Chapter 1: A new Journey, New places, New friends

A.N and Disclaimer: KS90: Hi everyone! Welcome to another project made by KS90! But I'm not alone on this project.

DD23: There's me :3

MM014: And me. But why start a new one? Don't you have enough stories already?

KS90: I can't hold my imagination back. TIS ON FIRE WOMAN!

MM014: Oh brother...

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DD23: You guys are random. Plus we have others who don't have accounts but we're still giving them credit anyway cuz they helped in character designs, and such. So stick around. We've got one heck of a story for you guys.

KS90: And I'll do the disclaimer. We do not own Pokemon, it belongs to whoever created it and the companies who allow us to play such fine games.

'It was a bright and sunny day in Vaniville Town and the Fletchling and Pidgey were chirping happily. Vaniville Town was quite small but had very kind people living in town. But a few people in particular were going to be starting a new journey around the wonderful region of Kalos. Each of these kids are unique and have amazing potential. One day they could be rising stars. Let's check on them, shall we?'

A young boy stepped out of his house, followed by his older sister, and looked around. It was time to start a brand new day. But this day was special. The sister was 16 and the brother was 14. The girl had her brown hair tied in a ponytail that went down her neck, and it was tied with a black ribbon. She wore a white shirt with a black heart which was red at the short sleeves and a sleeveless black jacket over it. She had on a pair of tan pants and black shoes. She also had a black backpack on. The boy wore a navy blue and orange zip up jacket (Like navy blue as the primary color) he had a blue messenger bag and a green outdoors cap with white sunglasses. Around his neck the boy wore a black collar with a golden sun. His hair was medium and of black color (Similar to Calem's hair style) and had brown eyes. He wore black pants and light brown boots. This duo was Jeremiah and Dese (Short for Deseree).

"What a nice day!" Jeremiah cheered.

"I just wish we didn't have to wake up early..." Dese yawned, "I'm still a bit tired."

"Don't worry. You'll get over it. Anyway, where are we meeting to see the other kids?"

"I think in Aquacorde Town..." Dese replied. She looked at her brother for a good minute until finally realizing something. "Crap! I forgot something! Just go on without me OK? I need to find my lucky charm!"

"OK... I'll go. But let's meet up in Aquacorde Town when you do find it. And I'll try to tell the others not to leave without meeting you first. Cuz I wanna start this of right."

"You do that. And I'll look for my charm." Dese ran back inside their house. The house they lived in one of the houses along the wall of the gate in Vaniville Town. There were only a few houses that actually did that. The others were along some of the roads. But it was mostly open space.

'OK. Not the start I was hoping for, but I'll try to get something about today right.' Jeremiah thought. He fixed his hat a bit and ran off to the gate. He opened the gate and walked out onto the Vaniville Pathway, otherwise known as Route 1 in Kalos. It was a rather small road connecting Vaniville Town to Aquacorde Town. It was tree lined and had many green bushes and plentiful grass.

Music: OP The Way of Life from Zero no Kiseki Evolution (Play while actions are happening)

Jeremiah started to run along the trail into Aquacorde Town. One of the houses he ran by, a window on the side opened up to reveal a young dark skinned boy. He was probably around Jeremiah's age, but he was more masculine. He had a heavier frame than him and more rugged facial features, but still quite short for a kid. Around the same height as Jeremiah. He had brown eyes similar to Jeremiah's and hair color. But his hair was more messy on the top and flat on the bottom due to the fact he always wears a Fedora with a white feather. But he wasn't in his usual attire because he was still in his pajamas. After looking at the time, the boy nearly jumped and ran right back into his room to change.

In the house next door, a young girl was just finishing dressing up. She was 15/16 ish and had blonde hair in twin pigtails, unlike Dese's brown single ponytail. She wore a black blouse over a black tanktop. She had a black skirt on and a white hat with black star buttons across the rim of the hat. She had a white and light blue handbag around her shoulder. Her name was Willow. And she was raring to go... Right after she had breakfast and final goodbyes to her father first.

At Aquacorde Town, three kids were already sitting down and talking. Two of which being Trevor and Tierno. Trevor wore a white and green polo shirt and grey shorts. He had his orange hair combed in the fashion of the 70's or 80's. Tierno was kinda big for his age and he had a black shirt with a Vanillite on it and tan cargo shorts. He had short black hair. The last boy had his brown hair medium length in a perm style. (That hairstyle that's has the curled tips.) He had on a black and green zip up jacket similar to Jeremiah's. He had blue jeans and white sneakers on. His hat was a white beanie with green buttons along the side. And his eyes were green. He was 16 and his name was Elijah, but his friends called him Eli.

Thomas finished changing out of his pajamas and into some actual clothes. He had a black fedora with a yellow lining and a black and white feather as an accessory. He also had on a black button up shirt but he always left it open. He also had black jeans and a black messenger bag. Around his hands he had finger less gloves and a bandanna around his wrist with a crescent moon on it. He ran downstairs, did a brief goodbye hug with his mother and went out the door. Next door he saw Willow talking to her father about something which he didn't have time to care for. He started to run down Vaniville Path.

Music ends here. And now play Zero no Kiseki Evolution: Scene of a street corner

Jeremiah ran into Aquacorde Town and plops right down from the seat across from Tierno and looked at the boy anticipating what was to happen next. Eli happened to be slightly displeased with the amount of work this boy did to get here early. They weren't starting for an extra few more minutes. The least these kids could do was walk here. Then came Thomas and sat right next to Jeremiah, in front of Trevor. To be honest, all eyes were on the two newcomers. It was a little unnerving for Jeremiah, especially since he was kinda lightweight compared to the boy sitting next to him 'I wish Dese hurries up.' He thought.

'Since they put the effort into coming, might as well start.' Elijah thought.

'Here's where it begins. Finally, I get to do this.' Thomas thought.

"OK." Eli said trying to break the silence. "Let's get-"

"No! Wait for me!" Cried a young girl. Everyone turned to the gate and saw a young dark skinned girl running up to them. She looked to be about 10 or 11. She had her brown hair in pigtails and dark green eyes. She wore a pink shirt with little black bow tie pattern on it. She wore short shorts and pink shoes. "Hey everyone! My name's Shauna!"

"Yes. Now please sit down so we can start already." Trevor said.

"Oops. My bad Trevor." Shauna rushed over to the only available seat left and sat right down without argument.

"Good. Now that we're all here, let us begin. Elijah, I believe you were saying something."

"Yes I was. As you may or may not know, you each have received a letter requesting your audience here today. This is a very important task at hand: To travel the Kalos region and fill out as much of this Pokedex as you can."

"But wait? How are we gonna do that if we aren't Pokemon Trainers?" Shauna asked.

"Well that's simple. You'll be given Pokemon to start a brand new journey." Eli answered, "I already took the liberty of choosing some Pokemon for you guys. They consist of a Fennekin, Chespin and Froakie. I already have my Pokemon, a Fenniken, which I named Fennix Flare because I find it a nice name."

"I call dibs on Froakie!" Thomas called out.

"What?! You can't call 'dibs' on a Pokemon!" Shauna exclaimed.

"I can too!" Thomas shouted back.

"What if I want Froakie?!" Shauna asked.

"Well too bad because I already called that Pokemon!" Thomas retaliated.

"Can I say something?" Jeremiah asked, "Can I please have Chespin?"

"Of course you can!" Tierno answered. He took out a box and opened it to reveal three Pokeballs. He took one Pokeball and handed it over to Jeremiah.

"Thanks."

"By the way we never got each others names." Trevor added.

"Do that after!" Thomas barked at Trevor, causing him to jump, "Just pass me over Froakie dude!"

"Uh..." Tierno tossed the Pokeball over to Thomas.

"Aw.. No fair." Shauna pouted.

"It's OK young girl." Elijah said, "You get the most beautiful of all, Fennekin."

"Well, I guess I COULD make it work out. Alrighty then! Lemme see my new Pokemon!" Shauna exclaimed. Tierno passed the last Pokeball over to Shauna and she smiled happily. "C'mon guys! Let's have our Pokemon stretch a bit by letting them out of their Pokeballs and giving them amazing nicknames!"

"Hold on Shauna!" Trevor said. "Let's start with proper introductions by going around the table. My name is Trevor everyone."

"Hello I'm Tierno. It's amazing to meet you all."

"My name's Elijah! But most of my friends just call me Eli!"

"My name's Jeremiah and I'm-"

"The name's Thomas everybody!" Thomas interrupted.

"That was rude of you Thomas!" Shauna exclaimed, "You totally cut off Jeremiah when he wasn't finished talking!"

" Bro, I thought you were done."

"Anyway, I'm Shauna everyone! Hey, I thought of something totally great! We should give each other nicknames like what we'll do with our Pokemon in a moment."

"That is a good idea Shauna." Tierno replied.

"I agree." Jeremiah said with a smile, "But how is it gonna go?"

"Simple, we just give someone else a nickname. Thomas, I'm dubbing you now as Lil' T~!"

"What?" Thomas asked, "How'd you get that?"

"Well, you're kinda short for your age."

"Hmm... Elijah." Jeremiah said, "Mind we can call you Eli?"

"Brilliant idea! You're truly wonderful!"

"Trevor," Tierno said, "I'm calling you Trevs from now on, K?"

"Oh alright then. Shauna, I really can't find a nickname for you, so is it OK if I keep calling you Shauna?"

"Of course it is!"

"Hey Jeremi- oh forget that! You're name's too long for me, mind if I call you Jer?"

"Um... I guess so." Jeremiah answered.

"Yay! Can we NOW play with our Pokemon for a bit?" Shauna asked, sounding more like a complaining child.

"Yeah, I wanna give Froakie a nickname." Thomas added.

"Well, since we're getting a little edgy here, I think it's a good time for some bonding with your Pokemon." Trevor answered. Thomas and Shauna practically flew out of their seats and into an open space in town.

"Why'd you call a break Trevs?" Tierno asked.

"We need those two to release some tension. Because I know Shauna, and she's a bit extreme sometimes. But she's not a bad girl." Trevor said.

"I know what you mean I guess." Jeremiah said, "The way that Thomas guy acts seems almost a bit too hyper. But would it be OK if I took a break right here to meet Chespin?"

"Of course."

Jeremiah took the Pokeball and tossed it up in the air. The ball opened and out came the grass type Chespin. Jeremiah caught Chespin and the Pokeball. "Hey buddy." Jeremiah said gently.

"Ches?" The Pokemon asked curiously.

"I'm your new friend Jeremiah!" The boy smiled brightly. Chespin smiled back.

"Chespin~!" Cried the Pokemon in joy.

"I think I'll call you... Ches... Cuz it's short and sweet."

"That is a nice name. But Fennix Flare is cuter~." Elijah stated.

"OK then..." Jeremiah said.

Shauna and Thomas ran until they could find a perfect spot in Aquacorde Town. "Alright, here's a good spot to play! Come on out Fennekin!" Shauna threw her Pokeball up and out came Fennekin.

"You too Froakie!" Thomas cried as he threw the Pokeball to release Froakie. "I'm gonna call you Dusk, cuz Dusk is an amazing name!"

"Fro?" Dusk gave it's trainer a confused look.

"OK Fennekin, I'm gonna give you a nickname, is that OK?"

"Fen~!" The Fennekin jumped with joy.

"OK, how about Kinniekins? Cuz it's cute just like you?"

"Kin~!" Kinniekins exclaimed.

"You like that name huh?"

"OK Dusk, how do you like your new name?"

"Froakie." Dusk smiled and nodded happily.

"OK, great! Now let's spend a bit of time making sure you don't forget." Thomas added.

"Oh my goodness Thomas!" Shauna said, "I thought of something extremely clever!"

"What?"

"Let's have a Pokemon battle~! It'll be a perfect way to make sure our Pokemon names stick with them!"

"Great idea!"

"Get ready, cuz me and Kinniekins are gonna be awesome and tough and stuff!"

"Nuh uh! Dusk and I'll show you who's better!"

Music: Kalos Rival Theme

Kinniekins and Dusk stood on opposite sides to each other and stared off. "OK Dusk," Thomas said, "Use Tackle!" 'That's a pretty basic move, right?' He thought. Dusk did what he was told and charged at Kinniekins.

"Kinniekins dodge it!" The Fennekin jumped out of the way. "Now use your Scratch attack!" 'I hope I did it right.'

The Scratch hit Dusk, but it didn't really do much. "Try Tackle again!" Thomas said again. Dusk charged at Kinniekins and hit her dead on. (Yes, Shauna's Fennekin is a girl while Dusk is a boy.)

"Kinniekins oh no! Quick you need to counter with another scratch attack!" Kinniekins tried to scratch Dusk, but the Pokemon swiftly dodged each strike.

"Dusk use Water Gun!" Dusk then shot a concentrated beam of water at the fox Pokemon. Hitting the Pokemon dead on.

"Oh no! Kinniekins!" Shauna cried, "Are you alright?!"

"Fen..." She let out as the Pokemon stood up, determined not to lose. "Fennekin!"

"That's the spirit! We can do this if we try! Together!" Shauna exclaimed.

"Oh yeah! Me and Dusk won't give up either!" Thomas rebutted. "Dusk, hit 'em with another Water Gun!"

"Kinniekins, use Ember~!" Kinniekins obeyed the command and spat a small fireball. It burned the frog Pokemon's cheek quite a bit.

"Oh no! Dusk are you alright?!"

"Fro!Fro!" The Froakie said.

Thomas had a bewildered look, but quickly snapped out of his daze. "Alright then! Use Water Gun to finish it off!" Dusk did as he was told and fired one last Water Gun at Kinniekins. Knocking it out.

End Music

"Oh no! Kinniekins!" Shauna cried. She ran over to her Pokemon and picked it up. "Are you alright?"

Kinniekins let out a light groan, but nodded.

"Phew... That's a relief." Shauna sighed. "Don't worry. I'll make sure you'll get enough rest at the building before we head off on our journey, OK?"

"Well, I can tell your Pokemon really likes you and will continue to like you for much longer." Said a girl walking toward them. The girl had shortcut black hair, a gray cap over it and some black shorts. She also had on a pair of really long socks and some red boots to go with her red hoodie.

"Really? You think so?"

"Of course! Just keep showing it affection and compassion and your Pokemon will love you a heck of a lot!"

"But wait, who are you?" Thomas asked.

"Oh me? I'm Rika Iwasaki. But you can just call me Rika. Do you know Jeremiah?"

"Yeah we do!" Shauna said, "He's back where the others are! Why, is he your friend?"

"Yes. He is actually. Anyway, with Pokemon like those, I imagine you guys should join back up with the others. Well no more wasting time. Let's get going."

"Oh uh... Right. But if you're here to get a Pokemon, you're too late. We kinda got the last ones." Thomas added, picking up Dusk and resting the Pokemon on his shoulder. The Pokemon still had a bit of a burn on it's face. But it was nothing super serious.

"Oh it's alright. I already have a Pokemon to start my journey. Zigzagoon." Rika answered as they walked down back to the tables.

"So Rika, how long have you known Jeremiah for?"

"Oh some time now. We keep in touch but now we get to actually go on a journey. And I bet we'll see each other in person a lot more often now." Rika answered.

"Yay!" Shauna cheered.

"In a way, Jer doesn't look like a bad person," Thomas said, "But he's looks kinda fragile."

"That was rude!" Shauna blurted out in anger, "Jeremiah's a friend, who cares how he looks?! I bet he's a real nice person."

"Well, I meant physically. But I don't know him well enough as a person to say much more. So... I got nothing."

"Oh, he's a good person. But he is a bit frail compared to other boys his age." Rika pointed out, "He even gets a bit panicked over certain things that are important to him. So if he's flailing around to do something, you know it's important."

"Huh... What about that Eli kid?" Thomas asked, "He seems a bit prissy and stuck up if you ask me."

"Well, he can't be that bad. After all, he did give us our Pokemon." Shauna pointed out.

"Still, I get an uneasy feeling from that guy."

"Oh, look! It's everyone!" Rika claimed, trying to avoid any trash talk. "Hi Jeremiah! It's so great to see you again."

"Huh?" Jeremiah turned to see Rika waving over to him. "Oh hi Rika!"

"Hey look, it's Rika!" Dese said. She showed up just a few minutes ago, right before the trio returned.

"So, what the heck happened?!" Tierno asked.

"What are you talking about?" Shauna asked.

"Well, for starters, your Pokemon look wounded. Second, news in small towns travel rather quickly. Especially those of Pokemon battles. And the two trainers match your description almost perfectly." Tierno answered.

"Oh. That. Well, you see-"

"No need to say anymore! If they wanna be trainers, let them Tierno." Trevor said. "We have to do a head count. Let's see there should be nine of us... Me, Tierno, Shauna, Thomas, Jeremiah, Elijah, Deseree, new girl-"

"I'm Rika." Rika answered quickly.

"OK then. And Rika. Wait... Where's the last girl?" Trevor asked.

"Wait for me!" Cried said last girl. It was Willow rushing toward everyone. "Sorry! I got held up by something! It won't happen again."

"Well... Better late than never. OK everyone, gather around. The reason we've been called upon today is to accomplish a task from Professor Sycamore. AKA, the guy who sent the letters out to your homes. He wanted us all to complete the Pokedex for the Kalos region."

"Pokedex? What's that?" Thomas asked.

"It's like an encyclopedia for Pokemon. It's a way scientists and trainers can identify Pokemon easier."

"So you want all of us to go around and fill up the Pokedex with as much information as possible?" Dese asked.

"Why yes. You're quite right."

"There's one problem in his request Trevor..." Jeremiah stated.

"And that would be?"

"How the heck are we gonna get it done with no Pokedexes?!" Jeremiah bluntly asked.

"Oh silly me. I forgot to give out the Pokedexes." Trevor said, totally giving an embarrassed expression. Trevor reached under his chair and pulled out a different box. He opened the box to uncover nine brand new devices. All in various colors. "Here you are. Pick the one to your liking in an orderly-"

But Trevor was soon cut off by everyone else lunging forward to grab a Pokedex. Luckily, everyone picked something different, so there was no conflict in the decision making. Leaving Trevor with an all green Pokedex. "All right!" Dese exclaimed, "Can't wait to see what kinds of Pokemon are out there!"

Everyone had a different colored Pokedex. Thomas had a black Pokedex with a purple lining, Jeremiah had a blue Pokedex with a golden lining, Elijah had a green Pokedex with a white lining, Dese's Pokedex was green (But lighter) and had a black lining, Willow just had an all black Pokedex, Rika a red and blue on. Shauna had an all pink one while Tierno had a yellow and white Pokedex.

"Pokedex." Elijah said, "It will tell me all secrets of Pokemon. OK, maybe not all secrets. But I still like it!"

"A bit excessive over a device, don't you think Eli?" Jeremiah said.

"But it's so pretty! And modern! And pretty!"

"You already said pretty." Shauna giggled.

"Well, it's good to know you like your Pokedexes. But remember, they are tools. Not toys." Trevor stated.

A.N.: And that's a wrap everybody!

DD23: Hooray!

MM014: Not bad honestly.

KS90: Well, I do out do myself with this stuff.

MM014: OK, can it before it goes straight to your head.

KS90: -~-