Chitin Plated Trainer

Chapter 1:

Beginnings

"Masatoshi! You're gonna be late! Wake up you bum!" Shouted the familiar feminine voice from down the stairs causing the young scyther to roll over in his bed and let out a loud groan. He slowly rubbed his eyes with the backs of his hands and sat up looking out his window with a yawn. It took him a few moments to gain his bearings.

Clothing scattered all over the hardwood floors. The single window looking out to the sea as well as his all too familiar blue walls. It was his bedroom of course. He stood himself up rubbing the back of his neck carefully as the blades on the back of his hand were in fact sharp. He wasn't a tall boy, only about five foot five inches at most. Being young had it's benefits though as his metabolism was incredibly high keeping him in shape no matter what he seemed to eat.

The scyther-morph slowly went about his room picking up a plain white button up shirt he threw on not even bothering her button it up and then a pair of white jeans with a few black straps hanging off of them, "I'm coming mum... What am I gonna be late for?"

His mother ran up the stairs quickly and shook her head with a grin, "You didn't know?! Professor Juniper from Hoenn is here and three lucky children will receive a rare pokemon! It's your dream Masatoshi!" The taller Scizzor-morph ran to the television and turned it on.

On the screen was a Shynx morph in a labcoat as well as a younger looking lavender lucario behind him in a pair of rather geeky looking glasses, "This is a wonderful occasion," Said the Shynx Masatoshi knew as Professor Juniper, "To finally come home to Fiore and see all these smiling faces. It's been so long since I was a boy and started out on my own adventures around the world and three lucky young ones will start their own journey today. With me I have brought three rare pokemon, each of them significant in some way." Juniper paused for a moment and smiled looking out over the crowd for a few moments.

"There will be trails today that will test each youngster physically and mentally and only the most capable will receive one of these pokemon. That is all for me but there is also a major announcement from my friend and colleague Professor Diam. He's spent his life researching and has finally had his breakthrough." Professor Juniper took a few steps back as he continued to smile and the lavender lucario stepped up to the microphone with a nod.

"People of Fiore, two months ago the Pokemon Genome Project was completed thanks to spectre tech computers. We have found the link between pokemon and morph and I am here to tell you now that there is no such link... Several Thousand years ago a creature known as Deoxys fell from the sky and..."

The screen turned off as the Scizzor ran to her son and gave him a tight hug, "Look at you... growing up so fast. If your father were still here I'm sure he would be very proud of you."

Masatoshi rolled his eyes a bit and hugged back despite himself, "Mum come on... Don't get all sappy like that."

Mrs. Oginawa looked down at her son and put her hands on her hips with a bit of a frown, "you're my son and I will coddle you all I want you understand young man?" She had that look in her eye like she would smack him one if he said otherwise so all he could really do was take his wide brimmed hat and nod, "Fine fine... You know if I get one of those pokemon I'm going to join the league right?"

The scizzor nodded slowly and patted him on the head making sure the hat was on right before she ran a finger through his long black hair, "You're always my son... no matter how far you may go and how many amazing things you may see. You understand that?"

The young Scyther nodded slowly and smiled a bit giving her a bit of a wave, "hey hey... It's not like I've won or anything yet. I may be here with you until I finish school."

She smiled at her son and shook her head, "You'll win... I know you will. You're my son after all. I packed all the things you will need on your journey in a backpack downstairs on the table. Now get going young man!"

He chuckled a little and gave his mother a kiss on the cheek before running to the stairs and going down them nearly four steps at a time he was so excited. He grabbed the backpack and threw it over his shoulders while adjusting his hat again. He slowly turned around looking over the kitchen and living room with a little sigh. He felt like he was never going to see this place again, "See ya..." He said softly before turning to the door and opening it.

Every journey begins with the first step and Masatoshi was embarking on his own. He stepped into the busy streets of Olivine City. The tournament would be held at the center of town and he had to get there quickly. He looked to the stoop of his house and smiled a bit seeing his skateboard was there. He grabbed it quickly and with a kick he was off down the streets. Thankfully most of them were downhill.

The sound of passing cars at the voices of people was loud today and was getting even louder as he headed to the center of town hopping curbs and dodging pedestrians as well as the occasional pokemon. Excitement burned in the 15 year old's heart as he knew somehow he was going to end the day with a partner pokemon. He needed to stop day dreaming as his board's wheel caught the pavement and he was sent forward off the board and onto a bus stop bench.

The scyther let out a loud yelp as he tumbled across the bench and luckily enough tucked into a roll across the bench and landed on his feet on the other side. A few of the kids on the other side of the street were clapping excitedly from the show and he simply gave them a thumbs up before he started running again, "Catch you later guys! I'm gonna go start my adventure today!"

The park was full of people of all kinds and types. He had to push past a rather large snorlax to get to the registraition table onto to be face to face with a jynx making him let out a loud yelp of surprise. He took a step back and shook his head before taking a pen and slipping by to smile at the Skitty behind the table, "Hey I'm Masatoshi Oginawa from right here in Olivine city, age 15."

The Skitty smiled and nodded happily writing down his name on a card and handing it to him, "There you go Masatoshi. Your contestant number is fifty-nine. Good luck out there."

Masatoshi took the card and pinned it to his shirt which was still flapping freely in the light breeze, "Thanks miss... but I don't need luck when I got belief. I know I'm gonna win today!"

The skitty just giggled a bit and nodded, "Well then I'll be rooting for you Masatoshi."

The park was more crowded than Masatoshi had ever seen it before. It was like everyone in the entire Fiore region was here for the day. Banners declaring sponsors of Spectre tech computers and celebrating the findings of the Pokemon Genome Project were everywhere. He carefully made his way to a spot next to the pond in the center of the park and panted a bit as it had been exhausting pushing through all those morphs.

Olivine's park was one of the largest in the region. It had it's own open air market in the northern end and in the south stood the Olivine gym where it's leader, Sampson, taught beginners in the ways of the ground pokemon. One day Masatoshi knew he would challenge Sampson himself and win the Olivine badge.

The loud speakers throughout the park came to life as the sportscaster from all the pokemon tournaments he had watched on TV's voice spoke through them, "All contestants make their way to the entrance of the Olivine gym. The bicycle race will begin in twenty minutes."

Masatoshi hopped up quickly and ran as fast as he could to the gym entrance. His eyes were wide with amazement as he saw how many other people his age and older were there. A young Glaceon bumped shoulders with him and looked back letting out a little, "Hmph..." he wore a full three piece suit. It didn't seem like he was one of the contestants at all but was certainly rude. He didn't even offer an apology for bumping into the Scyther.

Masatoshi clenched his fists a bit as a paw on his shoulder made him stop as he looked to see who it was, "Calm down Masatoshi... He's not worth it. That there is the CEO of Cryotech incorporated. He's funding this event with his own personal money." Said a pochyena morph with a grin. The boy was covered in black from head to tow. His jeans, his T shirt, even his open finger gloves.

"Tyler you're in this too?" Replied Masatoshi as he gave his friend a hug and nodded curiously to the Glaceon, "So that's what Gerard Montague looks like..."

Tyler nodded and pointed out an Eevee wearing professional biking gear, "Yeah and that's his son Andrew... He's one of the contestants... How much you wanna bet he gets one of those pokemon because his dad is sponsoring this?"

The scythe frowned a bit and shook his head slowly knowing it was probably true. The two friends made their way to the front of their line and showed their cards to the organizers to get their bikes. It seemed the local bike shop had chipped in a great deal of bicycles for this event.

"Hey Toshi... see you at the finish line." said Tyler as he got into his assigned position in the starting line up making the scyther smile a bit.

With a nod Masatoshi got into position next to an angry looking teddyursa, "Hey there... Good luck out there today." Said the scyther with a smile only to get a grunt from the ursa.

It seemed he wouldn't be making very many friends here. It was time to get his head into the race anyway. The green insect type took a few deep breaths as he closed his eyes and started to focus himself.

"Ready," came the voice of the announcer. Masatoshi's heart rate was lowering as he forced slow breaths through and he tensed his muscles in time with what would be peddling. "Set," The scyther gripped the handlebars tightly nearly making his knuckles white. He opened his eyes as time seemed to be slowing down. "GOOOOO!!!"

The bikes were off and a few contestants crashed out right away forcing Masatoshi to dodge. He grinned a bit at the pile up knowing that they were a few less problems in his way only to see the Eevee he knew was Andrew Montague speed past him making the scyther curse under his breath. Looks like he was going to have to screw pacing.

Mastatoshi stood up on the pedals shifting a few gears up to get a bit more power to the wheels and he gained enough speed to get past a rather surprised Andrew who also put a bit more heat into his peddling. The two fought for position all the while pushing past other contestants, a few of them toppling or just giving up from exertion.

The Scyther was sweating hard as his free flowing shirt flapped behind him as well as his shoulder length pony tail, "I'm not gonna let you win just cause you're Gerard's son!" Masatoshi grinned a bit as he took a corner hard. The path was five miles long and they were nearly three quarters of the way through the race.

Andrew didn't seem to react to the words at all. He just tucked in close to his bike and started peddling even harder. Masatoshi's eyes went wide as he saw this and he shook his head, "does this guy... never run out of... energy!?" This seemed to only make Andrew smirk as he waved to Toshi and sped off.

Masatoshi continued to peddle hard as he began to force slower breaths and focused himself. He gripped the handlebars tighter ignoring the loudspeakers that were hailing him as in fourth place. He put as much as his body could handle into the peddles and managed to catch up to Andrew again as the finish line was in view. He saw the two in the distance already across the line. One of them was a rather lean looking white zangoose with a smirk on his face and the other was a black scizzor with the same smirk on hers. They seemed to be rooting on Andrew as their look of amusement was directed at him.

The scyther felt something building up inside of him as he closed his eyes and put everything into his aching legs while tucking his body in as close as he could to the bike's frame. Slowly his eyes opened and to his right he saw Andrew crossing the finish line at the same time as him. Masatoshi hit his brakes hard and leaned over the handlebars panting harder than he has ever in his entire life. He slowly got off his bike as several of the organizers ran to him handing him a towel and bottles of water which he took. He drank the water quickly as he took off his shirt and ran the towel over his hard chitinous shell skin. When he felt he was dry enough he threw his thing white shirt back on and looked up into the stands.

That purple Lucario was speaking with Mr. Montague rather heatedly it seemed. Masatoshi blinked a few times trying to figure out what was going when he felt a pat on his shoulder. He turned around only to find himself face to face with Professor Juniper himself. He froze up though it wasn't like he could speak anyway as he was still panting quite hard.

"You're Masatoshi, Hikari and Raiden's son aren't you?" Said the professor with a smile on his face.

Masatoshi nodded slowly and held his knees still trying to catch his breath. The professor patted him on the back and nodded, "I worked with your father back when we were still just pokemon trainers. He was an incredible man and it looks like his son is following in his foot steps. When I heard he was lost in the cinnabar islands and presumed dead I came to comfort your mother as quickly as I could. You were just a baby then."

The scyther frowned a bit and nodded, "I never knew my father... but please... don't compare me to him. I'm not gonna go get lost in some mythological place in the middle of nowhere." He shrugged the professor's paw off his shoulder and waved to Tyler who was finishing sixth it seemed, "Hey you made it!"

Tyler chuckled a bit and ran up to Toshi giving him a chest bump as Juniper slowly backed away still smiling a bit as he nodded, "Good luck with the rest of the events. They will challenge you in every aspect of what it takes to be a pokemon master."

The two friends chuckled a bit together nearly completely ignoring Juniper as they only gave him a wave. Masatoshi pat Tyler on the shoulder softly with a nod, "did you see those three in the front? Andrew may win this through skill alone. I mean look at those three... they've barely broken a sweat..."

Tyler nodded with a bit of a frown, "There's something definitely odd about them... I'd keep an eye on them. They may take the pokemon."

The two friends looked over to Andrew and the two other pokemon as they spoke to one another laughing amungst themselves and pointing in Masatoshi's direction. The bug type frowned a bit and nodded to Tyler, "Then lets beat them together okay?" Tyler nodded slowly and smiled a bit.

"The pokemon quiz will start in ten minutes. All contestants report to the gym now," Came the voice of the announcer. Masatoshi looked up to where the Purple Lucario and Gerard were fighting only to see them sitting next to each other with a look of contempt on their faces. It looked like the two of them were gazing directly at him. Masatoshi shivered a bit and looked away as he started walking to the gym.

His legs ached from all the effort and as he opened the gym doors and took a step inside to see a rocky landscape built right into the center of the gym he smiled a bit. He'd never seen the inside of the gym before and it was all so very exciting to him. There in the center stood the stocky Ratacate he knew to be Sampson B. Rock wearing his standard sleeveless brown top and matching shorts.

The scyther slowly made his way to one of the desks that had been set up for the contestants that had placed in the top 30. He took a deep breath and sat down closing his eyes for a few minutes as he drank another water bottle down but couldn't get rid of the burning in his throat.

A loud, "Go Masatoshi!" from the crowd made him look up as he saw his mother standing in the crowd on the far end of the stadium next to Professor Juniper waving madly at her son. He let out a small chuckle and waved back with a smile.

"The test will consist of ten questions with no multiple choices. The 12 with the highest scores will be advancing to the last portion of the contest, the battle arena. You have 20 minutes to complete your quiz and cheating will get you removed from the contest." Shouted the announcer through the loudspeakers as the volunteers started handing out the quizzes to the contestants face down on their desks with a pair of pencils.

"Ready... set... GOOOOO!!!" Shouted the announcer as Masatoshi turned over the quiz and started looking at the first question.

'An Eevee has just been exposed to a cold area and gained a small amount of strength, what is the likely result?'

He smiled a bit and shook his head. This was going to be a breeze he thought as he wrote the word, Glaceon.

'your caterpie suddenly starts looking for high places and seems to be acting strangely. Should you be worried?'

Masatoshi blinked a few times as he shook his head slowly. Maybe this was going to be harder than he thought. He thought for a minute before he nodded and quickly wrote, 'No. It's about to build a cocoon around itself.'

'Your Milktank is feverish and aggressive. What is the most likely cause?'

He sighed heavily as he really had no idea. This test was getting harder from question to question. He chewed a bit on the eraser of his pencil for a few moments before it hit him. He wrote down, 'Pokerus'

'You come across a pikachu that seems to be rubbing it's cheeks furiously and there are charred berries around it. What is the most likely cause?'

Masatoshi looked up to his mother for a moment and smiled a little. She was counting on him. 'The Pikachu has stored up too much electricity and released it but did it too quickly.'

'five great birds are said to rule over parts of the world. What are these birds of legend now known as and what do they each rule over?'

Masatoshi blinked a few times at the question. Legendary pokemon? He though they were just fairy tales. He had to think back to the stories he was told as a child and nodded, 'Lugia, Sea, Articuno, Ice, Moltres, Fire, Zapdos, Electricity, Ho-oh, Sky'

He was starting to feel good about this. He rubbed his hands together accidentally causing a few sparks from the blades on the backs of his hands as they rubbed. He blushed a little embarrassed as he looked down at the paper again.

'A morph seems to be suffering from incessant nightmares and can't seem to wake from them. What pokemon is most likely the cause?'

Masatoshi rubbed his chin a bit and wrote carefully, 'Darkrai.' He had been told that Darkrai was the bogey man since he was but an infant.

'What would cure the morph in question 6?'

Masatoshi blinked a few times and tried to remember the fairy tales with a deep sigh. He couldn't remember for the life of him. It took him at least 4 minutes of wasted time before he remembered, 'Cresellia's Lunar Wing'

'This pokemon is known to explode with little provocation and should be avoided unless the Trainer knows what they are doing.'

The scyther smiled as he knew this one as well and wrote down, 'Electrode'

'The purpose of the pokemon genome project was to what?'

Toshi blinked a few times and shook his head quickly. This stuff was way over his head. He knew it had to do something with the pokemorph genome and finding... Wait didn't that purple Lucario on the television this morning say something about it? It was all he had so he wrote it down. 'To find the link between pokemon and morph.'

'Spectre tech computers produces the single most important piece of gear for a trainer. What is this item called?'

Masatoshi smiled a bit as he knew this one as well, 'The pokemiter.'

Just as the scyther was finished writing out his last words the buzzer went off and he let out a long sigh. He put his hands on his face carefully and rubbed his eyes. At least he had a chance to recover from the bike ride. The volunteers took the quizzes from the contestants and they all went to the judges. He saw Professor Juniper get a stack as well as the Purple Lucario from before.

Masatoshi was nervous but as the grading was going on they were at least allowed to talk to one another. The scyther turned a bit in his desk and looked to Tyler with a smile, "How did you do?"

"Oh I think I did alright," replied the pochyena with a big smile on his face, "What a bunch of weird questions though... stuff about legendary pokemon..."

The scyther nodded slowly and rubbed his chin, "I'm gonna find them and catch them I think! Then I'll be the best trainer in the world!"

the canine laughed a bit in a rather unique way to the pochyena line, "not if I get to them first!"

"The results are in. Your numbers will be called if you are still in the running. Numbers 001, 002, 003, 048, 059, 395, 278, 147, 128, 332, 014, and 298 You are all continuing on. Perfect score commendations go to numbers 1, 2, 3, and 59." Said the announcer making Masatoshi breathe a sigh of relief as well as blush heavily. He looked up only to see the purple Lucario looking at him with a rather surprised look. He stood up and walked into one of the back rooms making Masatoshi shiver again.

"Hey you got a perfect score no way! I thought I was the smart one!" said Tyler with a grin.

The scyther could only laugh as he stood up and patted his friend on the shoulder, "That coming from the person that insisted playing Simon says with a Mr. Mime was a good idea."

"The battle portion will begin in ten minues. Your brackets are now being shown as they are randomly selected by the Spectre tech mainframe." Came the voice of the announcer again.

Masatoshi and Tyler both scrambled to see where they had been placed only to have their stomachs drop a bit. They were to face each other in the first round of group three. The two friends looked at each other not really sure what to say. They had never planned on this happening and now one of them, only one, would have the chance to claim one of those pokemon.

"I... I don't know what to say Tyler... We've always been friends but..." Masatoshi was stumbling over his words as he looked disappointed with the results.

"Hey! Don't you even think of throwing the fight! That just isn't right man!" shouted Tyler as he nodded with a big smile on his face. He patted Masatoshi on the shoulder softly.

To no surprise to Tyler and Toshi the white zangoose ended up sweeping the first division and the black sizzor the second. It was like the other contestants never stood a chance. Their tactics were brutal and unforgiving. While the other contestants called mercy and the fight was over those two knocked every one of their opponents out with a single attack.

It was time. Masatoshi and Tyler took up spots on opposing sides of the arena as the crowd went wild. Most of them were from this town and that meant that their hopes of one of their own getting one of those rare pokemon were all resting on one of the boys in the arena. The crowd was chanting either Toshi or Tyler as divisions were made.

Tyler put his paws on his hips and let out a laugh enjoying all the attention for now as Toshi was focusing himself and going over in his head how to use his innate abilities. He was against his friend but he knew Tyler would chew him out if he threw the fight. It was his dream since he was able to talk to be a pokemon trainer and now was his chance, he couldn't blow it.

"Contestants read... Fight!" shouted the announcer and both of them rushed for one another.

Masatoshi took a hit from Tyler's quick attack and stumbled back holding his chest for a moment before he looked up and pushed his hand forward fast enough to create a wave of vacuum smashing into his friend and sending him back into one of the rocks. Tyler staggered to his feet and panted hard holding his arm, "Jeeze Toshi... you never showed me that before..."

The scyther shook his head and looked sorry as he bit his lip, "I'm sorry I didn't mean to Guwahh!" Was all he could get out as Tyler rushed in and bit his shoulder making Toshi flinch and fall back.

The voice of the announcer was echoing as the world was starting to spin for Toshi. Tyler had jumped on him and swatted him across the face making the spinning stop. Toshi grit his teeth and opened his eyes wide as he lifted his arm and shook his head, "I'm not going to throw the fight for you Tyler! It's my dream!" He lifted his arm and in a rage he sliced the blade at Tyler knocking the yena off of him and leaving a little mark on his cheek.

Tyler rubbed his cheek as he frowned a bit, "Fury cutter? Seriously Toshi? Come on..." Tyler crouched lower with a little grin as he started to make that trademark yapping laugh again and his eyes began to lose their color until they were completely black when a pulse of dark energy shot from them.

Toshi didn't have time to think. He quickly jumped behind a rock having it absorb the damage. He hopped over the rock and came down on top of Tyler with another fury cutter attack this time slicing open his shoulder and making him howl a bit as he fell down and shook his head, "Toshi... You win man... It's okay... I give up. I received a letter today from the Ranger School. I've been accepted."

Masatoshi panted a bit as he reached a hand down for his friend and smiled a bit, "You coulda just told me that you big jerk... Instead of having me beat the snot out of you. Go see the nurse and have her heal you up." He shook his head a bit and sighed as he helped Tyler up with a chuckle. They held each others hands up as the crowd was cheering Toshi on.

The two friends carried each other out to the medical stations and onto the healing beds. In just a moment they were better. No one would have even suspected they had been hurt at all.

"Ahh the miracles of modern medicine," chuckled Tyler with a big smile as he pat the scyther on the back and smiled a bit, "Now you need to go win that pokemon got it?"

The bug type nodded slowly as he swallowed. The announcer just shouted about a one hit victory on the behalf of Andrew Montague. He let out a little nervous chuckle as he was once again headed to the arena for the finals. He walked into the arena seeing the Eevee opposite him in the arena looking like he was ready to draw blood. Toshi wasn't sure how he was going to get through the energizer eevee at all.

He offered his hand to the Eevee but it just scoffed at him and smirked a bit. "I'm gonna tear you apart little buggy. You're gonna know what it feels like to be the ant under the magnifying glass," Said the ground type as he quickly got into a fighting stance.

Toshi frowned deeply as he took a few steps back and grit his teeth. This was going to end badly for him but he had to endure. His dream was on the other side of that Eevee. The announcers voice could be heard calling the battle on but Toshi had no time to react at all. Andrew was nothing but a streak of brown as he rushed at the scyther and smashed into his gut making him fly nearly completely out of the arena.

Toshi let out a loud guahhh! As he flew back and rolled to a stop in a slump at the very edge of the arena. The world was spinning around him and his vision was tunneling as the crowd went silent aside from a few cheers for Andrew. It felt like he had fallen into water and was struggling with all his might to swim to the surface.

Slowly his eyes fluttered open and he saw Andrew gloating as he stepped around the arena with a smug grin on his face. This wasn't how it ended, he could just give up his dreams here and walk away. He felt the rage inside of him building at the eevee as suddenly he broke the surface of that proverbial water and rushed forward taking his frustration out on the brown canine.

Andrew flew back several feet stunned as he smashed into a rock actually cracking it. He looked up quickly to see Masatoshi panting hard and holding his arm. The Eevee frowned and rushed forward again this time tackling Toshi to the ground and smashing his fist into his face.

Toshi lifted his hand weakly bleeding from the attack and barely treading water now as he threw a swipe back but it was weak and barely scratched the Eevee leaving a small mark on Andrew chest before he finally passed out. They had a winner. It seemed that sometimes determination and belief just wasn't enough to win.

A few hours later after the award ceremony Toshi found himself on his stoop kicking at the dust with a frown. His mother came out from the house and sat down next to him putting an arm over his shoulder with a comforting smile as she held her son close to herself, "You made me proud out there today son... winning isn't everything anyway... This city is proud that you made it as far as you did I am sure."

Toshi couldn't hold back his disappointment anymore and he began to let tears flow, "he just came and snatched it away... I can't believe I lost to such a jerk... He's probably not even going to treat his pokemon well at all..." He kicked at the ground again and leaned against his mother for support.

"Toshi sometimes mean people get ahead in life... it's not right but it happens. It's the job of the good people to show them that being mean all the time means you will never have lasting friends or relationships of any kind," said his mother as she pat him on the shoulder and held him a bit tighter, "I know it's hard but you will get your dream if you continue trying and you'll be five times the trainer they could ever hope to be okay?"

"Well spoken Mrs. Oginawa." Came a masculine voice to their right. Toshi looked up to see the Lavender Lucario-morph standing there with a little white Riolu next to him. The Lucario was dressed in a white coat that pokemon professors seemed rather fond of, "That was an outstanding show you put on today young one. No one has ever survived Andrew's quick attack let alone actually hit him not once but twice."

Toshi quirked a brow and shook his head slowly, "who are you and what do you want? I don't want to think about what happened today..."

The Lucario took a step forward and nodded to the Riolu, "This is Zaradel... He's been my friend for quite some time but now he will be yours... I am Professor Raien Diam, the lead scientist on the Pokemon Genome Project. I would much rather see one with your quite astonishing combination of genes out there training hard than stuck here in this city. You are meant for great things Masatoshi Oginawa..."

Toshi's eyes went wide as he looked up to his mother and she smiled at him with a nod, "Winning isn't everything dear... You go along now... There is a whole world out there to explore and your adventure is just beginning. Just promise me you will keep in touch."

The Scyther stood up quickly and looked to the little white and black Lucario with a huge smile, "Well Zaradel... looks like we get to go see the world together huh..."

The Riolu looked up and narrowed his eyes a bit, "Don't mistake me as your friend boy... I'm only going along because Raien says you have potential... we will see about that."

Raien chuckled a little and waved as he turned away with a nod, "You get used to it... He sort of grows on you. Zaradel don't forget to give him that Pokemiter. It was designed by Sarah herself... It's very valuable." with that said the pokemon professor walked away down the city street and out of sight.

Toshi looked a bit surprised at the Riolu but wasn't about to let Zaradel's attitude rain on his parade. He was a real pokemon trainer now, his dream had come true. He looked to his mother and smiled with tears still in his eyes as he leapt forward and hugged her tightly, "I'll call you whenever I'm in a town I promise! I'll miss you mom!"

She nodded slowly and smiled a bit more hugging her son to herself for a few long moments before letting go. "You go out and return to me a man Toshi. Make your father proud..."