Chapter 1

Waking up was always a hard task to do for Darius Simonson, he hated the morning sun, and that it meant he had to get out of his comfortable bed. But today he had a purpose, and that purpose was…

"TODAY I WILL START MY JOURNEY TO BECOME SUPREME POKEMON MASTER OF THE WORLD!"

"DARIUS IT IS 6:00 AM, SHUT YOUR DAMN MOUTH!" yelled Darius' brother Marcus from the room right next to his. In truth it really was too early for anything to be going on, but Darius was determined to get this day going and start his journey. He got out of bed, silently saying a heartfelt goodbye to his bed as if it were a lover to him.

He then gave a good stretch to get his body going, and then made his way to his door. Opening it he almost fell to the ground as his pet Electrike came racing into the room. Darius bent down and gave the little electric Pokémon a good rubbing before resuming his trip to the bathroom down the hall. Closing the door he stripped himself of his night shirt and pajama bottoms. Looking in the mirror he saw his short, dark brown hair that was naturally spiky. Looking down farther he saw the body that he had been working on for years to impress the ladies. Full lean muscle he had no single ounce of fat on him, striking a pose he flexed his arms and abs. Finally he looked down at what he called the Sabre. He didn't want to brag but it was a pretty good size that allowed the right amount of swooning from the aforementioned ladies.

Moving past the mirror, Darius made his way to the shower, where he gave his hair a good wash with his Psyduck Conditioner "For those headaches of a bad hair day!" He then took his Anti-Muk body wash and rubbed down his body to make sure he was fully clean and presentable for today.

Finishing off his bathroom routine, Darius made his way back to his room and closed the door. Looking into his room, he saw a small package on his bed right next to his snoozing Electrike; it had a small tag with his name on it. Upon ripping it open he found a set of clothes, a pokeball holding belt, and even a Nav-Buddy, a little rounded triangular piece of machinery. It was everything a Trainer needed, since Professors no longer needed pokedex fillers, this was the thing to have. It had a map, a phone, a contact list, bank account access, and of course a fully filled Pokedex. Putting on the set of clothes Darius strutted around his room to see how the black V-neck and unzipped vest worked to show his muscles. Also making sure that the dark wash jeans, gave good breathing room to his package, as well as giving him a good range of motion. After this check he was satisfied with everything, and buckled his holder belt on, put his Nav-buddy in his pocket and left to go down stairs. On his way he passed Marcus who was making his past him to go to the bathroom. Marcus was almost identical to Marcus except he was more muscular and about two inches shorter then Darius who was standing tall at 6'5.

"Darius, the next time you try and get up this early with me around I will make sure to rip out your tongue and feed it to Electrike."

"Got it. Are mom and dad up yet?"

"Yeah, mom is downstairs and dad is outside in the yard playing with Houndoom."

"Cool." Darius replied as he began to descend the stairs. Electrike must have woken up because it came bounding down the stairs right behind Darius. Darius hit the bottom of the stairs and turned to go into the kitchen when the front door opened right behind him. Darius turned and saw his dad walking in with their pet Houndoom walking in behind him.

"Good morning son, did you sleep well?

"Yeah, I was a little restless, but I finally fell asleep."

"That's good, we don't need you being sleepy today. Where is your mother?"

Darius started walking again as his dad hung up Houndoom's collar, "She is apparently in the kitchen." Darius' dad followed him as they entered the kitchen and saw that Darius' mother was standing next to the dining room table with a proud look on her face. She had before her a massive spread of food, everything from pancakes to waffles, bacon to sausage, and even a plate of hashbrowns, Darius' favorite breakfast food. Marcus came down and walked in, stopping in place to admire just like the two other men. They all walked over and engaged Darius' mother in a giant hug of thanks, then proceeded to completely demolish everything on the table. It took about a half hour, but by the end of it all there was nothing left. Only drops of grease from the sausage and bacon were left. Even Houndoom and Electrike had been treated with special bowls of their favorite Pokémon food.

"That was amazing dear! How did you find the time to make all this amazing food?" Darius' father asked as he picked some food from his teeth.

"Well I was very nervous about today, so I decided to take my mind off it by cooking. I thought I may have gone overboard and made too much, but I guess I was wrong!" She said as leaned over and gave Darius' dad a kiss.

After everything was cleaned up and put away, it was 7:36 am. Still an hour and a half till Darius needed to be at his appointment with Professor Birch. Everyone was a little antsy, so they decided to step outside for some fresh air.

"Marcus, have you ever shown Darius' your full team of Pokémon?" Darius' dad spoke up, as he walked over into the garage next to the house.

"No I haven't actually. Weird that I haven't really done that before. Wanna see them Darius?"

"Hell yeah I do!" Darius said since this was unexpected.

"Darius, watch your language! Our neighbors can here you!" Darius was a little annoyed that even at 17 his mom was still telling him not to curse in public. They lived in Littleroot Town and apparently anything was frowned upon if it wasn't done inside your own home. Darius hadn't noticed, but Marcus came back from going inside and had his six pokeballs in both hands ready to throw.

"C'mon out guys!" Marcus said as he let the little pokeballs fly. They all popped open and let out bright flashes of light. When the light had cleared right in front of the family were standing some seriously strong looking Pokémon. There was a Seismitoad, a Machamp, a Roserade, a Aerodactyl, a Tyrantrum, and lastly the only Pokémon that Darius had ever seen, but only when it was a little Charmander, was his pride and treasured Charizard. There they stood the proud team of Darius' brother who had accrued all eight hoenn badges and competed yearly in the hoenn Pokémon championships. Winning first place in almost every time and earning him a chance to challenge the elite four and then the champion, Steven. Darius was taken aback by how overpowering it was to stand near these guys. It was too much until Marcus made they did the best thing ever. "Team! Strike a pose!" At the order Marcus ran to his Pokémon and turned to look back as his Pokémon all began to make the geekiest poses known to man. They began to aggressively go through poses like the Tim Cubone, the running man, and even the Michael Jackson crotch grab. The atmosphere instantly became one of laughter as Darius couldn't help but bust out laughing. Darius' mother also let out a little snicker as the scene unfolded. At this point Darius' father came back from the garage with something hidden in his hands. Marcus returned all his Pokémon back to their pokeballs and let Darius' father speak.

"Darius, since you were born Electrike and you have been inseparable, it seems such a shame to leave him behind when you leave, so I have decided that you are to be his trainer." Darius' father uncurled his hands to show a pokeball in his palm. Darius looked at it for a second then slowly took it from his father's hands.

"Thank you dad, this means so much to me. I won't let you down!"

"I know you won't son, I know you won't." Darius' father said as he grabbed him into a hug. "Now, why don't you get Electrike out here and see what he thinks of the idea!" Darius went and opened the door and Electrike and Houndoom came bounding outside.

"Electrike what do you think of coming with me on my journey?" Darius asked as he bent down to pet the little dog like Pokémon. Electrike barked back at him and gave a smile. Darius picked Electrike up and started to scratch its head. Electrike barked happily.

It was now 9:00 am, and the whole Simonson clan was standing in Professor Birch's lab waiting for him to actually show up. He came in after a couple minutes of waiting and greeted the family, shaking hands and such. He then lead them back into the lab where he stopped them.

"So Darius, are you ready to meet the Pokémon I have ready for you?"

Ok, so that was chapter 1! This is hopefully the first chapter in a story that goes for a long time! R and R so I can improve whenever possible.

-Crims0nSun