Aaron woke up to his alarm and got ready as he got dressed, and as soon as he stirred his Rattata did too. Drew also woke up to the alarm and got dressed. "Come on, let's go get some breakfast before class." Aaron said as he picked up his Rattata in his arms.

Drew grabbed his bag and followed them. "You guys don't really like to be apart, do you?" Drew asked as he walked next to them.

"We've had a strong bond since we first met, and it's only grown stronger." Aaron told him as Hayley and Abigail ran up to them.

"Hey guys. Are you going to breakfast?" Hayley asked as Aaron and Drew invited her and Abigail to join them. "Who's this little guy?" Hayley asked as she petted Aaron's Rattata who didn't seem to mind.

"He's my partner." Aaron explained. "I don't like to keep him in his pokeball too often because we always like to be together."

"He's so cute." Abigail said stroking his fur. Aaron's Rattata smiled at the attention as he climbed up Aaron's arm and perched himself on his shoulder. When they got to the cafeteria, they each received a tray to get their breakfast; Aaron's Rattata received a small bowl of Pokémon food. They all sat down to eat; Aaron's Rattata sat on the table with Drew's Shroomish who was also enjoying some Pokémon food. Abigail and Hayley also called out their Pokémon; Hayley had a Butterfree and Abigail had an Espeon.

After breakfast the friends recalled their Pokémon, and Aaron and Drew went to math class where the teacher was a woman who wore a pantsuit, had short blue hair, and a very friendly attitude. She started teaching almost immediately after all of the students arrived. Aaron and Drew then went to P.E. where they had to change in to their gym clothes and run laps. Abigail and Hayley were also in their P.E. class, and they talked a little bit as they jogged. After P.E., Aaron went to English where he had to write about where he was from for a grade. Aaron's science class consisted of a woman with brown hair that was in a bun, she also wore glasses and a lab coat; she had her partner by her side which was a Manectric.

Aaron's history class was a bit more interesting. The teacher had silver hair and blue eyes; he spoke with a British accent that made all of the girls in his class swoon over him. He wore a crisp gray suit, but the thing that caught Aaron's attention was the key stone fashioned in to one of his cuff links. "Class, my name is Professor Carter. Together we are going to study the history of Pokémon and humans together, and to do that I feel that I should teach together with my Pokémon, so without further ado, Lucario come on out!" He shouted. Everyone looked at the incredible Pokémon with wide eyes and awe. Professor Carter and his Lucario took a bow as the students settled down. The Lucario had a piece of armor on one of its shoulders with a mega stone embedded in to it. "Does anyone here know what mega evolution is?" The professor asked as Aaron raised his hand. He looked at his class roster. "Aaron." He called out.

"Mega evolution is the bond between a trainer and their Pokémon which is reflected in a temporary form of their Pokémon that is much stronger than its normal form." Aaron said.

"Very good Aaron." Professor Carter praised him. "Would you like to see mega evolution?" Professor Carter asked the class who all responded excitedly. The professor smiled and touched his key stone as a blinding light formed between him and his Lucario. When the light cleared, the Lucario had changed drastically and it gave off a very powerful aura; it seemed to be looking directly at Aaron with piercing eyes. The Lucario returned back to normal after a few minutes while the professor was teaching.

After history class, Aaron was talking with a few boys in the hallway before he had to go to lunch and then his afternoon classes. "So what do you have after lunch?" He asked Aaron.

"Horticulture." Aaron responded.

The boys who seemed nice at first started laughing at him. "Dude, that's a girl's class." One of them said still laughing. "Want me to sign you up for baking too?" One of them asked still laughing. "Or maybe contest coordinating." All of them were picking on Aaron and calling him a loser.

Aaron pulled out his pokeball. "If you're so cool than prove it in a battle." Aaron said angrily.

The group of boys as well as Aaron walked to the school courtyard; one of the boys decided to be the referee. Several students and even a few teachers crowded around to watch the battle take place. "Rattata, let's teach these guys a lesson!" Aaron shouted as he threw the pokeball.

"Dude, even your Pokémon is a weakling. Onix, come on out!" The boy shouted throwing his pokeball.

"I'm going first." The boy said. "Onix, use rock tomb." Aaron's Rattata tried to dodge the attack, but he was encased in boulders "Now use dig." The boy called out as Aaron's Rattata was trapped and then knocked high in to the air by the dig attack.

"Rattata, are you okay?" Aaron asked worriedly as he watched his partner stand up; he spoke in his usual Pokémon talk and gave Aaron a look of determination that Aaron reciprocated. "Rattata, super fang." Aaron called out as he watched his Rattata bite down on the Onix. The Onix cried out in pain as it shook Aaron's Rattata off and it landed on its feet. "Rattata, let's show him our power. With this nanab berry show him your natural gift!" Aaron shouted as he threw a berry at his Rattata who was bathed in a blue light as the berry was absorbed; it charged at the Onix and bit down on him causing it to faint. "Good job Rattata. Return." Aaron said recalling the Pokémon back to his pokeball. The boy with the Onix recalled his Pokémon and stood there looking embarrassed while several students and teachers were crowding around Aaron to congratulate him.

Aaron returned to his dorm room and got ready for horticulture class. He changed in to a pair of khaki shorts and a dark green polo with the school's emblem on the left breast; the dress code for horticulture was a bit more relaxed. Aaron walked out of his dorm to see Hayley and Abigail both wearing short khaki shorts and pink polos. "You going to horticulture?" Hayley asked smiling.

"Yeah." Aaron responded.

"Mind if we walk with you?" Both of the girls asked in unison. Before Aaron could respond, Hayley was on his right side and Abigail was on his left side as they walked to the greenhouse. As Aaron walked to the greenhouse, one of the boys from earlier tripped him. "Are you okay?" They both asked as they helped him up.

"I'm fine." Aaron said as he stood up and watched the group of boys walk away laughing.

"Don't worry about them." Abigail said.

"Don't worry, I'll get them back later." Aaron responded. When they got to horticulture class, Aaron looked around and realized that he was indeed the only boy there. Even the professor was a woman. All of the girls had on short khaki shorts and pink polos. Everyone in the room had a station with a workbench, and a storage section beneath it. Aaron's workstation had pots, a watering can, mulches, and a few berries to plant. There were also some tools on the table and hanging off of the side. Aaron's workstation was right in between Hayley's and Abigail's stations.

The professor began speaking once everyone was seated at their station. "It seems that we have a boy in the class. What a wonderful treat. This class is almost always all girls." The professor said smiling at Aaron causing the girls to giggle and him to blush from all of the attention. "Now class, this is a very hands-on class, and you are more than welcome to have your Pokémon help you." Once she said that, Aaron called out his Rattata who stood at the front of Aaron's workstation. Some of the girls cooed at the Rattata causing him to blush like Aaron had been earlier. The teacher asked a few questions on identifying certain berries, and when Aaron was called on he got them all right earning him some praise from the teacher. After the brief questions, the teacher allowed the students to plant several berries at their workstation. They would later be graded on how their berries were progressing and how they turned out. Aaron took the time to plant some of his own berries that he would use in battles and for other things; Aaron's Rattata helped plant the berries by softly patting the soil with his tail.

Aaron's breeding class was pretty uneventful, the teacher introduced himself; he was a very large, rugged man, but he was very friendly and gentle. He introduced the students to all of the Pokémon and showed them the facilities for everything like egg storage, incubators, habitats, as well as breeding grounds for certain Pokémon.

After breeding class, Aaron changed back in to his blazer and khaki pants as he headed to his battling class which was taught by Headmistress Silverstone herself. The desks were tables with two students at each of them. Aaron and Drew sat together, and Abigail and Hayley sat at the table across from them. "Ah, Aaron, the other teachers told me about your battle. Very impressive using a nanab berry to create a water attack against a rock type." After a brief introduction, the headmistress smiled as she called out her Pokémon, an Audino. "Now class, I believe that the best way to learn more about a person is about how they battle, so I thought that it would be fun to have a team battle. Pick a partner and tell them to me. Once everyone has a partner we will go to the battlefield and have a little tournament."

Aaron and Drew smiled at each other knowing that they were going to team up for the tournament. Abigail and Hayley also decided to team up. Once everyone had a partner, the teacher led the students to a stadium where she told the students who were not battling to take a seat and watch the battles. The class had thirty-two students, so there were sixteen teams, and Aaron and Drew had to beat three teams to be in the finals. The headmistress promised to heal everyone's Pokémon after their battle as her Audino brought over a healing machine.

The first round was a rough start for Aaron and Drew, but once they got each other's rhythms down, they were unstoppable. The two pulled off combo after combo along with a little help from Aaron's berries which he gave to his Rattata as well as Drew's Shroomish. They were now in the finals, and their opponents were Hayley and Abigail who also seemed to be synced with their teammate and their strategies. "This will be the final match, let's make it a good one." Headmistress Silverstone said smiling at Aaron, Drew, Hayley, and Abigail as they called out their Pokémon.

"Shroomish, bullet seed!" Drew shouted as his Shroomish bombarded Abigail's Espeon with seeds.

"Espeon, use psychic and send those seeds at Aaron's Rattata." Abigail called out as her Pokémon began using its powers as the seeds changed direction and flew at Aaron.

"Rattata, dodge it!" Aaron called out.

"Butterfree, use sleep powder and stop him in his tracks." Hayley called out. Aaron threw a chesto berry that his Rattata ate as the powder hit him.

"Rattata, take this cheri berry and give that Butterfree a taste of your natural gift." Aaron called out as he threw the berry which his Rattata absorbed as it was bathed in a red light as it charged at the Butterfree knocking it to the ground.

"Espeon use psychic once more." Abigail called out as it began to levitate the Rattata and Shroomish in mid air.

"Butterfree, use bug buzz while their down." Hayley called out to her Pokémon which began attacking Shroomish and Rattata before they fell to the ground. Their Pokémon looked defeated while they were lying on the ground, but somehow they both managed to stand up, and Drew's Shroomish started glowing; Drew's Pokémon was evolving.

When the light vanished, a Breloom was standing where the Shroomish was. "Nice." Aaron said smiling at Drew as the girls had a look of shock on their faces.

"Breloom, let's show them our new power!" Drew shouted excitedly as the Breloom rushed at Abigail's Espeon and hit it with a punch that had a black aura to it. "Shadow punch, it's super effective." Drew said smiling as the Espeon fainted.

"Rattata, let's finish this with an occa berry and natural gift." Aaron said smiling as he threw the berry at his Rattata as it was absorbed bathing him in red light once more as it attacked the Butterfree causing it to faint.

"And the winner is Aaron and Drew." Headmistress Silverstone said excitedly. Drew hugged his Breloom which was now a lot taller than his Shroomish. Aaron scooped up his Rattata who nuzzled him affectionately.

Hayley and Abigail walked over. "Good job guys. I didn't expect Drew's Shroomish to evolve like that." Abigail said smiling at him.

"You were great too, Rattata." Hayley said petting Aaron's Rattata who smiled and nuzzled her hand affectionately.

After class ended, Aaron, Hayley, Abigail, and Drew went to dinner. During dinner, Aaron had slipped some spelon berries in to his bullies' food. He and Drew laughed as they watched them try to breath fire and scream from the intense heat. Abigail and Hayley were trying to show their disapproval, but they couldn't help but giggle at the prank that Aaron pulled.

After dinner, Aaron finished his homework and took a shower before getting ready for bed; his pajamas consisted of a pair of blue shorts and a blue t-shirt with a pokeball on the front. His Rattata cuddled closely to him as he got in to his bed. It was about 9:30, but Aaron was fairly tired, and still settling in to his new school. Hayley walked in to his room wearing her pajamas which consisted of pink pajama pants and a pink t-shirt with a hood on the back and strings on the front with puffballs on the ends. She came to borrow his notes, but when she saw Aaron sleeping she quickly walked out, but not before getting Abigail to look at Aaron sleeping with his Rattata. The girls had to hold back their squeals as they saw how cute the two of them looked sleeping together.