the ocean toward its destination, Cherrygrove City, "A city where you can smell flowers and a sea breeze". Inside, a boy with messy black hair and green pajamas was asleep in the cabin bed.

Next to him was a yellow mouse with bright red cheeks and brown stripes on its back. It has a lightning shaped that curled around its small shape as it slept next to the boy. Sunlight shone through the window and onto the boy's face. He squinted, trying to stay asleep, but with no prevail. Sighing, he sat up slowly, trying to avoid waking up the mouse next to him, knowing he would be in for a thunderbolt if he woke up his best friend early.

Suddenly, a booming voice came on the intercom. "ATTENTION PASSENGERS, WE WILL BE ARRIVING IN CHERRYGROVE CITY IN ABOUT AN HOUR. PLEASE GET YOUR BELONGINGS TOGETHER AND PREPARE FOR ARRIVAL."

The rodent shot out of bed, hitting its head on the low ceiling in the process.

"Pikachu! Are you alright!?" The boy exclaimed.

"Pika" the Pokémon said slowly.

"Well that's good" he sighed. "Well we better get packing."

This is Ash Ketchum, a Pokémon trainer from Pallet Town in the Kanto region. He just finished competing in the Unova league, when he got a call from Max, an old friend of his.

~Flashback~

Ash, Cilan, and Iris were in the Pokémon Center after Ash's loss in the Pokémon league, when Nurse Joy approached them.

"Ash, there is a video call for you," she told him.

"Really? From where?" Ash asked, confused.

"Petalburg City, in Hoenn" Ash's eyes widened. "What!? Petalburg City!?"

Ash got up and sprinted off toward the phone area leaving Cilan and Iris confused.

When Ash got to the phone he was surprised to see Max on the other side. He looked very similar to when he saw him last in Kanto except his face was a little more mature and he seemed taller. "Max!?" Max laughed at Ash's constant cluelessness. "Hey Ash! I saw your battle today, sorry you didn't win" he said sincerely. "That's alright Max! My Pokémon and I had tons of fun out there and it was a great experience!" Ash replied reassuringly.

"Well that's good!" Max exclaimed grinning. "Oh wait I almost forgot why I called" Max said sheepishly.

"Huh? What do you mean Max?" Ash asked (clueless as always)

"Well now that you're done with Unova, do you know where you want to go now?" the younger boy asked.

"Well to tell you the truth, I don't know. There aren't any new regions at the moment so I was planning on maybe trying another Pokémon league again." Ash said, determination suddenly rising in his voice.

"Really?! Then can I ask you something Ash?!" Max exclaimed hopefully.

"Sure Max, what is it?"

"Well I just finished my first journey in Hoenn and May just got back from Sinnoh after her Grand Festival loss and we wanted to go to Johto." Max started explaining.

"Wait" Ash interrupted. "Didn't May go to Johto before Sinnoh? Why would she want to go back?"

"Well, May wanted to try the Grand Festival again and she knew I wanted to go there, so we decided it was a lot more fun travelling together." Max explained. "Anyway, we were wondering, if you weren't busy of course, if you wanted to go with us" Max finished.

Ash looked shocked. May wanted to travel with him again? His heart sped up and he could feel his face getting red just thinking about it. It was true, he had a massive crush on the girl since his Hoenn adventure, but he was just too shy to tell her.

"Hello? Ash? You there?" Max asked, snapping Ash out of his thoughts.

"Oh yeah, sorry." Ash said, rubbing the back of his head nervously. "But as for your answer, YES! I would love to travel with you guys again! Hey I have an idea! How about I call Brock, and he can come too! For old times' sake!"

"Ash that's a great idea! Look how about we meet in Cherrygrove City in a week?" Max suggested.

" Sounds good to me Max, see you soon"

~Flashback over~

Brock happily agreed to this and would meet them in Cherrygrove City the following week. Ash still couldn't believe he was being reunited with his best friends. He was so excited he couldn't stop pacing around his room. His mind eventually drifted to May. This has been happening a lot recently. He just couldn't stop thinking about her! After pondering for a minute he decided that by the end of their journey through Johto, he would tell her how he feels!

"Pikapi" Pikachu called.

"What is it buddy?" he asked, looking at him. Pikachu pointed out the window and in the distance was a land mass. Cherrygrove City! "Ahh I'm so excited I can't wait!" Ash jumped up and started packing faster than Pikachu's Quick Attack. Pikachu shook his head at his trainer's actions.

When the boat finally docked, Ash and Pikachu were the first ones off, sprinting toward the Pokémon Center. "Last one there is a Slowpoke!" called Ash. "Piika!" Pikachu called back, as if saying "you're on!"

When they got into the Pokémon Center, Ash brought the rest of his Pokémon to Nurse Joy to take care of them. Seeing a couch, Ash and Pikachu sat down, tired after their 4 day boat ride.

Ash sighed happily. "Well, we're finally here!"

"Well it's about time you got here!" a voice called from behind.