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Chapter 1: New Beginnings

A large yacht sailed toward the port city of Coumarine in Kalos. On it were two families along with butlers, waiters, the captain, and the like. At the head of the boat stood a boy of twelve years. The breeze blew his black hair slightly, and he looked at the ocean with brown eyes full of excitement.

He then took a deep breath, and sighed. "Ah, we're almost there! The Kalos Region! A place for me to follow my dream!"

In the background sat a blonde girl of his age, and a women. The girl wore sunglasses over her blue eyes to shield them from the sun.

The woman giggled. "Yuichiro is quite excited," She then looked at the girl. "Don't you agree, Sydney?"

The girl nodded. "I'm really excited, but Yu is a lot more excited than me, Mrs. Mashima."

Yuichiro looked back at the woman. "Mom, where's dad?"

Mrs. Mashima shrugged. "He was still asleep when I left our room earlier. I can't blame him, though. He's been working awfully hard as of late. And I think he's still resting from all the publicity of nearly beating the Indigo League Champion."

Sydney nodded. "It took a lot of hard work to get that far. I bet the champions that hold their titles for a while work really hard.." She turned to her friend. "The champion of Kalos has held his position for three years now, right?"

He nodded. "Yeah. But next year, that'll change!"

Mrs. Mashima smiled at her son. "You're so cute, Yu. Aspiring to be surpass your father. Are you sure about this? The road to the league itself is going to be long and hard. Lasting long enough to challenge the Elite Four and champion will be even harder."

Yu smiled wide at his mother. "Of course! I'll work as hard as it takes to make my dream come true!"

"I like that talk, son!" From around the corner came a man. He looked down at his wife, whom was sitting in the chair a little ways away from him. "Himiko, you know well that about ninety-nine percent of the time, once our son makes up his mind, he can't be swayed."

She sighed. "I know, Tadashi. It just hurts me to see our son leave so soon. He's only twelve, after all."

Sydney stood up and approached her friend. "So, when are we leaving again?"

The boy looked up at the sky in thought. "I don't know… I felt like setting out right after we had everything unpacked, but…"

"Why not then? The sooner you start, the better!" The two looked in the direction of Tadashi, who seemed quite glad. "It may hurt your mother, but I'm quite excited for your departure. Going on a journey of your own will build character quite nicely." He looked past the kids and on the horizon he saw buildings beginning to emerge. "Looks like we're almost there."

Sydney ran to the edge of the ship and looked at the city as it grew larger and larger. "Finally! We're here!"

A short time later, the five, along with Sydney's mother were on there way to Camphrier Town. Just outside of the town was were their new homes were located.

While the two families were on their way to their new home of Camphrier Town, a young man lay in his bed, asleep. Downstairs, his mother, the famous Rhyhorn racer Grace, sits on the couch, watching T.V with a Fletchling behind her. "It's 11:00 A.M already. Calem would normally be awake and ready for the match by now." She sighed and looked at the Tiny Robin Pokémon behind her. Could you go wake him up for me?" The Pokémon flew off and up the stairs as it was asked. "Three years ago when his journey started, this is the exact way his day started." The small Pokémon flew to its owner and rammed into him.

Calem yelped and sat up quickly, holding onto his head where he was tackled. "Ow… darn it, Fletchling!" He stood up and stretched. "Why'd you do that?" The Pokémon flew to the clock and tapped it with its wing. Calem gasped and ran to his drawer. "I can't believe it's already ten! I have to be in Aquacorde in an hour!"

"Calem, be sure to take a shower first!" He nodded in response to what his mother said and ran to the bathroom in the back of his room.

Outside of Calem's house was his mother's Rhyhorn, and his good friend, Serena White. Clipped to her white tote bag were six Pokéballs. On her right wrist was a mega ring. "So, Rhyhorn, why do you think Calem is taking so long?" She asked while gently stroking its head. The large Pokémon simply yawned. "Not in the mood for having a conversation, huh?" From her bag, a ringing sound came. She reached into it and pulled out a Holo Caster. She activated the message, and on came a clip of her friend Shauna.

"Serena, where are you guys? You don't have much time and everyone is starting to get restless! Please hurry!"

"I'm still waiting for Calem. He's not ready yet. See you soon."Serena put it away and approached the door. She raised her hand to knock on the door, only to knock on her friends head instead.

Calem grabbed his forehead and looked at her. "Not again! Oh, hey Serena." She backed away to look at him. "Hey. Oh, wow. It's been a while since I've seen you in that."

She was referring to his current outfit; a pricey ensemble from Boutique C outre in Lumiose City.

Calem began walking away from his house. "I know. My old ones didn't fit, so I ordered new ones. How're things over in Aquacorde?"

Serena grabbed his hand and began running. "Shauna sent me a Holo Clip, and she said the crowd was getting impatient!"

Calem nodded and broke away from her in order to get to their destination faster. After a short run, the two arrived in the town town next to their home of Vaniville. As they entered, they were greeted with many cheers. "It's him, it's really him!"

"Calem Mercer, the Kalos Region Champion!"

"I've always wanted to meet him in real life!" The two walked to the square, where their friends waited for them.

Along with Shauna was Trevor, the smartest of their group. "There you are." He said, running to them. "We were starting to get worried."

In the background was a young woman talking to a cameraman. Shauna ran to her and tapped her on the shoulder.

She turned and looked at Serena and Calem. She smiled and turned on her microphone.
"Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls of all ages! My name is Altea, and I am proud to announce that the day's event is about to begin!"
She pointed and Calem, and her partner focused his camera on the young champion.
"Calem Mercer has become a legend in our world, having held his title as champion for an astounding three years! It may not seem long, but not many champions maintain a consecutive streak such as this. However, the masses have only been able to see his talents at each year's league tournament. Today, he's making a special exception! He and his best friend, one of Professor Sycamore's best assistants, Serena White are going to battle for us!"

Serena stepped to the other side of the square and looked at her friend. "Are you ready?"

Calem nodded. "Absolutely!"

Calem took a Pokéball off from his belt, and Serena took one from her bag. The two of them spoke in unison as they threw their Pokéballs. "Let's do this!"

To be continued...