Alright, let's do this.

So this has been floating around in my head for a little while now, and now that I've been playing Alpha Sapphire, I'm really into pokemon again. Since I'm hopefully to the point where I can write something like this without it being absolutely terrible, I decided to give it a shot.

There was actually a little prologue chapter I wrote before this one, that would probably help the things going on here make a lot more sense. But... it kinda turned out terrible. So I don't know if I should post it, re-write it, whatever. I might, and if anyone feels kind of lost after reading this, let me know and I'll plop it up there either as a separate story or spliced in before this.

The setting here is kind of me mixing together everything I've ever watched, seen, or played of pokemon, so if something seems off, that's probably why.

Anyway, enough rambling on my part. Hope you guys enjoy it!

Edit: The prologue is now up as a separate story, labeled "Human: Origins". It is, again, not too good, but might clear up any questions you guys come up with.

Chapter 1

*BEEP BEEP BEEEE-* *CLANK*

The alarm clock flew into the wall with an immense amount of psychic force, breaking it into several pieces.

"Hnnnnnnghhhh..." I groaned, rolling over onto my stomach. "I dun wann git uppp..." A voice called through the door, knocking.

"Siera! Please stop breaking your alarms!" I lifted a bit of the pillow out of my face, glancing over at the wall it'd smashed against.

There were at least 20 large dents in the paint from other incidents. "Anyway... You have to get up! How could you forget what day it is?" My tired mind tried to put two and two together.

"..." I nearly had a stroke. "OH MY GOSH, IS IT REALLY HERE ALREADY?!" He laughed.

"Yeah, there you go. Anyway, I just came to wake you up before I head over to the lab. There are other people waiting for their pokemon, you know. Get dressed and head over, ok?" I was now fully awake, and struggling to untangle myself from the covers.

"Kayyyy! Whaaaaa-!" I finally got myself out, only to fall off the bed. *WHAM* "Oww..." He just chuckled again, walking off.
Blinking the stars out of my eyes, I used the bed to pull myself up. Today was the day!

My name is Siera Pine, adopted semi-daughter of Professor Pine. Today is my 10th birthday, and I'm going to get a pokemon of my very own! Sure, that might be kind of strange, considering I'm a pokemon myself... Yes, that's right. I'm a Kirli- er... Well, let's just say I'm somewhere between a Kirlia and a Gardevoir.

Anyway, back on topic; I'm not going to let what I am stop me from what I want to achieve; I haven't yet! Who says a pokemon can't become a Trainer?

I slipped on my best Jacket, slung my bag over my shoulder, and stepped outside. It was a sunny day, not too hot, nor cold. I smiled, walking down the steps of our porch. I heard the pitter patter of little footsteps and turned around just in time to see Yukiko, Dad's Sylveon, slip out the closing door. I raised an eyebrow.

"And where do you think *you're* going?" She looked up at me, winking and sticking out her tongue.

'Over to the lab, with you.'

"And did Dad say you could?" She rolled her eyes.

'Oh shush. He won't mind, and I think I have the right to see you off. I'm basically your stepmom at this point.' My eyes widened, then narrowed.

"Do you really need to bring moms up? Really?" She sighed.

'I mean I've helped take care of you since you were a bitty babby Ralts. You're the one who took it that way.' I looked over to the side.

"Anyway, alright, fine. Hop in the basket of my bike." She nodded, using her ribbons to swing herself into it. I kicked up the kickstand, and started pedaling.

'So, which pokemon are you going to pick? There's 3 available, right?' I nodded, making a right turn.

"Yah, for most trainers. Dad's got a bunch of the starters though, more than most professors do. I think he's got the ones from Sinnoh, Kalos, and uh... Unova? I think?" She made a whistling noise.

'Wow, that's a lot of choice. How does he expect any of the trainers to choose?' I laughed, swerving to the left to avoid a car.

"I did say *most* for a reason. I get to pick from all of em, being his daughter, but the rest of them only get to choose from Mudkip, Treeko, and Torchic. I think I know which one I want, but it's a close call." I pulled into the lab's driveway, stopping the bike as I got to the door. Yukiko hopped out, trotting over to the door.

'You ready?' I took a breath, leaning the bike against the wall.

"In all honesty? No, not really." She giggled. I walked over next to her, and pushed the door open. Inside, there were about three other kids my age. They all turned to face me, as the two of us made our way in. I didn't really recognize any of them, though I'm pretty sure they went to my school. One of them seemed to sigh in relief.

"Good, she's finally here." He called out. "Professor, can we get our pokemon now?" Dad's voice came from around the corner.

"Oh! Yeah, gimme a moment, and I'll be right there." The boy turned back to me, grinning.

"So you're Pine's kid then? You're a Kirlia, right?" I blushed a bit, stepping forward.

"Uhm, yeah, sort of." He nodded.

"Cool. I'm Darren Spark; I think I've seen you around school before, just never bothered go introduce myself. This here-" He pointed to the girl next to him. "-is Amethyst Aurora." She smiled, and waved.

"Hello!" Darren folded his arms, grinning.

"She's a good friend of mine. And the doofus over there is Topaz. The two of them are bro and sis." He pointed to the boy on the other side of Amethyst, who furrowed his eyebrows.

"Who are you calling a doofus, mate?" Darren laughed.

"I'm just kidding dude, lighten up." He rolled his eyes. Darren turned back to me. "Anywho, what's your name?" He put out his hand to shake. I took it, doing so.

"My name is Siera." I smiled, and he smiled back. He seemed nice, which was a good start. Sure, they already knew about me and who I was, but they'd still never met me before. Before he could say anything else, my dad came around the corner, wheeling a cart with him.

"Heyo, girlie. I see you finally got over here." I nodded. He smiled, before his eyes drifted downwards to Yukiko. "Hm? Why is she with you?" I sighed, placing my hands behind my head.

"She wouldn't let me leave until I agreed to let her come." He laughed.

"Typical." Yuki snorted.

'And what's that supposed to mean?' I just giggled, as Dad came to a stop in front of the four of us. On the cart were three pokeballs, though glancing over at his lab coat, I could see another one in his pocket. He took it out, holding it out to me.

"This is the one you wanted, right? Fenniken?" I grinned, taking it from him.

"Yeah! Oh man, you did have one!" The other three looked at me in curiosity. Topaz folded his arms.

"Fenniken? That doesn't sound like a pokemon I've heard of before." Dad chuckled.

"I don't blame you. They're native to Kalos; I don't think any have ever even been seen here in Hoenn." Amethyst pipped in.

"Wait, how come she gets to just pick any pokemon she wants as hers?" I rolled my eyes smiling.

"It's not just *any* pokemon. Fenniken is the fire starter for that region." Dad nodded.

"I requested some of the other regions' starters for study, but I've finished with her. Siera previously had already requested to have her if I was done by the time she set off. So..." Darren scratched his head.

"Well, would we be able to choose from some of the others you have?" He bit his lip, thinking.

"Hmm. Well, I'm really only supposed to give out one of these three..." He gestured to the pokemon on the cart. "But I am done studying a few of the other ones too, and I really don't have anywhere else to send them..." He tapped his fingers on the cart for a few seconds, before holding one up. "If you'll give me a moment; feel free to take a look at the ones already here." He turned around, and walked off. The three of them did what he said, each grabbing a pokeball. I looked down at my own, holding my finger over the button.

I grinned, and pressed it, and after a flash of red light, a little orange fox stood there on the cart. The other three followed suit, releasing the pokemon in the ball they held. I leaned down, coming down to eye level with the fire fox.

"Hello there." It tilted it's head, smiling back.

'Hello! So you're the one who wanted to be my trainer, huh?' She was obviously talking more to herself, as she probably didn't know I could understand her.

"Yeah, that's me alright." That sure caught her off guard. Her eyes went wide, before she actually took a good look at me.

'Wait, you're not a human... You're a pokemon!' I laughed, nodding. My little conversation was interrupted by a tap on my shoulder. I turned around to see everyone else looking at me. Darren stood behind me.

"Are you... talking to your pokemon? So you can understand them then?" I rolled my eyes, standing back up.

"Of course I can, silly. I'm one myself, why wouldn't I be able to?" He blinked, before shrugging.

"I dunno." I looked at the other two to see that Amethyst was now holding a Mudkip, and Topaz's hair was slightly singed. I laughed.

"Anyway..." I stepped closer to the table and scooped up Fenniken, who made a little squeak as I did so. "…You guys like any of the three you see here?" Amethyst smiled, nodding. The other two shook their heads. Darren glanced over at them.

"Nah. They're alright, but I'd like to see what else the professer has to offer." I nodded in understanding. After taking a second to check the time on my watch, I remembered that I still looked, well, like a pokemon.

"Hey guys, uh, I have to go do something." Darren folded his arms.

"Mkay." I turned towards where my dad had gone off to and started walking. Yukiko stayed behind, chatting with the other pokemon.

Closing the bathroom door, I placed Fenniken on the closed toilet seat, and hung my bag on the hook on the back of the door. The fire pokemon sat, watching me as I retrieved a small makeup pouch from inside.

'Hey, um... girl. Kirlia. Gardevoir. Whatever you are.' I turned to face her.

"My name is Siera." She blinked.

'Um, ok. Siera; why do you look so much like a human if you're not?' I laughed, turning back to the mirror.

"Well; Professer Pine over there, ala my dad, kinda accidently raised me more like his own daughter than a pokemon. After a while, I kinda just got into the mindset myself of being human. So all these years I've done my best to act and look as human as I can; I go to school, hang out with friends, eat human food, wear clothes..." I gestured to my outfit. "I even got surgery to make my body more humanlike." She tilted her head.

'Huh. What are you doing right now?' I removed the skin tone paint from the pouch.

"Well, a pokemon pokemon trainer isn't exactly something that most people would react normally to, for perfectly valid reasons. So, to counteract that..." I applied the paint to a large portion of my face, before looking at the fox. "I'm going to do this!"

'Ooooohhh. Wow, you almost look completely normal! That's... crazy!' I laughed.

"Yeah, we've put a lot of prep and work into this whole idea. Hopefully nobody will pay too close attention. If things go well, I should be fine. Anyway, lemme just finish with this, and we should be able to go on our way." I continued with what I was doing. After a little bit, I was done. As I put the stuff away, I broke the silence. "Hey, you don't happen to have a name for yourself or anything, do you?"

'Oh. Um... no, not really. I'm usually just called Fenniken.'

"So you wouldn't mind if I gave you one, would you? That's what a lot of trainers do, but I figured I should ask you, just because I'm able to."

'Oh! Hm... well, I guess I could come up with one... Maybe... Rune?' I laughed.

"Do you know how ironic it is that you'd pick that, considering your evolution?" She just blinked. "Ahh, I figured you wouldn't. Anyway, yeah, if you'd like me to call you that, I'd be cool with it!" I slung my bag over my arm again, before walking over to the door. The fox hopped off the seat, joining me at my side.

As the two of us made our way back into the lobby, we saw that the other kids were already gone. My dad stood there, slightly soaked, singed, and cut. I raised and eyebrow, coughing to get his attention.

"Oh! Siera! I see you're all ready to go; the makeup looks great!" I glanced past him.

"Uh, yeah. Hey, where'd those other trainers go? Did they already pick their pokemon?" He nodded, handing me a red device and a few pokeballs.

"Yes, I'm sorry to say. You just missed them leaving." He pointed to the red device, now in my hand. "Anyway, there's that pokedex I promised you, and a few pokeballs to get you started on your journey." I nodded.

"Alright!" I smiled, and put it in my pocket. He sighed, looking over to the side. I did the same.

"So. You'll be going then, right?" I lightly nodded, closing my eyes.

"Yeah." I glanced back at him, still smiling warmly. "Hey, dad."

"Hm...?" I closed my eyes again, and wrapped my arms around him.

"Thanks." He was caught off guard, before he cheered up, returning the embrace. "Love you."

"Love you too, kiddo."

Anyway, that's that. More chapters will be on the way, and feedback is greatly appreciated. I'm in a new territory here, so anything would probably help at this point.

~SieraAurora~